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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1909
Page
2
Senator Cummins introduced an income tax amendment to the tariff bill proposing a two percent levy on all incomes above 5000 dollars annually for individuals and corporations. The plan includes a rebate to stockholders to avoid double taxation when dividends are taxed at the corporate level.
The Yukon Alaska Pacific exposition stamps went on sale in the Boston postal district yesterday. Postmaster Mansfield ordered 1,000,000 stamps but received 140,000. Of those, under 100,000 stayed at the central office and the rest were sent to other facilities as demand remained low.
President Matthew Cummings and Rev. Philip J. O Donnell return to Boston after their Ireland mission. A large reception and banquet at Faneuil Hall will honor them with regional Hibernian leaders and clergy in attendance. A campaign committee forms in Boston as Cummings’ arrival stirs political interest.
The return of President Cummings signals a campaign boom with him as mayoral candidate. The first campaign event fires tomorrow at a Faneuil Hall banquet. Father O'Donnell and Cummings arrive in New York on the Caronia from Queenstown May 26 and proceed to Boston Thursday to be met by a committee.
An old notice touts possum as a cure for eczema acne and related skin ailments. It advises visiting Riker Jaynes and Houghton Dutton drug stores for a 50 cent trial and offers free mail cures from Emergency Laboratories in New York for a small eczema surface or pimples in 24 hours.
A concise news brief notes the release of Marine Eye Remedy described as an eye tonic. The product targets relief for watery tired eyes and promotes soothing effects claimed by the maker.
The Rev. Dr. Aked of Fifth Avenue Baptist challenged ministers who blend preaching with medical practice at a New York Medical College commencement. He warned such hybrids threaten religion by prioritizing material benefit and risk scandals from charlatanry and hypnotism.
President Taft has accepted an invitation to address the Gloucester Day pageant on August 4 in Stage Fort Park. About 15,000 seats will be erected for his remarks during the Canterbury Pilgrims celebration in Beverly.
At a meeting of 165 employers and members of the Master Carpenters and Woodworkers Association of Greater Boston the group voted to maintain the wage scale and working conditions in effect before May 1.
Daniel Neyberg, 35, of Manchester New Hampshire, was taken into custody at the North station after attempting to gouge his left eye with a stout wire on a train arriving about 8 PM. Passengers disarmed him and he was removed to the Relief Hospital for examination by alienists following incoherent threats.
Malden June 1 Mayor Richards sent his appointment of ex Alderman Daniel S Page as city almoner to the Board of Aldermen tonight.
The Hackett Theatre canceled John Montague's The Nar row Path after owner Henry B Harris ordered the performance stopped. Harris telegrammed lessee James K Hackett calling the show a nuisance on his property and saying he would pursue abatement to protect public morals.
Police report four new witnesses, two men and two women, ready to testify in the Annie Mullins murder case. They underwent a three hour examination by District Attorney Higgins. Neither the witnesses nor the details of their testimony were disclosed, but officials say their statements relate to the early morning movements of Mantir and Delorey, who are now under indictment. Four additional witnesses were expected at the DA's office this morning.
The will of the late Caroline EK Johnson of New York and Newport was admitted yesterday by Judge George of Suffolk County Probate Court. The trust of about 2 million dollars will, after the death of Mrs Johnsons three children without issue, pass in its entirety to the Whitney family led by Ellerton P Whitney.
Mrs Jack Gardner and residents of her Fenway residence faced a fire scare when a hedge near a walkway caught fire from a lighted cigarette. Two Station 10 officers quickly extinguished the blaze without an alarm as smoke filled the Venetian structure housing art treasures.
In Providence on June 1 William Carpenter aged 45 and James Humphrey aged 40 drowned when their rowing boat capsized near Stargoat Island while en route to Crescent Park. Thomas O Neill attempted seat changes and went under water but was saved by Charles Page and William Picke. Carpenter was married. Humphrey leaves a widow.
The annual ivy day exercises at Somerville High School will be held this morning on the lawn in front of the school. Readers include Lester C. Gustin presenting the class history and Carl Hartshorn delivering the oration with prophesies by Miss Marian T. Sargent and Ernest Chapin.
Osmo-Chemic Physicians at 1s Boylston Street announce a limited time offer through June 19 for a month of treatment and all medicines free for new or renewing patients. Consultation and exam with X ray are free, aiming to cure chronic diseases with their absorption method. A patient testimonial notes improved vision.
If you seek relief from CON T WAIT trouble you can start treatment at Osmo-Chemic Physicians Office Room 10 No 18 Boylston st. Before June 19 you get consultation examination with perfected X Ray and a month's treatment at no charge. Fifteen days remain.
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Emery of Cambridge Massachusetts recalls losing her left eye at three days old due to a nurse’s mistake. With only her right eye, she has lived sixty years and faced a cataract diagnosis, seeking Osmo-Chemic treatment as a non surgical option.
Mrs. S. H. Mills of East Cambridge recounts six years of severe headaches resisted by physicians. She sought Osmo-Chemie treatment and reports complete headache relief after the first session and a later cure of an accompanying acne condition at low cost.
Offer states expiration mid June 19 at SP M. The sick are not waiting and urges action.
Railway service to the Osmo-Chemic scientists promises added patient intake with every train. Local villages and towns rely on the public conveyance for access to treatment as operations extend by fifteen days.
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