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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1889

Page

2

Boston Barroom Trio Travel to Milton For Fateful Shootout

The narrative follows De Lucca Amato and a third man as they drink, gamble, and travel from Dorchester to Milton Lower Mills where a bottle breaks with a revolver. A pursuit across streets ends with De Lucca firing at a dog and later at a man, leaving him wounded and hunted as investigators piece together the case.

Milton Swett Street Milton Lower Mills Amato Mr. de Lucca de Lucca Cunningham Boston Carmella Parisi Severio Amato Pierce Dedham Post Cogan Blake Street Barton Street Ellery Ellery Street Cocciara Quincy

Will of Edward Cunningham filed in Depew Probate Court

The will from Milton resident Edward Cunningham, who was shot defending his estate from Italian poachers, leaves all property to his wife Frances. It also leaves an annuity to Susan McLane, a nun, and stipulates remainder to the nun if wife and children die before him. Dated February 1884.

Depham Edward Cunningham Milton Frances Susan McLane Earl

Municipal elections sweep 19 Massachusetts cities today

Nineteen cities in the Commonwealth vote for municipal officers today with notable contests in Chelsea Somerville and Brockton. Chelsea pits Mayor Champlin against ex Mayor Samuel P. Tenney while Somerville backs Mayor Charles G. Pope for a second term. Other contests include Brockton Wades against William L. Douglas and Gloucester where Mayor French faces Daniel D. Saunders. Several towns show walkovers or close races including Newton Hic ard and Haverhill Labor candidate Joseph H Sheldon vs Thomas Burnham.

Commonwealth Chelsea Champlin Citizens Samuel P. Tenney Somerville Charles G. Pope Lawrence Alvin E. Mack Mack John W. Crawford Fisher Waltham Woburn Edward F. Johnson French Gloucester Daniel D. Saunders Burr Newton H. E. Hicard Brockton Wade William L. Douglas Shoe Haverhill Joseph H. Sheldon Thomas E. Burnham H. A. Hartwell Fitchburg H. H. Gilmore Cambridge Joseph F. Wiggin Malden Quincy Democrats John G. Witham Porter Springfield Holyoke Northampton New Bedford Taunton Fall River

Key found guilty of murder. sixteen prisoners unresolved

The Nayassa case jury convicted George S. Key of murder in the first degree and found Moses Williams alias Dakota not guilty. They did not reach verdicts on sixteen other prisoners. Key has appealed.

Nayassa George S. Key Moses Williams Dakota Key

National Civil Service Commission Lays Out Merit System Report

The annual National Civil Service Commission report to the President details a growing classified service of about 28,000 employees across four divisions and argues for expanded authority and funding. It praises the merit system’s fairness, notes current staffing needs, and defends exams, marking, and independence of local boards while criticizing patronage and urging continuation of merit-based appointments.

National Civil Service Commission Classified Civil Service Departmental Service Postal Service Customs Service Railway Mail Service Commission Washington

Harvard Eleven Captain Reelected and Dinner Planned

Arthur James Cumnock, class of 1891, was unanimously reelected captain of the Harvard University eleven. The team plans a dinner at Parker House on Thursday December 5 with limited tickets at the Boston Athletic Club and Parker House. Freshmen celebrated their Yale win with a bonfire on Jarvis field featuring rushing and fireworks.

Arthur James Cumnock University Higginson Commonwealth Avenue Parker House Boston Athletic Club Yale Jarvis Field

Warships Sail for Hayti Today Under Secret Orders

Three vessels of the North Atlantic squadron the Galena Dolphin and Kearsarge will sail from the Brooklyn Navy Yard tomorrow for Port au Prince under orders from Secretary Tracy. The squadron is commanded by Admiral Gherardi who travels with secret instructions.

Hayti New York North Atlantic Squadron Galena Dolphin Kearsarge Brooklyn Navy Yard Tracy Port-au-Prince Gherardi

Lynn Fire Victims Get Work At Central Square Crossing Plan

Lynn residents burned in the blaze were sent to the labor bureau on Central avenue for $2 a day to clear rubbish from cellars. City officials and Boston & Maine Railroad officers met to plan a new grade crossing at Central Square, with engineers to draft and cost estimates. Subscriptions poured in from printers, carpenters, liquor dealers, dry goods firms, undertakers, lawyers and doctors, totaling thousands for fire relief.

