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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1898

Page

5

Dole Arrives in Chicago for Reception

President and Mrs. Sanford B. Dole of Hawaii arrive in Chicago with a large delegation. Officials including Judge Grosscup General Black and local figures greet them at the station and at a formal reception at the Union League Club. A Fort Sheridan parade and a luncheon at Kingsley’s follow, with departure for Washington expected Tuesday.

Chicago Sanford B. Dole Hawaii Grosscup John C. Black United States Thomas E. MacMillan United States District Court Thomas W. Cridler State Department Washington Harrison Army Brooke Richards Dean McKenna M. F. Hatch William Penn Nixon Henry O. Lyman F. W. Job Dole Iaukea Day Mesdames Grosscup Cridler Pte Dole Fort Sheridan

Sabbath Protections Rally Draws New England Leaders

The New England Sabbath Protective League meeting in Tremont building featured Sen George F Hoar unable to attend due to illness but sending a letter promoting rest and Sunday worship. Speakers urged shorter hours and higher pay for workers, with donations solicited to support the cause.

George F. Hoar New England Sabbath Protective League Tremont Building R. 8. Foster M. D. Kneeland George C. Lorimer Mahoney James Lorimer James Lorimer O’brien John L. Bates Massachusetts House of Representatives E. H. Byington D. D

Salvation Oil Pain Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief

It proclaims immediate relief with Salvation Oil, the great pain remedy, priced at 25 cents.

Martian Invasion Narratives From a Boston Area Tale

The excerpt recounts Mars sending ten exploding cylinders to Earth and attacking Boston with heat rays and deadly vapor. It follows a narrator and a rector hiding in a Belmont Road house as Martian machines dig a vast crater and deploy alien handling devices around a smashed suburban scene.

Mars Earth Concord Mass Lexington Waltham Boston Boston Harbor Thad Bristol Field

Martian life forms described in chilling detail

The narrator details alien anatomy and feeding habits, noting two bunches of crablike hands and vast heads with eyes and ears. Martians lack digestion, relying on transfusion of blood from living hosts. The piece ends with a grim note on human remains found with Martians and promises a continuation tomorrow.

Professor Bowes Mars Earth

Captain Carter Faces Savannah Court Martial Amid Embezzlement Allegations

Savannah reports a U S army court martial for Captain Oberlin M M Carter on ten counts of fraud and embezzlement over a $2.5 million defraud scheme tied to contracts at Savannah harbor improvements. The case, described as an American Dreyfus moment, cites alleged false soundings, payroll fraud, kickbacks, and improper purchases. The charges accuse him of acting with Atlantic Contracting Company to defraud the United States and Savannah, with potential impacts on harbor safety in war.

Savannah United States Army Oberlin M. Carter Aes United States Spain Spain Or Other Foreign Power. Captain Carter Angler Captain Carter Europe Atlantic Contracting Company Georgia Alfred Hirt New York

Vatican Annulments Decline Despite 490 Applications

The Vatican statistician reports 490 annulment requests in the last year with about half studied and only six decrees of dissolution issued. The note says old fashioned views still govern Catholic marriage sanctity.

Tician Congregation of Cardinals Vatican

Steel rail trust rejects new general agreement

The Times Herald reports steel rail manufacturers refused a general pact to replace the old pool that collapsed last February. Pooling features are not revived and current prices run 18 dollars a ton in Pittsburgh and 20 dollars in Chicago versus 28 and 29 under the prior agreement.

Chicago The Times-Herald Pittsburg

Fire Bathes Roxbury Stables. Horses Perish

Fire destroyed the Moses E. and Bernard McGary stables on Edgewood Street Roxbury early yesterday morning. Forty horses and about seventy five vehicles and harnesses were lost. Losses cited include Masse Co. real estate and fixtures at 358 Warren Street and total damage around eight thousand dollars. Fire possibly sparked by boiler explosion or electrical wiring, with an alarm rung at 3 20 am. Local residents A E Martell attempted to rescue horses and wagons but flames prevented any successful attempts.

Moses E Bernard McGary Edgewood Street Warren Street Roxbury Masse & Co Masse’s R. L. Casey Casey C. A. Folsom Boston Blue Hill Avenue S. F. Rand Silas Rockford

Lillian Blauvelt Sets Sail for Italy After Divorce

New York reports Miss Lillian Blauvelt, noted concert singer who just divorced Royal Stone Smith, sailed yesterday on the Fuerst Bismarck for Italy to study grand opera for a year or two and aim for Leipzig Gewandhaus. William F. Pendleton also sailed. rumors say Blauvelt and Pendleton married recently though no passenger list names them.

New York Lillian Blauvelt Royal Stone Smith North Dakota Italy Leipzig William F. Pendleton Macy & Pendleton Miss Blauvelt Mr. Pendleton Bermudas

Typhoid Epidemic Rumor Touted Against Lincoln Spring Water

The article claims Philadelphia faces a typhoid outbreak while Boston remains healthy. It attributes the contrast to drinking Lincoln Spring Water from Saratoga, arguing the water prevents typhoid when consumed with meals. It cites testimonials from daily papers supporting the claim.

Philadelphia Boston Lincoln Saratoga

Curfew Idea Urges Nighttime Home Hours For Boston Youth

The Rev. Charles A. Crane urged a city curfew to keep children under 16 off streets by 8 p m in winter and 9 p m in summer. He cited trials from Lincoln Omaha Denver and other cities, noting drops in arrests and improved morals after adoption. He called saloon culture a factor and urged swift action.

Saratoga Street Methodist Charles A. Crane Boston Lincoln Neb Omaha Denver Kansas City Des Moines Topeka Evanstown Ill Graham Nebraska Reform School St. Joseph Reform

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MR. M'Kinley Mrs. Dole Dr. Lorimer H. C. Wells Sculfery Ever Vazr Engineers’ Federation Oberlin M, Carter USA Oberlin MM. Carter Divorge London NEW Steel Trust Warren ST Pennsylvania Railroad Mit Vernon Avinaeen California Florida D. N. Bell Washington St J. R. Wood Geo. W. Boyd Agss C. A. Crane
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