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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1880

Page

2

Nun shot near East Seventeenth Street home

Sister Gertrude Verena of St John the Baptist Home was shot four times by Thomas Stanton, an insane man, as she attempted to enter the home after visiting a poor family. The wounds are serious but not fatal. Stanton was arrested after declaring he was bewitched.

New York Gertrude Verena St. John the Baptist Home Protestatant Episcopal Church East Seventeenth Street Thomas Stanton Stanton Gertrude

Our Defenceless Condition Explains Harbors’ Vulnerability

The passage laments outdated fortifications and underfunded torpedo defenses. It notes walls pierced for obsolete guns, incomplete earthworks, and a shortage of engineer soldiers. It warns powerful naval fleets may overpower fortifications sooner or later.

Jonz Willets Point

Tragedy in London County Ends With Double Fatalities

In London county Virginia Merrill Nott quarrelled with his sister in law after disputes with his wife. He fatally stabbed the woman then killed himself with a shot to the mouth. The wife arrived, killed him with a rock, and his sister died minutes later.

Richmond London County Virginia Merrill Nott

Extensive Minneapolis Dry Goods House Goes to Sheriff

Minneapolis reports the large wholesale dry goods firm of N. B. Harwood bound over to sheriff sale at the urging of the First National Bank. debts exceed 200000 with assets near that figure. The firm faced losses from Henry Beatty's January death and a April fire, cutting into a million yearly business and leaving 400 workers affected. Several creditors in New York staged judgments totaling tens of thousands.

Minnneapolis ChicaGo Minneapolis N. B. Harwood First National Bank of Henry Beatty New York Harwood H. B. Claflin & Co H.L. Chase J. L. Bremer, Brothers & Co M. W. Cooper A. Juillard & Co Wilson & Bradbury Banning Chadwick Calvin W. Zeigler John S. Warnock

Freight Train Collision Near Vermont Line Causes Heavy Damage

North Adams Massachusetts reports a morning collision on the Troy and Greenfield line near the Vermont terminus. Two locomotives damaged one wrecked, eight freight cars smashed, wrecking train at work all day, traffic likely suspended until Tuesday. Engineer Barrett badly scalded and damage around 25000 dollars.

North Adams Mass Covered Bridge Vermont Troy and Greenfield Barrett

Denver Faces Epizootic as Housing Boom Grows

In Denver on November 7 the epizootie has broken out with 150 horses sick yet mostly able to work. A city board of trade organized, and housing remains scarce as nearly a thousand houses were built this year amid high retreats and real estate prices. The Denver Tribune reports arrests of Elbridge J. Dawson and Edward A. Clark for stealing government funds totaling about £6,000.

Denver Col Board of Trade Denver Tribune Leadville Elbridge J. Dawson Edward A. Clark

Land League in Lowell backs Parnell defiance plan

The Lowell Land League met to discuss aiding Parnell and his aides. John Donley presided and was re elected president. speakers John Marren and Thomas F Byron warned of revolution if Parnell is convicted. A large attendance pledged to send the first defence fund contribution, continuing Lowell relief efforts.

Lowell Mass The Land League Parnell John Donley John Marren Thomas F. Byron Ireland League

Snow Falls Across States With Freezing Ground

In Springfield Illinois four inches of snow fell while Carcado notes heavy snowfall. New York reports snow in Marshall Texas with ground frozen. A.M. Bone was found frozen to death in Fort Worth Texas Saturday morning.

Carcado Springfield New York Marshall Tex A. M. Bone Fort Worth

Call for inquiry into New York election fraud charges

New York Democrats urge a bold investigation into alleged 20 000 illegal votes and Republican manipulation in the recent election. Leaders in Tammany Hall cite warrants ignored by police and widespread registrations used to boost Garfield. The push calls Congress to examine who won New York State’s 35 electoral votes.

Boston Post New York National Democratic Committee New York City John Kelly Dorsheimer New New York Evening Post Tammany Hall Garfield Walling Police Commission Johnny Davenport Hancock Tilten Hayes State Committee Chatham Street Col. Roberts Brooklyn Sp Ying Congress New York State Arthur English

New Hampshire Returns Show Garfield Leading in Presidential Vote

Returns from most towns indicate Garfield ahead of Hancock by 4 080 in Presidential totals and Bell leading Jones by 3 625 for Governor with 2 747 overall Republican majority. Merrimack County favors Garfield, while minor law changes affect representation and minority participation in elections.

