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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1895
Page
8
A vast, unruly throng fills roads and platforms as Concord carriages and steamers pour in for the Zerubbabel procession. Police guide and contain the mass through Columbus and Massachusetts avenues while spectators pass fruit, chairs, and improvised stands. The scene remains lively from dawn to Dock Square with little disorder and many humorous diversions.
Boston welcomed its largest crowd yet with minimal trouble, observers noted. Dr. J B Blake warned of possible mortality, while police and ambulances managed crowded rails and concerted viewing spots. Despite busy saloons and packed depots, incidents were few, though one death occurred among alcohol influence.
Catalog style sale ad lists prices for fine Cassimere suits overcoats and pants with heavy discounts marked for today only. Includes wool mohair alpaca options and satin lined fall coats with wholesale comparisons and varied sizes. Ends with Nantasket ocean viewing anecdote and boat capacity worry for Boston visitors from multiple states.
The extensive police arrangement for a major parade involved about 800 officers from all city stations plus out of town detectives and state police. Two children died after being run over by wagons, while several other injuries and numerous vagabond arrests marked the day. The force, directed by Superintendent Eldridge and Deputy Pierce, managed the crowd along Washington and Hanover Streets and at Adams Square and Blackstone Square with few major incidents.
Susan Capitola 48 wife of Louis Capitola died after taking paris green Monday night at 26 Church street Somerville. She told husband and children she wished to die and sent a kiss to the kids before medical help arrived. Funeral from St. Joseph's Church tomorrow morning.
A Washington paper questions whether new women will stay as credulous as the old as con artists like H. H. Holmes exploit female trust. The piece argues mothers bear blame for allowing children near such criminals, citing Minnie Williams, Annie Williams, and Mrs. Pitzel as examples and condemning perceived female weakness in complicity.
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