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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1894
Page
8
A retail page lists assorted hosiery and gloves including Ladies' import cotton hose at various prices, Lisle hose for children, vest and gauntlet offerings, and men's socks. The ad highlights bulk ranges from 7c to 60c per item with multiple fabric and style options.
A local sale advertises deep discounts across departments. Shoes include ladies oxford pairs from 1.60 to 3.60, children's and Migses styles. books feature hundreds of titles at Seaside and Empire libraries. kitchen department offers a Royal Lawn Mower and galvanized pans. dressed dolls, dress linings, tennis rackets, hammocks, and smallware spools and sewing silks are heavily priced with many items at or below a few dollars.
The biennial convention in Pittsfield reports 300 delegates from eastern Massachusetts attend mass at St Joseph's Church. State secretary M P Clare announces growing membership near 20 000 with 25 new divisions and 5 000 more members in two years. treasurer W S O Mahoney notes 245 480 in funds and 153 148 spent on sick and death benefits. Officers elected unanimously include Clare as state delegate McKeever as state secretary and O Mahoney as state treasurer.
Discussion led to plans for a state parade in Boston next fall. Tonight delegates attended a ball at the academy with large attendance. The business session will resume in the morning and adjournment is expected tomorrow.
The ward and city committee of the Workingmen's Political League met at New England Hall 987 Washington Street and launched campaign work. James P. Dolan of Ward 22 was elected chairman and T McCarthy Ward 20 secretary and treasurer. The committee plans ward organization, electing officers, holding meetings, and raising funds under the central league.
Former Boston police detective Benjamin Williams died suddenly at his Charlestown home at 67. He joined the force in 1863 and retired last year. He belonged to the Boston Police Relief Association and Hancock Hand Engine Company. He leaves a wife and five married children, with funeral set for Friday at 2 PM from his residence.
E G Robinson, aged father of Dr. Robinson of Reading and former attache at City Hospital, died at the hospital yesterday afternoon from a complication of diseases.
Long day in Beacon session with a sharp dressing-down of Rep Rosnosky by Rep Knell over recognition rules. Insults and witty retorts follow as members joke about parliamentary law and the tenderloin district, ending with Mr Sullivan's Dryden and Gilbert & Sullivan quips provoking further laughter.
A Philadelphia paper claimed Henry B. Faulke plans a luxurious Theosophist monastery at Onset Bay inviting world wide devotees. George D. Ayres counters there is zero truth to the plan and Faulke is not a recognized Theosophist.
A large gathering of business leaders and officials in Watertown hosted a banquet and heard speakers from Newton Cambridge Waltham and Metropolitan Park Commission outline River Charles improvements and sanitary upgrades. The meeting endorsed Metropolitan Park Commission work.
Fall River reports the King Phillip weavers after nine weeks on strike want to return to work and seek a conference with Agent Chasa to discuss terms. The textile dispute centers on resumed employment and ongoing negotiations.
In Washington June 13 the House resumed the Indian appropriation bill in committee of the whole. Hartman assailed the perquisites of white officials while a committee amendment raised the tribes’ aid from 90 000 to 100 000. Linton questioned foreign church influence. Reed urged industrial education for Indians.
Frye of Maine told the Senate that the finance committee would consider amend ing the income tax bill to exempt benefit orders. He noted mohair plush mills in New England reduced prices by about half, with U S buyers and nine-tenths of plush production now from American manufacturers. Quay continued his serial speech.
In Waltham on June 13 Mrs Mary Dowd 75 died at Waltham Hospital from burns after an explosion while lighting a stove with kerosene. She lived with her daughter Mrs Michael Keenan on Charles Street. Neighbors rushed to help as the clothing burned and she suffered severe injuries.
The Electric Potential Club gathered twenty five members at Young's Hotel for an address by Isaiah H. Farnham on Electrolysis of Pipes and Cables. The Boston area was cited as a major loser due to electrolysis from trolley systems and underground conductors.
Forecast for Thursday calls for generally fair skies in New England and Eastern New York with southeast winds.
James Hardaker, 45, of 64 Eustis Street Roxbury, left his wife after a note claiming a move to New York to seek work. He took all belongings except tools stock and jewelry money. The wife, heartbroken, seeks explanation as she stays with relatives in Charles Town.
Last evening the Equity Union ladies hosted a well attended strawberry festival in the parlors at 20 Oak Street. The event saw few men present though they plan to attend the Fourth of July celebration.
Cambridge innovator Meigs faces fierce opposition as supporters argue the elevated road proves safety and efficiency. Opponents charge impracticability and warn against endorsing a 19th century scheme despite disputed tests and failed trials in Chicago Boston and elsewhere.
The Boston finance bill faces multiple defeats as amendments proposed by Robbins Russell and Robbins fail. A Quinn amendment to put the bill to Boston voters is voted down 114 to 74, the substitute bill is adopted by viva voce, and the measure advances to a third reading 121 to 29.
A 19th century advertisement for Dr Thurlows Electric Nervine by Wm Wilder Taylor M D claims instant toothache relief through a local nerve constriction, with testimonials, vegetable ingredients, no morphine or cocaine, and contact details for druggists. It promises permanent relief within five to twenty minutes and cautions against substitutes.
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