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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1896
Page
6
The Back Bay heist at 201 St. Botolph Street valued at 3100 includes diamond earrings, rings, pins, a hair piece, a torgnette chain and a pocketbook. Entry was gained by breaking the front door glass and the thief knew the house well. Inspector McCausland leads the case and suspects an insider.
A burglary spree near 10 Lincoln avenue prompted a scream from Mrs. Wilkins waking her husband. He fired three shots as two men fled, later found missing trousers and coats from the room they passed. Mrs. Sanborn reports another attempted entry on Benedict street.
Palm Sunday rites at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Washington street featured Archbishop Williams in incense and robes, a large clergy turnout and choir, palm blessings, and a three hour service. Florists report high demand for palms as Holy Week ceremonies unfold across Catholic churches leading to Easter.
Joan Madden and Dennis Madden both from East Boston are accused of assaulting waiter Carlo Colombo at the Hotel Italy in the North End after a dispute. Police separated the fight, all three men sustained facial cuts from broken glass, and the Maddens were locked up.
The East Greenwich Academy Club of Boston met Saturday evening at Mrs. Marion McBride’s home. Members included Charles Emburg Harvard College. John Denby and Harry Robinson Boston Dental College. Jamie McBride MIT. Harry Marvin Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. Harold Mayhew Massachusetts Topographical Survey. Charles Emburg Boston & Revere Beach Railroad. S. M. Beale Jr Brown University. Officers named President Charles Emburg, Secretary and Treasurer John Denty. East Greenwich Academy, founded in 1892, is among America’s oldest schools.
A despatch received by Dan Daley’s brother reports the boxer was not killed. The victim near Ds Soic Missouri was Thomas Paley, not Daley, who was formerly of Bangor.
A large Ancient Order of Hibernians meeting in Wells Memorial, chaired by County President William J. Cronin, drawn 200 delegates from 35 Suffolk divisions. Plans include a Patriots Day parade with contingents from Maine to Vermont, formation by brigades, and several committees plus a state treasurer candidate, Martin J. Roche.
Burglars ripped into the Alfred W. Chichester & Co. grocery on Bouton Street in South Norwalk last night. They forced the rear door, bored two holes in the safe door, planted high explosives, but fled after partial success without gaining access to the money or papers. Wedges, a jimmy, brace and bit and a hammer were abandoned at the scene.
Washington party travels to a North Carolina resort lured by a circular claiming fine duck hunting. After three days they see no ducks low enough to shoot though many birds circle high above. The landlord explains ducks appear often, but do not descend, calling it the best coastal duck hunting despite empty bags.
Signor Guiseppe de Felice Guiffrida, freed under King Humbert amnesty, entered Catania today after an eighteen year Palermo riot sentence in 1834. His arrival was a triumphal show.
Hartford March 29 James Wright a Chicopee machinist was found nearly asphyxiated in the American Hotel. He recovered and claimed he did not intend suicide and could not recall if he blew out the gas or not.
COUNT LEONHARD VON BLUMENTHAL a field marshal and chief of the general staff of the Prussian army is seriously ill with bronchitis in Berlin. At his advanced age he will be 100 July 10 and it is feared he may not recover.
Prince of entertainers John Stetson entertained Boston newspaper men at his Savoy Hotel last evening. From 7 to 8 20 he toured the hotel with the guests, who wished him prosperity and long life. Public patronage begins at 6 o clock Monday morning March 30.
About twenty newspaper representatives gathered at the Hotel Savoy to toast a prospective venture. They were led to the ladies’ main banquet room where a royal feast was served until near midnight. Each guest offered best wishes for the host’s new business.
Abbey Powers died suddenly yesterday afternoon after falling ill on Wilton street near Atlantic avenue. Emergency crews arrived too late. The body was taken to Jones’s undertaking establishment. Police arrested George P Hopkins Henry Gable John Wellington and James Brown for gaming at a Blue Hill avenue drug store. A fire at 18 Pemberton square attic, occupied by lawyers, caused by rats and matches, was put out with estimated loss of 26 dollars.
