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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1889
Page
2
A Savannah blaze at D H Hogan dry goods ignited a chain reaction destroying Odd Fellows Hall and a string of stores, homes, and the Savannah Guards arsenal. Losses exceed 750000 with insurance about 500000. Simultaneous fires hit Hubbard Co axe works in Pittsburg and stores in Clarksdale Vicksburg and Seattle area, total damages mounting across multiple cities.
A fire at 7 40 Saturday evening damaged Slattery D Arcy at 15 16 Charlestown street. The building owned by Higgins Upham. repair cost about 1000. Slattery D Arcy stock on the first floor partly burned and degraded to about 3500 loss. Boutelle Co chamber furniture makers also damaged about 500, all partially insured. Three firemen overcome by smoke and carried out.
The labor conference in Wadman Hall elected Burt Stone as president and John O Sullivan as secretary for three months with no treasurer. Resolutions protested against employer discrimination for union members and opposed granting street rights to corporations. The assembly approved publishing legislative yea and nay on the Boston and Albany bill. A Pinkerton system ban request was presented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. Boston tailors admitted twelve members, while a mass meeting for Union 54 planning was set for April. Four Boston Board of Appeal members were elected: Krech Hlimstadt Izbecked Beck.
John Goldthwait sells estate Nos. 93 to 97 Oliver street for about 35000 to trustees F Smith. Merrill sells No 259 Boylston street for about 45000. Hale sells No 3 Brimmer street for about 23000 mortgaged 14000. Logan sells Nos 109 111 Kneeland street for about 22000. Pratt sells No 44 Mount Vernon street for about 16000. Josephs sells No 4 Union Park for about 14000. Tolman sells No 134 North street for about 15000. Downes sells No 552 Columbus avenue for about 12000 mortgaged 6000. Walsh sells No 3 Pine street for 10000. Gilbridge sells No 138 Merrimac street for about 4300 mortgage 3900. McLaughlin sells Endicott street house for 6275. Hallett sells corner Warwick Sterling estate for 28500. Brown sells Munroe street lot to Curtis and Pope for 8520. Merrill sells Dorchester avenue lot to West End Street Railway for 5600. Abrams sells No 4 Acorn street for 4000. Bates sells Washington Franklin avenue estate for 6100. Bowen sells No 251 Gold street to Virgil L Wilson for 2460.
Egypt Exploration Fund researchers unveil a Bubastis temple complex revealing red granite halls and a festal hall, with statues and heads from Pepi II to Rameses II. Many pieces ship to England and Boston, including a colossal Hathor head and a Bes statue, amid ongoing digs near Terraneh and Tel Basta.
Lewis Hayden longtime Secre tary of State office messenger died at his Phillips street home after a two to three year illness. Born around 1846 in Lexington Ky he escaped slavery with his family and later became a prominent Boston abolitionist and Republican political figure. He lived at 66 Phillips street and supported Black civic causes, including the Attucks monument project, until his death leaving a widow and a son who predeceased him.
A scan of recent notices lists Luke G. Sturtevent of Norwich aged about 75 who taught in Greeneville and Newport and served in Leicester Republican offices. Rev. Gilbert Raymond former vicar-general of New Orleans diocese and St. Mary's College president. James J. Christie acting assistant door keeper of the Senate. George B. Clapp Jr of Nassau P. I.. Dr. Henry A. Barrett medical examiner in Concord. Isaac Farmington of Lowell, 77, in clothing and woollen interests and Appleton Bank director.
A detailed review of Blackwell on Tax Titles praised for breadth and clarity. The fifth edition expands citations and structure, noting statutory bases and the shift toward validating tax deeds, with emphasis on practical utility for lawyers and state variations.
Railroad matters report a hearing on petitions by Milford and Holliston selectmen seeking two additional trains on the Milford branch of the Boston and Albany line. Petitions cite better accommodations for residents working in South Framingham. hearing will continue for legal arguments. Other notes cover Western Freight Association earnings, New York Central rail results, and possible Harlem and New York & Massachusetts railroad merger discussions.
Postal notices list mail departures from Boston to great Britain Ireland France Belgium Netherlands Switzerland Austria Italy Spain Portugal via ships Alaska Adriatic Lahn and Umbria among others. Several sailings detail dates April 9 to April 13 with destinations including Yucatan Central America Bermuda Haiti Jamaica Nova Scotia Newfoundland and Pacific ports. Mails close times are shown for each route and date.
In a note to Taverner from Winthrop School writer M. T. Wise describes Major, a Newfoundland, living near team horses. Each night Major runs to the stable, stands on hind legs, hooks forepaws to the bridle, and kisses the horse while the animal appears to enjoy the affection.
A reader criticizes Mr. Macknight’s display calling it impossible to ignore the vivid color spectacle. The writer, a longtime student of nature, questions the painter’s impressionist label and mocks the notion of living with such saturated hues, fearing insanity from the chromatic onslaught.
A brief catalog of new books issued in New York with multiple authors and publishers. Hardy Wessex Tales and Finch Chopin essays alongside Vincent and Scribner titles. Includes Rollins From Snow to Sunshine with Susie Barstow Baer illustrations and others like Thoth author and Dexter savings treatise. Also noted are a Shakespeare catalog by Hubbard and Chambers's Encyclopedia volume three.
The Haindel and Haydn Society presents St Paul at Music Hall this morning. The Knoisel Quartet ends its season at Chickering Hall tonight with Haydn Op 77 and Beethoven Op 59 and songs by Alice Wentworth. Von Bülow concerts at Music Hall next week attract strong subscription. single seats available for either concert.
A published schedule lists steamers due at Boston on Monday April 8, Tuesday April 9, Wednesday April 10, Friday April 12, and Sunday April 14. Entries include ships from Liverpool Glasgow Lake Ontario London Yarmouth with agents such as Warren & Co Brigham & Co Thayer & Lincoln Furness JG Hall & Co Rich'n&Barn'd and more.
Advance Ethiopia due at New York on Monday April 8 is noted with other port calls including Rio Janeiro on March 15 and Glasgow on March 28. Henderson Bros report a Tuesday April 9 schedule while Denmark Christ'snd and Elbe Bremen entries follow. Wyoming and Liverpool dates appear in shipper notices with various company names listed.
Body located Saturday evening by Officer Carr of station 1 in a Clark street doorway. Taken to the Morgue, it remains unidentified. Also noted: William H. Sowerby, 62, a bookbinder, died by self inflicted gunshot in Central Park New York yesterday after failing to find work.
From Boston and New York schedules list multiple vessels with destinations such as Liverpool Yarmouth Philadelphia and Halifax. Entries show ship names agents times and ports including Norseman Bostonian Parthian and Pharnsdary in April and similar from New York like Adriatic City of Berlin Gallia and Westernland with assorted ports and departure times.
W P Balch Live Stock Commission Agency of 82 Devonshire Street announces a special auction sale of fine horses on Wednesday April 17. Entries to be received at the office by April 13.
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