27 Apr 1888
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1888
Page
1
State Police Chief Curtis escalates liquor enforcement with daily raids across towns and Providence. Over a year he has seized three raids daily, capturing two to four hogsheads per raid, only for wholesalers to restock and liquor to be forfeited in court rather to retain it.
Somerville city government held a special meeting to adopt a committee report settling budget items: sewers 9500, sidewalks 4500, water 10000, salaries 650 for principal assessors, 2200 for city engineer, total 371,337.34 dollars. Levi S. Snow of Mt. Vernon Street died by self-inflicted gunshot after long illness. An informal reception honored outgoing schools superintendent J. H. Davis, with a 600 dollar gold gift from teachers.
A schoolboy diary recounts a playful day in his new clothes, with adventures from morning chores to a molasses barrel and a tree climb. The piece ends noting the boy kept his promise to be careful, despite sticky clothes. Local notes report Somerville city meetings, Levi S. Snow’s death by suicide, a reception for J. H. Davis with $500 in gold, and a Harvard Union tariff debate.
New Haven report lists Yale sophomores champions in several events including 220 yards won by Robinson in 25 2-5 seconds, one mile by Harmar in 4 minutes 64.9 seconds, 440 yards by Griswold in 56 1-5 seconds, running broad jump 20 feet 2 inches, high jump 6 feet, half mile by Bardwell in 2 minutes 14 seconds, 220 yard hurdles by Lentillion in 29 4/5 seconds, and two mile bicycle race by Skedding in 41 2/5 seconds.
London dispatch reports Kilrain is willing to fight Sullivan for the Police Gazette diamond belt and world championship under Marquis of Queensberry rules. The bout would be in England or France, or west of the Missouri River in the United States. Kilrain cannot fight for six months due to engagements in Lug and.
In Irmaca New York on April 26 Professor Goldwin Smith spoke to Cornell University law students. He said Chauncey Depew’s earlier attack at a St George's Society dinner in New York was a mere premonitory symptom of presidential fever and an incipient courtship of the Irish vote.
The steamer Sandago bound for Nassau collided with and sank the Joseph F. Loubat as it crossed the bar at Bandy Hook. The pilot boat was anchored. Sandago saved the Loubat’s crew, who were landed by a tug at Stapleton.
A long list notes ships arriving at Boston Marseilles Philadelphia and other ports in late April. Names include Stockholm City Norseman Sarawak Aller Minnesota Batavia Supphich Em ictent Invitation Britannia Duke of Buckingham Ludgate Hill State of Georgia Gellert Edam Thornhill Ozama City of Atlanta Vera Cruz Havanagustiehill Queen Victoria Eglantine Celtic Nevada and more with origins from London New York Halifax etc.
Berlin April 26. Queen Victoria departed after a day of public homage to Emperor William with a warm sendoff. The Empress and princesses accompanied her, crowds cheered as the train pulled away. The Emperor and Chancellor Bismarck figures noted in official talks and honors.
Paris April 26 The Chamber of Deputies voted urgency for the Panama canal lottery bill amid attacks on the loan. M. Rondeleux warned the estimates are unreliable and benefits insufficient to cover interest and costs. The chamber adjourned after a 306 to 138 vote confirmed M Flourens as deputy. A riot in Nancy injures police and rioters. Carnot lays foundation stone at Agen Lyceum where a platform collapse injures twenty.
Indiana Democrats meet in Tomlinson Hall Indianapolis to nominate officers and delegates with Charles I. Jewitt named chair and Gov. Gray touted as possible vice president. The platform pledges honest administration, tariff reform, labor rights, land reform, temperance support, and pension aid for soldiers.
In London April 26 the budget debate continued in the House of Commons with M Waddington protesting the bottled wines tax. Gladstone opposed it as prohibitive for cheap wines and a step toward protection. The tax passed 246 to 121. In the Lords the Earl of Dunraven’s reform bill was discussed then withdrawn.
Eleanor Tudor Hart of Montreal seeks divorce from Fred Hart, described as a sporting man. The Senate special committee will recommend the bills for her relief without amendment. She is a former Boston heiress with $120,000 in her own right.
MoseLey & Co at 469 Washington Street offer a stock of gentlemen's and boys' shoes in fine and medium grades at reasonable prices. Bold display promises dealing in stock and bargains for footwear buyers.
Jacksonville report cites ten physicians from Barlow signing a statement that there is not now nor ever a known case of yellow fever within the town or Polk county, despite Surgeon General Hamilton’s report.
A heavy frost across Virginia caused farm truck damage estimated at 1.5 to 2 million dollars. Staunton reports frosts this week killed pear plum and damson crops and badly damaged peaches. Wheat on the river bottom is seriously injured.
The notice advertises boys odd short pants priced from seventy five cents to two dollars and fifty cents at Jordan Mans and Co. with emphasis on value and availability for young shoppers. The item highlights casual wear suitable for boys.
State Senator Lewis Emery of Bradford Pennsylvania testified before the House trust investigation committee that independent refineries largely vanished from 1872 to 1879 due to railroad rebates from Standard Oil and its precursor. He estimated over 10 million dollars in rebates in seventeen and a half months from four main lines and suggested railroad men profited heavily. He argued there was no business reason for rebates and that stockholders suffered, asserting potential greater rail income if shippers were treated equally.
Bradstreet reports Clarke Radcliffe Co dry goods commission merchants and agents for the Globe Knitting Company Rural Hosiery Mills and Clermont Hosiery Mills failed with estimated liabilities of 300000. An assignment to Bard followed sheriff’s closure on judgments totaling 175000. Branch in Brooklyn also assigned. Russell Dart Sr not a partner. Rumors of defalcation spread.
Washington reports warm fair weather with light to fresh southerly winds for New England and eastern New York over the next 24 hours starting Friday morning. The Blue Hill Observatory adds southeastern New England can expect fair and warmer conditions from noon tonight.
A large Maine gathering at Norombega Hall previews strong Blaine support. Delegates from eastern Maine back Blaine, with Captain Horace Shaw and Colonel Samuel Campbell as electors, while resolutions praise Blaine, attack free trade and military refunds, and denounce Cleveland administration policies. The tone signals Blaine as the likely Republican nominee amid wide party unity.
Observers note synchronized measurements from multiple stations at the same moment, recording identical timestamps and cross validating readings. The report emphasizes coordinated timing and consistency in data collection across the network.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.