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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1898

Page

6

Senate blocks strike inquiry in Massachusetts Senate

The Massachusetts Senate rejected a stronger inquiry into the New Bedford strike, removing the papers clause from the order and dividing mainly along party lines. Senators Farley and Towle backed the amendment, while Flynn and Morse resisted, arguing for broader powers. the amended order passed 26 to 1 with one dissent.

New Bedford Senate Farley Franklin County Honoseph J. Flynn Lawrence Senator Towle Boston Morse Cape Bouve Plymouth Flynn Cook Worcester Hayes Suffolk Towle Soule Bristol Mills Gallivan Reich Committee On Labor Irwin Hampshire Moran Williams Norfolk Fe. Worley

Weavers Meeting in Dawson Hall Ends in Disarray

In New Bedford on January 28 a meeting of women weavers collapsed after Harriet Pickering was heckled off stage. The incident led to a brief council talk, a plan for relief distribution, and anticipation of another attempt next week possibly at City Hall. A free soup kitchen opened today with limited supply and promised larger servings by Monday.

Farley Franklin Soule Bristol Flynn Essex Hayes Gallivan Towle Suffolk Bouve Plymouth Morse Cape New Bedford Dawson Hall Harriet Pickering Mrs. Pickering Executive Committee Matthew Hart Davidson Bros

Taunton Union Endorses New Bedford Strike Action

Taunton Jan 28 Taunton Mule Spinners Union endorses the Mule Spinners Association strike at New Bedford and levies a 25 cent weekly assessment during the strike.

Taunton Taunton Mule Spinners’ Union

Ashland Knitting Co resumes work after two months

Ashland Mills January 28 The Ashland Knitting Company began work today in its card and spinning rooms after a two months shutdown. Other departments will resume in full next week.

Ashland N. H Ashland Knitting Company

New Bedford Collectors Go on Strike Aid Drive

New Bedford organizations dispatched three batches of representatives to solicit aid for non union men. A five member committee targets Boston while another five visits Fitchburg and other cities. Meetings last night yielded no published results. William Cunane or Paul Watson, Box 332, New Bedford, available to receive contributions.

New Bedford Boston Fitchburg William Cunane Paul Watson

Bankers Performances End at Bijou Theatre

The Bijou Theatre closes its run of Coreopsis with last shows this afternoon and evening. Bankers and friends filled the crowds as the musical comedy delighted audiences, marking an unparalleled success for the organization and signaling a pause in theatricals until next year.

Bijou State Street

Ward 11 Republican caucus elects Briggs as chairman

At the Ward 11 Republican committee meeting Major Frank H. Briggs was chosen chairman after the retiring chair Mr Court enay Guild. Briggs had earlier pushed for a writ of mandamus to force the Board of Aldermen to act on a ward representative election. William H. Reed became secretary and Hon Joshua B. Holden treasurer with no contests for offices. caucus for successor to Representative Lowell set for Feb 16.

Ward 11 Republican Committee Frank H. Briggs Courtenay Guild Briggs Supreme Court Board of Aldermen William H. Reed Joshua B. Holden Lowell Jeb

Boots and footwear sale at Moseley Co.

Tomorrow marks the annual marked down boot and shoe sale at T. E. Moseley & Co. 469 Washington Street. The firm highlights men and boys departments offering first class skating boots snow excluders and spring weather footwear at low figures.

T. E. Moseley & Co Washington Street

Paur Will Stay as Boston Symphony Leader

Boston music circles dispute a Musical Courier report that Emil Paur will resign and Felix Weingartner take over. Colonel Higginson calls the claim a lie and notes Paur’s fifth season with a $10,000 bonus option, while rumors link Richter or Damrosch but gain little support.

Boston Emil Paur Boston Symphony Felix Weingartner Royal Opera House Berlin Henry L. Higginson Musical Courier Weingartner Higginson Richter Imperial Opera Vienna Walter Damrosch Paul

Miss Sanderson Wins Prizes at Boston University

Philomathean Society held a prizes ceremony awarding ten dollar gold prizes for best literary pieces to Miss Lucy E Sanderson and best poem to the same student. Honorable mentions went to Miss Harriet Fiske and Miss Amy Wales. Professor Louis C Bilson spoke on troubadours with period songs. Wellesley professors attended.

