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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1895
Page
4
The Boston Post urges Democrats to place their names on the voting list with six working days left. It emphasizes Boston as the party stronghold and calls for full registration to maintain Massachusetts Democratic leadership in the polls next month.
The 1888 Sackville letter is condemned as evidence of a veteran diplomat’s blunder. The privately printed note, now published by the New York World, mocks recall politics and insults those involved. The piece urges that President Cleveland rightly revoked Sackville’s post as ambassador.
Democratic speaker John E Russell in Music Hall denounces the Republican platform as pusillanimous and boastful. He praises Democratic records and questions why veterans pensions and anti A P A positions were left out, urging unity across Massachusetts. He claims Russell’s voice resonates across the commonwealth.
The Public Library trustees choose Frederick O. Prince as chairman. Prince, former Beaton mayor, has long guided municipal projects and the library’s new building. He remains the sole trustee linked to the construction and management of the modern library despite board changes. His scholarly tastes and large‑scale administration experience underpin the selection.
The Hon. George Fred Williams spoke to a large Democratic crowd at Music Hall last evening, delivering a forceful, lucid indictment of corporate influence and A P A politics. He urged concrete remedies and emphasized public inspection and potential control of quasi public corporations.
The speaker argues for a state official to represent public interests against private power. The proposed solicit or-general would be appointed by the Governor and accountable to him, acting as the public advocate before courts, commissions, boards, and legislative bodies. The Democratic candidate for Governor supports this practical relief.
The Democratic rally at Music Hall drew a large, earnest audience in Boston. Speakers including ex-Governor Russell and George Williams impressed with pointed, practical speeches. The event highlighted the A P A issue and drew enthusiastic, non perfunctory support, with notable female turnout. The opening gun of the Democratic campaign boomed.
A card from Boston describes Cork-leg Sanders after a Cardiff dinner where wine flowed and a cork leg was discovered. It also notes outings of Ex-Police Commissioner Lee and Professor Mullen, street sketches by Bowdoin Street art students, and a Brookline car ride featuring a fragile five to six year old girl on a battle stretcher, observed by commuters.
A column opens praising Ivory Soap made from world imported vegetable oil and shifts to vivid sketches of a dramatic battlefield scene. It follows Captain King in a dangerous retreat, where a phantom voice and a glowing photograph drive a tragic end, ending with GWENDOLEN OVERTON.
King hosts a debt-haunted dinner before a night march with twelve cavalry officers. A mysterious woman serves as his temptress offering a photo as talisman, promising safety with no commitment as the group faces a perilous parting into darkness and possible death.
Dedham real estate dealer David H Greenhood was ordered to pay 1000 to lawyer Peter S Maher after a Superior Court jury found he called Maher a thief and other insults in the 1894 slander case heard before Judge Shermian The incident occurred in the Courthouse corridors at Pemberton Square attracting about thirty witnesses and led Maher to seek 10000 damages against Greenhood
North Cambridge residents allege three men from Woods’s detective agency lurk near North Avenue Congregational Church. Rumors swirl over embezzlement, church leadership strife, and a grim history tracing to Dr. Alexander’s era as Rev Smith contemplates resignation amid scandal and distrust.
Edward Kempton, a 22 year old city employee, visited Miss Laura Johonott to bid farewell before moving to New York. He fired at her heart but the corset steel deflected the bullet. He then shot himself in the temple and died about a half hour later. Authorities say he may have been deranged.
The schooner H. P. Metcalf from Bangor for its port with lumber grounded on biocom Bar at 11:20 a m. She has five inches of water in her hold and will probably be a total wreck. A crew has gone to jettison her lumber.
A Boston & Maine train strike in East Somerville left a French victim named La Pearl with a broken neck. A bystander reports delays of 15 to 25 minutes and a crowd showing little compassion as witnesses were recorded and the injured man remained unattended until ambulance arrival. No police were seen.
In Dedham, a case John H. Vanston v William Callahan resulted in a ten dollar damages award for slander. A Maine Central brakeman lost two fingers and part of a leg unshackling at White Rock. A Amesbury man sprained, a Gloucester fishermen brawl injured Budro, and a Norwich snowfall brief.
Gale's wrecks at Loyal Island after the steamer Africa towing the Severn parts company in heavy weather. The Severn runs ashore and lies wrecked. crew rescued after 24 hours in rigging. Africa possibly sunk with all on board. lifeboat and life preservers recovered. Captain H P Larson and crew listed. several names unknown.
Sherman P Hand urges Boston Post readers to address foul conditions at Cochituate lake overflow meadows and Washburn cave. He cites rising malarial risk, decayed vegetation, and fish death from heat, demanding cleansing of polluted basins and purification of the water supply. Tone reflects 1895 public health alarm.
Clark Powers of Winchester Highlands writes that two large tanneries and a glue factory discharge rotten liquid refuse into the Abisona River, feeding Mystic Lake. He says the water is brackish and sickening, Somerville residents boil or buy water, and laments factory influence over the Legislature.
New York October 9 Dr Orlando E B Bradford the alleged accomplice of counterfeiter John A Brockway, indicted for possessing plates to be used in counterfeiting United States obligations, pleaded not guilty before Judge Benedict in the United States Circuit Court and was remanded for trial.
The Hon. Frederick O. Prince former Boston mayor was unanimously chosen president of the trustees at the burned annual meeting held Tuesday afternoon.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Boston left on the Providence line steam er Connecticut after a visit with the Old Guard. Forty Old Guard members boarded the steamer Aurora for Jersey City and a Pennsylvanian railroad departure. Major Sloan welcomed them. a bay sail and a collation followed. Commander Olys noted the trip since Saturday was unusually enjoyable, with entertainment by the Richmond Blues of Virginia.
Fishing vessels arrived at T wharf with good fares amid higher haddock prices. The schooner Julia Ann from Winter Harbor Maine carried 400 quintals of salted fish. Seamen's wages in the coast trade have fallen despite higher freight rates, as fishing season worsened. The steam yacht Avanel returned from Rockland, and the Atlantic Works prepared new revenue steamers while repairing the Barnstable. Leighton's yard hosted several vessels for repairs and upgrades.
Investigation finds Conductor Howard caused the accident by throwing a switch to route a yard train onto the turntable track. After 18 years with the New York New Haven Hartford line, his first error is admitted openly, with praise for his candor from colleagues.
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