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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1907

Page

7

Local Market Advertises Low Prices on Groceries

A midweek ad highlights deeply discounted items with prices such as 9 for 26¢. Shoppers are urged to compare values across departments and take advantage of limited time offers.

Market Lamb and Beef Specials at Low Prices

In today’s market listings, Young Spring Lamb hindquarters priced at 14¢ per lb from 18¢. First Cut Prime Beef 15¢ per lb, Second Cut Prime Beef 12¢ for rump roast, Sirloin 15¢ per lb. Fresh Killed Fowl 15¢, Fancy Spring Lamb Chops 42¢, Tongues 13¢, Armour’s Shoulders 10¢ smoked. Regular prices shown beside limited time sale prices.

Trust in Alaska venture questioned by Boston stockholders

Boston stockholders debate the status of Reynolds tied ventures in Alaska. Dr. H. E. Kistler denies bank links to Reynolds Alaskan Development Company. He notes stock was on the market and no widespread church or teacher subscriptions were found, while Kingsbury's residency remains unclear.

Kistler Reynolds-Alaska Development Company

Dr Kistler Denies Ties to Valdez Bank and Alaska Rail

Dr Kistler says he is not connected with the Reynolds Bank at Valdez or the Reynolds Alaska Development Co and only a visitor to their offices in Boston. He admits serving as agent for the Home railway of Alaska promoting stock in the East and insists the bank, the development company, and the railway are separate entities.

H. C. Reynolds Valdez Fidelity Trust Company Eliot National Bank of Seattle Dr. Kistler Reynolds Home Railway of Alaska Brady Kistler Bank Reynolds-Alaska Development Company Johnstown Home Railway of Alaska Railway Reynolds Bank Brookline Tacoma Wash State Street Guggenheim

Intercolonial Club Hosts First Smoke Talk of Season

The Intercolonial Club of Boston drew the largest attendance in club history for the season opener smoke talk. President Campbell presided and outlined monthly talks and entertainments with emphasis on member cooperation.

Tapis Boston Campbell

Prizefighter Purchases Denver Hotel for 125000

Rich prize fighter Reddy Gallagher buys a Denver hotel for 125000 in cash. Gallagher’s wealth is estimated at about 250000.

Denver

Boston Women as Beauties Compete with Lady Warwick

The Sunday Post teases that Boston has many equally beautiful or superior women to Lady Warwick, including working girls, in a feature forthcoming tomorrow. It frames the prize English beauty as only part of a broader contest of local looks.

Boston Lady Warwick Sunday Post

Prices surge as cuts end, inflation climbs higher

The report notes a serious shift in the economy with prices rising sharply after a cut in the string on prices. The writer highlights sustained upward movement and ongoing increases affecting the public mood and costs.

Uncle questions secret wedding of Helen Maloney

Philadelphia dispatch reports Andrew P. Maloney, uncle of Miss Helen Maloney, doubts her involvement in a secret wedding at Mamaroneck to Arthur Herbert Osborn, noting she wed Samuel Clarkson in Montreal the prior Thursday.

Philadelphia Penn Andrew P. Maloney Helen Maloney Arthur Herbert Osborn Montreal Samuel Clarkson Osborn Mamaroneck

Rising Prices Hit New England Diners Across Staples

A columnist notes escalating costs in New England eateries with pies doubling to ten cents and doughnuts rising to five cents while cheese adds extra charges. Coffee may hold steady. milk and meat costs rise as diners face broader spend. The piece also decries misreported remarks about a niece’s disappearance and questions a Clarkson marriage rumor tied to the Majestic voyage.

Preparations for Pacific fleet voyage from Charlestown yard

Speculation places the Atlantic gathering of ships around Dec 1 with a mid month departure around the horn. At Charlestown navy yard the Des Moines Illinois Missouri New Jersey Vermont are under repair along with Kentucky slated for refit soon. Also listed are New York Nashville Scorpion Glacier and Celtic which cannot join due to major repairs. There is a chance the refrigerator ship Celtic may join if repairs finish in time.

Charlestown Navy Yard Pacific Atlantic Seaboard Horn Des Moines Illinois Missouri New Jersey Vermont Kentucky New York Nashville Scorpion Glacier Celtic

Brown Man Under Pump At Brown University

In Providence on October 11 M Y Snyder a Brown class of 1911 member was ducked under a pump after allegedly selling caps to freshmen below the cap committee price. The Cammarian Club claims he broke his word and took the action, drawing wide attention and noting a governor Hughes’ son among participants.

Providence Brown University M. Y. Snyder New Jersey Cammarian Club Snyder Hughes New York

Electrosurgical Spark Therapy Demonstrated for Cancer

Dr Keating Hart of Marseilles presented a practical demonstration at Broca Hospital for Women in Paris showcasing a new electro surgical method for cancer. The treatment uses high tension intermittent sparks applied to cancerous growths and has yielded highly favorable results.

