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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
2
The speaker insists customers dictate suit details and promises to adjust or remake at no charge if the garment isn’t right, arguing it is fair to let buyers control the fit and style since they pay and wear the final product.
Caldwell Idaho March 10 Harry Orchard appeared before Judge Fremont Wood and changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on first degree murder in the Steunenberg assassination by dynamite blast. Sentencing set for March 18 Orchard alleges he was hired by Haywood Moyer and Pettibone of the Western Federation of Miners. Tinywood and Pettibone were tried in Boise and freed while Moyer’s case was dismissed.
The price of milk is expected to drop though the exact reduction is not yet decided as farmers have not met to fix the price. Boston dealer James Whiting says a reduction will go into effect April 1 but whether it is one two or three cents per quart cannot be stated yet. Hood Company plans to meet farmers soon to set a reduced price.
Record shows 148 271 passenger arrivals from foreign ports at Boston for 1907, the highest annual total in the port’s history prepared by Port Surveyor Jeremiah J. McCarthy. Totals reflect year by year influx and mark a historical peak in Boston harbor travel.
Berne March 10. Stephen Koch of St Moritz, Switzerland's champion ski runner, died yesterday while skiing in the Bergin mountains. He was carried over a precipice by an avalanche and killed.
Washington March 10 House considers a bill by Congressman Peters Massachusetts to punish by a fine up to 2000 dollars or a year in jail or both for anyone who originates or transmits a false wireless message purporting to be official.
An advertisement touts Foso as a cure for dandruff and hair loss. It claims a single thorough treatment can restore natural color, gloss, and vigor, stopping shedding and promoting new growth. The copy asserts Foso cleanses the scalp, destroys germs, nourishes roots, and even enhances eyebrows and eyelashes.
Mrs Maud G Clarke on trial for kidnapping testifies she took her five year old son in a scheme with the complainants. The boy was legally adopted by Dr Gaza Kremer in 1906 and later to be returned to Clarke. Clarke paid 500 and arrangement lapses as Kremer family grew attached. case to continue.
Ralph Boyd, manager of a corner school, claims a wealthy friend misplaced $250000 in this city and will pay a $50000 reward for its return. Boyd refuses to identify the friend, who allegedly carried the money from the South station to a big city hotel. Police say no report of such a loss has been filed.
Fire at 96 Leverett Street traps Mrs Simons on a third floor window as flames drive her to jump. Brave 14 year old Bessie Simons clings to her mother while Fireman Wood races through smoke to pull them to safety. Fire confined to the second floor causes about 1600 dollars in damage. building owned by Dr F H Boyle and leased to E Kimberg.
Newburyport marks the formal launch of the Newburyport Building Association with William G. Fisher as president Jere Healey as vice president James E Mannix as secretary and a board of trustees including Michael Cashman J H Higgins William I Lunt George H Plummer and Charles A Bliss.
Multiple notices report deaths and funeral plans in Dorchester Roxbury East Boston and Somerville. Esther Jane Brown Alexander Cormock Michael Murray Nellie Parker Minnie Wilkie Seth B Crocker listed with relatives invited and service details. undertaker arrangements and train to Hyannis. Aerie of Eagles confirms death of Seth B Crocker with departures from South Station on Thursday.
The fourth Cape Codders reunion convened at Trinity Church Neponset last evening. Governor Guild missed due to a cold while Mayor Hibbard arrived escorted by sailors from the U S S Wabash. Speakers included Senator E Keith Hon William Morse and Rev F E Emrich.
Cold conditions and seasonal colds are cited as the leading headache trigger. The note advertises Laxative Aromo Quinine as a remedy, with a price of 25 cents and attributed to E. Grove on the box.
The Winthrop Lodge of Elks plans a reunion at the Hippodrome on April 9. A committee at Parker House reported word from lodges in Woburn Melrose Medford Quincy Waltham Chelsea Malden Lynn Salem Cambridge Somerville Attleboro North Attleboro and other New England towns.
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