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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1892
Page
2
The Cotton Picker claims to save $80,000,000 annually in harvesting cotton and offers full-sized demonstrations at 31 Milk Street. Investors can buy shares from $10 par value or in blocks, with profits expected from mass production of a labor saving machine.
Three youths from East Boston, John J Murray 17 John F Winston 16 and Ambrose Welch 17, were taken to police headquarters after burglary charges. They allegedly broke into Mr Morrison's 27 East Concord street home and stole diamonds and jewelry worth 1500 dollars. The four-peer burglary occurred weeks earlier with three others arrested in New York. The trio were held as witnesses in related cases, with most jewelry recovered in pawn shops. They appeared well mannered, one having a Concord reformatory term.
Boston April 22 1892 executive committee of the Democratic State committee votes to reconvene the seventh district convention at Meionnon Boston on April 26 at 3 30 p m to select an entire district committee and disregard prior actions in the interest of harmony Tickets required for admission and issued by the chairman William N Oscoop chairs the message urging delegates to reassemble at Tremont Temple Boston on April 26 1892 at 3 30 p m
Massachusetts Bay yacht clubs consider forming a single federation under a central commodore. Nine clubs with about 1 500 members would merge while retaining sub club names and governance. Boston area location a key dispute centers on headquarters and name.
The narrator reveals a lax, illegal baby trade in Boston, detailing a transaction with a woman who disposed of an inconvenient infant. The piece condemns the practice, cites proposed reform bills, and notes high mortality among children taken by such baby farms. The narrator reflects on the impact on real mothers and the need for action.
George Griffin aged 45 was found on Atlantic avenue by an officer from Station 1 at 8 15 p m in a highly intoxicated state with a fractured right collar bone and internal injuries. He was sent to the hospital in a dangerous condition. John McDonald, 45, was arrested by Station 1 officers at 1 this morning charged with assault and battery with intent to kill Griffin by throwing him down stairs on Eastern avenue. The cause of the trouble is unknown.
The article notes quinine has become very cheap due to Indian bark cultivation and removal of import duty. Prices dropped from about $1 per ounce to roughly 20 cents per ounce in large quantities, with the foreign trust rumor briefly raising prices before a further decline. It also mentions an authors reading by Julia Ward Howe and Lucy Larcom, with Mary Farley Sanborn unveiling a chapter from her forthcoming work It Came to Pass.
A visitor probes a hidden room on King Street where Mrs White offers babies for sale. The scene reveals a frail six month old girl, a sickly boy, two boarders and a guarded claim of five infants offered since yesterday, all amid a hot, odor-filled chamber.
The Post of Boston advertises a state engraving for thirty coupons or four month subscribers, with in mail delivery options and tube shipping. A separate narrative details a child adoption scheme run by a woman named Mrs White, exposing fake forms and a coerced adoption bargain, ending with Baby Irene being restored to her mother.
Mother White, proprietress of the baby farm linked to the Post baby sale, is a long time figure in the traffic. She has twenty two years in the business and is known to authorities. Last year she moved from Boston to
The piece describes restrictive moves against infant boarding houses in Boston Roxbury Somerville and Everett noting the illegal trafficking cruelty and neglect in baby farms. It highlights past scandals a statewide crusade led by the Department of Outdoor Poor and calls for new protective legislation.
The act requires licensing by the State Board of Lunacy and Charity to operate boarding houses for infants. It defines unlawful custody of multiple under two for hire and sets licensing procedures, inspections, and annual terms. Penalties include fines up to 100 dollars or one year imprisonment.
Legal provisions empower the State Board of Lunacy and Charity to oversee infant reception, custody, and adoption cases, with mandatory reporting by guardians and authorities. The act also repeals an older chapter and notes editorial commentary on Eden Phillpotts Folly and Fresh Air, a fishing memoir.
A city hall ball raised funds for the 250th anniversary with Governor Russell and Mrs Russell in attendance. The Oxford Orchestra played as a three hundred couple grand march led by ex Mayor French and Mrs Russell. The Governor and party left for Magnolia to stay over Sunday.
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