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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1905
Page
5
The Cambridge Board of Aldermen passed over Mayor Daly to authorize a police department investigation and approved a $15,000 appropriation to buy water from the metropolitan system. Fresh Pond’s low water level prompted the Water Board to seek immediate refilling from city pipes.
The fourth day of the electrical contractors convention opened with an executive session at 10 am. In the afternoon 500 members and guests sailed on the Governor Andrew to Nantasket, then traveled by electric to Nantasket Point for a clam bake at Wade's pavilion. Western members praised Manager Chester I Campbell for the exposition's success. The group was joined by the Lynn Cadet band and later visited Paragon Park. A reception by the Massachusetts association for visiting ladies and gentlemen will follow at Mechanics Hall.
Under date of September 9 1904 Mr S P Keyes a Boston businessman says Cuticura cured his severe humor after twenty five years of head neck and shoulder discharge and odor. He exhausted doctors hospitals and six months of care without relief then heard of Cuticura and was completely cured in a surprisingly short time.
A historical ad recounts a Boston company selling Cuticura products for skin conditions. It claims a patient in Berlin New Hampshire improved after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The notice promotes Cuticura cures for pimples scrofula and related skin issues with prices and mail order offer.
Delegates at the Massachusetts Grand Council of the Royal Arcanum met in Chipman Hall Tremont Temple to urge withdrawal of a rate change. A committee proposed that extra assessments cover deficiencies and that any permanent readjustment be sent to subordinate councils six months before final action.
Albany dispatch reports the Equitable Life Assurance Society facing a state inquiry. A $685 000 loan from Mercantile Trust to executives Alexander and Jordan was paid off July 14 with no stated security. Governor Higgins orders a broad insurance company investigation amid leadership reshuffles and director changes.
The Teamsters' Joint Council declared the 105 day Chicago strike officially off at 12:30 AM. Strikers ordered to seek old positions, with an estimated fewer than half to be re employed. They will apply for work as individuals without any employer agreement.
All letters sent to the Preferred Mercantile Company or its officers after March 1904 will be returned to senders where possible in the coming days. The notice cites fraud as the reason for recalling correspondence.
The new Lake Placid and Saranac Lake service by the Boston & Maine railroad proves a success with a 4:30 p.m. departure from Boston Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays reaching Lake Placid at 7:45 a.m. The return departs Lake Placid at 7:45 p.m. Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays arriving in Boston at 10:50 a.m. The route uses Fitchburg division Hoosac Mountains and Mechanicville on the return. Time tables available from the Boston & Maine general passenger department.
The Massachusetts board of bar examiners announced 149 successful candidates, including five women: Mary E A McAleer Lucy C McCloud Pauline Nelson Delia V Ryan and Alva G Tibbetts. Noted men include John F F Barry Meyer Bloomfield Edward J Brandon James T Cassidy Louis A Cook Robert J Crowley George B Dabney Joseph D Fallon Jr Edward B Hale Francis D Hunnewell II Thomas D Lavelle James A McKibben Senator Silas D Reed Frederick J Sullivan Louis Swig Rev Albert D Walkeley Representative William E Weeks and Ex Senator Chester B Wayland.
An investigation will examine how Delia Connolly 19 died in the Erickson apartment hotel elevator shaft at 373 Commonwealth avenue yesterday around 6 am. She lived with her aunt in Charlestown and worked as a domestic. the cause remains uncertain, though the elevator door may have been left open.
Mrs Mary Reagan of 86 Kilburn Street Fall River Mass credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with ending years of overwork illness. She describes prior insomnia dizziness skin pallor and smothering sensations. after using the pills she reports better sleep regained strength and recovery with no harmful effects. Her husband spent over a hundred dollars on prior treatments before the pills restored her health and energy. The pills are sold by all druggists and guaranteed free from harmful drugs.
New York July 20 United States Senator William A Clark continues to improve steadily from the operation. His temperature rose yesterday due to excessive heat but diminished today.
Mrs. Sarah Kellogg of Denver writes to Mrs. Pinkham praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a long standing tumor that disappeared after seven months. She describes relief from weakness and anxiety and urges others to seek the remedy. The letter endorses the product and its claimed cures for female ailments.
Colonel Melvin O Adams ruled himself out of the Republican mayoral race saying he does not want the nomination and would not accept it. He noted the winner must campaign aggressively and dismisses the idea of a quiet bid. He listed other potential candidates including Andrew J Bailey ex Mayors Hart Curtis Dr E Peabody Gerry George N Swallow Michael J Murray John Mason Little and others Curtis may reenter if pressed. Ex Mayor Curtis was in Nahant resting when asked about a bid.
Patrick Scanlon, 80, drowned today in a brook near Amherst road in Granby. It is believed he stumbled into the brook and, being feeble, could not regain his feet.
James Heywood, 48, died while diving from the pond bank at Soddy Pond in Fall River. His skull was fractured on striking a rock, causing near instantaneous death. He leaves a widow and four children.
The entry by Congressman John A. Sullivan of Ward 11 as a potential Democratic mayoral candidate emerges if Mayor Collins declines a third term. Ex-Congressman John F. Fitzgerald presses his own bid as Fitzgerald canvasses city neighborhoods while party leaders expect a strenuous nomination fight.
Malden reports driver David Hermilan aged 27, employed by the Fells Ice Company, was overcome by the heat this morning.
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