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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1897
Page
5
Boston advert features Mr. Owen Small of 98 Mercer Street praising California Catarrh Care for head and throat relief. Claims cure of catarrh and habit, with hay fever relief and early cold control. Sold at drug stores 50 cents to one dollar.
A violent storm struck Youngstown Ohio at 7 pm causing one death Carl Henry Mayer and severe injuries to his companion. The Mahoning River rose two feet washing away bridges while Crab Creek surged 168 feet causing extensive damage. Squaw Creek Park was wiped out and trains faced delays. Estimated city losses near 100000 with widespread rural damage and lightning strikes injuring barns but no confirmed fatalities.
Professor Francis Wayland of Yale, Brown trustee, declined to comment on President Andrews resignation. He said trustees will likely wait until their next meeting, not until fall, before any action regarding the presidency. Andrews probably remains acting president at Brown until fall.
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania during a heavy rain a powder magazine at the Empire works of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company was struck by lightning. A massive explosion shattered the building and shook nearby homes. about twenty tons of powder were stored there. No one was inside when the blast killed John Higgins who happened to be passing.
A severe wind and hail storm hit Conway New Hampshire for about fifteen minutes. Trees were uprooted and buildings and crops damaged. A large chimney fell at the Kearsarge House and glass shattered at the Eastman House. Hailstones the size of peas battered the town while lightning struck the Eastman House with minor damage.
A cloudburst in Bethlehem New Hampshire today damaged the Franconia to Sugar Hill road section, requiring an estimated 2000 for repairs. Local crews assess washouts and blocked lanes as the storm subsides.
San Francisco reports a warning tale from Frank Moss describing graves mixed with gold in the Klondyke basin. He cites hunger and starvation among miners, food shortages, and harsh conditions as crowds rush seeking riches with little regard for danger or safety.
Kodiak miner C. F. Dickinson reports rich Cook's Inlet mines with low living costs and high wages. predicts development will rival Klondyke and warns that Alaska's gold excitement may depopulate trading posts. He urges prospectors to camp a year and notes many penniless miners seeking fortune.
Testimony details witnesses including Louis Wise Frank Stemple William Woods and others who saw O'Neil in the pool room Friday evening and Saturday night. They report exchanges about money and remarks such as is it counterfeit or confederate while offering no direct evidence of his involvement in any murder.
The steamer Bertha from Unalaska reports 500 tons of gold concentrates from Unga Island valued at $20,000 at $40 a ton. Apollo Mining Company operates the rich quartz mine on Unga coast, with high plant costs but cheap handling. The Dawson City area remains active with miners moving northeast and toward American territory. Edgar Misner, son of the former Central American minister, recently traveled to Dawson City via the Juneau route.
Dawson city era description reports 4000 residents with 24 hour saloons and crowded gambling. miners rush to stake claims, sun never fully sets, bagged gold dust and bucketfuls of gold cited. prospectors race through swamps Mosquitoes and mountains as rumor of new strikes spurs stampedes.
Secretary Gage establishes a sub port of entry at Dyea Alaska to ease immigrant travel to the Klondike and allow Canadian vessels to land passengers and baggage there. The plan aims to collect duties on the surge of goods entering Alaska amid miner immigration.
Seattle steamer departs Aug 10 carrying George M. Reed a Boston based inventor and miner. Reed plans to stake Klondyke claims, prove his dry placer machine saves gold from gravel without water, and operate it through winter to avoid spring floods. He aims to reach the land around mid September and believes five to six weeks enough for the journey.
The Seymour expedition to Alaska attracts twelve local applicants for ten initial spots and over 100 outsiders. Ten investors contribute 1000 dollars each with profits shared equally. The group will travel via Seattle Circle City and overland to the mining regions, with a second twenty-man contingent to join later on individual terms.
The St. John the Evangelist's Church ladies held a bazaar ending with a dance at the Bijou on Shirley Street. The event continued from Wednesday evening to last night and drew over seventy five couples. Proceeds benefit the church, marking a grand success.
Officers of Station 3 last evening arrested Simon Epstein aged 31 of 87 South Margin street and Jacob Diamond aged 82 of 45 Wall street on charges of larceny of a quantity of silverware belonging to an unknown owner.
Michael Walsh, the second victim of Windsor street cave-in, died at City Hospital this afternoon after being injured yesterday morning.
A letter to the editor criticizes the Brown University presidency resignation by B Benjamin Andrews. The writer laments perceived leadership failures and questions the administration's direction and value of education amid calls for reform within the institution.
Court today sees a crowded docket as Will O Neil faces a potential decision on testifying. Witnesses describe encounters with O Neil and associates at Frost s stable and in the woods, while legal counsel hints he may not take the stand.
Richard Talbot testified he notified officers about Curtis statements describing O Neil's confession. Dwight Hawes corroborated Talbot, saying Curtis claimed O Neil implicated O Connell and that she had “shut off her wind.” Several others, including Shenk and Stemple, testified to O Neil’s remarks and reactions during visits and conversations on a Saturday, with varying details about the murder case and related events.
The excerpt captures strong condemnation of Brown University amid a dispute over free thought and speech. Professor Andrews is hailed as a great man both as president and citizen, with assurances that liberty will endure beyond intimidation.
Dorchester resident and former alderman Bordman Hall discusses the Andrews case with a Post reporter. He argues President Andrews is ousted for defending free speech and free trade amid anti dissent pressure from money powers and criticizes Brown and Harvard for limiting dialogue.
A vocal critique questions the Brown University governing board for pursuing a radical monetary policy that could hinder fundraising. The author defends President Andrews for his integrity and warns that business interests should not override educational aims, arguing such policy risks shaping student thinking with selfish motives.
The Hon. M. M. Cunniff denounces trustees for limiting a Brown University president's public statements on current questions. He questions motives, suggesting trustees favor speculative ventures tied to monetary policy, and criticizes influence of trade on educational policy.
The speaker argues trade interests overpower education, calling Drewes resignation a blow to free speech. He cites Harvard's Eliot and trustees, saying educational leaders deserve absolute freedom of expression on public questions, even when opinions clash with supporters.
Rev. William Brownrigg of Boston College asserts faculty may hold and voice political views without restraint, labeling freedom of speech and press as pillars of liberty. He argues colleges should remain neutral in politics and praises President Andrews of Brown University for a similar stance.
Washington July 23 President Andrews's letter dominates discussion as gold standard and silver factions weigh the impact on American education. Senate figures suggest the resignation elevates him among Bryan era politics and influence toward British diplomacy if Bryan wins in 1900.
Providence July 2 The Democratic State central committee unanimously resolves that if President E Benjamin Andrews resigns from Brown University the party should nominate him as its United States Senate candidate before the next April election.
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