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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1899
Page
2
Mr. George H. Learned, deputy sheriff of Orford, New Hampshire, says he suffered chills malaria stomach and liver trouble and was treated by over twenty doctors before using Dr. Greene's Nervura. He credits Nervura with taking him out of illness and making him well and invites others to consult Dr. Greene at 34 Temple Place Boston, Mass.
New York report notes Mrs. Sarah Tefft a wealthy Fordham widow who shot herself amid unclear motives. The brief item identifies her as young and prominent, with no further disclosed details of cause or outcome.
A woman prepared a table for two in anticipation of a guest who never came and, in disappointment, attempted self harm. Doctors report the patient will recover.
Police blotter reports three year old Edward T. Gray Jr of Dorchester attempted to take morphine amounting to a grain and a quarter. He received medical aid and was taken to City Hospital. Station 11 officials refused details, but Gray stated the act was accidental after regaining consciousness.
The Cunard liner Pavonia with passengers and a fleet of parallel freighters line the overdue ships reported at the port. Severe Atlantic storms have delayed arrivals from Liverpool and Hamburg, with the Lu cania and other northern routes escaping rough weather. Some vessels report damage and diversions, while agents expect eventual safe arrivals despite delays.
The city sells the former Public Library to Frederick L. Ames estate for 850000. A new theatre to front the street and rear stores offices will be built on the lot with Rich Frohman Harris leasing the 10 year term. Plans by Clarence H Blackall preserve Bates Hall style rotunda and include 14 offices and a 2000 seat theatre with extensive basement business space.
The Boston brig Mary Gibbs under Captain Horace R. Coombs is reported lost after sailing from Newport News to Para Brazil 150 days ago. Owners fear eight crewmen perished. voyage time normally 35 to 50 days. Agents John S. Hmery & Co. owned a small stake. Listed crew included Rufus Lawrence first mate, William Wolfe second mate, P. Bausdeil steward, Martin Jansen, James Beadle, Lewis Cox, and John A. McQueen who joined at Newport News to replace Albert Fuller.
British steamer Martello under Captain Rippeth passed Portland England reporting the loss of her chief officer and boatswain, drowning of a quartermaster and seaman, injuries to the captain and second officer, and extensive damage including loss of boats and ventilators during the rough voyage from New York to Hull.
The schooner Robert A Snow from Rockland Maine ran aground off Rockaway Point Life Saving Station during a snow storm. The crew were rescued by the life savers and taken to the isolated station. The wrecking steamer Cooley found the vessel abandoned and will return tomorrow to attempt salvage.
Filipino forces at Caloocan opened fire on Kansas outposts on the American left flank just before midnight. The fusillade lasted about twenty minutes with occasional artillery, but no one was hurt and the Americans did not return fire.
African explorer Paul Du Chailly spoke at the Exchange Club as guest of the Paint and Oil Club of New England. The 113th dinner featured his lecture "The Great Forests of Equatorial Africa" with stereopticon views and tales of cannibals pygmies and his first gorilla encounter. Samuel G. King was elected to the pricing committee for March.
Weather predicts a 25 degree drop as a nor’easter pounds the harbor. Vessels drag anchors and seek lee shores while ferries, piers, and freight houses contend with high water and thick snow. No serious accidents reported, but several barges drift and tugboats assist stranded vessels.
New York reports a British freighter Almida, via Shields, England, on December 19 bound for this port with Captain A McGregor and a 25 crew, has not been heard since crossing Dunnet Head on December 21 amid western voyage storm rumors. The Cedar Branch former name and 1542 ton steel vessel with general cargo remain unlocated and feared lost.
The two-masted schooner Avalon under Captain Wagner from St John New Brunswick bound for New York with lumber ran aground on rocks at Chubbs Island near Manchester and Beverly Farms in a morning storm. The crew hopes she can be pulled off.
Mrs D P Brockway testifies that Postum replaced coffee, aroma and flavor exceeded expectations, and her physician husband prescribes it for patients with coffee related nervousness and digestion issues. The testimony notes red seal claim as sober truth and family health improvements.
Captain Findlay of the British steamer Mackinaw from Philadelphia reports a Jan. 29 gale that toppled the vessel to her beam ends. A cattleman named Cohr drowned as waves swept the ship, with seas flooding the engine room and stokehole and boats stove. The hurricane persisted through Jan. 30 as crew waded through floodwaters.
Boston Music Hall was sold by the Boston Real Estate Trust after eleven months with C. W. Whittier arranging the resale to an unnamed client. Whittier also sold Harvard College the Washington Street buildings 413-415, bought from the Dix estate in 1897. The trust reportedly paid 425000 to 450000 and Harvard 190000 to 200000, each netting a profit. Leases on the Washington Street property extend four years, likely keeping the hall as is for that period.
The tenth annual A O H Dange ball in Union Park Hall drew over 1200 attendees. Irish and American colors adorned the hall as the grand march featured Patrick Griffin and Miss Ella McArdle leading a long procession of couples.
General Miles told a Senate Military Affairs sub committee that if the army reorganization bill fails this session a temporary substitute is needed to maintain forces. He estimated the army would number about 75 000 with 25 000 in the Philippines 15 000 in Cuba and 5 000 in Porto Rico under his plan.
A despatch from Meran in the Austria Tyrol reports Prince Alfred of Saxe Coburg died in a lonely spot after arriving deranged two weeks earlier. He suffered delirium and raved about childhood relatives and comrades before dying in agony.
At the Cam bridgeport annual meeting the election of the treasurer was laid on the table by unanimous vote. Nathan H. Holbrook will serve until a new treasurer is chosen, likely after several weeks or months. Allen M. Green was elected auditor and Arthur L. Miles named superintendent of the Sunday school.
Obituaries from Brookline and Boston note the deaths of Edward J Mealey aged about 75 at White Place Kerrigan Place, Caroline Burnap founder of Burnap Home for Aged Women, James T Powers lithographer of South Boston, Patrolman Cornelius Harrington of Station 1, and Mrs Pamphilia Wolcott sister of Secretary of War Edwin M Stanton. Surviving relatives and funeral arrangements are listed.
The six round fight scheduled for March 7 between Corbett and Sharkey in Chicago is cancelled after Mayor Harrison vetoes the event, condemning the two boxers as burly slugging figures who would deliver a brutal exhibition.
Maria Brice Claggett of Maryland, wife of Colonel Ethan Allen and descendant of the Revolutionary hero, died at the Metropolitan Opera House from heart disease just after the Lohengrin curtain rose. She was active in the Colonial Dames and Daughters of the Revolution.
The President and Mrs. McKinley hosted Congress as their guests at a large reception. The receiving party included most Cabinet members and their wives, General and Mrs Miles, Miss Miles, Adjutant General Corbin, Senators Hanna and Jones with their wives, and Mrs. Deniel Manning.
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