Commonwealth stock on separate counters marked to close
The odds and ends of the Commonwealth stock have been placed on separate counters and marked to close, with details on the sizes and prices remaining unclear in the fragment.
08 Dec 1892
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1892
Page
1
The odds and ends of the Commonwealth stock have been placed on separate counters and marked to close, with details on the sizes and prices remaining unclear in the fragment.
A compact catalog fragment lists multiple prices such as 20c 40c 5c and higher values including 10.00 13.00 22.00 25.00 and 25.75 with the word Etc indicating additional items. The line hints at a vintage pricing sequence without full context.
Mr Francis H Codman and Miss Susan Lincoln Tirrell married last night at the Unitarian Church on Meridian street with organist Joel C Bolan playing Lohengrin and Mendelssohn. The bride wore white satin with orange blossoms and walked with her father William Tirrell. Rev Henry H Woade and Rev Minot J Savage officiated. Maids of honor Ja Choate and bridesmaids Grace Campbell Florence Brown Florence Codman Lina Walker Helen Clark Mattie Carter. ushers included John C Codman and Benjamin H Codman. A reception followed at 36 Meridian street, after which the couple will live at 337 Neponset avenue.
Ladder Truck 8 collided with an electric car on Portland Street while responding to an alarm. Truckman Gorman was thrown from the vehicle and sustained slight injuries. he received assistance at the scene.
A two story wooden shed and brick stable at 8 Benedict street Charlestown burned last evening. Fire spread to a three story wooden stable at 6 Benedict street and a three story wooden tenement at 117 and 119 Rutherford avenue. Five horses died. property loss about 8000 dollars. The origin stable owned by John Donovan and occupied by William B. Fletcher suffered about 3000 dollars in loss, partially insured. The adjoining shed belonged to Bartholomew Lombard.
Forenoon incident reports Miss Beatrice Elliott leaving Longwood School when a large dog owned by Mr. Ranney attacked her, biting severely about the face. The event prompts concern over animal safety and supervision in the area.
The third concert lecture of the Young Men's Catholic Association of Boston College was held last night in the college hall before a large gathering. The program featured the Boston Ideal Mandolin and Guitar Club with G L Lansing A D Grover B W Shattuck L H Galencia and A G Robinson, joined by soprano Gertrude Murray humorist William McCart and pianist J Frank Donahue.
A large audience attended last night as Mrs. Ellen H. Richards of the Institute of Technology delivered a fine talk on home requirements. The lectures aim to aid working people with practical guidance for everyday living.
The passage extols elegant simplicity as Horace's ideal, noting a pictured Writing Desk finished in cherry or oak with brass accents. It emphasizes unelaborated design, beauty, usefulness, and ready access to writing space and materials.
Whidden Seaver and Co advertises in Boston about a notorious con artist known as Griff, also Clifford W Robart and Lord Ashburton. The ex convict has a history in Minneapolis New York and Chicago, swindling oil firms with forged bills and fake oil schemes. Police and Pinkerton agents pursue him across the country.
Jay Gould's will and codicils fix 5 million for son George J. Gould and divide the rest among six executors and trustees. Specific bequests include homes and portraits for daughters and a Lyndhurst trust for Helen. Grandson Jay Gould receives 500000 held in trust with staged payments.
Colonel Albert A Pope will depart at 4 PM with Mrs Pope and Mr and Mrs A W Pope and Miss Margaret Pope for a six to eight week journey through California and Mexico. The party plans to inspect his cattle range near Tucson and orange groves in southern California then travel to Mexico. Time and destinations in Mexico are not yet fixed with authorities in Mexico City expected to be met.
Portsmouth reports the schooner Chilton loaded with brick bound for Boston ran onto Middle Grounds near the Eliot shore. She sank in fifteen feet of water after the tide receded. cargo valued at $500 is a total loss.
A Boston Museum after the curtain on Nerves sparked a claimed quarrel involving Henry Cram and his wife with comedian George W. Wilson. Friends say a personal confrontation occurred backstage while Mr. Wilson denies the incident as described. Mr. A. R. Fry attended the scene as a witness. The affair promises social and theatrical repercussions in Boston circles.
Gaylord Leonard of Providence R. L. was crossing Tremont street at Kear Castle when an East Boston electric car 145 struck him, dislocating his shoulder.
Rain today with increasing southerly winds and warmer temperatures across New England and Eastern New York. Local rains, brisk southerly winds. signals displayed from Woods Hall to Hatteras for Thursday forecasts.
A conference in St James Hall adopted a Bay of Winchelsea proposal to form a union of landlords and tenants. A donor pledged 23000 pounds to assist the effort.
The piece notes skepticism about Salvation Oil as its fame grows alongside claims of cures. It suggests limited public acceptance amid unverified health benefits and questions surrounding the product's efficacy and marketing.
The article notes Mr. Wilson’s absolute denial of knowing the parties or any scene of bloodshed, while outsiders and company members work to prevent violence and restore order. The referenced husband and wife are Mr. and Mrs. D. Henry Cram.
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