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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1895

Page

2

Police Shakeup Planned for Stations Two Three and Four

Changes at Station 3 follow a liquor squad authority clash while Station 4 in Lagrange street seeks a captain swap to satisfy commissioners and captain Warren. Station 2 could promote Donovan to drill captain as part of broader reforms at Pemberton square, with General Martin driving discipline and a purge of policy sharks and gambling. Deputy Pierce earns praise for eradicating gambling fronts as Chief Inspector Watts revives the inspectors office.

Wescott, Donovan War- Tren Pemberton Square Station 3 Wescott Station 4 Lagrange Street Phil Warren Warren Hoffman Court Square Donovan Martin General Martin Pierce Boston Watts

Hood chiefs praise Boston detective work and liquor squad

The Boston detective bureau gains high regard under Chief Watts who promotes diligence and responsibility. Captain Brown leads the liquor squad, wiping out dives and kitchens, arresting Wendell for illegal sale of liquor, confiscating over $10 worth of beverages, and mounting raids on hotels and Chinese joints with numerous arrests and convictions. Commissioner plans consider similar boosts for other stations.

Watts Detective Bureau Boston Martin Most Martin Most Is His Experiment of Placing Captain Brown Captain Brown Abraham Q. Wendell Lquor

Alons the Waterfront on Sylvia and harbor notes

The steam yacht Sylvia, recently brought across the Atlantic by Captain Arthur H. Clark for Commodore P Brown, is noted as the smallest steam yacht to cross the ocean and the westward winter crossing. Sylvia measured 198 tons gross with about two feet of freeboard, 4679 miles logged to New York via Madeira and Bermuda.

Sylvia Atlantic Arthur H. Clark Commodore P Brown New York Yacht Club Ocean Ituna New York Madeira Bermuda Clark Lloyd’s Alice George S. Wardwell Lawley Yacht Works South Boston Rockland Jackson Richardson Elmira N. Y Light House Board Tt. P. Crawley F. B. Sands Newport R. I Providence

Midnight Express Split Tracks for Park Square Line

The Park Square Station on the Old Colony system will run two sections from tomorrow due to increased travel. The first section with mail cars and passenger coaches departs at midnight, reaching New York at 6 30 a.m. The second sleepers-only section leaves at 12 10 a.m. arriving in New York at 7. Edward P. Shaw Jr. will become superintendent of the Haverhill Merrimac and Amesbury road, replacing Wesley Wentworth who resigned to become assistant manager of the Lowell and Suburban road. An agent is in Detroit hiring conductors engineers and firemen for railroad work in Japan at princely salaries by local standards. Some Michigan Central workers have been engaged. A Savannah line folder promises rest and rapid transit to destination. A steamer leaves Lewis Wharf every Thursday at 1 p.m. for southern points. BE EB Davis, long-time tire power superintendent at Boston and Maine, has taken a similar post at Philadelphia and Reading with headquarters in Philadelphia. The Trackman

Park Square Old Colony New York Edward P. Shaw, Jr Norwich Michigan Central Savannah Lewis Wharf EB. Davis Boston & Maine Hal Philadelphia & Reading Iladelphia

Baron von Bossanyi Engaged to Irving Place Actress Durand

New York dispatch reports Baron Freidrich von Bossanyi, a Hungarian noble, engaged to Miss Charlotte Durand, leading actress at the Irving Place Theatre. The couple became engaged about a week ago amid Austro Hungarian circles. no wedding date yet. Durand will reportedly remain an actress. Bossanyi plans to settle in New York.

New York Baron Freidrich von Bossanyl Empire Charlotte Durand Conreid Stock Company Irving Place Herr Coureid Baron Miss Durand Karon Bossanyi Vienna Hungary Consolidated Budapest Louis Kossuth Baron’ Leonardi Bossanin Ignatius Weltner Irvine Place Conreld Carcel Baron Bossenvia

Universalist minister Blackford receives comfort purse

In Waltham on January 27, supporters of Rev. L P Blackford, expelled after a church council ruling, presented him a $100 purse at his Harvard Street home. Followers deny guilt and expect him to pursue legal action after studying law. the church society remains divided on his case.

