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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1895
Page
2
Bedford jeweller Baker is found by friends in a closet after shooting himself in the abdomen. Police and ambulance respond as investigation begins into motive and circumstances surrounding the self-inflicted wound.
Edward A. Baker, 26, owner of a Bedford Street jewelry shop, attempted suicide by shooting his abdomen last night. He survived after doctors removed the bullet at Emergency Hospital. Baker cited creditors and business troubles, though his family and home life were reportedly stable. His Wellfleet and Crocker Street connections are noted, and he belonged to the League of American Wheelmen.
The Sunday Post will publish in full the Olney-Salisbury correspondence on the Venezuela matter tomorrow in its 28 page 3 cent edition. The paper will also reprint Cleveland's message and include a map of the disputed territory with Venezuelan sketches and portraits. Strong demand is noted and advance orders are advised.
On Christmas Day Lieutenant C. W. Stunt of Station 11 and Inspector J. D. Dugan, assistant to the chief inspector, will be made captains. Jeremiah Sullivan of headquarters and Patrolman Charles Maynes will be made sergeants. G. A. Rohrer of Division 4 will be the third.
Sergeant notes General orders due today with Captain Don ovan slated for Station 16. Inspector Dugan earns a captaincy after twenty seven years of meritorious service, a move welcomed by associates and citizens alike.
A gas explosion on Eliot Street at about 4 30 yesterday morning severely burned Michael Powers and Patrick Gaffney who were digging a trench in front of No 177 when escaping gas ignited. Both were rushed to hospital with facial chest and hand burns and investigators searched for the source of the leak.
After a drill at their armory last evening, Company D of the First Corps Cadets enjoyed a night lunch at the Hotel Thorndike.
The 1896 General Court faces relocation as a water pipe break reveals unstable construction in the Bulfinch building. Floors in the executive chamber and Green Room have sunk several inches, and the council chamber also shows settlement. Possible abandonment of the west wing and demolition of the building are considered.
Robert Fulton Council No 134 Knights of Columbus held a meeting in Ellis Hall where officers for the coming year were installed led by Grand Knight William J. O'Brien. Fifteen candidates were initiated and a Christmas gift watch charm was presented to organizer Jeffrey J. Prendergast.
The annual meeting at Quincy House was presided by Frank J. Knox with J. B. Dupee as secretary. Officers elected include President Frank J. Knox Hartford Vice-President M. T. Souther Secretary J. B. Dupee Treasurer George L. Whittemore Directors W. H. Goodwin T. W Webb C. A. Neff W. S. Seeley W. Hubbard Edward T. Davis. Dinner followed the session.
Seventy five members of the Massachusetts Union of Knights Templar Commanders attended a monthly social banquet at Parker's last evening. Eminent Sir Theodore L. Kelly presided and Eminent Sir Edward P. Sherburne acted as scribe. Speakers included Eminent Sirs Smith B. Harrington, Lafayette G. Blair, Charles J. Miller and others discussing what Knight Templar ism has done for them.
Beverly reports Mrs. Mary A. Livermore spoke to the Lothrop Women's Club on The New Aristocracy. She defined it as an aristocracy of unselfishness and love for God and humanity in a December 20 address.
In General Order 316 issued by the Board of Police last night Patrolman Patrick J Hardy of Division 16 was reprimanded after being found guilty of neglect of duty.
Boston honored Frederick Douglass with a memorial at Faneuil Hall last evening. Mrs. Douglass and Louis Douglass led a large gathering of Boston and well known figures from Washington, Portland, New York and beyond. Judge Albion Tourgée delivered the oration praising Douglass as a natural orator and practical statesman, urging liberty and justice for his people. The event featured music by a vocal quartet and a benediction after reminiscences by Professor Richard T. Greener.
New England Free Trade League, with sixty members at United States Hotel, hears heated session over Bayard address on individual freedom and protectionism. Debates include Garrison praise and Fox resolutions opposing U S intervention in Venezuela, with Russell and Ames weighing Monroe doctrine relevance.
Hesseltine urges indefinite postponement of the league resolutions citing national honor and support for the President. The meeting rejects his amendment and adopts Section 1 reflecting Cleveland's message on restraining Great Britain over Venezuela. The vote ends 39 to 15 with Hesseltine protesting as the session adjourns.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward writes from Newton Centre Mass to President Cleveland urging restraint on war rhetoric. She calls war legalized murder, argues civilization has outgrown it, and says South America is not worth US blood. She warns against entangling foreign policy and pleads for peace over punitive action.
A sequence of speeches opens with President Lamb asserting the situation will change and strengthen the nation. J B Moors criticizes the German tariff bill as a step forward, urges funding pensions and a popular loan, and cites trade diversity. HARVEY N SHEPARD extols free trade, warns against protectionist misreads, and urges firm stance for peace and national strength led by a decisive executive. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward signs as petitioner.
Funeral held at 2 p m yesterday for Emma Wadsworth Emerson wife of Ferdinand Emerson with Rev Minot J Savage officiating. Many friends attended and brought floral offerings. Emerson was remembered as a friend of struggling artists.
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