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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1885

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Handsome Washington Belle Faces Return to Convent

In Washington on May 25 a young heiress and daughter of a recently deceased colonel faces a new bid to enter a convent. Wealth and social rank surround the case as her mother contemplates legal action to secure her return from Georgetown Sisters. The 19 year old is determined to take the veil despite prior resistance.

Washington Georgetown

Doctor Buck Shot at Door by Husband of Patient

In San Francisco on May 25 Dr. N L Buck of Oakland was shot by Henry P Prindle a G A R member who said he acted after learning Buck had taken improper liberties with his wife while she was under Buck's care. Prindle was arrested at the police station. Buck, born in Vermont, practiced in Springfield Massachusetts before moving west.

San Francisco N. L. Buck Oakland Henry P. Prindle Joe Hooker Post G.A.R. Prindle Buck Wythe Springfield Mass N. L. Brock Cal Vermont Massachusetts Medical Society California

Two Women Arrested in Vermont on 2 Serious Charges

BELLOWS FALLS Vermont May 25 Detectives traced two women from Saxtons River to Peru Vermont where they were arrested for manslaughter and desertion in the death of an infant born illegitimately in Meriden Connecticut. The child died after arrival at the Springfield orphans home following an opium related death. The women claim an accidental overdose of paragoric and intended to place the child in an orphans home. They will be taken to Springfield tomorrow.

Vermont Bellows Falls Springfield Mass Orphans Home Guy. Robinson Lovell Charles Livermore Ella Livermore Saxtons River Livermore Peru Joe Respectad Merriden Conn

Broken Hearted Notre Dame Novice Ends Her Life

Mathilde Overbeck of Notre Dame committed death by her own action after a love affair with August Hoer. From Washington Missouri her wealthy farmer father opposed the match, prompting elopement to St Louis and entry into a convent in Milwaukee. Priests and nuns tried to hush the scandal, claiming insanity and burial on consecrated ground.

Milwaukee Mathilde Overbeck Notre Dame Washington August Hoer Mathilde St. Louis Abbeth

Poundmaker Surrenders as Battle Near Ends

The Northwest steamer arrived with Gen. Middleton at nine last night leading 400 volunteers. Father Cochin reports Poundmaker will surrender unconditionally without further resistance. About 2000 Indians and 40 half breeds begin talks with Middleton as they lay down arms. The priest notes at least 60 dead were buried at Cut Knife signaling the end of the rebellion.

Poundmaker Battleford Northwest Gen. Middleton Cochin Middleton Col. Otter Cut Knife

Mother Flogs 15 Year Old Suspect in Court

In Owingsville Kentucky on May 25 a judge offered to drop charges against Jim Connor a 15 year old boy if his mother would whip him with a cowhide. The mother agreed and swiftly struck him naked to the waist before a large audience as the sentence was carried out.

Owingsville Jim Connor Ifa Highland Street Railway Company Board of Aldermen Committee On

Sale Ordered of Bankers and Merchants Telegraph Co Property

Judge Phelps in the circuit court ordered the auction sale on June 18 of all property of the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph Company in Maryland. The sale follows a bill by Francis P. Stevens challenging two mortgages of 300000 and 10000000 as void for noncompliance with Maryland affidavit and bona fides laws.

Bankers’ and Merchants’ Telegraph Company Baltimore Phelps Circuit Court Maryland Francis P. Stevens

Riot at Pere la Chaise Cemetery Follows Anarchist Funeral

A Paris despatch reports a fresh clash between police and anarchists at Pere la Chaise cemetery during the interment of revolutionary Courmet. Armed with a red flag, the rioters faced a police rush, knives were used, several were wounded on both sides, and many arrests were made. A prior riot the day before left 30 wounded with no fatalities.

London Paris Pere la Chaise Courmet Old Rochefort Veral

Bedient Daughter Identified As Grand Union Suicide Victim

Elmira reports Miss Hattie B Bedient, daughter of Gideon Bedient of Hornby Steuben County, is identified as the woman who shot herself at the Grand Union hotel in New York. Father cites no motive beyond slight derangement from over study.

Elmira N. Y Hattie B. Bedient Grand Union Hotel New York Gideon Bedient Hornby Steuben County Gideon A. Bedient NW. Y Hattie

Massacre and battle reports from Carthagena

May 8 dispatches describe a five point assault on Carthagena with 257 prisoners taken and heavy losses on both sides. Reports detail a brutal massacre at Culebra Barracks in which Jamaicans were killed and robbed, plus the Ambrose Light being seized by the Alliance with a prize crew aboard. also noted are U.S. warships and a Colombian firing incident injuring an American marine.

