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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1893
Page
1
The retailer states widespread demand for concessions yet proceeds to cut prices on all wool and luxury lined coats. Goods are produced in their own workshops by skilled labor and are promoted as exceptional bargains, urging customers to visit and judge for themselves.
The Italian government presses its war on Sicilian bandits as eleven brigands are convicted at Caltanisetta and sentenced to life penal servitude. Prisoners are kept in a strong iron cage with fifty gendarmes surrounding it while crowds watch the proceedings, likening them to wild beasts.
Theatrical gossip says a well known actor and a dainty actress were proclaimed husband and wife after a late supper. A farce comedy manager acted as minister, and the ceremony caused laughter. If valid, Massachusetts law requires proper authority for such a marriage.
A Gridiron Club dinner in Boston features Mayor Bancroft and speakers debating street railway reform. Sylvester Baxter urges a metropolitan plan and centralized parks, while Bancroft questions municipal vs private operation and the cost of service under current corporate controls.
New York reports Rufus Hatch former president of the Pacific Mail and longtime Wall Street figure died at his Spuyten Duyvil home. Hatch born 1837 in Kennebunkport Maine rose from Rockford Illinois to Chicago Board of Trade founder status, faced panics, recovered debts, and built a fortune in grain and railroad ventures. He loved music and chaired Christ Church music committee. his first wife Mapp of Boston died leaving two sons and a daughter. His second wife Mary Gray of Nova Scotia is ill. they had four children.
Patrick Kent climbed to the edge of Ober's restaurant roof on Winter place at 4 30 yesterday afternoon and fell over. He sustained head and back injuries, likely fatal, and was taken to City Hospital. He resided at 4 Winter place.
Forecast issued from Washington forecasts light snow or rain in New England followed by clearing and warmer then cooler Friday night. Eastern New York expected showers tonight clearing in the morning with a fall in the afternoon and cooler winds Friday night.
An advertisement touts Salvation Oil as the people's liniment guaranteed to be the best and able to cure you.
Leading Boston merchants from Dock Square to Dover Street rally behind Mayor Matthews in a bold stand against gas trust extortion. A notable petition, signed by prominent houses, shows broad support for curbing price abuses with thorough merchant participation and few objections.
Residents of Boston petition the Gas Commissioners noting a 1892 report suggested 80 cents per 1000 feet for city gas and $1 per 1000 feet at the meter yet claim the company sells too high. They request the board to order action to set fair pricing.
A plan seeks to reduce gas price to Boston to 80 cents per 1000 feet while charging all other consumers 1 dollar per 1000 feet. The proposal targets city residents first, with broader rate cuts across the region under review.
A long roster of firms including Jordan, Marsh, A Shuman and Co, Osgood and Co, Springer Bros, Mass Boot and Shoe, Appleton and Bassett, Davenport and Hersey, and many others. Names referenced include W. B. Crocker, J. L. Lakever, J. Samuel, Tremont Theatre, Globe Theatre, Park Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, and Novelty Clothing Co. Several individuals such as J. F. Little and Edward J. Smith appear, along with multiple departments and trust firms in a dated business directory style.
London Feb 23. Home Secretary Herbert Asquith introduced in Parliament a bill to suspend new church interests in Wales. The measure signals the first practical step toward disendowment and disestablishment of the Welsh church, a Liberal pledge. He noted Welsh church membership is under a quarter of the population and most Welsh MPs favor disestablishment.
A sales note proclaims Malted Rye Whiskles superior in purity flavor and age avoiding fusel oil and other abominations. The product is sold at Lincoln's located at 21 Essex street.
Washington February 23 The American Bi metallic League approves a report after opposition and vows to persevere until justice is secured. The group commits to educating the public and launching a sustained campaign in the middle and western states, urging fair-minded citizens nationwide to aid the cause.
Cuoutran Feb 23 three masked men robbed the Missouri Kansas Texas station last night. Two held Station Agent Quinn and Telegraph Snyder at gunpoint while a third rifled the money drawer pockets of railway men and the American Express Company safe. Express company suffered a heavy loss as a posse of citizens pursues the robbers.
Edward J. Jenkins a Suffolk lawyer and ex senator drank what he believed was Hunyadi water but ingested carbolic acid. After seven hours of treatment he recovered enough to return to work. a servant girl was suspected but details remain limited.
Dover New Hampshire February 23 reports a charcoal dealer J Deeccomb started from Mathes’s Mills Berwick with 120 bushels for the city. After a search no trace found of him arriving or passing Great Falls. It is feared he perished in the snow filled woods during the blizzard.
Des Moines Iowa February 23 five men including Dr John Overton and Dr John W Shaeffer of the United States Signal Service were arrested for body snatching. They were caught in the act of hauling a corpse from a graveyard at gunpoint police took them to headquarters. All but two were later released on bail.
The notice touts the superior quality and natural flavor of Gibson's Whiskey. It claims absolute purity suitable for family and medical purposes and states availability from druggists grocers and reliable liquor dealers.
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