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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1902
Page
2
Abner McKinley, brother of the late president, is named in Captain Christmas report on alleged bribery of Congressmen and Senators. The document highlights congressional bribery probes and the involvement of high officials in the scandal.
Senora Lenora M. C. Farias wife of Val entin Gomez Farias attache of the Mexican embassy in London arrives in New York as a prisoner in her stateroom aboard an ocean liner. She wrecked her cabin during a nervous delirium and was later taken to Bellevue Hospital in a strait jacket after violent outbursts and champagne withdrawals aboard ship.
Report notes Lenora Farias, Boston born and raised, has become a favorite in London society since moving with her husband to the Mexican embassy six years ago. She is described as strikingly handsome, twice married, with a son William Wall a New York broker and a daughter in diplomatic circles in London, while relations with her other children and sisters in San Francisco are described as estranged. Mr William R Chaffee of 28 School Street Massachusetts is away in New York with his mother and sister, with possible new residence at Columbus and Worcester streets.
Lowell March 27. Panic spreads as mill agents push toward a lockout. With 20,000 operatives idle, the city’s economy could stall for months. Mills will close at noon Saturday. workers warned to quit as fast as they finish. Hamilton Manufacturing and Massachusetts Mill lead the lockout, freezing out operatives and delaying pay. Women workers face boarding house payment threats. unions poised for action Monday as contractors cut forces and a major dye-house project halts, risking 250 jobs.
Florence Burns, 19, returns from a night out and succumbs to a poison given by an unidentified well dressed man in a private Washington street cafe. She later identifies the suspect to police, aided by a hospital visit, with investigators expecting a swift arrest.
Washington March 27 a sensational inquiry opened in the House after Mr Richard the Democratic leader presented charges accusing a Danish agent Walter Christmas of secret reports claiming a $500000 payoff to bribe Congress members and newspapers to push the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States. A committee of Republicans and Democrats was named to investigate.
Boston shippers in New England are notified that Forward All Kinds of Goods to and from Railroad and Steamship Terminals in Boston facilitates shipments. The notice emphasizes routings via rail and steamship facilities and invites consignments from regional traders.
Congressman Richardson presents what he calls a secret confidential report about a Danish government bribery scheme. He reads press excerpts and a Walter Christmas account alleging a corrupt bargain to influence Congress, including names like McKinley, Knox, Evans, and a New York banking house, with promises of commission shares and hotel expenses. Continued on Page 6, Fourth Column.
In Panama on March 27 the government gunboat Chucuito captured a red banded schooner loaded with salt and ammunition for revolutionary general Lugo near Capira. Two officers aboard were wounded and captured at Agua Dulce. Herrera and staff reportedly head toward Chiriqui aboard Padilla while Boyaca seeks other insurgent vessels. Wounded soldiers from David and Agua Dulce reportedly lack medical care.
Senator Lod proposes a $609,000 appropriation for pneumatic tube mail next year with four year contracts up to $800,000 annually. Senator Cullom seeks Postmaster General contracts for pneumatic tube service in cities with an annual cost cap of 4 percent of gross postal revenues.
CHATHAM March 27 Barge Fitzpatrick ashore on Shovelful Shoal was pulled free today after tug Peter Smith was disabled and another tug will depart from Boston tomorrow to assist in refloating operations.
A city delegation led by Alderman Badger prepared a petition urging textile manufacturers and workers to meet Saturday in the wake of a letter from the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration. The civic committee, including several merchants and legislators, will meet to seek an agreement to prevent the pending strike set for Monday.
Special Officer McBride captured Frank Tracey in Cambridge on suspicion of a string of break ins. Tobacco cigars and office change missing from A. J. Lovell & Co on Massachusetts avenue. Tracey's room yielded cigars, a coat, and billheads linked to local burglaries, with other youths possibly involved.
Five people were hurt when a New Haven Hartford line engine and car derailed on the Williamsburg branch near Haydenville due to a stone on the track. Conductor Chandler, Michael Mansfield of Haydenville, Connecticut salesman, engineer William Watson, and fireman Eugene Waltermeyer sustained injuries. The wreck occurred on a 40 foot high embankment near Mill River. the engine and car sank, Waltermeyer was thrown down the bank and badly bruised, Watson escaped with minor injuries, Mansfield suffered a head and facial injury and was unconscious for a time.
J Willard Smith reports the Avalon under Captain Howard grounded on a bank after leaving Weymouth N B with piling for Boston. The vessel filled and cargo is being discharged at the site. The incident occurred March 27.
Insanity experts will submit a report to the attorney general asserting Miss Jane Toppan is incurably insane and cannot stand trial for the 11 alleged murders. They cite letters written to multiple correspondents, some contradictory, as evidence of a disordered mind and a pronouncedly suspicious nature. The findings suggest she may live years in asylum but likely dies within three to six years.
In Lowell on March 27, Deacon O A Brigham, once living with Jane Toppan, faces possible marriage to Martha M Cook amid rumors Toppan caused his wife’s death. Toppan allegedly sought Brigham’s union to gain power, prompting clashes and a letter to the church pastor. Brigham, a Boston and Maine station agent, declines commentary as reporters press for a timeline.
Washington on March 27 released a forecast showing Friday partly cloudy for New England with Saturday likely showers and brisk south winds. Eastern New York will be cloudy Friday with possible rain at night and Saturday and fresh to brisk south winds becoming variable.
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