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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1894
Page
2
Testimony recounts severe headaches fatigue poor appetite and back pain relieved by Flood's Sarsaparilla. A daughter with measles and swelling near the neck improved after Hood's Sarsaparilla. The writer notes long use on a farm in Calais and mentions a hired man with health issues.
Lavingne laments Griffo managers delay a meeting in Chicago and trades barbs with Murphy who eyes a New Orleans bout for a $2000 Olympic Club purse. London cards on May 4 at Burge Nickless end with Burge winning after a late rally. Several Boston area boxers seek engagements while others plan moves to Mexico and local gym ventures expand.
In a quarrel at 33 Athens Street August Heven, 41, a Swede, stabbed 39 year old William Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh was taken to City Hospital with head wounds and a skull fracture while Heven was detained on an assault charge. Officer from division 6 halted the altercation.
Five Harvard College students perished when a catboat capsized off City Point during a sail on Sunday. Witnesses described a sudden squall, reckless sailing, and a quick cold-water death. Names identified include Bach Brown Trusdell Whitehall, with two bodies found and three others still missing as police and families react.
Frederick Winchester of 188 Chester avenue is diagnosed with smallpox after six days of observation by four Chelsea physicians. The Board of Health quarantined his tenement and a red flag hangs on the house in a crowded Chelsea area. Aldermen push to secure or lease a facility to care for smallpox patients, with Mayor Carter and Aldermen Chipman and Hadaway involved.
Green River Wyoming May 15 In line with President Clark's advice it was decided not to risk the Union Pacific property to halt the Coxeyites who overpowered Idaho marshal rankin and stole a train at Montpelier yesterday Two hundred tramps rode the train when it stopped Train Master Ray jumped to the locomotive and ran it to the roundhouse The tramps left the cars and camped nearby they will be held here.
Washington May 15 Judge Miller denies the motion for a new trial in Coxey Browne and Jones commonwealers cases and orders the defendants to appear Thursday for sentence.
Three weeks after the Montana Coxeyites led by William Hogan stole a Northern Pacific train at Butte they were captured by U S troops near Fort Keogh and brought to Helena. Hogan received six months in jail while the engineers firemen and forty captains and lieutenants were jailed two months each under military guard.
Dedham fire crews from Centre East and West Dedham fought a large wood fire on Elm Street yesterday. Over 100 acres burned with substantial damage to growing wood, while a grass and wood fire burned at Dedham Island near the Boston and Dedham lines.
The American Wringer Co. advertises wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers from 13 and 15 Broadway extension. Repairs all kinds of wringers and sweepers and orders by mail promptly attended to.
Dr Dewy, a renowned Boston physician, offers free medical care for all diseases during severe times. Office at Hotel Pelham 14 Boylston street. Hours 1 p m to 6 p m weekdays Sundays 1 2 to 6 p m.
Joseph F. Howard, 40, without a home, was arrested in Charlestown yesterday on an incendiarism charge. He allegedly started a kitchen fire at 73 Russell Street. A neighbor reported a prowler near Russell Street at night and a midnight attempt on her door. Howard denied the fire at the station house and will be arraigned in court today.
At the morning session of the United Mine Workers of America in Cleveland on May 15 the wage question dominated debate. Members rejected a compromise proposal and insisted on a wage scale similar to the Columbus meeting stance.
A fierce forest fire near Norway Maine on May 15 has consumed over fifty acres of valuable timber lands. No homes are currently threatened as surrounding towns send aid to contain the blaze.
The Fruit and Flower Mission opened its silver jubilee season at Parker Memorial building with bright rooms and abundant flowers from suburb flower unions. Donations came from West Newton flower branch Third Religious Society Dorchester Park Street Flower Mission West Medford and Medford Union. Helen W. Tinkham, president and founder, attended.
Franklin reports George Bonsall of Wrentham collapsed while dashing to a fire and died almost instantly probable heart disease. He leaves a wife, three children and a brother.
The Boston and Albany Railroad faces potential disruption as coal reserves dwindle to six weeks at Albany, where all company coal is loaded. Executives on Kneeland Street express limited alarm, assuming miners' dispute will be resolved before Albany sheds run dry. If coal runs out, wood may be used temporarily while awaiting shipments from England or Wales.
East Boston storekeepers plan a local association to obtain credit information from bureaus and agencies. The East Boston Credit Agency Association will serve retail dealers on the island with financial standings of their patrons. Key supporters include John McWeeney T. J. Wyzanski the Monroe Shoe Company and Frank Wood.
Eugene Brady, described as a maniac, killed his 65 year old mother in Albany and wounded four others as he roamed streets with three knives. He wounded his sister in law Mrs James Brady, Alfred J. W. Werner, Mrs John Kelly, and Patrick Rice before police overpowered him. Mrs Kelly suffered serious wounds but not expected to be fatal. others were less severely hurt.
An overflow crowd at Harvard Church Brookline gathered last evening for its fiftieth anniversary. Dr Storrs of Brooklyn led the ceremonies with Rev R S Storrs delivering the principal address citing Not by knowledge or by power but by my spirit. The pastor recalled starting his ministry in 1860s and praised the enduring spirit of God amid modern Bible criticism.
Fifteen hundred miners in Ohio and Muhlenberg counties idle as non union workers join with organized labor. The district accounts for more than 37 percent of the Western field's output despite the surprise action.
May 15 report from Newport Rhode Island says Thomas T. Curley halted a bullet while driving a tip cart on a fashionable thoroughfare. Two Italians with two revolvers a monkey and a hand organ were detained and a revolver found in the organ with one chamber empty.
In Amesbury on May 15 the Sibley Firemen's Relief Fund Association announced its officers. George Chase was named president and Charles Murray vice president. Horace Austin became secretary and W F Bishop treasurer. Directors include Charles Murray, George Chase, Clarence Merrill, and Fred Gale representing various Hose companies.
Ferdinand Ryder who escaped from Central Police Station was chased by Inspector Parker at Acushnet. Cornered and ordered to surrender he broke away again. Parker fired twice, no hits, Ryder last seen running toward White's factory.
The Fulton Debating Society at Boston College held its fifth annual prize debate in Hall to award a gold medal donated by Hon. Frederick O. Prince. The topic: educational qualification as a voting prerequisite nationwide. Debaters included Dorsey and Houston for the affirmative and Foley and Sullivan for the negative. Sullivan won the prize with Haynes delivering the presentation. The Boston College Orchestra performed several selections during the evening.
Cornelius Young age 22 and Henry Lane age 21 are under arrest at Station 4 on charges of registering bets at 17 Harrison Avenue. A quantity of materials used in selling pools was seized.
Boston investors faced a second call for capital on the proposed Boston Music Hall project after $407000 was subscribed earlier. Colonel Higginson said the first call had been issued and the money should be realized soon for the hall plan.
An alarm from Box 867 at 10:35 p.m. reported a brush fire at the Baker and Centre streets corner in West Roxbury. No damage occurred.
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