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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1887
Page
1
The catalog touts a Western revolver sale saying prices are the lowest ever named for a serviceable weapon. It claims revolvers are disappearing rapidly, selling at about two hundred per day, with a five chambered nickel plated 32 caliber steel barrel pocket revolver as the best quality option.
The Senate received a proposal from Italian residents to present a Garibaldi bust, referred to the library committee. Several bills were assigned to committees including railroad receiverships, interstate commerce, and Alaska development. The coin certificate bill by Mr. Stewart was debated and referred to finance, with executive business then adjournment at 3 p.m.
Hallifax N S Dec 15 Major-General Lawrie wins in Shelburne county by eight votes, a surprising Conservative gain in a seaboard county where Liberal support made commercial union the sole issue. In Yarmouth Levitt re elected as opposition candidate with a smaller margin than February.
In Curiaco on December 15 a rescue team recovered over 1,000,000 dollars worth of papers books and money from the iron vaults of the Phelps Dodge Palmer shoe factory ruins. Most items were wet but undamaged.
The Official Military Gazette analyzes Austrian and German troop build ups near Russia and Galicia. It argues Russia must extend railways and strengthen forts to deter invasion while warning that Austria under the guise of defense seeks to pressure Russia. Vienna awaits Russia’s next moves as Austro German officials emphasize restraint.
The ministers read a declaration in the Chamber of Deputies pledging to pursue concord started on December 3. It states the cabinet’s sole aim is to ensure internal peace and outlines military financial economic administrative and social measures to submit for financial equilibrium.
Lord Randolph Churchill spoke in Stockport denying government reluctance to meet Parliament and praising Unionist prospects after the round table failure. Sir William Harcourt at Bournemouth criticized dissidents and supported leading Liberal reforms including one man one vote. The City of London granted the Marquis of Hartington the freedom of the city amid a wary vote by Gladstonian MPs.
The City of Sydney reports a vast flood in Henan province after the Huango Ho overflow on Sept 28. Cities inundated and millions left homeless. ground swept and area turned into a vast inland lake.
Scranton Pa Dec 15 Mr Powderly is reported in critical condition by his physician after another hemorrhage. He has slept little since returning home and remains nervous and restless. He is very weak and complains of severe chest and abdominal pain.
At Chickering Hall a Republican gathering unfolds with Blaine favored by Maine and New York delegations. Speakers push for reform of Southern representation, highlight Ferguson’s vote suppression fears, and pledge unity behind the party’s chosen candidate amidst heated tariff and civil rights debate.
The insurance commissioner reports Continental Insurance Company's books show a December 1 impairment of 370,000 since January 1, about a 50 percent rise.
Shipping notices list vessels and origins including from China and Japan to New York and Baltimore to Liverpool. Entries mention departures and destinations such as Nova Scotian from Baltimore, Ethiopia from New York to Glasgow, and Camellia from Charleston to Havre with several ocean routes through Boston, Liverpool, and Newport.
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