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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1897
Page
6
Richard P. Barry of the State Board of Arbitration seeks a settlement at Lynn Massachusetts as strikers and firm plan talks. A mass meeting in Lasters Hall backs arbitration while a picket force is set to guard the Harney factory until a settlement ends the walkout.
In Lynn on February 2 the Goodyear hand turn workers ended a walkout after union representatives accepted the firm’s offer. Wages rise 5 cents per pair on both round toe and razor toe shoes, boosting prices to 15 and 17 cents respectively. The union notes this as a major victory matching terms already paid by Haverhill manufacturers.
In Tremont Temple Moody closes his Boston mission with a sermon defining fool as one who disbelieves in God. He contrasts a wealthy farmer with spiritual neglect, warns death is inexorable, and laments the neglect of souls amid lawsuits, monuments, and meals. The crowd, including many Bostonians, faces the call to salvation.
The Senate continued consideration of the Sanguilly joint resolution amid sharp exchanges over his citizenship and Spanish detention. Senators accused Spain of violating rights and debated potential naval action if Sanguilly were not released, while State Department diplomacy was questioned.
The Senate appropriations committee finished the sundry civil appropriation bill with net additions of 1,162,988 raising the total to 51,827,727 while cutting harbor projects in Portland Maine Rockland Maine and Boston Massachusetts and adding 25,000 for New Haven Harbor light and 15,000 for a New Hampshire fish hatchery and 1,085,156 for McKinley act sugar bounty. The current year act carries 33,096,710.
The executive committee elected Gustave H. Schwab of New York as chairman. A sub committee on ways and means was formed with C. C. Jackson of Boston, J. K. Tod of New York, H. P. Robinson and E. Barrett Smith of Chicago, and Gustave Schwab, to solicit subscriptions for the league's expenses.
Chin Do Di, a Chinaman, faced Judge Brown in municipal court for allegedly violating the Sabbath by staging a Chinese theatrical performance at the Boston Chinese Theatre on Sunday February 7. Prosecution failed to prove he was proprietor or manager, and Chin Do Di was discharged.
The Feb 25 filing outlines Julia Cooper's will with charitable gifts to Cooper Union of 100000 Adirondack Sanitarium 25000 and New York Infirmary for Women and Children 25000.
An anti aging sales pitch touts J. H. Woodbury's static electricity devices and home kits as strengthening the system. The ad promotes a Boston publisher selling a Beauty Book and sample Facial Soap or Facial Cream for ten cents.
Representative Sulzer introduces a bill declaring war with Spain and its colonies. The measure authorizes use of U S forces and privateers with commissions and letters of marque, directed at Spanish vessels, goods, and subjects. It is referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee.
The Cuban market quieted with dull, uneven prices as New York closed heavy. Calumet & Hecla and Boston & Montana hit new records while Old Dominion saw sharp moves. Kearsarge dividend outlooks drew attention amid asset declines, and Mexican Central showed strength with rising earnings. Pinkham reports stock chatter and market twists throughout the day.
Washington reports a House exchange after a two line item noted Bryan’s reception by Democrats. Speaker Reed ordered removal of the disputed words from the record. The agricultural appropriation conference report will be presented. the national bank note bill passed 144 to 46 amid party lines.
The Daughters of Vermont hosted a reception at the Vendome with a musical and literary program led by Miss Harriet Whitier, Mrs. Erving Winslow, Percy Gasset, and Mrs. Oliver Crocker Stevens. Afterward chocolate and ices were served by a dozen young hosts.
Washington February 25. The civic division of the inauguration parade will include about 12 000 men and 1200 musicians. Seventeen states represented by clubs and organizations. First division led by Woodmansee with brigades from Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Georgia and others. The Americus Republican Club from Pittsburgh with Sabre Band escorts the grand marshal. The Blaine Club of Cincinnati with 350 men escorts Woodmansee. The Ohio National Guard Band will accompany the cub.
Official report of daily sales at the Boston Stock Exchange showing the day’s high and low, closing prices, and bid and asked figures. Entries include coal and electric stock listings with quoted percentages and prices.
Captain Ned Hawes denied violating any agreement with the Grenada's captain and said his towboat judgment governs anchoring decisions. The British barkentine F. B. Levitt arrived from Rosario with wool and hides. the German Diamant was towed into Halifax after hurricane damage. Prices for fish rose on T wharf due to large supply but high demand, with several vessels reporting profitable catches.
The Diamant, a German tank steamer, was towed into Halifax by the Johnson line steamer British Empire bound for Boston. It arrived while fifteen days overdue at New York. The Diamant had previously been left in the steam track of European liners after being towed 300 miles by the Furness liner Galileo and later lost in a gale.
In Suffolk Superior Court the case involves Mansur Johnson suing L Holmes for $10,000 in damages for the loss of fingers on one hand while ice was being removed from the rigging of a schooner. The matter appears in the October general jury list in session one.
A long list of civil cases spans multiple sessions with verdicts and names of plaintiffs and defendants. Notable entries include Nellie W. Craig claiming 2750 dollars and damages for personal injuries, and various actions against or by West End R R, N Y H R R, and other rail or street railway companies.
Arrived vessels include Bonavista Fraser Stanwood Charles Fayer Reading Hansen and others with barges and tugs from Halifax Baltimore New York and Philadelphia. Cleared ships include Galileo Norseman and Yale bound for London Savannah and Baltimore. Sailed craft list features Charles F Mayer Reading and several barges heading to Salem and Bayonne.
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