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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1895
Page
6
A Spring Overcoat once a luxury is now common and renewal is essential. The Barca in Corner by E C Almy & Co showcases a line of Splendid Coats in reliable cloths, elegant trimming, and prices far below the ordinary, offering substantial value for well covering attire.
The British four masted schooner Gypsum Prince rescued Captain Whittemore and five men from the RB H. Jones after a dismasted wreck 25 miles off Cape Cod during a fierce gale. The lifeboat crew battled mountainous seas for two hours to reach safety, then returned to Boston with the rescued and the ship’s papers saved.
The three masted schooner Mary A Hall from Pensacola bound for New Haven ran ashore half a mile west of Orient Point during a heavy northerly gale. The vessel lies 150 leagues off shore near rocks with flood winds. Crews and rescuers have not boarded the vessel and a wrecking tug is nearby. Captain M Veazie sent messages ashore on boards.
Camden Me March 19 William Carver of Rockport was killed this afternoon while blasting lime rock. His body was badly torn and he left a wife and two children.
A London message signed by Lord Ripon announces Sir Herbert H. Murray is ordered to St. John's to investigate and relieve distress in Newfoundland from an imperial fund. At Placentia Bay an outbreak of scarlet fever worsens destitution with many fatalities among old and young.
Ottawa reports Newfoundland seeks to boost terms for Dominion entry by tunneling the Belle Isle Straits to create an all rail link with Canada. Proposal would cut England voyage time and permit Montreal to Liverpool travel in about 105 hours, with alternate plan for railway to Belle Isle and a straits ferry.
A meeting of the Boston relief committee on Newfoundland sufferers will be held today at noon in the Mayor's office in City Hall.
In East Cambridge Mrs. Blake Snow of 75 Thorndike Street confronted a robber on Cross Street near Fountain Street at about 7 PM. She clutched her pocketbook, fought back with a right cross, dazing the assailant who fled. Police are seeking the man with a sore jaw.
In the New England Supreme Court Judge Knowlton ruled on the Parkman copyright matter. Trustees of the will of Francis Parkman sought direction on who profits from copyrights should pass to. The court ordered payments to the life tenants, the daughters, based on a $30,000 base value with 4 percent income from death until further order.
Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII. found the Reina Regente sunk at Bajo Accitunos near Courl where only mast tips showed above water. Divers return to the wreck to recover bodies and assess the ship for possible raising, with over four hundred feared lost and no survivors reported.
A massive blaze in Burlington began at 4 30 am in John R Booths shaving shed. Two blocks burned including Booths planing mill Baldwin Refrigerator factory Vermont Shade Roller factory and twelve buildings in total. About 400 workers lose jobs. loss around 250000 with 126000 insured. M Millington believed burned in Booths office as search continues.
Margaret Shaw Ingersoll dies at St Elizabeths Hospital shocking her family and friends. She was wife of William Ingersoll a stage performer and sister of actress Mary Shaw. She leaves an eight year old daughter. Miss Mary Shaw arrived from St Louis. funeral set for 11 oclock today at 73 Chandler Street.
Lieutenant Hanley of Division 2 obtained a municipal court summons for James A Murphy accused of unlawfully carrying a firearm during the Ancient Order of Hibernians St Patrick’s Day parade. The case will be heard Thursday or Friday this week to test the law.
Providence reports the death of Hon. A. E. West a longtime Rhode Island Democratic leader from the tenth ward who helped steer city politics and later served as a Rhode Island General Assembly representative. A BU Law School graduate West partnered with his brother George S. West a noted criminal lawyer.
Somersworth New Hampshire March 19 Michael Sullivan of Portsmouth and John Stanton of this city are in jail for attempting to kidnap Emma Martin of High street last night. They are alleged to have forced her into a carriage and to have driven toward Portsmouth. The men were today held in 500 dollars for trial tomorrow.
The Northampton Herald reports the Post says 14,000 Bostonians attended the opera and 36,000 the play last Saturday. Box offices grossed nearly or quite $50,000, seen as a strong showing for a single day in Lent.
A meeting of the Philosophical Association of Liberal Arts at Boston University will convene at 3 30 PM on Wednesday March 27 at 12 Somerset Street Boston. Professor M J Perrin will lecture on The Lake Dwellers of Switzerland.
Mayor Curtis dismissed Deputy Jackson of the street cleaning division after a heated exchange with Superintendent Wheeler. Benjamin M. Cram, a 37 year old contractor with New England work, was named to replace him amid Republican opposition and political maneuvering that stirred local ward conflicts. Jackson, active fourteen years at City Hall with a reputation for efficiency, was urged to resign but refused, leading to the formal removal and upcoming departmental changes.
