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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1900
Page
6
Official notification reaches Buenos Aires of bubonic plague in Rosario on the Parana's west bank, about 230 miles by water from Buenos Aires. Government orders absolute isolation to prevent spread.
Plague cases in Hawaii rise to 34 with 17 fatalities by Jan 13, five more cases since. A notable case involved the wife of George Borman, who died after a two day illness. Honolulu remains open as passengers from Australia are quarantined in San Francisco amid heightened infection fears.
From Noumea New Caledonia alarming plague reports reach Vancouver with sixteen deaths in ten days. Filthy quarters housing Japanese Tonkinese and Kanakas blamed. Police guard principal life and business districts. twenty infected buildings demolished as outbreak spreads. Residents fear and business stalls as authorities fight contagion.
The Republicans of Ward 21 met at the Norfolk House Casino and organized with Sherwin L. Cook as president and Arthur W. Joslin as vice president. Officials include W. W. Davis, William E. Skilings, E. C. McAllister, Charles H. Messenger, and Alfred Newmarch among others, with Donald J. Ferguson leading the membership committee. The group intends to take an active part in politics this year.
A stranger entered Theodore Hanson's home at 173 Felton Street in Waltham and attempted to seize his three month old child from Mrs. Hanson. The man demanded a price for the child and left angrily after being deterred, raving that he would take one of the children anyway. The actions suggest the man is insane.
Two Cambridge firemen received public commendation from Mayor Champlin after stopping runaway Engine 6 last week. Chief Casey sent a detailed letter praising the decisive action and recommending formal commendation.
King Solomon Lodge A I and A M held a housewarming in the Masonic rooms of LindICott Hall Gilman square Somerville last evening. About 500 craft members attended along with guests from Soley and John Abbot lodges of Somerville.
The report details British casualties with 24 killed, 154 wounded, and 31 missing. Losses include King's Royal Rifles, Second Cameronians, Indian Staff, Bethune's Horse, and officers killed such as Lieutenant Colonel Buchanan of the Riddel Aitfies and three majors.
London reports shock as General Warren reportedly abandoned Kop after Buller’s earlier setback. The message follows renewed hopes of a victory and stirs deep public concern amid the ongoing war. Military circles express disbelief at the setback and debate its implications.
Warren faces a firm Boer line with open ground preventing a direct attack and Butler unable to send reinforcements. The turning maneuver stops, leaving the British at an impasse similar to Modder and Colenso delays.
The London Gazette prints despatches from General Buller and others up to mid December. General White dated Nov 2 details retreat from Glencoe to Ladysmith and the political risks weighed against military gains. He notes 4000 Boers attacked with about 500 killed or wounded and three guns left dismounted at Talana Hill.
London reacts to Warren's failure to hold the captured trench on Spion Kop as Boer artillery domination and poor maps raise fears of a complete reversal. Officials like Carrington and Lord Gifford question planning while public worry deepens over casualties and the ultimate outcome of the Ladysmith relief effort.
British forces abandoned Spion Kop after discovering the slope made guns unusable and the crest was dominated by higher ground. Military opinion holds General Warren faced an untenable position due to lack of reliable large scale maps and strategic missteps.
General Buller laments scouting errors at Colenso December 18 and notes Long's artillery failure hindered a possible crossing. He praises actions by Congreve Reid Roberts and Nurse for gun salvage, while Methuen laments command difficulties and highlights Colonel Paget of the Scots Guards amid severe fire.
Berlin reports the latest South Africa news as a British setback with the Deutsche Tages-Zeitung calling the British position a trap. German mails to the Transvaal are returned from Cape Town, while a bitter pamphlet titled The Final Reckoning With England portrays naval defeats and the empire’s breakup.
London January 26 The Fourth Cavalry division is set to embark for South Africa in early February after news of Spion Kop. At Life Guards barracks the Prince of Wales inspected the first group of yeomanry bound for duty tomorrow in a detailed tour with Lord Chesham. Lady Essex Lord Rothschild and Lord and Lady Lonsdale attended the inspection.
From Ladysmith on January 21 the garrison reports Boer forces mounting new artillery and strengthening defences while General Buller shells their positions. The Boers show resolve to stubbornly oppose the relief column, with no sign of evacuating their guns.
A London Standard despatch from Ladysmith dated December 26 describes scarce festive fare. Turkeys and geese were rare, with many eating hard beef, underfed ox flesh, or goat meat. A late December provision auction saw potatoes at one shilling each and eggs about ten pence.
A British force of 200 Lancers attacked from Ladysmith under heavy cannon and rifle fire at the Pretoria laager. The Boers withdrew with apparent British casualties. One Boer was wounded as a heavy cannonade continued from 2:30 this morning.
A thin war office report cites heliograph messages from Ladysmith claiming disease is eroding the garrison and General Sir George White fears he cannot hold out much longer.
Ruthven Whitewright Stuart, 19, a Harvard preparatory student, files suit in New York to claim a portion of William Whitewright’s estate from 1898. He is the sole grand nephew or niece left out of the will, and guardian Joheil T. Hurd of Flushing is appointed for litigation.
William F. Francis, 45, living at Hotel Rexford in Bowdoin Street, was found dead in bed with a bottle and glass containing potassium cyanide nearby. Dr. Thompson ruled it self inflicted. two letters were left, one to his wife and one to his father in Peoria, Illinois. His body awaits relatives' instructions at Tinkham's undertaking rooms.
