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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1905
Page
8
The remedy is a pleasant tasting tablet containing vegetable and fruit essences, pure aseptic pepsin, golden seal and diastase. One grain of active principle digests 3000 grains of raw meat and eggs. They act on food, not bowels, and cure dyspepsia by aiding digestion rather than tonics or cathartics.
New York police and prosecutors explore a $359000 National City Bank theft framed as a Wall Street object lesson. Leonard faces forgery charges after initial larceny, with a $25000 bond set amid claims of a female conspirator and a male manipulator connected to the scheme.
William A. Nash of the Corn Exchange Bank denounces the weekly bank condition statement as a farce and urges trust companies be required to hold cash reserves or join the Clearing House. He suggests separate tables for national, state, and trust banks and prompts a committee review.
James Madison Barker 66 a Williams College graduate and longtime associate justice of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court was found dead in his Union Club rooms. Chief Justices Knowlton and Aiken suspended sessions in response. Barker served since 1891 and had held public roles including Berkshire Life Insurance director and Pittsfield institutions. Funeral set for Pittsfield at 2 p.m. Thursday.
David H. Murray sues the Elevated railway company for two thousand dollars claiming injuries from a speeding car as he crossed Washington and Northampton streets on October 16, 1901. The case sits before Judge Richardson with the plaintiff alleging he was knocked down and severely hurt.
The Bar Association of Middlesex County appoints a committee to attend Judge Barker’s funeral in Pittsfield Thursday at 2 p m. Samuel K. Hamilton presides, with judges Theodore Hurd Samuel Powers Charles Tirrell Henry Bragg Samuel Elder Frederick Wier and Frank Dunbar named.
Newport reports Mrs. Glen Collins formerly Miss Nathalie Schenck arrives with her infant daughter from Paris to establish residency and pursue a divorce from her husband, a former English army officer, whose romance and marriage to her remain fresh in local memory.
Freshmen try to hold class elections in secret as sophomores clash yesterday. Dean Warren keeps sophs from attacking freshmen during class. A group of sophomores and one freshman remove shoes and robe another in the locker room brawl.
Frank Brown of 48 Broadway South Boston was arrested yesterday on forgery charges. He allegedly forged the name of J W Colgan on an order at the Chadwick Lead Company.
Mrs Hattie Adams of 266 Meridian Street Boston testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured two years of rheumatic limb and back pain dizziness and restless nights after one month of use. She endorses the remedy and urges fellow sufferers to try it. Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by all dealers priced 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Nicholas Barry, ex motorman for the Boston Elevated, sues for 20000 in Superior Court Judge White's chamber. He alleges a head on collision on a single rail line between Arlington and Medford on Oct 20, 1901 due to a controller error. His foot was amputated to the heel at Massachusetts General Hospital and he remained hospitalized until Nov 28. The defense files a general denial.
Mrs Helen F Horan petitioned Judge Grant in Probate Court arguing $8 a month fails to support her and their 5-year-old. Lawyer L M Friedman urged $150 monthly, husband George T Horan offered $90, judge approved $90 and $10 costs.
Frank C. Loeher, a former Readville station telegrapher for the New York New Haven and Hartford Railway, sues for 10000 dollars claiming false imprisonment after a 1902 Readville depot break in and arrest that led to his discharge by the Dedham District Court. The case proceeds in the fourth session of the Superior Court before Judge Waite and a jury.
In Superior Court yesterday William Endicott, partner in a major dry goods store, sued Mrs. Margaret Warren of 18 Yarmouth Street for 161 dollars. It is claimed she obtained goods on credit under another person’s name. Store managers and many young women are to be called as witnesses.
James Hazen Hyde, former Equitable VP, is seen at the Touraine Hotel in Boston during Henry Rogers Winthrop and Alice Babcock’s wedding. Reports say Hyde arrived with Harry Lehr to avoid a process server for the New York insurance committee subpoena and plans to travel to France after quietly disposing of estates.
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for James H. Hyde, issued a letter to Charles E. Hughes denying the joint committee’s authority to investigate life insurance affairs. Hughes remarked he was not impressed by the reply.
W H Russell acting for New York Life policy holders asks Attorney General Mayer for permission to sue J A McCall and G W Perkins over 150 000 contributed to Republican campaign funds. He contends the money was used without corporate authority and notes a plan to recover 235 000 given to Andrew Hamilton of Albany.
At the National Cotton Spinners Association convention in Engineers Hall Boston, speakers warn of declines in mill help as parents pull children from mills due to low pay and poor conditions. Weavers are scarce and English weavers demand higher wages. French Canadians migrate home. Delegates (26) discuss a three year defense fund assessment.
Seventy carpenters in Haste and vicinity walk out seeking 28 cents extra per day after Judge Wentworth’s arbitration. Twenty workers strike in a Charlestown mill as hours drop from nine to eight and wages rise about 37 to 41 percent. Union officers demand eight hour enforcement for all work. H Bailey of Brookline reportedly accepts wage scale. Porlayers' Union 1096 says members gain from Wentworth decision.
William Conza of 21 Armstrong Street sends in a portrait titled Country Life and praises the artwork for excellent artistic effect. The brief note highlights a budding artist and his recent submission.
A children’s editor writes to young artists praising their drawings and offering a single evocative sentence as inspiration. He describes a dark night with a moon, a stormy sea, and a creaking ship to spark exciting future pictures and invites submissions for publication.
Labor Notes cover last night’s actions by the Bookbinders Union 16 seeking Allied Printing Trades Council help to enforce prevailing wages for book binding labor saving devices. Steamfitters Helpers Union reports strong interest in joining, with eight applicants admitted and three pending. Boston Cigarmakers Union 97 plans a Brockton fair drive distributing blue label literature, 25 delegates in blue label suits. Electrical Workers Union 104 delegates reported benefits for linemen including card recognition across unions. Five Boston Gas Fitters firms face impact from open shop stance. President H M Sweeney and James Freeland attended to appoint delegates to the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators convention. Knights of Labor District Assembly 80 holds quarterly meeting Sunday Oct 22.
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