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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1886
Page
1
Advert says Dickens Pickwick Papers edition from G W Simmons & Co selling at five cents a copy. Massive demand with orders piling up, 300000 copies sold in London in two days, retail sales predicted to reach half a million soon. Mail orders and in store purchases increasing. address 392 to 44 North Street Boston for orders.
The advertisement cites William Whitla and Sir Henry Thompson praising Friedrichshall as a versatile aperient for constipation digestion and various ailments. It notes a large wineglassful dose and that longer use reduces the needed quantity. It lists dealers Leward & Co and mentions local weather and social events from a Boston or New England paper listing meetings, lectures, and a horse event on Medford road.
In Amsterdam New York at six this evening a riot erupted among unemployed mill workers near Kline and Hubbs jails. Police used clubs to disperse the crowd injuring several. The scene sparked high excitement as tensions between union and non union workers escalated.
Harrisport Penn Dec 8 Attorney General Cassidy files bills of equity to declare the anthracite coal combination and the trunk line pool unlawful. He seeks preliminary injunctions. Judge Simonton sets December 21 for arguments.
Reports cover the steamship rate war in New York, postal appointments in Boston, and political activity in Washington. Other items note a fatal Zoar accident, Massachusetts post office gossip, Isaac Lea's Philadelphia death, and midweek developments in finance, industry, and law across the nation.
M Goblet will form the French cabinet. George W Harper US consul at Munich dies. Twenty persons wounded in a riot at Lurgan Ireland. Jury disagrees in case of the alleged Rev Theodore Keating. Lord Colin Campbell testifies. Mexico expresses offense at President Cleveland's attitude toward her.
For twenty four hours starting 7 a m Thursday December 9, New England is expected to have fair weather with southeasterly winds and slightly warmer temperatures. Eastern New York should experience fair weather with westerly winds and slight temperature changes.
Yesterday’s meteorological record up to 10 p.m. compiles observations taken simultaneously at all stations. The report notes temperature, humidity, wind, and barometric pressure, providing a synchronized snapshot of regional conditions at the same moment.
The steamer Suevia arrived at Hamburg from New York on December 8 with Blanche Henderson aboard. The Lansdowne arrived from Antwerp to New York on December 8, while the steamer Manhattan also reached New York from Antwerp that day. The schooner Atwood from Wolfville bound for Boston with lumber entered Port Williams today with its cargo.
The President sends to Congress a letter from the Secretary of State and related correspondence on American fishermen's rights in British North American waters. It urges a commission to record losses and seeks remedial legislation, blaming Canadian authorities for unwarranted seizures and hindrances to inshore and deep sea fishing.
A strong magnetic disturbance was observed at 11:20 a.m. in Rochester. A two foot needle moved along a five degree arc with the north pole shifting from two degrees west of the magnetic meridian to three degrees east. The event is noted as the most violent since September 1 after the Charleston earthquake.
James Gantlee a Boston and Maine brakeman fell beneath moving freight wheels at the State street freight house this evening and suffered a shoulder joint amputation after removal to Lynn Hospital. He has a Beverly family.
The article notes that diplomatic tensions may rise between the United States and Mexico over Mexico’s claim to try Americans on Mexican soil. It reports newspapers’ backing of the government, libel actions against writers on Minister Manning, and the governor’s efforts to locate sources. It also mentions Manning’s health issues, including an umbilical distress and early pneumonia.
London court resumes Campbell divorce case with Lord Colin denying demands for extra security on wife’s costs. The hearing sees grave charges against his wife provoking her father to react angrily in court.
Catholics in Lurgan County Armagh formed a joyful procession over acquitted members and were attacked by Orangemen. A riot followed with sticks stones and revolvers, lasting hours until dragoons restored order. Dozens injured and several homes damaged in the clash.
A violent gale with lightning struck southern England and the Channel causing multiple shipwrecks. Brighton suffered property damage as rain and hail fell nationwide. Scotland recorded heavy snowfall amid the storm.
Paris reports that M. Floquet, president of the Chamber of Deputies, urged President Grevy to summon M. Goblet to form a new ministry. Goblet declined, Grevy re summoned Floquet who under pressure has now consented to form a cabinet.
Dupur December 8 The jury in the Arthur Moreton case also known as the Rev Theodore Keating has disagreed. A new trial will begin tomorrow in the court.
London December 8 reports the wool sales totaling 6800 bales chiefly from New South Wales Victoria and New Zealand. Prices showed a slight rise attributed to stronger French demand.
