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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1903
Page
5
In Roxbury Massachusetts a Money Order Clerk recounts a positive experience with Paine's Celery Compound. The testimonial notes relief from severe itching swelling and other symptoms of impure blood after three days and one full bottle, claiming restored health and vigor.
The 87th anniversary of Archbishop Williams consecration was observed in Holy Cross Cathedral with a solemn high mass. He blessed worshippers and later spent a quiet day at the archbishop’s residence. The article notes dramatic growth of Catholic population in Boston and New England during his tenure.
Boston officials and 90 Real Estate Exchange members quizzed property taxes at a dinner. Henry Parkman urged taxing real estate only to curb state spending, while Mayor Collins defended broad public burden sharing and growth plans for the city. Crocker urged statutory reform to ease corporate real estate holdings.
Three hundred members attended the 24th annual dinner of the Expressmen's League at Quincy House. Officers were re-elected with John P. Morse as president and R J Kelly as secretary treasurer. Toastmaster Morse led remarks from Judge Ely and ex Attorney General Pillsbury, hailed as Father of the League.
A Charlestown mother of four credits Stuart's Catarrh Tablets with curing her chronic catarrh and easing her children's colds and sore throats. She praises the pleasant taste and quick relief, noting the tablets once replaced sprays and other remedies. Druggists sell the 50 cent package as a safe, effective option.
The Cambridge Press marks its 38th year under exclusive female management with women editors and sales staff. Miss Alice Spencer Geddes leads as manager with Estelle J. Norton and Bessie F. Brainard as editors. The paper reports on city government meetings by Geddes and Brainard and plans an exclusive theatrical page and symposium The circulation now exceeds 3800 with most copies sold.
An entertainment by the pupils of Professor George C. Marshall is set for Union Hall at 48 Boylston Street on Monday and Tuesday evenings March 16 and 17. The bill features The Edison sisters Ratelle children McLain sisters Miss Julia Devere Bessie Burt Electric Trio Little Ida Cook Cassie Monach and Jennetta Leah with a mammoth song and dance and a ragtime march. Professor Marshall will appear in several special ties with his pupils.
In Waltham a love triangle ends with Vicenzo Pisciselle found guilty of assault and battery against rival Balfour Van Vleck. Miss Mabel Hayes watched as Pisciselle, once a boarder and suitor, faced a $100 bond to keep the peace. Van Vleck, with a broken arm, testified to the clash sparked by rival affection. The case arose from a decade long courtship between Pisciselle and Hayes, with tensions fueled by jealousy among local Italian and American suitors. Pisciselle must post $200 bonds for appearance in Superior Court.
In Albany on March 11 President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor testified before the Senate judiciary committee against Senator Lewis's plan for compulsory arbitration between public service corporations and employees. He warned that enacting such a measure would outlaw peaceful citizens and force strikes, undermining the right to organize and quit work for better conditions.
A miscounted alarm in Somerville last night sent some equipment about a mile from the scene. The driver of Hose 3 logged Box 219 instead of 218 and corrected course on arrival. The Hook and Ladder crew corrected their route. the fire proved minor.
An article warns sedentary workers majorly risk kidney trouble and promotes Blood Wine as a direct kidney treatment. It cites testimonials from Manchester, Worcester, Boston, Terre Haute and Lynn praising dramatic cures and urges immediate use to flush kidneys and prevent Bright’s disease.
A green and white wedding at Old South Church joined Effie Estelle Tuttle, daughter of Lucius Tuttle of the Boston and Maine railroad, to Baltimore lawyer Reuben Carl Foster. The ceremony featured lavish floral decorations, a detailed bridal attire, and a formal reception at 318 Commonwealth Avenue with elaborate rose arrangements and family attendants.
Mrs. E A Fitzpatrick proprietor of a grocery at 854 Thlantington avenue was swindled yesterday when a man about 45 in a long dark coat gave a $5 counterfeit bill for a 25 cent purchase. The bill, bearing McKinley, matched a newly struck pattern and was detected by Division 10. Police see potential for a wider counterfeit ring and a startling discovery.
Francisco Govanciscen died suddenly in East Boston on Monday. He worked in the tunnel and had no known friends or relatives. His body was cared for by fellow countrymen and interred in a Boston cemetery yesterday.
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