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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1899
Page
6
The last unit of militia left the city today after officials concluded little chance of more trouble from the street car strike. No settlement appears near, while the Big Consolidated continues operating all lines with non union crews, many cars carrying passengers.
More than 100 printers and pressmen from nearby areas came to New York in response to union calls for permanent jobs in the Sun’s mechanical department. Pickets escorted arrivals to strikers’ headquarters and arranged return travel at union expense as the Evening Sun published its first edition this afternoon and the Wall Street edition followed after 4 PM.
Lisbon Falls Me Aug 8 Work in the card and cloth rooms of the Worumbo woollen mills where the weavers are on strike is being finished quickly. If the dispute is not settled the management will shut down the entire plant this week. Many strikers left town some taking jobs at Sabatis mill started yesterday. An Massachusetts agent is offering incentives for remaining weavers to work in Massachusetts mills.
In Parliament Sir Alfred Hickman argues Indian authorities buy railway material from the United States to save money. He warns cheap price does not mean overall value, noting American engines cost less yet English engines last longer, making true cost higher in the long run.
Shoe manufacturers from Cincinnati Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New York Boston Rochester and Lynn Mass gathered in Philadelphia on August 8 to discuss forming a national organization. Ninety five manufacturers attended with Thomas James of Cincinnati presiding and urging a united effort to sustain prices. Committees on credentials and order of business were named as the day’s talks focused on the move.
In Philadelphia an inquest into the death of Charles A. F. Autengeith, believed to be a wealthy banker, found he took his own life last Friday amid near financial ruin. The testimony showed mounting financial distress and impending collapse.
Millard Cottrell and Charles Hibbard appeared before Judge Brown in Municipal Court yesterday. Cottrell, proprietor on North Market Street, operated under a victualler's licence. He pleaded guilty after liquor purchases by patrons. Hibbard, a waiter, was involved. Cottrell was fined 90 dollars.
The Italian authorities provided a complete report by Marquis Romano on the Talullah La lynching of seven Italians. It describes the sequence of events, noting the first shots by Dr Hodges, the defensive shot by Charlie Difata, and three mob killings of Feducio Frank Difata Cerami. The report stresses atrocity and delays between lynchings, with the full document sent to Rome and a copy to the State Department.
Boston rail officials demand 60 000 freight cars amid a boom in cargo from Boston to Europe. The New York New Haven Hartford line would receive the majority as fleets race to move vast crops and goods, highlighting a nationwide shortage and cars repurposed by other roads.
The Veteran Association of the Thirty second Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry held its annual summer reunion at Ocean View House in Nantasket Aug 8. About 100 veterans attended along with many family friends forming an excursion party of 250. After a noon dinner, speakers shared old war anecdotes, including Major Sydney Bancroft General Stevens and Captains Reed Hutchinson and Hoyt.
A Pretoria despatch reports the Volksraad will not back Mr. Chamberlain’s proposal for a joint commission to study the impact of Transvaal franchise reforms on the Witlanders. The body will, however, accept friendly suggestions.
Bob Turnbull, a fireman aboard the D. A. R. steamship Prince Edward at Long wharf, plunged into the water to rescue a drunken man who fell between the wharf and the steamer. He held the man’s head above water until ropes and a boat brought them aboard.
Two B M railroad pavilions at Shawsheen River Grove burned today. Initial reports suggest arson. Loss is uninsured.
Mr Moss closes session by citing police records to show a rise in robberies and burglaries under a so called wide open policy. Citizens report street attacks and home break ins. Detective Dollon presents transcripts from Chief Devery’s robbery book. From Jan 1 1898 to May 15 1899 there were 1069 robberies and $28 597 stolen, much of it from men by women in the Tenderloin.
A party of eleven prospectors led by John F. Robertson, who started from Dawson City a year ago to explore the Porcupine River, reached Dawson City emaciated on July 22 after being picked up by the steamer Sault Ste. Marie at Porcupine confluence and arriving via Rosalie from Alaska.
