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.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1894
Page
1
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Senate confirmed John P. Sweeney as postmaster of Lawrence on August 27, receiving Senate approval for the appointment.
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.
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.
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