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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1895
Page
6
A moon watch at Harvard turned from bright anticipation to disappointment as clouds hid the lunar eclipse. Observers, including Professor Gerrish at the major telescope, watched an early evening exhibition fade into a shadowed, clouded sky with a mixed public viewing.
A vivid account describes the total lunar eclipse with the moon turning a dull copper color as observers gather with instruments from Bruce to Draper. Astronomers note refraction by Earth’s atmosphere may tint the moon, while Harvard’s 15 inch refractor and Prof Pickering’s team observe the event.
A shaft house fire at the Old Abe mine in White Oak Lincoln county New Mexico destroyed the shafting. Nine men were in the mine. only G E Wilkinson escaped. Eight others are believed dead under suffocating fumes. Imprisoned workers named: Charles Herrick F M Williams George Baxter John Davis Frederick White W B Mitchell Frank Wilson and J Conover.
Hartford report states marketman C M Shippee has been missing for weeks leaving his wife without support. In June, bookkeeper Annie Prothere vanished and authorities suspect Shippee caused her disappearance. He visited Providence on July 4 and was seen with the girl there. Current whereabouts unknown.
Lewis McCann aged 22 was found dead in his Vincent street boarding house room from suffocation by illuminating gas. A self made gas heater in the room was defective allowing gas to escape. He worked in the carpet department of B H Gladding Co and came to Providence from New Ledford five years ago.
Tickets for Western points go on sale at the Boston and Albany City Ticket Office located at 366 Washington Street opposite Bromfield. The notice directs buyers to visit the office to purchase travel passes and arrange itineraries.
The Harvard crew will skip regular training for three days to rest after unusually hard work. G. S. Mumford, Harvard captain in 1886, will coach the junior crew. Class crews were slated to row early this week, but repairs to the boat house delay practice until Thursday.
In New Haven two workers were killed on the Shore Line tracks near Ferry street bridge shortly after midnight. One body is identified as Walter Boyle of Boston, Massachusetts, living at 1225 Washington Street. The other man remains unidentified. A train due to arrive at that time is believed to have struck them.
The body of Daniel Blessington aged 33 son of Peter Blessington of Bristol Street Southington was found on the Brooksvale track near Cheshire today. The corpse was mutilated and believed to have fallen from a train.
The ad urges weak tired people to take Paine's celery compound during March and April to restore vigor. It claims the tonic strengthens nerves and blood, relieves rheumatism and sleeplessness, and restores energy for work, family happiness, and overall well being.
In Watertown on March 10 a crowded Sunday afternoon meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association featured C. C. Hodges of Melrose giving a "Smoke Talk." He demonstrated tobacco's harm by burning tobacco with an electric battery, letting nicotine drip into water, and showing a fish dying soon after.
The Waltham Central Labor Union met yesterday afternoon and elected William Hartman secretary and John E Connell treasurer. The Brick Layer s Union was suspended. A seven member committee was formed to arrange an entertainment whose proceeds will go to Waltham Hospital following officials appeal for aid.
Simon D. Lemos, 70, a widower, shot himself through the left ear this afternoon at his employer tailor J. Luecke's home in Bridgeport. The motive remains unknown. Lemos was described as cheerful, enjoying a good disposition and appears to have been comfortably well off.
At 8 o'clock Sunday morning Officer Donahue pursued two men escaping through Munroe street toward Market. They fled after being warned to halt. shots were fired with no hits. They vanished toward the railroad. The express office of A. T. Mowatt on Munroe street was later found burglarized with a cash drawer pried open and several express packages staged outside the rear door.
The Every Day Church on Shawmut avenue hosted an Armenian Outrage service with Rev George L Perin and speaker Manasseh S Gulesian who escaped from Armenia. He described massacres robberies and prisons in Turkey and urged U S action. Alice Stone Blackwell offered historical context and another Armenian speaker shared further sufferings. A resolution pressed the U S government to intervene and halt outrages.
Final arrangements were made at a meeting for the annual St Patrick's day event to aid the Working Boys' Home. Leaders named include William J. Quinn John J. McNally Street Commissioner John P. Dore and Councilman Michael T. Callahan with Rev Father Ford. Tickets will be exchanged for reserved seats at Tremont Theatre.
New York March 10 Dr Frederick A Cook defender of Arctic exploration proposes a (sic) scientific Antarctic expedition starting Sept 1 with a small team of five aboard two 100 ton sailing vessels. The project aims for a three year round trip funded at about 25000. Cook, under 30, previously served with Peary in Arctic expeditions.
Dr. Clara E. Choate gave a seventh lesson on Christian Science titled Science and Health Divine Revelation. She argued that divine revelation available to all can heal the body as well as serve scientific ends. Mrs Choate commanded attention and inspired her audience with her delivery.
The Portrait Exhibit of 371 life size artworks and 228 miniatures opens at Grundmann studios to raise funds for Boston Children's Aid Society and Sunnyside Day Nursery. Officials include Honorary committee members Martin Brimmer and Henry Higginson, Executive Committee members like Miss M. S. Ames and Mrs. William A. Burnham, plus patronesses headed by Mrs. Charles Francis Adams. Artists' subjects feature portraits by J. Montgomery Sears, I. M. Gaugengigl, Julian Story, and Sir Joshua Reynolds among others, with notable works including Mrs. Eben D. Jordan Jr. and Mrs. Amory Lawrence. The exhibition fills Copley and Allston halls with oils, water colors, pastels, and drawings.
The L Candee Rubber Company in New Haven Connecticut plans to resume operations in all departments tomorrow after a shutdown of over a month. The restart will provide jobs for more than two thousand workers.
Harrisburg March 10 The contract for the steel work on the first Boston subway section was awarded to the Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton Pa The plant is prepared to roll large eye beams previously made by only one mill in the country The 2000 foot section under Boston Common will hold 2 000 000 pounds of steel The award will keep Steelton mills busy most of the summer.
In Watertown the no-license camp pushes to turnout every voter as saloon advocates rally. Posters urge Yes to save town money, with six selectmen candidates split among Republicans and Citizens' caucus. Gavin, a Republican contractor, is favored for his finances as voters anticipate a close contest.
Francis P. Murphy aged 38 a brakeman on the Boston and Albany road was knocked from the train at Warren by an overhanging bridge and died that evening. He lived in West Springfield was single and his home was in Greenbush New York where he had relatives. He came to the B and A from the New York Central four years ago.
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