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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1908
Page
4
The first conference for uniform legislation for New England will be held at the Tremont Theatre on November 23 and 24. Gov Guild will chair and the event will cover forestry seafood supplies and highway use with public access.
In a dramatic courtroom moment the assassin Haas fired at William J. Heney during the Ruef trial. Heney was fatally wounded but conscious, while detectives secured the assailant and restrained a panicked crowd outside the San Francisco courthouse. Police arrested several bystanders amid the chaos.
Governors from all New England states attend a conference with delegates. The first session Monday at 2 p m opens with prayer by Rev George A Gordon and focuses on tree planting. Nov 24 morning session opens with Archbishop OConnell and centers on shellfish preservation. The third session on Nov 24 at 2 p m opens with Rabbi Phineas Israeli and addresses highways and their use. The goal is a unified automobile tax law and ending local traps.
Nov 13. The Sibley block on Main street suffered about 20000 in damage from a late night blaze that started on the second floor where F G Smith a photographer worked. The Saxton restaurant, Sutty fruit store and several other shops also reported losses.
Nashville indictment: Grand jury returns true bill against Robin Cooper Colonel B D Cooper and ex Sheriff John D Sharp charging them with the murder of former United States Senator E W Carmack.
Advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for women's health. It cites millions of testimonials and letters from women who report cures, noting it avoids drugs, is wholesome, and can prevent surgical operations by restoring feminine health.
Henry Heney exposed land scandals in Oregon leading to Senator Mitchell’s downfall and further fought graft in San Francisco shaping national figures. Born 1859 in Lima New York he pursued cattle and law in Arizona before becoming territorial attorney general and later a San Francisco lawyer. He uncovered public lands frauds at Knox’s request triggering indictments of Hall and Mitchell and ultimately helped imprison Mayor Schmitz and Abel Ruef with Rudolph Spreckels funding reform efforts.
Paris report states Princess Helie de Sagan formerly Anna Gould of New York denied rumors she filed for separation from Count Boni de Cascellane. The rumor spread in lower court lobbies.
Providence, R. I. Superintendent Walter H. Small argues male teachers better support adolescent boys. He cites MIT and Worcester Poly tech grads as unlikely to enter teaching and urges men who have lived the boys’ phase to guide them, praising athletic Dartmouth background.
In Hamm Westphalia on November 13, about 1500 miners confronted Prince Eitel Frederick during a visit to the mine disaster site. The crowd shouted accusing management of fault, blocked the road, and prevented the prince’s car from moving as the district Governor sought to calm them.
A deputation of miners visited the prince at the company office and asked him to report to Emperor William their demand for protective mining legislation. The prince promised to inform his father of their request.
On Friday the 13th a string of mishaps hit Boston starting with a fatal auto crash in Wrentham that killed Alexander Podrier. The day saw injuries from a fall aboard the Hattie Knowlton and a toe fracture from a falling iron piece at 249 Shawmut Avenue. A man was knocked down by an auto at Union Park Street and another was run over at City Mills station. The Hoodoo centered at Joy Street police station with numerous thefts reported.
The investigation targets Ruef Schmitz and crate of city leaders as indictments reach Patrick Calhoun Louis Glass and others. Evidence shows $490000 per Ruef Schmitz from United Railroads and $75000 from Home Telephone plus bribes to 18 supervisors.
Washington officials report a split but general satisfaction with current tobacco duties as lawmakers examine tariff revisions. M L Floyd of the Connecticut Valley Tobacco Board warns that Dutch growers in Borneo and Sumatra could smuggle cheap tobacco into the Philippines and compete with U S producers, threatening prices and jobs.
In Portsmouth Ohio a judge heard whether a kiss could serve as payment for shoes. Miss Alice Spinney testified she refused a kiss payment, while Henry M. Tucker claimed it was a legitimate bargain. The court reserved its decision until Monday.
Major General J Franklin Bell chief of staff to the United States Army warns Hooker Association members that peace requires readiness for war. He cites the fleet voyage era and notes the U S lacks global coaling stations from Guantanamo to the Pacific. About 209 active or retired soldiers attend the American House speech.
A collection of patient notes from Union City and other U.S. towns praising Peruna for health, longevity, and recovery. Seventy seven year old Mrs. S J Edwards credits the remedy for ongoing vigor and no illnesses in years. Other readers from New York, Massachusetts, and Indiana report relief from nervousness, bronchial troubles, and general weakness after using Peruna.
An advertisement touts the Acousticon deaf hearing device promising immediate, permanent gains in conversation. It claims 400 percent sound increase, home tests, and demonstration options, with installations in churches, theaters, and public buildings, selling via The General Acoustic Co at 15 Pemberton Square, Boston.
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