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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1893
Page
1
Fragmentary garbled text mentions Hathaway Soule Harrington Inc and Annex Her. References a person Will Somerville and Charles de Lesseps, with Boston context. No coherent event or clear actions emerge from the readable fragments.
Remains of General Butler in Lowell Favor Annexation prompts Somerville taxpayers to weigh joining Boston. Of 210 replies, 104 favor annexation, 100 oppose, six undecided. They argue Somerville is financially weak, needs city services, and a high school addition. The Mayor aims to extend the High School, build an engine house, City Hall, and a memorial library.
The Chief Accountant and a former Chief Secretary of the company testify to reckless accounting and opaque practices. They allege pressures to push through aggressive methods, raising concerns about governance and financial controls.
In Paris on January 18 the fourth day of the Panama Canal trials exposed cries of corruption. De Lesseps and associates faced questions about bearer bonds, undisclosed payouts, and bids favoring English and Dutch firms. Witnesses described secret funds, misused press money, and protests against the directorate’s abuses.
Lowell honors General Benjamin F. Butler as his body lies in state at the city station. The funeral train arrived at 12 46, five hours late, drawing crowds eager to glimpse the casket. Police manage a dense throng as mourners, many gray with age, gather to honor the noted citizen. The procession car and engine 211 conveyed the body.
A parlor car ceremony aboard the oaken box memorial train displayed a General’s headquarters flag, a Harrison wreath, and wreaths from Lanier Dunn. Smilax and Easter lilies decorated the car while Post 42 banners and a Butler portrait adorned the ends. Passengers included Paul Butler, Col. Batchelder, Gen J B Kinman, Dr Cilley, Col Drinkwater, O D Barrett, Col Plympton, W Farrington, Gen and Mrs Ames, and Misses Ames and Stevens.
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Disaster strikes a fireworks packing shop in West Roxbury as an explosion tears through a building on Canterbury street and Hyde Park avenue. Maggie Flynn, 23, dies in debris while foreman John Tully and owner B M Wedger suffer severe burns. Firefighters extinguish the blaze within minutes, sparing nearby structures, as onlookers recount failed rescues and the chaos of the fatal incident.
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