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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1888

Page

5

Romance in a Petition: $100000 for Health of Col John Ryan

A House petition by Illinois's Mr Lawler tells of Col John George Ryan a Chicagoan and brother of General Ryan held in Confederate prison in 1865. He endured solitary confinement the “sweat box” and a murder scene overhead before his release. He seeks $100000 in health compensation from Congress.

Washington Havana Ryan Memphis Qleseasan Cairo Cincinnati Harrisburg Old Capitol John i. Surratt Lincoln Telegraph Sir Frederick Bruce Johnson Sir Frederick Congress

Boiler Explosion Kills Three at Adelaide Silk Mill

In Allentown Penn a seventy horsepower boiler exploded at the Adelaide Silk Mill. Firemen Frank Sterner and Henry Borreo died instantly. Engineer Hiram Sell perished after amputation of a leg. Bricklayer Oswin Ochs suffered severe scalding. Two workers Jacob Schaffer and Robert Hilliard were bruised. The engine and two other boilers were damaged but 900 employees escaped injury.

Allentown Penn Adelaide Frank Sterner Henry Borreo Hiram Sell Oswin Ochs Jacob Schaffer Robert Hilliard

Sut ton Mills Lockout Maintains Idle State At North Andover

July 9 Lawrence dispatch reports Sut ton Mills at North Andover did not restart as expected after a weeklong lockout. Weavers and dyers report wages cut to 474% percent, making $14 per month at new rates. No meeting with owner General Eben Sutton has occurred, and replacement labor remains scarce. Residents seek a compromise acceptable to both sides.

Eben Sutton North Andover

Governor Hill Faces Criticism Over Extra Session Move

Albany July 9. Workingmen condemn Governor Hill for calling an extra session to obtain funds for prison operations. They argue the move sustains the state account plan and cheap prison labor, urging lawmakers to instead pass a county plan. Master Workman Dowling led a workers meeting and circulated appeals to representatives.

Albany Soreram Hill States State Schmenan Thomas J. Dowling Senate Assembly Workingmen’s Assembly

Boycott Coffee Sparks Labor Letter and Call to Abstain

General Master Workman Powderly urges a nationwide coffee boycott in the Journal of United Labor, urging workers to stop buying coffee until a perceived corner is broken. He asks grocers to reject purchases, to analyze any coffee bought, and to trace adulteration to the New York coffee exchange while urging Knights of Labor and others to practice self-denial to test the law.

Philadelphia Workman Powderly Journal of United Labor New York Coffee Exchange of Knights of Labor

Army retirements and officer reassignments announced

Major Jacob Kline of the Twenty-fourth Infantry heads the Fort Leavenworth retiring board, relieving Colonel Alexander McD. McCook. Lt Bannister gets 27 days extra leave. Major Frederic Benteen placed on retired list after incapacity finding. A board of ordnance officers will meet in New York July 12 to select a site for a proving ground. Inspector-general station changes list Lt Col Hughes, Lt Col Heyl, Major Burton, and Lt Col Drum, with duties reassigned and acting inspector-general roles defined in the department of Dakota and Missouri and Arizona.

Washington Jacob Kline Twenty-fourth Infantry Army Fort Leavenworth Kan Alexander McD. McCook William Bb. Bannister Frederic W. Benteen Ninth Cavalry Board of Ordnance Officers Cullen Bryant John E. Green Rogers Birnie Division O Pacific Hughes George H. Burton Department of Missouri Department of Arizona William F. Drum Department of Dakota

Moody's Bible School lecture series in Northfield

Dr. Broadus opened the Moody Bible School session with a lecture on Paul's doctrine of justification by faith. Mr. Moody followed with an oration on the Bible. Alexander McKenzie from Cambridge arrived for today and tomorrow's lectures.

Northfield Broadus The Bible School Paul Mr. Moody Aoenee Lexander McKenzie Cambridge

Elkins Blaine New and the Harrison choice

A Chicago Tribune discussion questions General Harrison about Elkins New and Blaine. It questions Elkins influence on campaign strategy, costs charged to the party in Indiana, debts, and the fate of Elkins and New within Harrison's confidential circle. It weighs who should handle party machinery and Indiana loyalties.

Chicago Tribune Mr. Elkins Harrison New York City National Committee Baine Blaine Elkins Jaine Ilkins Colonel New Indiana Dudley New O Blaine

No Compromise Lincoln Montreal Probe in Pitcher Case

The preliminary inquiry into former Union Bank teller Charles Pitcher proceeds with cashier Johnson detailing bill identification. Bank counsel Hatton says all stolen bonds and securities are recovered in London. Pitcher faces a fourteen year term with potential Crown prosecutor resignation rumors and defense ties.

