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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1875

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2

Henry Wainwright hanged at Newgate for Whitechapel murder

Report notes Henry Wainwright was executed at Newgate for Harriet Lane's death on Whitechapel Road. It also mentions Thompson denying accomplices, Vesuvius activity with predicted eruptions, Jovellar named Captain-General of Cuba, India princes' anger at insults to the Prince of Wales, French Assembly electing two more Senators, the steamship Louisiane collision with Gironde and sixteen drowned, and Cuban authorities offering rewards for patriots' murder alongside an executed merchant.

Henry Wainwright Harriet Lane Whitechapel Road Newgate Prison Thompson Mt. Vesuvius Jovellar Cuba Valmaseda India Prince of Wales West Indies Gironde

Demagoguery on Fort Resolution and Army Clerks

Special Despatch discusses GOP mischaracterization of Forts resolution on wounded soldiers. It argues Republicans inflated the issue while neglecting Union veterans, notes about 10 000 clerks in House departments, and cites a contrast with the Democratic majority. Also reports Cutter named Massachusetts storekeeper and mentions talk of potential Cuban intervention by the President.

Kerr New York Herald Swapn Committee On Foreign Affairs White House S Peaker New York House of Representatives Congress Samuel J. Randall New York World Republican Congress Schenectady Ithaca Willard’s Associated Press Washington G. Washington Cutter Internal Revenue District Massachusetts Cragin

Horrible Massacre and Frontier Raids Reported

Brownsville despatch says Mexican raids continue with a mass meeting urging Col. McNally to raise 200 men to guard the frontier and pursue raiders. Comanche war party feared 200 riders gathering above San Rodgero. At Pond's ranche near San Felipe Mexicans killed three men, took arms, horses, and 600 cattle. citizen companies prepared to pursue amid growing trouble.

New Yok Brownsville Texas Col. McNally Harris Galveston Drc Eagle Pass Canyon of San Rodgero Rimalo Fort Clark San Felipe Pond

French Senators Appoint Capt General of Cuba

Disastrous floods sweep Spain as European nations react. The Prince of Wales is reportedly insulted in India. In Britain, the Whitechapel murderer is executed and confesses. Reports from Cuba detail civil war horrors amid new dominion updates.

Sions Cuba

Destructive River Collision Sinks Louisiane

In BoroDeaux on December 21 the steamer Louisiane sank after a collision with the Gi ronde. Sixteen passengers died, including the captain. the crew and passengers except the captain were saved. The Louisiane sank ten minutes after impact. 100 people were rescued by the Gironde. Paris reports Senate elections with Admiral De Montaignac and M. Leon Maleville elected, completing the direct national assembly tally.

BoroDeaux Gironde Braz Louisiane General Transatlantic Company West Indies Paris Senate Admiral de Montaignac Marine M. Leon Maleville Tarn Et Garonne National Assembly

Valmaseda's Cuba resignation spurs new Captain General

Madrid October 21 General Valmaseda resigns as Captain General of Cuba and his departure prompts government embarrassment. Jovellar will likely become Captain-General with Campos heading the army. Quesada to command armies of the North. In Madrid the Manzanares floods raise fears and halt rail traffic. General Caballeros de Rodas, once Captain General of Cuba, is dead.

Cuba Jovellar Concha Valmaseda Spain Madrid Joyellar Campos Valmareda Ceballos Quesada Manzanares Cuba Proves Untrue. He Will Succeed Gen. Jovellar Caballers de Rodas

Murderer Henry Wainwright Executed at Newgate Prison

London reports Henry Wainwright was hanged at Newgate for the Harriet Lane murder in Whitechapel Road. He handed the Governor a written statement claiming he deserves his fate and acknowledging the justice of his sentence, without explicit admission of the killing. The Daily News notes Thompson denied any accomplice in his plot.

London Henry Wainwright Harriet Lane Whitechapel Road Newgate Prison Old Bailey The Daily News Thompson

Bremerhaven Horror Toll Reaches 128 Dead

Berlin dispatch to The Times reports 128 killed and 56 wounded in the Bremerhaven explosion. Twenty of the injured are hopelessly maimed, with fifty-six widows and 135 orphans. The Bremen Aid Committee plans a 75600 dollar subscription to aid survivors.

London Times Berlin Bremerhaven Bremen Aid Committee

Freight rate clash redefines Boston to West shipping

Consultations of railway managers in New York fail to compromise freight costs between Boston and the West. Erie acts to cut Boston to Chicago rates drastically. Grand Trunk and Vermont Central hold firm, New York lines plan synchronized reductions if Grand Trunk balks. A meeting of trunk line freight agents debates contracts as action is coordinated with New York Central and Pennsylvania roads.

Texas Samuel Laphton Kansas Osborn Laphton Colorado Denver South Carolina Whipper Moses Grant Clubs Central Grant Club New York Washington Chicago Kerr House Boston West ERIE Connecticut River Railway PTC New York Central Pennsylvania Grand Trunk Railroad Canada Grand Trunk Erie Railway Grand Trunk Railway Vermont Central Erie Railway Company Blanchard

Providence Tool Company Faces Report Tomorrow

Providence Rhode Island December events show the inspection committee adjourned to 10 30 o clock tomorrow with a report expected. The firm reports assets about 1 4 million above liabilities as 1800 employees offer to forgo December wages totaling roughly 90 000. In Chicago the Commercial Loan Company winds up and assigns to Joel Hervey over a non financial dispute. Total indebtedness 450 000 with capital 100 000 and assets 550 000.

Providence Providence Tool Company Chicago Commerceial Loan Company North Clark Street Joel Hervey

Insurrection at St. Thomas Drives Portuguese Gunboat Action

A Lisbon dispatch to the Daily News says a Portuguese gunboat was ordered to St. Thomas in the Gulf of Guinea due to an alleged insurrection by the island’s negro population.

