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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1891
Page
8
Haile aroused excitement as Blaine's name drew lively cheers from supporters in a crowded rally. The event showcased local voters rallying behind the prominent figure amid key policy questions and campaign energy.
Lieutenant-Governor William H. Haile was nominated for Governor at a Lynn Republican Club dinner in Odd Fellows Hall attended by nearly 400 people. Ex-Congressman Moore of Nashua urged Haile's renomination while stressing party loyalty, honest money, and protective policy. Senator Southwick and other leaders filled tables as speakers praised Haile and criticized Democratic misrepresentation and apathy ahead of the fall election.
Ascension Eve services were held at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cambridge under Cambridge Commandery Knights of Templars. Rev. Charles L. Perry preached, a surpliced choir of forty men and boys sang, directed by H. S. Andres. The fifty six Sir Knights led by Acting Eminent Commander Lafayette G. Blair attended with guests from Boston and other commanderies. A banquet at Masonic Hall followed with speakers J. P. Sanborn Soule and Eminent Sir Knight Fish among others.
The State Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners ruled on Consumers versus Chelsea Gas Light Co. The petition sought 24 hour electric light and lower rates. the board noted lights now run from dark to daylight and urged only moderate reductions when substantial demand and finances allow. Gas pricing was addressed with a suggested rate cut to $175 per 1000 ft for high-volume users and $180 for others, contingent on company finances and improvements.
The Rev. Lawrence Phelps was installed as pastor of Chelsea's First Congregational Church. A large congregation attended as an organ prelude opened the service. Various ministers delivered charges and greetings while choirs and a quartet provided hymns and musical selections. Benediction closed the ceremony with an organ postlude from the Ten Virgins.
Thomas Gallagher aged 23 of No 3 Jackson Street Charlestown drank an ounce of laudanum at about 8 PM yesterday. Found on Pine Street by officers he was taken to Station 15 then to Massachusetts General Hospital. Doctor Buff diagnosed poisoning and despondency from unemployment as the motive. recovery expected.
The Rev Archibald Codman late rector of the Church of Our Saviour Rossindale was buried today from the Church of the Advent on Brimmer street. Clergymen and parishioners attended as pallbearers including Dr William Winslow Whittemore Saltonstall George Burnett and Bishop elect Dr Phillips Brooks noted Forest Hills burial site.
A mass meeting of Italians is set for Friday evening at hall 193 Hanover Street to form a society aimed at elevating the race. The group seeks a City Council ordinance to bar Italians from earning a livelihood by hand organs and similar street work, while offering aid to those in need with employment placements. The committee includes A. Martorana, S. Grancuore, Simone Sottile, and F. Martorana.
Lewis J. Bird & Co. sold Tuesday by auction the Josiah 8. Robinson estate on Pond Street Jamaica Plain. Seven and one half acres with mansion and stable plus lease of about eight acres with twenty five years to run sold to Francis C. Welch esq for $82 000. Assessed valuation was $22 000. Bidding spirited, attendance large, including many well known gentilmen.
Mark 8 Hook, aged 17, of 41 Windsor Street, at work with a knife at 268 Purchase Street yesterday, severed the end of the index finger on his right hand.
About two dozen members of the Boston Society of Natural History met for its annual gathering on Boylston street. Retiring president Prof F W Putnam noted the death of Dr Joseph Leidy and outlined plans for future action. Alpheus Hyatt reported on the natural history gardens project and museum improvements. A preliminary report from S H Scudder urged subscriptions to fund gardens and aquaria, with trustees to manage the funds. New officers were elected including George L Goodale as president and Alpheus Hyatt as curator. The meeting closed with Dr S Minot presenting on the evolution of the head.
The Boston Merchants Association held a meeting at Youngs Hotel with President Lane presiding. Topics included postal rate revisions, contingent post office funds, and faster Boston to New York rail service. A street railway franchise bill was debated, with a special committee authorized to protest. The group also pursued a national bankrupt law and admitted Coffin, Artemus & Co. to membership.
The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Massachusetts commandery met at the American House with 300 members present. Guests included General H. S. Huidekoper and Captain Kendall. Officers for the coming year were elected led by Commander John L. Otis and Lt. Col. Stephen M. Crosby as senior vice commander, with Brooks as chaplain and Rand as recorder. New members listed include Josiah Abbott and others from U S colored troops, First Connecticut Cavalry, and Ohio Infantry. After dinner Corse gave a short address, followed by Otis and Rand. The evening featured cornet and piano selections and wart songs performed by comrades.