Coton Carthagena Manuel Cabeza Culebra Panama Aizpurn Colombia United States Alliance Ambrose Light Philadelphia New York Wright Lieut Colon Preston Prestan la Papa Old City Jouett Tennessee Galena Reyes

Brockton Probate Court Adopts Several Executors

In Plymouth county probate court session Judge Keith presiding, executors named include Aaron Sampson of Wareham and Jane W Sampson executrix, Samuel W Luce of Marion and Mary D Luce executrix, James F Rogers of Wareham and Elizabeth Spengeererd, Mary A Scott of Brockton named Scott executor, with Robert Hauthaway of Michigan and James F. (text incomplete) among attendees.

Brockton Mass Plymouth County Keith Wits Aaron Sampson Wareham Jane W Sampson Samuel W. Luce Marion Mary D. Luce James F. Rogers Elizabeth Ep Mary A. Scott Scott Robert Hauthaway Michigan Jemes

Washington News Summary From The Halifax Report

The Alert’s return to Britain shows bad condition, with repairs ordered after New York departure. Navy notes dust and coal-bin ash as causes and describes difficulties in keeping machinery clean during Greely expedition search. Also reported: Navy death of Naval Constructor Schock by his own hand at Greenwich, age about 24, praised for Annapolis record and promising career. Postage stamp contract awarded to American Bank Note, with costs and stamp volumes. Miscellaneous notes include post office changes in Virginia, damage claims in Panama, bank corporate extensions, and Newport NH postmaster appointment.

Washington Halifax United States Great Britain Navy Department New York Loring Lieut. Greely Schock John L. Schock Annapolis Postmaster General American Bank Note Company of Bureau of Engraving and Printing Geners Virginia State Department Panama Boston Ice Company’s Bayard Hayes County National Connecticut Lowell National Lowell Mass National Bank of Commerce Providence John J. Dudley Newport N. H George W. Nourse

Senate committee opens Boston hearing on interstate commerce

A Select Committee on Interstate Commerce arrives in Boston to probe state and national regulations. Senators Cullom and Miller lead testimony on rail rates, rebates, and local versus federal control, with Massachusetts figures like Edward Atkinson and Alden Speare voicing opposition to broad federal powers.

Blair Boston United States Senate Select Committee On Interstate Commerce Railroad Commissioners Cullom Illinois Miller New York Platt Connecticut Gorman Maryland Harris Tennessee Senate Thomas Russell Massachusetts Board Massachusetts Railroad Commission National Railroad Commission Edward Atkinson National Commission Congress Farber Boston and Maine Railroad J.H. Walker Worcester George C. Richardson Alden Speare Speare Massachusetts Commission Osborne O’brien Committee Chestnut Hill Brookline

Massive May Fires Hit Towns Across North America

Fire reports from Quebec to Wisconsin and New Hampshire detail widespread destruction. In Someret, 144 buildings burned in three hours, many uninsured, with $300,000 in losses and a $22,000 Catholic church insured. Michigan forests devastate pine stands near routes to Detroit and Bay City. Northfield New Hampshire and Wallingford Connecticut barns, houses, and outbuildings burn with losses from $1,500 to $5,000 and insurance figures. Memphis meat packing plant damaged for $25,000. Lebanon boiler house fire at Bird Coleman furnace and Vermonville seven businesses and one home destroyed for $20,000. Concord farm buildings burn for $2,000, insured $1,000. Menasha lumber yard fire claims $30,000. Havana report notes Aux Cayes fire spreading through half the town.

Quebec Someret East Tawas Mich Detroit, Bay City Alpena Road Concorp N. H Northfield Simeon Mason New Haven Conn New York Farms Wallingford Alexander Hail Memphis Tenn Seessel, Armistead & Co Howard Row Lebanon Bird Coleman Vermontville Concord Benjamin Lake Chichester Menasha Wis Chas, R. Smith Havana Aux Cayes

Ladies Night at Congregational Club Draws Big Attendance

A large Congregational Club gathering marked Ladies Night despite a theft of 200 in cash earlier that afternoon. The event at Horticultural Hall featured Ger man a trombone group, speeches from Rev Abbott and Lt. Gov Ames, and a discussion on Socialism amid a 600-person crowd including many clergy and notable figures.

Park House Reopens In Boston With Upgraded Cafe

The Park house on Bosworth street now rebuilt and enlarged by William D. Park and Son features a mahogany interior, stained glass, new private dining rooms, and renovated lodging rooms. The English chop house serves celebrated larder dishes as New Yorkers and Bostonians alike visit for fine dinners and salt fish specialties.

