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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1889

Page

3

Insanity Board Hearing probes boarding out of paupers

The committee on public charitable institutions opened a formal inquiry into the boarding out of insane paupers by the state lunacy and charity board. Frank B. Sanborn led the petition, with ex Governor Robinson present. witnesses described removals, legality concerns, and board duties as investigation extended.

Mr. Sanborn Robinson State Board of Lunacy and Charity Frank B. Sanborn Sanborn McCooey Board of Lunacy and Charity Charles Carleton Coffin Alvan Barrus Barrus John Fallon Indoor Poor Westboro Insane Hospital Hiram Lynch Francestown N. H Amanda Mann Waltham Westboro Hospital Illinois Alice A. Allen Westboro Halifax Paine Danvers Taunton Fallon Tewksbury Senator Clark Umonwealth John D. Wells Miss Cooke Mr. Wells Wrightington Westboro Institution Lynch New Hampshire Hingham District Court of Plymouth County Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commonwealth Massachusetts

Johnson Refuses Seat Sparks Uproar in Senate

In Indianapolis on February 20, Rep Johnson refused to take his seat after a five minute grace period. A partisan clash arose as the doorkeeper warned of seating him. Republicans surrounded Johnson, who challenged any officer to seat him. Senator Dresser announced an immediate caucus after adjournment.

IxprAnapolis Ind Senate Johnson Rep Dresser

Fire reports from multiple towns on February 20

The night and morning blaze across several states wrecked businesses and homes. Isidore Horn store on South Street and Mrs Schwartz’s upstairs tenement in Philadelphia suffered deadly suffocation. Huckins farm buildings in Plymouth burned with $1500 loss. Chicago’s Baker row damaged $60,000. Norwalk and Rockville reports of fires with varying losses. Monmouth Dairying Association barns burned in Winslow. Sheriff Buell’s Gilead barn incinerated with livestock. Guerneville nearly wiped out. casualties and huge estimated losses. Myers Opera House in Janesville destroyed for $60,000 with limited insurance.

Philadelphia Isidore Horn South Street Max Schwartz Babe Plymouth N. H J. B. Huckins Chicaco Baker Row Conn John H Buell Gilead Santa Rosa Cal Guerneville Janesville Wis Myers Opera House

Burglars Nabbed After Liquor Store Break-In

Citizens on North Center street report two men break into Rice's liquor store at 65 Blackstone. Herbert Knight and Emanuel Daniels of Cambridgeport were captured inside the store by officers from Station 1. A 41 caliber revolver and burglar's tools were found on Knight. The pair also rifled money drawers at multiple Central Market stalls and broke open the safe at Blanchard & Lombard.

North Center Street Rice’s Blackstone Street Herbert Knight Emanuel Daniels Cambridgeport Knight Central Market Creek Square H. F. Fisk Sprague Bros A. H. Atwood T. B. Evans Blanchard & Lombard Bickford & Dodge R. A. Perkins W. H. Smith William Derek T. H. Carroll W. J. Burns R. R. Smith & Co

Connecticut Mutual Life Shows Strong Valuations After Defalcation

The Connecticut Mutual Life maintains a large capital base with total resources of 57.5 million dollars and a current surplus of 5.665 million. Despite the Indianapolis defalcation, President Colonel Greene reports only a 354,527 dollar loss after considering asset recoveries, with an 8.4 percent cost-to-income ratio and 190 million dollars returned or kept for policyholders over the company’s forty three years. The dividend remains unaffected and the record underscores resilience and prudent management.

Connecticut Mutual Indianapolis Greene Colonel Greene

New Style of Boiler Promises Fuel Saving Revolution

Inventors William D. Post and Howard D. Sawyer introduce a steam boiler aimed at higher efficiency and easier repairs. Their design uses a chemical union of air oxygen with coal gases, delivering direct heat transfer through water spaces and asbestos insulation. Tests in Chelsea Ipswich area draw expert attention, with demonstrations and notable visitors expected to attend.

Messrs William D. Post Howard D. Sawyer Complete Combustion Company Sawyer Suffolk Cordage Company Chelsea Robinson Washburn Washburn & Moon Company Worcester Charlestown Navy Yard Boston

Democrats Again Victorious in Fourth District Contest

From St. Louis reports the fourth district elected R P C Wilson Democrat to the long term vacancy created by Col J N Barnes death and Charles F Barber Democrat to the short term. Each majority runs about 300 votes.

