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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1895
Page
1
U S Senator Frye a leading Foreign Relations member says Spain should apologize for the Alliance incident. He admits he would prefer Spain to adopt a belligerent tone so the United States could seize Cuba, whether by purchase or conquest, to complete U S holdings.
A Havana dispatch asserts the steamer Allianca was fired on by the Conde de Venadito and that Antonio Maceo or his brother Jose were aboard and landed at Sandy Hook.
Havana dispatch reports the steamer Alfonso MI arriving at Guantanamo today with two infantry battalions embarked at Barcelona. The arrival underscores ongoing military movements in the Caribbean during the period.
Forecast for Thursday calls for fair weather in Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts with north winds and no temperature change.
A local seller touts derby style hats at three dollars matching rival quality, highlighting other stiff hats priced 1.95 to 2.40 and tourist soft hats from 1.95 to 3. Children’s hats range 0.50 to 2, plus a variety of caps. The pitch emphasizes fair dealing and value.
A secret White House cabinet session reviewed threats to the Monroe Doctrine amid European moves on Venezuela and Nicaragua. Participants included President Cleveland and Secretaries Gresham Carlisle Lamont Olney with lingering questions on British and German involvement and Mosquito affair outcomes.
South Boston Gas Company announces permanent dollar gas at one dollar per thousand after April 1 for all South Boston consumers. The push followed rival Brookline and Brighton protests over Broadway supply, with Dorchester and Jamaica Plain expected to see price cuts soon.
John Dore leaves Boston’s Union Station with his wife and family after Massachusetts spent around $2000 to bring the Charlestown native back. About 100 well wishers gather at the depot as violets are handed to farewelling guests, and the crowd erupts in a celebratory chorus.
A reader from 47 Harvard Street Chelsea notes many avoid medicine due to stomach upset, a common complaint as the season calls for remedies. The letter reflects general frustration with stomach reactions to medicines and the challenge for families seeking relief.
A woman describes chronic back pain and drowsiness from liver and kidney distress. After trying numerous remedies that worsened her stomach she finally finds a medicine she can tolerate without upsetting the feeblest stomach.
Paolo Magardo, 25, tried to separate Pasquale Santianno and his brother in law at No 3 Thacher court North End last night. Santianno stabbed Magardo three times in the abdomen. Magardo wounded, physician says intestines and liver cut, possibly fatal. Santianno fled. Magardo taken to hospital. Santianno at large.
A south bound vestibuled train from Southern Railway jumped the track near Jackson, Georgia at 2 am, leaving most coaches wrecked. No deaths, passengers escaped with light injuries, engineer bruised and fireman seriously scalded. Dr Rankin of Chicago treated the wounded. rail removal blamed for the accident.
The Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union approved dates for its events at Astor House. Key entries include April 13 Twenty-third Regiment A A games and September 21 London A C vs New York A C international match at Travers Island and Bergen Point.
A Pall Mall Gazette despatch reports four Japanese warships have entered Taku to inspect vessels for contraband goods, signaling heightened maritime enforcement amid tensions.
About three hundred floormen employed in West End car houses petitioned General Manager C. S. Sergeant for $2 daily pay, 10 hours work in 12, 8 hours on Sundays, and alternate Sunday church attendance. They request badges for free rides and job-promotion preference, with arbitration by the State Board if needed. Sergeant rejects most demands while offering 2 hours off on alternate Sundays.
Police probe after a New York woman named Miss Norton who died by her own action at Adams House Boston, 103 West Twenty eighth Street, is linked to Boston visits six weeks earlier. Authorities pursue a key suspect while noting weapon, clothing marks, and missing money as clues. The case draws hundreds who view the body and fuels speculation of a motive involving a person in this city.
Nearly 200 Newton social figures attended the Newton Club Ladies Night at Newtonville last evening. Whist was the main entertainment with an elaborate collation for the gentlemen. Prizes valued as fancy articles were awarded to eight women, led by Mrs. W. O. Delano and including Mrs. Dexter Brackett and Mrs. Fred Hartley.
Katie Gallagher, who tried to end her life with laudanum on Porter Street after a quarrel with her supposed mulatto lover George Phillips, is alive but gravely ill at City Hospital. Doctors say recovery is uncertain.
A masked man aboard the Lynn and Boston electric near Fenno's Corner Revere attempted a hold up after grabbing the trolley rope and drawing a revolver on the conductor. The conductor fled. the robber escaped toward marshes as police from Revere Lynn Boston and Chelsea searched the area with no clue by 4 AM.
Washington dispatch says no basis for recall rumors about Senor Muruaga though he has voiced views on the Alliance affair. Officials expect Muruaga may voluntarily leave Washington in coming weeks while maintaining proper official conduct.
Wales R. Stockbridge a longtime Boston real estate dealer aged 74 died at his son Arthur Stockbridge’s Linwood Street home after a fall while descending stairs. He rose at 4:30 a.m. and died two hours later from concussion of the spine.
Early today a suspected incendiary fire was found in the basement of the ten family house at No 11 Frankcourt. It was extinguished by Division 5 officers before substantial damage occurred.
Friends of Hon. Hiram P. Harriman judge of Barnstable Probate Court will present his name to Governor Greenhalge for the vacancy on the Superior Court bench caused by Judge Aldrichs death.
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