Reports from Betrast Loxpon and Salford detail convictions with deferred sentences for riot participants and David Nero the impostor punished for fraud. Vienna notes Count Komoky receiving a Bulgarian deputation. Paris reports Britain and France negotiating influence over Egypt and a July 1 1887 date for a universal penal law. St Georges Day banquet honors the oldest chevalier, the German ambassador toasted Emperor William.
The second day opens with Gompers urging a committee of the whole to join the trades union conference. J R Scott of Toronto elected chair of the committee of the whole as the conference proceeds with credentials, rules, and resolutions amid debate over press exclusion and union representation.
In Pontiac a carpenter Gustaf Alfred Lundstrom working on the Swedish parsonage died by suicide after attempting to shoot himself and then cutting his throat with a razor. He left a widow and young family. A remark about the Andersen murder case is noted as a past refrain.
New York reports a sharp steamship fare war with Allan line reducing steerage to 15 dollars for Quebec trips, Anchor line promising a rate cut tomorrow, Cunard offering 15 dollars prepaid steerage from England, while National Inman and Guion hold firm but expected to follow by tomorrow.
Senator Dawes introduces an amendment to the sundry civil service bill seeking 125000 dollars for a New Bedford public building. Worcester Springfield and Lynn plans face House action with key moves by Hoar Rockwell and Lovering. Dawes awaits Springfield's necessity evidence to back the investment before any presidential veto risk.
A Box 36 alarm at 5 59 moved to fire in a four story Kilby Street building Nos 9 11 18 owned by Moses Williams heirs. Fire began in the basement from an overheated furnace and spread up the ventilator, causing fire and water damage estimated at 85000. Several offices and tenants were located there and Mrs Quine was rescued with her child by officers Daly Leary and Flanagan. One occupant lost about 500 worth of furniture. overall loss mainly to the building, insured. A second alarm from Box 67 reported a furnace in Washington Street Nos 827 but caused no damage.
At 2 30 this morning the five story Sibley and Holmwood candy factory and adjoining Swift and Stambach block burned to the ground in Albany a second blaze struck the Breezel House hotel and a Presbyterian church was damaged. Loss tallies around 110000 with many travelers displaced. In Bainbridge the Gilbert Manufacturing main building burned destroying the plant and killing superintendent Charles Presley. Fire likely started by spontaneous combustion in the print room.
In Philadelphia on December 8 Judge Butler denied the appointment of receivers for the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph Company. Two motions were before the court, one by Edwin Middleton and another by the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company. The former motion sought to vacate Clinton P. Farrell's appointment as receiver.
An earthquake of notable force rattled dishes and windows in Independence Missouri and nearby areas last night. The tremor was widely felt across the region, prompting residents to assess structural effects and stay indoors.
Ricamonp Virginia December 8 Governor Lee grants a respite for Cluverius until January 14. The action postpones execution or further legal action as requested or allowed by state authority.
Representative Seney of Ohio voices discontent with the Presidents tariff stance and civil service policy. He supports Manning on wool duties but backs Manning in other disputes, saying Treasury leadership would enforce civil service law and questioning the Presidents grasp. He forecasts no salary increase for civil service commissioners and warns this may startle the President.
Sunset Cox reports the President will consult him before naming a minister to Turkey. Cox prefers a candidate with missionary and philanthropic ties to Americans in Turkey and plans to oppose several applicants. He will not reveal his choice but notes Mrs. Cox’s Presbyterian leanings influence his views.
William J Dale of Andover has accepted the Boston assistant postmaster post and is touring the Post Office Department. He met Secretary Endicott and plans to study offices in Baltimore Philadelphia New York and Brooklyn before starting January 1. He aims to make a record that reflects credit on the administration and please Boston merchants.
The district commissioners appoint Colonel William G. Moore as chief of police to succeed Major Walker. Moore has a civil and military background including early work as a Congress debates reporter, private secretary to Cameron and Stanton, and to President Johnson. Acting Major Austin notes Moore is popular with the force. Police say they are pleased with the choice.
Uncle Philetus Sawyer doubts a single pension bill will pass the Senate this winter citing vetoes as a sign to quit. He notes most vetoes targeted bills by Sawyer for being meagre reports and unsatisfactory. Congressman Lovering had to request data from the pension office to refresh reports on many cases. The Democratic House plans Friday night sessions to review private pension bills.
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