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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1897
Page
7
The Bachelor Maids Club is organized in Cape May New Jersey with a rule that no member may marry without unanimous consent. Members hold monthly tea invites and strict investigations of suitors, while the president is described as the prettiest, as a widow predicts a dramatic engagement and disbanding of the club.
A World correspondent reports Vatican archivists cautious about publishing any document bearing the Holy See imprint. They search the Vatican muniment room for the original Pilate report to Emperor Tiberius and references before AD 149, after a monk uncovered hints of such a record.
The West End Street Railway Company will run lines currently ending at Granary Burial Ground in the subway to Park Street Station starting Monday November 8. Lines include Reservoir via Brookline Village Newton via Oak Square Brighton Avenue and Cottage Farm. This complies with a prior Boston Transit Commission order.
The auditor's exhibit shows gross debt as of Oct 31 1897 at $77,118,900.57 and Dec 1896 at $69,480,840.48. Net debt stood at $50,315,375 in Dec 1896 with borrowing capacity of $110,081.14. A loan of $74,081.14 has since been issued.
The Atlantic Coast Seamen's Union met at 19 Commercial Street and enrolled several new members. They voted not to accept less than 22.50 dollars per month for service to Southern ports and 2 dollars per month in the coal or ice trade.
Police search for Robert Schneider who disappeared from the Hotel Devonshire on the wedding day to Johanna Grizymisch. He allegedly took 7000 marks dowry and may have fled to Berlin or met foul play. Grizymisch waited in her wedding gown as a clerk notes he paid with a gold coin and left town with coins in hand.
Mrs. Sophia M. Kullmer a 58 year old midwife of Temple street Cambridge is under arrest at Station 2 on a serious charge. The arrest follows the death of Selina Esterholm at Salem Hospital from a criminal operation. Esterholm named a Cambridge woman and police reports mention further operations alleged by two other women.
Laura Maddox, long married to George Maddox of New York, sought a return to Indiana after distrust and hardship divided them. She left her son Charley with a friend as Maddox's fortunes improved yet she refused to reunite, leading to a fatal decision following strained pleas and letters.
A estranged wife, remorseful after years apart, returned to New York seven months ago then heard she no longer mattered to Maddox. She visited her son who showed stronger attachment to his adopted mother. She left on Wednesday and was found dead by asphyxiation in a downtown hotel.
Mayor Henry Ziegenhein sponsors a free matchmaking bureau in his office after a dispute over women in the street cleaning department. He cites 10,000 unmarried men in the city and facilitates correspondence between letters from women seeking husbands and bachelors eager to marry. He vows to help marriages during his term.
In Municipal Civil Court Mrs Johnston denied being quarrelsome while Mrs Griffin claimed innocence as she tore Johnston s mackintosh after Johnston struck Griffin s head with a brown pitcher on May 15. Judge Brown awarded Griffin 50 dollars and Johnston plans to appeal in a higher court.
In New Rochelle on November 6 John Powers age 21 shot neighbor William Pugsley age 20 over a love triangle. Pugsley was wounded in the head and face and taken to New Rochelle Hospital in critical condition. Powers is in custody.
Cecile Guimaeres a 16 year old girl from Orangetown New Jersey fled after a quarrel with her father who opposed her romance. Authorities fear she may have killed herself after crying that life was not worth living. The father offered a $50 reward to find her.
After court battles, Serena M. Martin gains $200,000 from Edward Martin's estate. She served as his companion and maid for forty years, entering his household in 1843 and remaining until his death on December 3, 1893, with the will contest not altering its provisions.
Judge Charles J. McIntire of Middlesex Probate Court, East Cambridge, determines Susan L. Greeley is the lawful wife of Benjamin Greeley in the will contest and dismisses Cassius C. Powers petition.
Elizabeth K DeKalb, charged as an accessory to Emma P Kaiser’s murder, was arrested after the lover, revealed by the mistress, notified District Attorney Strassberger for a $200 reward. Police waited at Broad Street Station to detain her as she stepped from a train.
Indications point to a major cloakmakers strike with 500 already out and up to 16 000 workers possibly joining. The dispute centers on wage cuts and suspected contractor violations of a six week old agreement.
The Russian and Japanese delegates to the international seal conference at Washington have been invited by Mayor Quincy to visit Boston and have accepted.
Saturday offer of handsomest overcoats in Boston. Kersey and English coats in multiple styles and cuts, with prices advertised from $10 to $15, featuring raw edge, lap seam, satin linings, and tailor made quality. Limited stock described as exclusive.
Mrs. Von Gammon of Atlanta pleads with Representative Nevin to prevent her son Von Gammon’s death from being used to attack football. The Georgia Virginia game deaths sparked public outcry, but the council ordinance and university actions remain, with fines or possible imprisonment for playing.
The trial of Joseph E. Kelley for murder and bank robbery will begin next Monday in Dover Strafford county with Chief Justice Carpenter presiding. About 150 witnesses have been summoned and ten to twelve experts will testify on insanity. Kelley denies sanity and asks the death penalty be postponed beyond January 15, 1898.
The sixty first annual meeting of the New England Association of School Superintendents convened at the Boston Latin School with 20 members present. Leaders discussed teachers agencies contracts and the future role of superintendents with emphasis on permanency and efficiency.
Miss Willard resigns as trustee of the temple at the request of the entire WCTU board to avoid national affiliation with the temple. The move aims to protect the National WCTU from implied responsibility while Willard continues fundraising to pay trust bonds. Mrs. Carse departs for Chicago after raising over $2000 for the temple fund.
Dr. Frederick G. Winters the escaped cocaine patient remains inside a room at Jor's Hotel in Jersey City. Friends and officials have tried to persuade him to return to the sanitarium or New York, but he refuses to leave the room.
New York Nov 5 Shares in American railroads totaling 57 half million dollars have been sent back from Europe during the past six months to help offset the large merchandise trade deficit. The report lists New York Central 6 million Philadelphia Reading 8 million Louisville & Nashville 16 million Union Pacific 3 60 000 St Paul 5 11 000 and miscellaneous holdings 10 million with the total 57 60 000. The article notes a gradual diminutio of government securities and the effect on the balance of trade.
Do weekly trade review notes a strong upturn with shipments of boots and shoes rising and iron production at record levels. The report cites 276 US failures for the week, a drop from last year, and growing factory activity despite weather and distribution bottlenecks.
Bradstreet's previews a week of milled frosts in the South, quarantines against yellow fever, renewed traffic, and a revival in staple goods. Rains in the Midwest boost farmers and interior trade, with Louisville, St Louis, and Kansas City noting improved demand amid seasonable weather. Pacific coast cities focus on goods sales and Klondike provisions.
John R. Smith age 55 a Dorchester ex pressman died by hanging in his cellar at 65 Harvest Street Thursday night. He retired in good health and spirits though friends noted despondency. his daughter discovered the body at 6 40 yesterday morning.
Advertises Dr new s Catarrhal Powder as a fast remedy for head colds and chronic catarrh. Sets brisk cure claims, lists sellers Woodw seagant, 0. Hromfield, Jaynes celak, and Hanoversts with likely misspelled locations.
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