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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1884

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Wisconsin election roundups show mixed party gains

Wisconsin cities across the state report swings with Democrats sweeping many city tickets in Madison and Oshkosh while Waukesha Elkhorn and Appleton show varied results. Milwaukee area notes mention county and state race implications, with towns like Ripon Beloit Racine and Janesville reporting Democratic wins and Republican challenges. National mentions discuss William Jennings Bryan era themes and Maine as well as Indiana and Ohio trends.

Waukesha Wis Elkhorn Prairie du Chien Kenosha Appleton Watertown Ripon A. Everhard Mineral Point Chippewa Falls Lowell Democrats Hoar Arthur Bbut St. Albans Portage Carter Harrison Ilinois Janesville Lacrosse Beloit Menashba Green Bay Hare New York Gav Cleveland Racine M. Secor Francis G. Warren Biddeford Maine Davenport W. H. Goodwin Bridgeton Argus George F. Talbot Massachusetts Blaine Chicago Edmunds Vermont Arthur Organ Wien Gordon Tilden Pierce Young Wilden Mr. Tilden Atlanta Constitution William A. Cromwell York County Congress Tommy Reed Portland Cromwell Northern Pacific Raiload Crombela Bangor Commercial Aen Madison B. J. Stevens Indiana Ohio Indianapolis

Mail and passenger service from Mexico to the United States inaugurated

News in brief items report the launch of mail and passenger service from Mexico to the United States via the Central railroad. The note mentions other assorted dispatches including financial defalcations, a geyser discovery near the Yellowstone, a deadly shootout in Texas, a arson and bandit arrests in Decatur, and mineral finds in Devil's Lake and Turtle Mountain.

Mexico United States Central Railroad George M. Rupert Westchester Borough Pennsylvania Mutual Fire Insurance Companies Rupert Bozeman Mont Yellowstone Petrified Forest Decatur Tex Chico Smith Drew Drew Missouri Grand Forks Dak C. Tucker Rochester N. Y Devyil’s Lake Turtle Mountain Turle Mountain Lehaure

Brooklyn Mayor Calls on Governor at State House

A Brooklyn mayor meets the governor at the state house on Thursday. A Georgia effort to preserve Liberty Hall as a memorial to Alexander H. Stephens fails, with the property likely to pass to a Crawfordville citizen who plans to make it a private residence. W EcLaren becomes Protestant Episcopal bishop of Chicago after a career as a newspaper man in Cleveland and Pittsburgh, and Detroit pastorate. George S. Hillard is praised for his Italy writings though not forceful. Prescott quips about him writing with kid gloves.

Prescott Arthur Blaine Mr. Arthur Chicago Maine Chili Frelinghuysen State Department Mr. Blaine Pennsylvania Union Civil Service Robinson New York Allison Robeson Navy New Jersey Mr. Allison Mr. Robeson Harrison Lincoln James G. Blaine Chandler Garington Greeley Logan Buckram

Wheat For Winter Area And Condition Reported

Washington April 10 The department of agriculture reports winter wheat area at about 27 6 million acres nearly matching the previous crop breadth. The area harvested shows a 5 percent increase with conditions at 95 100 percent indicating full stand vitality. Rye area remains near last year with a 99 percent average and overall condition around 91 percent.

Washington Department of Agriculture

Nova Scotia Extends Municipal Sufferage to Widows and Women

Halifax April 10 The Nova Scotia Legislature has extended the municipal election franchise to widows and unmarried women.

Halifax N.S Nova Scotia

Senate Adopts Adjournment and Debates Naval Plan

Washington reports the Senate voted 59 to 18 to adjourn until Monday while discussing a treasury request for a $175,000 revenue steamer for Alaska waters. Amendments to the naval bill were debated, with Beck pushing a $500,000 cruiser construction increase. The House debated public building bills, quorums, and adjournment motions amid noisy proceedings and a dispute over Augusta Maine’s $159,000 building. Star route frauds were scrutinized, and customs decisions and other federal matters were summarized.

Washington Senate Treasury Department Alaska Beck Messrs Bayard Hale McPherson John Roach Roach House Stockslager Belford Warner Augusta Milliken Maine Storm Pennsylvania Mr. Milliken

New England and New Hampshire Conference Proceedings

Thursday's proceedings report a $230 share of profits for the Book Concern, a plan to transfer the seminary property to a stock company, and elections to full membership and orders. New Hampshire officers for the Sunday school union are named, with resolutions funding seminary needs and missions, plus trustees and officers for the missionary society.

