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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1897

Page

2

Quiet Sabbath at Adams as McKinley attends church

President McKinley rests quietly at the Plunkett mansion in Adams Mass. He attends the Congregational Church service with Mabel and Grace McKinley and then enjoys a drive. Sunday school remarks highlight a rally day with handshakes for about 100 children and songs ending in America. Attorney General and Mrs McKenna attend St Thomas’s high mass.

Ing Romans Penniman Foster W. B. Plunkett America McKenna St. Thomas’s

Williams College President to Visit Berkshire for Williams Talks

Miss Mabel McKinley sang with a rich soprano at a church service in Adams where Rev A B Penniman preached on prayer. Attorney General McKenna dined at St Thomas's, while President McKenna plans a Berkshire visit to Williams College, expecting a reception from Caldwell Plunkett and students before a possible Tuesday departure to Washington.

Mabel McKinley Plunkett J. K. Cowan Thomas Connes W. B. Fisher Thomas Goodnow E. M. Meekins North Adams Pilgrims Tannhauser A. B. Penniman T. J. Cullen Paulist Fathers New York City Adams Sct. Thomas’s B. C. Moran McKenna Williamstown Franklin Carter Williams College Caldwell Plunkett W. B. Plunkett Williams Washington Berkshire

Strikers Firm in Brockton as Mass Meeting Convicts Resolve

Striking shoe workers in Brockton held a large mass meeting at the Shoe Workers' Union hall. They expressed firm resolve to press the strike, noting no breaks in ranks and predicting victory as manufacturers try to lure workers back. An excursion to New York is planned from Union Station at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 26.

Brockton Shoe Workers’ Union McSherry Rice & Hutchins Abington E. T. Wright Old Colony Atay T. D. Barry Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union Whitman New York Albany Hudson River Boston Union Station

Lynched Negro Raymond Bushrod After Assault in Kentucky

A mob of about 800 in Hawesville Kentucky hanged Raymond Bushrod the man who yesterday assaulted 14 year old Maggie Robert. He confessed publicly after brief prayer and was executed on a shade tree in the courthouse square. Coroner and jury ruled death at the hands of unknown parties.

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune Hawesville Raymond Bushrod Maggie Robert Court House Bushrod Mitchell

Daughter of Scranton woman dies after hydrophobia scare

In Scranton Pennsylvania Joan F Jordan recalls her 10 year old son dying Friday from hydrophobia a bite from a mad bulldog last March The boy's bite grazed her fingers and swelling appeared on her arm later prompting three physicians to consult If needed Jordan may be sent to New York City for Pasteur treatment

Scranton Penn Joan F. Jordan Jordan New York City Pasteur

Tapley Dies Sudden at Maine State Reform School

David B. Tapley of West Brooksville aged 31, a teacher at the Maine State Reform School, died suddenly this afternoon while alone. He was well regarded by Superintendent Wentworth and staff.

Portland David B. Tapley West Brooksville Maine State Reform School Tapley Wentworth

Liquor Squad Arrests Bartin B. Earle for Unlicensed Sale

Police of the liquor squad arrested Bartin B. Earle a 27 year old drug store clerk at 610 Tremont Street for selling liquor without a license during the evening operation.

Bartin B. Earle Tremont Street

Hoop’s Pills Advertised for Digestion and Constipation

An old advertisement touts Hood’s Pills to aid assimilation of food assist digestion and prevent and cure constipation. It directs readers to obtain Hoop’s from druggists or U S Hoop & Co Lowell Mass with a price of 250.

Sea Nce Hoop's U. S. Hoop & Co Lowell Mass

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Sets New Sea Record

The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, newest addition to the North German Lloyd line, achieves a notable maritime milestone aboard the company’s expanding steamship fleet in New York on September 26.

New York Lloyds Steamship Company

Relics From Greely Camp Reach the Public Eye

The article details Greely expedition relics found at Cape Sabine including hats, instruments, shells, and boots. It notes camp construction, snow coverage, and lingering cannibalism rumors denied by Peary’s lieutenant. It also tracks the Hope’s brief voyage from Boston to Sydney and Greenland, and Peary’s planned fall maneuvers toward Cape Sabine and the pole.

Ing Greely Cape Sabin Greeley Operti Peary Leutenant Hope Boston Sydney Turnevik Labrador Cape Haven Baffin Land Disko Hugh Lee Greenland Uinanack Schucart White Esquimaux Upernavik Cape York Professor Stein Wilcox Head Cape Sabine

Professor Stein Describes Greenland Inland Expedition

Professor Stein recounts landing twenty five miles west of Wilcox Head on Greenland coast with three Esquimaux in a dory. He planned to reach Devil's Thumb but ice blocked progress. he spent time exploring four islands, collecting plants rocks and making maps and photographs. He notes abundant wildlife including seals birds and that two ancient grave sites were discovered on the third island.

