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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1891

Page

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Bound South Inescapable Hannibal on the Route

A travel piece from April 1891 aboard a train through Indian Territory near Muskogee. The author notes water quality, cattle herds, Indian lands and rights, a frontier mother, Choctaw mines, and signs counting miles to Hannibal, with reflections on race, climate, and Territorial life.

Muskogee Indian Territory Oklahoma Hannibal Rome Chicago Boston Darwin Johnnie Atoka K. T Red River Texas Red

Boston political notes and civic events overview

Boston Democrats select ward and city committee members as pages highlight a women’s column. Reports cover the annual School Regi ment parade, a Massachusetts Board of Pard e meeting, and a topographical survey commission. Other items note foreign cooperative bank bills, street franchise opposition, graves dedication, and track cup races between Harvard and Yale. A murder in Fleet Street alley is reported.

Cily Boston Boston School Regiment Massachusetts Board of Parde Carroll D. Wright American Satisticalj Society George Fred Williams Topographical Survey Commission Senate City Hall Harvard Yale Institute of 1770 Fleet Street

Life Insurance Office Bequeathing Value Through Dented Life

Fragmentary OCR notes describe Life Insurance Company and State Agent T Pheps in relation to bequeathing life value. It notes a reference to 159 Deve but lacks full context or dates. The readable names include NA T E and T PHEPS.

Na’t'e Life Ins. Co de T. Pheps State Agty

Record of fires spans multiple towns and losses

The report covers incidents from Charlestown to London and beyond. It notes twelve alarms since May 1 in Charlestown with damages around 200 dollars, plus a smaller fire at 64 Temple place causing 50 dollars in damage. Other entries include farm buildings and mills burning in Windham and Ashton under Lyne, with substantial losses and numerous injuries.

Charlestown Main Street W. Fowler Robert Mitchell Ladder 9 Macorquodale & Burleigh Temple Place London Dodgson & Grundy Ashton-Under-Lyne Lancashire Cmaes Cure W. H. Page Bic Mich Manistee Huron Lower Peninsula

House of Commons Adjourns for Whitsuntide Debate

London May 15 The House of Commons adjourned to Thursday after finishing original Irish land bill clauses. Debate resumes on a new clause about tenants advances with complex ratios for holdings above and below £30. Goschen rejects an extended holiday amid protests and anticipated protracted wrangling.

London House of Commons Balfour Goschen Land Commissioners

Ozare Witch Wound Labeled Trifling Reported by TokIo

The Japanese embassy received Tokio notes stating that the Ozare witch’s wound is trifling with no fever. The Czarewitch and Prince George reportedly fled incognito after a clash with police, who asserted themselves until the princes’ identities were revealed. The minor wound is attributed to blunt swords used by Japanese officers.

Bertin Tokio Czarewitch Prince George

Impairment of Bank Capital in Auburn Me Report

The Comptroller of the Currency has assessed 10 percent on the capital stock of the National Shoe and Leather Bank of Auburn to cover capital impairment from misappropriation by Cashier Percival. The loss is smaller than expected and will be promptly paid by shareholders.

Washington National Bank Examiner Parker National Shoe & Leather Bank of Auburn Percival

Tenny Wins Big Handicap at Gravesend in Drizzly Open

The Brooklyn Jockey Club opens its spring meeting at Gravesend with about 30 000 spectators and 118 bookmakers. Tenny led a wild stretch duel to win the handicap in 2 10 as Judge Morrow and Prince Royal chased hard, while Burlington faded from favoritism in the drizzle.

New York Brooklyn Jockey Club Brooklyn Board of Control Tenny Caldwell Burlington Russell Loantaka Nellie Bly Tea Tray Prince Royal Latch Yenny Judge Morrow Barnes Swayback Prince Oyal Riley Smuth

Tariff Decision on Wearing Apparel under McKinley Law

New York May 16 A ruling by Collector Erhardt eases duties on personal effects for travelers. The decision defines wearing apparel in use in line with the Astor case, reducing disputes between Surveyor Lyon and customs officers and limiting duties on Paris bonnets and dresses not intended for sale. The move aligns with Blatchford’s interpretation that items brought for personal use may be exempt even if not yet worn.

