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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1905
Page
5
A feature filled tour of the Rogers Peet & Co. department at Jordan Marsh highlights exclusive designs for young men and full dress to business wear. Displayed are dust proof cases with suits and coats, rain and paddock coats, livery styles, bath wraps, and a custom department with open workrooms and expert tailors.
Loyal undergraduates of Boston University, about 150 strong, attended a Men’s Club dinner in Jacob Sleeper Hall Somerset Street. Dr F C Richardson urged greater devotion to the university, noting its liberal spirit and strong medical education, while Dr Orrison Swett Marden and President Huntington spoke on opportunities and campus growth.
In London the House of Commons unanimously carried a censure of Premier Balfour's fiscal policy with ministerialists abstaining. The vote echoed the March 22 session when a free trade Liberal motion by Mr. Ainsworth condemning a general duty on manufactured goods passed 254 to 2. The speaker said the motion would be recorded as carried nem con.
The piece combines praise from Hon. David Meekison of Napoleon Ohio for Peruna curing long standing catarrh with a transit note about contractor Nawn and a measured distance to a Park Square depot. Meekison recounts his long battle with catarrh and Peruna's role in relief while Hon. Samuel H Mitchell of Boston endorses Peruna for breaking up colds and catarrh.
Contractor Harry Nawn told a reporter that upon Boston Common orders to move he will shift mixing plants to Washington street. He plans wheel mounted plants to relocate as needed for concrete work and has begun setting lumber on Temple place near the cross-walk. He intends to work until the last possible moment on the Common.
In Carthage Illinois the Mormon church bought the old jail for 4000 dollars, far above its 1500 dollar value, to establish a mission church. The move signals a return after fifty years with three new churches planned and Carthage as a state headquarters, prompting local comment and possible opposition.
The west bound Pacific express on the Erie road derailed at a bluff near Kent Ohio. Five coaches left the track and stopped within inches of the embankment. Passengers panicked and some jumped from cars through windows.
Gilchrist & Company celebrates its fifth anniversary with an in-store sale across all departments. The event features substantial markdowns from cellar to roof on suits cloaks ladies ware dress goods and silks. Extra clerks and sales ladies aid expedited service as the store decor highlights the occasion. Prices rise next Monday morning after Saturdays final day.
Boston Common Society leader says friends opposed moving the plant to streets and urges removal. He notes the Rapid Transit Commission promised action and warns public sentiment will defend the Common. Diagrams show Park Square yards as equally practical for subway work.
In Chicago suburb Burnside an explosion at the Illinois Central Railroad car shops scalded one man fatally and burned seven others. Judge E F Dunne had just finished an address for Chicago mayoral campaigners and left moments before the blast. Officials say excess steam buildup while workers stood away from posts caused the blast.
In Montpelier Vermont on March 28 the great ice jam on the Winooski River was finally broken by dynamite. The ice cakes rolled downstream past four bridges and riverfront factories without damage as watchers watched the plunging chunks smash on the dam. More than a thousand pounds of dynamite had been used since the jam formed a week earlier to free the river.
An advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion as a careful blend of cod liver oil hypophosphites lime and soda glycerine and flavoring. It claims to aid weak lungs poor blood low vitality and wasting diseases and offers a free sample from Scott & Bowne New York.
Laura Biggar is named in a divorce suit after a Supreme Court order in Brooklyn. The order, issued yesterday by Judge Kelly, authorizes commissions to take testimony in Vermont Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
The article identifies the actress as the respondent in a divorce action filed by Mrs. Hendrick against her husband. The case centers on marital dissolution and the party listed as corespondent plays a key role in the dispute.
Agnes Mary Hendrick sues Dr Charles C Hendrick with Laura Biggar named as corespondent. The case notes the New Jersey Bennett millions connection. Dr Hendrick countersuit. Pending trial, Mrs Hendrick receives 50 dollars weekly alimony and 250 dollars in counsel fees.
In Cleveland on March 28 Mrs. Cassie L Chadwick was sentenced to 10 years for conspiracy in the Citizens National Bank of Oberlin wreck. She refused visitors and spent most time on her couch pleading illness, showing no visible reaction to the sentence.
An automobile owned by Norman Farquhar of Newton overturned on Commonwealth avenue near Essex street in Brighton after a broken steering gear. Mrs. F. Pousland, present in the car, was injured and taken to City Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Farquhar were unhurt. the car sustained severe damage.
Lieutenant Frank P. Stengel and Ladderman John F. Mooney of Ladder Company 6 saved three children and two men from a blaze at 2114 Dorchester Avenue shortly after midnight on Saturday. Fire Commissioner Wells granted them an extra day off tomorrow in recognition of the rescue.
The piece urges that catarrh becomes chronic if left untreated and claims Peruna can cure long standing cases. It cites lifelong sufferers including Cong Meekison and Mrs. William Mann of Michigan and Hon W E Andrews of Nebraska, presenting testimonials and notes vast endorsements for Peruna.
Attorney James H. Vahey filed a pardon petition with the executive department seeking clemency for ex Chief of Police Oakes of Revere. The document states Oakes has served 14 months of a two year forgery sentence, cites his wife's poor health, notes exemplary prison conduct, and argues justice warrants a pardon at this time. The petition is signed by Revere selectmen and several prominent citizens.
W. S. Lovell of Springfield was appointed superintendent of the State prison at Windsor Vermont after E. W. Oakes resigned. Lovell has served as Windsor County deputy sheriff for 83 years.
A playful exchange debates which two trees are the farthest apart. One person argues the third and fourth are farthest, while another insists the first and fourth are the widest gap, revealing a logic puzzle vibe.
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