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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1893
Page
2
A Sprawling cyclone swept Pomeroy Iowa killing at least four and injuring many as officials report no contact with the town. Tornadoes struck Cherokee and Alta Iowa with multiple deaths. A Minnesota cyclone near Lakefield caused major property damage and several fatalities as families faced wrecks and injuries.
A tale from Harvard trivia recounts how the crimson became the school color when a Harvard crew rower group led by President Eliot won the annual Yale race. Loyal spectators waved crimson handkerchiefs, inspiring the decisive choice of crimson as Harvard’s color, though Union College lore claims a competing magenta ribbon dispute.
An army officer laughed at a timid woman for flinching at a cannon salute. He later married her, and six months later he removed his boots in the hall when arriving home late at night.
A judge notes extraordinary news from a daughter at Vassar. Clara won the first prize in the annual gum drill last Chewsday.
The article profiles Emil Paur, his rise from Czernowitz to Vienna and Leipsic, and praise from peers like Kuntz and August Gussbacher. It notes his precise conducting of Bruchner's seventh with a small regiment orchestra, his violin training, and Boston’s anticipation of his arrival next year.
The Abenakis Fribe 46 held a sleep at Odd Fellows Hall with chiefs raised up and a Lilonette Council delegation present. East Boston reports the fatal shooting of Joseph W. Leonard at Fort Douglass on June 12. Leonard was warned to halt, fired upon after ignoring the command, and died two days later from lung injuries. His father in East Boston seeks facts, intending to involve Congressman O’Neil.
Chelsea city government held special sessions to hear a report from the joint conference committee on a 41500 appropriation for permanent street repairs. The committees recommitted to finance with steps to secure final passage and bond funding while a fallback involves long term loans if the legislature rejects the measure. If funds are not provided by Aug 1, street work would halt and workers be laid off.
Thieves entered Jennie Van Putten’s house at 25 Seventh Street, East Cambridge, stealing a large quantity of jewelry including a gold watch with a shell on the case, a short chain, a gold locket, a silver bangle, a gold pin, a silver thimble, six lady’s gold rings, and about a dozen other items. Joseph H. Murphy, 27, has been missing from Tuttle Street since July 4 and is feared to have harmed himself or been the victim of foul play. he is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall with a dark complexion.
St Patrick's parish schedules its annual picnic for July 20 at Highland Lake. The Dorchester Beacon sold for 7000 dollars at auction yesterday morning. Mr Morgan, retiring editor, received a gold watch chain and charm from former employees. Under new management Richard J Makin, previously of the Globe, becomes news editor. Mr Smith, assistant station agent at Dorchester, to return home today after two weeks' Willimantic vacation. friends plan a public reception.
The St. Augustine Y M Catholic Association has completed arrangements for the coming dedication of the new St Augustine Parochial School July 11. W W McNary is a candidate for the present Water Board seat after Commissioner Grant's appointment as probate judge of Suffolk County.
HMAVANA July 6 The steamer Trillio burned near Julin Key Sagua. One person jumped overboard and drowned others were saved. An electric car crash on Tremont street injured John Murray 21 of Jamaica Plain at the corner Tremont and EMot streets at 9 20 p m He was treated then taken to City Hospital and will recover.
Paris report states Guy de Maupassant, noted member of the Nationalist school and once confined in a private asylum, died today in Paris. Born August 5, 1860, his career spanned provocative fiction and sharp social critique.
London July 6 The House of Commons saw Clause 5 of the Home Rule bill pushed through committee amid Unionist protests. Clause 6 creating an Irish parliament and the 48 member council passed, while Clause 7 on an Irish legislative assembly followed with a sizable Liberal win. Clause 8 on interhouse dispute also passed as Gladstone moved to rise and report progress.
Five days after John Johnson vanished from 27 Warren Avenue neighbors fear foul play or boating accident. Relatives press to seize his belongings as a court hearing looms, while his South End fiancée mourns and searches for clues in the absence of any leads.
