24 Mar 1897
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1897
Page
1
Massachusetts Democrats plan a fourth conference to heal the rift between Williams and Quincy factions. Mayors, ex Senators, and club leaders meet to align with Chicago platform and fill two State committee vacancies. Reconciliation aims to keep a Democratic administration in Boston and prepare for the upcoming state campaign.
Brockton March 23. Fire at the Murdy and Finley shoe factory endangered hundreds of thousands of dollars in property. Deputy Fire Marshal Warren Adams and other officials investigated, finding a nail-drawing tool and nails on the top floor, suggesting possible deliberate arson by someone familiar with the plant. No foreman and many workers absent. Insurance over ten thousand dollars.
Washington dispatch reports Wednesday forecast for New England calls for worsening weather with rain and increasing east winds. Coastal areas may experience higher gusts as the system moves in.
A Sunday morning blaze totally destroyed Andrew Brown's unfinished dwelling on Euclid avenue Hillcrest. Built at a cost of 15000 dollars, the exterior was completed and 5000 dollars loss was recorded. Firemen investigated as no cause could be stated.
Edward Hogan age 10 and Arthur Melcher age 12 confessed to starting a fire at Gale's lumber yard on Main Street Cambridge. Fire Marshal Whitcomb questioned many youths before the two admitted lighting brown paper under a pile of poles with matches. They stayed last night in Cambridge central police station and face court today.
Madame Rigo wife of Hungarian fiddler Janos Rigo appeared in Paris court with a police commissary and charged her husband with incontinence. She seeks 150000 francs in damages for herself and children after his elopement with the Princess of Chimay formerly Clara Ward of Detroit.
Christopher T. Callahan and Mr Williams's companion on the State ticket were named and will be officially declared elected next Saturday when the executive committee meets. Concessions are likely, including H J Jaquith treasurer of the Bryan Sewall Williams Club. Williams did not participate in the negotiations, whose unsatisfactory aspects arise from prior similar efforts repudiated by him. The Massachusetts Democratic Club pushed the issue forcing harmony with the national party or risk continued divisions.
The state militia inquiry in Massachusetts continued with testimonies about Battery A disbandment and conflicts within the Eighth Regiment. Ex-Sergeants Ober and Davis spoke as Captain Stopford and Ex-Captain O’Reilly faced sharp questions, amid accusations related to Colonel Pew and Catholicism.
Providence police discovered at 5 30 pm the burned nude body of 66 year old Mrs Honorah Hennessy hidden in a closet of her Try street tenement. Her husband is jailed though officials doubt he is the killer. Neighbors Miss Nellie McCartin heard a scream around noon and later smelled fire.
A vintage ad targets discerning buyers with a lure of true economy and quality furniture. It touts rocking chairs built to last a lifetime with oak strength and Forest green finish, upholstered in figured velvet, priced low this year for grandchilds’ inheritances.
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