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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1893
Page
6
Dr Selden H Talcott of the State hospital New York warns that late bedtimes and early rising fuel nervous weakness. Overwork and lack of rest during summer leave many needing more sleep, yet they often get less, with clear signs of strain and fatigue.
William Randall of Mansfield Massachusetts reports exhaustion kidney troubles and dyspepsia. After trying many medicines he used Paine's celery compound and felt relief after two bottles then nine in total. He now feels well and recommends the remedy as a great blood purifier to friends.
The Boston Post reports that its Sunday Post edition sells like hot cakes with strong demand. A request is made to increase print copies to forty, signed as a reader.
The fishing schooner James and Ellen returns with half mast. Captain Diggins reports a dory lost off Boone Island with Walter Conroy and John Ivelong missing, both from Pubnico. Two men from the Mexican steamer Merrillo detained for yellow fever arrive aboard Vigilant. Seven Grand Bankers land 1,115,000 pounds of codfish, an abnormal influx. James Boyce Jr. towed east with spars aboard. Steamer John Brooks attached for 1000 by Portsmouth dealers amid prior government issues. Laurel gears up for Newfoundland herring trip while Mabel R Bennett plans layup until season opens. John W. Rice returns aboard Ottoman after paralytic stroke in Africa. THE LANDSMAN.
The Shea family suffers after Daniel Shea was stabbed by Thomas O'Brien in South Boston. Shea is in City Hospital with a severe scalp wound and a hand bite. Mrs Shea, at 196 West Fourth Street, loses work securing shelter while caring for a sick child as neighbors and donors aid.
In Brockton on Monday Mayor Keith presented a public report on the Hotel Elmore raid. The investigation focused on witnesses including J H Page, a former Boston Globe correspondent, who denied wrongdoing and accused the mayor of spite. The hotel closed to the public. Mrs Fulton returned home with $50 paid to the county treasury. the Thompson trial and police inquiry ended as Brockton resumes shoe production and looks to the fair.
Delia Agatha God of Boston Highlands praises the Boston Post for short, pithy articles. She notes local business leaders prefer its concise reports over longer items and predicts the Post will dominate readership.
The North Atlantic Trident line trading between Great Britain and the United States has been absorbed by the new Philadelphia Shipping Company. The Atlantic Transportation Company will operate in unison with them, with Trident vessels joining a joint service between Philadelphia, London, Swansea, Rotterdam and other European ports. Several new steamers will be added to the fleet.
The second annual convention of the New England Conference of Charities and Corrections convened at the Channing Church in Newton with about three hundred delegates from all New England states. The opening addresses covered aims, state reports on Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island and the development of care for children, the insane and the poor, with emphasis on reforms and preventive work.
A hotel style six story block at 91 93 and 95 Causeway street suffered extensive internal damage from a fire in the Derby Kilmer Pond packing room on the second floor. Water and smoke caused most of the harm, with losses for Holmes & Co. totaling about 12,000 and Derby Kilmer Desk Co. facing heavy fire and water damage likely near 15,000. One firefighter, Patrick Hayes, was injured by a falling ladder and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
A ball in honor of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen drew about 600 couples to Odd Fellows Hall in Boston. Grand Master Wilkinson and other officers attended. a promenade concert, grand march, and midnight collation marked a festive evening with extensive floor management and volunteer aides. About 200 couples attended the Grand Hall event and 300 delegates joined the ball, with decor of flags and flowers adding to the celebrations. A second event, the first Kurlander Bruder Verein hall, drew around 200 couples to Minot Hall, ending with a highly successful gathering.
Washington reports Secretary Herbert will order the Charlestown to release Dr Boynton upon payment for passage by Moody Boynton of Boston. The release follows assurances from relatives and officials that the eccentric inventor was not mentally responsible and will avoid further embarrassment to U S diplomatic relations with Britain and Brazil.
News from Montevideo reports that Lorena, a rebel warship captain, has been proclaimed provisional president by Admiral Mello. The bombardment of Rio has paused as ships bring allies and ammunition, with foreign warships limiting shelling of the capital. Mello accuses President Peixoto of treachery and cowardice, claiming an assassination attempt via a dynamite-loaded album.
London reports K R Moore editor of Mark Lane Express and Bells Messenger summoned in Bow Street on embezzlement charge. He did not appear and was said to have shot himself with a revolver. He is alive. Hearing adjourned.
A public reception for Rev. James Boyd Brady PhD DD pastor of People's Church takes place Wednesday evening Oct 26 at 8 10 pm at the church on Columbus Ave near Berkeley St Edward H Dunn will preside with addresses by George C Lorimer Chadbourne Donald Ramsey Parkhurst Gunning and other speakers Musical selections will be directed by Professor O L Carter organist
W D Smalley prominent Hiawatha figure and president of First National Bank of Topeka was brought to Topeka by a U S marshal on charges of embezzling the bank funds.
