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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1886
Page
1
Stanley's Last Lecture in Northampton Before Train to New York
Henry M. Stanley spoke at Northampton prompting a glowing tribute from Smith College President Seelye. Seelye praised Stanley's Africa exploits and civilization mission. After a City Hall reception Cable introduced Stanley who planned to sail for Europe. Stanley then departed for New York at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprincrizto
Henry M. Stanley
Northampton
Seelye
Smith
College
Bion
Stanley
Africa
Cable
Europe
Mr. Cable
Mr. Stanley
New England
New York
Weather Outlook and Signals for New England and East Coast
The Weather Service outlines a 24 hour period starting 72 m. Tuesday December 14 with rain or snow for New England, northwesterly winds, and slightly colder conditions. Eastern New York sees light rain then fair weather, with similar wind and temperature changes. Cautionary signals shift to northwest along the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to Eastport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
New York
Sandy Hook
Eastport
Portland
Mesree
Mt. Washington
Boston
Block Island
New Londe Conn
Albany
Clouc
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Charleston
Eaeh
Clear
Savannah
Jacksonville
aateKiee
Atlanta
New Orleans
Ueague
Clear Mem ‘Irs
Clear Cinc.uatl
Serene
Snow
Snow Pittsburg
Vec
Cloud Buffalo
Ceener
Rain Oswe
Snow Cleveland
Detroit
Eaeersve
Snow Alpena
Marquette
Chicago
Milwaukee
Duluth
St. Paul
Minn
Oie
Cloudy
Omaha
Dodge City
Yarton
Oak
St. Vincent
Deadwood
Bismarck
Shine Ee
Fair Cheyenne
North Platte
Denver
Eeoseneer
Paso
Aveelee
Santa Fe
Weather record of yesterday at 10 p m observations
Meteorological record compiles yesterday's data from all stations observed simultaneously up to 10 p m. Record notes temperature, humidity, wind direction and speed, barometric pressure, and notable weather events across the network.
Civil War Events December Entries and Battles
Timeline notes key Civil War actions from December dates 61 to 64. Includes battles at Alleghany Camp Fredericksburg Kingston Nashville Murfreesboro and actions around New Orleans Baton Rouge and command changes under General Banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alleghany Camp
Fredericksburg
Kingston
N. C
Nashville
Tenn
Murfreesboro
Fenn
Banks
Department of the Gulf
Frederic Asburg
Baton Rouge
Various 19th Century Political and Crime Notices
Morning news briefs report Hewitt bill to prepay interest on bonded debt. Northampton Bank case outcome. Dawes backs Merrill tariff reform. New Orleans officeholder scandal. Amesbury funeral for ex State Senator Merrill. Lynn new payer setup. Putnam poisoning case. Vermont man suicides by Paris Green. Danbury hatter poisoning incident. Lawrence aldermen recounts. Rochester stabbing in disreputable house. McQuade trial in New York. Auburn Italian laborers assault Americans. Cohoes mills restart. Greensburg postmaster’s daughter arrested. Lawrence Sentinel burglarized. Attleboro arson robbery arrest. Elenry Stanley spoke in Northampton then NYC. Morri son tariff support. Bangor collector appointment. Tennyson poem volume. M Flourens foreign minister. Taschereau condemns Salvation Army. Prince Christian injured. Dublin court plan challenge to League campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewitt
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Supreme Court
Northampton National Bank
Dawes
Senate
Merrill
New Orleans
Amesbury
Lynn
Putnam
New York
Auburn
N. Y
Cohoes Knitting Mills
Greensburg
Penn
Lawrence Sentinel
Attleboro
Elenry M. Stanley
Northampton
Morrison
General Roberts
Bangor
Tennyson
M. Flourens
Cardinal Taschereau
Salvation Army
Prince Christian
Judge Boyd
Land Court of Dublin
League
Explosion Victims, Rallies and Trials Hit Local News
Michael Dunn fell in a fit and smashed a window in a near fatal incident. Peter Bernard, a victim of the East Cambridge explosion, died at the hospital. John A. McLaughlin’s friends held a rally as General Lew Wallace lectured on The Turks. New York stockholders met at Young’s Hotel to discuss the New York & New England road. The Baker murder trial opened in Cambridge. Mrs Townes was held and James Smith discharged in the Townes case. Ministers held Monday meetings and the Woman’s Suffrage festival opened at Music Hall. A Doherty rally gathered in Charlestown and Ward 7 Democrats met at the ward room. A McNeill support meeting occurred at 195 Hanover Street. Stocks were dull with a late slight uptick as NY & NE and Mexicans stood out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. McLaughlin
Lew Wallace
New York
New England Road
Young's Hotel
Baker
Cambridge
Townes
Mr. McNeill
Hanover Street
