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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1893
Page
4
Prosecution evidence in the Borden case yields no poison findings no blood on axes and suggests left handed blows. Testimony indicates Mrs. Borden may have died before her husband by one or two hours but remains inconclusive about the killer. The trial continues with no decisive proof against the accused.
An 1893 Massachusetts Senate session faced a fierce clash over anti stock watering bills praised by business groups. The corporate vote leaned Republican, with a few Democrats siding against or in support of various measures. The piece notes the strong ties between Senate divisions, party lines, and business interests.
The Infanta of Spain flouts Chicago formality as she seeks liberty and merriment in World’s Fair city. News notes her independence and carefree antics, from gondola rides to side shows, applauded beyond local strictures and drawing admiration from less restrained communities.
The article profiles the young Infanta who pursues personal interests rather than adhering to prescribed routines. It highlights her independence, decision to guide her own activities, and the tensions this creates with expected duties.
A June boom in penny papers notes the Post almost matches the Globe and Herald in circulation, but lags in want ads. It highlights rival ad columns, mentions Lieutenant Wood departing for Honolulu, and reports Professor Bates new Tech chair and Director-General Davis of the World's Fair visiting town with insights on the fair and Lasell Seminary.
The Boston Post calls for quick action to finish its relief fund for sick babies. Readers can organize lawn or seaside parties and small donations will add up to a large impact. Dime collections before vacation are encouraged to start July with free doctors.
The Post argues the Borden trial elevates George D. Robinson as a national figure with strong character and leadership. It urges Republicans to study his performance beyond Massachusetts and notes the paper’s Democratic stance while endorsing prudence in nominating a candidate from Massachusetts.
The author argues railroads miss a harvest of business by keeping passenger rates high. Sleeper trains run full, but not in double or triple numbers due to high fares. A substantial fare reduction would boost current season traffic and profits, making this the great opportunity to offer popular rates to Chicago.
A Boston scene describes a lawyer from the Bay State Gas Company guiding a horse drawn wagon past trenching work in Back Bay. A separate incident recalls a conductor silencing a concert after an explosion of matches startled the audience, with a newspaper man as the unsuspecting source.
Protest from Sherbrooke residents opposed Benjamin Lenthier as consul citing French-Canadian background. Washington overruled protests directing Lenthier to begin duties immediately, fueling English French tensions in the eastern townships.
William E. Barrows of Milford searches Quincy for his fifteen year old daughter Aldiia who ran away with Bert Smith four weeks ago. Barrows learned Smith's mother moved to Quincy and the couple were living with her, but police have not located them.
The Patriarchal Union of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows of New England and New York held its second annual field day with events at G M O O F Hall on North Russell Street. The parade was led by Commander Henry A Black of the Boston Patriarchs, featuring three divisions and a prominent squad. A vote at the afternoon convention set the next field day for Hartford Connecticut, followed by a banquet and ball at Berkeley Hall led by Past Most Venerable Patriarch W B Lee with about one hundred couples on the floor.
A letter to the Post complains a Dorchester corner slough on Chap man Avenue and Lyon Street remains a health hazard. It urges Boston to install sewers to prevent overflowing cesspools contaminating nearby yards and streets, noting a nearby drain could help divert filth.
The Sick Baby Fund shows healthy growth with new donations from Boston area supporters and named friends. The note urges raising funds before hot weather increases need, suggests entertainments or sales, and previews extracts from last summer's reports on the doctors aiding Boston's sick babies.
The Post doctor and a reporter visit an upper tenement on North Street to find a tidy two room home. A sick young girl lies in bed with blue eyes and spasmodic cries while her mother, lacking a physician, thanks the doctor for medicine and sympathy, speaking imperfect English in gratitude.
A sick child with dysentery and heat moans in an upper tenement as a scrub woman mother works all day to support five children after her husband’s recent death. The elder child acts as nurse and house mother in her absence. The mother explains the hardship of leaving the family to work for meals.
A large four masted ocean steamer with a red smokestack neared Salisbury Beach before dawn, ran aground briefly, then withdrew safely after an hour or two. William Pierce, keeper of the Black Rocks lights, sighted the vessel amid fog watches and reported the incident to Captain Davis of the towboat Clara Eler, who searched the area.
