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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
2
Boston city faces a record heat day with temperatures near 92 to 96 degrees. Dozens collapse, including a market man and other residents, as ambulances and city hospitals respond to heat related incidents. Local weather warns of continued warmth and possible showers in the evening.
In Portland on June 17, Ells Poor was found in Back Bay during an all night search. He complained of head pains the previous evening and it is believed he took his own life. Coroner Perry deemed an inquest unnecessary due to temporary craze from heat.
Rail rate from Chicago and Northwestern offers low fare for Epworth League convention in July. Tick ets good on all regular trains and other party car services. Readable fragments indicate a nationwide promotional travel offer with terms for July travel.
The article outlines Mayor Hart's push to run again while facing questions on a school department and harbor improvements. It cites plans for appointing qualified school board members, resisting land purchases, and proposals for a dry dock and anchorage work funded by state and federal action. Local business leaders are urged to unite to support harbor infrastructure and job creation.
A Boston area Republican banquet featured talks on harbor and canal improvements, trade with South America, and party primaries. Speakers included Sherwin L. Cook, Milin C. Ayers, Robert Luce, and Howland, urging enrollment and debate on primary election rules.
Jane Ries’s bail was raised as the Weymouth Water District case regarding the alleged larceny of about 1800 dollars brings a District Court appearance. Judge George Wentworth presided with John McAnarney for the defense as auditors assess a widening sum tied to the department’s accounts.
A historical ad style piece extols a simple breakfast of Grape-Nuts Food with Postum Coffee as ideal for digestion and energy. It cites Mrs. Riley of Camden New Jersey and emphasizes easy digestion, brain and nerve nourishment, and avoiding heavy morning meals.
Francis Cahill the cab driver arrested in the Neponset mystery will face Dorchester Police Court today. An inquest into the death of George W. Park looms as Cahill remains silent, claiming innocence while his wife defends him and pleads for his release.
William Freeman and William Robinson, both diagnosed with smallpox, have been sent to the smallpox hospital. Dr. Thomas B. Shea of Boston confirmed the cases. Robinson, a fruit peddler, and Freeman, a carpet layer, exposed many people to the illness.
The Train Smith Co pulp mill in Bristol, New Hampshire burned at dawn today. Loss is about $10,000 and insured. officials expect the plant will be rebuilt.
New York June 27 Much mystery surrounds a Supreme Court suit involving Blanche Lincoln and Amalia Coubert with rumors of a 125000 stake. The case was set by default and Justice Bischoff marked it off the calendar amid reticence from both sides. Charles du Pont Coudert and Amalia Kuesner, famed miniature painter, wed July 3 1900 at St Patrick Cathedral.
Partial OCR text shows a funeral notice fragment for a 30 year old, with names like Bixby and Foley. Mentions a funeral service and an address on Be street, Ne eg ber, and references a Be strech era unit. Content is unreadable in many parts.
An unnamed advocate promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe cure for indigestion and nervous exhaustion. The ad asserts tablets dissolve with food to aid digestion, improve appetite, and rebuild tissue, claiming only cancer of the stomach is incurable and noting a 50 cent price.
Boston undertaker Smith & Morrow held an autopsy on Richard Little whose remains were shipped to Portland Maine for a cement sarcophagus burial. Preston G Little, speaking for Mrs Little, reports the liver death cause but notes no definite poisoning. An earlier witness details a deed to Mrs Osborne and a mysterious note, fueling questions about the case.
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