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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1900
Page
2
W A Merrow of East Lexington writes from Boston April 7 1900 praising the La Gloria colony. He states he owns 20 acres and has returned from La Gloria after wintering there and examining management. He reports fruit and vegetables grown successfully and endorses the new management as improving prospects for investors.
At Croton Landing on April 18 the Cuban Land and Steamship Co crew resumes work with about 200 Italian laborers returning after a brief strike. Soldiers guard the hills but no trouble occurs, though tension may rise when hauling stone from a distant quarry seven miles away.
Representative Fitzgerald of Massachusetts introduces a resolution citing the recent Supreme Court ruling that the express package stamp tax may be paid by the sender rather than the company. It notes Treasury surplus and urges Ways and Means to report a repeal measure at once.
About 10 percent of parishioners attended the St Marys Catholic reunion at Cambridgeport last night in the Cambridge rt Gymnasium. Mrs Thomas J Leahy sang a contralto solo. Addresses were given by Rev Father Thomas lv and assistants Revs P H Riley W J Dwyer and W J Barry. Dancing followed until 2 0 oclock.
The Berkeley Cycle Club held its closing performance in Parker Hall Beachmont last evening despite adverse weather. Attendance was strong and the show was well received. A banquet followed with President William F Walsh as toastmaster and speeches from several members.
An advertisement touts Omega Oil as a remedy for stiff dry joints in old age. It claims the product lubricates joints much like axle grease makes a wagon run smoothly and strengthens arms and backs when well rubbed in.
The Boston Letter Carriers Association annual reunion drew about 10 000 people to Mechanics Hall last night. Chief Marshal Michael J Gallagher Postmaster Hibbard and Assistant Postmaster Mansfield led the grand march with their ladies as crowds filled the hall and surrounding spaces.
A long parade drew many couples with no end in sight as the event continued into the evening. The First Regiment Band of the Massachusetts Heavy Artillery performed a concert program during the early stages of the evening.
An elaborate banquet menu marked the reunion evening. Nearly seventy people oversaw arrangements, all letter carriers, who spared no effort to ensure the annual event was a decided success.
The twenty second annual reunion at Paul Revere Hall drew a smaller crowd but a select attendance. The grand march led by Archibald A. Turner and guests opened after 10 pm and the dance continued through the night with an orchestra concert preceding the march. Notable attendees included numerous ladies and several gentlemen, among them Miss Campbell and Mr W J Pelletier, with scores more listed.
Seven hundred attended the International Association of Machinists event at Copley Hall in Boston with Boston Lodge No. 264. The Berkele y Orchestra performed before a grand march led by D. M. Trant and Mrs. Trant. Floor directors included N. M. Carmen and aides assisted by W. B. Choate F. Klaus and C. E. Bond. A banquet followed with an elaborate menu.
The sixth annual Reston Union No. 12 ball was held at Pierce Hall Cop ee square last night. Notables included national president George Bnowiten and other officers and spouses, with dancing lasting late into the night.
The ninth annual ball of the Tammany associates last night in Bethesda Sout Boston drew prominent political and social figures. Charles J. Morgan led the rector with James F. Lucey assisting. attendees included Thomas B. and several recognizable names among the local leadership and social set.
A red shirt themed Charlestown Veteran Firemen ball drew a large crowd at Monument Hall. Decor was pink blue white and mixed tones with uniforms on display, marking a festive air and tribute to past efforts.
A hundred red coated veterans attended the Red Jacket Veteran Firemen's Association annual ball in Prospect Cambridgeport last night with their spews in attendance.
In Corinthian Hall Deacon building about 300 attendees joined the Clan Ramsay 146 and Lady Ramsay Society for their second and first anniversaries respectively. A concert opened the evening followed by refreshments and dancing from 9 20 PM to 1 AM with floor director Thomas Grieve and assistants Lizzie G Ballantyne Thomas Donald John Holmes C H McQuarrie Miss E Hudson Mrs J W Scott and Mrs W B McDonald.
The first annual hall of Winter Hill lodge No. 135 Knights of Kilts was held in Odd Fellows Hall Winter Hill merville. About sixty couples joined the grand march led by floor director C Frank Janes and Mrs Janes and by Mr and Mrs Stanley R Elis. William F Wiltshire was assistant floor director and aids included Henrn F Tom fohrde Stanley R Elis F C Fowler C E Pritchard and F W Putney.
The Boylston School Association held a well attended event last night at Columbus Hall. Whist games ran from eight to ten and dancing followed from ten to one with music by the Trimount Orchestra.
Last night in Pa ing Memorial Hall the Metal Polishers Buffers Platers and Brass Workers international Union held a successful grand concert and ball. The program ran from 8 to 9 with Shells Orchestra providing music and notable talent contributing to the event.
