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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1899
Page
2
A renowned butter expert claimed that THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC FEACO sold more fancy butter in its Boston stores than all other Boston shops combined. The remark was unsolicited but is being quoted for its significance.
An advertisement extols Societies teas as superior or equal to any in the country and claims no other importer can match their quality. It asserts 6 ounce tins beat rival stores, with prices said to be the lowest in the city.
Advertises grocery prices for baking powder cocoa chocolate condensed milk Worcestershire sauce oats buckwheat starch gelatin and other items. Mentions brand names and per package or per pound costs with a money back guarantee.
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. announces relocation of the Eliot Street branch to 229 Tremont Street near Eliot Street. The move consolidates customer access and expands service in the Tremont area.
Chicago April 6 William J Bryan plans a new book titled Republic of Empire the Philippine Question. It argues against expansionist policy and tax burdens while urging Filipino rights, supported by chapters from Andrew Carnegie George Hoar John W Daniel Henry M Teller and others.
President McKinley leads a national ceremony at Arlington with 15 000 mourners for 886 officers and men killed in the war with Spain. Identified veterans are about 70 percent. many remains unknown. Funeral rites, military honors, and prayers mark the solemn event.
Sixty two Charlestown Navy Yard marines bound for Manila left Park Square Station aboard a Fall River Line train. Led by Captain Charles G. Long, the unit joins 30 Boston area marines and heads to San Francisco on the 12th then Manila on the 16th. Colonel Percival C. Pope will command from New York en route.
The Farragut Naval Veterans Association enrolled thirteen recruits at 68 Hanover Street with five veterans of the Spanish War expressing they could recruit 3200 new members. Thirty members attended led by Alexander W. Sproule with guests Quartermaster Baker and Paymaster Whitten. Initiation will occur tonight at 694 Washington Street.
Wang Chin Yet a Boston resident arrested at Norwood was found guilty before the U S commissioner in Ogdensburg of unlawfully remaining in the United States and sentenced to deportation. He is to be taken to Port Townsend Washington by a deputy marshal.
In Superior Criminal Court yesterday afternoon Judge Dewey sentenced George J. McLaughlin to the House of Correction for eighteen months after his conviction for malicious jury to personal property and larceny from a building.
The Norseman, ashore at Tom Moore's rocks March 29, was freed at Marblehead Harbor by six tugs and towed to an anchorage for inspection. Divers found a four by six foot hole in the starboard bow area and smaller breaches toward the engine room. Captain Humphrey expects the ship to be righted and towed to Boston for dry docking at Pier 6, Charlestown, for examination and repairs.
St Augustine's Hall hosted a well attended Easter minstrel show by the St Augustine's C. T. S&S aided by Triumph Club. The program featured a 60 voice chorus, soloists such as William Meehan Minnie Curry George Brophy and others, and a variety of songs dances and a one act farce. The finale depicted Liberty with a patriotic tableau and the crowd praised cake walkers and a cast including Miss Nellie Lyons Rosie Berle Roy Wentworth and Bessie Gillespie.
Jude McIntire of the Middlesex Probate Court in Cambridge issued an opinion holding probate courts have authority to punish for contempt. The case is Charles H. Penderguat vs Nelle M. Rawson administratrix of Wittard J. Rawson. The judge’s fourteen page opinion details the contempt attachment to Mrs Rawson’s stubborn note.
In Macon Georgia Gus Tidewall a butcher was stabbed to death at the City Hall entrance by Charles Burge a plumber in the sight of twenty policemen firemen and citizens. The killing followed a police court summons over a dispute involving Burges sister an 18 year old girl and a letter about Tidewalls attentions.
Edward L. Hearn, newly elected Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, attended a small dinner at the Hotel Hayward on Wednesday with business associates from the leather trade and fellow knights. Attendees included James R. Entwistle, S. D. Dyer, Julius Hollander, and several others. no formal speeches were given. The convivial gathering left Hearn encouraged by the support and friendship of his guests.
Father Doherty lectured at Harvard on Friars in the Philippines defending Catholic influence and Quoting sources to counter charges against Aguinaldo. He described alleged misdeeds as unfounded and urged a fair historical view while noting the friars aided education and civilization in the islands.
In Quincy on April 6 a public banquet at Music Hall welcomed Company K Fifth Massachusetts Regiment U S V home. Twenty three regular army and navy members joined the crowd around tables while Dr John A Gordon welcomed them. Theophilus King served as toastmaster and Mayor Keith praised the soldiers. Captain Neilson received an ovation for his unit which he said remained the best in the regiment. Ex Mayor Sears Colonel Henry Walker Department Commander Gilman G A R and Captain H L Kincaid spoke.
The city government and volunteer aid committee hosted a complimentary banquet for Company G Fifth Massachusetts U V and other Woburn volunteers from the late war. Over 150 attended with a reception beforehand while Mayor Davis presided. Speakers included Captain Edwin F. Myer Reverend Daniel March D D Reverend Honey Co Parker Reverend James Gilday Major Linwood Jc Hencon Lt Thomas McCarthy and Frank E. Wetherell.
In the Webber will dispute Judge McIntire hears testimony on the late Mrs. Webber who left all property to her husband James A. Fox contests the will claiming she was of unsound mind. Witnesses recount family tensions including her marriage to Dr. George A. Webber and her reluctance to oppose her father’s wishes. The case rests on the will made on the day of Mrs. Webber's death with General Champlin and others testifying. evidence concluded with the judge to rule.
The full bench of the Supreme Court yesterday overruled the defendant's exceptions in the case of Alfred C. Wari of Middleton Connecticut versus Clarence H. Venner, the banker of this city, and a finding of $34,945.83 for the plaintiff stands.
Battery A, Light Artillery, M. V. M. presented a two section rough riding drill with novel maneuvers and gun exercises at the new Hemenway street riding hall. Lieutenant William Amory led the squad through mounting dismounting vaults and a pyramid, amid laughs from a lively crowd. The show featured wrestling on horseback, a tag game, and a full gun drill under Lieutenant Henry S. Blake. the performance repeats tonight and tomorrow.
In Cambridge Elizabeth A Laws aged 16 days died April 6 at 2 o clock. Also mentioned is Alexander Wemyss aged 5 days and a reference to Laestrest. No additional context provided.
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