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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1893
Page
10
The proseuction in the Borden case may offer the jury last year’s newspaper files to simplify verdict. This approach suggests the State could rest the case by relying on preexisting reports rather than hearing repeated testimony.
The battleship Massachusetts will be launched soon and can discharge 680 pounds of projectiles per salvo, a quantity rivaling the entire annual iron and steel foundry output of the state it is named for under McKinleyism.
The Gas Commission has spent nearly two months to conclude gas prices should drop in Roxbury South Boston and Dorchester. It shows rising activity and is likely to receive more momentum, marking progress toward lower rates.
Rail lines from the East to Chicago may cut rates to avoid hauling empty cars, echoing a past warning about a forming combination. Chicago reports show far fewer Eastern visitors to the World’s Fair than the West, where Western roads have reduced prices and are seeing steady business. Westerners flock to the fair, and a broad rate war could deliver a welcome relief for travelers from Boston to Chicago.
The editorial argues gun parades require reasonable limits and supervision. It calls for equal treatment of all independent and semi military bodies, either by absolute prohibition or by extending privileges to all under fair conditions.
The Province lands issue in Provincetown should be decided by public satisfaction of the Cape residents. The state holds valid title and residents are integral to the state, so if the amended bill lacks broad approval it should be referred to the next Legislature for fair consideration.
Reports across the nation hail Edwin Booth as one of the world’s greatest actors and the finest American tragedian. His death marks the end of an era in American dramatic art with no clear successor to fill his stage role.
The piece argues for more comedians like Joseph Jefferson to counter the prevalence of melodrama. It contends tragedy harms the public mood and praises comedy’s moral, ameliorating role amid modern hard times, noting Edwin Booth’s art as a glorious memory.
Report notes Bridget Sullivan testified with little new to bolster the case. It highlights a possible defense focus on outsider access to the house and points to Alice Russell as a pivotal upcoming witness whose testimony could strengthen the prosecution's position or reshape the case.
The Senate narrowly avoided error by referring stock-watering bills to the next Legislature by a slim majority. The House remains at risk over bills on leases and consolidations of railroad and street railway companies. Massachusetts voters, the public, demand safeguards against corporate privilege without proper oversight. The State Health Board and Boston Associated Board of Trade endorse restraint, noting private corporations must answer to public interest.
The clerks and managers of Old Colony divisions appear in brief notes with promotions for Superintendent Allen to general manager and Agent Ainsley moving to central division. Obituary notices honor Jay Wanzer of Dorchester who served 27 years on the Boston to New York line. Edwin Sooth dies early yesterday prompting quick newspaper office reaction.
A new book from the International Steamship Company describes sea coast attractions along the Down East coast including Maine New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. It features bright writing readable cuts ornamental headpieces a tariff table tour options hotel details and travel connections with Agent BE Waldron at Commercial Wharf handling distribution.
The Boston Merchants Association held its monthly meeting with President Lane chairing. Topics included highway improvements and Senate agricultural committee action, stock issues via auction law, stock watering bills, insurance rates investigations, the Sherman act repeal and financial policy, and urging Congress for beneficial financial measures. The group also reviewed consular service policy and executive appointments removals, instructing the executive committee to report on adherence to prior recommendations.
Trustees met in the Aldermen room at City Hall with Mayor Matthews and City Solicitor Bailey. They reviewed proposals for allocating the Franklin fund though no firm plan was adopted, with items like Mechanic Arts High School equipment and other city projects debated.
Miss Jean Halford daughter of Major E J Halford former private secretary to President Harrison married Edmund A Benedict of New York in St Mary's Cathedral Nottingham The couple met aboard the White M afountains in 1892 and on the New York to Southampton steamer in February They plan to return to the United States in September and reside in Brookline Massachusetts Benedict comes from a prominent New York Massachusetts family.
The West Shore railroad publishes a summer excursions book describing lake river mountain and seaside resorts. It highlights the Hudson River Catskill Mountains Rip Van Winkle haunts and includes hotel and boarding house lists with rates and locations across over one hundred pages.
A Boston furniture firm Paine's warerooms opposite the Boston and Maine depot advertises a genuine Turkish table of picturesque pattern for sale this week. The item is pitched as an ad junct to correct furnishing and presented as an unusually low price opportunity for stylish homes.
