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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1879

Page

2

Fall River Mills See Mixed Start Amid Strike Tension

Spinners gain and lose at various mills in Fall River as threats and arrests loom. A large weavers meeting pleads for city aid while farmers consider joining the spinners. Spinners call for national support, warn workers to stay away from Fall River during the strike.

Speedily Pushed Through An Adjournment Expected Monday

A legislative motion to adjourn is advancing quickly and is expected to pass by Monday or Tuesday. Supporters say swift action will clear the schedule while opponents warn of unfinished business and potential disputes.

Congress House Senate Appropriations Committee

Fire Strikes Repeatedly at Mrs Heath’s Homes

In Sherman the house has repeatedly burned at key life events for Mrs Heath: at birth of her child, at her marriage, and now again last Sunday. A Bangor despatch reports Uaivin Sargent, a one armed man, assaulting a 14-year-old girl near Waltham, dragging her into the woods, stabbing her with a knife which only grazed a vital part. The girl is improving. Sargent remains at large as pursuit continues.

Sargent

Garfield Hurd clash closes House debates in June showdown

Special dispatch explains Garfield's Republican lines on federal power and Hurd's Democratic stand against federal casts at polls. It notes Garfield's cautious stance shifting toward centralization and Hurds firm anti federal interference message, plus expectations of adjournment and veto dynamics as Congress winds down.

Washington Congress House Garfield Hurd First Army Republican Party

Death by self inflicted act shocks Springfield

William Smith aged 21 from Springfield is reported dead by suicide. The Governor and Council held a brief session on Friday. Auditors of Public Printing John M. Hill and George E. Jenks of Concord were reappointed. Dartmouth National Bank declared a 4 percent semi annual dividend and Dartmouth Savings Bank 2 percent. Plans for a union boat club prize race on the Merrimac river above Amoskeag falls were hinted. Whittier wheel factory at Tremont was seized by Sheriff Kent for creditors. Grand Seminary students from Montreal stopped at the Pemigewasset House in Plymouth on their way home. James Plunkett was killed when crushed by a passing train near Twin Mountain House. Daisy A. Small sunk on Lake Massabeset. Mineola added. Roads: daily stage Plymouth to Profile House. extra stage planned. Rev. A. B. Crawford ordained at Keene. Temperance Association and New Hampshire Veteran Association to hold joint meetings Aug 25–Sept 2. Dover police detain William Alonzo Brewster on $800 bond. 56th anniversary of New Hampton institutions marked by 20 graduates and 32 commercial class. telegraphy class 13. J. W. Patterson of Hanover gave the address. Judge George A. Bingham attended. Highland Brass Band provided music.

William Smith Springfield John M. Hill George E. Jenks Concord Dartmouth National Bank Dartmouth Savings Bank Merrimac Amoskeag Falls C. H. & G. E. Whittier Tremont Sheriff Kent Supreme Court Grand Seminary Montreal Pemigewasset Plymouth Montreal Road James Plunkett Mount Washington Twin Mountain House Daisy A. Small Lake Massabesh Mineola Profile House Campton A. B. Crawford St. James’s Episcopal Church Keene Rines Dover Amherst Mass William Alonzo Brewster Ossipee Betsey White New Hampton Literary and Biblical Institution Benjamin F. Lane New Hampton Commercial College J. W. Patterson Hanover George A. Bingham Littleton Highland Brass Band Giford

Bonapartists face crackdown at Prince Imperial mass

Paris reports tight security for yesterday's funeral mass for the Prince Imperial. Government confined troops to barracks and ordered arrests for Bonapartist cries. Laroche Joubert, once Bonapartist, plans to resign to allow his son to run as a Republican candidate.

Paris Prince Imperial Laroche Joubert Deputies

Waterloo Collision Victims Recovered in Quebec Wreck

Bodies of two men killed in the Waterloo Quebec collision were recovered Friday afternoon. The wrecking train is expected Friday night.

Lawlessness in Ireland as Moyrus school is sacked

A Protestant school house in Moyrus parish Galway was sacked by 30 armed men from a distance. Bibles thrown into the sea, reviving disturbances that had troubled the district weeks earlier. Authorities vow to maintain order irrespective of religious affiliation.

London Moyrus Connaught Galway Ireland Lowther House of Commons

Various Local Incidents Across New England area

Reports from Taunton Worcester Newburyport and Springfield detail a horse killed by ice cart cars at Taunton loss about 250 dollars. boot tasters at Marlboro return to work after wage dispute. Mrs Sears critically injured in Worcester carriage wreck. freight agent John B Goodwin crushed at Newburyport. Salisbury pawnshop robbery suspects.Edward Ingalls sought for burglary. A wealthy Newburyport man saved from drowning offers thirty five cents reward. James A Lincoln wins 7000 damages against railroad in Springfield court. West Wareham man missing while fishing. Wareham chasers suspected as Charles Ryder at large. Creditors settle John C West & Brothers debt with 40 cents on dollar in 99 days. Kemmler the Holyoke child slayer remains jailed in Springfield shows no emotion and reads in jail. He claims justification for killing his children. notes literary past including a devotional book and poem.

