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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1907
Page
3
An elevated L train bound for Charlestown filled with smoke after a fuse blew under a third car. Passengers, mainly women and children, panicked as guards opened ventilators and emptied the car at City Square. No injuries were reported.
Jacob Riis spoke to a large Tremont Temple audience about Newark settlement life and efforts to improve slum conditions. He described dark tenements and high numbers of dark rooms, claiming about 350 000 in the city and pledging ongoing battle until eradication.
A bold claim pitches Pyramid Pile Cure as a quick home remedy with free samples. The ad asserts widespread relief, cites customer letters including Julius Mayer of Bedford Indiana, and offers 50 cent boxes or sample mailings from The Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan.
John J. Dolan 45 year old retired Salem leather merchant, recently married, killed himself with a razor in a Crawford House room. Found by his wife after a brief absence, he died before a physician arrived. Causes cited include sickness and business reverses. Dolan had been under medical care with his wife as nurse for weeks. Body moved to Briggs' undertaking rooms on Howard Street.
Miss Maud A. Ta. Kenney a 24 year old Tufts graduate and dentist in Providence reports being assaulted and choked by a burly burglar on two successive nights in her East Side home. She describes one break in on Saturday when doors were left open by heat, the intruder hidden in the house all day, then attacked again at 4 AM Sunday and at 4 AM Monday. A steel hairpin was driven into her scalp and the thief fled after the second struggle. Police lack solid clues beyond her description.
Mrs. Jennie E. Daley sought a divorce from Frederick T. Daley on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment. She testified he ripped her hat and waists, burned her clothes, and threatened to shoot her. A decree nisi was granted.
Horace Tuttle defeats Francis McManus for selectman by 49 votes in an 850 ballot contest. Town votes no license 400 to 287. James Nagle edges Walter Carr 18 votes for overseer of the poor. Carr elected town clerk. Other wins include George Morrill treasurer, Alvah Wheeler assessor, Chilton Cabot auditor, Hosmer tax collector, Keyes road commissioner and health board, Shattuck water commissioner, Barrett on the light board, and school committeemen Houston Pratt and Shaughnessey.
Carmel officials report seven jurors seated for the trial of Jennie Ruth Burch a 15-year-old Indian girl charged with murdering infant Wilbur Winship by poisoning a peach. The boy died after eating the fruit. authorities note Winships favor a noncapital outcome.
The Boston and Worcester Street Railway Company votes to raise fares on four portions of its system effective April 1. The Brookline to Wellesley Natick line increases from five to ten cents, and Chestnut Hill to beyond Newton Wellesley rises by five cents due to a longer route. The move follows higher wages and increased costs for materials and upkeep.
Braintree March 25 Judge Avery will hear six points challenging the legality of the recent Quincy town caucus and town election. Henry Dugan of East Braintree, a constable candidate, alleges undue discrimination against himself and an independent rival who were defeated.
An advisory note warns readers that some New England druggists substitute inferior remedies when Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root is requested. It stresses insistence on the original Kidney Liver and Bladder Remedy made by Kilmer Co Laboratories in Binghamton New York.
Advertisement promises cure of itching bleeding or prolapsed piles in six to fourteen days. If not cured, money refunded. The claim emphasizes rapid relief and full refund if ineffective.
Easter Sunday will see Miss Daisy Twohig, a former Malden High School girl, marry Domino Vezina noted as Malden High’s greatest centre rush. The couple met in fall 1901 during the Malden Somerville championship battle between the two high schools.
Daily service from South Station to New York via Boston and Albany Railroad with observation parlor cars and dining car service. City office listed at 366 Washington Street phone Main 1611.
Gloucester reports Captain Sol Jacobs known as Sol the Killer has the season’s first catch aboard the schooner A. M. Nicholson. They left March 16 for Fortiss Monroe with 3500 mediums and report abundant mackerel off Cape Henry. Market prices of 30 to 40 cents a fish likely yield about $1000 to the crew. most catch to reach Boston by train Monday for market opening.
Somerville school teachers failed to gain a requested raise as the finance committee’s adverse report defeated the order for a 2400 increase over the year’s budget. The board adopted the committee’s report 7 to 3 and also approved bills payment after a new rule. Mayor and Aldermen were asked to consult elevated officials about possible half fares for high school pupils.
In Providence Rhode Island on March 2 Janice Barrett 18 and Mary Anne Barrett 19 from Boston wed under the guidance of Rev Alexander Mitchell. James Hughes son 19 and John Coulter 21 acted as their partners as the couples joined at the city clerk’s office and then to the Gretna Green parson for the ceremony.
James L McCusker once a world champion long distance swimmer pleaded guilty in Superior Criminals Court to larceny of 180 dollars from Joseph B Phipps and faces sentencing next Monday. He had been jailed at Charles Street awaiting arraignment and was described as in good condition.
Washington March 2. Corporal William Ryan of the Twenty sixth Infantry testified before the Senate military affairs committee that soldiers secured extra cartridges and rifles at Brownsville. He said he sold 1000 rounds to a junk dealer and defaced six Krag rifles secured in the Philippines. He claimed no wrongdoing. Thomas Taylor also testified, linking shells to Taylor’s gun, while denying recent firing since Fort Niobrara.
A Worcester bound electric car left its tracks at Newton Lower Falls while climbing a frosty hill near 7 pm. The derailment blocked traffic for about an hour but no passengers were injured as they were transferred to the next car.
The case of Representative E. John Lamoreux of North Adams, recently indicted for soliciting and accepting a bribe to defeat the shoe machinery bill, was placed on the trial list for April 4. Senator Cassidy pressed for an immediate trial, while District Attorney Moran emphasized readiness to proceed but favored the April 4 date.
Senator Joseph Donovan of Lawrence objects to the judiciary report favoring a recess committee to study labor measures in the Legislature. Senator James H. Vahey of Watertown also dissents.
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