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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1897
Page
8
Madrid reports war minister asks Captain-General Weyler for explanation of the patriots seizure of Victoria de las Tunas a stronghold with seven forts and two Krupp guns. Patriots aim to set up a local government and seek U S recognition. Spain plans expedition to retake the town.
James Splaine, a 15 year old errand boy for L. P. Hollander & Co., vanished after a $100 bill he was carrying for a customer was tendered for change. Police search trains from Boston toward New York and Providence, suspecting he fled the store and boarded a train. Authorities watch en route stops seeking Splaine and the missing money.
Legal action filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court seeks 65000 damages from Peter Van Schaack, Chicago merchant, for alienation of Florence Van Schaack's husband John C. Van Schaack, whom she wed in Pensacola in 1888. She alleges her father-in-law opposed the marriage and caused its failure, claiming she has not heard from her husband since March. The couple has a seven year old daughter.
Tomorrow marks the last gospel tent meeting of the season under the Evangelistic Association of New England. In Allston on North Harvard Street George C Needham will speak at 3 p m and the Whit ney family will lead the 7 30 p m service. In Cambridge on Howard Street Rev R A Torrey of Moody’s Bible Institute will preach at 3 p m and Mr H B Gibbud of Springfield at 7 30 p m.
A 17 year old Brooklyn girl Mary Alexander ran away and married Michael Micklash in New York after opposition from her mother and church. The case drew involvement from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Yonkers, with legal action pursued but reconciliation urged. The couple wed in New York and Mary’s whereabouts after leaving the court are unknown.
A Jamaica man asks if forming an insurance firm or Lloyds could insure against twins or triplets. He suggests such policies would profit fathers and fund triplet dowries, noting twin and triplet frequencies and urging early guidance from state officials.
Indignation spread through Cuba New York after the announcement that Fred Graham, a Black man, wed Myrtle Soule, a White girl. The town reacted with controversy and sparks of tension as details of the marriage surfaced and stirred local discussions.
A large crowd gathered at night shouting indignation over a scandal involving Miss Soule. About 100 men and boys tried to reach the justice who married them, planning tar and feathers. He escaped via a rear door, and authorities restrained the mob from wrecking the house. Miss Soule is described as having a good reputation with no motive given.
In Newport on September 10 Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr and the crew aboard the Veda suffered catastrophe after a rock collision near Rose Island. Dorothy II crossed the line first while the Veda, after a brave but futile tow attempt, remained stuck and was finally freed by a passing boat. Mrs. Vanderbilt assisted by manning the line, showing notable courage amid the mishap.
Dr Durgin assures Boston faces no epidemic threat from yellow fever or other contagious diseases. He cites long historical quarantine data showing few city deaths and says land routes could bring illness but water routes unlikely. If exposed, ship passengers would be isolated at Gallupe's Island for about a week with medical care.
In Chicago on September 10 the Luetgert murder case progressed as experts testified the bone fragments from a knife pocket and from sluice slime were human joints. Professor Delafontaine and colleagues identified those pieces as finger and toe joints, with the defendant remaining unconcerned.
During obstruction of the track on Tremont street between School street and Scollay square by subway contractors traffic will be altered from 8 30 p m today and continue through Saturday night Sunday and Sunday night until 6 am Monday Northbound Tremont depot and ferry cars will operate via Temple place Washington street and Postoffice square then return to the regular route.
Reports from Marine Hospital officials confirm yellow fever exists at several points in Louisiana and Mississippi. Surgeon General Wyman said the danger remains contained due to precautionary steps. A despatch from Ocean Springs notes three cases in Biloxi and requests a detention camp to be established with a special train of 35 cars leaving Waycross.
A serious dynamite blast at St. Martin near Ferrol injures property and causes chaos. Bombs went off simultaneously outside the mayor and magistrate residences. Anarchists are blamed. Ferrol is a major Spanish naval port in Ceruns province on the Betansos Bay.
The Times reports the Bank of England directors have agreed to retain one fifth of the bank's reserve in silver. The announcement comes from a special correspondent and the paper asserts accuracy in the detail.
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