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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1895
Page
2
A government bill outlines costs for Boston and surrounding towns in building and funding water works. Newton and Brookline are underrepresented in the table due to current ample supply. Boston faces a proportional assessment based on valuation while other cities share costs by population and value.
Mr EB Mertain Hatch qualified as assessor yesterday and the Board of Assessors met at 2 PM to receive the new appointee of Mayor Curtis. The meeting noted Hatch's entry and the retirement of Louis Tomdorf along with Charles H Bond of Ward 12 as first assessor.
Advertiser boasts ten cent collars and cuffs as the finest in the land, underscoring surprising sales and strong value. Pricing highlights include ten cents straight with a claim others charge up to thirty cents, while quantity pricing remains unclear due to garbled text.
Despatches report the Chinese Emperor sending autograph letters to Tsar and President Faure requesting Russia and France aid for war expenses and offering commercial advantages in return. Another message notes 6000 Chinese troops to be moved from Canton to Formosa to quell the black flags, though their loyalty is doubtful and may desert.
John J. Flynn, a 29 year old inmate with mental illness, escaped from Austin Farms yesterday morning as attendants left the main entrance unguarded. Despite searches and a Boston police alert, no trace was found by this morning. Flynn is described as smooth faced, dark complexioned, in dark clothes with a soft slouch hat. Police expect him to be found within a day or so.
James L. Lewis, a Lynn shoe firm partner of D. P. Corcoran & Co, killed himself at the Hotel Cosmopolitan in New York. He had long feared ending in an insane asylum and left Lynn three weeks earlier after financial troubles. his wife, an invalid, and four children awaited his return. Arrangements will bring his body to Lynn.
George E. Watson a Vermont native committed suicide by shooting himself in San Francisco. He was engaged to Miss Amy Minor of Providence Rhode Island whose inherited wealth from her parents and other relatives influenced his belief that he was unfit for marriage. He left relatives in Vermont and his body was to be embalmed and sent to Vermont.
Louis F. Gray leaves the Public Library board after trustees abolish the executive officer post. The librarian, Mr. Putnam, becomes clerk of the board, with Gray given a paid leave of absence and a possible future position. Gray may pursue opportunities in New York while awaiting mayoral vacancies to fill the board.
Patrolman finds Patrick Murphy wounded on Chelsea Street near Tremont after an axe assault. Murphy says Timothy Flynn struck him over domestic dispute, Flynn later arrested and taken to Station 16. Dr Duff treated Murphy with thirty stitches to scalp.
A Newfound land dog at 229 Elm Street raised the alarm after flames spread through an ell of the two story dwelling. Mrs. Bland and E. L. Conrad families evacuated. the dog and officers helped evacuate. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within half an hour. cause unknown though a light was left burning.
Director Herbert of Gilmore's Band reports 18 year old musician Stoegent missing since a reception at Elks Hall after a Lynn concert. Described as 5 feet 8 inches, 175 pounds with blue eyes and band cap 22, last seen at 11:30. He resides in New York and recently joined the band.
Judge Brown in the United States District Court this forenoon denied the writ of removal in the Col lis P. Huntington case. Huntington, president of the Southern Pacific railroad, faced the petition to transfer his case to California.
Four Lynn newsdealers are cited for selling the 8 cent Sunday Post. The report lists agent names with sales figures from April 28 and May 6 including J J Costello H Pearce A W Larkin and W E Johnson and their Sunday Post totals.
Patrolman George H. Guard shot James McManus a 23 year old roxbury man amid a struggle on Calvert street to arrest him for assaulting a police officer. McManus was wounded in the hip and taken to City Hospital. The incident prompts debate over police use of a weapon in daytime on a crowded street and a possible reprimand for Guard after an Eldridge led inquiry.
The Delaware House adopted a resolution to remain in session until Saturday May 18 and the Senate is expected to concur. May 9 had been set as the adjournment date and the senatorial contest status remains unchanged.
About 1200 workers from the blast furnace department of the Illinois Steel Company in South Chicago quit work today. Two furnaces are shut down and workers anticipate the other two will be shut down as the strike widens.
Samuel A Buss, 41, a city post office clerk, vanished from his Holborn Park home last Saturday morning after leaving the cellar and wandering away. Described as 5 feet 8 inches, blue eyed with a full beard, he wore a blue checked coat and trousers but no collar vest or hat. Doctor McDonald fears he died after weakening since Thanksgiving and the search continues.
In Waterville Maine on May 7 C H Nelson and Dr L G Bunker fought a friendly scuffle that ended in a pistol discharge. Nelson was arrested after the weapon discharged during a struggle with City Marshal McFadden. He was arraigned, bound over in 5000 dollars to appear in September and to keep the peace for a year.
Four-year-old James Lincoln of Way Street South End was bitten on the cheek by a large St Bernard while playing near home. He was taken to Emergency Hospital where wounds were cauterized. The dog is said to be owned by Mrs. Annie Mead of 18 Way Street.
In probate court yesterday Dennis Griffin contested will case heard all day Judge McKim disallowed the will on grounds of unsound mind and memory Heirs will receive the property after the ruling and roles of Rogers Perrins for legatees and Richard Sullivan for heirs were noted.
Forecast for Wednesday calls for Massachusetts fair weather with cooler conditions in the western portion. Southerly winds are expected across the state.
Eugene Graber a bartender of 340 East Seventy fourth street was removed to Presbyterian Hospital from a saloon after ingesting paris green in whiskey in a bet with companions who offered to pay for the next round. He is expected to recover.
In London on May 7 Sir Edward Grey reported that Rear Admiral Stephenson and his ships had departed Corinto. Nicaragua sent a letter promising indemnity within a fortnight and accepted the other terms of the ultimatum.
Local assemblies of District Assembly No. 49 Knights of Labor plan to testify before the Reinhard committee on Saturday about sweating in the trade. They point to a shop at 99 Cannon Street where ten tailors work, live, eat and sleep in two basement rooms, reporting repeated complaints to factory inspectors with no action.
William J. Stacey of Somerville, a prominent Odd Fellows chaplain, was killed at the Holland street crossing near Davis Square when a Springfield freight train struck him as he hesitated on the track. Stacey leaves two children and was about 48. The accident follows years of public petitions for safer crossings and recent installation of gate tenders.
A party of insurgents attacked the village of Cristo twelve miles from Santiago de Cuba on May 7, burning several buildings. A relief train was met by fire and the captain in command was wounded. General Martinez Campos headed for Guantanamo, and Cuban correspondent Manuel Fuentes was released but ordered to leave the island.
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