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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1880

Page

2

War ends as Hancock letter praised for brevity

The Herald comments Gen Hancock's letter as concise and effective. It notes the noble aim to prevent fraud or force from subverting rights and celebrates the recognition that the war is over. The piece stresses breach of competence controls and the need for clear constitutional respect in New York.

New York Hancock the Tribune the Herald the Sun Judge Black Continent India Tilden the Times Lehigh Schuylkill Arizona Rockville Wesley Gibson Jones Corwin Arctic St. Michaels Caralaska Ina

Hancock Veterans organize Pennsylvania clubs big turnout

The Hancock Veteran Association executive committee reports strong responses from veterans to form Hancock clubs across Pennsylvania. Clubs listed include Carlisle Newville York Warren Harrisburg Williamsport Easton Altoona Halifax Shamokin Sunbury Union City Greensville and more with memberships ranging from 25 to 800 and totaling about 1500 noted, plus over twenty counties with unreported counts. The clubs operate independently of the Hancock and English campaigns.

Pennsylvania Hancock Hancock Veteran Association Veterans of Pennsylvania Hancock Clubs Carlisle Cumberland County Wm. E. Miller Newville Wagner York York County Coil Legs Maishh Warren Warren County D. W. C. James Harrisburg Dauphin County S. Boyd Martin Williamsport Lycoming County Stoughton George Easton Northampton County Jacob Dochrodt Altoona Blair County Richard Crozier Halifax G. F. Leebrick Shamokin Schuylkill County John W. Taylor Sunbury Northumberland County Jacob K. Keefer Union City Erie County Frank E. McClane Greensville Mercer County W. F. Kiarpst Tate

Socialistic Labor Party backs Weaver for president

The National Secretary of the Socialistic Labor party in Detroit reports Gen. James B. Weaver Greenback candidate for president has endorsed the party’s land resolution. Weaver’s reply is viewed as satisfactory and may win labor and land reform support. Hancock and English flags raised in Fall River with fireworks and speeches. Campaign notes: California Third District workers drop Harrison for C P Berry. Missouri Greenbackers nominate John M London in the Twelfth for Congress. Hillsboro Ohio Democratic Convention nominates John P Leedom on the 559th ballot for Congress in the Seventh District.

Providence Journal The Post Maine Sherman Maine Alliance Greenbackers Republican Party Greenback Party Indianapolis Ind William H. English John W. Stevefhson John P. Stockton United States Cincinnati Gen. Hancock Socialistic Labor Party Weaver Detroit Mich James B. Weaver Greenback Greenback Labor Party Chicago Hancock Fall River Mass Boston Post Democracy South Main Street Wilbur’s Hotel Richardson House California Chancellor Harrison Congress C. P. Berry Missouri John M. London Hillsboro Ohio John P. Leedom Adams County

Westfield Fire Ravages Water Power Building Elm Street

The Westfield Water Power Company's brick building on Elm Street burned, destroying Hampden Whip Company stock and plating works. Losses near $100,000 with $75,000 insured. other firms like Tyler & Avery and additional regional fires reported in Springfield Lowell San Francisco Chicago and New York areas. Fire started on the third floor, reached control by 2 AM, prompting widespread damage and business interruptions.

Westfield Mass Water Power Company Elm Street Hampden Whip Company N. F. Tyler Dexter Avery Hampden Company Tyler & Avery Springfield Westfield Water Power Company New York van Zille Siegler McElroy Philip Holton Lowell Andrews Street D. T. Crosby C. F. Rickfield Crosby San Francisco Yale British Columbia Canadian Pacific Railroad Manchester N. J Boston Beef Packing Company Stone Street Winthrop Weston R. Jones Jefferson Pennsylvania Company Hollis B. DeWitt South Hadley Chicago United States Rolling Stock Company

Onset Bay regatta and Saratoga races report

Wareham reports a large attendance for the Onset Bay regatta with prizes awarded to Glimpse Curlew Burdela Maud Secret Mystery. Saratoga notes several race results including Bootjack Col Sprague and a dead heat Goldbug Go Forth. Cleveland trotting lists Wedgewood Kentucky Wilkes and Lucy Rowdy Boy among winners with multiple times recorded.

Wareham Mass Onset Bay Glimpse Curlew Burdela Maud Secret Mystery Saratoga Bootjack Glen Cairne Gien Col. Sprague Goldbug Go Forth Observanda Utilita Cleveland Wedgewood Kentucky Wilkes Dick Wright Lucy Rowdy Boy Sorrel Dan Hattie Woodward Belle H Amber

British Plan Reinforcements for Afghanistan Invasion

London dispatches say four to five thousand troops will sail from England within days, with 12,000 more ready inland and 20,000 transportable within three weeks. GarNet Wolseley returned after Candahar news as portsmouth ships mobilize. Reports from Vienna Paris and Berlin note Afghan disaster shifts focus from Turkey. reinforcements from India are en route. Ayoob Khan emerges as a powerful Afghan figure amid shifting loyalties and new settle ment prospects. observers warn his rise could shape Eastern Afghanistan policy.

