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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1895
Page
6
The Bay State's Dandy Cadets arrive at Hingham with bands and banners and set up camp for the week in their summer headquarters. They observe Sabbath with devotional exercises in a simple and pretty service as cadets sing hymns and bows before parade.
The article mixes a Boston cadet camp routine with a Maryland murder trial. Cadets number about 2380 with 95 percent enrolled at a forty acre camp near Kneeland street, while elsewhere Mrs Belle Farrell stands trial for allegedly poisoning husband Frederick Farrell with strychnine after an affair with Eugene Hall. Evidence and testimony combine expert opinions and neighborhood gossip as the case unfolds.
The narrative follows young volunteers arriving at camp near Hingham, with 12 by 9 foot tents and a well supplied mess hall. It notes awakenings at 6, guard mounting at 8:15, a divine service, meals, and a full day of drills, inspections, and band practice, ending with tattoos and taps.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad offers tickets from Boston to Baltimore and Washington and return at about half rates on July 16 and 16. Tickets are valid for return until August 6 at 211 Washington Street in Boston.
Rug dept offers winner price per foot from $2.00 to $4.95 and rug lengths range 46 to 54 inches. Store advertises bargains across the department with specific per foot and set price examples as part of a city sale.
Assistant Secretary Curtis states final details for the bond transfer were completed satisfactorily and notes rising confidence in American securities among English and French financiers. The London Statist now praises American railroad securities sold in London this week at appreciated prices, with investors accepting income as low as 3 1/2 percent.
A promotional passage extols X-Zalia as a revolutionary medical product. It claims extensive endorsements from diverse business and professional leaders, portraying it as a universal boon with healing potential and calling it one of the age’s greatest medical discoveries.
James H. Pierce of 60 Mulberry street reports a man snatched his gold watch at Mulberry and Oxford streets tonight and fled. Pierce was later arrested on a charge of intoxication.
Maine Statesman reports Tom Reed the Democrat czar is training for a presidential run under Joe Manley. The piece mocks Reed’s look and notes his bicycle training linked to speculation of a campaign, including a barber’s trim of his mustache as part of the preparation.
The article notes Maine statesman Reed practicing a wheel ride along beaches. The machine handling his balance sparks rumors, while his mustache and weighing scales figure in the mishap. Despite repeated attempts, the rider shows some form, but the wheel tires of perseverance as onlookers await further demonstrations.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt ex-chancellor of the exchequer who was defeated yesterday in Derby has cancelled all engagements to speak at political meetings in the Midlands this week and returned to London. It is reported he will temporarily retire from politics.
Berlin dispatch reports strained relations between King Oscar and the majority in the Storthing as it contemplates approving the annual royal grants. The King seeks the 366,000 kroner allowance for himself and the Crown Prince, challenging previous reductions and arguing constitutional limits. Premier Stang presses for a cabinet reconstruction, signaling instability that may force the monarch to travel to Christiana.
Sale ad from The Wankel Co. at 91 Summer St. lists deep discounts on men’s and boys’ wear. Mens English cassimere pants 3.50 value now 9e. Cheviotry suits 12.50 now 3.45. Thin coats and washworth items discounted. Open Saturday and Monday evenings.
Ania pursues a fresh attempt to assemble a coalition ministry signaling continued negotiations with key parties. The move reflects ongoing realignment in government formation efforts and potential shifts in portfolio distribution.
Foster, former Secretary of State, as peacemaker for China in the recent war, says the Shimonoseki peace will be permanent and China will likely meet the indemnity. He notes Americans are favored by both China and Japan, and America’s conciliatory policy promises bright trade prospects with China and Japan.
Madrid July 14 Senor Moret former foreign minister criticizes Ambassador Eustis over a Paris Figaro Cuban affairs interview. He says the U S denial by Minister Taylor should be accepted, and notes this is the second time Eustis expressed views antagonistic to Spain's Cuba policy.
London July 14 Sybil Sanderson explains her illness and suit for damages from the Paris Opera. She says a severe cold contracted on her American tour caused her absence and that physicians chosen by Bertrand and Guilbard advised rest. She denies attempting suicide and plans to go to Hamburg to join her mother for rest in about a week.
London July 14 Loie Fuller performed a midnight Salome in Manchester at Sarah Bernhardt invitation. The American danseuse wrote that her artistic soul responded to the eye feast and she felt imbued with Bernhardt's power, never dancing so well.
The Y P C U convention concluded its business portions with touring and entertainments planned to Wednesday. Sunday featured sermons by Capen Adams Atwood Nash and Perin at Unity and Universalist churches. Excursions to Salem Lexington Concord Gloucester and Plymouth were scheduled for delegates with modest fares.
Death notices from Dorchester and the city list Mary Adams age about 90 widow of Ira Adams Mary B Crowley age 58 wife of Dennis Crowley with funeral details at Curve street and St James Church Agnes Driscoll age 16 years 2 months.
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