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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1903
Page
5
An ad touts Sanford's Ginger as a delicious, refreshing, strengthening healthful drink for all ages. It claims relief from loss of appetite indigestion bowel troubles weakness nervousness sleeplessness travel fatigue and various aches. Warns to avoid cheap substitutes and notes thirty years as the standard in purity strength and is sold by druggists and grocers everywhere.
Alderman Farwell raised a point of order challenging the Mayor’s signed order as void for late signing. Mayor refuses to discuss. Chairman Doyle must rule. If well taken, Farwell wins. otherwise veto proceeds, with a majority supposedly ready to override and sign the measure.
Arrangements are perfected for Roxbury's fifth annual garden party at Apollo Garden Amory Street Roxbury on Saturday. Boston athletes will compete in events including a one mile run 100 yard dash 440 yard dash 80 yard dash boys potato race ladies egg race standing broad jump three standing jumps and putting shot. Tug of war pairs Boston Elevated repair shop team against St Patrick's Temperance Society and a 230 baseball game pits Highland Union base ball club against St Patrick's Young Men's Catholic Association. Proceeds benefit sobriety and morality in Roxbury.
Champion W A Larned edge Holcombe Ward in a hard fought five set Longwood cup final, overcoming an early rough spell with bursts of speed and endurance. Ward earlier led in sets offering a stern challenge before Larned rallied to claim the match and set up a title match with W J Clothier tomorrow.
The annual outing of Boston sanitary and street cleaning division workers from Union 6064 A F of L drew about 4000 attendees at Centennial Grove, Essex, with 6000 tickets sold. Guests included Deputy Superintendent Daniel Sullivan and Thomas Kerrigan among city officials. Two trains carried invited guests, events featured roat races, foot races, tur races, quarter throwing, swimming, baseball, and football. P. J. Gallagher and P. H. Shaughnessy led arrangements.
An investigating City Council committee in the Long Island case heard testimony from two nurses Mabel Caldwell and Cecile Genaud who said they could not obtain recommendations from former superiors. Bookkeeper David Jacobs and Dr. Cox described morgue conditions and X ray work. Caldwell and Genaud cited lack of recommendations hindering employment. Morris denied giving them. Hearing resumes tomorrow in the aldermanic chamber at 9 a.m.
Medford July 28 The will of Miss Margaret Magoun adopted daughter of Thatcher Magoun triggers the reversion of the Magoun homestead and $50,000 in heirlooms to his children. About $100,000 is expected to be left to St Joseph's Church. Margaret O'Hare, once a servant, had been disinheriting the Magoun children through a long legal fight.
Daniel Norton a 49 year old baker living at 3 Fairfield place in the North End says an Italian assaulted him on Charter street Monday night and that he lay on a sidewalk from midnight to 6 am without aid. Police say no witnesses saw a fight or Norton on the street and doubt the tale.
District Deputy Grand Chancellor Frank C. Nichols of Lowell and his suite installed the Webster Lodge 14 Knights of Pythias officers last evening. Names included C. C. Elmer E. B. Gray V. C. Frank J. Ellis prelate William E. Gillespie M. of W C. H. Wilkins K. R. S. Frank F. Conner M. of F A. M. Richardson M. of BE J. J. W. F. Wilson M. of A George W. Cushing I. G T. B. Watkins O. G. H. F. Kimball. Installing officers spoke and a collation followed.
A five year old girl Emma Moran of 512 Medford Street Charlestown perished from fatal burns after lighting matches alone yesterday. Neighbors found her in a room engulfed in flames and she later died at Relief Hospital. Two year old John McKeegan of Vale Street Chelsea also died from burns after catching flame while handling matches. he succumbed at Frost Hospital after his clothing caught fire and his mother helped extinguish the flames.
Walenyia Tagenaka, a Polish girl found unconscious at 45 Bartlett Street Roxbury, was identified by a New York friend and admitted to City Hospital. Doctors suspect aphasia. a translator will be brought when she can speak. The case remains puzzling with unclear cause and timing.
Alexander C. Smith, 45, of Arlington street and Hyde Park avenue, was riding along Washington street when his horse ran away. He fell from his carriage at Washington and Albany streets and was found to have a slight concussion of the brain by Dr. John F. Ford.
Evidence from a Somerset street lodging house points to suicide as the end of Zebina M Millard once a celebrated New York tenor. A bank book shows $108.94 and a will to his mother Adeline Millard. clothes in a suitcase match his lodgings.
Races at Newport and Buzzard's Bay were sailed without accident in steady southwest wind. The 14 mile course saw Vaquero II, owned by Harry Payne Whitney, win the Newport cup by two minutes over Breeze, while Mashmee defeated Zingara in the Buzzard's Bay event with only two entrants.
Adelbert L. Emerson a delivery clerk for John A. Forest is missing from his home after making Monday morning collections and leaving his order book in his wagon. Forest obtained a warrant for Emerson on charges of embezzling 55 dollars, leaving a family in destitute circumstances.
A healthful body is expressed in a clear eye and vigor for both men and women. Digestive health drives overall well being, and Chase's Dyspepsia Cure is advertised as an immediate, liquid remedy. Endorsed by Mrs. H. A. Weston, the ad urges readers to obtain it via druggists or Chase Medicine Co. catalogs.
Yields at once to Chase constip ation deuctination. Available in watch shaped bottles priced 25 cents. Sold at all druggists.
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