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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1896
Page
1
Mr Manley who manages Speaker Reed in his bid for the presidential nomination refused to comment on the campaign or candidates. His silence suggests caution or strategic discretion amid the contested race.
Fire at 9 oclock tonight razed the large summer hotel Conant Hall in Ashes NH. Loss estimated around 15000 dollars, partially insured. The hotel was near opening and officials suspect incendiary origin.
The House passed a measure to allow revocation of subway track leases on sixty days notice and ban exclusive leasing. Rail executives from West End and Lynn & Boston oppose it, warning it may raise costs and unclear who builds tracks. Local officials debate whether city rental policy serves Bostonians. The bill now moves toward Senate review.
Edward J Forster surgeon general on the Massachusetts acting governor’s staff died aboard the steamer Puritan of the Fall River line near New York. The body will be taken to Boston with Coroner Hoeber ordering an inquest. Dr Blood testified death resulted from heart degeneration aggravated by an apoplectic fit.
News reaches 61 Massachusetts avenue as Dr. Forster dies on board the Puritan at 4 40 pm. Acting Governor Walcott and Col. J. L. Carter react with surprise and grief and arrange a telegram to undertaker Charles A. Benedict in New York.
A severe explosion in Sherman Texas caused multiple fatalities and extensive destruction. The blast killed R. L. Burns's wife and two children, and affected numerous families including the Paulding, Nicholson, Montgomery, Ames, Shearer, Pearce and Richards, Lake and Cox households. City Hall reports eight Pearce and Richards kin and many others among the dead, with high casualty counts across residences.
A May 15 cyclone hit Sherman and surrounding districts in North Texas, leaving an estimated 100 dead and many injured. Dozens of homes and landmarks were leveled, with temporary hospitals set up at City Hall and the former S. G. Holmes storeroom. Grays Hill and Fairview suffered severe damage and the North Texas Female College narrowly escaped.
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