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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1892
Page
2
The article argues the Lone Star Cotton Picking Machine will meet known demand for harvesting 9,000,000 bales annually. It asserts clearly calculable earnings at a $4 per bale royalty and predicts strong profits and rising share value. Stock is offered at 10 dollar shares from the Boston office, 31 Milk Street.
A severe blizzard sweeps the Northwest with howling gale and heavy drifting snow. North Dakota to Wisconsin and the Dakotas report ferocious winds. business and schools shut, streetcars halted, trains abandoned or delayed, communications cut off and forecasts call for continued storms tonight. Kansas also faces a fierce wind storm with telegraph service disrupted.
Fire in Plainfield Connecticut destroyed Carlos Kinnie’s farm buildings and seventeen cattle. Loss estimated around $4000, insured.
A mob of about seventy five masked men abducted three jailed Black suspects in Shelby County for ambushing four deputies. They executed Calvin McDowell Tom Moss and Will Stewart at a Wolf River field. The mob dispersed, while tensions rose with armed Black crowds and authorities reinforcing the Curve area.
Paris March 9 a Grasse tribunal inquiry led magistrate Lecoux to depose the concierge of a Rue Penthiere house who testified Abeille rented the ground floor and took Mrs Deacon there Abeille used an assumed name a solicitor swore he had urged Deacon to refrain from immediate action upon learning the truth of the Rue Penthiere intrigue
Postmaster-General Wanamaker opened the conference with 40 postmasters or representatives in attendance. He cited postal service growth over three years, noting at least a one sixth rise in post offices and a 26 percent revenue increase. A committee of Brown Toledo Harlow St Louis Gaylor New Haven Hart Boston was appointed for orders of business.
Congressman Harter asks Senator Hill to state openly whether he supports free coinage of silver or a gold standard, criticizing Bland bill opponents and urging a clear, early Democratic position amid party contenders. The letter emphasizes public honesty and a strong, courageous stance for the American people.
London dispatch says Mrs Osborne pleaded guilty to larceny of her cousin Mrs Hargreaves jewels and perjury in a slander suit. She received nine months imprisonment without hard labor. Captain Osborne met his wife after sentence then retreated home in sorrow. Commons lobbies heard calls for a lighter sentence.
Alexander McIntire, 34, was found in his room at 368 Hanover Street last night after swallowing muriatic acid. A two-ounce bottle stood nearby and he had ingested about half. Dr Payani ordered removal to City Hospital. McIntire, a Cape Breton native, told an officer he was tired of living and wished he had taken the whole bottle.
Washington date line reports Secretary Blaine is a good deal better tonight after illness. condition noted as improving with hopes for early recovery.
An attachment was obtained today against property in New York City belonging to Daniel O Reardon an exporter in favor of Elizabeth R Delafield of Lenox Massachusetts for 17420 dollars for money loaned.
Providence reports 9 year old Peter Roberts of Manville died when an 8 foot bank collapsed in a Woonsocket road gravel pit while he played nearby. Officials investigate causes and safety hazards.
The discussion centers on the McKinley tariff and its impact on wool prices and substitutes like shoddy. Critics argue tariffs hurt consumers and crop subsidies, while supporters claim the tariff defends industry and lowers some prices. Dingley defends protection, citing revenue and trade figures.
Mr. Morgan introduced a bill in the Senate to enforce Section 2866 of the Revised Statutes tied to Article 29 of the Washington treaty with Great Britain. The measure, referred to the foreign relations committee, seeks to strip exemptions for duties on non free list articles entered for transit to British possessions. The pure food bill passed without a division, and after an extended executive session the Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
A critique surveys Wicksteed's four Ibsen lectures praising Ibsen as a prose poet of social fact and noting strong images yet cool warmth. It also reviews William Vincent Byars's The Tempting of the King, lauding its biblical drama, martial cadence, and moral focus, while comparing with Saltus and praising the poem's sustained aim.
The Amesbury Board of Trade hosted a banquet at Bahan Hall honoring the carriage industry amid a festive City of Carriages mood. Speakers including Barrett Marden Shaw and Hawkes praised competition, social issues, and Amesbury's global market role while noting emigration, regulation, and unity for future growth.
Annie Dolina of East Boston asks the Post whether a hidden contrivance feeds the candle from a pipe into the Silver Grill basement to reuse tallow and prolong the flame. She asserts a large pipe was seen and believes the candle may burn until supply is exhausted.
At 12 32 this morning an alarm was pulled for a slight fire in the dwelling of Patrick Hayes 43 Wicklow Street Brighton. Firemen responded to Box 845 and reported a small blaze contained to the premises. No injuries or further damage noted. The cause is under investigation.
General Russell A. Alger said he would run for the Republican nomination without spending money and would rely on honorable means. He disclosed copies of War Department records in Detroit asserting they vindicate him, and noted a pending transcript from Secretary Elkins. He referenced General Custer’s actions and stated the case could be understood by veteran officers.
In Wilkes Bar re Penn eight miles from the city an explosion from dynamite firing holes in a tunnel killed Charles Kayera and Henry Brown. Contractor Elisa Jones fatally burned and several others including Mike Beharen John Jury T De Haven Harry Brown and John Kayera were injured. John Jury s son is reported dead.
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