Danvers reports 58 year old I. W. Eaton, a leading local baker and gyrocer, found dead by hanging in his barn at about 7 this morning. He leaves a wife and two children. He was a member of the Royal Arcanum Knights of Honor and Red Men.
Hartford reporters describe an Adams Express Company incident in which a live alligator nearly three feet long was received in a box. The creature’s box was empty by morning, then recovered with effort later the same day.
A Malden and Medford electric collided with an A. J. Houghton & Co. wagon carrying empty beer kegs near the Fitchburg depot. Both vehicle and wagon suffered heavy damage while the street was left strewn with the kegs.
The man found unconscious on Columbus avenue Tuesday night died Wednesday morning. Identified as Julius Appenheimer, a teamster of 99 Berkeley Street, the death is believed to be heat related.
After reviewing nearly one thousand acrostics a prize of five dollars goes to James D Billings of 30 Oneida Street Boston for his work braving the sheet that meets the test of truth. The acrostic praised the Post’s mission to uphold truth and defeat wrong.
Readers are asked to send brief memoranda of forthcoming social events. Miss Esther Fiske and Gardner Greene Hyanmond Jr wed at St Barnabas Church in Plymouth with reception at Highfield. Miss Corderg Howard to Henry H. Putnam at the Insurance Standard Buffing Place Chapel this evening.
The article notes Queen Margherita's silver wedding gifts totaling over 22 000 pegging letters. It highlights Mme. Clara Schunynn as a famed performer, details women's entry into London shops for better wages, mentions Euphra Dunn the 65 year old telegraph operator from West Point GA, and reviews female academics at St Andrew's University plus Mrs. Lewis who deciphered Syriac gospels after studying multiple languages.
Miss Lucy Campbell of Dorchester wed Dr Dennis F Keefe of Providence in St Peter's Church Dorchester with Rev Peter Rogan officiating. 300 relatives attended the ceremony after which the couple went to the bride’s mother home at 8 Mt Vernon Street.
Miss Florence Dean Tenney daughter of ex Mayor and Alderman P Tenney of Chelsea married Andrew Whitney Woodman last evening at the bride’s home 33 Carey Avenue Chelsea Rev C E Jefferson of the Central Congregational Church officiated Gary N Calkins of Chicago was best man Gertrude N Tenney sister of the bride was maid of honor with bridesmaids Lena J Clough and Mary Woodman The bride wore white silk and Marguerites were carried The couple will live at 54 Clark Avenue.
A party at Miss Mollie Scott’s home on Yeoman street organized the Jolly Old Maids club with Miss Louisa McGary as president and Miss Jack Horner as vice president. Officers elected, entertainment by Miss Fitzgerald and Miss Horner, aim to foster fellowship among members and boycott male company.
A letter to the editor lambasts Cambridge coverage of a fatal electric car incident and mocks city officials for discussing life‑saving measures. The writer urges parents to keep babies off roadways, recounting a dangerous scene on Tremont Street and a harsh rebuke to a careless mother.
A fragmentary note from an Indianapolis page hints at a medical figure described as having time at his disposal. The quip suggests leisure and peculiarity in the physician’s schedule, reflecting a light domestic or column tone from the era.
The Oston Post commends Mayor Coughlin and Marshal Hilliard for their unremitting work in locating and capturing Correiro.
Barnum and Bailey show features Queensbury the jumping horse bought for 3500 dollars and other famed animals including two white Arabian stallions and a coal black stallion named Czar. Huntington avenue grounds host the exhibit next week while Park Theatre shows The Golden Wedding. The Baker Opera Company promises Beggar Student and Erminie next week as Boston summer crowds enjoy theatre and concerts.
A collage of witty lines from multiple papers humorously contrasts social remarks and everyday curios. The snippets include jests about a would be wife a laundress on a line and a dentist and college yell, with brief reflections on age poetry and seasonal verse.
Mrs Winterwheat asks why the horse car is late and Mr Winterwheat from Hush Centre Kansas explains the delay is due to a cable mechanism. He mentions dropping a nickel in the slot and the car will be there soon despite the crowd at the World’s Fair pack.
A prominent citizen and a longtime deacon argue that the town’s rising choir preferences favor fashionable tunes over traditional church music. The exchange highlights a shift from Old Hundred to modern styles amid social change.
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