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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1896
Page
8
Bargain sale offers 4 line suits with extra pants and cap at reduced prices. Includes 60c to 75c teck shirts and gloves at half price, half hose, linen collars, and underwear. Sale runs Thursday April 2 to Wednesday April 15 with limited stock.
An early morning boiler explosion at a portable saw mill on Woodhill Pike, north of Milford, owned by Frederick Groves of Miamisville, killed two workers and injured three. The deceased are W. R. Fitzwater and Ernest Martin. Fred Groves was fatally hurt, with Hiram Fitzwater and Aquile Pitawater seriously injured. Cause unknown.
The Citizens' Rescue Board held a special meeting at the Parker House to explain the Florence Crittenton Home central mission at 87 Green Street. Since opening three months ago, 51 young women have been received with encouraging results.
Fond parents will gaze with admiration on their boys when they come out clothed in one of our stylish, well made, fine fitting suits. Mothers tell us that our prices are the fairest in the city. Spring overcoats are here ready for inspection. Our prices from 10 to 25 dollars. Furnishings and hats displayed in Beach Street windows. No old goods.
John Schweitzer a German laborer in Louisville killed himself after a romance with Swiss woman Lulie Scherzinger. Friends expected marriage but his A P A oath and Catholic faith conflict drove despair. In letters he vowed to keep the oath or die rather than live with Luke.
On Saturday evening April 4 the season opener features the Bostons facing the Beverly team at the West Newton Street Armory. The event will be promoted as ladies night with special observances for attendees.
A Nashua despatch reports Miss Nellie Holt wrongly linked to a backstage incident at Nashua Theatre to aid a charity. An investigation shows Holt had no involvement or knowledge of the event. a schoolboy participant and a Nashua correspondent misattributed her name. Holt’s father Hiland A. Holt is noted as a respected local figure.
EB T Barker of the Boston post office received a postal card reading Please Lord, send me a cart to get my mother chips. Signed by Frankie Welch age 10, living with his widowed mother at 108 Hammond street. Neighbors describe them as worthy but of modest means. Frankie is eager to sell papers and shows independence and affection for his family.
A four story brick building at 36 Union Street Brooklyn burned this morning killing ten people from two families. Nicola Traglia and Lena Traglia and four young children perished. the Buone family also died together at the window. John Callabria escaped via a roof route after aiding his wife and children to safety. Firemen fought the blaze over an hour as stairways burned away leaving no escape. A separate ad promotes a Boston clothing sale at 91 Summer Street highlighting deep discounts on suits overcoats and accessories.
The Massachusetts Commandery Loyal Legion of the United States held its monthly banquet at the American House with about 500 in attendance. General Charles L. Pearson presided. Colonel Charles P. Clark of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad was nominated commander and expected to win at the next meeting. New officers named include Lieutenant Edward C. Clark, Percival H. Lombard, and Samuel A. P. Abbott.
GREENFIELD April 1 Considerable surprise among Packard National Bank stockholders as directors vote to pass the 2 1/2 percent semiannual dividend due to a reduced earnings level. The bank has paid 2 1/2 percent semiannually in past periods but has not earned enough to justify the usual payout this time.
Boston officials and property owners pressed for a five member commission to investigate the proposed Southern Union Station. Critics argued the site is unsafe, poorly located in a fading wholesale district, and would disrupt traffic on Congress Street. Several witnesses urged hearings, expert testimony, and a report to the General Court, while others warned commissions may delay or sink the project. The hearing continued next Monday as lawmakers debated terminal provisions for the New England railroad and leases affecting Milford lines.
The new MacDonnell glove store at 86 Tremont Street in the Tremont Temple building opens with palm decor and asparagus vines. Early shoppers explore spring and Easter novelties, with a gift of black hose for purchases over one dollar and rapid, busy demand throughout the day. The store features elegant counters, Lamson cash railway, electric lighting, and a gallery cashier’s stand, promising superior New England trade.
Talk in naval circles centers on memorials sent to Congress from across the country criticizing the Brooklyn Navy Yard for harsh treatment of skilled workers and other labor abuses. An investigation is expected, with Charlestown Yard deemed unlikely to face trouble due to fewer employees and officials denying issues. A Charlestown official blamed a few men seeking higher pay behind the complaints, while acknowledging rumors at the Brooklyn Yard. Navy officials remain tight lipped under policy.
A body preserved in a rum cask was discovered aboard the steamship MacGania en route from Gulf ports to New York. The crew halted hoisting a cask after a warning from the room steward. The body of passenger W. B. Smith was preserved to prevent decay, and the ship’s officers faced a decision if the rum must be forfeited at sea unless proven essential.
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