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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1886
Page
1
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Zenas Fisk Wilbur a patent examiner inflames controversy claiming Bell interferences were fraudulent. Judge Asa French’s Boston supporters push for Yale College corporation appointment amid other regional notes.
Consul-General Phelan has recorded the depositions of the crew of the Kila J Doughty. The Comte de Paris faces exile. Hostilities begin between Greece and Turkey though Greece seeks peace.
Painters and decorators end strike and return to work delaying carpentry progress for a year in the city. Political actions include telephone rate bills, taxation increases for telephone companies, and a Supreme Court constitutional question on redistricting senatorial districts. A Topeka telegram reports Fletcher litigation termination. Boston stock market shows a surge with Eastern railroad shares near twelve year highs.
General John A. Logan spoke to about 2509 attendees at Music Hall and 500 guests at a Young Men's Republican Club banquet in Providence on May 21. He denounced the Democratic party and received a hearty ovation from war veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic. Lieutenant Greely and Senator Aldrich also appeared as informal speakers amid lively crowd reactions.
A banquet at the United States Hotel honored W. H. Bigelow on retirement from the New England division superintendency. About 160 guests attended including George E. Dame and W. P. Edgarton, with speeches by Dame and others and performances by the Rubinstein Glee Club.
Nellie Scott and Mary Shea, alias multiple names, were arraigned in Municipal Court before Judge Cuctis on charges of larceny of a $1200 diamond and ring belonging to Shreve Crump and Low. Bail set at $2000 each. witnesses to provide $50 bonds. diamond identified as firm property.
Indications show light local trains and no major temperature change for Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut. Eastern New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and Virginia expect fair weather with light local rain and a slight warming. The southeast states face local rains with no clear temperature shift. Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas and Texas enjoy fair weather and variable winds. Boston observations list temperatures barometer dew point winds and humidity through 10 p m with overall clear to cloudy conditions and a national meteorological record continuing yesterday’s report.
Zenas Fisk Wilbur, former patent examiner, swears that all Bell company interferences were fraudulent and describes pressure from Major Bailey and payments. He alleges improper favoring of Bell in patent 174 465 and 176 557, citing caveats, bribes, and influence during 1875–1877 in Washington.
Major Doumriotis reports Greek troops engaged with Turkish forces at dawn near Karravitsa and Nezeros with artillery from Karia. A Turkish platform seized Bairaktori while Greeks reoccupy lost posts and the government urges restraint unless provoked. M. Tricoupis draws crowds in Athens as he pushes for peace and demobilization.
The sudden death of Mrs George H Pendleton in Central Park shocks New York society. The Pendleton family, well known across the West Washington Newport and New York, mourns a charming woman famed for hospitality wit and refinement. Her death follows the Berlin visit of her husband minister to the US and the recent loss of her daughter-in-law in Berlin. Mr Pendleton may receive a leave of absence to return from Berlin.
Chicago grand jury examines the dynamite conspiracy with testimony from Theodore Frick of the Socialistic Printing Company and Pribyl Bros. managers. Witnesses link Schnaub to the Haymarket events and accuse August Spies Sam Fielding and A R Parsons of conspiracy to murder as others await official charges.
Superintendent Leisser recalls a Philadelphia prank by a North Twelfth Street merchant who hired seven boys to pose as his family. The ruse aimed to torment his sister-in-law visiting to see if she could become housekeeper. The boys wore worn clothes, caused havoc, and played tricks including ransacking trunks and squabbling all night. After two days the visitor fled in anger.
Alarm 532 at 11 15 a m yesterday recorded a barn fire on Canterbury street owned by A P Draper and housing Michael Curry with damages of 259 dollars. Alarm 516 at 6 15 p m yesterday reported a brush fire in a vacant lot owned by Patrick Meehan on Williams street with damage to the Franklin park fence of 10 dollars.
Ernest C. Olin was arrested in Windsor Lock Connecticut for leaving an infant in the Union Depot in Worcester Massachusetts. The child born at the Parker House Boston was adopted by a local family after the incident near the depot.
Senate actions include passage of a House bill closing the Alabama Claims court and a life saving stations measure. Debates cover Geneva award bonds, war premiums, and whether the government acts as trustee. Apolygamy amendment aims to curb federal interference with state marriage law, with Judge Tucker urging swift consideration.