New England
Fires Reported in Towns Across Several States
A series of fires caused substantial losses: Turner Village Grammar School in Lewiston Maine burned with about 2000 dollars lost and no insurance. Chicago Burlington & Quincy railroad shops in Aurora Illinois suffered a 560000 plus blaze destroying their carpentry and pattern shops. Portage La Prairie in Winnipeg Manitoba saw the business district destroyed, with flames checked only after aid arrived from Winnipeg. Deweysville New Hampshire reported a dwelling and barn loss of 600 dollars with 800 dollars insured in Cheshire Mutual Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Turner Village
Aurora
Ill
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Winnipec
Man
Portage la Prairie
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Brrtows Fallts
James Chandler
Deweysville
N. H
Cheshire Mutual Company
Aldermen recounts set for tomorrow in Lawrence wards
The Lawrence board of aldermen approves recounts for several races. N A Helt Republican in Ward 6 and Shaughnessy Democrat in Ward 4 lost by narrow margins. Cahul Richardson Democrat in Ward 3 and 2 were defeated. Recounts for Wards 1 2 and 6 set for 9 oclock tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.J. Barry
P. C. Ward
D. A3duntress
Receiver wins default judgment set aside in Canal Interoceanique suit
In New York on December 18, Judge Van Brunt granted the La Compagnie Universelle de Canal Interoceanique de Panama's motion to set aside a $653,314.05 default judgment won earlier by Robert P. Lee as receiver of the Franco-American Trading Company. The defendant appeared in the suit for the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert P. Lee
Attleboro jewelry arson case leads to arrest
Edward Cheever of North Attleboro is arrested on a bench warrant and indicted for arson and robbery in connection with the Free man jewelry factory fire at Attleboro Falls. He is held on 4090 for arson and 2000 for robbery after Pinkerton detectives linked to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrieporo
Edward Cheever
North Attleboro
Brigham
Superior Court
Crand Jury
Freeman
Attleboro Falls
Pinkerton
Cheever
Haley Bros & Co
Tennyson's New Poem Opens with Cynical View of Times
Loxpon reports Tennyson’s Locksley Hall Sixty Years After will appear tomorrow. The volume features The Proiise of May and a sharp, cynical critique of modern democracy, liberty, and social changes. The poem questions progress and laments the cultural drift through biting lines and stark imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locksley Hall
Judicial Contempt for the League Targeted in Ireland
Depiih, Dec. 15. Judge Boyd, receiver of the Dublin land court, vows contempt for the Irish Land League plan of campaign. He warns tenants paying rents to trustees and trustees who accept funds will be punished. The government case against John Dillon for agitating the plan was called today with Dillon to defend himself and the hearing adjourned to tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League
Depiih
Boyd
Land Court of Dublin
Irish Land League
John Dillon
Dillon
Prince Christian of Denmark Falls in Gym Exercise
Prince Christian of Denmark suffered a severe fall during exercise in a gymnasium. He sustained a broken rib and additional injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syrince Christian
Copennnagen
Prince Christian of
Denmark
Flourens Accepts Foreign Affairs Post in Goblet Cabinet
Paris reports M Flourens vice president of the Council of State will become minister of foreign affairs in M Goblet's cabinet. The cabinet plans provisional estimates for two departments and expects approval from Left groups. Dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies is being discussed. Flourens, former director of public worship, favors strict adherence to the concordat and maintaining an embassy at the Vatican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Flourens
Council of State
M. Goblet
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Department of Public Worship
Vatican
Students Outwit Police in Russian Protest
The student agitation rises with daily manifestoes sent to Russian officials foreign diplomats and journals denouncing brutality. Numerous arrests occur but police cannot locate where the manifestoes are printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sp. Pererssure
Princess Letetia Betrothed to Prince Ronald Bonaparte
Paris announces the engagement of Princess Letetia daughter of Prince Jerome Napoleon to Prince Ronald Bonaparte whose first wife was the daughter of M Blanc of Monaco. Also notes Cardinal Taschereau bans Salvation Army meetings and a ship trapped by ice near Orleans Island. London reports Britain to supply Austrian Fischer rifles. Fischer to supervise trials at Enfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Letetia
