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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1895
Page
1
In Boston, the Blackstones waitt and Bonds brand outsell three rivals combined. Although Londres leads ten to one, five shapes are available. The factory is well lit and ventilated, claimed as the only building in Boston devoted to cigar manufacturing. Smokers are promised a clean sweet smoke.
In Lewiston Maine on Saturday night Joseph Terrin stabbed Ernest Bolduc three times in the hip and abdomen during a quarrel at a New Auburn dance. Bolduc was taken home and treated by City Physician Purrington. Terrin was captured and a hearing is set for Monday. The injuries are serious but not yet deemed fatal.
Forecast for Maine calls for fair, warmer weather with southeasterly winds. New Hampshire and Vermont expect fair, warmer conditions in the north with southeasterly winds. Massachusetts should be fair with early morning showers east, slightly warmer east, light east winds turning southeast. Rhode Island and Connecticut see generally fair, slightly warmer conditions with southeasterly winds.
A dynamite explosion at midnight in Wood Park Mt Vernon NY destroyed a shanty and damaged surrounding property estimated at $20,000. The blast shattered windows and demolished walls, tossing residents from bed within a half mile radius.
In a period tone the ad urges parents to dress boys in early fashion with secure fabrics like se waalaria ceviots cassimeres worsteds. It argues that selling to boys builds lifelong customers and promotes a stylish, well fitting look akin to papa’s. A hat offer highlights hats at three dollars, black or brown, cheaper than stores.
Mrs Annie F O Neal is under police watch in Chicago amid suspected poisoning of two children as a third of four goes missing. Eddie age eight died of heart disease per physician while Laura age fifteen died after coroner notified. A pound and a half of Paris green was found during a house search and the husband who had sought insurance is being sought.
William H. Waddle gave deadly poison to his three children aged 6 to 10 and then drank poison himself. The children died within minutes while Waddle remained unconscious. His wife had died months earlier, and her loss is seen as the likely cause of the act.
Police report David Crowley in custody for murder of John Burns at Bromley and New Heath streets after brother Richard Crowley confessed? authorities detain both. Autopsy finds neck wound caused death. Grand jury to decide charges as three new witnesses testify.
Found strangled this morning in Lookout court entry of a shoe shop, John Noon, a well known theatre figure, lay injured after an apparent fall while trying to enter an upper room. Dr. Carleton of Salem pronounced death from strangulation. Noon weighed about 250 pounds and was badly bruised.
Augusta Maine May 6 Governor Cleaves names Miss Harriet A Leavitt of Portland and Mrs Helen B C Beedy of Bangor as delegates to the National Conference of Charities and Correction to be held in New Haven Connecticut in late May.
A string of deaths reported across Boston includes the body of Mrs. Mary J. Kelley found in the Charles River after she disappeared, James O'Brien found dead in bed at the Jefferson House, and an unknown man recovered from the harbor. Also noted are a Brighton suicide and a lengthy, uncertain investigation into other deaths.
Liquor squad arrests Mary Kelley and Jeremiah Gately for illegal selling at 59 South Margin street and 1 Auburn court. Moses Perkins jailed for illegal sale at 38 Causeway street. Isadore Babigian’s premises yielded ten gallons of lager and five cases. Distinct raids found lager at 10 Gray street 178 gallons at 178 Gray street, 6 gallons at Martin Mansfield, 8 12 gallons at 73 Brighton street and 7 gallons from 1 Standish place. East Boston district raided two empty houses yielding liquor and station seeks owners.
A fire alarm from Box 726 at the terra cotta works on Federal Street reported a blaze in the boiler room of John A. Robertson’s planing mill at 393 Federal Street. The fire, caused by spontaneous combustion, did little damage. Earlier Engine No. 6 fought a minor fire at 278 Friend Street in A. T. Cann’s provision store. Chemical Engine No. 6 also extinguished a small fire beneath Warren Bridge in Charlestown caused by electric wires.
A man familiar with General Electric affairs said yesterday that regarding the planned combine with the ee company the arrangement had been abandoned.
Berlin May 6 The battleship Kaiser sailed to join the German squadron in Asiatic waters carrying 644 sailors and marines. The force in Chinese waters will total 3050 men.
A mahogany framed reception set with sofa and chairs features brocaded silk coverings in soft shades. The unit emphasizes graceful lines and strength, priced at 25 dollars with easy payments and a suggestion to visit a less central location to save money.
The Defender yacht project in Bristol Rhode Island paves the way with aluminum bronze sides and floor beams, promising a four to seven ton lightening over alternatives. Nat Herreshoff and planners push for a keel boat to avoid centreboard risks with costs projected from 150000 to 200000 dollars.
Syracuse May 5 Attorney General Hancock advised Warden Sage to postpone Buchanan's execution until the courts act on the appeal. Hancock's letter to the warden was shown to the condemned man yesterday afternoon and he was overjoyed at the news.
Reports from New England news centres show heavy gains in Sunday Post sales with Lowell Salem Lawrence and Fall River leading. Office sales to newsboys rose about 60 percent over last Sunday as dealers scramble for copies for upcoming editions.
A Chelsea dealer reports rising demand for the three cent Boston Sunday Post with all papers selling out by 11 o clock yesterday while rivals held many copies. Whitney & Co. on Broadway moved 90 Sunday Posts versus 71 the prior week and E. A. Greenlaw sold 60.
Newsboys in the West End noon sales show rising Sunday Post popularity. J K Ham reports a percent gain over last Sunday and J H Parker notes a 100 percent rise over two weeks. Car stall at Green Street sold over a hundred copies with strong customer demand.
Washington reports the British fleet evacuated Corinto quietly and handed the port to Nicaragua. A cable to Minister Guzman confirmed preliminaries with the British admiral via Senor Fiallos of Honduras. Nicaragua will pay the London indemnity within two weeks as Zelaya’s government is praised for stability and leadership.
Augusta Maine May 6 Josephine Raoum about sixteen died last night from burns received a week earlier when her clothes caught fire from a match thrown on the floor while she was curling her hair.
Yesterday the post sold 60 units versus 22 last week. G C Boyden moved 4 posts, while L W Pitcher sold 20, up from 8, with plans to double next Sunday's order. Dealers report rising demand across all customers and stand counts show strong weekend gains.
Sunday Posts sold at 11 a m show phenomenal growth with dealers reporting tripled or quadrupled sales. Mrs mon of 310 Main Street sold 2 a cent Posts versus five last Sunday while W Scampton on 210 oo oe sold more but details are unclear.
In the South End and Roxbury Isaacs Brothers at 1401 Washington Street report selling all 24 Sunday Posts by noon and say demand should have been five times higher. G Haajin ordered 60 but received only 10 yesterday, selling out in an hour. he voices a delivery error.
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