New York Erhardt Lyon United States Paris Couch Astor William Astor Merritt Europe Blatchford Congress Surveyor’s Department Justice Blatchford Collector’s Department Surveyor Lyon

Steamers and brigs sail from New York with broad listings

A May 15 shipping report shows numerous steamers and brigs listed by name sailing to and clearing from multiple ports. Vessels include Travancore Patermo Tyrian Kingston Jam barks Recovery London John Swan Cienfuegos Baicher Boston Navarch Pisagua Nova Amerika Seville and more with several schooners brigs and barques.

New York Travancore Patermo Tyrian Kingston Jam Barks Recovery London John Swan Cienfuegos Baicher Boston Navarch Pisagua Nova Amerika Seville Margaret E. Dean Cape Haytien Britannia Barbados Schs Bangor Lizzie J Call Fall River Lora Allston Bath Harriet L Brooks Rockport Mass Chandernagor Marseilles Alvena Jeremie Portia Ash Halifax Greece Jeffrey Lydian Monarch Morgan Arecunna Strickland Trinidad Spaarndam Benjer Rotterdam Anchoria Campbell Glasgow Wild Flower Ryder Rouen Ariaona Brooks Liverpool Polaria Busch Stettin Gellert Karempil Hamburg Australia McGarvin Avonmenath Etroria Hains la Champagne Hover Havre Sorrento Jorgensen Bark Pormosa Farnham Bridge Town Bar Carib Montgomery Turks Island Bessie Parker Bradley Davida Newcomb Windsor

Steamers Arrived and Departures Across Atlantic Ports

A Boston May 15 list shows Borderer Jama and City of Berlin among vessels from London Liverpool and Dublin. New York May 15 entries include Wells City Persian Monarch and Werkendam from London Rotterdam. Atlantic traffic includes Capes, Lake Superior onward to Liverpool and Amsterdam departures. Sewing machine ad at Tremont Street appears in the same column.

Boston Kansas Liverpool Borderer London Jama Jamaica New York Wells City Bristol Lonon City of Berlin Liverpol Werkendam Rotterdam Philadelphia Bidar Queenstown Catalonia Hamoure Normannia Chicago Baltimore Brow Head Lake Superior Montreal Magsala Amsterdam Zaandam Zam Nenpherom Baltimore

Charles G Welch Dead in New York May 15

Charles G Welch died at his West Thirteenth Street residence from Bright's disease. Born in 1819 in Boston, he graduated from Trinity College. He edited the Boston Post, served as private secretary to George Bancroft, and as Navy Department chief clerk under Polk. He later worked in the commissary and sheriff’s offices, then the finance department after financial loss.

New York Charles G. Welch West Thirteenth Street Bright Boston Trinity College Hartford Massachusetts Boston Post George Bancroft Washington Polk Navy Department John Brown Harper's Ferry Finance Department

Clash at Gibraltar Front Endangers Smuggling Ring

May 16 near Gibraltar a frontier smuggler was killed after drawing on Spanish soldiers and tobacco company guards. In retaliation villagers attacked guards and employees, wounding two, with authorities killing two attackers and many wounded, as military forces moved to restore order.

Gibraltar Tobacco Company

Aliens Not Heirs in Stewar t Estate Case

In New York May 15 Judge Wallace in the United States Circuit Court ruled against plaintiff Sarah Branagh in her suit against William P. Smith to claim an interest in the estate of the late A T Stewart. The verdict was directed for the defendant because Branagh was a non resident alien.

