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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1907
Page
4
At a Springfield Central High School gathering of women, chaos erupted as the annual L. C. B. A. convention faced loud protests after a Rochester bishop denounced an anonymous letter alleging mismanagement of funds. The presiding officer struggled to maintain order amid cries, tears, and fainting.
Tension erupts as Mrs. Mary Costelloe defends herself amid charges linked to an anonymous circular. Bishop McQuaid and Mrs. Elizabeth McGowan face off with supporters and detractors as tears, cheers, and calls for order echo through the hall.
George G Griswold a nickpocket who was paroled six months ago served six months in the House of Correction after a Municipal Court ruling yesterday Judge Ely presided.
George W. Brown of Kingston Massachusetts recounts a February to August skin humor outbreak affecting his family. He credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with rapid relief and complete cure after trying physicians without success. The note concludes with renewed confidence in the product.
Advert appears touting Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for disfiguring humors eczema itch scalp and psoriasis. Claims testimonials prove cures after other remedies fail with depots listed in London Paris Australia and Sydney. Free Cuticura book on skin diseases offered.
The Gloucester committee invites prominent sister city figures to the 1907 unveiling of a bronze tablet at Stage Fort Park. The tablet honors the 1623 settlement of Massachusetts Bay Colony under Rev. John White and the Dorchester origin of early settlers. Notable invitees include Fred W. Tibbets and John Pew.
In Atlantic on July 17 an empty Pullman bound for Boston derailed after jumping a switch between the railroad and Atlantic street bridges. Engine coach derailed. engineer A L Bowditch and fireman injured slightly. conductor P W Jackson unhurt.
James B. Duke the American Tobacco Company head called at the Hotel Webster to see his fiancée Mrs. William Inman and left with her. A friend said Duke married her and the couple sailed for Europe, though no minister name was given.
Professor Angela Heilprin a noted scientist and head of the physical geography department at Yale’s Sheffield Scientific School died at his sister’s home in New York City after an eight week tropical fever illness. He conducted notable work on Mont Pelée and had last lectured at Yale.
In Zion Hall last night the Zionist Council of Boston elected delegates to the eighth international Zionist congress at The Hague starting August 14 for a week. Joseph M. Levenson and Professor Louis Ginsberg of the Jewish Theological Seminary of New York were chosen. Both sailed for Europe last month.
D H Maynard of Woodside Avenue Winthrop considers legal action over a 35 cent monthly fee for attaching his telephone wires to Suburban Gas and Electric Company poles. The issue is described as a new wrinkle in corporate practice and may be taken to authorities.
Mr Maynard complains of trouble with a telephone company after previous agreement to use two cellar signs to attract outside users for his hotel telephone. A dispute over long distance connections and pole attachments leads to removing the phone and a test of the companys rights.
In Southwark England the bishop dedicated the chapel at Southwark Cathedral where John Harvard, founder of Harvard University, was baptized. The chapel has been restored by Harvard graduates and friends following a memorial window unveiling by Ambassador Joseph Choate. A $12,500 fund supported the restoration begun last year.
Collector Lyman criticised Mayor Fitzgerald over claims of overcrowding on Nantasket steamers. He said Assistant Secretary Reynolds will not investigate, asserting inspectors are enforcing proper safeguards.
Miss Celia Skelly, a Cambridge social leader and Cambridge High School graduate, will enter a Halifax convent. Friends bid her farewell as her stay in the University City ends in two weeks. She has long sought a religious vocation in the church.
Unverified claims tout Mothersill's Seasick Remedy as curative for seasickness carsickness and nausea from motions. The ad cites two years of testing with perfect success across ages, says the product is harmless and drug-free, and offers refunds if ineffective. It markets 50 cent and 1 dollar boxes and lists multiple sales outlets.
John Woods of the South End told Station 16 he was drunk and wanted confinement, later calling his arrest an outrage in Municipal Court. Officer Hall testified Woods climbed stairs to the desk about 11 pm Tuesday and asked to be jailed, a request that led to his surrender to the State farm after conflicting statements.
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