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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1898

Page

6

Warner's Money Hidden Suspected by Police

Louisville police and Massachusetts officials take charge of Lewis Warner the bank president in custody and search for concealed funds, delaying his return home and a scheduled jail meeting while extradition papers are pursued.

Louisville Maynard Northampton Clark Hampshire County Massachusetts Lewis Warner Warner Sullivan Messrs Clarke Wolcott

Vaudeville and First Onboard Wedding Aboard Lewiston

The steamer Lewiston opened a vaudeville season on the Isles of Shoals line and hosted its first onboard wedding. Miss Parker of Malden and Henry Robinson of Roxbury wed in white satin as friends attended a reception on the upper deck.

Lewiston Isles of Rhoals Miss Parker Malden Henry Robinson Roxbury Nashville Colored Mabel Mills Boston Mabel Wallace Holy City Percy Flanagan Cambridge Luke Stevens Will Fraser Ariel Buck

Austrian Sailors Arraigned Over La Bourgogne Collision

Nineteen Austrian sailors arrived aboard La Bretagne and were brought before a magistrate at Havre. Four survivors of La Bourgogne and second class passengers testified to alleged cruelty during the July Fourth collision with the Cromartyshire off Sable Island. Six were remanded, the rest discharged.

Freight rates restored ending western rate war

Chicago July 2 All freight rates were restored to normal tariff today on the Western roads. The protracted rate war damaged the industry and caused millions of dollars to be spent wastefully as twelve months of depressed rates affected territory west of Chicago.

Chicago

German Opera House Company Confesses Judgment in Chicago

The German Opera House Company owners of the Schiller Theatre confessed judgment on a $28,000 note and the sheriff levied the theatre building. Later attorneys filed for a receiver for the German Opera House Company.

Chicago Schiller Theatre

Last Rites for William S Butler Held at Trinity Church

William S Butler died suddenly on Saturday forenoon at his Boylston street home. Services conducted by Rev. William H Dewart of Trinity Church followed Episcopal rites. Honorary pallbearers included General Wilmon W Blackmar and Alfred Hemenway. pallbearers from the William S Butler Company included E W Raymond and T H Currin.

William S. Butler Williams Butler Boylston Street Trinity Church Episcopal Church Wilmon W. Blackmar Alfred Hemenway C. 8. Bartlett Roswell P. Downer E. W. Raymond T. H. Currian H. J. Slocumb F. Brown 8. Lissner F. Garron William 8S. Butler Company Mr. Butler

Pluck, stamina and health mold lifelong success

A health note argues that pluck comes from good health and that setbacks hit the fragile man hard. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for liver, digestion, kidney and blood disorders by improving blood quality. A testimonial from F G Bledsoe details relief after six bottles, restoring nerves and daily work.

Dr. Pierce F. G. Bledsoe Leesville Henry Co

Commodore McLaughlin Sails for Ireland for Three Month Visit

Commodore Bernard A. McLaughlin of the Clan McLaughlin Outing Club plans a three month journey to Ireland starting Thursday to mark the 98 centenary observances. He will visit ancestral Clan lands in County Sligo and attend a clan reception before departure. Accompanying him is South Boston AOH official Councilman M. J. Lydon, president of Division 37.

Bernard A. McLaughlin Clan McLaughlin Ireland Clan

Newport ex mayor's daughter seeks nullity of marriage

Harriet Hall Morris sues in the Divorce Court to annul her union with John Rex Guelph-Norman claiming she lived with him at 270 Commonwealth Ave Boston from March 26 to April 8 after a secret marriage. Norman, an alleged healer from India, is a fugitive said to be in Paris, with a history tied to financier Charles B Rouss and a failed eyesight restoration offer.

Harriet Hall Morris Newport R. I John Rex Guelph- Norman Norman Commonwealth Avenue New York John Rex Guelph-Norman India America Charles Broadway Rouss Burmah Siam

Autopsy Links Death to Skull Fracture in Hudson Case

Medical examiners conclude Cosgrove died from a skull fracture causing brain hemorrhage after an assault. Cosgrove had been healthy before the attack. Matthew Gleason, jailed on the charges, reportedly admitted striking Cosgrove.

Cosgrove

Laconia Knitting Plant to Resume Operations

The Laconia Knitting Company O Shea Bros proprietors will begin making samples for market in a week or ten days. The idle plant plans a early fall start to supply the winter trade. The mill formerly employed 75 to 100 workers.

Laconia N. H Laconia Knitting Company O’shea Bros

Boston Navy Contract Split for 75000 Shoes

The quartermaster general in Washington awarded 75 000 pairs of shoes with 40 000 to Fletcher Evans of Washington and 35 000 to H B Endicott of Boston after 28 bids. Shoes to be Goodyear welt and finished in three weeks for shipment to a city storehouse. A cotton bale sale funds the United States Hospital. Hyde reviewed 100 000 blue army shirt samples. undershirts and drawers samples await inspection.