ST. Thomas London Daily News Lisbon Gulf of Guinea State St Kilby Boston United States Great Britain France Washington BR. H. DY

Indian papers report insults to Prince of Wales

Advices from India state that native newspapers describe disrespect shown to the Prince of Wales at the reception held in his honor in Lonon.

Prince OF Wales Lonon India

London and Liverpool market reports and cotton prices

Financial ledgers and commodity notes from London Liverpool and Antwerp dated December 21 show money rates on Government securities at 11 percent, consols around 93 1/16, U.S. news in Frankfurt, cotton prices soft but not quotably lower in Liverpool and Manchester, with middling uplands around 6 13 16d to 7 4-16d. Wheat receipts and cotton arrivals emphasize American shipments, with breadstuffs quiet in Liverpool. Additional items list linseed oil and spirits of turpentine prices in London, and petroleum quotes in Antwerp at 233 francs for the sale.

Financial and Commercial London Stock Exchange Erie Consoll Frankfort U.S. News Liverpool de Orleans Seles Orleans Manchester Antwerp

Spaniard hanged for aiding Cuban insurgents in 19th century

Havana reports Juan Iturralde a Villa Clara merchant and plantation owner was executed on the 18th for corresponding with insurgents and supplying funds and provisions. The Sagua governor authorized rewards of ten to eleven gold doubloons for capturing a bandit, plus rewards for information and for killing rebel officials or aiding troops.

Havana Juan Iturralde Villa Clara Sagua

Union terms proposed by British Columbia deal

A Dominion Government minute from British Columbia proposes new terms of union including a cash bonus of 750000 to offset delays in the Pacific Railway, disposal of lands reserved for railway use, and freedom from building duties. If accepted, Parliament will be asked to enact the measures. Cold weather reports across Nova Scotia record up to 26 degrees below zero with a record low in Halifax. A Montreal report notes an Aka Indians church burnings and alleged priestly mistreatment under investigation.

British Columbia Nova Scotia Toronto Ont Dominion Government Canadian Pacific Railway Pacific Railway Canada Vancouver’s Island Halifax N. S Windsor Pictou Oxford Cumberlana St. John N. B Rothday Hampton Montreal Can Aka Village Seminary of St. Sulpice

Foster Blaine OAU Exposed and Third Term Drive

A New York Herald broadside reveals the Order of the American Union secret society, its rituals, signs, and alleged aim to oppose Catholic power and back Grant for a third term. The exposé details initiation, passwords, council structure, and the supposed influence of Washington and government offices.

New York Foster-Blaine Herald Church of Rome Grant Senate National Senate St. Nicholas Hotel Washington Edgar Des Moines Blaine Jewell American Union E. Cowles Cleveland National Executive Committee Order Bunker Hill Council City County of Council Gladstone George P. Edgar Evening Papers C. A.U Sharkey William J. Sharkey Cuba Davis Havana Spain Valmaseda Santander Montreal Canada St. Lawrence Hall Phelps Tilley Heidelberg Gary, Tilden Cullen

Kansas treasurer forced to resign over Kansas forgeries

A Kansas City despatch reports Governor Osborn accepted the resignation of State Treasurer Samuel Laphton after discovery of forged bonds and a $30,000 loss to the state. The forgeries involve bonds from multiple districts. Laphton faces potential suit and criminal action. Detectives pursue the case as state funds are questioned and bond collateral remains at risk.

New York Kansas City Samuel Laphton Kansas Osborn Laphton TorEka John Fraser Thomas H. Cavanagh A. M. F. Randolph Permanent School Fund Guv Mitchell Jewell Republic J. H. Kennedy Ninth Fortieth Streets East River David Martin

Prairie fires spread near Chicago and several blazes across New England

Reports from December 21 describe a large swamp grass fire near Northfield sixteen miles from Chicago consuming about 2000 tons of grass with no lives lost. Separate fires hit Spencer boot factory Bush & Grout and five nearby buildings in Massachusetts, totaling about 75000 dollars in damage. A Nashua home suffered minor fire damage from a faulty chimney, and New Philadelphia Coal Company's colliery in Pennsylvania burned with 2000 total loss, insured. In Hartford a 23 year old boot store clerk, W T Derrin, died by suicide using laudanum after religious agitation.

Chicago Drc Northfield Worcester Hartford, Conn W.T. Derrin Landanum

Meriden Mayor Re-elected By 233 Majority

Reports list mayoral return for H. C. Wilcox of Meriden Conn with a 233 vote majority. Other items include deaths of John Conners of Manchester and Enoch L Colby of Lancaster and multiple industrial accidents and legal outcomes across New England.

H. C. Wilcox Meriden Conn John Conners Manchester Enoch L. Colby Lancaster N. H Coos County James Fife Suncook Ford Middlesex Poultry Association Lowell Huntington Hall Novelty Iron Works Taunton Atwill John W. Harrington West Groton Mass Eager Nashua Acton Patrick McCarty Meadow Street Lawrence James Donovan McCarty

Royal Academy Albums and Illustrated Works Catalogue

An invitation advertises numerous illustrated publications and photogravures including Royal Academy Album with 31 photographs, Poetic Localities of Cambridge, Memoirs and Portraits of English Poets, Hamerton’s Sylvan Year, India and Its Native Princes, Dore's Spain, Lacroix's Eighteenth Century, Sunlight of Song, Dalziel’s Engravings, Laurel Leaves, Walton's English Lake Scenery, Dresden Gallery, Whittier's Songs of Three Centuries, in multiple editions and formats.

Royal Academy Cambridge Hamerton India Lacroix Dalziel Dresden Whittier Bee A&e

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