Advertisement lists numerous men s suits with deep discounts from 2.85 to 9.85. Includes 8647 wool sack and frock suits at 2.85, 11 860 all wool sacks at 4.88, 2240 dress suits at 6.8, 1090 tailor made at 8.85, and 1800 nobby suits at 9.85. Notes home inspection option and money refund if unsatisfied.
The advertisement sells men's spring coats from sizes 23 to 44 with prices from $2.85 to $9.85, promising refunds any time during home inspection. It lists long overcoats, blue and covert cloth varieties, plus fine union knee pants, wool cassimere, leather shoes, calf shoes, and English worsted trousers with marked weekly discounts and stock in various fabrics.
The passage notes Mayor Curtis might offer vacant spots to frustrated politicians as a sop while factions calling themselves the drag horses of the party resist easily silence, signaling potential internal conflict over appointments.
Captain Arthur McGray, ex Yarmouth commander, visits the city staying at Parker House and may command a Provincial route steamer. Coal merchant L G Burnham arrives aboard Brookline from Yarmouth. Tugs assist distressed vessels near Highland Light and Orient Point as repairs and salvage efforts continue.
At a meeting last evening the Everett Common Council adopted an order to abate outstanding assessments and taxes on the Bloomerth Pickering and Parlin estates now owned by the city where the Parlin Public Library is being built. An order appropriating 2500 to furnish the new engine house on Ferry street was referred to the fire committee to specify expenditures. Another order was sent to railways to confer with Boston & Maine and West End railroads to pave crossings on Broadway and Main street with granite blocks.
In Criminal Court the indictment against Mark C. Davis former supreme treasurer of the Iron Hall was quashed and his bondsmen released. It is also likely that the indictment against ex Supreme Justice Somerby will be quashed soon.
The Waltham License Commission plans a stricter regime for liquor licenses next year. Applicants must swear on forms about bondsmen past ten years business, future license fee sources, and any hidden interests. Fees range from 700 to 2800 with first class licenses raising to 3000. samples will be tested for quality as dealers face a stressful renewal period after May 1.
New York society weighs a report that American Miss Annie Corbin may wed Prince Lubecki. Engagement expected after Easter with a June wedding likely. Corbin, son of Aust in Corbin, Long Island railroad magnate, is described as stylish and vivacious. Lubecki, a Russian nobleman, has long drawn high social regard.
In a Virginia circuit court case the collateral trustees secured a receiver for the Long Island Traction Company. H J Morse of A M Kidder & Co was named receiver as stockholder reorganizing efforts proceed. The board did not oppose and a stockholder committee supports the action. The company was chartered to operate the Brooklyn City Railroad and took possession in 1893. The lease concerns the Brooklyn Heights Company, of which the LI Traction owns all stock.
Dover March 19 The Legislature held another ballot for Senator with no choice amid party lines. Higgins led 7 Republican votes, Addicks 6, Massey 4, Wolcott 0, Bayard 3, and four absentees.
In Savannah on March 19 the steamship Horsa departed at 1 PM carrying 197 African American emigrants bound for Monrovia. Five thousand residents cheered along the river as the vessel moved downstream.
The Revere Board of Selectmen sacked Otho Sullivan as regular officer and named Rodolfo F. Moore sergeant without pay. Irvine G. Hill and Edwin A. Gibbs kept police roles. West, Sullivan and Hawkins are on call officers. Special officers were revoked and a list of new appointees was issued. A new jury list is proposed to replace the town meeting version believed to include confirmed drunkards.
In South Deerfield on March 19 Mrs Michael McInhenny and Miss Kate Toomey were found unconscious after breathing coal gas from a stove with a fresh coal addition and a mysterious leak. Both remain unconscious with slim recovery chances.
Marquis at Rudini accuses Premier Crispi of usurping constitutional powers and failing on public morality. He warns that if the new chamber does not reclaim its prerogatives Crispi must resign.
The Norwich line twin screw flyer City of Lowell, newly equipped with manganese bronze wheels, tested speed on the New London run last night. She covered 24.8 miles from Bartlett's Reef to Faulkner Island in one hour, following a record pace in October when she completed 122 miles in 5 hours 34 minutes, averaging 21 34 miles per hour.
Haverhill March 19 The fire department was called to the residence of C. H. Bradley on North Main street after a child playing with matches started a barn fire. The barn and house burned to the ground, destroying three horses a cow and farming utensils. Loss. 3000 fully insured.
New York March 19 First Lieutenant Charles F Shoemaker now promoted to captain and ordered to Washington to command the revenue marine division succeeding the late Leonard G Shepard.
Winsted Conn March 19 Charley Parsons treasurer of the Blue Button Brigade was arrested this afternoon charged with embezzling society funds.
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