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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1902
Page
10
Andrew Hood, a well known Holbrook resident, was stabbed twice after leaving his home. A dagger wounded him below the sixth rib near the heart and again in the thigh as he stepped back from the assailant. Bystanders intervened. the attacker escaped. Hood named no suspect. His condition was reported as serious.
Captain Prapratnik Lieutenant Cohen and 12 officers of the Austro-Hungarian cruiser Szigetvar visited the city under guidance of C. G. Green and local businessmen. Dr Green hosted luncheon as visitors praised the public library. A reception and dinner at Vendome honored the crew before the cruiser sails Wednesday to Halifax and then England for the coronation.
Mrs Walter S Swayne a member of the Dana family of Massachusetts and daughter of R H Dana noted author and lawyer died of heart disease today at her New Haven suburb home. Relatives from Boston arrived this afternoon and will inter her remains in the family plot near Boston.
In Carbondale Illinois on May 5 a new national labor body the Amalgamated Common Laborers of America will be formed. It arises from AFL debates over taxing unskilled workers without adequate representation in AFL councils.
A gale off the west coast of Japan reportedly drowns 250 Ashermen while wrecking the herring fleet. The Japanese cruiser Musashi was driven ashore but her crew were saved.
Thirteen men remain for the Boylston prize speaking contest at Harvard after 34 entered. The final trial will be held Thursday with speakers including W. H. Pitkin, H. W. Bynner, G. H. Loring, EB Smith, L. Warner, R. Wellman, L. P. Hill, H. W. Holmes, L. Hale, O. G. Frantz, C. H. Scovell, and S. Thurman.
Underwriters Salvage Company at 481 Atlantic Ave sells builders hardware carpenters tools paints and brushes as they move to new quarters this week manager J F Appleton announces the sale.
Ohio lawyer and federation head T. B. Minahan addressed Boston Catholic delegates urging nationwide Catholic federations. He argued for equal civic regard and nonsectarian Americanism, highlighting discrimination in certain commissions and schools while stressing non political aims.
Mr. Minahan argues kindness and charity as the path to fair treatment for Catholics. He denounces bigotry, urges equal religious rights, and praises Protestant allies while condemning attacks on Catholicism. He cites Lincoln, cites Catholic leaders, and calls for cooperation across faiths to defend liberty and public virtue.
Reports from Wilkesbarre and New York indicate a general miners strike in the Wyoming region is deemed inevitable. Leaders say operators refuse to recognize the union, risking a prolonged shutdown unless demands are met. Mitchell warns peace efforts end, calls for decisive action by the executive committee in Scranton.
Freight handlers employed by the New York New Haven Hartford railroad in Providence vote to strike tomorrow morning. They say the walkout is not in sympathy with team drivers and will target all current union freight handlers due to anticipated discharges by local railroad freight agents.
Hack and Cab Drivers Union 126 met yesterday and adopted a resolution to fine any member who patronizes non union saloons. They voted to initiate 106 candidates and scheduled a special meeting for new business next Sunday at Dexter Hall.
The Weiss elevator on Buffalo River at Indiana street burned to the ground at midnight. Loss to building and grain placed in the last week estimated at 226000 dollars as fire boats fought the blaze. Docks and freight sheds of the Cleveland and Buffalo line adjacent suffered minor damage.
The Young Men's Hebrew Association reopens under new administration at Minot Hall with 800 members soon after revival efforts. George Moses opens the meeting with A F P Spitz and newly elected president Moses Laurie as speakers. officers include Israel Cohen and Joseph Bergman with a board featuring Jacob Silverman and Charles Hertz among others.
A Washington dispatch notes Miss Alice Roosevelt draws multiple suitors with Mr. Charles C. Wauters and Mr. Grafton Cushing leading the list. Wauters, Belgian legation counsellor and charge d affaires, captivates with wit and languages while Cushing, Boston financier and School Board president, pursues through New England connections.
A flurry of engagements signals many June weddings in Boston and nearby towns. Notable pairings include Miss Harriet Knowles and a Cohasset ceremony, Miss Helen Harding and De Ford Bigelow in a large church event, and Miss Mary A. Boit with Dr. Hugh Cabot, plus several other betrothals among Boston families and figures. The Fallon and Cavanaugh match is set for May 14 at St. Eulalia chapel.
Thomas Francis Crowley Boston vaudeville artist and Miss Rebecca May Bean of Medford were married at the Church of the Immaculate Conception Malden in an evening ceremony officiated by Rev Richard Neagle. The couple will reside in Crowley's city.
In Paris on May 4 Senor Augusto Severo Brazilian aeronaut achieved a successful first trial of his airship La Paix The balloon rose 49 meters under a rope then motors started it steered well and remained in balance before a safe return to its shed He was aided by two assistants La Paix resembles Santos-Dumont ships but uses greater gas capacity and features three main propellers two small steering units and two petroleum motors 24 and 16 hp.
An elevator in the Federal building halted after a recent outage. Three departments Treasury Post Office and Rail Road balk over who will pay the $600 expense. The car’s operator was reassigned, then a fireman filled in before the elevator ceased functioning. Washington will decide the allocation in a few days.
Thirteen men aged 21 to 29 were arrested by Captain Tom Brown's squad on gaming charges after a raid at Strap Hill's resort at 101 Commercial street. The suspects, including Martin Johnson 27 and Charles Goldstein 21, faced bookings for being present at the big game despite prior surveillance yielding no material evidence.
One of the season’s social highlights takes place this evening in Roughan Hall Charles Town as the Atlantic Social and Athletic Club of the North End hosts its first May party attracting local members and guests.
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