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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1888

Page

2

Insurance Agency Ledger of Machinery and Stock Values

A catalog of building, stock, and furniture values across multiple agencies. Notable figures include Nichol's Agency power and stock totals, Cropley-On and Cropley & Co. inventories, and Holyoke Mutual dwelling losses. Names include J C Peach, W I T B Society, Marblehead Steamer Co, and American Central.

Allerton J.C. Peach W. I. T. B. Society Marblehead Steamer Company Bridgres & Carroll D. K. H. Power & Co Nichol’s Power Cropley Atherton— Building and Machinery W.C. Lefavour George P. Graves Ekerman Ohn C. Peach T. P.M. Rix Dennis Colby & Jones Cropley & Co Commercial Union Phenix of London Hanover Western St. Paul American Central Cole & Co Providence Washington Monroe—Commercial Union Pee Symonds North British Benjamin H. Blaney Rialto P. F. Tierney Power—Citizens Pittsburg British American Monroe Cole—Citizens Union The Holyoke Mutual J. H. Kendall W. M. Hill

Hudson Factory Fire Kills One Injures Another

A Goodyear Gos samer Company factory in Hudson owned by F Brigham & Co. and occupied by Apsley & Coffin burned after a naptha coating room explosion. John Coleman died and Daniel Harkins was seriously hurt as Brigham losses reached 5000 on the building with 3500 insured. Apsley & Coffin faced 2000 in stock and equipment losses with no insurance. Aid came from Marlboro and the fire stayed within one building.

Mariboro Hudson F. Brigham & Co Apsley & Coffin Goodyear Gossamer Company John Coleman Daniel Harkins Brigham & Co Marlboro

Fire destroys Blakemore barn near Mt. Hope station

West Roxbury lasting evening blaze gutted W. H. Blakemore's barn on Brown avenue near Mt. Hope station. Estimated loss is 300 dollars. Firemen suspect incendiary origin and sounded box 534 as flames spread.

W. H. Blakemore Brown Avenue Mt. Hope Station West Roxbury

Victims of Steamer Hanna Disaster Reach Twenty Four

A New Orleans dispatch says twenty four people died in the Hanna steamer fire. Among the injured in hospital four or five are expected to die, including Givens the sailor whose face and limbs were severely burned. Funeral services were held today and harbor flags flew at half mast. Pilot Bob Smith, famed on the river, perished in the disaster. Rumors circulated that the fire might have been incendiary.

St. Louis New Orleans Givens Bob Smith R. E. Lee

Burglar Cremated After State Street Explosion

Chicago police report a Christmas morning explosion at a State Street grocery owned by the Lupe family. A charred man, believed to be a burglar, was found amid fire and benzine barrels. A wounded man, claiming to aid his companion, is hospitalized. The motive remains unclear.

State Street Lupe Phillippo Pulaio

Suspected Smuggling Case on Steamer Eagles

The steamer Eagles commanded by Jackman is suspected of liquor smuggling at North Sydney. A quantity of liquor was seized, a customs officer boarded the vessel, but the captain forced him ashore and proceeded to St John s Newfoundland without clearance.

Hallifax N. 8 Eagles Jackman North Sydney St. John’s N. F Custom House

Kentucky River drowning ends fugitive Frank Green

Frank Green who killed three men in his life was drowned when his escape skiff overturned on the Kentucky River near Harrodsburg while eluding officers after a pursuit across the river.

Louisvillk Frank Green Kentucky River Harrodsburg

Crane Defends Comedy Over Tragedy In Defense of the Comic Muse

William H. Crane argues in a New York Times piece that comedy demands broader talent than tragedy and should preserve individuality. He notes the tragedian can reveal noble personality, while the comedian must embody varied personas and realism, predicting audiences will demand careful studies of real people on stage.

William H. Crane New York Times Crane Tragedy Garnck

Request for Subsidy to Establish Swift Quebec Liverpool Steamship Line

Ottawa reports the president of the Quebec Board of Trade has asked Sir John Macdonald for a government subsidy to create a swift mail steamship line between Quebec and Liverpool. The appeal stresses urgency to compete with existing New York Liverpool mail services.

Quebec Liverpool Ottawa Ont Board of Trade of Quebec Sir John Macdonald New York

Snow Storm Harms Wires Across States

A severe snow and sleet storm rages from Minnesota and Dakota to Missouri and Iowa. Telegraph and electric services report major delays and losses, especially the telephone company estimated at 20000 dollars, as colder weather follows and snowfall ceases in parts.

St. Paul Minn Dakota Chamberlain, Dak Missouri River Kansas City Electric Light Company Telephone Company Carcado Cedar Rapids Iowa Missouri Kansas Dusvele

Collapse of a hall in East Prospect causes injuries

In York County a Christmas entertainment in East Prospect hall collapsed sending many people plummeting from the second to the first floor. A stove ignited the ruins as flames spread. Dozens were bruised and cut. several suffered broken legs and serious burns, including Miss Beckie Burg, Mrs. Valentine Kinsley, Miss Flora Wallace, and John Himes.

