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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1905
Page
2
The Rev A H Nazarian at Mt Bellingham Church warned that Chelsea faces ruin due to rum selling in the city He urged men of integrity who will act for the good of the town He cited a business man who started drinking after saloons opened three years ago and lost his business
A map shows Washington street tunnel stations aligning with Tremont street subway entrances except Old South Meeting House. State Street, Old South, Summer, and Essex streets provide quick access to offices, markets, and theatres with direct connections to the Boston tunnels. The Washington street tunnel will reach every block of the business district, but completion is not before 1907.
A Mansfield Ohio woman credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with reversing long standing nerve weakness. She describes numb hands and pain that prevented sewing and sleeping but says after taking the pills she regained strength and is now well. The pills are said to feed nerves by building rich blood and are sold by druggists or the Dr Williams Medicine Company.
The article reports Mary Baker G. Eddy visiting the new Christian Science Church in Concord New Hampshire for the first time. She toured the edifice admired the windows donated by New York Scientists and inspected the Our Leader's Room. Eddy also viewed the transept windows gifted by First Church of Christ Scientist New York and noted the public reading room hours. Augusta E. Stetson leads New York church efforts and helped present the windows. Eddy’s enduring bond with her students is highlighted.
Archbishop A F Symon visiting Polish parishes in America arrived from Webster and was greeted by over 2000 Poles in Boston. The parade formed in Dewey square with clergy from St Stanislaus and St Marys churches, escorted by Polish societies including the Brotherhood, Sokol, and National Alliance divisions.
The Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters met yesterday afternoon at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross to discuss a proposed home for aged members. Florence A Lawler presided as seventy three courts from across the state participated. A circular urged members to donate one cent weekly to fund the purchase of a home, and a committee was named to organize a concert and entertainment to raise funds.
Two members of the Mission Band of Roxbury were knocked down on the Charlestown bridge by a runaway horse during a parade with the Charlestown Veteran Firemen’s Association. They escaped with minor scratches and declined to give their names. The horse fled toward the North End after several pursuit attempts.
The article notes a shift from straw hats and summer outing suits to winter attire. Men must adopt wintry plumage with overcoats and tight fitting suits, plus cutaway business suits featuring wide collars and lapels to please fashion observers this season.
The piece notes old derby hats saved from last season must go and moulds are flattening. It highlights novel collars that can be worn upside down or backwards and claim to replace multiple neckwear uses. Neckties stay similar in price, socks switch to black, and gloves feature wide black stripes.
In St Louis on September 17 professor William J Armbruster told a women business club audience that the greatest desire of the rich is to amass money and then seek perdition with it. He praised middle class hope and criticized fashionable society customs.
Representative Robert Luce accused public service corporations of funding district campaign candidates with loans to be repaid by votes. He named candidates Vinal Boyce Berry Ross and Blanchard and warned firms may fund this district to influence his defeat. He cited the merger bill as a key effort he opposed to curb rail monopolies and preserve fares and service.
Mrs. Harry C. Brown has raised 20000 dollars bail to free her husband who is charged with obtaining 8000 dollars by fraudulent stock certificates. Attorney G. R. Swasey says Brown will be released tomorrow and that the full funds are in hand, though the means remain undisclosed.
The Duchess of Marlborough arrived from England and heads to Hampstead on Long Island for a three week stay with her mother Mrs Oliver H P Belmont and brother William K Vanderbilt Jr near Great Amwell. She dined at Sherrys with guests Moncure Robinson and A E Irvin and wore a black and white silk gown with lace trim and a feathered black hat.
A memorial service was held at First Baptist Church Cambridge for William Adams Munroe LL.D. who died in New Hampshire in August. The service replaced the usual morning service. Munroe was longtime church attendee. Rev Dr Campbell gave a eulogy noting his 1857 baptism in the Charles River at age 13. Remarks were offered by Professor Horr Rev William Howe at 99 and Rev Dr Mabie.
George T Yeaton a retired Boston police officer who served at Station 6 and later at the Public Library died at his home 64 Franklin Street He joined the force May 20 1874 was stationed at Station 16 and retired May 1903 He is survived by a wife and family.
In Watertown on Riverside street Alexander McKelloup’s barn was almost totally destroyed by a fire. Damage is estimated at $600. Two horses, harnesses, and wagons were saved from the burning structure. Authorities believe the blaze was incendiary.
The drowned man John J. McLeod was found at Fort Heath shore in Winthrop last night at 5 o clock by Lt. Davis. The victim fell from a boat near Beachmont last week and was missing until this discovery.
A richly dressed unnamed woman appeared at police headquarters and became surety for 17 year old William Harris of 72 Crescent Avenue Dorchester after his arrest in a heist at American Soda Fountain Company 282 Congress Street. Police and witnesses remain puzzled by the secrecy surrounding the incident. Harris was released after being charged as part of a quartet scheme to steal $500 worth of metal and sheet iron. Lawyer George Scigliano accompanied the woman.
Thomas McGrath of 284 Commercial Street North End is at the Relief Station with a compound nose fracture and facial lacerations after falling from a chair.
Joseph Coroccio a baker at 117 Everett Street East Boston had his hand badly crushed while working a dough machine Fellow workers stopped the machine timely preventing his arm from being torn off
Coroner O Gorman issued a warrant for Joseph Girard a driver charged with the murder of Augusta Pfeiffer a 22 year old found on Pelham road in the Bronx investigators traced Girards movements to within 200 feet of the scene and the victims to 8 30 p m Wednesday night when she boarded a Throggs Neck car the man’s clothing was found smeared with blood
St Petersburg report: official statistics published this morn show Russia’s losses in ships at Port Arthur Vladivostok and the Sea of Japan totaling 113 million dollars.
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