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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1904
Page
7
Six day basement sale on Washington Street offers near half price on blankets and table linens. Readily available items include 350 white wool single blankets and various damask table linens with strong discounts, aiming to clear stock quickly.
Lawmakers on Beacon Hill debated restricting bucket shops and called them swindlers but rejected new regulation. Skerrett urged limits, saying these Boston shops lure young bank staff with little protection. Other reps argued current laws suffice. votes shifted between substitution and adherence as committees weighed theatre safety and trading stamp measures.
New York Athletic Club hosted its first indoor meet in 27 years at Madison Square Garden. Yale led in sprints with strong showings in the one and two mile relays, Cornell beat Yale in the four mile relay, and Le Moyne of Harvard nearly matched Gray's American shot put record with 46 ft 10 in. Mertz of Yale won the 70-yard hurdle handicap, while Duffey of Georgetown and Torrey of Yale failed to win the 60-yard dash handicap.
Dr Richard Strauss and Mme Strauss de Ahna performed a second concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Fritz Scheel at Symphony Hall. The program included Liszt Faust Symphony Das Rosenband Morgen Cacilie and Death and the Transfiguration. Scheel received praise for clear reading and orchestral mastery while Strauss and de Ahna drew ovations. A later recital by Strauss with de Ahna and Bispham features Tennyson’s Enoch Arden.
Alderman Stephen Harrington attacked George Howland Cox during confirmation hearings for park commissioner. The board laid Cox’s confirmation on the table to allow further investigation into his alleged negligence and incompetence during his city service. The meeting also covered estate purchases for Cambridge Cemetery and several confirmed police and city roles.
Simon Greene of 25 Seneca Street was hit by a rock during a street assault on Tremont Street last night. He suffered a severe scalp wound and was taken to Relief Hospital for treatment.
The advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as the superior flesh producer used for threat and lung troubles and wasting diseases for thirty years. It warns against substitutes and adulterated oils while claiming absolute purity of cod liver oil and careful selection of all ingredients.
In a Boston gas case before Judge Barker in the Supreme Court, Robert Winsor of Kidder Peabody testified at length. He denied profiting from syndicate participation and discussed correspondence with H H Rogers, noting a telegram intended for a typesetting machine matter. The hearing, marked by references to Lawson and others, continued with questions about expenses and retainers.
Yesterday afternoon at 4 West Fourth street a thief robbed John A. Powers, a noted all round athlete. A man arrived in a carriage, entered by fitting a key, then left toward Broadway. Powers found jewelry worth about 9 dollars stolen, including a gold medal inscribed N E A A U Champion Presented to John A. Powers, a lady’s watch, a chattelaine pin, and money.
Several hundred delegates from 164 unions affiliated with the Central Labor Union will march in a body tonight to the State House. They will assemble at Central Labor Union headquarters at 7 o'clock to attend the hearing on the picketing bill.
East Bridgewater March 8 Slowly the net tightens around Charles E Brigham the alleged murderer His arrest is expected tomorrow Deputy Sheriff Simmons delayed the search waiting for help from Boston city detectives and the pursuit continues
Police from Stations 9 and 10 searched last night for fugitive Charles E. Brigham but found no clue. A man matching Brigham's description was rumored seen entering several Roxbury barrooms with a marine, but no decisive evidence surfaced.
Harvard '07 beat the St James Fencing Club five bouts to four for a silver trophy last evening. A return match will be held at Harvard next week. Harvard representatives were W. Low captain C. E. Nichols and Gish. St James Club fielded Elmer Seaholm captain H. Patterson and Marmaduke H Seaholm.
Charles J. Morgan, third vice president of the International Piano and Organ Workers Union, told a Jefferson Hall meeting that the local stability remains intact after the treasurer's defalcation. Union 19 elected delegates for the international convention in Boston on July 11, with Morgan, Heveran and Downey as delegates and Cunningham Wayland and Cronin as alternates.
Leyland line steamer Cestrian reaches Grand Junction docks after a swift nine days eight and a half hours from Liverpool under Captain EK Thomas. Snowstorm south of Grand Banks noted as only major weather issue, with an average daily run of 308 miles. Cargo includes 154,500 pounds docked fish and 12 returning cattlemen, plus passengers Anna C. Murray Helen Eastman and others.
In Watertown on March 8 Martin J. Campbell, 17, left his Malinda avenue home with about $30 and a plan to join the Navy after being inspired by a poster. Police say he was last seen well dressed in a long overcoat and cap, with officers watching recruiting offices.
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