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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1893
Page
8
The underwriters voice concern over the Boston fire department's management after a major blaze. They fault dispatch and water use, call for a strong head at the department, and urge reforms while noting the chief and commission face renewed scrutiny.
A 22 member executive committee was formed to push a new Harvard Dental School and Infirmary building. A sub-committee will secure a site on St Botolph and Garrison opposite the Allen gymnasium. Alumni pledged 3000 dollars. 1600 has arrived. 150000 more is needed. Plans by Longfellow Alden & Harlow show a three story stone brick building with amphitheatre five cots wards museums labs and a large operating suite.
Death notices from January list Mary Ackroyd and others in Roxbury Cambridgeport Watertown Everett and surrounding towns. Entries include ages from 15 months to 86 years with funeral details at St Marys Church and private burial requests. Names include Ackroyd Barker Brown Beals Cate Chipman Codman Field Gardner Howard Games Karcher Langdon Moore Peirce Sargent Shute Sweetser Whiton and others.
A sample day shows The Post breaking fresh crime and sport items. It mentions Barker's body found in the ruins with a on the spot sketch by The Post artist, and an Arlington attempted murder story exclusive to The Post.
A veteran chief expresses distrust of outside directions during a large blaze warning that conflicting orders from others can hinder firefighting leadership. The quote underscores the need for clear command and unity at the scene.
Dr Charles J Eastman faces criminal malpractice charges after police arrest in Division 5. A private hospital on West Springfield Street treated a girl identified as Katie Slaverly from New York who died Thursday night. Inspectors found clothing stamped Annie Sweet Haverhill in the victim's effects. Eastman, 50, formerly of 18 Dover Street and later Columbus Avenue, previously faced similar charges about a year ago. Medical Examiner Draper declined comment until trial in police court.
The late Commodore William F Weld left a gift near eighty to one hundred thousand dollars for Harvard Law School. The amount is reported as 95 000 dollars to establish a new professorship, with the intended branch of law not specified. The Weld estate manager said the will had not been opened and nothing had been finalized.
A Boston harbor report describes frantic ice conditions blocking commerce. Tugboats and the Protector police boat worked to carve passages from Fort Independence to the Navy Yard. Crews, including a Post reporter, witnessed drift ice and rough seas hindering travel while harbor police captain Blagdon noted improved navigation later, with ships gradually able to depart.
The 1492 Ball in Boston honors Columbus and Washington with two grand halls, 200 musicians, and electric effects. Committees chaired by Otis and Rice arrange decorations, entertainment, and invitations. tickets cost 492 dollars and are nontransferable. News Through Spy Glass describes harbor ice conditions with ships delayed and ferries operating amid winter tides.
A vintage ad copy touts Merlin's Food as a remedy for a crying baby, promising quieter nights and restored rest for exhausted caregivers. The language reflects old patent medicine marketing with confident, dramatic claims of soothing colic and stabilizing sleep patterns.
General Vice President Roy Stone announces a national meeting of the National League for Good Roads at Chamberlin's Hotel Washington D C at 10 o clock in the morning on January 17. All active friends of the good roads movement are invited to attend and participate in the proceedings.
Elmer Partridge, a 16 year old described as a desperado, was held in Cambridge court in $1000 bonds for attempted murder and robbery of Mrs. Mary E. Dutton in Arlington. Police and family notes say he has long had a bad reputation and reforms were advised. Mrs. Dutton’s thigh wound is not serious and she is recovering.
Mr Edmund Hudson will present a new lecture on Historic Houses and Scenes in Washington at Chickering Hall Monday afternoon January 23 under the Women's Educational and Industrial Union. The talk covers White House interiors Van Ness place and many notable Washington residences with rich domestic views and portraits of prominent figures. Tickets are on sale at the EF and I Union on Boylston Street.
The Retail and Wholesale Marble Dealers Association of New England and the Provinces will meet at the American House on January 25. A reception from 10 to 11 a.m. precedes the business session from 11 to 1 at which officers will be elected and the June meeting site chosen. A banquet with Delorte's orchestra follows at Lo'cleck. The ladies reception committee includes Mrs. E J Prescott, Mrs. W E Pierce and Mrs. John Reiley.
