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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1887

Page

8

Senate OKs seed distribution aid for drought Texas

The Senate passed a $10,000 appropriation for special seed distribution in drought areas of Texas. The session covered broader spending estimates for 1887 88 and debates on coast defenses and naval fortifications with warnings about surplus revenue and national security.

Washington Senate Texas Messrs Blair Dawes Frye and Hoar Edmunds Hall, Hawley Platt Allison Connecticut Mr. Platt Pacific Congress Department Beck Treasury Treasury Department Post Office Department Secretary of the Treasury Teller Navy House United States Dolphin Chile Japan Spain Great Lakes Great Britain England Lakes Chicago Detroit Cleveland

Gossip from Over Sea: Lord Iddesleigh and Lord Northcote Ties

A column recounts enduring friendship between Lord Iddesleigh and Lord Northcote, from 1855 Parliament days to shared literary and church interests. It notes Iddesleigh’s initial reluctance to elevation, his pride in the Northcote name, and affection for Pynes with its Vandyck portrait and fine library.

Lord Iddesleigh Lord Salisbury Robert Cecil Miss Alderson Sir Stafford Lady Northcote Robert Iddesleigh House of Lords Yates London Northcote Pynes Exe Vandyck Devon

Arkansas Granger Refuses 60 Cents for Tenderloin

A raw-boned Arkansas granger walks into a Union Square Hotel restaurant and balks at a 60 cent bill for a tenderloin. After threats of arrest and a standoff with the cashier, the dispute ends with a compromise of 40 cents, the man paying 40 cents and spending 20 more on bourbon.

N.Y. Sun Arkansas Union Square Granger

Corwin Sailor Abbey Protects Alaska Fur Seal Fisheries

The Corwin under Captain Charles A. Abbey patrolled Behring's Sea to guard fur seals and enforce laws amid disputed three mile limits and waters. He seized British vessels and crews near Onalaska and Sitka, sent them to court, and spurred wider government protection of Alaska fisheries.

Canada United States United States Revenue Lakes Detroit Gulf of Mexico New York Central Lake Erie Pacific Ocean England Alaska Alaskan Cape Prince of Wales Great Britain Fur Seal Islands Charles A. Abbey Corwin State Department Abbey Alaska Territory Secretary of the Treasury Alaska Commercial Company Pribyloff Behring’s Sea Pribylott Islands Tlayin Seal Islands Pribyloff Islands Fountain Head San Francisco Washington Therannon Tary Russia North Pacific Ocean Behring Straits Aleutian Chain of Islands Aleutian Chain Commander Group of Islands Sitka Aleutian Archipelago Okhotsk Henrietta Pacific New York Sam Onalaska Aleutian Far Sea Islands San Diego Raynor British Columbia Lafayette Dawson Missouri Waite James Ogilvie Healy Bear Arctic Ocean

Fires and Alarms Reported in City Yesterday

A fire from an overheated stove caused 300 in damage to a brick house at Marginal street and Alva place owned by William Smith and lived in by William Bramhall. An alarm at 3 40 yesterday was false. A later alarm for a fire at Richardson McKie s child s carriage manufactory in wooden building No 6erri c. total loss may reach 500. A public meeting on the South End Industrial School will be at Channing Hall 26 Beacon street Monday at 2 30 p m.

Marginal Street Alva Place William Smith William Bramhall Richardson & McKies South End Industrial School Channing Hall Beacon Street

Boston Superior Court role call and civil actions list

The record lists first session cases in Milton Lower Mills on Jan 25 1885 with plaintiff Cole vs City of Boston for ice and snow defect injuries. It also covers cross actions between Byron A. Osgood and Thomas F. McGann and a separate tort docket with multiple defendants and trial notes.

Superior Court Brigham C. J Mary D. Cole City of Boston River Street Milton Lower Mills J.H. Flint Ison Brown Watson Webster Locke Porter Ballou Scully Lehan Gnlletin Lincoln Spotvord Allen Corrugated W. F. Co Burke Chelsea Gillinger Mann Carr Boston & Maine Railroad Co Aldrich Byron A. Osgood Thomas F. McGann R. Lund D. F. Crane Osgood, CO Nugent D. F. Kimball George E. Smith Roberts White Wyman Mead Sylvester Same Brockway Nickerson McGann Osgood McLaughlin Ford Costello Clough Newmarket Mig. Co Coon Ciriack Merchts Woollen Co Ennis Crosby Gee L. R King Pratt Convey South East Thompson Fitch Prang McDermott Page Johnson Leary Parsons Hitheway Boudre Brackett Leavitt Pitman

Steinkrauss v Cambridge Railroad on trial and listed cases

In the case of Steinkrauss versus Cambridge Railroad Company trial proceedings proceed with J. T. Wilson and E. Avery for the plaintiff and W. H. Martin and S. Hoar for the defendant. Also listed are multiple civil actions including Fulton versus City of Cambridge for personal injuries and various other dockets. The notice names candidates who passed exams and were admitted as attorneys at law in Suffolk.