Jerome Napoleon
Ronald Bonaparte
M. Blanc
Monaco
Quresec
Cardinal Taschereau
Salvation Army
Salvationists
Greetlands
Les Ebouiemens
Orleans Island
Les Eboulemens
London
Chronicle
Vienna
Fischer
Enfield
Hat shop trimmer poisoned by thread bite in Danbury
Susan Hawley, a Danbury hat shop trimmer, lies in critical condition from what doctors suspect is poisoning through biting thread. Her lips swell and gums ache after days of chewing thread colored with poisonous dye used in her work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brrperrort
Conn
Susan Hawley
Danbury
Supreme Court Dismisses Rail Case Over Hay Transport
Monrrzan December 138. The Supreme Court has dismissed Alpine and Meinnires's action for damages against North Shore Railroad Company. The plaintiffs alleged the company failed to transport hay from Quebec to Boston and New York. The claims total several hundred thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monrrzan
Supreme Court
Alpine & Meinnires
North Shore Railroad Company
Quebec
Boston
New York
Trial of ex alderman McQuade continues in Broadway case
The New York trial reopens with testimony from Charles Alexander and James B. Lyddy about a $12,500 settlement over damages tied to a Broadway railway franchise. Witnesses include John W. Jacobus and W. S. Williams, denying offers or favors for the franchise, and Alderman John ONeill denying a broad conspiracy with fellow boodlers.
Secret meeting plans dethrone Clark at New York & New England
New York capitalists led by J A Bostwick and Cyrus W Field convene at Young's Hotel Boston with 155000 shares to reshape the New York & New England board. They aim to replace director Francis L Higginson and abandon Clark, seeking Bostwick as president. Reports note secrecy and proxies as preparations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York & New England
New York
New England Road
Messrs
J. A. Bostwick
A. E. Bateman
William Clawson
W. H. Starbuck
J. 8. Macauly
C. Gould
T. W. Pearsall
T. Newcombe
Mr. Cary
Jeff Chandler
Washington
Young’s Hotel
Cyrus W. Field
New York & New England Railroad
Charles P. Clark
Francis L. Higginson
New England
Field
Boston
Clark
Francis L. Hizginson
Jonas H. French
Fields
Cyrus Field
Jesse Metcalf
W. F. Sayles
G. M
Bostwick
Asa P. Potter
Maverick Bank
Post
Higginson
Tower
Fitz
Mr. Newcombe
Young
Parker House
Savage Italians Attack Americans in Port Byron Massage
Italian laborers at Port Byron attacked four Americans during caval improvement work. Lester Burgess is fatally struck, Pratt fatally stabbed, Darglursh severely stabbed, and another man cut. Four Italians captured, two escaped amid great village excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avusura
N. Y
Port Byron
Lester Burgess
Pratt
Charles Darglursh
Stabbing at Marsh House Rochester prompts injury warning
In Rochester near the Dover line a man named Burnham stabbed the owner of the Marsh House in the face and neck during a disturbance. The wounded woman was treated by surgeons from Great Falls and listed in dangerous condition while Burnham fled with other disreputable patrons. The Brickmakers' Exchange in Detroit has boycotted contractors who deal with outside manufacturers and halted a building operation step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
N. H
Marsh House
Rochester
Burnham
Great Falls
Brickmakers’ Exchange of
Detroit, Mich
Bostwick Accepts Presidency Bid for New York & New England Rail
Mr J A Bostwick, Standard Oil party candidate, confirms accepting the presidency of the New York & New England railroad. He notes policy changes cannot be discussed, plans Boston support to control 140000 shares, and hints at assembling a full ticket. Bostwick lacks railroad experience and is about 55. Cyrus W Field cheers at the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostwick
J. A. Bostwick
Standard Oil Party
New York & New England Railroad
Transcript
Boston
Clark
Steamers Arrive in Bristol and Liverpool Today
Loxpoy December 14 Arrived steamers Arecana from New York Portland and Veneticn from Boston reached Bristol and Liverpool today confirming transatlantic service with docks active and schedules on track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpoy
Arecana
New York
Bristol
Toay
Ortland
Liverpool
Boston
Bath Meeting Fights Dunns free ship bill in Congress
Bath Maine under the Bath Board of Trade hosts a large meeting of ship builders and owners at City Hall to oppose Dunns free ship bill. A memorial to Congress is adopted urging defeat and a bipartisan Maine delegation to push opposition. A committee of eight leaders is chosen to travel to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bars
Bath Board of Trade
City Hall
Dunn
Congress
