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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1886
Page
1
The Post lists subscription options for NE year 86 cents for six months 3 dollars for three months 1.50 and one month 50 cents. The brief notice outlines available plans and rates.
Chairman Blount rules out the civil service rider in the legislative bill while Cleveland and his bride appear publicly in Washington. Dartmouth alumni appoint delegates for the Webster Statue unveiling. Sub-Treasurer Kennard’s salary is restored to 5000 dollars. British orders on seizure of American vessels reportedly not yet announced. The bark Webster arrives with copper from Iquique, and the Mayflower reaches Newport Harbor in rain.
In Midlothian Mr Gladstone issued a manifesto to electors outlining the Irish question. Belfast riots funerals passed quietly as police and soldiers lined the streets. A Dublin coroner's jury ruled American vice consul McKenzie insane after he killed his wife then himself.
In the city the Tufts College baccalaureate sermon opened by President E H Capen while Lassell Seminary’s sermon was given by Charles W Cushing. A German Turnerbund convention began at Turn Hall Middlesex Street with committee appointments and a later concert at the Boston Theatre. Children’s Sunday was observed across city churches. Stock market totals show week gains with New York and New England as leading features. Colonel R G Ingersoll was elected president of the reorganized Toledo Cincinnati & St Louis railroad at a semi annual meeting of the Central Trades Union discussed.
J Frederick Busche editor of a Hartford labor paper Thomas Mulcahy head of Typographical Union 47 and Walking Delegate Benjamin F Gledden charged with conspiracy to boycott the Journal and Courier of Hartford. Third avenue horse car line strike in New York causes losses near 1 million dollars with about 1000 men idle. An explosion injures a Concord New Hampshire watchman at H H Amsden furniture factory. Brotherhood of Telegraphers in Kansas City votes to join the Knights of Labor in Richmond Virgina Knights visit Providence R I with guests including Senator elect John W Daniel and Governor Fitz Hugh Lee unable to attend. Weeks Hartford grocer embezzlement over 1000 with bond covers half and 5000 bonus. Wakefield dealer Eben Wiley injured in wagon accident. Malden clerk Frank Collins arrested for theft. O Connor ordained in Manchester N H. Manchester pastor resigns for Camden N J.
Early this morning the final arrangements for the reception of the remains of the Hon Thomas A Doyle were made at the City Hall Providence R I The catafalque used in General Grant s obsequies in New York was placed there The First Light Infantry Regiment in civilian dress escorted the remains to the City Hall shortly after 9 The school children were admitted at 11 30 to view the body before the public opening
Salem reported early today J Edward Sweeney saw a blaze erupt from his shop on Japonica street. Dennis Cummings was fleeing the scene and was held by an officer after the fire was put out. Investigation found kerosene had saturated the shop.
Indications from Washington on June 18 at 10 30 p m show Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut with local rains and slightly cooler temperatures. Eastern New York and Pennsylvania expect local rains with nearly stationary temperatures and southerly winds. The Carolinas Georgia and eastern Florida report local rains with nearly stationary temperatures and southeasterly winds. Western Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Tennessee Arkansas and Texas have local rains and slightly warmer conditions with southerly winds.
Weather report from OpsEobserver Office Signa Service U S A Boston dated June 13 1886 notes cloudy conditions with forecasts and daily readings. Entries list temperatures 74 to 98 degrees with barometer around 30.1 inches and wind data.
A note records a moment of time captured at all stations during a tee ee ase event. The entry notes an average reading and marks the simultaneous moment across locations.
In a Midlothian appeal Gladstone frames a stark two plan choice for Ireland. He contrasts government coercion with a domestic legislature and urges electors to endorse self government while defending union and imperial honor.
In Belfast on June 13 crowds lined the funeral routes for riot victims. Women wailed and men sobbed as police and military stood in close order with rifles. Public donations funded graves and left a balance for needy relatives.
The coroner's jury in Dublin ruled that Mr. McKenzie the American vice consul hero who killed his wife and then himself was insane at the time of the shooting.
London closes with discount at 1 for three months and bears benefit from a Bank of England rate cut. The Economist calls the cut unwarranted and likely to invite trouble later. Outside markets fall in line with the move as English and European securities trade slowly. American and Canadian securities show strength amid hopeful crop and business prospects in the United States. Mexico deposits funds to pay bondholders half a percent in cash and the rest in scrip. Mr Fuller ton argues before the House committee on the new bonds issue.
