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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1909
Page
12
Sir Robert Bond premier of Newfoundland announced before leaving office that Newfoundland will gain a direct cable link to New York City via a Commercial Cable Company project extending into Newfoundland. The contract aims to connect Newfoundland directly with New York, boosting telegraph communications.
Joseph Kraft takes over management of the Modern Hotel opposite North Station. The cafe aims at top service for ladies and gentlemen from Boston’s Northern Suburbs, with refined cuisine and attentive facilities. March 4 features Roast Possum a la Taft.
Representative Fay of Boston told the labor committee that contractors working for the State violate the eight hour law. He said the evasion is employers requiring a written signed request before work. Mayor Brown of Lowell and Senator Doyle of Boston supported the bill.
A concise note asserts Morse's as the authority for correct items and quality. The phrase mirrors shopper guidance or ad copy, suggesting Morse's as standard for accuracy and reliability in the local market.
Whipcord Topcoats in light and dark shades lead a Stratford box model sale. Morse-Made suits drop from S$15 to S$10 with strong markdowns averaging 20 percent or more. New Spring suits arrive and are offered to men seeking the latest styles.
The Associated Hat Manufacturers sue Lamson & Hubbard Boston hatmakers and their successor Lamson & Hubbard Co in U S Circuit Court to stop use of the union hat label and seek damages. The suit follows a 19 000 hatter strike across five states and a alleged transfer to evade trade obligations. Writ returnable April 5. Brown's Bronchial Traches advertised.
Mrs. Margaret Ingersoll an aged woman, was severely burned while trying to save her daughter's store at 1387 Washington street yesterday morning. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which caused about 1000 dollars of damage to the building and its contents.
A druggist can prepare a stomach tonic at low cost or ingredients can be mixed at home. The compound includes Cinchona tincture Prosene and sherry wine taken before meals and at night to relieve dyspepsia and aid gastric secretions.
Ex-Senator John F Cronan pushes legislative committee to replace the present Elevated structure with a tunnel starting where the Washington street tunnel ends He argues for compensation to the Boston Elevated for costs and estimates the removal and tunnel project at about 5 million dollars He notes real estate gains along the route as recompense The hearing continues today
Washington March 3 A new penal code was enacted into law today by the adoption in both houses of Congress of the conference report on the bill drafted by a joint commission formed in 1907 and re appointed at the close of the Fifty ninth Congress The second commission included Senators Heyburn Sutherland Piles Clarke of Arkansas and Millard and Representatives Moon Parsons Denby Sherley and Houston
The bill, over 80 sections, revises penal laws and extends federal jurisdiction. It removes police at polls provisions, retains race juror rules, and includes the Knox amendment. It tightens admiralty scope, bans obscene and filthy literature in mails, and targets leaks of statistics. Effective Jan 1, 1910 pending presidential signature.
The Hon. John R. Murphy will lecture on Ireland in Warren Hall Brighton tonight under the Hibernians. The Hon. John I. Fitzgerald will speak on Ireland and Its Possibilities at Investigator Hall next Sunday under the Knights and Ladies of Roscommon. Murphy’s lecture marks a notable return to the platform after his 1900 mayoral bid and his opposition to Fitzgeraldism in city politics is noted alongside ex Mayor Fitzgerald's bid for the Democratic mayoralty nomination.
Brookline voters caucus to nominate five Selectmen with nine prominent candidates contending. Polls open at the town hall 4 p.m. and close at 10 p.m. The contest is the town’s warmest in memory with well known figures fronting the race.
The five current Selectmen William Craig John A Curtin Philip S Parker Nathaniel Conant and Horace James seek another term amid a crowded field. Outsider James F Quinn is viewed as a strong challenger after a narrow defeat last year. Newcomers Ambrose E Fratt Frank B Connor and Lyman J Clark join the race with varied town roles and past defeats.
Mrs. A Mary Sargent of Worcester defeated the Sargents in probate court after a contested bid to appoint a guardian for W W Sargent, the carriage maker. James I Walker of Amesbury was named conservator with a 25000 bond and to manage estate while arranging Sargent’s release from McLean asylum. The couple plan a honeymoon as Sargent joins his bride after leaving the former home.
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