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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1905
Page
8
A Boston based advertisement touts X Zalia as a safe antiseptic that stops pain instantly and heals wounds without scars. It claims adoption by New England mills and fire departments, with a 50 cent bottle suggested and a 36 page booklet offered.
Frederick H. Nash, assistant attorney general of Massachusetts, urged State rather than federal control of insurance oversight at the National Convention of State Insurance Commissioners in Bretton Woods New Hampshire. He argued state systems reflect 50 states and avoid unconstitutional federal overreach while praising the competence of state regulators.
A Buffalo physician touts Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as beneficial for gas in the stomach and bowels, clearer complexion, sweeter breath, purer blood, and overall health. The lozenges, made of Willow charcoal and harmless antiseptics in honey, cost twenty five cents a box and are sold by druggists.
At the hotel Vendome doctors discuss hospital extravagance and cost. They argue larger expenses may save lives with better ventilation and space while debating branches, patient care, and humane tuberculosis treatment. A bequest of 100000 is announced for a future gift.
Manila reports its worst storm in years tearing roofs from many structures and destroying Malachi post. Admiral Reiter notes the Leyte gunboat, once Spanish, sunk in Manila harbor during the hurricane of September 26.
A discussion on whether consumption is contagious was held at a recent meeting, with attendees debating its transmission and public health implications. The debate highlighted differing views among participants.
Detroit September 27 General Suzuki of the imperial Japanese navy told the 14th convention of surgeons that their success in treating wounded stems from ordering crew to bathe and wear clean underclothes before engagements. He said clean garments prevented many cases of blood poisoning from clothing fragments entering wounds.
Joseph A. McEvoy of the Hooker Camping Club Charlestown died Monday and will be buried today with services conducted by the camping club.
Delegates and their ladies of the American Public Health Association toured Boston harbor aboard the revenue cutter Algonquin with a city of Boston collation. They returned to the Brunswick for dinner as last night’s conference featured papers by C. E. A. Winston and others urging reforms to improve sanitary conditions nationwide. The conference will continue today.
Three hundred new seats arrive for the Bellingham School in Chelsea with six extra classrooms planned by next Monday. Currently three rooms serve six classes on a half time schedule. Superintendent Gregory notes overcrowding persists, especially in the Williams district where about 125 pupils lack seats and 10 classes run half time. Three other schools also operate on short schedules.
Harvard University opens its 270th year as freshmen join sophomores. Teddy Jr. and George Roosevelt, recently matriculated, bring distinct temperaments and athletic talent. Teddy is small and studious while George is tall, athletic, and socially connected to Mt. Auburn street’s “gold coast crowd.”
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology opened yesterday with about 600 new students, a smaller number than last year. President Pritchett arrived from England to address the students in Huntington Hall. Staff changes were few, with Dean Burton on leave and Professors Coolidge and Spofford leaving for other posts.
A. B. Hall of Worcester, proprietor of the Commonwealth Hotel, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition yesterday. Liabilities are $17,500 with assets of $24,084. $5,637 is secured and $11,444 unsecured. Real estate is valued at $11,600 and personal property at $8,500. The State Mutual Life Assurance Company is the largest creditor at $5,637.
A six man Boston and New York syndicate toured the Isles of Shoals on Sunday with plans to purchase the property. They reportedly offered owner Oscar Laighton a large sum with plans to transform the islands into a second Coney Island featuring wide attractions.
Burlington Vermont September 27 102nd year of the University of Vermont formally opened today with an entering class of 130 the largest ever and several faculty changes noted.
Peabody news reports Captain Walter C. Stevens of Melrose, a Massachusetts signal corps officer, held for the next grand jury sitting after his bonds were raised from 500 to 1000 dollars. He is accused of attempting to burn a building he owned in East Peabody on July 21.
A meeting is held this afternoon in Tremont Temple lower hall to support the Industrial Union Training School at Southern Pines North Carolina. Speaker is John T. Patrick of North Carolina, noted in Southern educational circles. The school is the project of Boston colored man John M Henderson.
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