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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1912
Page
2
Commissioner O Meara ordered police to quiz every prisoner jailed for drunkenness about where he last drank. The secret check will continue for a week, with records to compare with the Excise Board to gauge dealer and district compliance with the liquor law.
A late night two alarm blaze at Hil ton street Roxbury damaged two single sheds and about 15000 feet of spruce and pine valued at 15000 dollars. Firefighters faced embers and water curtain efforts as nearby gas company equipment and lumber schooners created hazard.
A New England design titled embroidery4 made easy appears in next Sunday's Post. It shows a decoration for a cushion or pillow and claims the transfer works with soap and water.
Advertises Poslam Soap as a daily bath and toilet cleansing aid that cleans skin, boosts health, soothes tenderness, and improves color while protecting against infection. Claims rapid medicinal action from the skin remedy and promotes use for dandruff and infants. Offers a large lasting cake at 25 cents and a free sample from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
President Taft will lay the cornerstone of the new Y M C A on Huntington avenue at 3 30 pm. The event delayed by Congress will feature music scripture reading Bishop Lawrence prayer and the cornerstone box contents before the stone is set.
Dorchester Mayor Fitzgerald announced he removed geraniums from his yard and would distribute them to public school children. He urged citizens to follow his example and asked Superintendent D Henry Sullivan to move planting up to beat frost so the plants can be kept through winter.
Cardinal William O Connell plans a class reunion at his Granby street home in Boston for his 1881 Jesuit class. Eight surviving members will gather October 18 with the cardinal meeting them in a tradition where each year a class member serves as host since his elevation to the cardinalate.
In Raleigh North Carolina on October 1 Colonel Roosevelt closed his longest campaign tour with a final speech in a 7000 seat auditorium. He spoke for about an hour after delivering nearly twenty speeches that day and, though hoarse, ended with the opening line of his campaign: We stand at Armageddon and we battle for the Lord.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke across North Carolina from Asheville to Raleigh criticizing trust regulation and urging strong action on the tobacco trust. He traveled 10 373 miles to Raleigh and 10 871 total miles, with sudden speeches at many stations despite his physician’s orders. He narrowly escaped exposure after being locked out of a car in cold air, then rejoined the train at a later stop.
At a Hoisting and Portable Engineers' Union meeting Agent Albert K. Pike was told to ask Governor Foss and Chief Whitney to recall five boiler inspectors assigned to police duty in Lawrence and return them to boiler inspection work. The union argues boiler inspectors are not police by law and that their police duty began after Lieutenant Governor Lace barred Boston street carmen from the State House.
East Boston ad promotes today matinee at the Gem Theatre at 39 with the entire programme shown and all seats free. Evening show runs 7 to 10:30 with continuous presentation. Entire programme changes tomorrow.
The Supreme Council session of Scottish Rite Masons opened at Masonic Temple devoted to business. 72 members received the 33rd degree and honored past leaders including Samuel C. Lawrence. Notables Chauncey Depew Governor Charles S. Osborne Senator James Forsyth attended among others.
An article urges healthier living to prevent stomach and nervous system decline from overeating and poor habits. It cites Cooper's New Discovery as a remedy that tones the stomach aids digestion regulates bowels relieves constipation and restores energy and appetite.
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