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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1912
Page
17
The mayor accused District Attorney Pelletier of acting as an enemy to labor by alleging Governor Foss opposed labor. He spoke in Malden Charlestown East Boston and Boston urging continued support for Foss amid a statewide political fight.
The speaker denounces Mr. Pelletier for accusing Governor Foss of opposing labor. He praises Foss for signing the 54 hour, 8 hour, anti injunction, minimum wage, and workers compensation acts, claiming these moves made Foss the most progressive labor governor Massachusetts has seen and questions Pelletier’s loyalty to the Democratic party.
Fitzgerald and District Attorney Pelletier rode with Governor Foss's chief boomer yesterday. The Mayor teased Pelletier to smile as they passed in separate autos. Pelletier replied he would smile after the election. The pair then parted in opposite directions.
An old warning promotes Syrup of Figs as a gentle bowel cleanser for children and adults, touting its fig taste and safety. It urges rest, proper feeding, and hydration, and warns against nonessential remedies while urging readers to ask for the California Fig Syrup Co. product.
A long testimonial from grateful users across the country endorses Eckman s Alterative as effective for coughs colds throat and lung troubles including tuberculosis. Readers are told a Columbus physician called the case hopeless yet the remedy restored health enabling teaching and other work. The ad notes no poisons opiates or habit forming drugs and lists drug stores carrying the product with a request for a booklet.
Governor Foss outlined prison system reform as a major campaign issue in Framingham. He criticized the state prison and the probation and fines system, calling the current confinement conditions unsuitable in a rally described as among the town's largest.
Bernard J. Hanrahan campaigns for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Charlestown East Cambridge amid a large rally in Ward 3 Charlestown. Supporters accuse rival James H. Brennan of disrupting meetings while touting Hanrahan’s record and claim Charlestown deserves a resident in the Senate next term.
A large rally at Heath square in Ward 19 endorsed Representative James McInerney for Senator and opposed Senator Timilty. Speakers highlighted McInerney's big ward base in Ward 19 and cited Timilty's ties to corporations and rail interests, noting Timilty's votes with Republicans on railroad and utility measures. McArdle and McInerney invited Wilson and Timilty to a Huntington avenue event for further discussion.
Gordon Holmes new serial No Other Way features Clancy as a remarkable detective among a cast of vivid characters. Readers are assured of further compelling instalments in the Sunday Post Magazine.
Daniel J. Daley of Brookline mounts a strong bid for the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts 13th district. He barnstorms 27 towns, cites 1910 gains against Weeks, predicts Brookline Newton Natick and Brighton as pivotal, and targets Framingham areas tonight.
Daniel J. Kiley asked to debate Joseph C. Pelletier on Pelletier's record at a East Boston High School Hall rally for John J. Walsh. The Democratic candidate for governor attended as district attorney, urging a face to face challenge while Walsh remained firm.
Ex congressman John A. Kelcher accuses Massachusetts Democratic chairman Thomas J. Riley of claiming national committee support for Governor Foss. He says William G. McAdoo denies any bias and vows neutrality in the contest, urging voters to see through alleged deceptive campaigning.
Walker and Benton return from different regions saying they feel strong for the GOP governor bid next Tuesday. Essex county is praised as in fine condition while Benton vows campaigning east of Springfield. Representative Cavanagh challenges Amos Saunders over Walker’s Progressive record per the House Journal.
Charlies H. Newcomb of Philadelphia wins the sixth annual Westy Hogan amateur championship in Atlantic City by breaking 99 of 100 targets. He defeats J. B. McHugh of Wilmington who also fired 99 in the shoot off. Ridley Sloan Behm tie for third with 98.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a quick cure for stomach sourness and undigested food by morning. It claims to cleanse the liver and bowels, remove foul gases, and carry off waste, offering a 10 cent box to keep stomach, head, and bowels in good condition for months.
District Attorney Pelletier rails at Mayor Fitzgerald and Democratic leaders from Bowdoin Square to Dorchester. He accuses political bosses of Ward 8, cites labor issues, and threatens prosecutions for coercion. He speaks at multiple rally sites with colleagues and plans further events across Greater Boston.
In South Boston Dorchester Ward 16 a nine candidate field vies for two Democratic nominations to the lower branch of the Legislature with Rep McCarthy and Rep McGivern seeking third terms. Thomas A Jennings, veteran ward figure, campaigns house to house against Malachi Jennings and other candidates.
A large rally for Wilson, Foss, and Walsh is set for Tremont Temple on Saturday night, as a prelude to a whirlwind city tour by the candidates. Speakers include Governor Foss, Mayor Fitzgerald, Davida I Walsh, John W. Cummings, Judge Thomas P. Riley, ex Senator Thomas H Dowd, Dr John W Coughlin, and John R. Murphy.
An advertisement style recipe claims to help thin people gain weight and improve health. It describes a concoction with Cardamoms Compound, Fluid Extract of Salogyn, and Calisaya Blisiz, to be taken before meals, promising 4 to 50 pounds gained in a week and relief from nervousness indigestion and catarrh.
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