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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1895
Page
5
Largest piano makers announce immediate move after selling lease of world’s biggest piano warerooms to hotel syndicate. They urge buyers to compare prices and terms as stock, variety, and assortment are offered at unrivaled values for sale or rent. Visit piano headquarters.
Dr Parkhurst lands in New York and blasts Tammany while praising Roosevelt and Waring. He favors local option and Sunday law safeguards, critiques excise measures, and urges reform factions to unite against Platt and Croker. He cites Lexow and police reform, laments Boss power, and extols Waring and Fellows with sharp wit.
A Boston press report details the yacht sunk last Thursday off Deer Island Light with conflicting accounts of John A. Ackley not aboard. It notes the brig Onolaska wreck near Martinique after departing Portland on Aug 22 with shocks for Francois Bay, its loss declared total though cargo may be saved, and the crew lands safely.
Report from New York Gymkhana shows 14 year old seeks a marriage license while women riders compete in bloomers. A collision incident leaves a victim alive as city authorities review a controversial act. Local officials comment on safety and decorum amid the day’s events.
Boston bills unfold next week with Peter Datley at the Hollis presenting John J. McNally's The Night Clerk. The Columbia features The Twelve Temptations while A World of Trouble returns at Bowdoin Square. Luminaries Lily Post and Seabrooke lead attractions as Martha extends its run at Castle Square Theatre.
The advertisement touts Sanford's Ginger as a potent stomach warmer and diges tion aid that also prevents chills and fights disease germs in water. It claims pure French ginger, imported ginger, and superior quality versus dangerous substitutes, urging shoppers to ask for the product with the owl trademark.
The polo field near the Westchester Country Club buzzed with cottagers and villagers during a lively Gymkhana. Duchesses and socialites including the Duchess de Dino and Mrs Iselin drew attention while Elsie Waterbury won the ladies race riding astride. Spectators from Newport, Rockaway, and local families watched as dogs and guests filled the scene with fashion and festivity.
Eleven young women from Livingston and Staten Island clubs faced a male team on Staten Island. Men bowled and batted left handed to balance the contest. Men scored sixty in the first inning and fifty seven in the second, while the women managed twenty one and fifty seven. Players included Hamilton, Grierson, Youle, Frye, Quaile, Schermerhorn, Pell, Stewart, Fitzroy, Robinson, Hayward for the men and Henken, Robinson, Droler, Edwards, McNinn, Coffin, Scrymser, Smyser, Bonn, Bennett, Harrison for the women.
Congressman John F Fitzgerald learns the U S S Minnesota will be turned over to the Massachusetts naval militia for training as Commander in Chief Greenhalge approves. Weeks sought a warship for three years and the transfer marks a major victory for Massachusetts naval militia efforts.
The directive instructs the wearer to extend the length and fullness of her bifurcated garments in future use. It emphasizes a more modest, conservative silhouette and adherence to evolving fashion expectations.
Mrs Jessie Curtis remains fragile but alive at hospital after Charles Poole shot her and then killed himself. Poole’s burial at Greenwood Cemetery follows reports of mental instability in his family. Doctors note Mrs Curtis’s stubborn vitality and fear lasting strain may threaten her recovery.
Six women cyclists wearing bloomers start from Brooklyn for a 100 mile ride. The women ride under feminine auspices with no men in tow, finishing the century in under twelve hours. Mrs. Edward Myers serves as pace maker and the group gains cheers from an enthusiastic crowd.
City Registrar Whitmore faced a peculiar case as Marie DeRighi aged 16 sought a marriage certificate. F D Rideout and an Italian interpreter, plus a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children representative, debated legality with her intended husband Vincersie Sforso aged 22. The ceremony was postponed due to age and legal limits.
C Frank Rice of the State fire marshal reports Thursday night’s blaze at North Packing Company was set by an incendiary. A car carrying fertilizer held charred cotton waste soaked in oil placed at a door between the car and shed, delaying discovery and threatening the entire plant. Police link similar Monday night coal-shed arson to a newer gang of organized incendiaries.
Richard Croker returns to New York after a voyage from England and asks to be understood as not seeking Tammany leadership or any office. He says he may not enter politics again, though future changes cannot be ruled out. He plans to focus on racing in England and predicts a large Tammany majority this fall.
The Watertown Women's Club hosted a reception for sculptor Miss Harriet Hosmer in the Universalist Church vestry. The event featured decor, vocal music by aides, and an address by Hosmer recalling her Watertown origins and forty years abroad. Notables from Cambridge Woburn Dorchester and surrounding clubs attended.
Miss Eleanor Beatrix Morton appeared on Niccoli et avenue wearing knickerbockers and rode a bicycle on a city street. Policeman Tapper forced her to dismount and go home. She complained to Mayor Pratt, who asked to see the costume. Morton appeared before the mayor and chief of police with the knickers reportedly concealed beneath a skirt. Chief Smith said the officer would not be reprimanded.
An old advertisement urges readers to use Beecham's pills for constipation with 16 and 25 percent formulations and to consult the druggist about the book. The fragment ends noting Anneal and over 600.
The Boston & Albany railroad arranges a Tuesday excursion to New York via Albany Hudson River and returns by Fall River Line to Boston. It promises the best value for the money for the trip offered.
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