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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1893

Page

7

Democrats Fight to Open Rhode Island House at State House

Speaker Owen reports that Republicans and Governor Brown may block the Rhode Island House from meeting at the State House on January 23. Democrats vow to meet elsewhere and press a vote count from last spring for general officers, arguing only Secretary Utter can open the building.

Providence Owen Democratic House of Representatives Brown House State House Newport Supreme Court Senate Utter

Yaqui Indians’ Outrage Reported in Northwestern Mexico

A Guaymes dispatch says renegade Yaqui bands terrorize the mountains of Sonora. Three workers were killed and two wounded at a wood camp near Santa Maria. About one hundred Yaquis are said to be active. Mexican troops pursue, but the outlaws’ endurance and terrain knowledge hinder pursuit.

ST. Louis Pec Guaymes Sonora Mexico Santa Maria Ricardo Martinez

Fox Will Case Denied Change of Venue Request

Judge George W. Wheeler in Hartford Superior Court denies Anderson’s appeal from probate. The case centers on the distribution of half of a $250,000 estate left by Fredney K. Fox of Boston, who had been a resident of the city.

Hartford George W. Wheeler Superior Court Anderson Fredney K. Fox Boston This Y

Suspected Kingston Fire Fatality Not Proved Murder

The coroner jury examined the Hodgdon case in East Kingston New Hampshire. Witnesses testified Hodgdon lived alone in a sparsely furnished cottage and was last seen by Royal Atwood. Fire officials found the old man burned in the bed room with a lamp and kerosene pool. investigators concluded intoxication and accident, not foul play, likely caused the blaze.

Hals Kingston N. H Joel Hodgdon Colorado Ingalls T. O. Reynolds E. W. Philbrick F. J. Phil Clara N. Marsh Hasigdon Atwood Hodgdon’s Ines San Rude East Kingston Rich Newburyport Mass Hodgdon Salisbury Charlestown

Autopsy Planned After Reported Poisoning Suspicions

Inquiries into possible poisoning continue as an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow to determine the cause of death and address concerns raised by complaints of chest pain and shortness of breath.

Veto in Chelsea as charter debate ends

Chelsea government ends term with two charter plans open for citizen vote. A special committee recommends two branch options after revision, one is single branch with fifteen members, the other keeps the present system. Mayor veto defeats plan after council sustains veto.

Chelsea George T. Roberta Rufus Crowell Chelsed Common Council Ecity

Night Car Rowdyism Letter to the Editor

A Somerville reader objects to ongoing Cambridge night car disturbances. They recount previous police action prompted by a Post report about hoodlum activity on Sunday mornings and a shooting on the rear platform. The writer urges police presence on late night cars and seeks corporate protection for riders, requesting the editor’s attention.

Cambridge Cap Fosdick Boston West End Somerville

United States Cordage Company Forms With 34 Million Stock

The United States Cordage Company opens under a new New Jersey charter arising from the National Cordage Company revival. It lists 34 million dollars in capital with offices in New Jersey New York Boston Chicago and Cincinnati. Founding stockholders include Harvey A Herrold Rudolph Keppler and others with Keppler Corbin Young Williams Sherman Sewall Smith O Donohue Snyder Kellogg Boott Queen and Lichtenstein among incorporators. Directors named Keppler Corbin Young Williams Sherman Sewall Smith O Donohue Snyder and Scott with Gossler and Gulliver slated as permanent directors after reorganization. two more to be added once operations start.

Trenton United States Cordage Company National Cordage Company New Jersey New York Boston Chicago Cincinnnati Harvey A. Herrold Rudolph Keppler William H. Corbin Elisabeth Edward F. C. Young Jersey City George G. Williams William W. Sherman William B. Sewall Francia Smith Brooklyn Joseph J. O'Donohue Valentine P. Snyder Thornwe Mullally Augustus C. Kellogg Elizabeth John Boott South Beach N. Y John W. Queen, Jr Paul Lichtenstein Herrold Kellogg G. G

Mrs Caroline P LaCoste Dead in Malden Real Estate Agent

Caroline P LaCoste a prominent Malden real estate agent and woman suffragist died at her Main street home at 61. A Boston native she moved to Malden twenty years ago and ran a dry goods business before seventeen years in real estate. She was 61 and survived by no immediate family.

