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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1913
Page
9
In Gerlienkirchen Germany fourteen miners were found dead after being entombed since yesterday by a coal fall. The disaster followed a large area collapse caused by a recent cloudburst.
William L. Clayton, former Colorado insurance commissioner under Governor Shafroth, died at his Denver home by inhaling gas. Reported financial troubles are cited as the cause. Clayton was heavily involved in lumber deals in northern Colorado.
An old advertisement touts GETS-IT as a painless corn remedy that stops pain shrivels corns and makes them vanish in days. It claims safety for healthy flesh and also addresses warts callouses and bunions. Sold at drug stores for 25 cents a bottle via E Lawrence & Co Chicago and in Boston.
A historical ad claims Eckman’s Alterative treats severe throat and lung conditions without resorting to sanatoriums. It cites a 1905–1906 patient story recovering 25 pounds after using the remedy at home and praises long term health gains. The ad urges readers to request a recovery booklet from Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
Doings of the Van Loon Family asks about which train to take and its departure time from Greenville. The query signals travel arrangements and timetable concerns among the family.
Leonard Smith of Jay Maine seeks a wife aged 25 to 30 to live on his country farm. He wants a poor woman who will be devoted to him, not a housekeeper, and will endure country life in his quiet town. He asks the Post to aid his search and says he will provide a good home.
Herman Dillingham, assistant secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, reports on a South American tour noting Buenos Aires residents spend freely and give away $3 cigars as casually as 49-centers in the United States. He arrived back from New York late yesterday afternoon. He comments on rapid wealth creation and the generous display of cigars by locals.
J. C. Russell, former Prohibition mayoral candidate in Minneapolis, pleaded guilty in district court to horse stealing and was sentenced to an indeterminate term in state prison. He has prior penitentiary and workhouse terms, with alcohol cited as the downfall.
Henry Kleine of Chicago was today elected president of the National Shoe and Leather Finders' Association in convention here. Other officers elected include Treasurer F. W. Whitcher of Boston and Secretary George A. Knapp of St. Louis.
July in New Bedford reports a theft of the corner stone of the Church of St John the Baptist on County Street. The hollow recesses inside were looted to seize coins and other valuables reportedly hidden within.
The 40 year old church in New Bedford is being demolished and the cornerstone is missing after workers were told to search for it. A copper box inside held gold and silver coins worth 75 dollars and records. thieves may have struck recently or decades ago. Detectives Hathaway and Davenport are assigned to find the culprits. Cornerstone theft is described as a rare crime.
Rumors sparked a bank run on the Kenwood Trust & Savings Bank and a small State institution on Chicago's south side. The Kenwood bank paid out about 100000 dollars while president A. K. Brown assured depositors of solvency and warned that accepting deposits after insolvency invites prison.
An article promotes simple treatments for a youthful complexion. It advises mixing saxolite powder with hazel to create a wrinkle remover and using a mercorized wax nightly to remove surface skin, claiming the methods revive younger, brighter skin and tighten facial muscles.
The piece touts a Colorado summer tour featuring the Rocky Mountain Limited from Chicago to Denver and Colorado Springs, plus the Colorado Flyer from St Louis. It highlights bracing scenery, valleys and streams, low fares June 1 to September 30, and two books that guide the journey.
District Attorney Joseph C Pelle tier announces candidacy for reelection. Papers circulate for both Democratic and Republican nominations. Friends circulate petitions across city law offices endorsing his work and urging voters to reelect him.
The text notes Patrick Henry Kelley of Ward 20 as a Democratic rival to Pelletier for the nomination. It suggests a rift with the Fitzgerald Lomasney faction, though little opposition to Pelletier is currently expected. The outcome hinges on factional decisions within the party.
William F. Murray is ready to oppose the district attorney, with Republicans expected to nominate him. The Progressives may field a candidate, and John W. Vaughn is rumored to seek entry. In Ward 9, Joseph Leonard splits from Donovan Keliherites and may back Curley against Joyce in a three‑ward senatorial district. Joyce seeks a third term, supports McLaughlin for a second term, and Burr files Republican nomination papers in Ward 24. Francis X. O'Brien files Democratic papers for Representatives.
Calumet Mich July 23 Twenty copper mines in this and neighboring counties were closed this morning owing to a strike called by the Western Federation of Miners. Only a fraction of the miners belong to the union, but it has been found impossible to work the properties with these men out.
Three hundred Philips Sheet and Tin Plate workers in Clarksburg W Va walked out in sympathy with strikers at Steubenville Ohio and Weirton West Virginia. Eight hundred men remained at the local mills.
Frank Bellevue, 15, Everett, may lose sight in his right eye after a stone struck him on May 2. Two Everett youths, Leo Halligan 16 and James Barnett 17, were placed on probation until Nov. 26 and ordered to cover the doctor bills totaling $30. If violence continues, the judge warned they will be made to throw stones at a vacant lot under supervision with a cartload of crushed stone ready for use.
The National Skin Hospital at 114 Main Street St Joseph Missouri publishes a free sixty page book on eczema and skin diseases. It includes colored plates, causes remedies and home treatment guidance and is mailed to anyone who writes for it at once.
A delegation of Sioux Indians headed by Chief Red Dog from Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota asked the House Indian Affairs Committee to direct distribution of the tribal fund of 1 300 000 dollars pro rata. The committee referred them to the Interior Department.
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