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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1889
Page
1
Ready made clothing gains on tailoring as wholesale meets retail in better stores. It is cheaper and fits as well as made to measure, often better, with many samples offered by R. T. Army & Co. ready to show customers.
Des Moines reports a split Iowa Legislature this winter with a tight Republican majority. Democrats seek a U S Senate candidate while aiming to replace the liquor law with a high license measure, reflecting a public shift after last Tuesday's vote.
Washington dispatch reports Portland and Boston facing demand to widen a river draw under Endicott’s order. Sen Blair defends Mahone and criticizes civil service law. Paymaster Rochester cites FY disbursements up 324,918 as discharged numbers rise. Charles P Lincoln named second deputy pension commissioner. Marshall Cushing named Wanamaker private secretary. International Marine Conference debates auxiliary lights and ship rules with Britain seeking expanded discussion and testing.
In Lynn on November 11 George S Doherty and Patrick Burke quarreled on Railroad avenue. Doherty stabbed Burke in the head and hands with a shoe knife. Officer Green arrested Doherty. Burke's injuries are serious.
City of Mexico November 11 General Barrundia the Guatemalan exile resident here is said to receive Mexican government aid to foment a Guatemalan revolution. Funds reportedly bought arms in New York, now shipped to Chiapas. Barrundia’s newspaper El Pabellon Nacional comments on insurrection as part of a broader plan toward Central American unification with Mexico. The aim is to place Barrundia as ruler over the region between the Rio Grande and the Isthmus of Panama.
Spitz Bros. and Mark advertise the Montcalm Winter Overcoat for gentlemen priced at $15.00. The coat comes in Blue and Brown Beaver, sizes 33 to 40, with cloth collar wool lining and satin sleeve linings. It is presented as an exact duplicate of a high priced tailor made overcoat at a fraction of the cost.
Advices from South Africa report severe distress in the Transvaal due to drought and famine. Johannesburg faces famine prices for breadstuffs, with Natal offering £1000 bonus to first fifty provision wagons and Pretoria abolishing food tariffs and creating forage depots. Rain at end of October offers tentative relief.
Paris November 11. The Chamber of Deputies will meet tomorrow. A plenary session of Republican members chose a candidate for president. Three hundred Republicans were present. Flonquet received 17 votes and Brisson 64. Another vote will be taken tomorrow.
A report notes severe hardship in the Transvaal due to drought and famine affecting civilians and crops. The item summarizes widespread distress and potential humanitarian needs across the region.
Despatches from Samoa indicate Germany is gradually pulling its backing from Tamasese. Reports of fighting between Mataafa and Tamasese factions on Sawaii are denied.
In Aroaens the Chamber of Deputies heard Prime Minister Tricounis confess that he had been deceived by Turkey. He said Greece would vindicate Cretan rights, and noted that cordial relations with Turkey are now impossible after recent Crete events.
General Boulanger issues a fresh manifesto from the Isle of Jersey to France. He says revision has only been postponed and that Revisionists are certain of ultimate victory. He pledges unremitting effort by the national party.
Despatches confirm the massacre of Dr. Peters and his party by natives near Korkora in East Africa. British agent Gerald H. Portal in Zanzibar has received a letter from Henry M. Stanley saying he hopes to reach Zanzibar around mid January.
New York letters quote Edwin Booth and Helena Modjeska denying a Herald interview that claimed a serious disagreement between them. Both artists state there is no truth to the story about business or personal relations and sign their denials.
The Arion Musical Society faces a local boycott as musicians demand 25 dollars per man per night while others offer 4 dollars. The dispute stems from the group hiring a Boston orchestra last season and planning to do so again this winter. If the boycott continues the club intends to hire an eastern orchestra for each concert.
A Boston London New York and European port sequence lists vessels with origin and destination data. Entries include Wyle from Bluefields to Baltimore and many other ships such as Arizona from Liverpool and City of Columbia from Havana, with dates around November 9 to 11.
An explosion at Wylie and Wallace on North Seventh Street kills three men instantly and injures several others. Joseph Wylie, 38, and chemist Charles Rhinedollar, 29, along with Rudolph Lippman, 19, die in the blast. Others are seriously hurt as a long stored flash powder is poured into a sink to end its danger amid a pending lawsuit.
Jang Landsing, a Chinese native and pupil at a government school in 1874, married Miss Nelly H. Sparks at the bride's mother's Vernon residence. The Hon. Yung Wing attended. The couple will reside in Cleveland.
A prominent Republican forecasts Reed’s speakership chances fading citing Maine Senators Frye and Hale, his rift with them, and a likely New England delegation split. Washington reports indicate Reed and McKinley vie for support with Lodge and Thompson backing both, while Blaine’s hostility may not sway administration support.
Eddy Dean in Taunton is shocked when his horse runs into a broken wire near the Public Library burning hair and leaving him paralyzed. Prisoners escape St Albans jail. one recaptured at Swanton, others at large. Worcester men Stone and Smith arraigned on perjury and subornation charges with heavy bonds. Baggage thefts on Queen and Crescent railroad lead to arrests and recovered goods. Oil Producers' Association plans a Pittsburg to seaboard pipeline opposing Standard Oil. Sunol the great three year old trots a mile in 2 10 34. Boston men Trundy and Snowman arraigned for blackmail. Labley captured for larceny. Eight hour work movement gains steam in Woburn with Henry Lloyd urging shorter hours. American Cotton Oil Trust board accepts resignations and elects Jules Aldige president. Frances Willard reelected WCTU president in Chicago. Morton license dispute resurfaces after Ireland letter of $25 000 bequest. Dover NH forms historical society. North Adams man Clark dies of heart disease. Captain Osgood Clark stabbed by liquor-influenced son Winslow aboard Chilton. Diphtheria hits Walter Davis’s family in Durham. Portsmouth rope yard accident kills Edward H. Parks. four escape injury. Barnum’s London opening draws 26,000 with modest reception.
Colonel B. Morton to head a new daily paper in Augusta with strong Democratic ties and backing from Arthur Sewall of Bath. The project, set in Blaine's hometown, unsettles local Republicans and signals a major political publication effort in the area.
Barrimore Md Nov 11 1200 delegates to the first congress of Catholic laymen in the United States convened in Concordia Hall. Ex Governor Carroll chaired with Pope Leo blessing read from Rome and Daniel Dougherty delivered a stirring address on Catholic history and rights in America.
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