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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1890

Page

2

Loss of Boston schooner Winnie Lawry off Watch Hill

A hurricane driven wreck near Watch Hill sends Captain Angus McRitchie and four seamen ashore after the Boston schooner Winnie Lawry, bound for New York with paving blocks, drags anchors and strikes Corn Rocks. Wreckers and lifeboat crews report heavy seas, possible total loss if northwest gale continues. Newport notes widespread wind and telegraph damage.

R. L New England Rhode Island Point Judith Winnie Lawry Boston New York Cape Ann Napatree Point Corn Rocks Watch Hill Angus McRitchie Mc Ritchie Scott West Indies Waldoboro Narragansett Bay Newport R. 1

Six Lives Lost in Pittsburg Fire at Penn Ave Hotel

Fire at the Penn Avenue and Ninth Street building in Pittspura, Pennsylvania, used by Hotel Anderson employees, killed Janitor Irwin and his wife after flames spread from the basement to upper floors. About forty occupants escaped. loss estimated at $25,000 with insurance not known. Multiple other fires reported nationwide the same day with varying damages. A book review notes on Society as I Have Found It.

London Newcastle-under-Lyne Pittspura Penn Irwin Penn Avenue Ninth Street Anderson Brook Ofluf Kan New York Mott Street Ottawa Ont SpecttAn Colonel Lay United States Canars New Haven Conn H. L. Judd & Co Wallingford PirrspuRa McGinn Wuiule tLarris St. Magdalen Catholic Homestead Haverhill A. F. Tracy Portsmouth N. H Sow Street Joseph Kelley Uncle Sam Imperial Court of China McAllister San Francisco McAllister Pere Bank of the State of Georgia United States Supreme Court Washington Ward California Newport Narragansett Bay Europe England France Italy Germany Baden Baden Prussia William Allée Lechtenthal Pau Savannah Prince of Wales

Census Apportionment Battle Delays Next Legislature Role

A New Hampshire judiciary committee debate on Senate bill No. 1 about census based representation ends with the majority report accepted. The minority report is defeated. the expeditious passage of the bill is opposed by Republicans, while Democrats align with the majority. Final adjournment motions arise as the Legislature weighs its next steps.

Harry Bincham Newport Holt Claremont House Ile Greeve Hopkinton Judiciary Committee Democratic Party Hiram A. Tuttle United States Cheney Amey Stratford Daniel Hall Dover Bingham Littleton Page

Remarkable medical miracle recovers Beverly man

In Beverly on December 4 a remarkable recovery occurred for Charles S Dennis who had been paralyzed on his left side since a stroke four months earlier. He invited friends to a darkened room and after hands were joined a rubbing touch restored circulation and he spoke clearly. Within half an hour he rose walked upstairs and declared himself well with only minor lingering weakness.

Beverly Charles S. Dennis Dennis Prospect Street Israel Lefavon Queen Hotel Benjamin Larcom, Jr F. Swasey Mr. Dennis Dr. Swasey

Alliance Convention in Ocala Sees Color Delegates Accepted

The Ocala Florida Alliance convention held morning reports by officers while the white and colored delegations sat together at noon amid fraternal greetings. A H Gallaher of New York Workingman's Reform League and W H Carey of Washington Anti Monopoly League urged close union with the Alliance. John Davis, Kansas congressman elect on the People's ticket, anticipated a February 23 meeting to discuss a national conference for a new party.

Alliance Ocala Fla A. H. Gallaher Workingman’s Reform League of New York W. H. Carey Washington Anti- Monopoly League John Davis Kansas People’s

Pension Appropriations Debate Rages in Congress

The House considered the pension appropriation bill totaling 123 173 000 to aid 654 715 beneficiaries the largest number yet. Critics argued the commissioner of pensions overstates needs while supporters cited established estimates and warned against deficits. The Senate then debated arms to quell Indian hostilities and the election bill with Pugh opposing federal overreach while urging state control before adjourning after an executive session.

Cooper Northwest Mr. Pugh Washington House Morrow United States Commissioner of Pensions Sayers Texas Fifty-second Congress Bhardihood Congress Democratic Congress Indiana Pension Bureau Ailman Kaun Universal Lemons Pension Cannon Hlinots Baum Fifth Sawyer New York Illinois Breckinridge Kentucky

Senate Debates On Tariff Extensions And Indian Aid

In Washington on December 4, the Senate heard petitions from New York bankers importers and merchants seeking more time to withdraw goods from bond under former tariff rates. The Hawley joint resolution to arm North and South Dakota and Nebraska was discussed with emphasis on rapid action. Foster, echoed by Voorhees, argued policy failings and officials’ incompetence. The Sioux famine drew calls for food aid to prevent further trouble. Dawes noted remarks following Foster’s interview about rationing versus arming.

