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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1895
Page
5
William A. Atkins is identified as the sole surviving charter member in a notice celebrating Lodge longevity and its fifty year milestone. The item highlights his unique status among founders and urges continued support for lodge activities and commemorations.
The growth of a men’s furnishing department at Jordan, Marsh & Co. highlights a shift as men increasingly shop for themselves. The store features separate doors to the street, clerks and superintendents, and crowds of male shoppers among women buyers, illustrating a modern department store boom.
The city will host a parade led by Mayor Curtis starting at 10 a.m. from Arlington Street. Bands will accompany veterans from numerous New England engine and tub groups marching along Commonwealth Avenue to City Hall and Congress Street. An all-day tub fight is promised, with a lineup of 31 participating units from across New England. Chief Marshal Samuel Abbott Jr. notes rain or shine muster proceeds with bands or drum corps for most companies.
The Irving company staged The Merchant of Venice at the Tremont Theatre in five acts with Mr Irving as Shylock and Ellen Terry as Portia, praised for their performances and the production's set design. After a strong reception last night, the same show will repeat tonight and Saturday matinee.
The scene at Brockton’s Pride features a vast dry goods department filled with shirts, collars, gloves, and racks of sweaters praised as the main draw. Clerks announce a Thursday sale expected to paralyze prices, amid brisk athletic wear demand and department expansion. Community teams, prizes, and a long list of officials accompany anticipation of a large event.
Dispatch from Constantinople reports renewed anti Armenian agitation with fatalities including four Armenians killed and a separate line that forty six Armenians were killed at Akhieseon, signaling a worsening ethnic clash amid the city.
The Superior Court jury awarded Julia Scannell $3700 yesterday after she sued the city for injuries from a sidewalk fall at the corner of Anderson and Revere streets on January 80, 184. The verdict covers her internal injuries from the incident.
At the United States Hotel the twentieth annual reunion of the Massachusetts Association of ex Prisoners of War featured touching moments for fallen comrades. Six chairs were tipped up to honor six who died in the past year. Officers were elected: President C. G. Davis, Vice President L. G. McKnight, Chaplain F. C. Curtis, Secretary Treasurer W. B. Galusia, Executive Committee C. C. Emery John 8. Fay T. K. Keeley C. W. Wilcox C. H. Colgate Milton Ellsworth. Comrade Richardson read an original poem Tell the Children a Story. Addresses were given by Captain Adams Comrade Smith of Worcester Colonel Benson Colonel D. W. King Dr. Galloupe and Comrade Boggs.
A note explains that entrants at 169 Tremont Street face confusion inside the Crystal Maze and are directed to the sidewalk if they cannot find a way out. The text emphasizes that items are not stolen and everyone may get lost briefly.
A morning blaze at the Atlanta exposition Midway spread from the Old Nig plantation building to the unfinished Hagenbeck arena. The arena was destroyed while a substantial part of the plantation structure was saved. For a time fears ran high that the entire Midway would burn.
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