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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1894

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Vigilant Repeats Win Over Britannia In Far North Race

The Vigilant beat the Britannia by about three and a half minutes in a light breeze off Roche's Point. The centreboarder posted a 9.67 knot hourly average, with minor gear trouble and a damaged gaff spurring quick repairs after the finish.

Rochd Irc Sandy Hook Britannia Daunt’s Rock Royal Cork Club Hank Hart Bis Victor Vanquished Roche’s Point Poor Head Daunt's Rock Roche's Point Spit Lighthouse Yacht Club Vigilant Gladiators Daunt’s Battlers Spitiighthouse Queenstown Navy Yard

Brul Sought Treatment After Disturbance in Worcester

A drunken brawl near Kneeland street left Anton Brul 28 with three or four broken ribs and a split ear. He was taken to Emergency Hospital around 8 p.m. with two uncooperative companions. Brul left the hospital after dressing, intending to go to City Hospital, while police investigated but found no case.

Anton Brul Worcester Kneeland Street Brul City Massachusetts General Hospitals Piedmont Street Station 4

Vigilant to race tomorrow and Satanita sails to Cowes

The Vigilant will take part in the race tomorrow while the Satanita set sail from Greenock today bound for Cowes to compete in the Solent races. Repairs on the Valkyrie are expected to finish in about two weeks, after which she will also proceed to Cowes.

Satanita Cowes Greenock Solent

Brookline Officials Hear Plan for New Cross-Town Boulevard

Brookline selectmen held an informal hearing at Town Hall on a proposed 75 foot wide boulevard from Boylston to Riverdale Parkway about half a mile long. Three route plans were outlined by Town Engineer A H French with land take estimates and construction costs presented. Public opposition and support were voiced by local residents and West End company representatives as the board reserved decision.

Brookline Lower Town Hall Boylston Street Riverdale Parkway A. H. French Walnut Cypress Streets Chestnut Street Cypress Street Sewall Avenue West Findh Street Railway Company Parkway Horace James French Messrs. Macomber George D. Noyes D. N. Chapman W. S. Taylor Wiram Orne White Stephen Quinn A. C.handler Prentiss Cummings West End Company

Democratic Senators Struggle Over Tariff Plan

Washington July 24 A Democratic Senate caucus failed to settle the tariff bill after three hours of debate. Vilas defended administration concessions while Caffery and Blanchard urged a flat 45 percent duty on all sugars and half the 1894 bounty. The meeting adjourned with no clear course, and leaders expect a future vote to send the bill back to conference without instructions.

Washington Senator Hill Gorman Hill Murphy Irby Voorhees Daniel Jarvis North Carolina Senate Vilas Messrs. Caffery Blanchard Louisiana Caffery Smith New Jersey House

Weather forecast for New England regions and New York

Washington forecast for Wednesday lists local rains and warmer temperatures across Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and eastern New York. South to southwest winds accompany showers or rain with warmer conditions noted in northern or eastern portions.

Washington Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York

Publication plant sale eyed. E. C. Allen Co to transfer

In Augusta Maine at a Board of Trade meeting it was announced that the E C Allen Company publishing plant will be purchased from current owners tomorrow for a previously named price. A new company is expected to be formed to continue the business.

Augusta Board of Trade and Citizens E. C. Allen Company

Milk Dealers Vote to Raise Prices in Salem

In Salem on July, dairy merchants voted to raise milk prices to 7 cents a quart and 4 cents a can. They plan to form a milk dealers association to maintain the higher price level.

Salem Salem Milk Dealers

Martis's clam house advert rocks Province Street clue

Fragmentary ad copy promotes fried clams at Martis's on 2B Province Street. The text shifts to insurance basics mentioning life, earnings, and savings with incomplete company references. The garbled scan includes partial names like FEINB CO and J. LPS and a stray State pot line, yielding a stray business notice.

Feinb. CO J. Lps

Senator Predicted Senate Bill Near End of Fight

After caucus Democrats felt the end was in sight and believed the Senate bill would receive the President's signature, with the senator speaking by authority on the matter.