Shippers press for prompt service as Fitchburg lines haul unprecedentedly long trains along the Boston area. Boston & Albany and Boston & Maine report headlight fleets that glow all night, while rail managers struggle to estimate ahead of current records. Even as crops surge and European orders rise, rolling stock costs loom though profit margins for stockholders are expected to grow.
Andover authorities announce J P Bradley and Co woollen mills at Ballardvale will close Saturday and remain shut down until September 6. About two hundred workers will be affected.
A miner from the Porcupine headwaters sparked a chase by the Robertson party toward rumored riches Eldorado. The miner drowned during the journey while the party was rescued by a whaler and spent the winter aboard. Earlier, the Scott Mason party of Chicago was found ashore by whalers, fed for a month, but vanished on a planned short prospecting tour.
In Toledo on the evening of August 15 in front of Memorial United Brethren Church the library of M. O. Waggoner will be burned. Waggoner, once a leading agnostic, recently converted to Christianity and joined the United Brethren Church. The collection, valued in the thousands, contains works by prominent authors who defended infidelity and agnosticism.
WOBURN August 5. James Patterson North Cambridge contractor died from injuries after last Sunday's altercation. James B Darmody, charged with assault on Patterson, appeared in Woburn Court and was held in $2000 bond.
In two or three weeks ie owen begins its dramatic season with Beale House opening and shows at Square Museum. August 23 and Aug 81 mark Sporting Life at Boston. Casts include Lloyd Rand as Robin Hood and Jim ONeill rehearsing The Three Musketeers in New London. The season features Davy Jones Yankee Cruiser and other productions with Colum bia Music Hall under new arrangements.
Vienna reports portions of Bessarabia rise in revolt against Russian authority. Famine drives desperate peasants to clash with troops, with a score killed and many wounded in early encounters. The region lies south of the Danube and the Black Sea.
Do not endure heat in the city walls when a day at sea beckons. The three deck ocean steamer New Brunswick departs Commercial Wharf daily at 9 a.m. with Sundays 9:30 a.m. sailing to Provincetown and back. Fare one dollar, stopovers 1.60, staterooms a dollar extra. Special rates available for groups. Palm Garden refreshments and orchestra onboard.
Prominent figures including Mayor Quincy expected at People's Temple for a large gathering. The Baker family and Miss Lillian Clayton Jewett reside at 8 Sawyer Street awaiting a November trial in Charlestown, with plans to raise funds to assist them during their Boston stay.
In secret sessions the Blue Cross Society of America delegates approved resolutions denouncing lynching of African Americans in the South and ordered copies sent to Southern state governors. Speakers discussed emigration of colored people from the South to Northern and Western states.
The Hon. Isaac B. Allen was served with an order of notice to appear in the Supreme Court and show cause why he should not be restrained from disposing of household furniture purchased in 1897 with conditional ownership until last payment. Allen did not appear and a temporary injunction was issued restraining him from disposing of the goods or removing them from the court’s jurisdiction. A constable had previously sought to serve a writ of replevin at Allen's Willow Court home, but reports say he refused entry and threatened to shoot the officer. The plaintiff, Cambridge dealer Christian B. Moller, filed the bill in equity after the failure of direct action to recover possession.
In a Commons debate Lord George Hamilton announced India’s government has chosen a gold standard after careful study. He argued weathering droughts by bold policy, and envisioned a large bank akin to England's to support the standard.
August 8 London report states Andrew Carnegie donates 50000 dollars to establish a public library in Keighley Yorkshire. He also clarifies he will not serve as justice of the peace or deputy lieutenant, noting those offices are typically held by Skibo estate owners and that his are honorary as an American citizen.
A milk dealer by the name Nvarasae of Dedham was killed in an accident near Centre and Cottage. He attempted to jump onto a wagon as his horse moved, slipped, and two wheels passed over his head, causing instant death.
A local Athol cotton mill shuts down operations amid ongoing textile sector challenges as workers see reduced hours and management cites shortages. Bennett and Walken Associates oversee the shutdown process with plans to resume if conditions improve.
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