Paris Keating Hart Marseilles Broca

False Alarms Ring Up Twice For Fire Department

Wires caused two mistaken calls yesterday for the city fire department. The first came from Box 744 at Clark's Hotel around 3 p m sending guests and two hotel employees into a fainting spell. The second alarm came from an automatic at 56 Arch street, but no flames were found.

Clark's Hotel Arch Street

Telegraphers Strike May End Next Week

President James J. McGarty of Boston Branch 4 of the Commercial Telegraphers Union said a settlement of the strike is expected within the coming week.

James J. McGarty Boston Commercial Telegraphers’ Union

Carvitz Brothers Charged in Alleged Assault on Greenstein

Morris and Abraham Carvitz faced four month sentences in the house of correction for an alleged assault on Herman Greenstein. Each appealed the ruling and were held in $300 bail for the grand jury.

Herman Greenstein Morris Carvitz Abraham House of Correction Grand

Household Surgeon Drugists Promote Cure Claims

An old advertisement touts a cure for Seald G Head and Sealip diseases by the Household Surgeon druggists. It rejects Dr Porter’s Healing Oil as ineffective and side notes the product’s supposed healing effects.

Porter

Montreal Lawyer Links Helen Maloney to Samuel Clarkson Marriage

Alexander I Bonin a Montreal lawyer confirms Helen Maloney and Samuel Clarkson wed Oct 3 in Montreal. The couple spent the day in his office and planned to marry before night. Bonin will not reveal wedding details. He doubts they sailed for New York or Europe yet.

Montreal Alexander I. Bonin Helen Eugene Maloney Samuel Clarkson New York Europe

Alienation suit ends as Mansfield loses in Newburyport court

War ren Mansfield of Swampscott sued John Cann of West Newbury for 10000 alleging alienation of his wife affections. The case collapsed after testimony was struck and Judge White granted a non suit, noting the dead wife’s marriage to another man invalidating the claim.

Newburyport Warren Mansfield Swampscott John Cann West Newbury White Taunton Lynn Ss. F. Coffin Cann Mansfield Shaw Pawtucket Brooklyn N. Y Rhode Island

Heiress Helen Maloney Mystery Sparks Society Rumor

Arthur Osborn a New York broker claims Helen Maloney daughter of Marquis Martin Maloney and heiress to Standard Oil wealth was secretly married to him on December 28 1905 at Mamaroneck New York. He says they kept names secret and that Clarkson may have induced a breakup.

Clarkson Majestic Osborn London Samuel Clarkson Helen Maloney Martin Maloney Philadelphia Europe White Star Line Liverpool England Quebec Marquis Martin Maloney Standard Oil Arthur Herbert Osborn New York Newton Miss Maloney Montreal Princeton Maloney Mamaroneck N. Y Herbert Osborn Helen Eugene Maloney-Osborn William F. Osborn American Sugar Refining Company Osborns Newtonville Austin Street

Remnants of Wild West show rounded up in Peoria

Stranded with only 4 cents among them, the remnants of a Wild West show that had busted up in Chillicothe were rounded up by Detectives Wombacher and Black as they strolled up North Adams street in Peoria Illinois on October 11.

Peoria Ill Chillicothe Wombacher Black Adams Street

Two Sailors Lost As Gale Strikes Schooner Singleton Palmer

During a Tuesday gale on the schooner Singleton Palmer, Edward Small drowned after being thrown from the jibboom. Fellow sailor Thomas Brown, also aboard, survived after clinging to a rope thrown by his comrades and being pulled aboard.

Brown Edward Small Thomas Brown Singleton Palmer

Barnard Gives Dorchester Yacht Club 1000 Bequest

The will of the late Coolidge Barnard of Dorchester filed in Probate Court designates 1000 to the Dorchester Yacht Club for a new club house or moving the current building to Mill Foot. After other bequests, the residue goes to cousin Sarah E. Hersey of 26 Mill Street Dorchester.

Coolidge Barnard Dorchester Dorchester Yacht Club Mill Street Barnard Sarah E. Hersey

Clark Clark Clark probationary release after bribery conviction

Judge Raymond granted John P. Clark former city building inspector probation after a bribery case with Abraham Zimmon. The court noted the need to deter crime while offering a chance to reform, and the eyes of the city would watch his progress yearly. Clark and his wife showed emotion as he departed the courthouse on probation.

Raymond Superior Court John P. Clark Abraham Zimmon Commonwealth Judge Raymond Clark

No Saloon For 100 Years In Cavittsville

Cavittsville, Greensburg, marks a century without a tavern as residents oppose a proposed hotel license. Citizens sign a remonstrance to Westmoreland County Court challenging the plan.

Greensburg Penn Cavittsville Westmoreland County Court

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