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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1897
Page
2
Athens reports indicate irregulars defeated by Turks and forced to retreat across the frontier stirring exasperation. Ethnik Hetairia blames the government while the government blames the brotherhood for the wartime outbreak.
Greek irregulars continue successful operations against Turkish lines aiming to cut communications and rally Macedonians. Key gains include Kipuri and Zlovos with Italians under Cipriani seizing the latter, while Sitovon also falls. Greeks push toward Grevena as 1000 mountaineers join and Albanians desert to Thessaly.
Constantinople dispatch reports 240 Turkish casualties in a recent clash with Greek irregulars. Edhem Pasha warns that without orders to advance into Thessalian plains his current position is untenable due to stealthy Greek attacks and rising troop unrest among Albanians. Turkish ministers urge the Sultan to declare war on Greece.
In Athens the premier M Delyannis stated semi official negotiations have begun between Turkey and Greece on Crete and denied any power blocks. The chamber passed the first reading of a government credit bill of 23 000 000 drachmas for the war and marine ministries.
Austrian torpedo boats were fired on today near Kissamo while pursuing Greek blockade runners. There is sharp contention between the Turks and insurgents around Candia as the fighting continues on Crete.
The 16-year-old Frank Wentworth, wanted in Newton New Hampshire for alleged poisoning of his father and stepmother, has been traced to West Newbury and has moved through Merrimac Amesbury and Newburyport within a week. Friends say he was overworked caring for five cows and a horse and was frail and nervous.
After nearly twenty hours of deliberation the jury returned a verdict of not guilty of murder in the second degree against Dr Clarence M Dodge in the death of Carrie H Maroon of Raymond on October 9 1896 arising from a criminal operation.
Testimony details how Governor Greenhalge pressed for a more vigorous police board, with Colonel Page naming and then withdrawing a chair designation. The witness discusses multiple offices held, business losses, and commitments of time to police work versus private duties, including the Jacobs gambling case and hotel license decisions.
The interview covers instructions to avoid favors for his sons tied to police work, later duties as president of Fremont Gold Mining Company and director at United States Trust, plus role at Pearl Hill Spring Company. It notes his New England Phonograph Company ties, minimal salary, and limited time spent on Mutual Accident Association duties. He details brief NY trips, Boston office work, and frequent bank meetings at Howard National Bank, mostly during lunch hours.
The statement describes joining the United States Trust Company two years ago in March and serving as a director since then, with attendance at three meetings. The witness explains the 3:30 p.m. meeting time as a factor in allocating attention to other duties.
The witness recounts complaints related to his sons influence on licensing. An insurance man claimed Everett took business from him but the witness found no fault. A Christopher license case and a larger license allotment process are described with dissenting claims and multiple inquiries.
Lawyers and officials debated the constitutionality of hearings and the right to summon witnesses as the investigation into the Howard National Bank unfolds. The gathering included Chaplin, Davis, Doherty, Sherman Hoar, Pillsbury, Champlin, and General Martin, with secrecy around the subject and speculation that the bank case involves alleged fraud and land transactions.
In morning sessions John A. Galvin describes brewery company negotiations and the debt of gratitude to Charles Martin. Witnesses discuss liquor licenses, Scannell arrests, pawnbrokers bonds, and General Martin's police leadership and conflict with disorderly houses.
In a Boston council chamber a 2:16 p.m. conference interrupted the Martin investigation. Governor Wolcott, Lieutenant-Governor, Ryder, Joslin, and Hallowell met with Chaplin Dohert Davis, Sherman Hoar and others while rumors swirled about bank officials, currency controllers, and opposing counsel.
Abbey Schoeffel Grau directors decide not to mount an opera season for 1897 98 due to Melba and De Reszke defections and weak profits. They plan to limit the Tremont Theatre in Boston operation and release Grau partners from operatic obligations. Grau has no immediate plans.
Inspector Mahoney announced the arrest of Leslie E. Warren of Roxbury on two counts of forgery. Warren fled Boston for New York, where police seized him on an indictment warrant. He allegedly uttered forged receipts involving Miss M. J. Myers and Miss Jennie Lloyd. His Municipal Court appearance is scheduled for this morning.
A blaze at 1 to 4 Charlestown Street started in the H. H. Osgood & Co. workshop on the third floor. The brick building suffered $100 in damages while Osgood & Co. faces $500 in losses covered by insurance. Minor water damage affected J Jellison druggist A Fieroni restaurateur and the Haymarket Cycle Co. on lower floors.
A well dressed woman giving the name Alice Norton was arrested in Houghton and Dutton after being caught stealing a spring hat and Easter flowers. She claimed her husband is a city physician and later said she lives in East Boston. She described it as her first offense and asked for bail through a messenger. She faces Municipal Court arraignment on shoplifting charges.
The South Boston Citizens Association met largely last evening with Colonel Thomas F. Doherty presenting on Municipal Ownership. A committee led by W. W. Nichols was formed to petition gas commissioners to study gas effects on pipes. The paper echoed a Knights of St. Rose talk previously reported by the Post.
The railroad commissioners held a hearing on Chester & Becket Railroad Company petition to issue $50 000 capital stock to build about five miles of road linking a Becket granite quarry with the Boston & Albany line at Chester. Boston & Albany owns a large stock share and will operate and handle passenger business. The case was under consideration.
The narrative recalls Henry Ward Beecher and Theodore Tilton era with Damons, and the pivotal Frank Moulton who sided with Tilton. Beecher’s circle included Tilton and Mrs Tilton, with Beecher’s letter on grace mercy and peace. Moulton’s later downfall and death mark the dramatic collapse of the Plymouth Church drama.
