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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1899
Page
12
Governor Bradley said his party at the Chattanooga Club house drank only lemonade, denying ministers’ accusations of drinking after legal hours. He noted two people entered the club, one asked for a cigar and the other drank whiskey, which surprised his party.
James E. Norton a job printer was arrested in Reading for printing bogus cigar union labels. Over $15 000 worth were seized along with eighteen tons of paper. The scheme reportedly involved multiple manufacturers and a flood of counterfeit labels entering the Pennsylvania market. Earlier, Lancaster arrests included John Burk and J L Frank Y Weuser on the same charge.
The Samoan Commission arrived May 13 and held talks with Chief Justice William L. Chambers on May 16. They are expected to uphold Admiral Santoz's policy, while Malietoa supporters refuse to disarm. Rebels fortify outside lines as loyalists drill at Mulinum amid German compensation claims of 80000 dollars.
Warrants issued for four Philadelphia and Reading Railroad men after a coroner jury censured them for causing the Exeter wreck. Accused include engineer William Wildermut h, conductor A E Magee, despatcher James J Rourke, and engineer Harry Orrell of the second section.
Sergeants Whitney and Foster win gold medals as First Regiment Boston School Cadets of the English High School perform sharp drills before a large audience at Mechanics Hall. Lieutenant Colonel Benyon praises accuracy, and Colonel Pray leads a well-executed dress parade with judges Major Murray Captain Sawyer and Lieutenant Casey awarding prizes to Company H and Company E.
Panic on the East Side as Christian missionaries allegedly tattoo Jewish children with a cross and I H S symbols. Mothers complain that children do not understand the act or its future impact, and scenes follow when parents discover the marks.
A report describes coercive cross burning inflicted on boys by missionary converts on the East Side. Dr. Joseph Bruder cites indelible ink blur attempts and payments to endure the procedure. Parents beat and ostracize affected children, while Samuel Friedman, a local tattooist, is said to tattoo converts with India ink on weekends.
In San Francisco Judge Troutt denied Mrs. Nettie S. Craven Fair the right to intervene in the James G. Fair will contest. The ruling found her petition not filed within one year after probate as required. The decision, likely to be appealed, blocks her claim as widow unless reversed by the Supreme Court.
Three women suddenly lost reason in public in Chicago yesterday. One watched earth fall on her husband’s casket and went mad, another on Madison Street claimed a sister was being killed and fought her husband, and a third tried to strip in a crowded State Street crowd.
Judge Morton of the Supreme Court issued a writ of habeas corpus directing the parents of Francisca Conseo de Cosk to produce her. The writ was obtained by Joseph Vierra Comaro, the girl’s sweetheart, who says she is 21 but is kept locked in an attic to bar him. He fears the parents threaten to kill him.
New York May 2. Mrs Adelaide Wallerstein of 23 West Sixteenth Street, philanthropist, lawyer and social leader, earned high honors in the regents' physiology examination. She not only won honors but eclipsed 700 competitors, most of whom were men.
Readable fragments show discounts on various groceries including yt chops and bacon with prices listed as 66 to 10c small items, plus several low priced items at 3c 4c 9c and 14c.
Philadelphia detectives hunt a fair haired woman with sparkling eyes and a winning smile after Count Frank Makleskow of Russia met her May 5 in a theatre. He escorted her home after dinner, and the date cost him 3900 dollars prompting a police report.
Henry T. Sloane has leased No. 8 East Thirty sixth street the Mor gan residence during J Pierpont Morgans absence in Europe He occupies it with his daughters Jessie and Emily dedicating his time to them since his divorce from Mrs Sloane who is now married to Perry Belmont
At about 6 30 p m 8 year old Walter Crocker son of John B Crocker a laborer of 73 Everett Street Brighton fell from a third story window to the sidewalk and was killed instantly He reached the sill without his mother noticing leaned too far out and lost his balance.
The Public Garden shows strong blooms despite budget cuts to Public Grounds. About 25 000 lilies and as many coxcombs replace pansies while chrysanthemums, coleus and primroses abound. Jonquils and hydrangeas add color as roses promise a striking display next month.
Boston promoters back six new corporations in Maine and New Hampshire. The Paul Manufacturing Company forms in Portland with 50000 capital, 2500 paid in, W F Newton and H C Jayior among organizers. Others include National Coal Savings Compound of Berwick, Public Stock Board of Berwick, United States Electric Signal Company of Portland, Sreeport Copper Mining Company of Somerville and Cambridge, and New England Thoromuleum Company of Kittery.
General Joseph Wheeler will visit Boston to give the Memorial Day address for Edward W. Kinsley Post 1g GAte. He will be accompanied by his three daughters Carrie Julia and Anna with Anna a former Cuban nurse aiming for the Philippines. The post plans a 9 15 am march from Berkeley Street to the Common then services at the Boston Theatre.
The cornerstone of the Clark School for Deaf Mutes gymnasium was laid in Northampton on May 2 with exercises. Trustee J C Hammond delivered the address. Mrs Gilmore, donor’s wife, helped in laying the stone alongside a grandson pupil. The gym will cost 16000 dollars.
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