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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1897
Page
5
Cycle show souvenirs were scarce this year while Mesinger saddles were nearly everywhere. Imitations lacked the genuine '97 model and its rattan base, which keeps the saddle from stretching or sagging. Insist on the real Mesinger saddle for comfort and durability.
In Brockton at T. D. Barry & Co. the Shoe Council rejected submitting prices to the State Board of Arbitration. A heated meeting followed talks with union leaders Tobin and McSherry, with an expected strike of about 250 workers if arbitration is refused. The executive board planned to decide by 9 a.m. tomorrow.
The Armenian Benevolent Association will hold an important meeting in the Old Colony chapel at 66 Tyler street Sunday. Dr Lind say an ers will speak on the Turkish situation. Prine
A vast crowd at Mechanics Hall in Boston filled aisles and collected souvenirs as about 18 000 attendees explored the New England cycle show. Notable visitors included Winfred Hartley and Bradley of Remington Arms, while exhibitors showcased racing wheels, electric signs, and new pedal mechanisms. The event runs until 10 pm with removal of displays planned after closing.
Readable text notes the Pope Manufacturing Company as the maker of the Columbia bicycle, identifying the firm and its flagship model in historical context.
The Pope Manufacturing Company prepares to open its seven story Boston Columbus avenue branch. The new building, one of the country’s most elaborate bicycle establishments, features a riding hall and modern speed training methods. Cost is about $200,000.
Patrolman Jere Crowley of Division 6 chased a man on Shawmut avenue after a failed interrogation. The suspect James Featherstone, alias James Vivian, was cornered near Harrison avenue and Canton street and arrested at Station 6. A bundle contained 600 cigars and silverware tied to a restaurant break in on North Market street. Featherstone, aged 30 of 400 Shawmut avenue, will be arraigned in Municipal Criminal Court for breaking and entering.
A letter to the Post corrects a typographical error on Vim tires for 1897. The proper weight is three pounds and a half rather than thirteen and a half pounds, noting the tire is light, strong, durable and fast. Boston Rubber Company confirms details.
Mr Daniels and Mr Gray clash over the San Guilly matter with Daniels using the term incommunicado and Morgan denouncing the White House and a haughty stance toward Cuba. He accuses the president of evading duties while urging punishment and damages, then rejects time for interjection by Hoar and Hale.
F P Kent visits the Cycle Show and J L Turner of Essex, winner of the Washington Road Club race, are noted. Connecticut enforces a ten miles per hour law for touring. plans for a Boston to Worcester century ride exist. The Essex County Wheelmen prize list for the April 19 Gloucester race includes a rosewood coffin and bicycles worth more than prior years, amid rising national interest. M J Budlong is promoted to Chicago store management.
Paine Furniture Company sets Monday to Wednesday for its Annual Clearance Sale with 42 percent average discount across about 1500 items. About 26,000 expected shoppers fill warerooms, with thousands from New England towns. Chairs and other goods heavily reduced. sales rules cap purchases at 500 dollars per buyer and exclude dealers.
A special Ward 11 Republican meeting investigated Charles E. Harris for working at polls for Democratic candidates in the last municipal election. Edward A. Trowbridge filed charges. witnesses testified. The committee voted 10 to 1 to forfeit Harris membership pending city committee approval for final expulsion.
After two years a court awards steward Rudolph Harrison 260 and pilots Bill Abbott John Leary Bill Mac Field and Bill Fairfield sums for losses from the sinking of the pilot boat D J Lawlor off Minots caused by a collision with the Parker. Also reports on steamship movements and cargoes in Boston harbor.
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by this remedy. It claims prompt relief of pain in the bladder kidneys back and urinary passages for both sexes. It relieves water retention and pain in passing urine almost immediately. Sold by George C. Goodwin Co. 86 Hanover Street Boston.
John Hastly was arrested by Division 3 officers yesterday afternoon for the larceny of a watch from Peter Levine's pawnshop on Salem street, last August. Liver Camp!fints cured by Beecham's Pills.
pureskin product Woodbury’s facial cream claims to make rough skin smooth like satin and suited for everyday use without irritation or heavy additives. The copy emphasizes purity and daily usability.
Senators spar over Cuban cases and Spanish intervention. Morgan denounces abuse of American citizens in Cuba citing Aguirre and Sanguilly while Call presses for full State Department correspondence. Hoar Hale clash as Gray reports Olney and Lee despatches.
Mrs. John A Gentle of Fort Fairfield Maine reports seven years of scrofula cured after using seven bottles of Ayer s Sarsaparilla. The testimonial emphasizes lasting relief from a stubborn illness with a patent remedy.
In a Senate colloquy with Mr Gray, Mr Daniel used the word incommunicado. Mr Gray said he did not talk Spanish. Daniel joked that he thought Gray spoke good Spanish now. Laughter followed on the floor and in the galleries before the exchange ended and the subject was dropped. Mr Hill then moved to take up executive business, but the motion failed as 20 voted yes and 48 no, and the Indian appropriation bill proceeded.
Richard Ruiz a naturalized American citizen was found to have records in Philadelphia dated Dec 19 1877 intent and final papers Jan 21 1880 under the name Ugarrio He was reported beaten to death in a Cuban Spanish prison according to the dispatch
Washington reports a sudden war scare as Secretary of War Lamont summoned all state adjutant generals to discuss possible rapid mobilization. Some claimed a Spanish war was imminent, but Lamont offered no comment. Earlier reports of executions for Competitor prisoners had likewise prompted alarm.
Chicago on February 26 Republican city convention nominates Judge N C Sears for mayor on the first ballot in a decisive afternoon session.
At 8 25 last night a matron at the Boston and Albany station on Kneeland street found a still born female child wrapped in newspapers in the toilet room.
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