Waitt and Bond Black Stone Cigars Lead Market Brands
Waitt and Bond introduce Black Stone Cigars, a leading line alongside three other brands on the market. The trio of rivals competes for shelf space and consumer attention in this growing segment.
27 Jan 1896
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1896
Page
1
Waitt and Bond introduce Black Stone Cigars, a leading line alongside three other brands on the market. The trio of rivals competes for shelf space and consumer attention in this growing segment.
The firm reports last year’s Blackstones sales exceeding twelve million dollars, a figure never fallen below during downturns including 1895, marking a multi million rise in prosperous years.
Boston police arrest nurse Lillian Bond and Dr Emma Swan after Mrs Ida Kinnear dies from a criminal operation performed Saturday. Physicians, autopsy confirm blood poisoning. Swan captured at 62 Clifford Street Roxbury after decoy letter. funeral set for Mrs Kinnear.
Hannah Moylan 29 from Brookline Massachusetts killed herself at the St Denis Hotel New York after a day of mental agitation. She and brother Bernard aims to sail for Ireland on the Servia but fog delayed travel. The coroner will decide and Moylan’s body will be sent to Boston.
The Daily News reports Sir Philip Currie British ambassador met Sultan in Constantinople with Queen Victoria’s letter. the Sultan kept them waiting an hour, Currie caught a severe cold and has been confined to his room since.
At Long Branch New Jersey the St Paul went ashore in fog after a claimed race with the Campania. Captain Jamison denies racing though crew and passengers suggest otherwise. Both ships pressed to port as officers steered by dead reckoning amid heavy fog with cargo including gold and fruits moved to shore by lighter.
The Czar sanctions naval estimates for seven years from 1896 totaling 57,500,000 roubies, to rise by 500,000 roubies annually. The allocations align with expenditures by other nations on their navies.
Forecast for Monday calls for Maine generally fair and slightly cooler with northwest winds. New England states including New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut expect fair weather with diminishing cloudiness and light westerly winds. Eastern New York should be fair though partly cloudy with light westerly winds.
At the old First Parish Unitarian Church in Dorchester Reverend Eugene R. Shippen, pastor, paused near the end of yesterday morning's service and conveyed grave news marking his impending departure. The quiet congregation sensed a major turning point as he spoke.
The Hon. Theodore Runyon, American ambassador to Germany, died of heart failure in Berlin at 1 a.m. He was born in Somerville New Jersey October 25 1822 and had a long career as Newark mayor state official and U S diplomat. He served as United States minister to Germany starting in March 1893 and was later ambassador.
President notified by United Press of Ambassador Runyon's sudden death in Berlin. Government had not been advised beyond that. official notice expected before tomorrow's business hour and any necessary action will be promptly attended to.
The Hon. G F Williams denounces lavish State board spending and urges full investigations into commissions over the last five years. He argues only governor power over commissions can curb abuses, and predicts legislative resistance to probes. He details conflicts involving the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Brookline gas interests.
The vessel rests six feet in sand at low tide and eleven feet at high tide with lines kept taut to prevent drift toward shore. Officials predict higher tides may allow freeing operations to finish tomorrow, as calm seas aid crews and Am Line executives observe progress.
Yesterday the Rev Dr Leigh ton Parks announced during a sermon that he will not accept the call from Holy Trinity Church Brooklyn. He said he is very attached to his parish and very happy there, and his parishioners rejoice at his decision to stay.
A new piece combines toilet table, cheval glass, and dressing cabinet into one design. The Cheval Toilet Dresser offers a full size adjustable cheval mirror, a toilet shelf, two locked closets, a brass gallery, and six varied drawers. It will be produced in Bird's Eye Maple or dark Mahogany Oak to fit different interiors.
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