Wakefield
Torrey
William Rogers
Maine
Senate
House
Bath
Washington
Arthur Sewall
Lb. Torrey
G. C. Goss
A. J. Fuller
J. O. Patten
T. W. Hyde
P. M. Whitmore
Arbitration Committees Meet Over Burns Case
Baseball arbiters from the National and American Associations convened at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York to hear cases from the International Association. Burns, blacklisted by Newark, faced charges of double contract signing after linking with Day and later Baltimore. The panel adjourned to hear more evidence and will announce a decision tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baseball Associations
Fifth Avenue
N. E. Young
Washington
John B. Day
John J. Rogers
Philadelphia
National League
Zach Phelps
Louisville
C. H. Byrne
Brooklyn
Walter Watrouse
Staten Island
American Association
International Association
George M. Ballard
Newark
L. Dishler
Syracuse
Burns
Newarks
Mr. Day
New Yorks
Baltimores
Tragedy in Connecticut Wife and Child Die Toxin Agony
In Danvers era news from ernam Connecticut, A Lincoln Fairfield and his wife quarreled with jealous strain. Mrs Fairfield secretly took morphine from a town farm chest and gave some to their four year old daughter. The child died, the mother survived but precarious. No arrest until she recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernam
Conn
A. Lincoln Fairfield
Miss Wolfe's Palatial Newport Residence
Miss C L Wolfe of New York, renowned as America's wealthiest single woman, lies seriously ill at her Newport estate Vineland. Rumor swirls around the fate of the mansion with reports of a sale to Frederick W Vanderbilt or a transfer to Pierre Lorillard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Wolfe
Newport
R. L
C. L. Wolfe
New York
America
Chateau
Vineland
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Cor
Bsnelius Vanderbilt
William Beach Lawrence
Youthful Post Office Robber Arrested in Greensburgh
Ida Baldridge daughter of former postmaster Baldridge was arrested in Greensburgh Pennsylvania this morning for robbing the mails. She was well known in town and her arrest caused intense surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn
Ida Baldridge
Baldridge
Greensburgh
Senator Hoars Bill on Tenure of Office Act Set Aside
Wasner on December 13 reports Senate action with Senator Evarts delaying the repeal of the tenure of office act. Hoar moved to read, amend, and pass the bill but Evarts requested a pause to present House communications. The House resolutions on the death of Dewdney were read and adopted. Evarts remains puzzled why the bill was laid aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exarts
House
Senate
Hoar
Ingalls
Maine Representative Milliken Proposes Fisheries Bills
Special Representative Milliken of Maine introduces two bills on fisheries. The first replaces outdated references to whale mackerel and cod fishing with generic fisheries. The second allows temporary licenses for vessels in the taking trade and requires certified copies to be kept at the home port for record keeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnixncrox
Specia
Milliken
Maine
Morrison tariff bill faces renewed House debate in Congress
Washington December 13 reports that several Democrats who opposed Morrison last session have shifted stance and may allow the tariff bill to be taken up. Morrison grows confident of action this week as three Ohio Democrats Lefevre Elsberry Geddes indicate willingness to consider. Protectionists urge firm opposition but no declination to change votes is yet seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Washindon
Randall
Ohio
Lefevre
Elsberry
Geddes
Possible Bangor tax chief named General Roberts
Washington reports indicate General Charles Roberts may be appointed collector at Bangor Maine within days. His military record and broad Democratic support sway the choice as Ed Connors withdraws in his favor. The House public buildings committee also reviews a Senate bill proposing a $75 special appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Roberts
Bangor
Roberts
Ed Connors
House Public Buildings Committee
Senate
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Witness
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Earle
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Joseph Steiner
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Saratoga
Northport
L. L
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Andersonville
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T.S. Dabney
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General Black
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Ir. Dabney
John C. Black
Hinds County
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Senator Hoar
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