Malden Caroline P. LaCoste Main Street Newbugport John H. LaCoste Boston

Breckinridge Pollard Have Pending Breach Case in Limbo

Washington reports W C P Breckinridge returned to Lexington while Miss Madeline Pollard left the House of Mercy on K street. Expectation grows that the two will meet in Kentucky to test a compromise and possibly dismiss the breach of promise suit.

Washington W. C

British Warship Resolution Reaches Plymouth After Storm

The British warship Resolution, damaged in a Biscay storm, put into Queenstown for orders then sailed for Plymouth. She arrived at Devonport harbor with heavy water ingress requiring continual use of steam pumps.

London ResOlution Bay of Biscay Gibraltar Queenstown Plymouth Devonport

Wera Leyden Promoted to Berlin and Rome Posts

The notice reports Herr Leyden promoted to mark attache at Berlin and later transferred to Rome as ambassador to Italy, replacing Count Solma who resigned. Bulow’s successor planned. details indicate territorial and diplomatic reshuffles in December.

Wera Leyden Berlin Herr Layean Ai Ngton Wil Renan Ce Ee Bulow Rome Italy Count Solma

Labor test case under personal liberty law in St Paul

A St Paul dispatch reports Superintendent Hoskine of the Twin City railroad will be arrested today or tomorrow to test the personal liberty law. The statute bars corporations or individuals from refusing to employ members of labor organizations, passed last winter.

New York St. Paul Hoskine Twin City Railroad

Bound for Chelsea Waterlogged Off Tug Howell

The schooner Turion bound for Chelsea with lumber was waterlogged this morning off the tug Howell near Portsmouth New Hampshire. The crew, including Septal Webber, were aboard and the vessel was upended by heavy seas.

Chelsea Tsmouth N. H Schoonturion Septal Webber Bangor Chelies T. H. Ae Howell

Boston Relief Effort Expands Work for Idle Women

Boston civil relief reports more than 500 workers added yesterday with 98 women sewing at 59 Bedford street and 200 men on sewers and street cleaning. Secretary Miller notes strong merchant generosity and plans to sell quilts and carpets to fund the effort while Wells Memorial volunteers employ 25 young women. Court House registration swells with applicants as shifts organize, with 100 men starting on sewers and 100 more to begin next morning.

Boston Bedford Street Charles 8. Miller Miller My. Miller Arthur BE. Killam Killam Wells Memorial Scudder, Tate and Dudley Dennison House Old Court House Supreme Court Room Streeta Carter Catter Messrs. Kidder, Peabody & Co Lee, Higginson & Co

Boston Unemployment Plea Faces Winter Hurdles

The city board reports that cleaning rear yards and alleys is impractical this season due to conditions. Contractors hire above regular city wages, while Newton laborers prepare for underground wiring work with the New England Telephone Co. Public meetings and demonstrations are planned to aid the unemployed as apathy keeps many ticket holders from taking assigned work.

Francis A. Lowsl Quincy Newton Hagland Telephone Company Faneuil Hall Association For State House City Hall Russell Ithewa Lyceum Hall East Boston

Glass Brockton Shoemakers Plan Wage Reductions

In Brockton several shoe manufacturers report wage cuts or planned reductions to cut prices and compete with firms in Spencer Marlboro and Auburn. L M Reynolds Story Adams Co George B Keith note 10 percent cuts in Reynolds shop and reductions in stitching and other departments. George H Keith denies docked wages but confirms foreman changes. The Brockton Diamond previews this week’s discussion and argues reductions may not restore trade.

