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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1903
Page
4
A Boston grain trade revival described as immediate and beneficial follows a port-wide drop in tonnage. W. H. Lincoln, president of the Chamber of Commerce, predicts gains for Boston's export business backed by fair crops and strong foreign demand. Steamship lines have not yet publicly commented on the matter.
Emma Page of 113 Revere Street recounts in 1895 how a visitor praised Dean’s Kidney Pills after she used them for years of kidney and back pain. She bought supplies at Bradbury’s and, after relief, publicly endorsed the remedy, reaffirming her stance more than four years later.
The old system set Boston to Liverpool rail differential allowances, letting Chicago to Liverpool be as cheap as via Philadelphia. With export trade falling since 1901 due to crop failures, reforms will restore the old rate method after October 15.
Steamship lines cut rates to win business but found the practice ruinous. They formed a minimum rate agreement that set a floor for Eastern ports, pushing Chicago shippers to Baltimore and diverting grain and flour traffic from Boston. Boston Chamber pushes abolishment alongside grain, to restore flour exports through the port.
The Boston Brewers Association held its seventh annual dinner at the Hotel Bellevue last evening with 30 members present. President W A Miller presided as routine business closed and the event turned to social, informal proceedings.
President W H Lincoln of the Boston Chamber of Commerce backs abolishing the grain minimum rate. He argues the removal benefits Boston's grain trade and port prestige, stating the rate should never have existed and insisting trade follow natural channels with no artificial barriers. He does not anticipate the rate being restored.
Verdi's Otello in English opened the third week of Henry W. Savage's season at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. A Walter Burridge scenic production topped Metropolitan standards, with a strong cast led by Miss Bennyson as Desdemona and Mr. Sheehan as Othello, drawing a large enthusiastic audience.
Applications flood in for rooms at the new Maria Paredes hotel for Catholic women opened at 29 West Seventeenth Street. The business venture is backed by Catholic women, with a sister charity house planned to aid needy Catholic women. The hotel will charge fair rates with a weekly minimum of 8 dollars and support a separate charitable board for those unable to pay.
Oct 6 report details Pierre Gagne ten years old, son of Joseph Gagne, kept chained to a 10 foot post in a yard at 31 Branch street. Officials call the case incurable with a maniacal urge to run away, though he is allowed limited outdoor play within the chain’s radius for safety and air.
Judge Cobb of the United States Circuit Court denied the receiver’s petition to remove the keeper from the Eastern Cable Company premises. The ruling followed H. M. Daggett Jr’s request for an order to withdraw the keeper who was holding property attached by the sheriff on a Superior Court writ in an action brought by C. F. Billman against the Eastern Cable Company.
More than a thousand parishioners of the Church of the Immaculate Conception gathered at Revere Beach Casino for the second parish reunion. From 7 to 8 pm Rev James Lee presided with numerous assistants, followed by dancing and a reception. Proceeds will benefit the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Revere.
The Riggers' Local 10,315 held its election at the hall in East Boston and elected J. O. White as president W. Ingreen as vice president Charles Hughes as financial secretary James Connelly as recording secretary J. W. Leonard as treasurer The next meeting is set for Oct. 22.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless home remedy for piles. Suppositories claim instant relief and no doctor involvement, with several testimonials from users in Mississippi, Worcester, and Tennessee praising its effectiveness after long suffering. Available at druggists for 50 cents or by mail from Pyramid Drug Co. Marshall Michigan.
In the Longwood Cricket Club open event, Miss Margaret Nichols defeated Miss Rotch 6-4 13-11 in a gripping second round scratch singles match. Sears and Sears each won their first two rounds, with Stevens and Whitney advancing as well. Women’s doubles, mixed doubles, and handicap singles are planned for upcoming play as court space allows.
The Amateur Bowling League of Massachusetts expects a strong season with clubs like Arlington Boat Club Charlestown Commercial Club Brockton Newtowne North Cambridge Dudley Roxbury and Old Dorchester participating. Newton Club may join and Melrose Athletic Club has applied. The 999th A A is hoped to join. Season starts about Dec 1 and completion of the roster will help other interclub leagues set schedules.
Representative Joseph Jackson of Slasher Tenders Union in Fall River leads a push to prohibit working omen and children in mills from 6 p m to 6 a m. The convention actions urge seating Boston Central Labor delegates, transferring mill hands to Wood Workers and limiting Carpenters control. The gathering notes 47 000 mill hands affected, with 600 from Boston, and highlights Lynn strike issues along with plans for next convention sites.
In Rockland Maine W P Kelley of Rockport, son of a Lowell contractor, was shot in the back by Fred A Packard while reportedly breaking into Packard’s residence on Chestnut Street Camden just before midnight. Kelley is hospitalized at Knox hospital in serious condition. Packard is under police investigation. Packard’s daughter reportedly saw the prowler earlier and warned her father.
Boston fans concede the series looks dubious after outbatting and outfielding. Phillippi spun three wins for Pittsburg while Freeman and Sebring matched, but Boston's fielding and hitting lagged. Pittsburg leads in runs hits and steals. Boston errs fewer but to little effect.
Pittsburg fans refuse to bet as Boston figures dominate. Robinson of Boston wins $400 while Lavis offers bets on Pittsburg scoring and Boston’s total, but none take the wagers. Crowds of rooters claim no foul and insist players from Collins’s team will not comment.
Columbus report: Cincinnati Nationals beat Cleveland Americans in three game series. Final score shows Cincinnati 9 to 6 with Hahn and Peltz pitching for Cincinnati and Bernhard Bemis for Cleveland. Game played in Columbus, O. on October 6.
St Louis game recap shows the Americans defeating the Nationals to secure a third consecutive win for the American League. Final score details list Seivers and Sugden behind the plate with Hackett Coveney on the mound.
Chicago October 6 The Nationals defeated the Americans by steady play scoring 9 to 4. Batteries Weimer and Kling pitched for the Nationals with Patterson and Sullivan behind them.
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