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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1887
Page
1
Thousands attend the Massachusetts Grand Army of the Republic funeral in Framingham for George H. Patch. Procession includes First Massachusetts Regiment and multiple posts from across the state. Bishops, veterans, and civic leaders attend as the service honors Patch and a fund is proposed for his widow and child.
General Boulanger and ex Premier Ferry prepare to duel with pistols after seconds met in Paris. Ferry may appoint stand-ins and the clash could occur soon. Delafosse denies a coup plot claim by Laur and challenges Laur to a duel. Cassagnac ridicules Laur as the ongoing dispute unfolds.
The Columbian Bank, a state institution in Philadelphia, closed its doors and announced an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Assets include $400,000 on deposit against $983,000 in liabilities, with main creditors and collateral interests in New York and Paris. The Bank’s fall is linked to large advances on Ives Stayner drafts and consignments from South America.
Augusta Georgia suffers extensive flood damage with water encroaching on parts of the city. The Columbian Bank of Philadelphia suspends operations. A railroad collision near Hooksett New Hampshirekills two and injures another. General Grant’s cottage gifted to the Grand Army by Mr Drexel. A Malden police officer is stabbed while making an arrest. A man killed and another fatally injured by a train at Revere Beach. Warren Richardson of Stoneham drugged and robbed in Waltham. The steamer Umbria endures a rough voyage after a tidal wave strike. Violent thunder storms cause wide damage. Western crops harmed by drought and chinch bugs. Francis B de Las Casas of Malden dies, a Pedro Pedro hero of the Peninsular War. Massachusetts wheelmen prepare for a three day meet at Cottage City. Charles H Reed, Guiteau defense attorney, attempts suicide by leaping from a New York ferry. Monarch Line steamers sold in New York. John Emerson, fired porter, kills Charles Beer and then himself in New York. John Sherman receives many congratulations. A Boston syndicate buys a large property on West Chop Martha’s Vineyard.
Reported duel setup between General Boulanger and ex Premier Ferry for today. Other items note M Delafosse challenging M Laur, an Berlin installation of living German artists, and a Gloucester schooner captain accused of bait theft.
Fair and cooler conditions mark the day. The steamer Stamford was damaged in a harbor collision with the schooner Grace Webster of Portland. Business and scientific men oppose removing Sergeant Cole of the signal office. The Corner stone of St Catherine de Sienna church in Charlestown was laid with ceremony. A mass meeting on the Common is organized by the Land and Labor Club. Miss Bessie Power of this city drowned while boating with a party at Upper Prospect, Nuh.
In thick fog Saturday morning the steamer Stamford with about two hundred passengers collided with the schooner Grace Webster of Portland off Boston Light and Point Allerton. The Grace Webster lost bowsprit while Stamford sustained above waterline damage. no serious injuries. Tugs Leader and Curlew aided. Stamford towed to McKay’s dock and to resume trips likely Wednesday. repair costs around $600. Grace Webster’s damage unknown.
Late Thursday a brawl at P K O Lallys saloon 51 Pleasant street left bartender Morris Leonard with a severe head wound from a soup bowl. He died the next morning at 1 15 after hospital treatment and an autopsy is planned by Medical Examiner Draper as police seek the two combatants.
The State Board of Arbitration arranged a compromise between lasters and manufacturers in Beverly. Papers will be signed for signatures tomorrow, and workers are expected to return Tuesday. The basis allows past wages to June 1, 1888 with an 80 cent per case raise on lasting work.
Indications for the twenty four hours starting 7 a m Monday August 1 show cooler fair weather with westerly winds across Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts.
Blur Hint Opservyatory reports for the twenty four hours starting at midnight Sunday expect fair skies and slightly cooler conditions. Temperatures trend lower with light winds and dry conditions prevailing through the period.
Berwyn July 31 Minister Van Gassler today opened an exhibition in Berlin showcasing living German and foreign artists. The collection includes 970 oil paintings 132 watercolors 39 ink sketches and 147 sculptures.
Rome July 31 The death of Premier Depretis will not alter the political scene. His successor Signor Crispi has long guided the cabinet. The widow received a condolence message from the German crown prince.
London report says Sir John Pope Hennessy, lately reinstated as governor general of Mauritius, has had a writ issued against the London Times for libel seeking damages of £ 20,000.
In the Forest of Dean by election Liberal Samuelson defeated Conservative Wyndham 4256 to 2736 securing a Liberal majority of 1550 in a 7022 total vote. The shift follows Thomas Blake's retirement and signals Liberal Unionist realignment.
The French steamer La Verite was burned while loading petroleum at Mogador Morocco. Six persons died in the blaze.
A series of violent storms struck Springfield New Haven and Hartrorp. In Springfield a lightning strike ignited a State street house but was extinguished. telegraph lines were broken and trees blown down. In New Haven record heat caused sun stroke deaths and damage to electrical equipment. Hartrorp reported hail and high winds damaging crops and blocking roads.
