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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1894
Page
4
The new State fire marshal act takes effect July 1 with a deputy. One Democratic official will be replaced by two Republicans at $6,000 annual salaries to be paid by the state, while Boston covers Marshal Flynn's $3,000 salary. The piece questions the cost and political shift.
The piece notes Governor Greenhalge plans renomination while promoting ex Attorney General Pillsbury as Boston mayoral candidate. It argues Pillsbury cannot win the nomination or election and questions why Pillsbury is favored instead of offering the post to Greenhalge in Lowell.
The writer urges Senator Harris to press the tariff bill without delay, arguing that past sugar schedule approval showed a clear path to rapid passage if the Democratic majority acts in unison. They claim upcoming contests are perfunctory and can only affect House, not Senate schedules, and call for an immediate charge.
The Post invites its young friends to ride the Swan Boats on the Public Garden pond at no cost. Beginning today through the week of June the boats will serve children, now in their third year of offering this treat. Thousands have enjoyed the simple pleasure, with more expected this year.
Representative McLaughlin warns he will explain his vote in the House if needed for the 30 million gift to Bell Telephone shareholders. Democrats insist the bill violates party principles and the 1893 state platform, casting it as a test between people’s interests and corporate interests.
The article notes the Senate agreed schedules of the tariff bill show many changes from the Wilson plan and later amendments. It emphasizes public interest in the bill’s status and asserts the current measure does not reflect what the people want or what was promised.
The tariff bill will be enacted soon. The House will decide on sugar coal iron and several other items. Prompt return of the bill to the House is urged for the good of the country.
The piece argues that if Democratic Representatives at the State House oppose the $80,000,000 gift to Bell Telephone, the bill would fail. It urges party fidelity to the Massachusetts Democrats platform which denounces corporate favoritism and stock watering, calling for reconsideration to curb the Bell Telephone deal.
The Observant Citizen reports strong interest in forming a Boston Municipal Art League with about 100 subscriptions pledged. Other items note soprano Etta Williams Hunt performing for a church organ fund, Bishop Arthur C. A. Hall's public reception and talks, and the Massachusetts Press Association outing to Asbury Park with a New York stop. A humorous anecdote about loan requests from a well dressed man and a councilman’s carriage rides to begin after election.
Brief sketches introduce Ira P. Dutton as Brother Joseph in Hawaii, a former Civil War war claims adjudicator. Chicago appoints Mrs. Paul as street and alley cleaning inspector, praised for independence and duty. Rosenthal, a missionary to Abyssinia, reports harsh persecution by King Theodore. Also noted is the Hardy couple with Mrs Hardy’s artful frieze in Dorchester.
Constable Alice Allen of Saugatuck was shot by William Strause a Hungarian farmhand employed by Horace Wakeman near the depot while attempting to arrest him. Strause fled but was captured and jailed. Allen was found unconscious and rushed to Bridgeport Hospital.
A Boston memorial day ceremony honored fallen firefighters with a parade from Firemen’s Hall to Forest Hills Cemetery. About 375 veterans from Barnicoat, Charlestown, Roxbury, and Boston associations joined the procession led by John Race as orator John R Murphy delivered a tribute comparing soldier and fireman valor and urging memory of the dead, followed by flower tributes and a benediction.
A Boston meeting at Alpha Hall approved a report proposing a Gaelic League named Muirion Na Gaedhilge to preserve Irish memory through poems proverbs and other writings. Monthly meetings will collect material for a manuscript Bolgant Solair with officers to be elected in July and twenty new members added.
The Ward 238 Democratic ward committee elected a chairman Patrick M eating, secretary George H. Johnson, treasurer Michael I Dolan, and executive committee member John F. McDonald during a Saturday evening meeting.
City councilman Charles Town insists park workers deserve a Saturday half holiday during summer. He argues the $82,000 appropriation is insufficient and suggests cutting costs or granting a $1.25 weekly supplement, totaling about $20 yearly per man, to finance extra pay for a half day off or alternative weekdays. He pledges to work with the Post to ensure action.
The Episco pal church ordains Rev Robert Codman at the Church of the Advent on Brimmer street with Bishop Grafton officiating. The 28 year old, born in Boston, graduates from the Episcopal Theological Seminary, and will serve as curate at All Saints Ashmont.
June 10 reported 156 arrests for excise violations, double any prior Sunday amid ongoing enforcement. Senator Bradley of the investigating committee toured the Bowery, inspecting resorts and police methods.
Norbert J. Dion of 84 Marion street, a deaf mute, was hit by a streetcar on South Common Street near the monument. The car, driven by Motorman 8S. W. Shelton and Conductor J. W. Wentworth, dragged him about twenty feet before stopping. He suffered severe bruises and was hospitalized for treatment.
