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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1894
Page
6
A white bodied cab with red trimmings attracts attention at night. It’s an English hansom bought in New York by a South Boston liveryman to test its reception. Entrance is at the front with the driver on the left, doors and windows shield the fare, and lights can be adjusted. It’s the city’s first of its kind and rides smoother than the usual hack.
Mrs. Kate Lane, about 45, suffocated in a blaze started by an overturned kerosene lamp in her attic room. Firemen found her body amid burning oil on carpet and bed. husband, machinist Lane, reportedly visited earlier and was sought by police. Landlord Mrs. Roche had turned Lane out after liquor was consumed. The fire caused minor room damage. body taken to city hospital morgue.
Vice-President Thompson of the Pennsylvania railroad visited Boston to review company interests. A Newburyport and Danvers Railroad stockholders meeting lacked quorum and was postponed. Western railroads report weak grain shipments amid overall sluggish freight. Orient Heights station name change from Winthrop Junction draws local ire. Weymouth board again considers Quincy & Boston Street Railway location changes. The West End plans to heat electric cars this winter. The Trackman held its annual social with 75 couples at Cadets Armory. Fidelity Lodge hosted a supper and entertainment with a gendered committee listing multiple members.
Residents of Boss Point Nahant celebrate the dedication of a new hose house and hose wagon Nathan Mower Hose 38. Captain Frank Emmons commands eight volunteers as fire chiefs from Lynn Saugus Marblehead Revere attend and a banquet follows at the Relay House hosted by Gene Brian.
Weymouth December 19 Delphi Lodge No. 15 Knights of Pythias marks 50 years since its 1869 founding in Boston with 13 initial members. Silver anniversary events at the hall feature humorous acts by Professor Meyer, solos by Beth Beal, addresses by grand officers, a banquet led by Chancellor B F Johnson, dancing with Hunt's Orchestra, and officers listed including C C B F Johnson and I G Watterman F Burrell.
The Longham meadow dam, built over three months to create a storage basin, is finished. Officials say the reservoir now holds over 59,000,000 gallons and will soon feed Wenham Lake, ensuring Beverly and Salem ample water for years to come.
Eugene Kelly a private banker died at age 81 in New York. Immigrant from Ireland he started with $3, built wealth over $10 million in property and played key roles in Catholic and Irish causes. He served as president of the National Federation of America and treasurer of the Irish parliamentary fund. He once donated $20,000 toward Home Rule during elections.
The year invites affordable values and Paine's warerooms at 48 Canal street offer an Old English Clothes Tree for two dollars. Solid oak construction promises practicality and real value for many shoppers this season.
Somerville reports a large audience at Highland Avenue Unitarian Church as women and men discuss adopting a flag salute in public schools. City officials and military groups attended, with speeches by State Woman's Relief Corps leaders and schoolchildren performing flag salutes.
Abbotsford Hall in Charlestown hosted a lively gathering with about seventy five attendees dancing while a competing group of twenty five disrupted the event by pushing and denting features. The reporter was hustled as he tried to observe. The night ended on a pleasant note for most guests.
About 10 o'clock last night a hurried thief smashed the front window of Joseph Slossberry's shoe shop at 42 Chelsea street and absconded with about sixteen shoes, taking rights and lefts indiscriminately. Monticello Lodge 13, A. Q. U. W., ob-
Mr Charles Allen Hinckley and Miss Alice E Sellon, both of Dorchester, wed at All Souls Unitarian Church with Rev William H Lyon officiating. Bride wore pineapple silk crepon and diamond crest. brother William H Sellon gave her away. Best man Charles Edward Dean. maid of honor Malvina H Mansur. ushers Herbert D Burridge George B Glidden Robert M Moleneaux Earnest Littlefield.
The first in a series of subscription parties was held in Gould Hall Chelsea with about thirty couples in attendance. Powhatan Tribe No 40 Improved Order of Red Men staged a three act drama A Night in the Huron Village in Amory Hall Chelsea. About fifty couples joined the dance after the show.
Parlin Public Library in Everett nears finish with cupola work underway. Everett gunners patrol West Everett marshes and Malden River banks. Fire company sets annual banquet and ball for Wednesday evening January 2 at Everett Hall with committee A. F. Waltz J. N. Folsom F. B. Woods T. B. Tolman B. C. Kinnear and S. McBay directing arrangements.