Captain Bill Waterman and crew of the Pleiad flagship of the Bunker Hill Yacht Club will host a dance in City Square Roughan’s building Charlestown on Monday evening April 23.
Court No 1 M C P marks an anniversary at St Rose Hall with a grand march led by Floor Director Leahy followed by Joseph A Sheehan and Miss Lucy Herrick among about 100 other couples present at the Massachusetts Catholic Order event.
A grand civic and military ball of the 1st Regiment Hibernian Rifle Corps the military adjunct of the AOH of Massachusetts was held last evening in Odd Fellows Hall. The grand march was led by James W Scanlan and Mrs Scanlan followed by Captain Michael Bees and Miss Annie O Brien and 19 other couples.
The St. Rose Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society and the Ladies Aid Society of Chelsea held their annual festival in Lincoln Hall last evening. The affair drew a large crowd and half of the proceeds go to the poor. A concert ran from 8 to 9 followed by dancing until 2.
W A Dawley of Sturgis South Dakota recounts a coffee illness turning him thin and weak. After quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee he gains weight reports better appetite sleep and nerves and claims blood health improves. His son Amos is also noted as cured after switching from coffee to Postum.
Boston resident Mrs B B Mills reports childhood kidney trouble with back pain frequent urination and mucus in urine. After taking Dean's Kidney Pills from Curtis' drugstore the pain and urinary issues disappeared. Pills sold 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co NY sole agents.
Floor marshal Frank Leach and Miss Helen Leach appear in a society notice or social page item describing local event roles or introductions. Their names are listed with no further context in this OCR fragment.
At the Jefferson Day dinner in New York the Brooklyn Democratic Club heard speeches from James Campbell of Ohio and J. J. Willett of Alabama. A letter from Grover Cleveland urged adherence to Democratic principles, warning against party missteps and urging Jeffersonian restoration.
The A H Beeton unit of Division 71, A O ft held a geet concert and ball in Union Park last evening with attendance from members and guests.
The Paving Department Union 676s held its eighteenth annual banquet at Memorial Hall with about 300 attendees. John Lee and city labor leaders attended as guests while local talent provided entertainment and no formal speeches were made.
From Pretoria on April 17 the latest dispatches say Deet’s forces remain enveloped by Brabant’s troops while British positions hold firm in Boer fashion. Fronemann claims he pursued 400 troops crossing the river toward Aliwal North and captured prisoners. Bethulie bridge reportedly blown. Burghers protest Boer prisoners sent to St Helena. Transvaal government silent on mine destruction.
April 18. Colonel Crofton, who led at Spion Kop after General Woodgate was wounded, and whose heliograph messages influenced Buller to appoint Thorneycroft, was placed on half pay. Private reports say General Gatacre will leave South Africa to resume local command.
Action reports three officers and about one hundred mounted police of the British South Africa Company have left Salisbury to join Plumer. The move signals reinforced imperial forces in the region amid ongoing operations.
Vienna reports two Russian admirals and forty two other high ranking officers arrested at Sebastopol over irregularities in the construction department and embezzlement of millions.
New York April 18 Chicago detectives search for George d Essauer a young man who courted Helen Bertram of the Bostonian fame at the Knickerbocker Theatre He was vice president of Western Security Co Chicago and is said to be a fugitive from justice He allegedly left Miss Bertram bonds valued at twenty thousand dollars before fleeing to Europe
Reports debate Lord Roberts censure of Buller and Warren and the risk of continuing incompetent leadership with 40,000 troops. Foreign volunteers flow to the Transvaal, some to form a legion. rumors tie to a senior French officer, possibly De Negrier, amid imperial turmoil. Bloemfontein notes rain and camp discomfort for the 13th Brigade.
April reports from London show Lord Roberts praised for candor while criticizing General Buller General Warren and Colonel Thorneycroft. St James Gazette leads with scathing rebuke, noting Buller’s despatches suggest failure and costly losses, fueling calls for resignation and broader discourse on the South Africa campaigns.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a rapid permanent remedy for piles. It claims to cure all forms including blind, itching, and bleeding with the first application stronger than other salves. Letters from purchasers in Missouri Tennessee and Michigan are cited.
The Globe laments a pitiable record of indecision in plan and action by General Buller, noting that the previous doubts and hesitations have now been dispersed, leaving a scattered impression of his leadership.
A Maseru dispatch on April 7 cites Colonel Dalgetty's forces at Wepener with twenty killed and one hundred wounded. Boers reportedly suffer heavier losses after a night attack. Dead soldiers lie unburied on the field as Boer leaders clash over another assault. Desultory firing and sniping continue while the Caledon rises, threatening Boer positions on both river banks. Five Boer guns are believed disabled.
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