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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1890
Page
8
A writer recounts arrival in Greenfield and Deerfield on Aug 1, touring George Fuller’s studio and historic home, meeting notable figures including Miss May Wilkins and Miss Ellen Starr, and hearing lectures by Arthur Hildreth and Miss Starr on labor and shared humanity. The journey highlights Deerfield River scenery, rural life, and a ban on nobility among artists and Nihlists.
Captain Boutelle reports to the Interior Secretary on his first year as acting superintendent. Fire control occupied troops early, recommends camp stations for supervision, notes rapid wild buffalo and elk growth, streams stocked with trout and salmon, hotels still unsatisfactory but improvements promised, and asks Congress to authorize a civil commissioner to handle park law violations.
Springfield hosts a Second Adventists camp meeting starting today with about 4000 in attendance. Morning services feature Elder Miles Grant of Boston, 2:30 p.m. sessions with Dr. James Hemenway of Athol, and an evening talk by Rev. Frank Burr of Salem. Aunt Abbey Wood of Portland leads the children's meeting as she has for fifteen years. About 200 people remain on the grounds, with gatherings planned for two weeks.
Jeremiah Haley of Stoughton, 30, was struck and killed instantly by an excursion train from Nantasket Beach while walking on the track near Springdale station this evening in Canton.
The body of George Burdett, mate of the steamer J Putnam Bradlee, who drowned Saturday evening, was recovered last evening at the Lastern Packet pier.
Minerva beats Gossoon by a slim margin in a twelve mile windward and return race from Newport to Vineyard Haven and back. Gossoon, starting near the rear, closes the gap on the windward leg, while Minerva gains on the return. Commodore Gerry attends yachtsmen as the fleet prepares for Vineyard Haven and Newport races with half-mast NYYC flag in memory of George L. Schuyler.
Monatiquot Yacht Club held its second championship regatta at Fort Port Weymouth. Corrected times list First Class winners White Fawn J P Holbrook and Erin John Cavanagh with leads, Second Class winner Eureka E B Rogers and Diadem L A Hayward among top finishers in light easterly winds.
Sadie B won the second championship race on the river course at the Haverhill Yacht Club and retains the pennant after protests by Spray over a foul ing during the contest. Corrected times show Sadie B 1h 4m 28s, Spray 1h 21m 16s, Pianchette 1h 17m 18s, while Clyde and Hiawatha had no times recorded.
The Saco Yacht Club completed its annual race off Old Orchard with finishers listed in order of elapsed time. First Class included Caprice at 2h 3m and Willie E at 2h 3m 203, followed by Solid Comfort with time not taken. Second Class saw Ampnitrite first at 2h 1m, then Secret 2h 26m, Rambler 2h 33m 30s, o Naine 2h 36, Metro 2h 45m, Jennie 2h 48m, Stranger 2h 57m, Carrie Bell 3h 3m 30s, Seabird 3h gm 30s.
The Buzzard's Bay Yacht Club held its third annual regatta at Onset on Saturday. Results show First Class boats Dora Climax Mattie with times around 1h 52m to 1h 57m. Second Class lists Mist Anonyma Mollie among others, with several times not recorded. Fourth Class Edith and Earl also noted, while the second class sloop Gilt Edge completed in 2h 58m 48s with no competitors.
Cape Cod Yacht Club opens three cove races at Orleans Town Cove on a whole-sail southerly breeze. First class results show Bessie 55m14s Madge 56m83s Wave Crest 69m25s. Third class Viola 48m66s Nausett. Drifted match off Nobscussett House with light wind ends Ariel H H Sears Gracie Nobscussett spendthrift Bacon in order.
Eureka owner E B Rogers steers the Boston jib and mainsail ship as he returns to challenge rival after a prior defeat to Bridgeport boat Rival. The contest highlights Rogers enduring pursuit of victory against top local boats.
E B Rogers issues a challenge from Bridgeport to race the Rival against the yacht Eureka in Massachusetts waters under the same conditions as the Bridgeport races. Changes allowed by mutual agreement. Race to be held any time before September with notice. Freight paid by Rival owner whether she wins or loses.
