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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1895
Page
2
After drifting in a rough sea for twenty five hours, five dories struggled to reach safety with only water to sustain them. Captain Powers recounted the rescue to reporters, detailing fog, a long search, and a reunion with the Mary Powers.
Post reports Captain Powers and crew set sail from Boston May 10 with nineteen men. After a gale and fog, five dories and two missing boats were found. thirty three men were aboard returning with 60 000 pounds of fish. Two rescued dory crew later identified. other missing men presumed saved by another vessel.
The Boston schooner Sarah H Prior returned to T Wharf with half mast colors in memory of two missing crewmen. Captain Frank Raymond said they left Provincetown three weeks ago for the fishing grounds. On Sunday nine dories with eighteen men went to set trawks and two men, Lawrence Tavareo and Manuel, did not return.
Off Lowestoft England a fishing smack reports sighting a large bark in distress. The Vanduara’s crew helped in a rowboat but found the bark vanished at dawn. Four bodies, including the mate with a forehead wound, were later found. a knuckle duster was recovered. It is believed the crew were panicked and fought their rescuers.
London reports the schooner Die Krone foundered in a late storm with crew rescued at Hull. Smacks arriving at Yarmouth and Lowestoft recount decks swept and crews drowned. A Dutch steamer Conrad, after collision with the British Sully, reached Cartagena with bow and forepeak damaged. Sully sank with captain and a boy drowned.
Hannah Buckley widow of John J Buckley of East Boston dies at 47 Haynes street with funeral arrangements to Church of the Assumption May 20. Margaret Callahan widow of Dennis Callahan of South Boston dies aged 73 with funeral at 150 Dorchester Street May 20. Thomas Godwin aged 81 of Roslindale funeral May 20 with high mass at Sacred Heart. John Haley aged 65 of Cambridgeport funeral May 20 with requiem at Sacred Heart. John P Hilton aged 58 of Malden funeral May 20 with rail departure at Union Station 1:80 Train.
Cardinal Gibbons left for Rome to meet Pope Leo XIII, discuss the Washington university, and the church’s planned plenary council in Baltimore. The Baltimore archbishop travels incognito, while American friends honor him with banquets and praise the pope’s democracy friendly policy.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts training ship Enterprise sails from Boston May 21 for a long voyage through the Azores and North Africa. It will visit St Michaels Tangiers Malaga Gibraltar Madeira Las Palmas Teneriffe and Boston with possible Bermuda stop. Mail goes via B F Stevens London. The trip focuses on port entry and exit procedures and port systems.
Dana Belden of Florence, 27, died when a steam launch carrying six men from Northampton sank near Hatfield after hitting a submerged pier. Dana Belden swam toward shore, then sank. The rest of the party, including Belden relatives, were rescued. two locals assisted but saved none beyond those rescued.
More than 300 employees at the Boston Gossamer Rubber Company in Hyde Park have been on strike for eight weeks over wage cuts. The dispute began with a March 18 wage reduction and spread from the front shop to the back shop, with few workers returning to the new pay scale and a small delegation seeking arbitration. The plant remains in operation, with both sides holding to their positions amid ongoing tensions.
Josiah H. Clarke Jr a 22 year old passenger aboard the Cunard Cephalonia died of pneumonia about 2 a.m. as the ship neared Highland Light after a year abroad for his health with his family. The ship, from Liverpool under Captain Seccombe, docked at East Boston with 912 passengers including many cabin travelers such as Mrs. Clarke and Miss Fanny Clarke.
President Alvah H. Hovey delivered the baccalaureate sermon before the Newton Theological Institute at the First Baptist Church in Newton Centre yesterday morning. The crowded auditorium included graduates families and regular churchgoers with front pews filled by senior class removers.
The American Wringer Co at 13 and 6 Broadway advertises itself as a city manufacturer of wringers mangies spring beds and carpet sweepers offering prompt service. The notice invites telephones calls for quick handling of inquiries and orders.
Beecham's pills advertised for constipation priced at 10¢ and 25¢ as a drugstore sale. The notice claims annual sales surpassing 1,008,000 boxes, urging readers to consult their druggist and follow directions.
