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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1895
Page
1
Assignee announces a Wednesday 8 AM sale of $150,000 worth of men and boys wear. Stock from finished production, marked at 40 cents on the dollar, with overcoats suits and trousers offered to convert the vast stock into cash after settlement with creditors.
George Leak aged 38 and Samuel Smith aged 21, both of South Lawrence, went to Plum Island to set decoys. Their small boat overturned and was found half full of water. The bodies, entangled in decoy lines, were recovered and sent to Lawrence for burial. both were unmarried.
The opening of the North Sea and Baltic canal will be celebrated with a week of fetes along Kiel to the North Sea. Emperor William personally oversees arrangements. A grand naval parade is planned with 150 vessels anchored at Kiel on June 20, reflecting meticulous etiquette and harmony among participating nations.
A basement blaze at 6 PM in the Knights of Pythias Pythian block in St Johnsbury gained headway before firefighters arrived. The fire then reappeared in the roof, rendering the building a total loss. The structure valued at $22,000, insured for $16,000. The Knights of Pythias, owners, plan likely rebuilding.
A compact note reports Salva-caa applied to a burn heals directly with rapid recovery. No further clinical data or comparative results are provided in the fragment.
The firm Waitt and Bond boasts annual sales of a Londre Cigar within five million dollars of their Blackstone line. They claim to have produced more in 1894 despite dull times, marking it the best year in the history of this famous cigar.
Report describes former President William Henry Harrison in poor health during a social event. A brief scene at the hotel shows Harrison warmly greeting a child who bluntly asks, I don’t know you, eliciting a lighthearted laugh from the ex leader. The anecdote underscores his fragility and public reception.
Ex President Harrison is seriously ill with a severe attack of the grip complicated by pleurisy and suspected pneumonia. His daughter Mrs Mckee has been summoned from New York, and friends including ex Attorney General Michener have been advised of the condition. He recently returned from Richmond where he had labored on the Morrison will case, remaining bedbound and exhausted.
Chicago detectives arrested Nellie Wilson known by aliases including White Winters and Sheehan for the alleged theft of 3000 dollars worth of diamonds and a sealskin cloak from Boston. She admitted the theft, claimed to have pawned diamonds in Montreal, and awaits requisition to stand trial in Suffolk County.
Fred Lawrence show press agent of Forepaugh and Bar num Bailey died in London this afternoon. Interment in the village cemetery followed a committal by a Concord Masons delegation led by Benjamin Simonds who collapsed from apoplexy during the return from the grave. Simonds, a Concord resident and railroad woodworker, was 70 years old.
A trawler captain at Lowestoft reports recovering a decomposed body in his net. The papers identify the deceased as Matzan Vanozas, a crew member who perished when the steamship Hiha sank.
Lawrence, March 10. A local newsdealer, T H Kelley & Sons, defies a boycott by the Herald and Globe as rival Boston papers push to cut off supply. Kelley and his sons continue selling the Post and Journal, aided by legal counsel, propping up steady growth and drawing public support in a city stirred by the dispute. The case highlights Kelley’s 35 years in Lawrence and his plan to focus fully on the newspaper business.
A man about 25, likely a sailor, was found in mud near the Charlesbank Gym. The body showed a facial bruise, suggesting possible foul play though police suspect death weeks earlier and await medical examiner results. Corbett family worried. body drifting from upstream likely due to ice flow.
In Haverhill March 10 striking shoemakers met at Lafayette Hall and voted 296 to 194 to end the strike and return to work tomorrow morning. Both male and female workers attended the meeting.
Washington dispatch flags a Monday forecast for New England with generally fair skies but southern pocket cloudiness, colder conditions due to a northerly wind. The text notes a shift to cooler weather and potential fog along coastal areas, impacting early-week plans.
Berlin reports a sharp rise in deaths over the past week due to influenza across the empire. Hamburg bears the heaviest toll while Princess of Saxe Meiningen, sister to the Emperor, is recovering from a severe bout.
Representative William Henry Hutchin reports his son’s storehouse at 143 Pleasant street Lynn was damaged by fire to the extent of 300 dollars at 8 o clock Sunday morning. The origin is unknown. Insured.
Boston gas deaths continue with F W Cuth bert and E J Karr from Gillum N H asphyxiated at Hampton House. Merrill Brittain and Whitney Drake, both Cambridge residents, die or near death after lingering gas exposure at Hartford House and Cambridgeport lodging. Drake, 24, a lumber yard worker, survives. Brittain, 34, identified by his uncle, is dead. Parents notified. both men had good reputations.
Officer Regan chased two suspects from Ford's Run through Clinton and Commercial to Cross street and North streets, firing two shots as the burglar fled. Regan tripped near North Centre street and the suspect disappeared in Haymarket square after forcing the store door at Howard W. Spurr & Co.
Patrick E. Conry aged 36 died at midnight from typhoid pneumonia. Born in Medway he was a grocer and former assessor, served as president of the Common Council in 1892, and held roles with the Foresters of Massachusetts and the Knights of Columbus. He was a brother of Rev J J Conry of Faribault Minnesota and connected with Faribault education plans. Funeral arranged for Tuesday or Wednesday.
A Devon bull owned by RH. C. Mowry of Nantucket, kept in quarantine for nearly two months, was examined and killed by Longfellow from the State Cattle Commission after tests confirmed a severe tuberculosis infection.
A traveling type setter named Herborn from New York, while on a spree, fell down stairs at his Lowell boarding house this morning, fracturing his skull. He was taken to St. John's Hospital and died at 10 tonight without regaining consciousness.
A Post canvass reports about 50 000 attendees across Boston theatres and the opera in one Saturday during Lent. Mech anics Hall and Boston Theatre drew large crowds, with totals nearing 59 000 across venues. Prices ranged from 16 cents to $3.60, indicating strong middle-class turnout.
Lord Rosebery shows renewed strength after driving in a closed carriage in London on March 10. Henry H. Fowler, India secretary, is seriously ill with bronchitis.
Boston ad for a perfume department boasting the largest stock with over 1500 odors and styles. It promises money-back satisfaction on any perfume and claims the lowest prices on earth at Woodward's Reduced Price Drug Store, Tremont Street.
Reduction list for Woodward's Horticultural Hall 100 and 1102 Tremont Street announces new hours to stay open in the evenings and all day, indicating extended service and sales conditions.
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