23 Apr 1897
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1897
Page
1
Ex secretary Richard Olney was guest of honor at the Massachusetts Bar Association dinner at the Vendome with Governor Wolcott and other leaders. Olney praised constitutional government, vigilance, and reform while Wolcott lauded his diplomatic service during the Venezuelan crisis.
New Bedford April 22 Dr William B Brownell physician for Frank R Hadley ex president of Pennett and Columbia mills reports to a Mercury reporter Hadley is now under arrest at his home Doctors Prescott and Pierce have been called in and share Brownell's view Hadley has been unconscious since 8 o clock yesterday morning and is sinking as life appears to near end
In Pittsburg on April 22 a fire destroyed thirty six Carnegie built frame houses inside the Homestead mill enclosure. The structures dated to the 1892 strike era for worker protection. Losses are not heavy and all missing persons are accounted for.
John Bennett of 21 Seventh Street East Cambridge was arrested by Station 8 officers yesterday on a criminal assault charge involving 12 year old Mary Reading.
Dover New Hampshire April 22 County Solicitor Nason announced Joseph E Kelley will be arraigned Saturday in Somersworth for the murder of cashier Stickney He is expected to waive examination and counsel is rumored to include ex County Solicitor Ivel or Congressman Sulloway The prisoner spent a tense day in jail showing moodiness despondency and distress with guards watching him closely He received nourishment refused meals and requested a nerve tonic He later showed emotion when learning his father might visit and his mother was improving He endured a brutal Montreal to Dover transfer amid taunts and crowds and was guarded to jail in a closed carriage Bonded by duty the escort kept him from harm despite the crowding and chatter surrounding his movement
The Ginter Grocery & Produce Company with two Boston stores offers five pound Mocha and Java coffee for one dollar with full refund if a pound is not as good as forty cent grocer coffee. Four pounds Formosa Colony or English breakfast tea for one dollar with guarantee equal to sixty cent tea. Butter sold in 5 10 20 and 60 pound tubs at twenty cents a pound, guaranteed as good or better than twenty six to twenty eight cent butter. Full line of groceries at about 40 percent less than ordinary dealers. Send address for price list.
The forecast for Friday covers Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut with partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures. Boston and vicinity can expect generally fair weather with southwest winds.
Amesbury April 22 Michael Kelley father of Joseph E Kelley will go to Dover tomorrow He has consulted attorneys here and his son will be fully provided with counsel at court Opinion here as to his sanity is much divided It is not denied that the murderer always showed more or less peculiar actions here and was regarded as an unknown quantity
Greek forces under Prince Constantine tighten a three sided trap around Edhem Pasha. 35,000 Greeks hold Larissa while 20,000 more threaten Plata Mona and Damasi. Colonel Manos advances 35 miles into Epirus as 40,000 volunteers prepare to join.
Announcement that Julia Marlowe and Robert Taber will lead separate companies next season. Mrs Taber to perform in her repertory and a new production. Mr Taber to star in a new play yet to be announced. They close this season May 22 and summer in Stowe Vermont.
John P. Leach of Winthrop Centre and his 6-year-old daughter left their Bowdoin Street home yesterday morning. They have been found at his sister’s residence in Boston Corners. Mrs. Leach will travel to Boston Corners this morning.
Report from Larissa dated April 22 describes Turkish sorties from Damasi against Greek lines at Boughasi Pass and Sideropoluki. After heavy fighting the Greeks repelled the assault, losing five guns. Four hundred foreign legionaries, including twenty six Englishmen led by Captain Birch, arrived at the front.
The opening game drew about 50 thousand fans in Baltimore where the champions greeted the Hubites with music and a parade. Cincinnati Louisville Philadelphia and Pittsburgh also reported victories in Rusie's duties dispatch.
A schedule lists games: Boston at Baltimore, New York at Philadelphia, Brooklyn at Washington, Chicago at Cincinnati, Cleveland at Louisville, and Pittsburg at St. Louis. Fans anticipate rivalries and travel logistics for multiple cities.
Baltimore defeats Boston 6 to 4 in the season opener as Klobedanz struggles and Doyle leads with five hits. Festive parade and record crowd of 13,016 mark the debut at the ball grounds with Baltimore earning their first win since 184.
An advertisement targets forgetful users by presenting an office desk designed to place every paper and memo in reach. It claims the compact interior reduces loss and disorder, offering a more convenient option at no extra cost compared with standard patterns.
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