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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1896
Page
2
New York December 17 1896 Carnegie Steel Company reduced steel rails price from 28 to 25 per ton after a year at 28 The move aims to spur railroad orders following yesterday's steel rail pool meeting Expected rail consumption for 1896 is about 800000 tons versus the prior norm of 2000000 tons Rails in 1893 were 20 per ton.
Three attachments for ad damnum of 10000 each were placed on the New York New Haven Hartford line by Alfred Lamareaux administrator of the estate of Alfred Edward and Risilda Lamareaux Northbridge. Action of tort stems from a August grade crossing crash that killed Alfred instantly and later killed his wife and child from injuries.
In Hamburg on December 17 police ban strikers from patrolling the port as unrest continues. Some workers seek to resume duties, but employers will not rehire until the strike ends.
A Philadelphia telegram reports the sudden heart failure death of Captain Henry Lewis, East Boston mate of the Wrestler, while the crew back from dock. He leaves a wife and four children and was about 50. His remains likely go to Provincetown for interment.
Pierre reports the state canvass shows Populists capture the Governor, Attorney General, and Railroad Commissioner while Republicans win all other offices. Official totals list Bryan 41,225 and McKinley 41,42 with Levering 664.
The American Wringer Company lists locations at 13 and 15 Broadway extension and 29 and 31 Cornhill Boston offering wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers with repairs called for and delivered free. Contact Tremont 764 by writing or telephone.
The famed magician Alexander Herrmann died suddenly yesterday morning aboard a railway train bound for Bradford Pennsylvania. He appeared in good health prior to an acute heart attack that proved fatal. his wife Adelaide Herrmann was at his side.
The Hon. Thomas I Bayard arrived in Bristol England to distribute prizes and address students at the annual commencement of the Society of Merchant Venturers technical school. He noted English links to American history and expressed hope for continued peaceful ties between the two nations. He met Bristol Chamber of Commerce leaders and later visited the school to be greeted by directors and professors.
The article chronicles Hermann the Great a famed magician, his world tours from America to Brazil and Russia, his reception in St Petersburg and London, his Boston return, and his wife Adelaide Herrmann who aided his act. It notes his substantial earnings from tours and his lavish Long Island palace Fairyland.
Young men against whom Marcel lus 8. Ayer filed a complaint for disturbing a religious meeting at the First Spiritual Temple on Sunday November 30 appeared in Municipal Court yesterday and their cases were continued to Monday December 28.
Paris December 17 The government credit to cover the czars visit expenses was granted by the Chamber of Deputies 496 to 21. Before approval a Socialist amendment to add 4,090,000 francs for unemployment aid was rejected 346 to 136.
Dispatches from Bombay report Ranes attacked Pernem in Goa burning and looting the treasury. Portuguese forces counterattacked sending 600 troops who dispersed the attackers and killed several.
C T Walker & Sons auctioneers announce a large two day bazaar at 166 and 168 Portland Street on December 21 and 22 under John W. Coakley. Featured horses include Athen, General Lothair Jr, Kitewood, Tottie C, and others with prices listed. a second day offers David Wilkes, Joe Davis, Rosewood, Mose, and Fieldmont among entries. Entries may be made now ahead of a Feb 2 3 special sale.
Isaac F. Sawyer, lawyer, was brought from Charles Street Jail to the Superior Criminal Court before Judge Bond. He pleaded not guilty to a five count indictment charging the murder of Minnie Hanson’s unnamed infant of Roxbury. He asked for court assignment of counsel Thomas W. Proctor, which the court said could not be promised but would be considered. Sawyer was returned to jail.
Honolulu advices say ex-Queen Liliuokalani left for the United States in secrecy with a dozen intimates aware. She informed President Dole of her trip on the way to the steamer. The Annexation Club is reorganized under L A Thurston as president and annexation sentiment remains strong among the government and white residents.
A brisk opening sleighing display along the Boulevard drew a hundred enthusiasts as drivers, including George Draper and Mrs Grosby, tested the season’s pace on mixed footing. Notable performances came from George Gay with Mischief 2 15 and Frank Tucker with a matched sorrel team.
The bodies of Samuel P. Putnam and Miss May L. Collins were found at 47 St Botolph Street. Miss Collins’s brother in Kentucky claimed she may have been a victim of foul play and said her diamonds were in Putnam’s possession, though police found no jewelry on the dead woman. Police await attorney J W Hoag’s arrival for investigation. Superintendent Eldridge said diamonds were not found among Miss Collins’s effects.
A Greek-speaking tramp visits a farm near Columbia and recites the alphabet to earn victuals, then vanishes. The piece praises cooperative banks at 987 Washington St for shareholder mortgages and easy monthly payments, urging savings. It notes Local Clerk Burbank says new shares are for sale and comments on an ad from the Massachusetts Clothing Company at Hanover and Portland streets.
A New York man seeks a divorce on grounds he was hypnotized into marrying his wife. The case prompts a reflection on marriage and the value of repeated readings as a test of a book’s merit and hidden meanings revealed by time.
A whimsical notice touts A M Leland’s 120 Boylston street stock of piano chairs and variety. It also promotes Edgar P. Lewis’s confectionery at 507 Washington street claiming wholesale and retail access and urging orders. The piece closes with a quip about tasting a girl’s diction.
A lively crowd fills Washington Street near Temple Place as shoppers, especially women, enjoy a day out. Cook's Cafe at 23 Avon Street offers a tempting daily menu, described as a grand convenience to Boston and surrounding areas.
