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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1914

Page

6

Believe Man Lost Off Tug East Boston Mystery

Captain Charles L. Hassan of the tug Ethel Merriam says he believes Richard Carroll a fireman on the tug Margarite jumped overboard Sunday afternoon near Gove's wharf East Boston after a splash was heard. Hassan and his brother found no body. harbor police searched with hooks but found no trace.

Charles L. Hassan Ethel Merriam Boston Richard Carroll Marguerite Hassan Gove

Laxatives Compared for Gentle Natural Relief

An article extols Taps laxatives as safe non narcotic options that aid nature to clear the lower intestine gently without griping. It promotes Taps tablets for adults and Taps Jr for children, available in trial packets at a small price.

Nature Taps Jr

Hoop! La! Big Circus Here Again This Week

Circus returns to town with Barnum and Bailey performing daily for a full week. Crowds flock to the enormous tents, filling afternoon and evening shows that delight both young and old.

Hoop Circus

The Wizard Prince of Arabia Spectacle at Huntington Grounds

The pageant titled The Wizard Prince of Arabia fills a three hour show with dancers, pantomimes, and vivid scenery. Olympia Desval and Bird Millman dazzle with acts including a tango on a tightrope. A vast troupe of aerialists, acrobats, and exotic animals from many lands perform, alongside horse racing and chariot races, ending with a grand circus atmosphere that draws crowds to the Huntingdon avenue grounds.

Arabia Olympia Desval Bird Millman Boston Neapolitans Eristonians Patricks Rome Circus Barnum and Bailey’s Huntington Avenue

Cambridge Gambling Raid Victims Fined

Four men arrested in a Cambridge gambling raid were fined 15 dollars each for being found with gambling implements at a Third District Court session before Judge Almy. The defendants names are Hunt Franks Boyle all of Boston and Scannell of East Cambridge. Hundreds of dollars in gaming devices were seized.

Cambridge Third District Court Almy William J. Hunt Albert Franks Frank Boyle Boston Michael F. Scannell East Cambridge Mayor Good

Will wed lady who led grand march in Boston union ball

Miss Nellie Bloomberg who led the grand march at the Boston Newsboys Protective Union ball last year will marry Max Berger of Fitchburg tomorrow night at Mt Bowdoin Hall Dorchester. Rabbi A Gorovitz of Roxbury will perform the ceremony.

Boston Newsboys’ Protective Union Nellie Bloomberg Max Berger Fitchburg Mt. Bowdoin Hall Dorchester A. Gorovitz Novey Zedeck Roxbury

Jail motorcyclist arraigned in Cook death case

Springfield June 1 Frank Gensberg the motorcyclist who killed H. H. Cook was arraigned in police court on a manslaughter charge. He was held in eight hundred dollar bonds for trial in June. He could not post the bond and was remanded to jail.

Springfield Frank Gensberg H. H. Cook

Thin Folks Who Want to Fat Up Advertises Sargol Tablets

A promotional piece urges thin people to gain weight using Sargol tablets with every meal. It claims the six element blend converts sugars and starches into tissue nourishment, reporting 10 to 25 pounds gain in a month. It markets Sargol as natural and harmless with a money back guarantee and cautions users must be willing to gain at least 10 pounds.

Watering Station Opens in Copley Square

In Copley square near the Westminster Hotel a new SPCA watering station opened for business yesterday. A man with a sign on his hat dispensed a generous pail of water to thirsty horses while another sign on an electric pole helped drivers spot the horses oasis.

Copley Square Westminster Hotel Oasis

Northern Baptist convention opens in Tremont Temple

More than 2000 of about 50 delegates have arrived for the Northern Baptist convention in Tremont Temple. Registration at Park Street Church closes at 10, with an expected 5000 delegates. A drama sermon features 50 girls depicting Adoniram Judson.

Northern Baptist Convention Tremont Temple Park Street Jordan Hall Adoniram Judson First Baptist Cortland Myers Tremont Temple Baptist Church Henry Bond Brattleboro A. G. Lawson New York Henry C. Mabie Boston Boston Common

Society Aids Many Horses in Boston Watering Program

The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals spends 20 dollars daily except Sundays to water horses in congested areas. Two water wagons, three hydrant stations, and helpers assist teamsters with pails as fountains close. Last year 243,673 animals were watered. Donations to 45 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., are welcomed.

Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty Boston Francis H. Rowley Milk Street Mass

Eight-Year Terms for Blackmailers in Philadelphia

Aramanag Kazazian and Garabad Narinian were convicted in a U S court for conspiring to extort $7000 from Miran Karaghousian a wealthy New York merchant. Each received eight years imprisonment after testimony of numerous threatening letters over seven to eight years.

Philadelphia Aramanag Kazazian Garabad Narinian United States Miran Karaghousian New York

Panama Record Boat Arrives at New York

The Panama railroad steamship line steamer Alliance, the first ocean steamer to pass through the Gatun locks into Gatun Lake, arrived in New York today after making the canal passage on June 6.

Panama New York Panama Railroad Steamship Line Alliance Gatun Locks Gatun Lake

Suffragists Open Quarters in Financial District

The Equal Franchise committee opened its downtown HQ at 16 Federal Street for a one month test in a anti suffrage stronghold. Speakers including Mrs Arthur Hartwell Mrs Maud Wood Park and George Nasmyth drew a cross section of visitors while questions and literature were offered daily noon to 3 pm.

