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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1901
Page
12
In Buffalo on May 7 a man with a cut throat was found in the harbor. A five pound weight, a stout wire bound around his body, and a tattoo reading Harry Hoch were found on the victim who carried a Pile Drivers and Dock Builders Union membership card. Police deem the death a murder. the man was a local painter.
Tony SearE, a shoemaker, and a man believed to be Sylvester Getto, were in Langeorge's shop when an unknown man offered to pay with a large bill. He pretended to change it, brought back beer, and the pair fell unconscious after drinking. The thief fled with Langeorge's $200 and remains at large.
About 500 people attended the fourteenth annual military ball and reception held last night at Odd Fellows Hall. Guests from local units enjoyed dancing and socializing to formal entertainment.
An order published in Jacksonville Florida on May 7 requires idle black residents to work or depart the city. The measure boosts labor gangs while some men protest they cannot be forced to relocate. A relief meal fed about 6000, and officials said the Baltimore and Ohio will ship free clothing and food. Local transport workers urge nationwide railway and shipping groups to donate aid.
A historical summary recalls yellow fever in 1888, a 1893 fire wrecking the business district, a later devastating fire last Friday, and post 1890 growth including Gardiner building and City Hall. It notes population rise from 17,000 to 28,000, the 1895 freeze wiping orange trees, and eventual commercial recovery amid renewed prospects.
An explosion at a Lewiston dye house at 10:30 this forenoon badly injures proprietor Joseph Le Blanc and his son Albert. The fire spreads to adjacent buildings on Main Street causing over 30,000 dollars in losses. A delay occurred when horses pulling an engine were two miles away at the time of the alarm.
Charles Nelson Wrightington aged 31 of Brookline and Foster W. Taft of Providence disappeared after attempting to shoot the Chicopee River rapids at Indian Leap Rock. Bystander Thomas Coogan witnessed the incident as rescuers searched with boats and drags. Wrightington, a Ludlow Manufacturing superintendent, and Taft, chief electrical engineer, were graduates of Technology and Brown University respectively.
Harvard votes today to elect officers of the new Harvard Union. Major Henry Lee Hi for president Henry Lee son 65 is the sole donor nominee. R Derby and H Schwe02 vie for vice president. B Wendell Jr and J A Burgess stand for secretary. Many candidates seek seats on the three committees.
The Awanna Railroad Company at East Buffalo struck today in sympathy with Scranton workers, halting service as labor action spreads.
Lieutenant Hartman and 63 Troop K men of the First Cavalry clashed with 20 insurgents near Balayan Batangas Luzon. The enemy made three stands and were defeated each time. No American casualties. A navy court of inquiry probes Lt Townley in relation to Captain Reed's misconduct case in the commissary department.
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