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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1887

Page

2

Politician Clifford Predicts Cleveland Victory and Maine Reform

Portiano Maine November 15 Hon W H Clifford Maine's Democratic committee member drums support for Cleveland renomination and 1888 ticket. He cites Cleveland administration as confident for business, notes New York race, potential Western states, and warns Republicans must strengthen in New York to resist. He forecasts Maine party organization improving and suggests Blaine nomination efforts are active.

Portiano jStectar William Henry Clifford Maine National Democratic Committee Post Seaboard New York West Cleveland Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Republican Party Hill Blaine Clifford Mr. Blaine Mr. Clifford

Blaze in Chelsea Destroys Three Broadway Buildings

A blaze starting in Husted's steam laundry at 27 Broadway spread to 25 and 29, gutting three wooden-block buildings near Broadway’s Chelsea terminus. Losses total about 22,500 with 4000 in the laundry and 5000 in Emery’s Chelsea properties. firemen fought the flames past midnight. An ex-member of Steamer 2, Nars Mayo, was injured during the response.

Chelsea George D. Emery Broadway Charlestown Husted No. 25 No. 29 L.K. Husted W. H. Jellison Jellison James ‘I Phelps F. Slade Carr & Hollaway Mr. Slade Fk. A. Ford A. LD. Black Robert Barrie Art Electrotype Company Iars Mayo Steamer 2

Historic Girls and Boys Offer Tales of Courage and Adventure

E S Brooks presents Historic Girls a collection of illustrated stories from girlhood of famous women spanning over 1600 years Zenobia Helena of Britain Cleopatra of Burgundy and Pocahontas appear alongside other daring figures The volume paired with Historic Boys and includes Norse tales Mrs Champneys Three Vassar Girls and Peter Budstone along with Boyesen Norse stories and Abbott naval histories The book blends adventure courage and moral lessons with vivid pictures and varied settings

E. S. Brooks St. Nicholas Zenobia Rome Helena Britain Mr. Brooks Pulcheria Constantinople Attila the Hun Clotilda Burgundy Clovis France China Edith Scotland Godwine Winchester Jacqueline Holland Catarina Cyprus Theresa of Avila Bess Christina Sweden Pocahontas Virginia Mataoka Captain Smith Jamestown Rolfe Florida Rocky Mountains Chatto Geronimo St. Augustine Pratt Carlisle School Champney Vassar Champ Trowbridge Peter Budstone Dorberg Professor Boyesen Hjalmar Algernon Bayard Hans Thorold Mikkel Angels Christ-child America New York Boyesen Mr. Abbott Great Britain New York Harbor Perrys Hull Arragut Bainbridge Wasp Jackson

Blue Jackets of ’61 referenced in Navy book reviews

Historic Girls and The Modern Vikings receive notices alongside two young readers. Battery A hosts its first monthly levee at the West Newton street armory with about 150 couples, while Daniel Murphy and William H. Robinson are arrested for breaking into B S Bryant’s dwelling at 1303 Washington Street and stealing gas fixtures from the Chamston heirs.

Boston Post United States B. 8. Brooks New York G. P. Putnam’s Sons Boston Laughton, Macdonald & Co Price Vassar Lizzie W. Champney Estes & Lauriat J.T. Trowbridge Lee & Shepard Hjalmar H. Boyesen Charles Scribner's Sons Battery A West Newton Street Daniel Murphy William H. Robinson B. S. Bryant Washington Street William Chamston

The Weakest Link in Health and the Kidney Warning

A nautical allegory warns that a shipwreck results from a single weak link. The text urges critical self inspection of health, emphasizes kidney and liver trouble, and cites Dr. Dio Lewis and testimonials praising Warner's safe cure for kidney disease. It notes rusted ship rudder chains as a metaphor for hidden health fragility and blood poisoning risk.

Dio Lewis Warner

Paine Tests Howell Torpedo At Newport Station

Lieutenant F H Paine conducts experiments with the Howell torpedo at a Newport Rhode Island station for the Howell company funded by them. Trials shift from Buzzard's and Peconic bays to the Newport site to test rubber adjustments for the torpedo's initial submersion at high speed using stop nets to recover the torpedo after short-range runs.

Newport R. I F. H. Paine Howell Howell Company Buzzard’s Peconic Bays

The Lilla Hoyle Murder Rumor Rebutted

Worcester reporting that the alleged Webster murderer in the Lilla Hoyle case is untrue. The Gazette notes the Texas letter signer Josiah Sullivan does not reside where the confession claimed, suggesting someone near Webster sought to deflect attention toward the girl's uncle.

Lilla Hoyle Worcester Webster Texas the Gazette Josiah Sullivan

Shoemakers Strike Committee Moves to End Walkout

Philadelphia, Nov 15 A committee appointed by striking shoemakers will confer with the Manufacturers' Association to end the strike promptly. District Assembly 70 had ordered the men to stay out, but leaders expect a settlement within a day or two.

Philadelphia Manufacturers’ Association

Dover Baseball Association Elects Officers for New Year

The Dover Base Ball Association held its annual meeting in Dover New Hampshire on November 15 electing Governor Sawyer as president and naming vice presidents Quaid D Sullivan C W Jackson P Loughlin E Sneparcan as secretary and treasurer Harry H Hough and directors G E Varney A T Pinkham Dr M B Sullivan W J Hughes R B Hodskins for the coming year.

Dover Baseball Association Dover N. H Governor Sawyer Quaid A D. Sullivan C. W. Jackson P. Loughlin E . Sneparcan Harry H. Hough G. E. Varney A. T. Pinkham M. B. Sullivan W. J. Hughes

Legislature Considers Restrictions on Child Labor and School Attendance

A state legislative committee held another hearing on child employment. Secretary Dickinson reported 11 000 of 28 000 under 14 did not attend school in the past year, urging a state agent to oversee factory education and higher ages for mill work. Phineas Bates proposed truancy prosecutions and registrar of private schools. The panel adjourned to 10:30 a m Monday for further testimony.

