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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1893
Page
2
A historical notice notes a fire drill interval of thirty seven minutes between the first alarm and the all-out signal involving Merrick Thread Company. The fragment references an industrial site drill and safety timing details.
A large work crew cleared debris at the Ames and Lincoln buildings after a major fire. A brick path formed from Essex Street to ease access for teams. Fire investigators tying cause to a third floor men’s toilet near the elevator well. no arrests yet. Several safes opened yielded mixed contents. three bodies reportedly buried in the Ludlow building not yet found. Street widening plans surfaced with a $260,000 price tag for Essex and Chauncey and Lincoln streets. Brown Durrell & Co. to rebuild at once.
The Koal Spar Company claims real safe manufacturing investment with over one million packs sold in five months and a plan for a large new factory. It notes 30 plus staff at 51 and 53 Summer Street Boston, incorporation, and 10 dollar par value preferred stock paying 10 percent annual dividends with semi annual enurances. A complete prospectus is available via phone or mail from the company.
The famed conductor Nikisch may sever his Boston Symphony ties at season end to accept a European post. Higginson declined to confirm or deny the resignation amid widespread public chatter. Nikisch, who arrived in 1839, has become a Boston cultural figure, with Mrs. Nikisch equally recognized, while speculation grows that Boston will lose him to Europe.
In a message to the Legislature Governor calls for a new prison system. He highlights forty three inmates at Fort Russell as ringleaders of disturbances, urges warden control of subordinates, board and governor oversight reforms, and recommends a separate prison to segregate the most dangerous offenders. He argues current administration is inefficient and outlines needed changes.
A 6 year old Boston singer Little Eddie Hill headlined a Boston benefit last evening at Wells Memorial Hall. The program featured Miss Alice Barbier elocutionist Little Millie Smith of Chelsea Miss Alice Barnes and Walter Sheldon the child orator. Dancing under J C Jenkins continued after 10 pm until 2 am.
The piece notes a misread line in Utah where Launcelot Gobbo’s quip about a wise father knowing his child offended the audience, prompting them to leave the house while the judge remarks on local reception.
A Kansas City man humorously names his dog Christopher Columbus, noting the dog Christo pher Columbus hardly matches the three barks of Christopher while the Kansas City canine has but one bark.
Governor Russell asks the Legislature to act to reform the state prison administration. He cites crowded conditions, old facilities, building extensions, and a flawed system that divides authority among the warden prison commissioners and governor, hindering effective discipline and safety. The message urges action before the new warden takes office to enable meaningful reform.
Seven years ago our daughter Blanche at four suffered a severe eczema on hands and face with swelling purple patches and blistering. After trying many doctors and remedies, hope faded until Hood's Sarsaparilla was tried in the summer of 1891 to treat a scrofulous hump near the left.
The Atkinson House Furnishing Company faced a failure announced yesterday morning followed by the personal assignment of Byron A. Atkinson, founder, at 2 PM with ex governor John D. Long named as assignee. The firm had merged with B. A. Atkinson & Co. Feb 9 and planned to boost capital to 5 million while facing creditors across Boston New York and Philadelphia.
Revised and enlarged promotional prospectus for a medical book on Exhausted Vitality and physical debility. Claims 370 pages, gilt cloth, 128 prescriptions, endorsements by press and scientists, price by mail, with testimonials and a physician directory listing multiple firms and individuals.
A Boston local builders labor union meeting at 1125 Washington Street pledged to contest wages for more money after winning reduced hours previously. Members, now powerful in the city, plan to demand pay increases and threaten to halt progress on several large buildings if refused.
Dexter Hall hosts Carpenters Union No. 33 meeting where officials seek to unite Boston area craftsmen before wage demands. They vote to temporarily reduce initiation to 33 and push a personal working-card system to ensure all local carpenters join and carry their cards at work and beyond.
In Type Hall last evening local union No. 87 of the United Garment Workers women’s branch held a large meeting to organize female clothing workers in Boston. The union voted to join the Boston Clothing Trades Council and selected delegates Mary Joyce Maggie Streak Mary Lander Louisa Armstrong Mary Keene Fanny Fry and Miss Kurcher. A social was planned for Typo Hall in two weeks.
In Lower Columbus Hall this evening the Boston Cooks Alliance will hold a mass meeting to organize the female cooks. Business Manager Pritchard has arranged an entertainment of unusual excellence and a collation will be served. The alliance means business and aims to form a new union of female cooks.
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