Advocates of no license in Brookline held a rally yesterday afternoon in the lower Town Hall. The meeting was presided over by Enoch Doran with speakers the Rev. D. D. Addison from All Saints parish the Rev. William I. Haven of St Marks M E Church and Dr. H. A. Gibbs of Roxbury. A Christian Endeavor chorus from several churches provided music.
A three story brick building at 374 Hudson Street burned killing four residents and a firefighter. Miss Margaret Ryan aged 60 leaped from a window and died. Miss Kate Higgins fractured her leg. Three more victims suffocated were Mary McMahn 22, Thomas Mallory 23, and Archibald Grogan 35. Damages estimated at $10,000.
New York reports a peaceful last Sunday under the old excise law with only eleven arrests across the city. The Raines law is enforced in Mt Vernon and several upstate cities, while Albany and others see no enforcement. Brooklyn amid midnight mandate reports a completely dry Sunday with saloons and restaurants compliant.
Thomas Patten of Fayette Street Watertown died suddenly at 2:30 PM aged 85 years 6 months He was a harness maker and long time town weigher a staunch Republican and remembered war veterans His son Isaac died in Andersonville and the local Grand Army post bears his name Funeral is Tuesday at 2 30 PM from his home.
Louis M. Monte Brockton's leading Italian citizen was honored in a funeral procession by the Knights of Pythias. Delegations from Harmony Lodge, Damocles, Montello, Dionysius, and other groups attended. The service at Pearl Street Methodist Church followed by burial at Melrose Cemetery featured marching bands, lodge sprigs, and floral tributes from multiple orders and friends.
A spring rains triggered a landslide at Echo mining town forty miles west of Hinton. Three people Jim Tillman Frank Tillman and Lucy Law died when rocks crushed a coke ovens area and a house. Henry Law saved an eastbound express train by flagging it before derailment.
The Rev Mr Allard denies wrongdoing after a Sunday paper published a false light story about him. He left the pulpit to await vindication and will preach again tomorrow once innocence is proven. He is a Vermont Medical College graduate with further study at Indiana college and a minister at a Congregational church aided by Home Missions.
John M. Hayes of Abington was unanimously re-elected county president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Plymouth County at the biennial convention held in Brockton. Delegates attended from Abington Brockton Rockland North Abington Bridgewater East Bridgewater Middleboro Whitman and Plymouth with guests from Suffolk and Middlesex. The military division was represented by Captain Richard Mackin and Timothy Roache of the Brockton Hibernian Guards.
The Atkinson Furnishing Company showcases a wide opening display of artful design and solid construction in oak birch and mahogany furniture. Prices are surprisingly low while elegance and scale of lines emphasize beauty over ostentation for homes flats hotels and modest rooms.
The Empire Associates of the South End held a select sacred concert last night with piano solos by Charles Roth banjo solos by Empire Trio and performances by Rey nolds Silva Hurley James Sullivan John Breen William Smith Henry Towle Mr Bates Mr Erickson and remarks by President John J. Kelly.
The eighteenth annual A. O. H. convention in Brockton re elected John M. Hayes as county president after a detailed session. Delegates from divisions across the county praised the directory work, the Ladies Auxiliary, and military companies. The report showed four new divisions, five auxiliary branches, and membership nearing 40 with over $30,000 in net receipts.
In Woburn, a memorial service for the late Governor Greenhalge was conducted by the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor at the Congregational Church. Master E. Bertrand Strout presided, with Jon M. Harlow and Colonel Henry A. Thomas delivering remarks. The service featured a hymn written by the Governor and a final chorus of America before benediction by Rev. Doremus Scudder.
The three masted schooner Edward Waite of Portland bound from Turk's Island to New York with a salt cargo ran ashore near Ocean City New Jersey in thick fog. The crew and captain reached shore safely, the ship lying about an eighth of a mile offshore and likely a total wreck.
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