Lottery story in Boston papers denied by Democrats
The Evening News accused Louisiana Lottery Company of funding Democratic campaigns to elect Governor Russell and Mayor Matthews. Democratic leaders, including Josiah Quincy and Nathan Matthews Jr, deny any contributions and call the tale absurd, asserting no funds from the lottery reached party committees or campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening News
Boston
Louisiana Lottery Company
Democratic State and City Committee
Russell
Matthews
Representative Olmstead
Fitzpatrick
Windward
Osborne
Republican Campaign
Toto
Josiah Quincy
Democratic State Committee
Nathan Matthews, Jr
Louisiana Lottery
John H. Sullivan
East Boston
Louisiana Peers Company
John H. Lee
Democratic City Committee
McDonough
Electric Car Plunges Into Merrimac River Killing and Injuring Passengers
In Newburyport and Amesbury, an electric trolley on the Merrimac branch derailed on Goodwin's Hill, plunging over twenty feet into the icy river. Several passengers were injured including Mrs Hughes with serious internal injuries, Miss Delano with a sprained ankle, and others cut or shaken. Motorman Trail and Conductor Niskett escaped, while a formal investigation was promised.
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West End Railroad Company
Boston
Newburyport
Amesbury
Pleasant Vale
Merrimac
Goodwin's Hill
Howe
Wesley C
Merrimac Wheel & Gear Company
Parton
R. D
Dyar
Ina
Hughes
Isaac
Delano
Alice
RowEtt
Lavery
Pleasant Valley
Goodwin’s Hill
Patton
Trail
Niskett
Terra Firma
Miss Delano
Newburyport & Amesbury Company
Puzzling their brains in candle endurance contest
The Post invites readers to estimate how long a beeswax candle will burn, with daily coupon reports from correspondents like Foster of A Shuman Co and L S Fairbanks. Numerous guesses arrive, ranging from hours to hundreds, as participants debate burning time and the experiment's practical basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Mr. Foster
A.shuman Co
Clothiers
J. B. Foster
L. S. Fairbanks
Law
School Street
R. K. Ballard
Congress Street
W. A. Innes
Vine Street
J. T. Wiswell
Dorchester Street
M. T. Meyer
Washington Street
Joe McMahon
Removal and replacements on Deer Island Board of Public Institutions
Mayor N. Matthews Jr announces the removal of the Deer Island commissioner and deputy staff, appoints Edwin L. Pillsbury to fill the vacancy, and orders strengthened discipline at Deer Island. Aldermen scrutinize management. a proposal for investigation is rejected after Mayor’s briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Industry
Deer Island
Edwin L. Pilsbury
Board of Health
Board of Commissioners of Public Institutions
Board of Aldermen
N. Matthews
Lewis
All About the Candle Burns for World’s Fair Guess
A six foot tall beeswax candle with six inch diameter at the base and half inch at the top will be lit at noon on March 11. Time keepers will monitor as readers are invited to estimate burn hours. Governor Russell and Mayor Mathews offered hundreds of hours estimates, with prizes including World’s Fair excursions for the closest guesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Rueseil
Mathews
Asl
Viank
Chicazo
Mayor removes Dr. Otis K. Newell from Boston board
In a February 5 1892 letter from Mayor N Matthews Jr the City of Boston announces the removal of Dr. Otis K. Newell from the Board of Commissioners of Public Institutions. The mayor cites demoralized discipline at Deer Island prisons and board divisions as the cause and names Newell as primarily responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Newell
City of
Boston
Otis K. Newell
Beacon Street
Deer Island
Board of Commissioners of Public Institutions
N. Matthews, JR
Mayor writes the board on Deer Island discipline
Nathan Matthwes Jr, mayor of Boston, sends a letter to the Board of Commissioners of Public Institutions dated February 5 1892. He proposes immediate dismissals of several Deer Island officers and urges stronger superintendent support to restore order and keep the island under control. He cites lack of discipline and recommends hiring more capable staff with higher pay if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Boston
Crey Haut
Board of Commissioners of Public Institutions
Deer Island
Howard W. Upton
Frank E. Ryerson
Charles F. Black
James Whith
I. J. Marshall
Alex. C. Morrill
Nathan Matthwes, JR
Ploughman Farmers Meet At John Hancock Building
The Ploughman farmers gather at 10 a.m. today in room 219 at 178 Devonshire Street for a poultry talk led by A C Hawkins of Lancaster, with a supporting paper on poultry raising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ploughman Farmers
John Hancock Building
Devonshire Street
A. C. Hawkins
Lancaster
Gambling Den Door to a Sham Gambling Ring
A visitor finds a dull casino scene with two young men in a small office refusing a bet. A com fortable old man sits inside. The odd silence ends when the Postman is refused service and the writer avoids taking a bet, signaling discrimination by policy.
Coal and Wood policy shop on Pitts street revealed
A Post reporter visits a dim Pitts street alley shop named Coal and Wood. Five Italians appear behind a door. a woman at the window and a youth inside reveal a cautious scene. Neighbors next door confirm it is a policy shop despite the shop's modest appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Keenan
Pitts Street
Post
Jack
Prejudiced Against Gigs In The Policy Shop
A youth sat alone in the policy shop at 27 Hayward place room A on a yesterday. Two early patrons entered and offered plays but he declined. He doubted their prior work and believed the claim they had played there before was false. He stated business was rushing and questioned the suspicious activity. The policy men fear a hit from a dubious customer though an honest check shows the outcome unlikely.
