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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1893
Page
2
A cold signals underlying poor health caused by fatigue and deranged stomach or nervous system. Repeated colds weaken the body, inviting grip, pneumonia, and consumption. Prevention rests on healthy blood flow, a well functioning stomach, and a strong nervous system, best aided by pure whiskey like Duffy's pure malt as recommended by physicians and users.
Ex Warden Lovering departs as General Bridges assumes control at Massachusetts State Prison amid quiet day. Bridges hints at policy shifts but promises cooperation with reporters. Lovering, in farewell mood, says prisoners feel relief as authorities plan to ease tensions and restore order.
Secretary Harry J. Skeffington of the International Union arrives home to lead the Lynn labor struggle. He describes meetings with Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse manufacturers over blue label shoes, attacks local Knights of Labor leadership, and accuses walking delegates of exploiting the dispute while Lynn shops face shortages and financial strain.
You may invest any amount from 50 to 1000 dollars or more and receive a guaranteed income of 10 percent, paid semiannually in gold. The Koal Spar Company says the stock is in demand among conservative New England investors and funds its business expansion. Call 51 and 53 Summer Street Boston or write for their prospectus.
Brockton plans a downward filtration and irrigation sewerage system costing about 400000. Seventy acres of the muster-field will serve irrigation and thirty acres filtration near old militia grounds. The plan, favored by aldermen, replaces tidewater approaches and costs 300000 for land prep plus 100000 for construction. Council to act Thursday.
Special to the Post reports the impending wedding of Mrs Dr Hiller and Henry Hiller nee Peter Surrette in Wilmington Massachusetts. Local chatter questions the groom as ill tempered with remarks on his education and wealth soon to reside in a luxurious home while he will no longer drive or chop wood. The piece notes past hospital stays and relief subscriptions, and suggests the couple may stay in Wilmington after marriage.
Washington March 15 President Cleveland received a steady stream of visitors including a delegation of Episcopal ministers led by Bishop Paret Potter Whittaker and Hare. They pressed for modification of the Chinese exclusion law citing harms to American interests in China and missionary lives and property. Cleveland said he could not change the law but would push for possible relief.
Hartford hosts a statewide Baptist missionary conference at First Baptist Church with ministers from across the state. Rev. Dr. Stone and Rev. F E Tower spoke in the morning, Major Edward W. Preston presided in the afternoon, and several ministers delivered talks on topics related to evangelism and mission concepts.
The Holstein-Friesian Cattle Breeders' Association held its annual meeting in New York on March 15. President C. W. Horr of Wellington presided with about fifty members present. reports were given by Secretary Wales of Boston and Treasurer W. Brown Smith of New York. The membership fee was cut from 150 to 25 dollars for the coming year and salaried officers were barred from soliciting or voting proxies.
Bark Shetland with four passengers reaches Vineyard Haven from Surinam via Haskell and Jan 29. Reports continuous violent gales on the long passage. Vessel lost and split spars, flooded cabin five times, decks swept, hatches washed off, afterhouse stove damaged and other damage. Two seamen to land at Marine Hospital.
A six story Bedford Avon street building housing Jordan Marsh & Co furniture opens in central Boston. Five display floors, extensive lighting, three elevators and exclusive designs showcase a vast range from parlor suites to dining room setups. Special delivery wagons support rapid service.
Special Justice Lincoln of the District Court resigns after a courtroom quarrel with Judge Blaisdell over the Lizzie A. Borden arraignment. Lincoln's allegations of prejudice and improper conduct spark talk of a possible gubernatorial investigation and a Bar Association hearing.
A fire at Stephen Carter's picture-frame factory on May Street caused the top of the south wall to collapse onto the adjoining residence at 120 May Street burying five. Dead: J. Carter and Lillie Carter, 12. Injured include Mrs. Etienne Carter, Rose Carter, Stephen Carter, and two firemen. Rose survived. Carter adults saved. Factory, stock both total losses. building cost $80,000, stock $30,000.
