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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1901
Page
2
A provincial advertisement urges nervous and dyspeptic individuals to take NEUROGEN, claiming it strengthens nerves, aids digestion, and enriches blood. It includes a testimonial from Miss Emma Jordan praising relief from nerve low mood and bodily exhaustion after use. The product is sold by dealers at 50 cents to $1 per bottle.
A $150000 pier in San Juan Puerto Rico burned this afternoon within half an hour destroying a shipment including rail cars and horse goods. The fire threatened nearby customs stores and may have caused loss of life though unconfirmed. The blaze began about fifteen minutes after the steamship Ponce sailed for Newark.
A large funeral gathered yesterday for Nellie Gartland Cowen at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Rev. Dr. F X Dolan led the high requiem mass with Libera and Schmidt's solemn music. many mourners followed to Calvary Cemetery. She was daughter of Principal Assessor John J Gartland and sister to Representative John J Gartland Jr and Professor Peter F Gartland of Boston English High School.
Prince Alexis Nicolajewitch Dolgorouk, former secretary of the Russian embassy in London, attempted to kill himself at a prominent hotel in St Petersburg last Thursday. Report cites family troubles and separation from his wife. recovery possible. The affair was hushed up due to the family's prominence.
Under the Pennsylvania railroad tourist system a special nine stop train departs New York July 8 for San Francisco arriving July 16 with a six day stay. The return trip includes Monterey Santa Barbara Los Angeles San Jose and Portland with a Canadian Pacific route home via British Columbia. Rates start at 168 60 for two in a four berth and 188 50 for one double berth with meals and sleeping accommodations included. Diagrams and bookings through D N Bell at 6 Washington Street.
In Braintree South, April 3, residents discuss Miss Caroline Pitkin and Jordan L. Mott, the elopement and marriage widely reported in the Post and other papers. Friends recall Pitkin family prominence, Mott as a New York millionaire usher at a Vanderbilt Fair wedding, and plans for a bridal tour and a possible HarvardStudent future.
Boston hotel men plot to force theatres to open earlier and close by 7 30 PM to keep customers for midnight suppers. They aim to shift crowds from late hours to early shows and downtown dinners, with a conference to be held this week between hotel owners and theatre managers.
A large gathering of Captain John Drum Camp No 21 L L WwW, with Commander T J Sullivan presiding in Fusileer Hall Han over street, mustered eighteen new members by Grand Commander Thomas Clark who spoke to the group and a committee was set to arrange Memorial Day exercises.
Mrs. Geo. B. Foster of 1025 Wabansia Ave Chicago reports weight gain and relief from dyspepsia after using Grape-Nuts for over a year. She says her baby is healthier, her husband and other children benefit, and the cereal arrives cooked and reliable.
Advertises P B Ale as a single grade product from Bunker Hill Breweries Charlestown. States other brewers offer multiple grades, while this brewery produces only its best quality P B Ale for first class dealers.
Formal writ of habeas corpus was filed in the Supreme Court by Dr. Joseph Santosuosso for Luigi Storti the condemned Italian murderer. The case names Warden Bridges and seeks release on grounds the electrocution law is unconstitutional.
The Hon. Charles H. Allen, governor of Porto Rico, and his wife arrived in Lowell noting they feel Porto Rico agrees with him. He expects local taxes to fund free trade with the States by March next and forecasts huge fruit exports. Sug ar planes are profitable though coffee crops struggle. he estimates a tax yield of about $1,000,000 for schools and roads. He adds the U S civil government on the island has cost residents nothing.
William H. Howes delivered two petitions, each twenty five feet long, to police commissioners protesting Brighton and Albany Hotel liquor license renewals. One signer, T. H. G. Marston of 3 Union Street, is an abutter to the Brighton Hotel and could have blocked the renewal if his objection were filed timely, but his name carries no special legal weight.
Former YMCA members gathered at J. W. Dasey's home at 6 Fruit Street last evening to present him a Morris chair. J. F. Doherty spoke for the group, and Dasey replied. Refreshments followed an evening of entertainment with mandolin performances and recitations by local members.
John Hyslop the Oak Yacht Club measurer arrived from New York to inspect the new 12 foot sloops Rogue and Oonagh and examined the Constitution in the south show. He notes the work is nearly finished with the rudder being completed.
Boston area linemen from major firms demand an eight hour day and three dollar wages, threatening a strike if no settlement in days. State Board of Arbitration facilitates talks with Boston Elevated, New England Telephone, and other electric networks, aiming for a nine hour day with three dollars.
In Waltham on April 30 crowds packed twenty licensed saloons during the final night of the year long liquor traffic trial. At 11 pm doors closed and lights out, yet customers departed with bottles. streets echoed with loud singing and shouts into the early morning. Several saloons failed last year, with three going to the sheriff.
Seven fresh bubonic plague cases were discovered in Cape Town today with five European and two colored victims among the deceased.
Boston officials approved licenses for hotels and saloons while denying several requests. The Hotel Italy and other venues received new or altered licenses. transfers and refusals affected figures like H. Williams and G. Solo. Officials reported revenue momentum, with $43 114 in license receipts by 4 30 pm, and courts debated corner Dover Street and Elevated road influence.
Catholic and Protestant clergy, business leaders, teachers, and property owners sign a remonstrance against Humphrey Collins & Co. seeking a license at 276 Centre Street. The group vows to resist, claiming the police board plans to line Centre Street with bars, urging collective action to protect district rights.
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