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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1892
Page
5
Six months remain before launch as Cruiser Eleven nears the water line at Loring yard South Boston. The cruiser is described as nearly finished to mid hull with staging maze surrounding her, and Uncle Sam expands naval strength with top modern armament and shipyards across the country.
A description praises the heavy Rome Cruiser No 11 and two powerful search lights with projectors of the most improved type as part of her possessions. The vessel is expected to be a strong defender for the United States and will likely perform well in combat. A visit to the shipyard at City Point to view the building is recommended.
The State Department reports a serious revolutionary conspiracy in Bolivia with many prominent figures and congressional members sent beyond the frontier. Martial law has been proclaimed nationwide.
The Nantasket excursion yesterday drew packed crowds as every steamer left the wharf full to capacity. Fakirs sell high and crowds push to board, while stewards warn passengers to move along to ease congestion. The scene evokes a go as you please spirit similar to Boston Common on the Fourth.
A large Spiritist gathering at Nantasket Beach near Crescent Beach draws about five thousand attendees with excursion trains. Rev John W Chadwick and Mrs R S Lillie delivered talks on religion and spiritualism while beachside amusements a toboggan, fortune tellers, and clam bakes add to a county fair atmosphere. The day features warm water, clear air, and a Germania Band performance at Ocean Grove.
Division 4 officers conducted a Sunday raid on a Chinese gambling den at 26 Harrison Avenue. Twenty one Chinese men were arrested and two fan-tan layouts brass boxes 400 coins 200 markers and 300 chips seized. All detainees posted bail.
At about 4 PM Sunday, 17 month old Fannie Jacobs fell from a roof at 81 Norman Street. Her ears are internal and recovery is doubtful. She was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital.
Curves hint at full beauty of the cruiser as 200 men labor daily, six months remain until launch into the bay. Staging obscures full view but the stern shows graceful lines. The ship reaches the water line painted red below white, resembling the white squadron. Length 257 feet, 37 feet breadth, 2000 tons, speed 18 knots. Government to supply masts sails rigging anchors and all furniture. Incandescent lights to be installed.
Herbert Gault a rolling mill worker in Wranpotte Michigan poured boiling metal over John Langstone chief of persecutors after a long series of insults. Langstone suffered severe burns and is believed fatally injured. Gault, noted for his limp, was locked up.
Division 10 officers yesterday afternoon arrested Thomas Good Edward McLain James McLaughlin and Luke Foley for assaulting Reserve Officer Lane on Longwood Avenue near midnight Saturday. The men, partly intoxicated, abused the officer and fled after a failed attempted arrest.
An old advertisement touts Hub Punch as tasty and revitalizing. It claims C. H. Graves & Sons manufacture the product with absolute purity and urges readers to try it through druggists or grocers.
A first person reminiscence in a northern Montana valley profiles Burr the fur trader and his white mare. The narrator details a Blackfoot trading post, a tender bond between man and horse, Burr’s dangerous encounters, and two salvation moments from the mare, including a 1868 siege and a blistering blizzard rescue. The tale ends with the narrator reflecting on Burr, the mare, and a Sioux maiden.
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