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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1887

Page

2

Jubilee crowd disperses after drenching rain at Faneuil Hall

A divided crowd moved along Brattle and Union streets toward Hanover, with many not returning. By midnight Dock square was nearly empty as Faneuil Hall events ended. police boosted security at Lovell's and Reed's gun shops with two inside per store and a gatling gun at Lovell's.

Brattle Street Union Street Hanover Street Dock Square Faneuil Hall Lovell’s Reed’s Adams Square Lovell Whiting Quincy Market Faneuil Hall Square

Jubilee banquet at Faneuil Hall honors Victoria for fifty years

The 1887 jubilee banquet brings together 300 plus American and British guests in Boston. Speakers include James Wemyss Jr and Rev Dr Courtney. Toasts praise Queen Victoria and Anglo American ties, with letters of regret from notable figures and performances by Edith Perry and others.

Faneuil Hall Isle James Wemyss, Jr F. Courtney St. Paul’s Church Dr. Gregg Park Street Derrick New York Charles H. Allen Horatio King Washington, D. C Grandison British American Benevolent Association British Charitable Society Scots Charitable Society Caledonian Clans the Sons of St. George The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Manchester Unity Heliotype Printing Company Victoria Holden Boston Mass Windsor Balmoral Wemyss Stars and Stripes America Robert Peel Ireland England Anderson United States Great Britain Grover Cleveland Chestnut Street Onnesday Hingham A. Bernard Carpenter Brookline PLC Ardison Queen Victoria Ron, C. Winthrop Cambridge P. CG. Anderson Sir James A. Fox British Iles Ousen Victoria Cradle of Liberty Brougham Lyndhurst Lord Palmerston William Ewart Gladstone Disraeli John Bright Richard Cobden John Russell John Lyell Huxley Tyndall Carlyle Harriet Martineau Ruskin Grote Dickens Thackeray Kingsley Elizabeth Barrett Browning Tennyson Swinburne Florence Nightingale Napier Havelock Colin Campbell Thomas Corcoran Courtney Crimean India Afghanistan Hyde Park Suez Canal Scotland Confederation of Canada Commons Prince Albert Castle Germany President Wemyss Edith Perry George B. Perry W. B. Derrick Tropic Isle Carribbean Sea Massachusetts Stark Alderman Allen Donovan P. C. Anderson Robert C. Winthrop Williamson Ryden de Bryden

Eviction row at Faneuil Hall centers on City Clerk O'Neil

Boston citizens protest use of Faneuil Hall for Queen's Jubilee dinner after a flawed city permit. Officials including City Clerk O Neil and Alderman Donovan defend actions while protests from Boston groups urge veto and respect for the Cradle of Liberty. The exchange reveals political friction and questions about mayoral authority during the June 21 event.

Faneuil Hall Erin St. George Boston Parker House O’brien Frisoner Hugh O' Brien City Hall Cradle of Liberty Board of Aldermen James Wemyss, Jr Donovan City John R.oe Tio Faneuil Hall Ha Een Mr. Chamberlin Father McKenna P. J. Doherty Boston Theatre Sullivan

Tragic Self-Destruction Hangs Over Harvard Medical Student

The death of Martin L. Bradford Jr a Harvard medical student in Roxbury is reported as a self inflicted fatality. He left a letter citing exhaustion from arduous studies and distaste for the harsh sights of clinics. Friends describe his cheerful disposition and high scholarly standing.

Martin L. Bradford, Jr Bradford Malcolm Storer Harris Roxbury Young Bradford Cculiar

Anniversary Honors at Amherst Agricultural College

Springfield June 21 The twenty fifth anniversary of Congressional endowment of agricultural colleges was celebrated at Amherst Agricultural College. President C K Adams of Cornell University and Judge Charles D Davis of Plymouth gave addresses on shifts from deductive to inductive science shaping education. Other speakers included Atherton of Pennsylvania State College Cutler of Japan and Sturtevant of the New York experiment station and a picture of ex President Stockbridge was unveiled.