Waterloo Que Hazen Homer Hyde Park Orezina B. Foss Charles Manning Harrison Biddwell Royalton Daniel Moore Fayston William A. Foss Illinois G. A. White Taunton Boyd, Corey & Co Marlboro W. H. Sears Worcester John B. Goodwin Eastern Railroad Newburyport Jerry Whitman Salisbury Edward L. Ingalls Westboro School Springfield James A. Lincoln New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Edward Miner L. Waters West Wareham Wewentit Bridge Wareham Charles Ryder Concord Marion John C. West & Brothers Pittsfield West & Glennon Dalton West & Brothers Wests Kemmler Holyoke Stuttgart Florence

Mass Ninth Massachusets Visit Ends with Homeward Departure

The Massachusetts Ninth with Sixty-Ninth Regiment detachments toured New York, visiting Coney Island and Blackwell's Island institutions. They were entertained at a banquet, then marched along Broadway to sail home on the Old Colony. Also notes on Union Pacific suit against Oakes Ames, cattle disease in Cayuga county, and various city incidents.

New York Ninth Massachusetts Sixty-ninth Regiment Coney Island Blackwell’s Island Boston Regiment Strachan DeLacy Kavanagh Brennan Mr Fitzgerald Sixty-ninth Broadway Murray Street Old Colony Newport Union Pacific Railroad Oakes Ames van Brunt Henry S. McComb Credit Mobilier Ames Hoxie Aaron Bowen Fleming Cayuga County Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Manhattan Beach Railroad Company Oceanic San Francisco Liverpool Erie Railway Company Hong Kong Yokohama Oglesby Blair Montclair Mechanics’ Bank of New York Henry J. Buete Lighthouse Board Staten Island Cox Boston Dempsey

Death notices and obituaries of shipmasters and prominent figures

CAPT JOHN LECKIE aged 71 died at 188 Warren street June 26. He commanded the Lotus in the China trade and later the bark Azor Boston to Western Islands. John F Hammond 35 former Jordan Marsh Co Boston dry goods, died June 26. Charles B Paine Paine Brothers Fastport Me died June 23 Chelmsford director of National Bank and politician. Royal Farnsworth Lyme N H buried after dying in Boston aged 68. Ex Lieut Gen R H Anderson Confederate army died Beaufort S C June 26 age 62. Lord Lawrence former Viceroy of India is dead.

Warren Street Lotus China Boston Islands John F. Hammond Jordan, Marsh & Co New York Charles B. Paine Paine Brothers Fastport Chelmsford The National Bank Royal Farnsworth Lyme N. H Farnsworth R. H. Anderson Beaufort S. C Lord Lawrence India

Charter Oak Races at Hartford Open Meeting

The Charter Oak Park racing meet closed with two heats. In the 2.50 purse event Harry Conklin won heat one Pemberton heat two and Star heat three and the race. Pemberton and Gloster were distanced later. Free-for-all purse 600 split among competitors W H Peck Voltaire Capt PADMONE and others with times around 2.25 to 2.29.

Hartford Conn Charter Oak Park Harry Conklin Pemberton Star Gloster Lady Keleo W. H. Peck Bs. S. Voltaire J. Oolyde

Attempt to reduce interest rate on Portsmouth and Dover line

An urgent meeting in Portsmouth discussed Eastern Railroad plans to cut capital stock of the Portsmouth and Dover Railroad and reduce the lease interest from six to four percent. A committee including Hon. Frank Jones, Mayor Sise, John S. H. Frink, and Mayor Guppy was appointed to pursue the matter with another meeting likely to be held Monday in Portsmouth.

Portsmouth N. H Dover Eastern Railroad Portsmouth and Dover Eastern Frank Jones Sise John S. H. Frink Greenland Guppy

Severe thunderstorm damages Taft pottery and city losses

A 1 o'clock storm in Keenf New Hampshire destroyed J S Taft pottery with total loss of building 4800 and goods 1500 insured. Fire in Glendale Montana June 25 destroyed Hecla Mining smelter quartz mill office and other facilities valued around 100000. Falls River Massachusetts June 27 fire damaged a four family block on Everett Street about 1000 with 2500 insurance in the Orient.

Keenf N. H J. S. Taft Virginia City Montana Glendale Hecla Mining Company Fall River Mass Everett Street Harttorn

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