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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1903
Page
7
A spring health column urges readers to take Dr. Greene's Nervura to combat tiredness and nervous debility. It cites physician consensus on tonics, describes Nervura curing root causes like bad blood and disturbed nerves, and includes a testimonial from Mrs. Sarah Smith endorsing the product.
Walter Bachelder asserts Mayor Willard ousted him as Chelsea public buildings head to install a political ally. He says the mayor failed to issue clear orders, had him tailed, and used the charge of incompetence to benefit supporters. Aldermen call the dismissal absurd.
Rev. D. J. O Farrell of St Stephen s Church urges a central public square in the North End to curb loitering and moral decay. He warns the project could cost 600 000 to 800 000 and notes similar squares exist in New York and Europe. A complaint is filed against a group of disruptive young men at Webster avenue and Hanover street.
Dr. L A O'Brien an American dentist ordered to leave Dresden over alleged relations with the former Crown Princess Louise He will depart with wife and four children for America next Thursday The case prompted comment from Providence mainstreams noting his local roots and marriage to Hattie Belcher.
Reports name Archduchess Margaret Maria as a potential replacement for her sister as the wife of the Crown Prince of Saxony. The discussion centers on dynastic match prospects and royal alliance implications.
A Dresden despatch says Archduchess Margaret Maria of Tuscany may become wife of Saxony’s future king. She is the seventh child and third daughter of Grand Duke Ferdinand IV, aged 21 last October, and 11 years younger than Louise.
Judge Adams issued a sweeping injunction blocking any strike by the Wabash firemen and trainmen. The order follows a union poll showing firemen and trainmen favored a walkout if wage concessions are denied while engineers and conductors stayed away. President Ramsey welcomed extra time but enforcement halted all strike action.
A West Medford young woman fell ill with dizziness and nervous weakness. Doctors first labeled typhoid fever then nervous prostration and finally grippe. She is now on the mend and a consultation favors a remedy advertised as e Bottle.
A fifty year claim of asthma cure by Father John’s Medicine is advertised with letters from cured individuals sent on request by Carleton and Hovey Co. of Lowell Massachusetts.
Haverhill reports a surprise as Mayor Parkman B. Flanders who ran as a Socialist posts bail for George Pettigrew John Ryan and William Kelliher charged with disturbing the peace. All three remain held for the Superior Court as the strike situation remains largely unchanged and officials of the Shoe Workers Protective Union hint at another strike within days.
March 3 report from Lowell states some Boston area mills may grant wage rises, provoking surprise among operatives. At Hamilton mill the treasurer threatens to close if raised, while Boott mills show potential stability. Loomfixers and Shaw history spinners seek higher pay, with 10 percent asked by Shaw’s workers.
Lynn reports six complaints of women stitchers showered with ammonia by strike sympathizers opposing Boot and Shoe Workers' Union members. Master Workman I Boynton Armstrong at a mass meeting accused Boot and Shoe Workers' Union officials of criminal conduct, alleging importation of laborers, use of convicts, and vice at union headquarters.
Lynn March 3 Among street railway men here who await March 20 when the union on the Boston and Northern system is expected to press for a flat wage rate the company signals it will not abandon its new wage schedule.
Report states Lowell textile workers may receive aid from Fall River labor groups and the United Textile Workers of America headquartered here, in case of trouble arising from demands in Lowell.
In Taunton and Fall River union leaders and committees resolved for union recognition and a flat 25 cent hourly wage. They rejected the company and Boston & Northern scale and warned only light strike talk locally while Brockton and Quincy show strong youth sentiment. The Taunton meeting ran two hours beginning at 11:45 PM.
Lynn reports the dismissal of Della Bernier a two week employee after she wore male attire on the streets prompting owner Daniel Coffey to say she would leave tomorrow morning. He described the incident as foolish and noted a crowd formed at the corner preventing her return.
The piece reports rumors that Chairman Clark of the Boston Police Board seeks reappointment by pressuring detectives against liquor dealers. It notes opposition from Governor Bates and outlines Clark's long influence since 1899, with other potential candidates fading out.
A colored man named for Roosevelt as Charleston South Carolina collector has sparked controversy in the South, with political and racial tensions flaring over the appointment.
Davis failed to stay for a quorum but 16 members voted for Jeremiah Donovan. Shouts and hisses greeted the result, police keeping order. The aldermen postponed action read and filed. Downey led the Democratic push in a joint convention despite recent hospital discharge. Mayor McNamee declined comment.
Firemen battled two suspected incendiary blazes in Great Barrington on Main Street and at a nearby livery stable. Parker Block losses reach 40000 with Culver & Rowe crockery shop 12000 and Fassett Bros stock 25000 insured totals. second floor undertaking rooms and third floor carriage repository hit. barn fire adds 1000 loss as horses and equipment mostly saved.
Pupils from the New England Conservatory of Music performed at the Boston Theatre under Signor Bimboni. Excerpts from well known operas and a piece by Bimboni were rendered creditably. A large audience attended and praised the performers with widespread applause.
Advertisement encourages readers to seize current and future chances to purchase trousers, stressing timely action and enduring value for present needs and upcoming requirements.
New York March 3 A wall street report centers on Daniel Sully a bull leader who claims profits over twelve million dollars from cotton contracts he refuses to take profits he predicts higher prices Sully works the pit with brokers around him while Theodore Price bears on price with his own brokers as Wall Street watches a major speculative move in years with March cotton expected near fifteen cents.
Fred Sackett, reduced from chief to patrolman by the Citizens Board of Selectmen, sent his resignation as a member of the force. Patrolman Devine acts as chief. The board meets tonight and names for chief include ex Chief Rhoades Milton Ray Girad Segee and Officer Devine.
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