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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
8
John C. Best is expected to be sentenced to death tomorrow in Salem for the murder of George E. Bailey at Saugus. His last appeal to the Supreme Court failed, and no further legal steps remain.
The Teamsters 191 anticipate a long conflict as they accuse city street department workers of pressuring strikers to return to work and promoting uninformed applicants. A three-man delegation including Cornelius Shea met with Superintendent Donovan to press the issue. Donovan promised to investigate and warned that public employees interfering in labor disputes would face removal from department work. The committee claimed satisfaction with the pledge.
Officials fear further trouble after a settlement on the Chicago area teamsters strike. Pack ers may refuse to re endold leaders and several yard workers report discharge. Union minded men claim they were singled out. packers deny it while investigations proceed.
In New York on June 5 Bay Staters formed the Massachusetts Society of the State of New York at 68 Park Row with Herbert L. Bridgman as chairman and Fredric M. Dowd as secretary. Letters of endorsement from notable Bay State figures were read. Charter members include Bridgman, James A. Francis, Joseph D. Little, and others. A further meeting is planned for June 17 on Bunker Hill Day at an uptown hotel.
John W. Howry once a East Saginaw lumber dealer with Boston ties died in Kansas City at 4 30 pm from morphine taken during a personal crisis He planned his death leaving a note to an undertaker and a message for his sons J H and H K Howry who ran a cattle business in Naravista New Mexico The note cited business troubles with J H Howry as the cause
Police search for Susan Doherty 11 of 33 Washington street after she disappeared Wednesday afternoon after school. She left to buy a bracelet, was given 70 cents by a sister, wore school clothes and a best hat, and has not been seen since.
Washington June 5 Rear Admiral Kempff was presented to the President and praised for refusing to join the bombardment of the Taku forts. Secretary Moody sent to the House the dispatches from the bombardment period. Kempff’s course appears fully approved by authorities.
The 70th annual New York University commencement conferred the honorary Master of Letters on Helen Miller Gould, president of NYU's woman’s advisory committee, during the June ceremony in New York.
Memorial Day match race pitting Ben Wilkes against Woven Wire ends with Wilkes breaking in both heats as Woven Wire wins. In the 2:20 class Sam Hastings drives West Medford black pacer Saimy G to victory over Allie D after a single heated stretch.
A home ceremony at 64 Bellevue Street Longwood united Miss Maude MacDowell and Mr Elson M Blunt with Rev Dr Thomas Van Ness officiating at 8 pm. Bridesmaid Alice MacDowell and Elice Smith attended. best man F A Hopkins with groomsmen Francis Parks S A Bissell George Phitts G H Biswald. The couple plans a three week honeymoon in the West before settling on Westland Avenue.
Melrose aldermen rejected Malden’s request to build a pest house near the Melrose Malden line after a heated 12 to 8 vote following a late hearing. Malden Health official C W McClearn argued mutual benefit while Malden remonstrants led opposition speakers.
In New Haven Judge Robinson ruled the injunction stands in a suit over Henry Bradley Plant estate. Horace G. and Charles Hoadley of Waterbury sought to block removal of the estate from Connecticut to New York courts. The dispute centers on six thousand dollars in annual annuities bequeathed by the will.
Chicago remarks by Senator Depew favor the Panama canal route over Nicaragua. He argues Panama offers greater certainty in construction and maintenance costs and doubts the Hoar bill will pass this session due to Cuban measures momentum.
Fire Chief Dutton submits a report urging constant staffing by two experienced firemen in the Capitol and the installation of large pipes, pumps, fire alarm boxes and four chemical engines across the building to prevent fires.
Colonel Arthur Lynch plans to travel to London early next week and attempt to take his seat in the House of Commons. He is accused of fighting with the Boers in South Africa and was elected to represent Galway last November.
Incomplete returns from Georgia Democratic primaries show United States Senator A. L. Clay renominated for the short term. The headquarters noted the results as still incomplete with final totals pending across the state.
In Fall River Massachusetts June 6 a reported murder sparked citywide excitement. Two arrests followed a cellar incident on Van Buren Street where Thomas Kennedy aged about 45 of Dighton died after physicians failed to revive him. Autopsy planned. suspects include Andrew Mitchell Fred Sheehan Michael Kennedy and two others.
Frank Carpenter an 18 year old of 2 1 2 Pitts street was found badly wounded in a doorway at Green and Pitts after an attack by an unknown Italian. He described the assailant as about 36, six feet tall, light clothing and dark complexion. Police have no leads.
