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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1885

Page

3

Expert Evidence in Taber Divorce Case Winds Through Dress and Weather

The crowded court listened to expert testimony on Mrs. Taber dress and alleged deception in the Taber divorce hearing. Witnesses contradicted Mrs Taber on payments pills and prescriptions while others vouched for Mr Taber's kindness and presence in church. Weather data and handwriting analysis were used to contextualize the case with statements about the arrest night attire and possible forged letters. The session concluded with experts, clerics, and the Guardian Angel’s husband cited as evidence, and the judge to set a completion time later.

Taber Charles W. McPherson Dr. Saunders Mr. Taber Ambrose S. Taber Libellant Fred Medfield Ruffin Pendergast S. E. H. Ellis John Pendergast Davidson Arvidson Dickinson Jie Otto B. Cole United States Signal Office Pr. M K. M Miss Davidson James M. Smith Sutton Brewer Company Aber Mr. Dickinson

Health officers discuss school attendance amid fever outbreaks

At the directors office a meeting with Principal Truant Officer Cole and district officers, Dr. Moran and Dr. Durgin, debated school access for children in homes with smallpox, scarlet fever, or diphtheria. They urged faster reporting, proper isolation facilities at the City Hospital, and clearer rules on when recovered children may return to class.

Cole Moran Durgin City Board of Health Board of Health Board of Health Office

Rumors of Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Amalgamation

Montreal dispatches report widespread speculation over a possible amalgamation of the Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk railways. rumored leadership shifts include Hickson to England presidency and Wright to general manager for both systems, with possible imperial government guarantees and a new executive board.

Montreal P. Q Canadian Pacific Railway Company Baring Brothers Canadian Pacific Saring Brothers Grand Trunk Company Joseph Hickson Canada England William Wainwright Sargent Grand Trunk Road Olds Canada Pacific W. C. Vanhorne Dominion North Conway Mt. Hearsojne Boston and Maine Mt. Kearsage Chatham Notth Pine Chatham Division North Chatham N. Hi Treasury Mercantile Trust Co. of New York Massachuset Wall Street News Hoosac Tunnel Gleason Fitchburg Greenfield Vanderbit Consolidated Company Providence and Springfield Railroad Providence and Springfield Railroad Company Stillwater Georgingville Old Colony Kendrick Old Colony Road J. N. Marshall A. Webber W. B. Fisher Boston New Bedford George L. Keyes Fisher C. F. Peck, Jr Keston and Albany Boston and Albany Company Railroad Commissioners of City Railway City Passenger Railway Stock Exchange

Paraguay tobacco in South America noted for strength

Cor representatives in the Inter Ocean describe Paraguay tobacco as rank and nicotine rich. They state cigar tobacco is very strong and ox-docking, while cigarettes from it are powerful yet good. Smoking is widespread in Paraguay including women and children, with native cigarettes made from corn husks. Cuban planters find well-cultivated Paraguay tobacco superb, but locals neglect proper curing and processing.

Cor Chicago Inter-Ocean South America Paraguay West Indies

Relic Playbill Reveals 1823 Washington Benefit Scene

A St Louis man owns a 1823 play bill announcing five Jeffersons appearing in The Dramatist or Stop Him Who Can and The Magpie and the Maid at a Washington benefit for Mr and Mrs Francis. Cast includes John 18 Thomas 26 Joseph Jr 19 Mrs Andrews aunt and Mrs Jefferson mother of Joseph of Rip Van Winkle fame. The event raised 48.50.

St. Louis Joseph, Jr Andrews Jefferson Joseph Rip van Winkle

Trade and Its Outlook Grain Markets Drift in Mixed Tone

A late Chicago report notes wheat opening weak then firm as shorts cover, with visible supply estimates rising. Corn stays steady to strong on light receipts, while oats show modest gains. Provisions remain firm but quiet. Cape cranberry growers report strong quality but weak prices, with harvests down and profits squeezed across the region.

Chicago Messrs George C. Eldredge & Co Emery & Hodges No. 28 State Street Guy Chamber of Commerce Ranlett & Aldrich Provincetown Truro Cape

New York Stocks End Irregular Amid Holiday Eve Selloff

On November 2 money on call held at 2 3 percent, closing around 2 4 8. First prices ranged with gains led by Lackawanna, Union Pacific and Reading, while Missouri Pacific and New York Central weakened. Market swung from small declines to gains then back, with late losses in Western Union. Pacific Mail to withdraw Australian line, London syndicate bought 110,000 Union Pacific shares for shipment abroad. total trades 581,938 shares.

New York Boston Corporation Prime Mercantile Atchison State Street Atlantic and Pacific Southern Pacific California Southern Union Pacific Money On Call Prime Mercantile Paper Lackawana Reading Missouri Pacific New York Central Western Union Missouri Kansas Texas Pacific Mail St Paul Omaha Northern Pacific Oregon Transcontinental Canada Southern Canadian Pacific Lake Shore Leekawanna N. Y Pennsylvania R. A Pacific Mail Steamship Company

Flour and Wheat Markets Mixed Across Cities

Flour prices hold steady with Minnesota and Wisconsin patents firm while St Louis straights rise. New York and Chicago show dull to firm activity across flour, cornmeal, and rye. Wheat ranges in Toledo and Chicago with futures bids mixed. oats and barley firmer in Chicago and Milwaukee as receipts and exports shift.

Minnesota Wisconsin St Louis Milwaukee Chicago New York City Southern Toledo St. Louis Dee Boston S&c Rye Canada Western Park Cincinnati

General Farm Produce Market Update and Commodities Prices

Prices and demand across farm goods show hay and onions steady while beans and cranberries remain dull. Fruit supplies are large with overstocked fall varieties. pears and grapes hold steady demand. turkeys and chickens in fair demand but ordinary lots dull. Whiskey and oil markets report steady prices. cotton futures and crude oil trades show mixed activity.

St Andrews York State Cape Cod Virginia Jersey Cincinnati Chicago St Louis New York Centennial Beacon Light

Simsports at Boston Savannail Seamer City Cotton Bales

A long OCR list of consignments and shipments from Boston and Savannah featuring numerous buyers and sellers. It lists bales of cotton hides leather and wool, oranges lemons and other perishables, pig iron domestics and rough figures of boxes casks bales and cases—reflecting a broad trade ledger with names such as J B Tower Eustis & Daggett Nichols & co Great Falls Mans co and Massachusetts Cotton Mills among many others. Items include oranges lemons boots and shoes leather and cotton.

Tower K Turre James Gregory Geason & Co Great Falls Mans Co Leonard & Co Lewis Lancaster Mil Mead Rae Leather Nichols & Co George E Newhall Nashua Mani Co H Coates & Co Pearson Packard Pembroke Mills Palmer Mils Fish Ralston Burley & Co Richardson & Dennie Rogers & Co White Bros & Son Dometics Wheelwright & Co Walworth Mans Co Woodwar! & Co C. Lo Gorm Sucar Bois

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