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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1901
Page
2
A health notice extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a blood and mucous membrane remedy. It describes catarrh progression from nose to throat and stomach, and claims internal use plus occasional douches provide a safe, effective cure. Dr Bement and Druggists endorse the tablet as safe, palatable, and convenient.
A fire caused by a windstorm destroyed Peterson & Co.'s picture frame factory on Union Street and Austin Avenue, spreading to Feinberg & Bropp and nearby residences. Seventy five families lost homes. $250000 in property burned. two blocks of dwellings along Milwaukee Avenue were wiped out. all residents reportedly escaped.
TOPEKA KAN GOT. 30 WASHBURN COLLEGE received a $50 000 gift from a Boston donor who requires his name be withheld the funds to be used for building an observatory. The donor specified anonymity as a condition of the gift.
A 25 member Roslin Dale delegation urged street commissioners to open Dudley Street as a public way. The board will review the request. A separate report notes Jiraco Cardinale was injured at the navy yard dock and John O'Brien was identified as the deceased in a fatal electric car incident. William Devaney faced arraignment in the Dorchester court on a robbery claim involving Galant of Gloucester, with bonds set at 1000 for November 4.
An advertisement offers a free vial of Munyon's Cold Cure claiming immediate relief for head throat and lungs and protection against grip and pneumonia. It teases a free Rheumatism Cure next week and promotes Munyon's Dyspepsia Care Kidney Care and catarrh treatments with trial offers.
Munyon promises free medical examinations and advice from skilled physicians from leading colleges. The electrical department is fully equipped with painless, no disrobing trial treatments offered at no cost. Patients are assured they will not be overcharged and can receive an opinion regardless of previous doctor failures.
Salem voters voted 5 to 2 to hold a public inquiry into the police department on charges raised by Mayor Hurley in his inaugural address. The meeting followed discussions on departmental matters and the timing of the investigation.
Two near fatal accidents struck Putnam square Cambridge yesterday afternoon around 4. An emergency wagon of the Boston Elevated Railway Company struck Hugh Smith, 63, of Franklin Street, injuring his back seriously. Minutes later Norman Freudenberger, of 6 Story Street, was struck by a coal car and escaped with non serious injuries.
Thomas Tracy aged 26 fell from the street bridge while chasing a hat blown into the water. Michae O'Brien and Timothy Harrit, two draw tenders, secured a boat and reached Tracy as he exhausted himself. He was taken to Station 6 then City Hospital for treatment.
Captain William R. Smedberg of the Fourteenth Cavalry married Miss Louise Gore Chaffin at the First Congregational Church. Rev H H French conducted the ceremony with matron of honor Mrs Harry E Converse and maid of honor Miss Marion Platt. Bridesmaids wore white esprit with yellow sashes, best man Captain Frederick Winchester Slayton, and ushers all in uniform.
An unknown well-dressed man, about 50, is found murdered on Plum Island sand near Newburyport. Medical Examiner Hurd and State Police will pursue the strangulation case, with investigators trying to identify the victim said to be from the Haverhill area.
Low money flooded Wall Street with large bets on Shepard and Low as Tammany’s strength looms in New York City elections. Bets ranged up to ten thousand dollars with brokers and firms backing Shepard or Low. Jerome’s reform message sparks revolt rumors, while Independent Citizens forecast Shepard winning Greater New York by up to seventy thousand votes based on 1997 data.
Reports say Miss Stone is kept in a Macedonian harem in Turkish disguise while negotiations for her release proceed from Dubnitza. Brigands have opened talks with three parties and may accept a reduced ransom. Consul-General Dickinson consults in Samakov if talks fail and Roosevelt warned Ferdinand of U.S. accountability.
An old advertisement touts sarsaparilla as a cure and tonic for kidneys. It claims the remedy is safe, potent, and directly benefits kidney function.
Miss Toppan testified to seeing a strange man skulking about the premises shortly before two cottages owned by Mr. Davis were set ablaze on the night in question. Authorities consider the fires incendiary and continue to investigate the suspicious intruder.
In Cambridge Mrs and Mr Beedle recall Miss Toppan who boarded with them and cared for their ailing head of the Ouse. A coincidence links her to a prior illness when the Beedle man recovered after she left town. She travels by train with Detective Letteney observing from the car as she returns to Bourne.
The Davis family deaths near Cataumet draw Somerville ties as Mrs. Alden P. Davis died in Cambridge during a heat wave after staying with Miss Toppan at Wendell street. Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Davis and Mrs. Gibbs died within six weeks, with Somerville residents recalling the couple’s earlier years.
Miss Jane Toppan, under arrest on suspicion of involvement in the Mrs. Gibbs murder at Cataumet, is described as a well known Lowell figure. She was adopted in name and raised as a daughter after being taken from a Washington Street home as a child, later studying at Massachusetts General Hospital and visiting Lowell in August where a death occurred at O. A. Brigham’s home before she moved to Amherst, New Hampshire.
A 13 year old elevator boy named James Buttles was severely injured when caught between the elevator and water at Federal priest and George Coleman's place. His head and scalp were torn, both jaws broken, and front teeth forced down his throat while emergency crews acted.
St Marys Christian Am Society of Malden celebrated its sixty fifth anniversary with a Columbus Hall banquet in Malden. A reception preceded dinner attended by prominent locals and guests from out of town. Rev. William J Seedy presided with James E B Connell as toastmaster featuring toasts from Rev Richard Neagle Mayor Charles L Dean Joseph A Dineshen E Gey J Pieter and Rev John ee.
Overcome by gas last night Daniel McLaughlin of 20 Bennett Street nearly died before help arrived from outside. Boston Gas Light Co. workers responded around 10:30 PM, found McLaughlin unconscious in a first floor room, and Dr Williams treated him for nearly an hour to revive him.
Mrs. Johanna Sullivan aged 70 fell down stairs at 28 Billerica Street last night. Dr. Andrews attended and she was sent to City Hospital for treatment.
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