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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1905
Page
2
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles claiming wide cures and offering free sample bottles and a book by mail Readers are urged to send address to Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York to prove the product s merits
In Buffalo on October 23 Elias Haffa and his wife Dora were found dead at 183 Krettner street. Boarder Albert W. Berliss was unconscious. Arsenic poisoning suspected after a son reported frequent quarrels and a chemist test on grapes the victims had eaten. Authorities investigate the allegation and insecticide theory.
Secretary Taft will urge Congress to increase the army artillery corps to ensure enough men to man coastal forts and maintain coast defenses. His recommendation targets a larger force to safeguard ships harbors and border regions, reflecting national defense needs.
Police rushed reserves from three precincts to quell a riot in the Syrian quarter sparked by clashes between supporters and opponents of Bishop Hawaweenle. The bishop, arrested weeks earlier for a Brooklyn shooting, has heightened local tension. A half dozen Syrians suffered cuts and stab wounds before officers cleared the streets.
The treasurer of the United States reports an increased demand for paper currency of ten dollars and under due to business expansion. The treasury has partly met this by redeeming larger notes and issuing smaller denominations as replacements.
The Economy Club of Cambridge held its 34th annual fall dinner at the Copley Square Hotel. After a brief business session approving several membership applications, Representative Robert Luce of Somerville spoke on "The Street Railway Merits Pro posal" followed by a general discussion.
Surgeon General Baron 8 Suzuki of the Japanese Imperial Navy spoke at Harvard Medical School to students led by J Collins Warren. He described wartime surgery with minimal staff and improvised operating spaces, stressing prompt action, anatomy knowledge, and rapid first aid during battle followed by extensive by night care. He also visited President Eliot earlier that day.
Aunt Salome Sellers, aged 105, is recognized as the oldest member of the Baptist church in the United States. She has long service, having remained connected to the church for 90 years.
Aubrey L. Rice of Boston stock broker and ex newspaper man indicted for obtaining 6500 dollars from United National Bank of Providence using valueless Norfolk and Western stock pledges. He posted 5000 dollars bail on criminal charges, then was rearrested on a civil suit for 12000 dollars. Gilman was similarly served.
Rafael Torrulla, a 25 year old Porto Rican Harvard Dental School alumnus, was arrested on a Pullman train at Back Bay for assault and debt. Barnard Bennett of 8 Allen Street claims Torrulla owes $2950 from a loan secured by property in Porto Rico.
The sixty year anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John Gould Aborn was quietly celebrated at the Lakeside home in Wakefield. Married in South Reading now Wakefield, they have no children, with Mr. Aborn having built their mansion in 1854 and serving as a Wakefield Savings Bank trustee and prominent local real estate owner.
The Emperor of Germany orders the first Harvard lecture by Professor Francis Greenwood Peabody to be moved from Oct 23 to Oct 30 at the University of Berlin. The talk titled Academic Reciprocity will be delivered to a 600-seat audience in the university’s largest hall.
Russell B. Lewis a 69 year old Hudson photographer and widow twice over secretly married his young studio helper Miss Nellie A. Ketcham in Marlboro. The ceremony was performed on Saturday by Rev. Oscar Smith and the couple are now on their honeymoon.
Alfred Decardo, a 22 year old Italian, walked from San Francisco to New York en route to Italy. He was arrested for building a street fire to stay warm and was turned to the charities department for immediate help as police investigate his welfare. He left with his father’s savings wrapped in a bandana handkerchief and spent most funds on food during the journey.
Two East Boston women were injured in Malden as a gas pipe laden wagon struck a buggy on Medford street near Commercial. Mrs. F. C. Wood suffered serious facial and internal injuries while Mrs. A. P. Fisher had a bruised shoulder. Both were taken to Malden Hospital.
Peter Conlin 64 former New York police chief died at his son in law B B Erwin home in Walpole after living with his daughter. Born in New York City he served from 1861 in battles including Williamsburg Four Oaks Gaines Mills White Oak Swamp and Malvern Hill where he was wounded. He led New York police for about 25 years and became chief in 1893. He supported Theodore Roosevelt in the Roosevelt Parker quarrels.
The Oct 23 report from St. Petersburg notes a broad railway stoppage across central Russia with Kharkoff a key center and Moscow cut off except rail line to St. Petersburg. The general strike aims to force the Emperor to grant universal suffrage as part of a Social Democratic plan.
Washington notes Cuba retains full right to negotiate treaties with Great Britain or any foreign nation though the proposed Anglo Cuban treaty is viewed as injurious to Cuba's interests.
San Jose California October 28 The Rev Father Joseph Rickard SJ astronomer at Santa Clara College reports measurements of a sun spot group at 144145 miles long and 115582 miles wide. He notes two newly observed spots may exceed all prior records.
An advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles itching bleeding or protruding with a refund if not cured in 6 to 14 days. The offer references a mail order or distance selling point with a 506 contact note.
Orders at the Charles Town navy yard require the supply ship Glacier to sail around December to Sparrows Point Maryland where it will meet the collier Brutus and Cesar to tow the largest floating steel dock in the world to the Philippine Islands.
Edward Kemp, previously arrested in Haddam for burglary, escaped last July from Waterbury Vermont insane asylum. He will be held until a keeper from the asylum arrives to return him there.
The article touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for menstrual pain irregularities and related symptoms. It cites Irene Crosby of Savannah Georgia praising the remedy and urges other women to seek guidance from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for further free advice.
In Gloucester on Oct 23, counsel agreed to set a hearing for Nov 9 in Salem before Judge Harmon on the will of the late Mrs Jennie P Chase who died in Swampscott. The 1900 Boston will left all property to adopted son DeForest Woodruff Chase and disinherited her brothers Warren W Phillips and David K Phillips. The brothers claim duress and undue influence in the signing of the will.
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