Wednesday night burglars entered Miss Augusta Gardiner’s residence at 27 Tyler Street while she was away for the Fourth. They forced entry through a kitchen window using an axe and heavy ad to break doors, stealing about $500 in money and valuables. no crew was seen. Return morning discovery showed wreckage and missing items.
A nameless woman says a belt worth 870 dollars was stolen from her bathroom during a sea bath at Crescent Beach yesterday afternoon. By midnight no arrest had been made. Police in Revere describe a suspect: 38 years old, 115 pounds, 5 feet 6 inches, wearing light pants and no coat or hat.
Lieutenant Peary prepares to depart for Port land with his mother amid plans for a rapid second Arctic voyage. He notes confidence in assembling a sizable party, raising funds quickly, and intends to use new appliances to surprise natives, including electric lights, while hoping to astound them with phonograph demonstrations.
The Horatio Harris estate in Roxbury bounded by Townsend Harold and Harrishop streets sold at auction yesterday afternoon. About seventy five bidders attended. John B. Osborn, acting for unknown parties, paid 25900 dollars. The brick mansion features twenty rooms four in basement twelve chambers three baths open fireplaces and steam heat on a 34390 square foot lot.
A dispute centers on lawyer William H. Preble earning 500 of a 3000 state aid for Officer Sumner D. Seavey, the prison guard who helped corner the Booth and McCarthy fugitives. Preble defends his fee as fair, while critics call it excessive, and local lawyers note the complexities of legislative work justify larger sums.
Police from Station 4 lead complaints as new drunk driving rules extend court hours. Arresting officers were kept past 6 PM, forcing day squad to cover night shifts. About twenty officers limped through a seventeen hour ordeal from 7:45 AM to 1 AM, prompting threats to halt arrests to regain protection.
Michael Buckley and Thomas O'Reilly were found not guilty by a Middlesex Superior Court jury in East Cambridge after a two day trial for causing the death of John Tatten at a Somerville reception on 502 Somerville Avenue. Tatten died from a fractured skull after a row and assault. he had testified in a related local case.
Mrs Cleveland's popularity remains strong since her White House days as a bride. Private Tuesday and Friday receptions draw many applicants for a social chat, with her unchanged gracious manner and dignified motherly warmth. Guests include Southern and Northern Democrats, Republicans, and Mugwumps, all delighted by her cordial welcome.
Rioters in Paris disrupt streets around Rue du Chateau d Etau and the Labor Exchange injuring several, including two policemen. Five tram cars were damaged as students reportedly took part. the Students' Association urged abstention from further participation.
Frank T. Cluse, a blind tramp, was arrested by Chief Pilon for drunkenness. En route to the station he savagely assaulted the chief, cutting a head wound with a tin trunk. A trunk contained over five hundred unused railroad tickets across forty roads. He received one month for assaulting an officer.
Providence laity held a July six reception at the Trocadero for Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore. About six hundred attended as Charles E. Gorman gave the welcome, and Gibbons replied briefly. After the speech the cardinal and Bishop Harkins greeted all present.
London reports 188 bodies recovered from the Thorn Hill mine after Tuesday’s explosion. Rescue operations concluded hours after the disaster, with authorities confirming the death toll as workers are identified.
Indianapolis crowd of eight thousand watched trotting races. Starter Walker broke his leg while alighting from a car. Graydon, a top young trotter and favorite, was permanently hurt in the first heat. Sunset collapsed and died at the end of the second heat in the 2:17 pace.
New York reports that George Lyon, appointed port surveyor by President Harrison in 1889, sent his resignation to President Cleveland and departed for his Connecticut River country home. He has filed information for a customs investigation commission, which indicated invoices from J. R. Simon & Co. were advanced in 1891 by about seventeen to eighteen thousand dollars.
The Rev EB Day of Eastport Long Island says he was jilted on the eve of his planned marriage to Miss Fanchier of New Canaan Connecticut. He announced the wedding weeks earlier and returned home without a bride. In his pulpit he denounced rumors as false and malicious and said there had been no reconciliation.
