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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1894

Page

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McAuliffe Beats Griffo In Ten Rounds At Seaside

In Seaside Arena Seabord, McAuliffe defeats Young Griffo by decision after ten fast rounds. Spectators boo the verdict, cries of robber echo as Griffo taunts a rematch while police clear the room.

Seaside Athletic Club Coney Island Australia Young Griffo Jack McAuliffe Seaside Arena McAuliffe Mac Eddie Griffo Jack

Trains collide in fog on Chicago street

Inbound Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train hits a Chicago and Erie engine at Thirty seventh street. Few passengers aboard. no serious injuries. Fireman Daniel Cannon killed. two other railway employees seriously hurt. Thick fog cited as cause.

Chicago Chicago & Eastern Illinois Chicago & Erie Thirty-seventh Street Daniel Cannon

Free wool in bond entering duty-free after tomorrow

Washington Aug 27 Secretary Carlisle announces that all wool in bonded warehouses at U S ports will become duty free after tomorrow. The official tally shows 63,799,321 pounds valued at $7,719,672 through July 31, with Treasury not yet receiving newer figures.

Washington Carlisle United States Bureau of Statistics Treasury

Train Crash in Cairo Kills Fireman and Injures Engineer

An east bound Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck a huge boulder near Cairo this morning. The engine was derailed, Fireman Shaughnessey was killed and Engineer Flannery fatally injured.

Parkersburg W. Va Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Cairo Shaughnessey Flannery

Deadly Street Car Collision Strikes Hammond

In Hammond Indiana on August 27 a street car crash left ten people seriously injured. Motorman Mashine and passenger Faulkner both from Hammond were fatally hurt in the wreck.

Hammond Ind Mashine Faulkner

Senate and House Move Slow as Tariff Bill Prints Begin

Washington August 27. The Senate and House did little today and will meet tomorrow. The House voted to print 60,000 copies of the tariff bill with rate comparisons to earlier measures. A member secured leave to print in the Record a speech on Sherman act repeal from a year ago.

Washington Senate House

Situations Wanted Ad Notice

Classified brief notes advertise situations wanted and other wants at one cent per word. A compact listing notes readers may place requests for work or other services, urging quick response and simple terms.

All Change Police Department Shaken with 74 Reassignments

Boston Public safety reshuffle lifts Frederick G. Hoffman to captain of Division 6 and moves a wide roster of lieutenants sergeants and patrolmen across divisions. The plan shifts 6 lieutenants 11 sergeants and 52 patrolmen while naming two new lieutenants and promoting two sergeants to lieutenant.

Frederick G. Hoffman George A. Wyman Wyman George A. Walker Division George W. Wescott Jason W. Butters Millard M. Frohock Tom’’ Brown Liquor Squad William J. Lowery John P. Clarke Lowery- Innes South Boston Otis F. Kimball Irving H. Peabody William S. Kendall James E. Sargent Timothy Enright Thomas W. Coleman William J. Sheehan Charles H. Tighe Lagrange Street Phil” Warren George A. Hall Peabody James D. Conboy John C. McGarr Bureau of Criminal Investigation Lewis Tewhart Tom Brown Pierce Wescott Burnett Butters Tighe Brighton Kendall East Boston Sargent Mount Pleasant Enright Coleman Walker Division 4 South Cove Martin IDFA Post Police Department Boston Station 4 Jeremiah Hayes David T. Long William N. H. Knight Thomas Hensey John V. O’grady William Ready Richard J. O’day Joseph W. Goss George F. Kelley William J.ealy Jeffrey J. O'Connell George L. Richardson Fremont Chase Andrew J. Bennett John Gallagher Charles M. Montgomery Walter M. Berry John H. Swan John J. Sharkey James B. Keiran Wesley W. Chandler James J. Gillen George Brooks Michael A. Kelley James F. Shea Arthur B. McConnell Dennis J. Casey John F. Welch Thomas F. Donohue Samuel W. Clarke George W. Norton James To Wright Oe Deen Peeichael J. Morrissey Vision Pennes Rrans Rday Rive

Jealous husband slashes wife in Newburyport attack

T Connors tried to kill his wife this afternoon by cutting her throat in two places with a razor. She was taken to Anna Jaques Hospital and is expected to recover. Connors was arrested as jealousy and rum are blamed for the incident.

Newburyport T. Connors Anna Jaques Hospital Connors

Freight wreck near Erie leaves man crushed to death

A Lake Shore freight train was wrecked near Erie Pennsylvania this morning. Brakeman William Rohr suffered serious injuries while Conductor Cook was only slightly hurt. A young man of very respectable appearance was crushed to death between two large stones on a flat car.

Erie Penn Lake Shore William Rohr Cook

Weather forecast for New England and region

Forecast issued for Tuesday calls for Maine New Hampshire Vermont fair and warmer with south winds Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut fair and warmer with east winds turning south eastern New York to fair and warmer with southwest winds.

Washington Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York

Poet Celia Thaxter Dies at Isles of Shoals

Celia Thaxter, famed poet known as the Sweet Goddess of Appledore, died suddenly at Isles of Shoals Me after neuralgia of the heart worsened from Friday illness. She had been under medical care as newspaper notices report.

Celia Thaxter Isles OF Shoals

Cleveland Tariff Letter Sets Stage for Reform Battle

President Cleveland declares tariff reform must be honestly settled in Congress and by the people. He blasts trusts and reformers while urging free raw materials to lower costs, defend American industry, and widen markets. The letter accompanies a context of a tariff bill becoming law without his signature and Treasury guidance to customs officials.

Pell Pelf House of Representatives Secretary of the Treasury Grover Cleveland

Celia Thaxter Destined Poet of Appledore Passes

The poet Celia Laighton Thaxter died after a night of illness described as a sudden decline. Born June 29, 1835 in Portsmouth, she grew up on Appledore Island with a vivid literary circle and hosted gatherings that made her home famous. Her funeral is set for tomorrow on the island, where she wished to be buried, ending a celebrated life among New England poets.

Appledore Smerson Lowell Whittier Thaxter Celia Laighton Thaxter Portsmouth Granite State Thomas Laighton Appledore House Celia Cedric Oscar the Shoals Laighton Appledore Island Isles of Shoals Star White Island

President Tells of Tariff Bill Stand

Executive Mansion letter to Representative Catchings of Mississippi explains his decision to veto without signature. He notes flaws and inconsistencies in the bill yet calls it an improvement and a step against protected monopoly, aligning with Democratic tariff reform ideals despite disappointment.

Representative Catchings Mississippi Executive Mansion Washington T. C. Catchings Sir Clarke Alabama Congress Democratic Organization Democratic Party

Sweeney Confirmed Postmaster at Lawrence

The Senate confirmed John P. Sweeney as postmaster of Lawrence on August 27, receiving Senate approval for the appointment.

Sweeney Lawrence Senate Washington The Senate Today John P. Sweeney

Judge rules against Dryden in shipping commissioner case

Judge Cole of the District Supreme Court denied Littleton T. Dryden of Baltimore a writ of mandamus to restore him as United States shipping commissioner at Baltimore. The decision held the removal by Secretary Carlisle shows dismissal for cause.

Washington Cole District Supreme Court Littleton T. Dryden Baltimore Carlisle United States Shipping Commissioner Dryden Office of

Mexico ratifies boundary survey treaty extended time

The President signed and sent to the Senate a notice that Mexico has ratified the treaty extending the survey period for the U S Mexico boundary. The move formalizes continued efforts to map and resolve the boundary line between the two nations.

Washington Senate Mexico United States

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