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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1887

Page

5

Freycinet declines cabinet chance amid Ferryist obstruction

Paris May 20 M de Freycinet told President Grévy there is no durable cabinet prospect and he declines the task. Sixty Ferryist Deputies threaten obstruction if a portfolio goes to General Boulanger amid calls for his resignation as a trigger for German attack. Petitions in his favor spread nationwide.

Paris M. de Freycinet Elysée Palace Grévy General Boulanger France

Record of Fires Destroys Lake Linden Village

Fire at Lake Linden Keweenaw County Michigan wiped out most of the village. Five thousand residents faced total loss as over 200 buildings burned within hours. Emergency aid from Calumet Hancock and Houghton could not save the town. losses totalled 1.5 to 2 million dollars with 500000 in store damage. Thousands left homeless with no bedding or clothing. Across Connecticut, Bridgeport suffered a separate $100,000 blaze hitting Fairchild Shelton soap works, Barnum Castle tannery, and multiple dwellings. Incendiary origins suspected.

Hoveuton Mich Lake Linden Torch Lake Keweenah County Newman and Trelease Tampico Calumet Hancock Houghton Hancock and Houghton Bridgeport Conn BriveEport Fairchild & Shelton P. T. Barnum D. Castle Mary Morrisey Zalmon Goodsell Barnum & Castle Peter and Michael O'Hara General Grant Galena Castle & Co

Death on the Train A Frenchman and a Conductor

A reader laments a railway incident in which a French passenger possibly jumped from a moving train after a conductor threatened arrest. The writer condemns the conductor’s actions as cruel and questions whether the death resulted from the threat or the man’s own act. May 20, 1857.

Tanase H. Beeton

Treasury calls 19.7 million bonds for redemption

The Secretary of the Treasury issued the one hundred forty ninth call for the redemption of 1882 8 per cent bonds totaling 19 717 500 dollars. The principal and accrued interest will be paid July 1 1887 at the U S Treasury Washington with interest ceasing that day.

Washington Secretary of the Treasury Treasury of the United States D. C Fairchild Department Congress

Brookline Republicans Host First Public Meeting

Brookline Republicans held their first public exhibition at the lower town hall drawing about 100 supporters and several women. Governor Ames and Speaker Noyes attended. Towle presided as the president and vice president were absent. Ames touted Republican progress and tariff reform while stressing law and order and liquor control as key issues for Massachusetts.

Brookline Republican Club George M. Towle Allen Ames Speaker Noyes Towle Europe Massachusetts Republican Party Noyes Cleveland

Pavonia Arrives with Nearly 1200 Emigrants at Port

Cunard steamer Pavonia reaches port with 1165 steerage passengers and 32 cabin and 35 intermediate, to disperse across New England and beyond. About 549 are Irish, 481 Swedes, 202 English, with Swedes largely farming bound. Destinations include Boston, New York, and western settlements.

Cunard Pavonia Hull Boston Wild West New York New England

Immigrant Ships Bring 1140 and 2500 More Passengers

The article notes 1140 arrivals with two Cunarders expected to add about 2500 more, marking the high water point of the season's immigration. After summer, cabin passenger lists grow again as Boston crowds await friends and relatives returning from Europe.

Theatres Showings This Afternoon and Evening

Hollis Street Theatre presents Evangeline with shows at 2 and 8. Globe Theatre runs Ruddygore at 2 and 7 45. Boston Museum offers Love in Harness at 2 and evening show at 8. Boston Theatre features Herrmann the Prestidigitator with 2 and 8. Park Theatre showcases Jim the Penman at 2 and 8. Howard Athenium presents Peck’s Bad Boy at 2. Bijou Theatre runs Forty-nine daily at 2 and 8.

Hollis Street BIJOU

Marital Bonds and Obituaries in Cambridge and Nearby

The notices list several weddings in Watertown Arlington Duxbury and Cambridgeport with names Collins Halfrey Roberts Gardner Russell Dupee Gallan and others. Also brief death notices for Eaton Fardy Farwell Lovejoy Mathews Peters Smith Wells Whiting and a Cambridge obituary. The Archeological Institute of America Boston Society announces its annual meeting on May 21 at 11 am at State Street.

Duxbury Mass Lewis E. Perry Herbert I.thomas Evaline A. Gallan Eaton Allston Mary F Frederick Eaton Fardy Mary Fardy Farwell North Cambridge James K. Farwell Lovejoy Brooklyn N. Y Henry Lovejoy Mathews Cambridgeport John W William P Sarah E the Archeological Institute OF America Boston Society State Street Harvard College Edward H. Greenleaf The Massachusetts Society For Park Street Church Elijah A. Morse A. J. Lawson Clement K. Fay James M. Gray W. M. Brodbeck Daniel Russell American Peace Society Pilgrim Hall Congregational House Somerset Beacon Streets Beacon Street Owland B. Howard Boston

Quarterly subscriptions priced at 50 cents and $6.50

A brief notice states subscription options three options: single numbers at 50 cents and quarterly at 50 cents, with a $6.50 price point for other terms. This compact item lists prices without further context.

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