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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
2
Price spikes on beef push retail costs up with whole cattle quoted at 124 cents per pound and imported cattle trading at 144 cents in Liverpool. The surge threatens affordability for the poor while likely reducing exports, as dealers withhold tomorrow’s figures.
Dealers report a beef price boost due to a cattle shortage with estimates of up to 3,000,000 fewer cattle. A Donnelly & Co. representative cites no price relief until late summer as corn-fed cattle stay scarce and costs rise. Grass fed cattle may ease the squeeze in weeks, but bargains under 12 to 12 1/2 cents are unlikely soon.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Saturday held a sunlit class day for the class of 1908. Harry A. Rapelye welcomed guests and unveiled the frieze gift. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. amused with class members’ quirks while Basil L. Gimson spoke of a 1018 city of Technology.
The Ontario general election results show Premier Whitney and the Conservative party winning a substantial majority. Conservatives are projected to hold about 60 seats, Liberals 20, across 105, with Toronto electing eight Conservatives and Hamilton electing a Labor candidate by a 13 vote margin.
WALTHAM June 8 The Waltham Watch Company will close its factory June 25 and not reopen until Aug. 4.
Rev. John Sinclair has resigned after five years as pastor of Brookline Presbyterian Church to travel to Scotland and pursue his possible title as Earl of Caithness. Scottish contacts say he is the rightful earl.
James Sinclair, current titular Earl of Caithness living in North Dakota, claims no fortune with the title as the Caithness estates lie with others. He plans a Scotland trip to seek theRight to be called Your Lordship while remaining Brookline’s bachelor pastor who has doubled his church’s membership.
Fire at the Gramatan Inn in Bronxville near Mt. Vernon swept through the building just before midnight threatening total destruction. The hotel valued at 500000 housed 300 guests with no known loss of life as assistance arrived from Mt. Vernon New Rochelle and White Plains fire departments. The inn was a popular suburban resort and had been rebuilt five years ago after a previous blaze.
Malden reports 9 year old Mary Rivers struck by a tandem bicycle on Wentworth Street. She was knocked down, run over, and left unconscious briefly with severe bruising and possible internal injuries. Recovery expected.
The steamer Idaho crew and Mystic dock hands fought a blaze among flax on Pier 47, burning about 50 bundles and causing $500 in damage. Longshoreman John Reardon was injured when struck on the thigh by a hose nozzle during the response. The Hamburg docks area was the scene.
Burlington reports the annual meeting of the Vermont council of liberation a Masonic body opening the grand Masonic session for the jurisdiction of Vermont. Wakefield notes death of Selectman John Flanley at his home after several weeks illness from cancer of the stomach aged 53. Haverhill police refuse to join parades without pay per tour.
James L. B. Montague of Concord faced Judge Aiken in East Cambridge Superior Criminal Court for receiving stolen property. He and his wife Mildred had pleaded guilty to taking jewelry belonging to Mrs. Grace Wright of Concord.
In a tense courtroom before Judge Aiken, Montague and his wife each pleaded for mercy for themselves. The couple, married just over a year, cried and defended one another while recounting how the wife worked for Mrs. Wright in Concord and how the husband shielded her. The husband vowed to rectify his past and pay for the remaining value of the stolen diamond as he would sell his soul for his wife, with the judge reserving a decision.
Miss Eliza Kneeland Tower, daughter of Mr and Mrs Benjamin L M Tower of Brookline, wed Roy B Baker son of Dr William H Baker of Waltham in a four o clock ceremony at the New Old South Church. Rev Dr Gordon officiated. Bride accompanied by mother and sister Adeline. best man Dr Harold Baker. bridesmaids Elizabeth Sturgis and Martha Waldron-Barron. maid of honor Adeline Tower. Ushers included Harvard men and local gentlemen. Afterward a relatives reception then honey moon abroad before settling in Weston.
Representative Rednor Coombs and family were in the State House library when an unknown man attacked him after holding open the door for the women. Coombs knocked the attacker down and the man fled by elevator. police search ongoing with a vague description of a 30-year-old, 5 foot 4 inch, dark hair, glasses, 150 pound man seen at the library.
Gordon A. Southworth, superintendent of Somerville public schools, was honored at a reception in Unitarian Hall for fifty years in education and retirement on August 31. He received a Turkish chair and mahogany desk from the Somerville Teachers' Association, with Mrs. Southworth given roses. Present were Southworth and family, Amasa Southworth, and local officials including Charles A. Grimmons and Frederick W. Fiske.
Beverly Farms report states Mrs Charles L Pierson wife of Colonel Pierson died at her summer home Pride's Crossing after a brief illness. Medford funeral services for Homer C Hathaway Post Commander of Henry A Williams Camp 2 Taunton were held at 2 PM conducted by General Samuel C Lawrence Camp 31 United Spanish War Veterans.
An eye tonic named Marine Eye Remedy is described as soothing ailing eyes and restoring comfort. The brief notes its purported healing effects and appeal as an eye care product.
Robert McCarthy used soap on his hair to artificially boost height and wore a large wig to meet police height standards. He allegedly gave the name and age of an elder brother and was arrested by Station 9 officers on a false swearing charge after a physician noticed the unusual head of hair.
An old civic toast praises builders of the nation and a statue in Philadelphia 547 feet high symbolizing noble qualities of mind and soul created by a good malt beer.
Aldermen oppose a plan allowing Boston Elevated to lay double tracks on Beacon street from Aberdeen to Audubon circle. Leary accuses rail committee members of ties to corporations. The order passes with Anderson Donnelly Leary and Timilty dissenting. Other actions include a $500000 street loan tabled and wage provisions for lamplighters urged. Conroy and Brooks appointments confirmed.
The turbine steamship Harvard of the Metropolitan line smashed all previous records on the India Wharf to New York run. Captain Lorenzo Crowell commanded the vessel which sailed from India wharf at 5 08 PM and arrived Pier 45, North River at 7 03 AM, completing the journey in exactly 14 hours.
Fifty four ballot boxes were examined today as part of the recount of the 1905 mayoralty election. William R Hearst shows an 11 vote gain, bringing his total gain to 116 votes after recounts of 208 boxes begun before Justice Lambert.
Irritating the skin or bowels leads to calloused tissue and a need for stronger remedies. Cascarets provide the same results as laxatives or exercise but gently and without irritation. They restore natural bowel function, eliminating the need for constant dosing.
Charles Calhoun Jr of Capron New York credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing his inflammatory rheumatism after nine months bedridden and a nervous disorder. He says relief came after the first box and full cure after three boxes by 1895. The firm offers pamphlets and pills priced 60 cents per box, six for $2.50.
Multiple death notices and funeral details for Joseph Boudreau Pa Cadigan and others across East Boston Somerville Cambridge and Groton list addresses dates June 8 through June 10 with times for funerals and church services including Church of the Assumption Notre Dame de Pitle Hiarver Star of the Sea and St Joseph's Church.
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