Springfield Congressional Endowment of Agricultural Colleges Amherst Agricultural College C. K. Adams Cornell University Charles D. Davis Plymouth Adams Europe Atherton Pennsylvania State College Cutler Japan Sturtevant New York Experiment Station Stockbridge

William Penns Table Heads to Historic Curiosities

Dr. J H Hepburn of Reimersburg holds a solid walnut folding leaf table once owned by William Penn. The table and four chairs were given by Bradford to Barney McGowan to ease his family’s poverty, later liquidated to settle debt to Hepburn’s Gloucester, New Jersey residence. The piece, four feet seven inches by five feet with two end drawers, weighs heavily and carries a rich provenance. an $8000 offer was refused.

Reimersburg Penn J. H. Hepburn William Penn William Bradford Bradford Wiliam Bradford New York City Barney McGowan Barney McGowan McGowans Gloucester N. J J.H. Hepburn Philadelphia Grotts Museum Hepburn Anne

Wellesley Graduates Confer Degrees at Ninth Commencement

The ninth annual Wellesley College commencement began at 3 p.m. in the chapel with several musical performances and an address by James O. Murray. Degrees were awarded to a large list of graduates in arts and sciences from five and four year programs, including Mary Ella Whipple and Delia Maria Taylor, with a dinner and reception notable for attendees Governor Ames and ex-President Noah Porter.

Wellesley College Junius W. Hill J. T. Duryea Boston Beethoven Society James O. Murray D.D L.L.D College of New Jersey Mary Russell Bartlett Wellesley Alice Freeman Mary Ella Whipple Worcester Apollonia Adelaide Denkman Rockland Ill Delia Maria Taylor Newcastle Elise Augusta Weyerhaeuser Rock Island Alma Eveleth Aumack Tom’s River N. J Alice Dana Adams Holliston Luc Florence Friday Warren Penn Willietta Goddard Edith Holmes Gregory Beverly Harriet Jessup Hand Scranton Rose Delle Howe Groton N. Y Mary Tucker Noyes Kodikanal South India Lillian Edna Pool Portland Flora Agnes Smeallie St. Thomas Annie Hatcii Williams Ada Geneva Wing Palmer Kate Rider Andrews Rochester Anne Louise Barrett Kate Lobdell Clarke Newport R. I Jessie Munger Plainfield Jennie Belle Semple Mt. Vernon Almeria Isabelle Adgate East Hardwick Jessie Edith Allen North Grafton Catharine Burrowes Keyport Alice Gertrude Carey Brantford Ondire Can Caroline Stodder Crocker Methuen Bertha Louise Deane Taunton Adelaide New Brunswick Mabel Elizabeth Evins Easthampton Elizabeth Hatch Palmer Ipswich Alice Gardner Pettee Brockton Harriet Alleyne Rice Jer Cs R. I Mina de Hart Rounds Jalais Marion Ingalls Smith Woburn Carrie Fenton Spencer Cazenovia Isabella Dunning Thompson Topsham Edith Annette True Natick Alice Nelson Want Milford Myra Fulier Weld Southbridge Henrietta Jackson Wells Cambridge Harriet Winfield Hamburg Mabel Rosamond Wing Lexington Eliza Taggard Womersley Greenfield Jeannie Scott Adams West Park Bessie Webb Ballard Davenport Mabel Butman Everett Sarah Howard Conant North Thetford Annie Minto Cordley Lawrence Dnaisy Crownshield Columbia Ellen Scott Davison Louisville Katherine Frick Dill Lewisburg Emily Marthe Evans Stamford N. C May Tucker Noyes West Indies Jenni Belle Semple Mount Vernon Alice Frances Day Mass May Violet Ely Winsor Conn Nancy Caroline George Mendon Jeanie Gilman Foxcroft Maryette Goodwin Sandusky Clara Maria Keete Chester Sarah Viola Lowther Laura Lyon Ithaca Evelyn McCus Massillon Laura Mabel Parker Wellesley Hills Mary Eliza Parker Gardner Anna Haven Smith Rangoon Burmah Ames Noah Porter Yale Merriam Somerville William Claflin