Lynx Lynn Labor Bureau Central Avenue Boston & Maine Railroad Central Square James JT. Farber L. Fred Ingalls T. P. Nichols E. M. Ingalls J.oe Laws John Macfarlane A. G. Courtis L W. Kimball Sundry Carpenters and Masons Frank G. Kelly J. E. Mowry John McLay Alden Southers J. W. W. Weeks James Croscup E.I. Hyde J. Ef. Dearborn Thomas Campbell Wheeler & Northend Labor Bros. & Co Joseph Breid & Son E. A. Mower P. Rhodes A. Young R. Kearney R. Gliddon A. Story A. Story & Son, $5; J. S. Wallace L. E. White L. BK. Lewis L. E. Smith A. 5. Howard W. R. Qucley Ray Bros E. A. Higgins Otal F. L. Parent J.S. Griffin J. A. Landers Robert Blasdell P. E. Lennon G. H. McKenney M. H. Driscoll J. E. Ames J Murphy George Vickay Hammound M. A. Fenton Daniel Higgins R. A. Spaulding Ass Rogers P. E. Magrane J. E. Brown & Co J. E. Burrows JC. E. Parker A. French Almy Bigelow & Washburn J. W. Carey F. Mally J. Brady M. Wentworth J. Donovan R. E. Harmon F. F. Harlburt Niles & Carr K. M. Newhall E. N. Johnson J. H. Orne F. L. Judkins F. W.A. Bergengren C. F. Marshall W. E. Holbrook W. B. Little BE. B. Cushing F. Brigham J. H. Potts Edward Newhall MT Flanders C. R. Brown J. W. Goodell F. Coleman Caleb Burnham A. Morse F.P. Leonard S. M. Perkins N. W W. B. Furber W. A. Rowe & Co Stevens Bros Vv. L. Carder J. E. Jarbox Flemming & McCotta C. Paul & Son Rideout Bros Erastus Newhall J. Ruth J. M. Rollins F. Stone J. E. Martin E. Bates T. H. Kellum C. H. Goodwin William Snell M. T. Dooley Mullen & O A. G. Homan & Sons S. A. Davis G. E. Marsh & Co Friend J.grover & Son C. W.varney Christian Baptist Church Friends’ Society Kavanagh & Carlton Boston Street J. Watson Boston Sprague & Breed W. F. Johnson St. Luke’s Church Free Will Baptist Church C. W. Tewksbury D. F. Adams J. W. Ingalls & Son State Street Jd. H. Parks W. A. Kelly & Son John T. Moulton Placid Herbert Larry & Luddy Brown, Dickson & Co W. W. George G. A. & EA. Mansfield Valpey & Anthony American Shoe Company D. R. Stevens Charles D. Pecker Rumsey Bros Daw & Warner Proctor’s van Theatre Sand

Cambridge Ex-Mayor's Daughter Weds British Doctor in City Ceremony

Miss Lillian V. Fox youngest daughter of ex mayor Fox of Cambridge wed Dr. Horace Wakefield of London at St. Philip's Episcopal Church Old Cambridge. Rev E M Gushee officiated as bells rang during the wedding march. A four year old niece served as maid of honor and two pages escorted the bride. The couple reside at 808 Main Street after a breakfast reception and plan a New York wedding tour. Dr Wakefield will practice in Cambridge after resigning from the Cunard liner surgery post.

Lillian V. Fox Fox Cambridge Horace Wakefield London Eng St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Old Cambridge E. M. Gushee Lord Fauntleroy Main Street John Gordon Eugene Foster Boston New York Wakefield Cunard Steamship Line

Cronin Case Evidence Focuses on Dan Coughlin Knives

In Chicago on December 2 witnesses examined to show knives found with Dan Coughlin were his before Dr. Cronin’s death. Judge Wing continued defense argument dismissing conspiracy claims as circumstantial. he will finish tomorrow as Attorney Ingham prepares for the State.

Cronin Chicago Dan Coughlin Dr. Cronin Judge Wing Camp 20 Wing Attorney Ingham

Massachusetts Delegation Divides on Early Committee Assignments

The Massachusetts Republican delegation met after adjournment to discuss committee placements for Reed. They expect Walker to join coinage, Lodge naval, Rockwell public buildings, Greenhalge judiciary, and Morse manufactures, with New England representation limited. A further meeting is planned and a Republican Senate caucus is called for tomorrow to decide new assignments.

Major McKinley Walker Andrew Massachusetts House Reed Rockwell Candler Dingley Maine New England Lodge Greenhalge Morse

Opening of the Fifty-First Congress in the Senate

The Senate opened with foreign delegates in the gallery and new state senators from North and South Dakota and Washington taking oaths. Various resolutions on class assignments, joint rules, and a quadro-centennial committee were debated before adjournment at 12:35.

