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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1894

Page

6

Lactated Food Promises Healthier Infants In Heat

An article warns September as the deadliest month for under five infants due to heat and improper summer diet. It promotes lactated food, prepared under Vermont university professors and doctors, claiming easier digestion, closer to mother's milk, and offering ten pints per package for a few cents. A Milwaukee mother testifies her 16 month old daughter improved after using lactated food since five months old.

Medical Department Vermont University A. P. Grinnell S. M. Roberts C. S. Boynton United States Agnew Philadelphia C. 8. Boynton Frank 8 Griswold Milwaukee Wis Jessie

Homeless Boston Boy Found Wandering Near Yorkville

Michael Fennell a 15 year old from Boston was found by Gerry Society Agent King near Third Avenue and Thirty Fifth Street and remanded to Gerry Society after saying he left home with 16 year old John Welsh to see New York. They had walked parts of the way and begged for food and shelter.

New York Michael Fennell B Street Boston Yorkville King Gerry Society Third Avenue Thirty-fifth Street John Welsh Welsh New York City Fennell Brooklyn Bridge Central Park Michael Agent King

Great Forest Fire Flares Across Sandwich Woods

Falmouth swelters as a blaze in Sandwich forest covers over a thousand acres of oak. Men and boys have fought it for two days and nights. Fire lines near Long Pond use ploughs and back fires. Smoke drifts to Cottage City eight miles away. Deer sought water as heat drove them from the woods. The fire began Friday in Teaticket, with suspicion on local boys playing Indians.

Woods Holl Falmouth Sandwich Forest Long Pond Vineyard Sound Cottage City Teaticket

Gloucester Man Arrested in Abduction Case Near Maine

M C Decker, a 50 plus year old shooting gallery keeper in Gloucester, is under arrest on charges of abducting and attempting marriage with Mary McNeil, the 13 year old daughter of William McNeil. Decker traveled to Gloucester from Maine.

Gloucester M. C. Decker Mary William McNeil Decker Maine

Waiting for Howard and the New Bedford strike turmoil

The article reports a New England weavers strike led by 360 spinners, with wages disputes and planned suits to enforce the weavers' law. Organizing across cotton mills, youth workers, and departures to Canada, England, and other centers are noted, along with forecasts of unrest and market effects such as flour sales and provisioning. The Wamsutta Mills workers received pay this morning.

New England Knowlton New Bedford Citizen Train Fall River Canada Old Country Wamsutta Mills

New Bedford Mills Open as Strikes Continue

The Howland corporation mills reopen with 1700 workers returning to the old wage schedule, amid hopeful talk of Bennet t and Columbia mills resuming soon while Bristol remains closed. Strikers plan a prolonged fight as spinners seek aid and weavers prepare to press for continued action across New England.

New Bedford Howland Corporation Howland Mills Bristol Mills Bristol Mill Bristol Bristol Corporation Bennett and Columbia Mills Wamsutta Corporation Howland Village Howland Matthew Hart New England

Fall River Mills Face Wage Fight and Uncertain Reopen

Fall River workers resist wage cuts as spinners and weavers stand firm amid rising cotton and print prices. Mills may reopen around Sept 10, but plans remain secret. Secretary Howard’s return from England will influence negotiations as strike funds dwindle and unemployment grows. The Globe yarn operatives vote to stay out, while manufacturers insist on no concessions and stockpiles shrink.

Fall River Howard England National Spinners’ Association Boston Father Owens Sacred Heart Catholic Church Globe New Bedford Post Whaling City

Lea & Perrins Signature on Genuine John Duncan Bottles

Trade note warns buyers to seek the Lea and Perrins signature on each bottle of the original John Duncan's Sons product from New York, distinguishing it from imitations and counterfeit imitations.