Philomathean Society Boston University B. A Beacon Thomas Lindsay Lucy E.sanderson Kappa Gamma Gamma Gamma Phi Beta Harriet Fiske Sanderson Amy Wales Katherine Whiting Louis C. Blson New England Conservatory Bilson Boston Advertiser Wellesley

Garter court martial proceedings in Savannah

Savannah witnesses Hancock Foley and Sterly, with Venable of Atlanta, testified on January 28 about the difficulty in obtaining copies of specifications for the Savannah Harbor works. Sterly presented documentary evidence as the proceedings moved along with no sensational disclosures.

Savannah. Ga Carter F. A. B. Hancock John Foley J. W. O. Sterly Savannah W. W. Vennable Atlanta Sterly Savannah Harbor Mr. Sterly

Unique Auction Sale Notices Public Property

A public notice on the Og bulletin board advertises a sale on Thursday Feb 24 at 11 am. Items include brushes, a button stick, wood toothpicks and quilt toothpicks, sold cash in hand at the purchasing commissary office 159 High Street United States Army.

Postoffice United States Army High Street

Lady Sykes Debt Paid Prompting Forgery Suit Rumor

London reports that moneylender Jay has been paid the $78,350 claim against Sir Tatton and Lady Sykes though the jury ruled against him. A rumor says Jay may prosecute Lady Sykes for forgery in notes she provided as security.

London Jay Sir Tatton Lady Sykes

Lyons Delivers The American Hebrew Address At Club

Mr. Leo J. Lyons spoke on The American Hebrew before Golden Star Pleasure Club members at 170 Hanover Street. Harry Geldbach presided. The event ended with a vocal and musical concert.

Leo J. Lyons Golden Star Pleasure Club Hanover Street Harry Geldbach

Skin Disease Cure Claims Quick Relief

It claims Dr. Agnew's ointment relieves itching burning skin diseases in one day and cures tetter rheum scald head eczema barber's itch ulcers blotches and eruptions. It is described as soothing quieting and magical for baby humors. Price 85 cents. From Bromfield Street and Washington Street listings.

Dr. Agnew Ouard Bromfield Stheel Sheppard &Company Ashington Street

Lift up or pull down letter boxes watchful city column

Corbett's Columa discusses two styles of mailbox legends Lift up and Pull down noting both are imperfect. The piece praises Dr King Company dentists at 488 Washington Street for lifelike artificial teeth and painless work with a $4 50 set guaranteed sixteen years. It also comments on local clothing shops Bernard M Wolf My Clothier at Hanover and Portland and Lee lands at 120 Boylston Street and notes various ads and social chatter with a casual closing Good day.

Dr. King Company Dentists Washington Street Dr. King Hanover Portland Bernard M. Wolf Union General Hospital West Springfield Street Frank L. Burt Burt

Knight's Pies Promoted From Hudson Street Bakery

A newspaper note extols Knight's pies for being delicious and easily digested. The pies come from Knight's neat bakery at 50 and 52 Hudson Street, where orders receive attention and Manager Knight is described as a good man to deal with.

Hudson Street Knight

Copper King of Arizona mine shows record first year progress

Brooklyn Advertiser reports the Copper King of Arizona mine exceeded all prior copper milestones in its first year. No. 1 shaft reaches about 450 feet with ore yielding $50 to $100 in gold and 29 percent copper. Stock rose from 5 cents to 50 cents, about 4000 shareholders. Smelter on site, dividend likely soon. Greene of 27 School St is local agent.

Brooklyn Advertiser Copper King of Arizona United States Joseph W. Greene School Street Greene

Davis & Co ship Yukon trip launch for Alaska voyage

Messrs. E. C. Davis & Co plan to send a steam launch on March 1 with ten men to Alaska. The vessel is being built in South Boston and aims to skim the Yukon and Mynook Creek shoals. Assistance offered to buyers of Klondike stock at $1 a share through Davis & Co. 244 Washington st.

E. C. Davis & CO BE. C. Davis & Co Alaska Boston Yukon River Mynook Creek Messrs. Davis & Co Washington Street Klondike & Boston

Visit to W P Burnell and American Motor Wagon stock

The writer visits W P Burnell the general agent of the American Motor Wagon Company at Tremont building. Burnell says the stock will sell at par soon and favors investors with good returns, though he says he is not urging purchases.