Brockton L. M. Reynolds Story, Adams & Co George B. Keith Reynolds Story Adams & Co George E. Keith Spencer Marlboro Auburn

Carnegie to leave for Egypt and fund winter relief

The Evening World reports Andrew Carnegie will depart for Egypt on January 4. He ordered his managers to keep all connected iron mills running through winter and to spend $1000 daily on relief for Pittsburgh’s unemployed poor during the season.

New York Evening World Wall Street Andrew Carnegie Egypt Pittsburg

Mills Restart In Burrillville Harrisville And Pascoag

A clear uptick in Rhode Island industry reports Burrillville Harrisville and Pascoag mills active again. The Tinkham woollen and worsted plants are operating five days weekly with about 120 looms active. Sayles mills and others are preparing to restart on a larger scale as manufacturers note brighter prospects.

Providence Burrillville Harrisville Pascoag Sayles Byprillville

Canvass Finds 980 Unemployed Men In Cambridge

Mayor Bancroft ordered a city canvass by the Cambridge police to tabulate unemployed men. Officers reported 980 out of work with names addresses duration of unemployment and number of children. The mayor invited prominent citizens to City Hall to devise a plan to provide jobs.

Cambridge Bancroft City Hall

Brighter Business Upswing In Waltham Bleachery

In Waltham the bleachery resumes full time operation after weeks of forty hour weeks. About 200 workers began full time shifts as orders surged and officials reported a markedly brighter business outlook yesterday morning.

Waltham T. W. Famsnor

Hartford tailor’s trunks seized amid creditor dispute at Cambridge street

Three trunks and a large bundle valued at 2000 dollars containing woollen and tailoring trimmings shipped from Hartford were placed in a room on Cambridge street. Herman Speigel, a Hartford tailor, sent the goods as a surprise for creditors but failed soon after. Creditors were notified, the landlady alerted police, and officers detained Nathan Speigel and held the trunks for attachment as Hartford authorities were informed.

Station 8 Hartford Conn Cambridge Street Herman Speigel Herman Watts Station 3 Abbott Gilmore Cumner, Jones & Co Tem Herman Boeigel

Ford Bride Weds Cambridge Businessman In Sacred Heart Rite

Miss Annie M. Ford daughter of John Ford of Weymouth married John H. Corcoran a Cambridge business man at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Weymouth in a solemn high mass ceremony. Rev John Ford officiated. Best man was John Walter Pyne with Mary Ford as bridesmaid. Ushers included Louis Ford John W Hart Jr John Mcm cormick and David W Pyne. The couple will reside in Cambridge after a short wedding tour.

Corcoran—Ford Weymouth Annie M. Ford John Ford John H. Corcoran Cambridge Church of the Sacred Heart Working Boys Boston John Walter Pyne Mary Ford Louis Ford John W. Hart John McCormick David W. Pyne

Shiel Literary Association Marks 34th Anniversary

The Shiel Literary Association celebrated its thirty fourth anniversary at St Rose Hall Worcester square. The program featured literary exercises followed by a dance with J P J Ward as floor director and assistants J A Boyle J J Dunn T T McNulty C J Leonard BE L Geary B J Butler F A Gallagher J A Barry J H Ward and George Forter assisting.

Shiel Literary Association St. Rose Hall Worcester Square J. P. J. Ward J. A. Boyle J. J. Dunn T. T. McNulty C. J. Leonard BE. L. Geary B. J. Butler F. A. Gallagher J. A. Barry JH. Ward George Forter

Sons of Veterans Dance At G A R Hall

The Sons of Veterans held their fourth social at the G A R Hall last evening. Past Captain Fred E Bolter directed the floor with assistants W A Burgess Gran Currier W H White Leonee and Henry P Botter. Buffum's Orchestra provided the music. the affair was well attended and enjoyed.

John F. Andrew Camp Sons of Veterans G. A. R. Hall Fred E. Bolter W. A. Burgess Gran Currier W.H. White Leonee Henry P. Botter Buffum

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