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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1871

Page

2

Fire ruins spur a relic trade and curiosities rise

The blaze yields new ventures as relics are melted into curios for visitors at the ruins. Workers and boys profit in a small trade turning heat into curious shapes, some wood petrified to ironlike sound. If demand grows, locals may scale up to mass production to meet astonished buyers. From a Boston Post despatch, New York Nov. 2 reports political clashes around Tweed, Butler parallels, and Committee of Seventy turmoil, plus Long Island Sugar Refinery finances and a blood horse sale on Staten Island.

Rene Italy New York Massachusetts Worcester Tweed Butler Commonwealth Mr Tweed Gen. Butler Messrs Garvey Ingersoll Garvey Europe Portland Charles O’conor Common Justice O’ Donovan Rossa Committee OF Seventy Cooper Institute Greeley Assembly Senate The Express Gen. Sigel Register United States Australia R. W. Caneron Clifton Farm Staten Island England Cameron Saunders Bruce A. J. Alexander Woodburn Farm Kentucky Lexington Henry M. Corliss Boston Sala County David L. Warren Charle Corlis Brighton Middlesex Saia Henry M Rsops L. Elliot Pierce Holden Peitener Charles Boston Post Isaac Ames Esquir

Thiers actions in politics and empire rumors in Paris

Paris reports Thiers has drafted a political will seeking Casimir Pereire as successor to the Presidency as the Rappel backs Victor Hugo for the post. Rumors surface of Bismark offering Metz in exchange for Pondicherry or Cochin China. Ex Emperor Napoleon's income cited at 25008 yearly, rising to 80000 from Empress sale proceeds in Spain.

Paris Thiers Casimir Pereire Victor Hugo Bismark Metz Pondicherry Cochin China Napoleon Spain Wasnburne M. Laronciere Berlin Prince Metternich Chevalier Nigra London

Persia Famine Unabated Amid Suffering Across Persia

Lonpos Nov 2 reports grave Persian famine with widespread deaths. Ispahan city of 200,000 suffers mass starvation. cemeteries fill as provisions run out. Over 20,000 native Persians plus 1500 Jews and 1500 Christians are starving. Teheran and other cities also afflicted.

Lonpos Persia Ispahan Aimilar Teheran

Patent safety lamp trade note at Bromfield Street

A brief industrial reference mentions Safety Kero sene Lamps produced by E Tarpen and Son located at 15 Bromfield Street with a 21&MW Milne designation.

Eee Tage Warnina E. Tarpen, & Son Bromfield Street MW &Milne

International copyright debate and authors' protests

London reports on ongoing international copyright talk with authors and publishers in attendance. Mrs Braddon restates her New York complaint about a paper printing her work as rubbish she never saw and warns the public against impostures. The Commercial Treaty with France will continue with modifications after a compromise. Mansion House Chicago Fund reaches £45,500 and Liverpool Relief Committee £18,700.

London Braddon New York Eng France Eawi Chicago Mansion House Chicago Fund Liverpool Relief Committee

BETTS CAPSULES PATENTS INFRINGEMENT SUES IMPORTS

Caution notes that BETTS CAPSULE PATENTS and the creator’s rights are infringed by imported Capsules. BETTS is named as the original inventor and sole maker in the United Kingdom with addresses Wharf Hood City Road London and Bordeaux France. Also item about furnished house to let at 45 Hancock Street and wedding cards order notice from Lowell & Brett at 228 Washington Street plus a brief aid for Michigan mention.

Betis United Kingdom Wharf Hood City Road London Bordeaux Fra Lowell & Brett Washington Street

Probable War on Turkey and Russian Forces

London dispatches quote St Petersburg letters declaring Russia intends to erase Turkey from Europe by conquest. Estimated field army strength reaches 830,000, plus 200,000 in Caucasus and about 100,000 in Turkestan Orenburg and Siberia, totaling roughly 1,130,000 troops with 1600 cannons and 400 mitrailleuses available in time of war.

London St. Petersburg Russia Turkey Europe Caucasian Turkestan Orenberg Siberia

Congress of Workingmen calls for nine hour day strike and wage rise

Bert reports the Workingmen's Committee summoning a Congress of workmen for November 19 to arrange a general strike aimed at reducing the daily labor term to nine hours and securing higher wages. The London financial items note Consols, U S and French bonds, bullion gains, and cotton prices in Liverpool.

Bert Workingmen’s Committee London U. S U.S Conso Bank of England Paris Frankfort Liverpool Do. Oreans Park

Brigham Young Seeks Peace Talks to Admit Utah as State

Salt Lake City Oct 26 Captain Hooper the Utah Territory delegate carries a proposal to President Grant for resolving Utah issues by admitting Utah as a state in exchange for an end to polygamy. Brigham Young opposes extending polygamy and plans a visit to Washington to push the petition amid indictments and reported new charges.

Salt Lake City New York Capt Hooper Grant Utah Brigham Congress Grand

Fitchburg Railroad Stockholders Special Meeting Notice

A special meeting of the Fitchburg Railroad Company stockholders will be held at the Passenger Station Causeway Street Boston on Friday November 3 at 10 a.m. to decide on leasing the Lancaster Railroad with Worcester and Nashua and to authorize locating and constructing a branch from Fitchburg in Concord to a joint with the Lancaster and Sterling Branch in Stow, per statutes. Thomas Whittemore Jr, Clerk.

Fitchburg Railroad Causeway Street Boston Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company Lancaster Fitchburg Concord Lancaster and Sterling Stow Thomas Whittemore, Jr John C. Gheay Suffolk Mersechusetts United States Court House S Lothropthorndike He’clace M. Holand G. Usher Marshal Mass

Fire at A. & W. Sprague mill in Baltic threatens loss

Norwich Conn November 2 A fire swept the sapper room of A. & W. Sprague's giant cotton mills at Baltic and was quickly checked. The blaze, thought to be started by a gait or other hard substance in cotton, caused uncertain damages but the room suffered most. Insured. In St Louis Missouri November 2 the upper portions of the stores of D. N. Baroyne and A Judell & Co. were badly burned and stocks below drenched with water.

Congress Board of Supervising Secretary of the Treasury Boutwell Banfield Board of Inspectors Pennsylvania McCandless Lincoln Hancock Catacazy St. Petersburg Curtin Grant Forbes Philadelphia Sutton Internal Revenue Poulson Massachusetts Tribune the Tribune Norwich Conn ST. Louis D. N. Baroyne A. Judell & Co

New York Insurance Dept Certifies International Co Assets Secure

The New York State Insurance Department reports its examination finds International Company's assets of 1.5 million securely invested and capital of 0.5 million unimpaired after covering liabilities including Chicago fire and reinsurance. Mercantile Insurance Company suspends due to Chicago losses. F M Bixby appointed Receiver by Judge Cardozo. RATIFICATION RALLY, THE CITY FRAUDS.

Chicago Republic Insurance Company Chicaco Associated Press New York New York State Insurance Department New York City International Company Lealf Chica Mercantile Insurance Coini F. M. Bixby Cardozo

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