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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1909
Page
4
Washington May 4. Public men forecast the government may lose its case in Salt Lake City to dissolve the Union Southern Pacific merger while Standard Oil may be sustained as legal and regular. The outlook follows the commodities clause decision handed down Monday.
Lawyers argue the commodities decision sustains holding companies broadly. They cite Union Pacific and Standard Oil as holding entities and foresee the ruling empowering the government against major combos. United States Steel and others are viewed as tied by the same structure, with full texts sought to measure impact.
Edward E. Vinal, 44, of Grampian way Dorchester, shot himself in the right temple after aiming with a mirror in a despondent response to ill health. A grain merchant with offices in the Chamber of Commerce Building, he had been under doctor care for months for nervous exhaustion due to overwork. He leaves a wife and one daughter.
The petition urges a city wide monopoly granting Raymond Syndicate exclusive rights to sell clothing boots and shoes and bread in Boston. It asks for high fixed prices and a governor appointed commission to enforce the monopoly with funds for salaries travel and legal support and immediate effect upon passage.
An Australian inspired remedy, Hyomei, is sold with an inhaler to deliver antiseptic balsam air that kills catarrh germs. Marketed by Riker Jaynes Drug Co in Boston for 1.00, it promises cure or money back and offers extra bottles at 50 cents.
At Wellesley College 1300 students celebrate May Day with statue scrubs by seniors, hoop rolling, and a May pole dance. Freshmen crown Queen of the May as classes parade in costumes, ending with evening songs on the chapel steps.
Stella B. Seymour Leet, suing Eugene T. Leet of Melrose in East Cambridge, cries as she testifies about four years of presumed marriage after learning his first wife was alive. She recounts meeting him in youth, a Westward journey, and a later ceremony she believed valid. The case includes a $10,000 breach of promise suit and separate support actions.
Lynn city editor Charles Richard Cutts of the Lynn Item killed himself with cyanide shortly after returning home to the Mudge estate in Swampscott. The 37 year old, born in Lynn, had recently complained of nervousness. the motive remains a mystery. He is survived by a wife, a brother, and two sisters.
Hebrew Bakers' Union 45 reports two employers signed the agreement and expects more approvals today. Open meetings drew hundreds at Chamber and Spring and at Brighton and Poplar streets with speakers Rosen Levenson Gelb and Snyder urging support. Bread sold quickly after signing and a cooperative bakery may open to sell bread at 8 cents per loaf. a 164 Canal Street meeting is planned.
Labor notes show the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union endorsing its label with a 10 percent member assessment to aid the hatters, and officers elected. Painters and Floor Layers unions admit new members, Bookbinders report eight-hour day adoption with $325,000 cost, and a protest over street paving. Armstong departs for the Buffalo Bill show. Barbers note shop bulbous incidents in the past week.
Nicholas de Nasio, 18, was arrested for taking part in a daylight robbery on Dr. A. McMillin. The physician was lured on a sick call to a doorway on Lewis street where two assailants restrained him and stole $350. De Nasio, of 21 Moon street, North Ind, accused of lying in wait.
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller convalesces in Hot Springs from pneumonia and shows marked improvement. John D. Rockefeller Jr. has spent time with his mother and is expected to arrive tomorrow night.
News of the marriage of Percy C. Bradbury of Newton Centre to Miss Sadie Wheeler of Hollis Centre Me was first made known with the return of the license to Milford on April 26 by Rev S A Dyke.
Testimony in a manslaughter case against Roderick C. MacKenzie and Murdock C. MacGregor recounts Mitchells condition before and after hospital admission on March 25. Doctors describe fractured ribs, incoherent speech, and advanced paresis, with witnesses detailing prior incidents and medical findings at the Pierce Farm hospital.
The physician declined to confirm that a fall on the 16th caused the rib and breast bone fractures, noting the fall’s nature might explain injuries. Prosecution witnesses Coburn and Dimock testified about Mitchell’s transport and weakness, with Coburn noticing no chest pain and Dimock describing a bed transfer and a fall to the floor.
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