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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1899
Page
6
A tip from Druggist Frank J. Gilday promotes Omega Oil to relieve foot soreness and support body weight. It recommends a warm bath, nightly rub, and claims quick improvement for workers with sore feet. The advertisement cites Everett Massachusetts as the source and notes strong demand.
Democratic city committee chair John H. Lee plans to harmonize factions for General Collins mayor bid. Ward leaders Ambrose Woods and J. J. McNamara back Collins amid talks with readers. Hart backers, including Jesse Gove, aim for a quiet drive as Osbornes comments stir Republican chatter. Eight hour workday for municipal employees signals Hart labor stance.
Galveston obituary reports the actor and author Charles Coghlan died of gastritis at 56 after four weeks here with The Royal Box company. He was born in France to English Irish parents and wrote plays including Jocelyn and a dramatization of The Royal Box. Remains to be shipped to Prince Edward Island. his daughter will continue work on Vanity Fair adaptation.
The funeral of Rev Samuel May moved from Leicester to Boston where Abolitionists and descendants of enslaved people attended a second service at the Church of the Disciples. Speakers included Charles G Ames and Christopher Eliot with William Lloyd Garrison and James De Normandie offering tributes. The pallbearers were the deceased’s sons and nephews. The remains were cremated at the Massachusetts Crematory afterward.
At a Baptist ministers conference a proposal to ask the Legislature to revoke Roger Wills banishment was tabled after talks by Rev. John R. Gow and Rev. Dr. Merriman. Other sessions covered library literature, psychology in religion, and missionary reports from Universalist and Unitarian ministers.
Extensive stock of high grade office furniture offered at low prices. The advertisement promises heavy discounts and speedy service, highlighting affordability and quick delivery from the W salesrooms located on 180 Se Ana Street.
The Temple Hall party executive committee in Cambridge Mass issues a formal challenge to Mayor Champlin for a joint discussion on his administration and municipal campaign. The letter, dated Nov 2 1899, asks for equal sharing of hall expenses and details to be arranged by committee.
Mayor Champlin of Cambridge opens the campaign with two rallies in Cambridge Friday evening at Ross Hall Ward 1 and Cedar Hall Ward 6. No rally in Cambridgeport that night.
The Council of Catholic Charities of Boston meets Tuesday at the Catholic Union building. Leaders include Archbishop Williams appointing Rev. Richard Neagle as consultor, with officers Dr. Thomas J. Giblin president and Charles V. Casey vice president. The body unites multiple Catholic charities to coordinate action on major interests.
The civil marriage of Lord Douglas Walter Campbell and Aimee Lawrence was held at the Town Hall of the Sixteenth Arrondissement in Paris with General Horace Porter and Austin Lee as witnesses. A religious ceremony is planned for tomorrow.
Consul General William M. Osborne, returning from London to Boston, says Ambassador Choate faced no criticism in London despatches for missing the General Harrison dinner. Osborne attended the event and found Choate popular among business leaders. other dignitaries, including Lord Beresford, sent regrets.
Indications point to widespread wage increases in New England cotton mills next month. Boston treasurers monitor Fall River developments as Bedford seeks 10 cent raises, Lowell and Biddeford operatives pursue 6 to 8 percent gains, and Livingston and Auburn spinners push higher schedules. New Hampshire mills and Amoskeag in Manchester are expected to follow the trend.
Paris reports a half hour with King George the ruler of Crete at the Varietes where he invited Germaine Galois to his box. The prince, devoted to the dancer, joined her for supper later while the king seeks to steer him toward a respectable engagement. The affair highlights royal disapproval and the young couple's reckless charm.
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