Mr. Blackford Blackford

John H McLaughlin Dead East Boston Letter Carrier

John H McLaughlin 28 died at his parents home 242 Everett street East Boston. A native islander and admired by all he was a letter carrier at the South End station and brother of Michael F McLaughlin a noted island ward politician. Burial from his parents home tomorrow at 8 am with high mass at the Church of the Assumption at 8:30 am.

John H. McLaughlin Boston Everett Street South End Michael F. McLaughlin Church of the Assumption

Birth certificate mix up delays funeral in New York

Mrs George Damm of 1611 First avenue gave birth to a daughter on January 23 and died soon after. A birth certificate misled coroner Hoeber and undertaker Hess into planning the burial as a death, delaying the funeral until a proper death certificate is issued after the parents return to New York with the baby.

New York George Damm First Avenue Charlotte Messer Burgheim East Seventy-ninth Street Hoeber Hess Second Avenue Damm

Central Labor Union Hearing Plans Parade And Aid Drive

At Brockton January meeting delegates discussed two noncompliant barber shops and a grain dealer in dispute with the union. A Whitman candy store was noted as non union, and Woodard & Terry adopted the L. P. U. stamp. The parade’s chief marshal will be George N. Hubbard. about 200 marchers expected, no banners except American, with Henry Lloyd and others addressing at Hotel Belmont. The event supports Haverhill shoe workers, Opera House offered free by Manager Lothrop.

Brockton Central Labor Union Treers Barbers Whitman Woodard & Terry Haverhill Westboro George N. Hubbard Lasters Warren Avenue Belmont Hotel Belmont Henry Lloyd Frank K T‘oster James Cary Miss Nason E. Gerry Brown Lothrop Opera House

Autopsy Details In Wright Case Prompt Suspension Of Officer

Jan 27 Lawrence. Medical examiners Howe Dow and Chase performed an autopsy on Walter C Wright the murderer who died by his own hand and on his wife and victim bullets struck Mrs Wright in the brain behind the ear a bullet passed through the brain and fractured the skull on the left side a triangular wound on the right and a bullet indent beneath the scalp another bullet lodged in the opposite brain a second bullet passed through the skull Officer Kimball who was alerted by the building janitor was suspended pending investigation.

Lawrence Howe Dow Chase Walter C. Wright Mrs. Wright Wright Kimball

Anniversary Exercises At Boston Baptist Bethel

Over five hundred attended the Boston Baptist Bethel annual anniversary event. Framed by a grand song service, readings, and brief addresses, reports highlighted the year’s work by Miss Emma Griffin and others. Griffin noted 9188 families and 426 sick persons aided, plus thousands of donated items and 33 baptisms.

Boston Baptist Bethel J. Garfield Stone Harvard College Chapel Choir Buttrick Frances Killam Leah de Caro Nathan A. Fitch Bethel Sunday School Bethel Walter J. Swaffield H. P. Morrison Cambridge G. R. Dority Emma Griffin

Boston Schoolboy Herbert Ewer Dies After Ice Injury

Herbert Ewer eighteen resided on Burroughs place. He fell on an icy Nas sau street, sustained a brain concussion, died at 1 a.m. Saturday. Uncle Randolph M. C. Ewer of New York arrived to claim the body for burial at Woodlawn. Mother touring West with a troupe, absent from home. Over fifty classmates visited the Burroughs place.

Herbert Ewer Burroughs Place Nassau Street Randolph M. C. Ewer New York Woodlawn

Phillipses mark silver anniversary at 853 Massachusetts Ave

Mr and Mrs Joseph Phillips celebrated yesterday their silver wedding anniversary at their home with guests including Mr and Mrs J Benshimol Mr and Mrs I E Evans Miss E Evans Mr H Phillips and Mr Charles Clare The hosts received many handsome presents A collation and high order speeches followed The Misses Phillips entertained the younger guests Mr Herbert L Gale will conduct their noon meeting at Bromfield Street Church all week with daily solo singing planned

Joseph Phillips Massachusetts Avenue J. Benshimol I. E Evans E. Evans H. Phillips Charles Clare Misses Phillips Herbert L. Gale Young Men’s Christian Association of Worcester Mass Evangelistic Association of New England Bromfield Street Church Gale Park Street Church

No-License Meeting at Memorial Hall Revere

A large gathering met in Memorial Hall Revere last evening in support of no-license aims. Solomon Woodberry chaired the No-License League meeting as a Methodist choir and the Revere Orchestral Club provided music. Ex-Representative Arthur B. Curtis and young temperance orator J. E. Anderson gave addresses.

