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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1894
Page
3
The chemical analysis of Clinton A Woodbury's stomach contents shows prussic acid causing death. He was insured for 100000 dollars by New York Life and Mutual Life Insurance. Lawsuits will follow as companies contest the claim.
Shaken to ruins reports describe 38 communes in Reggio di Calabria left as ruins after the earthquake. San Procopio Oppodo Manertino Scilla and Palmi among the worst hit with 28 000 inhabitants reduced to rubble and widespread looting. Damage nears 1 400 000 dollars. Stromboli erupts while Etna and Vesuvius remain active. A school near Etna in Linguaglossa collapsed trapping sixty occupants who were rescued alive though many injured.
A federal grand jury indicted all Standard Oil Company officials for violating the anti trust law in Texas operations. The charge centers on methods used to dominate the oil trade and crush competition nationwide.
The Excelsior Council No. 84 Knights of Columbus held its first annual ball at Lyceum Hall in wet weather. About one hundred couples joined a grand march as Mullaly's Orchestra provided music. Prominent attendees included Ex-Senators Kennedy and McNary, Congressman-elect Fitzgerald, and various dignitaries from Chelsea to Roxbury.
The Knights of Labor congress in New Orleans voted to exclude lodge members and barkeeps from admission, a decision reflecting ongoing labor membership tensions.
The Bostons defeated the Salems seven goals to two at the West Newton street rink last evening. The Salems started strong but faded in the second inning as the Bostons scored four times. Late in the half the Salems added two goals, and in the final period the Bostons scored three more amid a tough finish.
The Jeffries Winter Club of East Boston played billiards pool and whist and p owed with the Glendons at Everett. The East Bostons won at billiards and whist, and the Glendons at pool and bowling.
A riotous gathering in Somerville followed a political meeting with A. P. A. leaders. a confrontation escalated when a man named A. T. Weeks of Cambridge pointed a revolver at a speaker. Chief Craig declined an arrest, and magistrate Keys suggested avoiding the A. P. A. scene. Local residents delay further action.
Herbert Hosmer of the Concord Bank testified that he saw the A P A procession near the depot with shouting and stones, flashes like revolver reports in the dark, and two interruptions of a transparency. He denied involvement with the group and urged peaceful parade without hoodlum interference.
Station Agent Farley reports bricks and stones on the tracks and broken glass on the platform after an incident at Concord. The 8:45 a.m. to 10:28 p.m. Boston & Maine train, with Conductor Savary and Engineer Williamson, carried about twelve hundred passengers, many from Somerville, with two or three hundred left at Winter Hill.
At Concord depot on November 21 Herbert Spencer and John Keys sustained minor injuries from stones thrown by a crowd. Spencer, hit on the head, recovered at home with a bruise and said he stood with an A P A member when struck. Keys, hit in the leg, claimed the stone came from the rebound near Town Hall amid a large crowd of youths.
Patrick White a Concord carpenter considers obtaining a warrant against A T Weeks of Cambridge after a confrontation near Concord Town Hall. White says Weeks taunted him with accusations about being un-American during engagement with A P A supporters, then insulted him.
A historical ad for Alland lv Tremont row promotes beard trimming as an ornament to the head. The copy argues trimming, not shaving, brightens facial features.
Heavy stones and bricks damaged Boston and Maine cars bringing visitors home. Initial reports exaggerated. upon arrival in Union Station the rear cars showed tears in wood, broken glass, and blinds. Damage was minor overall and mostly confined to the rear cars.
Supreme sergeant at arms Edward Hamilton Dunbar of the A P A describes the attack as motivated by anti American sentiment. He notes mobs disrupted a Catholic procession scenario and claims police were absent while train windows were shattered. He defends the A P A actions as proper and American.
James H Stark who spoke at the Concord meeting describes being fired upon by assailants while Dunbar restrained the crowd. He recalls stones striking a fellow marcher, a mild address, and guards swearing in specials as protection proved inadequate. He confirms pistol fire from his side, aimed at the bushes rather than people.
Mr Stark recalls a tense confrontation with assailants and avoiding fatalities as he links the incident to the Faneuil Hall disturbance. He notes revolver fire, bruised men, and his role in shaping the British American Association into the A P A Council 42, highlighting historic parallels and mobilization.
Oscar C Emerson a 256 Shawmut Avenue grocery owner and former Republican Senate candidate says he did not go to Concord to fight. He claims he led the procession to educate new A P A members and describes attacks by organized opponents, including shots, broken car windows, and bricks, with souvenirs of the riot.
General Superintendent Ewing of the Fitchburg denies a report that John Ireland a section foreman at Concord was fired due to his A P A membership. He says the man was discharged for inefficiency and that politics or religion are not tests for service.
Harvard varsity players completed the final regular practice while the second eleven enjoy lighter duties ahead of the Yale game. Coaches monitor injuries to Charlie Brewer and captain Emmons as preparations continue, with Brewer expected to punt Saturday and Emmons nursing a troublesome knee.
The report to the Municipal League critiques police standards and leadership. It praises General Martin and urges a higher, more professional force with stronger oversight. It condemns lax accountability, ties to liquor licensing, and calls for civilian or military leadership and clearer dismissal powers.
Dispute over enforcing liquor and vice laws erupts as the Boston Police Commission and public figures discuss abolishing the board, licensing houses of ill repute, and reform ideas. Speakers urge tougher action, with calls to audit the force, public funds, and alleged corruption.
John C. Greenway has yielded to medical advice and will not play for Yale this year. The Yale back sustained a strain in the game with West Point and is now banned from the gridiron for the remainder of the season by his physician.
A veterinary dentist recounts a serious accident and how prompt actions prevented blood poisoning. The narrative presents his personal experience and the steps taken to avert a fatal infection.
Patient recounts near fatal hand injury from horse work and tooth ulcer leading to blood poisoning. After using X Zalia, symptoms subsided and a full cure came in ten days. Claims 50 cent and 1.00 dollar bottles cure Burns Scalds Oats inflammatory rheumatism catarrh sore throat payer hemorrhoids eczema and all surface inflammations.
About sixty guests from the Fire Chiefs' Club of Massachusetts toured the Cambridge Manual Training School for Boys and watched a full drill with life nets and litters. Superintendent Harry Ellis and Chief Casey of Cambridge hosted the event at Colonial Club, with remarks praising the school and its training.
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