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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1890

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Fires Blaze Across Cities as Losses Hit Thousands

Reports from San Francisco and various cities detail destructive fires. In Tokio about 1500 Japanese houses burned Feb 27 with two dead and 25 firemen injured. New Bedford and Toledo report barn and town fires with losses ranging from 1500 to 25000 dollars. Newton Centre and South Boston suffer house fires with substantial damage and insurance coverage noted, while Pioneer in Williams county experiences multiple structures burned.

San Francisco Cal Peking China Japan Tokio New Beptorp Henry P. Allen Perry Hill Acushnet Tolepo Pioneer Williams County Detrott Eugene R. Knapp Hammond Street Newton Centre Chestnut Hill I. M. Johnson Box 73 W. F E. Peabody Margaret McDonough Dorchester Avenue Boston

Weather forecast and insolvency filing in Lynn

Forecast for New England and eastern New York calls for cooler fair weather with northwesterly winds through Thursday. Cautionary signals span from Brock Island to Eastport. A voluntary insolvency petition is filed by Abel G Courtes and Hannah A Bearse, printers and binders, Lynn, with liabilities around 4300 and nominal assets.

Washington New England New York Brock Island Eastport Abel G. Courtes Hannah A. Bearse Lynn

Regular Session Of The Political Class At The Church

The political class meets in regular session at the Church of the Disciples. Awards at the first day of the flower exhibition. An exhibition of electric lighting at the Suburban Light and Power Plant. Present methods of taxation discussed by the Hon. David A. Weiss. A fireman attempts death by own action by taking Rough on Rats. Page references indicate coverage across sections 2 5 6 8 38. Mr and Mrs George S Mann celebrate their silver wedding.

Church of the Disciples George S. Mann Suburban Light & Power Plant David A. Weiss

Land Purchase Bill Divides Conservatives and Gladstonians

London reports interview-scan on the land purchase bill with Conservatives and Unionists largely approving while Gladstonians largely disapprove. Critics charge the guarantees are unjust to Ireland and costly to Britain. ex ministers silent amid mixed views from Ulster and Home Rule factions. The Times Berlin report predicts the labor conference will yield little England results regardless of other states.

London House of Commons Waring County Down I. W. Russell Tyrone Ulster Chamberlain Lord Randolph Churchill Sexton Belfast Balfour Ireland Dranner Charles Russell Mr. Gladstone Kopp The Times Berlin England

Two Weddings in Watertown and Brookline

In Watertown Abbie M Farwell and Will Stearns wed at her parents home with friends from Brockton Jamaica Plain and others present. They will live in Hancock New Hampshire. In Brookline Sadie Griggs wed Charles L Dyer at the brides parents home with B Thomas presiding. They plan an extended wedding tour and will reside on Washington near Beacon Street.

Watertown Sreeran Abbie M. Farwell William E. Farwell Savings Bank Will ©. Stearns Hancock N. Y BE. A. Capen Baptist Church Brockton Jamaica Plain Waltham N. H Sadie Griggs William J. Griggs Charles EL. Dyer Brookline Starvard B. Thomas Newton Centre Messrs W. James W. W. Jackson H. A. Wallingsford F. M

Wales mills auction sale to G H Baker Co

The Wales woollen mills at Wales were sold at auction today due to foreclosure to G. H. Baker and Co of Stafford Springs. The buyer plans to operate part of the mills at once from North Wilbraham Massachusetts. The price paid was 26000 dollars.

Standard Oil Buys Lima Oil Company Assets

A Lima despatch reports Standard Oil Company purchased the Lima Oil Company, its strongest rival in the Ohio field. The deal is said to be worth $1,000,000. The Lima company held extensive acreage in the Ohio field with refineries at Lima and in New York.

Cleveland Lima Standard Oil Company Lima Oil Company Ohio Lima Company Omo Field New York

Mixed ports and origins listed for shipments and arrivals

A long OCR fragment lists multiple maritime movements with dates. Entries show cities such as Boston, New York, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, and London, paired with ship names or cargo indicators and origins like New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, and Iran. The text reads like a shipping column of departures and arrivals across March dates.

Boston Stockholm City London Keaton Kepler Matanzas Boston City Hamburg Avonmouth Florida New York Glistow Puriessia Iran Southampton Fulda Antwerp Waesland Rotterdam Jiarch Werkendam Moravia Bremen Enrique Deesdale Baltimore Cassius Hong Kong Gaelic San Francisco Oranmore

Oxford Wins From Cambridge the Race on the Thames

London reports the annual Oxford Cambridge boat race on the Thames with Oxford edging Cambridge by a length in a 22 minute 3 second effort from Putney to Mortlake. Crowds packed the banks despite choppy water and shifting wind.

Oxford Cambridge Thames London Surrey Clasper’s Craven Steps Hammersmith Bridge Mortlake Sredia Dunlap West End Empire Alhambra Leicester Square The Earl of Dudley

Conservatives Gain in Ayr District Election Result

Elections to Parliament report a Conservative win in Ayr district including Oban Irvine Ayr Campbeltown and Inverary. Somervell secured 2670 votes to Routledge 2434, replacing Captain Sinclair who resigned. Separate note states Vesey Knox, Nationalist, won unopposed in the west division of County Cavan following Mr Biggar's death.

