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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1901
Page
11
Men and boys wear section offers suits once $12 or $10 now $7.50 and top coats from $10 down to $7.50. One year changed prices but not quality, promising the same service value as last year with savings of $4.50 on suits and $2.50 on top coats. Everything for men and boys.
Thomas F. Welch proposed gifting three acres in West Roxbury for a convalescent home if the city builds and maintains it. Mayor Hart showed interest but cannot accept without written terms. Welch sent a formal offer. Welch notes granite on surrounding land for building stone and free stone supply if needed.
Andre Buffet, in a Brussels letter to his seconds, reports another insulting message from Paul Deroulede. Buffet, though opposed to duels on religious grounds, insists on fighting to prove Deroulede’s words and avoid being accused of an odious invention.
Porto Rican commission members Wenceslas Borda II Jr and Vicente Balbas met with the President in Washington to protest the Hollander bill taxing property and excise revenue. The President urged leniency in enforcing the law and offered no extra session. The group hopes for another audience soon.
Havana March 11 The committee on foreign relations informally discussed the Platt amendment with no decisive policy outlined. The convention shows no unanimity on action and may delay reporting until after a conference with other delegates. Even Radicals hesitate to take a vigorous stance seeking a solution.
Rumors swirl in Birmingham about a planned consolidation of major Southern steel and iron firms. The Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron Company and Republic Steel and Iron Company reportedly merge to form a single group with about 100 million dollars in capital. The firms own 28 furnaces a steel mill and two annealing works across Alabama and Tennessee, supplying the bulk of regional iron.
Riots erupted as workers oppose new spinning machinery leading to lockouts by local manufacturers. Mills in Barcelona ceased operations affecting about 18 000 operatives and provoking widespread unrest.
A ferocious duel at Bayl Hungary between Lieutenant Exter and Lieutenant Exter met a fatal end for one officer. The other lieutenant survived with over twenty dangerous wounds and was taken to a hospital.
A prolonged West and Northwest storm battered New England and the Great Lakes region with washouts, dam breaches, and flooded cellars. Widespread telegraph and telephone outages hit Iowa Wisconsin and Wisconsin lake shore cities. ships and steamers faced delays and holds at Boston port amid fog and rough seas. Reservoirs were refilled easing water shortages while the Metropolitan Water Board benefited from the rainfall after a dry February and early March.
In Wanskuck Providence on March 11 two dams the Canada and Randall failed amid floods, collapsing two wooden 60 by 60 foot mill buildings housing nine people. Firemen rescued eight and a man, while Emily Whimpey was believed drowned after the raft broke against a wire fence.
A major storm lashed Boston flooding sewers and streets from the water front to the suburbs. Central avenue Everett suffered sand covered tracks and two hours to clear. Charles street near Cambsig street submerged, elevated cars avoided water, South End amid pools, Dorchester ponds formed, and harbor craft stayed in harbor amid heavy fog.
Dr Ira B Cushing, former treasurer and director of International Zinc Company, accuses Dr Lyman of mismanaging Joplin zinc properties. He notes stock held in Boston area, 500000 shares unsold, and says Joshua Brown & Co. profited little. He cites high costs and rapid payments as core faults.
Salt Lake City section reports a narrow vote outcome tied to a proposed amendment that would ban certain marriage practices. The measure seeks to curb polygamy and restrict related domestic arrangements pending final approval.
The Boston pilot boat Liberty No. 3 collided with the Norwegian steamship Alf fifty-five miles east of Boston near midnight Sunday. The Liberty suffered jibboom breakage and other damage, while Alf stood by and continued to Gloucester after word the pilot boat could reach port.
The three masted schooner W. H. Oler bound from the Kennebec to Baltimore with ice grounded at Bayside this noon in rain and fog and remains just outside the bar at nightfall.
The schooner Mary Standish of Boston light stranded a mile west of the Assateague Beach life saving station at 5 30 this morning. The vessel is in good condition and may be saved.
A severe sleet storm hit Nova Scotia March 11 causing disaster to overhead wires. A gale blows with Yarmouth losing electric lights and the trolley car system suspended.
