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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1899
Page
8
Crowds flood the sale of slightly damaged clothing and goods at half or less the former prices. Men’s suits from 3.95 to 8.06, odd coats and vests, pants from 0.98 to 2.50, hats and furs, shirts, collars, suspenders and shoes deeply discounted. Limited stock and “strike while they iron” urgency drive booming business across departments.
An exchange from London reports agitation over white women courting Africans amid calls to shut the native kraal. Florente Jewell, 21, and her suitor Lobengula failed to wed in London after a license was issued but no clergyman would perform the ceremony. They planned to sail to Cape Town but finances and social backlash hindered further steps amid broader sensationalism about interracial relationships.
In Rennes on August 28, expert Charaway admitted erred in 1894 accusing Dreyfus. He now says the bordereau was written by Esterhazy, a view echoed as the court weighs handwriting testimony. Major Carriere seeks rogatory commission to depose Du Paty de Clam, a prosecution witness.
Testimony from Gouard asserts the bordereau is not Esterhasy’s work and he would wager on it. The court adjourns as Jouaust schedules further examinations of minister of war Me Gallichet and Colonel Cordier, while Major Carriere requests a deposition for Du Clamie.
A fierce blaze in Burrell & Co photographs rooms in Bryant's block Brockton on August 28 threatened the building. Firemen confined the flames to the upper floor after two alarms. occupants were smoked out and stores flooded. Horace Hurtleff and Frank L. Taylor fainted from smoke and were revived.
Captains commissions were offered to Captain William J Williams First Lieutenant William Herbert Jackson and Second Lieutenant George W Braxton of Company L Sixth Massachusetts by Colonel Duvall of the Forty eighth United States Volunteers. The colored company in the Massachusetts militia served under Colonel Rice in Porto Rico. Four more commissions are expected for Massachusetts colored men in this regiment with Sergeants Luther Dandridge and Frank Turpin likely to receive them. Williams may decline while Jackson and Braxton are said to accept.
William A. Roberts Biddeford Democratic congressional candidate was acquitted of embezzlement charged by George A. Guptill of Portland, tied to their Biddeford Times publication. Roberts called the prosecution malicious and Guptill faces a civil suit for slander filed by Roberts.
Miss Havemeyer pursues a dispensation to wed Normananter Dora and Lt Winslow in a Catholic church despite Bishop Harkins opposition. Past precedents show dispensations granted after influence from high church figures. The Havemeyers seek Archbishop Ireland and other allies to persuade the bishop to relent.
In San Francisco a report details Lady Yarde Buller described as insane amid a peculiar case involving a wealth and eccentric status. The account notes local interest and questions surrounding her condition and belongings.
The will of the late Samuel Johnson was filed for probate. Two beneficiaries named are Os son Men and the Christian Association, with the ceded note to Christies Association noted in the filing.
Portuguese citizens of Boston and New England mark the quadrucentennial since Vasco da Gama returned to Portugal. A high mass at St John the Baptist Church opens events followed by a grand parade with bands, a replica ship, and a banquet at Odd Fellows Hall. Notables including Mayor Quincy and Gov Wolcott are invited. The celebration ends with a ball at 644 Fellows Hall and open-house hospitality. The organizing committee lists Manuel R Serpa as chairman and others in leadership roles.
The dispute at 261 West Sixteenth Street ends in gunfire after John Lusk a Post Office superintendent moved from Station G confronts comrade in arms Edward Kenworthy an electrician. Kenworthy claims he was resting when Lusk suddenly opened fire after a quarrel over a wife and alleged provocation. Lusk had a history of drinking and erratic behavior following his job reduction.
The article reports cE XK BL ENGULA aR HioM Yarde-Buller judged insane with a guardian appointed. It notes her vast fortune spent, eccentric behavior, western marriages to Blair and Yarde-Buller, a later divorce suit alleging favoritism for Valentine Gadsden, and past elopement attempts in Japan.
Richard Kenworthy returned home amid fear of his wife and her alleged affair with friend Robert J. Lusk. A confrontation with a navy revolver opened fire, wounding Kenworthy fatally. He died at the New Gorge Hospital. witnesses testified there was no grounds for the dispute as Meg and others were involved.
A bold engineer Gutseloff elopes with Liese Hein the daughter of Rudolf Hein a wealthy underwear manufacturer in Berlin. Secret meetings avoided parents due to age and Mantels of engines. Three days pass with rumors and a plan to meet at a distant rendezvous.
Michael Anthony, a farm hand for Charles W. Pierce, was robbed of his savings totaling 200 dollars after two men followed him from Peton. They knocked, restrained him, cut his pocket, and fled, taking Anthony’s 790 dollars he kept including 300 saved with 10 sent to Italy.
Walter Wellman arrives in Tromsoe after successful Franz Josef Land explorations. He travels with American team members and uses crutches due to a badly injured leg from a crevasse fall. He believes the pole could have been reached had the accident not occurred.
Six Italian workers arriving from Yarmouth were detained by inspectors at Lewis Wharf under enforcement of the contract labor law. The men, intended for a project near Halifax, were held for inspection and possible action as authorities review the case and the employment terms.
Captain Robley D. Evans plans a strictly naval parade in Washington for Admiral Dewey with the Olympia crew as escort. Army militia will participate and Navy precedes, while public officers placement creates debate amid district funding.
A partial OCR text describes a serious injury involving a young archer living with his parents on a local street. The fragment mentions broken legs and a hospital visit, with unclear surrounding details. The readable items indicate a possible accident date but lack complete names or locations.
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