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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1898
Page
5
Dr Samuel J Kennedy a dentist is held on suspicion of murdering and robbing May Reynolds at the Grand Hotel. The stock broker of 20 Broad Street identified himself as Mr Reynolds, with lawyer Joseph Moss present as they went to the custody.
Police probe the death of Dolly Reynolds, a wealthy socialite, with suspect Dr. S J Kennedy and a dentist tied to a $13,000 Garfield National Bank check. The case links a robbery motive to a brutal bludgeon attack at the Grand Hotel on Broadway and Fifty-eighth Street.
Washington reports General Wade, head of the Cuban military commission, has consulted Secretary Alger and Adjutant General Corbin on his new assignment. Instructions for the Cuban and Porto Rican commissions will come later with many details left to the commissions. Staff anxiety grows over potential deployment and size of accompanying officers.
Ward 19 notice states a meeting of the Workingmen's Democratic Club at Sheridan Hall Roxbury on Gurney Street tonight at 8 pm. Addressed to members urging attendance for important business.
A severe storm battered Boston harbor with hail the size of walnuts striking bathers at City Point. A man was injured at Pier 5 but taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with non serious injuries. The Lewiston steamer faced a near panic off Long Island Head as the captain and crew calmed passengers.
Aug 17 1898 Camp Dalton South Framingham regimental march ends with torrential storm flooding the camp. Lt Col Weaver leads 10 mile route from Natick amid heavy rain and lightning. Soldiers strip to dry clothes, splash in flood waters, bath houses relieve the deluge. Venice like streets and a damaged fort wall marked by a lightning strike.
A live thunderstorm struck four Somerville houses with minor damage and no injuries. In Eben Blake's home at 309 Washington Street a bolt set fire to the carpet but he extinguished it without an alarm. John D Robbins's house at 250 Highland Avenue had the bolt enter the attic and trigger an alarm from Box 423.
At 6:30 lightning damaged a house on Elston Street West Somerville housing two families, Waldron and Bell, with slight roof damage. Lightning struck the cupola of the Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor on Highland Avenue at 5:56, starting a fire detected by Bellboy Ryan who sounded an alarm. The cupola damage was about $100. no injuries or panic reported as residents remained calm in the old folks home.
Anthony Barney an Italian farm hand was struck and killed by lightning while mowing in a Waltham field. A bolt hit the Stankard home on Spring street demolishing a chimney and injuring telephone and signal lines across the area.
Worcester August 17 Louise G Q Thomas eleven year old daughter of Joseph Thomas a Boston and Maine railroad employee was instantly killed by lightning while playing at her home in West Boylston this afternoon.
Weather officials say the storm did not set records but hail and rain caused activity around Boston. An inch of rain fell early, with hailstones larger than usual yet not the largest on record. A money drop incident at School and Washington streets drew a crowd of newsboys who followed the jingle of coins. Winthrop felt a heavy wind that felled wires, cutting telecommunication for about an hour.
Aug 17 Hull reports a hurricane like storm from east-northeast to southwest with hail and rain. Most houses from Allerton to Strawberry Hill had broken windows. Town Hall lost 32 panes. Trees toppled, streets blocked. Hotel Pemberton chimney blown. A horse caused a collision injuring horse driver Gus Dowd.
The President announced a plan to muster out from 15 000 to 100 000 volunteers by midnight. Infantry artillery and cavalry units will be discharged as part of a delicate selection process balancing retained forces and those seeking discharge. Those wishing to leave will go while others remain if needed.
The Reynolds Hotel opened with a lavish banquet for 125 guests in its main hall last night. The $50 per plate event cost about $6000 and featured a Hungarian orchestra, Edward E. Rice company acts, and speeches by Lawyer Thomas J. Barry ex Senator Joshua Holden and John F. Reynolds.
Naval Academy in Annapolis announces the release of Captain Emilio Diaz Moreau of the Spanish navy as a prisoner of war. He will depart with Admiral Cervera for Spain, after arrival from Portsmouth, N H this afternoon. Other Spanish officers anticipate release in days, with some visiting Baltimore and Washington before returning home.
A veteran officer recounts being shown a paragraph stating volunteer officers could be ordered before an examining board to test efficiency. He states this was new to him and his peers. After the war they chose to resign, including four other officers, and he plans to report to the Governor.
In an Aug 3 interview Colonel Woodward cites staff treachery and says the Sixth Regiment is disliked by regulars. He notes friction with Butler Ames, a West Point officer named lieutenant colonel candidate, and recalls clashes noted by Major Taylor over pit digging at Guanica.
John B. Cornish, 32, resident of 82 Woodbury Street, was thrown from a wagon on Yeoman Street near Hampden Street last evening after a collision with another vehicle. He sustained severe head injuries and was taken to City Hospital where doctors expect recovery.
The London report says Ferdinand Linke a usurer valued at two million pounds sterling has died His fortune will pass to his daughter a domestic servant.
The Winthrop Steamboat Company now runs daily trips from Boston to Salem Willows aboard the O. E. Lewis. Departures are weekdays at 9 45 AM from 478 Atlantic Avenue, round trip 50 cents, one way 33 cents, with Sunday sailings at 10 30 AM and return from the Willows at 4 PM. The Salem Cadet Band and daily shore dinners enhance the outing.
The five officers of the Sixth Massachusetts Volunteers who resigned arrived in New York aboard the St Paul and went to Boston. Colonel C F Woodward Lieutenant Colonel George H Chaffin Major G H Taylor Captain A V Goodall and Chaplain W F Dessault described the march from Guanica to Ponce and reasons for resigning after being ordered to a board.
General Fitzhugh Lee had a brief interview with the Secretary of War before returning to Jacksonville from Alger. The two discussed wartime matters during the visit.
Brigadier General William A. Bancroft arrived in Boston on the 8 30 express, stepped from the Providence platform in high spirits, and said he had lost about two pounds en route from Jacksonville. He planned to be at his desk at 9 a m, noted some sickness in his division, and described shortages in regiments gear. Mrs. Bancroft did not meet him at the train due to his early arrival.
The first complaint under Cambridge's curfew ordinance was filed in Cambridge Police Court against Hugh Feenan, 10, for remaining out after 9 30 PM after a warning. He lives on Baldwin Place in Old Cambridge and will appear tomorrow morning. The case may test parental awareness of the law.
Gustav Strobo koff longtime General Shafter aide and private secretary killed himself in his New York confectionery shop by turning on the gas. Despondency over poverty and inability to rejoin the army driven the act.
Regular semi monthly meeting of Division 42 A O H held at Hibernian Hall 68 Hanover street with President Thomas H Maguire in the chair. A committee was named for the next annual ball and resolutions of sympathy were adopted for Brothers Grady and O Connor who died in Santiago and Siboney. Next meeting is Sept 4 at 2 pm with new members to be initiated and a lecture on The Irish in the War of the Revolution to be delivered by a division member.
The death by drowning of 21 year old Cyrus Hicks at Winthrop Beach was the season's first casualty of this resort. Hicks wed in St John New Brunswick and was the sole support of a widowed mother. He vacationed with Mrs Hicks's sister Mrs M B Woodside of East Boston. The body was later returned to Mrs Woodside's home.
During peak summer, hundreds from Boston travel daily to Plymouth on the steamer Plymouth. The ship sails from 478 Atlantic Ave at 10 a.m. daily, weather permitting, with a three hour voyage and a round trip fare of $1. Jordan's National Cadet Band provides music and onboard cuisine enhances comfort.
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