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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1892
Page
2
An election night crowd swarmed Newspaper Row, with about ten thousand feet reportedly stepping out on the row as readers rushed to the bulletins. The Boom ING Post notes the record turnout and the exhaustion that followed, reflecting on the relentless news cycle.
Pickpockets worked through the crowds last night injuring several victims. Alonzo White of Rochester lost his pocketbook and 31 dollars on Newspaper Row. Josiah V. Brown of Uxbridge had his gold watch and chain stolen near Tremont and Boylston streets.
In Cana Jo Harie New York on November 8 the West Shore railroad train fatally struck four men and left two dead at the scene. The other victims were expected to die. Authorities say alcohol may have been a factor in the incident.
Street crowds gathered at twilight and dispersed by morning. Observers recall moods shifting from gay to sad as The Booming Post updated readers with its special wires from distant corners of the republic, signaling ongoing news coverage.
A barber jokes about political identity using a playful misfit phrase mug wump. The line reflects a light local exchange where a customer asks about party alignment and the barber counters with a pun labeled mug wump.
A sea of spectators fills the Row as supporters celebrate Cleveland and Stevenson and other Democratic stalwarts. The crowd erupts for the governor as news wires reveal nationwide gains, the Democratic tide rising from coast to coast, while some plebians face a bad night in the Row.
New music items arrive in Cowen Longfellow songs and other pieces including Angel Whispers caprice for piano by E S Phelps Elfrida Waltzes by C W Bennet Le Menuet Ancien by E B Felton Cadets March by F E White I'm Going to Be a Soldier Ma words and music by J Ed Lakeman Alfred de Seve Caprice Fantastique violin and piano Katie Maguire by Louis Campbell Tipton Come Back to Me by Hl Lamb Jael by Jules Jordan Where the Green Leaves Whisper Low by Ed St Quentin News notes multiple composers and piano violin and vocal pieces with titles and authors.
Dahoiny dispatches report that Colonel Dodds ordered his troops to shoot all prisoners after Amazons mutilated captives, giving no quarter. The action follows violent confrontations and a harsh retaliation stance amid ongoing hostilities.
Forecast for Wednesday calls for Maine New Hampshire Vermont fair and cooler winds from the northwest. Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and Eastern New York can expect generally fair weather with slightly warmer temperatures Thursday morning and northwesterly winds.
Harper's Bazaar highlights Mina Fleming of Harvard College Observatory as a leading woman astronomer. She directs a team of about a dozen women computers, examined twenty seven thousand stellar spectra, discovered twenty one new variable stars, and coauthored hundreds of pages in the Annals of the Observatory.
Report from Boston wards Arlington shows Andrew headquarters at Tremont House and Parker's as crowds grow hopeful. McCall supporters at Young's wire say McCall will beat Andrew by at least 500. McEttrick and McNary also close to victory, with both headquarters closed early as results loom.
Reported irregularities at Boston elections highlight arrests and missing legal voters. Precincts saw ballots packed and boxes opened after requests for keys, with several ballot boxes returned and replaced as city officials noted unusually high turnout and general calm despite party enthusiasm.
Crowds at Democratic and Republican state headquarters waited past midnight as incomplete returns from Massachusetts trickled in. Nat Robinson announced updates for Cleveland supporters while Colonel Coveney and officials hovered in quiet rooms, with Draper and Ratshesky listening as the scene kept the room buzzing and hopeful.
A dozen officers and directors of Allston Co-operative Bank met for dinner at Young's last evening. No business of importance was transacted.
The excerpt warns against hanging a bird cage in a room with lit gas unless the room is exceptionally well ventilated. It notes the air near the ceiling is the most impure at night and suggests placing the cage on the ground for better bird health. It also advises testing the atmosphere by bringing your head near the ceiling after gas has burned for a while to imagine sleeping in such air.
Mr Roger Wolcott dined with friends at the Union Club then checked Music Hall for returns before heading home. He told a reporter at 10 p.m. he was confident Haile would win and that their lamp views were fully stated, leaving no need for a long interview.
Crowds packed Tremont Temple and Music Hall as electric message screens flaunted campaign bulletins from Massachusetts and national results. Governor Russell supporters lit up the screens, while the Republican club and Royal Harvard ensembles helped fill the halls with campaign songs and lively banter as audiences awaited returns.
Last evening the principal hotels buzzed with political figures as returns arrived. At Parker's Attorney General Pillsbury schmoozed Republicans while Sherman Hoar of Waltham championed Democrats. Tremont House hosted callers eavesdropping on a lively exchange about a sensational newspaper expose.
John Hollander took poison in a temporary fit of insanity at the South End yesterday morning. He died at City Hospital around 3 PM in terrible agony. Remains sent to the morgue for autopsy by Medical Examiner Draper.
In Haverhill on November 8 Jeremiah Shaw stabbed his wife several times during a quarrel with a knife. She was taken to City Hospital and will probably die. Shaw was beaten with a stove poker by the woman.