Richmond Indiana July 6 Prominent residents were involved in a shooting last night as Rev John Beaver a noted evangelist shot four times at Thomas G Gray. A ball struck Gray in the thigh causing a serious wound. The eruption sprang from Beaver's jealousy over his wife.
Mollie Porter, described as a fine looking and educated woman from Wayne County, was jailed after promenading in male clothing. The Mayor reprimanded her in Police Court and she faces a heavy fine. Porter was formerly married to a wealthy young man named Porter who grew jealous and the couple separated amid his dissipation.
James Rash pursues William Fratmire after his 17 year old daughter Miss Jennie Rash ran off with the married man. Parents blame a bicycle flirtation for the elopement and say Fratmire has a wife and children in Altoona. Miss Rash vanished while shopping and did not return.
Charles Reitz and Franz Rudert, rivals for a young woman in the same house, fought in the basement. Reitz drew a knife and stabbed Robert in the neck, a wound hospital doctors say is fatal. Reitz was arrested.
New Haven July 6 Helen Nesbitt a girl of unblemished reputation dies at her mother's Ansonia home from effects of an operation Dr W H Pulford of Ansonia is held without bail on charge of being primary cause of death Burgess a young mechanical draughtsman boarding at the Nesbitts said Helen went to New Haven June 27 to see Harvard baseball game later remaining in New Haven with friends Dr Wilmot treated her finding her fully dressed after she admitted there had been a criminal operation Helen about 24 years old and singularly attractive
In Hoboken on July 5 Isaac Hall and a well known blonde, Mrs Henry Schrieber, clashed on Jefferson and Fourth streets. Mrs Schrieber, enraged by stories about Hall, struck him with a rawhide, inflicting a severe beating on the street.
Washington July 6 cadet appointments to the United States Military Academy were announced for several states. Connecticut R S Granger West Windsor F W Stevens alternate Bridgeport Maine W S Brown Bridgton Massachusetts J W McConnell North Adams R E Ingram alternate Lee C W Eastman Worcester E N Benchley alternate Worcester G B Pillsbury Tewksbury S Beandry Read ing alternate.
In Parke county coal range mine No 9 three cars broke loose as shutting down last night. Miners ascending the slope were trapped in a narrow race. Joseph Raven died instantly Otto Grogan was fatally injured and likely to die Rolla Grogan and Joe Blacketer suffered severe head and hip bruises.
Thomas McCormack, a coachman for T. H. Richardson, was run away with on South street this afternoon and badly injured by being hurled against the bridge over the Housatonic railroad. His face and head were cut and bruised, two ribs broken, and a bone may have penetrated his eye. It is feared he cannot survive.
CHATHAM July 6 the government inspector pronounced the work of destroying the Alva complete and discharged the contractors. The inspection shows twenty four feet over amidships at low water twenty six at slack water and thirty three to thirty five feet over the bow and stern.
A Paris mob seized Boulevard du Temple cutting windows and clashing with police last night. Rioters fired, troops and guards dispersed them. about thirty arrested and forty wounded carried away. Labor exchanges closed amid detentions and militia presence. Allemane warned workers against violence. over twenty-five thousand troops deployed.
Washington July 6 Interior Secretary Smith advised Governor Jones that the planned July 9 executions of Choctaw murder convicts are unlikely. Nine Chocktaws have been stayed to Aug 4, with possible further commutation to Sept 4. The department aims to leniently treat those who merit it while preserving local authority.
Herbert E. Knights, sought in Cambridge and nearby cities for burglary, was captured yesterday in an Eliot Street pawn shop. He had escaped from East Cambridge jail during a court transport in April and is linked to Manchester jewelry thefts, Waltham larcenies, and South End burglaries. authorities plan Cambridge transfer.
City Registrar Whitmore circulates to rabbis stressing the new law requiring rabbis to hold regular licenses, as other ministers. Marriages previously performed by rabbis remain valid as to the ceremony for now.
Eight year old William Murphy of 455 Dorchester Avenue fell in an ice shed yesterday and struck his head on an ice wagon wheel, causing a concussion. He was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
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