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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
7
The judiciary committee proposed a bill requiring disclosure of witness names to each side in civil actions. Advocates say full early disclosure would reduce trials and ease crowded court dockets, while increasing fairness by letting each side know the case against it.
A drug named ethine double strength is advertised as a positive cure for freckles. The ad states one ounce used nightly can remove even the darkest spots, with light freckles disappearing by morning and a money back guarantee if ineffective. It directs readers to purchase from Houghton & Dutton or Riker Jaynes Drug Co.
President Taft appointed Justice William Schofield of the Massachusetts Superior Court to the First Judicial Circuit of the United States Court. He succeeds the late Judge Francis C. Lowell and is a Malden resident and Harvard alumnus with long ties to Senator Crane.
A Boston Stock Exchange representative will address the ways and means committee on June 1 to argue against a stock transfer bill imposing two cents tax per $100 or less transfer. A hearing held yesterday was postponed.
The Omega Chemical Co introduces Birt’s Head Wash with glycerin as a key preservative and antiseptic. The formula also uses free coconut oil egg white and small salicylic acid to control odors and enhance scalp penetration. Packaged in hygienic tubes for 25 cents and available by mail order from New York.
Charles F. Dillaway Jr. age 9 of Everett and Frank Etsell age 8 of Everett were struck by a car on Main Street near Baldwin Avenue. Dillaway is dying at Whidden Hospital while Etsell is confined with cuts and bruises. George Hodgdon of Swampscott was detained by police and bailed by his employer.
The president refused pardons for Charles Morse and Thomas Walsh, noting Morse deserved a heavier sentence for misapplication of funds and false entries. He said the line between legitimate business and dishonest gain had blurred in recent decades and stressed enforcing the law to distinguish honest conduct from breach of trust.
The bill to permit selling maple sugar mixed with cane sugar without labeling the mixture percentage failed in the Senate by eight to two yesterday.
E Phillips Oppenheim, visiting Boston, says budding English dramatists must tailor works to managers wishes. He recounts London rejections citing parts for wives and co star roles, while praising American musical comedy as more elaborate. He toured behind the scenes with The Kiss Waltz company at the Shubert last night.
Governor Foss granted a pardon to Samuel Cohen of Boston for a 1908 breakin and entering sentence of four to six years. A letter from District Attorney Pelletier argued the term was excessive. Cohen was 18 at the time of the crime and pardon was issued yesterday afternoon.
A Revere Board of Selectmen hearing heard ponies wagons proprietors urge licenses for liquor conveyance. Attorney Porcella argued fixed licenses to curb kitchen bars and temperance aims. Peter Locke alleged money was paid to selectmen by license holders, prompting a tense exchange with Selectman Cassasa.
The former selectmen have concluded their review and are not expected to reverse the earlier vote this year that denied pony express licenses. Community leaders voiced hope for a different outcome, but officials remain firm on their stance.
Edward Mac Donald shot four times and killed his wife Gertrude on the fifth floor corridor of the Colorado building in Washington. He did not resist arrest and refused to state a motive. Sister-in-law Margaret Rissop identified him to police amid accusations of prior mistreatment and a reconciling ploy.
Governor Foss signed the Murray bill approving the annexation of Hyde Park to Boston. The measure includes a referendum for voters in both communities at the next state election.
A historic powder mill dating to revolutionary days and Paul Revere's homestead suffered major damage in a Sharon fire that caused about 390 000 dollars in losses. The Plymouth Rubber Company buildings also burned and several nearby houses were damaged as a naphtha explosion spread the flames. All burned properties were owned by Abraham Syedman of Stoughton.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as safe and effective for ladies and children, promising cleansing and strengthening laxative benefits. It warns of imitations, advises buyers to note California Fig Syrup Co on packaging, and notes price 50 cents per bottle.
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