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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1896
Page
8
Without gloves Tham argued for free transfers, while the council refused a sculpture donation from the same body. The debate highlighted governance standards and ethical considerations in public art gifts.
Lynn June 14 The Labor Church lecture drew a large crowd from Boston and nearby towns as Herbert N. Casson argued that public duties must be sacred and called for honest progressive citizenship. He reviewed the 1896 legislature’s record, condemning bills and actions while urging civic patriotism and social responsibility.
At the regular meeting of Ben Franklin Assembly No 5463 Keof held in Chickering Hall yesterday twelve propositions were received and six new members initiated. The committee on piente reported that 1000 tickets had been disposed of. Resolutions were adopted condemning the Massachusetts Senate action defeating the free transfer bill and urging organized labor to condemn it.
John McLuckie ex-burgess of Homestead, famed for the Carnegie works strike, visited the Central Labor headquarters to promote patriotic opposition to armor plate defects. He criticized the naval affairs committee’s handling and plans an extended U.S. tour.
The Building Trades Council endorsed a half holiday by revision clerks on Wednesdays during the heated term and urged organized labor to avoid stores not complying. Support for shorter hours by members and a lifting of the Daly boycott were noted. The hoisting and portable peers’ strike progress was described as moving toward early settlement, with a five member committee named to assist engineers.
President Eliot spoke at North Avenue Congregational Church marking the 114th anniversary of the Stars and Stripes. Children recited and twenty young ladies read the Declaration of Independence as Harvard College officials praised patriotism and openness to the downtrodden abroad.
Under Chapter 449, Section 6, of 1895 law, Boston males will register at 9 a.m. today at the Board of Election Commissioners in the old Court House. The process, costing about 100000, will be thorough with new books and extra clerks. Outside registration starts Sept 1 and runs to Oct 1 in wards. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays closed. Saturdays close at noon. It is expected to shrink the voting lists for both parties.
The body of John L. Marston of South Road was recovered from Sagamore Creek after being missing since last Monday. A rope and iron chain were found around the body, indicating suicide. Coroner deemed no inquest necessary. about $200 in gold and bills were reported missing prior to the disappearance.
Fire alarm from Box 28 reported a blaze on the fourth floor of a four story brick building on Crescent Place owned by Louis Landlittle and occupied by Morris Cushman. Explosion of a gas stove caused the fire with damage not exceeding $200.
A fiery critique condemns tax dodging and corporate greed, urging citizens to demand public servants who guard the treasury. It warns that Wall Street’s influence could force a debtor government, risking liberty and property, and recalls Washington on the urgency to act.
Grace Barlow of Cleveland Ohio a Smith College sophomore reportedly married in Ashtabula during holiday vacation to Harry Bates a traveling salesman. Her family objected to the union due to her youth. She left Northampton for Erie to meet him and said she would not return, asking her father for forgiveness while her husband was not to be received.
A surprise gathering at Mrs. Louisa Francis home 3 Havre Street East Boston featured a choice banquet lamp for Mrs Francis and a solid gold chain and charm for Miss Mary Francis. Mr David Jameson spoke as guests danced to Stirk's Orchestra. about forty couples attended including Mr and Mrs Harrington Palmer Kent McInnes Minnie West Gertrude Pinkham Julia Coakley Emma Cronin Elizabeth Sawyer Mary Ferry Gertrude Peterson Nettie Pinkham Morris Emblew Archie McInnes Arthur Johnson Edward Anderson Edward Pinkham William Lafferty Edward Peterson Frank Stanton James Learson Arthur King Arthur Simpson Samuel Cuddy and John Crossman.
The Boston Post has added a Jumbo press to its printing machinery. Under current management the paper has constantly forged ahead, expanding its production and capabilities.
Two dozen bankers and clerks, totaling 62 aboard the Cape Ann, join the Boston Bank Officers' Association on a harbor excursion. The sail featured festive decor, music, dining, and patriotic salutes as the ship steamed to the North Shore and Marblehead coast. An entertainment committee planned the trip, nine officers chaired events, and thirty four applications for membership were received.
The Hon James Donovan will appear in Municipal Court to answer to a charge of suppressing a nomination paper filed by Stephen A Ferrin of Ward 8 Judge Forsaith will issue a warrant and Donovan will be summoned to court where the case will be argued The defense will be led by M J Creed and Senator Corbett The case tests caucus law as Donovan contends the paper was irregular for bearing only four voter signatures instead of the five required by law.
Recorder Goff and Assistant District Attorney McIntyre disclose juror No 6 Richard M Montgomery is remotely related to Mary Alice Almont Livingston Mrs Fleming through marriage ties. They agree the link is too remote for a new trial but leave action to Recorder who will decide Monday.
The schooner Ellen Perkins, Captain J E Smith of Deer Isle Maine, en route from Bangor to New York, ran ashore last night 112 miles from Great Point at Nantucket's east end. The crew reached shore safely after mistaking Handkerchief Light for Great Point due to a faulty compass.
A delegation of friends will accompany the Koodoodee Club to Charlestown on Wednesday morning for the morning carnival parade. In prior years the club portrayed Coxey's Army of 184 and the Trilby burlesque, both drawing big hits. This year the feature depicts a graphic scene of one of the season's fads.
Northampton June 14. A grand jury investigation reveals an attempt to sway jurors in the manslaughter case of Charles Hallett. District Attorney Hammond and Sheriff Clark report most jurors were seen in Hallett's interest, though no money offered. They vow to prosecute the offenders.
Mrs. Cockerill, widow of Colonel John Cockerill who died in Cairo, married Walter Louis Lienau in a late night ceremony after a cab proposal. The bride omits the word obey, cites love, and faces possible family criticism. Lienau, 26, is son of Rudolph Lienau, former president of the Germania Bank of Brooklyn.
The article describes a handsome, athletic young man named Mr. Lienau and his bride, who yesterday afternoon moved to their residence in Englewood, New Jersey. It notes his residence at the Hotel Endicott on Eighty First Street and Columbus Avenue, and his occupation within the importing house of Frederick Vietor and Achells at No. 65 Leonard Street.
A sunny Saturday afternoon in East Boston drew many young women to boats and wharf details printed in The Post. Captain Stephens reported the Cunard Catalonia arriving from Liverpool with passengers while a British bark Kelvin sailed to Dublin nearby. A rare iceberg sighting marked the voyage, and harbor outings by the Charles H. Silliman and Ida M. Dalby left parties wet or moodily dismayed, as residents and visitors observed the shore views. The Landsman.
Henry B. Gibbud of New York will continue illustrated noon talks for the Evangelistic Association of New England in Bromfield Street Church. He presents truth with a large oil painting titled The Two Ways, drawing large audiences with his distinctive method.
The Catalonia captained by Stephens from Liverpool docked yesterday with saloon passengers for Boston including the Rev T L Bradshaw A T Gordon and wife with child and nurse Francis Griffin and wife with infant I F Isaac Mrs I W Rollins and Miss Olga Vernon aboard.
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