The General Result section shows Poughkeepsie delivering Cleveland and Harrison with vote counts for Cleve land and related wards. Oswego-Ogdensburg reports a Democratic gain, Lyons and Malone totals favor Harrison and Cleveland with Republican gain details incomplete.
Chairman Carter states the Democratic majority in New York and Brooklyn will be hard to overturn as Republicans rely on three strategies, two still in play. He warns the loss of New York but cites Indiana gains as decisive for Harrison’s election, with Indiana reporting Republican gains and the State Central Committee certain the state has gone Republican.
A dispatch from Indianapolis reports Indiana likely carried by Cleveland per Democratic State committee chairman. Returns are sparse with slight Harrison gains. State leaning Democratic as results come in from Indiana.
At midnight New Jersey returns show Cleveland likely carries the state by about 7000 plurality. The gubernatorial result remains in doubt while Republicans H. C. Louden Slager and J. G. Gardner win the first and second congressional districts. Legislature composition remains uncertain.
At midnight returns show Cleveland and Morris leading for governor. The Democratic State committee claims the state by about 5000 votes while Republicans react with disappointment but refuse to concede.
New Haven reports 166 of 168 Connecticut towns show a Cleveland plurality of about 3500 votes. The result reflects a broad regional alignment, with only two towns not reporting the preference.
Chicago dispatch notes Cleveland ahead in Cook County by about 18000 as votes trickle in. Harrison's statewide support appears weaker. Tribune predicts Cleveland victory by around 15000. Outside Cook County, 62 towns show Cleveland leading, while 38 townships report gains for Harrison, yielding a net Republican shift of about 215. In Chicago precincts, Cleveland tallies 50541 to Harrison 34547.
New York November eight a World bulletin reports Tennessee as Democratic by sixty five thousand votes in a landslide result.
In Mimp le town Delaware Republicans appear ahead as returns show steady gains for the party. A Herald bulletin from New York notes Delaware has probably gone Republican, signaling a shift in the state’s political landscape.
At midnight Coxcorn New Hampshire reports Harrison leading by about 2000 with no governor choice. Stone and Parker, both Democrats, won Congress seats. Legislature appears Republican in both chambers. Merrick County results are too close to call as returns come slowly due to the Australian voting system used for the first time.
Fragmented returns from 150 towns show Harrison leading Democratic and Prohibition votes. Republican loss about 15 percent with a 15,608 governor majority, down from earlier totals. If statewide, Harrison’s majority could grow near 74,000, higher than previous gubernatorial results, while presidential GOP support typically trails the governor’s race.
Meagre dispatches from across Missouri show Democratic gains about 27 percent over 1888. The tally projects Cleveland carrying the state by about 80,000 votes to 35,000 and Stone, Democrat, for governor by roughly 17,000.
Dexven Colorado November 8 The Democratic State committee claims Weaver electors win by 2000 votes while the Republican committee chairman remains confident Harrison will win Colorado's electoral vote.
OmAnas Neb Nov 8 heavy statewide vote counted across 1665 precincts. Harrison 3073, Cleveland 922, Weaver 2613, Bidwell 45. Weaver electors likely elected by about 1500 votes.
Wilmington report notes sweeping Democratic wins on state and national tickets. State ticket led by a large victory in Raleigh area, with Cleveland predicted to secure a very large majority.
New Orleans reports that Alabama's election outcome yields a full Democratic delegation to Congress, with the state carried by about 60 000 votes. The result solidifies party control in the region.
Early, incomplete returns indicate Ohio favors the Republican candidate by more than twenty five thousand votes, signaling a strong statewide lead as results trickle in. The initial data suggest a shift in the state's political alignment and potential implications for the overall race.
Atlanta Nov 8 Richmond county gives Black a large Democratic majority over Tom Watson, signaling Georgia will send a solid Democratic delegation. Third party candidates were defeated. Speaker Crisp is re-elected with increased support. The Georgia delegation comprises Rufus E. Lester, Benjamin E. Russell, Charles F. Crisp, Charles L. Moses, Leonidas F. Livingston, Thomas B. Labinniss, J. W. Maddox, Thomas G. (surname truncated).
The article outlines a reapportionment shaping the Eleventh district and shifting two incumbents Russell and Turner to represent the Second and Eleventh respectively. It notes the current delegation of nine Democrats and Watson, who joined a third party, and predicts Cleveland’s statewide majority between sixty and seventy thousand.
Returns from Virginia show a Democratic landslide with an expected state legislature and all nine congressional seats solidly Democratic. Albemarle and Roanoke districts report large majorities, while resistance by fusion with a third party failed amid Republican divisions.
Jacksonville Florida state Democratic committee projects Cleveland leading by about 25000 in the state with both congressional districts held by Democrats. Stephen R Mallory is reelected in the first district and C M Cooper defeats Austin S Mann in the second district. Two Democratic senators and all electors win with no Republican opposition.