New York Sarah Branagh William P. Smith A. T. Stewart United States Circuit Court Wallace

Chilean and Allied Naval Moves Reported Off Mexican Ports

Reports from Acapulco note the Chilean steamer Esmeralda still off port awaiting coal with another unknown steamer nearby. San Blas port observers describe a fast low vessel with heavy guns, while Havre news says the Chilean gunship Cerrazirus is assembling crew and armaments. A Chilean insurgent delegate disputed a New York report of Barras Suco’s drowning and warned of potential postwar claims against Britain and France over gun deliveries to cruisers.

Orly Mexico Acapulco San Brasserro Havre Paris la France Cerrazirus New York Barras Suco Iquique Suco Balmaceda Armstrongs Pinto Congress Party Alabama France

The Irish Factions In Reconciliation Bid

London May 15 reports of defections from the Parnellite party grew from a channel outside Irish MPs as bishops used E Dwyer Gray to mediate between Parnellites and McCarthyites. No concrete proposals emerged and the move sparked a scare as both sides suspected enemy intrigues. Negotiations collapsed without a workable basis for harmony.

London Parnellite House of Commons E. Dwyer Gray Mr. Parnell

Official corruption hits Pension Bureau in Raum case

Washington May 15. A new Pension Bureau scandal centers on Green B Raum Jr an appointment clerk who allegedly sold offices and promotions to lines his pocket Several confederates including the Raum family are named The incident mirrors earlier post tradership schemes and prompts Raum’s resignation after police-like internal probes and a missing $72 later traced to Baum associates

Washington Pension Bureau Kaum Belknap Young Green B. Ran Chandler Bussey Tanner Young Raum Noble Interior Department Pension Office Civil Service Baum Peopl Benjamin Harrison Young Green B. Baum Raum, Jr Raums Raum Civil Services Green B. Ra Smith Johnson Ndian Hardihood Chandler Aith Bussey St. Louis Orther John Baum Congress

Murder in Fleet Street Alley Ends in Knife Slaying

A German sailor, Frank Nelson, stabbed Lena Johnson a Norwegian girl, in a Fleet street alley shortly before 11 last night. Jealousy sparked the murder as witnesses, officers, and shipmates scramble to the scene, with Nelson surrendering at the station after the fatal blow to the left lung.

Frank Nelson Lena Johnson No. 30 Fleet Street Nelson A. C. Bean Matanzas John Schacht Johnson Wek Jack Lena Caprice Hooper Wilson Board House Louis C. Howard Frank Bulger Wise O’brien Maguire Jelson Hanover Street Hanley Howe Hanover Dr. Elliot Station House Howard Bulger Harris

Russia's intrigues on the Danube alarm Austria

Belated May 15 dispatch from Benin quotes Kreuz Zeitung claiming Russia has bought Danubian Steamship Company officials and placed ciphered contact points along the river. The paper urges Austria to counteract Russian schemes by taking decisive measures.

Russia Danube Benin The Kreuz Zeitung Danubian Steamship Company Austria

Coping of New Henley School Building Tragedy

In Birmingham Alabama on May 15 a wall coping collapsed as children entered the old Henley School building adjoining the new one. Two children were killed and four were injured, with some possibly to die. A workman reportedly leaned over the wall to view the children, causing bricks to give way.

Pension Bureau Green B. ‘Raum, Jrr Commissioner of Pensions Nebraska Stewart Henley Birmingham Ala Cleveland New York Boston Treasury Department Erhardt Washington National Academy of Design Gloucester Tenny Brooklyn Jockey Club Manchester N. H Charles G. Welch The Post Birminchamm Henley School

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S. G. Small & GO Rene Piangs Uthers Mason & Hamling Leonard & CO Moston GEO Washington St Bromfield St Province Court C. F. Appleton Gentlemen’s Shoes Globe Building Marquis di Rudini Chamber of Deputies New Orleans Propaganda At America Esmeralda Itate Ozare Witch Gravesend Parnellite Party
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