Revere Beach visitors will enjoy music as the band stands in the regular location despite complaints. Edwin Orr will manage the summer band with performances daily through the season starting this Sunday. The Metropolitan Park Commissioners also introduced the Revere Zoological Menagerie managed by M J Weller featuring monkeys apes and cassowary. Metropolitan baths opening date moved to a week from today.
The New England Christian Endeavor convention will be held in Boston October 14 to 17. On opening, delegates from six states will hold state conventions in six churches followed by a joint session at Tremont Temple. Notable speakers are planned and a 300 voice mixed chorus will perform under H. B. Washburne. The event closes with a Plymouth excursion.
Commandant Jan Krige, Boer envoy in Boston, says King Edward directly ended the war and earned $15,000,000 for restocking Boer farms. He credits the liberal terms to the king and predicts further Boer commendation if liberal policy continues. Krige will return to South Africa in about two weeks after visiting England.
A farewell reception for Commandant Jan Krige of the Boer army will be held in Faneuil Hall next Tuesday evening. A committee led by Rev. Dr. Edward E. Hale General Charles H. Taylor the Hon Thomas J. Gargan James Wheeler James Jeffrey Roche T B Fitzpatrick Richard Heard and Edward McLaughlin oversees the event.
Rumor that Rev Daniel D Addison of All Saints Brookline has been called to St John Washington is dismissed as absurd by senior warden W P Shreve. Addison began in Brookline six years ago and built a prominent church from the small Casino origin.
The marriage of Elson M. Blunt and Maud MacDowell occurred last night at the MacDowell residence in Brookline. Flower girl Ellen MacDowell and maid of honor Alice Smith joined ushers S A Hopkins and others as Rev. Thomas Van Ness officiated. The reception featured tasteful grounds lighting and music.
At the monthly meeting the sick committee reported the deaths of William Whittle Thomas Elder C F Cox and Fred P Ingalls and sick and death benefits of 33 ordered paid. James H Barry Frank P Guthrie and Abraham L Wright joined. Donations came from Fred F E Whiting Greenleaf Clarke and an anonymous donor. Library improvements include a new card catalogue system.
English High defeated Winthrop High yesterday at Franklin Park in the interscholastic league. The feature was Wilson who defeated his opponent seven up.
In Framingham Middlesex county grand jury to report in East Cambridge. The government expects an indictment for murder in the first degree against Nina Danforth. If indicted she will be arraigned at once. if not, she will be released.
A local barber, Leonce Marion, was drowned while boating with six of his children on Crystal Lake. His body was recovered soon after the capsizing, leaving a widow and eight children.
Miss Ellen M. Stone the missionary was the guest and speaker at the Congregational Club ladies night in Converse Hall Tremont Temple. The crowd at the event was the largest yet for the club with Stone receiving a standing ovation and recounting missionary work in Macedonia Turkey and China.
Maverick Congregational Church in East Boston postponed trouble over Rev. Fisher's resignation. A vote approved leasing the church to trustees for years 61 to 11. A motion to demand Treasurer Cochran surrender certificates worth 11000 was withdrawn after Deacon Dimock opposed, delaying the clash to the next meeting.
Michael O'Keefe sues R. B. Brine Transportation for 6000 damages after his minor son John was allegedly shot on Rutherford avenue Charles town on March 13 during a strike. Brine driver William Glancy was arrested and discharged after claiming self defense amid rocks and assaults while driving.
Bart Flaherty aged 35 of 18 North Street was arrested by Division 8 police last night for attempting to rescue a prisoner from Special Officer Thomas Keeley at the Palace Theatre. Keeley was detaining a drunken man suspected of tearing ballet pictures from lobby stands.
Masons unions of Boston Roxbury and Cambridge with the Master Builders Association settle after July 1 a minimum pay of 50 cents an hour for an eight hour day. Union No 9 ratified the agreement at Eagle Hall. Sub-contractors in Charlestown yard require ten hour days. groups ask Congress to amend public work laws to enforce the eight hour rule nationwide.
Pittsburg June 5 Otto Maya bicycle racer was badly injured during training at the Coliseum track when he lost control of a motor machine and was thrown against the track posts. doctors reported his collar bone broken in two places.
The Yale freshman eight-oar and varsity eight-oar opened practice on the Thames at Gales Ferry Conn rowing two miles upstream and back in steady work The freshmen lineup differed at bow with Lathrop replacing Barnum The varsity four-oar also practiced with Adams Johnson Ackley Hewitt Miner in the lineup The freshmen used a new shell for the first time and coaches reported satisfactory work
Two freight trains collided near Weld street at the north end of New Bedford Massachusetts this afternoon. Two cars wrecked and one engine damaged nobody hurt.
