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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1895
Page
6
Announcing a general down to prices sale on almost every garment except items from the last ten days. Customers are assured all offerings, except seven imported pieces, are priced to beat all competition and will be sold at a quarter off their original season value. The store highlights latest styles and substantial goods, promising they never undersell.
Boston Aldermen fail to revoke sacred concert licenses amid protests by Dever and Hallstrom. Mayor signs police increase from 679 to 1000 amid revenue doubts. Trailers ban upheld, Roxbury Memorial Park proposal moved, and South Boston school borrowing eyed at $380,000.
One Armenian delegate at a Chester conference interview charges the British foreign office with aiding Turkey to avoid exposure by accepting a Turkish commission. He claims documents from the Porte detailing future conspiracies were concealed by the foreign office for four years, framing a Christian government in the land.
The Lafayette mansion where James G. Blaine died and the Seward assassination occurred is being torn down. Items from the room are removed for preservation and to be relocated to a new theatre. The site walls will feature ornate black marble mantels painted over. The Peoples route to the West office moves to 366 Washington Street opposite Bromfield.
Boston fish merchants and lawmakers debate removing the old Massachusetts codfish from the Beacon Hill chamber to the new State House. The fish as emblem of the fisheries draws strong sentiment from Cape Cod to the Berkshires, with officials and dealers urging preservation and a visible, honored position in the new hall.
A debated funding proposal sought 2,000,000 for schools with a split show of 9 to 1 in favor and against. Aldermen insist on amending the ordinance to set the corporation counsel salary at 7,500 annually, while the committee likewise proposes the same. The Council refused to concur and sent the matter to the next session as board actions persisted.
The funeral for the late Dan Shea was held yesterday morning at the Church of the Macul with a solemn high mass. Rev. Alphonse Chartier S J celebrated assisted by Rev. James Conway S J deacon and George A Heelan S J sub deacon. Pallbearers included Pierce J Grace James H Carney J A Kelcher D J Shea Dr John H Blake and Dr T B Shea. Prominent attendees included Patrick Maguire James J Grace James Donovan John F Fitzgerald P J Flatley Charles I Quirk Edward Murphy Frank J McLaughlin Deputy Sheriff Robert E Maguire Colonel Roger F Scannell M N Platt Jinx Taylor Payson T Lowell Charles Parker Maurice Sterne Thomas J Kelcher John E Gilman Peter J Hughes John B Martin Edward J Flynn. Interment followed at Mt Calvary.
Relatives and friends of Captain Dotbridge and crew of the coal barge Seth Lowe learn the vessel, which split from the steamer Santuit last Wednesday night, is safe in tow by the New York tug Leonard Richards and likely in a harbor near New York after passing Sandy Hook at 3 35 p m yesterday.
In Superior Criminal Court Judge Hammond condemned Max Pearlstein to two years six months in the House of Correction, Lewis Pearlstein to two years in the House of Correction, and Davis Pearlstein to the Massachusetts Reformatory after pleas of guilty to stealing clothing from G W Simmons and Co. Res titution had been made for the stolen items. Ex Governor Long urged leniency, with Assistant District Attorney Sughrue seeking an exemplary sentence.
Dec 31 reports a general close of the year’s gold holdings at 153,072,892.1 dollars. The figure marks the year end total and highlights the substantial gold balance managed by the institution.
The Supreme Court denied reopening the matter of Cyrus White's will. Judge Holmes found no concerted plot by Charles J. Noyes and Ida M. White to procure the will. The court noted alterations were unlikely by a three year lawyer and affirmed the normal will with small bequests to relatives and the bulk to the widow as executor.
O Connell Assembly K of L in Charlestown elected J J Crowley as master workman Patrick ONeill as worthy foreman J J Galvin recording secretary John Lowney financial secretary and Michael Keple treasurer The Joseph Gillis Biggar Local Assembly Brewery Employees 2108 K of L elected Edmund F Ward master workman John Reynolds worthy foreman John Maloney recording secretary James Dempsey financial secretary and John O Connell treasurer Paving Department Local Assembly 9816 chose James F Timilty master workman Edward J Glynn worthy foreman John Twomy recording secretary W H Coudrey financial secretary and John Burns The seventh annual ball of the Stablemen s Benevolent Union will be held in Cotillon Hall Wednesday evening.
