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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1903
Page
2
Thomas J. Gallagher has been appointed chief marshal of the Charlestown afternoon parade on June 17. A Charlestown native and High School graduate, Gallagher will lead the procession and oversee parade arrangements.
Thomas J. Gallagher has been appointed chief marshal of the afternoon parade in Charlestown on June 17. He is a past president of the Catholic Literary Union and a former member of the Charlestown Artillery.
The ad claims onions cure insomnia by eating raw with bread nightly and touts Dr. Burkhart's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for rheumatism catarrh constipation kidney and liver trouble nervousness and heart issues. It offers a 0 days’ treatment at drug stores for 25 cents.
Boston lawmakers spar over amending the aldermen at large bill with a 13 nominee per party proposal. The House again adjourned to continue the debate as committee actions and other measures proceed.
Governor Bates signed the trading stamp bill and kept it to the limit of five days. The measure aims to regulate how trading stamps are distributed, though the exact meaning remains unclear.
In Boston May wage increases apply to 10 061 workers across carpenters bakers artificial stone and asphalt workers brewery engineers cabinet workers hoisting and portable engineers building laborers and hodcarriers. The agreement sets eight hour days with overtime at time and a half and includes union participation for hodcarriers after a ruling by Judge Frederick D Ely.
John Brogan of 627 Harrison avenue was fatally harmed when his foot tangled in the Union freight line tracks on Atlantic avenue. An engine passed over his right leg crushing bones and tissue. bystanders applied a rope tourniquet and doctors amputated below the knee at Emergency Hospital.
Gettysburg and Washington tour departs Boston on June 5 with a week long schedule. Priced at $82 covers all expenses except supper on the Fall River line. Escort by an experienced guide through battlefield drives and Pen Mar and Blue Mountains scenery with stops in Reading and Mt. Penn, plus three days in Washington and a Philadelphia visit. Send for illustrated itinerary and battlefield map from Joseph P. Taggart at 360 Washington Street, Boston.
The Young Men's Hebrew Association of Chelsea held a concert and ball in Commonwealth Hall East Boston last night to benefit victims of Kishineff. The event drew local community members and supported relief for the disaster-stricken area.
A massive fire on Belvidere Hill, Lakeport New Hampshire, leaves about 600 people homeless. Mills stores churches and dwellings are wiped out, with total losses nearing a half million dollars. Survivors await aid as the town becomes a temporary hospital and residents open homes to the displaced.
A North Carolina woman describes severe dyspepsia and nervousness from coffee use. After stopping coffee and using Postum and Grape Nuts, her health and appetite improved. a relapse occurred after drinking coffee at a sermon. She attributes full recovery to Postum and abstaining from coffee.
The Koch Lung Cure at 361 Boylston Street Boston offers a new inhaled vapour treatment for consumption bronchitis catarrh and asthma. Doctors claim rapid relief and healing as lungs strengthen with this method and patients may receive a free initial consultation and one treatment.
A prominent Ardsley Country Club member is under suspicion for the killing of John Heffernan on club grounds last Sunday night. Heffernan named the suspect four times in his dying moments, but officials and villagers press to keep the name private due to the man’s wealth and prominence. The suspect is an elderly villa-owner, married, and a resident of the Ardsley colony.
The 128th anniversary of the Chelsea Creek battle and the 58th Old Suffolk Chapter annual meeting were held at Cary Avenue Baptist Church Chelsea last night. Abram English-Brown lectured on Peter Faneuil and His Gift to New England. State Secretary Charles E. Adams spoke. Apollo Quartet provided music. Officers elected for the next year include President George E. Mitchell and Secretary T. A. Follansbee.
Fire left many stunned with loss as residents decide whether to rebuild. Knights of Columbus plan a Boston theater company fundraiser at the opera house Saturday to aid victims. visitors flock to the area, yet no serious injuries reported though minor ones occurred during salvage.
Cambridge marked the Webster School fiftieth anniversary with ceremonies at the school and a banquet at the Hotel Somerset. Colonel John D. Billings, now head of the school, welcomed guests while Mayor McNamee and others spoke. Donations funded new pictures, a library addition of 259 volumes, flags, a bronze urn, and memorials to Civil and Spanish War veterans.
MacCartney funeral plans feature Rockland schools closed all day and most businesses shut during the service. The body will lie in state at the Unitarian Church from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A guard of honor from the Red Men lodge will oversee the in state period as nearly every local social and fraternal group plans official attendance.
Cleveland May 27 Senator Hanna received many telegrams praising his decision not to oppose endorsing President Roosevelt for a second term at the state convention. Messages largely congratulatory, noting it preserves party harmony. The convention is expected to endorse Roosevelt and his administration. Harrisburg May 27 The Republican State convention endorsed Roosevelt for renomination and kept the tariff schedule. The Grady Salus libel law was not mentioned. United Senator Quay declined re election as state committee chair and Boyd Penrose was chosen successor.
Caddies at Brookline Country Club went on strike upset players and broke windows. Caddy master McNamara discharged ringleaders. police dispersed about 40 to 50 strikers along the wall as they jeered and hurled stones. Officials expect better order when younger caddies resume duties tomorrow.
Dyspepsia symptoms include nausea between meals belching vomiting flatulence and stomach pain. The condition worsens the longer it is neglected and harder to cure.
Advertising copy claims Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills radically cure ailments and strengthen the stomach and digestive organs. Offers mailed testimonials and lists C. I. Hood Co of Lowell Massachusetts as the source.
At Antwerp 15 crew members are dead and 22 steerage passengers drowned after the steamer Hudderfield sank in a collision with the Ute. Survivors say most victims were crushed while asleep in their berths as the ships struck near mid river. The disaster is blamed on dazzling electric lights from a dredger nearby.
Subcommittees met in Union Park Hall to plan Aonach Na Scoile the Gaelic and Shamrock Hurling clubs of Boston will contest for 50 dollars with 32 players from Ireland’s counties. A football game will follow along with a bonfire lit at 7 p.m. by an Irish Druid and Irish blessings. The event also features a trap ball exhibition.
The Tremont Dispensary social in Pilgrim Hall Washington street drew over 100 attendees as ladies and gentlemen joined the invitation dance last evening.
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