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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1896
Page
8
Mrs. David Clayton of 18 Fairbury street Roxbury rushed out shouting murder and police at matter’s start. Police found no crime though a door had been broken in as James Taylor, her son-in-law, forced entry after a quarrel with his wife.
In Charlestown Jere Minnehan testified that Daniel Scott assaulted him on October 2 at 21 Vine Street after a dispute over pedling rotten fish. Scott knocked Minnehan down and left him with a black eye. Judge Cotton found Scott guilty and fined him $15. Scott appealed.
Chiramen paid $160 to the county treasury in Municipal Court before Judge Forsaith. They faced charges of gaming or presence where gaming implements were found and each paid $50 court costs via Interpreter Charles plea. The county received the $160 in a lump from the gang leader, reducing court costs.
In Roxbury district court James Donovan was sentenced to six months in the House of Correction for larceny of a bicycle. Donovan, of 610 Shawmut Avenue, claimed no intent to steal. judge Bolster disagreed and ordered six months. Donovan appealed and was held in $300 bail.
Fire Marshal Whitcomb and deputies study two blaze incidents in Chelsea near Spruce and Heard streets. A one and a half story house owned by Mrs. Alice J. Nason was ignited first, then a second fire four hours later in the same building. Investigators found inflammable material and a broken window. authorities believe incendarism is at work and pursue a culprit with a key clue in hand.
The Gilbert Stuart grammar school on Richmond street Dorchester opened yesterday. It is a three story building with fourteen classrooms a reception room library teachers' retiring room and the master's office. Over four hundred children were assigned seats in the new classrooms.
During today’s gale the large cross on the spire of the Catholic Church in Hingham was blown down causing extensive damage to surrounding trees and property.
In Minneapolis on October 12 Mr. and Mrs. Bryan arrived with Congressman Towne and other silver advocates. They toured the city, dined with State Senator Howard, spoke to about 9,000 at the Exposition Auditorium, then addressed 15,000 from a balcony and spoke at a Lyceum women’s meeting before ending at Yale Place.
In Music Hall event at Buffalo New York on October 12 Democrats packed the hall despite bad weather. George Fred Williams Massachusetts governor candidate on the silver ticket delivered a stirring speech to loud applause. Fred G Schraub Lieutenant Governor candidate also spoke.
A Lokal Anzeiger dispatch from Constantinople says Nehemet Pasha an imperial aide was shot at the Yildiz palace on suspicion of involvement with the Young Turk movement. Rumors claim carts with corpses are seen nightly from the central prison toward the Bosphorus as French divers refuse to work amid the grisly finds.
A detailed estimate lists losses for estates under G. J. Marsh including Miss Lucy B. Rogers at 70000, Miss Sarah M. Johnson at 20000, Gilbert at 42000, Hildreth at 20000, Mrs. Lucy Davis at 20000, Mrs Rogers note indorsed at 15000, and other notes totaling 62000. Marsh's estate is insolvent with Rogers and Johnson estates in bad shape.
The monthly meeting at Young's Hotel drew over fifty members with Alden Speare presiding and William H. Sayward recording. A committee was appointed to nominate officers for ballot at the December meeting, including R. H. Flanders, William B. Rice, Jerome Jones, H. B. Goodwin and L. G. Burnham.
A fierce northeast wind battered Crescent Beach and nearby shore communities, producing record surf and extensive property damage from shingles lifting across Cottage Hill. Spectators flocked to grab a view as power lines tripped and the storm intensified with high tides expected to continue.
A severe gale drove schooners and barges from moorings in the upper harbor. The forty six ton schooner Freighter sank after dragging to the New England docks bulkhead. several craft broke adrift, a sloop yacht Helen towed by tug William E. Cleary, and a yawl splintered against the bulkhead at Pier 4.
A Boston bankruptcy sale opens Tuesday at 8 a.m. with over 82 cases of men’s and boys’ clothing. Fine all wool suits, coats and overcoats are priced far below market, including English cheviots, tweeds and worsteds. hats, pants and knee pants at deep discounts. Look for 91 Summer St. Yankee's, Hilton Hughes & Co. displays.
Dozens of sailboats were driven aground or sunk along Mile Road and the Dorchester shore after a late September gale. The Marie and Elsie and the Naiad were towed to Lockwood's in East Boston. the Egeria wrecked on Big Rap Wall. Nellie J and others damaged Marine Park pier and Crescent avenue area. Captain Swim aided multiple vessels including Pastime and Florence.
Strong winds Sunday night toppled landmarks along Chelsea Beach and Ocean Avenue. Harbor Lights and Harvard cottage were wrecked, Trask house burned to kindling, and the Un dine yacht broke up offshore. Ships dragged or stayed ashore as authorities warned residents and protected property.
Frank O Clough 45 and William Manson 18 were rescued by South Boston Life Saving Station crew from the yacht Domino after a Saturday voyage and a weekend storm left them exhausted and near starvation. The Domino leaked and was brought ashore safely. the schooner Rover sank Saturday night owned by John O'Hern.
A powerful cyclone battered the Jersey coast with Cape May and Atlantic City reporting tidal flooding and seawater inundating meadows and rail lines. A monster wave wrecked Seidel's Brighton Beach concert hall and damaged or destroyed several nearby structures including hotels and promenades. Estimated losses near Coney Island and Rockaway Beach run into hundreds of thousands with extensive flood damage at Manhattan Beach and Rockaway Beach.
Seaside avenue floods as ocean and bay meet at several points. Far Rockaway connections cut off. Edgemere life savers called as Hog Island hotel is seen going to sea at 10 this morning. Hog Island washed over, main shore attacked, hotels three feet under water. residents evacuate.
The New Jersey coast endured heavy wave action causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage. Boardwalk planks torn from Severth Avenue to Asbury Avenue, numerous piles toppled, and summer homes razed at Sixth Avenue. The Fifth Avenue pavilion, Asbury Avenue pavilion, and Belmar pavilions face severe danger as waves flood Ocean Avenue and Seabright is hit hard. The studio of Theodore Davis and the New Era monument wrecked mark losses along the shore.
In Newburyport on October 12 several yachts were driven ashore and destroyed with many more damaged. Wharves and warehouses are undermined and perilously close to collapse into the docks. The city railroad has been rendered impassable.
The steamship Chattahoochee from Boston arrived in Savannah twenty hours overdue after a hurricane off Frying Pan lightship. The vessel escaped serious damage but a valuable horse aboard was killed when dashed from its stable during the storm.
Nantasket Beach reports a hurricane force wind day with the highest surf in years. No serious damage noted as of evening.
The Union Loan and Trust Company did not open yesterday but President Clark says the bank is sound and an amicable adjustment is near. A private conference between savings bank commissioners and officers, represented by Sherman L Whipple, warned that court action caused unfavorable publicity risking a bank run if it opened. Officers feared new money would be used to pay checks despite reserve requirements.
Beta Mu and Beta Nu chapters held a joint initiation banquet at Young's Hotel with more than forty five students attending. New initiates include Edward L Holmes Philip B Cooper Thomas Nesmith Jr of MIT and marence Cushman Lester Hart Nowell Ingalls Clarence A Pettingill and Carl Tarbox of Tufts.
Lady Scott mother in law to Earl Russell, arrested on a criminal libel complaint, arraigned with John Cockerton and Frederick East at Bow Street. A bookseller testified she brought libel documents and letters to be printed and sent to peers and officials. She sought a rich American husband to fund the expenses. The trio were committed for trial.
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