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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1896
Page
5
At yesterday’s Board of Aldermen session a heated debate erupted over proposed loans for street and sewer improvements totaling 139000 and 118000. Alderman Charles charged favoritism and blasted the process while the mayor and Superintendent Wells were present.
An advertisement touts MITCHELL'S CURE-ALL CORN and BUNION PLASTER as rapidly relieving foot pain for corn and bunion sufferers. It claims slim, discreet plasters, fit for tight shoes, with 50 cent boxes and mail order samples, from Novelty Plaster Works Lowell Massachusetts.
Alderman Mahoney congratulates Donovan while Allen is teased about not smelling. A bill to postpone was defeated and the measure passed 10 to 1. An order authorized Mayor to confer with the Boston Transit Commission on nine hours per day for laborers. Health Board reports Moore street sewage nuisance and diphtheria cases linked to faulty drainage. cost to rebuild outlet estimated at 30,000 with 16,000 requested this year. An Alderman proposed 500,000 in bonds for the project, and the order passed.
The grand jury returned true bills of indictment against Newport deposit bank officers including president Thomas H. Milligan cashier J Holmes Irving and directors Henry B. Bechtel William R. Diana Henry Orris Silas Wright and Charles Troutman. They face charges of embezzlement for receiving deposits while the bank was insolvent. trial set for the November term with bail posted.
Forest fires near Sault Ste Marie cause major damage as Gladys village eight miles away is wiped out and residents flee. Brimley faces destruction threats, dozens of farms lose homes, and the South Shore passenger train returns due to intense heat and smoke as weeks pass without rain.
Washington August 4 pension changes affecting Massachusetts residents announced. Original recipients include Charles H. Hadley of Lowell with ten years service and Richard Croning of South Boston. Restorations involve Richard Lynch of Lowell. Original widows listed Dora McCleary East Cambridge Honora Lynch Lowell Lucinda Upham Salem Sally Coffin Malden Esther Nowlan Boston.
At Buzzards Bay on August 4 President visits the coast after hosting Mr. R. W. Gilder at Gray Gables. This afternoon the President went fishing keeping the holiday mood steady as White House hosts continue.
Due to high demand another excursion to Old Orchard Beach will run on Tuesday by special train leaving Union Station at 8 a.m. Round trip tickets cost 1.60 and are sold at city ticket office 322 Washington Street Boston. Tickets are limited so purchase early to avoid disappointment.
A Post reporter describes Thomas Bram’s bleak confinement in Charles Street Jail as he awaits grand jury action on the murder of Captain Nash, his wife Laura, and Second Mate Bramberg aboard the Herbert Fuller. Bram, Brown, and local officials speak of his misery, suspected insanity rumors denied, and the pall of the impending trial weighing on him.
The third annual negro minstrel show by the Windmill Pointers at Hotel Pemberton last night attracted Hulls elite including Atlantic and Rockland houses, cottages along the shore, and Fort Warren officers. The program drew storms of applause with many bouquets and encores. Stetson as interlocutor, Denner’s musical monologue, Hawkins of the Cadets, Gaskill’s selections, and Conway as a top female impersonator highlighted the performance.
In Cleveland near Brown Hoisting Works 150 non union workers report for shift while militia patrols and rumors swirl. Prinz remains critically injured with a one in a thousand chance of recovery. A secret committee accuses Harris of the shooting as tension rises and a potential general sympathy strike looms.
A grand farewell marks Hon Jasper Doocey leaving Hull after news of a sick family member. In a sea of admirers he departs with a poem of memory and mock lament, amid tears, romantic lines, and Hull’s soft goodbyes.
Atlantic City Aug 4 two main witnesses inquest into Meadow collision testify Hauser tower operator says signals clear for excursion train and danger signals were not set against the express Pinkerton conductor says he saw the danger signal and the other train Greiner engineer of excursion train testifies he had clear signal and saw the express approaching at crossing and was preparing to jump in time the inquest adjourned until tomorrow
Washington observers at Republican and Democratic centers interpret Alabama votes differently. Apsley says Populists unlikely to align with Republicans and that Alabama results won’t steer national sentiment. Faulkner argues Democrats can win South without fusion, noting many Populists in white counties backed straight Democratic tickets.
In London on August 4 Viscount Horton and his wife the viscountess perform on a wheezy street organ to earn money from bystanders. The viscount, 47, is bankrupt with nil assets, son of the Earl of Poulett who is penniless. He was once a showman and now plays for pennies while his ballet-dancer wife handles the organ.
Washington Aug 4 The President named B Barker Mississippi consul at Sagua La Grande Cuba and Joseph L Hance New York consul at Cardenas Cuba, elevating them from consular agents to consuls under a State Department policy to end the agency system in South and Central American ports.
Baltimore August 4 police doubt the confession of convict Whitney or Hildebrand before his suicide in Maryland penitentiary last Saturday. They believe it was a fabrication to aid Frank Wilson and James Farrell, awaiting death sentences in Altoona Pennsylvania for the murder of Henry Bonnocka.
A Newton resident named Berry attempted suicide on Holliston road near the Willows by taking morphine yesterday morning. A physician present intervened and saved his life, preventing a fatal outcome.
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