This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1897
Page
5
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as the direct local remedy for piles, claiming rapid absorption, painless lasting cure, no poison, and low cost. It urges readers to buy from druggists at 50 cents or one dollar, with a free book mailed from Pyramid Drug Co. in Albion Michigan.
Queens grand jury hears evidence in the Guldensuppe murder case starring Mrs. Nack and Martin Thorn. District Attorney Youngs seeks a swift trial as witnesses describe the Woodside cottage scene, dismemberment, and Thorn confession. Indictment expected tomorrow.
Boston University begins its 1901 academic year with the opening of the Theological School led by Dr. Hinckly Mitchell on qualifications of a theological student. The College of Liberal Arts holds its formal opening day as new student registration continues, with an expected freshman class of at least 150. Dr. F Spencer Baldwin will deliver the opening address on economics as the School of All Sciences reports a larger student body.
About 400 delegates gathered at Ebenezer Baptist Church as the national colored Baptists opened their seventeenth annual session. Mayor Josiah Quincy and Gov. Roger Wolcott welcomed attendees at Faneuil Hall, with Rev. Dr. George C. Lorimer and other ministers speaking on missions and Africa. The evening featured Rev. William B. Johnson and choirs from Boston and surrounding cities.
The body of Ogden Goelet arrives aboard the steam yacht Mayflower after an eleven day voyage from Cowes. Immediate family members board at the New York Yacht Club station for private services to be held aboard the yacht, with interment in New York. The New York Yacht Club to fly burgee at half mast for the funeral day.
Edward Y. Butler, heir of General B. F. Butler fortune, resides in a private asylum after his Malden project to convert Hoodlet mansion into bachelor flats. He furnished a lavish set of rooms, wine cellar, and guest chamber, inviting neighbors while guardians move to undo his acts. The estate faces sale as laborers seek payment.
The third year day dressmaking class at North End Union 20 Parmenter street opens Monday. The eight month course runs 9 am to 4 pm weekdays, with drawing and sewing to build skill. Tuition is 20 dollars. pupils may sew dresses for friends and keep income.
A New York Central westbound White Mountain express collided with a freight rail near Syracuse in dense fog at 6 45 am. A freight brakeman misaligned a switch letting cars onto passenger track No 2. Engineer Joseph Watson could not stop. Engine 958 toppled and slid seven lengths, fireman Charles Wilkie was badly burned. Twenty four passengers in three sleepers escaped injury though sleepers burned as coals fed the blaze.
Seymour Bros stock and grain brokers of 30 Broad Street New York assigned their assets after the market close to ex Judge Charles Donohue without preferences. The firm had costly offices in the Johnson Building and maintained offices nationwide at great expense.
Yesterday in the Superior Criminal Court Judge Dewey handed down sentences to several defendants. Timothy Mahoney received six months in the House of Correction for drunkenness. John T. Bowers got four months, Ellen Sheehan one year, and John Barry fined for unspecified offenses. Francis Long was sentenced to two years for larceny. Lawrence Smith drew twenty-two months in the House of Correction. Richard Riley was fined for assault.
Henry Laventure, 19, died after being caught by a belt while replacing a small belt at the Jefferson mill in Manchester New Hampshire today. He was taken to the hospital where he died within two hours. his body was described as horribly mangled.
The National Laundrymen's Association, meeting at the Vendome, debated resolutions to boycott Chinese laundries but tabled them. Resolutions urged forming trades unions among laundry workers to draw patronage away from Chinese laundries. Some members opposed immediate action. President Williams said Atlanta sentiment favored not compromising the association's dignity on the Chinese trade.
Charles H. Boynton night manager of the Associated Press wed Florence Gaines at the Church of the Covenant in Washington. Prominent guests included Secretary and Mrs. Alger, Secretary Gage and Mrs. Gage, Vanderlip, Roosevelt, Frank B. Noyes, Day, Evans and other notable figures. Best man was William D. Farwell of the New York Tribune. The couple left for the North after breakfast.
The ninth annual convention of the National Association of Life Underwriters opened at the Masonic Temple in Milwacker with President David 8 Hendrick of Washington presiding. Col C M Ransom, editor of the Standard Boston, delivered a paper on Origin and Growth Present and Future of Life Underwriters, closing today's session.
The railroad commissioners held a morning hearing on the New York New Haven Hartford plan for a Back Bay station. Ex Mayor Matthews, via Nathan Matthews Jr, sought postponement from the White Mountains on behalf of hotel and real estate interests. Mayor Quincy and others approved the plans. hearing continued to October 1.
Edward W. Taft died of pneumonia yesterday at 48 Monument Square Charles Town after a two week illness following a cold. A son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Taft he spent his life in the district, educated in Boston, and known for business skill and integrity. Funeral from his home Friday to St Mary’s Church with a high mass at 9 30.
Tickets for the Fitchburg Hoosac Tunnel excursion on Sept 18 cost $2 and are limited. Tickets can be procured only at 260 Street and the Union Station office.
Brussels dispatch reports Charlotte former Empress of Mexico gravely ill with death feared at any moment. Born June 7 1840, she married Maximilian in 1857, who was executed in 1867. After failed missions to Napoleon III, she went to Italy, later at Laeken Palace. In lucid intervals she wrote memoirs of the Mexican empire.
The New England Postmasters Association met at the Crawford House after a three month break with about thirty members present. Delegates discussed post office matters and ways to improve postal service efficiency. Another gathering is planned for next month at the Crawford House.
A large barn adjoining the Davis and Farnum iron foundry at Waltham was destroyed by fire this afternoon. The cause is undetermined but suspected incendiary. Property loss is estimated at about 3000 dollars. Four horses and several tons of hay were burned.
President F. E. Clark presided at the quarterly meeting of the United Society of Christian Endeavor trustees at the United States Hotel. After dinner the body heard officer reports and noted renewed interest in C E work since the San Francisco convention. Secretary Baer reported a total enrollment of 3,0780 members.
The Hon. Seth Low, union candidate for Mayor of Greater New York, arrived in Boston from Northeast Harbor Maine after a vacation stay at the Brunswick. He left on the 1 o'clock express for New York and refused to comment on the campaign.
A Washington Star exchange between Senator Sorghum and a friend notes the artful sugar sculpture seen in confectionery wares. They remark on talent and variety in shapes, marveling at what can be made from sugar.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.