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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
8
Nearly 100000 dollars of high class merchandise slightly damaged by smoke is offered at half price. Mens suits and furnishings dominate the sale with dozens of discount tiers advancing as crowds flock daily. Items include suits, pants, hats, shirts, ties, collars, cuffs, and golf wear at deep cuts.
David P. Hall releases a private inquiry into abuses at the New Jersey Industrial School for Girls in Trenton. The report cites spankings before men, starvation, and injuries, urging Governor Voorhees to halt the cruelty and reform the school under proper standards. The association holds evidence of cruelty and calls for immediate corrective action.
Miss Josie Lambert of Proctorville clutched and kissed nearly every man on a Huntington street. Arrested, she tried to kiss a police officer and patrol driver on the way to the station. Judge Lallance fined her ten dollars. she attempted to kiss the judge before police intervened. She is suspected of insanity.
Habeas corpus proceedings in the Perot kidnapping case were dismissed after an amicable settlement. The child will be restored to her grandfather. Counsel moved to strike certain affidavits from the records. opposing counsel did not object.
Statements from witnesses describe a deadly incident at a residence where Mary Ann Pinton was found dead. Annie Silver recalls a quarrel in the Lavey rooms and a plea Don t kill me while Sophie Angel reports Mary Ann was dead by morning. Lavey reportedly told Sophie he would inform police at Station 1.
Mary Ann Pinton, about 45, was found dead in her 410 Commercial street apartment after a struggle. Her supposed common-law husband Joseph Lavey, 78, a rigger from California, is jailed on murder charges and linked to the assault amid repeated domestic disputes and liquor-fueled quarrels.
The Boston Caledonian Club starts its forty sixth annual picnic with a parade at 9 AM from Caledonia Grove West Roxbury, marching along Washington Essex Chatrey Bedford Summer High Federal Post Office Square State Commercial to Quincy Market. Notables include Tom Burke and Malcolm McKay guesting. 100 athletes will compete in track and field events at the field day.
Washington reports midyear political chatter on a possible anti expansion ticket named the Continental Republican. Georgia's Senator Clay doubts Reed heads it, Boutwell of Massachusetts is named as a major advocate, while Reed signals possible resignation to mount a district bid.
Aug 16 Milwaukee won the bid to host the International Typographic Union convention. A laws committee report backed a special assessment of up to 60 cents every three months by the executive council if the strike fund drops below 20,000 dollars. Committees weigh resolutions endorsing The Hague peace conference and backing an international electrotypers and stereotypers body with limited jurisdiction.
In New York on August 16 Justice Leven tritt denied the request for the release of Francis J. Curran who was arrested amid metropolitan railway disturbances. Curran is charged with possessing dynamite and is suspected in a plot to damage railroad company property.
An explosion occurred near the Scranton avenue area as a car bound for the west on Clark avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, was targeted. No injuries were reported and the vehicle continued its route after the blast.
The 10 20 special train to Spring Street arrives for a day of Scottish games at Caledonia Grove. Mayor Quincy reviews the parade at City Hall as Keith's biograph captures the event. Marshal Urquhart leads with four assistants and a police platoon as scouts and clans march in costume.
Des Moines August 16 Democrats nominate Fred E. White for governor with M. L. Bevis as lieutenant governor A Van Wagenen for Supreme Court W H Calhoun as commissioner B P Holst for public instruction Populists back the ticket and support the Chicago platform The platform defends Cuba war aims while opposing the Philippines conquest and condemns trusts and tariff privileges as Republican policy contrasts.
Paris reports indicate M. Lascs and officials cannot secure Guerin's capitulation as crowds demand a leisurely march to the Palace of Justice. Government bars procession. Guerin's fort remains surrounded while negotiations stall. Provisions were ferried to Guerin from a neighboring scaffold but police blocked a repeat.
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