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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
5
A verse warns shoppers to check labels in stores to avoid imitations and ensure they buy Ivory Soap. It urges careful examination of the packaging and name, promising doubts vanish when the true soap is used in the tub during washing day.
Massachusetts lawmakers debated fire insurance policy reform as a House bill to pay full value in losses passed 9 to 65 for engrossment. They also rejected a protest against Brigham H. Roberts’s Utah admission, and discussed gypsy moth extermination funding and motorist safety measures.
A list of merchants and individuals promises refunds for Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs or colds. The notice names EMERY SOUTHER and many druggists including RUST & RICHARDSON DRUG CO and GEORGE C. GOODWIN &C. B. F. BRADBURY along with numerous addresses and “Two Hundred Others.”
An advertisement promises care before payment for morphine addiction by Thomas Watson at 1 Somerset St Room 8 Boston. It targets individuals in distress and urges confidential contact for treatment.
After debate the Senate approved a substitute retirement fund bill for Boston taught by Mr. Post of Berkshire. The city treasurer will reserve $38 every alternate month from teachers' salaries. The sum plus interest is paid if they resign or are discharged or to their heirs on death.
The motion by Mr Whittlesey to raise the District Court judge’s salary in central Berkshire was adopted without debate and the bill sent to a third reading. Mr Chamberlain urged a $2000 raise for the Brockton Police Court judge, and the Senate unanimously adopted a substitute bill.
Mail captured after the Caloocan seizure shows Aguinaldo era officials squeezing merchants for funds. Letters discuss a Luzon fiscal officer, cocoa fiber confiscations, and payments to troops. Antipolo governor apologizes for absence and orders pro independence demonstrations.
In New York on March 23 the Kennedy trial moved forward as jury selection finished and Hennessy opened for the state. Witnesses described handling of Emma Gill’s dismembered remains and their identification, while the defense pressed theories about the body being moved by rowboat to Yellow Mill pond.
Witnesses describe hotel layout and exits as defence seeks to show a path to the room without using the hotel office. Testimony identifies Miss Reynolds and a man later named Dr Kennedy at the Grand Hotel on Aug 15, with images and rooms linked to the dining room and parlor, followed by further observations at the Thirty first street entrance. The trial pauses as testimonies on Aug 15 proceed and later bundle findings on the flats and bridge are noted.
In Bridgeport Connecticut on March 2% the trial of Emma Gill's death entered day four with Mrs Guilford remaining composed and listening to evidence as the case proceeds. The proceedings reflect tense testimony surrounding the circumstances of Gill's death and the prior events leading up to the tragedy.
A catalog snippet touts a remedy that maintains digestion and fends off dyspepsia biliousness and constipation, asserting it supports a healthy gut. The text emphasizes the product’s digestive benefits and overall gastrointestinal wellness.
McCarthy identified WRappings and weights on bundles found near the bridge on the 12th inst. The cloth marked G 61 linked to a midwife laundry and helped implicate Dr. Guilford. Court overruled defense objections and admitted the evidence while rope bonds were cut at the morgue.
Detective Croni testifies he saw the head in Southington and confirms it matches the bridge head. Dr. Steadman identifies the cemetery head as Emma Gill, with photographs shown. Detective Arnold adds wrappings to the evidence as the court adjourns for the day.
In Bucksport Maine on March 23 public opinion doubts Joseph Fogg Jr as a reliable witness in the Sarah Ware murder case. Local chairman Hall denies threats or rewards to secure his confession. Fogg remains jailed awaiting grand jury action while W T Treworgy stays out on bail at his town home.
In the Superior Court this morning Herman Perkins of Montague was given the maximum sentence of not more than three nor less than two and a half years in State prison for the ruin of the late Agnes E Buscha of Deerfield. Perkins and his wife wept openly during sentencing.
Edward Hall 23 years old a Wood Pollard and Co employee was found dead in his room at 21 Stamford Street yesterday morning. He died by turning on the gas the cause of the act is unknown. His family lives at 6 Ashley Street Jamaica Plain but he has not resided there for some time due to repeated trouble.
Former President Cleveland comments on federal authority over trusts citing the Supreme Court decision. He says federal action may be limited and urges states to act, noting state powers can address abuses in trusts and monopolies.
Stage Goss reports Dan Daly severs ties with George Lederer after success under his management. Daly skips The Man in the Moon opening to rest, while Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott will tour in The Cowboy and the Lady in London next June. Frohman backs Because She Loved Him So for another year with changes in the company.
Julia Marlowe returns as Parthenia in Ingomar at the Hollis with a evolved, trained performance. Also tonight and Saturday she shifts to Rosalind in As You Like It. Boston audiences greet Alice Nielsen in The Fortune Teller, while Belle Davis’s Brown’s in Town coon songs headline at Park.
In Chelsea at 161 Bloomingdale street Miss Lavinia Tate married Edward Marsh. Rev. R Perry Bush officiated. Best man C F S Marsh. Bridesmaid May Lamont. Henry Smith's Orchestra provided music and Daniel Foley sang Mollie Casey composed by Julia Smith.
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