John Duncan's Sons New York

New England Mills Face Looming Labor Showdown

Manufacturers expected workers to accept current conditions. Refusal to work would force shutdowns and potential resumption under old wage schedules. Fitchburg and Dover trouble sparks talk of a regional strike while Fall River awaits Secretary Howard visiting to shape the dispute.

New Bedford Fitchburg Dover New England Fall River Howard

Cocheco mills resume despite wage cut plan

In Dover New Hampshire the Cocheco mills, shut since July 31, reopened with a 10 percent cut proposed but refused by male spinners who returned only after fretful protests. The cut averages six percent across the works with little stock on hand and a thousand workers employed. Male spinners vote to extend vacation and to protect two weeks’ funds.

Dr McGlynn Explains Satolli Letter On Saloons

The Rev Dr McGlynn in Staten Island argues that Mgr Satolli’s letter is not a decree and notes Satolli’s judicial role. He cites Bishop Watterson’s Columbus order barring liquor sellers from church societies and communion unless they show true Christian conduct, urging Catholics to avoid acts that cause sin or scandal.

New York McGlynn Staten Island Mgr. Satolli Watterson Watterson of Columbus Mer. Satelli Mer. Satolli Bishop Watterson

His Landlady Scoop A Peculiar Court Case Opens

Mrs. Mary J. Brennan keeper of lodging houses at 532 Tremont street and Nantasket Beach faces Municipal Criminal Court arraignment for alleged larceny of property worth over $900 from lodger Ernest D. Blackwell. Blackwell owed $17 rent. Brennan demanded payment, then removed his jewelry clothing and papers. He pursued restitution, Brennan fled to Nantasket boarding house, later arrested after Blackwell sought his items back.

Municipal Criminal Court Mary J. Brennan Tremont Street Nantasket Beach Ernest D. Blackwell

Tramp Attacks Newton Woman on Beacon Street

A tramp choked Mary Rugren a Newton domestic on Beacon Street near Waban. He spit on her and cursed her after she refused money. Officer Johnson nearby detained a man later, but Rugren did not identify him as her assailant.

Newton Mary Rugren Lewis H. Bacon Chestnut Street Pine Ridge Road Beacon Street Waban Johnson

Dutch Expedition Defeated by Lombok Natives

Amsterdam reports the Dutch expedition against the Rajah of Lombok Island near Java suffered a defeat by native forces. The setback follows an August dispatch and impacts colonial actions in the region.

Amsterdam Lombok Island Java

McLaughlin & Co. Boston Sound Record Amid Court Notice

Geo 7 McLaughlin and Co at Feton Street Boston hold a sound record of 47 pages and should not be confused with a machinery house of a similar name that recently failed, a note clarifying identity and avoiding misassociation.

Geo McLaughlin & Co Feton Street Boston

East Boston Councilman Bradley ousted from police desk

Councilman Manasseh E. Bradley of East Boston was hustled out of Police Station 1 early Sunday morning after a confrontation over the drunken arrestee Gibbons. Bradley claims officers refused to assist him against Gibbons and vowed to pursue action, while Lieutenant Ritter says Bradley was drunk and disruptive during the booking. Bradley recounts aiding an injured man on Commercial street and demands investigation into the police conduct.

Manasseh E. Bradley East Boston Bradley Gibbons Ritter Station 1 Post Brady Charlestown Sullivan Commercial Street

Tracks Not For Brockton Street Railway Location

At the Brockton Board of Aldermen meeting on August 27 the vote 4 to 3 defeated the measure granting a location for the West Side street railway to lay tracks. Fletcher Webster Post, G. A. R., received permission to remodel its East Elm street building. Sewerage commissioners’ salaries were set at 250 dollars annually and the sewerage system was ordered extended.

Brockton Board of Aldermen West Side Street Railway Poole, Crocker, Caswell Merritt Fletcher Webster East Elm Street

Captain Good Dies at 58 in Hingham

Charles Edwin Good longtime Nan tasket steamer General Lincoln commander died of consumption at his home in Hingham yesterday. He served the company thirty years and flags were flown at half mast on its boats. He was born in Hallowell and married Elizabeth Easterbrook of Hingham. Survived by a son and two daughters.