In New Haven on January 2, officials report Hon. E. J. Phelps former minister to England remains critically ill from pneumonia. Doctors say the disease has not progressed but the patient is weaker and very low, with grave fears that the end may come at any moment.
Actress Kate Claxton filed a bankruptcy petition in New York listing liabilities of 10739 dollars. Her assets amount to 100 dollars in clothing and an accident insurance policy.
Four American herring vessels may identify the large unknown wrecked Jan 17 at Loxteil Point Bay St. George as seen from Gloucester and Boston. Names Oliver Wendell Holmes Essex Phomna Harvard cited as suspects. No identifying wreck evidence yet.
The Ward 8 Republicans held a reception for the ward committee of 1900 at the Hotel Bowdoin last evening. Charles C. Egerton presided and Walter H. Rowe served as secretary. Many speeches praised the committee and pledged support. In Waltham a fire on Gifford avenue caused $2500 in damage to a two story frame building owned by Bartlett and Illingsworth as high winds hampered containment.
In medical notes the text links insufficient nutrition to children who grow into weak, delicate, or backward adults. It emphasizes undersized stature, nervousness, and feebleness as outcomes of poor feeding in early life.
Clash erupts as cigar makers convene to decide on a lockout, with calls for independence and threats of a split from the international union. Police intervene amid chants to vote by secret ballot, adjournment without action, and fears of a regional rebellion.
On the steamship Yarmouth from Nuevitas a group of colonists reached La Gloria under the Cuban Land and Steamship Company. Sixty six cabin passengers traveled, with only two women aboard Mrs S H Sawyer and Mrs H T Crowell. Mrs Crowell warned that Nuevitas and La Gloria were unsafe for women and that the settlement did not meet expectations.
Peter Quinta a 23 year old Frenchman was arrested on a warrant charging assault with intent to murder Frederick L. Davis of Leominster after an evening dispute in a Main street saloon. They had a finger pull contest and then planned a pool game for stakes to decide who was better.
Tomorrow in Frankfort the House will vote on Van Heter Democrat’s contest against Berry Republican for a seat from Fayette county. The 100 member body is split with Democrats claiming at least 52 votes to 47 for Republicans while Berry cannot vote. Republicans predict 51 to 48 in their favor.
Patrolman George Smyth of Station 1 Cambridge acquits in the snowball arrest of Harvard student Ivan I. Stanley. Judge Almy censured Smyth for handcuffing conduct during the arrest. the case is closed by acquittal.
US forces under Major Shipton landed near Legaspi to strike Filipino positions. The Nashville bombarded trenches driving insurgents into the hills while villagers were pressed into service. Casualties included one American killed and one wounded. Admiral Watson reports Marietta aiding the capture of Taal and bridge operations against insurgent trenches.
Assignments shake Maine firms with debts totaling 38 000 dollars and assets of 61 000 led by the Biddeford and Natick Lumber Co to Mayor Luther R. Moore. Kennebec River flows surge after two inches of rain and low temperatures. Ice shipments, fishing reports, and new ventures pace a busy week across Bangor Foxcroft Saco and Bath.
A Rochester farmer John R. Smith, 80, burned to death in his home. Nashua contractors agree nine hours equal a day's work for carpenters after April. Rochester’s Howe’s drug store broken into. thief took $2. Exeter wins second bowling match against Rochester. 3-0 series. Exeter hosts John J. Bell Lodge entertainment. Samuel Cohen and Annie Fishman wed in Exeter. Ice storms block trains between Exeter and Hampden. M B Dean 1900 elected leader of Phillips Exeter Mandolin and Guitar Club. Salisbury Heights lumber buoyant. mills running full. Mrs Annie Stone, Newport, dies at 28. Mrs W W Marshall injured in sleigh accident near West Burke. Nashua’s Hunt Memorial Library considered a near affair. Nashua Iron & Steel casts largest engine shaft in state. Ex-Gov Roswell Farnham visits Woodsville to meet New England City Co. Carlton E Robertson and Caroline Crockett wed in Concord. Sewall’s Falls chemical works to restart next week. Boston Plymouth and Provincetown Steamboat Co incorporated at Dover. Goose Pond Keene water rises eighteen inches after thaw. Portsmouth boats report big fish catches. Plans for torpedo boat basin at Portsmouth Navy Yard advance. Franklin telephones hampered by ice.
The Burlington firm Page and Rodgers dissolves. Swanton blacksmith Homer J. Brown sold to Mills Rockwood Co. Bennington mills resume operations. James L. McCall of Bennington dies. Hattie Waite sells Richville farm to Theodore Richards. Plainfield Creamery paid patrons 25 cents a pound for December butter. Burns talk by W. P. Stafford to Scotia Club of St Johnsbury. Scotiag depot to be repaired in February. New library books arrive for Enosburgh Falls. Baxter farm cattle herd sold to New York. Rutland–Dartmouth game canceled. George Haddad returns from four months in Syria. William P. Day promoted to commander. Bennington tests water four times yearly. Burgess saw mill yard has about 1 000 000 feet of logs. Alice L. Clift marries Albert A. Greene in Middleton Springs. E L Grange charts springs on Dr Henry Walker farm in Chittenden. Fitzgerald sells last horse Mercury to John Hale. Edward Gonger files bankruptcy petition with $171 liabilities and $55 assets.
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