At a December meeting the Working Girls' Home friends formed a committee to devise funds for an emergency. The group will meet tomorrow at Steinert Hall corner Boylston and Tremont at 4 p.m. All interested are urged to attend. Thomas J. Gargan chairs, Mrs. J. J. McLaughlin is secretary.
A note on furniture value praises Half Tester beds for dramatic room improvements and mentions Paine’s warerooms at 48 Canal street selling them at ridiculously low prices this week to attract buyers.
The Anawan Tribe of Red Men hold their annual Jamaica Plain ball at Curtis Hall with high expectations for a larger event. J Howard Richardson Orchestra will provide the music for the evening.
During ten days of bad weather the Stonington line has proved reliable by arriving in New York no later than 6 a.m. each morning. For those meeting early trains or appointments, the line remains the dependable choice.
Thomas F. Sweeney, clerk of Saville's Hotel, was presented with a beautiful clock by his friends of the Lucky Two.
An old time advertisement promotes Gilbert’s celebrated suppositories for hemorrhoids and constipation. The ad lists a 50 cent price and the New York City address for Gilbert Medical Co. at 123 Front St Room 4.
Firemen found Frederick Allchrist and Charles Benkson, both strangers in Boston, burned beyond recognition in a bunk of the old lighter Shawmut off Commercial Wharf. The blaze started after an overnight fire in the cabin stove, likely suffocating the men before the flames finished the job. The lighter, owned by Alfred Sorsen of Somerville, sustained about $100 damage.
Frank L. John, 30, once of the Provinces now in Cambridgeport, confessed to a planned fire last week to boost profits after business losses. The case centered on a smoked ice chest at 103 Causeway Street's Eastern market stall, McDonald & John provision dealers. Det. Headley and Fire Marshal Whitcomb led the inquiry, with John confessing after confrontation.
Hollander Bradshaw Folsom publish a calendar in Boston that catalogs a yearly menu for breakfast lunch and dinner. The calendar is seasonally arranged and includes 400 recipes from leading cooking authors. It is offered free at the store or by stamp.
Delegates from towns adjoining the river are called to a noon gathering on January 17 to consider action for the improvement and cleansing of the Charles River. The notice has been sent to the boards of health of interested cities and towns.
The Winthrop Improvement Association plans a firm protest against any change in the interchangeable mileage act by the current Legislature. A petition to Senator A G Burnham and Representative A B Curtis was approved at a directors meeting at the Town Hall and will be circulated for signatures.
The Rev Reuen Thomas of Brookline speaks to the Young Men's Christian Union tonight on Round About London. The address will be illustrated by the stereopticon and the public is invited.
In Pine Bluff Arkansas on January 13, Sheriff Lee and four handcuffed prisoners were crossing the river at Cammins when Ed Taylor toppled the boat. Taylor and accomplice Walker Wooden drowned. The sheriff and two other prisoners narrowly escaped drowning. Taylor had vowed he would not be taken alive to the workhouse.
Owing to high water freights and ice embargoes the Coal Club of Boston and vicinity recommends a 25 cent per ton advance on all anthracite coal effective immediately. Retail prices rise to Furnace 6. egg 6 25 stove 8 50 chestnut 6 50 Shamokin 6 75 Franklin 7 76. Epward Hamlin president J P Wellington secretary. Boston Jan 14 1893.
Partial arrangements are made for the burial of Joseph Barker, reporter who died in the Federal street fire. His body rests at an undertaker on Lagrange street and will be moved to Barker's late home at Gardner and Tremont in Cambridgeport for services at 2 pm Sunday from St Marys of the Annunciation. The Transcript Company will cover funeral expenses.
Henry S Codman of the firm F L Olmstead and Co architects and landscape gardeners died suddenly in Chicago at age 38 during a business trip. Born in Boston he studied at local schools and MIT before joining the firm in 1889. Funeral is planned for next Monday at the family home on Warren Street Brookline.
In the coming week Chase's in Hamilton place will host a hanging of late works by John Leslie Brick an early member of the younger American impressionist circle His past show at the St Botolph Club created interest among artists and critics alike
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