The Leyland line steamer Phi adelphian, Captain Grant, reached port at 3 PM from Liverpool after striking a sand bar off Salisbury Beach early yesterday. The vessel came off unaided after about twenty minutes ashore, with no injuries and one anchor lost due to a broken ring. The voyage from Liverpool faced southeasterly and westerly winds, and five days of fog hindered observations, causing the ship to lose bearings while steering for Boston.
The Boston Post suggests the McKinley tariff law may be repealed, hinting at potential chaos on the horizon. The Lowell Courier notes the question of when such upheaval might occur remains unanswered.
Social calendar notes two weddings and two receptions on Wednesday June 14. Edith White Hill wed Dwight Blaney at Upland road Brookline with 12 30 to 2 receptions for Mrs C H W Foster and Mrs W A Lawton at The Nightingale Dorchester. Martha Josephine Tirrell will wed Harrison Wentworth Bates at a Weymouth Methodist Church. Julia P Kittredge to Edward Huntington Fellows at Walnut Avenue Congregational Church.
The Grant widow rejects buying the Washington red house famed for Blaine deaths due to family superstitions and sorrow linked to former inhabitants. Congress moves to establish the America University in Washington, coeducational and led by Methodist interests. Three of the forty five incorporators are women: Mrs John A Logan, Mrs Matthew Simpson, and Mrs Elizabeth J Somers. Miss Dod remains the lady champion of England at tennis from 1887 to 1891, also noted for cycling and golf. Mrs Paran Stevens, once Maria Reed of Boston, became a prominent society hostess and pioneer Sunday evening receptions on this side of the Atlantic.
The engagement of Miss Otis youngest daughter of ex Senator James Otis to Mr Frederick Edey a well known New York club man is announced. Miss Otis known as Birdie Otis is with her father at By-the-Sea Bellport L I. The Otis family includes Mrs Robert Livingston Clarkson and Mrs George Munroe formerly Misses Mary and Martha Otis. Her mother Miss Ludlum died four years ago. Edey works at H B Hollins Co banking and belongs to Union Manhattan Union League and New York clubs. He helped direct Vaudeville Club where ex Senator Otis was a governor. Since William Sigourney Otis of Boston nephew of ex Senator Otis died New York family mourns.
The House of the Angel Guardian warns the public not to donate to a woman falsely claiming to aid orphaned and destitute children. Donors should require proof of authorization from the treasurer before giving money. Boston Mass.
Miss Lila Florence Beale of Roxbury and Mr. N Lincoln Greene of Dorchester announce their wedding on Wednesday June 28 at 4 o'clock p m at the Church of the New Jerusalem.
In General Order No 159, Patrolman John Tufts of Division 3 is retired on half pay 600 dollars yearly after reaching 65. The same order reprimands Sergeant Eugene M Johnson of Division 6 for neglect of duty by failing to report a stray team placed in a stable under his orders.
George J. Masterson of South Framingham received a letter from a brother missing for seventeen years and believed dead. The brother now lives in Newcastle California. A clairvoyant had foretold Masterson would hear from him during the Columbian year.
Irene Murphy, Boston native, returns to the Bowdoin Square Theatre and discusses her self designed costumes for the current Boccaccio production. She recalls past roles with Baker and Hoyt's company and notes the Boston engagement is the troupe’s first here. A separate note mentions Fred Miller Jr. and the Park Theatre plagiarism rumors. The piece also previews Bartholo mew's equine act at the Boston Theatre and the Pauline Hall opera season opening Amorita at Tremont.
Nearly two score high cards from New Haven and Connecticut arrived in town yesterday. They registered at Parker House around 6 p.m. Dinner followed at 7. Afterward the railroad men vanished, not answering calls. Names include Joseph Park George M Meller Nathaniel Wheeler William B Bishop Henry C Robinson Leverett Brainerd Royal C Taft E H Trowbridge Charles P Clark Lucius Tut tle C S Mellen N M Rockesperger F S Curtis J G Parker Co F Brooker C F Choate.
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