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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1896
Page
2
The Post reports high demand for portraits with Sunday issues. Jim Corbett draws the largest crowds to the art department while Mrs Hoyt and Della Fox remain top favorites among readers. The Almanac sells rapidly, averaging one copy every 30 seconds as demand grows.
Hebrew peddler J I Feldman was knocked down and robbed on West Second near Dorchester. Suspects looted Shanklin's store then fled. Officer Mahoney chased and caught two men, P J Murray of 83 Dove Street and Ed Thompson missing regular home. They admitted larceny. highway robbery case continued.
City brief reports Miss Annie S Peck gave an illustrated lecture on the Matterhorn to a large audience at Association Hall. She spoke on travel and shared up to date illustrations. Bartholomew Callahan, 45, collapsed at 797 Tremont Street at 4:15 PM yesterday. Dr Leonard ruled heart disease the cause.
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad petition prompted a police board hearing on whether Sunday labor by their staff is a necessity or charity under the statute. After adjournment General Martin and colleagues ruled the work a necessity, pledging no trouble from police or the New England Sunday Protective League if the company continues its proposed lines.
Lorenzo Cowan sued Arlington lawyer James A Bailey for 2000 in Municipal Civil Court for alleged false arrest. The case concluded before 3 pm with a defense verdict. Judge Forsaith said the decision would be entered next Monday for exceptions.
At the thirtieth annual meeting last evening the society elected officers for the ensuing year. President Thomas F Gargan, vice president Patrick F McKenna, recording secretary Bernard F Davis, financial secretary George F Wentworth, treasurer Henry J Jordan, board of directors Patrick Lane Edward L Howard Stephen J Moran William F Quinn, visiting committee Daniel Crowley Charles G Ruby, sergeant at arms Richard A tzpatrick, spiritual director the Rev William Byrne V G.
London reports Colonial Secretary Chamberlain rejects claims that Britain would arbitrate the boundary due to President Cleveland’s threats. New evidence from Rome notes no such disposition, stating the government plans to submit its case at once.
The United States government announces a boundary commission to decide the Venezuela dispute. Five members including President Gilman and Chief Justice Fuller were chosen, with work to begin after formal acceptance and delays in gathering Dutch and Spanish archives. Venezuela and Britain prepare documentary evidence for an impartial adjudication, expected to take months.
Rome January 2 The United Press learns that documents found in the Vatican archives concern Catholic missions in Venezuela. The papers show missions inside the territory claimed by Great Britain were part of the diocese of Caracas before Britain acquired Guiana, indicating historical church jurisdiction.
Washington dispatch notes languid House interest as the President's Venezuela commission faces criticism. Delegates debate the value of two professors and the inclusion of foreigners, with suggestions of James Bryce and a German to strengthen European acceptance of its findings. The debate centers on prestige, Monroe doctrine views, and the border decision between British Guiana and Venezuela.
Senator Frye of Maine said the commission fails to meet expectations though he believes its members will perform their duties well and gain national respect. Senator Hale of Maine found the lineup fairly good but lamented the absence of Edmunds Phelps or Lincoln and suggested stronger names could have been chosen.
The State Department can prove that Earl Granville in 188 virtually concluded with Blanco a treaty containing an arbitration clause for the Venezuelan boundary dispute. Later that year the Marquis of Salisbury, upon taking office, virtually cancelled the clause by omitting commercial provisions.
Francis B. Thurber presents a report on the Venezuela question noting disruption to trade and asset values amid a British American dispute. A resolution urges arbitration or negotiation to avert war, while Carl Schurz proposes forming a joint commission to settle the entire issue. The Chronicle comments on Schomburgk line relevance and calls for a diplomatic resolution to the perilous stalemate.
The Daily News notes English opinion will respect a commission whose diplomacy may be limited. The Morning Post criticizes all but Brewer and White, says Coudert is biased, and questions the commission’s weight beyond the United States. The Standard, Chronicle, and Times offer mixed reactions, with England unlikely to officially recognize the body.
London Chronicle reports unpublished 1840 42 correspondence between Great Britain and Venezuela. Sir Robert Schomburgk planted boundary posts and raised a British flag in Venezuelan territory. Lord Aberdeen notes the posts as preliminary demarcation open to future talks. Venezuela urged a boundary treaty.
An opposite American tone classified notice offers made to order hair mattresses with two pieces and full manufacturers available.
Detective Geyer and Inspector Burke link evidence from Boston, Springfield, and Albany to the Logue case. Alfonzo F. Cutaiar, a Philadelphia grocer, stands trial for the murder. The skeleton discovered beneath a Philadelphia flat reveals Johanna Logue’s death after years of her husband James Logue seeking her across Europe.
Mrs. Victoria Hope, mother of a long missing infant, remains unsettled in Cambridge while residing at 12 Brookline Street with the Scott family and working in two Boston eateries under an alias. She avoids interviews and has not confirmed the child in Providence with Agent Thurber as hers, awaiting further information.
Calendars of 1896 arrive from firms including Martin Lappee & Sons oak leather and Frank Gair Macomber Insurance. Notable among items is E. E. Leland & Co.’s calendar with a bale of cotton, while Shuman & Co. publish a hardy diary. Burkhardt Brewing tops with a gilt lattice desk ornament.