In MApRip on March 15 a trusted servant attacked the Countess Gomar, a member of a Spanish noble family, with murderous intent and assaulted a maid who aided her. Believed to have fatally harmed them, the assailant then killed himself. The countess and the maid may recover.
A meeting of traffic managers from the Boston and Maine Consolidated Concord and Montreal and Central Vermont railroads decided to run the White Mountain train on June 27 and discontinue it September 30. The train will depart New York and Fabyans at 9 a.m. or one hour earlier than in years past.
In PortsMoutH New Hampshire March 15 William Wetherall a Haven farms farm hand at Greenland is missing He came to the city last Saturday by train with little money and has not been seen or heard from since The case prompts authorities to search for the missing worker and establish his whereabouts
Fifty three Italian laborers arrived at Bowker Fertilizer Works in Brighton amid a tension show but the planned riot did not occur. Police sent twenty eight officers at 6 30 am under Lt McBryan and Sgt Comee to guard the site. Workers resumed with sixty five men in the plant after back pay was settled.
United States inspectors held a hearing on the collision between the ferryboat Revere and the towing steamer Nathaniel P. Doane finding the Revere at fault. Captain George W. Leonard is responsible and his master’s license is suspended for thirty days. A separate hearing on the Mercury and S. Bradley collision is pending an announced result.
Special demurrers have been filed in the United States Circuit Court to the remaining four counts of the indictment against officials and some employees of the National Cash Register Company. Judge Putnam earlier sustained these counts as relating to an offense under the Sherman antitrust law. The new demurrer argues the sustained counts include immaterial statements not tied to the charged offense. Arguments will be submitted to Judge Putnam by counsel for the defense and District Attorney Allen later this month.
In a family scene Bertram bursts into tears recounting a muddy spill after Willie Meigs pushed him from a plank during T’s sailing. Bertram fears maternal scolding, hoping his mother’s compassion forgives the splash of mud and the accident.
Lillian B. Cleaver testified in Municipal Civil Court that she never drinks to excess while seeking $109 for three months of dancing in 1892 productions. Judge Burke awarded $105 plus costs to Cleaver, with Rice appealing the ruling.
Mr C F David and his wife of Abington awoke to a lightning strike near their house. They believe the current traveled through electric wires into a large switch board near their bed. Mrs David remained confined to the house yesterday and Mr David could not work due to the shock.
The narrow lower harbor channel prevents the Servia and Aurania from calling in Boston this summer. Cunard agent Alexander Martin says neither ship will sail here this season. The Potonia will start from Boston May 6 on New York service. Engineering chief Colonel Mansfield notes harbor conditions unchanged by three months of severe weather and expects resumed work in April, needing one to two seasons to ready a deeper passage. Two new New York line steamers also miss their projected debut.
The Elks Club hosted a crowded stag party last evening in Boston with entertainment by actors and musicians from local theatres. A lavish spread accompanied the festivities which ran late into the morning.
Members of the Paint and Clay Club and guests enjoyed an entertaining evening with Max Bachman. He produced an extemporaneous series of caricatures in oil and clay, the event concluding with a collation as art lovers lingered in Bohemia and around the gallery.
Charles W. Rogers faced trial in Superior Criminal Court for larceny when he suddenly fell ill in the courtroom before Judge Corcoran. Dr Draper declared the prisoner had been eating poorly and Rogers was removed from proceedings. He is expected to return to court in a few days.
General Nathaniel P. Banks has been exonerated by District Attorney Allen after a years long suit with the United States government. A rigid review of Banks's accounts as United States Marshal found no evidence against him.
General Henry W. Slocum discussed a Washington despatch suggesting he might be offered the pension commissioner post if able. He called the pension roll fraudulent with deserters and bounty jumpers, pledging to strike out names if younger, and criticized both parties and ex-service agents for swelling the costs.
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