St. Louis R. P. C. Wilson Frank M. Posegate J. N. Barnes Charles F. Barber

Dorchester Yacht Club Names Fleet Officers for Year

Commodore John C Soley appoints Dr Samuel B Clarke as fleet surgeon and Charles L Perrin as fleet captain for the year. The club dinner is this evening and is billed as the most successful in the club’s history.

Soley John C. Soley Dorchester Yacht Club Samuel B. Clarke Charles L. Perrin

Ship News Mini Almanac Prompt Fragment

Fragments show a maritime notice with a date February 21 and a high tide time. Details are garbled. no clear event, ship name, or location is readable for a fuller summary.

Port of Boston Coastal Traffic Report Highlights Arrivals and Clearings

The Boston port list shows arrivals including the British steamer Istrian from Liverpool with molasses to Thayer & Lincoln and the Et ta from Port de Paix with logwood to Boston Dye wood Co. and coffee to Hugo Rainer. Cleared vessels include the steamers Burn and Siberian, and coastwise ships Picqua and Alleghany. Winds varied from light to fresh NW with a gale on Feb 16 17, and notes on several other ships passing or sailing in the outbound and inbound traffic.

Buenos Ayres H W Palme Boyd Boston Yaba McKenzie Montreal Sarah and Ellen Henley Weymouth Cape Verde Thomas Melville New Orleans Calcutta Walden Abbey Williams New York Cardiff Bellona Warren Dunkirk Cavour Bryson Rio Janeiro Vanloo Goudy Hull Villalta Kitchen Portland Sargent Philadelphia London Stockholm City Newport Coronel Watts Coosaw Newcastle Nsw Mystic Belle Freeman Melbourne Oporto Scis Forward Coombs St Johns Casket Coates Isibel Aranjo Savannah Sereia Réis Port Royal Penarth Hiawatha Meikle Pisagua Felicitas Jones China San Francisco Table Bay Alabama P Ital Pensacola Carl Stover Sarah Ridgeway Townsend de Coloma Noyes Kingston Alvena McKay Colon Franklin Woodruff Blossom Charleston Port Antonio Aguan Adair Greytown Belize Liverpool Johns Snow Snow Wilmington Lizzie May Hutchinson Fernandina Minatilian Wyer Patrician Kenney Manila Bark Newsboy Johnson Kahului Jam Marmion Prawle Point Cashier Telfer Havre Palermo Glenrath Plata Ponce Morancy Wass Queenstown St Charles Pur- Eaton Roma Kennedy Irle Shanghae State of Maine Nickels Hong Kong Acolus Burnham Strathleven Pearson Mary L Cushing Bray Yarmouth Olivia Purdy York Mildred McLean Munson Ethel Porter St Martins Harry Lewis Barbados Istrian Ball Moise Thayer & Lincoln Etta Shaw Port de Paix Boston Dyewood Co Hugo Rainer & Cv Ree Cleopatra Hilyard St John Eastport W H Roeteamer Herman Burn Leask Siberian Moore Glasgow Allen Picqua Brown Phelps Bros & Co H F Dimock Eldridge, Co H M Whitney Alleghany Parker Baltimore Norfolk George E Smalley Norman Sampson W H Kilby Tremont Michigan Dimock Lee Baltimore Seguin Investigator Damariscola Augustine Kobbe Montevideo Ichs Cox & Green Meadow Cove F Neally Boothbay Lizzie Bb Willey George A Pierce Red Jacket Harry Prescott Fred Walton Wm L Burroughs D M Anthony Harry L Waiton Isaac Jackson Goodwin Sir Alice Archer Fletcher Cispata Bay Baracoa Leon Swift McDonald Cayenne Zamora Hatch Monte Christi Brissol Sunbean Hughes Harbor Race Aaoneae Marabout Ferguson Ristol Larbados Lottie Mills Port Elizabeth Seney D May Morris Mobile Emma Scammell Kierstad Rosario Gibara Hatteras Carlo Trapani Constance Petterson Rudolphine Burchard Dade Carthagena Burgundian Cardenas May O'Neill Creichton Sadie Wilcntt Morning Light Fries Gertrude Trundy Davis Jamaica Varuna Gardner Minnie Abbe Plummer St Thomas Donald Ferguson Campbell Apalachicola Edith McKea Daisy Boynton Harding North of Hatteras Elia Zoinaies Dominion Cross Sceptre King Eens Wie Worcester Daniel Barnes

