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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1896
Page
5
A Boston periodical argues that the Public Library hub should not display a naked, tipsy female statue with a child, claiming it desequences young readers and affronts public morality. The piece calls for the statue's removal from the library’s most prominent site.
Robbers blew open the safe in William Levy & Son’s store in Danvers on December 2. They forced the safe door and filed holes with order, but no money was taken and two items are missing. Police found no clues at the scene.
In Haverhill a third man, Walter Tarr of Lynn and Boston, posed as Murphy with W F Boardman and Andrew J Little. Tarr, an ex convict, wore a stolen overcoat and was sentenced six months. Boardman got three months for complicity and three more for thefts. Little held for Salem on breaking and entering. A theft occurred yesterday at Boston Credit Company's store as a man swapped coats and escaped on a Lawrence car, eluding a responding officer at the half way point.
M J Ryan of New York was arrested in Bangor for stealing a package of blank checks from Second National Bank. Police found $611 in cash a $17.50 check on George W Gilmore a $2 check for Martin Summerbell and notes for various sums. Ryan claimed to be a cloth salesman. His pockets contained lists of Maine priests professors and seminary staff.
The Most Rev Sebastian Martinelli will be formally introduced to American Catholics at a Boston College Young Men's Catholic Association banquet in Boston College Hall on Monday January 4. Rev Timothy Brosnahan S J heads the event with City Clerk John Mitchell Galvin presiding and M T Callahan as toastmaster. A pontifical high mass may follow at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Archdiocesan prelates including Bishop Heary, Bishop Brady, and Bishop Michaud are expected to attend along with other church leaders and officials. Archbishop Martinelli is presently the guest of Archbishop Corrigan in New York.
Reports say Standard Oil fights back as U S Pipe Line chief Emory and executives from Pure Oil and Columbia Oil form independent links in Europe. They establish a Hamburg receiving plant with H B Berwald as director and ship Columbia Oil products to Europe. A separate European venture with 5 million capital is planned in London and Paris brokers eye the deal.
A Cambridgeport minister argues that colored voters and leaders are misrepresented in opposing Isaac B. Allen for Governor's Council. He condemns race jealousy among colored elites, urges a fair ballot verdict, and warns against using prejudice to undermine Allen's qualification and standing.
The Touro Chapel event in Newport RI featured presiding Rev T H Thomas with speakers Hon Thomas Riley and Edward Everett Brown of Boston. George T Downing read a statement emphasizing unity beyond faith nationality or color while defending black Americans rights and opportunities.
Trustees Charles A. Cotting Richard Olney and Benjamin P. Cheney filed bonds in the Dedham Probate Court under the will of Benjamin P. Cheney. Each trustee posted a bond for 6 000 000 dollars the largest ever filed in the county.
Mr Charles F Forrester presents his third annual concert in Bethesda Hall South Boston on Sunday evening December 13. Performers include baritone Lon F Brine soprano Mrs Dr McQueeney reader Miss Teresa OLeary harpist Miss Margaret McNulty and others with Mrs Mary Elizabeth Blake giving an original reading and J Frank Donahoe as accompanist. Hon Thomas J Gargan to preside.
The will of Elizabeth R. Swift of Milton probated names Spencer W. Richardson of Boston as executor with a 60000 bond. Gifts include 8000 to the American Unitarian Association, 16000 for Swift Home and Milton women and children, 8000 for Milton Convalescent Home, 3000 to Harvard College for a Swift scholarship, and any residuary estate split between Sailors' Snug Harbor and the Swift Home.
Police Commissioner Grant writes to the secretary of the Greater New York commission endorsing the consolidation of police forces from municipalities within the Greater New York area.
A persuasive advertisement warns of consumption the deadlier enemy and touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure. It claims the remedy heals digestion, liver function, appetite, and blood, and soothes nerves. Testimonials praise recovery after long illness, with purchase details and mailing costs for the medical book.
T W Curtis of Boston denounces the Pneumatic Transit Company deal as a betrayal of public trust. He condemns short term leases and calls for public ownership to curb corporate influence in Boston and state contracts. The letter attacks Allen and Dupree figures and defends Cambridge constable Scottron.
A dated appeal urges Boston’s colored citizens to vote against Republican aldermanic candidates and support Democrats who advocate good government for all. It accuses Republicans of false indebtedness to the party and calls for voting against every Republican nominee on the ballot. The notice is signed by Charles H. Bowir and dated December 1.
A letter from Scottron rebuts Isaac B. Allen arguing Allen’s claim of representing Black citizens. Scottron cites personal history and accuses Allen of falsehoods about past affiliations, noting his own 1883 campaign work for Butler and earlier political stances while refuting Allen’s public record.
The item promises guaranteed relief and rapid results, claiming to cure and improve wellbeing through its liniment formula.
A letter to the Post urges the West End street railroad to replace an outdoor five-window box car at Sullivan Square with a proper waiting room at Main and Alford streets. The writer cites cold, rain, smoking cars, and intoxicated crowds as reasons for a heated, lit, and larger shelter for travelers headed to Somerville Malden Medford Everett and beyond.
A 76 year old Republican reader praises the Daily Post for endorsing the Chicago platform and the presidential nominee. He claims three years as a reader almost ended his subscription, but his trust in the paper’s stance persuaded him to vote for the nominee and to urge continued editorial guidance.
A Roxbury taxpayer writes to the editor from Ward 20 complaining of filthy Dorchester streets especially Bellevue street Roxbury between Longwood and Brookline avenues. He notes three inches of water after rain with pothole pools lasting days and says prior notices to the street department were ignored. He asks what can be done.
Judge W. L. Cundiff, a leading Guthrie attorney and ally of William Jennings Bryan, is committed to Norman Insane Asylum after a political mania. He had recently returned from Nebraska where he campaigned for the silver candidate. His condition is described as dangerous.
The first half hour charity service in King's Chapel drew a large female crowd. Rev Edward Everett Hale read Psalms 8 and 9 and Matthew 16 and spoke about charity noting that giving to others reflects being agents of God across Thanksgiving Christmas and other rejoicing days.
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