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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1887

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2

Sensation Over M Wilson at Caffarelli Trial in Paris

Paris reports say the Caffarelli trial revelations implicate M Wilson and threaten his escape. Grévy may resign at his choosing time with Rouvier pressing for Wilson’s departure. court adjourns Caffarelli, but D Audlan and Mme Ratauzzi proceed. London dispatch notes cabinet tensions and Gragnon’s dismissal.

Paris Caffarelli M. Wilson Grévy Rouvier the Elysée Wilson D’audlan Mme. Ratauzzi London The Times M. Gragnon

Lord Mayor Sullivan Case Appeal Reheard in Ireland

The government’s appeal over Lord Mayor Sullivan of the Nation newspaper reporting suppressed National League meetings was upheld. The court ruled a written statement by Sullivan confirming the meeting and its League ties constituted sufficient evidence, sending the case back for retrial. O'Brien and Mandeville plan damages suits against Magistrate Stokes and Inspector Creagh after release from jail.

O’brien Mr. Mandeville Will Tullamore Stokes Mitchelstown Agiinst Creagh

More Baptist Deserters Follow Spurgeon Split

Londox November 10. A number of Baptist churches and ministers plan to quit the Baptist Union following Mr. Spurgeon’s lead. Names include Rev. Brown East London Tabernacle Rev. Davies Brighton Church Rev. Burton Dalston and Rev. Spurgeon Croydon. Pastors’ College directors will call a conference to discuss the secessions with Nottingham Tabernacle voting sympathy for Spurgeon.

Londox Spurgeon Baptist Union Mr. Brown East London Tabernacle Davies Brighton Burton Dalston Croydon Pastors’ College Nottingam Tabernacle

Crown Prince’s Cancer Condition Sparks Berlin Plans

Despatches report the German crown prince’s throat cancer as critical and note an upcoming operation in Berlin. Apartments are readied for the prince’s reception and doctors. Professor Bergmann predicts a published history of the disease. The crown princess opposes further surgery, and the prince is set to leave for Berlin today.

London Berlin Bergmann Braun San Rema New Free Press Mackenzie San Roma

London Stock Exchange Records Disturbed by Global Rumors

London reports say Jay Gould seeks to reorganize cable pool systems to improve service. Bar silver at 43 1/2 pence, Bank of England bullion up £216 000 in a week, while the market declines on German crown prince illness and war rumors from Russia. Earthquakes hit Southern Iceland and northern Italy with no fatalities.

Londorn Jay Gould Bank of England Stock Exchange Germany Russia Gladstone London Baron Wolverton Iceland Cape Rekianeas Homs Syria Brruty Imperial Bank of Germany Reichs Bank Rome Italy

McCosh Resigns Princeton Presidency After Notable Tenure

Dr. McCosh resigns as president of Princeton College at a stated board meeting in Princeton New Jersey. He led the college for nearly twenty years since 1868 and was born in 1811 in Ayrshire Scotland. He educated at Glasgow and Edinburgh universities and earlier served as a Church of Scotland minister and academic at Queen's College Belfast. Felix McCabe, a Holyoke horse thief, was captured in Waterbury Connecticut on Wednesday.

Princeton, N. J McCosh Princeton College America Ayrshire Scotland Glasgow Edinburgh Church of Scotland Arbroath Brechin Free Church of Scotland Queen’s College Belfast Felix McCabe Holyoke Waterbury Conn

Williams Sophomore Class Talks Hazing Incident at Choate

Williams College sophomore class meeting at Williamstown featured remarks by President Carter and F. L. Stetson of New York City on the Choate hazing case. Stetson called reports exaggerated but said claims require corroboration from participants. Participants are expected to meet the president to disclose each role and help remove disgrace from the college.

Weather Indications Nov 11 Across Northeastern States

Reports from Blue Hill Observatory show Southeastern New England may see rain tonight followed by fair weather. New York and New England areas expect light rains then cooler or fair conditions with brisk westerly winds. Cautionary signals remain along parts of the Atlantic coast as the forecast covers Nov 11.

Maine New Hampshire Vermont New York Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut Atlantic Boston Portland Eastport Blue Hill Observatory New England H. H. Clayton

Meteorological Record of Yesterday Across Stations

The document lists yesterday's weather observations up to 10 p m, collected simultaneously from all stations to compare conditions. It records figures for temperature humidity wind and atmospheric pressure at the common observation moment.

Gladstone's Recuperative Powers on Sudbury Hall Visit

During the last week of October in England Mr. Gladstone recovered from a severe cold at Sudbury Hall, meeting a large party before driving to the Vernon oak with Lord Vernon. He later held church services at Hawarden, with Mrs. Gladstone supporting him amid renewed political strain.

