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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
2
A meeting at a East Somerville milk dealer’s home describes farmers and city dealers organizing to challenge the milk trust. Delegates discuss bypassing contractors, farmers selling directly to a dealer, and routes forming to move milk to Boston without butter factories.
A pecker plans an independent milk route for bakers restaurants and storekeepers. He has contracts for 10 cans daily, aiming for 150 soon. Delivery begins Nov 1. Name withheld. Milk supplied by three Reading farmers, guaranteed pure and up to standard.
A Progressive opinion piece lists milk pedlars and stores pledging to sell milk at six or seven cents per quart. It names dozens of firms and routes in Boston proper and neighboring towns, urging all pedlars to respond and publish their prices in The Post.
The Boston Boot and Shoe Club held its first meeting and dinner of the season at the Brunswick with over 150 members present. William Sherer of the New York Clearing House spoke on Banking and Customer Relations, followed by Francis B. Sears and others. The New England Clearance Association was praised and a resolution backed the clearing house system and its wider use in the United States.
Mr and Mrs Alva Wood of Woburn celebrated fifty years of marriage with visits from family and friends including sisters from Charlestown Lexington Melrose and Roxbury and relatives Frank Bruce and Ann Thaxter. Wood, a longtime legislator and Masonic member, once led Mt Horeb Lodge and previously oversaw Woburn railroad interests. he remains the Republican senatorial candidate and was married in Lynn to Augusta Bruce.
The report details a brutal dismemberment found near a floating bridge between Lynn and Salem. Police link a missing man, George E. Bailey, lodge keeper and milkman, to the remains and arrest a man named Best while pursuing clues about Bailey and his supposed wife. The case hinges on whether the body is Bailey and what connects the two men.
The dismembered corpse, found in gunny sacks weighted with a 26 to 20 pound stone, was discovered by James English and Fred Torrance near a bridge. Autopsy by Medical Examiner Pinkham showed two chest bullets, legs and arms severed, clothes with Harvard cooperative store branding, and possible ties to a murder likely ten days to yesterday. Police drag operations recovered more body parts as investigators consider how the victim was placed in the water, with Salem-origin team direction suspected.
Medical Examiner J arrived as the sack containing the body was finally opened. The moment provided the first opportunity to obtain the body for examination, marking a key step in identifying the deceased.
The article reports Dr Henton Henson's free weekday healing sessions at the Methodist Church on Bromfield Street and recounts the Whitmore case of a man cured after twelve years of immobility. It also details a dubious riverbank crime theory about a body placed on a floating bridge near Glenmere, Essex Street, Loring Avenue, and the Fay estate, with speculation on concealment and muddy bottom.
The 1900 01 bowling season opened last evening on City Candle Pin League alleys with lively crowds and strong enthusiasm. Bowler skills drew cheers as teams tested stubborn upright pins and owners praised the renewed interest, with Murray & Irwin defeating St James 446 404 on the first string before turning the match in their favor.
Delegates strained by long balloting at Faneuil Hall as McClellan opposes Conry and votes falter. Ward 2 declines to vote, wards 6 7 8 9 and 13 oppose Conry. adjournment follows amid heat and confusion. Fitzgerald with Ward 6, Kelcher calls for resolution. Gallivan and Lomasney comment as tension builds toward today’s nomination deadline.
Alice Wolff a Salvation Army member from Europe, and Peter Croy, a handsome young officer, married at Berkeley Temple in a ceremony led by Lieutenant-Colonel William J. Cozens. The service followed their years together within the Salvation Army as they preached love and charity.
Durban dispatch reports near Vryheid a Boer commando was ambushed by Bethune's mounted infantry. The Loers suffered heavy losses with several killed and eight wounded. prisoners were taken.
The piece argues about the war’s impact on liberty and the presidency, comparing McKinley’s administration with potential successors. It discusses the expansionist outcomes in Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and China, and debates whether to maintain the current leadership or risk change. It notes navy and army growth and the Democratic stance on foreign policy.
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