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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1890
Page
2
Thousands of spectators gathered as a major fire destroyed the Barnaby Corporation premises. Stock valued at about 180000, fixtures 15000, and building coverage 40000 were lost, with several injuries and partial interruption of telephone service. Fire officials prepared explosive wall removals to clear debris while police limited crowd access for safety.
A string of fires reported December 14 across multiple locations including Saratona New York where Putnam Place, the judge J R Putnam family home, burned with contents. Portstown Pennsylvania destroying several buildings with heavy losses. Molega Nova Scotia mills of the Caledonia Company burned. Kirksville Missouri damaging several town structures and killing Volney Sweet. Canal Street New York City fabric and dry goods losses covered by insurance. Quebec Irish church and public hall burned. Minden Nebraska business blocks destroyed. Bangor Maine candy and grocery losses. Auburn Maine former foundry building loss. Saint Joseph Missouri furniture factory destroyed. Lynn Massachusetts tenement fire. Portsmouth New Hampshire Russell House road house burned. Auburndale Massachusetts home damaged. Rochester Pennsylvania planing mill and other facilities destroyed.
Alarms from boxes 633 427 6 1 214 264 416 report minor fires in dwellings at 84 Brennan street 10 Arlington street 92 Warrenton street 49 Tileston street 4 Nawn Street and a kerosene lamp upset at 237 Walnut street. Occupants include M McDonald M Barrington Patrick O'Brien Louis Berenson Owen Nawn and G W Gregory. A potato car fire on the Eastern railroad occurred with an overheated stove causing the 5 o'clock p.m. alarm.
CubanGo reports the first seven days of the cooperative housekeeping scheme in Evans ton met with success with over five thousand orders served from the central kitchen to stockholders. Food quality and reduced costs were praised though initial slow delivery caused temporary panic. Fifty displaced domestics have hired a lawyer to pursue their interests.
The Rev Charles G Ames preaches on Some Modern Difficulties in the Way of Religious Life and Work, urging readers to discern signs of the times, recognize the spiritual drift in modern society, and pursue steadfast faith through changing social and intellectual currents.
Boston artists showcase at Harcourt Studio 20 Beacon Street with Mr C W Sanderson displaying water colors from Milton Vermont to Michigan and Lake Superior. Miss Harriet Thayer Durgin opens a separate show in Pierce Building featuring bold flowers landscapes and a notable chrysanthemum study.
Captain Gideon W. Rhodes of Rockland Maine died in Baltimore yesterday after marrying in Baltimore eleven days earlier. He commanded the schooner J. W. Bigelow and died at Captain Pills bury’s home, the bride’s father. A London despatch reports the death of Rt. Hon. Anthony J. Mundella’s wife Mary, widow of Edward Brown, aged 104, in Providence, Rhode Island. Also announced is the death of the widow of artist and caricaturist George Cruikshank in London.
Phillips Academy Exeter announces Henry C. Minton of Philadelphia will be the school color class orator. He is a top student, editor of the Phillips Literary Magazine and Exonian, and a vigorous writer. Some students opposed his selection, but the senior class chose him and other classes publicly kicked at the choice.
At the creditors meeting for Druid Mills Manufacturing Company liabilities total 460000 including the mill mortgage while assets reach 716000 Woodberry mills appear at 600000 on the books with the balance in trust The indebtedness is evenly distributed among creditors and the trustee was asked to seek court permission to continue operations with adequate funding available.
In Washington the Senate discussed a Power amendment on national bank bond issues and silver purchases, while arguments on the election bill continued. Hoar explained prior remarks on a contested provision and Evarts and Harris debated New York voter registration and state supremacy across session threads amid plan to extend Senate hours to finish the bill.
The House, in committee of the whole, approved a bill to establish a court for private land claims across six western states with Arizona excluded by amendment. A Ways and Means panel then reported a joint resolution to correct punctuation in the 1890 tariff act regarding binding twine.
The Commercial Bulletin reviews a new London electric underground railway with separate north and south tunnels, constant airflow, no smoke, Westinghouse brakes, and turnstiles. It notes costs about £200,000 per mile, two-year traction guarantee, and compares favorably to overhead rail and Boston real estate damages. It argues tunneling offers faster, cheaper transit with less disruption.
The passage argues Dr Koch's remedy is experimental and depends on halting bacilli growth. it cites tuberculosis mortality and critiques public formula sharing. It details a large donation and free distributions of Murdoch's Liquid Food to aid consumptives, plus past cures from the company's hospital work and other diseases.
Advice to bundle against drafts, layer clothing, and remove coats in warm spaces. If a cold or cough appears, seek prompt relief. Claims pure whiskey, Duffty's Pure Malt Whiskey, as the best remedy and urges taking no other from the druggist.
Wednesday December 17 1890 auction sale offers 7 shares Manchester and Lawrence RR 13 shares American Loan and Trust Co Ashland Neb 30 shares National Bank of Republic 3 shares North National Bank 15 shares Metropolitan National Bank 25 shares Tremont National Bank 10 shares Traders National Bank 6 shares North National Bank 18 shares Traders National Bank 10 shares National Market Bank Brighton 1 share Atlantic National Bank 1 share Merrimack Manufacturing Co 2 shares Great Falls Manufacturing Co 10 shares National Market Bank Brighton 3 shares Concord and Montreal RR class 1 preferred 80 shares West End Street Railway Co preferred 4 shares Lawrence Gas Light Co 9 shares Winner Investment Co Kansas City 10 shares Boston Tow Boat Co 0 shares East Tennessee Land Co dividend on 0 Thomson Houston Electric Co series C 1000 city Scott and Memphis ER 1m 6s 1928 21000 Grand Rapids Newago and Lake Shore BR 8s July 1 1891 82000 Chicago and Southern Western RR first mortgage 7s 1899 By Order of Trustees 1000 Dakota Loan and Trust Co Watertown SD deb 63 1898 optional after Jan 1 Also 5000 New Hampshire Trust Co Manchester NH deb 6s 1906 optional after 1891 900 Real Estate First mortgage 6s Kiowa County Kansas April 1 1892 optional after April 1 1890 guaranteed by Lombard Investment Co
Francis Henshaw & Co lists a December 17 1890 Boston stock exchange sale including 200 shares Columbian N Bank 100 de Tremont XII Bank 200 de Washington N Bank and various bank and manufacturing company securities with stated prices and dates among long catalog of items from merchants and gas light companies to railroads and mills.
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