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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1883
Page
1
Editorial notes and latest reports across telegraph and mail. Local and general news, personal items, marriages and deaths, railroad matters, court record, and local miscellany. Telegraph fight coverage and market reports appear with meteorological data and ship news. Obituary notices feature on the fourth page.
The Hartford Courant notes the strike provides fresh material for advocates of government telegraphy. The Taunton Gazette is labeled both “equivanized” and “nickel plated” by critics, while the piece accuses the Gazette of being an ungalvanized prevaricator.
Our American riflemen at Wimbledon give a strong account as described in a news column this morning. The old flag is still there.
An unnamed Illinois veteran, called the old man Oglesby, emerges in the governor race as a challenger while public talk of a change and an indignation meeting grows over the Western Union Telegraph strike. Public sympathy leans to the strikers as a New Hampshire Senate ballot shows Democratic discipline with 118 votes for Harry Bingham.
A polite colored man entered the office yesterday seeking the political editor. Finding the editor away, he offered three copies of Sawyer Brown's Tewksbury argument as compliments of E. P. Brown and expressed interest in learning more about Tewksbury.
The candidate declares he opposes hasty action on major issues and pushes tariff reform, free ships, land restoration to private citizens, abolition of the internal revenue bureau, core fiscal restraint, and a $25 million annual education appropriation from surplus revenues. He calls for stricter federal staffing and a liberal Mississippi River navigation policy, noting questions about Randall Carlisle and Cox proposals.
In New York on July 20 the managers of the trunk lines and connections signed a new pool agreement at Commissioner Finks office. The three new roads joined, the pool extends five years and follows the prior framework. Per cent allotments unsolved, to be set by Fink. Disputes to arbitration. West bound freight pool from Boston also signed by roads except New York and New England.
A nude man signaled a New Haven bound Shore Line train near Clinton and leaped before the engine. He was crushed and his leg severed. the coroner at Clinton took charge. Clothing suggests he resided in Pennsylvania.
The Advertiser notes registrations in Chicago, with Judge J. Livingston and wife in Lancaster, Pa., and F. O. Prince sailing for Europe aboard the Cephalonia. Other items include Gen. Sherman expected at Bar Harbor, a Denver minerals exhibit, a completed monument to Dr. J. G. Holland, and vacation plans for Rev. Theodore C. Pease, C. S. Landsay, and Mrs. Noye.
A terse classified style snippet advertises Wells's Health Renewer promising Yanky strength and vigor with cures for dyspepsia and impotence, priced at $1. It reads like an old patent cure-all pitch aimed at men seeking quick vitality.
In New York on July 20, about 400 telegraph linemen and others in the city and nearby areas joined a nationwide strike. Western Union and other firms faced crippling conditions as offices closed, despatches slowed, and reserves of funds were set aside by the Brotherhood. Leaders asserted the strike would force full company concessions, with substantial support from labor unions and officers attending mass meetings.
In Boston the situation remains unchanged as the strike continues. Management reports gradual acquisitions to boost operator ranks, with five hires expected from Vermont or New Hampshire. Many operators are not first class, and the office struggles to clear piled messages while night and day services suffer delays. Cape Cod, Duxbury, and Rye Beach lines stay in operation. The American Rapid resumes automatic service with 30 staffers and branch offices, ready to handle increased traffic.
Street talk centers on calling a mass indignation meeting of city business men to condemn the telegraph crisis. Reports say Western Union operators are still limited, with sister lines like the French cable and Rapid Telegraph affected, as public officials gauge the strike’s infancy and spread.
Reports from Chicago and Washington describe mixed service with many operators absent while a trained force reduces delays. Strikers vow to sustain action as some reopen branches. Louisville and Philadelphia show sparse staffing, with unions driving protests and new members joining.
New England News from Maine reports a wheel mill in Warren exploded on Friday causing about 1500 dollars in damage. No one was injured. A parish council in Lewiston discussed dissolving the pastorate of Reverend G. Dickerman who will move to Amherst, Massachusetts. The Grand Army of the Republic plans a reunion at Maranocook on August 16 with Sons of Veterans and Ladies Relief corps invited. Senator Frye to attend and address the gathering. The event is described as a social affair.
A 7-year-old daughter of Samuel Hartford of Great Falls died after a fall from a team breaking her neck. Dover city records show 102 total arrests with 52 drunkenness, 92 male, 10 female. Hany Parks of Manchester and Lawrence railways lost his right leg and is not expected to survive. Cocheco Manufacturing seeks damages from Dover over sewer collapse at print works July 4 injuring cloth and colors. City council appoints mayor and council president to discuss with company agent.
A special train carrying ex Gov Smith Superintendent Hobart and railroad officials from Richmond to St Albans faced a washout 30 feet long and 2 feet deep. A farmer spotted the danger just in time and stopped the engine as it halted within a few feet of the breach. the track appeared sound until the stop.
