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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1886
Page
1
Toboggan Stock Ready Made Suits Available
A department devoted to Toboggan goods offers ready made suits from stock and immediate delivery. A car load of Toboggans arrived Friday and staff can answer calls this week.
Pickwick edition sale signals rush for five cent copies
Dickens's Pickwick Papers near finish in a popular five cent edition selling fast. The publisher plans a hundred thousand Nicholas Nickleby edition soon with mail orders pouring in from across the country. Five cent price. remittance two nickels plus postage. Octavo, 216 pages, 20 illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Nickieby
Pickwick
Remarkable line of house coats offered at two dollars
Simmons & Co Boston advertises a fall sale of house coats described as a hybrid lunch jacket and business coat priced at 2 dollars. Remaining Japanese silk coats blanket bath wraps and fancy dressing gowns from holiday stock are offered this week at attractive prices.
Washington Morning News Chronicle of Chief Events
Reports from Washington cover President Cleveland illness denial by Colonel Lamont and his early recovery. General Logan’s death prompts sorrow and probable Chicago interment. Senator Logan’s Payne case stance debated. China emigration irregularities stand cited to a minister. Pinkerton men recount chase of Adams Express robbers. Carlisle seeks seat. Baltimore glass workers quit Knights of Labor. Coal regions fear distress without settlement of the miners’ strike. Railroad moves: R B Cable named superintendent. Des Moines Osceola Southern sale ordered. Dineen injured by train in South Lawrence. Dedham trials stem from Stony Brook overflow. Judge Dewing dies at Natick. Banker Soutter arrested for fraud. Hathaway wins suit over unsound horse. Glass Works labor dispute settled. Messaros trial proceeds. rains impact Philadelphia Reading line. General Lawrence reported improving. New York paving board eyes museum opening Sundays. Worcester hosts no-license convention. Minnesota Supreme Court backs tax title ruling, urges repeal of law. Temple Theatre in Philadelphia burns. W. W. Corcoran turns 88. Pacific Mill fire at Lawrence causes heavy damage. Anson rumor denied. Ryerson commits suicide in New York. Wellesley sinking-fund trustees sue town officials. Northford starvation case reported. Lillie Smith, 8, jailed for pocket-picking in Macy’s New York. Ashbel H. Carney dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cleveland
Lamont
Logan
Chicago
Payne
Senate
China
Pinkerton
Adams Express
Carlisle
Baltimore
Knights of Labor
R. B. Cable
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Des Moines, Osceola & Southern Railroad
George Dineen
South Lawrence
Stony Brook
Dedham
E. F. Dewing
Natick
William K. Soutter
New York
Horatio Hathaway
Fall River
Sandwich Glass Works
Waldo Messaros
Philadelphia & Reading
Lawrence
Board of Estimates of New York
Worcester Gan
Minnesota Supreme Court
Temple Theatre
Philadelphia
W. W. Corcoran
Pacific Mill
Anson
Washington Club
William Martin Ryerson
Princeton College
Wellesley
Northford
Onn
Lillie Smith
Macy’s Dry Goods
Ashbel H. Carney
Express
England in Deep Freeze Tracks Snow Storm Fallout
Political situation in England remains steady as a severe snow storm cripples telegraph and telephone lines. Rail travel is heavily delayed while authorities report widespread disruption. Ish tenants pay thousands to trustees and evade police amid the upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
McCarthy on Churchill Resignation and City Debates
Fair weather and political notes. Justin McCarthy voices views on Lord Randolph Churchill resignation. Mayor vetoes debt limit order and rescind vote on police signal system. Council fails to agree on loan. Powers cites employee dissatisfaction at Consolidated road. Other items include cemetery trustees change and stock market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin McCarthy
Lord Randolph Churchill
Chuirches
Common Council
Board of Aldermen
Powers
Consolidated Road
St. A
Goward
Mt .Hope Cemetery
Iowa Falls
Sioux City
Boston
Carlisle Answers Thoebe Contest of Fifty Congress Seat
Cincinnati December 27 Speaker Carlisle has filed his answer to George H Thoebe notice of contest of his election to the Fiftieth Congress He denies all Thoebes allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Carlisle
George H. Thoebe
Thoebe
Courthouse Briefs Across Several Cities
In Worcester Charles St Germain was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of 1500 for assault with intent to kill his wife Almira. In Randolph the medical examiner found no signs of violence in Mrs Jeremiah Sullivan’s death, suggesting accidental exposure after a fall. In Portsmouth Patrick Brute faced murder charges and was remanded to await grand jury action. Worcester constable Henry Clay Rawson collapsed and died in the Superior Court room. Wamsutta Mills strikers in Fall River returned to work. Boxford Samuel Gurley was held for forgery in Lawrence. Canaan Salmon Barlow stood trial in Great Barrington for threatening cider makers last September and was bound over to the grand jury. DeWitt Talmage to lecture in Lynn under YMCA auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Charles St. Germain
