20 Apr 1888
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1888
Page
1
We present a choice stock of spring overcoats noted for unmatched fit and general excellence in quality. Featuring Venetians Twilis Kerseys and Diagonals in the latest designs with options like satin sleeve linings and silk facings. The Browning Spring Overcoat offers tailor made fit at half the price of custom work, in colors Smoke Brown and Crab.
A local furniture firm asserts that being the sole practitioner of a certain principle in Boston today is unlikely to persist over the next year. The piece invites reader opinion on whether others will adopt the approach soon.
Orrin Steere was shot and killed in his Lyman home as a shot fired through a window struck him in the face and neck. Police suspect a gang of local youths behind the fatal attack, amid recent neighborhood terror.
General Boulanger received an undeniable ovation in Paris as deputies prepared to vote on a committee for the constitution revision. Floquet urged caution, while Left factions backed reform. A loud protest erupted in the Chamber and in the Place de la Bourse as police dispersed Boulanger supporters.
Berlin reports show Emperor Frederick III's condition fluctuating with improved breathing and appetite while medical notes question lung involvement. A tracheotomy remains a factor and rumors of cancer dismissed. Princes Henry and Irene of Hesse connected to a hurried wedding. Queen plans to travel to Berlin amid grave news.
Buonanest April 19 rising peasants described as widespread with villages harassed. Houses of land owners and farmers sacked and wrecked, granaries pillaged, officials killed or barbarously treated as territorial troops joined in the pillage and firing.
Instructions to troops to employ severe measures against the revolt have led to many insurgents killed or captured. Prisons are crowded and fugitives continue to pour into Bucharest.
Dustin April 19 The case of Alexander Blane M P convicted of inciting tenants to violence was heard on appeal and his sentence rose from four to six months. Father Stephens had his three month sentence confirmed. In February he was convicted at Falearagh for advising tenants not to pay rent. Mr Snelling of the British Anti Coercion League had his six month term reduced to two months without hard labor. The judge branded Blane an interloper and treasurer of a fraud. Mr Dillon criticized the sentencing in Letterkenny and called for a parliamentary protest. Trial of Mr CO Brien postponed due to defence prep and alleged prejudicial press and House remarks. Ennis saw three tradesmen sentenced on appeal rise to six months for boycotting. Rev Father McFadden’s anti landlord and anti police campaign sentence increased to six months. to be treated as a first class prisoner.
London reports an explosion at St Helen Colliery Workington last night left seventeen dead and several injured, three fatally feared.
E M Chamberlain spoke to the Mt Bowdoin Literary Association on The Nineteenth of April. He traced the day’s history linking Boston riots and anti slavery actions to the 1775 events and described the mob as an avant courier of liberty.
Louisville April 19. Dr. Griffin, Mary Anderson’s stepfather, says no wedding is planned and neither she nor she knows of any. He explains the Mary Anderson rumor arose from two other local Mary Andersons. Wedding presents to Miss Anderson’s home caused amusement as London papers picked up the tale.
A compiled notice lists vessels arriving or sailing near major ports on April 17 to 19. Names include E Iglesias from New York to Havana, Britannic and Britannia for Liverpool, and Wisconin for Liverpool, with routes from New York, Boston, Baltimore, or New York to European ports, plus several origin points such as Jamaica, Baracoa, and Progreso.
Lexington Massachusetts celebrates April 19 with drum corps bells and a breakfast at the Massachusetts House of Centennial memory. A school program features Master Warren A. Lord and Colonel T. W. Higginson. a ball follows with Lt Governor Brackett and others attending. Concord likewise marks the nineteenth with an Antiquarian Society event and a reading of Emerson related notes.
Edward H. Chase of New York shot and killed Mrs. Ida Stevens of Gardiner in Portriano, in a tragic act after years as old lovers. A letter shows he is the son of Dr. E. P. Chase and had come to meet Mrs. Stevens during a Methodist conference. He wrote messages to family and left to forgive him and forget his name, having registered at the City Hotel a week earlier.
Judge Thomas M. Cooley of the Interstate Commerce Commission met with Alexander Sullivan, counsel for striking locomotive engineers and firemen, to outline an inquiry beginning after May 5 in Chicago. Sullivan said the probe would cover causes and results beyond a single state and run from start to finish. Chief Arthur arrived to assess progress and rejected any end to the strike, doubting the Q’s recovery prospects within five years unless it lures striker members.
The signal service chart for Thursday places a low barometer system along the St. Lawrence with cloudy weather east of the Mississippi and little precipitation. A high pressure center near Bismarck brings cool clear conditions to the west. The outlook forecasts fair weather and slight temperature changes Friday.
Indications from Washington show Maine will have fair weather for twenty four hours starting 7 am on Friday April 20 with rain or snow later and light to fresh variable winds. The rest of New England and eastern New York are warned of threatening weather with light rains and possible snow in northern Vermont New Hampshire and eastern New York followed by slightly colder fair weather and northwest winds.
Buver Hill Observatory reports a southeastern New England weather outlook for twenty four hours starting at midnight. Expect increasing cloudiness followed by rain and cooler temperatures. Observer H. H. Clayvon signs the notice.
Observers at multiple named stations recorded synchronized observations at the exact moment, noting identical timing and cross site consistency. The report emphasizes coordinated data capture and uniform methodology across locations.
Sailed steamers Ontario and Bristol for Montreal, Vancouver and Liverpool for Baltimore today.
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