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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1894
Page
8
An advertisement-style notice promises a limited 10 day sale to boost department interest with a price cut to 8 cents per roll. The terse copy mentions hanging common paper thoughts and includes names that appear garbled or partially readable.
Admiral Da Gama and his Brazilian insurgent followers are barred from landing outside Portuguese territory. A warship is sent to assist transfer to Portugal. Many suffer wounds and disease including two yellow fever cases aboard Mindello. Free Masons of Argentina seek King Carlos I of Portugal's aid, while appeals go to President Cleveland and President Peixoto for intervention.
In Columbus Ohio on April 3 Republicans won big in city and town ballots. Hamilton elected a Republican mayor for the first time. London and Mansfield also elected Republican mayors. Canton backed four of seven councilmen and most school and water trustees. Toledo and Cincinnati stayed Republican while Dayton swung Democrat. A P A disrupted license holders widely.
Detroit April 3 Later reports indicate local causes influenced voters. Democrats gained in a few towns but Republicans won increased majorities in most areas. Of fifty five towns reporting, forty eight went Republican, four Democratic, and three Citizens.
In Yankton South Dakota on April 2 Republicans elected the full city ticket and won all but one council seat. Wahpeton North Dakota, a normally Democratic stronghold, also went Republican by a large margin as the party secured majorities there.
Little Thomas J. Davis aged 412 years fell at the corner of Ferris and Madison streets yesterday afternoon when struck by one of T. O. Reardon’s teams. He was taken to Station 15 where Dr. Duff found a compound fracture of the left leg and was moved to City Hospital.
Hanover April 3 M F Brown a Dartmouth student from Bonnerville Mass was badly hurt when an axe he used caught on a rope and struck his head rendering him unconscious In the fall he knocked out three teeth
Governor Tillman spoke to militia in front of the State Capitol in Columbia outlining the dispensary dispute. He blamed opponents and newspaper pressure, defended the law, and said he would issue a proclamation under statute power to control municipal police, avoiding an armed enforcement.
A reader expresses the conviction that he will defeat General Butler in the United States Senate race. The remark signals support for the unnamed speaker’s preferred candidate amid political contest coverage.
Charleston reports show the city still grappling with illegal bars as clashes persist. On April 3 observers note no change in the street scene or enforcement, amid ongoing tensions and police activity.
A speaker denounces police inaction and calls for replacement with loyal forces. He blames two newspapers as irritants fueling civil conflict, vows to stay in office despite threats, and labels rioters as bar room elements and old-oligarchy rulers amid political frenzy and warnings of violence.
L J Nichols of Chester DC warns of deadly clashes after the Darlington tragedy and predicts a possible fight between citizens and Governor Tillman followers over the dispensary law. He condemns spies, illegal searches, and railroads under Tillman control, urging Tillman’s removal.
Towns in the oate are under martial law and garrisoned. Columbia the capital Darlington scene of Friday’s riot Florence ten miles from Darlington. The inquest on the murdered men will be held tomorrow. Four whiskey dispensaries are guarded by armed police. A cannon cracker was fired near East Bay to draw off police, but officers remained. Illegal barrooms are in full blast.
Florence April 3 General Richbourg under Governor Tillman orders Western Union at Darlington under military control forbidding news transmission except militia or imperative commercial or private messages. Guards block editor's blanket delivery. Richbourg says no discretion, office kept on parole since arrival.
At the New England Typographical Union session in Concord on April 3 resolutions honored Harry McGlew en and George W Childs and urged use of the official label in municipal printing. The union backed a government telegraph system and supported initiative and referendum. Officers elected include President Samuel H Dyer and Vice Presidents John Moffitt G M Hartigan and William G Harbor with John F Duggan as secretary treasurer. The next convention will be in Rutland Vermont. A banquet at the New Eagle Hotel followed.
Monument Hall Charlestown hosted the fourth annual Charlestown Jolly Old Maids Club social drawing about seventy five couples for a grand march led by Miss Margaret V Doherty in violet with Mr Harry Curtis. Holbrook orchestras provided music until midnight intermission. Attendees included D F Burke Amelia White Margaret McNally and many others with chaperones Mrs William Dixon Mrs M Tully Mrs J B Harvard and more.
Gloucester reports the schooner Alton 8. Marshall, 183 tons, three years old, sailing to Iceland on a fishing voyage. Owned by Loring Haskell and associates, insured for 10 630 in Gloucester Mutual.
Washington says the Navy Department received a cable indicating the San Francisco arrived at St. Lucia yesterday, relieving anxiety over the vessel's safety.
In Boston federal court Martha Morrison alias Burns Morris faces pension fraud charges while two women contend they were lawfully married to Charles Van also known as Patrick Van. The case hinges on Van’s 19th century life in St Stephen's New Brunswick and Boston with testimony from pension examiner William Fort and witnesses from Calais and St Stephen's.
Governor Greenhalge approved the requisition papers for Bert H. Steele's extradition on forgery charges. Steele, serving a three year sentence at the State Prison, is to be transported to New York by Detective Sergeant Mulvey. The 1801 Fitchburg conviction for uttering a forged certificate is noted.
John U Hudson was arrested on a charge of stealing 260 dollars and a bank book from the Provident Institution for Savings. The deposits belonged to Mary Burns of Broadway South Boston. Larceny alleged to have occurred March 22. Hudson, 42, lived at 185 West Brookline Street and formerly took meals at Mrs Burns’s home, yielding opportunity.
An advertisement-style notice touts Woodbury Dermatological Institute in New York and Boston offering non surgical removal of blemishes, birthmarks, pimples, warts, wrinkles, and freckles. It claims cures for eczema, alopecia, dandruff, and facial blemishes with office at 125 West 42nd Street and Boston Winter Street address.
The John H Woodbury Dermatological Institute, founded in 1870, bills itself as the largest specialty house for facial imperfection and skin diseases with a corps of specialists. It advertises patents, travel for study, and claims to treat any skin anomaly, inviting patients to visit or order a 10 cent booklet and free trial soap sample.
In municipal court Alfred B. Proscus was fined 50 dollars for listing Marie Patz as 21 when she was 17. Marie Patz, her mother Mrs. Gustav Patz, and witnesses described Proscus as deceitful and controlling. The case includes threats of abduction charges, a home dispute, and a desire to train Marie’s voice in New York once she turns 18.
A social event, the union whist social, took place in Essex Hall with matrons Miss A L Page Mrs C F Kenney and Mrs W P Hood. Ushers included W P Hood J Richards G O Stimpson F W Ross and A G Allen Jr. Entertainment featured George Willey of Boston bass Dr C B Learoyd tenor Elizabeth Hoar soprano Grace B Faxon reciter Magdalene de Normandie pianist. D Richards served as general manager.
A fire in North Middleboro destroyed a large two story house on the Dr Robinson estate. Loss 3000 dollars with insurance. Cause traced to a defective chimney. Firemen summoned from Middleboro Centre and Bridgewater to prevent spread as there is no local apparatus. Furniture saved.
The Post offers two grades of portable patent binders for the World's Fair Art Series at 50 cents and 1 dollar. Perfect for keeping the artworks separate for simultaneous viewing by family members. Available at Portfolio Department, Post Building or via express shipment with cash on order.
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