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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1902
Page
6
The Post learns from Miss Butterfield that Mr. Surbridge plans to return Monday and is away on business in Washington to check real estate titles for his mother. Mrs. Surbridge denies separation and expresses doom, insisting the husband will come back soon despite her belief he will not see her again.
In Danvers inquiry links Harry A Macomber to a New York Christie Street murder note. Bennet and Raymond Macomber, in the same Page Street house, recall Harry left Newburyport a year and a half ago after a week or two, then vanished. Foster, who employed Harry, provided a letter of recommendation but knows nothing of his fate. Bennet heard of a possible death in Newburyport but found no proof. Harry was 27, two years older than Bennet, who had no marriage information.
New York police confirm Minnie Clark, 33, found dead with a throat wound in a Chrystie Street house was murdered. A knife was placed in her hand to imply suicide. Clark, her 17 year old daughter May, and husband William Clark from St. Cloud Minnesota had moved here. Neighbors heard a quarrel in the house Saturday as officers investigated the case.
Mr and Mrs Francis Lowell welcome guests to their apartments marking a February gathering. Mrs Coolidge appears as a sister of Dr Algernon Coolidge Jr of Commonwealth Avenue who recently married Amy Lothrop. George Antoine and Mme Brouillet, formerly Sara Luce, also settled in new apartments at 362 Commonwealth Avenue.
Don't Forget! If your clothes wringer or carpet kweeper needs repairing send it to PRES COTT BROS located at 66 Cornhill or 159 Sommer Street for service.
The Post confirms Prince Henry of Prussia will be entertained by Mrs Jack Gardner in a Venetian palace during his Boston visit on March 6. After a library stop the party will tour Mrs Gardner’s palace before a banquet at Hotel Somerset. The trip spans Atlantic to Mississippi with battlefield and Niagara detours aboard a seven car Pullman train awaiting Jersey City call.
The article outlines a dense official program for Prince Henry and his German entourage in Boston, listing arrival by train, multiple civic greetings, a State House audience with the Governor, a Shaw Memorial viewing, library and university events, a banquet at Hotel Somerset, and a late-night departure to Albany. George W. Boyd heads the Pennsylvania Railroad arrangements with night travel emphasis to cover wide routes and scenic tours. The Olympia carriage is described as the prince's mobile castle with private rooms and servants, reflecting imperial pomp.
Prince Henry of Prussia will tour the western United States in a government supplied train with ornate decor unmatched anywhere. Six cars, richly appointed, will serve the royal party at the Alspesa, while the Olympia used by McKinley will be prepared for the prince. The Sailor Prince will travel about nine days through 18 major states and districts as the State Department ensures a comfortable journey.
A ceremonial train will include three state coach cars behind the engine, each with seven state rooms and three drawing rooms for government officials and reception committees. The cars are vermillion with ivory and gold inlay and ornate draperies. A dining car seats forty, similarly finished, while sleepers are reserved for railroad officials and the press.
Berlin reports that when the Kaiser's yacht Hohenzollern nears America the arrival will be announced by the Slaby Arco wireless system. Professor Slaby and Count Arco, noted inventors, claim a novel multiple wireless telegraphy method enabling several messages from different operators in one area.
Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia departs Berlin for Kiel as U S ambassador Andrew White bids him farewell at the station. Chattanooga offers an album of views, which the prince accepts. The imperial yacht Hohenzollern preparations and an upcoming launch banquet are noted along with plans for Graf Waldersee transport.
Prince Henry of Prussia will deliver speeches to Americans during his journey with officials planning stenographic reports due to international significance. He will stress friendly U S Prussia ties as Secretary Long readies orders for a special squadron to welcome him, with Olympia and San Francisco set to arrive around February 15.
J. F. Correa of 172 Malm street Charles town says he was robbed by a woman described only as very attractive and weighing 275 to 300 pounds who he met on Tremont near Berkeley. They went to Leonard's Hotel and she departed with his week’s wages.
One body from the Beach street tragedy remains unclaimed besides George McGibbon whose body was shipped to New York for immediate interment at Greenwood at his sister’s request. Johnonnette’s remains, the alleged murderer, are still unidentified and unclaimed as crowds visit Jones’s undertaking rooms on Lagrange street seeking clues to his identity.
In Boston this evening a lively program of entertainment features The Christian the Cadets and Maude Adams to amuse crowds. Advance sales are strong and past seasons suggest high turnout with The Christian and Elsie Leslie drawing big crowds at the Boston Theatre. Maude Adams stars in Quality Street at Hollis for a two week engagement amid similar busy demand.
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