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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
5
The Rev. R. B. Wilson of Groves City's Presbyterian Church led a move against Merry Widow hats. He warned he would resign unless offensive hats were barred. The church adopted a rule forcing wearers of large hats to remove them during services or sit in rear pews.
Trenton New Jersey reports Russell W. Worthington of Yardley Pennsylvania near the city shot himself citing inability to collect due bills as the reason.
Georg Farley of 50 South State Street Concord New Hampshire writes that after months of a painful skin eruption below the knees and failed remedies Cuticura relieved intense itching and swelling within two days letting him wear shoes again and sleep.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent as effective for infant and childhood skin issues and adult scalp problems. It claims relief from infantile humors, eczema, rashes, itching, and hair loss, offering a full internal and external regimen from Potter Drug & Chem Corp with a free Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases.
The Finance Commission prepares a public report after a morning meeting on schoolhouse construction waste and graft opportunities raised by inspectors. A subcommittee probes Inspector Davenport amid Noyes accusations while Water Commissioner Hannan battles proposed department cuts with a detailed report.
New York Alderman Frank L. Dowling proposes an ordinance making it a crime for a chauffeur to take a car out without permission after an auto accident that killed four people Monday.
A Lebanon Ohio advertises a guaranteed cancer cure by Dr Curry Cancer Cure Co. It claims hundreds cured in 10 to 20 days at a sanitarium and offers home treatment guidance. Correspondence is confidential, with options to contact the doctor or private secretary W Ramsey.
William Everett spoke at the Hotel Vendome before the Bunker Hill Monument Association, praising English statesmen and analyzing Edmund Burke's writings. Edward Everett Hale, vice president, congratulated him as 49 new members joined, John D. Long became vice president, and Arthur Lord joined the board of directors.
In New York a case unfolds over Miss E Bennett paid 15 weekly for office chair and appearance at Connolly Fruit Auction. Santi Amoroso seeks 10 000 dollars in commission, claiming company books show improper charges against profits including Bennett salary and private office use. Judge Blanchard heard motion to compel production of company records yesterday as deposition details emerge.
Three boys on a fence waved hats as a car rounded a turn. Two scarecrows lay in the road, terrifying Mrs. Cushing and nearly sending the auto into a ditch. The chauffeur spanked the boys and the party stopped to recover.
Galion Ohio June 17 George Culler 30 Erie railroad employee hanged himself in his barn after buying a residence a month earlier Despondent over the purchase he feared he had made a bad bargain and died by suicide
In New Orleans, three Italians were shot dead during an extortion attempt on Pietro Gioacona, a wealthy Italian wine merchant. Gioacona and his son say the men forced shipment of wine, then demanded money and valuables at a meal. Gioacona fired from a hidden rifle, killing one attacker and fatally wounding the other two as they fled.
San Francisco June 17 Chief of Police William J Biggy issues a new order requiring mounted patrolmen to carry and use lassos to lasso chauffeurs who speed and ignore halt commands. The move aims to enforce speed laws with nonlethal restraint.
John D. Rockefeller and his household arrived in Cleveland aboard the Lake Shore limited. Automobiles awaited to take the party to Forest Hill, his summer home, where he will remain until fall.
June 17 Caracas reports its first bubonic plague case in months. An employee of the La India Cafe, a renowned Caracas establishment, triggers widespread alarm as the city confronts the deadly outbreak seen nearby in La Guaira.
James W. Robinson a Dover resident and railroad carpenter aged 52 was killed in Alton Bay New Hampshire when he fell in front of a moving car He was married with four children.
Alfred E. Stearns of Phillips Andover Academy announced two gifts to the general fund totaling 45000 dollars. One bequest of 25000 dollars comes from the estate of Timothy A. Holt and the other of 20000 dollars from the estate of Amos Blanchard, both of Andover.
In Guelph Ontario on June 17 John Tocherniac, a former Ontario Agricultural College student, repeatedly wrote notes about his fading condition while taking 30 morphine tablets. His last message described his worsening state and stated he would not survive much longer.
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