W. P. Burnell American Motor Wagon Company Tremont Building

Sunday Church Services and Meetings in Boston Area

A digest of Sunday church services across multiple Boston churches including First Baptist Church Commonwealth Avenue led by Rev. Nathan B. Wood and Tremont Temple with a program of songs and sermons. Other listings include Berkeley Temple, Park Street Church, Old South Church, Fourth Presbyterian, First Presbyterian, and multiple spiritual temples with service times, sermons, hymn recitals, and special events.

First Baptist Church Commonwealth Avenue Nathan BE. Wood D. D Felix Wienternitz Tremont Temple Henry De _ Bessee Harry, Hazen W. H. Stedman George C. Lorimer Cuba Lorimer Hall Lorimer Temple Choral Union Berkeley Charlies A. Dickinson William S. Kelsey Murphy Temperance Meeting Christian Endeavor Dr. Dickinson Lord Jesus Solomon Beloved of God Park Street Church Smith Baker Boston Tremont Street M. FE Concord and Tremont Streets John D. Pickles W. T. Haven Brookline W. F. M. Society Miss Ruth Sites China Fourth Presbyterian Church South Boston Charles J. Cameron First Presbyterian Church Columbus Avenue Berkeley Street Scott F. Hershey John Willisher

Broadway week brings acts from Sousa to Zenda

The coming week in Boston theaters features Sousa’s Bride Elect closing tonight, Anna Held headlining vaudeville with a large cast, a Chinese play The Cat and the Cherub, Andrew Mack in An Irish Gentleman, Mrs. Leslie Carter with The Heart of Ages, Belasco war drama next season, and The Prisoner of Zenda by Castle Square set for next week. Also noted are The Mysterious Mr Bugle, The Queen of the Ballet, The Geisha, The Prisoner of Zenda and other engagements at Park, Tremont, Hollis, Bowdoin Square, Grand Opera House, and Keith’s with lectures at Music Hall and Mantell at the Columbia.

Air Line New York Old State House Park Square Station Back Bay Boston Sousa Anna Held Bessie Boonehill Frank Lawton Lizzie Evans Frank Mills Dixon Bowers Decock Cumberland Museum Andrew Mack Hollis Leslie Carter James E. Wilson Theodore Roberts Carter Belasco Bowdoin Square Wilson Barrett Mr. Bugle the Tremont Mr. Holland Gretchen Lyon Queen of the Ballet Nancy McIntosh Geisha Castle Square Company Lillian Lawrence J. H. Gilmour Maude Odell Horace Lewis Miss Odell Thomas W. Keene Grand Opera House Ladder of Life Lizzie Derious Daly George McTernan George Paxton Emilie Everett Weber & Fields Pantzer_ brothers Cook Sonora Leona Lewis Seminole Jack Inisin Daniel Boone Sam T. Jack Zoo Harvard Opera Comique Company Pasha R. G. Dustan Keith’s Burton Holmes Music Hall Yellowstone National Park Robert Mantell Columbia Louis Cyran Austin & Stone’s

Vessels in Provincetown Harbor Amid Gale and Ice

A heavy northwest gale delayed incoming vessels as a fleet of seven towboats with coal barges towed ships to Provincetown harbor. The four masted schooner Estelle Phinney anchored between ferries, while the American bark Carrie Winslow and British ship Canara raced for cargoes of lumber to Buenos Ayres.

Provincetown Estelle Phinney Phinney Buenos Ayres Carrie Winslow Canara Cape Cod Swatridge Winslow Persia Dominion Line Liverpool New England Dominion Montreal Scotsman Salvador Portland D. W Campbell Beaver Line St. John N. B Lake Winnipeg Scythia Bothnia Gurney Barkentine Bruce Hawkins Brunswick Boston Samuel Wellock Lighthouse Channel William Johnson Philadelphia American Glue Company Sylvester L. Ward Union Towboat Company Spectacle Island Francis J. Ward Caulk William FE. Cleary T Wharf William Haskins William Haskins & Co Commerce Street Harriet McLean New York Jacobsen Ronane London Boadicea Glasgow Livonia George Perry Edna Perry Cape Porpoise Thompson Dempster Olson Allan Cunard Prince Johnston Leyland St. John’s James Butman Rhode Island Abner Coburn Hong Kong

Salvation Oli Promoted as Earth’s Greatest Pain Cure

An advertisement touts Salvation Oli as the greatest cure on earth for pain, priced at 25 cents. The claim highlights its affordability and broad healing appeal to readers seeking quick relief.

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