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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1900
Page
5
A short vignette contrasts a desperate worker Dwin Forrest with a skeptical supervisor. Forrest asks to mimic his speech but the other man declines, arguing genuine value comes with cost. Ivory Soap is praised for purity and price reflecting that virtue.
Despatch from Kumassi dated April 27 reports a four hour engagement as about 10 000 Ashantis attacked eastward positions. Four constabulary killed, 20 native allies and two Hausas dead, fort occupants 368 including eighteen Europeans and six missionaries. Reinforcements urged.
Emmanuel Burloz and Martha de Viaminck eloped from France to America seeking marriage. They faced hunger and poverty in New York after arrival, and Burloz died on returning to Havre while his wife and newborn child survived.
Nathan Simonds of headquarters died at 588 Cambridge Street Brighton yesterday afternoon of peritonitis. Born Ashley Massachusetts November 13 1837 he joined the force June 37 1870 and served in Divisions 8 10 and 1. He was promoted to sergeant May 6 1873 and had been at headquarters since August 20 of last year under Inspector Boyce.
A memorial tablet was placed on the Newell memorial gateway at Harvard’s Soldiers Field. The inscription praises Marshall Newell born 1871 died 1997 as an athlete of courage and integrity with a line about springs bubbling with life.
The Central Labor Union urged Aldermen to compel the Massachusetts Telephone and Telegraph Company to hire union men and adopt an eight hour day before new permits are granted. Nonresident teachers face a concerted protest with committees to press residency rules. English labor leaders may tour the U S for a proposed conference next year and local unions ratified a Brewers' agreement. New delegations joined Boston unions as bartenders and carpenters discuss wage and hours terms.
Boston press account details Ringling Brothers bringing a vast circus to town with 65 cars, 25 elephants, rare leopards, zebras, and a black leopard with cub. Brady and reporters tour tents. Mammoth spectacle features skilled horses, clean tents, and Pullman dining cars as crowds gather for a weeklong show.
Preliminary pistol trials begin for the Franco American team revolver match to be held in New York and Paris from June 1 to 20. Ten shooters plus three alternates will compete firing 60 shots each. Training takes place at the Manhattan Revolver Club with a telegraph contest May 17 and a June 15 tournament for prize money.
Claus Anderson a Swedish stone mason 30s lived in East Greenwich Rhode Island hanged himself in an out building this morning after a week of illness and despondency. He had joined his wife in death and was visiting his brother when the act occurred. The body was found soon after the deed.
In Lyceum Hall this evening the Woman's Relief Corps linked with the Grady Camp will stage a May party. Proceeds fund silk colors a national ensign and a Union Jack with any surplus boosting the camp relief fund. The corps organized Jan 3 with 74 members. officers include Miss Minnie McGoogin president Mrs Thomas F Clark vice president Miss Nellie Ryan secretary and Miss McGovern treasurer.
An old advertisement touts Stomachs bitters by Tosteller as invigorating and strengthening. It claims to cure stomach ailments and improve general vitality for readers seeking health remedies.
Fashion writer notes Mrs Langtry as the best dressed living European woman and forecasts her latest gowns from Jean Worth. The article contrasts her gowning prowess with the financial fortunes of English stars and details the ambitious Ben Hur production and its vast scale, with figures on scenery, rope, horses, and electricity.
Miss Julia Morrison, recently acquitted after a Chattanooga murder trial, appears in Dore David son’s A Day of Reckoning at the Grand Opera House. She speaks of regret yet defends her actions and says she seeks success in art and domestic happiness.
Leavenworth Kansas on May 6 reports the play Sapho was billed for Saturday but blocked by Mayor Neely following a deputation of ministers. Church leaders protested and discussed the issue with the mayor.
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