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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1891
Page
2
The Fuerst Bismarck, sailing for the Hamburg American Line, set a new speed record from Southampton to New York, completing the voyage in 6 days 14 hours and 15 minutes. The luxury liner arrived amid celebratory briefings as transatlantic travel milestones were noted.
The steamship Fuerst Bismarck of the Hamburg American line completed its first voyage from Southampton to New York in 6 days 14 hours 16 minutes, surpassing all prior maiden runs. At 8716 tons, 602% feet long, 57 42 feet wide, she burned 280 tons of coal versus City of Paris 336, averaged 19.51 knots, and is hailed by German officials as a triumph of marine engineering. Captain A Albers notes room for further improvement after more voyages.
Thedford residents and Thomas county men searched the sand hills for Joan Hammond girls aged 8 and 4 who vanished while returning from a visit. The younger girl was found unconscious after sand exposure, and the older child was found dead ten miles north of Kunning Blaine county, about 75 miles from the initial loss site.
In Springfield on May 17 two major surgeries were conducted by Dr. T. F. Breck and Dr. J. Collins Warren. One procedure removed four inches of supraorbital and inferior dental nerves to relieve facial neuralgia. The other applied Thirach’s skin grafting method to a severely burned girl’s hand, removing the scab and grafting skin from the upper arm and thigh.
London May 17 Mr Gladstone is now well enough to be out of bed but not allowed to go outside.
Richard Croker, longtime leader of Tammany Hall, has returned to Mount Morris Avenue residence with his wife and children aboard the Fuerst Bismarck. He says he is home for good after nearly a year abroad, and declines to discuss politics. Crowds of officials and friends greeted him at Hoffmann House, where Mayor Grant and other leaders visited.
Nash ville Tenn May 17 1891 a three member committee of the Southern Press Association to cooperate with General John B Gordon calls upon the South to hold meetings on June 18 1891 to raise voluntary contributions for erecting a monument to Jefferson Davis The appeal praises Davis as a fallen hero and urges nationwide organization to support the memorial effort sending results to Captain John L Webber Charleston S C as treasurer of the fund
Curiaco May 17 report says the Supreme Council of the United Orders refused to call out trainmen on the Northwestern road, drawing sharp condemnation. Grand Master Sweeney claims a diabolical conspiracy by trainmen and firemen with officials to drive out switchmen, vowing retaliation. Chicago Switchmen's Union debates seeking reinstatement tomorrow.
Henry Peters, a stevedore, complained to Mayor Shakespeare that the Provenzano brothers were intimidating workers. The mayor ordered affidavits and had Joe and Peter Provenzano arrested on $200 bonds. Shakespeare warned them to stop their “reign of terror” and pledged to deploy police to protect honest work. Father Manoritta labeled them leaders of Mafia activity.
Cincinnati prepares for a national union conference tied to independent action on finance transportation labor and land. Delegates from the Farmers' Alliance Peoples party Knights of Labor and other groups meet amid debate on credentials and whether to form a new third party for the 1892 elections.
The Rev. Dr. Daniel Leach D D LL D long time Providence public schools superintendent for over twenty years died at 5 PM Saturday at 18 Brown Street aged 85. Born June 6 1806 in Bridgewater Mass he graduated Brown University in 1830 and studied theology before serving as Episcopal clergyman. He later led Roxbury classical school and private teaching, then joined the Massachusetts State Board of Education as agent. In 1855 he became Providence superintendent until 1884 and later served Rhode Island Board of Education and as Brown University trustee for life. He left a son Henry B Leach of Boston and a widow Mary H Lawton Leach who died in 1879.
Nora Rowland was arrested on John Street after a drunken spree in which she threatened Mrs. Connell with a carving knife. She attempted to hang herself with a shawl, then with a skirt, kicked an officer, and ripped up cell floors during three hours of confinement before transfer to another cell.
Mayor Shakespeare of New Orleans asks Governor Nicholls to urge Washington to recall Consul Corte exequatur. He says Corte has outlived usefulness, incites panic and riot, withholds criminal information, and endangers the community, calling for action by the President.
London reports the Duchess of Fife delivered a daughter at 5 AM on Sunday at Sheen House. Princess of Wales attended. Prince of Wales and Duke of Clarence arrived later. Queen sent congratulations and requested ongoing bulletins from the lying-in room. Both mother and child are reported well.
Annapolis mourns John P. Pfeiffer 75 former director of the Naval Academy Band died this morning His recent pension of 72 a month reflects his service Pfeiffer lost his sight while composing music for the band years ago in Annapolis Maryland.
Funeral services were held today for Charles King who died Friday morning at 110. Rev Father Powers officiated and burial followed in Tapleyville Catholic cemetery.
Mme Lillian Nordica named principal soprano soloist for the Worcester County Musical Association festival in Worcester next September. She is traveling from Europe to fulfill the engagement and will also undertake a brief concert tour.
In Wilmington North Carolina May 17 a mob of black residents gathered near the jail after threats to free Kit Haggins the omnibus driver who killed Liston Chadwick a white child. Police and twenty deputies kept order while military alarms summoned Wilmington Light Infantry. Twelve to fifteen arrests followed and calm returned by 3 a.m. Some suspects carried pistols and claimed to guard Haggins.
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks held its sixth annual reunion in Louisville on May 17 with delegates from Boston and Hartford among others. At Cave Hill Cemetery 10,000 gathered as the Elks Rest monument was unveiled by Grand Esquire W C Dudley of San Francisco. Grand Exalted Ruler Dr Simon Genie of Chicago and Post Grand Chaplain Rev Henry G Perry spoke, with Grand-Chaplain George A Reynolds of Hartford delivering the benediction.
