06 Mar 1891
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1891
Page
1
General summary of early 20th century events across U.S. and international notes. Mentions Connecticut governor, Indian appropriation debate, bank deposits, labor strikes, fire disasters, ship losses, and elections in Canada and Britain. Highlights include a Danbury hat factory incident, a Brayton Ives book sale, and the World's Fair labor theme.
A Hartford New York line steamer named City of Richmond burned at Pier 24 East River late today. Fire began in a cotton bale at 3 16 pm and rapidly engulfed the vessel. Two waiters died, three injuries reported, and a colored waiter Sammy Lampson identified among debris. Cargo valued around 150000 with vessel total near 160000. hull now resting on bottom.
A long statement defends Sir Charles Dilke's Forest of Dean parliamentary bid, claiming key Crawford divorce assertions were false and noting his possible withdrawal after Gladstone's objections. The piece links a protest by nonconformists, a Pall Mall Gazette pledge to publish another pamphlet, and cabinet reshuffles under a fictional reform. Also reports on Labouchere's motion to cut troops' pay, Mrs Lincoln's Southampton visit, a royal levee plan, and other European political chatter amid a busy March 5 dispatch.
London newspapers debate retaliation if US copyright bill passes. The St James Gazette urges refusing copyrights to American printed books, while Pall Mall Gazette and The Times describe protections for British authors and celebration of the law, amid a broader fight over printing trades. Meanwhile in Hawaii a conspiracy to seize government surfaces, with threats of marines from vessels Mohican and Iroquois, unsettling conservatives.
A New York firm reports Chili's trade largely suspended as coast towns are deserted while citizens flee to the hills fearing bombardment. A wounded sailor from the insurgent Esmerelda hospital in Valparaiso confirms twenty three killed by shore battery shells during a recent attack. Railroad trains nearly stopped and a rumored water famine threatens the region.
Paris March 5 M Meline in the Chamber of Deputies presented the Tariff Committee report urging protection for French agriculture and manufacturers of Frapps. It argues higher tariffs would raise public revenue boost home trade and benefit consumers and producers citing U S protection results.
The Young Czechs secured a sweeping win in Bohemia with Vienna stunned by the result. In urban districts of Bohemia twelve German Liberals, eleven Young Czechs and three German Nationalists won seats in the Reichsrat lower house. Lower Austria elected two German Liberals, two German Nationalists and one anti Semite, reducing anti Semite seats by two to the Liberals.
Buenos Ayres reports a panicky Bourse amid rumors of a fresh paper issue and possible national loan. London announces Thomas Morgan & Co signing the Argentine funding contract as part of the financial moves.
In the chamber March 5 the Marquis di Rudini defended the Dreibund saying it would assure Europe a long era of peace and deny rumors that it was an instrument of war. He affirmed no plan to loosen or dissolve Italy’s ties with the alliance amid strains in Franco Italian relations. General foreign news notes a new minister in Roumania and British army estimates.
The Hon. William Almy Pierce of Johnston died suddenly while delivering a speech at a firemen celebration. Heart failure was the cause. Born February 20, 1824, in Howey Scituate, he had been a cotton manufacturer, state legislator, and longtime Republican leader including chairing the Rhode Island delegation to the 1880 GOP convention and serving on the Republican National Committee. Page contested his 1884 congressional seat. in 1887 the House declared him not duly elected.
A conference of leading trotting horse breeders from across the United States, under the National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders, agreed to hold a convention in Chicago on April 22 to plan a reorganization. Notables present included J. Hamlin of Buffalo and J. Malcolm Forbes of Boston.
The Oriental Mills has again assigned to Samuel Ames on March 5, seeking equal division among creditors. Reported: the second assignment is a safeguard not declaring the first invalid, with Reed & partners noting no creditor preference. Attachments are said to be of no importance and would be dissolved by this action.
Naval orders assign H N Harris and G W Pickerell for examinations. Henry Glass detached from the Naval Academy and held on wait. C M Chester moved to commandant of cadets at the Naval Academy. Charles Ray to duty at Naval Hospital Yokohama. M McDonald to return home after relief reporting.
