Weather Indications Urge Umbrella Borrowing Today
The day promises showers across the city with high chances of rain. Residents are urged to carry umbrellas and prepare for damp conditions, as light to moderate rainfall may affect outdoor plans.
30 Jan 1892
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1892
Page
1
The day promises showers across the city with high chances of rain. Residents are urged to carry umbrellas and prepare for damp conditions, as light to moderate rainfall may affect outdoor plans.
Advances in Boston press preview reveal General Benjamin F. Butler's over twelve hundred page autobiography detailing his civil military and political career. The book excoriates E Rockwood Hoar while recounting Butler's gubernatorial campaigns and 1866 1868 and 1872 races with claims of party machinations and independent candidacy moves.
Notice describes The City Real Estate Trust Company offering collection of defaulted mortgages and related real estate services across multiple states, plus immigration placement. Included is a March 23 1891 governor’s endorsement by Lyman A Humphrey commending the company to Eastern holders and business public.
In Pleasant Valley two young spouses who wed less than a year ago face a divorce suit brought by Ada Wilson’s mother. A revivalist pastor reunites them, but a constable serves papers outside the Presbyterian church causing a tumult. Ada vows to stand by her husband despite the suit.
A violent feud in southern Kentucky near South America pits Berry Turner, an infamous outlaw, against the Parton faction. Three men killed since last Saturday include Manuel Parton, Lee Davis, and Will Jones. Parton was killed after attempting to ambush Turner. Parton’s body lay in the woods for days as hogs fed on it.
Citizens voice concern over gambling in the city and urge stronger police action. Cyrus A. Page cites existing laws as enough but supports a new bill to close gaps. He details known gambling dens, notes family-owned operators Fitzpatrick in Cambridge, and calls for policing efforts to halt unlawful activity.
Lynn January 29 Dr J B Andrews was arrested today charged with attempted bribery under public statutes. He offered alderman G B Houston 200 dollars to influence the director's election, a scheme made public Tuesday.
A brief notice touts Dr Bull s Cough Syrup ending catarrhal symptoms in children with the remedy priced at 25 cents. The ad emphasizes quick relief and affordability for families seeking cough treatment.
At Boston and New York steamers report arrivals from Avlona to New castle Eng and Liverpool to New York as of Jan 28 29. Vessels Wisconsin Polaria Illinois and Saale reach New York and Antwerp from Stettin Antwerp and Antwerp sail boats Cremen and T ate Cremen with noted dates. An advertisement touts Mellin's Infant Food as nourishing for babies.
A special notice extols the curative power of Cutter Whiskey against the La Crippe epidemic. It praises the whiskey as pure and nourishing for the debilitated and warns against unscrupulous dealers selling inferior substitutes.
The mayor, acting as private citizen N Matthews Jr, submits a petition calling for amendments to lottery laws to curb the Louisiana State Lottery Company and suppress open gambling. Public sentiment rises as Boston confronts corrupt ring rule and weak governance.
Dr. A. A. Miner praised the Post for its action and stand at a Tremont Temple public meeting. He said he knows only what he read and that the lottery evil has spread, becoming an alarming threat to ambition and public virtue.
Salem January 29 a fire at Kenney's boarding house 9 Carlton street caused about 500 in damage. Joseph F Clark a boarder was fatally burned and unconscious upstairs after the blaze began in his attic room. Firemen salvaged the scene while Clark lay unresponsive with severe burns and inhalation injuries. He is described as about 47 and reportedly fond of drink. a liquor bottle lay discarded on his bed. The blaze started when a kerosene lamp overturned igniting bedding and woodwork.
New York January 29 Ex President Rutherford B Hayes nephew Colonel W B Hayes was arraigned on bigamy charges after marrying actress Loie Fuller under civil contract while his first wife was alive. Bail set at 2500 by his wife Annie Hayes. he is rearrested on perjury charges over a promissory note to Mrs Keating of Rochester. Two indictments allege false oaths. bail 1000 each on items. Hayes claimed he was in Florida when noted.
Michael Sullivan and Edward A Fitzgibbons fought on Chardon Street early morning. Sullivan struck Fitzgibbons in the face with an empty bottle, which broke and cut his lips and throat. Friends took him to Dr Cilley for dressing as officers of Division 3 arrested Sullivan for assault and battery.
Continuation of the auction sale at the Yokohama Trading Co Lat Tremont Ste this day at 16:40 a m and 50 p m of an elegant line of Japanese Siric a Brac Porcelains Bronzes Screens Ivory Carvings etc Safe daily until entire stock is disposed of.
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