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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1898
Page
2
In a bold statement a retailer asserts no local competitor matches the store in size location and features. The outfit intends to establish itself as the sole establishment bearing the name in the city, highlighting the unique attributes of its new line.
The Herald and World forecast party gains for 32 states with Republicans likely to hold the Senate and gain seats. Quay in Pennsylvania and Voorhees as New Jersey governor are noted. Nebraska, Nebraska fusion, Oregon sound money, and Kansas silver issues feature. Indiana and Pennsylvania expect shifts. overall Senate Republicans lead by seven.
Yukon Trading Mining and Expln Co Ltd declares a fourth monthly dividend of two percent payable Nov 26 1898 to shareholders of record Nov 10 1898. Transfer books close Nov 10 1898 and reopen Nov 26 1898.
A Navy Board of Survey convenes in Boston to inspect the hospital ship Bay State docked at Central wharf with intent to purchase for service in the Philippines. If approved, the 388 ton, 200 foot vessel built in Scotland in 1886 is slated for a long voyage to Manila, possibly aided by feeder steamer Marcelus, with 76 men onboard.
The First Maine Heavy Artillery men sailed from Boston at sunrise aboard the transport Mississippi. Some details of the voyage remain unclear as the steamer had no fixed schedule time for departure.
A public reception honoring the Sixth Massachusetts Infantry Company L will be held Thursday night Nov 3 at 8 o clock in the People's Temple Columbus Avenue. The event is backed by the Tenth Provisional Company and Ladies Auxiliary Society with invitations extended to Civil War veterans and local dignitaries including Mayor Quincy and Governor Wolcott. Noted colored singers and musicians will perform to celebrate the homecoming, described as the only New England colored company to reach the front.
Rev. John J. Cummins of Roslindale spoke at St. Philip's Church last evening on Camp Life at Montauk. He described fever wards, nurses, Sisters of Charity, and Red Cross workers in vivid contrast to English campaigns, praising Boston war correspondents and noting the sacrifice of volunteers during the Montauk outbreak.
Golden Jubilee services mark fifty years since Tremont Street Methodist Church was founded. Bishop Newman preached in the morning on the mission of the nation, and Bishop Ramsay led the evening sermon. The week includes commemorative services with bishops, hymn, and communion.
Sick soldiers in city hospitals are in comfortable condition and nearing convalescence. Aaron Sussman and Robert Nash at City Hospital remain in dangerous condition. Massachusetts and Carney Hospitals report no further anticipated deaths among the soldiers.
Last Saturday the Globe Shirt Company opened a new store at No. 40 School Street opposite City Hall. The proprietor received many floral designs from friends and the store was decorated with palms and evergreens. A large crowd shopped throughout the day, showing strong early support.
Captain Mailman of the Nugget reports crewman Percy Hudson of Annapolis was swept overboard and drowned during a gale near Halifax last Wednesday. Weather prevented rescue efforts. Hudson previously from Wallace, N S.
A man found in the doorway of 42 Warren avenue around 1 PM yesterday was unconscious. A card in his pocket bore the name W. S. Wright. He is about 28, 5 feet 7 inches, 145 pounds with a smooth face, wearing a drab suit, black derby and tan shoes, and was taken to City Hospital where alcohol is suspected.
Thomas McLaughlin fifty died in the stable of John Mulvey at 653 Walk Hill street where he had slept for nights. He was a sign painter by trade but spent most earnings on liquor and alcoholism is blamed for the death. Un sertecker Tinkham oversaw the body.
City of Boston announces polling places for the November 8 election. Citizens eligible to vote for state officers will cast ballots for Governor and other statewide and local offices. Polls open 6 AM to 4 PM. Attest J M Galvin Clerk.
On Oct 6 a Boston doctor’s country estate barn burned. A bulldog Patsy hid in the ruins, later found with a human skeleton’s leg clenched in its jaws. The man inside remains unidentified, not a local resident.
A severe storm near Denmark Hill Camberwell uprooted cabs, blew down chimneys and trees, unroofed houses and damaged hawker stalls. Many injured as debris scattered over streets in a half square mile cyclone zone.
A man believed to be John Blake, 60, collapsed from a lung hemorrhage on Washington near Bennet at 7:35 last night and died shortly after reaching Station 4. Papers in his pocket directed to a pension agent in Augusta Maine list John Blake as applicant. He is described as a private in Company C Twenty eighth Regiment Hawkers and Beddler's State license No 768 also found. The Undertaker Jones took charge of the body.
General Greely highlights new discoveries by Professor A. C. Crehore and Lieutenant-Colonel George O. Squier that promise a revolution in ocean telegraphy. The sign wave system, tested from Fort Monroe to a 1100 mile line, shows speeds over 3000 words per minute and tripled receiver performance, with cable and land transmitters under development for commercial use.
A Vienna laboratory blunder released plague germs, killing five in the capital and prompting strict isolation of suspects. New York City labs store plague cultures and warn that a single mishap could spark a national outbreak. Health experts say with proper care the risk remains low, even as fear grows over containment.
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