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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1889

Page

5

Internal Revenue Report Shows Massachusetts Leading Receipts

Washington July 29 report of the commissioner of internal revenue lists Collector John Fitzgerald of Massachusetts third district with 2,424,536 dollars for the last fiscal year. Only fourteen districts nationwide reported higher totals, with Massachusetts among the top earners alongside California and New York. The fiscal year totals reached 130,895,482 dollars, up 6,568,957 from the prior year, with spirits and tobacco contributing the largest shares among increases. Nationwide state tallies include Kentucky at 16,910,814 dollars and New York at 15,648,675 dollars, among others.

Washington Commissioner of Internal Revenue John £. Fitzgerald Massachusetts Calvin Page New Hampshire Alexander Troupe Connecticut Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Florida Georgia Tlnois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

Boston Man in Prison in Africa Warns Tourists on Diamonds

George F Hollis United States consul at Cape Town warns travelers about buying diamonds only from licensed dealers. A law punishes buyers of stolen stones with seven years at Breakwater convict station amid illicit traffic run by diggers and smugglers. Consul notes innocent buyers risk arrest and trapping by locals and authorities.

Boston Africa George F. Hollis United States Cape Town State Department Consul Hol Fred Nether Nelson Will Try

Claims of French Dressmakers In Paris Case

Minister Reid informs the State Department that he has obtained statements from Miss Van Nostrand and Mrs. Dorr in Paris. They faced a dressmaker dispute at Mentone and were jailed at Nice until damages were paid. The French government’s stance was friendly and conciliatory, with expectations of ample restitution.

Reid State Department Paris van Nostrand Dorr Mentone Nice France

Reading and other rail and market notes from 1889

Reading stock weakness mixed with gains in Chesapeake and Ohio and Big Four. Brokers report heavy loan demand, scarce Atchison stock, and swift transfers. Manitoba chief cites Northwest rains boosting crops. grain rates to seaboard expected to rise. Atlantic and Pacific rail report shows year losses despite fixed costs. Missouri, Kansas and Texas branch bonds revealed as nonproducing.

Reading Chesapeake & Ohio Big Four New York Wormsers Manuel Manitoba Road Northwest Blanchard Seaboard Chicago Missouri Pacific Little Rock, Fort Smith & Memphis Missouri, Kansas & Texas

Memories of a Mad King at Chiemsee and Bavaria

An extended portrait of Ludwig II of Bavaria, his son Ludwig III, and the lingering reverence for the ill fated monarch. The piece surveys Bavarian royal memory, the castle at Chiemsee, and the ornate yet criticized palace interiors and gardens. It notes German pride, romantic legends, and public fascination with a troubled royal line despite economic aims and debts.

Monica Queen Victoria Eugénie France England Bavaria Europe Maximilian II Ludwig Otto Wittelsbach Guelfs Wilhelm Ludwig II Germany Ludwig I Aree Munich Chiemsee Father Nile Charity Rubens Mars Meissen Ee Ake

Champion Fall Regatta Set By New England Rowing Group

A regatta committee of the New England Amateur Rowing Association met at Union Boat Club last evening and named Labor Day as the Champion Fall Regatta. The programme includes multiple scull, four and eight oar races plus a single canoe event, with prizes planned and city aid explored. The group seeks $500 in prizes and hopes city authorities back the project.

New England Amateur Rowing Association Union Boat Club New England Messrs. Kellogg Ahearn Doyle Haley Messrs. Richards Guild The Union Club K. A. Curtis

Murderer of Colonel Jones Apprehended in Cincinnati

In Cincinnati on July 29, authorities report Colonel Jones’s watch was pawned at a shop where Blythe sold it for $10 on Friday. Facing the pawnbroker, Blythe admitted pawning the watch and taking additional money from the colonel’s pocket.

St. Paul, Minn T. de Witt Talmage Minnesota People’s Church Lewis Waseca Ramsey County Talmage Manhattan Park Association Waseca Chautauqua Assembly Colonel Jones Cincinnati Blythe

A. W. Davis Sells Noted Horses in Last Week

A. W. Davis sold several fine horses during the past week including an Anne Morgan colt to Mr. Hayes of Hinghaim a bay family horse to Mr. Jewett a dapple gray colt to Mr. Tucker of Allston a brown coach horse to Mr. Miller a Hambletonian Morrill pair to Mr. Ripka a dapPle gray saddle gelding to Mrs. Stockton a bay cob to Mr. Morse of Providence and a brown gelding to Mr. Wilson.

A. W. Davis Mr. Hayes Hinghaim Mr. Jewett Mr. Tucker Allston Mr. Miller Mr. Ripka Me. Stockton Mr. Morse Providence Wilson

Tripp anti friction journal bearing passes dynamometer test

A dynamometer test of the Tripp anti friction journal bearing was conducted at New York & New England yard with J B Henney and Thomson Houston observers. Cars 150 156 showed 600 800 lb strains and twelve wheeled Pullman car 1 Clypso 700 lb. car 158 has run 18 000 miles since Jan 28 with no lubrication, saving over 60 percent power.

New York & New England Railroad J. B. Henney Thomson-Houston Company Standard Journal Clypso

Marriages In Cambridge and Boston Names O Connor Brennan

A record of marriages items noting George A. Broders of Cambridge wed to Alice Cota Steward of Boston on July 27 by A W R Board man Esq. Also William F. O Connor wed to Alice M Brennan in this city on July 21 by Reverend M Clarke.

Death notices from Dover to Brighton dated July

Obituaries list multiple individuals by surname and town across Massachusetts dated July with ages from infancy to 82. Entries include Margaret Beard Dover. Lizzie Brown Chelsea. Elizabeth Fiske Natick. Andrew Jones Cambridge. Rebecca Jordan Home for Aged Women Boston area. William Lowell Chestnut Hill. Patrick McGonagle Roxbury. Francis M Newton Bolton. Rosa Pope Sharon. Mrs S Fannie Riley Jamaica Plain. Jessie Rice Watertown. Elizabeth Stevens Winchester. Lois Ann Stearns Waltham. Mary Warren Wakefield. Arthur Walton Brighton.

Beard Dover N. H Margaret Ithamar W Mary F. Beard Brown Chelsea Lizzie James Ellen Brown Fiske Natick Elizabeth W David F. Fiske Jones Cambridge Andrew Jones Jordan Revere Street Rebecca Jordan Lowell Chestnut Hill William Emlen John Mary Emlen Lowell McGonagle Roxbury Patrick McGonagle Newton Francis M. Newton Bolton Pope Sharon Rosa L Mary FE John W. Pope Jamaica Plain S. Fannie Riley Rick Watertown Jessie M. Rice Stevens Winchester Elizabeth Stevens Junius M&m. Stevens Stearns Waltham Lois Ann Stearns Warkren Wakefield Mass Mary Hathorne Warren Woolwich Walton Brighton Arthur E Charles R Sarah Jy. Walton

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