Washington Hiscock New York City Hawley North South Dakota Nebraska Voorhees Foster The Cincinnati Enquirer Mr. Voorhees Dawes

Indians Withdraw From Rosebud. Majority Seek Return

General Schofield reports forty lodges left Rosebud agency as camps near White River edge disperse. Brooke notes Indians largely wish to return, suggesting a quick settlement of the Sioux trouble. Treasury transmits request for 100000 to buy beef and provisions for Sioux. Belt urges speedy action to restore government trust amid land cession tensions. In Omaha, Ponca committee calls for a government of law on tribal lands and asks citizens to support equitable laws for Indians.

Washington Schofield Brooke Rosebud White River War Department Secretary of the Treasury House of Representatives Interior Department Belt Noble Omana Dee Ponca Indian Committee J. M. Woolworth William J. Harsha Leavitt Burnham P. Lawrence Perine

Passenger Train Wreck at Jacksonville Missouri

Chicago and Alton passenger train bound for Kansas City derailed at Jacksonville. Kansas City men Fred Smith and Judge J K Kiffell were killed instantly. Judge Kiffell's head was torn from his body. W B Knight bruised and badly scalded by steam. Edwin Giles of Mount Vernon New York head injury. James E Clark of Boston leather firm injured. Wounded sent to hospital with hopes of recovery for most, Knight in doubt.

James E. Clark Clark, Vantassell & Co Boston Knight

Fatal furnace collapse at Joliet iron works toll of seven dead

An Illinois Iron & Steel Company blast furnace fell during repairs in Joliet killing seven workers and injuring eight. Names of the deceased include Nels Larson John Pederson Gus Loosa and Thompson Swanson among others. Several were trapped or cut. one man escaped uninjured.

Joliet Illinois Iron & Steel Company jKillea Nels Larson John Pederson Gus Loosa Thompson Swanson Llaus Fasineck Frank Miller John Matusstadis Qoscar Lind Joseph Mason John Oleson August Wenberg A. Seisenair Peter Erickson John Larson Patrick Kilcullen

Massachusetts Reform Club Annual Meeting At Youngs Hotel

The Massachusetts Reform Club will hold its annual meeting and dinner at Youngs Hotel on Saturday evening. The business meeting starts at 5 p m, with Colonel Charles R Codman likely to be chosen president for the ensuing year. Dinner guests include Hon Join Russell and Congressmen-elect Andrew ONeil Hoar Stevens Williams Coolidge and Crosby, with William E Russell invited but declining December social invitations.

Massachusetts Reform Club Young’s Hotel Charles R. Codman Join . Russell Andrew, O'Neil Hoar Stevens Williams Coolidge Crosby William E. Russell

Death by Self-Act Took Laudanum in Albany Dealer Death

Joseph B. Abbott confidential clerk for Sage & Co. lumber dealers Albany took laudanum and died yesterday. He was a defaulter in the sum of eighty thousand dollars.

Joseph B. Abbott Sage & Co Albany

Frosty field trials near Lexington dampen with frost

Central field trials at Lexington N C opened after a night rain and frost. Early heats featured Marguerite versus Peg Wottington and Tory Lieutenant facing Whyte B Sam RR with Jan Rupert with Marguerite Trap Jr with Pheeness. Judges awarded heats amid erratic covey work and a high class showing by Tory noted as Derby winner.

Lexington N. C Dee Sprcran Marguerite Peg Wottington Tory Lieutenant Whyte B Sam RR Jan Rupert Trap, Jr Pheeness Tory Whyte Sam R Ian Sam Rap. Jr Phaness Lrap Seres Lan Law Pointer

Rev G H Somerset Gardner praised by letter to editor

A Boston reader asserts Rev G H Somerset Gardner of London is an ordained Reformed Episcopal clergyman active in evangelistic work. He mentions corroboration by Rev A J Gordon and Rev James M Gray and signs as Non-Ritravist dated December 4 1890.

Somerset Gardner Father Ignatius W. H G. H. Somerset Gardner London Eng Gardner England Reformed Episcopal Church of England A. J. Gordon James M. Gray Old Country Non-Ritravist Boston

Society and taste in Ward McAlister's founder works

A fragment from a New York society critique discusses Ward McAlister's Society as I Have Founder, noting the Patriarchs, the Golden Age of Feasting, and discourses on wine and sociable manners. It contrasts American and European elites and ponders why clever men rarely enter society as ornaments.

New York England Europe Ward McAlet Cassell Publishing Company

Paragraphs and good sense in Wendell lecture series

Professor Wendell explains that paragraphs differ from sentences, are planned beforehand, and should sum to a single sentence for unity. He divides paragraphs into solid and sparkling types, stressing coherence, parallel construction like the Lord's Prayer, and the use of connectives to dovetail ideas, all guiding fine art through good sense.

Barrett Wendell Lowell Institute Wendell Moliére Dumas

Obituary of Surgeon General J H Baxter Dies in Washington

Dr J H Baxter longtime surgeon general of the US Army died in Washington after a paralytic stroke. He recognized his wife and a lifetime friend briefly after the stroke and left a widow Florence Tryon with two brothers Myron and William. Born Derby Line Vermont May 11 1837 he served in the Civil War and authored a vital statistics work from 100000 medical records. Burial will be Arlington with military honors. A London despatch notes Charles Marvin author of The Russians at the Gate of Herat.

