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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
4
Frederick V. Bowers filed a 600000 damages suit against George M. Pullman claiming alienation of his wife’s affections and served papers for divorce naming Pullman as the correspondent. Bowers accuses his wife of bigamy and alleges she married Pullman without a prior divorce.
Frederick Voee claims George Miman married Mrs. Fred V. Bowers without divorce. The couple wed Oct 14, 1897, in Milwaukee per pastor W L Voelckner. Bowers starred in McCarthy's Oils and was part of the Horwitz and Bowers vaudeville team. he wrote songs including It May Be Others Like Her and Honey You're Ma Lady Love.
Chicago May 32 The General Conference ratified equal lay representation, approving annual conference actions. Provisional delegates admitted without contest as Mrs McMahon withdrew her seat to protect male colleagues. The move marks a democratic shift in church governance and diminishes clerical dominance.
At the Mohawk Democratic Club banquet in Detroit 1200 tickets were sold for the fourth annual dollar dinner. William J. Bryan headlined along with James Hamilton Lewis of Washington and William Sulzer of New York. Bryan drew rousing applause as he addressed democracy and imperialism topics amid a crowded Auditorium.
In Concord New Hampshire on May 2 the Democratic State and district conventions selected eight delegates to the national Kansas City convention and reorganized the State committee. Delegates pledged to Rapport William Jennings were Joe L Norris Jeremiah J Doyle Samuel B Page and Henry O Kent.
Admiral Dewey became a member of the Naval Reserve Veteran Association during a Chicago ball last night. He was presented with a reserves button crafted from the breech block of the Maria Teresa gun.
Representative from Illinois filed the House committee report on the Grand Army pension bill. The legislation amends the 1990 pension law and follows the committee recommendations supported by the national Grand Army of the Republic.
Washington May 2 Chief Wilkie of the United States secret service received from the Penn National Bank of Philadelphia a dangerous counterfeit twenty-dollar note from the 1890 series. The note bears check letter A plate number 7 and lists Tillman register and Morgan treasurer.
The Boston Society of Natural History met last evening with Professor F W Putnam delivering a paper on prehistoric ruins of Chaco Canyon and cliff houses of the cliff dwellers, illustrated by lanterns. Officers and attendees included vice president Harriet P Bowditch Henry Waynes William G Parlow curator Alpheus Hyatt and secretary ea F atchelder.
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Three Columns Move On Winburg as Maxwell's brigade of the seventh division advances through Kopjes in the Vinkfontein Schamskraal area. The column reports combatants suffering casualties and mounted infantry engagement continues for hours. The piece frames a plea for peace and independence while defending its war aims as a fight for liberty.
Pretoria dispatch quotes President Kru ger ordering all British residents in Pretoria and the Witwatersrand to leave within 36 hours from noon April 30 with permits possible. Bloemfontein note says towns think the war may end soon.
The speaker appeals to the government and people of the United States and argues that the way they wage war proves their right to an independent nation in South Africa, stressing the indispensable support of their kindred in the Free State.
A Pretoria dispatch says Boers will move to America if the British conquer the Transvaal with some older Boers heading to German West Africa. Younger Boers prefer America. State Secretary Reitz hints his family will go abroad if the republic is lost. President Kruger’s allies expect his final years in Holland or Germany.
General Hamilton's division pressed northward at Houtnek Thabanchu while Canadians Gordons Shropshires and Marshalls with artillery attacked the hill and forced the Boers to withdraw. Boers shelled the camp. three guns stood on the eastern hill, but damage was minimal. Hamilton reached Houtnek after a day of fighting securing the Thabanchu Bloemfontein road as Lord Roberts reported French and Broadwood to reinforce.
The correspondent cannot find grounds for the belief that a British advance will begin. It notes General Carrington has reached Marandellas base and a flying column will be sent in a direction not disclosed.
In London on May 2 King Oscar of Sweden and Norway told an Associated Press representative he fully supports Britain in the South African War. He expressed no sympathy for the Boers, criticized their religious and political systems, and said he would not aid Boer efforts for international backing.
The Daily Mail correspondent reports a French steamer delivered ten thousand bags of coffee and sugar to a Pretoria syndicate, with four similar ships expected this month. Boers fortify Lydenburg stockpiles, aim to link Selati railway to Lydenburg, and defend the Drakensberg range as an eastern barrier, signaling a prolonged campaign.
Everett society attends the Glendon Club theatricals on the new club stage. The show features AMI Huger Smith’s farce in two acts and a burlesque German musicians number led by Towan Joel. Leavitt’s Orchestra plays as Leavitt’s stage manager George A. Kyle and musical director H. M. Jenks oversee a lively evening.
