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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1897
Page
2
Loui Way Shee faces charges of embezzling 400 dollars from the S. L. Lung Co. investigators allege he kept two sets of books and falsified entries to conceal the theft within the firm.
Loui Way Shee a 29 year old Chinese man and longtime confidential clerk for S L Lung Company admitted stealing about 4000 over three years. Police nabbed him at a Harrison avenue lodging house after a failed settlement offer and he faces Municipal Criminal Court arraignment.
In Denver on March 14 a middle of the road Populist meeting erupted after three hours of fighting. Women clashed with men as insults and beard-tearing occurred following heated remarks about corporations and party leadership.
Billy Muldoon watched the Corbett bout with Nealon and others and offered weather notes after. Corbett vows he is world champion and claims no man can whip him. George Green signs to fight Tommy Ryan in Syracuse April 27, twenty rounds. Pinkertons arrive with Sacramento police chief in town to oversee events.
Washington reports that on March 14 the Fifty-fifth Congress plans a noon start for an extraordinary session. The Senate may remain briefly, pending swift presidential nominations. Arbitration treaty with Great Britain and Turpie style amendments loom, while House Republicans push a quick organizational timetable ahead of Florida and Virginia legislatures.
From the camp world comes reports on both fighters as trainers critique form and pace. Fitzsimmons spends time with his young son making paper dolls while Corbett’s camp notes limited sparring and cautious outlook before the showdown. Weather notes say conditions are nasty with heavy roads.
The body of 30 year old Christopher Phelan assistant janitor at Waterbury City Hall was found in the Naugatuck River. It is not known whether death was suicide or accidental.
President McKinley has practically completed his message to Congress. The House must be organized before a joint committee can inform him Congress is ready to receive it. The message will be presented to both houses by 1 PM Tuesday after seating is drawn.
An advertisement from The American Wringer Company Boston Broadway extension offers diamonds watches jewelry silverware clocks manicure sets and banquet lamps on instalments with mail or telephone orders receiving prompt attention. The ad notes the company as successor to Met. Manfg. Co.
Corbett and Fitzsimmons express strong confidence ahead of the bout. Trainers for both camps report a tough training phase and varying predictions on fight length from one to twenty rounds. Corbett talks of a bowie knife souvenir from Hank Monks and jokes about ear-cutting threats from admirers.
Boston sports coverage notes a small, select delegation to Nevada ringside including John L. Sullivan and Jim Colville among others. Local bettors wait for latest information before wagering, with no large sums yet and pompadour as the fan favorite.
Captain Daniel Jennings of Mississippi arrives in New York with a commission of 80000 dollars to place on Corbett in sums from 1000 dollars upward. He stays at the Waldorf and says he has not yet seen any Fitz money.
John H. Condon well known to local sport fans seeks a Fitzman with either 80 or 800 dollars to stake against 100 or 1000 dollars in a contested bet announced in Lynn on March 14.
London March 14 Ambassador Bayard attended services at St Pauls Cathedral where the archdeacon preached a sermon praising him. He was credited with helping remove Anglo-Saxon branch disagreements and with contributions to world peace.
President McKinley attended Metropolitan Methodist Church this morning with Mrs. McKinley and companions. He entered by an usher’s misstep placing them near Mrs. John A Logan’s pew behind the President’s seat. Bishop Hurst led prayer and services included appeals for Cuban liberty and Crete.
March 14. No large wagers yet as thousands are ready for the Corbett Fitzsimmons bout. In Corbett’s poolrooms $7000 is staked, while typical bets stay under $50. Backers seek even odds, with Fitzsimmons favored 10 to 7, and more money offered yesterday. Pool sellers expect little betting before Monday evening.
George F Geiser of Ogden Utah sails to Carson City with thirty five pure game cocks to meet California birds in a $500 a side interstate match. The contest runs March 16 17 and 18 over three days.
Yale and Brown shift the first two games to May 1 at Yale and May 15 at Brown because of the Yale Harvard track athletic meet at Yale field on May 15. The Providence game on May 2 remains unchanged.
The article argues that England under Salisbury bears blame for the Greco Greek crisis and possible European war. It details Britain’s hesitating policy, Russian influence, and Balkan alliance moves led by Montenegro Serbia and Bulgaria. It notes German military estimates and Greek army morale while warning of a wider conflict if Russia and Austria mobilize.
In London on March 14 a large crowd gathered in Trafalgar Square to support Greece and Crete. Speakers from the House of Commons urged self-determination for the Cretans and criticized Salisbury for backing Russia and continental powers. They denounced British force used to hinder Greece and praised the Hellenic government’s response as a basis for settlement.
A Constantinople despatch reports Adana residents in terror with Armenians confined to their quarters and taxed despite devastation. Turkish troops unpaid threaten excesses. rumors of Sivas massacre and Kurdish suspects in theft of relief funds New threats loom of Russian intervention. Sir Philip Currie and Mr Terrill demand punishment and restitution.
Mendicant to kind old lady asks for a half penny with a sly line about sparing it, reflecting a satirical tone from Tit-Bits.
Thomas Dorgan, 18 Orleans Street East Boston, was badly injured when an Italian man known as Mike, about 21, struck him with a heavy clam digger at the East Boston dump. Dorgan likely sustains a severe skull fracture and remains in grave danger at City Hospital. Police search for the suspect.
Reports from March 5 advise that the Shin Shin Maru has brought many Japanese students into the port as free laborers. Officials fear stealthy landings could seed future revolts and allow Japan to gain position on the islands. The Japanese population totals 24 000, second to Hawaiians at 31 000, with stricter checks now applied to arrivals.
In New Haven on March 14 a protest over the mile walk result at Yale track games challenged Fetterman of Pennsylvania as second place finisher. Judge Char H. Sherrill consulted officials and upheld the original decision citing no pass by protestant G. S. Butler of Yale.
B Reeve Abbe banker and broker of Hartford died Saturday night at age 66. He had lived in the city for thirty years and was born in Litchfield County Connecticut. He was educated as a physician at Yale University.
Railroads timetable effective March 1 1897 lists Park Square Station departures to New York New Haven and other cities with multiple lines Air Line Fall River Norwich Stonington and transfers via steamers. Includes daily and Sunday services with various times and station details.
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