Almira
Gilbert
Jeremiah Sullivan
Randolph
Patrick Brute
Portsmouth
N. H
Henry Clay Rawson
Wamsutta Mills
Fall River
Samuel G. Gurley
Boxford
Lawrence Court
Salmon Barlow
Canaan
Conn
Great Barrington
DeWitt Talmage
Lynn
Young Men’s Christian Association
Civil War Events Through Early 1863 Milestones
Timeline notes key Civil War actions and proclamations including the Vicksburg attacks, Charleston seizure, Chickasaw Bayou and Murfreesboro battles, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, Galveston and Levington engagements, and slavery abolition dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
Miss
U.S. Arsenal
Charleston
Chickasair
Murfreesboro
Galveston
Tex
Levington
Lincoln
McCarthy on Churchill resignation reshapes Tory government
Mr. Justin McCarthy speaks in Boston praising Lord Randolph Churchill while predicting the Conservative ministry will soon fall. He argues Churchill’s departure weakens the ministry, notes Hartington’s limited backing, and says Liberal gains edge closer as Irish policy dominates politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin McCarthy
Boston
Parker's
McCarthy
Adams House
Lord Randolph Churchill
Lord Salisbury
Disraeli
Churchill
Mr. McCarthy
Hartington
Lord Hartington
House of Lords
Duke of Devonshire
Lords
Chamberlain
Birmingham
Mr. Gladstone
Admiralty
Lord Randolph
Gladstone
Liberal Party
Ireland
Mr. Forster
Liberal and Nationalist Moves After Parliament Reassembles
The speaker predicts Liberals and Nationalists will launch a vigorous attack on government policy after Parliament reassembles, and doubts the administration will have a long lease on life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Salisbury
Man Found Dead in New York Room With Revolver in Hand
William Martin Ryerson aged 35 was found dead in his East Fourteenth Street room with a bullet wound and a revolver in his grip today. He had been in and out of asylums since Princeton and was last seen alive yesterday night. A note signed Irene Clark from Newton dates December 19 is found, suggesting possible suicide or other causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Martin Ryerson
East Fourteenth Street
Newtown
N. d
Princeton College
Morristown Asylum
Newton
Irene Clark
Temple Theatre Fire in Philadelphia Destroys Building
Fire in the Temple Theatre on Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, caused by a gas jet accident, raged for hours and destroyed the structure. Two firemen died, one injured. several tenants and surrounding properties suffered heavy losses with extensive insurance. Owner William M. Singerly valued losses with modest net impact after insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Temple Theatre
Chestnut Street
William M. Singerly
The
Philadelphia Record
Masonic Temple
State Grand Lodge of Free Masons
Singerly
John Johnson
John Gibson
Hugh Colgan
Muse
George C. Brotherton
Washington
John Tracy
Niles Tool Works
Tiffin
Fairbanks & Co
Scales
Wycoff, Seamen & Benedict
Remington Typewriters
Fairbanks
M. H. Eaton
First Foor
Hubbard Bros
Springfield Fire and and Marine
People’s of
New Hampshire
Boston
Shoe & Leather of
American
Boston German
Connecticut
Phenix of
Hartford
National of Hartford
Middletown
Conn
Merchants’ of
Providence
Fire destroys multiple barns and a mill in three states
A Sprague Hill barn owned by Cromwell Alden in Bridgewater burned last evening in an incendiary fire with no insurance and about £500 loss. In Grafton a barn on the Edward Fay estate burned with contents worth $809. Beaudry Champagne Co. saw mill at MuserGox Michigan burned last night with loss around $35,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Bridgewater
Cromwell Alden
Sprague Hill
Worcester
Edward Fay
Grafton
MuserGox
Mich
Beaudry, Champagne & Co
Siren's Kiss by Wertheimer to Exhibit at Lowell Stark Gallery
The Siren's Kiss by G Wertheimer will hang after today at the Lowell Stark gallery in the Studio building. The piece is billed as a season sensation and may spark renewed debate on the nude in art. Paré gallery may come to Boston, while Walter Paris is named professor of landscape drawing at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Wertheimer
Messrs. Lowell & Stark
Paré
Chicago
Boston
Walter Paris
Royal Military Academy
Woolwich
England
President Cleveland Illness Dismissed as Non alarming
Washington reports say President Cleveland’s rheumatism has receded with the disease now localized in the knees. Colonel Lamont pledges full public disclosure, noting the President will likely be at his desk Wednesday. The President enjoys rest and reading while rumors are denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cleveland
Post
Lamont
O'Reilly
Oak View
President Cleveland Probed Over Health Amid Logan Death Rumors
