The Granite Lockout
The notice proclaims Cutter whiskey available in any New England city or town during the lockdown period, promising broad distribution for those insisting on Cutter.
26 May 1892
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1892
Page
1
The notice proclaims Cutter whiskey available in any New England city or town during the lockdown period, promising broad distribution for those insisting on Cutter.
Providence May 25. The Boston Post balloon is completed and packed for shipment. It will rise from the Common on Memorial Day with pilot balloons guiding wind direction. Aeronaut James K. Allen, son of James Allen, has 300 voyages. he recounts storms and near misses, but emphasizes the thrill and safety of balloon ascents.
A Post item explains a Memorial Day stunt involving throwing a coupon from a balloon instead of a live pig. Found coupons redeem for goods or cash from advertisers such as Emerson shoe stores, New Home Sewing Machine Co, Bay State Carpet, Joseph P. Merce Co, and others. Some coupons have time limits while others do not.
Paris May 25 Juliette Rothschild, daughter of Baron Gustave Rothschild, married Baron Leonine a noted mining engineer today. The ceremony drew Parisian elite and prominent families to the church.
Old James Sullivan leaves the army after eighteen years away to find his wife and daughter in Roxbury. The man, now with white hair and aged, reunites with his wife, who recalls his absence since his enlistment after their child's death. The daughter, educated and self-supporting, meets her father for the first time, while Sullivan vows not to depart again.
Denver May 25 The annual convention of the State labor commissioners is in session with delegates from sixteen states. President Carroll Wright said foreign countries are beginning to understand the usefulness of an American Bureau of Labor. Regrets arrive from Samuel Gompers and Terence Powderly. delegates enjoyed a banquet last evening.
Clothing contractors met in secret to discuss action regarding the press men's strike. The association reportedly resisted deferment of mannequin employees and planned a response to the labor action.
Ellen Stone, 33, of Dedham, was arrested yesterday for larceny of $8 from Gene Manoire at Tenewle Place, caught in the act. Tucker, 81, of Plton, N. H., was arrested for shoplifting at Jordan, Marsh & Co store. property recovered.
May 25 in Trenton the Democratic State convention named temporary officers and approved a platform instructing for Grover Cleveland for president. The crowd cheered the Cleveland plank as leaders detailed credentials and delegates at large for Atlantic, Bergen, Camden and Burlington counties, then adjourned sine die at 3 41 p m.
Chief Justice Parmenter yesterday released findings on three fatal rail incidents. Michael Murray died when trapped between a car and a post on the Fitchburg line. James H Connors, a freight brakeman, was run over on the Massachusetts Central branch of the Boston and Maine. Emile Pflock was struck by a locomotive at Brockton after not heeding a warning signal. No party was found at fault.
George H Richards Jr a noted jeweller of 383 Washington Street died by self inflicted gunshot at his 199 Marlboro Street residence yesterday morning. Poor health and presumed temporary derangement were cited as factors.
George Doherty Amery Beamer and John Ahearn three North End roughs arrested on highway robbery charge. It is alleged that on Monday night last two held Frank Olin a sailor while the other went through his pocket.
In Montreal yesterday three petty officers and five militia from the garrison entered Lorge & Co hatters and demanded removal of the Stars and Stripes. The flag was taken down to avoid trouble, and a similar demand led to more flags being pulled down at another store Pointras. Several other shops were visited and the American flag was ordered lowered. An investigation will be held by brigade major.
Signor Giolitti, newly appointed prime minister, presented the ministry's programme to the Chamber of Deputies. He aims to restore order in public finances, avoid new burdens on the people, reform all public services including the army, foster private thrift, and remove barriers to private enterprise by improving currency circulation, credit, and reducing protectionist tariffs to align with neighboring nations.
In Cleveland Ohio on May 28 Morris Case Velasco Case and Mrs Clemana E Yenkin of Marysville file suit to prove kinship to Leonard Case Sr claiming a family Bible shows relationship. They seek a share of the 15 million dollar estate from 1864 that mostly passed to Leonard Case Jr who left 15 million in real estate to the Case School of Applied Science.
A strike committee met Commissioner Gilroy and won permission to repave torn streets using old blocks but barred new granite. Contractors then employed several men, and the strikers appealed again, yet no action was taken. The strike status remained unchanged at headquarters.
A bright dawn greeted Brooklyn as nearly seventy thousand children took part in the sixty third annual Brooklyn Sunday schools parade. The march began at 11 o clock with seventeen schools represented and the children divided into twelve divisions.
In Braintree on May 25, burglars forced entry to the Standard Oil Company office before dawn. They bored two holes in the safe door and blew it open with gunpowder, taking $85 in cash and checks totaling several hundred dollars. Local crooks are suspected.
Charles E. Bristol, a prominent Brremincuam druggist, died today after an operation due to chloroform poisoning. He served as vice-president of Ansonia National Bank and had been postmaster for sixteen years.
The forecast for Thursday from Washington on May 25 at 8 p m calls for generally fair weather in New England and eastern New York with light showers along the Maine coast and in northern Vermont and eastern New York. Southwest winds, cooler temperatures along the coast from Eastport to Boston.
Washington May 25 The House debated sundry civil appropriation and a World’s Columbian Exposition exhibit. Tennessee’s Houk proposed 100000 to compile African descent progress from 1868 to 1893. Johnson of Indiana defended the President’s record and faced a frenzied, noisy scene as time ran out.
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