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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1891
Page
1
Boyd Bros. & Co., wholesale dry goods, inform creditors of desire to obtain extension or liquidation amid financial difficulties. Most creditors are foreign. Liabilities not stated.
The notice explains Horace G Wadlin appeared on a members elect list by error after being invited to the first meeting but not replying. Wadlin says he stays out of the club to avoid political entanglement as chief of the Bureau of Statistics of Labor. Several invitees who did not attend were among the list’s influential names.
Martin Breedy and Thomas Breedy of 49 West First Street along with Thomas B Foley and John Donohoe of 23 Athens Street were arrested last night for assault and battery with attempt to rob an unknown man at 49 West First Street. The victim was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital unconscious and remains in that condition with concussion reported by Dr. Young.
The notice parodies language and technology, noting a regional belief about Arabs and telephones, then pivots to insurance with NATL LIFE INS CO. and agent J T Phelys in Boston. The ad evokes period marketing for insurance, naming a national company and a state agent at a Boston address.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland replies to an invitation from the Tariff Reform Club of Montclair New Jersey stating engagements prevent attendance and praising Democratic tariff reform efforts in his native county He highlights the rightness of tariff reform the duty to answer public inquiry and the party’s prospects for success in promoting sound principles.
Two men die in separate elevated rail incidents within a single day in New York. John Dohman, a lamp trimmer, was struck on the Ninth Avenue line near Sixty-first Street. Daniel F. Phelan, a car Sealy worker, was found dead in a tool house near Sixty-sixth Street on the Third Avenue line after being hit by an engine. his head was injured and blood led to the nearby shanty. Authorities cite possible negligence by the victims in both cases.
Shipping news lists arrivals at Boston New York and Liverpool with vessels from London Liverpool Antwerp Rotterdam and Philadelphia among others dated Feb 7 to Feb 8. An advertisement urges Hood's Sarsaparilla as a constitutional remedy for catarrh.
Rome Feb 8 The new cabinet lineup includes Marquis di Rudini as premier and foreign minister with Colombo as finance minister and Nicotera interior minister. The administration seeks retrenchment and aims to avoid clerical strife while courting Drie bund support. A Berlin interview portrays Rudini as liberal and confident in parliamentary backing.
City of Mexico February 8 report states Guatemala and Honduras signed a secret alliance against El Salvador. Guatemalan despatch reports General Cayetano Sanchez died at Faltenango from wounds after an attempted escape from confinement. Government orders a court of inquiry as Guatemala masses troops.
Archbishop Walsh leads several Irish bishops in writing to clergy against Harringtons appeal to the National League for the upcoming general elections. Harrington replies that the archbishop misjudges the leagues circular while noting his move to aid evicted tenants after the American tour collapse. He advises priests to avoid hastily aligning with a policy that could split parishes into hostile camps.
From Valparaiso on Jan 27 news reaches Lima describing revolutions at Valparaiso and Pisagua. Imperial escapes after torpedo attack. Arequipa misses Iquique and Paragua. Chilean government halts two cruisers at Montevideo. Train of prisoners freed by workers. Valparaiso blockade continues. boats risk shelling after 5 p.m. Many details incomplete.
People in Santiago express desires to sell or mortgage their property while the Government protests such transactions and fears confiscation. The better class supports the revolutionaries. Jovino Novoa, minister to Peru under the Chilean occupation, is a prisoner in the house and seriously ill. Exchange is quoted at 18 penve.
Rome February 8 Bishop Scalabrini of Piaenza told a noble and statesman audience that emigration to America can benefit both nations if properly directed. He lamented Italy’s neglect of emigrants who fall prey to dishonest speculators and lose faith and religion. He noted the Columbus Institute’s progress and thanked the American episcopate and especially the New York archbishop for support, aided by the Pope and the Propaganda College.
The Chiswick bound from Wardiff to St Nazaire struck a sand bank off the Scilly Isles on Thursday morning and sank. The captain and ten seamen were drowned. Eight men wearing life belts clung to an overturned lifeboat for seven hours before rescue by lightship boats.
In Rome on February 8 the Pope completed study of the educational question in the United States. He is preparing a letter to Cardinal Gibbons about Bishop Ireland's discourse and is highly pleased with Gibbons's statement. The reply will follow the Cardinal's facts.
Paris February 8 M Viger of the Tariff Committee reports the Chamber of Deputies will likely adopt a 12 francs per 100 kilos levy on American pork as proposed by the committee, instead of the 10 francs urged by United States Minister Whitelaw Reid. The measure is to be considered at the end of March.
The Parnell leadership committee agrees to dissolve in light of Mr. Dillon's accession. Reports from Zanzibar and Errary mention Major Wissmann fighting Masindi natives near Kilimanjaro and General Von Schlieffen becoming chief of staff of the Imperial army. The Minister of Public Works and Colonies head to Larabida for restoration plans and a Columbus statue for an American conference. Revue des Deux Mondes critiques US Indian policy.
New York February reports say the Norwegian fruit steamer Simon Dumois, bound for Cuba with a cargo valued around 22000 dollars, sank near the site of the Viscaya disaster. Pilot Frank Kelley sighted a three masted wreck with petroleum nearby. crew of sixteen is unaccounted for.