Quartermaster-General Washington Boston Quartermaster Hyde Fletcher & Evans H. B. Endicott Goodyear New York Cotton Exchange Captain Hyde Chamber of Commerce United States Hospital

Tragedy of High Life Woman Found in Charles River

Police and investigators have no new clues to identify a well dressed woman found floating in the Charles River Sunday afternoon. The case appears tied to Boston aristocracy and a life tragedy, with locals noting her refined bearing but unfamiliarity with Cambridge, as she was carried by a hack to Cambridge after a suicide attempt.

Charles River Williams Union Boat Club Boston Cambridge Hackman

Surprised Europe on U S Army Mobilization

Adjutant General Corbin reports by July 24 the United States has recruited 261400 men, with 212000 of 216500 volunteers placed in the field. The force will be organized into regiments brigades divisions and corps, and foreign officials laud American discipline and training.

Washington Corbin United States Europe United States Army

Prominent Mason Killed in Malden Collision

Henry A. Lawrence of 6 Rockland Avenue, a Frost & Adams Company manager on Cornhill Boston, was fatally struck by an express train at Malden western division station at 7 30 this morning. He was born in Charlestown 45 years ago and was a member of Boston Commandery Knights Templars Henry Price Lodge Magons Charlestown Royal Arch Chapter Tabernacle of Malden and a past grand of an Odd Fellows lodge in Charlestown.

Malden Henry A. Lawrence Rockland Avenue Frost & Adams Company Cornhill Boston Malden, Western Division Mr. Lawrence Charlestown Boston Commandery

Concert on the Common Lights Up Boston Common

The Municipal Band offers its first evening concert from 7 20 to 9 30 on the Boston Common. Mayor Quincy arranged electric illumination around the band stand. 5000 seats available for women and children and escorts, then open to the public after 7 30 p m.

Boston Common Quincy

Drownings Prompt In Natick Lake Tragedy

Arthur Dupre aged 19 fell from a boat and drowned in Lake Cochituate this afternoon in Natick.

Natick Arthur Dupre Lake Cochituate

Time flies as woman recalls aging eight years past

A Detroit Journal excerpt shows a wife lamenting time passing from age eighteen to eight, noting dark memories of her husband and a shift in attention from abuse to domestic detail. The man is described as insensitive and focused on baseball batting averages.

Detroit Journal

Earl of Minto Named Governor-General of Canada

The Earl of Minto was appointed Governor-General of Canada succeeding the Earl of Aberdeen. Gilbert John Elliot born 1845, veteran of Scots Fusilier Guards, Egyptian campaign volunteer, colonel of the South of Scotland Volunteers. He is a Liberal and served as secretary to the Governor-General 1883-86 and chief of staff during the North West rebellion in Canada in 1885.

London Earl of Minto Canada Earl of Aberdeen Gilbert John Elliot Scots Fusilier Guards South of Scotland

Hoar Replies To Norton Attack On Harvard Professor

Senator Hoar answers a critic of Professor Norton accusing Harvard scholars of harming patriotism. He defends countrymen and urges recognition of shared bonds with England, warning of harmful effects on families when such remarks are spoken abroad. Worcester involvement anchors the exchange in a 1898 Massachusetts context.

Worcester Hoar Norton Mass Harvard England United States Professor Norton

Fatal stump blast at Missouri State Fairgrounds

William M. Besse, a retired farmer, was killed when a stump exploded shard struck him in Lewiston Missouri as a blasting crew worked at the State Fair grounds. Workmen had warned of the blast.

Lewiston, Mo William M. Besse

Brakeman Grash w 10 Death in Freight Shed Incident

William Arnold a Fitchburg railroad brakeman residing at 4 Monument avenue Charlestown was instantly killed last night when he fell between two freight cars in shed No 6 on Front Street. The body was mangled and Undertaker Cobb is handling arrangements.

William Arnold Monument Avenue Charlestown Fitchburg Railroad Front Street Arnold Cobb

Pauline All's Hit Red White and Blues at Keith's

The Sans Souci in Austin opens a strong second week with Pauline Hall leading a varied vaudeville bill headlined by Pauline Hall. The Red White and Blue play at Castle Square Theatre draws crowds with cast including Mackay and Miss Sanders as well as vivid stage effects and novelties. A character souvenir will be given at today's matinee.

James Schonberg Castle Square Mackay Walter Wilson Miss Sanders Hetty Hale Miss Drake Blanche Wilson Miss Chapman Olivia Russell Miss Odell Mercedes N. H. Fowler Jacques

Mantell Stars. New Vaudeville and Biograph Attractions

Robert Mantell continues in the star role on the Keith programme with A Lesson in Acting and potential Hamlet substitution. George Fuller Golden drew laughs with Casey tales, while Nick Long Idalene Cotton debuted in Managerial Troubles. Guille impressed with Martha aria and Credo numbers backed by Conductor Zach. Dooley, Berill, Lew Bloom, Jane Cooper, Mazuz, Mazett and others provided diverse entertainment as new Biograph pictures drew interest.

