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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1880

Page

4

Mile Bernhardt Visits Whale On New England Railroad Dock

Mile. Sarah Bernhardt and companions visit the New England Railroad dock to view a monster whale bound for Chicago. They examine lifting machinery, inquire about capture, and receive a piece of whalebone shown by a crew member.

Mile. Bernhardt Mile Sarah Bernhardt New England Railroad Company Chicago Jeanne Jarrett Milo Bernhardt

Creditors Hear of Firm’s Finances in Boston

Reports show Samuel H. Crawford Heather of Philadelphia Pa as creditor in a case where Habilities total about 97000 with assets around 15000. A creditors meeting for Albert A. Keene Co butter and cheese at 87 Fancy Hallmarket Boston discussed a 14 cent per dollar settlement offer. no action was taken and individual settlements were left to proceed.

Boston Samuel H. Crawford Heather Philadelphia Albert A. Keene & Co Bosston

City Halls Notes Aldermen form recount committee

At a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen Friday noon Aldermen Slade and Thorndyke were added to the committee on recounting votes. The Water Board agreed the Fire Department shall be charged $20 per hydrant per year for water and maintenance. This reduces cost by $10 per hydrant and saves the Fire Department $44000 annually.

Board of Aldermen Slade and Thorndyke Water Board Fire Department

Local News Briefs From New England Coast and Maine

Mrs. Nathaniel White donates 10000 dollars to Centennial Home for the Aged in Concord New Hampshire. A Portland laborer's wife Jane McDonald is killed by a drunken fall down stairs. Timothy Mullen, 40, dies when a copper cylinder explodes at Providence Rhode Island. Lumber cut in Penobscot region forecast to exceed 120000000 feet this season with 40800000 feet remaining from last year. Burglars are thwarted at Whitehouse grocery in Pittston Maine. suspects named Smith and Jones, later bound over. Maine State Grange annual meeting planned in Waterville December 21 with rail travel arrangements. Wellfleet and Provincetown Massachusetts report large mackerel and cod fleets with hundreds of men and thousands of barrels caught. New Hampshire Teachers Association to meet December 22 23 1880 in Manchester with reduced railroad and hotel rates. A hunter’s hound from West Poland Maine bites owner Orrin Taylor after a hydrophobia scare. A Newbury Massachusetts farmer loses a horse entangled in a halter. a Newburyport dealer makes a barter trade including a teifter apples potatoes and other goods.

Nathaniel White Centennial Home For Concord N. H Jane McDonald Portland Timothy Mullen Providence R. L Whitehouse Pittston Smith and Jones Maine State Grange Waterville Bay St. Lawrence Provincetown Mass Mary New Hampshire State Teachers’ Association Manchester Orrin Taylor Muill West Poland Mr. Taylor Newbury Newburyport

Gift Box of Imported Cigars at Estabrook and Eaton

A Christmas gift idea highlights a box of imported cigars from Estabrook and Eaton located at 224 Washington Street. The note praises the choicest brands and appeals to gentlemen seeking a refined present.

Estabrook & Eaton’s Washington Street

Will case in Kingston tests Eliza M. Smith estate

A Kingston will trial centers on the 10 000 dollar estate of Eliza M. Smith. The contested will argues she was unduly influenced after a fall and head injury, with multiple July August and September wills alleged. None of the named beneficiaries are relatives of the deceased woman.

Woods named to Supreme Court seat replacing Strong

Albany reports Judge William B Woods, born Newark Ohio 1823 and Yale graduate 1845, to replace Justice William Strong. Woods served as Ohio legislator speaker, Civil War officer, and U S circuit judge for the Fifth Circuit. The piece contrasts Woods with Judge Bond and details Strong and Bradley careers, criticizing court history and noting potential promotion of Judge Erskine of Georgia.

