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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1907
Page
3
City affairs urges broad civic leadership as May or Fitzgerald is intensely criticized. The Good Government organ calls for a fearless figure to unite Democrats Republicans and independents in a stern fight to restore the city’s former rank and civic welfare.
The Pacific Mail steamer San Jose arrived with word that Honduran land forces captured Acajutla port in late September after a battle with Salvadoran troops. The report places Acajutla in Honduran control following the fight.
Police investigate the death of a young woman whose body was found near the New York Central tracks at One Hundred and Eighteenth Street. Authorities believe she may have been murdered and thrown over the 35 foot embankment. The skull is fractured with facial bruises and a badly wrenched left shoulder.
The American Museum of Natural History reports 27 cases with about 600 specimens from Egypt. The collection includes new to science fossils such as the ancestral elephant and the arsinoetherium, an unusual form not closely related to living or known extinct groups. Expedition funded by Morris K. Jesup and led by Professor Henry F. Osborne in Northern Egypt.
An article from a health journal touts a remedy labeled as a simple prescription by a noted authority. It uses Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, to be taken after meals and at night, claimed to cleanse kidneys and relieve urinary issues before Bright's disease stage. A local pharmacist notes ingredients are harmless and inexpensive, with rheumatic benefits also cited.
In a federal dissolution suit, Philip Harrison of the New York Lubricating Oil Company testified that railroads paid more for Standard Oil lubricants than for his firm’s products. He cited contracts showing Standard charges about 30,000 dollars more annually, while some lines like Central of Georgia kept using his company’s oil. The government’s counsel referenced a Louisville & Nashville Galena contract to illustrate the price gap.
A Worcester county gathering with 200 farmers voted to petition Governor Curtis Guild Jr to probe Massachusetts milk producer conditions. They demand railroads provide fair transport and Boston market access, contesting the 35 1/2 cent can rate and threatening supply cuts after November 1 if a 38 cent rate is not agreed. General Charles W. Wood was elected chairman with six members to negotiate with contractors.
Mrs Elizabeth Malone of Omagh Ireland arrived in Boston seeking her husband Christopher Malone who left for Canada four years earlier and later disappeared with letters continuing from Ireland. She travels with her four year old son Austin and has little funds.
The Anglo-American Oil Company steamship Seneca arrives from the Far East with cargo valued over $1,000,000. It carried about 1500 tons of pig iron from Hankow, 20,000 bales of hemp from Manila and Cebu, and a crew of 41 Chinese, with three cabin passengers including J W Dutton of New Sharon Maine. The voyage lasted 97 days from Shanghai, with last loading ports and prior trips noted.
In Bayonne France on October 7 doctors say Edmond Rostand the French poet and playwright is recovering satisfactorily after an appendicitis operation performed last week.
Irish language classes begin next Monday evening at the evening High School on Warren Avenue. The week focuses on applicant classification and teaching starts the following Monday. Scholarships applications will be received each evening after 7 30.
The four masted schooner Margaret Thomas arrived from Portland and hauled out at Atlantic Works for overhaul ahead of a long voyage to Rio Janeiro. Captain J W Balano plans to load apples and ice at Mystic Wharf in a few days, continuing his 16th yearly Rio trade past Christmas. The Mabel Jordan, his former command, also sailed in the same trade.
An express train on the Boston & Maine Western division from Portland to Boston was flagged near Newmarket New Hampshire after a dirt train derailed nearby. Passengers were held, and the express was sent on to Boston.
In Antrim New Hampshire on October 7 Mrs. Amos Colby died of heart failure while baking pies. Her death caused a house fire from an overheated chimney that burned the dwelling to the ground. The home, a landmark built in 1822, once hosted Vermont cattle drivers en route to Brighton.
Five boys appeared in Juvenile Court before Judge Williams charged with robbing Salvation Army poor boxes. They allegedly entered stores on pretexts and rifled boxes while clerks were away. Police say a gang has stolen over ten boxes in recent days and vow to curb the petty thefts.
William Jeffry of Berkeley Heights New Jersey plans a one story bungalow behind his house for exclusive use of his six sons ages 6 to 15. The boys will live study and play there and may rough house freely with entry to the parents only by invitation. He says the scheme will cut his wife’s work and has written to President Roosevelt for his view.
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