Hull Yacht Club issues circulars for its first and second class championship races off Point Allerton on August 9 and 11 with two races and a possible sail-off. Entries close August 8 at 8 p m at the Hull clubhouse. Beverly Club opens Marblehead match August 16. Other races include Porchester, Great Stead, Savin Hill, and Sippican plans an August 16 race.
The Aug 18 and 19 Lake Quinsigamond event in Worcester lists entrants across divisions. Notable clubs include Argonaut Rowing Toronto, Metropolitan Rowing Club New York, Crescent Boat Club Boston, and New York Athletic Club, with multiple boat types and single scull dash entries among renowned crews and rowers from Boston, Cambridge, Albany, Toronto, Detroit, Providence, and more.
The Pennsylvania route via Vandalia cuts Chicago to New York fares to 20 dollars for travel from St Louis, valid August 5 to 10 with return through September. Originating in Chicago, the cut does not apply. Chicago lines await decisions. The move stems from Vandalia and Ohio & Mississippi quarrel over Grand Army business, shifting West Coast traffic toward St Louis and threatening Chicago volumes. Other notes discuss Chicago Northwestern earnings, land sales, and a proposed Chicago to Kansas City line extension, plus municipal committee opposition to Knox & Lincoln sale and weekly rail earnings tallies.
Lake Pleasant Aug 3 session draws four thousand attendees as Worcester Cadet Band concerts fill the day. Mrs. K. S. Lilie of Boston spoke on The Future of Spiritualism and Theosophy relations. Hon. A. B. Richmond of Meadville lectured on Spiritualism as a see. Dr. W. B. Mills of Saratoga gave platform descriptions.
The Rev A D Mayo returned from his tenth annual Southern ministry tour to deliver the first of five summer talks on Young Men and Women in the City. He proposed a New Version of the Eden Story, arguing for equality of man and woman, moral responsibility, and a reinterpreted fall. He cited Eve as initiating knowledge and noted Cain as a progenitor of civilization, with womanhood framed as humanity's noblest aspect. Next Sunday he will discuss Young America and His Sister Come to Town.
George C. Clark a Salem financier and appraiser died suddenly at Asbury Grove of heart disease at seventy four He was a carpenter who went to California in 1840 He leaves a family Lincoln died at Wilton New York born June 20 170 educated at Yale and Yale Theological School he was pastor of Unitarian church in Middletown He married twice and had twelve children two daughters in Montana one in Vinland and fought for abolition Miss Mary E Eaton longtime Charlestown Bunker Will School staff died Rye Beach New Hampshire buried in South Hampton New Hampshire
The skeletonized body of George W. Garland was found by prospective land buyers in woods near New Boston on August 3. Officials believe he died of heart disease while crossing lots to visit his father. He was a Civil War veteran, survived by a wife two daughters and a son, and a Grand Army member.
Bar Harbor August 3 Cardinal Gibbons and party arrived yesterday afternoon. The Catholic Church was crowded this morning to hear the cardinal but he was not present due to fatigue from yesterday's journey. He and Vicar-General Byrne are entertained by Mrs Matthews. Archbishop Ryan hosts Dr Keating while Archbishop Kenrick stays at Parker College. Warships have been under orders all day awaiting Secretary Tracy who has not arrived amid thick fog.
Greenfield Aug 3 Two men die from injuries after Friday night explosion at the Riverside fiber company's mill. Peter Parent twenty unmarried and Amande Jorneau forty with a wife and two children killed on scene. Additional details pending.
Memorial services for General Clinton B. Fisk were held at the People's Church in Boston. Speakers praised Fisk's courage, influence, and anti liquor leadership while noting his lasting impact on the American public and temperance movement.
From Ante Bellum Times recounts a 1466 letter cited by Colonel N P Hallowell opposing boycott pressure on Northern goods. The note declares firm resolve to uphold political opinions and refuses to purchase if buyers demand knowledge of slavery or religion views, US Philadelphia firm Morris L Hannowsin & Co. Dated September 22, 1856.
