This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1900
Page
1
Weather forecast for New England calls for generally fair skies Thursday and Friday with warmer Thursday and cooler mornings Friday. Winds shift from fresh north to east on Thursday to west on Friday as skies remain mostly cloudy with little to no precipitation.
The item lists numerous charity dinners at Roxbury and city sites including Parker Memorial and Huntington Avenue, with many school and club matches announced. Highlights include Tufts vs Holy Cross in Newton at 10:30 am and several A A games at various regional venues, plus golf club events, cross country, and bicycle runs.
Reported discovery of a possible pearl in oysters at the Hotel Caprio last evening. A dining party including M A Pierce M McLoughlin J McCarthy W McConnell and Antonio De Caprio examined it though its value hinges on confirmation as a real pearl with estimates ranging from 100 to 500 dollars or nil if not a pearl.
The steamer Boston arrived at Yarmouth from Boston with forward deck houses smashed and saloon flooded knee deep after a bitter northeasterly gale across the Bay of Fundy. The D A R Prince Arthur also arrived looking like an Arctic ship, as spray froze on the rigging. None of the staterooms were occupied. The Boston took a direct course until a sea boarded her last night. It stove the forward house on the port side and wrecked several rooms and a steam pipe.
New York dispatch reports the auxiliary cruiser Yosemite was sunk by a typhoon at Guam on November 16 with five crew lost. The vessel carried eighteen officers and 267 men, though not all were aboard for station duties. commander Seaton Schroeder also governed Guam and likely left command to the lieutenant Augustus N. Mayer.
In Old Forge New York on November 28 Lieutenant Governor Mothy L Woodruff paid a 250 fine after a Brown Tract Guide Association prosecution for violating the game law by hunting before the season opened.
A Times despatch from St Petersburg reports Emperor Nicholas is on the road to a speedy recovery. The update comes as officials in Russia evaluate his condition after illness. The report notes improving signs and cautious optimism among medical advisers.
Paris reports Jules Cambon ambassador to the United States and other Frenchnotables spoke at the American colony Thanksgiving dinner in New York presided by banker George Munroe. Cambon recalled Harvard degree visit to Cambridge and praised America’s greatness and mingling of European blood in its new humanity.
Paris reports show France recognizing Kruger and backing Boer interests. A Seine General Council resolution calls for arbitration between Britain and the Boers, urges all civilized nations to help, and states France should take the initiative to secure settlement. Kruger toured cultural sites, praising the fallen Colonel de Villebois Mareuil as a hero.
William Faversham leading man of Empire Theatre stock company lay critically ill at his home in New York after an appendectomy performed Tuesday afternoon. Dr Burke said he was in a very serious condition but no fatal outcome expected. He fell ill ten days ago in Boston where the company was performing Lord and Lady Algy. He became worse Sunday and was brought home.
Charlies H. Wiswell of 1 Baldwin Street, a driver for Alles & Fisher cigarmakers, was run over by his own team at 6 pm. He slipped while grabbing the bridle, the wagon passed over him, breaking three ribs. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
A man believed to be Richard Hearn of 3 Flint Place South Boston died after being struck by an outward bound passenger train near the Harrison Avenue bridge at 6 40 last night. Hearn a switchman for the Boston and Albany railroad suffered a fractured skull and died at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 38 years old.
Constantinople reports ministers near declaring act of war over United States battleship Kentucky’s Smyrna visit. Public mood sharpens anti Christian sentiment. ministers threaten severance of relations and even war if Kentucky not withdrawn. Porte believes European interests may deter retaliation while notes exchange continues.
Acting under government order Turkish Minister Ali Fe roun Bey visited Washington to ask Secretary Hay the reason for U S action. The request was presented in the current diplomatic exchange, with details continued on page two.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.