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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1899

Page

5

Young desperado still at large after Barnstable jail escape

Barnstable Massachusetts November 14 The boy desperado Marshall N Benson escaped from Barn stable jail Sunday afternoon He evaded keepers by slipping from the wash room to the bucket house and into the wood line then crossed the railroad embankment toward woodland He entered the freight house between 5 and 6 o clock and damaged a case of prunes stealing about two pounds of goose fruit

Barnstable Marshall N. Benson Benson McArdle New York, New Haven & Hartford

Escape of Benson Prompts Reward and Police Hunt

A 17 year old prisoner named Benson escaped from the Bourne jail area after being escorted to the wash room at the courthouse. A reward of zero dollars is offered for information leading to recapture, with potential doubling if authorities fail to apprehend him soon.

Benson Cash

Miller Visits Boston to Meet Post Managers

The Franklin Syndicate leader William F. Miller and attorney Robert A. Ammon traveled from Brooklyn and New York to Boston to press for an advertisement and discuss articles about his operations. Miller brandished a sack said to hold 100000 dollars while Ammon spoke for him, but the Post declined paid insertion and ran the material as news with notices on incorporation plans and office closures.

Post Franklin Syndicate William F. Miller Boston Floyd Street Brooklyn Miller Robert A. Ammon Bennett Building Nassau Street New York Ammon Mr. Ammon The Charlestown Main Street

General Otis Reports Typhoon Impact and Battle Updates

General Otis reports a typhoon in Manila and Luzon with four inches of rain this month. General Lawton is beyond telegraphic reach. Wheaton engages near San Fabian with the 33rd Battalion defeating about 400 enemies. two wounded and fourteen dead found, with forty-one rifles. Wheaton set to attack San Jacinto. Hughes operates across Panay near Iloilo and surrounding towns.

Washington War Department Otis Manila Luzon Lawton Wheaton San Jacinto Hughes Panay Iloilo Cordova Maasen Cabatuan

Desperate Charge on Ambushed Rebels Near San Fabian

In Luzon the Thirty third Infantry and an equal insurgent force clashed for two hours five miles from San Fabian. One American officer and six men were killed and one officer and twelve soldiers wounded. 29 Filipinos captured and 100 rifles seized. One hundred insurgents lay dead in trenches and fields. American forces included Major Logan Cronk and Marsh leading a long skirmish line through mud and ruined bridges as sharpshooters harassed from trees and houses.

Marsh Gatling Dagupan San Fabian Manila General Wheaton General Young Aguinaldo Génerala Wheaton Young Aguindido Wheaton San Jacinto Howe Howland Luzon John A. Logan Cronk

Beaumont sisters charm at Columbia Music Hall engagement

The Beaumont sisters draw heavy demand for seats at the Irving engagement opening Monday at Hollis. The Two Orphans and Sag Harbor entertain at Bowdoin Square and Pavl Pentre, with matinees as popular as evening shows. Denman Thompson retains his audience in The Old Homestead at the Boston Theatre as Andrew Mack ends his run at the Museum.

Beaumont Sisters Columbia Music Hall Irving Hollis Bowdoin Square Sag Harbor Denman Thompson Old Homestead Boston Theatre Andrew Mack Rohans Museum Boston Sale

Entertainers on Stage and Sailors Attend Navy Night

The week features J E Dodson in Be cause She Loved Him So and The Sorrows of Satan at the Grand Opera House. Rose Coghlan and John T Swilivan present The White Heather while Three Little Lambs draws a Navy Night crowd at Tremont Theatre with U S Manning crew in attendance. The Heart of Maryland continues at Castle Square the week of Nov 20 as Eagle's Nest shows at Grand Dime Theatre lead to The Two Orphans next. Evans and Vidocq entertain Howard audiences with witty cross fire. Felix Morris headlines Keith's with varied acts. Clayton the strong man performs at Austin Stone's. Grand Dime Theatre hosts a second concert next Sunday. tickets on sale at the box office.

Alexia Bassain Three Little Lambs” Company Miss Bassain Chris and the Wonderful Lamp Klaw & Erlanger B. D. Stevens John Philip Sousa Chicago Boston di Gran Galéato Giacosa John Blair Tremont Theatre Mr. Frohman Madison Square Theatre New York John B. Mason Robert C. Hilliard Grant Stewart Hilda Spong Laura Joyce Bell Worcester Johnny Page Mary Young Chris and Leslie Carter Quinsy J. E. Dodson Annie Irish Museum Empire Theatre Stock Company Hollis Grand Opera House Charles Kent Rose Coghlan John T. Swilivan White Heather Mimic Tars U. S. S. Manning Miss Ritchie Fifth Avenue Company Alfonso Davy Jones Heart of Maryland Castle Square Eagle's Nest Grand Dime Theatre Howard Evans Vidocq Howard's Felix Morris Keith’s Clayton Austin & Stone’s

Boston Esquicentennial Festival Opens At Opley Hall

A festive opening marks the esqui centennial celebration of the Second Church in Copley Square with historic Boston buildings on display. Miss Cutter's Ladies' Orchestra, Miss Marion Littlefield, and Mr. Walter Hawzie perform, as costumes enhance the city scene. The festival continues Friday night with new features added daily.

Old Boston Opley Blall Cutter Ladies’ Orchestra Marion Littlefield Gontralto Walter Hawzie Cadet Theatrical Fame Copley Square van Ness

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