General Lincoln Charles Edwin Good Hingham Captain Good Hallowell Elizabeth J. Easterbrook Samuel Easterbrook

Neighbors clash as pitcher injures Mary Hogan in South Boston

Richard McDonough, 88, of 353 West Second Street, South Boston, allegedly attacked neighbor Mary Hogan with a heavy pitcher yesterday. The weapon shattered, Hogan sustained severe cuts requiring eleven stitches. McDonough is in custody at Station 6.

Richard McDonough West Second Street South Boston Mary Hogan Mary McDonough Station 6

Sale at Paine's Furniture Warerooms on Canal Street

A quiet sale is underway at Paine's furniture warerooms on Canal Street offering Colonial settles and seats at remarkably low prices. The advertisement claims prices are the lowest ever seen in the furniture trade and invites readers needing seating to act quickly before the opportunity passes.

Wamsutta Potomska Paine Canal Street

Pullman Attorney Describes Payroll in Check Form

Edward F. Bryant testified before the National Labor Commission that Pullman workers were paid by two checks on the Pullman bank, one for rent and one for salary, with no obligation to pay rent. George M. Pullman outlined the 1867 incorporation and 1880 town plan, noting profits at 6 percent and behavior as landlord rather than seller of property within Pullman.

Chicago Edward F. Bryant Pullman Loan & Savings Bank National Labor Commission Charles H. Eaton New York Pullman George M. Pullman Pullman Palace Car Company Pullman Company

Stone Falls Kill Boston Worker at Southboro Basin

Marlboro Aug. 27 Frank Living ston employed at the Boston water works basin No. 5 in Southboro was instantly killed today by a stone falling on him. He was 32, unmarried, and resided in South Boston.

Marlboro Frank Livingston Boston Southboro South Boston

Worker Injured After Sling Breaks On Schooner Cora C. Meader

John Monahan, an employee of the King Windsor Morton Company, fell thirty feet from a broken sling aboard the schooner Cora C. Meader at Sargent's wharf. He sustained a broken right arm and internal injuries, taken to City Hospital. He is 36, of 87 Boston Street, South Boston.

John Monahan King, Windsor, Morton Company Cora C. Meader Sargent’s Wharf City Hospital Monahan Boston Street Boston

Hair Cut Attack On Winthrop Girl Stuns Town

Lottie Ham a 16 year old of 8 Beacon street Winthrop was attacked on Sunday evening by a jealous stranger who slashed away more than eighteen inches of her auburn hair. The assailant, a well dressed woman about five four with a knife, fled after declaring it was not Miss Ham. Police seek the attacker and hope to identify Grace, a nearby resident connected to the case.

Lottie Ham William Ham Beacon Street Winthrop Ham Tewksbury Lane Tewksbury Street Grace Howey Miss Ham M Ham

Ballantyne resigns from Nonantum worsted mills post

James L Ballantyne resigns as superintendent of the Nonantum worsted mills in Newton after a long career in worsted manufacturing. Born in Southbridge about 55 years ago, he rose from bobbin boy to superintendent at multiple firms including United States Bunting and George Crompton works. Joseph P Battles will succeed him, with Ballantyne to take a rest in Salem with family.

Newton James L. Ballantyne Nonantum Worsted Ballantyne Southbridge United States Bunting Company Lowell George Crompton Worcester Packachoogh Salem Joseph P. Battles Lowell Machine Company

World's Sweetest Songs praise from Prof Clarke

The World's Sweetest Songs collection earns high praise from H A Clarke of the University of Pennsylvania who hails its excellence and variety. The Post offers the collection to patrons for one coupon and 10 cents a copy for a limited period.

H. A. Clarke University of Penn

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