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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1899
Page
2
Rebels. They cut telegraph lines and railroad tracks to sever communications with General MacArthur. Raiding parties target Calumpit while natives in Cebu reportedly join hostilities.
The adjutant-general lists casualties from Feb 4 to June 6 in the Philippines. Killed in action 226, died of wounds 69, died of disease 364, total deaths 659. Wounded reported 1366. sickness incapacitations estimated 2000 to 3000.
Northern insurgents muster about 5000 in a stealthy morning assault on San Fernando aimed to surround General MacArthur. Americans held trenches, repulsed the attack with 75 rebels killed and 30 captured, while rebels renewed raids on Calumpit and Cebu. War plans push 35 000 man limit with transports Sheridan Pennsylvania Zealandia Valencia expected to sail from San Francisco.
The Good Government League of Dorchester marked its third anniversary at the American House with toastmaster Edward RB Callender and speeches by Rep Myers Senator George and others. Discussion centered on public funds and taxation as Boston's development and water supply were praised, with remarks by Whall Chase Griggs Marks Low and others. A vote of thanks to President McDonald and Secretary Milliken closed the event.
The article argues the battle mattered beyond territory as a strategic move to thwart British plans to seize Dorchester Heights. It details the June 1775 maneuvers, key positions at Charlestown and Breed’s Hill, Stark’s defense, and how the engagement helped force British evacuation of Boston after American heavy guns arrived.
The will filed yesterday at the Suffolk Registry provides for a charitable hospital in Roxbury named Williams Hospital to aid the sick of medium means. A $109000 general fund will be built from residuary estate with three trustees to erect the hospital near Warren street and charge patients no more than five dollars weekly.
The New England Conservatory of Music held final exercises in Sleeper Hall with a string orchestra led by William Traupe. Miss Nellie R. Van Ness gave an essay, while graduates and post-graduates from multiple states were listed among performers and participants.
Itching piles can be cured and relief is instant with Dean's Ointment. Aimed at ending suffering, the ad claims a permanent cure and notes availability at any drug store for 60 cents.
The city outlines a full Bunker Hill Day with bells and naval salutes in the morning. Activities span 9 A M to 6 P M featuring navy yard ceremonies, parades led by Captain Train, reunions at Foster street and Nantasket Beach, and dinners at Bedford Springs. Baseball, yachting, cycling, golf, rowing, and open ship exhibitions complete the day, with band concerts and fireworks in the evening.
George Beauregard Barrow found guilty and given fourteen years ten months in State prison for kidnapping Marion Clark. Nurse Carrie Jones also pleaded guilty and received four years. Trial date for Mrs Barrow not set. Barrow transported to Sing Sing at 2:05 p m.
The Massachusetts crew reaches Boston greeted warmly by the port, marking their second postwar visit. Captain Train, son of a former state attorney general and congressman, commands the ship from Framingham with a bantam rooster and hen as mascots and a challenge to “Dick” against any navy bantam rooster.
Paris June 16 Senator Pierre Waldeck Rousseau agreed to build a Cabinet after M Poincare chose not to form one following lengthy talks with radical leaders including Arisson Sarrien and Mougeot. Radicals refused to accept Poincare terms for cabinet representation.
Fall River reports the print cloth market as unchanged at 234 cents. No price movement observed in the day's trading.
A lobster fisherman's boat was found drifting seven miles off shore yesterday afternoon. Inside lay the body of Charles W. Kipping, 72, who had suffered heart disease. He was well known at Shirley Point and previously cared for Taft's Hotel there.
Fire crews responded to several small blazes last night caused by firecrackers. A first floor fire at 387 Bennington Street, home to William Boyde, caused slight damage. A rear building at 8 Capen Street, Dorchester, owned by Peter Morris, burned a horse valued at $150 and damaged the upper floor where Allen M. Brown kept tools, with total damage about $1000.
About a hundred furniture men from Nantasket enjoyed a beach outing to honor Messrs. Turner and Howard proprietors of the Hotel Nantasket. The hosts reciprocated with vaudeville courtesy at the Music Hall and a 5 o'clock fish dinner after a trip on the Nantasket steamer. A long guest list of names from the furniture trade and related firms attended, including Charles E. Cummings as chairman and Edward Cook as a committee member, among many others from Worcester, Fall River, Rockford, Providence, New York, and Lowell.
An advertisement by Metropolitan Manufacturing Co. touts New England Wringer Co. products at 77-79 Franklin and 80 Arch, Boston. It lists wringers mangle sweepers and repair service with prompt attention and a Boston telephone contact.
Halifax June 1 An official account says two explosions at the Caledonia mine caused six deaths in the first blast and five in a second. Fire began about 3 45 am near the deep pump. Rescue efforts faced gas, smoke, and repeated blasts. Caledonia, part of Glace Bay, averages 2500 tons daily.
A Charleston article describes a vibrant social night in Charlestown with multiple groups hosting events. The Bunker Hill Camping Club, 999th Artillery Association, Letter Carriers Band, Prescott Colony, Charlestown Cadets, and various clubs entertained guests with music, dances, readings, and refreshments. Police seized pistols and horns from violators at Station 15 with about a dozen arrests.
Thomas J Moynihan of 158 West Fourth Street South Boston was hit while walking along the New York New Haven Hartford tracks near Dorchester and Swett streets. He was thrown into the water after a glancing blow and rescued by James Smith and Joseph Connelly. He sustained a fracture of the base of the skull and lies near death at Emergency Hospital after treatment at Southern Union Station.
A series of non serious mishaps during the Eve of June 17 injure several youths in Charles Town. Children handling blanks and knives cause facial, chest, and hand wounds while a man falls from a bridge injuring his leg. Authorities treat victims at multiple stations and hospitals.
Brookline pupils and parents crowded the Natatorium on Tappan Street for the annual public schools swimming exhibition. Diplomas for exceptional swimming and life saving were awarded, with a Massachusetts Humane Society medal for best life saving test. Eight contestants swam the underwater and surface events, Rad McCormick winning the life saving prize. Jessie Southland won the girls race, Leslie Rich took the submarine swim, and Rechtler McCormick Cusick Phillips led the victorious relay.
Mrs Katherine Forbes Holden of Reading dies quietly June 16. Funeral at Stoneham June 18. Denis W Mahony of Flynn Mahony dies Dorchester June 16. funeral from 5 Normandy Street at 8 30 o clock, Mass at St Peters Church Meeting House Hill. Charles B Williams of Chelsea dies June 14 at Soldiers Home aged 72. born Monmouth Maine.
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