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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1892
Page
2
Quarterly pensions are due drawing crowds of aged veterans, widows, and children at the Boston office. The scene shows old soldiers on crutches and in crumpled sleeves, and a survivor who fought near Fletcher Webster when he was killed.
The scene shows a veteran named William Allen of the Second U.S. Cavalry struggling to sign a voucher, aided by a clerk letter by letter. He recalls enlisting at Fortress Monroe in 1864 and mustering out in 1866 after a sabre wound in Suffolk, Virginia. A last-minute entry notes John C. Whidden of the First Cavalry reporting a lost certificate as doors close at 4 PM.
In Washington on opening day, Senator Hill proposed repealing the current silver purchase law and the Senate debated West's joint resolution on the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory, adjourning without action. The House unfinished business included a Fort Hayes site bill for a soldier's home and opening the rest to settlement. Mr Richardson led the public printing bill to refine regulations. no radical changes were made.
A Boston G A R scene shows veterans filing for pensions, five brothers serving in the army, one killed, another dying in Andersonville, and C. W. Philbrick from Lowell working at the State House. The young enlistee, just fifteen, reflects the era's sudden commitments and family sacrifices.
An elderly Cambridge resident named William H. Campbell is recognized among a diverse crowd queuing at a long counter. His life reflects service. he was wounded at the second Bull Run, shot through the left lung and crippled in the left arm, yet remains erect as he receives his substantial check while the nation owes him much.
Three years of rough service ended with a left arm missing after Drury's Bluff near Richmond. He lay three weeks in hospital, nearly died, then recovered in Vermont and now serves at the State House as a sergeant-at-arms messenger. An old man strips the certificate to the clerk, who defers him to tomorrow, noting he is already "loaded" with army stories.
The Rev S F McCleary a Brooklyn clergyman who feared incapability died by his own hand by jumping from the Plymouth on the Fall River line to Boston Friday evening. He was seen on board by Francis H Allen and a Newport ticket and letter to his physician were found after the upper deck watchman discovered them near midnight.
At East Boston a board meeting approved the merger with Robinson Boiler Works. Henry S. Robinson Edward P. Robinson and Joseph M. Robinson became stockholders and Henry S. Robinson joined the board. Plans call for land annexation and a new boiler shop to house stationary marine boiler and iron shipbuilding operations, aiming to be the nation’s most complete plant east of Philadelphia.
The December monthly sixth issue of Browning, King & Co. Volume 5 features Santa Claus on the front cover blocking the entrance to the clothiers. Inside are light reading and jokes, a Christmas carol, a two page holiday cartoon, and various hints for Christmas presents.
A blaze broke out in the return airway of Eagle Hill colliery of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company in Portsville, threatening the mine. Officials activated a large firefighting force, including Pottsville's engine and water from a nearby creek. The fire's origin remains unknown as crews work to subdue the blaze. Eagle Hill employs about five hundred workers two miles northeast of New Philadelphia.
A morning blaze destroyed a three story oil glue and guano plant owned by A. W. Doda on Wharf street. Firemen fought rapid headway as the building and several hundred barrels of oils and fertilizer and glue were consumed. Loss estimated at about 75000 dollars.
London reports a cable claim Mrs Maybrick, serving a life sentence at Woking Prison, is dying. Friends in London have not received any prison notice of critical illness. Earlier advisories to Mr Stead said she remained in the infirmary but improved physically.
A mob from Jelico Tennessee seized the sheriff's custody in Williamsburg Kentucky at 3:30 this morning and hanged one white man and two Black men to trees. The victims were accused of murdering a young white girl, Mildred Bryant, whose body was dumped in a culvert.
Berlin reports the American government is greatly disturbed by Germanys emigration bill which bans agents of foreign steamship lines from Germany. The measure, set to be discussed in the Reichstag tomorrow, is viewed as crude and unlikely to pass due to its blanket provisions.
Paris on December 7 reports M. Proust resigning as director-general of the French section for the Chicago Columbian exhibition. He says he will not hold any State post while the Panama Canal Company’s good faith remains under suspicion.
Lowell urges the State Board of Trade to press for adding a fast Cunarder to the Boston service. The campaign should continue until Cunard agrees to the demand, reflecting strong local interest in improving transatlantic liner service.
As election day nears public interest grows on whether to allow liquor sales. Sanctioning licenses could raise revenue around 900000 yearly, while opponents warn prohibition may drive sales underground and raise crime and taxes. Prominent figures weighed in with varied views on morality, economy, and enforcement.
From the Fall River Globe, the article reports that David Hall Rice has drawn strong disapproval from Republicans after delivering a controversial speech before the Norfolk Club. The piece notes the speech harmed Rice's standing among key party supporters.
Boston artists contest sculptor R H Park's claim that Ada Rehan's form is nearly ideal for a Justice statue. They say there is no single ideal female figure and warn the piece may become notoriety rather than art.
In St Petersburne on December 7 authorities foresee cholera's spring return in virulent districts. Public education officials order girls' schools to close at the start of April rather than mid May. Cholera rages in several villages in Poltava province.
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