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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1900
Page
2
A description promotes the Lucke Rolled Cigar imported by J. H. Lucke & Co. as among the finest tropical grown cigars with velvety leaf and rich aroma. It claims lower cost than Havana rivals and urges dealers to stock the product to satisfy customers seeking quality at a better price.
Physicians from leading colleges provide free examination and advice at Munyon's clinics. No charge for consultation. many cures promoted at 25 cents to $1.00 for specific remedies. Electrical department and life chamber touted for joint and nerve relief. doctors on duty daily except Sunday.
A fragmented OCR lists wholesale distributors in Boston with partial names and addresses including Crich & Co Washington and Tremont Street. The text shows scattered company names and street references, but many entries are incomplete or garbled.
Massachusetts delegation plans to present George Fred Williams for the Democratic vice presidential nomination at the Kansas City convention with Robert Treat Paine Jr. delivering the nominating speech. Williams gains Western support and Nebraska hopes, while Bryan directs regional influence to bolster Williams.
Ghazi Osman Pasha died at 67 in Constantinople, hailed as the defender of Plevna. His siege of the Russian army in 1876, fierce bayonet fighting, and strategic feats earned him the title Ghazi, the Victorious, conferred by the Sultan. He rose from the Military Academy to command in the Crimean War and the Servian War.
March 21 New Haven Yale University may adopt Dr J W Seavers lateral pelvic oblignometer to detect leg length differences and curb spinal curvature among freshmen. Sophomores mock the plan while faculty and police may inspect results. report cites wasteful state spending on moth control and calls for reform.
An explosion at the Andonsiente supply establishment of Thomas H. McCallin & Co. at 13 South Eleventh Street in Philadelphia killed two men and injured several others. Jefferson Hospital nearby caught fire but flames were extinguished. windows were blown out and the separating wall to the adjacent tin and hardware store collapsed.
New York report notes Admiral Dewey finally toppled not by battle but by an overindulgent "Artillery Punch" in Savannah. The piece humorously claims the famed commander was knocked out and warned against further drinking, as locals brew the notorious punch.
The special committee urges dissolving the Gypsy moth commission and appropriating 49000 instead of 200000 for extermination efforts. It faults mismanagement and political influence, while recommending a bill to fund suppression with towns sharing costs and the state repaying half.
Louis Papas and his brother George, fruit and candy store owners, chased a $500 redress in a New York green goods scam. Louis traveled to New York after receiving a typewritten letter from an alleged engraver. he paid $600 for a box said to contain $3000 in counterfeit money but found only brown paper.
Paris on March 22 saw a festive Mi Careme Carnival with confetti battles along main boulevards and a warm greeting for the Queen of Queens. A planned vehicle display was canceled. a horse drawing a carriage crashed into spectators in Place de la Republique, injuring eight, two seriously.
At a Metropolitan Water Board hearing yesterday morning, Rev Archibald S Brown of Clinton testified satisfaction with the town’s water work and denied personal knowledge of irregularities. Rev Abner M Frost and Rev William W Jordan echoed the positive view. Judge Corcoran, Clinton town counsel, had no complaints beyond relaying clients’ views and noted local bias against foreign labor.
The agriculture committee discussed three damage bills from gypsy moth extermination work. The largest calls for $000 to Levi G Perry for severe gas oil burn injuries keeping him bedridden since last September. Other claims involve a fire on Catherine E. Filly property and Mrs Billy seeking $480 from the state and $597 from Globe Fire Insurance Co.
The mercantile affairs committee yesterday reported against ex Representative E. B. Callender's bill creating a State supervisor of telephones and telegraphs. The Governor would appoint for three years. Mr. Willard of Chelsea dissented, as he has on all such committee reports against state supervision.
MOUNDSVILLE March 22 Mayor Parkinson announces he will run municipal affairs "as Jesus would" promising to end backroom poker betting on races billiards and pool swearing cocktail patronage tax dodging Sunday tippling and penny slot machines He pledges regular street cleaning lamplight discipline honest police court justice and no tramp shelter while opponents warn of a narrow reform and a loss of local liberty.
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