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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1905
Page
2
Advert shows Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy with a free sample offer by mail. Includes testimonial from a reader in Richardson and instructions to request a sample bottle and informational book from Kilmer and Co at Binghamton NY.
Isaac S. Leadbeater of Swampscott says outside influences split his two daughters Ruby and Lottie from him after their mother’s death and his remarriage. He cites his daughter’s conduct, their refusal to study music, and neighbors’ claims as cause for the rift while the girls remain at a Boston home.
United States Attorney John J. Sullivan reports a Cincinnati Circuit Court of Appeals telegram stating the Chadwick case will be decided tomorrow morning in Cleveland Ohio.
In Brady's tunnel near Washington Pennsylvania, a freight train collision from Baltimore and Ohio lines killed Engineer Joseph Keating and seriously injured Engineer Martin O'Donnell and Fireman Leclair. The crash occurred today and investigators are assessing the scene.
John Norman of West Bridgewater told the police court he drank one glass of beer that had something put in it and he was put to sleep. He surrendered a $5 bill but was fined $10 for drunkenness after being found asleep in the police station.
More than 200 members gathered for a banquet in Park Street Church vestry. Mrs. Clara Eaton Howes presided with speakers Mrs. Kate Upson Clark and Mrs. Adeline T. Joyce. Music featured Miss Long and Miss Joyce. Nine new members were admitted.
Melrose on West Emerson street reports the Mary A Livermore home bought by C Eugene Pierce for immediate occupancy. Previous talks of turning it into a public memorial by national women's groups have ended.
In a District Court suit, Mrs. Nellie B. Hewitt sues Mrs. Columbia Robbins claiming a 1902 pact made them virtually married. Hewitt says Robbins broke the contract in 1905 by marrying and is trying to evict Hewitt from their shared home where Hewitt holds a four fifths interest.
Grant Williams, condemned for killing two men over 8 cents change in South M'Ales ter I T, died of paralysis before execution. Jailers found him nearly dead as they carried him to the scaffold and his heart had ceased beating before the trap sprung.
A five story brick wall collapsed during a tenement fire on St. Nicholas avenue burying Fireman Daniel Sheehan and injuring several others. The department said the wall had been out of plumb for years, causing the fatal collapse.
A testimonial from AL Emmett Foster of New York City extols Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder as a wonderful remedy for hoarseness and throat complaints affecting actors singers and public speakers. The note claims quick relief and overall effectiveness.
Lowell news reports Charles W. Phillips of Oak Street and Miss Mabel I. Leland of Andover, both 17, applied for a marriage license with parental consent and were granted the license. Miss Leland, born in Perham Maine, had lived in Andover where the couple reportedly fell in love.
The annual banquet of the Waltham Business Men's Association is scheduled for Thursday evening November 16 at Odd Fellows Hall. Congressman John W Weeks will speak and Lucius Tuttle president of the Boston Maine railway system is expected to attend.
In Marion Indiana on November 6 Mrs C E Beatty discovered a comely young woman wearing her husband’s trousers at a masquerade. The wife forcibly removed the mask and trousers causing embarrassment and personal assault to the visitor after learning the garment had been lent by the husband.
Dubuque reports former national House speaker Colonel D B Henderson is near death and has been moved to a medical facility for treatment.
Physicians say an operation may be performed in a last attempt to save the life of Mr. Henderson who is suffering from partial paralysis.
Eighty thousand dollars in Santa Fe Central railroad bonds are missing. The bonds were treasurered by the late Cashier T. Lee Clark of the Enterprise National Bank. Receiver Cunningham of the defunct Enterprise bank has not located them.
Mr and Mrs Daniel H Quinlan of 8 Carson Street were surprised by friends who called at their home and presented the newlyweds with a handsome sideboard. Quinlan is a well known young man in Dorchester and South Boston communities.
A subcommittee of the school committee voted to exonerate Walter J L Harrington headmaster of the Washington School from all charges. Minority member John A Ryan plans a minority report. Former committee member John H Casey informed chair Badaracco in writing on questions about witness attendance and evidence at hearings.
A 1900s style advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless, private at home remedy for piles. It claims quick relief without surgery, offers a free trial by mail from Pyramid Drug Co. and a full box for 50 cents at druggists, urging readers to write for the trial package.
A jury in Presque Isle investigated the October 29 death of 13 year old Pearl E Barnes at her Sprague's Mills home. Witnesses testified about a six hour illness caused by poison in a salts package. hearing held behind locked doors with no arrests yet, though a suspect is under close watch.
Gertrude O'Hara confessed to police that her sweetheart Cleveland Poole killed her father, with details shared within an hour of the death. Both she and her mother admitted to being accessories to the crime after their arrest.
Wakefield reports 43 scarlet fever cases to the Board of Health with doctors unable to curb the outbreak. Officials cite increased dampness and stagnant water as spread factors and plan extra precautions, including possible school closures to protect children.
Newfoundland government has sent a formal protest to the British cabinet against American vessels hiring Newfoundlanders outside the three mile limit or in Canadian ports to fish herring in Newfoundland waters. The protest claims this evades the 1818 treaty granting inshore fishery rights only to U S inhabitants. The British government has forwarded the protest to Washington.
Ernesto Biondi the sculptor writes to Elihu Root requesting intervention in his lawsuit against the Metropolitan Museum of Art trustees over the exhibition refusal of his group The Saturnalia. He seeks an act of justice from the Secretary of State who advised the trustees.
An advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles itching bleeding or protruding with PAZO OINTMENT. If not cured in 14 days your money is refunded by the druggist. The product cost is 50 cents.
A London deputation of unemployed husbands and starving wives appealed to Premier Balfour, warning that food deprivation could lead to bloodshed. Crowds marched, the Marseillaise rang out, and Balfour met 80 women to hear their plight and urge aid.
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