The Boston area rubber plant run by Samuel Klaus faced a strike as workers, many Polish immigrants, demanded higher pay and settled into an organized union. Mary Kenney O Sullivan helped form Rubber Workers Union No 1, with funds and benefit dances boosting strikers’ finances. The State Board of Arbitration ruled the company’s refusal to discuss grievances sparked the ongoing dispute.
The Central Labor Union heard James Duncan of the AFL urge organization among working women and discussed political action. New delegates joined from Typographical Union No. 13 and other trades. committees were formed to pursue label leagues and joint building talks. The union also called for police to enforce Sunday work laws and expressed sympathy with Cuban patriots.
The Rev. F. A. Warfield spoke on Brockton's liquor traffic and its regulation. He cited concern over "Tipperary" and "Bush" venues, Main Street druggist clubs, and the express office, urging scrutiny of club charters and enforcement to curb unlicensed indulgences.
Mrs. Henry Dumas aged 85 of Eagleville Mansfield attempted suicide by chopping the top of her head with a heavy axe Saturday afternoon. She received thirty three stitches and skull fragments were removed. She had exhibited insanity symptoms for weeks and was found after forty blows were struck.
Brooklyn reports 109 trolley victims with 11 year old James O Connor dying yesterday at Seney Hospital after being struck by a Smith Street car in front of 151 Ninth Street. Funeral attended by St Thomas Aquinas and Greenwood Baptist groups. Motorman William Manning held on manslaughter charge by Justice Walsh.
A government steamer anchored off Gray Gables at noon bringing six steel tanks for a new floating wharf to replace the February gale damage. Rumor spread that the President and his family had arrived, but the steamer left for home at 6 pm.
Ad text offers men’s tailored suits at fixed 16.50 price. Mentions style and quality, with fragments suggesting a fashion or retail ad. Limited readable details mention Boas and eye catching phrases, but no concrete event or location.
May 19 Brockton C L U holds session with President Martin presiding. Delegates from Rockland L P U admitted. United Garment Workers warn non union hats and non union clothing, urging settlement with Hackett Carhart firm within a week or further action planned. Hat Finishers Union reports all unlabeled hats are non union.
A circular from the Workingmen's Political League calls all representative workingmen in Boston to a June 4 meeting to decide the laboring people's role in the State and municipal election next fall. It notes the Dolan alderman vote as encouraging and may consider nominating a full city ticket.
In St John s Newfoundland on May 19 the Whiteway faction moved to submit a retrenchment scheme cutting 400000 yearly from the budget to the Legislature next Tuesday. The move is seen as a prelude to a royal commission. Secret Bond’s loan setback darkens prospects. The death today of Hon Moses Monroe noted as the country s greatest loss since the financial crash and Monroe was the sole creditor to be paid in full.
The Philo Celtic Society gathered a large, enthusiastic crowd at the Irish Schoolrooms on Washington Street last evening. A general meeting is planned for next Sunday, with an officer delivering a paper on the Irish poet Thomas Moore.
A grand rally of young men drew a large crowd to Association Hall yesterday afternoon. H. M. Moore, president of the Y. M. C. A. of North America, spoke along with evangelist E. W. Bliss, in a notable event highlighting the association’s aims.
Mortgagee's sale of Davis Robinson property in Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts to settle breach of mortgage. Auction on Wednesday June 12 1896 at 3 PM on premises 9 Morton Street estate plan details bounds and shared use of a covered passageway. Property subject to a $3000 mortgage held by Hingham Institution for Savings and referenced in Book 1883.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court orders publication and service for a petition to be heard on the first Monday of July in Suffolk. Attested copies and notice must be posted in Boston Post weekly for three weeks and served on William B. Harding and Thomas Keyes at least fourteen days before the July date.
Daisy I Kneeland Hull of Boston petitions the Suffolk Superior Court for divorce after more than three years of desertion and repeated cruelty. She seeks a divorce decree and restoration of her maiden name Daisy I Kneeland, dated April 29, 1895.
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