19 Aug 1893
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1893
Page
1
Barnard & Co advertise exterminator services with a money back guarantee. Premium Temple trees are offered at 50 cents each by mail, specifying a Monday Tuesday placement.
An earthquake struck Bucharest at 5 am, followed by two aftershocks in rapid succession. Residents fled in fear, many in nightwear, but there were no injuries and only minor property damage reported.
The British steamer Inflexible, previously reported stranded on Hasker Island in the Hebrides, remains in a perilous position as threatening weather endangers any chance of refloating. The crew have departed, but Captain Taylor remains aboard.
Alexander Frazier, a native of Prince Edward Islands, died in Dover at his home on Forest Street from injuries after being thrown from a carriage in Rochester last Sunday. He leaves a wife and five children.
At the Democratic State convention in Richmond the platform endorsed national money and tariff planks while efforts for a free coinage plank failed. A separate report describes the death of Mrs. Malachi Watson in a Roach's block lodging after a night of heavy drinking, with her husband and a female companion present. investigation notes blunt violence to the scene and conflicting testimonies as Watson and an associate are taken to station.
The silver debate resumed in the House with Mr Sibley of Pennsylvania arguing for a bimetallic standard. He supports Johnson of Ohio’s proposal allowing holders of U.S. bonds to deposit them with the government in exchange forTreasury notes.
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