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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1895
Page
9
The U S Supreme Court denied Theodore Jambert's habeas corpus appeal. Chief Justice Fuller said state court proceedings gave no federal jurisdiction and appeals must come from a court in open session.
Fandango ridden by Martin won the Tennessee Derby at New Memphis Jockey Club in 1 59 1 4 minutes, with G B Morris second and Jovial third. The race carried $4656 to the winner, and Gath Wall Street Ringmaster and Prince also ran.
Chicago April 15 The stalemate in ship rate battles ends as all lines raise rates from 1 to 2 dollars, with higher future increases expected. Cunard outbound fares rise 2 dollars on Lucania and Campania, steerage remains the main casualty, prepaid British rates climb to 8 to 10 dollars, and Scandinavian and continental routes see sharp gains.
Nashville April 15. First race results show Metropole 2 and Satellite as top finishers with times listed. Climax handicap race results note Helena, Gaiety Girl and Excuse Time in order. Fourth race mile results name Pittsburg, Bill White and Saxophone with winning time reported.
In Hartford Police Court on April 15 Peter Genge an Italian was fined twenty dollars and costs for assaulting Charles Sloan and dragging his wife from a house by her hair the incident involving an Americanized man and his wife.
A one act German play and a German opera were staged in Copley Hall by Technology students under Dem Deutschen Verein. The program included a German song and dance sequence amid a noted German flavor. Cast and choir featured Herman von Holst, Cecilia Kinsley Blodgett, Edwin C. Cramer, and Werner Kirchafer among others with Martin Roeder conducting. The performance culminated with The Trumpeter of Sappingen and a student chorus, drawing a large, impressed audience.
Roughan's Hall hosted the fourth annual Newfoundlanders' Mutual Benefit Association ball with about a thousand attendees. Proceeds aid Newfoundland sufferers as Boston officials and prominent residents attended. A concert segment ran 8 to 9 pm featuring the Dells of Newfoundland. Floor marshal Thomas Burns and floor director A C Hughes led a long staff including J D Coady and D J Cantwell. reception committee members listed.
Yale beat Virginia 7 to 6 in a tightly contested home game in Charlottesville. Neeley pitched six innings before Nason relieved. Trudeau pitched for Yale and De Forest caught for Virginia as both teams batters produced a home run each and costly errors plagued the Virginians.
In Hartford Police Court on April 15 Thomas Sheren was fined 100 and jailed three months for brutal abuse of his wife. He dragged her from bed kicked her and slashed her arm with a knife in a violent assault.
Mrs Ida Harmon was found yesterday afternoon with her face under six inches of water in a Somerville basement tub at 503 Somerville Avenue. Police and Medical Examiner investigated. family cites long illness and possible fainting episode. motive remains unclear and authorities consider it possibly an act of self harm or accident.
Washington reports Nicaragua's reply to Britain's ultimatum. Nicaragua concedes arbitration in part and proposes an impartial commission of arbitrators for all grounds of complaint, a tactful move in diplomatic circles.
In New York on April 15 the petroleum surge prompted claims of a Standard Oil plot with Russian producers to crush domestic competition. S. C. T. Dodd dismissed the charge, noting demand exceeds output by about 10 000 barrels daily and pipeline certificates have shrunk from 40 000 000–50 000 000 to under 5 000 000 barrels.
New York April 15 Young Griffo has accepted terms for a bout with George Lavigne of Saginaw at the Seaside Club. The Post Trick Top is a wonder, spins fifty different ways, price 15 cents, for sale at the Post office.
A sensational testimonial touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash as the absolute cure for female complaints. The narrator recounts severe womb issues and temporary hospital opinion, praising the remedy and urging women to act quickly.
Boston’s Cotillon Hall hosted a grand Irish nationalist concert and ball as 1200 attended. County President W J Cronin and Captain Patrick McManus led a list of dignitaries with Emmet Guards’ John M Cotter as floor marshal and Captain Henderson assisting. The event featured elaborate couples and a long procession of partners under Eugene B McLaughlin’s direction and a large aids staff.
The Boston Athletic Association held its annual meeting in the gymnasium with lively debates over proposed constitutional amendments on athletic membership. Amendments failed 268 to 87, detailing membership, voting rights, and transfer rules. River side land plans were approved, and the treasurer reported assets of 391 926.29 with a 131 167.99 surplus. bar and cigar profits led, baths showed a decline. Total membership reached 2 056 with 1 781 active members.
Fred A. Marsh of Quincy shot himself twice in the left breast at his brother George W. Marsh's Chelsea home. A 22 caliber revolver was used. one bullet was above the nipple and the other below. Marsh, 64, was taken to Frost Hospital where doctors deemed probing risky near the heart. He is conscious and the outcome is uncertain. he had been drinking heavily recently.
William L. McLaughlin and Frank B. Jones, two Worcester firemen killed last Friday night, were buried today at the First Universalist Church. About 1500 people attended as Rev. Almon Gunnison delivered the eulogy and a fire department detail represented every city company. Floral tributes were notably abundant.
Sidney G Cassor colored was sentenced to three years in state prison for breaking and entering after admitting three burglaries in February and March. He stole a Mackintosh locket ring valued at $40 from Bishop Lawrence and a later silverware set valued at $12 from Dr Cecil P Wilson. Charles Wheeler received four years for three burglaries in February and March. Arthur E Handy jailed eighteen months for burglary.
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