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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1893
Page
6
The New England Kennel Club drew steady crowds at Mechanics Building for the 98 show. Attendees praised the quality of St. Bernards Irish setters and other breeds while the mastiff and spaniel class appeared weak. The Ashmont diamond trophy was awarded at 4 o clock as the exhibition neared its close.
In New York on April 6, 71 year old brushmaker Charles Herold of 12 Stanton Street attempted to shoot his housekeeper Louise Hoth at 6 30 this morning and then fatally shot himself.
Strinorvmp Illinois April 6 state senate passes woman suffrage bill extending voting rights to women in certain municipal and township elections following a fierce parliamentary strategy.
Loncox reports from Loncon Lancet special commissioners say rumors flag faults in Chicago water supply but cooling water use needs study. They see reason to hope the exposition proceeds without an epidemic, though improving sanitation is advised.
Washincron reports Dr. Annabel Cruz Chilean charge d affaires said no news had arrived from Chile about martial law in Santiago. In the absence of information the official inclined to believe the report was untrue.
The funeral services for Miss Minnie A Coyne will be held Saturday at St Marys Church following services at her parents home 175 Charlestown Street. Coyne sister of Thomas A Coyne Cooper Athletic Club secretary noted for charitable work in the North End.
An old medical note urges Paine’s celery compound for nervous debility when mood and irritability persist. It describes brain nourishment and oxygen as essential, linking headaches to overtaxed mental workers and warning of nervous breakdown signs.
The piece warns busy workers of brain fatigue and distress signals from overdriving the mind. It contrasts acute exhaustion from short bursts of sharp work with long term strain and endorses Paine's celery compound as a remedy to restore tone and resilience.
Builders rise on many corners as walls go up and repairs proceed. The piece notes spring renewal of the body matching urban mortar work, likening reconstruction to laying bricks to rebuild tissue and nourish the nerves and brain.
A large afternoon event at St John’s Hall Union Street raised a substantial sum for the North End Irish National Federation. Members from Young Men’s Literary Association Atlantic Yacht Club Neptune Associates North End Athletic Club St Stephen’s Temperance Society Rambler Social Club Commercial Boat Club erg a Boat Club and Puritan Boat Club participated. A goods party attended and enjoyed dancing to Crafts National Guard orchestra under Senator Fitzgerald with Councilman O’Rourke directing the floor.
Four inches of snow fell on a government farm and the Federal building area yesterday from about 2 AM to 9 AM. The storm stayed along the coast from Boston to Nantucket and was heaviest in Boston. Cold weather will persist and Fast Day snow in April is not unusual for the region.
Pleasantville New Jersey April 6 fires rage near West Pleasantville with heat so strong that access to the scene is blocked. Hundreds of acres of timber are destroyed though a late shift in wind saves West Pleasantville and Farmington.
A tangle between American Express, United States Express, and the New York & New England railroad ends with a clash over duties and car loads. A safe was forced into a car amid a crowd of 200 as tensions rise over contract terms and train acceptance. No further disturbances occurred, but hostilities persist between the firms.
The Post’s Hat Competition concluded with wide interest and about a thousand entries. Jordan, Marsh & Co. will craft the winning tile and the special sizing requires several men to visit the Post Office for head measurements this afternoon or evening.
In New York at 10:30 this morning Frances Eddy, 30, killed herself with carbolic acid in a vacant lot at One Hundred Thirty-ninth Street and St Nicholas Avenue. She forced her seven year old daughter Gladys to take some of the poison. Both were taken to Harlem Hospital. the mother died and the child remains in precarious condition.
New York workers praise court victory as 4000 boycott circulars remain under discussion. General Secretary Reichers says locked out cutters stay out on principle until union rights are decided. Plans include conspiracy complaints against employers and a suit by the United Garment Workers of America.
In Jal Aticco a gang led by Juan Ranon Guerrero attacked three young men on a public highway. The outlaws suffered two deaths and two wounded as brigands clashed with travelers before a coral troops pursuit. Two travelers died and one was seriously hurt. Three bandits were captured. one escaped.
Bombay reports that Mir Khudadd Khan ordered the death of five wives and will hand over survivors to a British agent. A 40 000 rupee fine will fund victims families, cutting the Khan’s annual subsidy from 100 000 to 60 000 rupees. The ruler, age 52, has reigned since 1857 and governs a chief confederacy.
Boston notice under Chapter 100 states MARLA and HENRY R WIRTH and 28 JACOB WIRTH & CO have applied for license to sell intoxicating liquors as vietwallers of the second class at 33 35 and 7 Eliot Street Boston in one room first floor stock in cellar THOMAS RYAN Clerk
Public Statutes record Frank Hanson & Co applying for a wholesale liquor license in Boston at Nos. 27 and 2h Howard and Stoddard streets with two rooms on the first floor and a cellar. Clerk Thomas Ryan signs the notice.
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