Memorial Hall Revere Solomon Woodberry Methodist Church Arthur B. Curtis J. E. Anderson

North End Park Associates Open New Quarters in East Boston

The North End Park Associates, a group of fifty seven North End young men, have opened their new quarters at 2 Commercial street. The rooms are elegantly furnished and their first grand social is scheduled for Thursday evening, Jan. 31, at Lyceum Hall in East Boston.

North End Park Associates North End Commercial Street Lyceum Hall Boston

Raids Seize Liquor at Arlington Street Barroom

Chelsea police conducted multiple raids on kitchen barrooms yesterday, capturing liquor at one site. At 62 Arlington Street they seized whiskey wine and lager beer in quantity.

Chelsea Arlington Street

Commander in Chief Lawler heads to Vermont for G A R encampment

Rockford Illinois January 27 Commander in Chief Lawler and staff departed for Vermont to attend the state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Rockford Ill Lawler Vermont Grand Army

Remly Sidelinger recalls General Howard and the 1877 campaign

In a Lynn Item letter Remly Sidelinger recounts serving with the Seventh Cavalry under General O O Howard in 1876 77. He describes the Nez Perces pursuit near the Yellowstone and Bear Paw, Howard preaching on Sunday, and the long chase that ended at Thanksgiving after a brutal march with worn horses and scouts reporting Indian signs.

Lynn Howard Old Fighting Seventh Cavalry Custer Sitting Bull Sun Creek Montana Mr. Bull Seventh Cavalry Fort A. Lincoln Sturgis Walla Walla Valley Joseph Department of the Pacific

American Wringer Co Wringers and Sweepers Makers

The American Wringer Co. operates at 13 and 15 Broadway extension as city manufacturers of wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers. All kinds of wringers and sweepers repaired. Orders by mail promptly attended to. Telephone Tremont 74.

The American Wringer Co Broadway Extension Tremont

Free Medical Services Offered by Dewey Medical Co

Free examinations and treatments will be furnished for all diseases by the Dewey Medical Co at 74 Boylston Street Rooms 7 and 8. Hours are 9 to 11 a.m., 2 to 4 p.m., and 6 to 8 p.m. Read as a public service notice promising no charge for services.

Dewey Medical Co Boylston Street Tod

How to beat the grip with Duffy's Malt Whiskey

The article warns that the grip remains treacherous and widespread in the North and East as winter lingers. It urges prevention by addressing weak conditions and promotes Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as the effective preventive remedy and tonic with claims of restoring strength appetite and circulation.

Duffy

Massachusetts hearing on municipal suffrage for women

Commonwealth of Massachusetts announces a hearing by the Committee on Woman Suffrage at the State House Old Representative Chamber on Wednesday January 30 at 10 o’clock a m. Joel D. Miller chairman Alfred S Roe clerk of the committee presiding.

State House Boston Old Representative Chamber Joel D. Miller Alfred S. Roe

Banking bill hearing announced in Boston

State House notice from January 24 1895 states the Committee on Banks and Banking will hear interested parties on Saturday in Boston at Room 181 and again on Thursday January 31 at 11 o clock. James C. Leach chairs the committee Louis P. Howe is clerk.

State House Boston Committee On Banks and Banking James C. Leach Louis P. Howe

Foreclosure sale of Brockton bound Dale Street property

Mortgage holder Mary A. Carroll to foreclose Moody Merrill deed dating 1870. Public auction set February 18, 1895, at 4 p m on Dale Street Roxbury Boston lot 3459.51 square feet with dwelling, described by H H Moses plan. prior release affects parcel Lot Two. payment terms $100 down, balance in ten days.

Moody Merrill Sarah P. Bugardus Suffolk Mary A. Carroll Boston Roxbury Dale Street Roxbury Line Company Leavitt Hayden H. H. Moses John J. Carroll Garbett & Wood Sherman Street

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