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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
9
Mrs Bridget Dougherty 68 was knocked down by a car driven by Representative Frank Atkins as she left St Marys Church Lynn. She sustained severe injuries including a scalp wound and died shortly after at Lynn Hospital.
Claims that GETS-IT cures corns in days with no pain and no bandages. Advertises 25 cents per bottle, sold by E Lawrence & Co of Chicago and Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores in Boston. Describes removal of warts callouses and bunions and stresses harmlessness to healthy flesh.
A testimonial from Joseph B White in Philadelphia asserts glandular tuberculosis improved after using Eckmans Alterative. He details illness in 1909, recovery by November 1910, and resumed work with no further sickness. Ends with a note that the medicine aids respiratory conditions and is sold by druggists.
Washington June 11 Changes in the Underwood tariff bill by Senate finance sub committees transferring proposed dutiable articles to the free list will aggregate an estimated annual loss in revenue to the government of nearly a million and a half dollars a year.
The curtailment of total revenue estimates in the House bill relies on transfers to the free list and anticipated duty reductions. Senate subcommittees add items to the free list and remove duties on hemp and others, totaling 1 417 900 in losses, with cotton schedules showing a 5 percent rise and income tax reforms to exclude mutual life insurers not operated for profit.
The steel yacht Columbia owned by J. Harvey Laden of the New York Yacht Club was arrested on arrival at Wakayama for repairs. The vessel, sailing from Nagasaki to Yokohama after leaving for Oriental waters in 1912, is believed to have been detained for entering a port without a customs house.
In a Maine Supreme Court rescript A R Savage dismissed the appeal by Cora M Holyoke and Harry and Sydney Holyoke against probate decree. Executors Taylor and Hahn affirmed. Case remanded for further probate proceedings. Legal battle over Frank H Holyoke half million estate ends in Maine though California challenge to the original will continues.
Louis E. Merry a 66 year old Boston wholesale baker collapsed at the Fourth National Bank on State Street while depositing receipts and died before medical aid arrived. He came from Maine, built a bakery at 39 Prince Street in the North End, and supplied most downtown restaurants. last year the business was incorporated with Merry holding a large stock share and planning a quieter life.
Washington June 11 Brigadier General Pershing began an armed disarmament campaign against Moro tribes in Mindanao and the Jolo group after months of planning. Earlier attempts sought peaceful disarmament with the Sultan of Jolo and Dattos, but latest advice indicated force was necessary to complete the policy.
In Elkins West Virginia on June 11 United States Treasurer John Burke told the West Virginia Bankers Association that thousands of Americans, though trusting banks more, still hide savings underground or in cooking stove ovens for safety.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons awarded diplomas yesterday to seventeen graduates: John F. Ahern, David A. Barrow, George E. Crane, Thomas V. Grant, Andrew B. Lattimore, Anna G. Mack, John C. McManama, John J. McNally, Jacob Melnik, Lemuel F. Noble, Joseph S. P. Phaneuf, Daniel E. Pickens, Dolores M. Pinero, Jacob T. Pollock, Clarence G. Salsbury, Oliver Van Dyne, and Joseph P. Washington.
Washington announces new parcel post rule allowing C. O. D. shipments after July 1 up to $100 per package with a 10 cent sender fee and $50 liability coverage, payable in parcel post stamps.
Rural carriers and post offices will handle C O D parcels with delivery by city and rural carriers and special messengers. Parcels to Canal Zone or Philippines excluded. A three part tag serves as receipt, record, and parcel tie on delivery. Sender writes item name and amount on tag and provides name and address on tag backs.
Dr. Pablo DesVernine the new Cuban minister arrived in Washington and is to meet Secretary Bryan after Senor de la Vega arranged a State Department call.
Harry Bezler, a paying teller at the Third National Bank in St Louis, pleaded guilty in federal district court to embezzling $8000 and received a five year sentence in Leavenworth Federal Prison.
Elders' Sanitarium at 657 Main Street St Joseph Missouri published a free book detailing the deadly effects of tobacco and a method to quit in three to five days. Those seeking a copy should send their name and address at once.
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