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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
8
Local store promotes direct importer buys to cut broker profits with notable savings on Formosa Oolong tea and butter. Advertises 5 lb butter, cheese, eggs, oysters, jams, shredded cod, and fruit preserves with weekly discounts and fresh dairy.
The department grows daily with new varieties of cooked meats and fish. The store offers on sale Fried Codfish and Fried Clams along with Fishballs Potato Salad Pickled Beets Roast Beef Roast Lamb Roast Veal Roast Chicken and Roast Pork.
Special Wednesday and Thursday prices list canned fish and meat items. Fancy salmon steak one pound costs 14 cents, Columbia River salmon one pound 18 cents, chicken loaf large and small priced, veal available, boned chicken half pound also listed.
At Shawsheen Grove in Andover a quarrel between George Davenport of Boston and Edward H. Jenifer of Cambridge escalated to a revolver duel. Davenport died of a heart wound after both men fired multiple shots. Jenifer was arrested for murder and held without bail for the September grand jury. Shirley Norris, also of Boston, was wounded in the leg. he recovered.
Detectives confirm Kathryn Scharn's gold watch was stolen on Aug 1 from 674 Second Avenue, linking Frederick Scharn to the crime as he sits in the Tombs. Special Term Justice Fitzgerald orders a habeas corpus and certiorari to compel appearance and review of coroner records. Police note Frederick lied and helped shield his sister while awaiting the inquest.
New York reports announce the engagement of actor William Sampson, known for playing the China man in The Geisha, to Miss Mary G. Webster of Boston. Webster's family raises objections, but the couple plans a Boston wedding, likely in August, as Sampson continues with Daly and joins Crane in David Harum.
Edward H. Jenifer, accused of shooting Davenport in North Andover, is described by friends as highly esteemed in Cambridge and claiming self defense. Mrs. Jenifer, at 326 Main Street, mourns as supporters seek release, noting Jenifer’s previously unblemished reputation and no history of trouble with Davenport. Mr. Smith of Cambridge aids the prisoner amid intense local interest.
The United States transports McPherson Crook Rawlins and Sedgwick with Cuban schoolteachers from New York passed Delaware Breakwater at 4 30 PM and headed to anchor for the night at the Reedy Island quarantine station forty five miles below Philadelphia in the Delaware River.
Chief Inspector Watts reports Moe Cohen alias Joseph Phillips arrested in Burlington Indiana in January 1898 for larceny of a $12 diamond from Henry C. Kramer. He was held in Omaha bonds here at $2000 and fled. Bondsmen refused to pay and will not bring him back.
Lizzie Taylor, 35, fell from a fourth floor window at 4 Stetson place after an alleged struggle with her roommate Charles Culp. He claims she was intoxicated and fell while he tried to save her. she sustained a broken nose and concussion but is resting at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Joseph E. Carrington, a young colored man, was cleared by Judge Sullivan in Municipal Criminal Court after a hearing this morning. The case alleged he assaulted G. T. Roesch but witnesses supported his good character and the judge dismissed the complaint based on the evidence.
Dr. William D. Swan reports inflammation of the uterus as the cause of death for Mrs. Annie Southwick at Whidden Hospital. The examination, conducted after embalming, was attended by doctors Whitehill Hanson and Conroy of Everett. Police learn the finding. funeral arrangements proceed in Charlestown as husband Walter Southwick vows to pursue justice.
Springfield reports Mrs. M. A. Cushing, owner of a Main Street shop, barred from obtaining a barber union card due to her sex. She follows union rules and charges standard rates, while male patrons warned of fines for using nonmember services. A hearing before the Central Labor Union stalled her exclusion, but future card issuance remains uncertain.
Jacob Krebs, an elderly Danbury farmer, seeks a divorce after his bride Maria Lange deserted him for Germany a few weeks after their July wedding in New York. He alleges she took a large sum of money, a gold watch and chain, and household items, leaving only a note claiming she left with another man.
Sadie Montague the Casino chorus singer sues William T. Rock for 100000 dollars alleging breach of promise of marriage. The complaint signs Annie Patterson of Brooklyn, claiming Rock offered diamonds and took her on automobile trips to Ocean Grove and Coney Island. She found letters signed Your loving wife dated Birmingham England.
At Cohasset Aug 22 Prince Troubetzkoi says reports that his wife Amelie Rives is insane are all bosh. He concedes illness but offers little about her whereabouts noting she was in Virginia recently and headed north for health reasons.
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