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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1897
Page
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Conservatives oppose it but Brockton manufacturers plan a Friday meeting. The talk centers on a strike threat and potential actions by labor or management depending on the outcome.
Brockton October 13 The executive committee of the Lasters Union calls a mass meeting Friday to decide whether to strike in sympathy with the sole fasteners. Most lasters favor action though some leaders oppose widening the dispute with manufacturers. About 100 McKay lasters attended. prices and unity were discussed amid a possible wage push if a tie shows.
James Seery, over 70, was arraigned in Newton Police Court on charges of assaulting his wife at their Nonantum home. He faces $3000 bail with case continued to Oct 23. Mrs. Seery, 65, is in Newton Hospital in danger after a fall and alleged kerosene obstruction.
A man identified as Charles Carson of Charlestown died after leaping from a moving Fitchburg railroad train between Union Square Station and the Washington Street bridge last Monday evening. He died en route to Somerville Hospital where his body awaits identification.
Martin Thorn's counsel will apply today for a postponement of his murder trial because key defence witnesses are in Germany and cannot appear on Monday when the trial is set to begin. The defense has hinted at producing Guldensuppe alive and rumors place Guldensuppe in Germany.
Antonio V Lewis and Charles Jorie, charged with clubbing their father to death in Vineland last winter, were today committed by the court to the insane asylum at Trenton. They have remained in jail since the crime.
Benjamin F. Hunt aged 88 and Julia A. Sherman aged 93 plan a wedding on the 2nd of the present month after a brief engagement sparked by a long friendship. The mansion ceremony at the Sherman home in Boston will feature four generations and 150 invitations.
Paris dispatch reports Adelina Patti the famous singer is ill though not believed to be in danger. Friends express great anxiety about her condition as October 13 coverage notes continued concern.
New York reports J Pierpont Morgan departed today aboard the Teutonic bound for Europe. The voyage marks a notable transatlantic movement with Morgan traveling for unspecified business or personal reasons aboard the ocean liner.
Fair conditions extend across New England with northwesterly winds turning easterly and southerly. Cooler Thursday morning gives way to warmer Thursday night. Eastern New York also remains fair with a slight rise in temperatures as winds shift from southerly to easterly.
Mr. Hunt, a Bostonian widower living with son Benjamin F. Hunt Jr. in Cambridge, plans to wed Mrs. Sherman of Watertown New York, a widow with an estimated wealth of 1 million in gilt-edged securities. The couple rekindled a youthful acquaintance during a New York visit, recalling past friendships and shared memories.
Charles J. Mooney who vanished from Jordan, Marsh Co. with 1900 was brought to Boston from New York by Inspector Douglass. He had been arrested in New York four days earlier and delivered to Douglass in the Jefferson Market Court. Mooney claimed all funds were spent on furnishing his new home with his wife, a Vermont acquaintance.
Thomas Joyce was arrested early this morning for assault and battery on James Carson in front of 135 B Street South Boston. The alleged weapon was a bottle. Carson was treated for wounds and held as a witness.
Fire at the Vendome hotel started in the tea room injuring wainscotting and flooring. Manager Knight directed evacuation in his dressing gown as guests fled smoke. Gas line and defective wiring blamed for the blaze. loss estimated at about 2000 dollars.
At 10 oclock last night Boston city registration stood at 94655 with additional names expected in other wards. Chairman Pearson estimates about 1000 more may be added, bringing the total toward 1100 less than 1896. Owen Doherty of 61 Poplar Street Ward 8 was the last to register at 957 PM.
New York drummer Harry Stack reported to Police Captain Bartlett that he was robbed of 45 to 50 dollars by a young woman at Crafts Hotel in Lynn. He said they drank together and she sat on his knee before leaving for an engagement as soon as money vanished. Police seek the local elocutionist.
The article describes a major celebration in Boston for the 100th anniversary of the Constitution launching. The fleet led by Rear Admiral Sicard to showcase modern battleships, with Iowa commanding by Captain William T. Sampson and other ships Massachusetts, Indiana, Texas, Maine, New York, and Brooklyn, plus a public reception aboard the ship.
Sunset saw the New York cruising alongside Massachusetts Iowa and Texas at Provincetown Harbor awaiting Indiana Maine cruiser Brooklyn and torpedo boat Puritan. Most ships likely to arrive today or tomorrow, opening to visitors. The Old Ironsides committee meets tomorrow as Secretary Perkins handles ticket requests and relics exhibit proposals. Henry Bainbridge of Brooklyn seeks an invitation. invitations issued are elaborate and handsome.
Captain Stewart wooed Delia Tudor of Boston after a fitful sea voyage. She asked for a British frigate as a wedding gift and he delivered two. He sailed again in 1814 and captured two British ships, sending one cargo to New York. In 1815 off Spain he pursued a suspected squadron and demanded a fight, ready to flog them if given the chance.
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