Baxter J. H. Baxter United States Army Washington McKim Senator Edmunds M. Louise Howland Boston George E. Carson John J. Beardsley Jedediah H. Baxter Derby Line Porteus Baxter Congress Vermont University of Vermont Law School Columbia University Supreme Court of the United States Massachusetts Massachusetts Volunteers Webster Army of the Potomac Camp Bell United States General Hospital Fry Grant Harrison Florence Tryon Otis Norcross Myron L. Baxter William Baxter Chicago War Department Arlington Cemetery

Auction Notice of Diverse Securities and Fruit Cargoes

Francis Henshaw & Co auctioneers announce sales in Boston with consignments of fruit from Snow & Co and a broad list of securities to be auctioned on December 6 and December 13 1890. Items include Bank stocks railroad bonds and real estate collateral. Auction rooms at 42 Congress Street Boston and direct consignments solicited.

Snow & CO Fulton St Francis Henshaw & Co No. 42 Congress Street Corner Exchange Bilace

Stock Exchange Members List Auction Details 1890

On Saturday December 6 1890 at 12 mks an auction lists collateral assets including 452 shares Dexter Woollen Mills and numerous bank and company shares such as Metropolitan National Bank Atlantic National Bank and Nashua Manufacturing Company. Also shown are bonds and notes from Otter entities including Ogd and Lake Champlain RR 1920 cons and City of Bath Me 6s Jap 1891 along with Massachusetts state 5s and Denver Water Co consol 7s and New England Telephone 68 1899.

Nat Bank of Woburn Mass Portland Saco China Ins. Co. Serip Charleston Cinn Chicago RR Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co Chic. RR Charleston, Cinn Virginia & Kentucky Coal & Mining Co Carnegie Land Co Minneapolis Improvement Co Ahiares North Nat. Bank Boylston Nat. Bank Atlantic Nat. Bank North Nat. Bank Metropolitan Nat. Bank Suffolk Nat. Bank Winnisimmet Nat. Bank Chelsea Cocheco Mf Winfield Ft. Payne Coal & Iron Co Old Colony RR Consol. RR Western Security Co Shaw Stocking Co Amoskeag Mtg. Co Cambridge Gas Lt McKay National Tube Works East Tennessee Land Co Honorine Mining Co Kiowa Kansas Lombard Invest, Co Rutland RR Dexter Woollen Mills Boston Atheneum Mechanics’ N. Bank Metropolitan N. Bank Do Atlantic N. Bank Do Natl. Exchange Bank N. Webster Bank N. Bank of Republic N. Hide & Leather Bank Nashua Man. Co Col. Spe Cincinnati RR Passumpsic Rivers RR Merchants’ Ins. Co Providence Champion Iron Co Do FE T. Fairbanks Co Eliot Ins Co Ft. Payne Furnace Co East Tenn. Land Co Ogd Lake Champlain RR Pacific Mills Amory Man. Co Aimoskeag Man. Co Boston Kelting Co City of Bath State of Massachusetts Denver Water Co Lst Consol New England Telephone & Tel. Co

Foreclosure sale of Rutland square property in Boston 1890

Samuel Stubbs and Susan Stubbs mortgage the Boston property to Otto Sharp. Due to breach, the 1900 sq ft Lot 87 at No 29 Rutland square will be sold by public auction on December 27 1890 at 11 am. Terms require 300 down balance in 10 days. Mortgagee Otto Sharp. Boston December 5 1890.

Samuel Stubbs Susan Stubbs Samuel Boston Suffolk Commonwealth of Massachusetts Otto Sharp Rutland Square Ruthand Street J. F. Fuller Rutland Street William Sanborn Boston Water Power Company Sanborn Winchendon Savings Bank

Surgeon Wheeler Slashed In Norfolk Burglary Case

Surgeon William A. Wheeler of the Marine Hospital Service and Mrs Wheeler were seriously slashed by a negro burglar last evening in Norfolk Virginia. The incident occurred as the pair confronted the intruder at the hospital premises.

William A. Wheeler United States Marine Hospital Service Marine Hospital Norfolk, Va

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NEW Books Pittsburg Kneeland Street Goldstein Daniel McLauithlin Bishop’s West Sixth Street South Raum Strather Mr. Foster Indian Commission General Crook Mr. Reagan Mr. Dawes Executive Department Government Mr. Blair Sitting Bull Red Cloud Reagan Secretary of War Pugh Senate States of the Northwest Redskins Jacksonville Til Massachusetts Reform League Central Club North Carolina van Houten Horatio Harris & CO State Street Sales Rooima Travancore Balance Cargo Pier 2 R. L. Day & CO Boston Stock Exchange Bank of Fort Payne Do Laconia Co
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