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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1895
Page
1
Harvard's crew suffers a blow with Captain Bullock leaving due to tonsillitis and Stroke Hollister sidelined by illness. Coach Watson was absent as the team trained in pairs with doubles. The setbacks threaten preparation for a June clash with Yale, requiring tougher workouts to make up lost ground.
The Supreme Court under Judge Holmes granted Augustine H Cunningham custody of his six year old daughter Mina yesterday. Mina has lived with her grandmother Mrs Mary J Moore in Charlestown since her mother’s death when Mina was one and a half. Cunningham has remarried and wishes Mina to join him in his new home. Mrs Moore objects to parting with her granddaughter.
Provincetown reports the schooner Joseph P Johnson captained by Brier arrived with nine passengers after a three month voyage from the Western Islands. It left January 28, endured heavy gales February 4 and drifted east for fifteen days before reaching Fayal March 3 on the edge of starvation. Repairs completed, she departed for home via St George Azores April 8.
In Superior Criminal Court yesterday Judge Sherman fined Joseph Milano $50 for violation of the milk law and sentenced Charles Pierce to four months in the House of Correction for selling a policy ticket to Patrick J. Duke on March 11.
A narrator boasts Browning King Co. offers top value in clothing with easy credit. He claims the store’s huge volume funds better prices and service, promising the best deals in town and asserts they can clothe any budget.
An OCR fragment notes Browning King and Co at Zoo aay Street promoting spring hats and ties with likely fashion retail emphasis. The text hints at a street address and catalog style sales.
Olaf and Peter Victor Grundahl, two boys from Norward Bergen, appeared before Trial Justice Wakefield in Dedham charged with breaking and entering a summer residence on Westfield Street to steal cider and apples valued at 3.10. Olaf claimed they sought food after two days without eating. only bread and cakes were taken. They were held for the grand jury and committed without bail.
The Russian warship Penderaklia of the Black Sea fleet collided at 3 am with the Russian mail steamer Kotzebu near Takinhut lighthouse. The Kotzebu sank, five sailors went down, others saved aboard the Penderaklia as she limped damaged.
In South Ashburnham a newborn infant's severed head was found in a stone wall on property owned by Lumen Carter. The head shows signs of axe involvement and was exposed for five to six weeks. The vacant house had been occupied until six weeks ago by a family now believed in Nashua. Authorities seek the body and the perpetrator.
Mil ford resident John Guyer discovered a barn fire at midnight and rescued workers but Emil Furrer and Jo Notter were trapped inside. The charred remains of the hired man and a friend were found in the ruins the next morning.
A seller advertises Goodyear sewed smooth innersoles in fine shoes available in all sizes and widths. Various toe styles offered with prices noted as four fifty and five dollars, inviting customers to view the window for selections.
Head dizzy symptoms may mask liver or kidney dysfunction or stomach upset. Medical signs prompt attention to persistent dizziness and related warning cues. Seek evaluation to identify underlying cause and receive appropriate care.
The text asks which internal organs regulate blood flow most effectively. It suggests tightening control of the Liver and Kidneys for purification, or tuning the Stomach for gentler effect, seeking a quick path to clear passage.
The Boston Board of Aldermen approved abolishing itself in a 7 to 5 vote. The body also sent Tremont street widening orders to the streets and sewers committee and then to the finance committee for funding. Alderman Flood led the abolition move, mocking Mayor and Senator Maccabe while praising Democratic party goals and predicting Republican backlash.
President vows careful action while Secretary Gresham and Secretary Herbert move naval forces toward San Juan del Sur and Greytown amid rumors of a Nicaragua upheaval. The Montgomery and Monterey join later to protect American citizens and interests, with no move to enforce a protectorate.
Washington April 29 forecast for Tuesday covers Maine with fair warmer southerly winds New Hampshire fair with southerly winds Vermont partly cloudy cooler north with variable winds Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut fair with showers near the coast and southeasterly winds
Station 14 Brighton officials and police commissioners honored Patrolman John D. McCarthy with a medal of honor for prompt decisive action that led to the recapture of a notorious criminal. The ceremony drew attendance from all day and night shifts and numerous dignitaries and clergy.
New York reports two suicide deaths in Central Park on April 29. One man found hanging from a tree branch on the hill opposite Eighty-Fifth Street and Eighth Avenue with no identifying details. The other, a 24 year old man, shot himself near the West Seventy Ninth Street entrance, identity unclear.
South Boston invites an evening program at St Augustine Hall for Division 11 A O H. John Devoy will present The Influences of Celtic Literature. Music features include John Tobin, Nellie Chamberlain, John T McNary, Mary E Owens, Robert O'Brien, Excelsior club, Union Male Quartet and pianists John O'Brien, Richard J Norton, Cornelius Mahony.
Williams College students voted unanimously for a triangular track league linking Amherst Williams and Dartmouth. Robert W. Root of Hartford was elected baseball scorer, succeeding Edmunds Putney who resigned.
Dover April 29 two ballots for United States Senator were taken Higgins Rep 5 Addicks Rep 6 Massey Rep 6 Pennewill Rep 1 Ridgeley Dem 9 Tunnell Dem 1 absent 1.
Secretary Gresham instructed Mr Bayard to assure Britain the United States will not permit any seizure of Venezuelan territory. President Cleveland remained at Woodley then came to the White House for crisis talks while no official Nicaragua action had occurred. The President declined a New York visit due to the gravity of the situation.
Frederick R. Coudert of the Behring Sea arbitration commission told New York readers that the administration must enforce limits on foreign occupation of American territory. He criticized Britain for seeking to collect an unadjudicated claim in Corinto and warned that the State Department should hold firm in the Nicaragua dispute. He noted Nicaragua was willing to arbitrate.
In Washington on April 29 the Navy Department accelerates battleship work following the occupation of Corinto by Britain. Growth in naval activity coincides with talks of an extra Congressional session as pressure mounts. The department has accepted the contracts for battleship construction.
A persuasive ad extols the Silver Grill offering better value for money with well cooked meals. It argues good living is cheaper than patronizing poor places and invites readers to try steaks chops and prime roast beef at moderate prices.
Boston authorities order that music and beer be kept separate with licenses revoked if music is served in public venues. Two orchestras are discharged as hotels and dining spots fear losses. only the Pops concerts and hotels retain special licensing. Restaurant owners report disrupted patronage and tighter budgets as music is silenced.
Justice Allison Brown refused the writ of habeas corpus for Dr Robert W Buchanan the convicted wife poisoner. The ruling affirmed the death sentence's validity pending Governor respite expiry. Buchanan's counsel plans an appeal to the Supreme Court citing 1893 criminal code provisions.
Charles F. Tripp, a Fall River Common Council member and contractor, died of pneumonia in the afternoon at about age fifty. He was a Grand Army man and a prominent Mason, serving as a trustee of the Masonic Building Association.
In the upcoming weeks households face a flood of papers and odds ends. A plain 6-drawer chiffonniere offers organized storage, protecting waifs and accumulations while reducing house-cleaning stress and saving time. The ad promises the lowest prices in town for these functional storage pieces.
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