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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1896
Page
6
The Boston salary split between male and female teachers triggers rising agitation as perceived inequities provoke discussion in papers and among the public. Women accuse the system of undervaluing discipline duties and clerical burdens, while critics note the impact on teacher quality and professional standards.
In Cleveland Baltimore May 8 Colonel George E Waring spoke at the Municipal League convention. Springfield official George A Denison was absent but his municipal report praised the town as well run with nonpolitical schools and no public fund defalcations. General William Aikin lauded Civil Service reform and a letter of thanks to President Cleveland for expanding the civil service. The motion was adopted unanimously.
May 8 in Provincetown a massive school of pollock arrived in the bay with weirs along the coast and Truro shore loaded daily. Conwell Bros. took 200 fish in their weir and the steamer A B Nickerson secured 8000 in one seine set. Some captains haul fish to Boston for half the proceeds, while others refuse due to low prices. a few reach New York but profits are slim. Fish weigh eight to nine pounds on average and liver buckets fetch 20 cents each.
Long before Columbus a legendary voyage by Brendan the navigator allegedly found land across the Atlantic a century’s myth retold as Greater Ireland. The Sunday Post previews a revelatory feature set to spark new debates in American history tomorrow.
SIXTEENTH, WASHINGTON, May 8 A sixteenth amendment to the constitution was proposed today in a joint resolution introduced by Mr. Barrett. If adopted it would grant Congress power to enact uniform hours of labor nationwide to prevent disparities between regions. Barrett cites New England sentiment and Massachusetts legislation amid textile competition with the South where hours run sixty to seventy two weekly, compared with fifty eight in Massachusetts.
The eighth annual prize drill of Lynn Classical High School battalion, under Major Theodore W. Barry, featured battalion formation and individual drills for gold medals, junior and senior squads, and company contests for the Peach medal. Judges from infantry and cadet units awarded prizes to Private Peach, Private Blaney, and Sergeants Arthur B. Keene and Harold Buffington, with Company B taking the company prize. dancing followed until early morning led by Major Barry and Major Florence Chesley.
Cambridge plans for its fiftieth anniversary parade will spotlight the water department. The city draws water from Fresh Pond and the Stony Brook basin, acquired in 1886, with a 9,000,000 gallon daily capacity sufficient through 1901. Parade June 3 runs from Lechmere Square to the city’s far north with bunting on every block.
Tomorrow's 8 cent Sunday Post promises humorous items including a snap shot of a horse by a beginner and other ludicrous pieces. Mrs Prosy and Mrs Dresser offer witty quotes as readers learn of light gossip and amusing anecdotes.
George H. Rogers, a handsome but dissipated former drug clerk turned shopkeeper, committed suicide by jumping from Slade's Ferry bridge into the Taunton River near Fall River. He saluted a passing barge before leaping, his hat recovered to aid identification. Rogers had recent marital problems and a pattern of attempted poisonings in the past.
A 28 year old woman registered as Mrs Everett of Boston at the Colonnade Hotel in New York shoots herself in her room. She leaves a note citing hereditary insanity and requests cremation and payment to the landlord. Found fully dressed, with $89, fine clothing, and a brooch. Police investigate the unsigned letter and missing family details.
J William Hanson of Brockton was found dead in his dining room with a razor slain self inflicted. He had said he was summoned to court and would not go, last seen in the morning. Hanson, about 50, had come from Farmington New Hampshire eight years ago and left a wife.
Edward C. Loring aged 81 from Charlestown almshouse tried to kill himself in East Boston by ingesting rat poison. He was found at 32 Saratoga street, doctors summoned, admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital, and by late night hospital staff said he was out of danger and recovering.
London dispatches highlight alleged British South Africa Company payments of 70000 pounds linked to a raid and a planned revolution. Despatches reference Cecil Rhodes kin Colonel Rhodes drafting 17000 pounds, and Major Waite notebooks. Labouchere denounces the company as shady financiers profiting from politics.
In Providence Illinois on May 8 Judge Wilbur kept the trial of Dr F Ed win Hale for the murder of Catharine Feeney in progress. Defense expert Dr Henriques spoke favorably to the government while State expert Dr F M Draper from Boston arrived late. Local doctors urged that autopsy was incomplete and the evidence suggested the woman may have caused her own death.