The Springfield church extended a unanimous call to Rev William J Henry of Elmira New York. He is 18 34 years old and a Hamilton College graduate. The report includes local Clinton tax figures and a warning about Texas cattle fever detected by Prof Levi Stockbridge after a visit to Worcester's Andrew C Thayer & Co. slaughtering plant. He cautioned against bringing Texas cattle into Massachusetts and said past cases of Spanish fever are not present but could recur if such cattle enter the state.
In the supreme court at Providence on Friday, Sprague and Mary Spi were ordered to furnish bonds within 20 days. The bonds were set at 300000 dollars for Fanny and 380000 dollars for Sprague, tied to the Quidnick company stock.
Connecticut report notes Norfolk burglary stealing diamonds jewelry and cash from the Eldredge mansion on Wednesday evening. The item list includes valuables worth $3000 and the incident stands among a string of local crime reports.
ConcorD New Hampshire lawmakers read a bill on county auditors duties and appoint a five member joint committee to probe the Boston Concord and Montreal Northern and Concord railroads finances for unjust freight practices and misused funds with a report due by July 1, 1884. The house passed bills repealing prison visitors provisions, enabling towns to hold trust funds for cemeteries, amending Keene charter, and licensing shows billiard tables and bowling alleys. Both branches adjourned to Monday.
In 1872 Otto Quecee Woollen Company of Hartland sues Daniel H John C and Moses Newton of Holyoke to restrain damming the Connecticut River at Sumner's Falls. The case filed January 27 1882 answers August 15 1882, testimony taken by order of the court with rebuttal to occur July 24 at Hartford. Newtons plan pulp mills investment worth hundreds of thousands if they win.
In Concord on July 20 the senatorial ballot to Gay produced 260 votes with 76 absentees. Locke of Seabrook voted for Frank P. Mitchell, a Concord bartender. Shaw of Salisbury left his party and supported Tappan. The next full vote is set for Tuesday.
Baseball yesterday reports Baltimore Athletices beat the Baltimores 7 to 3 while Pittsburg Metropolitans defeated Allegheny 10 to unknown. Cleveland defeated Cleveland New York 5 in a mixed report. Also a soda tip suggests adding ten drops of Angostura Bitters for flavor and health, noting genuine Angostura by DR, 3, G, By, SikGeRT & SQRS.
The American and British teams opened the international rifle match in Wimbledon with favorable conditions. Scores at 200 and 500 yards showed the Americans ahead early, 360 to 354 at 600 yards the Americans led by eight points, and the match resumes tomorrow morning amid strong crowd support and good weather.
In Troy on July 2 Hon W L Burnap filed a report on Rutland railroad against Clements Sons over overissued stock. The case seeks to void and cancel stock and curb injunction. If Clements gain control at July 31 meeting, settlement may follow. Wealthy Rutland figures including ex Gov Proctor and Fred Chaffee aid current management against Clements.
In New York on July 20 the cigarmakers lockout and dress and cloak makers strike persist with no settlement in sight. About 10,000 workers are idle, losses estimated at 150000 dollars weekly. Post office raid seizes 4000 letters linked to Boyd's private express. James McDermott returns from Canada seeking a settlement with ex education official Stewart, who fled with 280000. Dunn & Co reports dry goods firm Holbrook & Co fails with 500000 liabilities. Benjamin Dimming named assignee with 67000 preferred credits. Imports and sales of dry goods listed for the week.
Springfield crowds witness debuts by Mace and Slade at Holyoke city hall. Nathan Lovell defeats Nat Collinson in three rounds, while John Davis beats Dan Dwyer. New York lightweights Kelly and Murphy provide brisk display. Jimmy Carroll meets Nathan Ovell in a tight bout. Mace and Slade close the program with a strong exhibition.
The article notes that raisin grapes thrive only on a narrow Pacific coast region in the United States and that sun drying yields the finest California raisins, with quality tied to climate and local conditions on the coast.
A Cleveland group of Williams College alumni urge the trustees to affirm Prof. A. L. Perry as a premier scholar and teacher in political economy. They praise his classroom method, insistence on broad reading, and willingness to host open discussion while noting division on free trade and protection.
In a wartime interview with Gath Butler defends Order No 28 issued to curb insults by women in New Orleans. He claims secession symbols and rebel songs provoked officers and that the order would restrain abusive behavior while protecting true modest women. Jonas H French, a Butler ally, is noted as a leading figure.
The Appalachian Mountain club holds its July field day at Twin Mountain House in New Hampshire with about 60 members present and a large delegation expected. The event will dedicate the new path over the Twin Mountain range completed over the past year and several papers will be read by noted men.
Cairo reports 200 deaths in 24 hours in Bulak, 140 more in the city, and 16 infected towns as cholera spreads. European powers tighten quarantine and troops move to Suez. France and Britain seek Paris-Berlin accord over Tamatave and Suez canal politics amid economic and diplomatic strains.
