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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1887
Page
8
The South Framingham camp event drew crowds as Camp Sieger Neve hosted Ladies Day with a grand parade, receptions, and military displays. Officers General Shea, Bull, and Merrill led ceremonies while Governor Ames and party prepared to depart Boston for the camp at 10 am tomorrow.
The Owl Worcester railroad wreck occurred just south of Whitinsville depot at 6:30. A broken journal on a box car derailed five more box cars and two dumps loaded with merchandise. No lives were lost though several brakemen were injured while passengers and baggage were moved by wagon. A wrecking train was sent from the city and tracks will be cleared by morning.
The Vermont board of railroad commissioners reports the Troy division crash near Pownal on June 7 left two women Mrs Wells and Mrs Wetherbee of Springfield Mass and fourteen others seriously injured. The accident was blamed on the failure of the Biscosac Tunnel Western line to connect with the Troy and Boston track and to be fastened properly. The operator was 17 and employed by the Boston Hoosac Tunnel Western road, recently under Fitchburg control.
Constable Pond filed papers in Union office for a 5000 dollar damages suit by William Yanz against the Union. The case follows the paper’s publication of Henry B. Chamberlain’s murder confession and Yanz’s prior criminal record. The editor was told by the constable that papers would not be served per attorney instruction.
Downer Lanprxe July 21 large excursion parties visit Melville Garden. Hermann Lodge No 133 L O OFP, nearly 1000 German citizens and friends convene at Lincoln Hall Little Walton for a full day of dancing and rowing before returning to Boston. Catholic Total Abstinence Society of Taunton also marks its thirteenth annual excursion with a midday clambake and dancing.
Newport and Wusevarp Haven report weather delays for the Atlantic Yacht sloop and Nourmahl on cruising trips. Raven Homes arrives from Onset to Nonquit, New York. the New York yacht club extends its regatta participation on August 13 or 15. Morgan elected rear-commander of the Mayflower after Frank O. Lawrence resigns.
Lord Charles Beresford is described as a social lion hunter and sporting nobleman who seeks notoriety through public displays. The piece notes his tall figure blue eyes and red mustache and recalls past public stunts at coaching meets and with Indian princes. It critiques English society for chasing notoriety via famous titled visitors.
The piece explains how misaddressed and unreadable letters cause losses at the Boston Post Office. It notes thousands of misdirected items weekly, the role of the inquiry division, and how foreign and poorly written addresses frustrate delivery. It urges clear addresses and use of return-request envelopes to cut misdirection.
Jennie Collins died Wednesday at Mr James Geddis's Brookline home aged 59. Born in Amoskeag New Hampshire 1828 she supported abolition and women rights and organized Boston's Bostin's Bower to aid unemployed girls. She worked as a vest maker and nurse and funded homes for maimed soldiers. funeral Saturday at the Messiah Church Florence Street with interment Forest Hills.
Demolition of the Milliken House on Ordway place is planned to clear the site for a new eight to ten story hotel for men only. Architect S J F Thayer and owner Daniel L Demmon envision a brick structure with a billiard basement a marble ground floor and a full front on Ordway place. Demolition to begin Sept 1 with completion hoped for next spring.
Mary Josephine Kimen former Reverend Mother Emilia of the Sisters of St Mary in America died at the order’s Lockport New York convent. Born 1824 in Prum Germany she founded the order in 1860 in the United States. Ex Congressman Asa H Glover died in Georgetown Kentucky aged 70 after a long heart illness. He was a Cleveland relative and New York native. Gerard Bb Allen founder and president of Fulton Iron Works St Louis and Missouri Republican resident died at Richfield Springs New York yesterday.
Business Troubles attorney reports attachment on Hurlbut Paper Co of South Lee Mass for 5227 due from Thomas and Henry C Hurlbut on Housatonic National Bank checks. Langley Levi store assigns to Charles Duke with 36000 liabilities. Suffolk Insolvency Court holds first creditor meeting for Edwin Shapleigh with Nathaniel M Jewett assignee. Larrabee files insolvency petition with no schedules. St L Airey & Co of New Orleans seeks stay of 1 2 3 years. assets 463000 liabilities 808000. meeting set Aug 22.
