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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1879

Page

2

Plague Reports Mixed Across Nations February 14

Paris and London report reassuring plague trends with measures taken. Turkish reports denied. Italian Egyptian cotton import banned. Greek corn ships warned from Palermo. Tzaritzin division and extended quarantine lines announced. Havana orders seven days quarantine for ships from Azof and surrounding regions.

Paris Fes Turkey Black Sea Sea of Azaf London Italy Egypt Palermo ST. Prtersnurg Golos Tzaritzin Exeh Saratoff Prischik Orenburg Wanowka Don Havana Sea of Azof Salonica Syria Archipelsro

Sylvestre De Sacy Dies in Paris. Press Law Clash

Paris reports the eminent journalist Sylvestre De Sacy has died. The Revolution Francaise is fined 2000 francs for publishing Communist articles by Valles and Arnould. Count De Montzlivet becomes life Senator as deputies hear war minister vow to enforce the 1795 decree making the Marseillaise the national anthem. Emile Girardin leads a new Press bill committee seeking a broad replacement for existing laws.

Paris Sylvestre de Sacy Academy Revolution Francaise Valles and Arnould Count de Montzlivet Emile Girardin

England's Labor Troubles as Strikes Hit Mills

London February 14 Heys cotton mill at Macclesfield suspends in a fortnight and over a thousand workers lose jobs Liverpool strikers delegate terms with steamship owners Two thousand weavers strike at Ashton Under Lyne Liverpool masters to meet a ten man delegation for a final decision Meantime workers show signs of resuming work at the wage cut

London Heyes Macclesfield Liverpool Ashton Lyne

Spain to dissolve Cortes for joint Spain Cuba elections

Madrid dispatch reports Premier Canovas del Castillo told the King the Cabinet agrees the Cortes could legally sit two more years but he suggests dissolution so elections in Spain and Cuba occur together. This ends ministerial crisis rumors and Sagastist hopes of dissolution with General Martinez Campos's Cuba return.

London Madrid Canovas del Castillo Spain Cuba Martinez Campos

Berlin Siege Declared to Curb Socialist Propaganda

Count Stolberg in Parliament declared a partial state of siege at Berlin is needed to repress socialist propaganda and block communication between foreign and German Socialists.

Berlin Count Stolberg

Bragg Reports Bill On Brigadier General Retired List

In Washington on February 14 the Committee on Military Affairs reported a bill allowing the President to appoint James Shields of Missouri as a Brigadier-General on the retired list in lieu of his pension. A point of order by Mr White stirred debate as Republicans and Democrats clashed over past efforts to appoint Shields as Doorkeeper. The Speaker sustained the point of order and the bill was referred to a Committee of the Whole.

Butler John T. Armstrong Virginia Alexandria Shelley Alabama Union Chambersburg Pennsylvania William and Mary College Theological Seminary Court of Claims Fathers of Republic White Aiken Congress Confederacy South Carolina New England Northwest Treasury Keifer West Point Blackburn Ohio Republican Party Keister Massachusetts Mr Blackburn South Foster Rawles Reagan Sargent Blaine United States Senate Thurman China Jones Nevada Hoar Conkling Matthews Senate of the New York California Messrs Thurman Eaton The Pacific States San Francisco Beck Bruce Hamlin Washington Hale Maine Bragg Committee On Military Affairs James Shields Missouri Messrs Bragg, Cox Franklin Sutler Gen. Shields Bridges United States House of Representatives Senate Committee On Railroads Western Union Telegraph Lowry Reif Western Union Company Simonton Associated Press Western Union Telegraph Company Committee On Appropriations House Hewitt Mississippi Senate Chamber Internal Revenue

Half Million Suit In U S Circuit Court

A suit commenced in the U S Circuit Court involves over $500,000. The People’s Savings Bank of Providence sues William Allen Butler and others, seeking the difference between a $600,000 loan and realized collateral from Hoyt Sprague & Co. assets. Judge Wallace ruled for plaintiffs $442,568.50.

Boston Kittie Maggie Col. Pelton New York United States Circuit Court The People’s Savings Bank of Providence William Allen Butler Providence People’s Bank Mr Butler Evan Hoyt Hoyt, Sprague & Co Josiah Chapin Chapin Anch Evan Hoyt Wallace the Sun Church of the Disciples Hepworth W. R. Davis St. James Methodist Church Harlem Europe England Germany Holy Land Fifth Avenue Adolph de Bary Warren Street Mrs de Bary Mary D. Hooper Augustus Phillips Dofty Goott Phillips Gen Patrick Brooklyn Flushing Jourdan Brooklyn Health Board

Baggage Master James Beck Sentenced for Mail Robbery

James Beck a baggage master on the Iron Mountain Railroad between St. Louis and Columbus Kentucky was arrested on mail robbery charges. He pled guilty before Judge Treat and received a three year sentence. Beck confessed and authorities estimate the stolen sum at ten to twenty thousand dollars taken within a year.

St. Louis James Beck Iron Mountain Here Columbus Judge Treat United States District Court Beck

Fire damages Manhattan brass works and hotel in Ontario

New York February 14 reports a fire in the packing rooms of the Manhattan brass works causing $12,000 in damages to buildings and $2,500 additional losses. In Sandwich Ontario February 14 the Mineral Springs Hotel burned last night with losses around $10,000.

New York Fes Manhattan Brass Works Sandwich Ont Mineral Springs

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