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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1898
Page
5
A collection of testimonial claims extolling Munyon remedies. Patients from Boston and beyond describe relief from rheumatism and dyspepsia after using Munyon's Whewmanatic Cure and Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure, praising the cures and the philanthropist founder.
In Middletown Connecticut a rabbit hunters find a skull and remains near Deep River. Medical Examiner confirms the bones are likely Giuseppe Sinelda, an Italian boarding house keeper who vanished four years ago after an outing with a fellow Italian. A crushed skull and grave suggest foul play. Sinelda was known to carry over $200, with no money recovered. sinelda's hunting partner and a woman named Ginelda also disappeared soon after.
Walter H Townsend of Canandaigua New York died after twenty seven months of excruciating suffering from a dislocated neck caused by a straw stack accident in August 1896. A squall hurled him forty feet to the ground striking head and shoulders, two vertebrae were displaced, and consumption was the final cause of death.
Prominent residents from Forest Hills and Roslindale attended a Police Board hearing on J. J. Brock & Co. petitioning to transfer a license from 13 Chelsea Street Charlestown to 523 Hyde Park Avenue Forest Hills. Objections cited passersby for public and Sunday school children.
Evane settles the dispute while Tria claims no need to stand it up further. The matter is deemed settled before the requested actions could be completed, leaving EVANS and ALIM with no further equivocal hold.
Continental and Manufacturers banks vote to liquidate their units and transfer operations to a new Colonial National Bank of Boston on Summer Street with deposits estimated at 5 to 6 million dollars. The new bank plans a 1 million dollar capital and a 500 thousand dollar surplus, led by D. J. Lord and Charles F. Smith.
From his Linnet street home in West Roxbury the funeral of Charles Amasa Hewins, a respected elder, was held yesterday. Rev. A. R. Hussey officiated with benediction by Rev. Mr. Pratt. Pallbearers included Eben Hewins and George Hewins among others. Burial took place at Dedham.
The Cuban Assembly votes to grant indefinite leave of absence to officers and men seeking discharge, but with a pledge to return if called. Critics see it as preserving the army to resist US demands. The Assembly adjourns for a Washington commission's return and names new officers. Cubans abroad report strong friendly ties with Americans in Gibara.
Washington dispatches from the Cuban military commission estimate that under U S control the annual expenses now borne under Spanish sovereignty totaling 20 594 225 dollars will cease.
The Spanish transport Legazpi went ashore at 1 a m near Punta Boca Gavilanes, Cienfuegos, Santa Clara province and was totally destroyed. All crew members were saved.
Tuller Rhoades a Methodist minister was arrested in Wichita for outlaw charges. He confessed leading the Williams gang in the Indian Territory four years ago before fleeing and later joining the Jamestown Salvation Army as its leader. Irene Anderson, a Salvation Army sister, aided in the case.
John Ahern and Thomas Charlton appeared in Superior Criminal Court as defendants in a Jackson County robbery of Jackson T. Dawson. Bail was increased from 2500 to 5000 dollars. Charlton is scheduled for trial Thursday.
Lieutenant G. S. Nirdlinger and a companion plan a Wednesday night ascent from Sixth Avenue and Eighteenth Street in a cylindrical airship. A cedar skiff sits beneath the balloon as parachutes are ready for a midair landing. The craft would travel about sixty miles per hour driven by blowers fed by a carbonic acid gas engine.
In London on November 14 Earnest Terah Hooley caused a scene during bankruptcy proceedings. He threatened to attack a witness. Statements were called lies. Sir William Marriott dismissed Hooley claims of paying witnesses and bribery as inventions. A cross examination revealed a $125,000 check Hooley handed to Conservative party reps. The testimony triggered further anger from the witness.
Harvard seniors head to Holden Chapel to vote on class day officers. The non-society men won the day, backing Australian ballot reform. Marshals include Malcolm Donald, Dibblee, and Farley. J A Macy named class poet. J F Bryce to be elected class orator. Key fights over class marshal and orator reflect competing society versus non-society blocs.
The U S Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling and denied a habeas corpus writ for John Anderson sentenced to be hanged for the murder of the Olive Pecker’s mate after a trial in Norfolk Virginia. In Nebraska Lincoln Republicans will control the legislature and elect a new U S Senator with Meiklejohn Thompson and Hayward as leading contenders.
Officers from Station 1 last night arrested Jeremiah J Saunders of 8 Maverick Street East Boston on charges of breaking and entering the D Ryan liquor store at 809 Commercial Street on November 8 and stealing liquors valued at 36 dollars.
Montpelier Vt Nov 14 The House of Representatives this afternoon passed a measure prohibiting seine fishing in Lake Champlain.
The Cunard freighter Ultonia was inspected at the East Boston Cunard wharf marking its debut in American waters. Captain Potter hosted a luncheon aboard to celebrate. the ship sails to Liverpool Saturday with cotton, provisions, and grain. It carries eight hundred cattle, features three refrigerating engines, and 613 by 57 feet dimensions. Potter, with 33 years at sea, praised the command.
Democratic caucuses Thursday aim to settle ward battles and test leaders as O Toole in Ward 13 and McCarthy in Ward 17 clash with Connolly. Key incumbents Norton Dixon Cleary Norris Barry Brackett vote slate. Ward 17 showdown pits Connolly and Quirk against McCarthy amid machine opposition.
Timothy L. Connolly faces a challenge from Timothy E. McCarthy risking re election as residents debate ticket lines across Wards 7 9 10 11 12. McCarthy seen as a sure man by some while Cleary aims to win. O'Toole Norris race in South Boston Ward 13 14 tight as Quinn expected to be accommodated. Ward 10 McDevitt out uncertainty looms. Doyle unopposed in Ward 12 with strong organization backing.
A report states an individual named Hank died by self-inflicted action today at a cashier union location. Details are sparse, with OCR gaps obscuring full names and circumstances. Authorities are investigating the incident and releasing official statements.
Election recounts concluded with Richardson's camp quitting after Ward 18. Democrats hailed the move, claiming Republicans feared further vote loss totals. No material change overall as wards 20 to 2 awaited tally. senatorial race showed negligible shifts. a single representative recount in Wards 18 19 and 23 produced no change.
A quiet but thorough effort seeks to identify those behind Ward 24 posters hinting at a secret candidate coalition for the Common Council Aldermen and ward committee. The campaign planning is seen as unlikely to sway voters since the named men aren’t the ward’s top favorites, and William E Mansfield’s name does not appear in any favored group despite broad recognition of his leadership and potential as a Ward 24 representative on King Street.
A Ward 7 circular states 700 men assessed but unregistered could qualify with little effort. It urges daytime registration at the Board of Election Commissioners Old Court House rear of City Hall and evening registration at wart room Hudson Street near Oak from 7:39 to 9:30. Call headquarters 863 Washington Street for political information.
Councilman Michael T. Callahan of Ward seven seeks renomination and re election after six years on the city council. Once possible president candidate, he may again run for presidency as ward leaders mended relations with the regular organization.
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