The House, after debating the naval bill, passed a five year prohibition on importing or landing mackerel caught during the March 1 to June 1 spawning window, with exemptions for offshore pole caught Spanish mackerel and small boats. The vote was 120 to 80.
Henry M. Cross former congressman and secretary of Desha Lumber and Planting Co stops at the Riggs Hotel. He states he is not in town for offices as the President fills federal posts in Newburyport to general satisfaction, with even defeated applicants unable to fault the appointees.
May 21 Washington committee advances a constitutional amendment to ban polygamy. Text authorizes prosecution of prepolygy and polygamous cohabitation and enforces state and federal measures while preserving state power over marriage and divorce within each jurisdiction.
In Washington on May 21 the Senate faced a sharp contest between Senators Hoar and Edmunds over the Alabama claims bill. Moar urged a minority report that profits from bond sales and the surplus from gold versus paper should go to the claimants, while the Edmunds majority opposed. The Senate endorsed Hoar’s position and passed the House bill.
May 21 Washington Special. General Logan and Senator Sherman agreed to take part in the forthcoming Maine campaign.
Washington May 21 Special Speaker Carlisle said the House would likely take up the tariff bill on June 1. He noted preparations for the vote and anticipated floor action soon.
The Erie telephone hearing continued with Mr. William H. Bent under cross and reexamination. Bent details salary arrangements, stock purchases, and the consolidation process with Erie and Northwestern, including stockholder consent and related court rulings.
Canso Nova Scotia May 21 American fishing schooners enter Canso harbor ostensibly for water but seek bait and ice. Gloucester skippers boast they can obtain ice and bait under Captain Scott’s nose, with the Lansdowne and other ships viewed as useless. Americans rely on local Nova Scotian crews and know every coast nook, meeting old friends ashore.
In Englishtown on May 21 Consul General Phelan took depositions from the Eila M. Doughty crew and interviewed the customs officer to learn why the vessel is held for entering issues and bait purchases. McLeod provided information leading to seizure. Phelan notes the captain was unaware Evelishtown was a port of entry and would have entered if told. The schooner inventory was made and the crew to be sent to the United States Monday. ship papers remained with authorities. Ice remains heavy on the coast.
Judge Tucker explains the judiciary committee will report a polygamy amendment Monday and then review the Edmunds Utah bill. The plan aims to define polygamy as a treasonlike offense, align with constitutional law, and preserve liberties while condemning the crime.
Ottawa Ont May 21 The bill amending the act respecting fishing by foreign vessels in Canadian waters was read for the third time and passed today and will probably become a law within a week.
Dover May 21 Hon E H Rollins ex United States Senator plans a mass meeting to discuss seizure of American fishing vessels by Canadian authorities He telegraphed Senator Frye of Maine to come to Dover to address the fishery issue for the citizens
A Yarmouth Nova Scotia visitor reports the Yarmouth Fish Company is building a large refrigerator to freeze fish for shipment to Boston markets. The firm can store fish alive in traps until sales conditions favor the shipper, giving a price edge over American fishermen. A dispatch notes 600 barrels of fresh mackerel shipped to Boston, prompting calls for an embargo on perceived American fishing losses.
Washington May 21 A canvass of the House shipping committee shows they will report adversely upon Frye’s measure that passed the Senate closing ports to Canadian vessels. Several members who voted for an adverse report say they did so to push the bill into a conference committee to be perfected and strengthened.
About 1000 gathered at Argyle skating rink to decide if the strike would continue. A late-night vote halted the walkout with 254 in favor of ending it and 178 to continue. Workers to return Monday. unspent funds to be returned. master workman cited for support. costs cited as $12,000 weekly.
Mrs. Angie M. Mosher hosted a 200 guest afternoon in Cambridge honoring Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Douglass. Notable attendees included Dr. Hedge Dr. C A Bartel William Lloyd Garrison and Louise Chandler Moulton among others. Douglass praised for his recent lecture as floral gifts were given.
The second day of the County Club May meeting runs at Clyde Park Brookline starting at 3:30 PM. Four events are scheduled: a one mile heavy-weight handicap, a pony race, a handicap for half-breeds, and a 244 mile County Club stakes race with a $5 handicap sweepstakes including $150 added and $40 to second place.
