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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1899
Page
8
Four men died when a Midland railway construction train derailed in Hants county. A centre car jumped rails causing cars behind to pile up. Twenty five to thirty men were aboard. four instantly killed, several seriously injured, with some in critical condition.
Hartford capital resident Sidney Hall leaves 11 000 estate to support non immortality doctrine. Funeral expenses capped, 300 to Thankful Hall, 100 to a relative of his wife, rest to Advent Christian Publication Society in Boston to fund anti immortality publications.
In Peoria Illinois on July date Mises Marie Spalding, aged about 21, a niece of Bishop Spalding, wed Robert M. Lysle amid objections from the Spalding family due to Lysle’s Protestant faith and a prior divorce involving a farmer’s head of household.
Five boys aged 12 to 15 from old Cambridge were rounded up after a series of alleged burglaries. Police linked them to breaks at Higginson and Winsor residences on Buckingham Street and spotted more incidents at a barn on Concord Avenue. The youths admitted guilt. two were released on parental recognizance, others held for arraignment next Thursday.
Police investigate a suspected poisoning plot involving strychnine placed in bread rolls aimed at two families, Simon Kroll and Michael Lipschitz, at 177 Pavonia Avenue. A roll harmed a cat and caused illness to a family member. parallel packages were found at Lipschitz’s window. Authorities analyze the poison and search for the perpetrator.
The Guild of St Elisabeth Play School at 761 Harrison Ave offers free manual training for about 200 children daily. Under Rev Mullan and Miss Maud Rockwell, girls teach clay modeling, knitting, candy making, and crafts while a free baby nursery, nature study, and weekly outings enrich the program.
Mayor Quincy learned that President Diaz of Mexico and his cabinet would visit the United States next October and likely include Boston. He sent an official invitation to Diaz praising Mexico's investments and promising a formal, personal Boston welcome.
Isaac Rask an electrician aboard the U S cruiser Olympia was buried with military honors. The cortege was led by the ship’s band followed by marines and sixty sailors. Admiral Dewey sent a wreath and Austrian authorities offered a band which was declined. The Olympia sails August first with possible calls at Leghorn Gibraltar and Madeira on the way to New York.
A Hong Kong based letter from M. Jean Hess, colonial editor, notes heavy American losses in Luzon. It states 42,000 on duty were reduced to 30,000 and questions General Otis control of a small territory. The writer says American soldiers are adventurers paid low wages with leave to pillage.
The bronze statue of Beethoven, long on Music Hall’s platform, was moved to Copley square and installed in a niche inside the library entrance. With Music Hall sold and the Musical Association dissolved, the Handel and Haydn Society owns the statue and has no site, so the library trustees were asked for permission to house it until the society gains a suitable building or ownership, possibly many years.
Montreal dispatch notes a Grand Central station crowd marveling at the large baggage load on a special Canadian Pacific train carrying Alfred Gripne Vanderbilt Ernest Iselin W P Burden Whitehouse and Douglas Cochrane young heirs of wealth en route to a social event. The party is observed with other notable figures including William Horne and Henry Breas in the mix of visitors to Montreal.
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