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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1901
Page
8
A brisk sales period drives strong demand across the market as prices compel continued buying. Traders report steady volume and notable activity in key goods, reflecting persistent consumer appetite amid shifting supply conditions.
Boston sales pitch announces a mass clothing sale from two wholesalers, offering all wool suits and overcoats at about 35 cents on the dollar. Men s and boys garments, coats, pants, and shoes priced far below value with returns allowed within 15 days and nationwide delivery options.
Washington reports the cruiser Dixie, from Naples to Smyrna, has no link to the case of Miss Stone. The vessel is in training service with many landsmen aboard. Naval officials say the Smyrna movement carries no special significance for the Stone case and reflects educational purpose rather than diplomacy.
Reports from Mush say Andranik, Armenian bandit leader, has again occupied an Armenian monastery near Mush and is surrounded by Turkish troops. Fresh outrages against Armenians are reported in Mush, Sassun, and Bitlis districts.
Philadelphia report notes A H Mueller arrested after declaring Roosevelt should be served as McKinley. He is held on disturbing the peace charge with bail set at 800 dollars. Other briefs include a New Hampshire house fire, a New Haven gas inhalation incident, rail strike updates in Pittsburg, a Fitchburg bank killing, and the Armenian Church of the Martyrs dedication in Worcester.
Manila reports the commission on municipal laws will bar U S army and navy members from voting, while other dispatches note deaths of Orientalist Professor Albre Weber and cricketer George Lohman and report Luzon forces and Caballos in Batangas with two American prisoners.
Malden observes the tenth anniversary of Colonel and Mrs. Harry Converse amid family prominence. The measles outbreak forces a shift from a private home reception to Malden Auditorium. The Converses, long linked to city milestones, are central in Malden society and local history with Elisha Converse as a civic figure and landmarks like Pine Banks Park tied to the family legacy. The wedding of Harry E Converse and Mary Parker previously surprised friends, cementing two influential Malden families.
At Gwin station three miles north of Altoona Pennsylvania a mother Mary C Burk 42 and her four children Adam 16 Mary 18 Joanna 8 died in a house fire shortly after 1 30 am. The husband Carl W Burk escaped severely burned and was hospitalized. The two story frame house burned to ashes with the bodies recovered and taken to the morgue.
About 50 friends gathered at 10 Jackson Street Charlestown for a social reception honoring Miss May Sullivan. Numerous groups attended including the J Stephens's T A and B Society and the Atlantic Social Club. Music was performed by Minnie Riley, John Carey, William Atkins, Minnie Carey, Charles Danienberg, William McDermott, and Martin Dlougherty, with many others present.
New England dairy firms announce a 4 cent per gallon increase to farmers as milk becomes scarcer. Contractors say higher costs and longer hauls force retailers to raise consumer prices with little risk of famine. They urge public support to stabilize milk supplies and cattle herds.
A gas odor in a Washington Street house led Mrs Jameson to Winborn McPhail a New York student and possible Harvard entrant. The gas jet was half turned on. He was found unconscious and taken to City Hospital where he remained on a dangerous list last night. The landlady says the danger was likely careless, not suicide.
Ernest D. Rockwell of 161 Middle street New Bedford was arrested yesterday on a warrant by Inspector Burke charging him with forgery on two counts. He allegedly forged Ferdinand Krantz signature on April 16 to a 42.50 check drawn on Industrial Trust Company Providence and to a 100 dollar check on National Bank of North America Providence both payments of bills.
An advertisement touts a promotion claiming 2 pounds in every bottle and offers a full extra quart with a purchase of a quart of what it calls the best whisky in America. The bold phrasing emphasizes value and quantity for buyers.
In Peking the Dowager Empress travel fatigue delays the final imperial court journey by a week. Palaces and temples are repainted and regilded for the royal reception. Foreign residents view the transformed city as imposing as Manchu banners and ceremonies prepare the royal party route.
A Boston Elev ated collision at 1 45 yesterday in Malden at Pleasant and Florence streets involved a Boston and Northern vestibule car and an outward bound cross town car. The switch misalignment caused both tracks to be blocked, but no injuries were reported aside from a few shaken passengers. Traffic remained halted for about an hour while crews cleared the scene.
