19 Jul 1893
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1893
Page
1
The Star style advertisement promotes shirts at drastically reduced prices from $2.00 to $3.50, with sizes 14 7 to 20, claiming quality and fit. It urges customers not to miss this golden opportunity of the season and highlights the sale as a standout event.
A jury returned a verdict this evening finding D. H. Burnham, director of works at the World’s Fair, culpable in the storage warehouse fire. The ruling concludes a high profile case tied to safety lapses and response times at the event.
Randolph plans a centennial celebration with sunrise salute bike race foot races a parade and a noon salute. Notable events include addresses by Lt Governor Wolcott and others a concert by Temple Quartet and Baldwin's Cadet Band and a baseball game between Elliots and Holbrooks. Stetson Hall Turner Library and town landmarks feature in events and readings esteeming Randolph's boot and shoe trade heritage.
The steam yacht Oneida with President Cleveland aboard visited Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay in midsummer. It anchored off James Town and Pawtuxet Neck, drew little public notice, and planned to depart for the eastward in the morning.
New York reports the Nasmyth from Santos is quarantined after yellow fever cases. Two seamen from Rio de Janeiro, Walter Scott and Thomas Roberts, contracted the illness. Roberts died and Scott was left ashore. Another sailor, James Fisher, died at sea on July 5. The captain says no current sickness on board.
Boston political scene centers on Mayor Matthews readiness to accept the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He agreed to run after talks with Josiah Quincy and party leaders, promising a strong platform highlighting municipal reforms, gas price victory, opposition to monopolies, home rule for cities, and taxpayer protections. Matthews will be the standard bearer if the convention renders him the nominee.
The Boston social figure Fanny Carter, later Mrs Lorillard Ronalds, rose from a boarding house upbringing to become the leading American in London society. The Post traces her allure, music, brains, and social power, noting her Boston critics, elite salons, and marriage into the Lorillards.
New York July 18 Comptroller of the Currency James H Eckels told a Union League Club dinner audience that panic is unnecessary The nation faces slow liquidation from speculation and bad legislation He urged study of failed institutions and confidence in solvent banks noting regional variations and that strong foundations in the East Middle West and Northwest will withstand the current turmoil.
Stephen Wiley, a Boston Electric Light Company lineman, was severely shocked by a live wire on an Atlantic avenue pole and fell fifty five feet to a brick sidewalk. He lay unconscious at Emergency Hospital as his wife and three children waited at home, the night’s tragedy unfolding after a routine repair call. Continued on Page 2.
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