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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1899
Page
7
The steamer Mancunia from Nicaragua docked yesterday with what is described as the largest cargo of mahogany and cedar ever brought here. It included 2524 logs of mahogany averaging 8 to 10 tons each, the largest at 22 feet long and 6 feet in diameter weighing about 15 tons. The ship also carried 19 percent cedar logs.
Reports from Carrabelle and Lanark describe widespread ruin after a tropical storm. Crescent City seen safe on the Chattohoochee, four houses left in Carrabelle, thirteen ships ashore, and the Big Hotel unroofed with fifty women and children in darkness overnight.
A reception and dinner aboard the Leyland liner Winifredian celebrated its maiden Boston voyage from Liverpool. About 150 business leaders attended while Mayor Quincy and Lincoln of the Leyland Co spoke. the ship, 870 feet long with 90,000 tons displacement, will sail Boston to Liverpool and aims to boost harbor access.
Captain Kinney reported a long line of steamers tugs and barges in fog between the lighthouse and lightship. When visibility lifted the vessels resumed their anchors and moved to discharge berths. Kinney and the Yarmouth captain each carried over 100 passengers on afternoon trips from their wharf, and no public landing or stage was present at the time.
The article urges municipal action to create a safe public landing for yachting and rowboat enthusiasts along the North End waterfront from the Wet Fant to Charlestown, noting a single current landing at Captain Driscoll’s Long Wharf. It cites pilot boats Varuna and Adams, steamer activity, and recent ship arrivals, calling for a broader, regular landing for Sundays and daily use.
Reserve Officer Tighe of Division 2 and Watchman Arthur Johnson of Long wharf rescued Michael Hoey a 50 year old seaman from the Reina Ventura after he fell overboard at 2:20 a m while attempting to board his ship. The vessel lay at Long wharf.
Arrived steamers Prince Edward Lock Pack By John New Brunswick and other vessels with merchandise and passengers to J F Phili atheur Masters Nantucket Baltimore and more. Cleared brig Ora, with Cele Ore and Dorchester bound for Saint John. sailed Altonia and Liver Cage eastward. numerous tugs and barges noted along the coast from Portland to Baltimore with various goods and passengers. Anchored off Hull the Colossus with Commodore Aaron S Bondy aboard.
A well dressed young man posing as a night-shift electrician swindles and steals from several South End landladies. He rented rooms at Shawmut avenue Grey street Rutland street and Waltham street, then fled with clothing, jewelry, and other valuables. Police arrested Charles Murphy alias Clemence, 29, 6 feet 4, 140 pounds, charged as a common thief.
A fragmentary report describes the Gilberts as a panel and alley duo labeled dope fiends with a long criminal record. It mentions arrests for grand larceny and public disturbances, notes an opium habit, and suggests the couple will be used as evidence in court.
Judge Townsend of the U S Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York enforces a Massachusetts Supreme Court precedent in a suit by the American Waltham Watch Company versus O C H Sandman of the Columbia Watch Company. The ruling restrains Sandman from selling watches bearing Waltham, Mass. and orders an accounting for profits from the misbranded sales.
Sackett of the Revere police center was arrested yesterday on perjury charges after a packet arrived in Chelsea with a police escort. He was brought to Chelsea police headquarters after 9 o'clock and pleaded. The case was continued as officials pursue the warrant and anticipate a speedy trial. The officer mentioned is Beckett, with Curtis of Revere cited as the other party involved.
A fragment reflects a dubious claim about curing piles and urges relief within a day. It mentions a brisk pace and a store price of 60 cents, implying a quick remedy or product context despite unclear details.
Classified ads promise cure for female troubles with a contact only in Boston and Tremont streets. Probate Court in Suffolk seeks administration of CH BROWN’s estate with Francis P. Murphy as public administrator and a citation published weekly for three weeks in the Boston Post.
In Cambridge in the ird District Court Judge McDaniel arraigned five boys aged 10 to 15 on burglary charges. Calvin Linnell, 15, sent to Concord Reformatory. Henr Carter, 12, to Lyman School. George F. Martin 14, Leo Martin 12, held till September. Charles O'Brien 10 placed on probation.
Delegates from Canada and most U S states attend the Royal Clan biennial meeting in Lawrence Encampment Hall August 15 for a four day session. The Grand Clan of Massachusetts plans a harbor cruise banquet at United States Hotel and a car ride through the Ho Orbs. A Quincy mayor is expected to speak at the banquet. The Caledonian Games provide athletics at Roxbury with Eastern athletes competing.
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