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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1897
Page
2
In New Bedford on July 28 the trial of H. A. Holcomb began charged with conspiring to defraud Bennett and Columbia spinning corporations of $100,000. Proceedings focused on alleged schemes and implicated associates.
A dispatch to Secretary Sherman from Honolulu reports Britain has seized Palmyra Island southwest of Hawaii. The uninhabited island, once used for guano export, holds strategic value as a potential coaling and naval station and influences Hawaii annexation and Japan’s protest. Despatch arrived at the State Department via San Francisco.
Court testimony on stock dealings reveals irregular entries and burned books by Holcomb and Hadley. Naval officers warn Palmyra could become a British coaling station near Hawaii as State Department gathers facts to defend Hawaii’s claim and possibly protest British action.
In a lively exchange Mae tells Marie about a man named Smoothe who visited last night. Mae calls him a lovely conversationalist and notes he proposed, which prompts curiosity about what was said. The judge is mentioned as part of the dialogue context.
A six year old boy Eli Hamber of 8 Salem Street was killed after running into a rear wheel of a Hilton and Sons caravan on Hanover Street near Blackstone. The driver Forrest L. Doller of 38 Bremen Street was not charged. The incident prompts the firm to replace eleven male operators with about fifteen female workers, a move Mr. Fiske claims is financially necessary and not a protest against men.
The August issue describes a project for a popular university to be established in New York by John Brisbin Walker. It mentions a possible president, with strong speculation linking to May Want E B Andrews, former Brown president, as both men share similar beliefs.
Division Superintendent Fiske of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company orders removal of male night operators in Boston district offices and notifies Chief Operator Hersey of the plan.
In Greenfield on July 28 the jury found ONeil guilty of murder in the first degree after a swift one hour deliberation. The condemned man collapsed sobbing as the verdict was announced, while Chief Justice Mason explained the trial's circumstantial evidence and urged impartial judgment.
Delia Doran of 12 Hampshire Court Cambridge has vanished since last Monday afternoon. She left home saying she would walk to Harvard Square and return soon, carrying little money. Cambridge police have been notified but no clues have surfaced.
Colby wringers priced at 3 and 3.50 dollars. Ball bearing wringers at 4, 4.60, 7 and 8 dollars. Combination roll wringers range 1.25 to 2.50 dollars. Bissell carpet sweepers offered from 1.2 dollars onward. American Wringer Company at 8 Arch Street between Franklin and Summer streets. Remaining specialty.
The jury returned a guilty verdict for John O Neill in the Hattie E McCloud murder case on the eve of January 8. Most jurors expected to appeal to the Supreme Court though the vote appeared settled for guilty. The judge's charge still stood as the sentence looms.
On the City of Gloucester outbound trip yesterday around 2 PM the steamer hit a small sailboat. The boat was steered by a man who tried to cross the steamer path and was rescued after jumping overboard. His boat was damaged and towed to shore.
At 9 15 last evening Mrs Irving Bissett of 65 Clayton Street Dorchester fell from a merry go round horse at the Chutes. Her left leg was broken and she was attended by a surgeon and taken to the City Hospital by friends.
Send for our New Book Treatment for Diseases. The Doctor's Signature and Directions on every bottle. Bold by all Druggists. Price, 35 cents. Six bottles, Ben ZL 8. JOHNSON & CO., 22 Custom House St., Boston.
The Scandia tin collided with the Scandinavian steamer, tearing a hole in the Florence. Sailors Morris, Yabsley, and Norman vanished after impact while Ole Olsen, Robert Bessens, and Mate Brodnick escaped to the Scandinavian deck. Fry vanished as the ship sank.
The Florence of St. John's Newfoundland sinks after a collision with the Scandinavian off Newfoundland banks in thick fog. Captain Olsen perishes with his wife as crew members are rescued. Second Officer Neave of the Allan liner earns praise for guiding the lifeboat.
The captain and crew recount the sinking of the barkentine Florence off Mystic. Captain Olsen and wife Mrs Olsen perished, while Captain Olsen’s mate and others were rescued by the Scandinavian crew. Florence, built in England in 1875, was uninsured for its cargo, valued around 4500 dollars, as the vessel sank after collision and adverse conditions, leaving survivors to tell the tale.
Salem July 28 Jeremiah T O Sullivan remains ill and undecided on when to return to Jefferson New Hampshire He may abandon journalism and consider law if defeated for Congress He eyes stumping the fifth district as a candidate and could oppose Colonel Knox if renominated
William Hetherington, a pumping station employee in Fall River, was severely burned when red hot ashes and scalding water rained into an ashpit during cleaning. He crawled to safety and was taken to City Hospital in critical condition.
The division has formed a committee chaired by Patrick Cronin with Patrick J. Donovan and M J Downing. The second annual picnic at Centennial Grove Essex Mass on August 4 features baseball and football contests with cash prizes and a 440 yard dash for boys under 16. Entries close August 3 with the secretary. trains depart Chelsea at 8:15 am and 12:30 pm.
Testimony reveals details from Mrs Barrett and her family about an $800 loan to an Italian suspect. Fire cause theories and a possible claim of malaria linked death are discussed as Inspector Whitcomb conducts inquiries.
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