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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1898
Page
1
A well dressed woman, about 50, collapsed near Tremont and Boylston at 9 PM. She was taken to 160 Huntington Avenue by friends, then to Station 16 and City Hospital. Doctors cite alcoholism or poison as possible causes. she remains unconscious at dawn with uncertain prognosis. An ambulance and opera glasses were noted.
Montreal Council extends invitation to Knights of Columbus in the United States to attend the third degree at Windsor Hall in Montreal on Tuesday Feb 22. Boston area knights offered $10 round trip. party leaves Boston Feb 21 at 7 30 p m. Tickets valid for several days return. Address T M Hanley at 134 Washington street to join.
Miller, a Black man, is held on $20 000 bail for the Tower Hill hold up of station agent William Henry Lane and linked robberies at Highland Street Jamaica Plain and Fresh Pond. He denies guilt, claims only presence at Highland Station, and faces possible long terms if convicted as police fear peritonitis endangers Lane’s life.
They married six years ago and arrived in Boston last September. Miller, a glazier by trade, moved to 107 Green Street soon after their arrival. His wife rented out the room.
Washington February 18 Secretary of the Navy Long replies to Editor Crozier stating there is no friction and work on the Maine wreck will continue with official character. Sigsbee has received assurances of sympathy and willingness to help. Spanish authorities feel the situation acutely.
A Kept-quiet government photo study shows the Maine's forward section after the explosion that sank the ship. Officers quarters are intact aft, while crew areas near the boiler room suffered heavy loss. The report denies any secret Cabinet actions or warned readings about submarine mines or torpedoes.
Secretary Long tells the Post there is no new information since Captain Sigsbee’s dispatch. He says the Maine’s explosion could be design or accident but leans toward accident pending diver checks and new facts. Cabinet discussion focused on loss of life and President’s sympathy to families.
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