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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1897
Page
5
In Boston Massachusetts readers report headaches cured by Munyons Headache Cure and liver pain relieved by Munyons Liver Cure. Testimonials praise Munyons Static Electrical Machine and Life Chamber for rheumatism asthma bronchitis and throat relief. Local druggists sell Munyons remedies at 25 cents a vial with free medical advice and questions answered by eminent doctors.
In Wheeling West Virginia July 27 a record size assembly of labor leaders met. President M D Ratchford of the United Mine Workers and Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor presided as miners presented the strike situation. A five member committee was named to devise aid plans for the miners with reports due at the night session.
Washington July 27 Secretary Long has asked shipbuilders to submit plans to procure and fit armor for three new battleships. Union Iron Works San Francisco has declined. If others refuse he will appoint a board to plan a government armor plant.
The Majestic arrival will test the new duty rule limiting free entry of personal effects from foreign ports. Passengers may bring $100 worth of wearing apparel duty free. amounts beyond that are taxed. Inspectors will explain the rule to travelers to avert pierside trouble.
About 600 people attended the annual picnic of King Solomon Lodge No 1 CO O T Boston held yesterday at Forest Grove in Waltham. Dancing led the evening entertainment and guests departed in cars for Boston after a late close. The arrangements committee included Frenee Piransky, Charles Reham Diamond, Louis A. Ginsuline, Dongel and Samuel.
Advertisement notes that woollens and flannels do not harden or shrink when washed with FELS-NAPTHA soap. It promises easy directions on each wrapper from a Philadelphia company.
Grace Alen, daughter of a Klondyke minister, traveled to her rival’s home and gave her strychnine. The incident centers on a deadly motive connected to a forbidden romance and a tragic confrontation between feuding families.
Grace Allen stands trial for suspected poisoning of rival Miss Phronia Eckes and Eckes's mother at Stroud. Details describe Allen's Kansas background, a love triangle with W. G. Smith, and a dramatic attempt to join Eckes's household using a false name. The case hinges on a letter and alleged poisoning at the Eckes home.
James Mingle a horse trader is accused in a Springfield Newfoundland double murder. Victims are Mary Briscoe and her infant child found dead. Mingle lived with Briscoe. motive cited as her refusal to live with him. He is arrested. blood found on his clothes.
Miss Mildred Daly a 19 year old visitor to York Beach New York drowned in heavy surf off Bayside while swimming with friends. Wendell of Winthrop attempted rescue, Dr. Frank Newton Somerville coordinated resuscitation but the effort failed and Daly died.
Miss J. D. Gilmore, aunt of George Gilmore, disputes a published statement labeling him a gambler and speculator. She asserts Gilmore did not go to Minnesota for ventures but faced illness and paralysis instead, referencing his ties to George H. Richards and Oakes A. Drinkwater and their later deaths.
Experienced men warn it is foolhardy to attempt the Klondyke journey before winter. The text notes that once winter begins, ongoing work...
Theon A Delmar, an expert mining engineer, says Klondyke mines, while notable, will not rank with California's 19th century discoveries or South Africa today within a reasonable period. He notes newer Pacific coast developments offer easier mining and superior facilities.
The report warns that scarcity of food and extreme cold will cause severe hardship and privations. Many who started may become stalled on the journey, with the north delivering the most serious news yet.
Mr H J Woods of Orono Maine formerly Newton Massachusetts endured six years of agony before doctors said his heart disease was incurable. He found relief after treatment by Dr Wilson at 18 Boylston St with offices hours 10 to 4 Sundays holidays 10 to 12 and Tue Thu 7 to 8. The ad claims many references and promotes the clinic as the largest medical institution with free con or phyete and affiliation with the National Association of Physicians and Surgeons.
Yukon route battles influx as Juneau path stalls. Reports warn of deadly delays between Juneau and Dawson City unless rapid relief stations form. Steamers head north with adventurers, while overland packs and rising flour prices signal mounting hardship for Klondike pilgrims.
A party of men in Chicago seeks the Klondyke gold cure and plans transport at eighty dollars per racer to Dawson City. The effort mirrors the spread of Dawson City fever as expeditions form for the Klondyke journey.
H E Buell an Alaskan miner describes the approach of winter in Alaska starting mid August with mist and sleet followed by clear sun and severe frosts. Heavy snow and frozen ground prevent any work for months making travel and survival extremely difficult without a full year’s supply of food and clothing.
Cr Crosby of Dorchester announces forming a six man Boston party to seek Klondyke gold in Alaska around February 1898. Each man must bring 1000 and share profits equally. The group plans overland travel, provisions, boat to be built in Boston, and aims to explore Yukon tributaries with six fit men including Crosby and two others already joining.
Mrs Eli Gage wife of the Treasury Secretary’s son-in-law arrived home in Chicago after a three months stay in Alaska with her husband who works for the North American Trading Company at Dawson. She says the gold harvest reports are not exaggerated and warns there will be no famine next winter despite hardships.
Gloucester men plan Alaska gold fields party led by Captain Solomon Jacobs and Howard Blackburn. A twenty man group will sail by steamer to Seattle or San Francisco then take on passengers to St Michaels. The steamer may be sold or used for freighting with profits shared among members.
Secretary Alger has plans to establish a U S military post in Alaska with Captain P H Ray as commander. Ray is noted for leading expeditions and previously built the Point Barrow relief station. Captain Abercrombie volunteers with sixty men to join, forming a fifty man garrison near Circle City.
The National Educational Society held a special meeting at National Hall to honor James W Zaffa a prominent Hebrew youth and society member drowned at Holliston. Resolutions of grief were adopted and members will wear black bows for thirty days. A letter of condolence will be sent to Zaffa's bereaved parents.
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