London Afghanistan England Admiralty War Department Garnet Wolseley Isle of Wight Candahar Portsmouth Vienna Paris Berlin India Office Madras Bolan Kurrachee Phayre Punjaub Burrough Balon Quettah Pisheen Cabul L. H. Griffin Abdurrahmah Khan Ayoob Khan Ameer Shere Ali Yakoob Khan Herat Persia Yakoob Kahn Gundamak Abdurrahman Musa Khan the Times Ayoop Khan Bombay Jacobabad St. Petersburg Beaconsfield Hhis Russia Marquis of Hartington Sanderman Khojak Rahman Dubrai Chaman Choki

Powers Nearing Berlin Decision Amid Warlike Demonstrations

Berlin officials expect an understanding with Montenegro over Dulcigno and the Bojana district while the Greek question is reopened. Turkey would face naval demonstration if press articles hostile to Turkey appear. Roumania orders 29 million cartridges for potential front-line use. Massalian property protection pledged. Osman Pasha prepares for Volo with troops. first rediff regiment called out.

London Berlin Porte Montenegro Cede Dulcigno Bojana Turkey Constantinople Goschen Abeddin Pasha Bucharest Roumania England Austria Greece M. de Novikoff Col. Commernoff Osman Pasha Volo Rediff

Parnell Promises Funding for Irish Campaign in U S

London reports Dillon’s return from America with pledges of Irish money to support Parnell’s agitation on land. Parnell plans a campaign, denounces the land commission, and will be aided by Irish MPs. the Antonelli case advances in Rome. Smyrna earthquake damages. severe weather and floods in England threaten crops. Franco American commission adjudicates war losses. Japanese gold sought for remittance. Basutos deserting rebels. Cyprus mutiny rumors denied. Bayreuth fire at Wagner's Theatre.

London Parnell Dillon House of Commons America United States Cullen Land Commission Antonelli Rome Lambertini Smyrna Burnabad Essex Kent Thames Plaistow Barking France M. Geoffrey M. Limon M. Chambrun Cape Town Leribe Charles Dilke Cyprus Berlin Wagner Bayreuth

Inquest Into Seawanhaka Disaster Reopens in New York

Fireman Abur and Sun editor Charles A. Dana testified on boiler access and evacuation errors. The coroner and jurors heard about life preservers, rapid panic, and a verdict blaming a burst boiler tube for the June 28 Seawanhaka fire with calls to encase fire rooms in metal to prevent future deaths.

New York Seawanhaka Abur Charles A. Dana the Sun Barlow Miss Ward Judge Onderdonk Cole Dana Brady United States United States Grand Jury H. B. DeBevoirse Roslyn

Remarkable Cape Cod hailstorm and waterspout described

A Journey correspondent reports a dramatic Cape Cod waterspout forming over Buzzard's Bay and striking Pocasset, with a dory lifted fifty feet and stones the size of musket balls scattered thirty feet. The event twisted in serpentine shapes, avoided village homes, then burst. Hail blanketed Cohasset Narrows, damaging crops and spurring gunfire to disperse the phenomenon.

Cape Cod Cambridge Buzzard’s Bay Monument Beach Pocasset Capt. Beckerman Phineas Gibbs Cohasset Narrows

How They Have Been Operating in Washington

Washington reports indicate the Baltimore forgers Bell Cleary and Farren, now in New York, have operated in the city. A forged $1,000 check drawn on H. D. Cooke failed at the National Metropolitan Bank, and a $2,300 Otis Bigelow signature check was rejected at the Second National Bank. A theft of $15,000 in U S bonds from a bank customer three weeks prior is linked to the same gang, with half recovered after a New York compromise.

Washington D.C Baltimore Bell Cleary Farren New York H. D. Cooke National Metropolitan Bank Otis Bigelow Second National Bank United States George M. Branscom Jacksonville Fla Tombs William H. Cushman First National Bank Georgetown Col Grand Jury Colorado U. S Stephen Donnelly Adam Balby James Peterson Cuba Peterson Merritt Sherman Fortress Monroe Gorringe Seventy-ninth Street

Schooner George Washington Intercepted Near Cuban Coast

Captain Parsons reports his Boothbay schooner George Washington was boarded fourteen miles off Cuba by a Spanish gunboat with a brig rig and 600 tons. Officers searched the vessel and crew, then departed. An affidavit confirms the July 5 encounter and mentions four armed men in a launch and four nuns aboard the Spanish craft.

Washington Evarts Parsons George Washington Cuba Boston Silas Newcomb United States New York Baltimore Jamaica Cape Mayzr Boothbay

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