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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1901
Page
5
General Leonard Wood, Cuban military governor, stops in Washington on return to Havana. He sails from Norfolk on the Kanawha and expects Cuba to begin self rule in seven to eight months. U.S. supervision of elections continues until the Cuban President is seated.
Cleveland reports relief from severe flooding with sun returning after days of heavy rain. Sealed sewers drained, streets once six feet deep in water restored to passable condition. Emanuel Church on Euclid Avenue suffered about four feet of floodwater intrusion. Suburban traffic resumes with minor delays.
Rumor promised Carrie Nation would arrive today but the visit was put off this afternoon. Saloon owners hurriedly hid breakable furniture and fitted iron shutters while awaiting further word. The plan remains alive and may occur later in the week.
A north bound passenger train and a freight train collided near Spring City on the Philadelphia and Reading route. Several passengers were slightly injured. cars derailed. While wreckage was cleared, a car slipped from a derrick, killing George Graham and injuring three others.
New York Sept 2 John Bucklinghoff a former waiter at Blwaney Golf Club Mt Vernon was arrested in the murder of David Scott and John Stevens at the club house yesterday. Simms and Dunnington were arraigned before City Judge Bennett at Mt Vernon with Dunnington kept under surveillance and Simms held for further exam.
London reports Major General Sir John Ardah presented Captain Carl Reichman’s findings to the Transvaal Compensation Commission. The Irish American ambulance reportedly began with 53 men, but 46 discarded Red Cross badges and acquired mausers upon arrival in Pretoria. Reichman stated Dutch railway and Johannesburg dynamite works were turned into Boer arsenals, affecting damages claims for deportation.
The District of Columbia eleven score 1098 to defeat eleven international teams at Sea Girt ranges. Sergeant Corry of the Twelfth Regiment New York made the best individual score while Canadians placed third.
In the twelfth annual Middle States Regatta on the Harlem River speedway course Harlem River, Atalanta and Union fours raced hard with Atalanta taking the senior event by a quarter length. Staten Island Boat Club won the junior eight, Ariel Boat Club Baltimore took the junior four, Malta Boat Club Philadelphia won the intermediate eight over Nonpariel. Titus of Union B. C. New York won the senior single sculls. Harlem River Club upset in the dark, senior eight won by two lengths. Potomacs of Washington finished last in the junior eight.
A string of city mishaps leaves no serious harm. Cornelius Lynch 30 of Cherokee street cut his scalp after a fall near Westfield street and was sent to City Hospital. Frank Spoles 25 of Fleet street injured by falling coal in the navy yard dry dock and sent home after a head cut. Harry Perceval 35 of Lowell fell from bed at Salvation Army barracks and needed hospital care for a scalp wound. George Nief 17 Hampden street fainted on Boylaton street due to heart trouble and was taken to City Hospital. Charles Howard 64 Reed street struck by a bicycle rider and had a scalp cut. Edward Gilchrist 10 Telegraph street fell while jumping from an electric car ride and was sent to City Hospital.
In Kansas City Labor Day featured the largest union parade with William J. Bryan in attendance. He spoke at Electric Park, urging workers to vote for equal justice, warn against private monopolies, and oppose cooperation with trusts while highlighting the labor versus steel trust struggle and the need to use ballots to curb monopoly power.
Visiting officers and members of the Acadia district Nova Scotia I O O F Manchester Unity joined Lawrence lodges for a forenoon picnic at Salem Willows with fish dinner. An 8 pm Berkeley Hall reception led to dancing until midnight in a military ball atmosphere.
Sarah J. Marcil of 2 Percent Temple Street Cambridge was robbed near Massachusetts Avenue and Temple Street about 7 30 p m. Two young men grabbed her pocketbook then rode off on bicycles. The loss was only four dollars and thirty cents.
Yesterday afternoon officers arrested Winnie Davis of 4 Cambridge Avenue on illegal liquor sale charges. A 930 PM fire damaged $5 in Arthur Hunt’s house at L and Ninth streets due to an overturned lamp. A thief snatched Joseph Sullivan’s chatelaine bag containing $3 during the Washington Street labor parade. he describes the suspect as 5'10", light build, mustache, straw hat, not yet arrested. A man named Joseph Smith of Worcester grabbed Sullivan’s watch chain and charm near Dover and Washington. Smith was held but not identified as a professional. A forenoon fire caused small damage at Philip Derkwits’s tenement, 123 Park Street, Dorchester, where a couch caught fire while residents searched for a dropped item. Thieves entered Daniel Flynn’s tenement at 45 A Street, South Boston, stealing a valuable gold wedding ring after forcing a kitchen door during parade coverage.
Paris reports M. De Lanessan says French have formally handed over the Palace of Ancestors and the imperial city to Chinese plenipotentiaries. Only one French battalion remains in the old quarter as Pao Ting Fu and nearby areas are evacuated after salutes to the tri color by Chinese regulars.
President Shaffer and counsel W. J. Brennan addressed Pittsburg labor picn ic attendees. Brennan urged labor’s injunction to bar banks from funding trusts, claiming union deposits could force arbitration. Shaffer cited the trust’s refusal to sign a universal scale to avoid empowering the Amalgamated Association.
