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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1886
Page
2
A fragment from a historical article mentions abuse toward Loran and the speaker’s familiarity with him, noting confidence that Loran would not change. The text is incomplete and lacks full context or details of events or dates.
A stream of condolences arrives for Mrs. John A Logan from Boston Methodist leaders Chicago Congregationalists New Hampshire veterans Japanese legation New York bankers rabbis and state and local officials. Messages from J Candlin A McKeown and others express sympathy and prayers for the Logan family after General Logan's death.
General Logan shows strong war knowledge and poetry taste, educated in Kentucky, fond of Shakespeare and Macaulay, with a reputation for rough grammar. His public speech at McPherson monument impressed, crafted en route to Washington, and his outdoor skills included horsemanship and marksmanship.
An old advertisement lists Alls Honey cough cure at 25 and 50 cents, sulfur soap for cleansing and beautifying, corn remover at 25 cents, Hill hair and whisker dye in black or brown at 50 cents, a toothache drops claim to cure in one minute, and rheumatic pills as a sure cure with other patent medicines.
A New York cable despatch reports unprecedented telegraph and telephone damage in England after a heavy afternoon snow with hurricane winds. Wires snapped in London and fleets of poles splintered from paddington to reading while trains delayed or halted by downed lines and drifting snow.
Mrs. Jeannette M Thurber arrived in New York after a tour studying the National Opera Company finance and operations She said Chicago turmoil helped sharpen its plans and asserted the company will stay She praised press support and noted plans to return for future performances with manager Charles E Locke.
At the annual London Royal Institution gathering on December 8 the fund reported receipts of 2160 pounds for the year. Donations included 800 pounds via Rev. W. C. Winslow, the American VP and treasurer. Professor Newton Sir Charles Wilson and Dr. Bond spoke to a large audience as Miss Amelia B Edwards outlined the season. A donation of objects for the Museum of Fine Arts Boston was announced, with Miss Catherine L Wolfe leading American donors.
A scattered OCR fragment lists numerous bonds and shares from banks and railroads including National Exchange Bank Salem, Portland lines, Boston and Albany RR, and many 19th century securities. Items mention issued 6s and 7s, various railroad companies, and executor orders with quantities like 50, 100, 1000 and notes of specific dates such as 1890 1893 1907. The garbled text preserves entity names and nominal values without coherent narrative.
Early today masked strikers attacked Geary and Sutter street cars in San Francisco, assaulting conductors and gripmen and smashing windows. Police fired on rioters. several arrests followed including George W. Kelly. The Sutter line attack caused heavy damage to a dummy and car. trains suspended after dark to curb further violence.
The Maine secretary of state report shows passenger travel rising from 6,320,626 to 9,184,076 and sea freight increasing from 2,558,195 to 8,201,538 tons between 1880 and 1885. Railroads expanded with new lines like Bangor & Katahdin Iron Works and Bridgton & Saco River, boosting current and future travel.
R Bb Cable named superintendent of the Philadelphia Reading railway and its fifteen branches. Age 45, with 28 years in rail service. His career includes time clerk on the Erie Bergen tunnel project, roles in Erie and Denver & Rio Grande systems, and most recently Susquehanna division superintendent until resignation three months ago. He begins duties January 1 with Reading headquarters.
The Boston Post announces new ownership and an eight page quarto form with new presses and staff. It vows to be the best New England newspaper delivering prompt fearless political literary and financial news, with extended departments and a rapid circulation growth.
The death of Hon E F Dewing ex district judge of Louisiana is reported at his Natick home after a career in law and public service including a Louisiana judgeship and a Grant era appointment. Also noted are Ernst M Kiskall of Malden and Ashbel H Carney a pioneer in express and railroad ventures with roles at Wells Fargo and the pony express.
The Duluth South Shore and Atlantic plans to have its line running by November 1 1887. It will connect directly with Cincinnati via the Grand Rapids Indiana and Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago routes. Eastern links are unresolved. The project intends to engage heavily in upper peninsula commerce and gain a share of Gogebic range trade. Most of the right of way is secured. Possession is not yet taken of Marquette Houghton Ontonagon and Marquette Mackinack and Marquette. A southern Duluth connection may appear about twelve miles south of Ashland.
Judge Love of the U S Circuit Court orders sale of the Des Moines Osceola and Southern railroad to satisfy liens and costs totaling about 1 5 million dollars. The line from Des Moines to Gainesville 118 miles has been operated by a receiver for two years with ten days to pay in full before sale by a commissioner E R Mason named to conduct the sale
Canadian Pacific shows 195000 for the third December week with a 34000 gain. Northern Pacific posts 11947 weekly gain in the period. St Paul and Duluth earns 281620 for the week with a 650 increase. Peoria Decatur Evansville directors approve stockholders action to redeem two dividend income bonds into a 5 percent second mortgage bond. A Chicago dispatch says the Western and Northwestern railroads truce could extend to February 1 as negotiations continue for proposed pools.
The Latimers in a Somerville Fitchburg railroad crash Sunday afternoon remain in precarious condition. Mrs Latimer lies in a stupor at home with ear bleeding suggesting a skull fracture and slim odds of recovery. Dr Latimer’s injuries, while painful, are not dangerous. Nearby, sympathy runs high for Elmer Stinehart, blamed in the accident.
About 500 workers gathered at New Era Hall at 1 30 this morning with Master Workman John Short in the chair. They accuse Consolidated Street Railway of violating last fall's agreement and seek assurances the terms will be honored. By press time no action had been taken.
Francis Henshaw and Co auctioneers brokers and appraisers located at Nov State Street Merchants' Exchange Building First Floor HRoom L operate as a historic trading firm with services for auctions and appraisal tasks in the merchants exchange district.
A meeting in the basement of No. 5 Pemberton square nominated Joseph R. Burrill deputy superintendent as director for the year. Captain Joseph Hastings was chosen as auditor, with William T Leggett Sergeant George Munroe and L B McCausland named to a visiting committee.
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