Charleston reporting indicates Democrats likely win Congress seats in all districts with a tight race in the seventieth district awaiting official tally. Cleveland's statewide majority expected over 20,000. In Grenville, a political riot in Andover county left Columbus Glenn, a White Democrat, dead and several others injured amid clashes between white Republicans and Democrats.
Baltimore, Nov. 8. Secretary Vandi ver of the State central committee says Maryland has elected six Democratic Congress men and that Cleveland's plurality will exceed 12,000.
Louisville on November 3 reports the state has shifted to a larger Democratic edge. All congressional districts except the eleventh are securely Democratic, with the eleventh still in doubt.
Kansas voters affirmed a Weaver electors majority while preserving the Republican state ticket, according to a Topeka bulletin from The Times. The report notes a split result with Weaver carrying the presidential electors and Republicans retaining the statewide slate.
Nov 8. Governor Peck reports strong German Lutheran support this year, similar to two years ago, with Cleveland gaining both city and rural votes. Returns trickle in at midnight showing a large increase for Cleveland overall.
Galveston Texas recount notes bad weather statewide. The article estimates the vote will not exceed Cleveland’s 1888 plurality of 180000.
Nov rainfall across Louisiana suppressed turnout but early results indicate the complete Democratic delegation winning the statewide federal race.
In Virry Rock Arkansas returns are coming in slowly and indicate a strong majority for Cleveland. The developments suggest all Democratic congressmen are elected, but exact figures cannot be provided until tomorrow.
Jackson Mississippi November 8 returns are meagre with Cleveland carrying the state by about 20,000 votes. Democrats claim the election of all Congressmen. People's party vote tally fell short of expectations.
Provence reports indications point to no Congress vote in Rhode Island with about 2500 statewide Republican lead as Providence tallies Cleveland 19,282 and Harrison 8,929.
Des Moines Iowa State Register reports Iowa leaning to the Republicans with a projected plurality around ten thousand nine hundred. The claim cites early returns showing the GOP ahead. Local editors emphasize a close statewide race with Republican gains across counties.
Wrenkina West Virginia November 8 reports unclear returns with Democrats claiming Anderson is re-elected in the third district while probabilities favor Rucker and the Republican candidate elsewhere. Governor Davis leads his ticket but no full results yet from other districts.
A Tribune bulletin reports Harrison leading Pennsylvania by about 85,000 votes, signaling a substantial edge in the state as returns come in. The item summarizes early momentum for Harrison in the election.
Cheyenne Wyoming reports meagre returns with Republicans confident of carrying national and state tickets by about 2500 votes and winning a legislature majority.
Portland Maine reports 149 towns with Harrison 335950 Cleveland 25895 scattering 2499 for current totals and 1888 figures Harrison 39098 Cleveland 26210 scattering 2085 The Republican plurality stands at 8055 now compared to 12888 then a margin of 14500 versus 23208 in the earlier tally
Seattle dispatch reports slow returns with Cleveland making gains and indications pointing to carrying the state at midnight. A small portion of the state is in and forecast remains uncertain.
Sioux Falls reports the statewide outcome remains unsettled with Republicans rallying yet facing strong fusionist opposition. Bismarck notes results may not be known tonight with national ticket chances still unclear.
A damaged OCR fragment from Minnesota on November 8 cites St Paul and a claim over the state election. It references Weaver and ticket issues but the text is incomplete and cannot confirm events or outcomes.
Detroit November 8 The outlook on the fourteen Michigan electoral votes is unsettled with Cleveland favored for about six votes. Republicans concede four, and indications at midnight point to six for Cleveland.
Oregon inclined Weaverward, Portland, Nov. 8. It is thought at a late hour that Weaver has captured the electoral votes of this State. Returns are slowly coming in, and it is seen that all Democrats voted for the Populists' electoral ticket.
Reports from Carson City after midnight show very little detail but confirm the election of the Weaver electoral ticket. Local observers note a decisive outcome despite sparse data and anticipate official results tomorrow.
Burn reports a razor close state race with midnight counts inconclusive. Harrison carries the city by a small margin while fusionists appear to hold the national ticket. Weaver garners strong support in the free silver state as Democrats gain ground locally. the Democratic ticket nears victory.
Boise city Idaho November 8 only a very few returns have come in so far but they indicate that the Weaver electoral ticket will be chosen by voters in the early statewide count.
San Francisco reports on election mood as Republicans expect victory despite Democratic gains. Several Republicans back Weaver for silver reform as Democrats pursue more Congress seats, while voters weigh broad political shifts.
Mrs. Kate Tannatt Woods speaks at Mechanic's Fair headquarters praising the current ideal of the all around American girl. She defines her as respectful, obedient, health minded, cheerful, unselfish, industrious, and devoted to household duties. She values modesty and truthfulness and strives to uphold womanly dignity to raise influence in the world.
An editorial condemns decorative mania in cookery that uses fanciful tints and patterns for edible fare. It argues for traditional white and brown glazings, rejects pinks and greens on meat and fish, and urges simplicity and appetizing presentation without artificial coloring or ornate garnish.
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