The record lists multiple steamers arriving or sailing from Liverpool Antwerp Bremen Bremen, with vessels named Kansas Venetian Khypee State of Pennsylvania City of Berlin and others. It notes arrivals in Boston New York and Portland March 5 to 6 and actions including muster and orders with various routes and ports. A physician testifies that Metun's Food and I Are Old Friends tallied all demanded conditions.
Ottawa dispatch reports Sir John Macdonald's Tory government likely holds a slim majority with incomplete results showing Conservatives 101 Liberals 89. Back counties may flip seats. Laurier and Cartwright gain ground. Equal Rights party could hold balance with twelve seats amid widespread excitement across Ontario, Quebec, and western provinces.
Toronto March 5. Crowds gathered from 6 p.m. to watch election results unfold. News offices displayed cartoons as Conservative gains from Halifax to New Brunswick rolled in. Toronto results showed Mowat and Wheeler defeated, Kerr’s Centre Toronto closer than expected, with Sir John’s majority rising and Liberal gains in rural districts fueling cheers and groans as the night progressed.
Toronto and Ottawa voters tilt Conservative with large majorities while Kingston Welland and Hamilton showcase shifting allegiances. Ministers and Liberal leaders gain or lose seats across Quebec Ontario and the maritimes as results roll in reflects a broad political realignment amid the MacKenzie administration.
Description of a 1891 furniture innovation that combines a sideboard with a china closet. The piece stands as a compact floor unit with upper storage, including two china closets, a locked plate closet, silver drawer, cutlery drawer and linen drawer. A wide French plate glass back with bevel and paired iron candelabra create reflected light halo.
Monroe High School in Monroe burned early this morning causing the deaths of students Thomas Pemberton and Albert Bost. Roommates escaped but others were overwhelmed by smoke and flames. Loss estimated at 15000 dollars with origin unknown. Separate reports note a Norwich Brockbridge rail station fire and Chicago shoe store blaze causing substantial insured losses.
Four people were badly burned in a two story frame tenement fire at No 2 Whithers Street Brooklyn. The blaze started from boiling leather cement and spread through the building injuring Thomas Heath 64 EB Hoffmann 58 Margaret Hoffmann 14 and Blanche Hill 4 with burns to heads arms and legs. Second item notes damage and a fire alarm call from Box 1196 and the Belmonte area reports, with limited details and unclear names.
March 5 report states the Intercontinental Railway Commission has arranged preliminaries for surveying the proposed railroad. William P. Shunk of Pittsburgh has been chosen as organizing engineer with general charge of the work. Additional engineers will assist him and local engineers in each country will cooperate. Three surveying waves are planned, including a military party in Central American states, with two other parties from a central point in Colombia. The main difficulty is crossing the Andes in Colombia. It is estimated the surveys will take eighteen months with the current force, due to lack of funds.
A Manchester New Hampshire meeting backed forming a city team in the New England League. T. P. Lovell and F. Leonard attended with a city committee including Mayor Knowlton and William C. Clarke to organize capital stock details and delegate elections for the league creation.
Transfer of the Badger Porcupine and West End silver mines near Port Arthur Ontario to Herbert M Nichols of Denver acting for a seven European and five American syndicate rumored to total about 10 million dollars. The mines account for roughly half of the district's silver output and the sale follows shifts in U S silver policy prompting further property moves in the region.
The Brayton Ives books and manuscripts sale began in New York with many collectors present. J W Ellsworth of Chicago bought Gutenberg Bible volumes for 7400 dollars each. Eliot's Indian Bible sold for 2650, Balbus's Lexicon 1700, Voyages 1000, and Mead Poe Columbus to Saint Gelsta Co. went for 45. A letter to the press realized 1400. Rev Dr Gaunsulas of Chicago paid 100 for a copy of Cicero's orations.
Sailed steamships listed for Liverpool Shanghai Calcutta Havana and more names including Adriatic Ithaetin Hanus Kurt Whitney Main Porro Ad Sable Jupiter Coveted routes to Adelaide Boston Natal and Havana with numerous vessels and captains noted in brief.
The text reads as a garbled OCR fragment linking names and entities such as Tay West and Phelps with BFE INS and the state, noting no East reference. It appears as an unclear historical clipping lacking a clear event or outcome to summarize.
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