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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1895
Page
5
Sanfords Am King or Gingers promotes digestion and warmth, claims to quench thirst and ward off disease. It contains French brandy and imported ginger, marketed as superior to cheaper substitutes. Sold by Potter Drug and Chemical, Boston. owl trademark on wrapper.
The unverified report that Miss Virginia Fair heiress and sister of Mrs. Hermann Qelriechs is engaged to Count Sierstorpff draws interest in Newport Rhode Island. The name has surfaced before in society circles and reflects ongoing rumors about her engagements.
The tale notes Miss Fair, young daughter of the late James S. Fair, denying plans to leave with H Maitland Kersey. She drew Newport attention by breaking a long distance bicycle record and stands to inherit $1.5 million from her mother’s will, with a larger estate to come. Adelbert, Count Francken Von Sler storpff, a German noble and Potsdam Guards captain, is described as a fashionable social figure once linked to Mrs. Colgate, a New York widow valued at about $10 million.
In Brownsville Ermond county Kentucky Professor J H Dunwain faced a 17 year old student Miranda Bedloe after admonishing her for independence. She hit him and broke his whip leading to a disturbance and the school closing. Another case reports Professor J J O Shea accused of brutally whipping Miss Riba Walker leaving her bloodied and seriously wounded.
Over 60 000 New England pianos made and sold in 13 years with the largest wa re rooms in the world and the greatest variety. Easy payments highligh t rental by day week or month. Visit 200 Tremont Street Boston.
The article states that she and her brothers threaten to kill O'Shea and he is now under protection by Sheriff Manning.
Mrs. Jessie Sutcliffe of Boston was acquitted in Lowell Police Court of embezzling a watch and chain from C. F. Durrell. Durrell testified he loaned the watch to Sutcliffe to time medicines. he denied romance or gifts and said he paid for her return passage at her brother’s request. Sutcliffe, a nurse, claimed Durrell offered marriage and presented the watch for work, and that she later pawned it in England to aid her ill father.
Mrs Catharine Corey, an operatic chorus girl, was sentenced by Judge Burke to three months in the House of Correction after pleading guilty to assaulting Mrs Catharine McKey on August 20. The case sparked tension as McKey and family reacted to the verdict. Corey, once with the Black Hussar troupe at Castle Square, faced appeal and bond issues during the proceedings.
Lynn mourns Mary Gorham 101 noted as the citys oldest resident. Born in Galway Ireland in 1794 she married John Gorham and traveled to America in 1864 after surviving a perilous voyage aboard the Bohemian. She witnessed Irish events and knew notable figures including OConnell Father Mathew and Archbishop Machale.
Witnesses watched as officers closed in on a woman who fought fiercely biting and scratching as she was overpowered. Found starving and hair tangled, she had hidden in a stump nest and survived on berries. She claimed the name McDonald and said her parents live in Petrolea Ontario.
The Rev. Albert Schenck of Noble county Indiana sails for China to wed Pearl Gardner, his fiancée and fellow Indiana church member now serving as a missionary. They agreed he would join her two years after her departure, after she left to serve abroad. He remained poor but determined to raise funds to follow.
In Neenah Wisconsin on September 25 Mrs. William Dickinson, 29, was trampled to death while attempting to save her 3 year old son. The wagon horses bolted from fright. the infant was unharmed after bystanders restrained the animals and retrieved him.
Samuel Shaw, a well known Rising Sun resident and influential Methodist, marries for the fifth time after a past record of four marriages, three of which ended in the brides dying within three years from consumption. A knot of crepe and streamers were sent to his latest bride.
Alfred L. Baury received a five year term in the Massachusetts reformatory after pleading guilty to forgery and uttering checks. He forged the signatures of ex-Judge John Lowell and other lawyers, drawing about $2300 in months. He attempted to cash a forged ex-Judge Lowell signature at the Massachusetts National Bank but failed. ARrested three months earlier by Inspector Harris in New York, he is 22, well connected, formerly a Suffolk probate office clerk, and recently listed in insolvency notices.
The council met at length and confirmed John Larrabee and James Renfrew to state boards and positions. It appointed Fred W. Marshall and Timothy T. Quinn as Sharon supervisors, Nicholas Hathaway as Fall River public administrator, and William M. Butler as master in chancery. Dr Ernst reported no evidence of consumption in Ham's pardon case, with action postponed to next meeting.
Charlie Hoy a Chinaman of 24 Harrison avenue was charged before United States Commissioner Fiske with possessing two counterfeit silver half dollars. His American wife, angered by a quarrel, alerted police Monday night. Hoy said he bought them from a laundryman and claimed he did not know they were fake. The case was continued to Saturday September 28 with bail set at $1000.
A wild woman sighted in the woods west of Alpena Michigan eluded capture for months. City officers organized a search and followed her through a dense forest as reports placed her within fifteen miles of the city.
Baker Kidney Pills claim to relieve morning back ache by energizing tired kidneys and preventing kidney disease. Free book offers details. pills priced at 50 cents and sold by druggists. promotional notice from the Baker Pill Co. of Bangor Maine.
Boston audiences pack Hollis Street Theatre for John J McNallys latest farce The Fatal Card as Jennie Yeamans and John Sparks headline. Martha at Castle Square shines with Louise Natali and Kate Davis while Irving presents King Arthur at Tremont. Otis Skinner leads Villon the Vagabond at Park. Special Delivery at Bowdoin Square runs all week. In Sight of St Pauls opens Monday.
The St Paul steamship, sister to the St Louis, built by William Cramp & Son for International Navigation Company, is due at the port on Tuesday for its official trial. The trial will use the Cape Ann to Cape Porpoise route, a ninety mile test, with coal fuel and marked by tugboats provided by Boston Towboat Company. Officials, crew, and reporters only will board during the trial. The Indiana battleship may also run its official trial on the same course.
Hebrews denounce Dr. Gobron for allegedly refusing medical aid to a Hebrew mother’s infant. Counsel is reviewing possible prosecution while Hebrews plan a public meeting at Faneuil Hall to address the issue. The doctor reportedly carries a revolver amid claims of prior refusals and “small acts” provoking anger.
In Tower Grove Park, Delia Rowan aged 19 and Joseph Renisch aged 24 were found shot dead by a gate. A note on the man’s clothing read good by to all she shot herself and I shot myself. Police treat it as murder and suicide following a lovers quarrel.
Edward Cook, a young Rutland Vermont post office mail wagon driver, was arrested by the police inspector Snow of the Burn force on charges of stealing valuable packages from the mails. He confessed to taking several articles and a trunk full of items was found at his home, allegedly from the mails.
A Guayaquil dispatch reports the alert bowsprit broken after a collision with the British steamer Condor while Condor approached the river anchorage at low tide. Forepart damage reported on the US naval vessel Alert.
The trip runs Tuesday October 8 arranged by the Boston and Albany railroad from New York to Boston via Albany Hudson River and Fall River Line. Cost is five dollars for the journey.
Early yesterday morning the Tremont Theatre box office opened at eight to a long line of eager buyers. Demand peaked for Tuesday night with King Arthur, while Irving and company arrive Sunday after Toronto shows. The Tremont opens with The Bells and Nance Oldfield on Monday, allowing two days for Arthur rehearsals.
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