Methodist Episcopal Church Conant An. W.jordan S. F. Harriman W. Wright H. E. Cook Jacob Letts W. S. Davis Jacob Betts Henry W. Cole New Hampshire Manchester N. H Conference Sunday School Union Henry Dorr W. E. Bennett Otis Cole F. Dearborn G. J. Jadkins Conference Board of Trustees New Hampshire Conference Seminary Conference Seminary New England Conference General Conference Boston Otts Cole J. F. Spaulding New Hampshire Conference Missionary Society St. Paul’s Church Oris Cole G. A. McLaughlin D. J. Smith H. 5. Thompson O. S. Buketel G. W. Wood H.C. Bass S.C. Keeler J. H. Haines

Nail association forms central pool to regulate output

Pittsburg April 10 The Western Nail association met to settle yesterday's pool. A nine member board from four districts will handle nails produced by the mills and regulate output and prices. An advance of prices is anticipated.

Pittsburg Western Nail Association Association

Warrant Placed On Boston Real Estate Operator

A Boston justice issued a warrant as the man, reportedly in real estate, obtained $1000 under false pretenses from a business partner. Police traced him to Brooklyn and he was handed to a Boston officer for transfer. Moses Spiegel, Broad street liquor dealer, convicted in U S court for using washed revenue stamps and remanded for sentence. Chamber of Commerce silver coinage committee plans Washington visit Monday to confer with delegates from Portland Providence Chicago and others ahead of Bland committee hearing next day.

Boston Burbank Brooklyn Moses Spiegel Broad Street United States Committee the Chamber of Commerce Washington Portland Providence Chicago Bland

Mount Desert G. A. R. post opens with James M. Parker

Sleighing remains good in Ridgeley and nearby areas. Hunters captured a fisher in Madrid, selling fur for nine dollars. Lewiston bleachery, led by James Dempsey, produces about 25 tons daily and remains profitable. Dempsey’s son W. D. Dempsey has moved to Pawtucket RI to run the new Dempsey bleachery and dye house.

Mount Desert James M. Parker Ridgeley Madrid Lewiston James Dempsey Dempsey W.D. Dempsey Pawtucket R. L

Concord forms a young republican club

Reports note 107 inmates at the state industrial school in Manchester and a special Madison meeting where citizens refused to revisit the vote approving a new town house. Pension agent at Concord denied $30,000 salary. actual pay is $10,660 for the year with $6,606 in fees. Jamaica Plain man leases Bellamy mills to Col. Sawyer for wood pulp goods. large labor force expected. Nellie Phelps, Lancaster Gazette compositor, died by morphine. inquest likely. Arthur Tuntoon, escaped Concord asylum patient, recaptured in Augusta after two months in Augusta jail.

Concord State Industrial School Manchester Madison Charles H. Gardner Jamaica Plain Mass Charles H. Sawyer Dover Bellamy Mills Nellie Phelps Lancaster Gazette Arthur Tuntoon Concord Asylum Augusta

Strike and finance notes fill Massachusetts news

The employer of Sanborn and Mann in Stoneham Center cut wages by five percent. E D Shaw of Wales failed with $15,000 liabilities. He calls a creditors’ meeting at Palmer Saturday at 1 PM. Mrs S A Earle of Leominster is missing, believed eloped with F Emerson. Lowell school board elected George H Conley as superintendent, a History Cross College graduate. Hayden company consolidates with Joel Hayden and J P Gillis Co as United Brass Co with $700,900 capital. In Natick a strike caused a Wednesday clash. a French worker was knocked down as crowds hissed. James Manning of Northampton challenges a 125-pound man to a Marquis of Queensbury five sixes bout, split 60-40 of net receipts. Davis & Taylor of Lawrence had $50,000 attached by Howard National Bank for $200,000 property value. mill to close Saturday pending creditors’ arrangements. The allure has caused excitement.

Sanborn & Mann Stoneham Centre E. D. Shaw Wales Palmer S. A. Earle Leominster Femerson Lowell School Board George H. Conley Mr. Conley Itory Cross College Springfield Union Hayden Company Joel Hayden Company J. P. Gillis & Co United Brass Company J. O. Wilson & Co Natick Wilson James Manning Northampton Massachusetts Marquis of Queensbury

Woman Burned in East Cambridge Fire

A fire alarms from box 31 at 7 p m in East Cambridge reports a blaze in No 305 Cambridge street. Mrs Eliza Buckston badly burned and likely to die, transported to Massachusetts General Hospital. Additional brief fire items include a box 245 blaze at Tremont street causing $200 damage to adjacent buildings and other small losses.

Cambridge East Cambridge Cambridge Street Eliza Buckston Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Hugh McElroy Charles Street Tremont Street Samuel Little Edward Wright Mr. Little Frank Tucker F. B. Kelley

Aguero's Landing Signals Revolt in Cuba

Advices from Havana report Gen Aguero landing with no resistance and attracting many factions. Troops retreated after encounters while excitement rises in Havana amid a show of force ahead of elections. Spain requested to send more troops and censorship of telegraphic despatches was reestablished.