Equal Franchise Committee Federal Street Financial District Arthur Hartwell Maud Wood Park George Nasmyth William Roscoe Thayer A. H. Hart Harvard Winona Pinkham Olive Hasbrouck Congress Andrew Allen Montreal Claiborne Catlin

Highwaymen Wounded in Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Train Battle

Peter Brown of Buffalo was perhaps fatally wounded and Clarence Davis of New Castle seriously hurt in a pistol fight with police on a Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad train near Elwood City Pennsylvania. The men were wanted for highway robbery at Butler.

Elwood City Penn Peter Brown Buffalo Clarence Davis New Castle Pittsburg and Lake Erie Butler

Osborne Life Trustee Elected at Princeton University

The trustees of Princeton University elected William Church Osborne of New York City as a life trustee, succeeding the late John L. Cadwallader of New York. The election took place in Princeton New Jersey on June 15.

Osborne Princeton University Princeton N. J William Church Osborne New York City John L. Cadwallader New York

Acid Stomach Dangers and Home Antacid Remedy

Advertisement warns that acid in the stomach irritates the lining and causes most stomach trouble. It says ordinary medicines don’t fix the root cause and recommends 1 teaspoonful of insulated magnesia as an antacid after meals to neutralize acid and prevent fermentation. Foods may be eaten with caution if followed by insulated magnesia.

Red bandanna session marks Bull Moose meeting

Greater Boston Progressives plan a windup dinner at Horticultural Hall Thursday evening to end the $50 000 Bull Moose campaign fund canvass. They will display red bandannas from the 1912 campaign to welcome U S Senator Moses E Clapp, a Progressive leader who helped popularize the emblem.

Greater Boston Horticultural Hall United States Moses E. Clapp

Progressives rally for Clapp with red bandanas in Worcester

Senator Clapp is pledged to speak at Worcester county, Springfield, and Boston as Progressive organizers tout a record turnout and a potential major Bull Moose rally. Funds in the campaign reach 19 thousand 400 dollars with 14 hundred 42 contributed yesterday, as up state teams report mixed progress and strong enthusiasm.

Senator Clapp Greater Boston Clapp Worcester County Worcester Springfield Boston Progressive State Herald Newspaper Row Pittsfield

Joy riders receive no leniency from New Bedford judge

In New Bedford on June 15 Judge Raymond refused to commute 30 days of a three month sentence for Mathew McGuigain of Fall River, in a case involving driving under the influence. He warned the offense is too serious for leniency and said a further sentence would be pronounced later. The item ends with an advertisement for HUB PUNCH.

New Bedford Raymond Mathew McGuigain Fall River

School Boys Fit Up Supt. Dyer's Office

An example of practical work at the Boston Industrial School for Boys shows students outfitting the private working office of Dr. Dyer the superintendent of schools. The boys designed and built the furniture electrical fixtures leather cushions and fittings matching Circas sian wood tones.

Dyer Boston Industrial School For Morris Boston Industrial School

Public school boys craft exquisite interior room exhibit

Under headmaster William C. Crawford the boys designed and built furniture for a superintendent’s room in the Boston public schools. The project features colonial wainscoting a cushioned window seat and a Circassian walnut finish.

William C. Crawford Boston Public Dyer

Death of Mrs. Helen Nichols Mentioned During State Senate Session

Mrs. Helen Jane Guthrie Pingree Nichols, mother of Senator Malcolm E. Nichols and Nathaniel F. P. Nichols, died at her Winthrop Beach home after a monthlong illness. She was 70. The funeral is set for 10 30 am at 30 Underhill Street with burial in Evergreen Cemetery Portland Maine. Survivors include three sisters and a brother F R A Pingree, a Portland millinery importer.

Helen Jane Guthrie Pingree Nichols Malcolm E. Nichols Nathaniel F. P. Nichols Boston Fest Boston Industrial Development Board Underhill Street Winthrop Beach Edwin T. Nichols Nichols Senator Nichols State Senate Senate Evergreen Cemetery Portland Maine Norway Luther Farrar Elizabeth May (Dexter) Pingree Handel and Haydn Society New Jerusalem Church Oxford Bears Boston Harvard College Cambridge F. R. A. Pingree Sarah Keith Virginia P. Marwick George O. A. Sawyer Hartford Conn

Quincy Students Plan Meeting Over Houghs Neck Playground

About 300 Quincy school children plan to visit Mayor Miller's office next Thursday to present a petition for a playground in Hough's Neck. Edward P. Powers leads the effort as city seeks recreation facilities after years of moves.

Quincy

Government Moves Against Income Tax Dodgers

Treasury agents prepare to pursue income tax dodgers as Commissioner Osborne vows all are detectable. He states there is no chance of evading the tax system.

Washington Treasury Osborne

Pinklets Cure Constipation Advt From Dr Williams Co

Poisons kept in the body from constipation cause fullness discomfort poor appetite and bad breath. Avoid strong purgatives and use mild non-griping Pinklets to restore bowel and liver function with no fear of chronic constipation. Available from druggists 25 cents per bottle with a Pinklet book offer from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.

Dr. Williams Medicine Co Schenectady N. Y

Father John's Medicine Endorsed By Lowell Father

Mr Joseph Mercier of 253 Walker Street Lowell Massachusetts testifies that his seven year old son Clifford has used Father John's Medicine since age two. He reports wheeze and night cough disappear, weight and strength increase, and says the family would not be without it and recommends it to mothers of weak children.

Joseph Mercier Walker Street Lowell Mass Clifford Father John

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