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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
6
Frederic P. Stearns told the Boston Society of Engineers at Lorimer Hall that the lock canal would be safer for ships and handle more traffic than a sea level canal. The address drew an audience of over 700, many women, at the meeting last night.
Mr. Stearns argues against a sea level canal for the Isthmus, noting experts dismiss such a plan as impractical. He says lock canals raise water levels across most of the isthmus, enabling wide navigation channels at moderate cost, contrasting with Bunau-Varilla’s proposed design.
John Fottler died at his home yesterday. The Bavarian born man proposed the Franklin Park site in 1872 and his house and 21 acres were seized for the park’s start. He came to the United States 79 years ago and leaves four sons and two married daughters.
An advertisement touts Sargol as a perfect weight gain treatment, claiming users gain a pound daily without diet or exercise. It explains tablets boost digestion to convert food into flesh and offers a free trial via the Sargol Company in Binghamton New York.
In the MacGregor and McKenzie manslaughter case over Richard F. Mitchell’s death, district attorney witnesses claim Mitchell was pushed by attendants and one used his feet to subdue him. About a score of defense witnesses arrived to provide color in court.
Principal witness M A O Reilly describes seeing two patients with escorts on March 18 and Mitchell becoming stubborn and fought. MacKenzie pushes him. Two days later Mitchell receives sponge bath and marks appear. Andrew B Elmer testifies to yard fracas and later alleged beating noises in bathroom.
A mock invasion is planned in Boston with militia from Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont and Connecticut aided by the U S Navy. General Leonard Wood Colonel E M Weaver Major A Cronkhite and Adjutant General William A Brigham met at the State House to outline summer plans to test East military resources.
At Bayside Yacht Club case, the defense presents a hypothetical question to three alienists. Dr. L Samuel Manson testifies Captain Peter C Hains suffered impulsive insanity at the time of the Aug. 15 shooting. He cites a maniac depressive state dating from May 31, 1908, the day Claudia allegedly confessed relations with Annis.
The Newton caterer Olin W. Ellis seeks a divorce from Mary T. Ellis in East Cambridge Superior Court. Testimony cites alleged improper relations with Parsquarlene Shatterager at Seventh Day Adventist camp meetings and claims of insanity charges against Ellis being contested. A son testified to marital strain and police may have influenced Ellis’s release from Westboro Hospital.
A blaze at 51 and 53 Miller Street, Charlestown, owned by William H Breen & Sons, killed 25 horses and caused about 25000 in damage. The fire started at Rutherford Avenue entrance and three horses were rescued. Twenty seven Locke Express wagons burned. adjoining Hilton & Co stable saved 12 horses.
Mrs. Jesse Livermore wife of cotton king and sister of Chester Jordan left for New York to raise funds to overturn the murder verdict. She believes in his insanity and promises to spend her last cent to avoid the electric chair. Jordan’s calm conduct and family support are noted as the defense prepares to argue on 27 exceptions.
Edward Payson Weston, on the cross country trek from New York to San Francisco, arrived at Oak Grove twenty miles east of Kansas City and expects to reach Kansas City the next day.
This ad argues that Van Camp's evaporated milk is purer and richer than raw milk or milk from a milkman. It claims Sterile production, pasteurization, and two thirds water evaporated to deliver thick, rich milk at about six cents per quart by case. It contrasts Van Camp's with raw milk, promising safety and cleanliness.
A six week old infant was found on the steps of a Beach Street house in Revere with minimal clothing. George Porter alerted police. Patrolman John Starkey wrapped and sheltered the baby until Mrs Starkey cared for him. The Overseer of the Poor will arrange for care if parents aren’t located. A woman seen with a baby near Beachmont station and later on Beach Street is suspected of abandoning the child.
Seven large waterfront buildings in Halifax were destroyed by a morning blaze that raged four hours. Loss is about $100,000. Fireman George McGuire was seriously hurt by a falling wall. H. H. Fuller & Co. suffered total loss along with several other firms including E. W. Fraser Donovan & Brennan G. E. M. Stephens and J. Simon. The Eureka Hotel was badly damaged but guests escaped.
Mrs. Shaw arrives with attorney to contest custody of her son as Eldredge pledges support. He vows to take the boy and his daughter back to Portsmouth, saying she has been wrongly treated and promising to secure the boy’s future. Eldredge plans to return with them after a late Santa Barbara trip.
Miss Mabella Fanjoy of Worcester Massachusetts recounts a conversion to health after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She describes severe coughs headaches dizziness weakness and poor appetite as a teen and credits the pills for her recovery over three years.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills promising to strengthen blood and nourish nerves and organs. It offers six boxes for two dollars and fifty cents and directs buyers to druggists or Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
At 10 o'clock today the two Boston delegates Leonard J. Ross and Charles I. Wood will leave for New Haven to join New England delegates bound for Atlanta Georgia. They were presented with leather traveling bags at the daylight meeting and with purses of gold at the evening gathering by Boston Local 89.
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