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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1909
Page
2
Advancing years bring cold extremities from sluggish circulation and a torpid liver. Smith's Pineapple and Butternut Pills invigorate the liver, cleanse the blood, and tone the system. They improve digestion, skin, and complexion, with many letters from grateful customers praising youthful benefits. Physicians recommend them and they form no habit.
John R Fitzgerald faced charges of false statements on his Boston police service application. The Civil Service Commission ruled the allegations not proven after evidence and a closing argument, noting Fitzgerald claimed a clean record and denied prior trouble. The case involved an August 1907 Chelsea arrest for drunkenness and assault.
City typewriter girls protest pay-as-you-please taxi mills installed in hotel offices. One writer, upset by the invention, fears men will become expert and ignore the workers in the lobby. Machines allow half hour use with a dime, then another dime required to continue.
Obituary items list several deaths with funeral details and church services. Michael Curley of Roxbury. Annie Harvey of Somerville. William Hs Hogan of Dorchester. Ralph Eugene Hussey of Newton Hospital. Joseph Kuhgler of Charlestown. Nicholas J Sullivan of Roxbury. Each entry notes residence, date, time for funerals, church, and relatives invited. Some lines include fraternal affiliations and regional newspaper notices.
The Rev. Alison H. Robinson, pastor of the Unitarian Church in Newton Centre and former fiancé of Antoinette Elizabeth Gazzam, heiress of Storm King Mountain, plans to travel to New York Sunday afternoon to consult a lawyer about testifying for Miss Gazzam in an upcoming suit.
Mr Robinson acted abruptly after learning details of his former fiances career since their engagement ended last Christmas. He cites Miss Gazzams intimate knowledge and argues she is incapable of conduct supporting a suit for alienation of Mrs Marshall Clarks husband affections.
Advices say Captain J M Helm of the battleship Idaho will be detached and ordered to Charlestown Navy Yard to assume command succeeding Captain H S Winslow who was promoted to rear admiral. Captain H O Dunn will command the Idaho. With the spring commissioning of North Dakota Delaware Michigan and South Carolina battleships Ohio New Jersey Wisconsin and Missouri will be placed in reserve. Secretary Meyer is expected to seek 6000 more sailors bringing naval strength to 47900. Oregon Massachusetts Indiana and Iowa have been out of service for a year due to manpower shortages.
Admiral George Dewey, in Washington, rejects claims the U S Navy is a bluff and expresses confidence it would perform well in war. He supports ship subsidy, urges continued navy expansion, and notes changing views on German shipbuilding.
Dorothy Campbell British champion won her match at Merion Cricket Club in the third round of the women’s national golf championship. Miss Margery Phelps of Boston defeated Edith Noblit one up, and Mrs. Ronald Barlow of Philadelphia beat Ella Smith two up and one to go, signaling a semi final field of two Philadelphians a Boston competitor and a Scottish star.
James Hickey and Thomas Cleary narrowly escaped freezing to death in a meat house refrigerator. They entered about 6 PM. another worker locked the door unaware of their presence. After two hours cries went unheard until Hickey’s father, the plant manager, found and freed them.
Herbert and Alexander Gascoigne of Worcester Mass tied the knot with Emma and Alice Swinnerton in Stamford Connecticut after meeting the family during a building contract. The Rev William Swinnerton officiated as both couples wed with their parents present.
The Cambridge Trade School for Girls at 147 Harvard street opened for fall work funded by Mrs. Quincy A. Shaw. Enrollment was encouraging with dressmaking the principal feature including hand and machine sewing for children's garments and dresses. Cooking, gymnastics, and practical domestic science instruction are offered by a staff led by director Miss Helen G. Flagg assisted by M. I. Mora and E. O. Davidson.
In Middlesex divorce session Odio F Gould sues George E Gould of Waltham for cruelty and desertion. Cross libel alleges paternity denial of a second child. Mrs Gould recounts limited clothing gifts and threats with a knife and a choking incident. Gould denies the charges.
Miss Sophia J Campbell of Souris P E I longtime house manager for Larz Anderson in Brookline and Washington married Frederick Philpott of Stowbridge England last evening at St Lawrence Roman Catholic Church Brookline.
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