Garfield N. H New Hampshire Chatham Clarksville Wentworth Hancock Scattering Bell Jones Merrimack County Searring Manchester Farmington Laconia Somersworth Yeas House Senate

Political Notes on House Control and Southern Politics

The Washington Post doubts a Democratic majority in the next House as clerks push to keep their jobs. New York Democrats burned John Kelly in effigy over Hancock's loss. An Atlanta letter asks how the South should respond to current affairs. Toombs backs Grant and empire in 84, and Gov. Brown is likely to win the U.S. Senate seat.

Washington Post New York John Kelly Kelly Gen. Hancock Atlanta Toombs Grant Empire

Corning Mining Fields Opened as Rail Tour Reports Progress

A large party of Ohio Central and Lake Erie and Western directors and officers, led by Gov. Foster, inspected Corning Ohio mining fields opened last spring. They praised conditions and planned church and school buildings with $12,000 raised on the train.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Central and Lake Erie and Western Railway Ohio Central Corning Gov. Foster George J. Seney James Martin Walston F. Brown Daniel P. Ellis Cleveland C. R. Cummings Chicago W. B. Howard W. D. Howard Thomas Col. Lemert Toledo San Francisco Cal Portland Col. J. Richardson Utah Northern Jay Gould Union Pacific Railroad Ogden Boise City Grande Ronde Oregon Railway and Navigation Lines Baker City Northwest Yankton W. T Red Cloud Spotted Tail’s Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company American Crow Creek Sioux Reservation Cheyenne River Reading Railroad Philadelphia Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company

Cape Cod Ship Canal Revival Planned With $10 Million to $12 Million

Work on the Cape Cod ship canal is to resume and within two years $10,000,000 to $12,000,000 will be spent to excavate a 10 mile long basin 200 feet wide and 20 feet deeper than mean low water. A Boston New York capitalists conference led to a practical consolidation of the companies with Henry N. Whitney likely to serve as president. Dreisbach and Skillman will handle most contracts including dredging. Italian workers may return by January and 1,800 laborers will be employed when spring arrives.

Penobscot Kennebec Portland Portsmouth N. H Boston New Bedford Narragansett Bay New London New York Delaware River Baltimore Capital Potomac River Hampton Roads Beaufort N. Y Cape Fear River Charleston Savannah Cumberland Sound San Augustine Key West Dry Tortugas Mobile Ship Island Mississippi Sound Mississippi New Orleans Galveston San Diego San Francisco Columbia Cass United States Wren New England Pary Cape Cod Ship Canal Henry N. Whitney Delaware and Hudson Canal Company Pennsylvania Railroad Reading Messrs Dreisbach & Skillman

Franco-American mixed commission organized in Washington

The Franco American mixed commission met at the State Department to begin examining claims from French citizens against the United States and American citizens against France. Both sides report large claims, notably cotton losses along the lower Mississippi. The commission aims to resolve all cases within two years of organization.

Washington United States France State Department Lower Mississippi Hampton Roads Benet Maynard Congress Secretary of the Treasury Gen. Sherman Samuel L. Perry North Carolina

Rhode Island steamer wrecks on Bonnet Point shore

The Rhode Island of the Providence line ran aground at Bonnet Point Narragansett Bay near Beaver Tail early Saturday. All passengers landed safely by daylight. 170 aboard. The vessel is a total wreck and will be replaced by the State of New York on the Stonington line.

Rhode Island Providence Bonnet Point Beaver Tail Narragansett Bay Stonington New York Narragansett Ferry Newport Gilroy Jamestown Mott Charles J. Murphy Barman J. A. Bradley J. A. Ward J. Goodrich, Jr E. F. Leery H. K. Moore William T. Parker Sturtevant Framingham Mass Hara Spencer Howard Slade Boston Vesey Bigelow Bizelow Hunt Hstel Narragansett Pier Bigelow Jesse Moit Mr. Bigelow Providence and Stonington Steamship Company Massachusetts Steers & Co Greenpoint Long Island David L. Phillips Bristol Fall River Line R. IL

Scarcity and turmoil ripple through Europe and Asia

Reported grain shortages in the Russian Empire spark talk of rye export bans and widespread hardship. News from Peking to Paris notes typhoon damage in Japan, political moves in Ireland, and looming military pressures as Gladstone faces fiscal and policy scrutiny.

Agnes Robert son Combination Disbands After Poor Run

The Agnes Robert son Combination led by Strakosch dissolved after eight weeks of poor business at the Grand Opera House Curcaco. Members, contracted for sixteen weeks, may sue Strakosch for wages when they return to New York.

Curcaco Agnes Robertson Dion Boucicault Strakosch Grand Opera House New York

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