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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1895
Page
3
A heated discussion surrounds an injunction bid to halt subway work. Meehan dismisses the move as a joke while supporters argue a court hearing will test bond validity and potential losses to the city. The Transit Commission declines comment, urging a speedy legal process.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology holds entrance exams at the Rogers building on June 27 and 28 starting at 9 a m A second series will be offered on September 24 and 25 Attendance on one series is required A supplementary course series will run in June and July open to nonstudents if qualified The 1895 courses are private and depend on minimum enrollment Summer schools provide specific subjects and benefit local residents near Boston
Preparations for the SS Peter and Paul parish coffee party in South Boston continue tonight at Odd Fellows Hall. Proceeds support the parish poor and St. Vincent de Paul Society amid a season of charitable strain. The event also doubles as a parish reunion with dancing led by local young men. The American Wringer Co. advertises wringers sweepers and repair services at 18 and 15 Broadway Extension, with mail orders and telephone inquiries via Sremant 764.
Mayor Curtis received an engraved invitation from McKim Mead & White to host a social event in the city owned library. The issue centers on who controls the building and whether the architects or hod workers shall have access, with trustees set to meet the mayor’s questions. Trustee Phineas Pierce avoided comment.
A meeting of the committee on the cultivation of vacant lots met at 28 State street chaired by William P. Fowler. They reported offers totaling about 100 acres and said blank applications would be ready by Friday or Saturday. They urge land near the city, tools, and fertilizer, with money needed to begin work. Subscriptions should go to treasurer C. B. Fillebrown at 8 Essex street.
Captain Jeremiah G. Fennessey, former high chief ranger of the M C O F, received a silver tableware set from Dr. Joseph D. Couch and a diamond stud from John H. Watson at a Quincy House banquet attended by about sixty officers. James J. McLaughlin, current high chief, presided as framed resolutions were presented by St. James's Court members.
Friends anticipate a lively minstrel show at Turn Hall Middlesex Street on Thursday evening. Councilman D. T. King chairs the event with bone and tambourine acts by Joseph Mahan E Pauline F Berea G Matthies J Fitzgerald and P Hernan F Hennes sey J L Magee T Cronin G Hammond. Songs by F H L Hoey H Nolan J Riley and George Collins.
The Boston Water Board opened bids at City Hall for excavating soil and building roads at Basin 5 in Southboro. Fifty seven bids were submitted with $1000 checks. Engineers Brock and Hall tallied figures. after reading, the seven sections were placed under advisement.
A. W. Dows & Co of Lowell Massachusetts celebrates fifty years since its founding in March 1895. Chief statements from partner Mr Charles Naylor emphasize Hood's Sarsaparilla as the top blood purifier, selling more than any other preparation and held as a family medicine with a long standing spring role.
The Postoffice Department and the West End Street Railway plan electric mail cars may start May 1 with six to seven 16 foot cars painted white with gold lettering. Cars will be mail space only, routed on Water street, with twelve to fourteen clerks, routes include Back Bay Brookline Cambridge South Boston Dorchester and possibly Charlestown Chelsea Revere. Colonel Coveney to meet Postmaster Dayton in New York on proposed New England mail service improvements.
The Zampa Club presents a minstrel front of forty at the Dudley Street Opera House this evening with Irish monologist Joseph Hoar and Roxbury artists. A mirthful farce titled The Tonsorial will conclude the program.
The President named Charles Walker as post master at Lewiston Maine replacing William T Smart. Lewiston is home to Senator Frye and Walker served as post master in the previous administration. William P Clancy becomes post master at Westerly Rhode Island succeeding H S Crass.
Mayor Curtis faces a bitter showdown as the Board of Aldermen rejects several cabinet nominees led by E Mortain Hatch. Folsom and Bryant oppose the mayor, while Alderman Lee engineers a rapid deal widening the rift between the administration and Republican allies led by Chairman Sanford.
New details suggest An gus D. Gilbert did not forget the day's events after all and admitted waving to the Savin Hill station agent minutes before a train arrival. Police say he stood near the barn with Alice shortly before the train, contradicting earlier claims of a blank mind. Friends of the murdered girl's father plan a benefit for the family.
In Florence Oregon last month a full women’s ticket won the municipal election. A constitutional challenge ruled women cannot hold office except by courtesy, leaving the old City Council to appoint men. One notable race saw a wife defeat her husband as terms expired and the town lacked a functioning government.
