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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1895
Page
5
The notaske contest invites feminine readers to guess a mystery titled A Lawyer's Secret by Albert P. Southwick. Prizes include one prize of 26 dollars and several smaller prizes, awarded by merit with earlier entries preferred in ties. Submissions run through May with daily chapters and a May 20 cutoff for guesses.
The Boston Post outlines a contest where a single solution per reader is allowed. Guesses must be mailed to the Prize Story Editor and may be certified by a local postmaster indorsement showing delivery time. Cash prizes total $100, with winners announced after publication. entries must be from women or girls who are Post readers.
Reuben Hicks, a frail New York lawyer with past detective instincts, arrives in a Southern city where August Reng is murdered. Hicks notes a torn crape veil and is drawn into the case, suspecting Kellow and Staggs while recounting witnesses at the coroner’s inquest. He pursues a professional-led inquiry despite his ill health.
Reuben Hicks visits Mrs. Reng and meets Miss Clara Moale and her sister Miss Moale. Hicks notes Clara's poise and talent while doubting the sister's motives and considering a church escort, amid ongoing murder intrigue and public speculation about the dead husband Reng. He spots Robbins, the preacher suitor, and reflects on potential motives behind the crime as he returns to reflection and plans further inquiry.
The article traces the origin of Boston’s Building Trades Council from April 14, 1885, led by Thomas Seccombe and William J. Shields, as a response to the eight hour strike. It lists the founding crafts, early officers, and key events including the 1887 nine hour compromise and 1892 council consolidation. It notes the council’s defensive posture and current officer lineup.
Hermann H. Neotzel a tinsmith and former Sturtevant Blower Company worker killed himself with a bullet to the head early yesterday on Athens street South Boston after a period of heavy drinking. His wife and step-children feared threats as he returned home intoxicated around 3 a.m. Neotzel’s volatile mood followed a pattern of drinking and ill temper, and the household awaited his actions with dread.
Very Rev Richard McLaughlin of Roscommon Ireland arrives in Boston on a three month visit to raise funds for a new parish church. He will meet old friends at the Langham Hotel and remain through Archbishop Williams's jubilee. The article also notes a giant 106 by 15 foot map to be installed at Philadelphia's Broad Street station and reports on estate settlements involving Evangeline L Mann and the late Hamilton.
George P. Webster reports as appraiser for the Hamilton estate the gross value at 419 687 46 dollars and net residuary around 272 417, with the will providing a 1900 dollar annuity to Beatrice, the child.
A creditors meeting for the Silver Grill Cafe Company, assigned to F. M. Edwards, will be held in a days. No asset figures are available yet. The Maine company formed with $60,000 capital in 191, and in 1893 a Massachusetts firm took over the business. The January statement showed debts of 11,873.68 and 308.
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