Aguero Cuba Key West Fla Havana Angero Spain

Brothers-in-law fall into Niagara after quarrel

Thomas Vedder and N R Pierson, brothers-in-law from Suspension Bridge, visited Goat Island and did not return. Pierson’s boat was found shot through the head near Lunar Island, with horse and buggy tied to a tree and Vedder’s clothes on the ice. Police fear Vedder shot Pierson and then killed himself by leaping into the rapids.

Niagara Falls N. Y Thomas Vedder N. R. Pierson Goat Island Pierson Lunar Island Vedder Suspension Bridge

Hartford Letter Reunites Family with Missing Soldier

A letter from John H. Perry, missing since 1865 after mustering out at Rock Island, arrived from Texas. His parents, who had set up a tombstone last year, report his incoherent account of wandering concluding in Texas.

Hartford Conn John H. Perry Texas Rock Island

Explosion at North Carolina quarry kills dock robinson

An April 10 blast at stone quarries near Franklinton, Raleigh area, killed Dock Robinson and fatally wounded J Edwin Strong. Six others, Wim Brodie, Wm Hawkins, George Hampton, Sanderson Mayfield among them, were injured. Fifteen men worked at the site. cause unknown.

Raleigh N. C Franklinton Dock Robinson J Edwin Strong Wim. Brodie Wm. Hawkins George Hampton Sanderson Mayfield

Sheriff issues capias in $100,000 alienation case

Philadelphia dispatch reports sheriff issued capias for Clara B. Meeke in a civil suit by Mrs. Wilhelmina FE Griffiths seeking $100,000 damages for alienation of her husband George H. Griffiths affections. Today Mrs Meeke visited the sheriff's office and posted bail.

Philadelphia Clara B. Meeke Wilhelmina FE. Griffiths George H. Griffiths

Absconding Cashier Hubbard Rumored Embezzler Topples Bank Hope

In MonmovyTnH Illinois on April 10 no news has arrived about the missing cashier Hubbard. Police estimate the total defalcation exceeds 50 thousand dollars, with a complaint alleging embezzlement of 114 thousand eight hundred dollars. It is unclear if the bank will reopen.

Monmovytnh Ill Hubbard

City Council Debates Streets and Budget for 1884 85

A special meeting of the Boston board of aldermen approved a series of petitions including paving John street, removing a tree in front of 16 Central square, and extending or improving several streets. Debates over budget items led to increases for Meridian street bridge and ferry expenses, while some reductions were rejected. The council adjourned, with further fiscal work scheduled for next meetings.

Board of Aldermen Alderman Whitten John D. Williams John Street Fulton Street Robert Bausch No. 16 Central Square East Boston William Fletcher Fitchburg Station Harbor James Rankin Dorchester Avenue Centre Avenue King Street Dorchester Waldo Adams Boylston Street Exeter Gloucester Street F.W. Webster Dudley Street Virginia Street New York and New England Charles Harris Board of Health Committee On Minot Street Neponset Avenue Committee On Auditor Common Council Wiliam F. Wharton Harvey N. CooLuison James E. Fitz Geraup Hersert L. Harding William H. H. Emmons

Democratic State Committee Meets in New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Democratic State Committee meeting in CoxcorD Laconia elected delegates for the Chicago convention on May 21 and district conventions, adopted a tariff reform resolution, and formed a call committee. Also details of Republican conventions across several districts selecting national delegates were reported along with local caucus results in Dover Nashua and Chicago dispatch notes.

New Hampshire Democratic State Committee Coxcord N. H Charles F. Stone Laconia Chicago J.C. Moore The Manchester Union Troy N. Y Arthur Bushnell Ill Logan Lawrenceburg Ind Harrison Pennyan Twenty-Ninth District Blaine Evlgin Indianapolis Indiana Stanton J. Peele Congress Thomas Brown Sedalia Committee On Resolutions Missouri Dover William E. Whiteley John I. Hurd Charles W. Wiggin A. T. Pinkham Cyrus Littlefield Clarence J. Hurd Hiram F. Snow Winslow T. Perkins Charles i. Sawyer Georges. Frost John Hi. Nute Goons E. Varney William D. Taylor Theodore W. Woodman Joseph Hayes Simeon ?. Folsom John Hi. Nealley Edmunds Unknown Nashua N. W Concord

The Cotton Fibre and its Structure as Shown by the Microscope Described

Mr. Thomas Pray Jr spoke at the Society of Arts on The Cotton Fibre and its Structure as shown by the Microscope. He demonstrated mastery of cotton growing ginning and processing with personal viewing of all slides. He described plantation scenes sea island cotton costing high prices and urged funding for further cotton fibre research.

