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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1910
Page
4
The Hudson River stands 18 feet above normal and climbs further tonight. The southern flood zone floods streets and storefronts as residents move wares to safety. Railroads halt service with lines blocked and utilities struggle to maintain lines and trunks.
Yesterday opened a three day fair at Horticultural Hall by the Florence Crittenton League of Compassion named a wedding anniversary fair. Tables labeled by married life milestones feature flowers traveling gear and household items with musical recitals each afternoon.
The derelict schooner Sadie C Sumner, with a valuable lumber cargo from Ape’hicola, is expected to reach port this morning in tow of the steamer William Chisholm after abandoning the ship due to damage at sea.
New York March 1 Resolutions to name a Harlem street T Roosevelt and to repudiate favors to Dr Frederick A Cook were discussed by the Board of Aldermen. The Roosevelt measure referred to streets and highways. the Cook action was tabled. Alderman Droseher condemned how Commander Peary is treated, with a resolution tabling that matter.
A strike breaking driver in Providence was pulled from a heavy coal cart and thrown through a North Main street plate glass window by striking teamsters. He escaped serious injury. Police protection was sought by the company and one striker was arrested.
Charles W. Fairbanks and Mrs. Fairbanks arrived in London for a two week stay. They will attend court at Buckingham Palace on March 4 by special invitation of King Edward.
J Pierpont Morgan reached Naples on the steamship Cedric today and appeared in good health.
An ad-like notice promotes possum as a grease-free skin remedy that clears complexions and stops itching quickly. It asserts treatment for eczema acne herpes rash and similar conditions with a claimed overnight effect and offers mail order from Emergency Laboratories in New York.
A congressional naval sub committee reviewed how many people have received Congress honors such as a medal or a vote of thanks. They found two civilians and about a dozen military figures have been honored. Civilians included Cornelius Vanderbilt for war-time gifts and Captain Gleddell for sea heroism. Military honors went to Generals Grant Banks Burnside Hooker Mead Sherman Sheridan Terry Thomas Hancock Ringgold Bailey Rogers Porter Farragut Dewey Winslow Cushing. The Armstrong sword gift earned a congressional thanks to his family.
Washington March 1 reforms at the Philadelphia mint introduce automatic machinery and an automatic feeder replacing hand weighing of coin. Six workers replace twenty two, saving over 67000 dollars yearly. total 79 positions eliminated. New Orleans cuts nine jobs with a 7859 dollar annual payroll.
A Sunday Post tale follows a rich miser who entrusts a cypher message to his trained parrot. The bird’s deciphered clues lead to hidden treasure and a clever recovery through the parrot’s aid.
Rear Admiral Frank T. Bowles of Fore River Works was honored by Quincy residents at the Academy of Music. About 500 gathered as Mayor William T. Shea read the city’s appreciation and presented a parchment tribute for securing contracts for two Argentine warships.
A large civic and military parade welcomed Rear Admiral Bowles and Mrs. Bowles to Quincy. Thousands lined the streets as two bands led the procession to Alpha Hall. The Admiral and Mrs. Bowles greeted over 5000 people at a 40 minute reception followed by a banquet in the music hall.
Santiago Chile March 1. Dr Frederick A Cook and his wife departed today for Buenos Ayres after completing stay in Chile.
The Taft Ticklers annual dinner at the Boston City Club on Friday March 4 features speakers Lieutenant Governor Frothingham ex Mayor Edwin A Curtis Charles Hatfield of the Republican State committee Judge D W Quill of Essex county and Mayor Reed of Manchester New Hampshire sharing views on state Republican politics.
Tech nology's student show at Back Bay college nears final casting for a production featuring Munroe Rhodes Pevear of Boxford as The Queen of the Cannibal Isles and Joseph Cheever Fuller of West Newton leading the chorus. Final cast to be chosen next week as 75 members prepare for an April 16 Boston premiere.
A head on crash in the Hudson and Manhattan railway tunnel near Twenty third Street Manhattan injured eighteen people, six of them women, as two cars collided with a string ahead. Emergency brakes failed and the rear car was driven into the station platform. Five ambulances and large crowds aided the response.
A long standing remedy for female ills earns praise from Corry Pennsylvania reader and others. The letter extols relief from monthly pains backache and distress and credits the product with help before childbirth. The advertisement touts thirty years of popularity and thousands of cures.
In Providence on March 1 authorities report Mrs. Abbie Slocum died after her bed was placed near an open window. When she turned in bed she rolled off the edge and fell three stories to the ground. She was 84.
Governor Draper declared at the Middlesex County Senators and Representatives dinner that laws cannot make a bad man good. Nearly a hundred Senators Representatives and guests attended at the American House. Senator J Howell Crosby of Arlington presided as toastmaster.
Governor Draper lauds the labor bill stance amid cautions from Speaker Walker and President Treadway. They urge integrity over deflection, warn against overbearing committee power, and defend active politics as a civic duty. Rep Riley criticizes James H. Stark for harming moral standards.
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