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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1899
Page
5
In Bromfield Street a sale offered razors clothes purses and oddments taken from prisoners. A knife once belonging to Jesse Pomeroy drew shock while others bought shabby items including a feather toilet set and a broadcloth Prince Albert suit, with about 500 lots sold for under a dollar each.
An OCR fragment advertises alarm glasses priced at 65 dollars and mentions gold frames and eye glasses. The copy is garbled with stray capitalizations and implausible phrases, but signals a sales pitch for eyewear, watches, and potentially jewelry items with prices around 37 dollars and references to gold frames.
An unknown donor sent ten thousand dollars to the American Board of Foreign Missions in a novel method. A visitor left a letter for Rev. Jo Barton, secretary, with a donation note for Dr. Wiggin to find. The letter, worth 3100, was placed on the treasurer’s desk and the donor vanished before being stopped.
A public observance of Oliver Cromwell's birth centennial will be held at Kirst Haven corner Marlboro and Berkeley streets tomorrow evening at 8 under the American Antiquarian Society with Massachusetts historians and clergy. Stephen Salisbury will preside with Rev Edward Hale and others speaking. attendance open to all.
A deliberate attempted arson on Mrs. Napileon Young’s North Main street home failed to cause major damage. The cellar stairs were soaked with kerosene and Jasenn Jetice, living nearby, extinguished the blaze after smoke forced a warning.
Mrs. Mattie Stevens seeks divorce accusing her husband of coercing her with bizarre tastes and threats to eat nonfood items. She describes his Populist social rise and a dinner at the theater where the human ostrich star inspired him to change behavior.
South Boston lawmakers protest Senator John E Baldwin’s opposition to a 60 foot Cove street extension bridge. They cite support from the House and local leaders, including ex-Senator Galivan, showing Baldwin did not reflect the ward’s wishes.
In a heated dispute, South Boston leaders condemn Senator Baldwin for blocking a 60 foot Cove Street bridge amid pressure from the Boston Terminal Company. They argue the Senate’s rejection harms South Boston Dorchester Milton and nearby districts and note strong support in the House for the bridge.
Representative Toomey of Ward 14 argues for a sixty foot Cove street extension and Atlantic avenue link in South Boston Dorchester and Milton. He rebukes the South Boston Citizens Association as misrepresenting local desires and urges the House to insist on a sixty foot bridge for the district’s future welfare.
The passage notes Mattie filing a divorce petition yesterday as plans for a road tour by PT and the speaker expand, with references to Professor Hutchings and possible wealth from fame.
Andrew Carnegie writes to Joseph Chamberlain offering to contribute the final 250 000 needed for the University of Birmingham provided the science department remains the principal unit. He cites Cornell University as a model where the science division attracts many students and grants degrees in science and classics.
At the trustees meeting of Bonton University a Pillsbury scholarship was announced funded by Hon J A Pillsbury and by notable lawyers who donate lectures on Constitutional law. It marks the first law school endowment since its founding over twenty five years ago.
The Broadway Opera company may feature a Boston written opera next season with book and score by two Boston men. May 30 closes the Grand Opera House season with Glack Patti troubadours. The Park presents Mr Smooth May 22 starring Willie Collier. Maude Adams returns to Boston May 22 at Hollis in Romeo and Juliet. Margare t Lenon will tour London summer and be Broadway Opera’s prima donna next season. The Pop concerts at Music Hall regain popularity under conductor Zach. Alice Nielsen stars in The Singing Girl planned for New York Casino. George W Lederer has Audran Les Soeurs Gaudichard set for England and the United States.
The Tremont and Park Theatre host popular revivals and new acts as crowd attendance remains high. Stars like Lennox Sadler and Carle headline, while The Turtle at Park Theatre sets a local record for crowd size. Boston venues prepare final weeks for several productions.
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