The estate of the late Fred L. Ames plans about 230000 in improvements for two thirds of a 24000 square foot lot at Lincoln and Essex streets. After a 1893 fire the plan is to erect two eight thousand square foot structures at Essex Essex place and Lincoln corners, leaving the remaining third for future work.
Boston friends mourn the death of William H. Scott of William H. Scott & Sons Montreal. He died in Albany Sunday evening at 9 45 due to heart failure. He was 655 years old and was en route to Boston to open a furniture plant branch. He leaves a wife and three children.
Miss Susan Fenimore Cooper daughter of James Fenimore Cooper died of apoplexy this morning in Cooperstown New York. The event marks a sudden loss to the renowned literary family with no further details provided.
Captain Benjamin F. Berry, a veteran of clipper ships of old, died in a New York hotel from apoplexy. Born in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, he left a wife and three children, with the eldest about 11. He commanded the Winged Arrow, famed for speed, which was burned by the Alabama, and the Mohican, built for him in 1875 and later sold to Charles Brewer & Co. He sailed to China and the West Indies, and his body was sent home for interment.
The Governor tendered a staff position to Belmont resident Roland H. Boutwell, president of Standard Horseshoe Co. and senior Boutwell Bros. & Co. iron brokers in Lowell. Boutwell cannot accept due to business commitments.
An audience at Union Hall Boylston Street filled the venue for the Kneisel Quartet New Year's Eve concert. Franz Kneisel led first violin, Otto Roth second, with L Svecenski and Alwin Schroeder on viola and cello, joined by Arthur Whiting. They performed a Beethoven quartet in A minor, Pfitzner somata for piano and cello, and a Haydn quartet in D major.
Designers imitate British styles as English furniture influence grows. The Eighteenth Century Seats, once a London Paris furor in early summer, appear in Paine's warerooms on Canal street in this city in a complete variety of styles.
Dr. Henry Y. Simpson member elect of the House of Representatives died at age 51 in Worcester. He served in the House of 1894, was first elected in 189 to fill a vacancy, and in 1894 served as chairman of the finance committee.
A letter to the editor warns that hockey on the Jake of the Public Garden endangers children due to crowded, poorly supervised ice. The writer urges authorities to prohibit skating on such unsafe ice to prevent injuries.
A lively sleighing scene on Beacon Street yesterday featured numerous riders and fast rigs. Notables such as John Hogg Colonel Charles Kenney Mrs I E Holmes and Edward Cahill were seen in open sleighs or cutters driving bay chestnut and gray pairs along the course amid several sleighing parties including a Country Club outing.
A Boston & Maine official states there is no truth to rumors of a clash with the Fitchburg over Union Station quarters and remittance terms. The piece also notes the appointment of H W Roberts as travelling freight agent of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy, replacing George R Angus, effective February 1.
The Brockton Hospital Association met and voted unanimously this afternoon to locate the new center on a central site about half a mile from the city on a main street. The decision names the Kingman lot as the hospital location amid discussions of surrounding property and access.
A bustling Boston store proclaims the lowest prices yet named in the city, advertising value and bargains for shoppers amid bold claims of large savings and profit emphasis.
The proposal argues for a better service for troops in the coming year with field uniforms and equipment. It suggests the state should support troops with a good garrison ration rather than field rations. It also notes South Armory in Boston needs additions and the East Armory grounds require grading to accommodate troops.
From Hul a steamer Salerno arrives with First Officer G Ling severely injured after a massive wave buried the ship during a gale on Dec 21. Ling, washed from the bridge, lay ten days neglected before Captain Akester treated him. A quarantine tug met the ship. Ling is expected to recover.
The Prins Frederik Hendrik sailing from West India ports via Port au Prince Dec 4 brings news of an imminent ministerial reshuffle in President Hippolyte’s government. Port au Prince remains quiet amid money shortages. Three French men of war guard the harbor. Rumors say they will move to San Domingo to pursue a French claim over the governor tied to a Bank heist. An English vessel and a Spanish boat are noted nearby at Cape Hayti.
In Waltham on December 31 the mayor returned the order fixing the license commissioners for the third time, seeking action from the Boar Aldermen on this municipal question.
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