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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1901
Page
10
Women's garments feature Eton suits in Venetian cloth and broadcloth with silk linings and flounce skirts. Also Cheviot and silk Eton jackets, taffeta waists, cashmere and flannel waists, cheviot and broadcloth skirts, petticoats, spring millinery, and ladies' shoes. Prices range from 1.98 to 15.00 with multiple shades and trims.
Extensive lineup of all wool suits in multiple cuts and colors with prices from 5.85 to 9.85, plus youths and boys suits, overcoats, hats, shoes, and trousers. Featured brands include Fancy Worsted, Serge, Cheviot, and covert fabrics with guarantees and comparisons to higher prices. Shop for spring styles and value in men’s apparel.
The advertisement touts Boyle Bros as the original No Money Down credit clothiers in Boston. It promises best quality garments with easy terms, generous returns, and price parity with cash stores, highlighting their South End location at 853 Washington St near Pleasant.
The Board of Aldermen approved a twelve hour off period for fire department members between eight day shifts and extended hearings with counsel rights for accused members. Amendments target ash and offal dumping, street permit fees, and a move to set eight hour work days for engineers at the Insane Hospital.
New York April 1 private physician Dr Robert Newton said Maurice Barrymore is hopelessly insane and has no hope for recovery. He will be committed tomorrow to an asylum at Amityville or Mamaroneck.
The Cuban constitutional convention met in secret today with five delegates in attendance. A motion to appoint a commission to go to Washington was defeated. Mayor Alejandro Rodrigues of Havana has resigned.
Springfield April 1 Brakeman Sheridan of South Framingham badly injured in a head on crash between Yuarretts Junction and Belchertown on the Central Vermont line this afternoon. south bound freight did not stop at Belchertown and collided with a cattle train. Both engineers and firemen jumped and escaped unharmed. Thirteen cars derailed and several were heavily smashed. A number of cattle were killed.
New York April 1 Philip Wolfram renowned painter and sculptor once modeled for Tissot and Munkacsy as The Christ is in Bellevue insane pavilion following a fire that destroyed his models sketches and worldly possessions he may be a total mental wreck.
Inspectors Rooney and Patterson arrested a man described as Dunn at Ellet and Tremont Streets last night. He had a heavy six inch razor double edged weapon and is accused of using it on Frank rnett on November 21 last year causing a severe facial cutting. The suspect, living at 28 Medford court, is said to have prior Florida jail time.
England prepares evidence for use by the British minister at Caracas. Caracas instructed to make representations to Venezuela over gunboat Auguste landing men on Patuca island and destroying four neutral vessels with British cargoes. The British government seeks ample reparations and guarantees against future acts.
Salisbury reports Lord Salisbury is progressing toward recovery from his illness though no official bulletin has been issued.
Gloucester April 1 Governor Crane will be asked to pardon Heikler Bakkal the Finnish boy of Lanesville convicted last July of alleged theft from a granite cance in Fitchburg He was sentenced to Concord Reformatory The Prison Commission agent has gathered facts and the commissioners may act when they meet tomorrow
A citywide strike began in Buffalo planing mills this morning with between six and seven hundred workers out. The workers demand a nine hour day with the same pay as a ten hour day, effectively shortening the workday while keeping wages unchanged.
Employees at Sharpsville Pennsylvanias five blast furnaces posted notices demanding the same wage scale granted by Mahoning Valley blast furnace owners. A general strike threatens in the Shenango Valley in April unless demands are met.
Fire Commissioner Russell says two new rules will raise payroll needs as eight man units gain extra days off. He notes the 24 hour notice for charges changes are minor though counsel rights for the accused may be allowed, altering current practice.
Ipswich on April 1 reports the strike at Ipswich Hosiery Mill remains in a prolonged stand. A six member striker committee met with Richard P. Barry from the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation to draft a report for a private striker meeting tomorrow. A vote on continuing the strike will be held Wednesday after the report is reviewed.
At a mass meeting in Hamilton, arts received reported 380000 miners idle in Scotland due to the eight hour day strike.
Across New York and Ohio cities workers walk out after employers refuse to sign established wage scales and support an eight hour day. In Rochester Geneva Auburn and Cincinnati unions demand 2.86 dollars per hour in some cases while Ort Wayne and others seek 27 13 cents per hour.
Providence news reports uncertainty about a possible strike for a nine hour day. Brown & Sharp shifts to fifty five hour weeks by early Saturday closures. Leaders O'Connell and Gompers planned to visit April 16 to push nationwide agitation for shorter hours.
The Susquehanna Iron and Steel Company in Columbia announced via mill notices that starting April 15 puddlers will receive a 25 cent per ton increase with a proportionate rise for other workers. The move is voluntary.
Port Huron Michigan April 1 150 members of the local Carpenters and Joiners Union walked off the job in a dispute with the citys four largest contractors over a two cent per hour wage increase the strike aims to press the demand in the building trades across the city.
Echoes from a Spiritualist convention expose the secret marriage of Clarence Benedict to Mrs Goff a medium ten years his senior He is son of Mrs Washington G Benedict and heir to a large fortune in Boston society Benedict previously engaged to soprano Katherine Hutchinson whose engagement ended after his father's death and a will clause delaying his inheritance Hutchinson remains a noted Boston singer while Benedict and Mrs Goff reside on Massachusetts Avenue with Sunday automobile visits to the temple for their life together
The people of Crete bid farewell to the Rev and Mrs Benjamin A Goodridge as they begin a new field in California. A church reception featured assistance by Mr and Mrs B J Horne and music by a quartet from the Fadette Orchestra. Goodridge has served Christ Church for six years.
In Manila April 2, news swells over widespread frauds in the U S commissary department. Aliens and army officials are named, with wholesale looting alleged for months. General MacArthur vows a full probe, ordering no one to escape accountability.
Washington April 1 no report has been received at the War Department from General MacArthur about alleged frauds in disposition of government supplies in the Philippines. He has, however, been advised of the public concerns.
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