Montreal Charles Pitcher Union Bank of Providence R. L Johnson Hatton Q. C London Pitcher Greenshield Guerin Court of Queen’s Bench Robert Terroux, Jr Brass & Terroux Charles A. Giroux Hochelaga Bank Paris National Bank of Providence

Lynn Matters: Arbitration Hearings Delayed. New Trade Paper Planned

The State Board of Arbitration met in Lynn to hear stitchers about machine use and staying two needle machines. James F. Carr delayed due to unpreparedness, adjournment set for Friday. The Lasters' Protective Union plans a Lynn trade paper called Lasters' Union Journal, due around August 2. E H J Morse, a local collector, is missing amid allegations of irregular collection practices.

Lynn James F. Carr State Board of Arbitration Henry C. Mean Mr. Carr Lasters’ Protective Union Lasters’ Union Journal E.H. J. Morse

Railroad acquirements and line expansions in 19th century travel

A New York dispatch notes the Pennsylvania Railroad seeks equal Staten Island access by gaining control of the Staten Island Belt Line horse car railroad linking Port Richmond ferry to Jersey City lines. It cites 3320 miles of new track built in six months to June 30, compares with 3754 last year, and mentions Piedmont Air Line service. Western dispatches discuss Judge Brewer’s Iowa railroad decision and potential legislative action or Supreme Court appeal.

New York Staten Island Baltimore & Ohio Arthur Kill Pennsylvania Railroad Port Richmond Jersey Jersey City & Bergen Horse Car Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad Company Chicago Railwage Piedmont Air Line Veer Brewer Iowa Chicago Brewer United States Supreme Court

Mooney Certainty of Sane Status at Urica Asylum

Superintendent Blumer at the State lunatic asylum in Urica asserts Thomas J. Mooney is sane and ready for release within days. Mooney, once accused of throwing Greek fire at a steamship in New York harbor, was deemed insane after prior incidents and sent to Poughkeepsie hospital before being moved to Urica. He states he will not return to Irish national affairs.

A. M. Bliss House Committee On Pensions S. S. Cox New York Buchanan New Jersey Bliss House Kimball Urica N. Y Blumer Thomas J. Mooney Mooney Queen of National Line New York Harbor Poughkeepsie Hospital Gildersleeve

Prohibitionist's plan to press for reform vote

In a letter to the Evening Post a strong Prohibitionist argues liquor questions must drive reform. He calls for dissolving the existing third party and voting for a Prohibition elector with Cleveland electors. He claims this will push temperance reform and appeal to business sense over the Republican platform.

N. Y. Evening Post Cleveland

Marital Notices From City Listings

In this city dated July 7 and July 6, marriage entries list J F Clymer and J Eliott Bowker to Minnie, C I Johansson and Charles C Johnson to Emma Ry, Rev William R Campbell officiating Frank Read, William N Brodbeck officiating Warren A Skelton to Sophie Morse, and similar pairings. The notices mention Eltons Morse and Kelton Morse in connection with July 5 entries.

R. William N. Brodbeck Warren A. Skelton Sophie Morse

Deaths in the region list multiple obituaries

Obituary notices from Leominster Boston Somerville Chelsea Jamaica Plain West Roxbury Melrose Cambridge and other areas dated July 4 to July 8 list Louise B Allen John Bristow Mary J Brown Thomas Cordis Clarke Mary A Cavanagh Clara May Dockham Mary Fitzgerald Hugh Houghton Mercy Kendall Rachella Kempton William Leuiz Mary E Lord Julia McNulty Thomas Norton Annie Powell Charles B Stover Emily H Tufts Jason Winnett among others with ages and family details.

Mary A William B. Cavanagh Dockham Great Head Winthrop Mass Clara May Fred E Hannnah A. Dockham Fitzgerald Mary Terence Fitzgerald Houghton Hugh Houghton This City Mercy T. Kendall Kempton South Braintree Rachella R. Kempton Cayin Kempton Newport H. Leuiz Jamaica Plain William Leuiz Lord West Roxbury Mary E. McNulty Chelsea Julia A. McNulty James Margaret McNulty Norton Somerville Thomas Norton, Sr George A. Lord Powell Annie Marlin Vowell Charles B. Stover Tulls Melrose Emily H Tufts Winnett Cambridge Jason Winnett

Markets dull as bears damp bull hopes on state street

Markets were listless with bears using the Chicago Burlington & Quincy strike scare to depress prices. A favorable government crop report is anticipated to lift railroads, while bond sales and a steady money market shape a cautious week. Chicago remains a bear, but some buying persists as outlooks turn toward higher demand.

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Bears Chicago Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Aladdin and Pompeii Performances At Boston Venues

Amusements listing for Boston venues includes Monte Cristo Jr at the Opera House with 2 PM and 7:45 PM shows, Professor Bristol's Equescurriculum at 2 PM and 7:45 PM, Aladdin at the Garden, Battle of Gettysburg at the Cyclorama with an 8 PM promeneade concert, The Last Days of Pompeii at the Pompeian Amphitheatre 7:45 PM, and Horticultural Hall presenting Christ entering Jerusalem and The Crucifixion.

Grand Opera House D. M. Bristol Cyclorama Tremont Street Monte Cristo, Jr Apollo Belvideres Halk Pompeian Amphitheatre Huntington Ave West Chester Park

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