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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1897
Page
2
Two investigators offered further appraisals of the city printing plant in a probe into its purchase. One expert valued the presses at 6062 dollars, compared with the city paying 16855 dollars, while another put the total type and presses at 10165.62 dollars, about 12000 dollars less than the city's price.
Peter Splithoff appraises a No. 8 double cylinder Hoe press as fair but largely unusable for modern work, noting its obsolescence for newspaper or book printing. He values the overall plant at 6062 dollars and doubts the accuracy of any existing machine registrations.
Counsel Harding for the Citizens' Association seeks court authority to compel Cashman to testify. Riley decries the reference as insulting. Putnam opposes committee appearance. Smart widens press offer figures for new and secondhand presses, noting Whitlock and Hoe presses not included. Anderson faces cross examination over records. Peter Splithoff testifies on press condition and appraisal already given.
The witness criticizes Whitlock presses as uneconomical and time consuming, admits limited knowledge of Rockwell and Cashman machines, and claims expert status despite gaps in price data. Senator Jones opposes the sugar bill, calling it onerous and noting tea and beer taxes as acceptable features.
The mayor delayed for hours and days before a different appointee surfaced. Alderman W F Donovan, on the investigating committee, accompanied Councilman Saunders to the plant and examined it after being asked to leave. Donovan later spent a day and a half on an 80 appraisal, which was offered as evidence at the hearing. The session adjourned to Friday at 3 PM.
Names of aristocrats and ladies darken the record as a Paris bazaar blaze claims many lives and injuries. Clergy, doctors, and witnesses recount scenes of panic, rescue attempts, and personal tragedies amid the burning structure and collapsing crowd.
Inside the venue a pained queue presses at the entrance as spectators beg for entry and cry out when others exit. The scene captures a tense moment of demand and frustration among the eager onlookers.
General Grosvenor of Ohio dismisses the revised tariff bill as mere verbiage and hypercritical criticism. The article notes a rise in tin plate and references changes in the ordinary ½ cent pair usage, with figures implied but not fully shown.
An electric car on the Attleboro division jumped the track near Daggett's Corner and wrecked into a fence. Several passengers were cut by glass, and Henry Heather of Attleboro suffered arm and leg injuries. Conductor Raymond and Motorman Ricker were shaken up as traffic remained blocked all night.
Joseph G. Carpenter and Alice L. Malley wed last evening at the groom’s mother’s house 19 Thomas Park South Boston. The Rev Charles A Dinsmore officiated with a musical program by the Arion Orchestra and many relatives attended. They will be at home after June 1.
Cornelius McCarthy of 45 Village Street, a Pullman palace car porter, was removed to Galloupe's Island by order of Dr. Durgin after doctors confirmed smallpox. He had been ill for several days. family and housemates were vaccinated following the quarantine order.
A terrible blaze at an event in Paris on the Champs Elysees destroyed the Palace de lIndustrie where patrons were gathered. The fire killed two patrons and many injured, with a map showing the scene of the disaster and the area impacted.
Crowds press toward the door as victims are identified by Bertillon method and jewels recovered from debris. Funeral planned at Notre Dame with M. Faure and Pete Richard officiating. Cabinet to seek credit for needy families. Inquiries fault chief bazaar arrangements. One American victim Mrs Porges, daughter escaped. Crowds pause for the hearse along Champs Elysees as they witness the solemn procession.
The document lists numerous identifiable casualties from a tragedy. Among the dead are Mile Henrietta Hinihsdal, Baronne Elizabeth St Martin, Vicomtesse Marie Bonneva and others, including sisters of the convent of St Vincent de Paul at Raincy, several comtesses, baronnes, and spouses with titles and affiliations noted.
A long list of women and men with titles and affiliations appears, including Mme. L. E. Normand, Mme. Monti, Mme. Pierre Rome, Sister Virginie Thomazeau, Duchess D Alencon, Baron De Shonlay, Comte De Bonneval, and various others. The fragment includes many Mlle/ Mme forms, military and religious titles, and a four year old named Alfred David.
About 1200 people were in the burning building when the fire was found many escaped unhurt while others perished burned alive amid administrative negligence authorities failed inspections Mrs F B Gilmour of New York escaped by reacting swiftly to the blaze at the Hotel Terminus with Vicomtesse Savigny and Mme Costa Beauregard stall sale
Jesse Villeneuve returned to search for her two daughters but could not locate them and died in the attempt. The incident underscores a perilous rescue effort with no recovered children reported.
The Lowell trial of Lorenzo Barnes for John Deane's murder enters day three with Professor Wood of Harvard detailing blood stain analysis on Barnes garments and boots. Witnesses including Frank Barton Emeline Deane Simon Goldberg and John Goldberg provide timelines and alibis as the Commonwealth case closes.
Thomas J. Gargan spoke to the William E. Russell Democratic Club on the true principles of democracy. He criticized the party for shortcomings and praised opportunities, faulted the Legislature for approving a capital stock increase for the Boston Gas Light Company, and urged electing capable, sober men not demagogues.
Mrs Emily Merriam Pratt wife of Chelsea mayor Pratt died at her Franklin street home on Wednesday morning. She was born in Chelsea fifty years ago and was the daughter of the late Otis Merriam. Her brothers Charles A. Merriam, a Chelsea real estate dealer, and Otis Merriam, secretary of the overseers of the poor, reside in Chelsea.
John Moran was arrested yesterday afternoon charged with larceny of $100 worth of carpenters tools from Michael Conroy, a Mr Olson and others. Police have heard many complaints about tool thefts from buildings under construction and Inspector Shields, who made the arrest, believes Moran can explain them.
Thomas Russell, 14, lies seriously injured with concussion after a clash with 15 year old John Sullivan. Witness says Sullivan rushed the boy, knocked him down with a chin strike near Union Hall. Sullivan posted $1000 bail. case postponed pending Russell's condition update.
Colonel William A. Bancroft of Cambridge addresses the Charlestown Improvement Association at Lincoln Hall on the elevated railroad. A committee is authorized to urge the Metropolitan Park Commission to advance playground improvements at Main and Alford streets. Bancroft outlined plans with a map and stereopticon showing the route.
A serious break in a large Newton water main near Church street bridges was discovered shortly after 1 A.M. by a policeman. Water poured from the ground in a torrent for nearly an hour before the water department arrived and cut off the flow, flooding the street and neighborhood. Damages are not yet known.
Somerville city government members rode in carriages to inspect the proposed boulevard route. The plan envisions a five mile corridor along the Mystic River linking Malden and Medford with the already completed Park Commission boulevard, with minimal building removals.
William E. Kerrigan of Brookline stopped a runaway dump cart team on Davis Avenue yesterday around 3 PM. He jumped into the cart from behind and quickly brought the pair under control, saving onlookers from danger.
At the annual meeting in this city the stockholders reappointed the old board except for James C. Melvin and John B. Paine, who replace Charles A. Browne and General Charles J. Paine. General Paine resigns to join McKinley’s Silver Commission and the new slate is organized with A. A. Robinson as president and H. R. Nickerson as general manager.
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