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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1913
Page
4
An old ad promotes Sanfords Ginger Elixir a ginger flavored remedy for cramps chills weakness and nervousness with the Owl Trade Mark warning against cheap substitutes Forty years the standard for flavor and strength Sold by all grocers and merchants.
At Crescent Park in Providence 10 000 spectators watched hydro aeroplane flyer Jack McGee and a Pawtucket passenger dive 75 feet into Narragansett Bay after a propulsion chain parted. Both survived thanks to a passing speed boat.
McGee piloting a Wright type craft with a passenger left the hangar at 6 25 and after a 30 mile per hour wind drop to 15 began carrying riders. At 75 feet the plane tipped and engine stopped and both men drowned briefly but were saved by a life line and rescued. The craft sustained unknown damage. This marks McGee’s second accident at the park this year after a prior crash damaged the wings and canvas.
Mrs Thomas R Marshall wife of the Vice President arrived in Chicago with her husband for a Moose celebration. She argues cabaret and turkey trot pose greater reform needs than Chicago's First Ward and urges voters to focus on civic matters.
A ceremonial speech frames the ballot as a blessing in a civic scene highlighting voting as a sacred duty and patriotic act, reflecting on democratic participation and national unity.
Mrs Marshall in a Lasalle Hotel suite says she opposes the new municipal power granted to women in nois and would not favor suffrage. She notes her husband is more sympathetic to suffrage and doubts eastern states will embrace voting rights.
TOULOUZ FRANCE July 27 M M Chambenois an aviator was killed today near Hauterive when a hydro aeroplane he was piloting crashed. The accident occurred during a flight over the area authorities reported.
Travel advertising highlights rail routes from Chicago to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo via Rock Island Lines with the Rocky Mountain Limited and Colorado Flyer. Seasonal service runs June 1 to September 30. Books Little Journeys in Colorado and Under the Turquoise Sky are offered by S. L. Parrott, General New England Agent, Boston.
Metropolitan police on Riverside patrol saved four young canoeists when their boat capsized in the Charles River near Forest Grove and Weston Bridge. Sergeant Chaisson and Officer McIsaacs rescued two near Fox Island after 5 pm, while Patrolman McNally and Thomas Hogan saved two others around 7 pm.
A young man became frightened as a canoe approached, prompting a cautious reaction from bystanders and prompting nearby authorities to reassess safety along the riverbank.
The State council of lathers unions met at Wells Memorial building with Telegates from Lawrence 90 Salem 334 Holyoke 31 Brockton 123 and Boston 72. A Brockton Local 123 committee of two was appointed to handle the fathers and carpenters dispute.
Patrolman John Ross of the City square police station set a record with 27 arrests in an eight-hour shift ending at 1 am yesterday. He booked men at Station 15 on drunkenness charges in the Neck section between Saturday evening 6 o clock and 1 o clock yesterday morning.
Washington July 27 The administration reshapes strategy on the currency bill as a divide among House banking and currency Democrats persists. Chairman Carter Glass loses plan to move the bill to caucus after talks with President Wilson. The committee will vote on essentials this week with administration hoping to outvote insurgents by a wide margin. Four doubtful members include Ragsdale Bulkley Eagle and Greeley. If unresolved the plan shifts to further steps by the administration.
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