The Revere Yacht Club at Beachmont gears up for summer with a strenuous class led by Commodore Dr. Strong. Each morning at 6 a.m. the club's young men, prominent in business and social circles, plunge from the club float under his direction.
The Boiler Makers' Union No 9 elected Thomas Keenan and John O'Brien as delegates to the International Union of Boiler Makers and Iron Ship Builders convention to be held in Baltimore in July.
In Lynn on June 5 the grain counter workers' strike at the leather factory Gardiner Beardsall & Co affected over 100 men. The dispute was amicably settled and all strikers will return to work Monday June 9 in a body.
Seven inmates overpower jailer George W. Martin during an evening meal delivery in Council Bluffs Iowa and lock him and his wife in a cell. They seize Mrs Martin's revolver and keys and flee, leaving the jail unsettled with a dramatic escape.
Worcester defeated Fall River at the Central bowling alleys by 1367 to 1301. Fall River needed three strings to place second but fell short by 66. Lang led Fall River with 291, while McCann starred for Worcester with a 296 total.
London June 5 An official War Office statement reports that British forces in South Africa have declined by 97 477 up to May 30 this year. The total includes killed wounded prisoners and disease deaths and invalided home. Of the total 28 434 are dead or incapacitated. The numbers killed in action or dying of wounds total 7 792 and deaths from disease 13 250.
Eastern League boards meet in Buffalo to review umpire complaints with the Rinn case, suspended today by President Powers, likely to be addressed at the session next Saturday.
Gardiner Maine June 6 The Evans House block at Water and Church streets was gutted by fire last night. Formerly a hotel the building had been occupied on the first floor since a March 1901 fire by Frank Moore grocer Harringtons coal office and a boot-black stand. The first two sections saved some stock and fittings. Fire started in the rear from unknown cause. Prefire value about 20000 owned by Weston Lewis and C B Whitney with only small insurance.
A baker's wagon struck a group of children in front of 121 Salem street late yesterday, killing 38 year old Michael Mercortanti as the horse trod on his neck. The driver Louis Babowitch was arrested after the incident. Separately Ellen Cronin died at Carney Hospital after a 20 foot fall from a fourth story window and Joseph Flanagan was badly injured after a second story fall at 861 Albany street.
Nellie Burgher urged audience at First Presbyterian to uphold vow of respect for women and defend purity. She urged men to protect women and family, promote a shared moral code, and called for a modern knightly standard of conduct.
Daniel J. Keefe, president of the International Longshoremen’s Association and labor representative on the civic federation committee, telephoned President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers and spoke with officials in New York Washington and Whitesbarre. A New York meeting may follow to seek a settlement on a basis of a slight concession and a three year contract.
Lotta Stokes aged 2% and colored of 19 Estes Street Everett was arrested by inspectors for the lar ceny of jewelry valued at 145 from Beatrize Thayer of 2 Huntington Avenue. She was employed as a domestic at the Everett address and is said to have taken the property on May 17 when she left her job.
Signor Riva a University of Rome professor and Count Gino Prinetti cousin of Italy’s foreign minister were killed in a landslide while climbing Mt Grigna near Lake Lecco in Switzerland yesterday.
The Vatican commission met the Pope to discuss church land questions in the Philippines. Judge Taft presented Roosevelt's works as a gift and reported that the Pope aims to study the issues calmly and seek a broad, conciliatory settlement with the United States.
A reader attacks Rev Franklin Hamilton of Boston for calling the St Pierre catastrophe God’s punishment and mocking people who saved dogs and cats. The letter cites animal warnings and compares moral views with a rescuer who saved imprisoned animals from a burning ship.
Magistrate Crane set Robert S. McLellan county detective bail at 3000 after information and belief charges he shot James McCoy during a raid on a pool room Monday. The examination was scheduled for June 12, and McLellan was released after jail time was arranged. District Attorney Jerome said he would seek state attorney general input and, if needed, appoint a special assistant district attorney to present the case to the grand jury. McLellan has been suspended and will stay with Jerome until the matter is resolved.
Eleven ring leaders of the Italian miners, who struck work and caused the shutdown of the New York mine near Frostburg Maryland, are jailed in default of bail. They face riot and unlawful assembly charges as the mine remains shut and is guarded by deputy sheriffs. Local authorities fear further trouble.
Susan Connelly a 32 year old resident of 240 Centre Street was knocked down on Tremont Street yesterday afternoon by a horse and wagon driven by an unknown man. She was taken to City Hospital in critical condition as police seek the driver.
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