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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1897
Page
2
Inspectors and janitors protest leaving high pressure boilers unattended for snow removal at Roxbury Eustis Street primary. Fire safety concerns raise questions about school committee funding for hired help to shovel sidewalks while keeping boiler rooms manned.
George E. McNeill of Boston and Martin Fox of Cincinnati, delegates to the British trades union congress, were hosted at Teutonia Hall in New York. Fox and McNeill spoke briefly about the congress, noting 379 delegates representing 1,033,690 union members. McNeill said there is a global consensus to reduce working hours.
The Young Men's Baptist Social Union held a banquet and entertainment at Tremont Temple last evening with about 250 participants. Prayer was offered by Rev. N. R. Evarts of Wakefield. Music was rendered by Misses Minnie and Mabelle Swint. Addresses were given by Professor D. O. 8. Lowell, M A., and by P. Ramachandrayya, M D., the missionary guest of Dr. Lorimer. President J W Swint presided and C P Buckman chaired the committee.
Dorchester Senator Charles E Folsom defends his candidacy against accusations of corporate influence. He asserts he uses honorable means, rejects threats, and Prioritizes personal conscience over office. He challenges William L Chase to publish specific accusations for joint response. Boston, September 20 1897.
Engineers reveal a tunnel crossing to prevent grade conflicts where inbound Shawmut avenue and Tremont street cars meet near Boylston. The elevated 20 foot separation eliminates danger. Forest Hills line to run through on Oct 1 with Tremont Street cars rebranded to the Subway. no intermediate stations planned.
A NY lawyer Albert S. Warner was rumored arrested in Lewes Delaware aboard a schooner under the name Charles Downs of Philadelphia but was later released as not Warner. The Albany kidnapping claim remains unsettled and no charges were filed.
Frank Lajoie, accused of murdering Deputy Sheriff William Jackson, was captured near Whitney's Clearing at Paradox Lake within a mile and a half of the crime site. He went to his mother's home for food around noon and arrived in an exhausted condition.
The alarm from Box 414 at 10 31 last night reported fire in the hold of the Charles A Silliman of the People's Nantasket Line, tied at Craigie bridge. Firemen say spontaneous combustion started the blaze, totaling about 600 dollars in damage.
An excursion runs from Fall River to New York via Albany and Hudson River routes and returns on the Fall River line as well as Boston via the Boston and Albany railroad, with departure planned for October.
In Lenox on Sept 20 the women's cup contest began under a steady downpour. Miss Maud Curtis and Mrs. W A Taylor tied for first after the morning round, with Taylor winning the play-off on gross score. The Alexandre cup match followed, won by William T Gray of St Andrews Club with a net score of a figure not fully legible due to weather conditions.
Boston crews under contractor Franklin B. Snow begun five prospect holes on School street and one on Washington street marking the start of the Boston Pneumatic Transit Company's project. The team may shift locations if gas water mains or pipes are found. President Ralph Morrell joined by B. C. Batcheller and Lawrence B. Manley supervised the site. Snow expects trench work to finish by November 10.
The schooner Olive Pecker crew including Murderer Andersen will reach Boston where United States Marshal Swift plans to detain them at East Cambridge jail. Swift says no official government notice yet but expects prisoners charged with mutiny to be held like others, avoiding Charles Street if Bram case inmates remain.
In Springfield Illinois on September 20 the city is garlanded to host the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Delegates from every state and many foreign countries attend. The opening session was held this morning and a reception for visiting Rebekahs followed. Sixty thousand visitors are anticipated tomorrow with extensive preparations underway.
In Havana on Sept 2 Spanish columns led by General Luque and Colonel Moreno clashed with Cuban forces attempting to seize Los Baos de la Brechosa fort near Holguin. A cavalry charge left seventeen patriots dead while the columns suffered five killed and fourteen wounded.
A fire in the main slope of Bessemer Land and Improvement Company's No 2 mine at Bell Ellen near Blockton Bibb county Alabama trapped five workers beyond the origin of the blaze. Rescue teams recovered several miners and battled flames as hundreds gathered at the mouth amid panic and cries for help.
The county commissioners awarded Greeley property owners 36848.55 with legal interest from January 14, 1896, plus 121.78 costs, after eminent domain proceedings connected to Hunt Memorial Library. City counsel calls it a victory though costly, while owners express satisfaction.
Inspectors Gaddis and Wise arrested John Franklin of Hyde Park on embezzlement charges totaling 100 dollars from contractor James Doonan of Tafts Place. A fire alarm at Box 21 reported a first floor blaze at 85 Sudbury Street owned by Joseph Zane and occupied by Daniel W. McKinnon. Burglars entered Peter Chaplin’s room at 446 West Second Street, South Boston, taking two pairs of gold sleeve buttons, and Charles Brooks’s room yielded a pair of checked trousers and a gold-filled hunting case watch.