Sharp Trial Hearings Open as Witnesses Testify on Broadway Deal

In New York on June 21 the Jacob Sharp trial heard Clerk Toomey of the board of aldermen, followed by George W. Powell who described canvassing Broad way property owners for consent to a railroad. Powell said Sharp offered stock to secure or withhold consent, and witnesses noted a meeting with Sharp Foshay Kerr and others.

New York Jacob Sharp Clerk Toomey Board of Aldermen George W. Powell Broadway Sharp Billy’ Moloney Foshay Kerr, Richmond Robinson, Bright & Scribner Lacombe Lyddy Edson Waite

Dane shoots mother then kills self in Brooklyn tenement

In New York the 22 year old Dane John Engberg shot and fatally wounded his mother then turned the gun on himself. He lived with his mother and two brothers on the top floor of a Brooklyn tenement. authorities report alcohol abuse and repeated abuse of his mother.

New York John Engberg Engberg Brooklyn

The Colored Cadet at West Point

Young Alexander, a light mulatto cadet from a class of 145, graduates thirty-second in a 64 member class. He is modest, brave, and athletic, attaches to his mother, and expects a second lieutenant commission with a possible posting on the Western frontier in July or October. Eli Henderson from South Carolina may replace him as the sole colored cadet.

The Washington Post Alexander West Point Cleveland South Carolina Eli Henderson Smalls

Shipping Arrivals Reported at Queenstown and Glasgow

Loynon June 21 reports steamers Alaska New York arrived at Queenstown and Llandaft City New York at Bristol. Also Ethiopia New York arrived at Glasgow. New York June 21 lists Chateau Margaux Bordeaux Newcastle City Barrows arriving.

Loynon Alaska New York Queenstown Llandaft City Bristol Ethiopia Glasgow Chateau Margaux Bordeaux Newcastle City

New England Inventors Hit With Long Patent List

Washington reports a roundup of patents issued to New England inventors on June 21. The list includes Henry B. Bach and L W Babbit of Meriden for a tea or coffee pot, Edward D. Bean of Arlington for a policeman's club and making it, and many others from Boston, Hartford, Lowell, and beyond.

Washington New England Henry B. Bach L. W.babbit Meriden Conn Edward D. Bean Arlington Policeman’s Club Sidney O. Bigney Attleboro Henry O. Brooks Lowell Odometer Henry O. Canfield Canfield Rubber Company Bridgeport John F. Chase Augusta Lemuel Colburn Holyoke Edgar C. Cowell E. 8 Cram Laconia N. i Amos Dickerman New Haven Valentine Doane, Jr Harwich George Doolittle D. B. Doolittle Edward O. Ely Boston John A. Evarts Bradley and Hubbard Manufacturing Company Crawford M. Fairbanks Lincoln R. L Alonzo Fales Himself A. G. Cumnock William H. Goldsmith Fall River Caleb H. Griffin Benjamin F. Hamilton Enor Electric Railway Supply Company H. Robinson A. Foster John T. Hawkins Taunton Thomas C. Hudson Providence Daniel A. Johnson Bhill Herman H. Killner Danbury Frank D. Knight Hudson Arthur B. Lawrence J. L. Batchelder South Ashburnham H. Matthews Ashburnham John Lemman Wakefield Herman Lemp M. J. Wightman Hartford Hosea W. Libbey August H. Lighgill George W. Miller William Dol. Parker Worcester Thomas D. Smith Lynn George F. Stevens J. E. Smith Northwood N. H Windsor Locks, Conn

Our Country Hotels The New Bedford Letter on Comfort

A reader from New Bedford in 1887 calls for practical hotel reform in small towns. She urges lower ceilings improved ventilation simpler furniture better cleaning and more writer-friendly spaces with writing desks and closets, arguing inns should suit village size and avoid show over comfort.