Steinkrauss Cambridge Railroad Company J. T. Wilson E. Avery W. H. Martin S. Hoar Elizabeth Fulton City of Cambridge Putnam Avenue Said Street Swazey & Swazey C. J. Melntire

Largest and fastest passenger locomotive built at Rao Island

A new steel locomotive completed for the New York Providence and Boston line claims to be the largest and fastest passenger engine. It will haul eight cars on a 62.5 mile run between Providence Rhode Island and Groton Connecticut in 62.5 minutes, with a Mystic draw bridge stop. The engine weighs about 93 000 to 95 000 pounds, uses three tons of coal to start, four more tons and 4000 gallons of water in the tender, and features a 54 inch boiler, six foot drivers, 18 inch cylinders, 24 inch stroke, and a large steel firebox.

Spain Great Britain United States England France Russia Mr.Teller San Francisco Congress Legislative Senate Dawes Hawley Army Navy Committee On Rao Island Locomotive Works Providence New York, Providence Boston R. I Groton

Bowdoin Alumni Hold Nineteenth Boston Reunion

The Bowdoin Alumni Association of Boston and vicinity held its nineteenth annual reunion at Young's Hotel last evening. Augustin Jones presided as president with a large turnout from both old and young classes. Speeches by Bowdoin President William DeWitt Hyde and others celebrated the college’s history and Boston contributions, followed by a mutual tribute to Peleg W. Chandler.

Bowdoin Alumni Association of Boston and Vicinity Young’s Hotel Augustin Jones C. A. Bell A. T. Parker RE. A. Curtis Rt. L. Hodgdon Robert C. Smyth Edward N. Packard W.S. Hutchinson W. E. Spear F. W. Wright F. R. Kimball W. G. Reed President Jones President Hyde James Liddell Phillips D.D William D. Northend A. Jones Joseph W. Chadwick Henry Stone Edward Stanwood D. C. Linscott Henry J. Gardner C. C. Everett George R. Swasey H. V. Poor Re 1. Hodgdon J. W. Symonds Thomas J. Emery C. R. Brown J. B. Sewall T. S. Huse Joseph Garland Jones Smyth Bowdoin William DeWitt Hyde Hyde Bowdoin College Boston Bowdoins Sophia Walker Woods Adams Hall Memorial Hall Massachusetts Hall Greece Congressman Reed Maine New England Symonds Everett Phillips India Longfellow Hawthorne Charles Hagegetty Commonwealth John A. Andrew Peleg W. Chandler Henry V. Poor George T. Packard D. O. S. Lowell W. D. Northend James McKean New York Hoffman House James McKeen Edward B. Merrill Fordice Barker Newman Smyth D. R. Godwin A. L. Bradstreet Frederick H. Dillingham William A. Abbott H. H. Boody Dexter A. Hawkins Association

Charles River Embankment Co Elects New Directors

The Charles River Embankment Company yesterday elected directors Isaac Pratt Jr Frederick L Ames William E Coffin John Souther Charles H Souther John Goldthwait Charles Davenport James M Allen Samuel Carr Jr Charles E Raymond Frederick H Viaux Also notes ads for Hale's Honey Glenn's Sulphur Soap German Corn Remover Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye Pike's Toothache Drops Bean's Rheumatic Pills and other cures.

Charles River Embankment Company Isaac Pratt, Jr Frederick L. Ames William E. Coffin John Souther Charles H. Souther John Goldthwait Charles Davenport James M. Allen Samuel Carr, Jr Charles E. Raymond Frederick H. Viaux Hale Glenn Hill Pike Bean

Scientist warns of kidney disease as root of modern deaths

Dr H E Hammond cites sudden deaths from heart, stroke, and failure, arguing kidney disease is the hidden cause. He touts Hunt's Remedy as a proven treatment, recounting a New York banker cured and urging a corrective lifestyle to avert suffering and untimely deaths.

Hammond Bright Hunt New York

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