Washington Senate Capitol Julian Pauncefote Kozenkoff Casey North Dakota Allen Squire Pettigrew Moody South Dakota Pierce Montana Morton J. G. Butler Edmunds Chandler New Hampshire Nathan F. Dixon Elec Rhode Island Messrs Moody and Platt Spooner Allen and Hoar Committee On Privileges and Elections Dakotas Department of State West Committee On House Congress Edmunds and Harris Aldrich Congress of United States Sherman South Carolina Florida Mississippi Louisiana Secretary of the Interior

Reed Elected Speaker Amid House Organization Proceedings

The House convened at noon with 327 members present. Samuel J. Reed won the speaker election 166 to 154 over Carlisle, with Cummings receiving one vote. The chamber then organized for business, swore in members, and elected officers including Edward McPherson as clerk and William Milburn as chaplain, with seating and rules committees established before adjourning at 4:30.

Washington Clark O’neall Indiana Randall Pennsylvania Whitthorne Tennessee New York Reed Henderson Illinois McCreary Kentucky Carlisle Messrs. Cannon Mills Texas Iowa Felix Campbell Cummings Cowles North Carolina Messrs McKinley House of Representatives Mr. Henderson Edward McPherson A. J. Holmes C. A. Adams James L. Wheat Charles B. Ramsdell Cheadle William H. Milburn House Mr. Cheadle Tellers Lodge Massachusetts Lehlach Moore New Hampshire Cannon Ilinois Senate Perkins Kansas Banks Randall and Carisle Kelley Bayne

Weather forecast for New England states and New York

Washington weather bulletin lists forecasts for Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and eastern New York. It notes warmer conditions followed by rain s southerly winds and a mix of rain and rain threats with warmer air then a much colder Wednesday morning.

Washington Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York

Observations Elsewhere At 8 P M

At 8 p m the observers recorded remarks and data from multiple sites. The notes summarize conditions, signals, and appearances noted by the team during the period.

Estimates show 341 million for new Republican year

Treasury data to Congress cites total 341,428,977 with major rise in pensions to 98,587,252 for year ending June 30, 1891. Funding covers repairs at Chelsea Hospital, light stations from Maine to New England, and Boston Harbor defenses plus ongoing river and harbor works statewide.

Treasury New England Army Navy Washineton Treasury Department Congress Democratic Congress Aldrich Boston Chelsea Marine Hospital Clark’s Ledge St. Croix River Maine Little River Cutler Harbor Green Island Burnt Coat Harbor State Ledge Boston Harbor Egg Island New Bedford Harbor Butler’s Flats New Bedford Clark’s Point Fairhaven Bridge Juniper Island Lake Champlain Vermont Otter Creek Cornfield Point Long Isiana Sound Sheffield Harbor Onn Springfield Arsenal Watertown Arsenal Soldiers’ Home Logus Mississippi River Commission Missouri River Commission Bagaduce River Kennebec River Naraquish River Crosby Narrows Bucksport Winterport Penobscot River Saco River Belamy Newampshire Powow River Massachusetts Taunton River Providence River Rhode Island Pawcatuck Portland Arbor Back Cove Portland Rockland Mt. Desert Porcaine Island Rockport Hingham Harbor Hyannis Manchester Nantucket Newburyport Plymouth Provincetown Scituate Vineyard Haven Wareham Wellfreet Winthrop Sand Bay Cape Aun Blocksland R. L Newport R. I

The Modern Woman Speech At Boston Suffrage Group

The Boston Woman Suffrage League met at 298 Commonwealth Avenue with Mrs Judith W Smith presiding in Mr Henry B Blackwell’s absence. Lucia True Ames spoke on The Modern Woman praising progress but highlighting faults among suffragists and urging circumspection in dress and conduct. Discussion followed with Dietrick Blackwell Whiting Yates Ernst participating and Henry Blackwell briefly addressing Wyoming’s movement.

Boston Woman Suffrage League George A. Ernst Commonwealth Avenue Henry B. Blackwell Judith W. Smith East Boston Woman's Journal State House Boston Ellen Bb. Dietrick Entucky Alice Blackwell John L. Whiting Elizabeth Yates Maine Henry Blackwell Wyoming

Insolvency Notice for Edwin O Childs in Middlesex

A warrant in insolvency is issued against Edwin O Childs of Newton Middlesex. Creditors are called to prove debts and elect assignees at Cambridge on December 12, 1889, at ten in the forenoon. Sam l W Tucker deputy sheriff messenger oversees proceedings.

County of Middlesex Edwin O. Childs Newton Cambridge Middlesex Sam’l W. Tucker Sherif Edward J. McKay Boston Suffolk M. Lendsley Sanborn Commonwealth OF Massachusetts George C. Holmes Joseph P. Silsby Tremont Bow

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