In Fitchburg on June 10 the Knights of Pythias held a memorial service at the Unitarian Church with the knights filling the church. A large crowd attended as the choir provided special music and Rev. Walter F. Greenman delivered the main address with Rev. G. M. Bodge assisting from Leominster. The speaker praised the grand bond of fraternity and lauded fraternal orders for their influence on men society and morals.
In Berlin on June 10 an explosion at a Steinbruck gunpowder factory killed several men and injured many others. The blast wrecked half the plant and started a fire that was later controlled before reaching the remaining structure.
The Catholic diocesan council of Breisgau announced the Pope's stance that cremation is heretical in principle but may be allowed under special safeguards to prevent public scandal. Clergy may officiate at services for bodies to be cremated but not at crematoria.
The Tremont hosts Camille D Arville in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance with George W. Wilson Clinton Elder and a large chorus. Willie Collier ends his Museum run with A Back Number this week. New living pictures and vaudeville acts come to Park and Howard Atheneum, featuring Gumbo the Blue Man seals and midgets. A private Palace Theatre view previews the week’s living pictures. Souvenir design contest for D Arville’s June 25 anniversary extended to June 16.
Boston astronomer Mr Percival Lowell, now at his Flagstaff Arizona observatory, reports two bright star like points on Mars within the southern polar snow cap at longitude 271 and south latitude 80. They appeared at 1 a m Greenwich time on June 9. He suggests tilted mountain slopes of about 25 degrees and notes canals beginning to be glimpsed.
In Coney Island on June 10 Beatrice, a lion tamer from the London Zoo, was attacked by a lion inside a cage during a West Brighton wild animal show. Audience screamed as managers and two trainers used pitchforks to release her. She lay unconscious with bleeding face. a physician treated her wounds and she remained delirious and precarious by midnight.
A new rule effective after July 1 governs trial marking. General and special trial lists are prepared monthly, with deadlines for filings before the fifteenth or twenty fifth of the prior month. Separate lists exist for court and jury trials, with specific taking up dates and daily short lists under the senior justice.
Newport Rhode Island June 10 Today was the annual June meeting Sunday of the Society of Friends large numbers attended in good weather. Services were held in the ancient meeting house from early morning till late evening with audiences throughout. Addresses were given by Friends from other yearly meetings and several city evangelist pulpits were occupied by Quaker ministers.
Yesterday at 11 45 Frank Lee age 11 living at 100 Pearl street played with friends near a lumber pile on Richards wharf Medford. The pile toppled burying him. he was removed to Massachusetts General Hospital with a broken leg. Doctors expect recovery.
Passumpsic Vermont reports the eighty fifth annual meeting of the Danville Baptist Association will convene at the Baptist Church in the village from June 26 to 28. The event includes minister addresses and representation by missionary societies with speakers from Boston.
George Decker of Great Barrington was arrested in Pittsfield after skipping a board bill at the Kennedy House in Winsted. This marks his second offense and his trial is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
A gas explosion on the top floor of 379 South Third Street Brooklyn destroys walls, causes the 381 building to collapse its roof, and ignites a fire in the tenement housing seven families. Mrs. Joseph Siegel suffers severe burns as churches nearby witness panic among children and residents. Loss estimated at $40,000.
Yesterday near Fort William a burning bridge gave way under a Canadian Pacific express train. Four cars plunged into the Mattadwa river and caught fire, destroying mail and express matter. Mrs. Barker drowned, Express Messenger Brown of Toronto is missing, two others feared drowned, with injuries to Mrs. Bice, Fireman Whitehead, and Engineer Elmes.
The regular monthly meeting at St. Augustine's Hall elected Edward Tracy as president, Patrick Doody as vice president, Dennis O'Reilly as treasurer, J. O'Carroll as financial secretary, and M. J. Ripon as recording secretary. A vote of thanks was given to Rev. Denis O'Callaghan for hall use for the year.
The Evangelistic Association of New England engages Rev. C. I. Cco field of Dallas to speak at Bromfield Street Church noon sessions. Today’s address is The Baptism of the Holy Spirit followed by daily talks on distinct themes vital to the Christian life.
The seventy first anniversary of Phil Lips Church on Broadway in South Boston was observed yesterday with a children’s Sunday. The program focused on music recitations and singing by Sunday school members.
The Arlington Baptist Sunday school marked its 76th anniversary yesterday with exercises led by Rev. Charles H. Watson. The program featured singing and recitations as part of the observance.
New York June 10 steamship La Bretagne arriving from Havre delivered the body of Robert F. Fiske to be sent on to Boston.
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