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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1906
Page
5
Hon Spencer Blackburn and Senator Pritchard praise Peruna for coughs colds and catarrhal troubles. Autumn catarrh may affect internal organs resembling malaria and Typhoid fever. Peruna is advised as preventive and remedy with directions on each bottle.
In Dedham Norfolk Superior Court James Furden faces arson charges for the June 2 Readville assault on New England Trotting Horse Breeders' Association buildings and a stable with six horses. Key witnesses place him near the scene. Furden testifies he cannot recall starting the blaze due to intoxication.
Harry R. LeRoy was at work at D. Whiting & Sons on Rutherford avenue yesterday. He denies ownership of clothes found on Charlestown bridge Thursday night and held at City square police station.
John B. Moran will be nominated for Governor today by about 400 delegates from Massachusetts Independence leagues meeting in Faneuil Hall at 2 PM. For Lieutenant Governor, Labor men John Golden of Fall River and E Gerry Brown of Brockton vie, while Thomas L. Htsgen of Springfield seeks State auditor amid anti Standard Oil activity by his brothers.
United States Circuit Court session saw Judge Lowell approve 79 applications and reject 39 as a rush to secure citizenship before the new law takes effect September 27. About 350 people appeared with two witnesses each, while 100 or more applicants waited for hearings. A larger rush is anticipated next Monday as the deadline under the old law nears.
Three girls walking home from church in Quincy on Willard Street are chased by a man named Zachini Luigi of California Avenue. A mob aims to lynch him until Patrolman Curtin and officers intervene. Luigi is held at the police station amid reports of prior similar chases in the area.
Dense fog kept several coastwise steamers from meeting schedules yesterday with delays ranging from five to ten hours. The Grecian arrived at Central wharf at 11 after departing in the morning. The Ontario and Nacoochee followed late into Battery and Dock activity. Other ships including the Herman Winter and the Santiago also reached piers in the evening.
Edward Charles Miller, a Wade's Nantasket Point Hotel steward, returned to his seaside home to find his sister-in-law and five children gone and another family living there. He had traveled to Boston seeking work and learned of the departure only after visiting the cottage. He planned to reunite with his children in Brookline.
Funeral services for John H. Kenneally son of Dr. John H. Kenneally were held at St Marys Church of the Assumption Brookline. The great edifice was crowded with friends and relatives and the coffin lay beneath a floral tribute. A notable gathering of Boston residents and associates attended the high mass of requiem. Pallbearers were Joseph Yendry Thomas Fay Arthur Fogarty Daniel Desmond Edward McHugh and Robert Waul. Burial followed at Mt Benedict Cemetery.
Alderman Frank J. Linehan of South Boston asks the district attorney to investigate insinuations surrounding the Good Government Association linked to walk-laying contracts on the Boston Common. He cites bids from Hind, Carr, Kearns, and Hallion and notes union pay of at least two dollars per day for eight hours.
District Attorney Moran demands evidence from City Affairs publisher after an article on the September issue allegedly hints at a Boston Alderman breaking Massachusetts law. He pledges to present this to the grand jury and calls for immediate delivery of the material.
The Savannah Theatre in Savannah Georgia owned by the Savannah Theatre Company and Albert Weis of New York was destroyed by fire. The loss is about 75000 dollars covered by insurance. The building, erected in 1818, is said to be the oldest theatre in the United States.
About two thousand employees from Charlestown navy yard and Watertown arsenal, part of the National League of Navy Yard and Arsenal Employees, will attend a field day at Point of Pines with Congressman Roberts and yard officers as guests. Boiler makers on the New York New Haven and Hartford line have a 7 percent wage increase to 29.4 cents hourly.
A family of seven recounts coffee caused stomach trouble and headaches. The narrator, once a heavy coffee drinker, switched to Postum and gained strength and weight. He notes the cousin also improved after stopping coffee. The ad promotes Postum by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan, citing the book The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a reason.
Havana dispatch reports Secretary of War Taft and Assistant Secretary Bacon mediating a Cuban crisis amid new U S battleships and cruisers. Insurgents demand general elections, while Moderates seek American mediation to end the civil war with possible U S sovereignty.
AP correspondent tours General Acosta camp and notes insurgent equipment and discipline. Pino Guerra with 5300 men, 1000 unarmed, crosses from Pinar del Rio into Havana province, joins Brigadier General Carillo with 1300 men, and presses toward Havana. Guerra says he and Alfredo Zayas work in accord and claims to be a congressman, while Palma is a usurper.
Haverhill reports that Harry Edels of Chelsea and Arthur Cote of Biddeford fought briefly before the referee halted the bout after both boxers fouled at the same moment.
Police saved Hyman M. Shoub of 174 Chambers Street West End from a violent crowd that swelled to about 2000 people protesting his decision not to close his shop during the New Year celebration. Crowds watched all day and shouted at him as police maintained the scene amid ongoing tension.
Under the Acts of 1906 Chapter 523 the Massachusetts Legislature allows cities to refund payments made under the 1904 trading stamps tax. Newton has arranged for repayment and other towns likely will follow.
An Edinburgh published book of 180 gelatin recipes from simple to elaborate is revised by Oscar of the Waldorf Astoria. It is offered by The John M. Chapman Company for free upon request from 9% Hudson Street New York City.
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