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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1893
Page
1
From One Dollar to Fifty Cents various items are marked down to half price. Debris from each department is gathered on front tables to clear excess stock. The store promises quality and large savings as prices are slashed.
The Turtle Necks line of fancy sweaters is generating interest in the trade this week. Styles start at $2.87 and rise to $4.50 each, with the $4.50 model being highlighted.
Cabinet minutes in Washington report a U S position on the Hawaiian Revolution. Secretary Gresham cites a Oct 18 dispatch by Special Commissioner Blourst noting ceded authority by Queen Liliuokalani and the provisional government as the de facto rule. The note outlines U S considerations, seizure of offices, and the need for stable governance amid the crisis.
In Federal Court at Quisville a stockholder W. W. Smith filed a petition to suspend proceedings in American Loan and Trust Company of Boston v Grand Rivers Company of Grand River a suit alleging fraud to set aside 1.5 million dollars in bonds. He charges Blood H L Lawrence and T W Lawson misappropriated 1.4 million of capital to build furnaces at Grand Rivers draining the company of 60 000 dollars yearly interest.
John Fortune, a Nutting brick yard laborer, was run over and likely fatally hurt by an electric car on the Bay State line in Northampton tonight. It is the first accident since electricity was introduced on the road.
A steam shovel on a freight train from Lowell struck an overhead bridge at Careronville this afternoon, knocking the bridge from its abutments. One end fell and hit brakeman J. C. Lawrence on the head, cutting a bad gash. The shovel was en route to Salem shops for repairs.
Charles F. Reiches a 39 year old Brooklyn resident was arrested by Division 1 police yesterday afternoon on charges of larceny of a bank book and a seal valued at 233.75 last August belonging to Daniel Shapro.
In South Boston the Toole murder case draws a crowded Dorchester Street courthouse audience. Michael and Stephen Toole plead not guilty and are remanded to jail until Saturday November 18 after Judge Fallon delays verdict citing insufficient evidence. Mary Toole, the accused sister, is discharged amid a tense scene as the public follows developments. The case sparks broad public discussion about motive and police action.
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