London report notes Trevelyn’s manifesto arguing the home rule bill risks insecure law and order and heavy land purchase costs for the British taxpayer. It cites Liberal lines for local self-government in Ireland and warns of inevitable separation if Ireland pays millions to the treasury.
London reports Earl Carnarvon states in a letter that the interview with Charles Stewart Parnell was not his or Parnell’s initiative but arranged by others. He recalls asking questions and raises objections, denying any intent to endorse a central legislature or Irish protectionist measures.
Rioting began in Sxnco as Catholics attacked Protestant homes and churches after rails around the bishop's palace were damaged. At least sixteen rioters were arrested after the riot act and army deployment failed to halt the unrest.
Cyrus W. Field Sr Judge Stephen M Field and companions arrived in Liverpool aboard the Umbria from New York on June 5. American Consul Charles T Russell greeted them and they were led to the Grand Hotel. Field Sr proceeded to London.
King Ludwig leaves for Berg castle on Lake Starnberg. Crowds along the route kneel and weep as the monarch, pale and weary, responds with mournful kindness. Precautions are in place to prevent self harm.
A severe riot struck Sligo last night with multiple Protestant houses wrecked. Police report intelligence on moonlight gangs active in Clare Limerick and Kerry. Gangs are organized with chiefs oaths and passwords. The Statist blames Gladstone’s defeat on poor cabinet unity and urges concessions to Liberal dissenters.
John Daley, who recently left Catholicism, tried to preach in River Park but was besieged by a mob of about 80 to 90 people. Police intervened, escorting him home as the crowd fought to attack him. Daley had been prevented from preaching there last Sunday as well.
New Bedford dispatch reports the John M. Plummer of Portland collided with the Mauna Loa of Maitland Nova Scotia sixty miles south of Block Island. The Plummer suffered severe damage including loss of jibboom bowsprit and mast head split while the Mauna Loa lost cathead and anchor stock. The bark’s captain Pitman allegedly refused to aid the crew as they leapt aboard seeking safety.
In Halifax on June 13 report says the cruiser Conrad will patrol Bay Chaleur and the eastern Prince Edward Island. Americans are seen around Cape Island seeking bait. A brisk lobster trade flourishes with Boston, shipping over 250000 lobsters this season along with mackerel and halibut. Nine American mackerel seiners and bankers were sighted at Canso. The Howlett cruises nearby as Captain Guildford reports many seiners between Country Harbor and Beaver Harbor.
Buffalo branch No 403 pledges to Ireland and sends 600 dollars to the Rev Charles O Reilly for the coming election expenses. The despatch, dated June 18, is addressed to Mr Parnell in London and promises larger future contributions as Ireland's fight for justice continues.
A court decision favors Pearline in a consumer washing compound dispute. The judge weighs testimonies over marketing claims and affirms Pearline as the preferred washing aid for households seeking simple laundry results.
Washington reports that civil service rider on the legislative appropriation bill was struck out by Chairman Blount amid exchanges with Springer Holman and others. The debate covered salary rules, age limits, and the President’s reform law, with ongoing uncertainty about tariff and appropriation measures as sessions progress.
Special report describes the presidential couple arriving at Dr Sunderland's church on Four and One-half street for a quiet public appearance. They entered with little display, Mrs Cleveland in a black silk dress and white bonnet, both looking well.
General Collins urged restoring the legal salary for Sub Treasurer Kennard amid House debate on a Boston sub treasurer cut from 5000 to 4500. He cited large funds and duties under his charge and argued against frugal cuts. Massachusetts supporters won 88 to 24, restoring the full salary and similar restorations for other sub treasurers.
Washington June 13 Porter assistant secretary of state says no information has reached the department about an alleged British order to Canada to halt seizures of American vessels except for clear treaty violations. Senator Frye doubts authenticity but expects possible British move to allow three mile fishing zone if London abandons headland rule. The Senate foreign affairs committee has not acted beyond Frye resolutions.
The Washington Association of Dartmouth Alumni met at president Samuel R. Bond’s home to appoint four delegates for the Concord reunion honoring Daniel Webster’s bronze statue unveiling. Appointees are Samuel R. Bond William E. Barrett W H Gardner and HK H Baker.
