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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
10
George Bothner, 12 year world welterweight title holder, defends his honor tonight at the Grand Opera House against Harry Arnold of Baltimore, one of the best grapplers of his class in the era.
A long list of death notices and funeral details from Boston area towns. Entries cite names like Barrett, Benedict, Brown, Burns, Dwan, Foley, Keenan, Logan, and many others with residence and service information. Details include dates, mass times, church names, and burial plans, reflecting a community-wide notice row.
The South match will be catch-as-catch-can best two of three with George Toohey as referee. Bothner relies on skill and head work rather than brute strength, aided by his age which, in athletic terms, underscores his ability.
In Lewiston Maine on September 17 police confirmed the remains found in an Androscoggin River gravel pit are those of a boy named Hart buried seven years ago.
The advertisement touts GETS-IT as a magic quick fix for corn pain and removal. It claims the product defeats corns rapidly, offering near miraculous results and urging buyers to try it.
The two mast schooner George Temple, sailing from Salem with Captain and Mrs. Austin Hammond of West Bristol, Nathan Butler bound for Colby College in Waterville, and a sailor aboard, sprang a leak and sank off Seguin, Maine after departing Salem yesterday afternoon.
Survivors abandon ship in two small boats as flood waters rise swiftly. The captain and his wife leave in an unseaworthy boat and transfer to an overloaded craft, drifting for an hour before rescue by the lobster steamer Lucretia near Pemaquid Beach. The sunken schooner, built at New London in 1866, 44 net tons, owned by Captain Hammond, carried provisions, fuel and furniture.
Yesterday's groundfish arrivals at T wharf topped weeks with two beam trawlers and 98 schooners. Scrod and cask fish were sold by Surf and Swell and F. B. Atwood while smaller catches came from Mildred and Agnes and I. Fannie. Prices plunged as large landings entered the market and then steadied slightly, leaving overall lower levels. Vessels and fares and a crowd at the riverfront highlighted a record unloading day and the need for a new South Boston pier, as the A. F. Kindberg began unloading lumber and William J. Doherty was honored in the freight house.
An old advertise for Eckman's Alterative claims to check fever night sweats and cough in lung trouble. Includes testimonials from Mrs Rosa Voelp l and Miss Mary Korhamer and urges readers to contact Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia for more evidence and booklet.
Chief actors in a romance started on the verandas of a Palm Beach hotel two years ago were married yesterday noon at Hotel Buckminster. The ceremony joined a Rich New Yorker and a Boston businesswoman amid a backdrop of maritime references and social circles.
A shipment of sailing and steam vessels is reported with numerous ships and tugs named including Bayamon Dalton Horn Island Miss Grecian Hillary Jos. W. Ford ney Keene City of Rockland Hawthorne Bath City of Gloucester Linneken Arabic Finch Godfrey Everett Giles Newport News Kanawha Parmenter Prince Arthur Kinney James 8 Whitney Crowell Gloucester McDorman Calvin Austin Mitchell St. John N B steam lighter Jenuns H French Ricker towing barge Lynn International McGoldrick Avondale Shickshinney Western Lennon Cadossa Ellenville Meta comet Mary Arnold Plymouth towing barge 79% for Rockport John a Chandler Maurice R Shaw Ruth Taurus Foote Saugus Morris R and other vessels listed for Portsmouth Salem and New York.
Colonel Batcheller a Bridgeport millionaire corset maker and hotel owner, aged 66, marries Miss Geddis a 34 year old Boston businesswoman. The pair wed at a Palm Beach resort after meeting at the hotel there. 18 guests attended. They depart for New York and will split time between Batcheller's Seventy second street town house and a Boston home.
Daily September 25 to October 10 1913 Rock Island Lines offers cheap tickets to California with three routes across the continent Through tourist sleepers run from Chicago St Louis and Memphis daily via El Paso and New Mexico The direct route averages lower altitudes and longer level stretches Daily Colorado route passes through the Rockies and Salt Lake City scenic option Dining car service available S L Parrott General New England Agent 288 Washington St Boston Mass Tel Main 2249.
Washington awaits Mexico’s Oct. 26 elections with keen interest. No immediate U.S. moves are planned, and the next step in policy will likely be announced after the vote.
Officials publish excerpts of General Huerta’s message while offering no formal comment. Secretary Bryan cables John Lind at Vera Cruz about the U S view but details remain undisclosed. Huerta hints at handing over power to a successor, fueling beliefs he may not run in elections, as talks pause until Mexican authorities reengage.
The Jordan Marsh Company marks its annual fall opening with an extensive display of gowns, hats, and wraps. Parisian models and English hats lead a lavish collection from domestic and foreign makers, featuring silver tissue gowns and brocade accents amid exotic greenery and floral accents.
The text highlights fur collections including ermine white fox mole and dyed foxs in purple and canary plus men s wear in boys youths and men departments. It notes ties scarves gloves shirts hats and sweaters and proclaims the 1913 fall opening the most brilliant in Jordan Marsh history with imported items and American-made goods side by side.
The supply of talk exceeds demand and young people appear to hold a monopoly on good luck. The piece asks if bad fish that bite on Sunday deserve the hook, noting men prefer a dimpled cheek to a classical high brow.
A promotional notice touts an internal bathing method called the J. B. Tl. Cascade as a natural aid to prevent constipation and related ailments. It claims wide physician endorsement and offers a booklet explaining why modern man is only 50 percent efficient. It urges readers to inquire at Riker Jaynes drug stores in New England.
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