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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1899
Page
4
Maurice Strauss, 42, died after an apparent plunge in a case where Strauss could offer no cause for his brother’s action beyond possible insanity. The elder Strauss had a history as an actor at Ford's Opera House Daly's Theatre and the old Boston Museum starting at age 25.
Maurice E Strauss is believed to have killed himself during a voyage from Fall River to New York aboard the Puritan. He left letters claiming spiritualist proof and intent to die, while spiritualists question his death and his brother J H Strauss of New York is cited in a dispute over an estate or shares.
The Servia Club held a reception and whist party at Parker House with over 200 attendees. Club president Mrs. James Bilis and hostesses Mrs. Bordman Hall Mrs. A Shuman Mrs. Emory Grover Mrs. George H. Morris and Mrs. H N. Sawyer Jr. greeted guests while forty tables were run by a team led by Mrs. A H Lockhart and colleagues. Notables included Colonel Henry A Walker Colonel J Payson Bradley Judge Mary Grover and Captain D B Stedman.
Atwater and Cruikshank for United Verde Copper Company and for Senator William A. Clark opposed a continuance of a temporary injunction blocking the December 19 sale of Jerome Arizona mines and works. Minority shareholder George A. Treadwell objects. directors claim a reorganization plan. Judge Gidersleeve reserved decision.
A verbose Indiana man argues that government taxation is fueled by industry and advertising costs. He extols Omega Oil as a universal remedy and defends its 50 cent price, claiming its advertising and profits fund a beneficial product while boasting its cures for rheumatism hoarseness sore throat chest pains and winter aches across the body.
A dinner at the Brunswick honored B F Keith for leading the fight against Tremont street tracks. Speakers praised Keith and the Anti-Track League, noting votes in East Boston and speeches by T K Lothrop and others. Letters of congratulations were read while Keith urged an end to the dispute and praised Dr. Sprague’s role.
Harvard voting on class committees produced record tight results with three-way ties and margins of two to ten votes. A. N. Rice heads the class committee alongside F. E. Bissell and W. Phillips, while R. Bliss, H. Morrill and M. Ward lead the class day committee. Arthur Drinkwater wins the photographic chair. Durant Drake and Fritz Talbot battle for second and third on the first count. A. G. Mason tops the senior spread committee with H. A. Wadleigh and C. Draper nearby.
Plans for the June 19 Republican convention envision use of the Exposition Music Hall in West Philadelphia with 18 000 seats and acoustic excellence. Delegates occupy the main floor while visitors use galleries. nearby committee space and conveniences surround the auditorium. Hotels along the Schuylkill riverfront pledge strong accommodation, with several houses already reserved for delegates and officials. A conservative forecast notes ample housing and potential portable homes if needed. A note on English composer Harry Yarjeon, grandson of Joseph Jefferson, highlights rising talent.
Morning session notes a proposed resolution for consideration to petition Congress to reduce the House representation of any state that denies or abridges the right to vote for male citizens 21 years or older. The measure references the U S Constitution and cites Leland of Kansas proposing the action.
Yee Shing Dean and Yee Moy were convicted by a Suffolk Superior Court jury of robbing Dr. Yee Khawak Ping in Oxford Street. Each was sentenced by Judge Harty to three to four years in state prison. A third assailant, Yee Kuen Chang, fled and was at large.
The class of 1900 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology dined at the Thorndike Last night with seventy five present. Clifford M. Leonard presided and speakers included Charles Van Metrick instructor of applied mechanics Robert H. Clary Frank D. Chass Stanley C. Sears George H. Mead and Marcy L. Sperry.
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