State House Dickinson State Board of Education Mle Murphy Boston

Fire on steamer Venetian sparks small blaze in hold

Alarm from Box 445 at 3 this morning reported a fire in cotton bales aboard the Venetian of the Leland line at Hoosac Tunnel dock. Officials attributed limited damage to a kerosene lamp origin.

Leland Line Hoosac Tunnel Dock

Massive Cotton Fire Devours Union Compress Ark

A cigarette sparked a blaze at the Union Cotton Compress in Shrine Rock Arkansas destroying 3373 bales of cotton and spreading to Martin's warehouse and adjacent blocks. Estimated loss reaches 300000 with full insurance. Nearby fires in Rocxiano and Lewiston follow the same grim pattern with insured losses.

Shrine Rock Ark Union Cotton Compress Martin Scott Cumberland Metropolitan Hornbrook & Townsend’s Scott Street Rocxiano Charles Stowe Lewiston Cowan Woollen Mill Canton Roger Wolcott Boston Milton

Weather Indications for New England and Atlantic Coast

For twenty four hours beginning 7 a m Wednesday November 16 light rain in Maine New Hampshire and Vermont followed by colder fair weather and brisk winds shifting westward in the region Elsewhere New England mostly fair with slight temperature changes and fresh westerly winds Cautionary northwest signals active along the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to New London with storm warnings from Narragansett to Portland and southeast at Eastport and Portland Also at Blue Hill Observatory 2 pm November 15 forecast fair and cooler for southeastern New England.

Wshington Maine New Hampshire Vermont New England New York Atlantic Sandy Hook New London Narragansett Portland Eastport

Boston Weather Report From Signal Service Office

Boston observers report weather conditions from the Signal Service office dated November 15 1887. The brief item notes fast conditions and regional reporting from the U S A station in Boston.

Boston Observer’s Office Signal Service U.S. A

Observations Across Stations At The Same Moment

Observers at multiple stations report synchronized observations taken at the same moment. Data indicates consistent readings across locations, suggesting coordinated timing or shared event triggering the measurements. Further analysis will compare station-specific factors and calibration records.

Wamsutta Mills Directors and a Fatal Accidental Shooting

The Wamsutta Mills Corporation of New Bedford named directors William J. Retch Edward D. Mandeil Francis Greene Francis Hathaway Horatio Hathaway William W. Crapo and Andrew G. Pierce. Ethan Leak a farmer near Jamestown Indiana accidentally discharged a revolver injuring his wife then killed himself with a second gunshot.

Wamsutta Mills Corporation of New Bedford William J. Retch Edward D. Mandeil Francis &. Greene Francis Hathaway Horatio Hathaway William W. Crapo Andrew G. Pierce Ethan Leak Jamestown Ind

Advertising Rates Listed by Per Unit Pricing

A series of unit rates shows charges for different quantities. The figures include 1.60 per 1000, 1.50 per 1000, 1.80 per 1000, 2.25 per 1, 1.80 per ream, and 1.60 per ream, indicating a pricing schedule for print or material orders.

Appraisals Free of Charge Auction Sale Notices

Public sale notices list items appraised free with weekly auction times on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Nov 16 1887 sale includes bonds, railroad notes, bank stock, manufacturing shares, and railroad bonds from numerous entities across cities, with prices and maturities noted. Excutors and trustees’ orders govern the proceedings.

Bonds and stocks list including banks mills and railroads

A dense record lists numerous financial instruments by issuer and type. It includes banks such as National and Boston institutions, manufacturing firms like Hamilton and Lawrence, railways including Union Pacific and Chicago Burlington & Quincy, and mining interests. Dates range from 1887 to 1939 with various 6s and 7s securities and large parcel counts.

Columbian N. Bk Suffolk Cordage Co N. Union Ban Blackstone Bk Market N. Bk Mfrs N. Bk N. Union Bk State N. Bk Merchants’ N. Bk Washington N. Bk Rockland Bk Freeman’s Bk. Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co Hamilton Mfg Appleton Co Errimack Mfg Dwight Mfg. Co Hill Mfg Pacific Mills Wavy Hamilton Mfg. Co Lawrence Mfg. Co Union Pacific Ry Boston & Albany RR Fitchburg RR Androscoggin & Kennebec RR Newmarket Mfg. Co Chicago Rolling Mills United States Watch Co Waltham Lowell Middlesex Co Hill Mfg. Co Lowell Machine Shop Jackson Co Kansas City Lawrence & So Marion & McPherson RR Burl. & Mo. Rivers RL Old Colony RR Middlesex RR Florida So. RR Ogd Lake Champlain RR S. F Neptune Insurance Co McKay Metallic Tremont Natl. Bank Great Falls Mfg. Co Washington Insurance Co Dwight Topeka & Western Fall River Union Pacific Int Portsmouth Falls & Conway Boston Union Pacific

Valuable Corner Estate Auction in Shawmut Ave and Dover St

A large corner business estate at Nos. 200 to 206 Shawmut Avenue and No. 72 Dover Street, Boston, will be sold Thursday November 17 1887 at noon. The property fronts Shawmut Avenue about 2084 feet and Dover Street 8212 feet with 2728 square feet total, featuring brick buildings housing three stores and tenements. Auction by Samuel Hatch & Co. Office details at the firm.

Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Superior Court Boston Willard County of Boston Post Willard S. Vickery Edwin A. Wadleigh Francis A. P. Bancher 8. R. Knights & Co Washington Street Cabot Ruggles Street Temple Street Coolidge Shawmut Avenue Dover Street

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