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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1908
Page
4
Senator James H. Vahey says a measure will appear before the next Legislature to create a finance commission to investigate state management. He notes Republicans should request such a commission after recent revelations, with Democrats prepared to press for it.
Senator Vahey urged a legislative commission to probe Republican state management amid graft, incompetence, extravagance, and carelessness. He cited Wrentham and stamp charges against Harwood and Draper, and urged investigation of state commissions and fiscal practices noted by the summer audit.
In Quakertown Pennsylvania on November 10 Mrs. George Zuck of Zion Hill encountered a man ransacking her kitchen, and she struck him with a horse whip. A second man was found in a bedroom and she flogged him as he fled downstairs. Both escaped unharmed.
A promotional health notice touts Rexall Orderlies as a pleasant safe remedy for constipation and bowel disorders. It argues most illness relates to inactive bowels, warns against harsh laxatives, and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfying. Sold by Riker Jaynes Drug Stores.
The Boston Architectural Club opened its annual exhibition at 2 Ashburton Place. I Kirchmayer of Boston displayed hand carved English oak pieces including a baptismal font for Fairhaven Episcopal Church and an altar for Calvary Episcopal Church in Pittsburg. Prominent architects and artists praised the exhibit.
Three Americans in Granada celebrate Taft’s win on November 4 but a riot erupts over the U S flag. Nicaraguans join the display, a flag carrier is arrested, and authorities say the arrest was for riotous acts, not flag treatment. Officials assure no mistreatment occurred.
Lawrence report says William Oswald, president of the Telegram Publishing Company and a wealthy city figure, died by self inflicted gunshot wound with laudanum found near 1000 feet from Brook and East streets Methuen. The death appears premeditated.
Mrs Esther Nieman testified against her husband on a non support charge at the Central Police Court in Philadelphia. When asked his first name she admitted she only calls him Pop. Magistrate Beaton expressed surprise at the vague detail and memory lapse.
An advertisement claims Papes Diapepsin cures sour stomach and digestive misery within minutes after meals. It describes symptoms like pain, belching, heartburn, and gas, asserts indigestion stems from sour stomach, and urges readers to ask a pharmacist for the 50 cent remedy and eat freely afterward.
Advertisements tout Van Camp's Evaporated Milk as superior due to strict cleanliness, cow inspection, and sterilization. It contrasts with weaker competing brands and condensed milk, arguing Van Camp's offers pure milk without sugar or preservatives, ideal for cooking and taste.
Miss Ann Murdock makes her stage bow in Boston at Hollis Street Theatre next Monday night alongside Robert Edeson in The Call of the North. She recently turned 18 and is noted as the youngest leading woman, from a theatrical family, with father John J. Coleman a booking manager and mother Therese Deagle once a leading Frohman actress.
William J. McQuilland of Malden long associated with George Borgfeldt & Co. was honored at a Boston City Club dinner marking his promotion to manager of the St. Louis office. A gold watch and chain were presented by friends including John Curry, G. B. Harrington, and others from leading firms.
Nearly 50 members of the National Grange Patrons of Husbandry head to Washington D C for the 42nd annual session. The party, arranged by George E. Marsters of Boston, will stop in Philadelphia en route and is expected to be greeted by President Roosevelt at the White House. The delegation includes members from almost every New England Grange and will return home Tuesday morning.
In New York a federal trial examined claims that 3000 men were lured to a barren Florida wilderness by ads for high wages and trapped under hard labor for months. Prosecution says they faced threats, beatings, and deprivation until some could smuggle letters home.
Frank Bunch, known to police, grabbed multiple empty beer kegs at Mississippi Avenue and Russell Street in Portland. He rolled them onto street car tracks in a midnight outburst that resulted in an 80 day jail sentence.
Mrs. Rachel M. Fernald, a real daughter of the Revolution, died at her Kittery home today at age 96.
An advertisement touts Fluid Wild Cherry Bark with tonic laxative effects to clear congestion and cure coughs, bronchitis, hoarseness, and tonsillitis. It prescribes 15 doses every half hour for four hours then continued dosing, with adults and children dosed by age. The remedy highlights ingredients and pharmacy availability.
The Rev. Dr. Alfred H. Herding, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church for 22 years, was elected bishop of Washington today. The Rev. Dr. Mann of Trinity Church Boston was offered the post but declined.
Oil City, Penn. Captain James M. Gayetty aged nearly 80 returned from a hunting trip in Forest county with a 250 pound black bear killed near Marionville. He arrived home today after the weeklong trip.
A revival of home washing steps suggests soaking garments in lukewarm water, rubbing with soap, rolling and soaking, then rinsing in warm water and a cooler final rinse. It compares old methods to using P and G Naphtha Soap priced at five cents per cake as an economical test.
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