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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1882

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Enterprising town seeks city status after turkey wager

A Waltham man won a bet yesterday by eating a six pound turkey in one sitting. The town, clever and ambitious, eyes city incorporation as a next step amid such enterprising inhabitants. A Nevada mine clean-up yields a bar valued at 115099 dollars.

Waltham Nevada Boston Harshaw

At the Capitol last session of the 47th congress

Washington December 4 The 47th congress opened its last session with Republicans quiet and withdrawn while Democrats were lively Morrison led the Republican push to appoint a committee to wait on the president. The Senate heard the president’s message praised as strong on civil service reform and Pendleton while discussing Peru and Chili Blaine faced ridicule over the Nicaragua canal and post office reform plans drew mixed reaction as fiscal year ends and internal revenue and postage cut proposals circulate.

Washington Congress Robeson Morrison Carlisle Blackburn Randall Rosecrans Eppa Hunton Lield Senate Blaine Peru Chili Nicaragua Canal House of Representatives United States Union Acre Ireland Great Britain American Isthmus Russia Isin Is Paris France Spain Hamburg Marsh Italy Legation Rome Belgium Switzerland Turkey East China Japan Corea Egypt Lask Republic of Liberia Sierra Leone Hawaii Hay San Domingo Port Au Prince Haiti Mexico Gnd Guatemala Venezuela Bolivar Caracas Central America Bolivia Chile Miagkonist Ashington Sey SSS Treasury Uch Sentim Iti House of Congress Tariff Commission Secretary of the Navy Navy Marine Corps Navy Yards Bureau of Yards and Docks Department New York Navy Yard Naval Advisory Board Advisory Board Naval Academy Navy Yrds Treasury Department Coast Survey Lighthouse Service Navy Department Revenue Marine Secretary of the Treasury Commercial Marine Seaboard Issa Issu Marune Bureau of Mercantile Marine Vooderate Germany Bismarck England Austria Marine Soapitel Edna Arthur The Daily News Standard Times the Times

Senate Reports, Bills, and Death Observe Senator Hill

The Senate opened work with tariff commission report to finance, printing 40,000 copies, bills by Hale and Miller introduced, Beebe relief postponed, and a bankruptcy bill to be discussed Wednesday. Senator Brown mourned the death of Senator Hill of Georgia, prompting a resolution of regret and adjournment at 2:50 PM.

Washington Senate Tariff Commission Finance Committee Committee On Printing Committee On Shipping Hale Court of Claims Miller New York Continental Insurance Companies W. M. Beebe Secretary of the Treasury Ingalls Brown Senator Hill Georgia Grown Democratic Caucus Committee Hill Committee On Pensions Teller Tarifff Commission Muca Special Joint Committee On American Shipping West Dingley House Committee On Appropriations D. W. Bliss Garfield Auditing Committee Ninderaan de Long Ericksen Balch Hughes White House

Sudden Deaths Spark Local Tragedies In Three Towns

Elihu Chase of Springfield aged about 65 died suddenly during breakfast on Sunday. In Manchester a pistol discharged during handling by 11 year old Frederick Luckett, injuring Irwin Richards in the mouth who will recover after a near miss to the spinal area. Joseph Webber died of apoplexy at a Methodist chapel in Claremont Monday evening aged 79, longtime editor and proprietor of the Northern Advocate and former legislator for the town in 1857 and 1858.

Elihu Chase Springfield Frederick Luckett Manchester Irwin Richards Richards Joseph Webber Claremont Northern Advocate

Drowning on Williams Pond Marlboro and other local deaths

A Canadian-French teen Joseph Charron, 17, drowned while skating on Williams pond Marlboro on Sunday afternoon. two others fell in but were rescued. Napoleon Balcom, 33, French Canadian, found dead with throat cut in his barber shop North Brookfield, ruled death by his own actions. Multiple legal notices include Lawrence election ballots challenge, John C Webb arraignment for forgery in Manchester, and Horatio Tripp theft case in Abington. A Gloucester man James Gardner, about 50, shot himself Monday morning and died about an hour later. mental health concerns noted. William Sheldon, self-styled U S officer from Boston, appeared in Pittsfield with several others before district court. cases postponed. Equity sale of Troy and Greenfield State road assets occurred in North Adams. $25,175, with judgment outstanding from 1876.

Joseph Charron Williams Pond Marlboro Napoleon Balcom North Brookfield Charles Lilley Shepard Lawrence Pesto Congress William A. Russell John C. Webb Manchester Sanborn & Co Concord Abington Horatio Tripp W. H. Whiting Susan J. W. Sproul Francilia R. Sproul Plymouth James Gardner Gloucester William Sheldon United States Boston Pittsfield Richard Parker S Cottage C. M. Miller Miller House Pittfield

Yale scientists prepare for Venus transit observatio

New Haven observers at Yale College set up a heliometer telescope in the new observatory lot with Prof. Newton directing the transit plan. Prof. Waldo Kirschner and Prof. Wilson will photograph from the east tower using a 10 foot focus telescope and eight inch aperture while O Sherman at the old observatory tracks weather conditions. A weather concern may spoil the rare event, but the equipment and preparations aim for optimal study and the best possible photographic views. Crawford of the Standard Time Co assists Prof. Wilson in refining focus for Wednesday’s work with sun photography today.

New Haven Conn Yale College Newton Waldo and Kirschner Wilson O. Sherman Crawford Standard Time Company Ben

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