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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1913
Page
4
Andrew Giovanni an Italian twenty four years old attempted to hang himself from the bars of his cell door last night at the Hanover street station. Prompt first aid and the pulmotor at the Relief Station were believed to save his life.
Giovanni, a single man living at 302 Hanover Street, hanged himself with overalls straps after being brought to a desk for questioning. Janitor James Pearce found him, and after first aid and pulmotor treatment at the Relief Station, hospital authorities optimistic about his chances.
The body of 14 year old Bernie Holstein was found in bushes in Morgan Park Chicago with a bullet wound to the head. He lay face down, hands tied behind his back with his shirt, and legs bound with suspenders.
A stained glass window designed by Charles J. Connick for All Soul's Church in Bangor Maine is on exhibit in Connick's studio at 9 Harcourt Street from 9 to 12 this morning. The five life sized panels center on Christ and the four evangelists with related life of Christ scenes below. The tracery features delicate angels and emblems of the four evangelists. The Bangor church project is by the Boston firm Cram Goodhue Ferguson.
Funeral services for Rose T. Fivean a 20 year old Hartford girl who drank carbolic acid at Castle Square Hotel Sunday will be held at 11 this morning at City Hospital morgue. Interment follows at a Jewish cemetery in West Roxbury. Brothers arrived from Hartford after Medical Examiner Leary said the death was voluntary. Police have ended their search for the hotel registrant.
Firing resumed at 9 tonight over the foreign settlement with shells hitting the bandstand. A Portuguese boy was mortally injured as foreigners suffered narrow escapes. By 11 pm the bombardment continued while rebels appeared to target the settlement in retaliation for volunteers disarming soldiers. Panic spread as crowds fled the native city and foreign guards patrolled all settlement boundaries.
Cardston Alberta marked the dedication of the church’s seventh temple and first outside the United States. President Joseph F. Smith, Charles W. Pen and other church officials participated in the ceremonies yesterday at the site.
Akron, Ohio reports three deaths and one prostration due to an oppressive heat wave. The city sweltered with one of its hottest days of the year as temperatures rose by more than nine degrees since Saturday night.
Framingham reports the beautiful estate of Mrs. Leroy F. Gould in Sherborn near here was destroyed by fire this morning. All structures on the property burned to the ground except the Gould mansion. The damage is estimated at $16,000.
Colonel Everett C. Benton remains the sole Republican candidate, aside from Governor Foss, as he travels to Cape for votes. Republican leaders prepare a large conference on Wednesday and State Treasurer Elmer Stevens announces he will clear Benton’s path for the primaries.
The report notes Colonel Benton may face Foss as Republican candidate after a noontime conference at State headquarters The Foss influence grows with nomination papers for ex Senator Nye and Governor Foss The move draws attention as Goetting files 300 papers near 5000 signatures while Middlesex and Suffolk counties show interest Treasurer Stevens declines a bid and backs the party slate District Attorney Pelletier also seeks re election through additional nomination papers
In Portsmouth New Hampshire the board of health orders all un muzzled dogs killed within 24 hours due to hydrophobia emerging among city canines. Dr W D Inglis treated a dog and reported the case prompting a health inspection that found three more rabid dogs. One head has been sent to Harvard Medical School for analysis.
The Loyal Order of Moose begins its silver jubilee convention in Cincinnati Ohio with four days of sessions. Speakers include Congressman Richard Pearson Hobson and John W Westcott who nominated President Wilson at Baltimore last year.
Webster Springs West Virginia July 28 a member of the lower house was found guilty of taking a bribe connected to the contest for United States senator. He is the fourth of seven WV legislators tried in the bribery case linked to the senatorial campaign.
A New England flower garden near East Cottage street Dorchester showcases 85 flower varieties. Larkspar coreopsis zinnias and annuals fill beds extending from the main gates to the office and along the driveway, tended by the park department florists for five years.
In Judge Murray's court James Ryder on trial for morphine peddling stole a package of the drug from Sergeant Anderson's coat. Court Officer Twombly wrestled the package away after a brief struggle. Ryder threatened to swallow the pills if released, claiming the bottle would be used as evidence against him.
Allan W. Paige of Bridgeport former Republican leader and trolley magnate died in Chicago after an appendectomy. He was about to turn 59, and word of his death reached Bridgeport today.
The center of the grandstand at the Galveston Beach automobile race course collapsed just before races began. Several people were injured but none fatally, and spectators calmly resumed watching the event.
Washington July 28 The United States Bureau of Fisheries reports an inexhaustible bed of giant scallops off the Atlantic coast. Dr Hugh M Smith commissioner of fisheries relayed the discovery to Secretary Redfield stating the find as an important economic development.
William W. Welsh and Dr. Henry B. Bigelow report a vast bed of giant scallops extending 30 miles or more offshore from Block Island to the Virginia capes. On the Grampus dredge off the New England coast to Norfolk, one to three bushels per drop were collected. A second voyage will map boundaries and assess economic value.
A gas pipe was broken yesterday noon on Quincy street Roxbury when an auto truck backed into a lamp post breaking it at the base. The driver sought to turn around. Smoking matches and gasoline cars were forbidden nearby until the leak was sealed.
E Ussery of Bowersville Georgia recalls severe kidney pains that kept him awake at night. After using Swamp Root he reports relief after a fifty cent bottle and full relief after a one dollar bottle. He, a 70 year old retiree, says he feels like a boy and recommends the remedy to others. Notarized sworn statement dated September 8 1909.
Copy urges readers to request a sample bottle from Dr. Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York and receive a booklet on kidneys. It claims Swanp Root will convince anyone and notes the Boston Daily Post price and availability at drug stores.
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