Washington reports inflamed interest in President Cleveland's health as rumors swirl about his condition following Senator Logan's death. A White House visitor notes Cleveland asks about Logan's illness and compares rheumatism to Logan's fate, while speculation grows over his fever and full-body pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Speciay
President Cleveland
White House
Colonel Lamont
Logan
Cleveland
Senator Logan
Senator Legar
War Department
Senate Committee On
Fitz John Porter
Miles
Geronimo
Blue-Eyed Little Thief Caught Stealing at Macy's
Lillie Smith a 12 year old with blue eyes is arrested at R H Macy & Co Sixth Avenue and Fourteenth Street after detectives find 106 in her stocking and several stolen purses on her person. She confesses to weeks of pocket picking and identifies an older accomplice Mamie Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouge New York
Lillie Smith
R. H. Macy & Co
Sixth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Eunice Stanley
Macy’s
Stanley
Mrs. Stanley
106Th Street
Mamie Green
No. + High street
Brooklyn
Work for the minister to China
The Secretary of the Treasury informs the Secretary of State that two Hong Kong firms Gim Tung Hi and Wing King Tung Itut sell certificates to land Chinese in the United States. They are said to smuggle females through American ports for immoral purposes. He urges investigation by the U S consul at Hong Kong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Washingron
Secretary of the Treasury
Hong Kong
Gim Tung Hi
Wing King Tung Itut
United States
Corcoran Celebrates 88th Birthday in Washington
Mr Y W Corcoran the philanthropist marked his eighty eighth birthday in Washington today receiving greetings from friends and beneficiaries. He remains a well known civic figure admired for his generous acts nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Y. W. Corcoran
Corcoran
Territories That May Be States Enabling Act Debate
Representative Springer states he will try to push a bill in the current Congress to authorize an enabling act for admitting Dakota Montana and New states into the Union. The remarks reflect ongoing efforts to define new statehood paths and shape territorial boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Washington Territory
Committee On Territories
House
Washington
Springer
Congress
Dakota
Montana
New
No Tie-Up For A Year Reached In Brooklyn Car Strike Pact
A conference between President Lewis of the Brooklyn City Railroad and car drivers' representatives led to formal recognition of the drivers' organization and a twelve month no tie-up agreement from January 1, signed in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lewis
Brooklyn City Railroad Company
Jas Looe
Museums Open Sundays for the Poor in New York
The board of estimate and appointment approves opening city museums on Sundays and holidays for the benefit of the poor. They allocate $10,000 more for this purpose, contingent on trustees promising to keep the institutions open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yor
Conservatives divided over Hartington successor amid cabinet split
The political scene shows most Conservatives oppose Lord Hartington as the Randolph Churchill successor and prefer a Conservative cabinet. Chamberlain's Birmingham speech impresses Home Rulers and fuels hopes for Liberal reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Hartington
Lord Randolph Churchill
Joseph Chamberlain
Birmingham
Liberal Party
Weather Indications for New England and East
Indications for 24 hours from 7 a.m. Tuesday Dec 28 1886. For New England and eastern New York expect fair weather with northwesterly winds and colder temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
New England
New York
Meteorological record notes yesterday’s observations at 10 pm
Observations from multiple stations recorded at the same moment yesterday up to 10 p m. The text then shifts to an advertisement for Derby Kilmer Desk Company listing desk types and a Boston origin in a promotional tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Lest
Boston
Derby Kilmer Desk Company
Charlestown Street
Osten
Remains of General Logan Likely Buried at Soldiers' Home
Chicago and Illinois officials press for burial in Illinois. Mrs. Logan favors Soldiers' Home site near Washington and Manning Logan in Chicago with family ties. Band of officials and officers organize tribute, guards posted, and messages of condolence flood in from across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasuincrox
Sprcrau
General Logan
Ilinois
Congress
Washington
Augusta
Blaine
Chicago
Albert Ordway
The
Loyal Legion
Green B. Baum
Logan
Kellogg
Navy
C.E. Pratt
George E. Lemon
Secretary of War
Calumet Place
Secretary of the Navy
Western Union Telegraph Company
Eugenie Pedou
Sophie 5
Verdi
Logan Voted Despite Bribery Evidence Warned By Republican Papers
In Washington December 27 reports note Sen Logan faced pressure over the Payne case. A close Republican ally recalls urging Logan to reread testimony on bribery claims, arguing Ohio press attacks affected his private judgment. Logan reportedly admitted he had not read the full testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasurctron
Logan
Payne
Ohio
Evarts
Teller
Senate
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