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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1893
Page
3
West End Street Car workers and conductors discuss the dispute with West End Co over ten hour days and pay. Union committee planned to meet management while drivers warn of possible work actions if demands are not met. Some insist the trouble will blow over as financial strain grows for riders and workers.
The Steamer Kansas arriving from Liverpool reports continuous westerly gales and high seas on the voyage. Bostonian and Milanese from Liverpool and London also faced long passages with fierce gales, though no damage occurred. Milanese shifted cargo slightly while remaining uninjured.
L H Marstelaer a wealthy retired merchant formerly with Dunham Buckley & Co disappeared from his West Ninety-second Street home. A tinsmith found him dead by suicide in a Boulevart flat. a note blamed loneliness and the holidays, stating his wife was gone and he could not bear it.
Boston City Hall buzzed with speculation on the three subway commissioners to the Board of Aldermen, with Thomas J. Gargan cited as a likely pick and William R. Richards mentioned by some. The session focused on a proposed rate for railroads using Tremont Street subway and delays in confirming nominees before terms end.
Edward Durant age 25 of Sudbury street becomes the sixteenth smallpox case in the city this month, linked to the Morrison family on Westminster street. Durant, a French Canadian lodger, moved to a friend’s rooms, then to the pest house after daily fear and a visible rash prompted ambulance dispatch. Dr. Martin will survey probable cases among Nova Scotians and French Canadians in the district.
A Boston City Hall discussion outlines subway entrances along the route with four tracks on Tremont and Boylston corridors and two elsewhere. Estimates reach about 2 million for construction with contingencies, costs for approaches, and possible use of Rosendale cement if needed. Local business figures urge early work on less congested sections to test effects on trade and traffic.
Chicago reports that major electric lamp firms including Edison Thomson-Houston Brush Fort Wayne Jenny and others have agreed to cut lamp prices by 26 percent to eliminate small rivals. Incandescents drop from 44 cents to about 212, signaling a drive to clear out small factories despite ongoing patent-enforcement delays.
Augustus Hall of High Street Charlestown was struck in the temple by a horse belonging to the Eastern steam laundry at 633 Albany Street. Driven by Edward James, the horse caused a severe head injury, and Hall was found unconscious and taken to the Emergency Hospital.
James Carterside and Pas quale Waterville were working on the Arnold Arboretum parkway at Franklin Park when earth collapsed. Both men suffered broken legs and were rescued by coworkers before being taken to City Hospital. The report also notes a John Hancock calendar release with seating of John Hancock in the Continental Congress chair for 1893 and 1892 editions available for purchase.
Hartford Police Court held John Hughes alias John Burns and Henry Mills in 500 bonds for trial on burglary at P J Breen’s market and fined 40 dollars plus 45 days in jail for stealing from A B Hopkins’s store with tracks found in fresh snow. Frank Quinlan a woodchopper was arrested for breaking into Charles Eddy’s house and attempting to threaten a young lady. he faces trial Monday. A switch accident on the Consolidated railroad at South Norwalk damaged an engine and passenger car with no injuries and an investigation underway. Michael Harte received the heaviest liquor law sentence in Newton Police Court at 300 dollars fine on a delivery charge with appeal. Malden Melrose gas light company to cut prices starting Jan 1 with 1 90 per 1000 feet, 30 cent discount for prompt payment. Bill the Brute William Stetson bail set at 3000 dollars after Newport jail stay. intends to leave town.
In Waltham yesterday Peters and Callahan were drunk and disorderly on Elm Street. They assaulted Officer Cutter but were arrested and will be tried for the assault.
The former St. Mark's Church tenor Harry Pepper and his wife Carrie Tutein faced a looming divorce after Pepper moved to North Dakota to establish residency and secure a legal divorce. He plans to return to St. Mark's choir in the new year amid public sympathy.
In the basement of Station 56 two bulldogs seized from a dog fight last Monday are recovering and kept at Commonwealth expense. Thirty two men were arrested and fined 15 dollars each. The court continued the case until January 10. The state budgeted about 12 dollars for board and care during detention.
The second annual contest brings Harvard Yale Columbia and Princeton to New York at the Harvard School. Edward Hymes of Columbia stars with an undefeated run last year and Sidney Ballou also shines. Defending champs Hymes and Lebaire return with strong form as Spaulding Hewins Skinner and Rees meet for this six day event. Samuel Loyd named referee and aim is rivalry over riches to foster college spirit.
The will of Lucy Spalding was admitted to probate in Nashua New Hampshire. It provides 10000 each to the New Hampshire Bible Society the New Hampshire Orphans Home the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and Dartmouth College to establish a permanent fund income to be managed by the trustees. Personal bequests include 10000 to Mary Ann Murphy 10000 to Lucy Spalding Boutelle 10000 each to George P Kimball and Leonard M Kimball 10000 to Sarah W Kimball and 20000 to Catherine Steele and Sarah Wilson Kendall equally. The remainder goes to Catherine Steele and Sarah Wilson Kendall. Dr Edward Spalding named executor.
Tremont Temple Church schedules two Christmas services in Music Hall at 10 30 in the morning and Faneuil Hall at 7 30 in the evening Pastor Dr G C Lorimer will speak on The Story of the Christ Child in the morning and The Star of Bethlehem in the evening The morning hymn selections include Joy to the World To Us a Child of Hope is Born and the chorus pieces Gloria by Mozart Hosanna to the Son of David by Hattan The evening hymns include Watchman Tell Us of the Night O Could I Speak the Match less Worth and the chorus Bethlehem by Gounod plus a Boyd Christmas carol Edith L Munroe will sing Adams Noel The issue notes an unusual demand for Sundays Post with a Complete Novel supplement and previews next weeks and Sundays Post offerings
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