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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1896
Page
8
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At a Charlestown church gathering last night the Rev J H Higgins and H W Robinson of the local M C A spoke against granting liquor licenses in Boston parks. Higgins argued licenses would invite beer gardens and endanger youths, urging citizens to oppose park funding for such ventures and to monitor the park commission.
The May 31 London banquet for Consul-General Collins featured Colonel Henry Watterson of Kentucky delivering a fiery pro Anglo-American address praising martial lineage and warning of the perils of war. Washington and Shakespeare anchors quoted then Ambassador Bayard and Senator Hoar lauded U S peace aims and Collins career.
A Havana dispatch reports that near Cienfuegos in Cuba a Spanish force defeated the patriots, with fifty killed in the engagement.
Prominent clergy led by Archbishop Williams and Rt. Rev. J J Keane attended the dedication of the Working Boys Home Industrial Training School on Newton High lands. About 5000 people from Boston and nearby areas witnessed services, a recital of an original hymn, and reflections urging moral character and service.
The service at Temple Chabei Shalom memorializes Baron Maurice Hirsch. City Hebrews fill the auditorium as Rev. Dr. R. Lasker and Rev. Samuel Hirschberg praise his vast endowments aiding Hebrew communities worldwide. The eulogy notes Hirsch’s pride in his birth and $15 million donated for Jewish uplift.
A large crowd attended a Miss’ of the Immaculate Virgin musical concert led by W. S. Mygrant in Boston. Pope congratulated, and bishops and Mayor Cobb sent regrets as the dedication in Bennet Street Home hall featured Rev. Father O Farrel and Archbishop Keane. The new brick and sandstone building will house 60 boys with shops and a school farm. Rev. P. J. Ford, Weymouth native, heads the home since 1888 and is praised for steady management and reformist aims.
A joint meeting of the finance and feature committees in Charlestown approved several features from yesterday and last week. Two committees were appointed to organize bands and the banquet at the Waverley House in City square. Trades division prospects discussed, promising unprecedented New England features.
Division 17 A. O. H. of Roxbury dedicated its new quarters in Columbia Hall Hampden Street Saturday night. Councilmen John A. Ryan John B. O Higgins John Duggan President Stephen Gaffey Captain John F. Murphy P S Quincy James Barry Patrick McGeever William J Hasson and D J Flynn spoke. Guests inspected the splendid accommodations and the evening ended with a collation and music.
London May 81 Ambassadors and statesmen head the list of honorary degree recipients at Oxford University on June 24. Bayard Chamberlain and Morley are named among the Doctor of Civil Law honorees. An Oxford professor called the Bayard degree the most popular choice with an expected ardent reception.
George Kehoe of the Boston Police News at Bedford saw his barn burn Saturday night. Three cows, one horse and farming tools were ruined. Loss estimated at $3000 and insured. Fire suspected incendiary.
The text touts fair dealing and fine clothing with unique styles that rival a tailor. It claims their garments cost about half the price of common goods, with hats offered at lower prices than comparable hats from a fashionable hatter, such as $3 versus $5. The offer emphasizes quality, materials, and workmanship as key selling points.
Armenians packed Friendship Hall on Kneeland Street to hear recounts of late Armenian massacres. Speakers Asadorr Dangajian and M. Gejyan described Zeitoun and Zeitoun’s defense, Turkish capture, and a five month imprisonment. Gejyan says he was robbed of about 1300 dollars and escaped with British consul help after delays blamed on United States Minister Terrill. He claims 6000 Turks died in the bombardment.
The Johannesburg Standard reports the release of all reform committee members except Rhodes, Hammond, Farrar, and Phillips, the four condemned leaders. Rejoicing spreads in the Transvaal as President Kruger is cheered for the clemency. The Johannesburg Exchange thanks him, hoping he will extend mercy to the jailed leaders still under fifteen-year terms.
Memorial services were held yesterday afternoon at the Allston Congregational Church under the auspices of the Francis Washburn Post No. 92 G A R. Members of the post, the Woman's Relief Corps, and Sons of Veterans attended along with Comdr Alonzo A Bowman and C L Chandler Post comrades. Commander E B Stearns presided and Gen A P Martin spoke on Memorial Day meaning. Colonel Henry A Thomas also commented on the example set for the young by these exercises honoring veterans.
In Brockton Central Labor Union, Presiding Charles H. Coulter heard credentials from Typographical Union No. 24 and Sole Leather Workers' Union No. 74. AFL sent a pardon petition for W. H. Clune, Philip Stanwood, and Isaac Ross jailed in Los Angeles for Pullman strike conspiracy. Sole Fasteners' Union expelled dissenters at W. G L. Douglas plant. seven members to be investigated.
Miss Elizabeth B. Stark, great granddaughter of General John Stark, dies at 69 in her Manchester home on the old Stark place. A member of Grace Episcopal Church and the New Hampshire Historical Society, she served as vice president of the Daughters of the American Revolution and belonged to the Colonial Dames. She is survived by her brother Augustus H. Stark.
Officer Reick arrested a man on Poplar Street corner Somerville Avenue for working on Sunday. The suspect, Victor Kelssalama, claimed Russian origin and said he observed Saturday in line with his religion, denying Sunday labor. He was booked at the station house by Chief Parkhurst.
Admirers of Walt Whitman gathered for the ninth celebration of his birthday with an afternoon session at the Twentieth Century Club in Ashburton place and a banquet at Hotel Bellevue on Beacon street. Readings by Frederick W. Peabody and Mary Dana Hicks followed by talks on Whitman and oratory. A business meeting elected officers including Francis H. Williams as president and Robert G. Ingersoll among vice presidents, with a lengthy discussion on his retirement from that role.
Schooner Willie D. from Stamford to Parrsboro capsized about three miles west of Point Judith at six this morning. Captain Butterwell and two seamen clung to the wreck for hours, rescued by steamer Pentagoet from New York to Eastport. Seaman William Spinney of Parrsboro, about 30, drowned. Survivors landed at Vineyard Haven. crew saved nothing. Willie D. ninety tons, launched Parrsboro April 1, returning from first trip. Tug Joshua Lovett departed to search for the wreck.
Tug C. RB. Sanford reported a two masted schooner of 200 tons register bottom up about eight miles west by south of Point Judith. The tow hindered further details. The wreck lies in the usual vessel traffic lane.
Berlin reports the German government weighs a union of Crete with Greece if relations shift with the Porte Crete forces include 720 Turkish regulars plus 100 reinforcements on the way while 26,000 armed Cretans with Greek volunteers bolster defences, able to hold the island except fortified towns.
Salem May 31 John P Cassell about 30 resided on Broad Street was killed on the Boston and Maine railroad a mile south of Castle Hill Saturday night. Train crews reported a man seen beside the track but could not find him. Cassell's skull was fractured his arm cut off and ribs broken. He had been in Boston yesterday and may have fallen from a late train.
Rain did not deter large churchgoers as Presbyterian general assembly commissioners filled pulpits across Saratoga. The Assembly Church hosted five sessions with Rev. David R. Breed of Pittsburgh delivering the morning sermon. Sunday school followed at noon led by Rev. Dr. James A. Worden, and a foreign mission service proceeded at five o'clock conducted by Moderator Withpom.
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