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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1887

Page

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Squire seeks to quash conspiracy indictment and withdraw plea

Rollin M. Squire, former New York public works commissioner, files a motion to quash the indictment for conspiracy as it concerns him. His lawyers also seek permission to withdraw his not guilty plea. District Attorney Martine refuses to consent to the withdrawal.

Rollin M. Squire New York Commissioner of Public Works Martine Maurice B. Flynn Hubert Q. Thompson Department of Public Works

Mayor Election Recount Shifts City Result

A recount ordered by Democratic candidate D D Saunders of the recent city election shifts the mayoral outcome. Initial returns showed Republican David Robinson with a six vote lead out of 2400 ballots. recounts indicate Robinson now leads by four votes.

GrLoversTer D. D. Saunders David Robinson

House of Deputies approves 10.6 million pound loan plan

The House of Deputies authorized the government to contract a loan of 10 600 000 pounds sterling to fund the foreign debt. Berlin and London bankers agreed to take up the bonds at 4 percent of their face value, with the loan to be used for refinancing.

City of Mexico House of Deputies Theovernment Berlin London

Jake Sharp in critical condition. death feared

New York report notes Jake Sharp remains critically ill as doctors say they would not be surprised by his death at any moment. The attending physician gave the grim assessment today.

Washington, Dee Evangelical Alliance Burchard New York Jake Sharp Whitney Bunce Atlanta Department Charleston

Mary Hammond Arrested for Larceny in Store Robbery

Mary Hammond alias Hatch was arrested for stealing a shopping bag containing 499 dollars from Mrs. Clara A. Gratter at Shepard and Norweill's. Officers found numerous potential theft items in her room at 98 Kendall Street and noted a prior similar arrest two years earlier.

Mary Hammond Hatch Clara A. Gratter Shepard & Norweill Kendall Street James M. Fisher M. M. Claxton

Counting the People Joe Manley Not So Hopeful in 1888

Washington dispatch notes Cox of New York shaping an 1891 census bill with a Massachusetts style, modernized plans, and paid enumerators. Endicott revokes an Arlington cemetery removal order for Freedmen's Village settlers amid suspicions of land speculation. Manley comments on southern strength and states battles, while Congress readies bills on shipping fraud and labor hours.

Joe” Manley Endicott Washington Dee Cox New York Massachusetts Bureau Census Bureau Bureau of Labor Statistics Wright Labor Bureau Walker Institute of Technology Boston Lamar Endicott Tolay Arlington Cemetery Fort Myer Freedman’s Village Stanton Army of the Potomac Lee New York Herald Congress Quartermaster-General’s Joe’ Manley Blaine Augusta Pennsylvania Virginia Andennessee West Virginia Davis

Tin and Copper Boom Across Mines and Markets

A Boston despatch reports an Eastern firm offering to buy all U S copper mine output for the next year at 15 cents per pound, a move unlikely to attract mining firms given current copper prices. Tin and copper rise. London market hits new highs, while Glasgow’s sharp gains spark speculative activity.

New York Boston Calumet & Heela Sven London Glasgow

Gladstone Backs International Copyright in Letter

In a Dec. letter to Allen Thorndike Rice Gladstone urges an international copyright pact between Britain and the United States. He favors copyright by royalty rather than monopoly, supports practical methods for agreement, and sees freedom as a natural price and a bond between nations.

Evangelical Alliance White House Gladstone Allen Thorndike Rice New York England Pearsall Smith Philadelphia Rice Alien Thorndike Rice North American Review

Fallières Set to Form New French Cabinet in Crisis

Paris reports President Carnot will appoint Fallières to assemble a cabinet after several statesmen refuse to join. The roster includes Rouvier as finance minister Flourens Foreign Affairs Ferron War Barbey Marine Spuller Public Instruction Baillant Public Works Faye Justice Dautrésme Commerce and Devellé Agriculture. A repressive bill against the Paris municipal council is planned.

Paris M. Goblet Carnot M. Fallieres M. Rouvier M. Flourens General Ferron Aris Interior Finance M. Barbey M. Spuller M. Baillant M. Faye Justice M. Dautrésme Commerce M. Devellé

Sullivan Dazzles Prince in London Boxing Night

John L. Sullivan boxed with Jack Ashton before the Prince of Wales who praised the performance. Advices from the Orkney Islands report twenty smacks lost in a hurricane. In Romer, the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill reorganizing ministerial departments with executive decree authority. Glasgow reports Scotch Home Rule Union delegates say Irish people seek peace and the National League leads law and order.

London John L. Sullivan Jack Ashton Prince of Wales Orkney Islands Romer Dee Chamber of Deputies Glascow Scotch Home Rule Union Ireland National League

Sumner Questions Blaine Tariff Views in Yale Interview Tone

Yale professor William G. Sumner says President Cleveland's tariff message marks a shift to reformer status and supports lowering taxes to reduce revenues. He criticizes Blaine's positions as speculative and argues for practical political impact, endorsing free trade themes and questioning internal tax removal.

New Haven, Conn William G. Sumner Yale University Blaine Paris Sumner United States Cleveland England America Mr. Blaine Ans

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