A series of small blazes and alarms marked a busy day for firefighters. At 11:34 a.m. a fire on the first floor of 7 Mansfield Place damaged $10 from a heap of debris. An alarm to 470 Third Street, South Poston, at 11:41 a.m. found a lounge fire started by children playing with matches, with $5 loss. A grass fire on Massachusetts Avenue produced no damage and a still alarm at 1:30 p.m. At 4:02 p.m. Box 68 responded to a small blaze in a three story frame building at 597 Harrison Avenue with slight damage. A false alarm from Box 119 at 4:33 p.m.
Michael Ferguson aged 66 a Civil War veteran was found dead in bed at his lodgings 3 North Bennet street yesterday afternoon Heart failure was the cause of death
Thomas W. Lawson seeks to beautify Scituate's neglected two acre triangular lot at Willow Central and Branch streets. After petitioning town authorities, permission is granted to spend several thousand dollars on a modern park. Meanwhile a Boston banker advances kennels as winter beach shows draw in dogs.
In Halifax Nova Scotia a fatal duel occurred Saturday between James Spicer and John Spicer between Spencer's Island and Advocate Harbor. Joan Spicer was killed. No witnesses. The men, neighbors from Fishermen's Cove, had disputed land matters. James fled after confessing the shooting, and John’s body was moved to Advocate Harbor as constables search for James Spicer.
The letter accuses Amalgamated directors and a bear campaigner of stock manipulation to push prices. Lawson predicts next week will show further drop or a Wall Street panic as managed companies are exposed, warning of anticipated merry times in markets and calling out campaign tactics.
A man refused to reveal his name was run down by a Forest Hills line car and taken home. Connal Thames of 3 Broadway Cambridge was arrested for drunkenness and sent to City Hospital suffering from alcoholism and convulsions. Three unidentified bodies at City Hospital morgue have been there over a week and will be buried before Wednesday at the city's expense.
Excavation starts at the foot of State Street for the western end of the East Boston tunnel. A 64 foot shaft will be dug near Atlantic avenue, forming the State Street station area while the surface shaft area spans about 3000 feet. Two crews work toward one another as progress continues under the harbor with blue clay making digging easier and tide affecting water pressure.
Campaign managers from Republicans and Democrats spent Sunday refining strategy for the mayoral race in Boston. The GOP plans a photo campaign featuring Thomas K Hart while Democrats counter with literature arguing Hart is not the people’s candidate and challenges his business record. Taxes rising are highlighted by Democrats as a major issue.
The Ward 22 Democratic Club held a smoke talk at its headquarters Tom fohrde Hall yesterday afternoon. Patrick F Donovan chaired the ward committee meeting as speakers urged vote-getting and support for General Collins. Speakers included John F McDonald William Fr Heath and others emphasizing city public works and citizen labor.
A Ward 8 Democratic Club meeting backed Patrick A. Collins for Mayor and John A. Gargan with Barnett White for the Common Council. Representative Horgan attacked Lomasney supporters for backing Hart and urged a large Collins vote on December 9. Other speakers included Michael W. Erick Abraham Silverman Jeremiah J. McCarthy Henry A. Koch and John J. Brophy.
A 100 member Dorchester Democratic committee was appointed to energize turnout for General Collins. The new group includes defeated ward members and major candidates and will work alongside the existing ward committee to mobilize every precinct in Ward 20. It aims to unite Democratic efforts and forecast a strong election result.
John Dillon M. P. told an Irish League demonstration in Loughrea that evicted tenants should take back their farms by storm if needed. He said league funds would aid those showing a soldier’s spirit and urged resolve in the struggle.
Clan Na Gael held a Lenox Lyceum meeting to mark the 34th anniversary of the Manchester martyrs execution. Orator Thomas C. O Sullivan argued that parliamentary tactics fail to aid Ireland and that force is required.
Dec 1 Boston area reports Bishop Thomas J. Conaty, former Sacred Heart pastor for 17 years, presided at sole m pontifical masses and vespers marking his elevation to the episcopate. He resigns as pastor. Rev Bernard S. Conaty named new pastor. A reception in Mechanics Hall and events at Holy Cross College follow this week.
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