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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1895
Page
2
Patrolman Thomas F. Muldoon of Station 14 was retired on half pay by the Board of Police order 256 after being found physically incapacitated from duty due to injuries from a past liquor raid incident at Brighton. He received a $600 yearly pension after about ten years of service and months on sick leave.
Fall River March 15. The Weavers' Union votes to ask Governor Greenhalge to remove Augustus B. Leonard, clerk of the Second District Court. They cite recent overtime complaints and defective warrants shown at trials, and allege Leonard's actions are swayed by sympathy for manufacturers.
Assistant Secretary Hamlin led Treasury Department division chiefs to adopt resolutions mourning Captain Shepard of the revenue marine division. A funeral committee was named, and his remains will be sent to his Massachusetts home for burial.
The American Wringer Co located at 13 and 15 Broadway extension manufactures and sells wringers mangles spring beds and scarpet sweepers. They repair all kinds of wringers and sweepers and attend to mail orders promptly. Telephone Tremont 74.
The city charter hearing before the metropolitan affairs committee grew tense as remonstrants battled Mayor Curtis and the Municipal League. Key figures Jesse M. Gove and John B. Moran attacked concentrated power, urged fair ballots and broad public input, while Common Council members argued against abolishing the council and stressed its importance to citizens. Moran backed reform of elections but resisted executive overreach, and council voices warned against disenfranchisement and centralized control. The session left questions about registration, term lengths, and the future of the common council as hearings adjourned to Monday.
An 19th century style health advert urges readers to build for the future as winter weakness fades. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier that purifies and vitalizes the body, claiming to restore energy, appetite, and nerve strength while citing cures of ailments like scrofula and salt rheum.
A testimonial from Geo A Zirkle, a Mt. Horeb Tennessee school teacher, describes long inherited scrofula with eye trouble, severe itching, neck and collarbone tumors, and eventual recovery after nearly a year on Hood's Sarsaparilla. He reports restored health, weight gain, and strong belief in the remedy.
Readers report healing sores and blood trouble after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. E B Johnson of Bridgewater Iowa, Laura M Lawton Spragueville New York, and Anna Ditzler New Danville Pennsylvania claim sores numbness and fatigue improved after multiple bottles.
The text describes friction in Boston politics as Mayor Curtis faces opposition from John D. Berran’s appointment to the Board of Public Institutions. Gove angrily opposes many mayoral proposals and hints at a broader split within the machine, while Moran plastics an independent Democrat stance. Rumors speak of secret meetings and a potential political partnership that could reshape the city’s party landscape.
The Dewey Medical Co offers free medical services including examinations and treatments for all diseases. Located at 74 Boylston Street Rooms 7 and 8. Hours 9 to 1 and 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 on days 10 to 4.
John B Moran and Jesse Gove appeared before the metropolitan affairs committee yesterday to oppose Mayor Curtis. The independents, known for direct talk, urged action, hinting at behind the scenes shifts in city leadership. An incident at the mayor’s office revealed Wheeler as the street superintendent, leaving Gove stunned and dismayed.
Steamer Angerton reported sighting a disabled vessel near 84 11 north 48 51 west on March 6 while on voyage from New York to Shanghai. Boston bark John S Emery cleared for St Jago, May Flint sails to Baltimore in tow, and several schooners reach Matanzas. Buoys mispositioned near Quincy Bay raise collision risk as towboats and tugs coordinate salvage and repairs. A dory accident aboard Georges fishery dory crew members rescued. fishing schooner Abbie M Deering brings 60 000 pounds of fish to port.
Charles A. Cotting and Francis C. Welch resigned as directors on March 1, accepted March 7, with successors Colonel Josiah Benton Jr and Frank Blackwood Fay named. Bonds posted at 50,000 each, with 1,000,000 recorded as bonds. Benton advised not to discuss changes. Cotting and Welch offered no further comment. O'Meara had no plans, mentions possible travels or rest.
The Canadian Protestant Protective Association issues a manifesto in Toronto calling for Jesuit expulsion from Canada and urging parliamentary candidates to oppose federal interference with Manitoba public school legislation, citing alarm at government indecision over the Manitoba minority issue.
A Jamaica island trip departs Port Tampa on Tuesday March 19 aboard Plant Steamship Co steamers. Train arrives New York 9 am March 18 via Atlantic Coast Line. Rate 80 includes four days stay entertainment and all travel expenses. Atlantic Coast Line office 30 Washington Boston for full details.
The Rev Father Murphy and his forty boy musicians expect strong attendance at monster entertainments at the Boston Theatre tomorrow afternoon and evening. The John Boyle O Reilly Cadet Band has offered its services free to nearly every charitable institution in and around Boston.
In this city on March 11 the Rev. A. Aginsky oversees a ceremony involving Abraham Aginsky and Rouse Hurwitch.
Abbie F Ames wife of Dr Seth C Ames of East Boston mourned? funeral private due to family illness. George W Cutter of Somerville dies aged 71 with funeral at 11 am March 16. George S Peck aged 56 to be buried from his Cedar Street home. James H Kidder of Brooklyn dies aged 67 with services at Wellington Mass. Fliza Kingsbury aged 94 6 months funeral Saturday at Winchester Home. Colonel William Moore 59 buried from Unitarian Church Walpole. John P Rogers 76 funeral from Newbury Street residence. Seth F Sawyer formerly of Charlestown dies 65 9 25. Franklin P Shumway formerly of Boston funeral Saturday Newton Cemetery Chapel. Abby E Hoxie widow of T W Hoxie dies 55. James Gorham Badger dies 44. Lester Holmes Plummer son of Charles A and Cora A Plummer age 8 months 21 days. Mary Ann Crowley widow of Paul Crowley dies at Dorchester Avenue residence with Sunday 2 pm funeral at St Peters Meeting House Hill.
Ruth Eliza Shaw died in Malden Massachusetts on March 15. Born in 1814 at Smithfield she was a respected Blackstone Valley schoolteacher who supported her family during the Civil War. She died at her niece’s home and rests in faith with a strong spiritual hope.
At a meeting in the warerooms of Charles C. Harvey & Co. piano and organ manufacturers adopted resolutions on the death of Colonel William Moore. George H. Chickering presided Henry F. Miller was secretary. The trade praised his public zeal patriotism business sense and private worth. Trade leaders extended sympathy to his family and noted funeral attendance and a floral tribute.
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