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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1907
Page
8
City Election Editor Letters Favor Mayor Fitzgerald
Letters to the editor praise John F. Fitzgerald as capable and reform minded, arguing he should be re elected for Boston mayor. Supporters cite the Boston plan, experience, and opposition from reformers, while a critic urges continued backing despite graft concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Boston Mayor Favoring Fitzgerald Over Lodge or Hearst
Letter from G. F. Murphy at 477 Meridian Street defends Mayor as a Democrat and criticizes Lodge Hearst and Republican elements, praising Boston’s governance and accusing opponents of disloyalty and anti American sentiment.
Window Shatters in Pemberton Square Crash
A pane of glass from a three story corner building fell onto the pavement in Pemberton square during a busy afternoon. No one was seriously injured though several people sustained minor cuts from flying glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pemberton Square
Pemberton and
Scollay Squares
Cure of Dandruff and Eczema With Cuticura Remedies
Herbert J. Robinson of 200 Fenimore St Brooklyn reports severe scalp dryness and hair loss from age sixteen. After years of failed treatments he tried Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills in January and within weeks his itching subsided and scalp cleared. He notes new hair growth and urges similar sufferers to seek the permanent cure. March 26 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Althoug
Oe Agae
Herbert J. Robinson
Fenimore St
Brooklyn
Babies on Fire Skin Cure Ad for Infants
An advertisement promotes Cuticura products as instant relief for infant skin conditions. It claims a warm bath with Cuticura Soap and a single Cuticura Ointment application for soothing humors eczema rashes and irritations, stating purity under US law and usage from birth. Products priced 25¢ 50¢ 40¢ and chocolate coated pills 25¢ per vial. Potter DrugChem Corp Boston Mass ships worldwide. Mailed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Drie & Chem, Corp
Sole
Boston
Mass
Italian Voter Urges Defeat of Mayor Fitzgerald
A Boston Italian voter letter attacks Mayor Fitzgerald amid city election talk. It recalls his fight against J B Moran, claims he ignored the public, and argues he should retire to keep Boston Democratic gains from flipping to Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
J. B. Moran
Boston
Moran
City Election in Boston Attack on Mayor and Grafters
A letter from A Benjamin Cohen of 235 Heath Street Roxbury denounces the mayor for failing to curb graft and worsening city debt. Cohen calls for electing a candidate who will “look out for the good of all the people” and oust grafters from City Hall, criticizing John Fitzgerald's potential re‑election and urging voter unity for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
A. Benjamin Cohen
Heath Street
Roxbury
Sir Mayor Fitzgerald Should Not Seek Re election
A letter from Ce Bates of 123 Oliver Street argues Fitzgerald has done nothing to reduce Boston's debt and uses unbusinesslike methods. The writer warns that his second term would invite plunder by corrupt politicians and calls for not re electing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Fitzgerald
Lodge
Hearst
United States
Finance Commission
Ce Bates
Oliver Street
City Election Fiditor Calls for Mayor’s Ouster
J. V. Chase denounces Boston’s mayoral leadership urging honest voters to replace the incumbent. He cites the mayor’s cabinet and city employees as a powerful voting bloc and warns continuous terms could drive the city toward bankruptcy, urging to turn them out and keep them out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
J. V. Chase
Mrs Bradley Put On Trial For Utah Senator Murder
The first day of Mrs Annie M Bradley's trial on the murder charge of former Utah Senator Brown focused on jury selection. Eleven jurors sat in the box as attorneys indicated insanity would be the expected defense with prosecutors wary of jurors swayed by unwritten law or sex based mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Annie M. Bradley
Senator Brown
Utah
Bradner Powder Plant Blast Wrecks Town
A nitro glycerine explosion at the Hercules powder plant in Bradner, 40 miles away, killed two men and left many workers fatally injured. Houses shattered, trees and barns toppled, and scores rendered homeless by the blast and widespread concussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper
Sandusky
Hercules
Bradner
New World's Rifle Record by Capt. Hardy
Lincoln Neb November 13 Captain A Hillardy set what was described as a new world rifle shooting record by hitting 992 marble targets out of 1000. The prior best was Adolph Topperwein of San Antonio with 963 targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
A. Hillardy
Adolph Topperwein
San Antonio
Ricker and Curtice Wed in Dorchester Ceremony
Frederick J. Ricker and Miss Elsie May Curtice of Dorchester were married Tuesday evening by Rev. B I McDaniels. The couple planned a five months tour of Pennsylvania towns for business with the Common Sense Gum Company where Ricker is employed. Friends joined in wishing them happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rederick J. Ricker
Elsie May Curtice
H. H. Curtice, Jr
Dorchester
B. I. McDaniels
Brighton inventor claims coalless future with new chemical
