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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1899
Page
6
A Rome report notes a young Colonna noblewoman proposes to an octogenarian sculptor Guillaume of the French Academy in Rome. The event, deemed unusual in many hearts, sparks Newport season talk with Miss Grant’s wedding expected to enliven the social calendar.
In Manchester a rich Massachusetts bride Elsie Cotter and accomplice George Vanas conspired to rob George Wheeler after a sudden marriage. Wheeler woke to find his funds gone and he faces his wife and Vanas in police custody, while plans to flee to Canada were discussed.
A young woman described as Signorina Maria Colonna moves with medieval grace and mourning attire. Her radiant smile faded after a sculptor rejected her, leaving her bowed by heartbreak and declaring herself virtually a widow until change in her hero.
Newport gossip notes the planned wedding of Miss Julia Dent Grant to Prince Cantacuzene of Russia engineered by Mrs. Potter Palmer. Guests and bridal attendants include Earl of Yarmouth, Ulysses Grant, and cousins Rosemary Gartoris and Vivian Sartoris as Newport society watches for invitations and entertainments.
The Misses Sartoris have long lived with their family and last spring visited paternal relatives. They are descended from a yeoman family and are great nephews of actors John Kemble and Fanny Kemble. The sisters currently stay with their mother at Magnolia, Massachusetts.
Bar Harbor reports Miss Hadith Jennings as the season’s belle and social lioness. The Virginia born granddaughter of Louisiana’s late chief justice, she cites a past queen role in New Orleans and recent London residence. Her sister and a brother connected to Cecil Rhodes era gold mines are noted in the same social sketch.
Washington August 13 director Dodge of the agricultural department launches a circular urging all fruit regions and growers to contribute to a collective exhibit at the Paris exposition. The display will feature canned and evaporated fruits plus durable varieties with full credit to contributors and awards by a common jury.
The body of an unidentified man found on Scarboro Beach south of Narragansett Pier was identified as Frank H Shaw 68 years old of Seventy second Street and Second Avenue New York. The report details harbor arrivals and ships in Narragansett Bay with delays and passenger counts on the Yarmouth Prince Arthur and other vessels.
The eight day Point of Pines musical festival opened Sunday with 80 attendees praising a strong Boston Salem Marlboro turnout. Star soloists Jules Levy Stella Costa Levy Signor Del Puente and Kittle Mitchell performed as Lynn Cadet and American Watch Company bands shaped the program. Light opera planned for today with afternoon and evening performances.
Charges of fraudulent voter assessing in Ward 21 spark a fierce battle between Kelly faction supporters and Nawn allies led by Boston contractor Harry Nawn. The dispute centers on alleged padding of the ward’s registration lists and a push for an investigation by the Election Commission.
Bay Ridge Brooklyn railway inspector Shaw, son of the late Captain R. G. Shaw, left Brooklyn Monday for daily duties and vanished. R. H. Thomas of Brooklyn, Shaw’s brother in law, identified the body at Wakefield. The body will be taken to Providence tomorrow for funeral from a sister’s home on Tuesday.
Sunday brought a southwesterly breeze as yachting crowds returned to Rowe's wharf and Lewis wharf. Vessels carried clubs and bands with 200 to 400 passengers aboard, while prize cod and other catches drew attention from shore. The era’s Russian and British cargo rumors mingled with plans for a larger Clyde shed to handle rising steamship traffic.
The New England Bimetallic League schedules a silver leaders gathering on Narragansett Bay at Crescent Park September 2 3 and 4 Speakers include Congressman Sibley George Fred Williams Senator Tillman Senator Daniel and William Jennings Bryan
Leon H. Hutchins of Spany I Nashua died at his parents home in Manchester from a sunstroke contracted at Chickamauga. He was among soldiers sunstruck while marching from the station to the campgrounds.
A Salt Lake City resident replies he is unsure how he will vote in the upcoming election. The man adds his wives are inside the house, participating in a caucus. The exchange reflects local attitudes toward voting and civic discussion.
The fleet supplies 106 swordfish and 63 for Grace Otis while Zephyr reports 6. Senator hauls about 60,000 pounds of halibut. nearly 300,000 pounds of haddock and cod brought to the wharf by Carrie BE, Phillips, Adams, Sewall, Cabral, Warren, Trafton, Adams, Gleason and others. Dora sails to Cuba via Norfolk. hospital service buys her for duty between Key West and Cuba. A fishing vessel ran amuck near the wharf, but no serious damage occurred. Authorities warn visitors away from Long Island after four South Boston residents were arrested for clamming there. Engineer Dunn returns from vacation to duty on Congress Street drawbridge with trout tales and gifts.
About 900 members of Division 2 A O H East Beaton and friends sailed on the City of Gloucester and Cape Ann for the fifth annual voyage to Gloucester and back. The event featured Irish American flags, Hobbs's Hibernian Orchestra, speeches by notable figures, a two hour Gloucester visit, and strong union and nationalist themes.
Two men were injured when a gas or similar leak caused a massive blast at the State Capitol vault in Hartford around 9 PM. Watchman James Keefe suffered serious injuries, possibly blinded, and Assistant Night-Watchman George A. Cooper of New Haven was lightly hurt as the explosion moved stone steps and lamp posts two feet and fifty feet away.
The North Atlantic squadron under Admiral Lampson, led by flagship New York and including Brooklyn Indiana Massachusetts and Texas, departed Bar Harbor at 7 am for a few days at sea. About twenty men, including the Massachusetts' master of arms, remained behind.
The Afro American Council of Colored Men meets at Bethel Church starting Wednesday for what may be a pivotal gathering. Resolutions denouncing President McKinley for not using federal power to curb lynching are expected to be debated, with factions forming lines for and against the measure.
The Weather Bureau expected fair weather in Boston with cooling breezes as a disturbance moves past Florida. Humidity remained high but temperatures rose from 73 at 8 am to a peak around 87 by 8 pm before easing. General humidity arrived in Boston late yesterday and lingered.
Shipping news lists arrivals and departures of steamers and schooners from multiple ports. Vessels include Columbian London London Ontario Huby Prince Arthur and many others with merchandise and passengers. Details cover wind, tides, and notable events along the coast.
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