In Paris on May 21 M De Lesseps dismissed M Rousseau’s pessimistic Panama canal report noting the worst claim is that cutting faces further difficulties and costs below the contracted amount He says the contractors may suffer not the company and still expects canal completion in 1889 offering documents to the government to support his view
Paris reports the government plans to bar the Comte de Paris from re entering France after he travels to Lisbon for his daughter’s wedding to the Crown Prince of Portugal.
The master builders and bricklayers met in Boston to discuss the strike and its effects. Several projects are delayed for at least a year with millions in building halted. many carpenters and strikers have returned to work as contractors resume sites, while the bricklayers refuse to revert to a ten hour system.
The Boston School Regiment held its annual parade yesterday in ideal weather. Cadet Band led the line through Tremont and Main streets to the Common, with officers including Colonel R J Brown and Major D Seaverns. Mayor O Brien and Governor Robinson reviewed the procession as the four battalions stood in line and later dismissed.
Multiple league games produced wins for Detroit New York and Chicago while New England results included tense Boston Kansas City play. Details show varied scoring with strong hitting and fielding issues noted in Boston Kansas City clash and Washington and St Louis also posting scores.
Portland defeated Lawrence 9 to 1 in a New England League game marked by timely hitting sharp fielding and aggressive base running led by Wheelock Hatfield and Kearns. McKinley allowed the visitors bursts while Lawrence showed loose play and poor umpiring.
The schedule lists League games: Philadelphia at Chicago New York at St Louis Boston at Kansas City Washington at Detroit American at Brooklyn Louis villes at Baltimore Cincinnatis versus Athletics at Philadelphia Pittsburgh versus Mets at New York New England Brocktons at Boston Haverhills at Newburyport Lawrences at Portland Intercollegiate Princeton versus Harvard at Princeton Yale versus Amherst at Amherst.
The Brocktons and Boston Blues meet this afternoon at the South End grounds as Boston builds momentum after a recent win. The Bostons open the League season next Thursday against the Detroits at the same venue, with further matchups against Haverhills and Brocktons next week. The Blues then begin a four week circuit through New England League towns.
In Baltimore Cincinnati and Brooklyn Pittsburgh games tallied runs with Baltimore 6 Cincinnati 5 and Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 4. Other brief scores show Philadelphia Athletics 6 Louisvill e 3 Staten Island 1 St Louis 3 and Bowdoin 18 Oregon 13 at Brunswick Me.
Massachusetts leads in reformers per square mile yet a veteran exemption bill for civil service has passed the lower house twice. Reformers fear a Senate defeat and a possible gubernatorial veto. The piece notes public hostility to civil service reform and likens reformers to Sisyphus in a constant struggle.
Afternoon and evening shows include Saints and Sinners at Park Theatre The Wages of Sin at Globe Vim at Bijou The Drum Majors Daughter at Hollis Street Colonel Sellers at Museum and Rooney variety at Howard Most runs end this city this week Vim draws crowded houses with star Neil Burgess
The Madison Square company presents Sealed Instructions at the Park with most principals in specially tailored roles. Boston shows feature A Soap Bubble with Baker and Farron. The Museum hosts Fresh, the American for its last Raymond week, with a strong cast. Hollis Street offers Pepita while Globe stages Shane-na-Lawn and the all female opera Eden at the Howard Athenæum.
The comic opera Pepita by Albert Thompson and Edward Solomon arrives from New York for a week at Hollis Street Theatre. The show features hummingbird ballet and automatic color acts, with a New York cast led by Jacques Kruger and Lizzie Hughes. Solomon will conduct. notable changes include Herndon Morsell and wife leaving the company.
On May 31 Miss Kate Forsythe will stage Maralle at the Park Theatre, with Roach and Knox as authors. The Black Hussar comes to the Museum, followed by Edward Harrigan’s company on June 14. A grand specialty carnival opens at the Boston Theatre May 31 starring a galaxy of stars.
The Cunard steamship ptruria departs New York today carrying 500 passengers including Henry Winsor Jr Frewen and Master Thomas Frewen of Boston and Mrs Frewen Vice Rev Howard N Brown of Brookline declines the pastorate call in this city A Coal Exchange meeting will be held at the Lehigh Valley Coal Co Mason Building Friday May 21 at 12 o'clock noon to transact business
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