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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1898
Page
8
In Canton the shooting of George D. Saxton is linked to a web of affairs involving Anna E. George and Mrs. Atthouse. The case draws public scrutiny on morality, with locals debating a different standard for men and women and a preacher urging acquittal for justifiable homicide.
The 74 year old Rev Edwin Johnson wed 18 year old Miss Emelina Weeks in Bass River. The ceremony drew attention in Weekstown Green Bank and nearby areas as the elderly clergyman, recently arrived from England, preached to many listeners including the bride.
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll addressed a full Boston Theatre on the theme of Superstition. He argued progress comes from questioning beliefs, praised Dewey and Schley over divine aid, and ridiculed organized religion as hindering science and liberty. He linked Spain’s downfall to superstition and urged thanks to soldiers, not God.
In Jersey City two jealous husbands shot their wives and killed themselves. Henry Jones a Pullman porter aged 48 shot his wife at 14312 Van Horn street then killed himself after a struggle with their son Clarence. Garrett French a 35 year old locomotive engineer wounded his wife thrice and killed himself at 377 Montgomery street after planning to kill her.
Washington writes of Admiral Sampson's August 3 report on the West Indies fleet two months before Cervera's destruction. He details orders, San Juan retreat, Havana focus, Sterling plan, troop supply delays, and Shafter's requests amid Santiago battles and mine clearance.
In Omaha on October 23 John Melchert a Chicago photographer working at the exposition grounds shot and killed his fiancée Lil Man M Morris and then killed himself. Jealousy of the woman prompted the double tragedy.
Mark Lounds and Frank Ellis two Charlestown boys who escaped from Rainsford Island were captured by Reserve Officer Gould of Station 15 early Sunday morning. They said they left the island Saturday afternoon on a raft and rode the tide to Winthrop.
The statement a day or two ago is corrected: the firm O H Perry & Co of Somerville has not failed, but Mr Perry himself has been forced to do so due to his connection with Park Avenue Methodist Church, as referenced in the initial report.
In Washington on October 23 the unveiling of the peace cross on Mt St Albans marked the site for a planned Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. President McKinley attended and addressed the crowd as bishops and church dignitaries processed in robes.
George E. Runyon treasurer of the Eastern Dredging Company fell from Congress Street Bridge at seven o clock last night. He was rescued from drowning by a company employee and taken to his rooms at the Hotel Clarendon.
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