Society of Arts Institute of Technology Thomas Pray, Jr Sea Island

London Letters and International Briefs

London reports poet Robert Buchanan condemns journalist imprisonment while urging restraint for Edmund Yates. Dutch blockades along Acheen coast pressure Tenom’s rajah to free crew of the Nisero wreck. Cork man P W Fitzgerald linked to murder plot in Ireland. Cairo dispatch notes Nubar Pasha’s elation amid partial fixes. Gordon privately contemplates evacuation. Ayoub Khan and followers detained at Meshed with English subsidy discussed. Andorra dispute resolved with Bishop Seodurgel’s proposals accepted by France.

London Robert Buchanan Pall Mall Gazette Edmund H. Yates World Acheen Sumatra Tenom P. W. Fitzgerald Cork Ireland Standard Cairo Nubar Pasha Aual Gordon Seodurgel

Dr Haven Advises Against Starch for Infants at Washingtonian Home

Dr H C Haven spoke Thursday at the Washingtonian home on child care. He warned that half of deaths in children under six months come from feeding farmaceous foods and starch, which burden digestion. He urged reliance on mothers milk, pure air, proper clothing, and minimal digestive work for growing infants.

H. C. Haven Washingtonian Home

Inquiry on Steinmann loss ends as captain testifies

Captain Schoonhoven was recalled and stated the Steinmann, not a regular passenger steamer, had boats in perfect order with oars boat hooks a keg of water a mast and sail ready for use. He said he never obtained a pilot until near Chebucto head after three port calls and long waits for boarding.

Faiifax Schoonhoven Chebucto Head

Double murder rocks Richmond. husband sought after tragedy

Richmond Texas April 10. A double murder occurred this morning targeting the wife and baby of Jack Thornton, a colored man. Thornton, believed to be the killer, was under indictment for seduction and married his victim yesterday to evade legal consequences. He remains at large.

Richmond Texas Jack Thornton Thornton

Strike Enlarges on Cincinnati Northern Line

Cincinnati April 10 The strike of employees on the Tolledo Cincinnati and St. Louis railroad's Cincinnati Northern division now includes all hands except conductors and engineers. The stoppage is caused by non payment of wages.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Northern Division Tolledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad

Cape Cod ship canal route changes and crossing duties bill

A proposed measure authorizes the Cape Cod ship canal company within six months of passage to alter its canal route from Monument station to Buzzard Bay via Black River, with damages to land and materials paid by the canal company. The Old Colony railroad must cross the canal once at a board-determined point, with a drawbridge and bridge maintenance funded by the canal company, plus a superintendent and staff for the drawbridge.

Cape Cod Ship Canal Committee On Harbors and Public Lands Cape Cod Ship Canal Company Monument Station Buzzard’s Bay Black River Old Colony Railroad Company Canal Company Board of Railroad Commissioners Railroad Company and Canal Company Railroad Company

Worcester Water and Wreck Heroes Saluted in Legislature

The house met at 11 in the morning with the speaker presiding. A senate bill amending the act for Worcester's water supply passed to be engrossed. Provincetown’s Keeper Fisher and crew of the Peaked Hill Lifesaving Station were thanked for saving crews of the William H. Mailer and Robert L. Smith during the bar wrecks. Reports from committees covered finance, claims, liquor law, judiciary, probate, parishes, and revised statutes, with engrossed and accepted measures on various local matters.

Commonwealth Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation Howard Holland Massachusetts Joint Committee On Probate and Chancery Joint Committee On Probate and Chancery Committee On the Judiciary Clara Barton Agricultural College House Senate Worcester Small Provincetown Isaac G. Fisher Peaked Hill Bar William H. Mailer Robert L. Smith Beard Boston Bridgewater Richardson Athol Cotley Root Stone Toulmin Pattee Quincy Osborne East Bridgewater Lowell Joint Committee On the Judiciary C. W. Summer Brockton Joshua E. Crane Charles D. Nash Plymouth County North River Plymouth Hillsdale Agricultural Society Auditor of the Commonwealth

Janitor Shot After Revolver Fails in Parkman Street Slip

William Henry White a 27 year old janitor at Broadway National Bank residing at 30 Parkman street slipped in Court square at 10 P M Thursday. A revolver in his pocket discharged when it hit the sidewalk, the bullet entering the inner thigh and lodging in his body. He was taken to station 2 where the ball was removed, then moved to the city hospital.

William Henry White Parkman Street Broadway National Bank Court Square City Hospital

New York and Richmond Officers Visit Boston for Lee Camp Testimonial

Gen OBrien of New York and Capt Spitzer of Richmond arrived to form a committee from the New York convention to arrange a testimonial for the KR E Lee camp. They aim to secure contributions toward a home for ex confederates near Richmond where veterans from both sides will be admitted.

O’brien New York Capt. Spitzer Richmond New York City KR. E. Lee Boston

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