Albany Argus Washington Wm. B. Woods Wm. Strong Supreme Court Judge Woods Newark Ohio Yale College Sharpe Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry Alabama United States Louisiana Georgia South Carolina Florida Zachariah Chandler Interior Department Don Cameron Hugh L. Bond Fourth Federal Circuit Army Ruger Hayes Woods Bond United States Supreme Court Strong Connecticut Yale Philadelphia Reading Pennsylvania Reading Road Joseph P. Bradley Pennsylvania Central Messrs Strong and Bradley Tilden Oregon Tennessee God Mr. Strong Mr. Woods Mr. Bradley Justice Woods Supreme Bench John Erskine United States District, Court of Georgia Erskine South Democratic Party

American Woman In Yokohama Locket Incident

A Young Woman linked to an American commissioner’s family visited Yokohama jewelry shop Misha shiya and took a oddly shaped locket. She gave it to an English officer from the same voyage, prompting the jeweler to seek American Consul intervention. The jeweler displayed a card claiming Kleptomania is no Crime under American law.

Yokohama San Francisco China Mishashiya

Madame Thiers Receives Two Douglass Hatchets as Mementos

At the Paris Exposition Madame Thiers asked for two Douglass Company hatchets from Boston as keepsakes. A letter of thanks, translated, notes her gratitude for the fine craftsmanship and for the American section’s display of progress.

New York Tribune Madame Thiers Douglass Company Boston M. Caubert E. Thi

Heligoland A Tiny Rock Of Birds Draws Global Study

Heligoland, a hundred acre triangular island, hosts migration research by resident ornithologist Gatke. Despite small size, it yields as many bird species as large European countries, with flocks sometimes trapping 15,000 larks in a single night.

Heligoland Gatke Europe

Georgia the Empire State of the South in 1880s view

Hon A K McClure reports from Atlanta Georgia as empire state of the South praising its soil, mines, rapid growth and white and black co operation in education and politics. He notes Georgia’s open schools for blacks and equal protection, while acknowledging repudiation stigma.

A. K. McClure Philadelphia Times South Atlanta Gap Georgia Coast Gulf States Virginia Carolinas Chicago Gate City North Pennsylvania Bullock Commonwealth

The Baltimore and Ohio's Troubles

Philadelphia dispatch reports denial of a transfer of control of the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Road to the Pennsylvania Railroad. No lease could occur without charter amendments by Maryland and Delaware legislatures. The PW&B renews a pool rate offer for New York to Baltimore freight.

Baltimore and Ohio Philadelphia Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Pennsylvania Railroad Maryland Delaware Wilmington Baltimore Thealtimore Ohio

Gloucester Items Include Water Co Incorporation And Ship News

Gloucester residents seek charter for Gloucester Water Supply Company to provide pure water. A branch Land League forms with Thomas Grady as president and Michael J Sullivan as vice president. Rockport fleet catches total 10 600 barrels and casks. schooner Cara Lee leads with 1 875 barrels of mackerel and 500 barrels of herring valued at 10 250. Cape Ann Advertiser notes a near shipwreck of Schooner David A Story on St Peter's Bank after gale ends with crew rescue.

Gloucester Mass Hassan Basseri Garde Joseph O. Proctor Robert R. Fears General Court Gloucester Water Supply Company Ireland Thomas Grady Michael J. Sullivan S. L. McDougall Matthew M. Murray John Kincade Rockport Cara Lee Cape Ann

Monaco Gambling Tables Face Suppression Amid Bonaparte Marriage

The London Truth notes that the marriage of Monsieur Roland Bonaparte to Miss Blanc threatens the Monaco gambling tables. It claims French authorities may block profits from trente et quarante used for Bonapartist propaganda. Riviera residents have petitioned to suppress the Monaco heir, fearing continued subsidies.

London Monsieur Roland Bonaparte Miss Blanc Monaco Trente Et Quarante Napoleon Prince Victor Partibus Riviera

Farnham Nominates Bayers Rutland House of Correction Head

Gov. Farnham reappointed George N. Bayers as superintendent of the House of Correction at Rutland. Vermont lawmakers spent the day debating the grand list law, three days in all, and ordered it to a third reading after amendments. The Senate held an executive session on the superintendent appointment.

Mlle Sara Bernhardt James R. Osgood & Co Heliotype Printing Company Mr. Longfellow Healey Messrs. Osgood Mr. Osgood Heliotype Department Mr. Edwards Anthony Boston Journal Carven Journal Montpelier Farnham George N. Bayers House of Correction Rutland House New Hampshire Senate

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