Global charter and cargo trades report on February 20

On February 20 port activity shows Europe sailings from Azalea Baltimore to Cork and Warwick Norfolk to Liverpool with grain and cotton at fixed rates. Philadelphia and Portland routes list case oil petroleum products ice lumber and coal shipments to Europe, the Americas, and the West Indies, with prices per unit and voyage details for multiple vessels.

New York Europe Azalea Baltimore Cork Baltic Warwick Norfolk Newport News Liverpool Quebec London Favorita Hamburg Barks Avoca Guiseppe Emanuele Philadelphia Italy Case Oil Mexico Tarifa Vera Cruz Pt. Portland South America Linden Portland Buenos Ayres West Mpies Barks Woodside Havana John E.i Chase Turks Island Galt Central America Thomas B Garland Clark’s Cove Cape Charles

Gloucester and offshore shipping notices misread at sea

From our correspondents several vessels report sailing or arriving at ports around Gloucester Ipswich Bay and Meharbors. Wrecks and auctions include the Fannie Belle sold at St Pierre Mig for 264. Sailed ships list destinations including New York Boston Portland and Providence with several reports of heavy winds and damaged sails.

Gloucester Seh Orient Fortune Bay Everett Pierce Aroostook Georges Edith Conley Anna H Mason Ipswich Bay Fannie Belle St Pierre Mig A T Gifford Golden Hind E Lee A M Hall Nellie G Thurston Grand Bank A Lee Ag DA Orse Island Harbor Gardiner Deering Rogers Charleston Carrie Balley Cushing Linden Crowe New York Portland Standard Eaton Darien Enos Phillips Hattie H. Dill Black Halifax Moraney John A Matheson Boston Franc Lambirth Jennie Greenbank Webster Hoboken Rockland West Side Gamman Perth Amboy James H Woodhouse

Maritime Freight Moves Between Ports Reported

Antwerp steamer Switzerland sails February 20 bound for Philadelphia from the 19th voyage. Sutherlandshire from Br sails to San Francisco as listed in the cable report.

Antwerp Switzerland Berg Philadelphia Sutherlandshire San Francisco

Stormy Atlantic shipping report from Feb 20

A long dispatch lists numerous ships and incidents across ports from Bangor to Hong Kong. Highlights include Captain Henry Curtis returning sick aboard Belle of Bath from San Francisco, Umberto I and cargo damaged by fire at Buenos Aires, a grounding near Sandy Hook involving two schooners, and a Baltimore court decree on the Serene collision case.

Bangor Henry Curtis Belle of Bath San Francisco Clifton London Sandringham Osen Charleston Reval Livau Libau Umberto I Buenos Ayres Fred B Taylor Yokohama Cebu Kawoasaki New York Belle Hardy Baker Philadelphia Sandy Hook Lunt Cook Borden Saginaw Hayti Porto Plata Fernandina Calais Paraense Brazil Flynn’s Knoll Beaufort Nantucket Antoinette Baltimore Lewis S Davis Morris US District Court Florence Rogers Serene Rio Janeiro Marblehead Curlew Boston Willie Irving Coney Island Halifax William Law & Co Yarmouth Fred Taylor Yokohama Harbor Travancore Patras Manuel Llaguno Japan Delaware ST John Nii Libbie H Hiogo Libble H Bath Waldeboro

Notice Cautions Harboring BR. E. T. Crew

All persons are cautioned against harboring or trusting any crew of the brigantine BR. E. T. from Turks Island as no debts of their contracting will be paid by captain or. Feb. 18, 1889, CHARLES HUNT & CO., Agenty.

BR. E. T Turks Aland Charles Hunt & CO Boston Suffolk George L. Young Court Square Edward J. Clark Somerville Middlesex Willia H. Breen Copartners E. J. Cla K & Company Thomas Fee Dedham Norfolk Benjamin F. Nichols Brookline Abram Paul Charles B. Gardner

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