The Common Council held a special session to consider taking land owned by Silas Potter and others for a Roxbury high school site. Debates centered on price and future growth, with an 81 to 7 vote approving the land take. Other orders included bridge construction and hospitalities for visiting nobility.
The Chapin and Prescott wharf property at 490 to 614 Atlantic Avenue sold at noon yesterday. Samuel Hatch & Co. auctioneers placed the bid starting at 100000 led to George W. Pope builder paying 129000 cash plus 1887 taxes. Assessed value was 133700. property includes 62064 feet of wharf and dock with multiple brick buildings.
The New York Post notes blockages on Broadway between Park Place and Barclay Street with mounds of earth and construction debris. Pedlers and newly placed stalls hinder crosswalks on Park Row and vicinity, while cellar ventilation frames and noisy fans expose pedestrians to foul air.
Mystic Park drew over 1500 spectators for yesterday's harness speed events. In the 2:35 class Grey light led from the start to win in three straight heats with Frank Patchen second. best time 2:29. In the 2:20 class Joe Howe vs Lyttleton battled to a final heat won by Littleton by a neck. Other entries and times are listed for the 2:23 and 2:29 classes with purses up to 3800 dollars.
A letter from M Turner of Clayton New Jersey claims the effects of the late Dr Andrew Jackson Grant. Turner says the will left him the trunk contents and he will contest ownership if needed spending up to 1000. Miss Lucy Torrey and Mrs Annie Bulgin have already received property. the public administrator oversees the dispute.
Beethoven selections headline the Music Hall promenade evening. Neuendorff pairs the last two movements of the Fifth Symphony with the Ruins of Athens march and the Leonora and Andante Cantabile from op.97. The program also includes the Jewess finale, Mignon overture, Barber of Seville, a Tristan and Isolde excerpt, and other pieces.
A letter discusses tariff effects on the value of money, arguing that price rises reduce money’s purchasing power and that tariffs profit workers least. It advocates taxing real estate rather than commodities to protect money’s role as the universal exchange value and promote free trade and employment.
Martin Degan, 65, of 16 Sixth Street South Boston, was run over by an Old Colony railroad engine in the yards yesterday afternoon. Both legs were badly crushed. doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital amputated the left leg above the knee and the right foot above the ankle. His prognosis was poor last evening and he was not expected to survive until morning.
The Equitable Life Assurance Company reports a cash settlement with a Portland New Brunswick resident insured for 1000 under a 15 year Tontine policy from June 18 1872. Total premiums paid 72225 dollars. Cash drawn 100549 dollars, 139 percent of premiums. He receives 15 years of insurance plus the total invested and 4 percent per annum compound interest.
The South Boston Gaslight Company declares a 4 percent dividend payable Aug 1. Henry W. Sanborn named assistant city engineer replacing George S. Rice. Longshoreman Edward Eagan dies after a fall on the Jane Buddell at Pier 2. Elevator accident injures Horace Cunningham. Over 1100 Framingham camp tickets sold at Boston & Albany station. A juror in a liquor trial is reprimanded after a five minute recess misunderstanding. Royal Arcanum meeting at Crawford House. Brahmin Mohini noted with Mrs Waters planning a Newbury street chapel. Children's festival at Point of Pines praised by thousands. Gunshot wound victim Thomas Finneran dies. William Connors dies at MGH after recent illness. Danvers vs McLean asylum baseball game ends 18–16 for McLean. South Boston man John Lally in failing health to die at home. Steamer 14 engineer Perry recovering. Reeves’s Band to perform at Nantasket. schedule details given. Fire department updates emergency box numbers. changes take effect next Monday.
The Massachusetts Baptist convention leasee will finish audience room repairs by late August and open to the public with evangelistic meetings led by Dr. L W Munhall followed by Rev Edward Judson D D of New York for two weeks or more. The committee plans daily evening meetings of a religious or philanthropic nature.
The State board of arbitration held a hearing yesterday on the strike of the Consolidated Street railway horseshoers. President Charles E. Powers represented the railroad, with Cutterton Briggs and Cross for the workers. The session opened after 10 o clock and press exclusion was requested to keep sensitive evidence private, a move the chairman resisted voicing displeasure at star chamber implications.
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