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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1895
Page
1
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Sixty Anthracite Coal Dealers' Assn met in New York and approved plans to seek representation in coal carrying companies. President Connell urged action as Reading Railroad’s bankruptcy pressures members. A committee will form a plan to gain stockholder positions, with talks to begin within a week, possibly targeting the Lehigh Valley line. The group controls over a third of annual output, about 14 million tons last year.
In Malden District Court George E. Gammons an 11 year old of Wakefield faced man slaughter charges for the accidental rifle discharge that killed Samuel N. Sederquest. he was bound over in 5000 dollars for trial on the 27th with bond provided by his father.file
The City Council faces a likely clash over ward redistricting centered on Ward 2. Debates focus on rules suspension and timing as Aldermen press for changes before May, with critics urging proper procedure and broader democratic principles.
In Vienna on April 18 a severe quake struck Laibach shortly before six. Several structures unsettled by earlier shocks collapsed. Weather poor and scarce food have triggered fever and dysentery among evacuees, with many children affected and casualties reported.
A dense schedule describes Concord Lexington Boston events for 1895 including dedication of Revolutionary graves and Blanchard tablet in Concord and Captain Isaac Davis house, parade at Medford and Boston gatherings. Included are bells gun salutes band concerts dances receptions and various institutional meetings across multiple cities.
A Jonesville dynamite blast from twelve cartridges killed foreman Henry Gosslyn and badly mangled Charles Gilman. Both men were rushed to Waterbury and later St Albans for treatment. Gilman suffered a broken leg and nose but is expected to recover. Gosslyn, thrown forty feet, died from internal injuries.
E L Sampson a 55 year old drummer for a cigar maker lodged at 28 Dwight street took morphine in his room between 6 30 and 8 last evening and was found dead by a house inmate. He had been despondent and had suffered illness lately. Medical Examiner Draper ordered the body moved to Undertaker Jones on Lagrange street. His wife, in California, was notified by telegraph and the body will be held pending her instructions.
Mint Director Preston orders removal of 530000 in gold bullion and 130000 in silver bullion from the Carson Nevada mint to San Francisco. An additional 600000 of unrefined silver at Carson will be moved later, nearly completing the dismantling of Carson. Inspector Mason will stay at Carson for weeks before examining San Francisco mint.
The National Academy of Sciences named four new members William H. Welch Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Dr William E Elkins Yale College Professor C S Sargent Harvard College and Professor Charles Whitman Chicago University The foreign associates named Rudolph Luckhart Leipzig Julius von Sachs Würzburg and Sophus Lie Leipzig The Barnard gold medal was awarded to Lord Raleigh for the discovery of argon in the atmosphere.
The 1775 dawn action on Lexington Common sees Captain Parker’s company load muskets as British regulars advance on Concord. After heavy fighting, British retreat to Boston with 73 killed and 174 wounded. American losses total 49 killed and 39 wounded. Minute men from many towns joined, including Lexington Concord Cambridge Needham Sudbury Acton Bedford and more.
Seventy Riverside Worsted workers at Waterford No 1 in Woonsocket Rhode Island voted to remain out after a wage dispute. They rejected returning at the lower price list and will see the mill shuttered as the company cuts warps. Nearby unions in Blackstone Mass also vote to stay out in solidarity with Patriots Day action.
A laborers riot broke out today in Vienna between brick carriers and a crowd. police intervened to quell the disturbance. Fifteen men were wounded in the clash.
In the 1895 National League opener 67,637 fans braved April winds across five cities. Brooklyn beat the Giants 7 to 4 in New York, with Rusie injured but staying in. Mayor Strong threw out the first ball as Brooklyn led 2-0 early and held on through eight innings, ending amid a bright opening-day scene.
Providence and Boston drew 1600 fans as Boston led from the start and widened the gap through eight innings. The slugging contest featured heavy batting on both sides despite the Boston club’s outward temperate-season sluggishness and a modest late surge by Providence.
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