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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1894
Page
6
A promotional note extols baby carriages from Osgood Co at 744 756 Washington Street, professing the appeal of lighter, more comfortable handling than carrying a baby elephant and inviting customers to compare weights and prices.
In South Boston a tenant row at 33 Athens Street left William Cavanaugh mortally injured and August Heden jailed after a knife fight and violent brawling. Heden, who mistook Cavanaugh for gunings, awaits trial on May 23 while Cavanaugh fights for life at City Hospital.
Divers recovered the body of William Campbell Truesdell from the harbor bottom after the Crescent capsized off Dorchester Bay while Harvard students were missing. The search for the other two students continued with居民 searching the area and neighborhood drag, with plans to resume work today.
The long Island hospital inquiry saw Brandeis demand Dr. Cogswell take the stand, Curtis opposing and the committee debating power to compel testimony. Cogswell refused and the matter was sent to corporation counsel for opinion. Thomas Ring testified as the session lingered past 10 PM with further discussions on patients, instruments, and recent improvements.
About a month after clearing out Black Cheviot and Cassimere Cloths the firm shipped 1000 single and double breasted sack suits. The line features Spring fashions with personal tailoring and top quality, offered at $10 a suit, though valued higher by fabric standards in Boston.
The town bought eagerly into the Post extra covering the great conflagration. Reporters rushed to the scene delivering minute details from inception to suppression. The edition’s completeness and speed sparked widespread interest and outpaced competitors.
Superintendent Herbert N. Hanson of the Back Bay post office halted two men tampering with a letter box on Columbus Avenue. He shot one, wounding John Burns 35, of Mansfield, Massachusetts, after a pursuit with George D. Thomas. fifty-five letters and four postal cards plus a letter box key were found on Burns while his companion escaped.
North End merchants report petty larcenies by two well-dressed young men who posed as actors. Charles Harrington of Salem and Harry Mansfield of New York were arrested by Sergeant Sullivan after a trunk shop theft at J. J. Keefe & Co. Detectives found watch chains with keys, a bag, harmonicas, perfume, and brown paper slips resembling bank notes.
The advertisement promotes art portfolios described as vast in size with exceptional quality and beauty. It states pricing as one coupon and ten cents and invites purchase through direct application or mail to the portfolio department.
The Haverhill boodle case resumes tomorrow before the Newburyport grand jury. Twenty five witnesses remain to be examined and some previously discharged are to be recalled. Thomas H. Mac Donald and John S. Bartlett of the Hotel Webster are among those expected to provide damaging testimony. Indictments against Aldermen and liquor dealers are anticipated.
Boston residents recount a devastating blaze that left thousands viewing ruins and dozens of lost children to be reunited at Ruggles Street Church. Fire officials debate water supply and hydrant access as investigators probe the blaze origin and insurance for baseball grounds structures.
Fire Commissioner Murphy coordinated rapid city and regional aid during a South End blaze. Eleven alarms triggered responses from Cambridge Everett Malden Medford Chelsea Newton Brookline Quincy Somerville Woburn and others with Milton and Salem also contributing equipment. The New England Telephone system functioned well enabling cross communications for the all-out signal.
A general alarm sounded at 11 35 p m for a blaze in the freight sheds of the New York New Haven Hartford line on Water street and Long wharf. The fire began near Basin wharf and spread along Water street within minutes, covering about 600 feet.
Francisco de Lucca was sentenced to three years in the House of Correction by Judge Bond on two charges of assault and battery one with a razor and one with a revolver. Neighbors describe a violent history around his shop and a juvenile raid that led to further attacks.
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