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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1887
Page
1
The piece notes crowds in Boston during peak travel season. Strangers roam the city in carriages, seeking hotels and shops and debating where to shop. It reflects on Boston’s old invitation to visitors and the daily wants they carry, shaping the visitor experience.
The advertisement claims a wide range of summer offerings at G. W. Simmons & Co. at 82 to 44 North Street. It states the store sells apparel for children, boys and men, with hundreds of specialties and emphasizes speed, timely bargains, and growing customer numbers.
Indications from the National Weather Bureau show fair weather for Maine and southeastern New England for twenty four hours starting 7 am Friday August 19 with light rain in the northeast part of Maine. New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut expect fair weather with westerly winds and steady temperatures. Vermont and eastern New York forecast fair skies with cooler conditions and westerly winds. End of message from Observer H. H. Clayton.
The document presents yesterday’s weather observations recorded up to 10 p m at all stations. It notes synchronized readings taken simultaneously across locations, detailing temperature, wind, precipitation, and atmospheric pressure for comparative analysis.
Ships arrive and depart around the British Isles with arrivals in New York and Liverpool. The Germanic from New York reaches Liverpool on August 18, while the Aureby Martello and Three Rivers near the Isle of Wight off today. Sailings include Saale from Bremen to New York and Thorn Dale from London to Montreal. The Emuina Sellly Salinds Inga Prawle Point Success and Dungeness passings are noted.
Rufus Bruce of Newburyport died yesterday by self inflicted gunshot. Police and local authorities identified the incident as an apparent suicide with no indication of third party involvement.
At the U S party convention in Syracuse a motion to admit socialist delegates failed. John McMackin of New York named permanent chairman. Weather signals predict storm force. Judge Jesse Keith of Plymouth county Probate Court died in court. John L. Sullivan appears at Nantasket in a church benefit show. Strasser says Knights of Labor are dying out. Austin Corbin partners bid for Concord railroad. Judge Potter weighs evidence in Jacob Sharp case. One dead and several injured in Bayard Ohio railroad crash. Coroner’s jury blames Chatsworth disaster foreman Timothy Coughlan. Rhode Island police seize 49 kegs beer to test prohibitory law. Mary Ellen Kerrigan of Lowell refused marriage and was shot by Bradford Beril. Beny son of Ute chief Colorow reported killed. fears of retaliation at Meeker. War Department sees no Ute outbreak. sheriff Kendall accused of breaking posse comitatus. Elevator fall in New York kills one. two fatally injured and several girls hurt. Jay Gould labels suitor for daughter a crank. Nebraska Prohibitionists nominate ticket. Baseball: League winners Philadelphia Pittsburgh Detroit. Will of Charles Merriam outlines large public bequests. Mackerel abundant near Newport. Alfred B Hill will filed in New York. Mrs. Alice Brookings scalp torn by revolving shaft. Treasury official says Hawaiian treaty in danger. Interstate commerce body told Canadian Pacific taking business from U S lines. Washington officials won’t explain Major Reddington dismissal.
In Parliament the House of Commons discussed several amendments to the land bill while the Lords accepted the amendment on town parks. Cadogan amendment to the land bill was adopted. The Daily News notes a decision to proclaim the Irish National League. Entries for jubilee yacht races closed at Halifax. The Moscow Gazette urges stronger Russian protest against Ferdinand.
Fair weather and steady temperatures prevail. Public welcome to Hon. P. A. Collins event at the Boston Theatre on August 28. Mayor O'Brien criticizes street digging at a department heads conference. Washington Elm limb blown away by relic hunters. Working women meet at Wells Memorial Hall. Thomas Restieaux, Tremont Street pharmacist, dies in Dorchester. Stocks dull and lower with Atchison and West End leading declines. Foreign money market stronger than ever.
Burrago Aug 18 Adolph Strasser of the International Cigarmakers Union denounces the Knights of Labor as dying out. He cites a Philadelphia Trades article from 1878 and claims membership losses nationwide, arguing unions must abandon politics for true unionism. He notes declines in Massachusetts New York Connecticut and elsewhere and predicts collapse within two years.
Jacob Gaudaur telegraphs Turf Field and Farm challenging John Teemer to a three mile race for the championship with stakes of 1000 aside. The date window runs Sept 17 to 24 and Lake Quinsigamond as suggested venue. Hanlan departed Toronto for San Francisco en route to Australia.
In London Aug 18 the government abandons several bills while retaining a land reform measure. The Cadogan amendment is adopted after heated debate with Parnell denouncing government motives and urging rejection. Closure and Lords amendments follow, setting a tense path for Irish tenant rights and town park rents.
London reports the Daily News states the government yesterday decided to proclaim the Irish National League under the act governing political organizations. The move marks a significant action in Ireland politics during the current period.
