20 Feb 1892
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1892
Page
1
A historic ad touts special today only prices on winter suits ulsters and overcoats at 10 15 and 20 with marked down boys trousers and coats and continued spring sale items. The notice invites shoppers to visit 622 Washington Street corner Essex amid bold claims of deep discounts and value.
A five story carpet mill at Lehigh avenue and Fourth street in Prizapenpai burned this morning. The Horner Bros. Carpet Company mill employed about one thousand workers and the fire caused extensive damage, with losses not yet estimated.
Washinctrox Feb 19. Department of State reiterates belief that Mr Reid will not finish his term. It notes his resignation has not yet reached the department.
Advertising copy touts Ayer's Hygienic Substitute for Coffee as delicious nutritious and strengthening. Prominent grocers carry the product.
The Post notes dangerous fire hazards in Brimmer and Winthrop Public Schools. Crowded halls on the fourth floor of Brimmer house 600 pupils with two narrow iron stairways, a Dunn fire ladder, and a dangerous wooden bridge to Hatch's building as escape. Winthrop mirrors similar design flaws with crowded corridors, heating pipes, and no usable outside exits.
Curiao Feb 19 Grover Cleveland's friends plan to lodge 500 influential Cleveland men at Chicago's Grand Pacific during the Democratic Convention to wage war on Hill and Tammany. Colonel Parker says the Cleveland contingent will confront the Hill machine, with names withheld. The move sparks hope of a split or visible opposition at the national gathering.
New York observers say 150 delegates from across the state will attend a protest gathering in Albany. The executive committee of fifty plans a 2 PM meeting in Van Vechten Hall to await a reply from the Democratic State committee and decide next steps if no reply is received.
New York February 19 a dramatic blaze swept through the elevator shaft of Percival flats 228 230 and 282 West Forty second street causing a frantic rush to the street by tenants as firemen fought to control the blaze. The six story six apartment structure saw heavy damage with the rear gutted and lower floors deluged. Loss estimated at 50000 with 20000 on the building fully insured.
In Cannes Edward Parker Deacon, an American banker, admits he meant only to wound Emile Abeille, whose attentions to Mrs. Deacon caused scandal. Bail is refused. Abeille’s body is taken to Paris by his sister. Abeille previously served as an attache and was linked to the French legation.
A Boston man who lived with the Deacon family in 1860 recounts changes to the Washington Street homestead once known as the French chateau. The tragedy in Cannes has revived newspaper chatter about the Deacons, though accuracy remains uncertain as the lineage and residence history are explored.
In Woburn the Board of Trade spent most of its adjourned meeting debating the insufficiency of the electric fire alarm and hydrant service. Chief Engineer Ferrin urged a permanent exclusive fire alarm superintendent while critics blamed Stevens boxes for most troubles, and the discussion was postponed pending ordinance revision findings.
Three families totaling twenty eight people in Mount Chase Maine were poisoned likely by baking soda kept in a box for a long time. One person died and others are seriously ill. Authorities think poison may have been present in the box before the soda was placed inside.
In Grasse, Mrs Deacon testifies amid ongoing case involving Abeille murder of a man linked to the Deacon marriage. Deacon details entering the hotel after midnight, firing at Abeille. he sought to wound, not kill, and seeks bail. The hotel history in Boston reveals a once grand mansion later used as a dance academy and art school before decay.
In Dundee on March 25, jute mills agree to halt Saturday production for six months to curb overproduction of jute goods, the city’s main industry. This decision follows pressures from workers and manufacturers to reduce output.
Des Moines Feb 19 Senator Finn struck Doorkeeper K. M. Belvel in the Capitol chamber after adjournment. Belvel, a newspaper correspondent, had recently called Finn a libertine and a blackguard in a letter. The incident stemmed from a report of Finn visiting a Whitechapel dive Saturday night.
Augusta Maine February 19 The council rejected the nomination of Augustus W Gilman of Foxcroft for State Desessor by five to two Smith of Kennebec and Brackett of York voting for confirmation
The prudent should keep Dr Bull's Cough Syrup on hand priced at 25 cents per bottle, a small expense for immediate relief from coughs and colds.
A maid arriving from Europe quickly secures a first class position after a dime want advertisement in THE POST, illustrating a swift job placement through the newspaper notice.
The Post plans a co edition with delayed publication by three hours, ensuring readers get later content than other Boston morning papers. The move aims to offer fresh details and updated coverage across local events and developments.
To Our Patrons the large sale has burdened Shipping and Delivery Departments. Delivery wagons bumped to 23 and extra two horse vans hired for the expedition. Sale finished, customers praised for securing notable bargains with historically low values in the Boston furniture trade.
A Cripple Creek dispatch reports a noon strike in the Sam Dyer lode on Tenderfoot Hill that assayed at 109 dollars per ton. The find triggers excitement as crowds rush into the camp at about two hundred fifty daily.
Forecast for Saturday shows east winds and cloudy weather with rain or snow in New England. Sunday likely rain or snow across the region. Eastern New York coastal areas expect rain with possible mountain snow. Sunday remains cloudy with rain.
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