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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1900
Page
5
The old standard family medicine claims to rapidly ease children's colds night coughs and croup with multiple daily doses and a bedtime dose. It asserts effectiveness for all ages and all cough types.
Reports from Pekin describe Empress Dowager's dismissal of Jung Lu after an edict naming Kuang-Su successor. Pu-Chun, 14, designated heir under foreign-tavored tutors, with French naval reach noted. State Department confirms edict and hints at possible regency and continued Dowager control unless China is dismembered.
The Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company of London announced yesterday that their planned visit to America has been canceled. The Post previously reported the decision.
A portrait of a young Chinese leader with large black eyes and a pale face reveals obstinacy in office and a determination to resist interference from the Dowager Empress and Prince Chun. His former tutor Ing Tung Hoo defended western change but shifted toward reformist ideas as crackdowns and exile followed the early Reform movement.
The Massachusetts House rejected a motion to reconsider an order for a special committee to investigate the Metropolitan Water Board. Speaker Walsh of Clinton reiterated calls for investigation amid allegations against city police and officials, while a long session introduced new bills and delayed action on other measures.
The government acknowledges Cardinal Ripard’s Thursday visit to the Assumptionist Fathers’ headquarters to present condolences after the order’s members were convicted and dissolved by a correctional tribunal. Premier Waldeck-Rousseau has asked for an explanation of his actions and remarks.
Thomas E Mulvey administrator of the Martin Bergen estate reports a completed inventory. Personal property totals 3560 while real estate is appraised at 1350 with mortgage. A diamond ring and pocketbook were recovered from between bed frame and mattress, identified as Mrs Bergen's.
Pedestrians and cabmen complain of severe congestion on Devonshire Street between Dock Square and State Street during late afternoon. Elevated trains and closely parked wagons jam the curb with seven express firms loading nearby. The Police Board will not offer a plan but has urged firms to seek a solution.
James and Amos Pierce were ordered held without bail after a long hearing for the murder of George B. Eyre. A sensational late witness, Miss Mary Cohen of Wilmington, testified that Jim Pierce confessed in his sleep to killing Eyre and sinking his body in the Delaware River near Raccoon Creek, describing the crime and theft of Eyre’s money.
President Samuel R. Callaway of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad challenges a commerce committee report and Governor Roosevelt’s canal plan arguing New York’s trade is not declining. He notes freight differentials and cites costs of a proposed $60 million state canal, predicting high charges for grain and denying coal would flow through.
Boston travelers can join an excursion leaving Friday February 23 for a week long trip to Washington with a Philadelphia stop. The $25 includes hotel and expenses with possible extensions and low rate side trips to Richmond Old Point Comfort Lakewood and other resorts. Applications to A J Simmons Royal Blue One 211 Washington street Boston.
Malden records another smallpox case in the Ostler household at 260 Cross Street. Kate Carr, 25, sister of Mrs. Ostler, develops symptoms after the Ostler child’s illness. She was vaccinated recently but shows red blotches and pimples. Quarantine imposed and Drs Proctor Griffin monitor progress. George Ostler nears recovery and may resume normal activities.
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