America England M.N.S

Captain Jack Hussey Dies From Police Shot Wound

New York news confirms Captain Jack Hussey a life saver died this afternoon from a pistol wound inflicted by Policeman Hahn two weeks earlier.

New York Jack Hussey Hahn

Drowning of Dexter Smith’s Son at Brown's Pond

News in brief reports sixteen year old Frank E. Smith drowned in Brown's Pond Pea body yesterday. A Brooklyn jury found Fire Chief Nevins not guilty of grand larceny in the city’s electric lighting franchise case. Ernest Kinderautter, Fall River restaurant cook, is heir to part of a German fortune and has gone home to claim it.

Frank E. Smith Dexter Smith Brown's Pond Peabody Nevins Brooklyn N. Y Ernest Kinderautter Fall River Germany

Fires Burn Across Several Cities Reported Damages

Record of fires from multiple locations includes John Campbell residence at 1485 Washington Street with $50 damage from a defective flue. In Bancor Missouri Pinkham block fire destroys Pinkham store post office Bennett confectionery printing office and more, with total losses of surrounding buildings. Leavenworth Kansas reports $250000 property destruction, Helmas Parmelee furniture dealers suffer $100000 loss. Portsmouth New Hampshire Cliff House Cape Neddick Maine burns for $10000 with suspected arson.

John H. Campbell Washington Street Bancor Mansion House Pinkham Bennett Fuller Leavenworth Kan Helmas & Parmelee Portsmouth N. H Cape Neddick

Mrs Cleveland Attends Aurora Graduations

Mrs Cleveland attends Wells College class-day ceremonies in Aurora and joins Cayuga Lake Military Academy exercises with her classmates. An excursion on Cayuga Lake is planned for tomorrow and she is expected to depart for Washington on Friday.

Auriurn Wells College Cleveland Cayuga Lake Military Academy Aurora Washington

Steamer Francis Runs Aground Near Gull Rock

The Francis of the Providence and Stonington Steamship Co struck Little Gull Rock on a Monday night while operating as a fruit boat from Long Island to Stonington. She began leaking but discharged her cargo in good order and will likely go to the dry dock for repairs.

Providence Francis Providence & Stonington Steamship Company Long Islan Stonington Boston Little Gull Rock

Mail closes at Boston on Friday schedule details

The notice lists mail cutoffs and outbound steamship schedules from New York and Boston for June 22 to 28. It includes departures to Jamaica Bermuda Europe and Latin America with various vessels and times, plus special Madrid and Queenstown routes and daily Boston cutoff at 4 PM.

New York Jamaica Vertumnus Europe Plymouth Cherbourg Bermuda Orinoco Basco Tampico Yucatan Vera Cruz Progreso Mex Cesveers Catalonia Boston Nia Pialbvelaiaics Crunouy Fri- Glasgow Devonia Venezuela Curacoa Faa Truxillo Ruatan Key West Fla Hamburg Wieland Campeche Chiapas Manhattan Wednestad Cihisine Cadas Keane St. Pierre and Miquelon Halifax Panama Queenstown Liverpool Southampton Scotland Caraca Fae Harold New Orleans Bestee Cuba Tampa Mexico

Trans-Pacific Mail Notices From San Francisco

Mail closures announced for various Pacific destinations with ships Tropic Bird Alameda and San Pablo. Boston office deadlines set for Friday June 4 at 1 p.m. and eight days before the listed sailing dates for China Japan and East Indies.

Society Islands San Francisco Australia Fiji Islands New Zealand Samoan Sandwich Islands Alameda Boston China Japan The East Indies San Pablo

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