Mr. Gladstone Sudbury Hall England Lord Vernon Somersal Vernon Oak Hawarden

English Dairy Industry Faces Foreign Competition

Foreign competition has begun to affect England's butter and cheese markets. The Quarterly Review notes questions about why foreign markets outpace Britain and urges dairy farmers to improve milk production and utilize better methods to meet evolving global competition.

England Quarterly Review Normandy

Record of Fires Devastates Illinois and Missouri Regions

Forest fires burning for a week in Union Williamson and Jackson counties Illinois spread northward. Fires along Big Muddy River and Mississippi River engulf homes and displace families. Missouri reports severe losses in Stoddard county with T. J. Moss losing about 500000 ties. Sufferers flee to escape smoke haze blanketing nearby towns.

St. Louis Union Williamson Jackson Counties Ill Marion Big Muddy River Jackson County Mississippi River Missouri Stoddard Cache T. J. Moss Eelyville

Tenement Fire Causes Minor Damage on Warrenton Street

A boy with a candle in a closet set fire to clothing in the tenement occupied by Martin Ryan at 104 Warrenton street. The blaze caused 15 dollars in damage and a fire alarm was rung from Box 62.

Martin Ryan Warrenton Street Canterbury Street West Roxbury

Fire spreads through multiple mills and losses mount at Saranac Grove

Fire at 1 o'clock in Lirreron New Hampshire consumed the Saranac Grove Company mill complex including H A Eaton planing mill J A Fogg shop A W Streeter stanchion works then spread to a Glove Company tannery and two storehouses with a double tenement. Glove Company and others faced losses with limited insurance. Additional blazes near Eddyville and Groveland burned farm buildings and hundreds of acres of woods before rain halted spread.

Lirreron N. H Saranac Grove Company H. A. Eaton J. A. Fogg A. W. Streeter Glove Company Eaton Streeter Mippieroro Joshua Eddy Eddyville Village Havermimt Groveland

Seventy-Fifth Run of Luck Play and New London Debuts

The seventy fifth performance of A Run of Luck will occur next Thursday 17th with manager Tompkins presenting a souvenir to patrons. Sophia closes its run, making forty nine performances. The Barrister from The Comedy Theatre in London opens at the Museum for the first time in America. Souvenirs marked the Hollis Street Theatre’s second anniversary with a Boucicault portrait folio. Upside Down tickets sold briskly at Hollis Street Theatre for next week. Lotta appears at Park Theatre in Pawn Ticket 210 with strong company support. A Hole in the Ground draws large crowds and The Lights of London revival is planned for Globe Theatre. James E. Murdoch reads in Chickering Hall on Saturdays and Wednesdays at 11 A.M. The Boston Theatre Run of Luck race is dubbed rowing by a morning paper and a case by another, but Daisy still wins.

Tompkins Sophia Comedy ‘Theatre London Museum America Hollis Street Theatre Boucicault Messrs John J. McNally Thomas A. Daly Miss Lotta

Shipping and business leaders listed across US cities

A long OCR list names numerous merchants and firms across cities including Atlanta Bloomington Cedar Rapids Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Chattanooga Dallas Dubuque Evansville Galveston Indianapolis Louisville Macon Memphis Nashville New York Portland Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond St Louis San Antonio Syracuse Williamsport Wheeling and other locales. Individuals and firms such as Everett Kiser George Farnham Schnadig Brooks Prouty Gates Benckenstein Cady Childs Oehmig Smartt Howell Jones Stern Dunwody Vogel Carter Manier Hollins Wesson Magovern Trench Gregg Childs Weiner Harris Reeve Meany Reed Upham Crump Einstein Hosea Smith Frazer Baum Oppenheimer Longini West Ingalls Vreeland Dayton McCoy etc appear with varied affiliations in firms like MC J F Kiser & Co JP Farnum & Co J M Schnadig & Co Brooks Bros Gore & Co Butterworth & Co Sanger Bros Beals Terry Co Murphy & Comstock Wollner Lowenstein Beals Terry Co North Star Co Adams Thorne Co Herman Bros Carter Dunbar Vance Hughes Shoe Co West Bros L Baum & Co M Halff & Bro etc.

