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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1911
Page
3
Governor Dix signed the Grady bill in Albany establishing equal salaries for New York City teachers. The measure, hailed as a victory for women educators, raises elementary school costs by 3.19 million dollars and high school costs by 372 thousand dollars.
In Otisfield a Hebrew Independent Club was organized to boost voters in Wards 20 and 21. The group endorsed Eugene N. Foss for Governor and installed officers John D. Marks president Archibald I. Heller vice president Louis A. Hirshon secretary and Edward Wingersky financial secretary. Marks urged Hebrew voters to unite for representation in the House and cited legislative issues from last year.
An advertisement warns that any skin abrasion can invite infection and promotes Poslam antiseptic as a cure. It claims effectiveness for eczema acne psoriasis and other conditions, reports quick results, offers free samples from Emergency Laboratories and lists 50 cent Poslam and 65 cent Poslam Soap sold by druggists.
An ad-like summary touts Eckman's Alterative as a life saving cure for consumption and lung ailments. It cites a 1905 Texas to Colorado travel case by Arthur Webb who reportedly recovered and praises the product as a non poison, non habit forming remedy. Available by Riker Jaynes Stores and Houghton Dutton Drug Dept with a booklet of cures from Eckman Laboratory.
New York October 30 Mary Mannering wife of Detroit milliona ire Frederick E Wadsworth says she will quit acting to focus on building model homes for working people on land gifted by her husband at Grosse Pointe near Detroit Each cottage has six rooms an acre of land and features like hollow cement brick red roofs and running water She may accept a short New York engagement if a role calls her and hopes her project will inspire a national movement toward better living for workers.
Judge Walter Bordwell in Los Angeles rejects two defense challenges to talesmen in the McNamara murder case. He accuses the defense of circumventing rulings and withholds a defense privilege to challenge a juror who would not convict on circumstantial evidence alone, ruling the privilege is available to the State only.
Court denies further challenges from Clarence Darrow as defense faces clashes over juror eligibility. McNamara's team contends Winter and Frampton issued biased opinions, while the court notes opinions arose from notoriety and public statements, not disqualification grounds. Winter testified about a strike incident and egging.
Flora Condon of Boston limped into Port Judith harbor with a damaged hull after a collision with the schooner Jose at Block Island Sound entrance. The Condon, lumber laden from Calais to Stonington, kept pumps working and lost its mizzen mast while the Jose claimed lights were not on. Captain L. W. Robbins denied that.
The body of a man who fell from a train at 1 30 Sunday afternoon at the East Somerville station was identified at the North Grove street morgue as Edward Thompson 35 of Seaver street Charlestown. He was a teamster employed in South Boston and claimed by relatives.
Governor Foss and the state ticket spoke to about 3000 voters in Fall River after touring Plymouth and Bristol counties. He defended his appointments and slammed the Payne Aldrich tariff while urging a Democratic victory on November 7.
Boston Mayor Fitzgerald was greeted with a five minute roar as he spoke at a Foss rally in Fall River. He argued against Republican claims of city ruin if Foss is elected and urged tariff cuts on cotton to lower prices without harming workers.
Miss Marguerite Lawrence leading woman of the Over Night company at the Princess Theatre will marry Orson D. Munn of New York son of Charles Allen Munn editor of Scientific American and part owner of the magazine. Munn also owns American Homes and Gardens and is a practicing lawyer.
Acting on Attorney General Eastman opinion the Governor and council ordered a survey to acquire Crawford Notch as a public preserve. The move follows a prior legislative vote and a clerical error in the act. The council then rejected two gubernatorial nominees for insurance commissioner before confirming several state appointments including to the Pharmacy Commission and State Library trustees.
The Red Star line steamer Manitou under Captain W F Pollard sailed from Antwerp and was reported disabled with steering gear trouble last Saturday. She is expected to dock at the SAC terminals early tomorrow noon, after being 574 east of Boston lightship at noon yesterday with 75 cabin passengers aboard.
Fort Wayne resident Mrs Mabel F Dawkins writes that after three years of catarrh and a blood disease she tried many doctors and remedies without relief. She credits Hood’s Sarsaparilla, saying after two bottles she felt well and strong again and recommends it to others. She also mentions Sarsatabs as the usual liquid form.
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