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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1904
Page
5
An advertisement notes products available boxed and priced at one ounce and twenty five cents, emphasizing wide distribution and uniform pricing across markets. The brief item highlights the packaging and cost structure for consumers seeking boxed goods at a fixed rate.
James Riley of New York appears at Brighton police station on a drunkenness charge while state police investigate if he is the tramp linked to the Leicester murder of Mrs Brigham. Riley, under restraint, gave a rambling alibi from Deer Island release to recent travel through South Framingham and Boston. Patrolman Woodman detained him. Detective Keating seeks further examination.
A man released from Deer Island a week earlier was located in South Framingham on Saturday. He has been tramping and obtaining food by doing odd jobs since his release, having wandered from Framingham.
Leicster dispatch notes State detective Robert E. Molt says investigators are hard at work tracing every clue. He claims to have the red-faced tramp cornered across Massachusetts and Connecticut and promises good news soon.
Leicester dispatch reports Chief James Quinn stating the woman was not killed by an axe and that the club caused the fatal blow from behind. He expects a suspect to be arrested within hours as the investigation unfolds.
In Leicester on November 28 police say they will arrest a new suspect tomorrow in the murder of Mrs Ella Brigham. A non tramp is under surveillance as detectives Murray Molt and Captain Proctor press a tight net around a motive beyond robbery. The weapon is a three foot alder stick, and the killer struck from behind at the left ear, tearing the ear. The body was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery after funeral services. Local officials, including District Attorney Rockwood Hoar and Medical Examiner Baker, conducted a thorough search of the Brigham home and surrounding woods. A tramp with red face and tan shoes was tracked through nearby towns and into Oxford Plains. A witness described a nervous man asking for food and fleeing toward Webster. The case remains active with investigators extending their search into Connecticut.
An advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles itching bleeding or protruding piles with a refund if Shah MENT fails to cure in six to fourteen days. It urges readers to consult their druggists for the remedy.
Walker's Vaudevilles at Bowdoin square opened yesterday offering top acts for value. The bill features Donna Dean, the Durants, Alice Jordan, Erne and Taylor, George Foster, Ray Bilis, and other artists with Wednesday amateur night and special prizes.
The public interest in Mme Melba and her concert company at Symphony Hall on Saturday afternoon December 10 is intense. In Boston, as in other cities on this tour, audiences have shown immense enthusiasm and advance seat orders far above expectations, reflecting the singer's enduring popular appeal and the Emperor of Song's magnetic draw.
The Boston Symphony Quartet with Mme Bloomfield Zeisler performed at Jordan Hall. Works included Tschaikowsky Op 22 No 2 and Leclair quintet. Ferir showcased violin mastery and Zeisler impressed as an ensemble artist to a large audience. The next concert in the series is January 2, 1905.
Public Christmas advertisement warns buyers to order the Werner Twentieth Century Edition Encyclopaedia Britannica immediately as orders pile up. It notes a required thirty day fulfillment period despite the largest U S book manufactory working night and day to meet demand.
The Lyceum Theatre presented Frank B. Carrs Thoroughbreds for a week with strong audience approval. Josie Flynn and Blanche Washburn led chorus with spirited performances, Willie Weston delivered songs and imitations, and a lively cast including Tim Healey May Franklin Bijou Hopkins and the famed Bonnett and Lulu Mitchell impressed. The Four Thoroughbreds offered The Mysterious Venus a long farce while Mile La Toska delighted as a popular contortionist.
Margaret Wycherly presented three Yeats plays at Chickering Hall Huntington Avenue last night. A Pot of Broth showed Yeatsian wit as a beggar tricks a peasant couple for a magic broth. Cathleen Ni Houlihan and The Hour Glass allowed Wycherly to display artistic performance backed by a capable company.
Pianist De Pachmann presents a concert at Jordan Hall this Tuesday evening. The program features six Chopin numbers in the second half including the ballad in A flat two preludes three etudes the Funeral March a mazurka and a grand finale.
Demand for seats to see Beyond on its return engagement at Steinert Hall Jan 2 is high. James A. Young will portray Edgar Allen Poe, a role he has made notable, with Gordon Johnson as Brandon Jr. Among subscribers are Rev. James Eells and various local residents.
Clark's Runaway Girls at Palace Theatre present a high level burlesque and vaudeville bill this week. The program features Our Wives and 100 Wives with witty hits, strong musical numbers, and elegant costumes. Star turns include Rosalie Burg LaVigne Burgess La Marche LaVail and Reynolds Guhl LaVail. The Minola ballet excites audiences as 16 dancers lead by La Marche. A dazzling variety includes gymnasts and a stylish chorus of pretty girls.
The Howarth midgets from Lilliput, four performers including two women and two men, arrived in Boston yesterday and began an exhibition at Austin & Stone's Museum. Their tiny stature and playful stage presence are highlighted as they tour together with other attractions.
A large audience in Boston cheered the Howarth midgets during a limited engagement at Austin & Stone's. Colonel Paul and the four tiny performers impressed with etiquette and Parisian polish while their dancing and singing delighted men women and children alike. Other acts included Marie the fat fairy, Till's marionettes, and a slate of vaudeville performers.
David Bispham closed his fourth Brahms song cycle program at Jordan Hall with Marguerite Hall and Harold O. Smith. The concert featured Brahms four serious songs Op. 121 and Fair Magdalene. It was a demanding, well received recital appreciated by a studious audience.
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