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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1888
Page
1
The article praises the Sideboard as the bright star of the dining room, noting steady American design progress. It highlights artistic triumphs across eras from the 15th to 18th centuries, Renaissance reproductions, Romanesque styles, and modern French buffets with ornate carving, locked wine closet, and refined storage, though space limits detail.
Indications show Maine New Hampshire and Vermont facing threatening weather with rains and easterly winds for 24 hours. Rest of New England and eastern New York expect light rains Saturday then clearing, colder by Saturday night and Sunday with southwesterly winds. Cautionary signals are displayed from Norfolk to Eastport, excluding Wood's Hall and Naragansett sections.
Observer's Office signals service reports Boston on November 9 1888. Times 8 AM and 8 PM show mean temperature 57.0 F with a daily maximum 66.4 and minimum 44.9. Barometer 29.94 inches, mean wind 24.0 mph, total precipitation 0.17 inches, humidity high at 93 percent afternoon and 85 percent evening. Cloudy conditions.
Shipping notices list numerous steamers arriving at Avonmouth Bristol Liverpool and Glasgow from New York Baltimore Montreal Havana and London with multiple entries showing dates from November 7 to November 9 and destinations including Mediterranean Bremen Reval London and Liverpool along with sailings via Gibraltar Portland Bill and the Lizard reflecting a busy transatlantic and European port activity.
A brutal murder in London is noted while seventy thousand Mahdi followers capture Wadai. Other items include Lord Salisbury addressing cabinet ministers, weather in the city showing light rain then clear, and various local proceedings and meetings across churches and schools.
A Chicago despatch reports the Northwestern Passenger Association has collapsed after the Chicago, Burlington and Northern withdrew. Managers of Western roads seek to unite all lines into one combination to revive the agreement. Receiver McNulta heads east from St. Louis to press trunk lines to rescind boycotts. Chicago and Northwestern pact on packing house products and cattle rates drops from Omaha to Chicago, signaling a looming rate war with Burlington if quick action is not taken.
In MoniTréal Que on November 9 a temporary suspension of Cornwall Canal repairs continues due to rain. No work was done yesterday or today. Rumor of water release is unlikely with 500000 bushels of grain 1500000 feet of lumber and 10000 tons of coal awaiting transit plus three laden steamers and twenty barges waiting to go west.
Princeton New Jersey November report says key players Mowry and Hoage sidelined by illness and injury, Irvine's old hurt flares in practice, crippling the team before the Harvard game and a looming Yale clash next week.
London dispatch notes arrivals and departures of steamers Brema Montreal Chelydra and Palestine. Brema and Montreal arrived off the Lizard today while Chelydra reached New York and Palestine set sail from Liverpool for Boston today.
Washington reports after the elections show parties debating the next House and the likely Speaker. McKinley Cannon Reed and McKinley are named as leading possibilities with tariff influence from Major McKinney noted. Committee chairs and key roles for Ways and Means and Appropriations are discussed alongside anticipated tariff policy shifts and new state admissions. General Harrison backs Dakota division and potential admission of North and South Dakota in the first message to Congress.
Curia co Nov 9 John B Elam, Harrison's law partner, says the candidate will be chosen from the best men with no promises made. He notes Blaine likely unavailable due to health and preference for personal supervision of affairs. Elam has no knowledge of Harrison's final cabinet decisions.
Washington reports that Baltimore voters adopted a new election law featuring glass ballot boxes and broader registration, a reform driven by Citizens' Reform Association efforts. Captain John H. Suter defeated Morris Thomas for circuit court clerk, seen as a win for reformers and a blow to entrenched politics. Ex Senator Pinckney Whyte is credited with advancing Maryland’s long sought election reform.
Washington November 9 Preparations for General Harrison's inauguration have begun. The Republican League Club met this evening and appointed a committee, chaired by General Edward F Beale, to confer with tha.
