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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1892
Page
2
Alderman John H Sullivan of East Boston and DNC delegate says Cleveland is the strongest nominee and would beat Hill, noting Cleveland is the only sure path to victory. He praises Sullivan's public service and value to East Boston.
A public rally at Wells School house, hosted by the John Boyle O'Reilly West End Branch of the Irish National Federation, aimed to raise funds for Home Rule in Ireland. Speakers included Rev. William H. O Connell chaired, with Owen A. Galvin and Mayor Alger of Cambridge among those present.
Vienna reports that a miner from Havelka confessed to starting the Pribram mine fire. His two brothers perished, and authorities fear he is near insanity. He once belonged to an Anarchist group and will be examined by experts as police assess his state.
The article details Alderman Sullivan becoming the regular delegate at large after credentials were swapped with General Corcoran and then D. F. Buckley. It covers his birth in Bere Haven, Ireland on April 27, 1848, his career in Boston as a clerk and superintendent for East India cargoes, later dock work and stevedoring, marriage to Kate F. Sullivan, children, and public service in Boston including the Common Council and State Senate. It also notes his club memberships and role in East Boston street improvements and ferryboat and harbor bridge projects.
Twelve jurors in the Deacon case have signed a petition requesting the immediate pardon of Mr. Deacon. The petition is to be presented later this week.
An Anglo Russian steamship Wilberforce unloading at Swansea docks caught fire in the hold after petroleum barrels ignited. Four men were severely burned with two likely to die.
The Emperor and his military suite welcomed the King of Sweden on arrival in Bern this evening. After warm embraces they went to the new palace for a family dinner.
Lasell's seniors in black gowns and juniors in white gathered for class day ceremonies in the gym and lantern lit lawn. A hawthorn tree was planted for memory of the class of 92, with Miss Frances Willard honored as an honorary member. An effigy of Scientificas Literarius was burned on a学校 books pyre as the procession closed.
Poultey Bigelow and Frederick Remington report they were expelled from Russia. They are now at Tilsit in East Prussia and plan to return to Berlin by canoe. The expulsion is linked to Bigelow’s Germanophile writings. They aimed to voyage the coast and have Bigelow write while Remington sketched.
A June 13 conference in New York brought Senator Hill Lieutenant Governor Sheehan W C Dewitt Hugh McLaughlin and Edward Murphy among others. The meeting was secret and participants were tight lipped about discussions. Leaders voiced confidence Hill would be nominated at Chicago.
A cargo of cotton on the Huskisson quay in LiverPool caught fire and spread to three sheds storing cotton, grain, lard, and other produce. The total loss is estimated at $125,000.
New York June 13 Special to the Post reports league managers agreed to raise club assessments from 10 to 12 percent of gross receipts and reduce rosters to thirteen players by July 2. The plan, aimed at paying past debts, triggers mass player releases and uncertainty for the season. Contacts include Spalding, Anson, Hanlon, Irwin, Van der Ahe, and Young presiding.
Francis H. Underwood, once consul to Glasgow, chats at Beachmont. He shifted from Republican to Democrat over tariffs and fervently supports Cleveland, praising gold as the sole currency standard and predicting Cleveland’s nomination and victory. He critiques free silver and Lord Salisbury’s protection stance.
United States District Attorney Allen dropped two Maverick Bank indictments after misstatements in the charges. One misapplied sums totaling 39000 with swapped note amounts signed by Connolly. The other alleged conspiracy to defraud using notes signed by Connolly Jewett and Pearson, with dates mismatched, leading to non-prosecution.
Samuel Mills, driver for the Newton Ice Company, was killed when his ice cart ran away near the ice house. At 9 30 p m the horses bolted toward Mill and Walnut streets, throwing Mills from the wagon to die at the scene. Officer Soule and Dr Talbot attended the fatal accident.
A woman named Grossman plunged from 500 feet during a balloon descent near Bers. Her parachute failed to control the descent and she died instantly after hitting a lake on the city outskirts.
In Salem on June 18 the Lawrence bribery trial opened in the Superior Criminal Court before Chief Justice Mason. Aldermen Bolton Martin and Choquette faced charges of taking bribes as Welden testified he offered a $1000 payoff for license favors and discussed relocating to Canada. District Attorney Moody led for the state with multiple witnesses detailing meetings, payments, and attempts to influence licenses amid a high-profile local crowd.
At the Philadelphia Record report the A M E Conference faced a lively scene as women visitors crowded the main aisle and most seats. A motion to extend floor courtesy to the women sparked about twenty amendments and a scramble for seats before adjournment.
A midafternoon tornado and heavy rain caused extensive damage in Curiaco. The Home Insurance building’s southwest corner lost three large plate glass windows. bank president J J P Odell was severely cut by glass. The wigwam roof was torn and rebuilt with a timber structure for the national Democratic convention next week. Telephones and power lines were ruined. tracks blocked. tents and circus tents collapsing. several deaths and multiple injuries reported. Eaton factory machinery damaged.
A twelve year old boy named Harry Locke drowned off Dunning Bros' wharf in Somerville after swimming with friends. Neighbors and bystanders aided efforts, but he sank despite rescuers reaching the scene. The fatal news reached his mother at their Broadway and Bond street home.
Lafayette Bowman extends a warrant for William McFarland a boarder after two young daughters 5 and 7 accuse him of assault while fishing two weeks ago. A physician reported illness led to confessions and the mayor bound McFarland over to the next grand jury without bail amid street talk of lynching.
A cyclone hit West Brookville CastI ng Me this morning damaging George Gray's store rear by six feet. Bridge rails bent, Grange wharf planks blown away, a Bagadnee Lumber mill smokestack blown down. One hundred fifty thousand feet of lumber scattered. Mrs Gray injured by a joist through a window. Hailstones the size of robin's eggs.
An old gentleman visited Mr. Mearns at Memorial Hall and donated 2000 pounds in gold and notes to aid Congregational missions for the metropolis poor. The stranger acted discreetly and left the money on the table in brown paper bags, including bags of 500 pounds and larger.
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