Senate

President’s tariff stance sparking conference push

Washington July 2. Reports claim President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle aimed to hasten the tariff bill into conference with the expectation that amendments would be dropped. Senators opposed to amendments allegedly pressed for passage of the Senate bill or the McKinley law, prompting the President to explain his free coal and iron ore position and distrust of trusts.

Pugh Alabama Senate Vilas Washington Cleveland Carlisle

Hill Defends Cleveland in Senate Tariff Debate

Senator Hill of New York challenged critics of the tariff bill and President Cleveland in a riveting Senate session. He aligned with the President on the Wilson letter, defended official utterances, and rejected claims of binding Democrats to coal and iron duties while praising Cleveland’s long standing stance and integrity amid party crisis.

Washington Senate Harris Hill New York Gorman Democratic Party House Wilson Cleveland Finance Committee Maryland Mr. Gorman Mr. Hill Mr. Cleveland Congress Secretary Carlisle

Out for War Kingston Club Raided by Police

Deputy Pierce Captain Watts and Sergeant Butters led Division 8 in raiding 22 Hanover Street Kingston and Harvard clubs using a broad search warrant. They seized gaming and betting implements including 159 policy slips, 1 roulette table, 144 packs of cards, and cash items valued around $500. No arrests were made as no games were in progress.

Pierce Watts Butters Division 8 Kingston Club Harvard Club Hanover Street No. 22 Kingston

Meigs subway bill wins in Boston vote tally

The Meigs subway railway bill passed in Boston with a 1271 to 0 majority in a turnout under 30,000 of 80,000 registered voters. Wards 19 20 and 22 backed the measure, all Democratic strongholds in Roxbury, while East Boston Ward 6 and Dorchester showed notable opposition.

Boston Ards Roxbury Post Fitzgerald Dorchester

Three Die In Elevating Lift at Clausen Price Brewery

Fall to New York reports three men killed and two injured when an elevator broke near the top of the drum shaft at Clausen Price brewery. The uplifted load of meat and overload are blamed. Victims named Louis Boese Bernard Schneider Anton Karl. Injured Willam Embeck Henry Hahnet zin expected to recover.

New York Clausen & Price Louis Boese Bernard Schneider Anton Karl Willam Embeck Henry Hahnetzin Beese Karl

City votes split on transit plan across wards and districts

Citywide tally shows Democratic wards favoring the transit measure with 9980 yes to 3998 no, and Republican wards reporting 6497 yes to 6808 no. Outlying Charlestown South Boston Brighton and Highlands Dorchester districts also split, with Charlestown 443 yes majority, South Boston 229, Brighton 156, Highlands Dorchester 470, as results roll in after 4 PM. Precinct 2 Ward 3 East Boston reported 40 yes 51 no early.

Charlestown South Boston Brighton Highlands-Dorchester East Boston

Cushman Arrested for Forging Note in Lake Quinsigamond Area

Adna C Cushman, former Lake View House proprietor at Lake Quinsigamond, was arrested in Worcester on a warrant by State Detective F L Odlin of Lewiston Maine for forging the name of Clorinda Buck of Lewiston on a promissory note for 1 8. The note dated May 18 1878 was found forged April 6 1879 during a real estate transfer when Mrs Buck lived in Paris Maine Cushman had been sought since then and has lived in Worcester fifteen years.

Worcester Adna C. Cushman Lakeview Lake Quinsigamond F. L. Odlin Lewiston Clorinda Buck Cushman Paris

City Decides on Issue as Returns Roll In

Early returns from Ward 2 Precinct 2 East Boston at 4 12 show a large no vote compared to yes. reporters and aldermen note the Meigs faction grows restless as more precincts come in with a clear anti Meigs majority.

East Boston Aldermanic Chamber Meigs Beccame

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Brookline’s Boulevard D. B. Hill Grover His Martis Province Hawley United States Age E Kingston Glub Harvard Glub Joe V. Meigs Gilder Richard Watson Gilder THE Peninsula Longwood Avenue
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