Loxton Ayr Oban Irvine Campbeltown Inverary John Sinclair Somervell Routledge B. Ashley Sinclair Desi Vesey Knox House of Commons County Cayap Biggar Knox

Correspondence Between Emperor and Pope on Labor Conference

The Reichsanzeiger prints letters between Emperor William and the Pope about the labor conference. The Emperor encloses the conference programme and notes Bishop Opp as delegate, praising Bishop Kopp's alignment with papal aims. The Pope congratulates the Emperor on pursuing a resolute effort in a worthy cause.

Emperor William Brrurx Reichsanzeiger William Opp Kopp

Yale and Amherst Reports and Tariff Debates Across New England

Yale and Harvard committees meet with no public conclusion on a dual league while Amherst College showcases the land heavy gymnastics and a new athletic board. in Washington debate over McKinley tariff duties features fights over hides raw silk and Havana tobacco with New England manufacturers pressing to restore free iron ore coal and coke for regional industry.

Steel and Iron Manufacturers of New England Congress Yale-Harvard Massachusetts Senators New Haven Conn Yale Harvard New York Amherst Amherst College Pratt Gymnasium A. A. Ewing Glee Club Delta Kappa Epsilyn I’si Upston Amherst Athletic Advisory Board Pratt Gymmnasium Havana Sreerau Ways and Means Committee Messrs. Gear Iowa la Follette Wisconsin Bayne Pennsylvania Massachusetts Essex Plymouth Lodge Boston Morse Brockton Cogswell Oswego New York City Kansas Nebraska Mexico House Washington Ways and Means Joseph Seidenberg Key West Fla A. Manrrada Tampa Fila W. Barnitt MeKinley Connecticut Tariff Reform Club Newngland Connecticut Mallory, Wheeler & Co D. B. Sargent & Co New Haven Rolling Mill Company Colt Firearms Company Hartford Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Company Bridgeport Birmingham Iron Foundry Company Birmingham Brown Cotton Gin Company New Jondon

Emperor William and Bismarck Farewell Audience in Berlin

Reports describe a farewell audience between the Emperor and Prince Bismarck after three quarters of an hour. The ex chancellor was cheered as his carriage halted by a bridged moment. ladies sent bouquets and tears were shed. Caprivi read the Emperor’s acceptance of Bismarck resignation and the appointment of himself to succeed as foreign minister. Vienna notes emphasize unchanged Austria Germany ties and future cooperation.

Bernin Prince Bismarck Lustgarten Unter der Linden Bismarck von Caprivi Hrbert Bismarck William Germany Count von Waldersee Vienna Prince Reuss Austria Berlin

Reciprocity With Canada Motion in Ontario Legislature

In the Ontario Legislature Mr. Graham gave notice of a motion urging closer US Canada relations and asking the Dominion of Canada to pursue unrestricted reciprocity with the United States, to be presented for consideration.

Ontario United States Toronto Ont Graham United States of America Dominion of Canada

Tried to Kill a Woman but Shot a Man

Nellie Chase discharged George A. Lawton a drug store clerk. Lawton followed her by farm to Dartmouth and fired at her. The shot hit Frank Rogers driving a wagon in the road causing a dangerous wound. Lawton had been paying attention to Miss Chase.

New Reprorp Nellie Chase George A. Lawton

Fatal Quarrel Aboard Bark Alvemarie

Philadelphia dispatch reports the Baltimore bark Alvemarie from Trinidad reached port after a fatal quarrel onboard. Charles Leister fought with Michael Brannan over a razor, leapt overboard, and drowned. his body was recovered with injuries noted near the ear and eye.

Philadelphia Alvemarie Forbes Trinidad Charles Leister Michael Brannan Leister Brannan

Opening of the Season 1890 Carriage Show and Consolidated Offices

The season opens with a consolidation of up-town and down-town offices on Tremont Street. Four six-story buildings have been rebuilt to expand factory warehousing storage and offices, enabling a larger stock. The firm will exhibit new pleasure carriages and styles not found in ready-made stock, including various coaches phaetons landaus and surreys. They feature BroCKETT and TuttLe Co and Million Guiet et Cle lines with exclusive American representation and exhibitions planned.

Tremont Sreet Brockett and Tuttle CO New Slaven, Ct America Guiet ET Cle Paris

Army and Navy Gazette Special Army Orders

Army orders extend First Lieutenant J P French leave by fifteen days and grant A B Schenck four months leave. Henry R Lemly may travel beyond sea. Forsythe of Fourth Cavalry retires, triggering promotions for Mills Norvell Hunt Smith. Naval orders detach Jack from Vulcan Works to Charleston fleet engineer Pacific. Fuley to Union Iron Works San Francisco. A S Greene to inspect shafting at Vulcan Works Chicago.

Lenth Cavalry Moarth Cavalry Stevens T. Norvell Genth Cavalry Fine Regiment Levi P. Hunt Yenuth Cavalry William H. Smith Venth Cavalry Leutenant Philip Jack Vulcan Iron Works Chicago Charleston Pacific BF. Fuley Navy Yard Washington Union Iron Works San Francisco A. S. Greene

Torpedo Boat Cushing Coast Trials Quiet in Fog

Newport March 2. Torpedo boat Cushing did not go outside for her trials heavily loaded as planned. Thick fog prevailed until late afternoon. Her outside trials, light, were very satisfactory.

Newport. R. 1 Cushing

General Schofield Assigned to Missouri Department

Major-General Schofield, based in Washington, has been temporarily assigned to command the Department of the Missouri, which was formerly led by General Crook. This shift marks a temporary realignment of senior Army leadership.

Congress Baltimore New York League Baseball Buck” Ewing Brotherhood Schofield Department of the Missouri Washinnton Washington Department of the

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