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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1891
Page
6
A compact feature notes less familiar objects around Boston and describes a British swain tending his flock on the hills. It contrasts a seemingly erratic brook that nonetheless offers a grand example to talkative observers.
Franklin Park offers a half hour from the city and a daylong outing with broad drives shelters and artful improvements. The 600 acre park features the Spring watering place a popular stop for bicyclists shepherds with a collie flock of 170 sheep and fifty lambs and a thriving hay market selling about fifty tons of grass yearly.
From the N S Evening Post comes an amusing reading about the Des Moines Register’s solemn claim that Democrats have again started a campaign to destroy the peace and happiness of Iowa and the state’s business prospects.
The text recalls 1889 and 1890 Democratic campaigns and compares poll numbers, noting 180,120 votes against 173,556 and later 194,832 for Democrats versus 186,788 for peace and prosperity measures. It questions Mr Clarkson's argument toward those seen as ruinous to the state’s well being.
The piece argues the independent voter remains a potent force across the nation and will influence the 1892 race. It credits independents with rejecting tricks and demagoguery, notes Cleveland’s past return to peace and confidence, and warns that party operatives who urged spoils undermined Democratic chances.
An analysis of card cheating in social and club settings. It recounts marked cards schemes by Houdin and a Paris Club case, noting rarity of such fraud, and describes a famed expert nicknamed Admirable Crichton who was eventually uncovered despite extraordinary skill.
The fate of Lora Dundee and his wife is clarified by Athole papers. Letters from Lord James Murray and Stewart of Stenton state Dundee was shot dead at the head of his horse after Killiecrankie. Lady Dundee died in Utrecht when the inn roof collapsed. a Stewart letter presents the true cause. Embalmed bodies were found a century later in Kilsyth vault.
A Providence Journal excerpt notes cotton cargo fires on ships bound for Europe occur two to four monthly, with forty five fires in 1887-88 and twenty nine so far this year. It lists liners like Britannic Alaska Thalia Helvetia Majestic La Champagne Nevada City of New York and City of Richmond among affected vessels. The piece warns frequent fires imply rising risk and calls for public awareness.
Boston July 4 reflects firmer money markets and heavy New York exchange activity. Clearing House rate held at 4 percent amid ample liquidity, with banks cautious. New York funds steady. call loans at 4 6 percent and time money at 6 6 percent. Reports show bank statements, crop loan demand, and a mixture of gains and losses across major rail and utility stocks.
Money on call eased with 2 to 2.5 percent ranges and late loans at 2.4. Sterling rates held firm around 4.85 to 4.87 on bankers bills. Government and railroad bonds stayed dull and steady while stocks climbed after noon with St Paul and Louisville and Sugar leading and Chicago Gas recovering to near day highs. By close, the market was dull but firm with some advances in Atchison, Chesapeake Ohio, Richmond and Allegheny firsts. Oregon Short Line and Fulton Elevated also rose.
London tendance shows Consols near 96 percent with the account at 96 16. US 4s at 118 ½, Firsts in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio at 30 percent, Canada Pacific 24, Erie at 19 ½, Erie seconds 99, Mexican ordinary 39, St. Paul 65 ¼, New York Central 102 ¼, Pennsyl vania 61 ¼, Reading 14, Mexican Central 48 ¾, open market discount rate 16 percent. Berlin Imperial Bank notes a 40,066,000 mark drop in specie.
A long list of semi annual or quarterly stock interests across many firms and railroads appears with dates in July and August. Entries cover mills trust companies gas and railroad stock, with partial percent holdings and preferred or common stock notations.
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