The Brookline Friendly Society held the inaugural union hall concert in Brooklin yesterday afternoon with strong attendance. Performances included solo pieces by Willie Strong and Willie Traupe, vocal pieces by Edith E. Torrey, and selections from Bach Lully and Tartini, with future concerts featuring Mole on flute and Barth on cello.
Providence dispatch reports Martin Dalton found guilty of the murder of Anthony Haswell. Jury deliberated after 4:25 PM and returned a verdict at 9:10 PM under Judge Wilbur’s instructions. General Brennan and others expected manslaughter, but the court declared a guilty verdict with decisive weight.
A brief note indicates commercial travellers consistently supply themselves with Dr Cough Syrup, signaling a common remedy practice among traveling sales personnel.
An article argues kidneys inherit weakness and cites Mrs. B. B. Mills of South Boston who credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with curing her inflammatory back pain urinary issues and mucus sediment. It notes the pills’ availability from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and Curtis drugstore in Broadway Boston for 50 cents.
Channing Hall at 25 Beacon Street hosts a talk by Rev W Hanson Pulsford on Saturday January 4 at 2 30 about The Great Supper All welcome. The Young Men’s Christian Union No 48 Boylston Street opens a practical talks series January 4 with speakers from Boston Cleveland Cambridge and Melbourne through February 28 with topics on astronomy Mars the Moon Japan and London. Alaska talks begin January 8 by Rev Father F Barnum S J at Worcester Square Boston. Carpenters’ Union No 33 marks its thirteenth annual ball tonight at Cotillon Hall Huntington Avenue
A blaze erupted at the State House shortly after 6 pm with flames seen from the rear of the golden dome. Fire crews confined the fire to a small shed on the roof between sections of the Capitol, damaging little and totaling about 200 dollars. The governor, dining at Parker House, arrived and joked about his heated speech while plumbers’ kits and stove were suspected premises.
On New Year’s Day Henry H. Faxon rode a horse on Granite street in Quincy when a passing train frightened the animal. The horse bolted, Faxon was thrown, dragged a distance, and a carriage wheel passed over him. He held the reins and was eventually freed after the horse was stopped.
Albert Woodley, convicted of murdering his intended wife Jennie Buchanan, was hanged in the yard of the county jail at Pittsburg Pennsylvania at 10 48 this morning. Death followed strangulation in the execution chamber yard.
In Columbus Milford January 2 Marie Givanne six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs P Givanne escaped serious harm when Italian children playing on the old church lot started a brush fire. A boy from the group plucked a burning brand and touched it to her dress. Martin Wall dashed in and covered her with his overcoat saving her life. Marie was taken home with burns to legs and back and is not certain to recover. The boy accused is son of G Castiliani, who died in a town fire last year. due to his youth no action is likely.
Six people perished in a morning fire at 1398 East Long street Columbus believed caused by a natural gas explosion. Victims include John H Hib bard Mrs John H Hib bard Mrs Gaarles Lee Fay Hib bard 19 Barnesville Dorothy Hib bard 3 Allen Hib bard 5. The house suffered interior scorching but little exterior damage.
A 2:30 am blaze at 59 Manhattan Street in Springfield destroyed a small dwelling and claimed the life of widow Mrs. Margaret D. Haskell who lived alone. Fire crews found her body under the stairs with severe burns after the floor collapsed. Captain Stevens of Steamer 8 reported the charred remains.
A reception honored the Rev. James F. Albion who recently moved from Fitchburg to lead Malden's First Parish Universalist Church. He preaches his first service next Sunday, after a vestry evening reception drawing many parishioners. The vestry featured handsome decorations.
Nantucket report: Steamer Martha's Vineyard arrives six hours late with mails. Agent Bacon notes waterlogged schooner Carlotta aground a mile west of the Slew. No rescue seen as the steamer stood by for five hours, pulling the schooner toward deeper water.
Elbridge B. Fairbanks once held as a Boston arrest suspect on a June 17 larceny from West Lynn saloonkeeper Dennis J. Dunslane was released on bail after a Lynn Police Court arraignment before Associate Justice W. C. Fabens. He pleaded not guilty.
A reader asks how long ago Gloucester voted for no license excluding the present year. Dorchester author Cornelius Clancy states the 1892 vote and the 1888 prior vote, noting no reply from the Globe.
News from New York states a rumor that the special committee investigating Lord Dunraven’s charges against the Defender’s owners will prepare a report for submission to the New York Yacht Club by Saturday or Sunday.
At a town meeting in Attleboro the proposal to move the fire alarm towers was defeated by 113 to 36. The result settles the issue due to political influences expected to surface at the spring town meeting.
ROWLEY Jan 2 The Rev Patrick F Boyle of St Josephs Church Ipswich resigns to take a similar role in West Roxbury. The Rev J M Donovan of Charlestown will succeed Mr Boyle. Boyle served Ipswich two years and was very popular.
ROWLEY Jan 2 Ralph Villiars 20 a telegraph operator has been missing from home since last Thursday There is no clue to his whereabouts his family fears foul play and safety remains uncertain.
The American Wringer Co. at 13 and 15 Broadway extension advertises wringers mangies spring beds and car pet sweepers. Repairs offered for all kinds of wringers and sweepers. Mail orders promptly attended to. Telephone Tremont 764.
Notice that Elizabeth F. OBrien and James J. OBrien of Boston have been named executors of Hugh OBrien late of Boston Suffolk County deceased testate. They have given bonds as required. Creditors must present their claims and debtors pay the estate. October 61 1895 executors.
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