Professor Colin of the French department at Harvard College is named professor of Romance Languages at Columbia and will begin next fall, departing Harvard after seven years of continuous service. He is noted for French and German government lectures and his Cambridge work. It is not yet known who will succeed him.
The Lynn Board of Underwriters voted to cut contents coverage on framed dwellings by 40 percent and reduce frame dwelling rates from $1 to 75 cents per $1000. Officials cite improved building and laws, aided by a stronger fire department, as reasons for the lower premiums.
A special meeting of Somerville city government was held last evening. The council passed the new building ordinances and elected Joshua H. Davis as assistant assessor in Ward 1 in concurrence.
Weather forecast indicates showers and slightly warmer temperatures for New England and eastern New York through 8 p.m. Thursday. West winds prevail as conditions trend toward unsettled skies and mild warmth.
Fair weather dominates Northern New England with light to northwest winds and rising temperatures. Southern New England stays partly cloudy with warming conditions through Friday and much warmer by Saturday. Scattered rainfall totals include Albany 0.06 inch and Boston too small to measure. extremes reach 90 in Montana and 64 in St Paul with all regions easing into warmer readings as anticyclonic pressure shifts east.
In Brazil May 6, the Supreme Court case of Charlies D. Owen and assignees vs. Deputy Sheriff James McCabe ended with a 10 cent verdict for the plaintiffs after McCabe withdrew authority from Tillinghast to represent him. It was learned that Tillinghast had no valid authority, acting for Cross, leaving the wool’s ownership unclear amid a tangled, ramifying dispute.
Dr A P Peabody addressing the New England and Historic Genealogical Society discussed slavery from two sides. He recalled a Savannah visit in May 1844 with Mr Cumming and a slave Scipio, noting hospitality and a well fed, lightly used slave, while contrasting the New Orleans slave market as the worst. He argued cruelty came from certain classes, while many slaves were treated humanely. he lamented slavery’s effects on race and energy and criticized universal suffrage as a demagogic danger.
King Philip Mills posts notice to begin May 15 1891 grading weaving by standard and inferior grades. Standard pays top rate while second quality sells at 25 percent below. Overseer fixes grade. workers kept employed must accept terms. tining ends but spoiled goods labeled seconds with penalties for poor work. Simeon B. Chase treasurer.
A small, shivering boy selling ten papers is knocked into a gutter by a passing crowd. An old gentleman forgives the damage with a half dollar and urges him home to dry clothes. A fellow reporter notes the boy's remark about luck in misfortune as the soaked papers are collected.
The piece notes an early migration with scarlet tanagers arriving around the 4th for a season that should see them by the 10th. A kingbird, vireo, and spotted sandpiper were observed on Blue Hill on the 3rd, ahead of the usual dates. F M Crehore shot a full adult plumage gannet at Hyannis, described as finest seen on this coast and a gem to ornithologists.
Manager Schoeffel of the Tremont Theater ushers the Boston and New York National League teams to the opening performance of the play The Middleman by E S Willard and his company.
United States District Court on May 6 heard a pipe line action by Nelson Moule et al against schooner Clarence H Venner for 10000 damages from a Nov 29 1890 collision off New Jersey that sank the Hallock and drowned a master. Also a writ of error granted in Carolicia Johnson v United States over a six months and $10 fine sentence after imprisonment. Henry J Howes trial on cruelty charges toward a sailor ended with a hung jury.
No case reached trial as the ses sion adjourned early. The document lists numerous cases across sessions with plaintiff and defendant names, case numbers, and brief notes on trial status. It references tort actions, contracts, injuries, and property matters in Middlesex and Norfolk courts with several judges and attorneys noted.
Yesterday the tables bore rare flowers and hothouse exotics as Mr. Potter presided. On his right sat the guest of honor, with Governor William E. Russell on his left. Around the table were ex-Governor J Q A Brackett General Charles H Taylor General Samuel Dalwn Colonel Francis Peabody Jr Major James P Frost Mr Charles P Gookin and Mr Elmer P Howe. The occasion was entirely informal and thoroughly enjoyable for the guest.
Deputy Coroner Dugan held an inquest into the death of Charles J. G. Fluegel, 47, found hanged at Frankford Creek. He reportedly sobbed over General von Moltke’s death after reading news of the commander, then disappeared from his boarding house.
Mrs. Mary Riley aged 55 a washer woman of 115 Longwood avenue visited Mr Barnard on Lambert avenue to deliver washing when she suddenly fell ill and died within moments Dr Leaverns termed the death a heart disease case, last evening.
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