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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1895
Page
1
Waono Blackstones advertises Waitt and Bond Blackstones, asserting their quality and flavor. It claims imported stock, purchased in large quantities by experts, and produced under favorable conditions with only the best tobacco and workmanship.
New York dispatch reports Franklin steamship arriving from Baracoa on a seven and a half day voyage. Crew rescued seven aboard the schooner William Frederick of Belfast Maine after it broke up in heavy seas. Captain Jordan praised lifeboat men as perilous pump failures worsened, with two Boston men narrowly escaping drowning.
Demand attention at this time our assortment of garments now on counters is the best we ever offered in quality We never stand still we improve each year and give our citizens the benefit There is no law to stop anyone paying four in another store for the game stiff hat we sell for three dollars Read the words on the stairway Browning King & Co 700 Yseragenares 700
Captain Watkins explains slow voyage of the steamer Paris due to boiler priming and inability to obtain dry steam. Despite experts inspecting at Southampton, one boiler was cut off and speed reduced to prevent water carryover. Chief engineer stayed below to maximize safety. no danger to passengers noted.
Two youths sailing on the Mystic River near the Naval Hospital Chelsea dyke were pitched into the water when their craft capsized. George Mason 17 of Jamaica Plain grabbed Hugh McGill 419? resuscitated him after a protracted struggle. McGill later recovered and returned home.
A large three masted schooner is sunk in the channel between Skiffe Island and Muskeget near Muskeget Rock. The vessel lies southeast of Sampson's Hill on the Chappaquiddick inlet. Pails are furled and no signs of crew are visible. Lanterns damaged. Vessel named Sohooney Jennie of New London.
A Dutch steamer, unnamed in reports, wrecked near Bajos de Los Colorados following the recent Aristobal Golon Spanish cruiser disaster. The crew were saved, with initial reports tying the incident to October dates and the Fall River Line traffic between New York and Hudson River services.
New York Oct 6 representatives from the committee of fifty Good Government clubs and State Democracy met at City Club with Chairman Lauterbach to discuss fusion plans and an excise plank. They considered accepting the State Democracy plank, potentially uniting against Tamany Hall while excluding Independent county forces. Negotiations centered on awards for three judgeships and a register, with Steckler hopes dimmed and O’Brien forces aiming for crumbs of seats as talks stretched late.
A tense conference among reform groups and the Republican nominating committee maneuvers over fusion with Stecklerites and O Brienites. Proposals hinge on German American Reform Union consent. potential straight ticket if not. Nominees for the Supreme Court tentatively include Ernest Hall, T G Strong, and James A Blanchard.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Boston arrived in Richmond on a special train delayed to 6 30. A large crowd gathered as the visitors were greeted by Richmond military units including the First Virginia Regiment and Blues Battalion. They attended church, dined at Exchange Hotel, and will parade tomorrow under Blues escort with planned lunches and a Masonic Temple banquet. An excursion down the James River is slated Tuesday evening. Governor and Mayor attended the church service.
Police at Station 1 arrested Lorenzo Mafia, 35, at 135 Salem Street after his counterfeit $5 bill surfaced. Antonio Larella, alias, was later booked on suspicion after a coin swallowed by caution. Fifteen dollars in good money found on Larella. Authorities allege Mafia and Larella operated together, targeting Hebrew shopkeepers in the North End.
Mrs M Clifford Nash woke at 2 AM to a masked man pointing a revolver at her head. He rifled the couple’s pocketbook and a satchel, then fled by a rear window. About $200 in valuables were taken and later recovered by Mr Nash after the burglary.
New Haven October 6 a change in the place of holding the Yale Princeton football game. It will be played on Manhattan field instead of Columbia Oval. Captain Thorne denied rumors of a Yale conference. He said no definite reconciliation plan exists and the game chances seem against it.
J W Wilson of near Jacksons Hole told Idaho Falls authorities that Captain Smith and two other white men were killed by Indians on October 3 at the lower end of Jacksons Hole, the victims shot from ambush.
Washington dispatch reports General Mahone unchanged at midnight with physicians predicting death within days. For several days his condition has remained frail and deteriorating, offering little hope of recovery.
Watertown October 6 Officer Callahan of the Watertown police arrested Louis Thomson a 16 year old youth for discharging a revolver. Thomson says his father is in Italy and his mother is dead and that he has been living with a Newton Centre Italian fruit dealer. He borrowed a bicycle and could not name the dealer when questioned. He will be arraigned in Police Court tomorrow and likely turned over to the State agent for juvenile offenders.
The funeral of Harry Wright, famed baseball manager, was held today in Philadelphia with notable baseball magnates from across the country, plus business leaders and players in attendance.
Oct 8 is the date for a Boston and Albany railroad excursion to New York via Albany and Hudson River, returning via Fall River Line at a cost of only dollars.
Thomas McDonald, of Canton, Mass., drowned at Sneech Pond Cumberland Hill while rowing with a fellow worker. Their leaky boat filled and sank between 1 and 2 PM. the companion was rescued. McDonald had boarded at Manville and was employed on the street railway.
Four year old Charles Cammanti of 7 Leeds Street South Boston darted into Dorchester avenue near Dexter Street in front of electric car No 2%2 yesterday afternoon. He was struck by the fender knocked down but not run over. He suffered a bad scalp wound and severe bruises. Attended by a nearby drug store and later taken home.
Milwaukee journalists report that in a statewide poll seventy percent of interviewed Republicans support McKinley while the other thirty percent split among Harrison Allison and Reed in varying strength.
A platform at St Marys Catholic Church collapsed during corner stone ceremonies in Loraine as about 300 people fell into a ten foot deep pit. Many were crushed or fatally injured while rescue efforts and continued services followed. The accident is blamed on poor timbers and contractors. The city mourns as priests helped comfort the wounded.
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