Chicago J Newberger Sanger Bros Dubuque Sears Evansville Ind K Hinkle Hinkle Nesbet & Co Tre Galveston Tex F Breath Willis & Bro Indianapolis A Jones, Jr Jones, MekKee & Co Louisville J B Green White, Green & Huffaker J Streng Bamberger, Streng & Co Lafayette Comstock Murphy & Comstock Mobile Ala M Wollner Wollner & Lowenstein Milwaukee Wis Bears Beals, Terry & Co Minneapolis Stern & Co Macon J M Dunwody Wittkowski & Dunwody Memphis Tenn H Vogel Hill & Sons W R Manier J W Manier, Jr JW Manier & Son Sy ‘Tenn K 8 Hollins, Jr Hollins, Sons & ‘O New York City E B Wesson Aaron Claflin & Co J P Magovern Magovern & Co G Trench C B.rouss Wittsburg Penn John R Gregg Gregg & Elliott Geeorge Penn H Childs, Jr H Childs & Co Portland Ben Selling Akin, Selling & Co Philadelphia W H Weiner Weiner, Wright & Watkins C A Harris Harris & Sons Reeve J I Meany J I Meaney & Co J B Reed Reed & Co Psy Upham & Gordon Ichmond Jd Crump Wings Ellett & Crump Tregan F A Einstein Einstein’s Sons A. Wen Joseph IE Hosea Tootle Hosea & Co St Joseph A T Smith J E Dayton Dayton & Co Wheeling J E McCoy J Rhieldoffer Vance Hughes Shoe Company

Five Thousand Leather Jackets for Sale by G. W. Simmons Co

G. W. Simmons & Co. at 32 to 44 North Street announce a retail sale this season of five thousand leather jackets praised as a life preserver. The firm also shows its annual Ulster overcoat importation ready for viewing today.

G. W. Simmons & Co North Street

Bhagavad Gita translation by Mohini Chatterji noted

New release reviews Indian religious text with Brahmanical insights. Mohini M. Chatterji renders the Bhagavad Gita from Sanskrit showing unity with Christian truth, contrasts with earlier translations, and adds notes bridging Western philosophy.

The November New Princeton Review Review

The November issue of the New Princeton Review appears with no single standout article yet remains worthwhile. It opens with Charles Dudley Warner on Shelley and notes the mature yet immature aspects of the poet, including memorable lines about Shelley's inborn expressiveness and elusive nature.

NEW Princeton Sterling New Princeton Review Shelley Charles Dudley Warner Hamilet Dudley Warner Mary Endymion

Tragic Train Backing Crushes Man Near Boston & Maine Station

An unknown man about 28 years old was killed instantly when a 6:15 train from Medford backed into him at the Boston & Maine station. He weighed 125 pounds, 5 feet 6 inches tall, wore a white collarless shirt, dark coat and pants, and lace shoes. The body was sent to the Grove Street morgue.

Medford Boston & Maine Grove Street

Thanksgiving Proclamation by Governor Ames in Massachusetts

The proclamation by Oliver Ames, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, designates a day of public thanksgiving and prayer. It calls on citizens to acknowledge divine guidance and to offer gratitude for the nation's blessings.

Ames Commonwealth OF Massachusetts

Thanksgiving Proclamation by Governor Ames Boston 1887

Oliver Ames proclaims Thanksgiving in Massachusetts for November 24 1887 with a plea for charity and gratitude. He urges worship at public churches time with families and support for the needy while noting political liberty education and virtue under Massachusetts institutions. Henry B Peirce signs as secretary.

Commonwealth Council Chamber Boston United States of America Oliver Ames Henry B. Peirce God Save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Boston Stock Exchange Auction Sales Notice 1887

Auction sales list of stocks held on a Saturday November 12 1887 by order of the exchange includes Ames Sword Co National Car Co and multiple banks and railroads such as Hamilton Mfg Co Boston & Maine Rail Road and Union Pacific with varied lot sizes and par values.

Ames Sword Co. National Car Co Cheshire Rd Pia Aywigue Snix Kan City Springfield Memphis R. R. Co National City N.Y New England Odd Fellows’ Hall Ass Lawrence Amoskeag Hamilton Boston, Concord Montreal Boston Burl. & Mo. Rivers Neb Union Pacific Ra. Co Boston & Albany Fitchburg Rd Gt. Falls & Conway

