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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1905
Page
4
An advertisement extols W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes, boasting largest global sales, superior fit and durability, and prices comparable to higher grades. It cites factory quality in Brockton Massachusetts, urges authenticity with the brand, and lists store locations and catalogs.
Amherst New Hampshire reports reveal a Los Angeles discovery: a hermetically sealed box held a dismembered body of Mrs Liore Thompson's daughter, shipped from Amherst in 1881. The box bore an undertaker F R Boutelle certificate dated Nov 7 1881.
Miss Roosevelt arrives back at the White House following a visit with friends in Farmington Connecticut. The return ends a brief personal excursion and resumes official duties.
George Hubert of 37 Gore Street Cambridge asks the Boston Post to locate his wife Marion 34 who vanished a week ago from their home She was last seen at 6 AM Tuesday by her husband as he left for work She has suffered nervous prostration for three months.
In a historic Lake Superior storm, the Crescent City Mataafa and R W England were driven ashore near Duluth as 26 Mataafa crewmen are feared frozen to death. The Mataafa broke apart while Crescent City crew escaped. England’s captain rescued. A fierce wind averaged 60 mph with gusts to 70 mph. More wrecks expected as telegraph links restore.
High seas on Lake Michigan battered the end of the Milwaukee breakwater and a lighthouse fog signal building. Assistant keeper William Foster survived a dramatic wave before being rescued by life-savers. The steamer Appomattox was wrecked nearby and the D. C. Whitney ashore at Port Washington, with Milwaukee crew saving all aboard.
The Washington School headmaster Walter L Harrington faces an unresolved investigation as the special committee delays its final report until after election day. Hearings were held on Nov 22 23 and 25 with further time requested for defense preparation. Chairman Joseph A Sheehan notes the inquiry remains unfinished and a special meeting may be called to submit a final report.
Between 6 and 9 pm this evening 38000 loaves will be given to Boston's poor with 1000 loaves at each delivery point Union Rescue Mission 64A Dover Street No 105 Stamford Street West End Fifth and D streets South Boston One third of the bread from Union Rescue League Mission will be distributed 1000 loaves tomorrow night with no information given on the donor The organizer P E Call said the bread will be provided and distributed properly without revealing the giver's name
About 5000 poor Boston children will be fed tomorrow morning starting 11 30 at three sites 857 Washington 13 Green and 134 Hampden with 1600 pounds of chicken 600 pounds of beef 400 pounds of pork and sides plus 600 Hebrew attendees at Swartz Hall 15 Leverett Street Col William Evans leads the events promising the best dinner ever.
More than 25 000 tickets have been sold for the Army Navy football game in Princeton New Jersey. President Roosevelt with Miss Alice Roosevelt and his party will arrive from Washington on a special train about noon and go to President Wilsons home for lunch.
A Post reporter observed James Donovan John A Kelcher Edward Donovan and M M Lomasney together as primary campaign matters are settled A Ward 9 meeting endorsed John F Fitzgerald for Mayor while Lomasney allies may back Frothingham In Ward 8 Hendricks Club no Frothingham support banner favors current acting Mayor Whelton The city prepares for municipal ticket withdrawals and school board nominations with Kenny replacing Mitchell and Conry denying independent mayor plans.
A national outcry for football reform spreads from Harvard to colleges nationwide. The President will consider radical rule changes, with Harvard proposing to open play and reduce injury risk. Proposals include gaining 10 yards in three downs, reassigning line positions, and altering ball in play. Reformers demand substantial changes or abolition and question future alternatives.
More than 200 stump speakers will campaign for John F. Fitzgerald in his bid for mayor. Notable invitees include General Charles W. Bartlett Henry M. Whitney Joseph H. ONeil Edward J. Donovan Nathan Matthews Josiah Quincy Thomas J. Gargan Charles S. Hamlin John P. Leahy John A. Sullivan John A. Kelcher W T A Fitzgerald Arthur W. Dolan Charles H Slattery Andrew J Peters Joseph A Dennison Joseph F OConnell Frank K Foster John A Brett Felix McGetrick Salem D Mull en.
New York University plans a conference of 19 colleges that have played against NYU since 1885 to consider abolishing the present form of football. NYU delegates will back a resolution to end the game. Halfback Moore of Union College was fatally hurt in a recent NYU game. The invites list Union Syracuse Hamilton Wesleyan Lehigh Rutgers Trinity Haverford Rensselaer Stevens West Point Princeton Columbia Fordham Ursinus Lafayette Rochester Amherst Swarthmore.
A 25 cent box promises to cure a cold in one day with LAXATIVE BROMO quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. EB. W. GROUPF'S signature appears on each box.
West Point cadets prepare for a week of light drills after a full practice day. Captain Gillespie returns to the lineup fully recovered from prior injuries. Garey’s broken finger heals, with possible return for the Navy game if protected.
Mechanic Arts High challenges Dorchester High in the annual Thanks giving Day clash at Dunbar Avenue grounds. The game is set to tip off at 10 o clock with Dorchester having won every year previously.
Dr Greene a leading physician in blood and nerve diseases offers free personal or mail advice with no charge. He operates consultation rooms at 34 Temple Place Boston MA and directs a large staff of physicians under his supervision. He invites all to seek health guidance regardless of means, noting his widespread success and aid to thousands.
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