03 Sep 1896
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1896
Page
1
Frederick Stutzke and followers waited for the world to end between 6 and noon, then watched the sun rise as normal. Stutzke, at 413 East Seventy-fifth Street with twelve family members and followers, vowed the next fifty days would bring the event.
Lynn police report new statements in the case of Mrs. Sarah Collins' death. Willie Connolly and Delia McDermott corroborate sightings near Nahant Beach and Washington street, naming a mysterious man and an allegedly intoxicated companion. Detective work focuses on a man linked to Frank Degnan and a possible lover.
The text describes a leader who prays and watches the sun rise as a predicted catastrophe fails to appear. He dismisses milk deliveries and awaits explanations as curious followers seek meaning while the sun climbs toward its zenith. A disciple is sent to provide word.
A scattered chronicle recalls Millerite movements and late 19th century prophetic fervor across North America. It details Mrs. Collins and Willie Connolly’s accounts, a suspicious couple seen near Little Nahant, and police questioning of Degnan and Rose O’Brien as investigators seek the jealous man linked to the incident.
William Simpson’s stallion John R Gentry won a sensational three heat harness race at Fleetwood Park before about 8000 spectators. Gentry clocked 2 03 3 4, 2 03 1 4, and 2 03 1 4, the fastest three mile time on record. Robert J, Frank Ryan and Star Pointer followed, with Star Pointer breaking early and quitted. The finish in heat two and heat three was tight as Gentry overtook rivals late, securing victory ahead of Robert J by a neck in the final heat.
Washington report: forecast calls for showers in the northern New England states with fair conditions in the south. Showers move in during the afternoon or night with increasing southwest winds and warmer temperatures in the east.
The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain visits Danvers Massachusetts with his wife Mrs Endicott to renew ties with her family after arriving on the New York to Providence train and then continuing by rail to his father in law's estate. Chamberlain answers questions about Canada arbitration currency and the Monroe doctrine while denying political aims in this personal visit.
Bryan's campaign train arrived to a 20 000 strong crowd in Springfield after a London stop. He spoke on farming and labor as the nation’s foundation, criticizing gold standard policies and praising peasantry and producers of wealth.
At Urbana 1000 people gathered to hear William J. Bryan speak from his car in Kenton Ohio. He urged voters to back or oppose the gold standard based on their view of bimetallism and warned against foreign influence while Mrs Bryan was introduced. Yellow McKinley badges and band music accompanied a lively crowd as supporters clashed with opponents on the platform.
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