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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1907
Page
2
Thousands suffer kidney trouble without realizing it and Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer & Co. is promoted as the premier cure. The ad touts symptoms, urges purchase of fifty cent and one dollar bottles, and offers a free sample bottle and information book by mail from Binghamton New York.
D Smith Collins, manager of the Boston & Haverhill Dispatch Co in Bradford, was arrested in Haverhill on larceny charges for 20 pairs of shoes. Police suspect a wider conspiracy involving shipments delivered to the company. Collins is a prominent local figure who has held managerial posts for years.
A Boston Finance Commission report supported by Charles W. Eliot Thomas Y. Gasson S J and Henry S. Pritchett urges immediate enlargement of Mechanic Arts High School. The committee deems the need urgent, calls for expanded facilities, and reserves $500 000 for remodeling versus other educational uses. The Mayor must approve or disapprove.
A marketing notice extols D. D. D liquid for eczema and other skin diseases. It praises rapid relief from itching, claims germ killing action, and cites a testimonial from Mrs. J. W. Choate of Percatan Washington with endorsements from local customers and Jaynes Drug Stores.
The first session of the American Federation of Labor 27th annual convention in Norfolk featured Gompers calling for peace yet firm labor rights. He denounced wealth dominance, praised organized labor, and criticized Taft's remarks as unfounded while urging action on child labor and international peace.
A tense hearing ends with Senator Linehan forcibly removed by police after demanding inquiry into wages at the Deer Island wall project. Chairman Matthews warns counsel and flags that privileges granted will be cut if Linehan’s client persists. The session adjourns at 10 pm with records still missing and resumed later.
Rolla E. Lane a 27 year old Dorchester resident and confidential clerk for the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company was arrested yesterday afternoon on a charge of larceny of 200 dollars. He had been trusted with collecting payments from subscribers.
Waterbury banks activated a 90 day notice rule for all depositors seeking to withdraw principal. Bankers enacted the policy to protect themselves against a run on savings funds.
An advertisement promises cure of piles including itching bleeding and protruding piles within six to fourteen days or a full refund. The claim targets readers seeking quick relief and reimbursement if unsatisfied.
Construction of Boston's 4 million dollar Museum of Fine Arts proceeds with about 450 workers on site. Cranes lift girders while stone cutters, machinists, electricians and carpenters work across the 12 acre lot. Outer walls rise on the first floor and iron supports for the second floor go up as building nears a two year completion.
Senator Frank J. Linehan denounces the Finance Commission after a night hearing, accusing its members of trampling evidence rules and targeting his Atlas Construction Company. He says his question about payroll disparities showed the city losing money and criticizes police removal as unconstitutional. He closes with God save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The 60th meeting of the Daughters of Massachusetts plans a home coming for members returning from abroad at the Venetian parlors of the Hotel Brunswick. Mrs. Austin C. Wellington will preside with Mrs. Robert Southwell and Mrs. Charles J. Hawes as hostesses. Attendees include Mrs. Carl Dreyfus and others, followed by an address by Charles H. Adams on Colonial and Modern Newspapers.
News briefs report the Saskatchewan vicariate apostolic to become a bishopric and be renamed Prince Albert. Other items note seizures in Vladivostok, a Denver convention for the National Credit Association, a temperance memorial to Congress, a Supreme Court recess for Thanksgiving, Dexter Ferry found dead in Detroit, Paris university closures, New York fur theft arrests, wireless telegraph experiments in Germany, a deadly fire in Squibe, and a major blaze at H F Johns Manville in St Louis with significant losses.
Syracuse dispatch reports Edward Payson Weston plowing toward Rochester in a heavy snowstorm. He left Syracuse at 12 05 this morning, crossed Lyons at 5 15 this afternoon, and altered plans to push through to Rochester despite bad roads and fatigue.
Washington November 11 The death of Justice McComas of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals caused Criminal Court No 1 to adjourn the trial of Mrs Annie M Bradley charged with murder in the death of former Utah Senator Arthur Brown. The court reconvenes Wednesday. Maude Adams' mother Mrs Annie Adams has not been summoned but may be called in rebuttal.
Druggists refund money if Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil fails. Sere and tender feet claim relief after treatment using the product sold at a local drugstore for 25 cents.
Fire on the fifth floor of a five story brick building at 68 Allen Street injures children playing with matches. The dead body of John Mead, 40, a lodger on Dix Place, was discovered by domestic staff. A Cambridge boy, Eugene Bluteau, four, burned his feet on hot ashes on land owned by the Metropolitan Coal Company. James B. Connolly’s talk to two abstinence societies was postponed to Fri Nov 22. Thomas O Neil, jailed for assault on a streetcar conductor, was fined $20. A public talk on Europe’s great seaports is set for the City Club. John Lyons received a two-year term for bicycle theft.
A Fitchburg man Timothy Ahearn likely owed his life to a small notebook in his coat as a 32 caliber bullet pierced his overcoat vest and shirt. A blue mark over his heart marks the impact, confirming the narrow escape in Worcester on November 11.
Mary I. Quackenbos of Louisiana is appointed a special assistant to the attorney general and assigned to peonage investigations in the state. She has long worked for the attorney general gathering evidence in peonage cases across the South.
Princeton November 11 Ex President Cleveland resumes outings at nearby hunting preserves for the first time since his illness. Officials report his health is rapidly improving and he is conditionally able to travel for recreation.
The article describes a form of anemia common in growing girls called the anemia of development. It notes the condition can lead to lifelong unhappiness and suffering and warns of consumption risk if a dry cough appears. Dr Williams Pink Pills are promoted as effective in treating blood-related anemia with testimonials such as Esther E. Durbin of Davenport Iowa who recovered after using the pills.
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