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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1909
Page
2
Worcester police issue multilingual proclamations banning Fourth of July celebrations until Monday morning. Chief Matthews warns non English speakers they may start firing on Sunday morning, while the Monday rule is not listed in the foreign edicts.
A brief four line health note promotes Marine Eye Remedy as a First Aid measure before a doctor arrives. It claims the product soothes eye pain and reduces inflammation and urges trying Marine in your eyes.
Police report letters from Elsie Sigel to William Leon and Chu Gain show she pursued both men while denying it and a June 8 note warns Chu Gain of retaliation if seen with her. A threatening message signed Ah Tai claims danger to both.
New York reports another day of investigation into Elsie Sigel's murder as Chung Lin endures 34 hours of interrogation with a single sleep break. A rumor of tong war surfaced with the arrest of a lone Chinese man carrying a revolver, but police dismissed links to a broader plot.
Bishop-elect Joseph G. Anderson headlined the Boston College Alumni Association dinner at the Hotel Brunswick. Father Thomas I. Gasson outlined scholarships and a new college following Oxford traditions, with emphasis on funding, future buildings, and a Catholic technical school.
At Young's Hotel the senior class dinner honored 30 graduates receiving A B degrees plus faculty and clergy. Vice-President Joseph J. Williams and fathers Langan Prendergast Halloran attended as speakers. Class history and poem were read by Sullivan and Savage. mantle oration by Florence McCarthy.
Matthews criticizes Boston’s city governance citing 4 to 5 million yearly losses from bad government and claims an efficient system could have cut debt by 50 million or kept taxes lower. He praises the current mayor for ending graft and attacks the council’s vetoes and the weak charter. He urges a small council, condemns the party machines, and calls Republicans and Democrats diminished voting entities.
Ex Mayor Matthews denounces 15 years of Boston city governance as wasteful and corrupt. He criticizes both parties and endorses Finance Commission Plan No 2 to overhaul the council and reduce political influence, urging nonpartisan, at large elections and expert administration.
The after effects of malaria and the grip can leave a weakened system and vulnerability to pneumonia and bronchitis. Dr Williams Pink Pills are promoted as a blood tonic that strengthens the body and nerves and helps resist disease. An anecdote from Jack Edwards of Cambridge Mass cites relief after malaria in India, with pills curing lingering fatigue headaches and renewed vitality. The advertisement claims cures for rheumatism neuralgia stomach trouble and weakness in women. Sold by druggists or by mail at 40 cents per box, six for $2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Company.
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