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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1887
Page
1
A ledger style summary lists large sums and many names including J. D. Jones and B. F. Randolph among trustees. The text references figures such as 10,406,394 and 411,779,098 and mentions Corner Milk and Devonshire Streets as a location.
The Kansas governor approves a bill making women eligible to vote, conferring municipal suffrage. Boston Corbett, famed as Booth’s slayer, is declared insane and committed to an asylum. Colonel A H Fenn of Winsted Conn is named judge of the Superior Court. The trial of Peter McGeough and William B O Keefe for conspiring to boycott Charles Harrington & Co of Salem is set for Monday Feb 25.
A mysterious man paid 500 to free Johann Most, the Anarchist, from the penitentiary with release set for March 28 on good behavior. He also paid 250 for Richard Braunschweig, to be released on February 28, while Schenck’s 250 fine remains unpaid. The donor claimed to raise funds by small subscriptions and gave the name Rudolph Tiet.
Washington February 17 Warmer with local rains and southerly winds for New England in the 24 hours starting 7 am Friday February 18.
Conference reports approve the anti Mormon measure and Eads Tehuantepec bill after tense Senate debate. Massachusetts defences resolutions, naval expansion approval, and foreign affairs measures move, while drought aid in Texas is vetoed. Railroad and pension issues, strikes, and international tensions also feature in this morning’s notices.
Warmer with light rains. Cambridge cars ran until 11 o clock. Large crowds gathered with no serious disturbance. South Boston Horse Railroad may open new lines. Mrs Frederick L Ames hosted a brilliant ball. Common council heard lively discussions and a noisy audience. Lectures by Dr Waldstein on Greek Art and Mr George Makepeace Towle on France. Dr Hale spoke to the Unitarian Sunday School Society. Dr Gordon spoke on Courtesy at the YMCA. E Rockwood Hoar withdrew from Harvard board of Overseers presidency. Parks funding allotment discussed. Boston city government investigation order supported by House and Senate. Agricultural College trustees report. Stock market dull and irregular. Cambridge and Metropolitan Horse posted heavy advances.
Reports from Worcester Wakefield and Fleet show boot and shoe workers in disputes over pricing and management with unions urging restraint and substitutes in demand. In London the Commons debates proceed on Dublin trial irregularities as Ireland's politics and evictions loom.
Report from Loxvox on February 17 describes a chaotic House of Commons session over the Queen's Speech reply. Liberals were sparse and surprised, Parnellites urged obstructive tactics, and Prime Ministerial moves aimed to fast track procedure rules. Observers warn war tensions hinge on France and Germany while Austria Russia relations improve.
The Liberal press is accused of spreading the claim that Europe is at peace while opposing forces aim to influence voters. The piece cites General Von Schellendorf’s Reichstag army bill remarks as evidence that the political horizon remains unsettled due to opposition conduct.
An Odessa dispatch reports a riot at the Demidoff Spinning Mills triggered by the dismissal of 2500 women and children under a new law. Chief Orloff and assistant Sakharoff were killed. other officials escaped. Offices wrecked and machinery demolished as Socialists fomented the outbreak.
Feb 17. In Deni the paupers at Ross workhouse broke into the poor law guardians council chamber during a session and threw missiles. The master was severely beaten. Police were powerless and reinforcements were called. Mutineers still hold the workhouse against authorities.
The French steamer Burgundia carrying 834 passengers was struck amidships by Italy’s frigate spur while leaving Naples for New York. The vessel was badly damaged and the captain beached her to prevent sinking. the main and after holds are flooded.
Constantinople Feb 17. German ambassador Von Radowitz informs the Bulgarian delegation that if the Bulgarian question remains unsettled both negotiations fail, Russia will occupy Bulgaria with the consent of Germany and Austria, signaling heightened power maneuvers in the region.
Dusty Feb 17 report says prosecutors seek an order forcing John Dillon and others to attend the trial. the court refused the request. London Feb 17 notes Gladstone wrote about John Bright and the Irish people, expressing trust in Bright’s sentiments toward Ireland.
Brockton, Feb 17. David Remillard, a die maker and passenger in the Vermont Central wreck near Hartford, says a conductor urged him to move to a different coach shortly before the crash. He claims the signal to reduce speed was given before cars left the rails, suggesting a new theory not in White River Junction findings.
The Guion line steamer Wisconsin disabled and towed four tugs to her pier at 4 20 p m from Sandy Hook Captain Bentley spoke of the bridge fall and misled night fog while Pilot Bobe blamed only himself The ship’s hull is sound and 36 cabins with 200 passengers were aboard amid rockets and lines as the vessel was warped off the sands The British consul will investigate the incident
John L. Sullivan visited Dr Sayre to inspect his broken left arm. The cast is removed, bandaged, and the champion is optimistic about a return to boxing within a month. He plans matches starting April 10 and expresses readiness to fight Cardiff, Smith, or Mitchell.
Burlington Vermont reports a day of winter sports with snowshoe events featuring J Lumsden W Scanlan and P Ogilvie of Montreal and J J Feight of Burlington earning medals. Fannie H wins the $100 trotting purse in three straight heats. A torchlight procession and fireworks close the day with brigadier General W L Greenleaf overseeing the display. Three pickpockets were arrested.
In Trenton on February 17 the joint convention again failed to elect a U S Senator as the ballot mirrored yesterday with Sewell 35 Abbott 35 and minor votes. Democrats then seated Walter and Turley from Mercer and Camden counties amid 830 to 29 votes as Baird and two labor members sided with Republicans. Wolver Jones denounced the switch and pledged to aid a new Speaker.
William J Brigham of 25 Mt Vernon street was arrested on a charge of embezzling 17000 from J Rogers Rich. Brigham, a Suffolk bar member not active in law, confessed last December to using funds for private purposes in the presence of six witnesses. He is held on 20000 bail awaiting Municipal Criminal Court Friday February 25. Rich and his brother are bondsmen. Brigham faced a public controversy over prior business ventures including Tropical Products Company tied to Guatemalan land allocation.
Salem train collides with a milk car on the main track due to a curve obscuring the signal. George Proctor James Nutting and 10 year old Thomas McCormick were on the milk car. McCormick seriously hurt as engine and car sustain heavy damage.
New York Feb 17 Mr Robert Bonne declined a 100000 offer for his peerless trotter Maud S The offer was said to be from a Graf wealthy unnamed gentleman according to Turf Field and Farm office records.
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