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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1890
Page
2
A long, data rich note recalls an infamous July heat wave across Boston and New England with record highs near 96 degrees in several cities, thunderstorms, and a deadly spate of heat prostrations. It details lightning strikes, property damage, and fatalities from Lawrence to Newton and beyond, citing victims and emergency responses.
George L. Schuyler, aged over eighty, was found dead on Commodore Gerry s yacht Electra at New London. A charter member of the New York Yacht Club and early America s Cup winner, his death was due to heart disease and old age after arriving in New London from New York. The body was sent to Newport for embalming and later to Jamestown before burial in New York.
A roundup of recent passings includes Captain James Boyd of Brooklyn on Wednesday night from heart failure while with family. Captain Joseph Nickerson, 78, at Grove Hill Vineyard Haven from paralysis and gastritis. George Dunn, 58, Dover NH, late wholesale liquor dealer and former packet line captain. Colonel John A Bridgeland, 64, Indianapolis, Civil War enlisting and U.S. Consul to Havre. Stillman Ellis, Monson woolen manufacturer, 56, North Wilbraham. Mrs Rebecca Cable, Northampton, mother of George W. Cable. Cardinal Luigi Pallotti, Rome, 61, elevated to cardinal in 1887.
Despatches report rapid debris clearing and repairs to partially ruined houses in the cyclone district. General Managers announce funds for road work and repair efforts as municipal teams mobilize to restore services and rebuild affected areas.
Reports from Chicago and other cities describe a widespread sailors strike on the lake system set to begin tomorrow, driven by Seamen's Union wage demands. clashes with shipboard ranks and union membership rules are noted amid multiple labor actions including a New York school repair strike and cloakmakers victory in Philadelphia.
The first day of the joint meeting of White River White Mountain and Connecticut River Medical Societies featured a lecture on Strabismus by Professor J Webster of New York and a paper on Hypnotism by Dr J Leonard Corning of New York. He demonstrated an electrical wheel device that could induce hypnosis with little effort by the physician and noted its potential in certain diseases while stressing careful case selection and lawful use to prevent harm from incompetents.
A Montreal gentleman saved from being run over by a train at Old Orchard station rewarded his rescuer with a $5000 check. Frank E. Morrill of North Berwick, 23, who has sold popcorn on trains for years to support his widowed mother, is the donor. The giver’s name remains public.
A London Daily News report believes the historic Drury Lane theatre will vanish from London’s scene within five years as Augustus Harris’s lease heads toward its end. The 1819 patent and rights to perform plays may shift, with the site and future Drury Lane still uncertain beyond the present century’s close.
The London Daily News reviews a court dispute over the right to use the name Lewis in business. It chronicles how David Lewis built a £500,000 advertising empire for "Lewis's" while asserting exclusive rights against a Preston shop named J M Lewis. The judge supports the older firm’s possessive form, prompting debate on proper usage. Also reported is a Boston incident: Mrs. B L Merrill injured by falling glass at Jordan Marsh's, plus a Roxbury street assault with unknown attackers.
Review of Richard Mayo Smith's Emigration and Immigration A Study in Social Science arguing migration freedom is a recent historic right and that states may withdraw it. The critique lauds Smith for accuracy fairness and thoroughness while emphasizing his universal view with focus on Britain and the United States and his cautions against chauvinism and harsh restrictions.
Newport Rhode Island July 31 detectives report a stamp room robbery at the city post office. About 50 000 stamps valued at four thousand dollars were stolen from the safe while clerks and a customer occupied the stamp window. Police describe a suit of men and a possible foreign train arrival as part of the case. Inspector White arrived from Boston to assist.
The eighth general conference for Bible study and service under D. I. Moody opened in Northfield with a pictorial Bible lecture by George W. Mackay of New York City. Attendance reached 400 as sessions run 10:30 am to 8 pm at Stone Hall Seminary and village Congregational Church readings. The conference runs to August 10 with six English speakers and a roster of notable clergy and scholars, marking the tenth anniversary of these conferences after a break 1882 to 1884.
In Soren Quebec on July 31 Mme Piquette, who recently lost an arm in a laundry steam wringer, died today. The two other injured women Mrs Pickard and Mrs Beroit, who also lost arms, are not expected to recover.
The steamer Portia struck an iceberg returning from Pilley's stand, driving her bow under water. Several New Yorkers aboard. Damage deemed not material. She sails for New York tomorrow.
Continent of short articles reviews philosophers John Locke and Arthur Schopenhauer with Fraser’s Life of Locke and a saucy note on Saunders translation. A third piece covers The Physical Properties of Gases by Arthur L Kimball, praising its accessible approach for beginners and teachers.
Mary Grady threw a lighted lamp at Frances A. McGorty at 143 Chambers Street last evening. McGorty dodged the missile. Reserve Officer Hazzlett arrested the offender.
About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a team owned by Isaac Goldstein and driven by Louis Godinski collided with a Cambridge street car on Lowell street. The wagon axle and the car footboard were broken. Passengers were badly shaken.
Thomas Lackie of 29 East Canton Street allegedly drank heavily and attempted to cut his throat with a razor last night. He then struck himself on the head with a heavy pitcher, leaving a serious gash before being taken to City Hospital.
In Henry James's The Tragic Muse Sherringham and Nash discuss the challenge of creating complete art on stage. They critique modern audiences, saying carnivalesque tastes force dramatists to concede, producing shallow characters and diminished truth. The old dramatists faced fewer constraints and expressed life more vividly.
Readable fragments list various locations including New York 208 Broadway London England Phila 4th and Chestnut st Berlin Boston 117 Devonshire st and Kansas City Missouri as a set of street references without context. No events dates or organizations are present to anchor a full report.
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