Heavy rains caused a washout about a mile south of Attlidboro on the Con solidated road. Traffic was delayed significantly before repairs could be completed.
The American schooner Lizzie M. Stanwood arrived from the banks heavily leaking and pumping about 2000 strokes per hour. She will be hauled out on the marine railway for repairs.
The eminent steamer Aberdeen called at Sable Island Friday. Island officials report no wrecks during the winter, an unusual record for the season.
In Andover on March 11 the rain led to numerous washouts on Main Street and the total damage is expected to approach six hundred dollars, with repairs considered unlikely to be fully covered.
The British steam er Strathnevis under Captain Smith from Portland Maine has arrived in Cardiff with damaged decks and other parts of the vessel.
A meeting at East Somerville Baptist Church spurred an anti liquor saloon campaign for the new elevated terminal station in Sullivan Square Charlestown. A four city committee Everett Malden Medford Somerville was formed and will expand to twenty members to organize protests with local officials and church groups backing action.
Reports from across Arkansas indicate the weekend storm was worse than earlier feared with sixteen deaths confirmed so far. Authorities and relief agencies work to assess damage and assist affected communities.
Mrs Helen Blakely Hall asserts a valid claim to the George Gilman estate at Black Rock. Relatives and lawyers visit the mansion while Hall maintains she remains mistress of the house and possible adoption plans surface amid contested wills and custodianship questions.
Frazier Gilman filed in Supreme Court for partition of real estate left by George F. Gilman. Surrogate Fitzgerald granted letters of administration to Sophilus Gilman and Edward L. Norton in the matter.
Washington March 11 Britain refuses to accept Senate amendments to the Hay Pauncefote canal treaty. Britain argues the Davis amendment blocks a full U S right to fortify and to neutralize the canal while preserving a role for Britain. Officials weigh next steps as negotiations pause without a firm timetable.
Application for letters of administration filed Friday by counsel for George S Percival and other relatives of the late F Gilman in New York.
In Municipal Court yesterday Grace M Breckenridge had the default removed and the case continued until April 8 She was in court for about ten seconds Julian de Cordova is expected to appear on July 8 with a vigorous defense against her husband s charges
Honore Palmer son of Potter Palmer presses his ward race in Chicago as he learns politics. He cites support from wealthy constituents and seeks guidance from seasoned council members. Palmer recalls 21st ward backing McKinley and emphasizes home ties as he pledges to meet voters and serve their interests.
The five masted schooner Nathaniel T Palmer of Bath Maine ran ashore near Beach Haven New Jersey in fog and strong current. Twelve crew were rescued by life-savers and landed in the breeches buoy. The vessel sailed from Portland February 6 and put into Vineyard Haven Friday with sail damage. A wrecking tug will attempt to float her at high tide. no leaks reported.
Boston Board of Trade members met at Young’s Hotel with about fifty delegates led by President James Carter to discuss three subway bills Harding Gardner and Board of Trade proposals. Also reviewed were harbor improvements for Bas Tor Harbor and a push for federal river and harbor funding while calling for uniform stock watering laws.
The Crescent Democratic Club marked its 29th anniversary in Baltimore Md with letters from Grover Cleveland and U S Senator Hill. Cleveland urges renewed activity and a consistently Democratic party while Hill foresees a reunited victorious party in the new century.
A Harvard freshman John Raymond Howard from Montclair New Jersey dodges serious injury after a carriage bearing a horse team strikes his umbrella. The incident occurs near Sanders Theatre as he crosses the street. Two other freshmen James Torrey and R T Miller also figure in a separate dormitory fire scare involving a coal closet and smoke.
A cable from Manila quotes General MacArthur stating that General Mariano de Dios with four officers and fifty-seven men surrendered at Naic. He calls the surrender highly significant, signaling the collapse of resistance and improving conditions across the archipelago. Since January, arms totaling $163 have been captured or surrendered.
The Fall River Manufacturers Association selling committee announces a special meeting to decide on curtailment of cloth production to combat stagnation. A rapid decision within a day or two will set the duration of the curtailment, to be determined by the manufacturers.
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