A boating trip near Kelly's Point Upper Prospect ended in tragedy when a squall struck the craft without ballast. Two young ladies perished Miss Bessieower of Boston and Miss Annie Christian of Prospect. A party of nine, including seven ladies and two gentlemen, were present when they were thrown into the water.
The Monarch line steamers plying between New York and London, five vessels of 4500 tons and 2500 horsepower, were sold yesterday. Three boats were bought by Wilson & Sons of Hull and two by the Allan line.
A large Broad street warehouse in Bancor owned by N. C. Ayer and used by A. R. Hopkins collapsed last night. Ten thousand bushels of corn and 1000 to 1500 barrels of cement plus flour lime and other goods fell from the second floor to the first, breaking the end and side of the building. Goods were badly damaged and mixed.
Crops across many states suffer in drought with corn yields varying by county. Illinois reports 76 percent average corn condition across 23 counties, Indiana 60 percent, Ohio 90 percent, Wisconsin 95 percent, Missouri 107 percent, Kansas 72 percent, Iowa generally good at 106 percent, Minnesota 92 percent, Nebraska 90 percent, Dakota 110 percent. Oats yields start to come in, ranging from 25 to 40 bushels across multiple states, with some counties noting drought chinch bugs and insect damage.
The report of opposition to Senator Sherman’s endorsement faded after a telegram from Maine Representative Boutelle. The Blade published Boutelle’s denial while editorially noting Blaine’s prior support and Murat Halstead’s involvement. Mansfield dispatches confirm broad Republican congratulations to Sherman’s unanimous endorsement.
The steam yacht Oneida arrived this afternoon carrying owner Mr. Benedict and guests including Edwin Booth Lawrence Barrett Lawrence Hatton of Harper's Magazine and Mr Bishaw. They will stay several days before resuming their eastward cruise. Morris's yacht Cora expected soon. Yachts Tidal Wave Clytie Hope Leslie and Lucille are in harbor.
Fort Worth Texas July 831 One on the occasion of the anti prohibition State barbecue here on the 26th inst a strong letter was read from Jefferson Davis to ex Governor Lubbock denouncing prohibition on the ground that the world is governed too much The Gazette tomorrow will print a reply to Mr Davis letter from Senator John H Reagan expressing sorrow that Mr Davis had taken sides on the question Senator Reagan says the Davis letter has cast prohibition thousands of votes in Texas.
Agostino Depretis, Italian prime minister, died at Stradella at 76. A lawyer, he championed Italian unity and held multiple key posts from 1849 to 1879, shaping ministries, finance, and governance while rising to leadership of the opposition and later presiding roles in successive cabinets. His long career kept him prominent in royal councils in later years.
Francis B. de Las Casas, long a Malden resident and notable veteran, died yesterday at age 84. Born in Valls Spain, he served as an officer in the Peninsular War and helped blow up the Inquisition buildings at Barcelona. He fled Spain after Ferdi nand VII’s treachery, sought Cuba, then the United States, where he was welcomed as a liberty ally and taught at Williams and Amherst Colleges and other schools. He leaves a son, a prominent lawyer.
Warren P. Choate of Hyde Park died Friday after a brief illness leaving a widow and daughter Madame Baptiste Lynch, longtime Ursuline Convent head. The Rev. Mother Superior of the Ursuline Convent in Columbia died at 64 after witnessing Sherman’s burning. she had written her interview account during the city’s havoc. Denis, former New York Supreme Court judge and longtime Tammany member, died at Saratoga. William White, Waldo Beach’s oldest resident, died at 104. Henry S. George, Plymouth glove maker and Mason, died after a long public career.
At Saratoga yesterday a larger attendance than any this season filled the grand stand as fast racing and betting details marked a full program. Los Angeles won the Spinaway for two year old fillies in 1 02% with Blithesome second and Cokena third. Lewis Clark took the second race over Erebus and Catesby. Elkwood outlasted Dunboyne in a dead heat and winner by ten lengths after a run off. Biggonette won the fourth with Orvid second and Rosalind third. Irish Pat won the final selling race with Unique second and Strathspey third.
Charles H. Reed, a Guiteau defense attorney, attempted suicide by leaping from the Chicago on the 6:20 am Jersey City ferry. Rescue by a police officer and hospital treatment followed after a paddle wheel struck his head.
The steamer Umbria, arriving from Liverpool, battled a tidal wave of cyclonic squall at 3 AM last Wednesday. Wind from the west, a visible sea for ten minutes, damaged the bridge and forward hatch, delaying the voyage about twenty hours due to the accident and fog.
A National Sun letter lauds Kansas for pioneering rights including ratification of the fourteenth amendment and municipal woman suffrage. It notes Susanna Salter elected mayor of Argonia and Syracuse electing five married women to its council with the mayor as the lone man. Also reports Catherine Melville of Providence R. I. died after kerosene burn.
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