A session with women suffragists at a regular fort meeting includes talks by Miss Casté Catherine E. Oliver and Marie E. Zakrzewsk with Miss Cora A. and others, a song, a recitation, and refreshments afterward.
Berlin opened with one race won by Mania as Blue Bells finished second and third. The brief event set the tone for the day with a tight finish and early lead in the meet.
An old advertisement argues narcotics worsen disease while plasters fail to treat kidney derangement. It praises Baker's Kidney Pills as safe and specific for kidney and urinary troubles, selling for 50 cents with a free book offer from the Baker Pill Co. in Bangor Maine.
The wrecked steamer Venetian and its cargo will be sold at 11 a m on Wednesday May 1 at 227 State street by H Harris & Co. Buyers may remove cargo within 15 days while the steamer is to be stripped. The East Boston yard activity includes Atlantic Works and several vessels undergoing repairs and upgrades.
The Dueber Watch Case Company sues large watch manufacturers over a 500000 damage claim for conspiracy. After two weeks of trial Judge McLennan addresses the jury urging focus on whether threats were used to bar Dueber customers and if defendants overstepped legal bounds.
William Sullivan aged 18 died after an accident at the American Printing Company works in Fall River. He was caught in the shafting and mangled as the machine whirled him around before it could be stopped. He lived on Green Street with his parents.
In Pittsfield on April 8 a strike began at the Taconic and Belair Mills with over 600 workers quitting work after a 10 percent wage cut. Wilson & Horton refused to restore the old schedule citing tight business margins, while workers cite new buildings and night shifts as proof of adequate demand. A committee failed to secure restoration, and workers pledged not to return until wages revert to the prior level, warning of a prolonged dispute. Wilson was seen as fair. resolution potential remains.
Two thousand tailors began a morning strike on the East Side led by the Tailors Progressive Union. About two thousand workers dependent on tailors face unemployment as they seek higher pay and extended contract terms, while contractors refuse a 10 to 15 percent wage increase.
Treasurer J. H. Singleton told workers he cannot grant the restoration of 1893 wages as market conditions do not justify it. Lippitt Woollen Mill weavers plan to respond Thursday night. Most expect a strike unlikely, though one could occur if an employer raises wages and others do not.
In Haverhill rumors spread of planned walkouts in the shoe trade. A Chesley and Ruggegs cutters meeting voted to strike Wednesday over a refused price list agreed by the conciliation board. Chesley denies knowledge of the action. Chick Bros. strike plans remain unconfirmed.
In New Bedford on April 23 a special general meeting of the Weavers' Union discussed wage increases with many expressing strong dissatisfaction noting no raise on some goods. A followup meeting is likely to be held soon to further discuss the issue.
Simson and Kirkaldy, Worsted manufacturers, stopped overtime at their Woonsocket mill at the request of workers who balked at long hours despite extra pay. No raise was sought, and workers have voluntarily cut their earnings by about 15 percent.
The executive board of the National Federation of Labor met in Indianapolis and favored a proposal to admit the National Musicians' Union, about 12,000 members, with amalgamation almost certain. Afternoon discussions covered the St. Louis brewers' troubles.
Lawrence April 23 workers at Pacific Print Works struck for 8 percent restoration to pre cutdown wages. About thirty five men quit work during the protest.
An electric car at 1 AM crashed into a furniture wagon carrying a group of young amateur actors from Pontiac. Five Providence members were injured, including Emma Handy 12 likely fatally, Florence Corbin with internal injuries, Knight with a fractured arm, Ledley with a severe head wound, and James McCardle with scalp injuries. motorman B F Taylor escaped unharmed. The troupe blames the motorman for not sounding the gong, while he says he did ring it.
A large eel from Lake Konomoc entered the two inch service pipe at the Oneco Works causing a shutdown of the electric road power and stopping cars where they stood. The halt lasted about thirty minutes until fire hoses supplied water to the boilers.
The Post reports extraordinary demand for the Post Trick Top, with 25 gross shipped from New York and more consignments en route. Dealers struggle to keep supply as orders surge, while the paper promotes the toy as a popular children's item reaching homes nationwide.
A New Bedford woman seeks a divorce in New York on grounds her husband Charles Howard Jones had a living wife when they wed in 1893. He used multiple aliases in several cities, including LeRoy Martin and Harris, to swindle women and steal their money. Detectives across Chicago and La Crosse report his pattern of deceit.
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