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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1904
Page
4
A Buffalo physician extols Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as safe cleansing aid for stomach and bowels. Daily use improves complexion, breath, and blood purity. tablet lozenges contain willow charcoal and honey, cost twenty five cents a box, and are endorsed for gas relief and throat disinfection by a physician.
A powerful northeast gale yesterday caused high tides and widespread damage along the New England coast. The John C. Smith wrecked on Chatham Beach, the Ada G. Shortland spilled its lath cargo from Augusta to New York, and the Hooner limped into Vineyard Haven. Monomoy Beach lost a life saver's watch house as Cape Cod endured breaches and Plymouth Bay shed shanties amid snow and sleet south to Nashua.
William J. Clancy and Richard Delmont were arrested by Station 16 on suspicion of stealing $200 from David Lane, an inmate of a Chelsea street boarding house, but Judge Bragg found them not guilty yesterday.
The sanitary section of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers held a banquet at the Copley Square Hotel last night with about 30 members present. Hastings acted as toastmaster, and M M Baker read a paper on English sewage disposal.
Columbus Day events marked the 412th anniversary with a Christopher Columbus Society parade and a Revere House banquet. Speakers included ex- Congressman John F. Fitzgerald and Joseph de Marco editor of the Italian Journal, with readings from Governor Bates and others. Ottavio Brogi served as toastmaster as the society praised Italian perseverance.
Three Foundling Hospital sisters and four nurses returned to New York detailing mobs in Clifton and Morenci Arizona. They said 40 foundlings were placed with Mexican families by a priest, with a mob driving them from a hotel and threatening violence. Dr Swain narrowly escaped lynching. the priest fled. The hospital plans to appeal to federal authorities to recover 19 children seized from the nurses.
In Buffalo on Oct 12 Henry Hogancamp a popcorn wagon driver went to Richard Odell's saloon seeking Margaret Marr his alleged wife who had left him three weeks earlier to work as a cook. He blew out a saloon wall with a paper parcel. Hogancamp and the woman suffered severe injuries. He is dying and adjacent buildings were damaged.
Catarrh sufferers warned against liquid alcohol based remedies that deceives mucous membranes and worsens condition. Smith's Triple Cure, alcohol free and claimed to cure all forms of catarrh, offered in a four-part treatment with a local cream. Two week course priced 50 cents or 25 two-cent stamps to Boston manufacturer for postpaid delivery.
Cambridge Mayor Daly spoke to the Prospect Union Club at their opening night on 744 Massachusetts Avenue applauding the club’s progress. Short remarks were delivered by Harvard’s Professor F G Peabody and Union President A Ballantine.
Lyman Harris of 531 Tremont street Boston was arraigned in Brighton District Court on a charge of driving in excess of the speed limit. After the hearing Judge Barnard fined him $20, which he paid following the summons.
A school for workingmen's sons to study trades. A Labor Temple for union meetings. A Public Forum for open public debate. An institution for popular application of arts and sciences.
Four hundred three thousand dollars comprise the accumulated principal and interest of a legacy left by Ben Franklin. The fund is to be expended for purposes that may make living in the town more convenient for its people and render it more agreeable to strangers resorting hither for health or temporary residence.
The list includes Rev. James Eells of First Church Boston Rev. Alexander MacLennan of First United Presbyterian Rev. Charles W. Duane of Christ Church Mayor Patrick A. Collins MIT President Henry S. Pritchett Harvard Medical School Prof Henry P. Bowditch Charles T. Gallagher lawyer art commissioner Nathan Matthews former Boston mayor James J. Storrow broker school committee Frank K. Foster labor leader The Hon Richard Olney former Secretary of State William Endicott merchant banker.
Public hearings will be held by the Franklin fund trustees to determine how the $403,000 should be used for Boston and visiting strangers. The meetings are expected Friday afternoon and evening at City Hall, inviting citizens to express their views.
Testimony in a Boston federal trial details entries of Glasgow Manufacturing Company goods by Stone & Downer brokers. William Munro, then president, allegedly knew invoices were false. invoices, bills of lading, and sworn statements traced goods from Lehman, Bush & Co of Switzerland. Witnesses described storage and handling at 72 Bedford Street and Roxbury addresses, with cases containing lace fragments and edgings involved in June 1903 proceedings.
Colonel W. B. Stanton, chief of harbor work, told Boston Merchants Association directors that a 1200 foot wide inner channel to President Roads and a 1500 foot outer span would have 36 feet depth at mean low water. He expects competent contractors to push completion but declined a date. He favored a 35 foot low water channel with 44 feet 6 inches at high water to meet Boston needs.
Field Marshal Oyama telegraphs from the field that operations are progressing favorably as of yesterday. The dispatch, sent from Tokio, notes advancing actions and positive military activity in the theater.
Thomas Duggan, wanted in Boston since Aug 27 for drawing 500 on a forged check at People's National Bank Roxbury, was brought here by Inspector Gaddis. Arrested in New York, he posed as a minister and pleaded ignorance to larceny and forgery charges. The forged check on a Connecticut bank was introduced by a man claiming to be a minister.
Ernest Esterbrook an 82 year old man from 888 Albany street was found lying face down in a vacant lot on Blue Hill avenue near Wenona street with Rough on Rats on his lips and poison beside him. A letter addressed to FE Esterbrook and a railroad pass identify him. He left home Tuesday to seek back pay from the Boston & Albany railroad and has not been seen since. His wife is ill and his children ask for papa as despondency is blamed for the death.
A teacher confronts a student named Jerry Bilson about smoking in class. The exchange ends with the student offering to share a cigarette, prompting the teacher to demand the restraint.
Fragmentary dialogue reads as a playful or dramatic exchange with unclear context. The text hints at a romantic pursuit between Alphonse-Say and Miss Dibbs, followed by a barely audible line about Port Arthur and a dull thud, suggesting a scene or cue within a performance or cartoon strip.
The Cambridge Theological School alumni dinner at Hotel Berkeley drew about 140 attendees. After-dinner speaker lineup included Bishop Greer of New York City, Bishop Edsell of Minnesota, Bishop Gailor of Tennessee, and Bishop Nichols of California.
A reader asks if she should wait for a fiancé who writes infrequently or seek other company. The advisor urges fidelity if engagement remains true, suggests asking for clear intentions, and notes that suspicion harms trust. The piece reflects early 20th century matchmaking tones and moral guidance.
The text advises inviting the individual to your home to gain their favorable view, stating that personal greeting outweighs inconvenience. It emphasizes the importance of personal presence in influencing opinion rather than formal arrangements.
A nearly seventeen year old writes seeking advice after a row with a close friend. She cut off contact by telephone to forbid his visits and fears apology. the adviser urges humble persistent apology, arguing it preserves dignity and shows temperate conduct.
The speaker notes that time alone does not determine closeness, as some people remain distant like strangers while others grow immeasurably dear in a short span. It hinges on the class or category she belongs to in your life, not the duration of acquaintance.
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