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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1905
Page
8
Advertises Gauss Catarrh Cure promising quick permanent relief from catarrh. States benefits, urges immediate action, and offers a free trial package by mail to readers who send name and address. Arts address: 4919 Main St Marshall Michigan. Fill out coupon to receive treatment.
Melrose voters oppose a planned fare rise as the Board of Aldermen asks the Boston and Northern railroad to keep fares at five cents on the Melrose to Boston Chelsea route. The meeting also notes trees killed by electric wires and promises action.
The British ship Glooscap under Captain Spicer will sail to Boston tomorrow with seven of ten troublesome sailors aboard. Five have been arrested three times and one was judged a deserter and handed to the British consul. The seven will work to Boston then be discharged.
A plea to women to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before operations for ovarian and womb trouble. The letter from Margret Merkley describes relief after using the remedy, and the notice urges readers to seek Mrs. Pinkham's free advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
Charles M. Oldham of Boston turned himself in to Pittsburg police and asked to be jailed for forgery and embezzlement. He claimed the crimes occurred in Boston eight years ago after wandering across the country and arriving in Pittsburg last week.
Oldham, a Boston native, absolved by a revival in the Nixon Theatre, confesses to a 1897 forgery of a $100 check and theft. He traveled nationwide, later earning money in Boston before funds ran out. Police in Pittsburg detain him, and Boston Inspector Watts orders hold until further detective travels.
A dynamite stick placed on the track caused a massive explosion when the north bound Southern Pacific train crossed at Los Alamos bridge near Santa Barbara. The locomotive’s pilot and wheels were blown off yet the engine stayed on the rails and no injuries were reported.
Stratton D. Brooks of Boston was tonight elected superintendent of the Cleveland public schools. The position pays $5000 per year. Applicants came from several cities.
The Kneisel Quartet opens the season at Potter Hall this evening with Harold Randolph as assisting pianist. Calve matinee tickets go on sale at Symphony Hall for next Saturday, featuring Mme Calve in a varied program. Marie Hall debuts in the city at Jordan Hall Tuesday afternoon, under Mudgett, with a merit-filled program. Raoul Pugno’s return to Jordan Hall Wednesday afternoon next week is awaited by fans who recall prior triumphs.
The Casino Girls presented Smiling Island a two act musical comedy at the Lyceum Theatre. Tim Healy and Andrew O’Neil drew laughs as Chestnut Penn and a Scot respectively while Eugenie Soule impressed with a strong soprano. The show relies on ensemble and dance, with lavish scenery and costumes, and runs all week. Election returns are read from the stage tonight.
The Irish Ladies' Choir performed last evening at Symphony Hall repeating their Sunday success with Irish part songs not heard at the first concert. Miss Jellis, Miss Holland, Murphy, Kelly, Mme. Cosslett-Heller and others repeated their notable solos to an enthusiastic audience. Concerts are scheduled for this afternoon and each evening this week.
London observation notes Sir George Williams founder of the Young Men's Christian Association and longtime president of its London headquarters died today. Born in 1821 he led the group from its early efforts and urged members and committees to pursue the Father's will and seek divine blessing on their work for young men in Britain and abroad.
Sir George Williams, founder of the original Young Men’s Christian Association in London, born in a small English town about 84 years ago, rose from poverty. Apprenticed at 15 in Bridgewater, he embraced a Christian life and rallied clerks to form the first YMCA with his employer’s support and later marriage to his daughter.
Arthur Johnson of 253 Commonwealth avenue announced the death of Sir George Williams to the Boston Y M C A board. A memorial service will be arranged and the Boylston street building will be draped in mourning. Williams messages and legacy are honored by the association and its workers.
The full programme for the State conference of charities at Tremont Temple lists sessions Wednesday starting with Robert Treat Paine on Medical Inspection in Public Schools. Thursday covers Needy Families in Their Homes and Unpaid Boards and Visitors in Public Charity, with tuberculosis discussion in the evening. Friday addresses include Care of Children by public and private agencies, an excursion to Parental School West Roxbury, and Children in the Courts in the final session.
On November 6 in Upperville, the fifth day of the Grafton Middlesex hunt saw a stronger showing from women riders. Miss Terry Dulaney, Miss Neville Lemon, Mrs Ladenburg, Mrs Grafton Abbott, Mrs Tom Pierce, Mrs James K. Maddux, and Mrs Jack Henderson survived the first flight, with the Grafton pack due to appear before judges again tomorrow.
The annual bazaar in Paul Revere Hall Mechanics Building raises funds toward seven thousand dollars for a ward in the new hospital. Epworth League guests attend and tables feature Children’s Wares a flower display Newton table with an Authors Corner offering signed works by noted writers. The highest bid for Roosevelt addresses will win at 9 pm Friday Nov 10.
A Post reporter visited the home of the late Arthur J. Clark at 44 Mill Street Dorchester. Alderman Louis M. Clark, his brother, left in the afternoon to retrieve the body. Alice Clark, father of the deceased, said he was a cheerful man with no known troubles and offered no reason for self harm. He doubted foul play.
Arthur J. Clark, longtime business manager for Henry W. Savage, dies by shooting in New York while under coroner investigation. He had staffed productions like The Prince of Pilsen The Mikado and The Yankee Consul. He studied at Boston Latin School and served in the First Corps of Cadets. His last note to his parents suggested no unhappiness.
Private reports indicate Greece and Roumania will soon have a wider split raising Balkan instability. Greece recalled its envoy from Bucharest in October and Roumania withdrew its minister from Athens. The rift follows the Sultan recognizing the Koetso-Wallachs near the Greek border, a Roumanian-identified group Greece claims to control.
Odessa reports a day of quiet but riots killed and wounded an estimated 6000. The city hospital holds about 2000 wounded while fresh clashes occur in Dalnia and Melnuzi. Across Russia Jews face massacres with Armenian and Tartar violence noted in multiple regions.
In St. Petersburg on November 7 the appointment of Count Witte as president of the council of ministers is announced this morning.
Pasquale Lena, 24, of 69 Charter Street, threatened to shoot anyone approaching and used a loaded revolver as a club after a bar-room brawl. He battered a would be rescuer and injured William Stockton, 36, of 2 Foster Place before Officer McCabe intervened. Lena was arrested for assault and battery with a loaded revolver.
Last evening one wheel of Cole man Bros steam derrick slipped through planking on Washington street in Newspaper row and blocked traffic for a period. No injuries reported. City authorities investigated the incident.
Dr. Frank S. Hamlet of Gorham died after falling from his home roof while cleaning gutters in Portland. A prominent physician and Mason, he was about 45 and survived by his widow and three children.
An extensive promotion for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription claims it cures diseases peculiar to women without alcohol or addictive drugs. It praises the remedy as safe, vegetable, and suitable for nervous irritability, along with offering free medical advice by mail from Dr. Pierce and a 1008 page medical adviser book for purchase.
Harvard's eleven held scrubs at Soldier Field showing improved defense after Carlisle scare. Hanley and Lockwood boosted depth with big runs and two touchdowns plus a safety as the varsity prepared for Penn Quakers.
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