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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1900
Page
5
The ad argues any soap cleans but Ivory Soap leaves linens white and odorless. It emphasizes Ivory floats, suggesting superior washing and handling of linens, muslins, and table cloths with a strong call to try the product.
London dogs in the Dog Brigade for the war fund attract nearly a thousand members including Duchess of Bedford and Lady Wolseley. A collie win at a show earned 4000 coins for South Africa soldiers’ widows and orphans, while famed station dogs and Queen Victoria have contributed to charitable begging traditions.
Bitter bites headline a mass meeting tale and a cat and parrot bite stories render a humorous start in Washington. Egett, Uritt, Gainard and Fox treated at the Emergency Hospital with bites from cat parrot and horse. The piece then covers a Boer sympathy meeting at the Grami Opera House with broad political endorsements from Senators Mason Allen Tillman and others in support of Boer independence.
Hugh Doherty, 20, of 34 Soley Street Charlestown, was found in his basement kitchen yesterday morning with a clean edged knife wound in his left breast. He said he does not know where the wound came from. Dr Duff treated him at M G Hospital and sent him home.
The British steamer Sutton carrying iron ore from Cartagena to Philadelphia wrecked on Fenwick Island shoals eight miles off shore. Twenty four crew were rescued by Fenwick Island life savers after a night of heavy seas, and the wrecking steamer North America planned to assess salvage options as the vessel settled and took on water.
A health note extols Bitters as invaluable for overall health. It claims a vigorous stomach supports well being and urges regular doses to keep bowels regular. The endorsement emphasizes constant use for best results.
A German colonel writing from Ladysmith describes a cosmopolitan Boer force near the siege, noting about 600 Germans with 200 artillerymen and a large French contingent led by Count de Maure. He lists officers, pay, and plans for months ahead as the war with Britain continues.
Mail reports from Negros recount a January revolt led by autonomous island officials who were elected and inaugurated last November. Eleven officials including the president were jailed for plotting treason, with some released on bonds while others remain confined. The insurgents, backed by police, aimed to overpower Americans but the plot collapsed early. Two companies of the Twenty-sixth Infantry reinforced Bacolod as unrest spread for a week. An ambush near Lipa killed Lieutenant A. C. Ledyard and wounded others. a Thirteenth Infantry escort, marching with convalescents, was attacked forcing the pack train to fall into enemy hands and retreat three miles before reinforcement arrived.
The Tremont Theatre hosts Mary Sanders making a star debut in this city with a fashionably large audience expected. Her Castle Square friends will present her a watch next Wednesday after noon as a token of esteem.
The 27 year old sidewheeler Twilight, once Nan tasket, was carried away by heavy drift ice at Trenton New Jersey and badly damaged. The Admiral Schley set a fast Jamaica to Philadelphia voyage, three days and twenty hours. Canopies shelter Congress Street Bridge pedestrians during open draw. Old Dominion may move operations to Atlas Stores in South Boston. Captain Sears tows schooner Rodney Parker to New York. Several vessels ready for long ocean passages amid favorable winds. Trade and cargo updates include Cape Breton coal, Boston fish landings, and a corrected tonnage figure for the steamer Pleiades. A bill altering Boston pilot appointments faces strong opposition. Prince George suffered a boiler plug delay. Benjamin F Hunt Jritt dragged anchors but proceeded to Buenos Ayres.
Performances in Portland precede a Boston bow as Mary Saunders debuts at Tremont Theatre in Harry Mawson's Little Nell and the Marchioness. Cast chosen for fit to roles, with advance sales signaling a large fashionable audience. Daniel Sully to present The Parish Priest at Park Theatre Thursday. The Great Diamond Robbery heads to Castle Square. Mary Young to introduce a tough girl dance. Around New York in Eighty Minutes begins a week at Boston Theatre with OAS Brady revue. J. J. Jeffries and Thomas Sharkey join the cast plus several feats. Princess Chic enters second week at Columbia. George W. Monroe stars in Mrs. B. O'Shaughnessey at Grand Opera House. On the Wabash closes Bowdoin Square week. Ticket of Leave Man features at Grand Theatre with new specialties. Zaza ends at Hollis with matinee Wednesday. Rogers brothers’ Museum engagement ends this week. Girl From Mexico to follow. American Burlesquers headline Howard. Houdini booked at Keith's Theatre another week. Victorina sword swallowing at Austin and Stone's.
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