04 May 1899
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1899
Page
1
Mataafa the rebel chieftain accepts an armistice in Samoa. German authorities at Apia resist signing the proclamation and uphold a stubborn stand through the period from April 27 via Auckland to May 8.
The river steamer Day Star was practically destroyed by fire this evening and a storehouse of the Narragansett Electric Lighting Company was also considerably damaged.
A patient identified as Franklin Williams was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital after a sudden bout of illness. He allegedly ate part of his suspenders and buckle, triggering emergency surgery to remove the items. Doctors hope for recovery as his condition improves.
Noon May 4. General MacArthur assaults the town of San Tomas five miles northwest of Calumpit as Americans fight for the bridge while rebels burn the town.
The will of Colonel Charles A. Sinclair, who died in Brookline Massachusetts, leaves 109000 in trust for his wife, 200000 to four daughters, 10000 to a sister, and 19000 to another sister. Other gifts include 1000 to several relatives, 5000 to Bethlehem Church for preaching, and the remaining estate split equally among his four daughters Grace Jones Martha Sophia Louise and Wen Murie Sinclair. Executors are Eugene P. Carver Henry I Gould and Calvin Page.
Thomas M. Whipple a 40 year old Houston & Henderson clerk shot himself in his second floor room at 1594 Washington Street last evening. He had long threatened to end his life over drinking and was found dead with a bullet wound just below the heart. His roommate Walter Williams called for help and Whipple died shortly after. Authorities detained Williams for examination while relatives learned of the tragedy through his mother in law Mrs Brown Newton Street and sister Mrs Warn Oakwood Avenue Lynn.
The May 8 probate court ruling in Rockingham County details the will of the late Mzra Barker, the town's oldest resident, with $200000 estate. Bequests include $10000 to Stratham Baptist Society, $10000 to Henry Lane and $10000 to Edmund Lane, plus smaller sums to Barker relatives and a bequest of the Barker homestead and family fixtures to George Levi Parker of Stratham.
Senator George F Hoar sailed from Hoosacunnel docks Charlestown aboard the Dominion liner New England waving a silk American flag gifted by Marblehead’s B W Doherty. He arrived in Boston with family and Worcester friends, stayed at the Parker House, then rode to the docks with a crowd cheering his departure and well wishes for his and the nation’s upcoming decisions.
The speaker says he will be away for rest and recreation until early October and declines to discuss politics. He acknowledges reading Atkinson pamphlets but cannot recall much from them. He asserts soldiers are intelligent and patriotic and enlisted to do their duty in the war.
The marriage of Richard Harding Davis to Cecil Clark of Chicago will be solemnized at St Gabriel's Chapel in Marion at noon tomorrow. Davis plans quaint customs, usher attire of blue serge, and rose strewn approach by children, with guests possibly staying in Marion beyond the ceremony.
The ceremony will take place at high noon in St Gabriel's Chapel with Rev. Percy Browne of Roxbury officiating. Maid of honor Miss Jethel Barrymore. best man Charles Belmont Davis. Ushers include Bruce Clark and artist Charles Dana Gibson among others. music by Thomas W. Ramsden with selections from Wagner and Mendelssohn. Continuation noted on page.
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