A vast crowd estimated at over 100000 gathered at Crescent Beach yesterday. The day saw thefts at depots and amusements while a megaphone warning kept the crowd in check. Balloon ascent and chute feat wowed attendees. A Lynn boy, 14, burned his finger on a live wire during a pole climb and was treated.
A mysterious woman who collapsed at Sullivan Square Station on Saturday night was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital and remained unconscious. No identification has been found and no missing person reports match her description, leaving police without leads to locate her friends.
Property valued at $1000 stolen yesterday from Albert M. Wing in Suite 5 at 126 Berkeley Street. Entry gained by false keys. no one was inside the rooms. Investigators link the theft to the "flat gang" operating in the city.
Israel Wilkes of 63 Sterling Street was attacked outside his Washington Street shop last Saturday night. Hugh McLaughlin of Roxbury was arrested after Wilkes identified him at the station. Wilkes remains in hospital with a severe scalp wound.
The steamer Santa Inia arrived from the North with a Nome story. Fred Hardy faces a first degree murder indictment for the August 28 killings of Con Sullivan Florence Sullivan and P. Rooney on Unimak Island. Hardy, who claims kinship to John Wanamaker and says he served in the Philippines with the Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteers, awaits trial.
The Franklin Park tennis tournament concluded with close matches. Wallis and Snow advanced to the final, to be held Thursday at 3 o'clock.
San Francisco dispatch reports Ho Yow favored to succeed Wu Wing if Wu transfers to London. The note highlights Ho Yow as a capable diplomat amid the imperial cabinet changes and foreign service reshuffles.
Vice-President Roosevelt, invited by the Minnesota Agricultural Society, headline the fair opening in Minneapolis. He urged national supervision of big corporations, stressed fair dealing with foreign powers, warned against territorial aggression, and reviewed Cuba and the Philippines progress toward self-governing commonwealths.
Dorchester Driving Club staged five races at Readville Trotting Park drawing about 1500 spectators. Lady Madison won the 2:20 trot after a close contest with Alice M, while Kentucky Star defeated Landlord and Rudesley G. Moulton & Young’s gelding took second in the fast divisions. Other winners included Brightness in the slow race and Gladys M in the 2:22 pace.
The season at Combination Park ended with record crowds. Genevieve driven by Bailey won three heats in the mile event, Emma C. won three straight in the half-mile free-for-all, Eldora driven by Wiles secured first in heats one three and four, and Maud A. driven by Rideout won three straight in the 1:12 class.
In Winthrop Yacht Club regatta only two boats completed the 18 foot class course and one in the other. The Hector owned by A W Hubbard and the Charlotte owned by W H Watkins competed in the 18 foot class. Dot owned by C A Maynard raced in the 15 foot class. A E Fowler defeated William Lawrence in the dory race.
Peter McNally swam from Boston to New York finishing at Story Beach near the Pacific House shortly after 6 pm. He reported ankle pain and cramps after Bug Light but remained determined, rub-downs improving his condition versus yesterday.
The Forty Seventh Regiment Association met at John A. Andrew Post 15 G A R hall for a 10 o clock forenoon session. Officers elected include President Lieutenant Colonel Albert Stickney and vice presidents Captain G G Redding Major A S Cushman Major Everett S Ciorton Lieutenant George F Hall George A Wool Lieutenant B F Hatch secretary John H Harlow treasurer A M Robinson and Chaplain Rev H Cunningham. A banquet followed at 12 30 p m in the upper hall with the ladies auxiliary joining.
Thomas Donahue, described as one of the era’s most dangerous criminals, escaped last night from the New Jersey Asylum for Insane Criminals in Morristown. He was serving time for tapping a Newark saloon till and reportedly sawed through the door lock and outer corridor bars despite daily cell checks, with no clear explanation for how he obtained the escape tools.
Matty Matthews of Brooklyn defeated Patsy Sweeney of Manchester New Hampshire on points after two rounds at the Coliseum in Hartford tonight the Nutmeg A. C. hosted the boxing card with Referee Charley White officiating.
In Pittsburgh on September 2 a colored worker named William Jones was mistaken for a non union laborer by Star Tin Plate strikers and nearly beaten. Police Lieutenant Crossan arrived to aid Jones and was wounded. A 2000 strong crowd shouted Lynch him before officers restored order and Jones was taken to the station.
Floyd McFarland of San Jose beat Major Taylor of Worcester in two straight heats over one to three miles behind motor pace. In the four cornered match, Frank Kramer edged Iver Lawson for the final heat in a tight finish.
John Flanagan, world champion 16 pound hammer thrower, set a new mark at 171 feet 9 inches at the Greater New York Irish American Athletic meet. Patrick O Connor, new arrival from Ireland, failed to qualify in the running broad jump.
Over 2000 people gathered at Marine Park to watch the Lobster Swimming Club close its season. The program featured water pantomime by Cuddihby De Fraetas and Hatch, a tule race won by Cuddihy, an obstacle race won by C. A. Hatch, plus water gymnastics and a burlesque tea party demonstration.
A Manila dispatch reports the British bark Osherga of Maitland N S, Captain McKenzie from Newcastle N S, July 8, ashore on San Nicolas Reef. Assistance has been dispatched to aid the vessel and crew.
The corner stone of a new temple for Signet Commandery Knights of Malta was laid yesterday afternoon in Somerville.
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