18 Aug 1899
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1899
Page
1
The Argus reports that Amos L. Allen Reed's private secretary said Reed will resign in a few days to permit a November special election. Allen claims confidence in his own nomination as Reed's successor and spoke openly to a leading Republican.
In Paris on August 17, M. Guerin the Anti-Semite League president remains at headquarters while eight typesetters surrender to police. Demonstrations flare on Rue de Chabrol with barricades as Guerin vows to resist to the death and guards secure the house. The cabinet plans a meeting to review the crisis.
Hale M Howard of Turner and Howard and proprietor of Hotel Nan oertet died at Homeopathic Hospital after an appendicitis operation. He was 35 and had recently worked at Nantasket and with Webster furniture, previously an opera singer.
Ex Judge Richard Prendergast, a leading Chicago lawyer, died here today of anemia after a blood transfusion operation on August 2. The procedure aimed to save his life by aiding John Morrissey, a young man he had helped advance to a successful career, but only produced a temporary improvement.
The forecast for Friday and Saturday calls for central New England to be fair with increasing easterly winds. Boston and vicinity may see increasing cloudiness with continued fair conditions and easterly to northerly winds.
Repeated statements assert support for Dreyfus amid ongoing legal discourse. A band’s confession phrase appears as a cultural aside. The text reflects public sentiment surrounding the case and a controversial defense stance.
In a lavish Chinatown event at 19 Harrison avenue and 20 Oxford street, Moy Ying Toy, son of Moy Wah June, was christened amid a feast for about 45 Celestials. The ceremony featured gold offerings up to 600 dollars, ornate decorations, and a celebratory song as guests showered the infant with gifts.
Walter Wellman and expedition members reach Tromsoe after a grim Arctic journey through Franz Josef Land. They report a deadly outpost, a crevasse accident, and a harrowing rescue of Wellman by two Norwegians. The party endured extreme cold while mapping new lands and collecting scientific data.
William Costello, about 38, was knocked down by cabman Jacob Faikoff, also called Younkelle, in a dispute over fare on Avery street. Costello suffered possible skull fracture and remained unconscious at Emergency Hospital. Faikoff fled, later arrested, using the alias Rosenbaum. license 934. Eyewitnesses Henry Blind and Rudolph Budernger off Shawmut avenue could not determine the dispute’s cause.
The trial heard favorable testimony for Dreyfus with M. Bertullus and Colonel Picquart offering evidence strengthening his case. Mme Henry accused Bertullus of betraying her husband and General Roget faced tough cross-examination. News from Rennes and Paris Figaro influenced perceptions as Germany and Cologne Gazette commentary suggested others as the traitor.
A fragment notes a handsome woman tied to a drinking house, her friendship with Esterhaz y stirring comment. Subaltern officers circle her while Mercier and other generals appear uneasy, hinting at cliques and possible scandal within the camp.
Washington August 117 War Department head Popton Root outlined a plan for ten additional regiments and said Brevet General Otis could use forces and suppress insurrection as needed. He indicated support for supplying and transporting new and existing regiments and that more troops would be procured if current numbers fall short.
Ex judge Henry Hilton lies in extremely critical condition at Saratoga New York as night falls doctors battle to stabilize him and his condition worsens.
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