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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1905
Page
4
An elder man cites daily use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals as key to robust health. He says the natural digestives and harmless ingredients make digestion stable and disease less likely, urging fifty cent packages for weak stomachs.
Mrs Mary E Field of 10% Common Street fell headlong into a pot of boiling water near the stove while preparing supper. She suffered severe burns to arms face and body and lay semi conscious for about two hours before her husband found her and moved her to City Hospital for treatment.
Mary Osborne won a $2300 verdict in the second Superior Court jury session before Judge Sherman against the Boston Ice Company for injuries from a horse kick. She sought $10,000 in her suit.
Judge Loring considers a writ of mandamus to force Judge Grant to grant a hearing on settling part of the estate of the late Andrew J. Davis, Montana millionaire. Herbert P. Cummings and Ellen S. Corrie, administrators of Sarah M. Cummings estate, initiate the petition. The amount involved is said to exceed $6,000,000.
WALTHAM March 7 If an order by the police committee of the Board of Aldermen passes, tramps will be denied lodging and must perform compulsory labor at the City Home. The move, seen as a cure for the road wanderers, has drawn warnings on water tanks and sparked rumors of action at the next meeting.
Harvard Union hosted a juniors dance with debutantes from Radcliffe, Wellesley, Smith and other colleges plus Boston and Cambridge. Notables from society watched as boxes arranged partners for later events. committees, ushers, patrons and dignitaries supported the festive evening with greenery, flowers and elegant surroundings.
Detectives tracing the fake package used in the $5200 Earle and Prew Express Company robbery identify a wooden box marked with Runkel Chocolate Company and a shipment number. Box, packed in New York about December 1, sent to a jobber then retail dealer, bears green paint likely aiding the investigation led by Pinkerton Chief Leith.
One of the largest batches of detained immigrants for Long Wharf arrived from the White Star steamer Romanic. Of 1844 passengers from Italy and the Azores, 345 were sent to the detention bureau for hearings. Many await friends and a second hearing is expected for most.
The Raymond syndicate served an attachment for 200000 on R G Dun Co mercantile agency at 8 Winthrop Square in Boston. Deputy United States Marshal Bancroft placed a keeper. the firm’s Eliot National Bank account was attached. Co partners named include W B Powell Mary Dun R D Douglas F S Minton and W D Buchanan. George Raymond claims Dun agency injured him by false financial reports and conspiracy.
In Suffolk divorce session before Judge Bond, several decrees nisi were granted. The record cites Freeman F Irving discovering a sailor in his home following a June 1908 incident, Lena Levine and Philip in a troubled marriage with abuse and departure, Frank W Maris abandoned after brief cohabitation, Charles F Varney accused of drunkenness and cruelty, Mary E Harris granted alimony, and Mary M Knapp implicated in fraud linked to Professor Clarke with a four year penitentiary sentence.
Charles L. Rose an 18 year old student at Brimmer School rushed to help Lottie White whose clothing burst into flames in the hall of her home at 131 Pleasant Street. He wrapped her in a rug and smothered the flames before informing his mother and sister Martha. The girl suffered burns to her face and side. the fire started from the kitchen stove. Rose returned to dinner then to school with blistered hands.
Pitcher Josslyn of Pittsfield Maine heads for Washington to join the Collins squad for Friday night action. Freddy Parent and Arthur McGovern also linked to tryouts. nine contracts signed as Wolverton returns to team amid pennant hopes.
Thomas Hickel of Harrison Avenue pleaded guilty to bringing a Syrian woman and her children into the country under the pretense she was his wife. He was fined 500 dollars by Judge Lowell after admitting he paid travel expenses with no repayment plan. The woman was denied landing in Boston and returned to Syria. Hickel has a wife and family in Boston. Lewis E Holloway of Holyoke also pleaded guilty to postal law violations and received three months in Springfield jail.
Mr. T. E. Byrnes of the New Haven line issued a new schedule effective March 13 responding to Quincy residents. South shore trains from Boston gain stops at Quincy and shift times later by two minutes, with return trips adjusted to bring trains to Boston earlier. Additional stops include Atlantic at 5 32 p m on the evening run from Boston.
Judge Sheldon in the Superior Court equity session issues an injunction restraining Frederick Pope and Robert Winkley, trustees of the Copley Square Hotel, from leasing the hotel until further court action. Joseph F. Travers alleges they sought a lessee through agent Everett F. Damon with a commission, and that he secured a prospect but they now aim to lease again for a fee.
Frank J. Marshall of Brooklyn defeated D. Janowski 8 5 4 in the final score of the Paris chess contest at the Philidor Club. Spectators from many nations applauded Marshall’s final move as he plans to play in various European cities before returning to the United States.
A broad Liquozone promotion claims drugs fail against many diseases and that oxygen gas based treatment kills germs without harming tissue. It offers a free 50 cent bottle and a $1 full-size bottle via coupon, touting scientific backing and widespread use worldwide.
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