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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1897
Page
5
Former senator and peace advocate Allen argues the United States could end the war within thirty days if political will aligns. He outlines a testing plan, diplomatic pressure, and rapid mobilization steps for victory.
A May 16 monster meeting at the Columbia Theatre urged U S support for Cuba. Senators Gallinger Allen and ex Senator Butler spoke. resolutions backed recognizing belligerents and independence, condemning Spanish conduct and urging U S aid including a fleet and landing forces if needed.
Wing Lee, a Chinese immigrant, reported his Chelsea laundry robbed Sunday afternoon. About $32 was taken from his locked shop before he returned. police classify the break in as the work of unknown hoodlums.
Off Romer Shoal this morning the schooner Sierra of Parrsboro Nova Scotia lost her main topmast and suffered a broken foremast and hole in the bow after a collision with a light three masted schooner bound down the bay. The Sierra was towed to Erie Basin. the Julia Bailey sustained headgear and sails damage. Both crews worked hours to separate the vessels.
Thomas Thacher died in New York on Saturday from grip. Born 1819 in Yarmouth Massachusetts he started in dry goods wholesale in Bates Turner and Co Boston. He later ran a general commission business in New York and helped foreclose the Missouri Iowa & Nebraska railroad. He leaves a widow four daughters three sons and is related to Henry C. Thacher.
Mrs. Clara Caldwell aged 83 longtime resident of Cambridgeport died early yesterday at 157 Elm Street Cambridgeport She was widow of George Caldwell of Brigaweil Scotland mother of twelve with six surviving funeral at 9 am tomorrow Requiem mass at St Marys Church Norfolk Street
The funeral for Moses Flanders a widely known musical conductor of New Hampshire was held at his South Hampton home. Services were led by clergy from South Hampton and Newton with interment in the village cemetery. Pallbearers included Dr T H Chivers F M Jewell James Carr and Albert Eaton. Friends attended from Portsmouth Amesbury Newburyport and Newton.
The funeral for the late Dr W H Howard was held yesterday afternoon from 364 Howard Street Brookline. Rev Dr Lyons of the Unitarian Church Brookline officiated. The Boston Wheelmen club sent a delegation and a cross of roses. Burial followed at Mt Auburn.
A southbound Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train plunged from a washed out trestle twenty miles south of Ardmore I T. Fifteen passengers were injured and one reported internal injuries with some fatality feared. Rescue crews sent doctors to aid victims brought to Ardmore.
The Agricultural Department has nearly exhausted its beet sugar seed distribution with about 10 000 pounds sent to farmers across roughly four fifths of states. Seed is for experimental planting and saccharine analysis to find profitable sugar beet regions. Surplus seed is being sent via Congressmen to flood districts along the Mississippi for post flood planting.
James Campbell of Carlisle Massachusetts was arrested by Division 14 officers yesterday on a charge of larceny of a team valued at 25 dollars, belonging to a resident of Billerica Massachusetts.
Lord Mayor Mc Coy reports needing 14000 pounds to release the Parnell estates from court control with early donations including 300 pounds. Key supporters include Recorder Goft Judge Lynn William J. O Sullivan and Michael Breslin while Mrs. Parnell remains in fair health at Avondale. The estates in Armagh and Wicklow face mortgage sales unless funds appear. Archbishops Croke and Walsh contributed to the cause.
Revere town officials press to end Sunday work while permitting limited Park Commission projects. Police watch for violations as boat owners, craftsmen, and vendors face licenses refusals and penalties. A gospel wagon and barber shops draw scrutiny amid Sabbath enforcement.
The dull-painted steel bark Orari from Sydney carried 5509 bales of wool in 125 days and was towed to anchorage off East Boston by the towboat William Sprague. An apprentice, Alfred Lambert, 19, drowned after falling from the maintop on Feb 14 amid a heavy sea and benumbing cold. Seaman Henry Francis, 30, died of dysentery on March 11. both incidents were noted aboard.
A 67 year old man, unknown to staff, drank at Lefevre's Hotel Roxbury Crossing then collapsed and died fifteen minutes after arrival at the police station. He was found with no identification, carrying 13 cents and an old clay pipe, and could not be linked to any known acquaintance. Doctors cited possible heart disease though no poison was detected in the glass.
Rabbi Samuel Hirschberg spoke on unity at the West End Hebrew Educational Club in Boston. He argued Jews are not a separate nation but share common interests with all humanity, noting unity socially and politically while religion marks only a shared ethical duty to the greater good.
Milford New Hampshire May 16 J E Crowell claims to be an English estate heir with a share around 800000 He says letters from Joseph Chamberlain and the Bank of England attorney support the claims and promise aid in establishing the heirs rights.
May 16 United States Superintendent of Mails Guernsey warns against accepting postoffice money order blanks between numbers 362 and 490 stolen from the Slingerlands postoffice near Albany. The robbers blew the safe with dynamite, taking $300 in stamps and escaping as locals slept. authorities suspect the Coeymans gang.
T J Reddy of Malden was found unconscious on the Nahant road last night. A doctor at Nahant House diagnosed a lung ailment and he was moved to Lynn Hospital for treatment.
Former Ambassador Bayard spent a busy day at the Fifth Avenue Hotel meeting politicians and antiquarians while preparing to present the parchment log of the Mayflower to Governor Walcott. The ordinary volume, about fourteen by eight inches, dates back to the Bradford manuscript and is preserved with care.
A panic broke out during services at the Slavonian Church in Bridgeport when decorative flames near the altar allegedly ignited and spread after a shout of Fire. Several worshippers were crushed and a number fainted while escaping. two men were severely burned attempting to smother the flames. The blaze started when decorations touched a lighted candle.
A 200-person search from West Boylston Sterling and Oakdale combed Sterling woods for Charles Henry Cypher missing since Monday. His wagon team was found there with many stones nearby. Authorities cite minor debt and various theories including foul play. ponds in the area were searched.
John A. Logan declares he branded General McCook and J. J. McCook liars in a letter and will wait for a reply before taking action. He says he wrote the letter after due deliberation and is responsible for all its words, speaking in Youngstown on May 16.
Mrs. Logan defends her son against General McCook accusing him of misdeeds at a coronation and blocking a consul post. She says McCook instigated the slander at a club and influenced the President to defeat the appointment. John insists on an apology and has mailed his letter.
Victims Casey and Gavin will be buried after a Chelsea sea electrocution Friday night. Neighbors and fellow motormen mourn while Chelsea Gas Light Company faces public outrage for delaying the shutoff without orders. Chief Spence and Chief of Police Drury express satisfaction with the investigation results and call for a full inquest once medical examiner findings are released. Alderman Cheney plans an immediate inquiry by city government tomorrow night. Public safety advocates demand a thorough probe.
Boston reports that the Stetson will case has not settled against Mrs. John Stetson Adah Richmond. Attorney Alexander Melhado said no decision destroys her dower right and that an appeal to the full bench delays the Supreme Court action. He asserts Mrs. Stetson will retain a widow's dowry if proved.
Newton May 16 The sixteenth fatal accident at the Church street crossing on the Boston and Albany railroad since work began occurred today when James Laird 38 a printer was struck and instantly killed by a passenger train. He was thrown a distance and on pickup was dead with a broken neck. He has a sister in Norwich Connecticut and a brother in Roxbury.
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