06 Nov 1889
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1889
Page
1
A cloudy day records scattered readings with temperatures around 30.18 to 42.0 and humidity near 29.0 to 61.0. Wind speeds from the west show calm to light breezes, signaling overcast conditions across the area.
Observations recorded at 8 p.m. show data collected remotely. Details specify times and locations outside the main reporting area with emphasis on situational context.
Shipping news lists multiple steamers arriving in Boston New York and Glasgow with routes from Liverpool Genoa and Montreal. Vessels include Istrian Atalanta Olympia Bolivia Wyoming Alesia Mandalay and City of Paris with passages noted between Sandy Hook and Fastnet.
City of Mexico reports General Ruiz Sandoval was arrested for challenging General Martin Gonzales chief of staff to President Diaz. He is said to be involved in revolutionary schemes in South America and his extradition is demanded.
Officers Saxton and Harris yesterday arrested James Barry at Fleet and North streets and Henry and Mary McLaughlin at 219 Endicott Street for violating the liquor law.
The Democrats and Independents of Massachusetts backed Mr. Brackett with a statewide majority between 6000 and 7000, aided by a 8800 margin over Russell in Boston. The Cape district shows a 40 percent drop in Republican votes, with New Bedford home to a steep decline from 3039 to 1679. Prohibitory gains rise as temperance Republicans shift from GOP.
A stiff east to northeast gale, reaching 50 miles per hour, drove the Roma and Cordelia apart at Kuhn's wharf. Cordelia collided with the City of Jacksonville, causing bowsprit and boom damage and a hull cut. Roma drifted loose. barge Lee sank near Ethelburg. Yachts sunk. Lampasas overdue. Telegraph and rail traffic hindered. streets flooded and business halted.
The Newport City Council approved three year contracts with Newport Illuminating Co for 75 arc lights at 50 cents per night and with Newport Gaslight Co for street and city building lights at 150 per thousand feet plus a one year naphtha light supply with Globe Gaslight Co Boston at 9 cents per night. The Edison Illuminating Co matched the electric bid. An ordinance puts electric wire erection and maintenance under the fire chief. A new highway to the bathing beach was debated with protest noted. The garbage cremator bid was defeated awaiting contractor bond. The city solicitor may accept Fort Greene as a public park site from the U.S. government.
A special meeting in Portiano Oregon votes to reduce capital stock by 10 million dollars halving it to 30 million and to authorize dissolution steps. Proxies amount to over 346 thousand shares assigned to Henry Villard Charles L Colby and Paul Schultz with James K Kelley voting shares by proxy. The board is instructed to pay all obligations sell property settle affairs and distribute assets to stockholders. dissolution likely before the next annual meeting in June.
About ten and a half million eggs were cooked in Chicago as the Western Refrigerating Company warehouse burned on State and Michigan. Fifth and sixth floors wrecked. 380 000 cases of eggs and agricultural products consumed. building damage about 20 000 dollars, insured. Contents belonged to Earl Bros Reid & Murdoch and Jacob Schopp. aggregate loss 75 000 dollars, well insured.
The census shows a total population of 269 477 728 with 60 684 378 in native states. Hindus number about 190 million and Muslims 81 million. Buddhists, Christians, Sikhs, Jains and others fill smaller counts. Languages total 109, Hindustani leads with 82 million. Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, and Hyderabad are major cities.
The article traces a shift from clumsy sideboards to the modern English board with silvered glass, locked cellarets, intaglio carvings, burnished brass trappings, and grained oak displays. It promotes dining room outfitting by stressing wide selection and low prices.
Nov 5 report from Petersburg and nearby areas notes Democratic leads in Virginia and New York, with New Jersey electing Abbott governor and Pennsylvania and Nebraska leaning Republican. Virginia officials report majorities and incidents at polling places including arrests and rioting. Mahone is arrested after a fireworks altercation.
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