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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1894
Page
1
Henry Cowen outside 46 Jeffries street East Boston yesterday afternoon witnessed 4-year-old Frederick A Jessen fall from a third story window. The child was struck on the head and knocked down with slight injuries to hip and forehead. Cowen suffered a badly cut nose. Both were treated by Dr O Keefe.
Captain Parsons reports from the Emily F. Whitney that four men in a starving condition were saved on Aug. 17 after their French fishing schooner Maria of St. Pierre sank Aug. 13 near Grand Banks. They drifted for days, were aided by a Norwegian bark and two other vessels, with eight and four rescued before, two later died. The Whitney crew cared for them, restoring some strength.
Fears rise in St John s Newfoundland over the steamer Miranda missing since July 27 after departing for Greenland with Cook Arctic expedition. She previously struck an iceberg and was repaired. About fifty excursionists and a crew of nearly forty were aboard, heightening concern for mishap in Arctic waters.
White River Junction Vermont Sept 4 Vermont voted for a full state ticket two congressmen and county officials in a biennial general election. Early returns show Woodbury Rep leading Smith Dem and Brigham Dem trailing with a projected Republican majority over all near 29 000 if current town returns hold.
August Neilson a Swede on Howard Street Brockton narrowly escaped death while digging a well a large object blocked the mouth and dirt and stones rained in a horse hitched to a buggy toppled into the shaft the horse died shortly after and the wagon was wrecked William Staples a fish dealer pursued the runaway colt to the well area but failed to stop the dash.
St Johnsbury Academy opened today with 259 students, an average number for the fall term in St Johnsbury Vermont.
The department offers silk scarfs in new shapes with four in hand knots and satin lining. Made from fine silks from renowned rooms worldwide, patterns are limitless. Regular prices would be 25 and 50 cents, but the entire lot is marked for a memorable sale.
Public notice announces a sale of neckwear occupying half of the Mens Fur nishing Department with 60 extra salespeople to assist customers. It warns that quantities may be limited to manage rush and ensure prompt service.
In Winter Hill a gun battle left Henry Allen wounded when Genaro Treviso fired as workers clashed over gravel handling. Treviso fled toward Boston, while Frank Laporta was later arrested for illicit liquor transport. police tarry for Treviso, seen in Brookline. Laporta due for arraignment.
The funeral in Grove Hill Cemetery honors General Nathaniel Prentiss Banks with family services and a civic tribute. Fifty five attended the viewing. clerics Rev H N Cunningham and Rev T F Fales led prayers and readings. The procession included wreaths from veterans groups and orders, while Governor Boutwell delivered remarks on Banks’s long life and opportunities.
Large dry goods stores used inspectors and police to guard shoppers as pickpockets prowled. Two well dressed women, Agnes Peppard and Frances French, were arrested at Jordan, Marsh & Co. then at R. H. White & Co. for shoplifting. A clerk Ethel O'Mara, 17, was detained for allegedly stealing $12. Minnie Chandler, 52, and Rosie Woolson, 87, were also arrested for shoplifting, while a 15 year old, David Rafowitz, was charged with pocketbook theft inside the same store.
Forecast for Wednesday from Washington details Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut with generally fair conditions and south to southwest winds. Vermont expected fair and cooler in the evening with winds turning northwest.
Mr E H Stone and family deny being aboard the capsized yacht in Lynn Harbor early Sunday morning, stating neither he nor any family member were on the vessel reported in Boston papers.
President stays home in Buzzard's Bay on September 4 entertaining visitors, delaying his ability to attend the funeral of the late General Banka. The sighting notes his absence from the funeral service and attributes it to hosting arriving friends this morning.
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