In a local interview the doctor disputed Adah Richmond's marriage to John Stetson and supported Mrs. Katherine Stokes Stetson as his legitimate wife. He noted diamonds valued at ten thousand dollars among the personal property and asserted the matters are separate from the will. He said he had attended Stetson for thirteen years and knows the family relations.
Dr O G Cilley says Boston reporters hunted for John Stetson will for days while it stayed in his safe. He describes his life with Stetson, their engaged-to-be-married past in comic opera, and his later marriage to Bernstein while noting ongoing friendship with Stetson and his wife.
Vernona Jarbdeau-Bernstein voices indignation over being named among possible claimants to the late John Stetson estate. She notes the implication and asserts her position as the conversation centers on the contested heirs and legal proceedings surrounding Stetson's passing.
Morning Post details a pending will filing and impending hearing. The article traces potential challengers, including John Stetson Sr and a living wife, notes administrator appointments, and outlines possible distributions if the will is allowed or denied. It explains the roles of Mrs Emma Stokes and Mrs Katherine Stokes Stetson, and the impact on real and personal property depending on widow status.
Records show Katharine Stetson received a decree nisi on October 7, 1886 and an absolute divorce on April 9, 1887 from Carl Antony. She married John Stetson on June 30, 1887, with attorney Charles H. Pattee listed on the case.
At the Stetson stables on 353 Newbury Street assets valued recently at 50 000 dollars include land, building, horses, carriages and harnesses. The eight carriages account for 10 000 dollars while a noted vehicle named the Duke is among the lot. Coachman Fred Counter, under orders from Mr. Adams, prepared the stable for sale and arranged shipment to Beverly for next Tuesday.
At Havana eight o clock this morning a court martial began at the arsenal for the trial of Alfredo Naborde Owen Milton William Kinleaan Faeeek Elias Bedia Teodoro Maza and others captured by a Spanish warship aboard the alleged filibustering schooner Competitor. The defense seeks acquittal for Maza and mercy for the others while witnesses note the accused were unarmed. The Madrid government will review findings after the trial.
Nathaniel Cilley Bartlett, a leading Haverhill figure in social and political circles, has been missing for ten days. Police and neighboring towns have joined relatives in the search. Bartlett, a lawyer with offices in the Academy of Music building, was involved in Harrison Street land dealings tied to a failed partner Austin, risking about $10,000. He was a former Massachusetts legislator, ex city solicitor, and city council member.
Italian man 56 terrorized Lowland street residents by strolling noon to night peering through windows. He befriended children, offered pennies to lure girls, and tried to take a six year old girl to a cellar. Mary Lance screamed, crowd blocked him, he fled, later arrested as Kitan Gereal of Bridge Street Cambridge. He faces district court on charge of assault feloniously against a child.
The triennial assembly of the General Society of Colonial Wars in Philadelphia elected officers including Governor-general Frederick De Puyster of New York Deputy governors-general Dr Francis E Abbott of Massachusetts and others. Hamersleigh Chittenden Kent Pell Shippen Mackenzie Stevens Whipple and Wolcott named to senior posts.
Boston seeks proposals for furnishing ten thousand thousand feet of special edgestones of granite for Huntington Avenue. Bids due May 15 at city hall office of the Superintendent of Streets. A certified check of 400 dollars must accompany each bid. The city may reject any or all bids. Boston May 8 1896 signed Ben J W Wells Superintendent of Streets.
In Poston on May 23 1806 the Board of Street Commissioners ordered that Wotcott street Dorchester be laid out as a highway from Columbia to Erie and paved or gravelled as shown in the plan. The board will take action under Chapter 823 of 1891 and amendments, with a public hearing at 11:00 a.m. at the board office. Attest J H Jenkins secretary.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts issues a Warrant in Insolvency against FRANK W. JUDKINS of Boston, a stable keeper. Debts and property transfers are forbidden. Creditors meet May 22, 1806 at two in the afternoon at the Court House, Pemberton Square, Boston, to prove debts and appoint assignees.
Sealed proposals are invited by the Treasury Department in Washington for supplying 18 000 yards of body Brussels carpet 5 000 yards of carpet border and 10 000 yards of carpet lining for the year ending June 30 1897. Proposals due June 4 1896 at 2 p.m. Instructions to bidders available on request. Right to reject or waive defects reserved. Indorse proposals for carpet to the Secretary of the Treasury Washington D C. Acting Secretary S. W. Wire.
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