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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1896
Page
5
Dispatches from Teheran report the Shah was shot by an assassin disguised as a woman while entering a shrine near Tehran. He died two hours later. The killer was arrested and authorities suspect accomplices. Secretary Olney conveyed U.S. condolences and condemnation to Persia.
In Washington on May 1 the Senate debated the naval appropriation bill. Tillman of South Carolina assailed President Cleveland and Hill, calling bonds a tool of moneyed interests and urging constitutional reform. Hill urged unity and warned against predicting outcomes as the political landscape shifts, with adjournment set after a closing vote on the bill.
Nasr ed Din, born 1829, son of Mehemet Shah, became Shah in 188. At 14 he governed Azerbeidjin and early in his reign was guided by Mirza Taghi the grand vizier. The vizier helped push reforms, earned the Shah’s sister in marriage, then fell from favor and was banished or murdered. He sought closer ties with Britain, issuing concessions in a 1891 convention and toured Europe in 1873 and 1889.
Washington May 1. Costa Rica and Nicaragua sign a convention negotiated through the mediation of the President of Salvador to demarcate their boundary. Each nation will appoint an engineering commission under the 1858 treaty interpreted by President Cleveland, with the U.S. President to appoint a surveyor whose ruling is final. Work will begin after ratification, affecting the Nicaragua Canal project.
Clara Burnham, 27, attempted suicide three times after quarrels with her lover. She ingested laudanum, then shot herself in the breast with her father's revolver. Locked in an empty room, she set her clothing on fire, was doused by her brother, and may not recover from severe burns.
Waltham license commissioners postponed druggist licensing to June 1 when powers revert to the Board of Aldermen. Previously two licenses were issued after a voter ban, causing dissatisfaction. Currently no pharmacist may legally compound prescriptions requiring liquor.
In Vienna on May Day Socialist workers held twenty four meetings urging an eight hour day and universal suffrage with no disturbances reported. In Rome most workers observed a full holiday and newspapers suspended publication.
Police connect McVey to break ins at Brookline Somerville Malden and Boston with property valued around 7000 to 8000 dollars found or hidden. A map to buried silverware near Magnolia Beach was shown but search yielded no results. Officers plan another Magnolia search as they review bankbooks watches jewelry and a gun collection found in McVey’s room.
Army property in the United States, including the Fourteenth Street headquarters and all other Salvation Army buildings, was formally transferred to Brigadier Perry today by Commander Ballington Booth.
Washington May 1 In committee of the whole the House discussed the bankruptcy bill under the five minute rule. Most time went to the section listing causes for bankruptcy and motion by Rep Stone to strike involuntary provisions. Opposition held that it creates debt collection machinery and is ill advised. Rep Broderick proposed a substitute reducing involuntary causes from nine to three, but neither proposal was resolved.
Washington May 1 In the evening session of the House pension bills were advanced in committee of the whole. Notable actions include increasing the widow pensions of General W H Enochs to 50 dollars a month and of Benjamin L Beall to 50 dollars a month. The Beall beneficiary is described as the widow of a Revolutionary soldier, now elderly and blind. A note mentions Theresa Peebles in relation to the proceedings.
New York May 1 Murphy signed articles to box Pedler Palmer. The move sets the bout for an upcoming boxing card with Palmer as the challenger in a title hopeful clash.
The Rev Ambrose F Roche, former assistant pastor of St John s Church Quincy for sixteen years, has been appointed to succeed Rev Gerald Fagan as pastor of the Hingham Church and will depart for his new post next week. Born in Boston, he was ordained in 1890 and served as a curate at St John s in Quincy.
The Butler Club held its first meeting since General B F Butler's death at Young's Hotel on the thirty fourth anniversary of New Orleans capture. Noted speakers included Charles Levi Woodbury and Joseph H ONeil, with addresses praising Butler's war leadership, Congress service, and generosity.
The article notes Shore Acres by James A. Herne returns to the Boston Theatre with Nathaniel Berry on Monday. It highlights The Great Northwest at the Columbia, Kellar at the Museum, and The Sporting Duchess at Hollis Street Theatre with a star lineup. It also covers Rip Van Winkle at Castle Square, Robin Hood at the Tremont, and upcoming entertainments by the Bostonians, the Big Sensation, and other attractions across Boston venues.
World telegraphs Hammond in better health from Cape Town. Dispatches say most Transvaal Executive Council members favor banishing four reform committeemen or imposing years of penal servitude. Rhodes wires that Matabele uprising could hasten a railway project. interdicts on reformers’ property are eased for most, with leniency urged.
Arthur J. Clark, manager of Castle Square Theatre, leases Philadelphia Grand Opera House with Charles M. Southwell to present a season identical to the successful run in Boston. New artists are being engaged for the late month start.
An 11:07 p.m. alarm reports a five story blaze at Nos. 15 and 17 Harvard place. A. G. Minton's carpentry shop on the first floor suffers major lumber loss while E. Lockwood's stock and Hopkins's nickel plating suffer water and smoke damage. Harvard College owns the building. damages to building and contents under $1000. Cause is unknown.
Princeton students gave an enthusiastic reception as the Olympic team arrived from Athens. The college plans a celebration honoring the victories achieved abroad by the Princeton athletes.
In Salem on May 1 the Superior Civil Court Judge Sherman adjourned sine die. Decrees entered in multiple divorce cases include Parker versus Parker for desertion, Noyes versus Noyes for cruel treatment with right to resume maiden name, Affleck versus Affleck for desertion, Russell versus Russell for failure to support, Bond versus Bond for desertion, Colby versus Colby for cruel treatment, Litchfield versus Litchfield for adultery, Haude versus Haude for cruel treatment, Dearborn versus Dearborn for desertion, and Palmer versus Palmer for adultery.
In Indianapolis on May 1 ex-President Harrison supporters concede McKinley will be nominated. Colonel John C. New, close to Harrison, says McKinley would be nominated and Indiana would not instruct but would secure delegates at large.
A large crowd of workmen and Socialists rioted in Vienna on May 1. They fought police, with several officers wounded. Troops charged and dispersed the mob, about ninety people were hospitalized, and fifty rioters were arrested. Many injured were cared for at home by friends.
Word arrived at Halifax on May 1 that two members of the crew of the Gloucester schooner John McKenzie are lost. The report gives no further details on the incident or the fate of the remaining crew members.
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