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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1894
Page
1
The thirteenth International Conference of the Young Men's Christian Association opens in London and runs through June six. Eminent speakers discuss topics of high importance while a global gathering forms a world-wide event. The notice also touts ready made clothes for buyers with a satisfaction guarantee.
At Grant's Tomb in Riverside Park New York the event featured floral displays including a Fort Donelson miniature and a salute from the Mian tonomoh. G A R Post 827 arrived and H W Tenney delivered an oration urging an end to caste and class and the aristocracy of brains and hearts over the Four Hundred.
Senator Vest replies to Joseph Speyer regarding German American support and patronage. He explains he will not seek favors from the Cleveland administration after a disputed Missouri appointment and declares he will leave public life rather than compromise his self respect. The letter is dated May 23, 1894 and sent from Washington.
Nelson Breble 16 was badly wounded in the right leg near the groin by a gunshot from Herbert Kingsbury 16. Breble left for Newburyport Hospital in serious condition. Kingsbury claims accidental discharge while showing the gun. no arrest yet as police await further developments.
A massive blaze destroyed two ice houses, barns, engine house, and a dwelling at the Edison Gage plant on Leake street, Arlington. Foreman C. E. Beard survived but lost most furniture. 15 000 tons of ice and five Fitchburg freight cars were consumed. Fire spread hindered by weak water supply. Belmont and Cambridge crews aided. Insurance partially covers losses. Wakefield blaze cited as precedent.
A tramp forced entry at a Greenfield area farmhouse on Decoration Day morning, strangling and stabbing a 15 year old girl. She escaped to an upper room and jumped to the ground, then fled to a neighbor for help as the assailant left. Local authorities were alerted hours later. description is vague and a quick capture is sought.
GOCKING MAIN SPOILED WOONSOXO? R I May 30 Arrangements for a cocking main on a large scale in Burrillville near the State line were thwarted by officers. Eleven men were captured and arraigned at Harrisville. Eleven horses carriages two birds and several kegs of beer and cigars seized. About seventy five men fled to the woods. Some pleaded guilty and were fined ten dollars and costs. Others had their cases continued for a week.
In Battleboro a weight on a Briggs building fire escape fell as several youths played on the structure. Basile Simms, 14, was struck on the back and suffered probable fatal injuries with multiple broken bones and a finger amputated.
Louis J. Lowe of Brooklyn killed himself by leaping from the steamer C. H. Northam into Long Island Sound as it neared New Haven. He had been despondent over unemployment while the vessel traveled from New York to New Haven.
Nine tramps were arrested after breaking into a Concord and Montreal railroad freight car and stealing a barrel of ale. They are scheduled for arraignment on burglary charges.
The forecast notes Maine partly cloudy with east winds. New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut and eastern New York expect showers with northeast winds. Massachusetts sees showers, cooler coastal conditions and northeast winds.
The Buffalo athlete Callahan set a 25 mile time of 1 hour 10 minutes 37 seconds. The event highlighted endurance and speed for the local distance race.
Snow of the Press Cycling Club wins the time prize at New Bedford with 1 hour 11 minutes 53 seconds. Callahan and Barnett post fast 25 and 13 mile records in the Martin road race and Irvington Milburn event. Otto Mayo sets a 15 mile Erie record with 43 minutes 44 seconds. Crowds fill Fitchburg depot area as Waltham bicycle races draw a large local turnout.
John Carroll and wife Catherine, visiting Newburyport, returned to Boston with their 3 month old son. At Bowdoin square station, the infant was found dead under a shawl as police arrested Mrs Carroll for drunkenness. Medical Examiner Harris will investigate the death. The mother claimed she had left the child on the train. the body was warm.
The Puget Sound region near Seattle is nearly cut off from East Coast rail service as the Fraser River floods rise on the Canadian Pacific line. The Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Union Pacific are also blocked, with widespread flooding in the Fraser basin. In Seattle area waters are retreating and no further damage is expected.
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