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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1896
Page
8
A steady stream of five cases per hour occupied Chief Justice Mason from 9 am to 4 pm as divorce pleas were heard. Libellants were mostly wives with few husbands seeking release, and several cases concluded with decisions reserved.
Esther tells a tale of wandering with a woman who claims her as Mary while Mary E Christ asserts the child is hers. Mrs Doherty, the girl’s mother, bursts into sobs upon seeing Esther, who denies stealing money amid conflicting testimony and possible insanity questions.
William E. Leonard, $2, unmarried, young lawyer, fell from a third story window at 3 this morning and died at 11 a.m. An autopsy found liver and intestinal punctures. He had attended an autopsy yesterday of Frank Forte, murdered at Berlin, and may have been sleepwalking at the time.
Thieves entered Connelly's pharmacy at Harvard Street and Harrison Avenue in the early hours and stole four cents in copper. They left twenty stamps and silver untouched in a separate drawer. An imprint of a boot size eight was found on a chair used to reach a transom. Police seek the burglar. Cambridge Aldermen confirmed Albert C. Waite as Engine 6 driver, accepted resignations of Chief Brackett and Captain Stearns, with deaths of the late Police Captain Lucy noted.
The Boston Democratic caucus renominated Councillor John H. Sullivan by unanimous vote at the State headquarters with 275 of 300 delegates present. The event featured praise from A. K. Tilden and others, a district committee appointment, and Sullivan’s brief acceptance speech pledging loyal service.
The article outlines numerous divorce actions and disputed separations from the 1880s and 1890s. It notes husbands accused of drunkenness and abuse, wives leaving or deserting, and several couples in contested hearings before Judge Dewey. It also covers a libel divorce case involving Dr. Herbert P. Jefferson and Mrs Mariette Richardson Jefferson.
General Jimenez Castellanos reports to the captain-general that Cascorro in Camaguay was relieved by a siege breakthrough. Patriots under Maximo Gomez and Calixto Garcia led about 5000 men, facing 1800 infantry and 300 cavalry. A second engagement on Oct 7 at the Des Mayo estate ended in a patriot rout after sixteen prior engagements.
Workers at Jordan Marsh & Co held a memorial service on October 18 to honor Eben D. Jordan founder of the firm. William H. Baldwin recalled Jordan’s early dry goods business on Hanover Street and his steadfastness during the 1867 panic. Jordan was born October 13, 1822, and would have turned 74.
A large bankrupt stock featuring $15 suits for $4.88 and $45 coats for $13.50 to be opened at 8 a.m. at 91 Summer St. Yankee's promises all-wool suits from $2.87, with extensive men and boys lines, strong prices, and a money back guarantee as in the old Stewart policy. Open evenings for workers.
Two Democratic rallies set for Needham and Newton Upper Falls with speakers William H. Baker Christopher T. Callahan D J Potts and Daniel J Gallagher. Another event at Norwood Village Hall features Baker and Gallagher. West Medford Mystic Hall hosts Frederick H Jackson and Oliver Downing address voters.
Testimony traced a tangled sequence of tickets credentials and adjournment moves as the State committee, Music Hall delegates, and others disputed rights to attend and control the convention. Witnesses described tickets passed, arrests avoided, and alleged plots to disrupt proceedings at Faneuil Hall and Hamilton place.
Officials defend Cambridge water safety after typhoid near the basin prompts recalls of plans to destroy the Hazeltine House and other sites. Mayor Bancroft and Ex Mayor Hall downplay danger, confirm inspections, demolitions, and disinfectant use while stressing water purity and ongoing cleanup.
The list shows candidates for multiple districts with party affiliations. Names include Nicholas M. Quint Joseph W. Wood Luther W. Clark B W Mayo Daniel B Phelan F H Howe Edgar L Kimball Joseph G Brown Henry C Attwell L A Stevens Michael J Coughlin L L Gove J M Harriman Frank Newhall Miles J Daley James F Donovan Joseph B Saunders Ira McNeill among others with Dem and Rep labels across Essex Middlesex and Worcester areas.
The Somerville charter committee held its first meeting with Hon. George A. Bruce presiding. Mayor Perry and city officials attended and supported stronger council structures, a mayoral chair over the Board of Aldermen, more wards, and a proposed board of public works. No decisions were made.
A messenger reported Cobb's Island fully submerged with the hotel demolished and most structures washed away. Only the life saving station and two cottages remain as the beach erodes. no lives were lost. Hog Island risks unknown as the sea claims the area near Cape Charles, Virginia.
W J Dale of Boston one of the state railroad commissioners examining the Boston and Albany railroad was seized by vertigo at the Massasoit House Springfield Mass today. He was taken to City Hospital and is reported resting quietly after Mrs Dale was notified.
Ederick H. Jackson, Democratic Candidate for Congress from Massachusetts, invites Republican Samuel W. McCall to a joint debate in Somerville or Cambridge within ten days. He argues for an American finance system, against trusts, and for trial by jury in contempts, urging public discussion on silver versus gold and other fiscal questions.
New York October 13 Chairman Elliot Danforth of the Democratic State committee predicted William Jennings Bryan will secure 277 electoral votes and win the presidency. He said the battleground is the middle West with Wisconsin favoring Bryan and Chicago turning away from gold. He conceded McKinley will carry Connecticut Maine Massachusetts Rhode Island and Vermont, with other states uncertain.
Edward Lyons was convicted of robbing the house of Augustus M. Albans in Providence District Court and held in bonds of 230 dollars. Lyons is wanted in Fall River and Worcester. Everett Getchell of Topsfield Maine, about 18, left home Sunday afternoon and was found dead in the woods Monday afternoon. authorities suspect an accidental gun discharge.
Patrick Bowes, a known sports figure in Providence, was arrested on a charge of assaulting Grace Gardiner after running her down on a street. Gardiner lies unconscious in hospital. Bowes denied the charges and was held under $2000 for trial. He also faced a charge of fast driving, which he denied.
DeWitt C. Bunyea young man employed in North Salem was killed in Brewster while returning home on his bicycle after visiting a friend. He collided with a coach driven by Hugh Durkin of Danbury and died a few hours later.
The Boston Dental College class of aT has elected President Isaac H. Small of Boston Vice-president James D. Hogan Weymouth N B Secretary John P. Rattigan Watertown Mass Treasurer Hilland Holt Nashua N H Executive committee KH A Richards Newton D D Kelley Dorchester Emil Strohn Boston The Old Harbor Glee Club of South Boston will run a series of sec for to season beginning tonight.
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