At the brewers meeting this morning a move to submit the dispute to arbitration is likely. The strike committee and engineers stand firm for an eight hour day with a $3 wage, aiming to prevent a prolonged stoppage if brewers act fairly. Non union engineers were hired in at least two breweries, but firemen could not quit until after last night’s meeting as orders were voted. The union will define duties this morning and if a brewer runs his own engine, firemen will bank the fire. Overall, breweries face a noon moment with no steam likely to run boilers as workers seek a peaceful resolution. About 1,000 men work in city breweries excluding engineers.
Superintendent Waitt of the New York Central and the strike committee reached an amicable adjustment in Buffalo. Mutual concessions on wages were made and workers are expected to return within 48 hours. The pay increase ranges up to about 40 percent in some cases and 10 to 12 percent in others. The Central officers will decide which workers are employed and how expenses are cut, with a broader resumption contingent on symphony line workers settling with their employers.
In Fall River May 2 at a master builders meeting a mason warned of a possible masons strike Monday morning. Builders rejected the Trades Council eight hour plan this year and offered a July wage increase if warranted, with no set date for shorter hours.
May 3 Quincy reports a conference of manufacturers and Granite Cutters Union adjourned after 1 am. It seems likely the granite cutters strike will be settled by Friday and workers will return Monday morning.
Philip Scully accused Deputy Graham and Constable Manchester in district court over an eviction dispute. Judge McDonough fined the officers 100 dollars, an appeal followed, while Scully was acquitted of the weapon assault charge against Manchester.
A Mrs Amy V Beal and Arthur E Locke sketch called My Aunt Phebe was presented in Copley Hall under the Second Church Sunday school auspices. A minstrel show followed with topical songs. Dancing in Allston Hall ran from 10 to 12 after the show.
Scofield Utah May 2 Two hundred one bodies recovered from Mine No 4. Between 300 and 400 men entered the mine before yesterday explosion and a great majority are killed. About twenty young boys acted as couplers and trap boys. Hunter family seven missing. Tonight's death estimate 250, may reach 300. Rescue work continues with fifty bodies yet unrecovered.
May 2 report from New York State Supreme Court describes John W. Gates seeking vacation of an order for examination before trial in a lawsuit by John H. Parks of Duxbury Mass. Parks alleges a 1897 plan with E E Gary and Gerrit H. Ten Broek to form a steel and wire concern and split profits. Gates denies the agreement and reserved decision by Justice Fitzgerald.
Mayor Van Wyck John F Carroll and W Morse travel to Maine in Megantic country under Megantic Game Club auspices. They stay at Touraine visit Boston and New York City officials, inspect the subway in Albany and attend a Columbia performance.
William Bryan a Brooklyn Rapid Transit conductor jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge and was rescued by a passing tug. He was taken to a hospital with injuries, and Dr. Bailey said he would not live through the night.
The Review Club of Chelsea presented The Chimes of Normandy at the Chelsea Academy of Music. The theatre drew an unusually large audience of city society people and visitors from nearby towns.
In Lyceum Hall East Boston John Y Smith and Henry Higgins set a new amateur record by lifting 2641 2 pounds each. Both struggled on first attempts then raised the weight inch by inch to arm length before holding briefly. The dumbbells had been prepared yesterday at the home gymnasium and the weighs sealed on them.
A man identified as Smith shot his wife Maud Alpine and her companion Cassie Hicks at 100 Carver street after a domestic dispute. Both women were wounded and collapsed in a basement Chinese laundry. Smith then shot himself in the chest and died, as officers arrived. The incident followed a probation period for Smith related to threats and non support.
The passage notes a volley of bullets from revolvers held by an enraged husband, with each woman struck once. It adds that Smith was a hotel cook who had fought in many boxing matches, and mentions his arrest dated the 18th, a detail he had previously commented on.
In the Senate on the army appropriation bill debate focused on how volunteer soldiers returning from the Philippines were treated. Turner of Washington blasted the administration over transport accommodations, followed by Pettigrew accusing the government of delaying discharge for South Dakota volunteers. A sharp clash arose near adjournment over a resolution to unseat Clark of Montana, signaling a tough fight on privileges and elections.
The United Christian party national convention in Rock Island closed with Rev. 8 C. Swallow of Harrisburg Pennsylvania named for President and John G. Woolley of Chicago named for Vice President.
At the Loyal Legion monthly meeting 300 members attended the dinner. A paper on General Jesse L. Reno at Frederick, Barbara Frietchie and Her Flag was read by Comrade Conrad Reno. Officiers elected include Commander Charles A. Hopkins and several other brevet and U S V leaders.
The twenty second annual meeting of the Women’s American Baptist Home Mission Society opened at Clarendon Street Baptist Church with devotional services and business sessions. Speakers included Mrs. B. F. Hamilton Mrs. M. Bererty Mrs. M. D. Kneeland and Rev. F. T. Hazelwood D D. The evening address on The Foreigners at the Door was delivered by Rev. Kerr Boyce Tucker of Philadelphia.
Edward Sandland of North Attleboro was thrown from his bicycle when the front forks broke, fracturing his skull and causing critical injuries in Attleboro. Police and doctors reported the condition as critical.
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