Robert Mantell Keith Hamlet George Fuller Golden Mantell Casey Nick Long Idalene Cotton Keith’s Albert L. Guille Symphony Players Martha Herculanum Zach Larry Dooley Dooley and Tenbrooke Henry Berrill Lew Bloom Jane Cooper Mazuz and Mazett Biograph Symphony Orchestra Bloom Geo. Fuller Golden

Herr Brockmanns Boston debut at Austin and Stones Museum

German horseman Herr Brockmann presented his trained equines to a Boston audience at Austin & Stone's Museum. The show featured intelligent horses, a popular Cake Walk of All Nations musical burletta, and a large vaudeville lineup including Milburn and Foster and Milburn and Foster among others.

Herr Brockmann Boston Austin & Stone Museum Milburn and Foster Emery Marlowe Millie Renaud Brayton Sisters Signor Martenelli Renee Duncan Tom Nathans Cushing and Merrill Casey and LeClair Josie Richards Dumont Sisters la More Clark and Douglass Dagmer Brothers Lony Denon

Palace Theatre Crowded for French Folly Burlesque Night

The Palace Theatre drew crowded houses for yesterday's two performances by the French Folly burlesque and specialty company. Star attraction Tom Sharkey nicknamed The Irish Sailor Boy challenged any heavyweight. Sharkey's first appearance in this region drew a royal reception and his bout with sparring partner Spider Kelly won enthusiastic applause. The program featured two funny burlesques titled The Matrimonial Bureau and other specialty entertainments praised as among the best at the Palace.

Palace Theatre Tom Sharkey Sharkey Spider’’ Kelly

Army night at Huntington Avenue Chutes gala event

The Chutes host an Army night to honor Shafter's blue uniforms with invitations to military groups and G A R posts. The Chute Marine Band offers a pleasing week program. A second male donkey joins the Chute family. Open daily 1 to 11 p m with 10 cent admission.

Shafter Hyde Uncle Sam Chute Marine Band

Boston Theatre closes paintings season with dramatic year opening

The Boston Theatre vestibule paintings draw crowds as the season ends and the dramatic year begins. Francesca da Rimini is the standout nude, Judith by Korosovsky provokes controversy, while Ballavoine's Nana at the Bath and St Anthony's Temptation attract attentive viewers.

Boston Francesca da Rimini Judith

Free vaudeville and band concerts draw crowds at Point of Pines

A Boston to Point of Pines trip along the North Shore road offers delightful short runs with excellent wheel check facilities and bright entertainment. The season features a free vaudeville show and concerts twice daily for 20 cents round trip, including grounds admission, pleasing the public. The Sunday sacred concerts by the Lynn Cadet Band with baritone Mr Kronberg drew large crowds in both sessions, the season’s largest yet.

North Shore Road Boston Point of Pines Lynn Cadet Band Kronberg

Attendance soars at favored resort with packed 10 am to 10 pm crowds

The resort drew record turnout last week as thousands entered at opening and stayed through the day. Gorman's Cosmopolitans perform this week and Knowl ton Allen's Band debuts a new programme, while the restaurant remains crowded and the 60 cent table d hote is popular.

Orumbeca Pak Nature Zoological Garden Rustice Gorman’s Cosmopolitans Music Court Knowlton & Alen Newton Boulevard Subway Huntington Union Station Gorman Knowlton& Allen

Salem Cadet Band Presents Wrist Watch to Conductor

The Salem Cadet Band held a concert at My Clothier's in Boston last Friday attended by thousands. George C. Rogers presented conductor Mr Missud with an elegant wrist watch and case, praising the conductor and noting the watch's convenience over pocket timepieces. Missud thanked the donor, noting the timepiece allows easy timekeeping without unbuttoning the coat.

Salem Missuda

Wages of Sin in Municipal Court Docket

Edward Wise sentenced to one year in the House of Correction for larceny from a person. Wise held in $500 for Superior Court after appeal. W F Brown six months for larceny. Carrie Wheeler nine months in the House of Correction for larceny, appealing and held in $300 bail for Superior Court. Kelsey and Concannon held for grand jury in $200 bail each for robbery. Joseph B. Haynes three months for conveying leased property, appealing and held in $300 for Superior Court. Six Italians fined $10 each for gambling on the Lord's Day.

Edward Wise House of Correction Wise W. F. Brown Carrie Wheeler Thomas F. Kelsey William Concannon Joseph B. Haynes Superior Court

Woodbury Facial Soap And Cream Sample Offer

Advertises Woodbury facial soap cream and powder with daily use to soften whiten and beautify skin and prevent wrinkles or freckles. Offers samples for 20 cents each from John H Woodbury 11 Winter St Boston.

Woodbbury John H. Woodbury Winter St Boston

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