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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1895
Page
2
The Boston Socialist meeting on the Common denounces the Flagler shooting of a Washington boy. They urge sympathy for the bereaved Workingman Green, condemn the jury verdict, demand publishing jurors' details, and call workers to unite against perceived ruling-class tyranny and greed.
Frank R Robinson aged 30 and Richard S Robinson aged 24, un married sons of Dr J H Robinson of Boothbay Harbor, were drowned while returning from Ocean Point in a small sailboat. Frank’s body was recovered near the railway point and Richard is still missing as the harbor is dragged. The boat capsized during a rain squall around 6 pm. Mrs. Robinson remains at home in Boothbay while the doctor is in Southboro.
Joseph Higgins of Salem and James McLaughlin of Boston narrowly escaped drowning in Salem Harbor while changing seats in a light rowboat. A hole appeared in the bottom, the boat filled, Higgins clung to the craft, McLaughlin swam for shore, and a bystander boat rescued them. Both were exhausted but saved.
In Brooklyn on August 4 a squall capsized the sloop Elia S. off 93rd Street. Five aboard were John Strand Sr and his sons Andrew and George, John Strand Jr, and Arthur Hemmingway. The three Strands clung to the boat and were saved, while Strand Jr and Hemmingway drifted away and drowned.
Elwood F. Butler and Timothy Sweeney were sailing on the Niagara River when a sudden squall toppled their boat. Both men drowned and bodies went over the falls.
Lorenzo Bergeron of Mulberry and Columbia streets fell into the water off Drayton Point in South Somerset and drowned. His body was recovered this evening.
The American Wringer Co at 13 and 15 Broadway extension city manufactures wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers. All wringers and sweepers repaired. Orders by mail promptly attended. Telephone Tremont 764.
Charles Jaconeon seeks removal amid a Boston area note. A man named Gould announces at Hotel Pelham Room 407 nightly talks on alcoholism treatment from 8 to 9 PM with confidential, no charge consultations. Hundreds have found cures locally. The notice mentions a relocation in 18 property lines and a court context.
Mrs. E T Gardner of Arcadia Nebraska remains unaccounted for as her husband Mr Landers and Post reporters recount efforts to locate her in Boston. The group weighed theories, noting possible self harm while considering money worries and Gardners finances. Anonymous tips persist describing sightings near Boylston Street with a man, as authorities await further instructions.
Iver Johnson head of Iver Johnson & Co. dies at his Fitchburg residence after a long illness. Born 1841 in Nordfjord Norway he trained in Bergen and moved to Worcester in 1871 to start pistol making. He later expanded to bicycles and other products and employed hundreds. He leaves a wife and four children.
New York August 4 A court bid aims to upend the Gould fortune via a romance era suit. Mary Brown later Mrs John Angell claims to have wed Jay Gould at Rouse's Point when she was a young woman. Although long separated by years, she asserts the marriage is valid and could undo the current heirs and ignite a national estate controversy. Parker and Parker of Albany represent Mrs Angell with local adviser Stearns of Rouse's Point, and famed lawyers are assembling evidence.
A reporter rides the largest New England locomotive on the National Express from Boston to Rotterdam Junction. The journey showcases express operations, aboard freight, horses, lobsters, and perishable goods, with mentions of Fitchburg shops, Hoosac Tunnel, and the crossovers to West Shore and New York lines. The piece notes strong business, guard-equipped messengers, and regional hubs from Boston to Albany.
The Rev Father John F Cummins of Roslindale and West Roxbury will host another monster barbecue at Apollo Garden Amory Street Roxbury on Saturday September 7 with a large committee from Sacred Heart and St Teresa s handling preparations Features include an oratory and a prominent Southerner as a speaker A grand prize offers cabin passage to Europe for the ticket seller with second prize a trip to St Anne de Beaupre and an upright piano for the top selling child Tickets totaling 10000 are in circulation Calvary Cemetery Purgatorial Society will handle 2600 tickets under Father Cummins s chaplaincy
Philipsburg Pa Aug 4 Indications show several new industries may be established here. Prominent citizens back a proposed pipe foundry, the Board of Trade weighs a silk mill, private parties discuss a silk mill on the commission plan, and a site for the pipe foundry has been selected.
Miss Rosie Libbey of East Boxford has been missing since last Tuesday. Investigations show she hid in Revere until Friday night, aided by a Revere police officer associated with her brother-in-law Ralph Frame of Topsfield. Frame allegedly drove her to Revere. Deering admitted knowledge but claimed she left with Frame. Towns and officials pursued details, hoping for a safe conclusion.
Aug 4 report from New York notes Count Waldeck, head of Hornegy Castle estate, and his children's tutor were arrested in Württemberg on charges of perjury with intent to defraud. The incident, seen as a sign of democratic influence in Germany, contrasts with past aristocratic protections and could affect the family's status and income. The Duchess of Albany, connected to the Waldeck line, is cited among related ties.
Death notices list Louis F. Sommers 58 with funeral Aug 5 at Waterman’s Undertaking Rooms Washington St. Delia Coney 60 buried in Bangor Me. Rosamonde Dickhaut 18 with service Aug 5 at 66 Lutheran Church Parker St. Rose Salmon 26 East Boston funeral Aug 5 8:30 from 114 Moore St Star of the Sea Church mass at 9. Albert J. Ferlnd Felice listed with service Aug 5 Chelsea. Joseph Gillespie 58 funeral Aug 5 8:30 a m from 210 Northampton St. Old St Patrick’s Church. Helen M Coleman 1 year infant Coolan Newton.
Henry C. Young auctioneer will sell at public auction on Tuesday August 6 1865 at 2 pm the stock in trade furniture and fixtures contained in the stores Nos 20 and 21? split unclear street Boston under a mortgage from John Flynn to A J Houghton & Co dated April 5 1892 recorded in Book 678 Folio 107. Surviving partner John A mortgagees. Terms cash.
Lillian B. Turner of Weymouth sues Charles W. Turner of Chicago for divorce on grounds of desertion for more than three years and cruel treatment at various Massachusetts towns and Rochester New York after their marriage on December 24, 1876. The filing asks for a divorce and such further orders as justice requires dated March 16, 1895.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Norfolk Superior Court orders libellant to publish libel and order for three weeks in the Boston Post and to mail a registered letter to Charles W Turner. Hearing set for first Monday of September. clerk Erastus Worthington notes true copy is issued.
Charles M Bugbee files for divorce from Mary A Bugbee in Suffolk Superior Court Boston alleging marriage in 1884 and Mary’s desertion on or about April 10 1884 continuing over three years. Court orders notice by publication and service with summons for appearance on first Monday in September. Also notice of Fitzgerald admission to the U S Circuit Court bar in District of Massachusetts.
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