Senator Plumb of Kansas says the oleomargarine bill will pass the Senate though the form may differ from the House version. Senate agriculture hearings begin Tuesday with Warner Miller favoring a higher tax, up to ten cents, and Plumb noting some anti-reference voters may back the bill on passage.
In the House tomorrow the District of Columbia committee will claim the floor for local measures. Tuesday the legislative appropriation bill resumes, with possible delays from antagonism toward the appropriation committee. If off by Thursday a skirmish may occur between the labor and naval committees over related measures.
Judge John S. McCue, editor of the Valley Democrat in Los Angeles, attempted a labor questions address on Pennsylvania Avenue but police blocked street preaching saying only gospel messages could be spoken. He planned a sermon for tonight as a large crowd gathered. He attacked land grant policies and indirect taxation urging locked out workers toward cooperation. Police did not view tonight’s event.
Inspector Byrnes detains a young man from a rich New York family on a string of thefts totaling about 4000 dollars. Posing as an insurance agent or piano tuner he snatched valuables at uptown houses, identified by victims, and a letter from his fiancée led to his capture. Real name and family withheld.
A large fire in Muscatine started by a locomotive spark burned $10,000 of lumber at Hutting Bros Manufacturing and caused $175,000 loss at Muscatine Lumber Co including a steam sawmill. Four dwellings and two Rock Island railroad bridges were destroyed. Insurance on lumber reached $95,750 and $3,700 on the mill.
A large brick factory owned by C. A. Dorney & Co. was destroyed by fire this afternoon in Allentown Pennsylvania. The blaze consumed machinery, tools for nearly a hundred workers, lumber, and unfinished furniture, with a loss estimated at 35000 dollars.
At Oconte Wisconsin yesterday the Oconte company flour mill shingle factory and several cars of cedar posts burned. Several residences were damaged and the total loss was about 70000 dollars.
A general store on Beach Street Westery owned by Halbert G. York burned this morning. Loss valued at 3000 with 2300 insured. The nearby residence suffered scorching and Benjamin York sustained severe burns while attempting to save goods.
Fire swept the foundry at Jonas Laughlin’s iron works on the South Side of Pittsburg destroying the facility. The loss was reported at 15000 dollars. Fire officials investigated the blaze and no injuries were immediately listed.
Eighteen large mackerel seiners anchored with no catch after cruising along the coast. Provincetown fleet has landed no new mackerel to date while old codfish stock moves slowly and may be cleaned up before new fish arrive. Grand Bank fleet reports good fishing. some baiting with alewives from Harwich. Nearly two-thirds of fish weirs have not paid expenses this season amid widespread scarcity.
The funeral will be held at the Cathedral on Thursday after the remains are moved there Tuesday for public viewing. Archbishop Williams of Boston will lead with many clergy from this diocese and neighboring sees in attendance. A detailed musical program is being arranged and services start at 10 o'clock with interment in the cathedral crypt under the new altar.
Bishop Harris of New York shared a humorous tale after Dundee’s welcome. He visited to dedicate a church and dined with the pastor and a precocious boy. The boy asked his mother if that was all there is to a bishop, reflecting a child's candid impression of a visiting cleric.
The article discusses Professor Huxleys claim of a proper man weight of 154 pounds with breakdowns for muscles skeleton skin fat brain and organs. It cites heart rate 75 beats per minute and 15 breaths a minute and estimates ventilation of 800 cubic feet of space in well vented rooms. It notes daily bodily outputs including 18 ounces of skin water 300 grains of solids and 400 grains of carbonic acid and total daily loss about 6 pounds of water and just over 2 pounds of other matter.
An elderly New Yorker laments modern transit while recalling his own long walks from the Battery to Canal Street. He claims walking kept him healthier than today’s reliance on street cars and elevated roads.
The bark B Web ster arrived from Iquique with 1817 bars of copper noted as the first shipment of copper from that port for the United States.
George W. Burrows, about fifty, killed himself at his Centredale home in North Providence by cutting his throat this afternoon. He made deliberate preparations and then tore at the wound with his hands.
The Hon. T. C. Woodman died at his Bucksport home yesterday afternoon aged 71. He was president of Bucksport National Bank and served in both branches of the Legislature representing his town and county. A leading figure in his region.
A narrator recalls a rainy Tennessee stay where Uncle Billy negotiates a mule trade inching from three ten boot to two dollars and three bits. The host emphasizes the principle of fair bargaining over advantage, ending with the moral lesson.