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M. Grevy General Foreign News O’ Brien Mandeville Mr. Spurgeon the Crown Prince London Stock Exchange M’cosh Williams F. L. Stetson Choate Observer's Office Signal Service U.S. A Seeree Eeeter Mt. Washington Nantucket Block Island Notomss Sc Ae Cassunsie Hatteras Wilmington Jacksonville Fair Montgomery New Orleans Wee Richreveport BAIN Fort Smith OAS Sere Tee Knoxville Clear & Incinnati Mackinaw City Marquette Mich Green Bay Duluth Fair St. Pau Des Moines Clear Sangeen Can Rr Snow Montreal Snow Rock Cliffe Seen Snow Yarmouth Sae Fair Halifax Fair Leavenworth Huron St. Vincent Bismarck Fort Buford Fort Assinaboine Fort Custer Helena Deadwood Cheyenne North Platte Denver Dodge City Santa Fe Fort Wisco el Paso Salt Lake City Illinois Atlanta G Everett Kiser & Co Bloomington MR. Mohini Japan China India Wilkins J. Cockburn Thompson Max Muller God Jesus Christ Gamaliel Jesus Panda Christ Christ Jesus Emerson Mohini M. Chatterji Ticknor & Co Villa Magni Hogg Oxford Mulready George Cary Eggleston George Woolsey Hodge Hodge J. Durand M. R. Vincent Dean Plumptre Vincent New Princeton Review Mnnltibade Washington St Navy William H. Klenke Frederic Tudor BanFord H. Dupley Milk Street Charlestown Street Francis A. P. Bancher Cabot Ruggles Street Newburyport Mass Jowmn E. Sanford City Wharf Farnsworth John S. Hendren John E. Sanford Holbrook & For Postoffice Square Jow Street Holbrook & Fox Francis Henshaw & CO State Street Merchants’ Exchange Building Boston Stock Exchange AISU Weymouth Nt. Bk Blackstone Nat'l Bank Nt. Bk Do Ee A Do Union Bk Merrimack Mfg. Co Hamilton Mfg. Co Gt. Falls Mfg Laconia Mfg Manchester & Lawrence R. R Charlestown Gas Light Salem Gas Light Co Lombard Inv Boston Athenaeum Ins McKay & Bigelow Hegling Md. Ass'n State Nat’l Bank Hamilton Mfg Jackson Co Nashua Mfg Ati ” Aalasaw Old Colony Pittsfield & N. Adams Merrimack Manchester & Lawrence Amoskea Ng Mfg Dalmlilatst A Middlesex Old Colony RR Topeka & Western Inc Kansas RR Gulf Div Alan Dwelling House Ins. Co Revere Beach & Lynn RR Boston Land Co Mt. Vernon Chicago Rolling Mills N. Bk. Merchants’ N. Bk Hill Mfg East Boston Gas Lt. Co N. Exchange Bk Blue Hill Cheshire RR Pid. Natl. Mortgage & Debenture Co Navrida Ra R Re St. Anthony Mining Co Amoskeag Mfg. Co Daniel H. Burdett Burdett & Dennis Twenty Third Street Christy, Walcott & Co A., Richards & CO John C. Wilmerding Wilmeerding, Hoguet & CO White St Townsend & Montant Leonard Street SN Lyra Bree N. Union Bk. Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co Hamilton Woollen Co Hamilton Mfg. Co. Appleton Co Albert Howe & CO Market Street Warren Avenue R. L. Day & Company State St Merchants’ Exchange Adm Kidder Press Mfg. Co Topeka Salina & Western Greylock Mills Prescott Natl. Bk Lowell Appleton Do Sun Electric Co Woburn, Mass Wanmbee Mills Boston Gas Light Co Continental Mills Merchants Staal Ae Nowara Washington Fire Y and Marine Ins Old Boston Bank Continental Natl Blue Hill de Milton Bk. of No. America Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co Arlington Mills Cabot Mtg. Co Lansing & No. Rd Reece Button Hole Mach Washington Fire and Marine Ins Boston Cab Co North Chicago Dixon, Peoria & Hannibal Cambridge Horse Eng. Mort. Sec. Co Chicago & No. Western Boston, Concord & Mont Eee & No Hide and Leather Bank Hide and Leather Bank. 10 Do ‘Traders’ Natl First Chelsea Blackstone Natl Metropolitan Natl. Bank de Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co Ins. Co City of Union Cattle Co Rutland Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants Almeria Catalonia Venet Malaga Ex Steamship Loring Samuel Hatch & CO Congress Street Shawmut Avenue Dover Street Orice Cunard Line Liverpool Queenstown Cork Harbor Pavonia Samaria Cephalonia Palmyra Great Britain Reland Alexander Martin Allen Quebec Pra Loston Charlies V. Casey Broad Street A. Allan Anchor Line Atlantic Express CETW Clascow Londonderry Henderson Brothers Dowling Green Warren Line Michigan Roman Palestine Kansas CN & CO WARRE Express Phelps, Dodge & Palmer's United States Canada Solid Circle Gas Light CO Clark Street
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