A telegram from Salem reports the Venus, a 1500 ton ship, burned at sea while sailing from Pensacola to Janeiro with a cargo of sumter. The crew and captain were saved, safeguarding the lives aboard despite the disaster.
A new subway section from Tremont Street to Boylston Street near completion could run as early as tomorrow under Tremont Street if needed. A Post reporter found minimal crew finishing piping while electric lights, white walls, and rails stood tested and ready for service. A knotty problem was presented by the project.
A whiffletree broke on a Brookline Water Works crew wagon driven by foreman Charles Reilly. The horse bolted toward Gorham avenue as Reilly and several workers were thrown or dragged. Reilly suffered a deep cut above the eye a lacerated wrist and a knee injury with others unhurt.
Brookline High School boys began practice on Cypress street with eighteen candidates. Captain Walter Boyce led the session, as they tackled balls from various distances before rain halted work. Expected starter for the eleven remains light, despite captaincy and a few veterans. Players: Parker, Hall, Kernan, Dexter, Hoar, McCullough, James, Marshall, Watson, Burr, Mahoney, Waldron, Wilcox, the Fox brothers, and Allen Converse from English High.
The Times cites a French envoy proposal of 151 2 to 1 for mint ratios and reviews the bi metal movement in France. It notes wheat prices declined despite protection until M Melines 18% policy pivot, recognizing agriculture votes and the need for higher wheat prices.
National League presidents met in Chicago on September 2. No actions were taken at the conference. organizers said the session was a preparatory meeting for the full gathering in November.
Hazleton Pennsylvania September 20 1920 1200 miners half the workforce return at Honey Brook Latimer Pardee s Latimer Cranberry Crystal Ridge Harwood Coxe s collieries Drifton district while Lehigh Valley Company workers discuss returning. About 5000 men have gone back to work. Minor clashes occur at Latimer Eckley as authorities arrest Sheriff Martin and deputies. warrants for 78 named officials issued.
Representative Freeman O. Emerson of Ward 10 seeks renomination amid a tense Republican primary. The boss system pressures lawmakers, with Emerson noted for steadfast votes on Boston public institutions and free transfers, earning support after resisting machine coercion in past battles.
The State Department released London correspondences on Behring Sea negotiations. Lord Salisbury defines the scope as an international meeting of experts from Britain Canada and the United States in October to determine seal numbers conditions and habits. Ambassador Hay notes the conference must be international in scope beyond U S and Britain.
About fifty prominent Scandinavians of Boston gathered at the United States Hotel to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of King Oscar I’s ascension. Toasts for Oscar II were given by Consul Gjert Scotz, Julius A. Finn spoke for the United States, and others toasted Sweden and Norway. BE Johnson’s Orchestra played national airs as a souvenir menu with King Oscar’s vignette was presented by the Swedish Publishing Company of Worcester.
Sadie Willis 27, a colored wife of 81 Joy Street, sprang from a 15 foot shed roof at 2 AM after a quarrel with her husband. Neighbors saw her climb out and restrained her but she fell to the yard. Dr. Thompson says she will be fine in a few days.
The American Wringer Company at 8 Arch and 77 79 Franklin streets is closing stock of clothes wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers exposed to water during a recent fire. Items will be sold cheaply to those who need them.
At Greene Point Athletic Club of Brooklyn Tommy Butler of Brooklyn and Tommy Ryan of Philadelphia fought twenty rounds at 14 pounds. Ryan pressed the attack throughout while Butler rallied but neither could gain a clear edge. Referee Joe Ward scored a draw. Glynn of Delaware defeated Eugene Horn in a ten round opener, and Charley McNally of Providence won over Joe Kane of Brooklyn after a foul.
In Philadelphia tonight Jack Daly of Wilmington and Kid McPartland of New York fought sixteen rounds with few decisive blows. Both men exchanged mostly idle attacks. Earlier Elwood Rowan and Frank Farley boxed six fast rounds with Rowan slight favorite.
State Detective Albert P. Bassett and at least one Italian were shot during a rescue of Boston contractors held by 22 striking Italians at the Oxford Central electric railway camp in Waterford Maine. Bassett, badly bruised and with a nonfatal arm wound, was pursued but escaped. L B Wilson chief engineer and Albert Davis superintendent of grading were in captivity during the day and allowed limited movement.
A large audience gathered at Schawben Hall Roxbury last evening for a meeting in the interests of Representative John Bleiler of Ward 22. The event opened by Frank Seiberlich with speeches endorsing Bleiler from D E Blaney E B Calculator Frank Selberlich John A Meyers William Dallow and Charles V Javer.
Dobson notes Jones absent from the club for two weeks and wonders the reason. Hobson replies that Jones’s family is away at the seaside and he can rest at home. Judge.
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