04 Mar 1892
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1892
Page
1
The Post notes progress as council actions bear fruit and public safety gains advance. Bates spearheads child welfare measures while fire-trap concerns are set for oversight, signaling continued local improvement.
Rumors swirled that a warrant for Dr Nathaniel Ware Hawes arrest had been served by Deputy MacDonald and that he was away from home. Hawes disputed misreports, clarifying he had no role with the Whiskey Trust and recounted a prior exchange with juror Grant about the grand jury’s hearing. Officials warned of important developments to come as the case unfolds.
The POSTill announces its special morning edition carries news three hours later than other Boston papers. Readers are advised of the staggered timing and refreshed content cadence for daily events and updates.
Senator Sawyer reported a bill to the Senate combining third and fourth class mail into a single third class starting July 1, 1892. Postage would be one cent per two ounces or fraction, prepaid with stamps. Conditions governing wrappers and permissible printing for fourth class would apply to third class, plus existing privileges. The Postmaster General recommended the change.
The post discusses whether snakes exist in Ireland as March 17 approaches. It notes that myths say Saint Patrick drove them away and mentions modern sightings and scientific explanations. The piece treats the topic with light urgency and Irish cultural context.
Washington reports indicate a Friday forecast of fair weather in Maine and New Hampshire with snow in east Maine, north gales, and a slight temperature rise. Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut should stay generally fair with warmer temperatures and north winds. Eastern New York will be slightly warmer with fair skies and northwest winds becoming variable. Signals extend from Narragansett to Eastport.
The schooner Charles and J. A. Pinard, 478 tons, Newport, built in Boston, sailed Feb 19 from Cienfuegos. After a tempest, she foundered and the crew of six sent to life boats. Two men were picked up by the steamer Gloria and brought to Cienfuegos. The captain and five others arrived in Cienfuegos in the ship’s open boat.
At 5 am, 65 hours after lighting, the candle burned exactly 12 inches and 13 16ths. The committee details a consolatory trip to the World’s Fair and notes correspondents’ reports on the taper’s progress. An anarchist visitor to the candle room is reported in connection with the event.
Washington March 3 Governor Russell passed through Fortress Monroe and chose a Boston route avoiding Washington newspapers and reporters who planned an interview assault upon him. Had he returned via Washington his views could have boosted his national profile and Democratic presidential prospects at Chicago.
The Willoughby suit against Chicago Junction railways Union Stock Yards Co Armour Swift Morris and other beef dealers seeks an injunction to block a stock exchange valued around 38 million dollars for Chicago land used for stock yards and a second tract in Lake County Indiana. Trial before Vice-Chancellors Van Fleet and Green continues for ten days.
The joint English and United States commission on Behring Sea fisheries held a long session at the State Department this afternoon. Members are pledged to secrecy and no official information is available on the outcome of their conferences.
Curiaco on March 3 reports plans to complete the first long distance telephone line between Chicago and New York within a year. Before completion the city’s 8000 telephones will be replaced with copper metallic circuit instruments enabling sound transmission for thousands of miles with perfect distinctness.
Yesterday afternoon William Eaton John Goodwin and Henry Harlow aged 25 to 35 left Commercial Point Dorchester in a rowboat to shoot ducks in the harbor. Ice drift carried them offshore and they were rescued by a tug that reached the scene and brought them back unharmed.
An Inter Ocean dispatch from Butte Montana reports Oliver Curtis Perry, the highwayman who robbed an express car on a New York Central train ten days earlier, is sought in Montana. Authorities link him to the 1887 Georgetown fatal barroom quarrel with Andy McCoy, whom Perry allegedly struck with a cuspidore and killed before fleeing.
Coroner Rider and a jury conducted an inquest into the death of an unknown man at Greenland last Saturday night. The jury concluded the man died by misfortune with no blame attached to the Boston & Maine road.
Carl Hurlebusch of this city has fled to America with the proceeds of forged postal orders totaling 10 000 marks.
Edward Jones, a clerk at Thomson-Houston Electric in Lynn and bookkeeping teacher, was arrested for forging the name of Thomas Davey & Co. on a January 5 check for 185 dollars drawn on the National Bank of Commerce Providence Rhode Island. The check bore the date January 5, 1591.
Clerk of Courts Taft received a telegram from the chief justice ordering a special grand jury session to seek a new indictment against murderer William Coy. Notices were sent, and the grand jury will meet Monday.
United States minister to Brazil Ek H Conger is expected to reach New York aboard the steamer Finance within the next few days, signaling an important diplomatic visit.
At 6 o clock last night Patrick Regan of 98 Sumner Street East Boston working at James Gurney iron foundry 202 Borler Street slipped and fell a ladle of molten iron, splashing his legs and feet with burns. Salvation Oil advertised at 25 cents a bottle.
The Boston Post extends its candle timing competition with a prize for the closest estimate of burn time plus a consolation return trip to the fair. Early entrants gain advantage as estimates continue until only six inches of wax remain, with public sentiment and reader letters adding to the buzz.
A major fire in East Liverpool Ohio March 3 wiped out a central block, burning nine businesses and leaving about a dozen families homeless. Total loss around 150000 dollars with 85000 dollars covered by insurance.
The Comptroller of the Currency orders a report on national banks closing business March 1 detailing each bank’s condition and financial health as of that date.
Dr. George H. Bailey delivers his annual state veterinary report in Avousta Maine outlining tuberculosis statistics and testimony, and detailing Maine’s quarantine against Massachusetts cattle. Also includes a humorous sidenote about Mrs. Grundy and Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup.
The description touts a primitive threshold fact: a grand hall stand with brass branches, heavy French glass, Dutch feet, claw pattern carving, and deep lid storage for robes or shoes. Separate cane and umbrella racks add convenience, with no detail spared on finish. General Catalogue offered for five 2-cent stamps.
In Valparaiso on March 3 anxiety runs high over whether the United States will request indemnity from Chile for the Baltimore sailors as published in despatches. Chilean officials have told inquirers no official intelligence supports such claims. Bankers and merchants are surprised at the large sum, and observers urge replacing official reps with a disinterested commission to probe the Baltimore case and related issues.
In Hamsvre on March 3 authorities of Prussia reached an agreement to inspect all Russian immigrants before entering Prussia. Competent physicians will evaluate booking passengers and supervise lodging houses with additional inspections under the U S consul. Every emigrant must pass the examination to sail.
London March 3 The amateur life saving crew near Witherinsea Yorkshire aided nine men aboard the Ceylon steam trawler driven ashore by a North Sea gale. They rigged a breeches buoy, shot a line, and brought the crew safely ashore. The trawler could not head home due to insufficient engine power in the gale.
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