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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1898
Page
8
Paterson widow Mary Lehman sues Hartman Van Riper and agent Van Hovenberg for damages claiming a campaign of coercion and an unwanted kiss. She seeks 5000 dollars and has hired lawyer Richard Randall for 36000 in a suit filed after a Recorder Senior hearing.
R G Reid & Sons of Montreal announce plans to form the Newfoundland Bleaching Pulp Company with 2 million dollars and the Newfoundland Pyrites Company with 1.5 million dollars. They control timber, coal mines, water power, and marble beds near Grand Lake plus iron pyrites at Bay of Islands for sulphuric acid production.
A terse report notes that suspects in a local incident face no conviction due to insufficient evidence, despite their alleged involvement. Authorities express concerns about the lack of missing goods and the difficulty of pursuing charges. The article cites unnamed officials and a quiet courthouse scene.
East Weymouth police report a raid fallout as nearly all seized liquors stored in the lock-up have disappeared. The private cell of Liquor Officers Fitzgerald and Butler was robbed of whiskey rum beer and other fluids. Dealers who appeared in court next month may benefit while those who paid fines face regrets.
Barry O'Brien's Life of Parnell draws attention in London with claims from Gladstone Chamberlain and others about Mrs O'Shea as intermediary in the Kilmainham treaty. O'Brien faces libel suit from Ty P O'Connor over motives in the Galway election era as Parnell’s career is praised at others' expense.
Hundreds of Boston’s poorest children await Thanksgiving with Salvation Army meals planned for about 1000 youths. Dinner at 12:30 at 86 Washington Street Aquarium area, with music and singing on the 3rd floor. Donations listed include coffee paper goods meat and cash, and more help urged for meat pies cakes candy and fruit.
In United States Circuit Court, Judge Aldrich denied a motion to set aside the November 12, 1898 verdict for Jeremiah Reardon against the city of Boston. Damages were fixed at 2515 dollars and 75 cents after a jury trial. Reardon, who was injured June 5, 1897, by falling into an open cellarway on Tyler street thirteen inches outside the highway line, suffered a broken thigh bone and other injuries.
In a special town meeting at Chatham on November 21, residents voted to raise 20000 dollars for road improvements and the purchase of a stone crushing plant.
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