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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1894
Page
8
A health committee found the Sweetland Connecticut camp near Washington unsafe and germ laden. The area, including the hospital tent used as a store, sits on spongy ground with decomposed matter, risking epidemics and prompting possible removal of the Coxey camp.
Two Coxeyites led by Sweetland arrived from Connecticut seeking a parade permit for sixty men to move on the People’s party at East Tenth street. Superintendent Byrnes refused due to six hour notice, Sweetland was jailed, later bailed by D. Rousseau. The group planned to march to Washington as Coxey’s army supporters.
A verdict of guilty was returned in the Coxey Browne and Jones cases. Attorneys for the defense indicated plans to move for a new trial citing procedural concerns and evidence questions. The ruling sets the stage for post trial motions and potential appeals.
The school board debated textbook changes with fifteen votes needed for adoption. Several orders failed or were postponed while Hapgood Needlework and various language and science texts were approved or laid on the table, affecting primary, grammar, and high schools.
On Long Island the Civil Service Commission’s William Dudley and Miss Elizabeth Evans testified on salaries and staff, work for able bodied inmates, board reports, and proposed reforms. Evans recalled visits since 1892, urged better separation of sexes, stricter passes, and paid stores with improved cleanliness, while noting limited progress and ongoing concerns at Long Island facilities. The hearing adjourned to Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
The committee opened its report after weeks of debate as Aldermen Sanford Hall and Lomasney urged a disclosure. Visitors claimed the inmates were a bad lot and many criminals, but officers lacked further information.
In a startling incident at Washington and Milk streets a young, well dressed woman named Annie Murray of Everett suddenly gave birth on the sidewalk after 6 30 pm. Police from Station 2 dispersed a growing crowd and she was moved to a doorway then to McLean Street Lying-in Hospital with doctors Beach and Goodwin assisting.
Secretary Carlisle awarded Captain Alfred Sorensen of Somerville Malta a gold medal for rescuing a man who fell from an excursion steamer in Boston Bay on August 21, 1992. The act took place in Boston Harbor and Sorensen was cited for bravery and prompt action.
District Attorney Moody summons over one hundred prominent Haverhill citizens to testify before the grand jury about license bribery and malfeasance among Aldermen. Albert A. Drury and ex-Senator Brickett lead the probe, with evidence suggesting at least one indictment and possible disclosures of three more.
The Rev Irving Meredith pastor of Hancock Congregational Church Lexington collapsed and died of heart failure on Main Street around 6 30 pm after spending part of the afternoon bowling at the Old Belfry Club alleys en route to his home.
J S Emery & Co ships Morancy and Megunticook prepared at Marquand's East Boston after overhaul. Rigger Reed completes a rigging gang for Evening Leslie and works on Lucy M Jenkins at Lewis Wharf. Bark Nellie Brett sails for Buenos Ayres with Captain Knight onboard, while Captain Day goes to sea. Wrecked Magnum floated and to Boston. Edward Rodgers of Provincetown visits to replenish stock and oversee shipping. Santuli dry docks for bottom work. William F Collins to reship mizzenmast after applying it. 8 S G Halifax finished to Rockport.
A heated dispute over burial practices reveals claims of a systematic, orderly interment plan versus accusations of mismanagement. The deputy superintendent defends procedures, cites specific dates and errors, and critiques a committee’s insufficient inquiry and reliance on faulty figures.
A May 8 mass meeting at the Gaiety Theatre denounces the contract labor system for Brockton's sewers. Speakers and labor leaders urged city work with Brockton labor at union wages under Sewerage Commission direction, passing a resolution to abolish the contract system.
A crowd gathered in Head Place after a shouted murder charge and calls of thieves and watch. Officers traced the alleged victim to a fourth floor tailor shop at 178 Tremont Street where a drunken man, convinced of pursuit, was placed in a padded cell in the city prison after police removal.
In Lexington and Paris reports show a push by Kentucky Democrats to urge Breckinridge to withdraw. Breckinridge seeks ex Confederate support, predicts no shooting amid fears of violence, and plans no speeches until Congress adjourns. Primary date undecided, with Owens and Settle touring the district.
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