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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1901
Page
5
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. McKinley, wife of the President, down with a heavy cold and feared to have grip. Her planned trip to New York to view final gown fittings for the inauguration ball has been cancelled. the gown will be completed in Washington.
A Boston health department report cites twelve grip deaths in the week starting last Saturday noon. Physicians warn the death rate will likely rise, noting ten police officers and about fifteen postal workers are ill, with department store workers affected as well.
In New York City ten deaths from grip occurred in the last twenty four hours. Damp weather accelerates spread, with Manhattan and the Bronx hardest hit, reports Dr. T S Taylor assistant registrar of the Board of Health.
In Pittsfield on January 18 a local physician reports about 1200 grip cases and roughly 600 hard colds near influenza. He notes rising pneumonia and kidney troubles linked to the outbreak.
Col Henry A. Thomas former Postmaster at Waverly is very weak at McLean Asylum with family at his bedside and a likely death. Ex congressman Charles A Boutelle grows stronger daily and walks about town with an attendant.
In Charlestown last night at the 9th Artillery Association Foss the A A A Class A champion defeated New England professional champion Eames 400 to 316 in a bristling 14 inch balk line duel. Foss posted an average of 20 and a high run of 60 while Eames averaged just under 16 with a high run near 70.
The New York cycle show ends tonight with strong public interest and solid sales. The Cosmopolitan C A A names John J Dunne captain. Roxbury Bicycle Club relinquishes its house but keeps the organization. Metropolitan Wheelmen plan a ball in Paul Revere Hall with H N Goodman as floor director.
In Sudbury alleys the Smith Paterson Co. team beat C A Browning Co. three games. Taylor led with 256. Webster alleys tourney results list top scores including Bixby 410 Ellis 392 Harriman 385 Sholes 388 Martin 378 Alcorn 373 Phillips 370 Sullivan 373 Ferris 382 Mandeville 357. Prizes total 100 with sixteen high men to roll off next Thursday.
The Expressmen's Beneficial and Aid Association of New England held its annual ball last evening at Odd Fellows Hall. Chief marshal was Benjamin Welch.
Chief marshal Benjamin Welch heads the Expressmen ball with floor director A. H. McKee and participants including J. B. Mc Elliott H. L. Lowd N. J Byrnes R. Drew A. L. Marks H. W. Cook J. A. Hilliard A. A. Lawlor J Fleming H.C. Woodbury KE. H. Nash H. Yerxa J. H. Swales D. V. N. Norris W. H. Moul ton P. Hendricks T. E. Marchant and T. I. Conly.
The Scorpion repair ship is ordered to remain at La Guayra due to a growing Caracas rebellion. The State Department protested censorship of official communications and naval authorities consider reinforcing the American force as Admiral Marquhar keeps close contact with the navy department.
Mrs Mary Gray hosted a grand coming-out for her niece Miss Hope Gray at Paul Revere Hall Mechanics building Boston. Over 600 invitations sent. nearly 400 socialites attended amid elaborate decor and 30 musicians. dancing started at 11 with refreshments served at 1 among fifty dining tables.
Maplewood matrons and maidens establish the Maplewood New Century Club to advance ethical social and intellectual status. Sixty four charter members elect officers led by President Mrs Frank H Parker with four departments social science education hospitality and current topics and monthly meetings at the Maplewood Pythian building.
The first public exhibition in Boston of Belgian hares drew a large crowd to the poultry show yesterday with 24 classes and three special trophies. Winners included Dr. F. E. Park, D. P. Shore, E. B. T. and B. I. Banning, C. A. Parris, Payson, Shattuck & Emerson, J. S. Hawes, Alex Hannum, W. E. Hamblin, G. W. Felton, M. P. Dalton, R. C. Appleton, Mrs. M. M. McPhail, Brownell's Standard Rabbitry, F. B. Caswell, and G. W. Ide.
Ex champion all around athlete Michael O Sullivan Van has died in New York on January 18 according to city records. The obituary notes his prominent career and boxing and track achievements and mentions his time as an influential figure in sports.
James Collins and Joseph McCarthy alias Sullivan were sentenced to four to six years in state prison for a December 14 robbery of a watch from Louis Weinald. Bettauer, a naturalized American on the Berliner Tageblatt staff, has been expelled from Prussia as an obnoxious foreigner.
A social column notes the engagement of Miss Flora Estella Lees of Lowell to Mr George Morris Butler of Pinckney Street. Boston society hosts many charity musical mornings and luncheons at the Westminster and Lenox with prominent subscribers and guests.
Miss Clara M. Newman daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Newman well known in Roxbury German society will marry Mr Charles Whitemore tomorrow. The ceremony will be at the home of the Rev John S. [incomplete text]
New York reports Georgiana FE Billings a Montana ranch girl discovered by the De Cordovas. At five she sketched on any surface, at ten she showed notable talent, drawing life from a sheep’s wrinkles. Her oil painting exposure came after moving to New York.
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