Dustin Aug. 18 United Ireland urges landlords to accept Home Rule as inevitable and to form a committee to meet Gladstone Parnell and Salisbury in a round table conference. It predicts a Home Rule House of Commons and an Irish parliament by 1888. Landlords who align with the National League may influence the Home Rule party structure.
Reports from Sofia, Rustenburg, Varna, and St Petersburg describe German measures to maintain informal ties with Bulgaria while avoiding direct recognition. A Bulgarian guard was shot near a magazine. a Russian plot to kill Prince Ferdinand is rumored. The Bulgarian primate deems Ferdinand a usurper. Moscow urges vigorous action against Bulgaria and warns Turkey over Berlin treaty violations.
Sr Peterspurc August 18 reports an eminent police official saying the revolutionary movement in Russia is spreading rapidly, with strong activity among students and priests. The minister of the interior orders close watch on academies, schools and other institutions.
Lord George Hamilton announced an arrangement with the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company to provide three new steamers and seven others for use as armed cruisers at an annual payment of £3500. The cabinet plans an autumn session. A Canadian cricket side faced the Gentlemen of Warwickshire in Manchester with modest scores. The Afghan frontier negotiations Blue Book notes mutual concessions between Russia and Afghanistan. The Pope awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Christ to the Duke of Norfolk who plans to buy a Rome palace for a university.
The St Paul reports from Behring Sea that the revenue cutter Bear, which sailed from Ounalaska June 20 for Arctic whaling, is possibly lost. The ship was leaking on departure and Captain McLay hoped to beach for repairs. Heavy ice and a hard season hindered progress. no news reached by August 8.
The Brooklyn Ancient Order of Hibernians board votes 110 to 7 to block Division No 8 inviting Dr McGlynn to speak on August 26 in Williamsburg. It says the order must support the church and avoid involvement with McGlynn.
A City of Mexico special reports the strike has collapsed on this end of the road with all passenger and freight trains now operating with their usual regularity.
Austin Corbin and associates propose to pay 500000 above stockholders’ value to buy the Concord railroad. The House railroad committee weighs two bills, with amendments to limit fares, require mileage tickets, and curb consolidations, while deferring Atherton bill and leaving Boston and Maine unchanged.
The interstate commerce commission is urged to address Canadian Pacific’s undercutting of freight rates since the interstate law. The treaty of Washington allows in bond goods movement through Canada, enabling CP to evade the long and short haul rules. Western lines fear loss of thousands of tons eastbound and may ask Congress to abrogate the treaty provision. a heated battle is anticipated.
Chairman Pattison received a telegram from President Cleveland authorizing the Pacific Railway Commission to hire counsel to aid the United States attorney in compelling Senator Stanford to explain Central Pacific railway expenditures. Commissioners Litzier and Anderson stay through Saturday then head to Portland Oregon with a possible session at Pocatello Junction to take Union Pacific testimony. If required, the commission will return to San Francisco to continue testimony, with a report to Congress at the next session.
At a Universal Peace Union meeting in New London Fred E Whipple reviewed the Mrs Druse case the New York State hanging for shooting her husband. Rev George W Powell urged abolition of capital punishment and urged petition to Governor Hill to release Druses daughter unjustly confined for life.
Mark W. F. Durgin of Medford Mass as administrator of Mary Jane Durgin sue Boston and Maine for 15000 damages after she was killed July 15 when runaway horses were frightened by a Boston and Maine train. George Philpot sues L Hanson of Great Falls for 5000 for injuries to his child hit by Hansons bicycle.
The tenth annual meeting opened with about 200 members present. Henry Hitchcock of Missouri delivered the annual address on General Corporation Laws, followed by the publication of committee reports and related proceedings.
A West Virginia railroad worker who calls himself J M Traber claimed engagement to Nellie Gould, eldest daughter of Jay Gould, in a Western paper and a Graphic reprint. Jay Gould denounces the report as a canard and calls Traber a half crazy crank.
Georgiana Duchasne of Gloucester KR L leapt from a second story window into the Chepachet River twelve feet below. A young man rescued her and brought her to a nearby house where she remained unconscious for about fifteen minutes before awakening.
At Syracuse on August 18 the United Labor convention faced fierce clashes over socialist delegates. John McMackin was elected permanent chairman amid debates over admitting socialist and United Labor delegates and a split on coalition plans.
Hampden Park Association races close entries for September 6 to 9 with ninety horses named. Purses total 16,500 dollars and organizers may offer a special purse for a horse beating the track record along with other attractions.
Shipping news lists arrivals at Antwerp Bremen Southampton and Queenstown with vessels such as Werra Britannic Cienfuegos City of Truro and Psalm. Passengers include Baltimore Philadelphia New York and Liverpool origin routes. Also noted are sailings from Naples Palermo Hamburg Glasgow and other ports with several ships proceeding to their destinations.
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