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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1912
Page
4
Fred G. Bells set a world record for sustained hydro aeroplane flight by piloting over Irondequoit Bay near Rochester for 1 hour 21 minutes at an average speed of 4 miles per hour covering 73 miles. The attempt ended when gasoline ran out and the craft landed in the bay. The prior record was 46 miles.
Massachusetts delegates vote split between Bryan and Parker with O'Sullivan and others opposing. Mayor Fitzgerald urges unity but many favor Parker. Giblin creates a scene in the aisle. Gibbs and Whipple plot Foss backing as party factions maneuver toward a compromise on the national committee.
Ex-President Roosevelt arrives home from Chicago amid a growing Progressive Party organization. He smiles and promises full steam ahead for the campaign while neighbors debate whether he is champion or vanquished, yet he says he is not dismayed by Chicago events.
Colonel Roosevelt discusses Democratic turmoil and his plan to purge fraudulent delegates. He notes Bryan’s defeat in Baltimore mirrors Chicago and says Murphy will not make peace with Bryan. He outlines the temporary committee’s limited role and NY formation efforts with Woodruff, Halpin, Bacon, and Morrison.
A 1912 profile recounts Phryne, famed beauty of fourth century B C Athens. The trial for sacrilege ends when she reveals her face, stunning judges and saving her life. Phryne’s origins, wealth, and famed associations with artists Praxiteles and Apelles are noted.
Street Commissioner John M. Devil of Malden refused to sign the street department payroll causing workers to be unpaid. Chairman Hall signed the payroll in his absence Carlisle, delaying approval. Devil says work was ordered earlier and spent funds show little to show for it including $20,000 on highways and $5,000 on brick sidewalks with no new sidewalks.
The Cambridge Board of Aldermen overrode Mayor Barry's veto to raise police salaries by 100 dollars yearly across ranks. The firemen pay proposal failed, but the seven new firefighter positions, blocked by the mayor, were approved by both chambers.
Daniel N. Casey of the Haverhill Gazette was chosen secretary of the Haverhill Board of Trade. He will earn a salary of $1200 per year.
Clinton June 25. After eight weeks of effort to reinstate leader Dennis J. Callahan the Lancaster mills weavers voted to return to work. I W W leaders directed the strike end with about 250 workers involved. About 40 were told their services were no longer needed, others left town for other jobs, and the rest will be rehired as positions open.
London June 25 Judge W H Moore earned another win at the Olympia international horse show with Robin Hood and Wallenstein taking first prize in Class 30 for pairs of harness horses over 16 hands. Alfred G Vanderbilt's Hamlet and Her tes finished in second place.
Mr S S Johnson of Greenville Illinois describes a five year struggle with catarrh and near death two years ago. After seven doctors and a St Louis specialist he began Peruna and credits it with saving his life saying it is the best medicine on earth and he would not be without it.
A compressed advisory note on early digestion care urges having remedies ready at first sign of trouble. It asserts earlier relief eases recovery and reduces risk of progression to more serious disorders. The passage states it is universally admitted that relief is best pursued promptly.
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