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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1906
Page
2
A Melrose reader recounts army kidney problems and full recovery after using Swamp-Root. The letter claims a doctor confirmed clean water samples and praises the vegetable formula. Readers offered a free sample bottle and a book, with bottles sold at drug stores nationwide.
Graft charges connected with selecting a land lot for a new Nonantum schoolhouse sparked a long Board of Aldermen meeting. A mass meeting protested the committee's pick of sites from three options. Alderman Doherty named the Stearns lot as grafted and the selection was postponed to July 16 for further inquiry. Twenty five Nonantum citizens attended but were not heard due to lateness.
Quincy police chief Burrell applied to District Court Judge Avery for Mrs Mary E Drake to be committed. She will be examined by physicians this afternoon and a report to the court is expected tomorrow.
Emma E Wilson reports a severe eruptive skin condition on chest and body improving after using Cuticura Remedies. She notes prickly heat like scales, gradual clearance after three bottles of Kura Resolvent and repeated soap and ointment applications. She recalls a neighbor’s infant eczema also clearing and expresses strong faith in Cuticura for skin diseases.
Dr. Julian P. Thomas and Charles Levee completed a record balloon journey ending in a tree in South New Berlin, Chenango County. They rose from the Bronx at 6 PM and traveled about 350 miles, facing a severe electrical storm with lightning, rain, and high winds.
A West Springfield rabid dog ran through Holyoke for days biting many, including David Crosgow David Sullivan and Charles Charron who were sent to the Pasteur Institute in New York for treatment. Four people were reported wounded and the dog’s head was sent to Boston for rabies testing.
Persian reports say Turkish forces push toward Persian territory and are about six hours from the city of Urumiah, continuing their movement for occupation.
Reports from local bodies show efforts to merge the Brotherhood and the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners under a proposed United Brotherhood. Officers elected include Barnet Sherotta and M Sopolsky. Boston Sheet Metal Worker Union considers wage demands and eight hour day. Central Labor Union plans Labor Day meeting. Shop and Mill Heads Union adopts new label. Bricklayers Union lists officers and dues.
A rural 10 acre pasture behind Arthur Timmins on Commonwealth avenue Allston hosted a New England Peabody Home for Crippled Children benefit circus drawing about 1800 attendees. The all amateur show featured sideshows vaudeville acts including the Genuine Siamese Twins with the Missing Link, bareback rider Dolly G Queen, Buffalo Bill and Alkali Ike, and drew praise from wealthier Boston patrons and rural farmers alike.
In the Emperor William's cup yacht race, the American yawl Navahoe owned by George W. Watsen finished at 8 05 p m. The British cutter Ailsa placed at 9 p m and the British schooner Clara at 9 30 p m with Clara winning on time allowance. Navahoe gave time allowances to five rivals: Ailsa 46 minutes Clara 2 hours 7 minutes Armgard 2 hours 40 minutes Sunshine 5 hours 16 minutes Betty 3 hours.
A stray bullet struck 19 year old Joseph Pastore on Garden Court street while he talked with friends. Police at Hanover Street Station took him to Relief station then home. An initial arrest of a young Italian on suspicion yielded no evidence and he was released.
A passenger train derailed at Progranitschnala station on the Chinese Western railroad yesterday. The disaster left 100 people dead or injured, with rescue operations underway and officials examining the cause.
The race to succeed the late Michael J. Sullivan in Boston's fourth district heats up as Hendricks Club proposes a cross-party caucus of all ward representatives and senators. Names floated include Edward L. Logan Richard Sullivan William Taylor Patrick J. Shiels and W T A Fitzgerald with an election date to be set this week in the Legislature.
The body of Daniel Hickey killed on the Bridgewater branch at Whitman Saturday evening was taken last night to his former home in Willimantic Connecticut.
Fall River officials say the Textile Union will not endorse the Manufacturing Association plan to guarantee a 5 percent dividend to employees from today to October 1. Operatives believe the proposal will be refused due to wage-restoration demands and dissatisfaction with the sliding scale tied to market speculation. The guaranteed margin is less than half of the restoration percentage sought.
A 6 percent dividend guarantee is offered in reply to June 8 demand for restoring the 12 percent wage cut of 1904. The Textile Council publicized the letter and ordered unions to hold special meetings Wednesday night to vote on the plan, which modifies the previous Douglas recommendation by guaranteeing a dividend based on profit margins.
A Massachusetts lawmaker distributes a letter of advice to Representative Frank J. Gethro ahead of a bribery committee vote. The note urges admissions or immunity deals and cautions of future developments, while claiming to seek to end corruption on Beacon Hill.
Roosevelt releases report on Chicago meat packing with grim findings. An exhibit at the Colonial building Boston begins June 19 offering meatless foods that resemble meat in taste and appearance. Battle Creek Sanitarium Co. invites requests for samples and information.
A blaze yesterday gutted the six story Ryan Annex in St. Paul Minnesota causing $450,000 in damage. Fire crews contained the flames to the building keeping the surrounding area from broader damage. No injuries were reported.
Seven Lowell dentists examined Hood's Tooth Powder and signed a statement approving its character and use. The advertisement touts its pleasant flavor, enamel finish, and a price of 23 cents.
In Washington square Beachmont residents plan to trap a cited intruder called Jack the Peeper. They assemble gear including a bear-trap bucket of cold water a shotgun and two revolvers for the next reported appearance.
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