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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1909
Page
2
Continued from first page the report notes a lodge machine badly smashed and mentions political maneuvering over income tax. The text says Republicans might rely on Mr Wardwell if they aim to block the income tax in the coming Legislature.
In Lynn the veto of the eight hour bill drew a sharp rebuke as William Dorman, former labor committee chair and slated judiciary chair, was defeated signaling opposition to the veto and leadership shift.
An old advertisement claims possum skin remedy quickly stops itching and cures eczema and disfigurements. It promotes a 50 cent package and a $2 jar available in Boston drug stores and via Emergency Laboratories in New York for samples.
The text notes a stand on labor issues including the eight hour bill. It highlights defeats of organization men Pattison of Barnstable and Weeks of Everett as big caucus surprises, and mentions Willcutt of Dorchester winning in his district after backing income tax and direct nominations.
Arthur L. Nason wins every ward in Haverhill and towns Groveland and Merrimac, securing the Senate nomination in the Essex fourth district. He defeats Wardwell ally groups, carries Groveland and Merrimac, and ousts Wardwell from district leadership amid a labor bill backdrop.
William E. Dorman who had been chosen to chair the judiciary committee was defeated in the 12th Representative district by John H. Cogswell a labor candidate. Cogswell won by 157 votes.
An advertising claim asserts Smith's Pineapple and Butternut Pills cure stomach enlargement by toning the digestive muscles and stimulating bowel movement. The copy links relief to liver function, constipation, and toxin removal with a promise of non habit forming use and physician approval.
State committeeman Alonzo G. Walsh of Lowell claims a majority of delegates from Middlesex as the seventh senatorial convention approaches. His rivals are ex Representative Frank P. Bennett Jr. of Saugus and Senator James O Grimes of Reading. The convention has 45 votes with Walsh and Bennett splitting 389 and Grimes holding six. If Grimes is not renominated he may back Bennett to defeat Walsh. Both Bennett and Grimes are described as strong Lodge supporters.
In Everett on September 21 James F. Cavanagh stunned voters by winning the city with the largest tally in years and defeating incumbent William F. Weeks who had served five years in the House. Charles W. Atkins won renomination in a tight contest, with both Atkins and Weeks having defeated Cavanagh in last year’s primaries. Weeks chairs the street railways committee. The vote count follows.
Early returns from Taunton Attleboro and Mansfield suggest delegates pledged to John L Rankin Republican Taunton lead with 12 to 10 for Rankin while Attleboro gives Rankin 8 and Mansfield 3 with Davol none In Taunton the town usually decides the unpledged vote but closeness of Davol Rankin race may alter the pattern Funeral services were held for Leander M Hannum a Cambridge real estate man yesterday at his Harvard Street home.
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a brain and nerve food made from whole wheat and barley. It asserts the product provides quick absorption of vital energy to nourish and rebuild gray matter and nerve centers. The copy invites readers to read The Road to Wellville in the packages.
Rochester Minnesota September 21 sympathy pours for Governor John A Johnson as he dies at St Marys Hospital after an operation. He whispered to his wife Nora I made a good fight but I guess Ive got to go. Mrs Johnson Margaret Sullivan attending doctors and two nurses were at his bedside.
Adolph O. Eberhart of St. Paul is sworn in as Governor by Chief Justice Start. Johnson's body will be sent to St. Paul by special train and lie in state at the capitol tomorrow. Funeral services are set for Thursday at the Presbyterian Church in St. Peter with burial beside his mother.
President Taft sent sympathy to Mrs. J A Johnson of Rochester Minnesota calling Governor Johnson a national figure of great ability and usefulness. He praised Johnson’s frankness and common sense that won opponents and noted his sudden death at age 48 as a source of national regret.
Archbishop Treland mourns Governor Johnson calling him a noble merchant citizen and a model of American democracy. He praises Johnson as both man of private integrity and public servant whose career embodies democracy's upward path and merit.
Douglas Arizona September 21 William J Bryan expresses deep sorrow at the death of Governor Johnson noting his career showed American citizenship at its best and that his loss is great for the party and the country His civic virtues won admirers who became friends
Hon George S Bean won yesterday in Woburn for the Republican nomination over Wilford D Gray and Fred F Walker. Bean secured 16 of 21 delegates and carried all wards except Ward 6 and Ward 7 which went to Gray and Walker respectively.
In the first Essex senatorial district George H. Newhall defeated Matthew McCann and Charles Cabot Johnson of Nantucket to secure the direct nomination. The result follows a special bill by the last Legislature making this the only direct nomination in the state.
William H. Gove of Salem swept the fifth councillor district defeating ex Senator Edward G. Frothingham of Haverhill.
At the Republican caucus in Revere last night Hon. Alfred S. Mall defeated Hugh McKay chairman of the Board of Selectmen for State committeeman after a hot fight. Hall is at present holding that office.
The Superior Court paused twice for officers to draft talesmen from the street for jury duty. Thirty-two men were brought in, bringing the day’s total examined to 82 from an original 50. By 4:30 pm, only 10 men remained in the jury box as the effort to fill the panel continued. A tentative jury of 12 was listed, with a new lineup from the day before including Edward A. Martin and others. Wil liam G. Benson had been challenged and was to report in the morning.
Three men died when the Montreal express bound for Boston collided with the rear of the Quebec flyer in heavy fog near Pattee New Hampshire. The engineer John P. Callahan from Concord and his firman George Parmenter of Concord perished, along with a tramp aboard the baggage car.
Representative Thomas Pattison of Barnstable loses the Cape district senatorial nomination to ex-Representative John E. White of Tisbury. All Dukes county towns back White except Gosnold, which late returns show also favor White. Pattison, a well known State House figure, has chaired the public lighting committee.
In Holyoke on September 21 Daniel D. Mahoney appears to lead the Hampden Democratic senatorial contest. Nelson Shelburne of West Springfield is a close second, with Attorney Thomas J. Lynch runner up whose prospects are seen as aiding a later bid rather than this year's victory.
In a fiercely contested Hampden district contest Representative Thomas S. Walsh defeated Theodore F. Dwight for State Senate nomination. Walsh received 699 votes to Dwight's 689, with A. P. Langtry and Paul I. Lombard as fifth Hampden representatives and other nominees named for various districts.
Jack Powers from Pawtucket wins in the first round of the second preliminary bout at the Armory A A. It is the only knockout of the evening. Teddy Murphy defeats Young Dooley by decision. Nixon beats Delaney after a tough three rounds. Mike Twin Sullivan defeats Terry Martin in the 12 round final.
A dated catalog outlines illnesses such as goitre heart disease kidney and liver problems and nerve disorders with corresponding symptoms including swelling breathlessness back pain and insomnia. The note warns the offer expires September 20 at P.M and claims only eight days remain.
The Osmo-Cemic physicians announce successful treatment of diseases including asthma with wheezing and breathing difficulty and bronchitis with cough chest pain and weight loss noted as cured or improved by the new method.
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