Professor Stein Wilcox Head Greenland Esquimaux Upernavik Devil’s Thumb

Fastest Atlantic Crossing by Kaiser Wilhelm II S.S.

The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse completed Southampton to New York in five days eight hours, 22 knots speed with 180 psi steam, 30,000 hp, on a 648 by 60 by 43 foot hull. Built at Stettin, she features triple expansion engines, four funnels, twin screws, schooner rig, and 600 ton daily coal consumption.

Southampton New York Stettin Germany Vulcan Ship and Engine Shipbuilding Company

Expedition plan and admission details for the Hope voyage

The speaker aims to start a personal expedition next year pending sufficient interest. He will remain aboard the Hope to New York and then proceed to Satta use for the Smithsonian Institute. Admission to the Hope in Boston is by ticket only.

The Hope New York Satta Boston

Robbers Hold Up Northern Pacific Train Near Moorehead

In Moorehead Minnesota the westbound Northern Pacific train was halted three miles east of town by four robbers who boarded the engine from the mail car. They forced the engineer to brake and took watches and money from the crew but failed to seize the express safes. They escaped after the train reached Moorehead.

Moorehead Minn Northern Pacific Railroad Here Hoover Glyndon

Boston Auction messenger arrested for $700 theft

Harry A. Litchfield, 25, clerk for the Boston Auction Company, was arrested at 2:15 this morning with Nettie Hayne after allegedly taking $700 from a company bag a week earlier. Only 10 cents found on him. he claims the rest is spent. He faces court today.

Glidden and Tryder Harry A. Litchfield Boston Auction Company John Street Litchfield Charlestown Nettie Hayne Sherborn

Dismissing a Weakling in a Parlor Scene

Reginald Hans20mb hesitates to declare his love to Pocahontas Pondexter and, after a tense farewell, is rejected when a tire incident interrupts a private moment. The piece ends noting Keith's theatre entrance lighting provided by McKenney and Waterbury on Franklin Street.

Reginald Hanscomb Keith Messrs. McKenney & Waterbury Franklin Street

Summer Street Extension Bridge Across Fort Point Channel

Plans for a new Summer street extension bridge across Fort Point Channel will begin within a month. The 480 by 100 foot iron spans will sit on solid masonry abutments with a 110 foot drawbridge to ease ship traffic. Construction progresses on the sea wall and Dorchester avenue extension behind the new Union Station, pending War Department approval.

Summer Street Fort Point Channel Mt. Washington Avenue Edison Light Union Station Dorchester Avenue Colonel Mansfield War Department

No Deaths From Yellow Fever At New Orleans Lines

A medical bulletin reports no deaths from yellow fever at New Orleans lines on Friday. A physician fled the area abandoning a patent for disposal or relief, prompting inquiries into the incident and the unanswered questions surrounding the outbreak response.

New Orleans

Fever Lifts in New Orleans as New Cases Decline

New Orleans reports fifteen new yellow fever cases with no deaths and many on the mend. Detention camp refugees are well, and a dangerous case on Madison Street was discharged. In Edwards, Miss there is one death and eighteen new cases. the Associated Press agent C R Barber is ill. Emile Serres in New Orleans dies after being deserted by his physician.

New Orleans Board of Health Madison Street Oakland Park Metz Edwards Miss Ethel Crister Hunter State Board C. R. Barber Associated Press Emile Serres Serres

Brooklyns Defeated by Hobokens in Hoboken Game

Four thousand fans witnessed a National League matchup in Hoboken where the Brooklyns lost to the Hobokens. The fielding was ragged and many regulars were not in the lineup, contributing to the uneven play.

New York Hoboken Brooklyns Hobokens

Fire causes $500 loss at Gloucester place building

An alarm from Box 72 at 8:80 last evening reported a fire on the third floor of a four story building in Gloucester place owned by the Parker heirs and occupied by Mrs Agnes Bennett. The blaze was confined to the top floors and caused about $500 in damage.

Gloucester Place Parker Heirs Agnes Bennett

Local Wringer Makers Advertise Wringers and Sweepers

The American Wringer Company at 77 and 79 Franklin Street and 80 Red Street appears as a clothing wringer, mangle and carpet sweeper manufacturer. Wringers and sweepers are repaired. Mail or telephone orders receive prompt attention.

American Wringer Company Franklin Street red_ street

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