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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1899
Page
8
The festival of Succoth begins at sunset today lasting eight days. Orthodox Jews will live in booths with Lulav and Esrog ceremonies and daily prayers. Services start tonight in synagogues with first and last days observed as Sabbaths. Reformed Jews join in services on the first and last days.
Boston marked its 269th birthday with somber public banners on city buildings. Few residents grasped the historical significance amid wartime mood, as Democratic leaders Bates and Guild paused during caucus hustling.
The article describes Sukkot customs with booths, prayers, and meals as Orthodox families observe seven days of dwelling outdoors. It notes decorations of evergreens and fruit, Simchat Torah, and Shelter meals. It also recalls Sept 17 tied to U S history and local milestones including Constitution signing and city statues.
A 15 year old boy Daniel Dennison of 15 Kenilworth Street caused a fire yesterday at noon by playing with matches. Sparks set draperies and a brisk blaze spread. Firemen arrived promptly and saved the wooden two and a half story house but furniture suffered heavy damage from fire smoke and water
Washington Sept 17 One of the most remarkable religious institutions in the country the monastery and college of the Holy Land established by the Franciscan Friars was dedicated with imposing ceremonies Cardinal Gibbons and other church leaders attended The vast church features a five fold cross plan many altars and chapels and no seats for worshipers projects of Bethlehem Nazareth and the holy sepulchre are reproduced underground plans to train missionaries and preserve sacred relics were outlined by church leaders and friars.
The feast of St Catherine of Genoa was observed at the Church of St Catherine of Genoa Spring Hill Somerville. Solemn high mass at 10 20 with Rev Daniel J Linnehan celebrant and Rev Charles F Aiken deacon and preacher. Vespers closed the day at 7 30 p m.
The wife of chef Paolo Contestabile died yesterday at 342 Commercial Street. She had given birth a week earlier and briefly rallied before passing away. A month ago Mr Contestabile’s father also died.
John Haldeman son of W N Haldeman president of the Courier Journal Company and business manager of the Evening Times died at his Louisville home last night.
Miss Dora Havemeyer will marry Lt Winslow tomorrow at Friedheim, not St Marys Church, due to the Pope denying a dispensation for a church wedding. The Havemeyer heir inherits a vast Sugar Trust fortune, while Mrs Havemeyer, a devout Catholic donor, sought Archbishop Ireland to intervene without success.
A crowd of about 3000 gathered on Charles Street Mall as Elder Jensen of Salt Lake City preached on Revealed Religion. The Mormon leader argued that God continues to speak today and defended the Book of Mormon as a guiding scripture alongside the Bible.
Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence J Logan of the Ninth Regiment was elected national senior vice commander of the Spanish American war veterans at a recent Washington convention. Thomas J Curran of Boston proposed him with support from the District of Columbia and Florida, while Col Barnett and General Sunston were also named. Logan’s nomination was made unanimous after the call of States.
Democratic caucuses point to P A Collins as next mayoral candidate. Registration boosts Democratic hopes while Republicans warn any nominee signals victory. Collin s nomination could diminish GOP effort and affect council and senate races across districts.
Arthur E B Cobb a young riding master once in Boston's New Riding Club faced money troubles and separations as his wife and mother in law joined him in hardship. After flirtations and debts he shot himself last Thursday in Rye N Y declaring in an open letter the motive was love for his wife.
PhP Li Eh PEER feh ER is found dead. Mrs. A. R. Shelgrim had enticed the beloved woman, Bertha McKibbon, away to Colorado with J. Cleveland Osgood, Colorado Fuel and Iron president. Cobb, living in McKibbon's Rye house, killed himself after the affair, claiming past service in the Queen's Life Guards and possibly of noble birth.
The report describes Cobb a riding master coaching Mrs. Bingham of Rutherford and Mrs. Shelgrim. Tensions arose when Durland's Academy asked Mrs. McKibbon to stop lessons. Cobb left after disagreements over Mrs. Shelgrim. He claimed Mrs. Shelgrim influenced Mrs. McKibbon, a matter he deplored.
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