Thomas Moore, 24, escaped last Saturday night from the State Prison after a seven year sentence for burglary in Cambridge. A rope was found over the wall yesterday morning, and authorities believe he deceived the guard who checked his cell Saturday evening and then secreted away by sealing the wall with the rope. Details of how he gained possession remain unclear. He left wearing only an undershirt and overalls.
Eight month old Harry Steifeld pulled a pot of boiling coffee over himself at a dinner table on 90 Brighton street causing severe scald injuries. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment.
Henry Martin and Daniel Mitchell who had been ordered to forty days and three months respectively at Deer Island escaped yesterday morning. They used a dury method to slip away and bade goodbye to the institution, escaping into the open.
John Douglas, a gas fitter from 82 Poplar Street, fell from a step-ladder while repairing a gas burner at Parker House yesterday. He sustained a head injury and was carried to Massachusetts General Hospital in an unconscious, critical state.
The Second Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Association sets its Encampment Week base at Hotel Oxford on Huntington Avenue near Mechanics Building. Rooms open Monday August 11 with daily comrade in charge. a meeting occurs Thursday August 14 at 11 am. The Babylonian spectacle at Oakland Garden draws huge crowds during Encampment Week.
Charles McCaffery, a noted bridge-jumper among sporting men, leaped 130 feet from the tip of the Atlantic Works shears at 60 Border street East Boston yesterday afternoon. He fell head up, turned, and struck on his back before sinking. his body was not recovered. A native of Quebec aged twenty four, he went with friends to make the jump. It will be grappled today.
The Rev. William Habbell of Buffalo preached at Old South Church, citing Ezra vii 22 to emphasize that religion includes duties beyond explicit Bible prescriptions. He warned against treating the Bible as a rulebook and urged Christians to embrace nonexplicit aspects of faith, comparing spiritual guidance to a garden beyond its walls.
The Rev. Justin D. Fulton preached at Tremont Temple on Pome's New Ambuscade With Archbishop Ireland in the Saddle. He criticized Ireland's St Paul educational convention stance favoring public schools and warned the move would mislead Americans toward compromising with the devil. He argued Roman Catholics cannot be loyal to the Stars and Stripes.
The report notes a shift to easterly winds lowered local temps to 72 until 4 p m yesterday then rose to 81 within twenty minutes after a wind change. Chicago reached 96 and Cincinnati 94, signaling another possible hot wave though the timing remains uncertain. The signal service clerks say a westward high pressure area could alter this pattern.
The Rev J D Moffat of Washington and Jefferson College spoke at the Boston Young Men's Christian Association on temptation. He cited James blessed is the man who endureth temptation and warned that initial sins create weak spots while Christ offers full victory. A crown of life awaits steadfast believers.
Boston records 284 total deaths for the week with a 33.7 rate. Cholera infantum peaks at 76 deaths this week, up from 35 last year, while infectious cases include 14 diphtheria and 14 scarlet fever, 28 measles, 5 typhoid with 4 deaths, and 30 consumption deaths. Children under one are 122. under five total 154. over sixty forty four. public institutions house 30 deaths.
A pleasant Sunday program on the Common drew a large crowd. The Germania Band performed a pleasing concert while orators advocating the single tax idea socialism and evangelical views spoke before the music.
Herbert Van Tassell was found dead in bed at 17 South May Street yesterday morning. The death was attributed to natural causes. He had a wife and two children but was not living with them.
If you have made up your mind to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla do not be induced to take any other. Hood's Sarsaparilla is a peculiar medicine with a combination and preparation that give it superior curative power compared to any other article of the kind.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society held awards at Horticultural Hall on Saturday. Prizes listed for Fruits and Vegetables include major winners and runners up such as B. G. Smith, J. S. Fay, M. W. Chadbourne, and J. L. Bird among others. An adjourned meeting approved memorials, delegate plans for a Chicago exhibit, and officer nomination for 1891.
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