The October dedication drew several thousand members from Worcester Athol Hartford and Berkshire commanderies plus Northampton and Connecticut Valley. Splendid decorations lined Main and State streets as the parade formed under Colonel H M Phillips. Two thousand marching Masons, with Hampden Roswell Lee lodges opening and grand officers present, highlighted a day of ceremonial rites.
New York October 24 President Chauncey M Depew of the New York Central said Vanderbilt bought Lackawanna stock as an investment. He noted Vanderbilt has no desire to run coal operations and that the stake aligns with his Nickel Plate leadership. The holding helps harmony among trunk lines and reduces friction between Lackawanna and New York Central.
District Attorney Jolly told a United States Court he could prove that over $30,000 collected by Collector Scott and Deputy Collectors Shaw and Riley for campaign purposes could not be accounted for by the defendants on trial. He denounced the defendants and charged they planned to finch government employees under them for private ends.
In Arkansas on October 24 a head end crash on the Iron Mountain line occurred when a southbound train passed a meeting point and collided with a northbound, wrecking several cars and engines. Three crew members died in the wreck.
A three year old boy named Moses Greenburg fell from the roof of the five story building at 32 Fleet Street onto the sidewalk about four o clock yesterday afternoon. His skull was fractured and he was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment.
A Post letter questions a firm allegedly using contract labor in the Massachusetts State Prison, claims of a 1887 prohibitory law, and cites Pettigrove who says no contract work exists. It explains convicts labor either on the state account or under the 1888 piece price system where the state furnishes labor and outsiders supply materials.
New York reports Simon Ottenberg director of Madison Square Bank arrested at 305 East Twenty second Street and taken to police HQ. Charles B. Selever another director arrested in Passaic New Jersey. Andrew Soulard also arrested then released on 5000 bail. President Blant released on 15000 bail signed by Erastus Crawford. Lawrence J. Fitzgerald, former state treasurer, remains without a warrant.
Michael Davitt, in Dublin on October 24, was refused a certificate in bankruptcy. He had appealed to the Bankruptcy Court after heavy costs from contesting Meath north division, where his election faced clerical intimidation charges and he was briefly unseated on petition before later being elected to represent Cork northeast.
The old Cotton tomb in King's Chapel burial ground will be opened this afternoon for the first time in fourteen years and the body of Miss Lucy Cotton, a descendant of the famous divine, will be deposited within. Workmen drew a crowd yesterday as the tomb was being opened.
The Ulster Parliament assembled at Ulster Hall with 600 Unionist members to oppose Home Rule. The Duke of Abercorn was elected president after the national anthem.
Providence report says rocks washed onto the tracks of the New York & New England road near Jewett City Connecticut after rain, causing train 181 to crash into them. The engine and several cars were derailed, the line blocked for five hours, but no injuries were reported.
New York, Oct 24. The Madison Square Bank faces indictments for fraudulent conspiracy and related crimes. Seven officers including President Joseph F. Blaut and Cashier Lewis Thompson were arrested on charges of fraudulent insolvency and forgery. Directors R T McDonald A S Kalischer Simon Ottenberg Andrew L Soulard and Charles L Selover were involved, with Kursheedt ill and Selover extradition sought. DA Nicoll will choose first trial after reviewing papers.
In Superior Criminal Court Harvey E. Landers is sentenced to two years at the House of Correction for bigamy. His two wives, Lil le Wood and Millie J. Stevens, sat together during the proceedings as evidence and motives unfolded. Stevens denied knowledge of the prior marriage, while a relative pressured her to testify otherwise with threats of harm to her and her child. The judge, Fessenden, imposed the term after the testimonies and scene in the courtroom.
The schooner James O Donohue of Bangor bound for New York with 190000 feet of lumber went ashore at Eastern Point in thick weather and heavy seas. In a gale, the ship struck, masts fell, crew escaped in a boat to safety, with no cargo saved and no insurance on the 151 ton vessel owned by A P Veazie & Co of Bangor.
Street railway employees in Columbus Ohio are on strike with between five hundred and six hundred workers idle. The dispute centers on the discharge of two advisory board members and alleged abuses in the companys shortage slip system.
An advertisement extols Dr. Greene's Nervara blood and nerve remedy as a cure for childhood nervous disorders such as St Vitus' dance. It quotes multiple parents claiming improvements in their children after use, praising the product as safe for all ages and endorsed by Dr. Greene of Boston for free consultation.
Roanoke Virginia reports the grand jury returned nineteen indictments from Sept 20 and 21 riot. Walter Boone Edward Page Frank Sheppard charged as principals with felony. A H Griffin and J F Terry charged as accessories before the fact. Several others face misdemeanor counts. Jury commends mayor but questions militia withdrawal and censures jail removal of negro Thomas Smith. Some riot victims noted as active participants.
John Keena of Meriden was found guilty of arson in New Haven and sentenced by Judge Prentice to eight years in State prison. The fire at the Bixby block occurred last spring, with the case passing through the Supreme and Superior Courts. A Superior Court jury returned a verdict in twenty minutes after a writ of error from the Supreme Court.
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