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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1891
Page
2
Father Chappelle challenges conditions at Catholic Indian Missions and Cardinal Gibbons responds with appeal. The piece outlines a dispute over management and care for Indigenous communities, presenting both church leadership and advocacy perspectives.
Washington reports that Commissioner Morgan rejects renewed contract talks with the Bureau of Roman Catholic Indian Missions. A letter from Father Chappelle calls for a personal interview, while Cardinal Gibbons urges restoration of relations and warns of disruption to Indian education. Morgan counters, cites past offences and defends contracts with Catholic schools.
Forty two hours have passed since Frank Almy murdered Christie Warden in Hanover New Hampshire and the fugitive remains unfound. High Sheriff Silas Brigham and deputies from Lisbon Haverhill and Lebanon joined local officers in the hunt aided by Attorney General Barnard and county solicitor Mitchell. Detectives were being hired, posters issued, trains checked and reports chased from White River Junction to Hartford Vermont as crowds searched nearby woods and river banks.
From Topeka a report says Alliance judge G W McKay in the Twenty fourth District issued a warrant for the arrest of Sheriff Burr after Burr obeyed Supreme Court orders. Burr, arrested thrice, faced contempt actions as the case drew sharp clashes with Topeka judges and the state high court.
In Lowell on July 19 Willis H Stoughton hired a Murphy Brigham team, behaved oddly on Appleton street, was restrained by stablemen, drew a jackknife and slashed his throat before running. He was subdued and taken to his Marshall street home.
Washington July 19 John M Comstock chief of the Customs Division resigns from the Board of Civil Service Examiners for the customs service at New York His resignation was accepted by the Treasury Department leader of customs division steps down from examination panel
A syndicated fire report lists multiple blazes across New York, Rhode Island, and Connecticut on July 19. Cotton bale fire at Seaconnett Mill causes $6000 loss. Wyomina Opera House Block and others burn with extensive ruins and $50,000 total loss. Abbots ice house destroyed by incendiary fire in Georgetown. Gosport bank and hall burn for $30,000 loss. Lynn barn fire costs nearly $1000 with insurance. Wil lantic burning house reports detailed losses. additional small fires in Waterbury area with various damages and insurance figures.
New London July 19 Ex Governor Waller son Martin K Waller secretary treasurer of Long Island Brick Company is accused of defalcation. Waller denies any wrongdoing calling the tale sensational and notes his son is a major stockholder and not dishonest. He says the absence is due to company business and plans to meet in New York after traveling from New London.
Five men drowned while seining the Tennessee River near Murray Kentucky. Ed Brown Walter Strader John Meader Dick Eaves and John I Brame were in a party of eight. They tied a 50 foot seine to the bank and swam toward shore in a swift cold current. Brame and Strader became entangled. Meader and Hayes were swept under. Eaves and Meader were not found. The drowned were prominent Murray citizens with deep county roots.
In Nashua New Hampshire Julia White wife of John White was found dead in the cellarway of 21 School Street between midnight and 1 am. Officials ordered an inquest after the coroner's jury viewed the scene and adjourned to Tuesday. The woman about 45, a habitual liquor user, was found at the foot of the stairs with no visible bruises and no definite cause of death given. Her friends urge no suspicion in the case.
Forty sailors from the British ship New York reach Liverpool after five harrowing weeks of exposure. They were ashore at Plymouth in a shocking plight following a January shipwreck at New Year’s Island in the Pacific. The Itooroop governor refused clothes and forced barefoot labor in snow, until their escape to Sandy Point via Co shooia.
The Socialistic Labor party nominates a full slate for state officers led by Governor Harry W. Robinson and proposes statewide and city tickets. The Boston meeting adopts a platform condemning plutocracy, calling for a cooperative commonwealth, eight hour workday, public ownership of transportation, free inventions, and strong labor rights from state to city level. The appeal to voters labels the party uncompromising for wage workers while contrasting with other parties.
Frankie Lander of 158 H Street South Boston died after a fifteen foot fall in the Hoffman House hall while playing. He was rushed to City Hospital but did not survive the injuries.
Mass and Kedra and Mellen Kedra both Arabs living at 8 East Street attempted to collect a bill for crucifix fixes and sacred woods from the Mount of Olives. Helen A Heidra resisted and was attacked, going into hysterics and taken to City Hospital. Massand and Mellen were arrested and jailed at Station 4.
The funeral of John Blakie, veteran boat builder, occurred yesterday afternoon at his Putnam avenue home. Rev. Mr. Tucker conducted services there and Past President Crowe of Garfield Lodge, Sons of St. George, Boston, led the burial at Cambridge Cemetery with a delegation from his lodges in attendance and numerous floral tributes.
New York and Digby port records detail numerous vessels including steamers Cottage City and Manhattan sailing to Portland and New York. Several bark and schooner movements bound for Glasgow Baracoa Stettin or Newport, with crews named like Julien Monte Christo and Julia Francis. Weather reported as variable winds, fog, and strong southerlies. traffic includes steamers Confidence and Triton, and a Gloucester to Shelter Island cruise.
A dated shipping roundup reports numerous steamers arriving at Boston New York Liverpool and Havre from ports like Liverpool London Montreal and Baltimore with vessels including Pavonia Augusta Victoria Umbria La Bourgogne Brixham Bretdablik Anchoria Alaska Pontic Croft Straits of Belle Isle Mariposa Oxenholme Wells City Eibe Lennox and Linda Lake Winnipeg Oregon Georgian Edam and Etraria among others.
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