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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
15
Captain John Otto Hanson long known as skipper of the cup winning America and a leading New England yachtsman died at his New Bedford home at 65. Born in Sweden he also sailed yachts owned by James Gordon Bennett and Colonel William Forbes.
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a quick healthy laxative for children and adults. It claims gentle cleansing of the bowels within hours, relief from feverish or fussy symptoms, and full bottle directions. It warns against counterfeit fig syrups and urges buyers to ensure the product is from the California Fig Syrup Company.
Mrs G Karcher of Newton Massachusetts reports that Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured extensive eczema in her three children after persistent use. She describes sores on a ten year old girl’s head and a two year old boy’s chin clearing with the products. Free 32 page Skin Book offers details. Cuticura is sold everywhere.
Princeton College men hosted Yuan Shi Kai as he opened the new Pekin Y M C A building with a wire link to the palace. The $60,000 structure stands tall among nearby single story Chinese homes, marking American architectural influence in the capital.
Secretary Daniels gave Carnegie Bethlehem and Midvale Steel until Tuesday to submit supplementary bids on battleship armor plates and warned the Navy would consider only competitive bids at reduced prices.
Advice states heart pain usually signals gas pressure from indigestion not organic heart trouble. Recommends Dr Williams Pink Pills after meals with diet care to strengthen stomach and purify blood, restoring digestion and offering lasting relief. Start treatment today via local drugstore.
London October 9 Sir William Bennett declares in his Coal Smoke Abatement Society address that Charles E Green of Edinburgh established a distinct cancer link to domestic coal fuel. He notes cancer areas align with coal use and peat areas show near zero incidence, except where peat resembles coal. He urges gas as a coal substitute.
Berlin Oct 9 Emperor William plans a visit to Emperor Francis Joseph in Vienna after a October hunting trip on Archduke Francis Ferdinand's Bohemian estates. The move signals improved relations after tensions over Balkan war policies.
A strong tremor lasting twelve seconds shook Messina Sicily on October 9 causing panic as the American Red Cross Orphanage opened at Palmi. The quake disrupted ceremonies and prompted evacuations in the area.
Boston may lose the beautiful old pillared front of St Pauls Cathedral on Tremont Street as reconstruction plans are now being prepared by Ralph Adams Cram of Cram Goodhue and Ferguson Architects.
Mr. Cram's firm plans to lengthen the church by moving the front forward to fill a vacant area and extending the rear for more floor space. Five or six design options exist with the final choice pending. Front pillars may be removed or retained as determined by the selected plan.
Miss Bright Kelly, 22, a Covington society figure, was killed when her car overturned on the Indian Hill road near Madisonville. Three men and two other women were injured, including Beck Arnold Jr., Western Maryland railroad official betrothed to Miss Kelly, who was to marry next Wednesday.
Edwin Thomas of New Haven Conn was recommended by Attorney General McReynolds to President Wilson for United States district judge in Connecticut to succeed the late Judge Platt.
The Harvard Athletic Association will collect gate receipts by operating auto parking on Soldiers Field. Graduate Treasurer Moore arranged for on site car checking, allowing vehicles into the field for a fee and requiring surrender of football tickets to reach the Stadium. Auto parking charges are five cents at small games and fifty cents for Yale and Brown games.
Three new birds arrived at the Franklin Park Zoo under curator Benson. The arrivals include six Cuban parrots two Panama parrots one red macaw one blue macaw one Amazon yellow beak twelve singing canaries twelve birds of paradise four crimson weavers and one red bill toucan placed in the new aviary set to open to the public soon.
Ellery H. Clark, a former athletic champion from Boston, has written Pharos, a novel whose theme is the wages of sin. The plot centers on Bayport and a bitter railroad feud, ending with deaths including the wife and the husband.
Clark's philosophy appears as fate in a dramatic scene where victory collapses rivals with merciless force. The narrative voice hurls a tempest and ends the battle abruptly, leaving human hopes and fears stripped away as the story moves to its setting.
Rosa Duchesne, 44, ended her life by inhaling gas at a lodging house on 95 Borden Street in Fall River. She had been despondent for some time, and her parents live in Canada.
Newport Rhode Island October 23 14th member of the Newport Artillery Company sent to hospital after typhoid fever outbreak following return from the Perry celebration at Put-in-Bay Ohio. One victim has died.
Federal Government suit against Mid-West Oil Company sent for decision to the United States Supreme Court. Six questions prepared by the circuit court judges were certified and mailed to Washington. Ruling could determine title to millions of acres of oil lands in Wyoming and California and affect fuel oil supply for the Navy.
In Bangor Maine on October 9 deputy sheriffs searched in automobiles for Rance Grasse after he shot and killed his divorced wife Mrs Flettie Appleby at her sister's home. The coroner's jury ruled death by gunshot and a reward was expected for his capture.
Louis D. Brandeis of Boston has been retained by the Interstate Commerce Commission to represent opponents of the 5 percent freight rate increase proposed by eastern railroads. He is not counsel for the commission but to develop and present all facts of the controversy for consideration.
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