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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1905
Page
4
Boston police officials urge residents and licensed physicians to report suspected medical practitioners linked to deaths and illegal clinics. The campaign, backed by courts, aims to close these operations, with federal help and potential legal amendments to expand police powers. Landlords vow to withhold property and cooperate.
Several property owners named in Boston reports vow to help police eject illegal practitioners from their buildings. Owners at 161 West Springfield, 237 Tremont, and 8 Beacon Street express readiness to stop illegal medical use and refuse future rentals. An unsigned letter claiming ties to W H Price M D denies involvement.
Superintendent Pierce of Boston police and a Pinkerton detective arrived in Halifax Nov 10 after consulting with Chief O Sullivan to search for Mary S Dean. They checked into a local hotel for the night with no new developments reported.
A Boston meeting of about 160 Irish leaders organized a plan to host an extensive reception for Douglas Hyde head of the Gaelic language movement and president of the Gaelic League. The Boston Theatre is leased for Sunday December 3 with tickets issued, amid strong nationalist expectations.
At Highlands New Jersey 200 boys from the Working Boys home faced danger when a dynamite blast by sewer workers nearby sent large stones across the yard. Benjamin Provan 11 suffered a severe injury likely loss of foot. others had lesser injuries as debris crashed into the playground during a football game.
Witnesses before the Suffolk county grand jury included Dr. John Pettee Leroy Talcott G Raymond Hodgdon Dr Frank Harris Professor Whitney Rubin Thomas Madden Edward Fraser William Needham Eugene Lynch Deputy Chief Neal Berkman Captain Duncan Diver Fred Wallace Mrs Catherine Geary Mrs Bertha Conwell Miss Evelyn Geary Supt W H Pierce Insp McGarr Chief Insp Watts Pawnbroker Kauffman Cabman Howard and others as investigators.
In Cambridge Suffolk county grand jury studied the murder, disposal and fate of chorus show girl Susan Geary. About 40 witnesses testified on her career, affair and illness prior to her death and the crime’s aftermath. If true bills are found against Howard and Crawford, requisitions will be sent to New York. Dr Percy McLeod and Morris Nathan faced lower court actions while Dr John Harris Pettee emerged as a key figure under scrutiny. Chief Watts pledged no comment as the case moves toward further action.
A woman named Mrs Stone aged about 27 was arrested after she claimed 18 Milford street as her residence but the landlady denied knowledge. She had been living at 10 Baldwin street Winchester since last April. Boston authorities sought Sarah Martine in a related case and, after a lead from Winchester police, tracked Mrs Stone and arrested her when she remained away from home.
Alan Fox former Yale football manager delivered the sharpest arraignment of football in Harvard trials. His denunciation drew from personal observation and stood out among Harvard debaters ahead of the final trial next Tuesday.
An old ad notes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise to cure a cold in one day. It states refunds if it fails, features B W Groves signature on each box, and lists a price of 28 cents.
The ad claims most pains are nerve based and claim relief by soothing nerves. It features E M Mooberry of Windsor Illinois praising the pills for periodic headaches and notes a money back guarantee with 25 doses for 25 cents and a warning against bulk sales.
Boston University students presented A Russian Honeymoon by Mrs. Burton Harrison yesterday afternoon under Gamma Delta fraternity auspices. The wedding chorus was directed for the production, highlighting student effort and local theatre participation.
The Klastech benefit at Boston University featured top performances led by Jere miah E. O'Connell of Wakefield and Iva n L. Perry of West Dennis. The wedding chorus conducted by Miss Jane Varenne of Boston impressed, with soloists Annie T. Gilchrist of Boston Victoria M. Sellar of Auburndale Oscar I F Hedenberg of Worcester and Warren Tailbanks of Boston among the participants.
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