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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1911
Page
4
Foss Looms as a strong presidential possibility as citizens of the nation begin lining up behind his potential bid. The piece notes growing momentum and widespread interest in a campaign led by Foss and supported by various parties.
An article explains dated price tags track Automatic Price Reductions so customers can see a garment’s price history. It also surveys political shifts in Massachusetts, noting Governor Foss’s reform agenda, party reorganizations, and election dynamics affecting Taft and tariff issues.
Corrected returns show Governor Foss defeating Lieutenant Governor Frothingham by 8008 votes. Robert Luce elected Lieutenant Governor by 6750 over David Walsh. Minor party totals from 45 towns show Foss 24 571 Democratic Progressive 11 688 Carey 11 688 Socialist Prohibition 3 240 Rand 1 206 Prohibition?
Governor Foss did not win all his votes as a Democrat. A total of 24 571 votes were cast for Eugene N. Foss Democratic Progressive. These votes are included in the total credited to the successful candidate.
Governor Foss named ex Representative Thomas P. Riley of Malden as justice of the Malden District Court. The nomination follows his prior role as chairman of the legislative campaign bureau and is pending over a week.
At a City Hall hearing Colonel T. F. Doherty and other prominent Dorchester Roxbury and Allston figures led opposition to extending the fire district to city limits. About 150 builders and realty men attended while 50 urged no change. the committee postponed action for another hearing within a week or two.
The state fire marshal says James H. Mahoney, 14, of 24 Webster Street Madford confessed to arson. He was held by Judge Bruce in Malden Court on the Aug. 2 Medford barn fire causing $1000 damage and endangering nearby property.
An advisory notes that constant scratching can lead to blood poisoning and death from eczema like symptoms. It promotes D. D. D. Prescription with wintergreen thymol and soap as a remedy, claiming instant relief and germ-killing action. Drugstores offer refunds if the first bottle does not relieve the itching.
Boston women trade unionists vote to bar Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s poem at a National Women’s Trades Union League meeting on Arrenton Street. A chorus was sung instead after disputes over the author’s work and a later address by Miss Margaret Foley. Judges Lacombe Coxe Noyes endorsed a modified plan with reservations. Ward filed no opinion.
Boston campaign kicks off with eight council and two school committee nominees. Ex Alderman J Frank O Hara leads the field for Ward 14 council papers alongside Eugene J O Connor Jr and others. Municipal League eyes early action with renomination of Kenney Ballantyne and Coulthrust for council, Brock and Lee for school committee.
The federal government and American Tobacco Company reached near completion as the court approved the plan for dissolution with a few modifications. The long running antitrust case, started four and a half years ago, moves toward final judicial acceptance in New York.
An ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for colds and grippe. It claims the 25 cent dose taken every two hours until three doses relieve headache, nasal congestion, feverishness, and rheumatic pains without quinine, produced after three years of research.
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