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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1894
Page
6
A 19th century health promotion article warns of Bright's disease kidney failure as a modern danger to men and women of all ages. It extols Warner's Safe Cure as the remedy, citing a testimonial from Mrs. J. H. Page of Brockton Massachusetts describing recovery after prolonged illness and multiple bottle use.
A Watertown Cambridge 46 Amerean council meeting reveals password rituals, guards, and blindfolded candidates sworn to a pro Protestant anti Catholic order. Reporters witness password rites, formal oaths, and a reception for a political candidate, with rules barring Catholics from membership.
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper shows the Scroll of the First Oath of the American Protective Association. It declares belief in Protestant faith, opposition to Roman Catholic influence in public schools, and vows to defend government against ecclesiastical power. The text ends amid incomplete personal details and dates.
A lengthy article describes ritual oaths and initiation steps for an Amorean order, detailing third oath clauses against Roman Catholic influence, Protestant pledges, and the testing by officers. It notes tensions with the Republican party, claims nearly 3 million members, and cites Massachusetts enrollment figures, ending with a meeting adjournment at 9:10.
Oct 18 dispatches from Livadia Paris and Berlin report the Czar’s grave illness and belief he cannot live many days. Grand Dukes Sergius Paul Vladmir Alexis race to Saint Petersburg. Princess Alix of Hesse to join from Darmstadt for a possible Livadia wedding in the Czar’s presence.
Nathan Baer, a well known Washington street jeweller, apparently made a second suicide attempt with a revolver after a prior attempt at the Boston Tavern three weeks earlier. He was found in his room at 125 Dartmouth Street with a bullet wound behind the right ear, brain penetration, and paralysis on the left side. He was taken to City Hospital in precarious condition. Baer, once married, had been divorced years ago.
A lengthy 19th century parliamentary column examines tariff policy and its impact on cotton ties and southern manufacturing, arguing for protection while criticizing Senator Hoar for mocking the South. It covers wage projections, agricultural distress, and the political blame game tied to tariff debates. The piece also reports a train wreck near Charlestown with passenger and freight delays, detailing wrecking crews, engineer actions, and conflicting switch signals.
Captain William Daly, a popular figure, was aboard the train when a dispute between trainmen caused a shock that left him sickened. The incident centers on Daly’s passenger experience and the resulting tension among crew members.
The Salvation Army in Charlestown faced a hostile crowd in City square last night as urchins armed with laths jeered and harassed soldiers during a march from the barracks in Bunker Hill district toward Henley street. A tambourine strike left a boy with a head wound before a patrol man dispersed the crowd and escorted the troops to safety.
The Old Guard of Massachusetts held its fall meeting and shoot at the Stoneham rifle range with 40 past officers present. Captain Lombard posted the best 200 yard offhand score, 24 of 25, while Lt. Brooks had the lowest, 14. Captain George E. Lovett led the re-entry match with the top score. A range dinner followed, hosted by the officers wives. prizes will be awarded at the January quarterly meeting.
The second oath binds the candidate to justice and equity in all roles as employer or employee, or as counsel, judge, or arbitrator, and invokes divine justice if the oath is forgotten.
The Fourth Oath, the strongest of the quartet, declares solemnly that I will not allow any one a member of the ro. The fragment preserves the pledge but omits the surrounding context and participants, leaving the core vow incomplete in the surviving text.
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