Architect M Louvier of Lyons extols clinkers for foundation work in Lyons and nearby areas. Clinkers cost about 250 dollars per cubic yard, mixed with lime, wetted, and rammed in layers. For arches or vaults the layer orientation is set to consolidate vertically to the curve of the intrados to prevent material shaking out.
Sloop yacht Mayflower from Boston reached Newport harbor about 4 o'clock en route to New York. Light wind, heavy rain and fog marked the crossing as crowds of spectators manned boats to view the vessel.
The Puritan arrived in New York harbor and top sails for a busy week of yacht events. The Thetis and Mayflower followed with testing races planned for Sloops Atlantic Yacht Club regatta and the New York Yacht Club keel schoonvers. The Seewanhaka Yacht Club regatta on June 19 anchors a busy schedule with a $1000 prize over a forty mile course as New York yachting excitement peaks around Bay Ridge and Sandy Hook.
A reflective aphorism compares life to a sunset and a storm, stating we live in the present while clinging to past and future. It likens bright dialogue to a candle lighting a room, yet warns that clumsy words can snuff out brilliance.
Chicago Inter Ocean recounts Emile Zola’s remarks on France’s political state. He told the interviewer that naturalist author doubts republicanism, arguing monarchy is natural due to history traditions and even workers favor monarchy. Zola imagines a Paris prince declaring kingship and quickly assembling loyal followers including laborers.
A recovered poem by former Governor Long shows a graceful though imperfect sentiment. It describes an elderly sexton’s life and grief, including vivid lines about ringing bells, weddings, and funerals, with noted flaws in diction and memory of Orlando.
A Boston article reports the second Sunday under police orders restricting barber shops. Many shops stayed closed then opened. officers debate warrants and legality. Fruit stands and cigar shops defied closures while no arrests were made, leaving the enforcement outcome uncertain.
Chicago June 13. Tomorrow the Western freight pool among leading roads will end, raising prospects of a lively freight war as the general cut in passenger rates to St Paul and converging points nears.
Jean Mistral, now at liberty with an inherited 65 million francs, seeks news of his wife exiled in 1837 for alleged impropriety after refusing an annuity. His tale echoes debts of a Parisian family and a landmark push by Voltaire toward reform of the 1838 lunacy law.
A poor Englishman memorized the entire Bible and stunned bishops and lawyers who doubted his narrowing devotion. When pressed on public questions, he answered with such clarity that trained logicians could not refute him, proving the Bible’s exceptional nature and his equal intellect.
At Paine's Furchule Company factory on 48 Canal Street in Himiratec Caw, craftsmen roll out top desks of fine finish amid orderly production. The scene highlights refined workmanship and a clerical furniture line.
A prize fight between Jimmie Carroll and an unnamed Bostonian, Joseph Casey alias William Sullivan, near Greenfield ended at 5 a.m. after delays and purse issues. Carroll dominated four rounds in a match initially planned within fifty miles of Greenfield, securing victory as Casey was knocked down repeatedly and deemed insensible.
Washington Hatchet profiles Amelia Reeves author of A Brother of Dragons. Descended from Virginia's early families, Reeves is famed for beauty wit and wealth estimated at 200000. She claims to never marry to keep her affections from one man and rejects flowers while favoring diamonds and black attire.
A new summer resort named the Oriental Gardens opened at the Highland rink corner Shawmut avenue and Ruggles street. Manager McKay oversaw elaborated decorations of Chinese lanterns flags and bunting. An extensive orchestra led by George Loesch performed selections from Meyerbeer Thomas Wagner and Verdi among others.
The article lists Edward Harrigan in The Leather Patch with a large company including John Wild Dan Collyer Harry Fisher and Annie Yeamans plus Dave Braham’s orchestra. It notes The Streets of New York at Boston Theatre with George C Boniface and a cast of Harold Fosberg Edwin Mayo Eugene Dougiass ardi W Burton and others. Oakland Garden opens with Pinafore and Trial by Jury by Gilbert company. Rentz Santley burlesque at Howard featuring Bal Masque and Mikado. Henschel named royal professor at London College of Music. Love’s Vow and Le Serment a Armour to be staged at Boston venues. Lablache concert at Tremont. Ring of Iron with Ada Gray at Boston Theatre forthcoming.
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