Leading Republicans push for unified action and strategic steps to ensure a smooth inauguration. Officials outline plan, coordinate resources, and reinforce party stance as ceremonies approach. The effort aims to present a strong, orderly transition with broad support from key organizations.
The Courier Journal preview discusses how President Cleveland lost support from friends and politicians, overconfidence and lack of amenities, and a weak campaign strategy. It notes tax reform momentum and Boecke wealth influence, with Senator Quay wielding money power against him, while praising Cleveland's integrity and steadfast duty.
The Herald predicts Grover Cleveland as the standard bearer for the Democratic party in 1892 praising his leadership, tariff reform stance, and capacity to unite the masses against the classes. It argues the Republican win was accidental and Cleveland alone can lead to future victory.
In a Corsicana despatch Congressman Roger Q. Mills attributes Cleveland’s New York loss to trades among mayoralty factions and Republican allies. He says Hill’s stronger New York vote indicates a national ticket sacrificed for local factional gains. Mills predicts future candidates may need to come from the West and cites lavish spending in New York and Brooklyn as a factor.
Notices posted at E. F. Higgins & Co carpet mills West Forty third street and Eleventh avenue show a half reduction in workforce effective Monday. About 600 workers will lose jobs for an undetermined period amid post election fears. Earlier the plant discharged roughly a third of its staff. In Pennsylvania the Reading Iron Works pipe mill, cost 100000, shut down today for an undetermined period, releasing about 800 workers. The refinery at East Boston cut wages seven percent on October 1 to weather low demand.
A Pittsburg Kansas explosion at shaft No 2 of Frontenaca mine reportedly trapped 160 men 112 feet below the surface. Only two escapees in a car near the shaft top. Communication hampered by a Kansas snowstorm as officials seek details late at night.
F H Braggins, longtime Republican county chair and former associate editor, surrendered to the sheriff in Cleveland and confessed to forging ex Mayor Rose's signature on notes totaling six to seven thousand dollars. Several banks report losses as the case shocks business and political circles.
A Havre telegram reports the Cunard steamer Nantes and the German ship Theodore Ruger sank after a collision about thirty six miles off the Lizard. Part of the Nantes crew landed at Trouville. fate of the rest and Ruger crew is unknown. Nantes, 949 net tons, iron screw, bark rigged, built Glasgow 1873. Ruger was formerly the British ship Lightning.
Hon. John F. Andrew cites strong tariff reform sentiment in Massachusetts third district as key to electing a tariff reformer to Congress. He notes 1884 Republican convention support for tariff reform faded, while district results show growing Democratic and tariff emphasis. Andrew compares New York thirteenth and Massachusetts district trends, cites voting figures, and discusses Mugwumps and party dynamics affecting Cleveland's defeat.
In Montreal on November 9 a court opened ex parte proceedings for the Union Bank of Providence to recover about 14,000 in gold, bills, and drafts stolen by Pitcher, now in the penitentiary. The case, contested by Pitcher’s representatives, hinges on evidence from Detective Kellert. Pitcher’s condition worsens in the insane ward, with talks of transfer to Longue Pointe Asylum.
Gloucester reports that schooners Edgar S. Foster and D. A. Wilson laid up with masters and crews returning to provincial homes. Druid and Mist also laid up with crews returning to Nova Scotia. Crews came to the United States last spring, reside near Argyle and Pubnico, N S, and are not on local voting lists. they will likely return in the spring.
New York November 9 Navarra Flats built by a Cen tral Park area company sold today at the real estate exchange. Prices realized include Barcelonia 441,618 Madrid 563,360 Lisbon 564,073 Salamanca 430,160 Tolosa 479,996 Granada 475,689 Valencia 469,896 Cordova 491,633.
Draping by tailor James Mackie for Marsh and Co with JordAaN is praised by ladies who ordered winter gowns.
German plate mirrors with arch top frames priced from 49 cents and upward. French plate mirrors in cherry and oak frames offered, plain oak frames from cents upward, with Houaudon & Durrox advertising these prices.
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