Ellis of Brighton asserts a chemical can control combustion so coal is unnecessary. He demonstrated on soft coal in a city boiler yard, turning smoke into a light vapor and boosting temperature. He claims one ton of soft coal plus chemical equals two tons, plus 100 to 125 percent more heat, and even ships could gain speed without coal. He cites a kitchen stove fire using sand and stones with a little charcoal as proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
If. Ellis
Brighton
Ellis
City
Mr. Ellis
Post
Crawford
Await Report on L Fender Safe Fenders Tested
The Boston Elevated Railway Company faces a timed decision on a satisfactory fender and when to publish findings. A Post reporter调查 shows old fenders persist while two newer models were tested with little public update. The East Cambridge line fender reportedly saved a girl in a near miss, while South Boston line tests remain unreviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Post
South Boston
East Cambridge
Cambridge
Tin Whistle Taken From Boston Boy Throat
Three year old Johnny O Rourke of 26 Boston street South Boston was rushed to City Hospital after a whistle became lodged in his throat while playing with friends. He inhaled to whistle backwards and the whistle stuck, but he recovered and was discharged with his parents yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny O'Rourke
City Hospital
Boston
Patrick O'Rourke
Boston Street
South
Johnnie
Bolton Street
West End burglar nabbed in dramatic Green Street arrest
Frederick N Morrill 34 of 67 Green street West End arrested at gunpoint by Boston and Somerville police. He is believed to head a gang plundering Boston area homes and is charged with burglarizing John P Sylvester at Somerville home, about 650 dollars in silverware. About 400 dollars of Sylvester’s property recovered plus other loot found. lantern left at scene awakened domestic Dela Tierney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick N. Morrill
Green Street
West End
Boston
Patterson and Norton
Boston Police
Carter
Damery
Somerville
John P. Sylvester
Benton Road
Merrill
Sylvester
Dela Tierney
Teddy Bear Day At Deaconess Hospital Fair
The Epworth League led Teddy bear and doll booth at the Deaconess Hospital fair draws crowds with green and white decorations and a wide display of bears and dolls. Miss Mary Nicholls heads the booth. Mrs. R. S. Douglas directs a children’s Teddy bear entertainment tomorrow afternoon expected to attract many youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deaconess Hospital
Deaconess Hospital Fair
Epworth Leaguers
Mary Nicholls
R. 8. Douglas
Funeral in Pemberton Square for Judson B Swett
A notable funeral conducted yesterday in Pemberton Square for Judson B Swett a long time Tremont Temple watchmaker with Maine origins who died after a short illness leaving a widow a son and a daughter the service led by Rev P S Henson and the remains interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pemberton Square
Judson B. Swett
Swett
Tremont Temple
Maine
Boston
Henry Camels
Roxbury
P. S. Henson
Woodlawn Cemetery
Imprisoned Miner Rescued After 87 Hours Underground
Michael McCabe of Gilberton was pulled from the Draper mine after 87 hours trapped beneath 800 feet of earth. Family prayed unceasingly as rescuers labored since Sunday afternoon after a cavein and flood rush endangered contact with the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Penn
Michael McCabe
Gilberton
Draper Mine
May Not Fight Baker's Will in Bogota Mystery
Edward Baker refused to state if he would contest the will of his brother Walter Farnsworth Baker who died suddenly at the Hurds home in Bogota New Jersey after a party in New York. He waits on a chemist report from Dr William F Boos of Massachusetts General Hospital who says no poison has been found yet and the analysis may take days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Baker
Frank Nay
Tremont
Walter Farnsworth Baker
Frank Hurd
Bogota
N. J
New York
Tenderloin
Mr. Baker
Walter
William F. Boos
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bugg
Carney Hospital Festival Opens Today in Mechanic's Hall
Preparations are complete for the Carney Hospital festival opening today at Mechanic's Hall. The Care ney booth tops the program with a central display, while Dorothea Dix Home children perform professional costume dancing in the Back Bay. Dancing continues in the main hall all evening under Miss May Kelley and assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carney Hospital
Mechanic’s Hall
Careney Booth
Dorothea Dix
May Kelley
Daughter Born to Italy's Queen Giovanna Named
Queen Helena delivered a daughter in Rome this morning and both mother and baby are healthy. King Victor Emmanuel names the newborn Giovanna, with the royal couple pleased by the new addition to the throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Helena
Victor Emmanuel
Giovanna
Also Mentioned on This Page
City Election Editor
Hart
Soley Street
Charlestown
T Fitzgerald
Capt. Hardy
Ricker
Curtice
Ua Wass
L” Fender
Province
Saar
Bohemia
The
Anheuser-Busch Brewing
Ass'n St. Louis, U.S.A
Budweiser
S. S. Pierce CO
Jacob Wirth Co
West End Raffles
F. E. Morrill
Gotham
Morrill
Charles M. Stanton
Malden
Dolls’ Booth
Deaconesses’ Fair
Pemberton SQ
Wale GiAwrasp
Walker & Pratt, Mfg. Co
Union St
Baker
Reduso
W. B. Reduso
Reduse
Weingarten Bros., Manufacturers
Broadway
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