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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1900

Page

7

Fitzgerald Presses for Harbor Contract Change in Boston

Congressman Fitzgerald arrives in Boston to press for a harbor dredging contract outcome. He argues the 1200 by 30 foot channel plan is cheaper and urges delaying current awards to secure federal support. Mayor Hart backs action and invites the river and harbor committee to visit with a Boston banquet.

Congressman Fitzgerald Boston Colonel Sutter Broad Sound Channel Fitzgerald Mansfield Messrs G. H. Breyman & Co Sutter Washington General Wilson United States Engineering Corps Broad Sound President’s Road Congress Bregman & Co Hart Chamber of Commerce Merchants’ Association River and Harbor Committee

Along the Water Front Steamboat Inspectors Report

Steamboat inspectors Crandall and Savage sent their annual district report to Washington. They cite 20,577,979 passengers carried with only one fatality, 6 lives lost in 1899, and 340 steamers inspected. The document notes property losses, licenses issued and revoked, and vessel movements and cargo activity along the coast.

Crandall and Savage Washington Hampton N. H Gay Head Newfoundland Falk Cape Breton Dominion Coal Company Havana Falke Antwerp New England London VT Wharf South Boston New York Port St. John N. B Central Railroad Palmer Noank Conn Morrell Barkentine Adie Mary FE Bowen Luther Chase Wiliam L. Walker Henry Dunham Transcript Neona Cebu Norseman Dominion Line Hamburg-American Line Rvice

Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assoc Pledges Quality and Growth

New Year message from Adolphus Busch cites record production for 1899 and a focus on quality alongside quantity. Despite a 12,009 barrel drop in total beer consumption due to a July 1898 war tax, the St Louis firm reports unprecedented annual sales, including a 30.4 percent rise in bottled beer, proving that a good product earns broad market support.

Anheuser-Busch St. Louis Adolphus Busch Internal Revenue Department Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association

Died at National Home Hospital Wentworth

Gardiner Maine January 15 The Hon Wentworth died at the National Home Hospital Sund The brief obituary notes his passing and ties to local."

Gardiner Wentworth Natio Home Hospital Sund

Dean's Kidney Pills touted as cure for kidney trouble

An advertisement claims hundreds in Boston suffered kidney issues and were cured by Dean's Kidney Pills. It features painter George Dergan of East Boston who describes severe pain and mobility loss but credits the pills, purchased at Woodbury's drug store, with a quick, lasting cure.

Boston Dean George Dergan Chelsea St Woodbury’s Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y Nerous Halsid Drug CO Cleveland

Young Girl Commits Suicide Over Unrequited Love in Brooklyn

Corea Crosson, 17, daughter of Lebanon, left home seeking burlesque work in Brooklyn. She died by her own hand after an affair with married man Thomas Walsh of 209 Warren Street, who reportedly did not return her feelings. She left a letter addressed to him.

New York Jai Corea Crosson Lebanon Brooklyn Thomas Walsh Warren Street

Chicago Dance Sparks Oak Park Club Turmoil

Prominent Oak Park Club faces uproar after an assault on its dance culture. Indignation meetings and threats follow. club leaders mull a crackdown as a letter criticizes the waltz and two-step at young people's assemblies.

Chicago Oak Park Club Oak Park

Untold Reflections Quell Affair Rumors

A terse exchange reveals Walsh’s claim that he was unaware of the woman’s marriage and that he knew the girl only as infatuated with him. The remark notes little more beyond his brief denial and stance on proximity.

Rich Woman A Thief in New Haven Society

Jan. 15 report from New Haven states Mary Delmas, a wealthy socialite with substantial real estate and two sons, has confessed to shoplifting and now faces $1400 bond. The piece notes her high status and shock among New Haven society as personal ties and public image blur with scandal.

New Haven Mary Delmas

Trance Saved by a Wink at St Louis Funeral Home

Mrs Christina Hirsh of 1181 St Louis Avenue awoke from a trance this morning and avoided being embalmed and buried alive when her eyelid moved. The near miss occurred while she was under preparation for burial by a funeral director.

ST. Louis Christina Hirsh St. Louis Avenue

French Warships Sack Villages After Taking Kwong-Chau-Wan Bay

Elm Branch reports Shanghai dispatch: French warships seize Kwong-Chau-Wan Bay, sink two Chinese gunboats, destroy their armaments, and take officers prisoner. French artillery shells twenty villages, displacing Chinese troops. Veginee battle leaves four French dead and twenty eight wounded while Chinese losses are heavier. Mandarins surrender to avert town burnings as four expeditions march to shore.

Tacoma Wash Elm Branch Shanghai Kwong-Chau-Wan Bay Veginee

October list of civil cases in Suffolk Superior Court

The document lists multiple civil actions grouped by jury sessions and dates. It enumerates parties including Wilde v Pray, Shenck v B El Ry, Whitney v WE Ly, and many others, detailing cases awaiting trial in the October general, specialist, and January special lists under Judge Maynard and others.

Superior Court Suffolk, Ss Maynard, J Wilde Pray Shenck Welch Same Hayes Piper Shute Sexton Russell Counter Co McCarthy Riley Fitch Gibbs Morse Conroy Thomas Judge Souther Old Colt Rv F PI Robinson Co Hoar Tilden Elliott McGinnis Chase Merchants’ N Bk Gay Old Col N Co Mackintosh Richardson, J Perley Paige Hern Sullivan Way Young Sproul W E Quimby Hodgman Glynn Moran Sylvester Batt Lochin’n Damon Fogg Gilbreth Guinasso Bartlett Hodgdon Prov Brewing Co Reading S Works Erskine Standard Wire M Co Reynolds Iynn Adams Marcus Mullen Chdarofsky Foster Benjim'n Cook Whitner Bond Carey Frank M White Weedman Co Woodman M P Grate Co Packard Thayer Bray Rinports Latimer Smith Vo McLaughlin Isaacs Raymond

Suit over ten thousand damages in Newton street railway case

Superior Court Middlesex July session Cambridge Hannah Canavan sues Newton and Boston Street Railway Company for 10000 dollars in personal injuries as a passenger. Attorneys listed for plaintiff and defendant with numerous related case references included.

Superior Court Middlesex Cambridge- Sherman Hannah Canavan Newton & Boston Street Railway Company Benton & Choate Powers, Hall & Jones

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