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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1905
Page
4
Mrs Joslin declares the statement that the speaker’s father is the only man she ever took to is her sole claim. The note, dated Fitchburg November 15, recalls a street scene on a piazza and a newspaper waved between neighbors.
Senor Quesada the Cuban minister visited the State Department amid agitation over Isle of Pines opposition to the formal transfer to Cuba. He spoke with Secretary Root and would not comment. Americans owning most of the land argue their right to be heard by the government as 1200 residents are non-property owners.
A dismembered trunk without head arms or legs was found at a city dump by children in Cleveland on November 15. Coroner Siegelstein ruled the remains those of a man with embalming marks and a bullet wound on the right side. Authorities doubt the specimen was prepared in a medical school.
Rumor swirls that Professor Hinckly G. Mitchell may accept a chair in Old Testament Exegesis at Chicago University School of Theology. Mitchell, ousted from Boston University for alleged heretical statements, has not confirmed plans. President Huntington denies knowledge but notes Mitchell’s future plans and possible trustee recognition for 22 years of service.
Glorioso, 22, of Brooklyn, arrested on perjury charges by Immigration Commissioner Billings after posing as Antonio Giacalona to claim Brigita Argenta was his cousin. Deputy Marshal McDonald detained him in $500 bail for examination next Monday as authorities pursue bail from relatives.
Detroit dispatch reports Captain Street C. Shipman of Company K Ludington last encampment faced a request to resign after a nude photograph surfaced while awaiting a cold water douche from his striker. Lt Louis Moffat admits taking the snap, calling it a joking moment. Shipman declines resignation and hints at a conspiracy to oust him.
Rev. C. C. Smoot of the Unitarian Church argued that divorce can be legitimate and even a societal duty at times, noting that society benefits when some individuals are divorced. He added that fewer cases in divorce courts are preferable for society.
Mrs. Bertha Goodspeed testifies in a case brought by Mrs. Fivn FE Cochran against Helen F. Joslin in Superior Court. Albert A. Cochran describes a night of alleged shooting and stabbing as he awakened to a blast and smoke, naming George Gravelin as the shooter while denying wife’s misconduct.
The Chicago Relief and Aid Society reports a rise in cases from the past year with over one-fourth being widows with young children and more than one-eighth deserted women with children. Illness is noted in nearly every family.
In London on November 15 Sir Thomas Lipton says his two great regrets are not winning the America's Cup and not being married secretly or otherwise. He notes he has received cable inquiries from New York about a supposed secret marriage to a Scottish girl.
At the 18th annual hunt of the Western Massachusetts Fox Hunt Club in Westfield three foxes were killed. Seth Sharp of East Granby Connecticut Edward Thomas of New Haven and Albert Royce of West Springfield bagged the animals. An evening banquet featured Henry W. Ely as toastmaster and former Congressman John R. Thayer of Worcester as principal speaker.
In Lebanon Kentucky a neighbor saved a 12 pound newborn with a dying mother by using Lactated Food. The baby recovered after cocoa butter bath and mouth wash, proving the food builds solid flesh and wards off illness per Mrs Lee Hardesty.
Readers from Dennison to Brooklyn share testimonials praising Peruna for cure of catarrhal coughs and rheumatic pains. Miss Cray reports long standing weather related illness improved after twelve bottles. Mrs Baker recounts voice loss resolved in two days. Free medical advice offered by Dr Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus.
New York audience hears Mrs. Sallie M. Cory condemn tax support for children of the poor. She argues the thrifty pay for shiftless families as many poor births strain tax funds. She likens rising poor births to rabbits, linking it to reformatories and houses of refuge.
A historical ad narrative extols the heart as a tireless pump driven by nerve-force. It warns that nerves weaken from stress and stimulants causing breath shortness dizziness and palpitations. The pitch claims Dr Miles Heart Cure strengthens nerves and heart muscle and offers a money back guarantee after one bottle if unhelpful.
The Boston E Electric Light Company pressed its claim in Superior Court seeking over $250,000 for land damages tied to the Dorchester avenue bridge project. Judge Wait and a jury heard the case in the fourth session, with ex Mayor Matthews acting as auditor. Charles A. Snow opened for the plaintiff, backed by R. M. Morse. the city was represented by Corporation Counsel Babson.
At the November meeting of the American Humane Education Society and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals directors voted to hire counsel to seek a law preventing horse suffering from street salt in winter. President Angell noted a Christmas gift of Black Beauty to about 7000 Boston teamsters. Last month 3989 animals were examined, 149 horses taken from work, and 267 horses and other animals killed. Four hundred eighty six new Bands of Mercy formed, totaling 62,959.
The first annual exhibition and sale of hand woven and other articles made at the experiment station for the trade training of the blind was held yesterday in Perkins Hall Cambridge at 264 Boylston street. Blind weavers worked at looms drawing crowds as costly items visible. The station at 348A Broadway corner of Inman Street Cambridge opened as an experimental station testing artistic weaving and mop making.
Lowell November 15 A young man Edward Meehan 21 from Worcester and a teenage woman Margaret Garrity sought marriage in the city clerk office. Meehan had paid for a license and then was barred by Justice Fay who demanded a Worcester license before proceeding.
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