Blood stains found in a woodshed on the Matthewson homestead suggest Mowry was wounded on site rather than in the woods. Authorities pursue the path from the Matthewson place to the Boulster farm as a triple murder investigation continues. A triple funeral is scheduled for tomorrow at the Universalist Church in Harrisville.
Admiral Navarro left by the cruiser Legaspi for the north coast. Skirmishes occurred at Placeras Sagua Ciego Avila and Grande Minas with eighteen Cubans killed. Over sixty huts reportedly destroyed in those districts.
Windsor April 15 Miss Marie Benson aged 100 celebrated a century of life. She is the oldest daughter of a Revolutionary War veteran in Connecticut and the town marked the milestone with fitting honors.
Paris authorities report the arrest of former deputy Planteau on charges of complicity in the Panama scandal.
Pink Singleton staged a cake walk at Puritan Hall won by George Mason and partner. The arrangements committee refused the cake due to Mason and partner being white while the committee was colored. A scuffle followed and William Pratt of Somerville appeared in court with a severe black eye after a dispute with Richard Henry of Charlestown who paid $10.
A man believed to be D. Cameron from Albany New York shot himself at the Imperial Hotel in Chicago on April 15 and died. He told the hotel clerk he came to find his wife and had been spending freely in Newark before his death.
Secretary Long informed President Malster that torpedo boat No. 3 is named Foote, No. 4 Rodgers, and No. 5 Winslow. A remaining vessel, No. 18, will be christened McKee in honor of the Kentuckian killed in Korea in 1870.
In St. Marie Salome Quebec three men repairing a church bell tower fell about seventy feet when scaffolding broke. One man identified as hepanier St. Benoit died on recovery and two others Valliancourt and Chenier sustained fatal injuries.
Judge Harlan allowed a writ of error for Elizabeth Nobles of Georgia who is under death sentence for murder and was scheduled to be hanged Friday. Her counsel argued she is insane.
Mrs Patrick Flynn reports the theft of a gold watch and four dollars from her home at 106 H Street yesterday. She and her young daughter visited a new neighbor next door at 2 PM and returned to find the valuables missing.
The Scots Charitable Society met last evening at Youngs Hotel with forty members present. President L H Ross chaired as Secretary D D Russell read several reports.
Last evening the Young Men's Christian Union held an informal social and musical closing event for the 1897 season in the parlors. Myles Standish DD of Boston gave a talk titled About Eyes with electric lighting illustrations.
The Reverend Philip Beresford, rector of St. Joseph's Catholic parish, was found dead in bed this morning in Reading Pennsylvania. The coroner reported death by illuminating gas from an accident.
Local station advertises Bandei order bed and mattress sale offering two parts, forty epee, best sigh fall size for ten dollars. Shoppers directed to Moueee street at 63 in Boston opposite American.
Mrs. Sullivan on Pleasant Street extinguished a fire started in an unoccupied second floor room. Paper and kerosene were used. a prowler seen on the second floor earlier is under police investigation. The building owned by a Mr. Cans suffered damage nearby wooden structures heighten risk.
In Memphis the Mississippi rose another tenth of a foot while levee districts in Louisiana fortify weak spots and monitor flood levels. In Kansas City two miles up the river Burlington tracks face danger and Missouri Pacific lines near Harlem brace for rising waters. Omaha reports wind driving floodwater through dykes from Florence Lake toward Cut Off Lake with houses sinking under surging currents.
Wells Finch flour broker and Produce Exchange member for over thirty years died this afternoon in his office while cleaning a revolver. The weapon fired, the body was found in a chair with one chamber empty, a screwdriver and oil on the desk, and a cigar in a holder between his teeth.
Jennie M. Dunn, a housekeeper, sued the West End railroad claiming a March 23, 1896, Shawmut avenue incident left her with spinal injuries and sought 20000 dollars. A verdict awarded 5300 dollars. Sarah A. Bibby, a building tenant in Somerville, sued for injuries after falling through a floor hole on July 3, 1890, while told to close windows for fireworks. The pro forma verdict set ad damnum at 5000 dollars, but the evidence did not support her claim.
The Cambridge Y M C A held a meeting and dinner at the United States Hotel last night with President Henry White presiding. Speakers included T H Raymond W L McGregor and R F Seaver.
The house of G. W. Lord at 17 Exeter Street was entered in the early hours yesterday using false keys. A ladies’ gold hunting case watch No 12 385 by Jarguson was stolen from a room. Division 16 officers are investigating.
Silas N Brooks a prominent Chicago manufacturer and former Massachusetts State Senator died after a short illness. Born in Bernardston Mass in 1825 he moved to Chicago shortly after the 1871 fire.
Springfield today reports the death of Charles Bill 56 a well known retired publisher and capitalist who passed away this morning in Lithia Springs Georgia.
CAINE At South Boston infant James W. son of James J. and Sarah Caine aged 1 month 9 days. CHACE At Soldiers Home Chelsea James E. Chace of Wareham aged 66 years 23 days late of U S Navy ship Massasoit. SURRIER In this city Mary J. widow of Goodwin Currier aged 75. CUSHMAN At Cambridge Mrs Margaret K. Cushman widow of Elkanah A. Cushman funeral at 21 Wendell Street Cambridge Friday April 15 at 2 p m. LARNARD At Brighton John Larnard aged 80. Funeral at corner Commonwealth Avenue and Washington Street Brighton Friday April 16 at 2 p m. Relatives and friends invited without further notice.
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