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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1888
Page
1
Indications show twenty four regional poses starting 7 a m Saturday with light to fresh westerly winds and slightly cooler fair weather across New England and eastern New York.
Ships arriving at Boston New York Havana Queenstown and other ports with origins including London Liverpool New York Montreal and Philadelphia list arrival dates June 12 13 14 15. Vessels include Germania Scythia Bessarabia Cremon Washington City and Britannic with routes from Europe and North America and consignments from Baraco St Ann's Bay and Port Timon.
The New York shipping report lists steamers Welhaven bound for Baracoa Edith Godden for St Ann s Bay and numerous cleared vessels including Republic Liverpool Manhattan Wavana Elgiva Lewis Eider Bauer Bremen Colorado Kendrick Hull Amsterdam Bee Rotterdam Devonta Craig Glasgow Greece Jeffrey London City of Berlin Land Averpool California Winkler Hamburg Kervin McKay Liverpool La Normandie Kersabiac Havre and steamer Lucy P Miller Bangor.
Page 1 notes Walt Whitman's slow recovery from illness. Campaign talk shows Sherman and Gresham booms, with Neal Dow predicting Republican doom. Sheridan and Sherman appear in good spirits, while a Providence mill is struck by lightning.
A severe thunderstorm struck Fall River at 8 45 pm as the Anawam Mill on Pocasset street was hit by lightning. The building burned for ten minutes, the upper barn roof collapsed, and the cupola fell at 11 20 pm. Firefighters from Metacomet and Pocasset mills contained embers aboard nearby structures. The mill, built in 1826, housed over ten thousand spindles and two hundred looms, with cash value around 80 000 dollars and insured for about 60 000 dollars. The incident disrupted telegraph service on Central street and caused widespread spectator evacuations.
In Battleboro a night watchman and his boy were attacked during a masked burglary at Barber & Burlingame refinery. The robbers bound them, looted the safe, and escaped after 1:40 am. Losses totaled about 1500 dollars including gold ribbon and silver nuggets, plus cash and gold chips.
A sprawling Chicago scene outlines Iowa Indiana Michigan and Ohio backers as they hustle for delegates to the GOP convention. Blaine momentum grows with California and Nevada signaling early support while Sherman faces stiff crosswinds and New York maneuvering for influence.
The Republican national committee heard Isabella Beecher Hooker push for a woman suffrage plank and reviewed many contested seats. Virginia divisions sparked lively debate over Mahone and anti Mahone delegations while Dakota's statehood claim influenced seating. The report was adopted with seats temporarily shared pending convention decisions.
Washington June 15 Senate not in session today but Senator Sherman remained at the Capitol. He appeared hopeful, busy with despatches to friends in Chicago and meeting many delegations including North Carolina and Virginia anti Sherman figures. The day featured plenty of lobby activity, with chatter about Har rison and Mahone factions and a generally dull atmosphere aside from visitors.
Class day at Brown featured morning exercises in Sayles Memorial Hall with an overture by the American Band Reeves's Orchestra and speeches by Francis Herbert Brownell Edwin King Dexter and Arthur Eugene Watson. An undergraduate address by Eli Whitney Blake Jr and a closing talk by President Robinson followed. Evening lanterns illuminated front campus as Sayles Hall hosted attractions and a late supper procession of the class concluded the day.
Debilitating illness ends as Emperor Frederick dies at Friedrickskron palace in Potsdam with family and ministers by his side. The scene includes last wishes to Princess Sophia, a reconciliatory moment with Bismarck, and the swift mobilization of mourning across Europe. William II succeeds, plans a restrained funeral, and nations extend condolences.
Delegation from Massachusetts gathers in Cur iaco with Senator Hoar General Cogswell Congressman Hayden and others weighing the 1880 Republican ticket. Hoar backs Sherman while Crapo and Wardwell lean toward Blaine and Depew-Harrison options are discussed amid Ohio lukewarmness to Sherman.
Springfield dispatch reports the Connecticut delegation leaving for Chicago tonight in a party of 40 with 12 delegates and 12 alternates plus 16 invited guests. They travel in Worcester Excursion Car Company's palace cars Yellowstone and David Garrick and promise a more stylish journey than other New England groups. In New York a train carrying eleven sleeping cars departed Jersey City at 6 45 pm with delegates to Chicago, including Sheridan Hook and party.
General Neal Dow told the Portto n Maine Post correspondent Blaine is the most available Republican candidate and could win the largest vote but doubts a decent nomination. He predicts Democrats may win nationwide and a GOP defeat could trigger a party reorganization with Prohibitionists and Southern temperance advocates. Dow warns Republicans to avoid sham temperance planks in ties with liquor interests.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Whiteling confessed in Philadelphia on June 15 that she poisoned her husband William C. Whiteling and her two young children. She had earlier claimed he died by his own actions.
A brief ad offering the Summer Street Boot for two dollars and fifty cents to purchase for DAN IH and Uo s latest ladies footwear line.
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