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T'Hen
Hayward Place
Boston
New England
Harvard
Worcester
Gloucester
Metropole
Hartford
Suffolk
Trimount
Melrose
New York
Manhattans
New Yorks
Xaviers
Acorns
Prospect Harriers
Yale
Amherst
Dartmouth
Williams
Brown
Mechanics Hall
H.S. Cornish
E. C. Carter
Dover
N. H
Harry Cornish
Keene, Stingel and Osthues
Melrose Athletic Club
Keene
Smith
Cornish
Syracuse
Malone
Manning
de Ovo Powers
Werner
Werrick
Stewart
Kingzeah
Suffolks
Marvyn
Sheppard
Technology
Simonds
Kelly
Trimounts
John Margill
Bromfield Street
Wright & Ditson
Allison
Doyle
Bloss
Suffolk A. C
W.S. Cates
Ohio
Frank Forest
Franklin Beagle Kennels
Johnnie Clausen
Jinx Taylor
New England Association
New England Amateur Rowing Association
FE. A. A
Worcester A. C
New England Skating Association
Technology A. C
Melrose A. C
Crescent Boat Club
Joe Lannon
Joe
George Godfrey
N. E. A. A. A. U. Board of Managers
Everal
Sumner Paine
Pettis
Hijertberg
George
L. A
In the Basement No. 11 Robison’s Scenery and Policy Den
A Post reporter tours a Harrison avenue basement sublet rented by Robison’s Scenery and Transfer. The front room appears legitimate but the back room houses policy gamblers, with men crowded in a cave like space while the writer observes. The setup supports rent with illegal gambling activity within a legitimate facade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Avenue
Robison
Scenery & Transfer Company
Post
House Adopts Rules As Census Bill Passes
Washington Feb 5 The House opened this session with a formal rules code as Fithian of Illinois sought to have a farm implements tariff bill printed in the Record. Speaker Crisp spoke hoarsely and delegated routine calling to a clerk before leaving the chair. The House then voted to a committee of the whole to consider the census deficiency bill, which passed amid criticism of census staffing. Adjournment followed with eulogies planned for the late Representative Lee of Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Fithian
Illinois
Crisp
McMillin
Tennessee
Sayres
Texas
Lee
Virginia
Springer
Children Aid Society marks sixteen months of work in Boston
The Boston Children's Aid Society reports on 16 months from June 1890 to October 1891 detailing 58 cases of children handled by information and referrals, placement into homes, and training at Pine Farm Rock Lawn Farm or Weston Home. Thirty-six boys and 18 girls entered training schools. 127 placed in families by period end. 94 graduates visited. 530 children under care. expenditures totaled 34789.28 with 25045.73 receipts. appeal for broader community support to prevent childhood ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Aid Society
Boston Children’s Aid Society
Bureau of Information
Deer Island
Pine Farm
Rock Lawn Farm
Weston Home
George S. Hale
Henry
Grew
Robert Treat Paine
Edward Jackson
Exchange Building
State Street
Charles W. Birtwell
Charity Building
Chardon Street
New York Made Electric Postal Cancelling Tests
A new electric postal cancelling machine from New York will be trialed in several first class offices. The device supposedly cancels and postmarks up to 30,000 pieces per hour in tests. W. A. Deerings of 30 Broad Street was arrested on a warrant for embezzling $500 from Georg Wilder of Dwight Street. Timothy Donovan, 20, lured 16 year old E Onderwark into 178 Border Street East Boston to rob him of $12. Donovan was caught in the act and arrested.
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New York
Washington
W. A. Deerings
Broad Street
Georg ° W. Wilder
Dwight Street
Timothy Donovan
E . Onder Wark
Border Street
Boston
Donovan
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J.C. Ayer & Co
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Page
the Post
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Arthur Dixwell
Tremont St
Taylor Reserve
New York Fonds
C. H. Graves & Sons
Ganda
Corean
Glasgow
Siberian
Gow
Procida
Lonon
Kinsale
Bostonian
Liverpool
Hamburg
Rhaetia
Seilly Islands
Friesland
Antwerp
Queenstown
Wyoming
Norseman
Britannic
Amsterdam
P. Caland
Baltimore
Eun
Bermuda
New England Grocer
Hamilton
Benjamin Johnson
Grocers’ Exchange
Central Wharf
Frice
Barnard & CO. Oce
Temple Vince
Crisp Ill
David A. Wells
Connecticut
Ways and Means Committee
Wells
Norwich
Conn
Democratic Party
Congress
Om Keene
I. Tivccacceveseoses
APOE
New Wrk
Trinidad
Orlnoco
Sailig
Ixcursion
Ontloco
S. Orina
A. Ee. Olcterbridge & C4
Broadway
Carter, Carter & Kilham
356
Washington St
People OF Tomorrow
Ren’s Aid Society
Rami
Johnson & CO
Custom House St
Masa
Johnson
Mike
Solem
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