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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1903
Page
2
In a Baltimore interview Cardinal Gibbons denounces polygamy and the rising divorce rate, argues public schools undermine youth religion, and favors a Canadian denominational system in education. Special services marked Pope Pius X’s election with dense crowds at Baltimore Cathedral and news of ballots in the conclave.
In his first sermon at the cathedral in three months Cardinal Gibbons reflects on the conclave that chose the new pope. He praises the diverse cardinalate, notes the election's fairness, and lauds Cardinal Sarto for humility and service, linking the papacy to Western history and Christian unity.
During a Sunday parade in Boston, David Gladt of 5 Milmont Street was pickpocketed for $18 amid a crowd of about 20,000. Chief Watts led a large force already cracking down on thieves but the thieves slipped past vigilance as two rough men crowd the victim and a third escapes with the money.
Mrs. Johanna Goldthwait, 61 Palmer Street Roxbury, succumbed to severe burns from a kerosene lamp explosion Saturday night. She died early yesterday at City Hospital after more than five hours of medical care, unable to regain consciousness.
The Hirst Social Club was formed in Chelsea with 28 young men as members. Officers elected include Harry Corpsman as president M Joseph Blindeman as vice president Louis Goldblat as secretary Harry Lampkin as treasurer and Julius Ball as sergeant at arms.
Dover druggists and customers applaud Munyon's Paw Paw as a universal remedy. Ads claim it prevents insomnia stops nervousness ends stomach trouble and reduces cravings for alcohol. Available at all druggists for 1.00 per bottle with Paw Paw Laxative Pills at 25 cents.
A tense scene in Pemberton square drew about 400 spectators as a wife asked Patrolman King for protection against her husband who pursued her with a male companion. The wife said she had filed for divorce after years of abuse and asked the man to stay away, while the husband claimed her as his wife and vowed to seek legal redress. The officer advised the husband to leave and to pursue court action.
The 28th Suffolk representative convention will be held this evening in Revere Town Hall. It is conceded there will be no opposition to Hon. Alfred Hall for a second term.
Thousands of British visitors and baseball fans flooded Boston on a record Saturday night. Police logged 163 intoxication arrests from 8 AM Saturday to 8 AM Sunday, with 68 admits of out-of-town status and most arrests in the North and West Ends. only two involved women.
Episcopalians in Massachusetts honor Bishop William Lawrence at Trinity Church for the 10th anniversary of his consecration as diocese head. Morning service features address by Rev E Winchester Donald, Holy Communion, and mission offerings. Evening service for confirmed members only, with address by the bishop and special choir music.
Albert Steiner known as Charles Lewis, a former American Bridge Company employee, asserts mistaken identity after a 10 year Massachusetts prison sentence for a crime alleged to have occurred Aug 18. He was employed in Boston until Aug 22 and disappeared thereafter, later being arrested in New York for burglary connected to Back Bay break-ins. The Boston office will probe Steiner's claim, seeking possible pardon if valid.
In Kansas City on October 4 President Frank Buchanan and other Iron Workers officials left for home after an executive board meeting produced no action. Samuel Parks warned of a strike on the East River bridge, while Buchanan denied any strike and claimed strong support in New York.
In Buffalo on October 4, postmaster general Wilson S. Bissell, returning from a vacation, is reported seriously ill. After resuming his law practice he was forced to stop work ten days ago and doctors would not confirm or deny an internal cancer rumor, saying only that his condition is serious.
Four year old Janes Manvole died at City Hospital after suffering severe burns from a fire started by a match in the Roxbury home at 8 Quincy Street. The boy was left alone in the afternoon, wandered to the cellar, and his light frock ignited, burning him severely before help arrived.
Nine persons were injured when an outward-bound Lexington and Boston car collided with a Newton open car on Main street in Waltham. A Mrs. Sterling suffered abdominal injuries and was treated nearby. others had scratches and bruises as motor man John Moakley blamed slippery rails from fallen leaves for the inability to stop.
Cambridge Press editor Miss Alice Spencer Geddes tours Chinatown Boston and argues that immorality stems from about 60 white girls Harvard students and chorus girls. She asserts Chinatown undisturbed is moral, but civilized Chinatown becomes flagrantly evil under progressive white influence.
Pilgrim Congregational Church in Dorchester celebrated its 40th dedication anniversary with jubilee services led by pastor Rev William H Allbright and sermons by Rev Arthur Little. Visiting clergy spoke as the exercises run for three more days in elaborate observances.
Patrolmen Ochs and Dawson responded to a disturbance at 11 Medford court where Mary Segal lay in the kitchen with a head wound and blood streaming. Solomon Glazier and Morris Lipson were over her, one wielding a short cavalry sword. Dr. Lyons reported concussion and internal injuries. Segal refused hospital aid.
Fifty years ago an eminent specialist prescribed Medicine for the late Rev. Fr. John O’Brien of Lowell Massachusetts. It was named after him and is not a patent medicine. It is free from opium morphine or poisonous drugs. It builds flesh and strength and strengthens the body. It prevents pneumonia and consumption and cures bronchitis asthma and all throat and lung troubles. Guaranteed.
In Indianapolis on October 4 George E. Williamson of Chicago and Marvin Welch of Janesville Wisconsin, clerks in the auditors department of the Central Union Telephone Company, killed themselves in separate boarding houses. The men, brought from Chicago four months ago, were close friends. Officials probe the double suicide believed to be a planned act. Williamson is said to have died over a love affair.
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