Representative Frank C. Wood a longtime East Boston dry goods merchant and politician will sell his business to Emery J. Kinder formerly of Brown Durell & Co. The store changes hands at year start after which Wood plans extensive travels through the South with his wife.
Police Captain Schmittberger faced Oyer and Terminer Court actions with bail raised to 20000 after a re arrest at police headquarters. Bondsmen John Breslin and John Koster posted bail as Schmittberger returned to his precinct amid claims of an intended city escape. Byrnes disputes Lexow testimony calling Marryott claims false and promises a forthcoming account.
Frank Noyes claimed Philadelphia as home and was arrested after being watched attempting to pick a woman’s pocket on Washington street. Three women Lucy Kent 35 Cambridge Louise Welch 40 Lawrence and Mary Hibbard 30 Charlestown were registered on district records. Kent and Welch charged with larceny at Jordan Marsh and Tremont Street stores and Hibbard with goods at R H White Co. Noyes committed to the Tombs and the three women to the House of Detention.
In Haverhill on December 19 a gas jet ignited a cement dish in the shoe stitching department at J. H. Winchell & Co. The girl dumped the dish to floor and flames spread among about 250 workers. The fire was quickly checked with the factory's hand chemical apparatus and damage remained light.
In Watertown on December 19 Abraham Johnson 74 says he survived the Mexican and Civil Wars and was assaulted by inmate Patrick Loftus at the almshouse He told police he fears for his life and aging man pressed charges against Loftus.
The Indian Head National Bank in Nashua shows little activity in catching ex cashier McKean. Sherman Hoar says no papers have been received from New Hampshire prosecutors. U S authorities doubt McKean's presence in the city but hope to act when a proper request is made. Detectives reportedly watch a Cumberland street home tied to Francis B Welden. A woman resident declined to discuss rumors and said Welden would return in a few weeks. The bank may attach the property in the Welden residence.
The New England Christian Association held afternoon and evening sessions at the First Reformed Presbyterian Church. Leaders denounced secret societies and warned against fraternizing with their members while addressing the evil and efforts to combat it. Mrs. Hannah Bailey spoke on secret lodges opposing peace and goodwill.
The Republican State committee plans to organize the first Thursday in January amid a potential secretaryship contest. George H. Lyman is favored to chair, replacing Colonel Sam Winslow, with Kent likely facing a re-election challenge. F. K. Folsom and James A. Bailey announce candidacies as Bailey gains support from Ward 17 investigators and younger Republicans. The secretary’s pay rose from 1800 to 3500 dollars.
Dedham reports Mrs Susan J Taylor acquitted on the July 31 1894 Walpole millinery fire charge. Judge Lilley ruled she held no stock insurance at the time, so no fraud by insurance claim. A second case over an attempted arson on George A Plimpton’s leased dwelling likely not tried this term.
Senator Bland of Missouri plans a substitute for the Carlisle plan to restore a bimetallic United States currency. The bill makes the silver dollar legal tender and allows private bullion coinage with coin notes redeemable for coins. Treasury may redeem notes and cancel existing silver certificates while issuing coin notes in bond emergencies.
Spontaneous ignition in the coal shed of Gloucester's electric light company sparked a major fire. Hundreds of tons of bituminous coal burned for hours as firefighters fought the flames. crews hauled coal away to improve access. The shed suffered only light damage while a large coal stock was destroyed.
Hingham dated December 19 reports David J. Barry, who recently left town with a young wife, has been heard from in New York. He intends not to return and is said to owe a large sum locally and have mortgaged all his household effects before departing.
A long catalog lists items such as calendar sets with silver frames, pocket books for ladies and gents, cases for cigars, traveling ensembles, toilet and manicure sets, writing aides, pen holders and pencils, inkstands, blotters, and scrap books. Names like Mark Twain’s scrap books and a range of fine stationery goods are highlighted in the sale.
Thomas Le Blanc, a freight brakeman on the Worcester and Nashua division of the Boston and Maine Railroad, was knocked from a freight car in the east yard this afternoon and died at 11 o clock. He leaves a family in this city.
London doctors announce free services until January 1 for all diseases in men and women using their London method. Females examined without exposure and patients receive candid opinions at no cost. Medicines use imported drugs and many chronic cases are treated successfully yearly. Call to visit. hours listed.
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