Reports of hangings in Memphis and Cincinnati, a Chicago driving park purse event, a Pittsburg steel company assignment, Grand Army of the Republic march to Denver, quarantine talk in New Orleans, and Chicago saloon license issues. Also canal talks in Paris, a Cincinnati bunko man killed, Canton execution, rising business failures, Hanlan vs Ross sculling notes, and a Denver feud case. Hab Punch ad at end.
A Friday morning blaze at 108 East Dedham Street damaged Morton and Chessley wood works by about 50 dollars. Another fire harmed Samuel G Wiseman at 39 Willow Street, with similar losses. An Amor wood manufactory roof fire on Albany Street caused minor damage and was blamed on chimney sparks. Brief telegraph summaries report further city fires in Cincinnati New Jersey and Brantford with substantial industrial losses.
Havana reports 27 sick aboard the City of Washington after arriving from Vera Cruz with one death at sea. Sufferers, all crew except two passengers, are hospitalized as the ship is fumigated and held in harbor. The U S State Department directs vessels bound for southern ports to stop at Kip Island for inspection.
The new MIT building at Boylston and Clarencon streets is almost finished. Brick wells with Philadelphia brick trim and free stone provide a light suitable for science spaces. The first floor houses microscopic and spectroscopic rooms, a private lab, two lecture halls, and a large reading room. The second floor holds the architectural department room, two lecture halls, and the industrial museum. The third floor serves faculty and recitation rooms while the fourth houses two large lecture halls and several chemistry rooms. An elevator is planned for the building.
Capt Webb ended his water exhibitions near Hotel Pemberton amid a huge crowd and loud applause. His business manager, Frederck Tyler, announced that on Tuesday next Webb will attempt a swim through the Niagara Falls whirlpool rapids.
A fragment from the New York Graphic notes the Concord School of Philosophy now engaged in poeming with Professor Harris leading. It mentions a bold plunge into complex topics and the removal of trivialities.
Mrs Eliza Savage mother of the late Patrick Savage denounces Thursday's report as false. She alleges Healey Brothers removed the books from her son's office under her explicit instruction. The piece implied the Healeys acted on their own, leaving little to the mother and sister while the heirs would receive nine tenths. Local notes cite Lynn hospital collections to July 17 of 32502 32, weekly shoe shipments and a roller rink floor upgrade. Suburban notes mention several court continuances and a petition for stricter workingmen's train laws.
Detectives McCausland and Weldon arrest Henry S Mitchell, 23, a negro, Friday morning on charges of robbing the Marlboro hotel. He confesses. Several other incidents follow including burns from a cigar, a brutal assault on Mary Morgan, a horse collision near the Advertiser building, a child’s leg fracture, accidental rifle discharge injuring a shooting gallery keeper, wine theft, a fall fracturing a man’s leg, and a street brawl ending with police intervention.
The description details a tricycle costume made from flannel cashmere or albatross cloth with a round French lower skirt, a cambric panel extended for knee elevation, and a long overskirt tied with ribbons. A wide shade hat and tan gloves finish the ensemble.
A large crowd enjoyed a moonlight voyage aboard the favorite of the harbor last night. The steamer departs for Provincetown this morning with a stop in Provincetown, giving a brief stroll time in the old town. The American Watch band, 26 pieces, provides music for tonight's moonlight excursion. Sunday will feature a cruise along the north shore with the next to last moonlight run scheduled for Sunday evening and fishing planned for Monday.
A notice of events includes a special meeting of the American Hibernian society of South Boston on Friday to act on the committee on revision of the constitution. The East Boston Longshoremen's Benevolent Society holds its annual event at Den Grove Essex on August 27 with athletic exhibition and games. An excursion by Christian union members and ladies to the botanic gardens Cambridge leaves the union rooms at 2 39 sharp.
Next week at Oakland garden Charles Fostelle will perform his Mrs Partington impersonation in a comedy of the same name. Miss Helen Reimer plays Ike with a strong company in five excellent comedy roles. Prof John Till presents marionettes as the afternoon attraction in the small pavilion. Myrells's Metropolitan band plans a Sunday concert and the evening program features the principal artists or ge company with Mr. Joseph L. White assisting.
At the Waltham quarantine station on Thursday there were over 1,000 imported cattle including 161 Holsteins arriving Wednesday. The consignment comprised 40 bulls and 21 heifers and cows. Last Thursday 281 Galway stock, black no horns, were recorded. Most will head west to ranches for stock improvement. Always reliable G O Taylor Old Bourbon is bottles only from grocers and druggists.
An 19th century notice warns that inferior mineral waters imitate Congress Spring but add acids to preserve crude ingredients. The claim alleges these waters cause headaches internal irritation and damage to kidneys and digestive organs. It cautions against doctored analyses and counterfeit bottled waters sold on draught.
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