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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1906
Page
5
In Jackson Tennessee voters weigh fashion in a school director contest. Mrs Flora Jennings and Mrs Myron Edmonds duel over hats judged to sway support with rules about lavender plumes and circulating word of daily new ensembles. The outcome hinges on wardrobe signals.
In Santa Fe New Mexico on October 29 a township with five voters on the election board shows a split vote. The lone undecided voter delays until the last moment despite speeches and extensive campaign material. The district leans Democratic as Republicans urge Bull Andrews to campaign despite troubles elsewhere.
Hood Mac Farlane tours the state in a sulky drawn by a large ostrich as part of a novel campaign. He wins support from voters including a rancher whose wife is swayed by ostrich plumes. The costs mount, but MacFarlane vows to press on until ostrich supply runs out.
Mercury Eirich, a famed long distance walker, claims to be the only man in the United States running for sheriff. He mapped voters on a campaign route from 7 66 A M to 4 81 P M, planned calls to every voter, and has worn out six pairs of shoes while gaining 436 votes by Friday. His opponents try to hinder him, but he continues the home stretch, undaunted.
Governor Guild, speaking in Brookline and Watertown, attacks Mr Moran’s record on graft allegations tied to the Fairbank affair. He cites an official Dec 28 report claiming $385 205 43 in questionable contracts and urges Moran to press prosecutions, warning against delays amid campaign rhetoric.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure claiming to cure piles fissure and fistula by a bowel based salve like action. It offers a free trial sample and a 60 cent box, with testimonials from Emma Bodenhamer of Bedford Indiana praising rapid relief after twenty three years of suffering. The notice cites Pyramid Co. in Michigan for mail order trials.
In 1906 Hannah Boyle's will faced probate before Judge Grant with witnesses James O Higgins Peter J Callanan and a woman. The will was set aside after retraced testimony. Judge Grant sent testimony to District Attorney Sughrue who indicted Matthew P Callanan and Peter Callanan. Higgins fled Moran delayed action and unresolved indictments linger. The speaker questions why trials have not occurred.
Boston district attorney Moran charges Governor Guild and Republican leaders with fraud and corruption. He recounts speeches in Holyoke Chicopee and Springfield, cites alleged payments and letters involving Talbot Lodge Bestgen and Proctor, and vows to pursue cases through grand jury action despite political interference.
A Springfield committee says Lieutenant-Governor Guild accepted a $100 token from the McKinley memorial dedication committee for delivering the dedicatory address, after initially planning to decline due to campaign duties, with the understanding the committee had a surplus. The exchange was described as a voluntary gesture and not sought by Guild.
An advertising notice offers Cox's Manual of Gelatine Cookery reissued as Oscar of the Waldorf Astoria copy. It promises a reward for discovering a useful dessert tip and directs inquiries to John M. Chapman Company at 9% Hudson Street, New York.
Fragmentary notice lists stores on Court Street and surrounding corners with mentions of Wish and Emerson quality. Provides partial addresses including 188 Summer Street and Dewey Square. No clear event or date. reads as an old classifieds snippet.
Little Rock reports candidates John Miller and William Pletcher combine campaigns with spectacle. Miller, a former circus rider, performs on a show wagon with horse stunts and acrobatics to win votes, while Pletcher entertains with trapeze acts and rope walking and hands out political pamphlets.
Moran accuses Guild of nationalizing campaign rhetoric and labels him the receiver of prepared speeches. He claims a $6100 McKinley Memorial payment and challenges Guild to joint debates on all topics, accusing Guild of avoiding public forums and preferring empty chairs. Moran touts ready debate under proper rules and vows truthful exchanges in their confrontation.
Don't sacrifice beauty to pain and nerves. Dr. Greene's Nervura strengthens and enriches the blood. Beginning womanhood is trying on body and nerves. Nervura supports both and helps prevent illness. Dr. Greene guarantees Nervura and offers free consultation from 34 Temple Place Boston.
Timothy W. Coakley arrived on the midnight train from Boston and registered at Cooley House. He toured the city in a big car meeting hotel men lawyers and political chiefs to gather facts about the $100 check given Governor Guild and delivered them to Mr. Moran.
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