Park House Montgomery Place Bosworth Street William D. Park Marion Place Central Court Chapman Place Park Polk Messrs. Wm D. Park & Son T. Park Billy” Park Boston

Harvard Julius Caesar production underwhelms at Sanders

Harvard Shakespeare club staged Julius Caesar at Sander's theatre with aim for authentic stagecraft but delivered an economical, poorly designed Roman setting. Cast including I. L. Winter, E. S. Middleton and Cummings earned mixed praise while performances by Jones and the crowd scenes drew attention amid limited production values.

Sander Sophocles Harvard Shakespeare Club Julius Cesar Oui Bone Harvard College Julius César Shakespeare Brutus Senate Chamber Market Place Harvard Casar Mr. Jones Marc Antony Cassius Populus Romanus Jones Bottom the Park W. T. W. Ball Park Theatre Mr. Braham Pauline Hall Oberon Fanny Rice Titania Boston James Radcliffe Tambo Sam de Vere Billy Carroll Charlie Hall Mr. Radcliffe Athens Nat C. Goodwin Henry VY. Donnelly Quince Thomas Edwards Lang William Gill Edwin Goodwin Snout George A. Schiller Mr. Temple Dudington R. H. White & Co Ball Goodwin

Annual Meeting of New England Woman Suffrage Association

The sixteenth annual meeting at Tremont temple featured Hon. George F. Hoar and Mrs. Mary A. Livermore as central figures. Mrs. Lucy Stone presided. Hoar delivered a sweeping pro suffrage speech while Livermore urged persistence with wit and candor, calling out detractors and praising progress in Wyoming and elsewhere.

New England Woman Suffrage Association Tremont Temple George F. Hoar Mary A. Livermore Lucy Stone Senator Hoar Livermore Claflin Stone Hoar Europe Queen Victoria Parkman Clara Leonard Wyoming Dr. Gordon

Private hearing over child found in well sparks North Reading outrage

Malden court held a private hearing Monday on the body of a child found in a well on the Travers farm. The newborn was born to a local woman, vanished soon after, with violence marks and a fractured skull. About a dozen witnesses testified as proceedings continue next Wednesday, causing substantial local excitement in North Reading where those involved are well known.

Malden Court North Reading Travers Farm

Woman Dead Before No 80 Dorchester Avenue Store

A woman about 35 was found dead in front of store No 80 on Dorchester Avenue in South Boston on Monday morning. She was described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and about 119 pounds.

Dorchester Avenue Boston Edwards John McLean Belmont Lewis Wharf

Malden Notes and Local Dispositions Tale of Residents

Charles Henderson, 14, ran away to the west to fight Indians from Malden. Philip A. McDonald, a Pennsylvanian pier shifter at Salem, was killed by a shifter at the pier. William R. Baker of Malden, rail post clerk, removed from Boston to Portland. Malden almshouse case: Superintendent Weaver arraigned for imprisoning Mrs. Jessie Sutton for over 55 hours. Burke and Doherty arraigned for assault on James Cooper in Somerville. held for examination. Cooper in critical condition.

Charles Henderson William Henderson Malden Philip A. McDonald Pennsylvania Pier Salem William R. Baker Boston and Maine Boston Portland Weaver Stoneham Almshouse Jessie Sutton John J. Burke James J. Doherty James Cooper Somerville Cooper

Various New England Local Notes From Waterbury to Hudson

A mixed round of regional facts reports Waterbury population around thirty thousand, Montpelier gaining value to reach about one million two hundred thousand, Biddeford noting 4508 school age children, and Rochester breaking ground for a union depot to be finished by September. Houston Academy shows growth with 180 students and a $558,000 endowment, while Burlington records 600 measles cases and rising death rate. Norwich Town records a severe leg injury from a kick and trepanation. A Biddeford sidewalk lawsuit yields a $37 verdict after two trials. North Andover sees a 16 year old injured by an elevator shaft. Woodbury Shoes plans move to Dover if locals fund a shop. Unitarian Grove at Weirs invites broad participation July 26 to Aug 2. An infant found on Elder Vance’s Shaker steps is taken in by town authorities. Hudson workers push for higher wages at L T Jefts. prices largely unchanged and relations with workers remain amicable.

Waterbury Connu Montpelier Biddeford Rochester N. H Houston Addison Brown Mathew McEnron Johnson’s Mill North Andover Mass Woodbury Bros., Shoe Beverly Dover Unitarian Grove Weirs Lake Winnipisseogee Vance Alfred, Me Shakers Society Hudson L. T. Jefts Jefts

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