Chas A Smith & Co Merchant Tailors Open Selections
Chas A Smith and Company announces the opening of their selections for new menswear offerings. The tailoring house invites customers to view the latest fabrics and designs at their shop.
29 Mar 1890
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1890
Page
1
Chas A Smith and Company announces the opening of their selections for new menswear offerings. The tailoring house invites customers to view the latest fabrics and designs at their shop.
SPRING and SUMNER Customers will find the stock complete in all departments and the firm will in the future as in the past endeavor to maintain the reputation firmly established under Mr. SMITH. Messrs Cousins and SPEAR, long at the head of the Manufacturing Department, will be glad to welcome their many friends as usual.
Circular letter sent to over a hundred Life Agents details victory in the Massachusetts Insurance Department dispute over the Ordinary Life Distribution Policy. Company will stop the deceptive contract, withdraw further legislation, and readmit licensed agents, praising the Insurance Commissioner and the state’s regulator.
A Boston firm proclaims itself sole agent for Tarine moth bags and paper. It urges buyers to spend a few cents to protect fur or clothing, claiming the product is the best on the market and can save hundreds of dollars in items harmed by moths.
A New York City crowd gathered at the Court of Oyer and Terminer for proceedings in the Flack conspirators case, the Choate arraignment, and indictments of Martin Walsh and Young for bribery. Judge Barrett set Monday for rulings on demurrers and motions for a new trial. Governor Hill discussed Sheriff Black’s resignation and appointed Major-General Daniel J Sickels as sheriff of New York City and county in Black’s place.
The Weather Bureau reports snow in New England with colder, clearing conditions by Saturday and fair weather on Sunday. Eastern New York will see snow followed by cooler, clearing weather, with fair conditions Sunday and strong northwesterly coastal winds from Eastport to Hatteras.
Observer's Office Signal Service records show barometer 29.48 inches, temperature around 35.0F, 34.0F mean daily, 31.0F minimum, dew point 33.0F, relative humidity at 100 percent, wind estimated, rainfall total 0.39 inches. Mean daily variation 29.67 likely atmospheric conditions with light precipitation in the reported period.
New Orleans reports from March 28 say Huntington and Easton Mississippi crevasses widen the Yazoo delta flood. Huntington is 300 feet wide near Arkansas City, Easton 100 feet wide. Easton splits the Riverside division between Scott and Lamont. Skipwith breaks 600 feet wide with water 15 to 20 feet deep flooding town, many houses submerged. Stock losses expected but few deaths. residents move stock to safety as gloom grows.
The Liberal Union Club reelected J. Henry Wiggin as president, Daniel G. Crandon as secretary, and J. A. J. Wilcox as treasurer at Youngs Hotel. A proposal to admit ladies received support but a full decision was deferred to a meeting on the last Friday in April at Chauncy Hall School. Professor D. J. H. Ward delivered an essay on An Anthropological View of Ethics, tracing the moral sense to social instincts, conscience, and community norms across cultures.
A Louisville cyclone last night wrought massive destruction from southwest to northeast, killing an estimated seventy five and injuring many more. Buildings, churches, and warehouses collapsed across Market and Main streets while fires broke out and relief work began.
A compiled roster shows ships docking in cities from Boston to Marseilles with crew from Jamaica Madeira Bremen Rio Janeiro Antwerp Bremen United States and Switzerland. Entries note port of call date and the sailor’s origin, including Kong Frode Sterra Lee Mareia Rhein Sirius Jessel Corona Britannia and other names.
A March Kentucky cyclone reduced Main Street from Sixth to Eleventh streets to rubble. Warehouses on Ninth and Louisville streets, the tobacco market, and the Louisville Hotel were wrecked, with multiple fatalities and residents buried under debris. Rescue crews used wagons as morgues. occupants fled to safety as homes collapsed. Major Galt of the L and N and his wife survived after she was found injured in the ruins.
An advertisement urges immediate purchase of Cedar Chests to prevent moth damage and loss, claiming the store offers the largest and best made chest in the city with sixteen cubic feet of storage, lifetime durability, and prices one to three dollars below competitors. Order today.
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