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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1897
Page
5
Mr Allen grateful as Munyon's Static Electrical Machine is promoted as a cure for catarrh from childhood. The ad touts success in rheumatism and throat or lung complaints, claiming free trials and personal letters, with agents listed at Tremont Avenue and Saxlee Street.
The whaling bark Swallow docked at National dock East Boston prepares for an eighteen month cruise to seek sea elephants fur seals and right whales. Captain B D Cleveland will command from New Bedford with a crew of twenty five. Fitting out costs around twenty thousand dollars.
Police raided a premises linked to alleged policy operations and found slips and tickets. Officers reported hidden gaming devices and related items. The investigation centers on the individuals named in connection with the activity.
James Lahive seven years old of 38 P street South Boston was struck by a wagon at 013 East Second street yesterday. The wagon owned by P Hicks & Co. driver’s name unknown. boy’s leg cut and he was taken to City Hospital.
Local investors led by Edward F. Sweeney plan to dredge the Yukon bed and pump gold toward Alaskan ventures. The scheme mirrors Boston area canal work, using dredgers to deepen waterways and extract profits from dredger sales and royalties.
The Humboldt is loading beans bacon biscuits apples chocolate glassware medicines yeast flour matches and second hand machinery for use in the Yukon. The gasoline launch Nereida will tow barges containing supplies after reaching St Michael's. A steam schooner and a small steamer in sections will be assembled there. Eighteen ship carpenters and Union Ironworks crew accompany fifty booked passengers from San Francisco.
Great excitement grips Trinity Centre California as drift claim at Coffee creek yields four days of rich gold worth $68,000. The coarse gold lies between porphyry walls and resembles molten gold poured into seams.
In Bald Knob Arkansas authorities report costly gems seized from a lake after a month of investigation. Detectives describe a notable haul tied to a burglary ring and seek leads from the public. The case underscores ongoing efforts to curb jewel thefts in the region.
Sweeney and associates reveal a plan to ship a self propelled dredging machine to the Yukon mouth to churn 400 to 500 tons of gold laden earth ashore daily. Samuel Saleno from Bowers Lombard arrives in San Francisco to back the project while Alaska Commercial Company aids stranded miners with free shipping and supplies to St Michael. Mayor Wood leads the Seattle Yukon Company expedition aboard the Humboldt to bring provisions for prospectors as pearls worth up to 300 dollars are found near Bald Knob Lake by local diggers.
An Williston man Loyal Foster claims a new remedy named Foster's Asthma Cure will permanently cure asthma. The ad promises powder and liquid forms, a large sale, and a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Documentation urges readers to write with a stamp for details.
The unknown man, about 20, 5 feet 6 inches, 140 pounds, found north of Woburn after a train strike, is believed to be an employee of J H Lee & Co shoe dealers in Boston. An account book shows a link to J Harkness. If not identified, the body may be buried locally.
The Massachusetts Clothing Company My Clothier displays each afternoon on Portland Street side of its building the latest National League innings scores. Telegraphic returns arrive and are posted on the blackboard bulletin, drawing growing public interest as the season advances.
A description touts FELS-NAPTHA soap as both a strong solvent and mild healer for skin and fabric. It recommends use in cold or warm water and credits FELS & CO of Philadelphia.
Italian police identify Galli as Michael Angiolino 33 born in Foggia who fled to Spain after an 1896 anarchist sentence. He is accused of killing Senor Canovas. Officials report intense grief in Foggia, while Spain tightens vigil over anarchists. The United States sends condolences as Spain plans a court martial for the assassin.
The Queen Regent orders military honors for the late Premier Canovas del Castillo killed at Santa Agueda. His body arrives in Madrid with widow and officials, to be interred at the Pantheon as three days of national mourning begin.
Madrid reports the Canovas assassination sparked warnings of a plan to kill Sagasta before August 20. An anarchist meeting in July outlined targets and dates. Suspect Golli, 26, Naples native, remains heavily guarded in custody with siblings named.
A Santa Agueda dispatch reports a funeral cortege in Madrid beginning today. The procession, led by the Duke of Sotomayor, proceeds from the royal establishment amid formal ceremonies.
A coffin draped with wreaths including one from the Queen Regent, borne on a horse drawn car. A detachment of Chasseurs rendered military honors and acted as an escort, with representations by Senor Castellano minister for the colonies and Senor Elduayan.
Berlin August 10 The Kaiser and the Czar after discussing the Canovas assassination agree to drastic measures against all Anarchists and Nihilists. A war on those who threaten powers is declared with close surveillance and forceful extermination planned.
William W. H. Morris, 63, released from Sing Sing on Aug 1, shot his wife Margaret Morris, 36, at 147 Green Avenue, Brooklyn. A bullet wounded her arm and breast before Morris fired two shots into his head and died at the scene. the wife was hospitalized and expected to recover. Morris had been an accountant in a jewelry firm and was imprisoned for forging checks.
Alfred C. Williams’s murder trial for the July 28 Lynnfield killing of John Gallo was adjourned before Associate Justice Sisk. Witness Henry Williams, a farm hand, described the fire and Williams’s later admission of assault and robbery of his watch. Police and medical testimony detailed burns and injuries Williams sustained, with doctors noting marks on his body and facial abrasions.
In Marlboro on August 10 a photographer T N Welcome rented a gallery on Central street with his wife and three children. He sold photographic checks to hundreds here, with many paying second installments but few receiving finished work. Welcome left with his family claiming to visit the beach, after which his whereabouts are uncertain.
The Atlantic Yacht Club conducts its annual moonlight trip this evening on the steamer Victor leaving Long wharf at 1 30. The voyage goes to the Light with a landing at Levella Grove for dancing until 13 o'clock before the homeward run.
President Dolan accuses operators of breaking faith as the Dermitt strike leads to loss of wages for workers. Officials say the dispute centers on promised payments and labor conditions.
In Pittsburg district, rain hampers miners as protests pause at Turtle Creek Sandy Creek and Plum Creek. Camp Determination marches occur but no major action. officials seek to sustain a long strike while typhoid fears rise in Turtle Creek valley.
A royal despatch reports a vast blaze in Mstislavl west of Moghiloff in Moheelev governorate along the Gozh river. Two hundred houses burned and the Hebrew synagogue with six seminaries ruined. The town, long a noted educational and religious center, housed many churches monasteries a college and a noble school.
The James Stevenson insolvency dispute with Sarah Kimball and Louise K Wilson heads to the Supreme Court. Judge Grant issues temporary injunction to halt creditor meetings pending final settlement. Lawyer Casey cites illness and a certificate of gonvent as defenses. Judge Lathrop urges settlement and warns of a master if extended hearings occur.
The Garment Workers' Union of Boston, disbanded two months ago, was reorganized last night at 4A Bennet street with Nathan Newman as chairman. About 80 members joined. Another meeting will be held soon to elect officers and complete the union's organization. North article on the market is 80 Quebec's Extract.
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