York Penn East Prospect Beckie Burg Valentine Kinsley

Wreck of a Schooner Montezuma Details Given

Tremont Maine master T G Lunt reports the Montezuma of Calais aged 38 years and 75 tons foundered after leaving Machias on December 14 bound for Boston with lumber. Storms wrecked gear, spoiled provisions, and left two crew with frozen feet before Edward D rescued them at Yarmouth on December 21.

Hallifax N.S G. Lunt Tremont Calais Yarmouth Boardman Bros and Eatons Machias Boston Edward D T. G. Lunt Salem T. Lunt Fred G. Commice Harvey Hurd Hurd

Yane Santo A Child of Japan and The Admirable Lady Biddy Fane

Review discusses Edward H House A Child of Japan Yane Santo praising its humane view of Japan and warning against forced Westernization The piece also touches Frank Barrett The Admirable Lady Biddy Fane and Celia Parker Woolley Rachel Armstrong with notes on editions and publication details.

Celia Parker Woolley Rachel Armstrong Yane Santo Japan Edward H. House Belford, Vane & Co Household Library Lady Biddy Fane Frank Barrett New York Cassell & Co Boston W. B Peg & Co Ticknor & Co Ticknor

Nine year old run over by freight train on Turner's Island

Richard Dodge, nine, son of Albert Dodge an engineer on the Maine Central, was killed after grabbing a passing freight train near Turner's Island while his brother watched. An accident north of Howland's Station left eighteen coal dumps and several cars piled on tracks with no injuries.

Richard Albert Dodge Maine Central Railroad Turner’s Island Boston & Maine Ezra Cilley Newbury N. H Hillsboro George D. Richardson Concord Chicago Richardson St. Louis Alexander Shubert New York New Haven & Hartford Port Chester New Bedford Old Colony Howland’s Boston Matthew Leonard Carney Pittsfield van Sickler’s Dam Leonard Tucker Manufacturing Company William Bohy District Messenger West Thirty-fourth Street Freeland Devlin Devlin Bohy Norwich & Worcester Central Wharf Norwich Conn Jake Hyams Jack McAuliffe Palace Rink Brooklyn

Cape Breton Murder Suspect Cleared in Baddeck

Hautrax Nova Scotia December 26. A man seized in Cape Breton and transported to Baddeck on suspicion of being Thompson the Braintree murderer was found not guilty by investigators and released.

Hautrax N.S Cape Breton Baddeck Hompson Braintree

Boston Chess Club to Move to New Quarters and Host Special Evenings

The Boston Chess Club plans a lease of five rooms on Ashburton place and will hold Tuesday and Thursday evenings for special entertainments including masters exhibitions. The Augusten tournament celebrates its fortieth anniversary with eight masters and fourteen in the minor event. Bardeleben and Riemann tie for first in the masters, Mieses third, Von Schers fourth. Hawes of Boston takes second in the minor tourney as he spends much of winter in Dresden with L Dresel.

Boston Boston Chess Club Ashburton Place Augusten Leipsic Chess Club Herren Bardeleben Riemann Herr Mieses Herr von Schers John W. Hawes Dresden Ger L. Dresel

Chelsea Man Killed At Boston and Lowell Station

C Bodenfield of 105 Orange Street Chelsea was killed yesterday forenoon at the Boston and Lowell station. The 10 o'clock train was moving out when Bodenfield, standing on the platform of the last car, was thrown off and struck the car step with his head, dying instantly.

C. Bodenfield Orange Street Chelsea Boston

Western bloc forms to defeat Reed in factional House race

Washington dispatch reports that four Western hopefuls unite to defeat Reed as a first move. Cannon and Burrows push to eliminate McKinley, Henderson pursues self interest with Iowa support, and the West orchestrates the challenge despite Reed’s past caucus nomination being viewed as grudging and improvised.

Washington Sun Reed Burrows Cannon Henderson McKinley Iowa Mr. Reed Maine

You Rob Yourself of Untold Advantages if You Do Not Use Pearline

An advertisement urges readers to switch to Pearline, claiming clear washing with less effort and noting the product’s superior cleaning power compared with rivals. It emphasizes ease of use and long term savings for homemakers.

Reformers Should Speak Out to Civil Service Reformers

Everett Wheeler argues civil service reform should be defended by associations across the nation after the election. He urges contacting the President-elect to insist on keeping four year terms and hiring the most competent regardless of politics, warning against partisan pressure eroding reform.

Everett Wheeler Civil Service Record Lean Express Harrison United States Civil Service Civil Service Act Cleveland

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