10 May 1892
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1892
Page
1
The POSTill reports a special edition timing claim saying it delivers news three hours after Boston morning papers. The note emphasizes delayed publication compared with rival papers.
The piece laments Pennsylvania anthracite conditions under President McLeod and the coal combine. It portrays miners, women, and children entering dark mines, earning meager wages, and facing harsh deductions. It cites a March wage of 1999 and claims extortionate charges, alleging Reading’s actions halve living standards and raise coal prices.
Boston Post reports Bernard Gould of 24 Sheafe Street killed when run over by a switch engine near Prison Point. Public sympathy poured in with subscriptions totaling $30 from four donors and a note of condolence. Relatives describe neglect by railroad workers who left Gould on the tracks for hours before aid.
George G. Merry the actor who attempted to kill Ethel Beaumont at a Harrison avenue house faced sentencing in Superior Criminal Court yesterday before Judge Bond. He offered little in plea for clemency, and Judge Bond imposed a five year term in the State Prison.
Mary Reed of 20 Ashland place reported at Station 5 last evening that her gold watch and chain valued at 40 dollars were stolen from her house on the Sth inst. A suit of clothes valued at 25 dollars was also reported stolen from the house of Margaret Whitman, 2 Ashland place.
In Roxbury last night thieves entered Joseph Kelly at 103 George street by force and stole a silver open face watch with a gold plated chain valued at 15 dollars. At 21 Savin street the residence of W E Davis was entered with false keys and clothing and jewelry valued at 133 dollars were taken.
Samuel Bowie aged 45 of 209 Bennington Street East Boston collapsed at the Saratoga and Putnam streets corner at 8 15 PM yesterday. Dr. Tilden attributed the death to heart disease.
In Curiaco on May 9 a clash broke out between police and about 200 striking iron workers supported by sympathizers at the World's Fair grounds. Tension rose as workers from New York Pittsburg and Baltimore were brought in to replace strikers employed by Edgmoor Bridge Construction Company. A mob of roughly 1000 gathered near the Fort Wayne line and confronted arriving workers. Inspector Hunt led two patrol wagons to the scene and charged the crowd. Leaders John J Flynn and Edward Wilcox were arrested and dozens of strikers suffered scalp wounds from police clubs.
A tale circulating since Saturday’s anti administration Republican conference claims Senator Platt authorized or asked Mr Moorehead to tell Governor Foraker that if Foraker presented Sherman as a presidential candidate at the Minneapolis convention New York would back him. It further states Foraker would become senator if Sherman resigned and McKinley declined to help.
Charles H. Pinkham Jr., former Harlem Bank president, was released from the Tombs on $6000 cash bail after arrest on grand larceny charges. He was arraigned and pleaded not guilty with withdrawal rights before Monday next.
Haverhill riders report that local coal handlers have raised prices by 75 cents per ton and are near ready to add a further 25 cent per ton increase in the near future.
Martin Scanlan a well known hotel man of Scranton was killed by his wife with a hammer during a quarrel at noon today His skull was crushed in and the tragedy shocked local residents as investigators began to question the wife and search the scene for further details.
Miss Mary Gwendolen Caldwell, reputedly the wealthiest unmarried woman in America with an estimated fortune of about 10 million dollars, lies gravely ill in New York from typhoid fever. She recently returned from Florida where she spent the winter. A devout Catholic donor, she endowed Catholic University in Washington with 500,000 dollars and has been decorated by the Pope with the Golden Rose. Earlier reports note an engagement to Prince Murat of France that was broken off.
At the weekly Methodist preachers conference Rev Dr Baldwin read President Harrison’s note regarding the Chinese exclusion bill. The President said the bill he signed was a compromise between House and Senate versions and as lenient as possible. He deprecated smuggling methods and stated the certificate would aid Chinese rights here.
George A. Page of Hampton was arraigned before Judge Batchelder in Portsmouth on embezzling 149.35 dollars from Council No 8 of the Order of United American Mechanics. Serving as treasurer, Page was held in 600 bail for the October term and jailed after failing to post it.
The Rev R Heber Newton rector of All Souls Church is gravely ill in New York. He had planned to sail aboard the Werra on Saturday and spend time in Genoa before returning. He cannot read write or see friends. The church will close for the summer in late June.
Frank S. Hall was arraigned for trial today on charges of assaulting Mrs. Margaret Feeney, 75. Feeney was nearly killed in an April 29 strangulation attempt. Hall was bound over to the June term of the Superior Court under a $300 bond.
Rev. William Rader of the Second Congregational Church has been summoned to testify before the Supreme Court grand jury next week after visiting drinking shops while researching a temperance lecture.
Salem, May 9. Guy Roswell Brown will be taken to Newburyport tomorrow morning on the 8:08 train to plead to the new indictment of being accessory before the fact to the murder of David Sanborn. He will plead guilty and be sentenced probably at once.
A fire at 2:30 this morning destroyed the Haywards electric light and agricultural works owned by Chisholm and Harrell. The uninsured loss exceeds $100,000. Fire departments from nearby towns aided in dousing the flames as residents stood by.
PuinaspEcpara May 9 death claimed the twelfth victim of the Central Theatre fire when 14 year old Harry McCloskey of PuinaspEcpara died at Pennsylvania Hospital this morning.
A royal letter from Queen Liliuokalani via Chamberlain James Robertson denies sending Princess Victoria Kauilani to Wellesley College. It states the princess will not settle in Boston but will visit, travel to Europe, and tour the United States including Boston during an extended stay. The post publishes the Queen's letter and an official portrait, with background on the princess and her family at Hawaii's royal court.
The Boston Post declares it will publish news from authentic sources and recounts Queen Liliuokalani from Hawaii sending a full two year outline of her niece Princess Victoria. The paper questions how long she will stay and whether she will attend Wellesley College for young women.
A notice highlights the sale of genuine Cutter whiskey, advertising aged stock and real purity. The listing emphasizes authenticity and traditional distilling heritage, appealing to whiskey enthusiasts seeking a pure, time honored product.
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