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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1898
Page
6
John B. Schoeffel presents a mixed bill at Tremont Theatre this week featuring Sol Smith Russell in RIVALS and TAMING OF THE SHREW with roles as Bob Acres and Petruchio. Also showing MR VALENTINE'S CHRISTMAS with Mr Valentine and THE SPITFIRE Farce with Tobias Short cut. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
America's Favorite Comedian Digs stars in Augustus Thomas new comedy The Hoosier Dog with Laura Joyce Bell and a company of 23 artists. Duncan B. Harrison manages the production. Opening March 28 promises a veritable triumph in Chicago.
Charles Coghlan returns to Boston with The Royal Box at Hollis Theatre tonight. Edith Crane stars as Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew at Tremont Thursday. John A. Stevens's Unknown continues at Bowdoin Square. Lillian Burkhart and Way Down East possible. Denman Thompson's The Old Homestead dazzles at Park Theatre. Jack and the Beanstalk extends at Museum. Mile. Mureal and Mile. Valesca lead Jermon's Black Crook at Howard. Dorothy opens at Grand with Murray Lane. A Brave Woman plays Grand Theatre. Louis James returns in Othello at Grand Opera House. In Old Kentucky features 15-year-old Young Master Brister at Columbia.
Harvard College observatory reports a newly discovered bright comet by Dr Perrine. On March 20 its position at Greenwich mean time places it at right ascension 21h 18m 36.6s and declination 16° 48′ 23″ with daily motions in RA and declination. The object spans about 2 miles in diameter, seventh magnitude, with strong central condensation and a tail about 1 degree long.
The Charles Stewart Parnell Associates met at No 3 Williams Hall with President Joseph Madden in the chair. Eleven new members were initiated and seven membership propositions accepted. Delegations from Ward 13 announced a March 27 club organization. Debates featured Messrs Dunn Mannery Flannery.
The Diamond Palace at 15 Washington Street in New York has reduced stock of the Saryta Kora Diamond from 1 to 10 cents each. The lease expires soon and the store is rented to Wilcox Hat Co, prompting quick sale of studs pins rings brooches earrings or cuff buttons.
The Washington Whist Club will meet this evening at Miss Margaret Witzger ald's residence 54 Tremont Street Charlestown. A special programme has been prepared.
St John’s March 20 Robert Gillespie Reid, the railway contractor, seals a landmark government contract ratified by the governor general Sir Henry Murray. He will control mail, freight, and transport for fifty years, owning 3 750 000 acres and aiming to shorten the Atlantic passage to fifty hours via a linked rail and steamship route. The move envisions vast public works, jobs, and a Newfoundland boom.
Esther Lyons urges women to seek the Klondike, stressing solitude and grit, advises cold climate gear and a well stocked kit, notes Alaska’s future hinges on women, cites Dawson’s presence of a school hospital and mission, mentions a Tacoma widow turning fortune from mosses to souvenirs.
The narrative describes a woman who staked a claim in the Klondike, built a steam laundry at Dawson, and introduced boiled shirts for miners. She reports expenses such as 250 dollars for starch, ten dollars daily for Indian labor, eighty five dollars monthly for a log cabin, and six hundred dollars yearly for fuel, yet she earns profits. The scene notes many sewing machines and a few pianos among the Klondike settlers.
Anthony La Forrest Brown of Boston gave up his chase for wealth after attempting Alaska and Canadian gold fields. He sailed from Seattle to Dyea, hauled a thousand pounds over the Chilkoot Pass, and reached Lake Bennett before learning Dawson City would be unreachable before June due to ice. He retraced to Seattle in March after stopping at Fort Wrangle and Teslin Lake. He reports over 3000 hopefuls on an island at the Stikeen River mouth waiting for ice to clear, with many wishing to be home. He says the cold, always 40 degrees below zero, is the harshest hardship.
George Nuss and E. R. Temple of the Hotel Rexford departed last evening for the Klondike. A large delegation from the hotel saw them off at the depot.
London reports the gravest condition for Mr Gladstone with necrosis affecting the nose and brain. His enthusiasm and appetite have vanished, with his daughter Mrs Drew and son Henry Gladstone beside him. The Marquis of Salisbury is also critically ill as influenza lingers. The premier may stay briefly but cabinet reconstruction seems likely during Easter recess.
Amanda Joseph of Bangor is arrested in Augusta on a murder charge after an autopsy shows the newborn was killed by a sharp instrument, likely in four throat wounds. She admits the child is hers but says it was born dead. She is jailed awaiting the grand jury. A bloodstained pair of shears was found in her pack.
Bishop Mallalieu spoke before a large crowd at the People's Temple on the role of the Bible in shaping American liberty. He cited political figures who argued for Biblical guidance as the standard for freedom and inspiration.
Henry Austin Adams addressed a large St Rose Hall audience on Education Public and Parochial Schools. Richard Leahy introduced Adams and argued in favor of the parochial school system yesterday afternoon.
Edgar O. Achorn, formerly secretary of legation at St. Petersburg, arrived in New York on the Campania after resigning his post. The city resident's departure follows recent service in the legation.
The column argues that ancestry and nationality do not define a person. It urges personal character as the criterion, notes neutral views on heritage, and criticizes boastful or prejudiced attitudes. It mentions local businesses and a few society notes before closing with a question about cremation.
The author praises Durgin Park Co. at 30 North Market Street as the best market dining experience in Boston. The restaurant, open a quarter century, is recommended to transients and newcomers seeking a homey eating house and reliable quality.
A collage of commerce and social notes highlights Van Choate Electric Company’s ongoing growth, O G Herning’s Alaska trip with E C Davis & Co, Knight’s bakery appeal, and a call for charitable hospital support at Union General Hospital.
First Jury Session lists cases such as McAllister vs Bilafsky, Fort Payne Roll Mill vs Hill, Wisansky vs West End R R, O Connor vs Boston, Mugford vs Boston & Maine R R, and others. Second and Fourth Sessions record additional actions including White vs Boston and Moran vs NY NH H R R. Middlesex Lowell and Cambridge docket entries cover numerous rail, manufacturing, and municipal disputes scheduled for March and May sessions.
Arrivals include steamers Boston Stanwood Yarmouth N C and many others with merchandise and passengers to multiple firms in Savannah Baltimore New York and Philadelphia. Departures list Prince Edward Tyrian Nacoochee Gladiator and several barges and brigs bound for Halifax New York Vineyard Haven and Brunswick with coal lumber and general freight.
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