31 Jan 1901
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1901
Page
1
A Boston dealer touts fixed price suits at five dollars with two styles described as striped worsted and all wool plus ten cent four ply collars. The notice markets exceptional offers during stock taking and mentions a bold photo giveaway of Queen Victoria at 10 am tomorrow.
London crowds prepare for a two mile state funeral with a sea of uniforms from forty regiments and visiting dignitaries. Food markets close end of week and railways revert to Sunday schedules as prices for street and balcony views soar from £10 to £30. The Spanish battleship Pelayo and US attaché Major Cassatt join the pageant amidst security worries and public mourning.
New York January 20 William C Whitney bought Hamburg for 60000 at the Bitter Root stock sale at Madison Square Garden where 52 horses were auctioned for a total of 958400. Haggin led buyers with multiple purchases as the dispersal of Marcus Daly’s Bitter Root stable continued in Hamilton Montana and New York bidders competed for eight stallions 187 brood mares and 76 race horses.
Teresa Anderson 19 died in Somerville Hospital after taking roughly ten grains of strychnine believed to be headache powder. She worked at the Cambridge factory of the American Rubber Company and fell ill after returning from work. Doctors Hughes and Bateman accompanied her to the hospital where she died in agony. Forecasts report Thursday clouds and light snow with relief by Friday as storm warnings extend from Hatteras to Norfolk.
New York January 80 The Southern Railway Company today secured control of the Mobile and Ohio railroad interests with a decisive move in the regional rail landscape.
Edward T. Miles, Hudson tax collector since 1896, is jailed on a warrant charging a defalcation of about 9000 dollars. Bondsmen include 22 local businessmen led by Apsley and Keith. Miles says business troubles and shoe shop costs led to the loss. he resigns from office, with district court arraignment set for tomorrow before Judge Boynton.
The twenty seventh annual Somerville Police Relief Association ball was held at Union Hall Somerville. Mayor Edward Glines led the grand march escorting Mrs Melville C Parkhurst wife of the police chief. The event drew over 100 attendees and included Chief Parkhurst as floor director with aldermen and police from other cities.
Helena Montana January 30 report shows Mantle 29 votes, Frank 24 votes, McGinnis 10 votes, and 24 scattering. Results indicate Mantle leads with a solid margin in the election.
Frederick C. Allen and Sadie B. Hamblet united in marriage last evening. Best man was Paul F. Brown. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. F. J. Kelly, pastor of the Congregational church at Dracut.
James Thompson, once convicted in the Webster post office robbery, is pardoned after a five year fight. His son William A. Thompson and supporters pushed the case. the Governor and council granted the pardon, Thompson plans to return to New York to start in the hotel business with backing and public praise for his innocence.
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