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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1903
Page
2
A dubious ad touts ZEMA-CURA as a guaranteed skin remedy. It cites Mrs. H. S. Pfeil of 12 Steel Pier Block Atlantic City New Jersey praising the product and claims it cures pimples and related skin conditions with dramatic results.
ZEMA-CURA is a liquid applied externally for eczema and skin diseases. It attacks surface parasites, relieves itching, and claims permanent cure with continued use. The ad touts ZEMA-CURA POWDER and direct mail order, with price details and multiple pharmacy distributors.
Mabini former foreign affairs minister of the Filipino government died of cholera at midnight. He had been in seclusion since returning from Guam after surrendering to American forces in 1899 and refusing the oath of allegiance. He and Picarte were brought to Manila from Guam on the Thomas. Mabini took the oath aboard the transport, while Picarte was sent to Hong Kong aboard the Gaelic.
Harriman’s special train, speeding at about 50 mph, passed through Ogden without stopping at the union station at the behest of FE H Harriman. A deputy US marshal awaited to serve papers in the Durkee heirs suit against Central Pacific for about 27 million dollars. The Evanston, Wyoming, stop halted the train long enough to serve the legal papers.
The first thunder storm of the season swept over Boston last evening starting around seven. The sky glowed with brilliant lightning and distant thunder echoed as dark skyscrapers framed the electric display. A gentle rain began, growing into heavy showers that lasted until about ten o'clock.
J L Bowlby joins Boston Master Teamsters as their representative after a 22 year career in freight carrying. He has spent a decade with Fifield Richardson Co, a historic Boston forwarding firm founded in 1880.
James L Bowlby has been elected delegate from Boston to the national convention of master teamsters in St. Louis. The selection highlights local leadership within the labor movement and positions Bowlby to advocate for workers’ interests at the national gathering.
The text traces a career from 1881 to 1882 with the Fitchburg railroad and 1889 to 1892 with the Merchants and Miners Transportation Company, highlighting long service as chief clerk at Boston Central wharf and roles as first vice president of the Master Teamsters Association. It notes committee work on transportation matters and chairing the masters teamsters committee to adjust the first schedule with the Team Drivers Union in January 1902.
The three day American Social Science Association meeting at MIT hall Huntington discussed Industrial Peace and the roles of organized capital and labor. Speakers included Oscar Straus and Louis Brandeis on publicity and government privacy, plus G H Anderson and Eugene Wambaugh on capital and labor organization.
East Weymouth May 14 Norfolk county A O H Division 9 celebrated its 27th anniversary in the Odd Fellows Opera House with a musical and literary program from Maud Townsend Ernest Stetson John W Hornley and the Madden brothers. Clergy addresses followed by a grand march led by Dennis J Slattery and his wife with 125 couples on the floor.
The Treasury Life Saving Service board tested new tools from American and foreign designers. A wireless telegraph and marine fog system aids vessels off course, while a life line indicator shows how the line falls from ship to shore. A collapsible life raft fits in lifeboats, and an automatic life belt inflates on contact with water, warming the wearer to prevent cramps.
A vintage health blurb argues all kidney disease stems from irritation and warns against alcohol based remedies. It promotes Dr Ettingill s Kidney-Wort Tablets as a plant based, alcohol free cure, suitable for children with bladder weakness, and urges early urine examination for warning signs.
Salem representative Thomas Davis has pushed a bill requiring public service corporations to pay 1 percent of gross profits when dividends hit 6 percent and 0.5 percent on profits above 6 percent. The measure faces fierce corporate opposition and a divisive House debate, with Davis planning to challenge the Ways and Means adverse report.
The funeral for James S. Sanborn of Chase and Sanborn was held yesterday at Winter Hill Congregational Church in Somerville. Interment followed at Mt. Auburn. Pallbearers were his partners from Chicago, Boston and Montreal. ushers were long-time members.
In Roxbury a Cambridge man, Eric H. B. Mackay, shot Ernest F. Holbrook at the United Drug Company office on Leon Street after 2 PM. He fled the scene, was chased for nearly an hour, and was captured by company employees and Superintendent Bence. A street fight in Cambridge last February is cited as a motive, with a long running dispute over a torn overcoat bill. Miss Grace M. Fitzpatrick, present at the scene, aided coworkers and later helped identify the suspect while Holbrook’s sweetheart, Mary Duffy, cited a long standing quarrel as the cause. The shooter claimed he had “good reason to do this.”
A pistol attack on Miss Fitzpatrick ends with Mackay fleeing Leon Street toward Huntington Avenue. He pockets a second shot at Holbrook, who is hospitalized and not expected to die. Manager Leggett condemns the act, while Mackay is captured and Holmes is praised by authorities.
Crowds greet the Cunard liner Carpathia as it docks in East Boston with 1917 passengers on a smooth maiden voyage. Captain James C Barr praises the ship while officials note 7 days 18 hours 46 minutes trip time and a crew of officers including Dr. Macrae and H N L Roberts. The steerage carried 1743 passengers. the Irish were the majority. A baby named Carpathius was born to Mrs. Kelley aboard last Monday.
The Hon. John A. Sullivan addressed the Middlesex Democratic Club after a Revere House dinner. In a keynote speech he urged unity, a candid,strongly progressive candidate, and a plan to modernize views beyond 18th century conservatism. He questioned tariffs and monopolies, praised club aims, and forecast Democratic gains in Middlesex and across the state.
The Melrose Woman's Christian Temperance Association held its annual meeting in Odd Fellows Hall. Officers elected include President Mrs. Charles H. Stackpole, Vice Presidents Mrs. Htta M. Austin and Mrs. M. I. Merrill, Secretary Miss Fanny M. Sanborn, Treasurer Mrs. George W. Dew, Auditor Mrs. J. P. Deering, and an executive committee with multiple members named.
The annual prize drill of suburban high schools takes place this afternoon at Mechanics Hall with strong interest and evident rivalry. Drills start promptly at 2 o'clock.
Ames widow Eliza Ames aged 64 with 5 months 18 days dies and funeral set for May 14 from 753 Tremont Street with interment at Mt Hope. Vinson Samuel Willard Vinson youngest son of Clementina S and late Samuel Vinson dies in Dorchester with funeral Friday at 2 PM at 31 Bradshaw Street.
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