The ad promotes The Hub at 62 and 64 Washington Street corner of Hanover as a quick, well priced source for men's clothing and suspenders. It urges readers to shop for masculine gifts with new stock and easy to reach prices.
A reflective note encourages steady routines and normal business after a person's death, advising against dramatic displays and urging practical, unobtrusive behavior during mourning.
It notes light colored hats as proper for winter wear and directs readers to the Union Hat Company at 139 Hanover Street for prices. It also mentions the new West Virginia governor as an editor and comments on a boy whose eyes grow heavy and head nods by 8 o'clock.
A New York man foresees the world ending this year while an Indiana prophet sets 1897 as the date. Local quipsters call the so called end men funny as they joke about Christmas dinners and orders from Philadelphia Ice Cream Co at 150 Tremont Street.
Facial blemishes such as moles warts and superfluous hair are effectively removed by Miss M R Cole at No 7 Temple Place Room 49, offering painless relief and no excuse for disfigurements.
A brisk observation notes a man with a cane and no overcoat as a striking winter street sight in a great city on a cold day. The motif highlights resilience and urban flavor through simple, vivid imagery.
The advertisement endorses B. Ginzberg & Co. at No. 6 Winter Street as a reliable source for diamonds and appeals to young ladies to choose their gems.
An observing note recalls tombstone tributes praising husbands as providers over gentleness or love, while acknowledging life’s ordinary ups and downs, and it ends with a reminder to remember the elevator boy at Christmas, attributed to ir. A. Corbett.
Detectives yesterday arrested several suspects in Cambridge for shoplifting and larceny. Mary Gregg, 62, of Newtonville, was caught stealing a pocketbook from Nellie McLauchlin on Gray Street. Clara Bryant, 17 or 18, of Cambridge, was caught pickpocketing on Washington Street and sent to the Tombs. Amy Relley, 21, of Medford, seized for shoplifting at Jordan Marsh. Margaret Maguire and Mary Sullivan were also accused of theft in Houghton's and R H White Co. Freda Jones, Cambridge, nabbed at J H Norcross store Tremont Row.
The bodies of a man about 40 and a girl about 17 were found beside a covered wagon near Perkins. A colored man named Clemens was alleged by Langston to have led a lynch mob. he was taken to jail by Sheriff Painter as efforts to restore order continued. A second murder near Scott’s cattle ranch was linked to a wagon party from western Missouri to Texas.
Judge Dunbar faces a jury waived session over which party bears pecuniary loss from forgeries and fraud by Harry M. Fowle serving four years in state prison. Shenard & Morse Lumber Co. sues Alvert F. Eldridge of Wareham for 1007 dollars in two checks dated 1895 and 189. The indorsement was forged, and Fowle deposited the checks to his credit. the checks were paid at Eldridge’s bank, but he did not receive the funds. The first check dated Jan 25, 1895. second July 20, 189. Eldridge may testify in resumed trial.
George Burbank Shattuck and Annie B Gibson were married at 6 last night by Rev C W Huntington at the bride’s mother’s Bridge Street home. The ceremony featured pink decorations, a bridal party with Mary Sawyer maid of honor, and Walter Johnson and Winthrop Fiske as ushers. They will reside in Baltimore after leaving on a southbound train.
Judge Brown in Municipal Criminal Court held William Hall and Thomas McCollough in 2000 each on a January grand jury complaint charging robbery of a chain and watch charm valued at 22 from Henry W. Gammons. The case includes an alleged attempt to throw Gammons off Commercial Wharf.
A large fire near the Grand Trunk station in Berlin New Hampshire gutted the Glen Manufacturing Company's stock house. The blaze consumed wrapping paper pulp rags pine lumber rope and valuable machinery with total losses estimated at about ten thousand dollars. Authorities suspect an incendiary or tramp set the blaze.
A fire in Pittsburg destroyed the Casino building and the Four Mile Run bridge to Scheinley Park Oakland. The Casino and contents were valued around 549000 with insurance not exceeding 50000, while the temporary bridge cost about 60000. The flames started from a bursting ammonia cylinder in the ice machine under the skating rink.
Calvin Day of Waterboro was arraigned in Augusta after brandishing a loaded revolver and threatening to shoot Dr. B F Sanborn, superintendent of the Maine Insane Hospital. Day demanded release of former housekeeper Mrs Vesta Remick, whom he visited Oct 1. He was jailed to await the April term.
Dec 17. Mary H Belmont a Taylor House boarder found dead in bed about 6 pm. Medical Examiner Hartwell says overdose of chloral caused death likely to induce sleep. She came from Ryegate Center Vermont last July and sold books in surrounding towns.
In Dedham Superior Court Judge Maynard sentenced William Creedon of Avon for keeping a liquor nuisance to a fine of 59 dollars and three months in the Dedham House of Correction.
Patrick A. Nolan Dedham cemetery commissioner suffered multiple rib and hip fractures after his team collided with a runaway team owned by E. M. Moody in Dedham this afternoon.
Obituary notices report Charles K. Averill 84 active treasurer of the Housatonic Railroad and Bridgeport Steamboat Company for years. Viscomte Augusto Margon dramatist dies in Paris. Robert Shoemaker 79 Philadelphia drug firm leader dies. president of Druggists Mutual Fire Insurance. Gilbert C. Newton 50 Lynn war veteran dies. Civil War navy landsman. member of General Lander Post 5 GA R. He leaves a widow.
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