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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1890
Page
2
The discussion covers electrical fires caused by cross wires and faulty protection. It cites Lynn and Boston incidents, stresses tracing fault responsibility, and details strict Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company rules for safe dynamos motors wiring and builds.
Washington dispatch forecasts fair weather with easterly winds for New England and eastern New York through 8 p.m. Wednesday, indicating stable conditions across the region. No significant changes expected in temperatures or precipitation in the period.
A cloudy northern New England day with light snow in Vermont and New Hampshire, partial cloudiness south, and easterly winds. A stationary West storm injects uncertainty while forecasts expect more cloud and snow in the north and rain in the south as a temperature stay high. earlier a broad Northwest low pressure moved south with no precipitation, high coast pressures, and record cold in Montreal and Vermont, while New England cooled overnight.
Senate speeches raged over suffrage and federal election oversight with Senator Wolcott arguing against federal interference and urging respect for Southern self-government while Senator Stewart pushed silver remonetization. The clash highlighted constitutional rights, race and violence past and present, and the need for timely votes amid party discipline and procedural battles.
Washington December 30 The House after a short prayer invoking divine protection for the land for the coming year and approval of the previous day's journal adjourned until Friday as the session paused.
A London blaze gutted Queen Victoria street premises of C Davidson & Sons and Adolph Frankan & Co, destroying Old St Benet’s and causing an estimated £400,000 damage. In Hackney, Carless Capel Leonard benzine refiner’s plant burned with tanks exploding, injuring an employee and signaling heavy losses.
Augusta Me Dec 30 Granite block at Market square and Water street was nearly wiped out by a morning fire. The blaze started at 2 50 in Hill s grocery. Granite Hall on the third floor and city offices on the second were damaged with a drug store and three groceries in the basement. Total loss about 50000. The building, 1865, was owned by Joseph A Homan and George W Ricker. Insured amounts cover 17500 and current tenants insured for 7850 1500 2000 respectively.
A string of fires across Boston and nearby towns caused alarms from boxes 13 134 28 621 613 and 315. Buildings on North Street Bowen Street Market Street Green Street Spring Park Avenue Howard Avenue and Harvard Street suffered damages ranging from minor to total loss with occupants including Alexander Hill Co C A Wellman Swift Co and Gouscom. One firefighter Captain McDonald was overcome by smoke. Berlo Bros owner Nicholas McCowen Mrs McCowen was burned but survived.
New York harbor notes arrivals of Senta Genoa Walter H Wilson Calcutta Sailea Prins William I for Port au Prince San Augustin for Havana Keistag for Antwerp Alice for Dunedin Plover for Port Elizabeth. Cleared steamers San Augustin Cardona Havana Herman Winter Nickerson Prins William II Stronck Jackel Energie Fortman Geestemunde Basil McFarlane ara Germanic Cameron Liverpool California Garvie Mediterranean George W Clyde Holmes Turks Island Noordland Nickels Antwerp Aller Christoffer Bremen Baring bros Murphy Yokohama Bonny Doon Surgess Dunedin Strathgla Urquhart Saigon.
A speech extols Dr Kochs remedy while criticizing patenting, praising nutrition and Murdocks Liquid Food. He pledges $3000 to fund nutrition for consumptives, offering free bottles to the first 500 patients after three months of medical treatment without relief, and cites past hospital and cure records.
There will be a public auction March 33, 1891 at 10 o’clock a m at Constitution Wharf Company 409 Court Street Kbosateon for unclaimed goods including bricks soap crackers cement boards machinery furniture granite and assorted small packages with beer hogsheads barrels and cases. C S Dennis Manager.
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