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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1897
Page
6
The Boston Post issues free badges to over four hundred newsboys, relief from arrest and a path to selling papers on city streets. Police had arrested fifteen boys for lacking badges, revealing the cost barrier of 75 cents for a license and badge, now removed by the Post.
The Boston Post described arrest risks faced by newsboys without city badges and announced it would pay for badges and help with licenses. It urged boys to leave names and addresses at the Post by Saturday to receive badge funding and license support.
Many boys with no prior sales experience received help from the Post to begin selling papers, enabling them to earn money for their families. Mothers also cried tears of gratitude as the program offered relief while the fathers were ill and unable to work.
An aged woman sought a badge for her grandson while a father of eight walked from work to obtain one for his 12 year old son. Several boys already arrested relish the chance to be free of officers as more applicants, including Hebrew and colored youths, rush to apply before 6 pm today.
Heavy gales sweep the Sardinia coast as a vessel on fire was spotted off Sardo Island. The ship soon foundered and there is no trace of the crew.
About 300 to 400 clubwomen met at the Brunswick to discuss erecting a clubhouse in Boston. They aim to raise $250,000 in a year, having $12,000 in the treasury. Mrs. Breed praised Catholic convents as business examples while urging every woman to contribute.
The jury found Thorn guilty of the charge after three hours of deliberation. Judge Maddox denied a new trial and set sentencing for Friday at 10 o clock. District Attorney Youngs praised the verdict as conscientious with initial ballots 11 to 1 in favor of conviction.
An elderly man dies of heart failure in his room above Young's employment office at 22 Hanover Street. He leaves a pocket letter declaring love for Miss Irene Boyd and a note directing the paper to deliver his body to his brother Sumner Shattuck. The case remains mystifying with no signs of foul play.
Maiden police questioned the alleged bold robbery at Faulkner station as possibly fictitious after two arrests. Gate tender Randall B. Chick described a masked assailant entering the locked station office late Monday, taking about $50 in coins and bills before threatening to shoot if he left. Inspector Greenleaf said there are peculiar circumstances to investigate.
In Malden, Henry B. Snowden and Frank H. Stout were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Faulkner station hold-up of Station Agent Chick. They were seen near the station before the robbery and live nearby. Chick could not identify them. only a small amount of change was found. Both men denied guilt.
The New England Commercial Travelers' Benefit Association held its regular dinner and reunion at Parker's. Colonel Stearns of Blake & Stearns led the meeting noting 6000 members and more than 700000 in death benefits paid since founding twenty years ago. Prominent attendees included Dr. Thayer and several company representatives who urged a large turnout for the upcoming annual meeting and dinner.
A correction clarifies that the Patrick Quinn who attempted self harm at E Street, South Boston, is not the Quinn residing at 186 Bowen Street. The individual in crisis is a South Boston man but does not live at Bowen Street.
At the Hotel Thorndike a famed doll collection of over 260 pieces is being shown to benefit the New England Peabody Home for Crippled Children. The owner collected rare dolls from around the world with one from every State. Mrs. William Lee of Brookline will speak on Friday and Saturday about the Sandwich Island doll donated by Queen Liliuokalani.
Regular daily trips from Chicago via Union Pacific and Northwestern line. First class and tourist sleepers available. Personal guided tours depart Chicago Thursdays and Boston Wednesdays at 3 p m, arriving San Francisco Monday morning. For details contact J K Brittain New England passenger agent 368 Washington Street Boston.
Hope Booth performs at the Howard drawing large crowds during Merchants Week. Her living pictures are claimed to be far ahead of anything previously shown, with new pieces regarded as very beautiful and unique to New England audiences.
In Boston Joseph Shattuck dies suddenly after leaving a note declaring love for Miss Irene Boyd of Somerville. Miss Boyd, 36, denied any relationship beyond office hours at Tremont Row employment office. The piece details prior legal trials involving Mrs. Nack and Thorn, with autopsy pending and Sumner Shattuck of Pepperell notified.
The McKinley administration studies sending famine relief to Klondike residents. Congress must approve funding for transport, while Alger gathers Arctic route data and explores reindeer, dogs, and steam snow engine options. A herd moves from Yukon toward St Michaels to aid winter supply efforts.
Martin Thorn in his New York cell denies confessing after the verdict and claims Mrs. Nack's version was not the truth. He states the events unfolded as he testified and shows indifference to his fate, refusing any action to avoid execution.
Vienna reports the new cabinet assignments dated November 30. Baron Von Gautsch becomes premier and interior minister. Count Wessersheim leads national defense. Dr. Von Wittek takes railways. Count Von Bailiet-Latour heads public instruction. Herr Boghmbanock is finance minister. Herr Koerber leads commerce. Dr. J. Von Rubera is justice minister. Count Bylandthreidt heads agriculture.
Funeral services for Hannah T Donovan Dowling wife of William H Dowling of the U S Treasury were held at the Immaculate Conception Church with a high mass of requiem. The service honored her years of church work and charity with friends and family attending, followed by burial at Holyhood Cemetery Brookline.
In a sparsely attended racquet court exhibition, Percy Ashworth and Peter W. Latham defeated George Standing and Tom Pettit in a best four-handed match. Ashworth and Latham claimed six straight games with scores 15-17, 15-6, 16-4, 15-8, 15-10, and 15-11.
Inspectors Knox and Douglass arrested Annie Moore, alias May Norton, alias May Blarson, a noted professional thief in a South End saloon on a default warrant after skipping bail on prior shoplifting charges. Alice Brown of North Hampden Street and Emily Evans of Concord, New Hampshire, were also taken into custody for shoplifting, with Evans reportedly carrying $40.
Clyde line will sail the passenger steamer Seminole from Boston on Monday December 6 at 3 p m for Jacksonville via New York and Charleston. The Seminole is a first class steamer with passenger accommodations reservable through agent A P Newings at 201 Washington Street Boston.
Time is up for voter registration at the election commissioners office and ward offices. Parties push to enroll unregistered citizens, with a projected grand total near 102,700 after last evening's 101,879 and 400 from inside registrations.
Morris, Murch & Butler at 42 Summer Street quote deep discounts on crass and iron beds and bedding. The reduction is genuine and lasts only this week. They will hold goods bought this week for customers who wish to reserve them.
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