A massive winter storm causes blackout across Albany and nearby cities. Snow blocks telephones, streetcars halt, and fire alarms fail as damage climbs toward ten thousand dollars. In Auburn and Saratoga Springs heavy snowfall continues with downed wires, fires, and wreckage, while Chatham reports a schooner wreck and heroic rescue by Monomoy life savers.
A burst steam pipe in the Almy Bigelow and Washburn upholstery stock room caused water damage exceeding 1000 dollars. Water flooded the room below and ran all night. Rev. George A. Phinney resigns as Salem jail chaplain effective April 1 to join a broader field with Wesley M. E. Church. Judge R. E. Harmon spends winter in Florida. Judge White of Norfolk fills his Probate Court seat. The Salem Daily Call is purchased by the Marblehead Enterprise proprietor.
London reports several steamers sailing to New York and Boston with Feb 7 to Feb 8 departures including Etruria Wyming Columbian and Roman Nurnberg remen Veota. New York notes heavy head winds and high seas, while the Congo of 1892 tons, Wilson line, endured fierce seas and had to reef and lay by on Feb 4 to avoid damage.
An observed opinion among Sunday patrons notes the gilt edge express on the Providence division of the Old Colony arrived at the station only twelve minutes behind the regular time, about 11 p.m. The remark reflects the service's punctuality in that period.
A series of blizzards grips the Northwest from North Dakota to Nebraska with snow and winds up to forty miles an hour. Pierre suffers the worst blizzard since 1888 as rail traffic faces disruption. Aberdeen Huron and Rapid City report severe conditions. Muted sums from Omaha and Lake City describe drifting snow and heavy snowfall as regions brace for a universal blockade.
Boston experienced a seven inch daytime snowfall described as dry and easy to handle. Rail and streetcar service slowed briefly with several trains delayed twenty minutes, but no major accidents occurred and utilities reported smooth operation despite minor car motor failure and a few routine incidents.
A sequence of fires across several towns from Illinois to New Brunswick destroys Ellisville Fulton County leaving three houses standing. Huron sees L C Treadway’s livery barn burn with twenty four horses lost, plus damage to furniture. Palmer Centre’s King Farm house of George A King and H C Sanger destroyed, with chimneys blamed and insurance details noted. George Rath Sons pork packing house burns in DuBraQuE. Estey saw mill near Rattleboro and a New England basket shop blaze in Prererpore. Tolemon Stetson Co grocery burns in Sioux City. New Edinburg saw mill lumber losses. Boston area fires at McLaughlin Co machine shop, Seneca street stove fire, and multiple alarms over the weekend.
The Hamburg American steamship Polaria arrived five days overdue in New York harbor after severe storm damage. Captain George Busch reported a gigantic wave on January 27 wrecking the foremast and damaging bulwarks, deck fittings, stairs, and the bridge. no injuries were reported, but engines failed at the Banks and the ship now awaits repairs before returning to sea.
Four Polish men William Butsairage George Butsairage Matt Moldazes and John Lalurnikus jailed on murder charges after clubbing and stabbing five compatriots involved in jailing a friend. Officials say ringleaders formed a society to avenge wrongs and cover legal costs. Discovery highlights reliance on professional witnesses. Mellin's Food ad text appears among report.
This ad promotes open fireplaces as a healthful climate control solution for homes with fluctuating indoor temperatures. It touts woodwork for mantels and related pieces, listing 70 to 80 styles on display and complete mantels priced from eight to four hundred twenty five dollars, plus overmantels and chimney pieces.
Cuiaco Feb 8 The Trades Labor Assembly representing about 47000 workers passed resolutions denouncing World’s Columbian Exposition directors for allegedly breaking implied pledges to honor union labor on the exposition’s buildings. Union members urged immediate action and threatened to withhold further stock assessments unless pledges are kept, calling for broader labor unity if demands are unmet.
New York February 8 The United Brotherhood of Tailors with 2500 members joined the Central Labor Association today, lifting affiliated unions in the federation to seventy. A Boston circular urging all tailors' groups to form a Clothing Workers National Union was read and referred back to the unions.
Fall River, Feb. 8 A joint committee of the Weavers and Spinners Unions voted to hold a mass meeting at the Academy of Music on Friday evening Feb 20 to urge passage of the 54 hour bill. Mayor Coughlin will be invited to preside. Principal speakers include Frank K. Foster Senator Howard George B Mc Neill and the Rev John Brown.
Fort River reports the Hargraves mill weavers return to work after a week long strike. Concessions on both sides settled the dispute though demands were not fully met. Granite mill weavers protest low wages for twill and vote to seek a 3 cent per cut raise from Superintendent McCreery.
The Ben Franklin Assembly Knights of Labor No 5463 and Health Department staff held a large meeting at Chickering Hall corner of Washington and Northampton streets. Twenty five members were initiated and thirty proposals for membership were made. The association voted fifty dollars to sick members. A committee to urge the Mayor to remove Superintendent Forristall reported conferring with Mayor Matthews.
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