Louisville May 17 The Democratic State Convention completed work listing the full ticket with Governor John Young Brown and other statewide officers. A resolution to endorse Grover Cleveland and John G Carlisle was offered but the motion to adjourn carried, defeating the resolution.
In Nassau, New Hampshire, May 17, C W Coffin Grand Deputy Commander of the People's Five Year Benefit Order mailed circulars to state commoderies. The notices state the group will transfer all members in New Hampshire to the Massachusetts commandery, under imperial supervision, with disability claims paid promptly and obligations binding as if the Barber bill had never become law.
The New York Socialistic Labor party held a state convention in Albany and adopted a platform. It nominated Daniel De Leon for governor, Frank Gesser for lieutenant governor, Frederick Bennett for secretary of state, James Withers for treasurer, H. G. Wilshire for attorney general, and Charles Wilson for state engineer and surveyor.
About 50,000 people attended the cornerstone laying of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Seminary in Yonkers New York. Archbishops Corrigan of New York and Ryan of Philadelphia participated in the ceremonies as the project, estimated at 500000 dollars, moved forward.
San Diego May 17 Judge Alfonso Taft is sinking rapidly and in extremely critical condition.
A Nassau steamer tale recounts a devoted Nassau legal figure giving two large bouquets to fair maidens. One bouquet reached its recipient on the tender, while the other误 delivery led the valet to pursue the steamer by boat through rough seas. The bouquet finally reached the Philadelphia maiden aboard New York, after the valet was clothed and brought home to Philadelphia. The incident amused passengers and became a costly, comic romance.
London Truth recalls Prince Albert as a cultivated man with notable taste yet guilty of art errors. It cites the Sudbury window and a grotesque Kensal Green monument to Princess Sophia. The Queen touring the cemetery led to indignation and an official inquiry, revealing the initials "Approved Albert" on the original sketch.
Governor Russell and staff with many personal friends attend the Park Theatre tonight in a social event noted by local officials.
A roundup of recent fires reports from Boston areas including Tremont Street boarding house and Salem Street store with minor damage and insured losses. Other incidents note East Somerville blaze, a false alarm in East Boston, rubbish fire in Washington Street, and multiple city fire losses across Mimouis Tennessee Lackassk Wisconsin Meadville Knoxville St Louis Princeton with totals ranging to tens of thousands in uninsured or insured damage.
The Industrial Alliance in Boston asks Congress in December to answer five questions on government ownership of telegraphs and railroads, postal savings banks, silver backing prior to 1873, and currency per capita, with responses from Democrats Republicans and Farmers' Alliance members. The record shows varied support and opposition across groups.
The Soudan closed at the Boston Theatre on Saturday with speeches and presentations. Young actors Wallie Eddinger and Walter Lewis hosted a curtain backstage party after the matinee. Neville received flowers from the cast and a signatures album, a loving cup from Eugene Tompkins, all amid praise from Boston audiences. The 167th performance marked the longest run for a dramatic production in the city.
A long, fragmented list of guests from hotels including United States, Young's, Brunswick, Tremont, Parker, Quincy, American, Crawtorp and Revere outlets shows travelers from Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Kansas City, Detroit, San Francisco, London, and Manchester among others. Notable names include Mr. and Mrs. W. Harris, H. M. Campbell, J. Franks, C. H. Supntyeham, and W. G. Fried. The passage reads like a registry of arrivals across multiple hotels with widespread geographic reach.
A Western woman travels to Washington for a job and, after meeting Miss Breckenridge, is invited to stay. Believing it a boarding house, she inspects rooms and requests minor changes. She learns the Breckenridges are a Southern family of distinction and realizes she has accepted hospitality with them rather than a boarding house.
In Allen town a case involving Peter Maury of West Bethlehem ended with the court ruling his interest in his late wife’s estate as a life estate. The widow contended for a dower one third for life, but Judge Albright favored the heirs including a Texas-based member. The property lies in West Bethlehem and Maury left his wife a final check of $500 or $600 before death.
Edmund Yates notes that Emperor William I delays handing over a life size portrait of Frederick for the Lichtenfelde School of Cadets. The Empress approved sending it, then the Schloss halted release for imperial review. The Emperor finally approved keeping the original and ordered a replica for the cadets. The Empress resents the high handed handling of her property.
A fragment from the Lewiston Journal notes a rare old decoration uncovered while tearing down the Cooper house in Randolph Maine. The south parlor preserved sixty year old French wallpaper showing boats waters trees and village life. The mural, once common in coastal towns, is now largely destroyed with the house and few remain in Maine.
Alexander McCormick of Malden fell through the Fitchburg railroad draw bridge at Charlestown at 12 45 this morning. He was rescued by the captain of the schooner New Zealand and taken to Station 15 for aid.
A Baltic style advertorial notes that Sir Morell Mackenzie and Professor Koch recommend Soden Pastilles for threats to lung and catarrhal diseases and malaria resistance. It warns against imitations and urges buyers to seek the genuine product bearing Mackenzie’s testimonial and signature on every box, priced at 50 cents.
District of Massachusetts Boston May 11 1891 notice is given that Geo W Moulton of Lynn has applied to the commissioner for admission as an attorney and counsellor of the U S Circuit Court Henry Hallett Commissioner of the U S Circuit Court
IBERAL PRICES ALLOWED FOR old machines taken in part payment for latest apreves. light running Tremont street.
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