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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1892
Page
2
Miss Russell, a celebrated vocalist, captivates audiences in Boston as she rehearses at the Globe Theatre for a four week engagement. Her Japanese spaniel Ko Ko performs on cue, attracting attention as she talks about travel and her pet.
Crowds crossed and recrossed the Hogg’s bridge after a bridge inspector deemed the structure unsafe for the heavy electric cars from the West End. A car starter supervised crossings while plansto widen Pynchon and Centre streets and perform temporary repairs to make the bridge safe were pursued amid public dissatisfaction. The issue marks the second old highway bridge found unfit for the electrics within a year.
Post reporter interviews Councilman John E. Fitzgerald about stall rentals and pricing at Faneuil Hall Market. He argues rents rose over time while prices to shoppers remain high, challenging the market’s original purpose to offer cheaper goods to citizens. He compares rents with Central and Blackstone markets and notes special cellar privileges and sidewalk use. The City Council debates renewing leases, aiming to favor citizens and taxpayers.
Three steamers City of Berlin Bergenland and Russia were kept at quarantine all day for a thorough search for contagious diseases among aboard immigrants. City of Berlin which arrived yesterday carried Russian Jews among its 180 steerage passengers.
Friends filled the Grand Opera House last evening for a substantial benefit. A strong program featured performances with the Grand Opera House orchestra led by Charles Leve and the Howard Atheneum orchestra under Louie Baer providing music. Many individual volunteers joined the effort.
The Cotton Picker by Angus Campbell is shown at 31 Mill St. in a live field test before thousands. A 1000 pound machine mounted on two wheels uses nine spindles with brushes to pick cotton, sending fiber to a 75 pound rear cage. costed $50,000 to develop, with Waco citizens funding.
The piece discusses how the single gold standard lowers farmers’ export prices when gold strengthens against silver. It argues free coinage would raise farm values by twelve to fifteen percent, criticizes bullion fixes, and cites France’s handling of bimetallism to suggest the U S could maintain parity and increase world silver circulation.
An unidentified woman about 50 was struck by a runaway sleigh horse in Park Square around 4 30 pm yesterday. She fell unconscious, was treated by Dr Hubbard, and moved to City Hospital by police ambulance. Internal injuries are serious and the case is being watched.
A Boston ad promotes a cash offer for a case of one dozen bottles of Taylor Reserve Whiskey branded as the finest stimulant. It guarantees purity and physician or connoisseur satisfaction and accepts postal notes or money orders, with Boston or New York funds acceptable. Remit to C H Graves & Sons, Box 1639, Boston Massachusetts.
John Newton Bailey a Malden spiritualist keeps his wife's body in a sealed coffin in a ten room house at 53 Madison Street. He planned a brick grave at Woodlawn and will not place the body in a receiving vault. Miss Bailey and Mrs. Morey describe the arrangement as unsettling yet Bailey remains confident in his beliefs about spirits.
Bowdoin Square welcomes a new theatre built for Charles F. Atkinson and William Harris. The richly decorated interior blends Columbia Theatre style with ornate eliptic ceilings, 120 electric lights, and 700 lamps. Nellie McHenry leads the opening night program with "A Night at the Circus" as the Dickens season debuts at the Museum alongside other Boston offerings.
A 19th century pamphlet extols Duffy s Pure Malt Whiskey as the sole effective medic whiskey to prevent grippe. It warns that many suffer early symptoms yet mistake them for a cold and urges prompt vigorous measures to fortify nature. The ad claims physicians endorse the product and cautions against other whiskeys.
Masters of ceremonies Patsey Sheppard hosts a grand boxing show at Music Hall with over a score of bouts. Arthur Chambers travels from outside to face Sheppard while Bill Plimmer, Spider Kelly, Charley Norton, and Mike Donovan appear. The event promises a fast, clean blackened gloves affair culminating in Sheppard and Chambers three rounds.
A morning blaze in Brennington Vermont damaged two wooden structures on North Street housing M E Watson photographer and the National Express office. Watson lost uninsured belongings including historic negatives. Lambert’s marble shop suffered carved-work losses. Total loss $2500. buildings insured and to be rebuilt with operations resuming soon.
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