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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1886
Page
8
In the circuit court, Morse for Moen argues Wilson used hush money and forged documents to threaten Moen. West rebuts with contrasts of social status and calls Wilson a perjurer, detailing a ransom letter and alleged forgery as key points in the case.
Senator Morse faces reelection in the second district as Republican leaders gather in Canton and North Attleboro to assess candidacies. A large banquet planned by Dr. Morse draws attention while party figures, including Governor and state central committee members, discuss upcoming election results and potential leadership shifts in the House and Senate.
A vendor offers sealed glass tubes containing earth thrown up by geysers after the great quake in Charleston on August 31. The multicolor soil is framed as pretty souvenirs with all proceeds aiding the afflicted city.
Mrs. Maria Aphram Drake delivered her second lecture to the Yeung Women's Christian Association on Physical Culture. She urged mothers to study anatomy physiology and surgery to care for their bodies, warning against overreliance on mind cures and urging women to be conservative in the home.
Patti operatic concerts announced for Music Hall on November 24 and 26 with a full company including Mme Patti Mme Sofia Scalchi Signor Antonio Galassi and others. Also Henry Smart's cantata Nings Daughters to be sung at Boston Music Hall next Monday under conductor C B Kendal along with an Odd Folks Concert at Tremont Temple by the Society of Kindly Deeds featuring Alfred Bo Seve Reuben Styne and others.
Curtis Guild disputes a New York reporter's alleged interview as misrepresenting his views on Massachusetts politics. He says he declined to comment, directed the reporter to local press, and accuses Republicans of fabricating partisan paragraphs. He signs the note from Boston dated November 16, 1886.
An advertisement touts Caswell Hazard & Co. New York as makers of the purest cod liver oil and juniper tar soap. It asserts superior purity taste and efficacy and claims physicians prefer their oil over others for health needs.
The Old School Boys' Association met at the Hotel Vendome with President Allen presiding. Treasurer Lawrence reported a balance of 16323 in the treasury as 30 elderly members admitted to Old School Boyship. officers were elected and a committee named to pursue incorporation. A luncheon followed with speeches honoring the late Hendalm Williams and recalling their anti slavery and temperance work.
Boston physicist Irving Bishop plans a public demonstration of thought reading at the Hotel Vendome next Saturday aided by a committee and a concealed object within one mile radius to prove mind body interactions. The experiment recalls his European trials with grand dukes and London notables while he seeks broad public admission of his powers.
The Cottage Street Methodist Society of Cambridge plans a new edifice at Magazine and Perry streets. The Pilgrim Church on Magazine hosted preliminaries with addresses byG A Tewksbury James McWhinnie William H Thomas J W Higgins George S Chadbourne and Bishop Foster. Total estimated cost 26015 now subscribed 13111 22 paid on land 2256 balance 512 05378. Cornerstone ceremony led by Bishop Poster and Rev Chadbourne.
At the annual meeting the Union Boat Club elected Henry Parkman as president G W Estabrook as vice president A Cortlandt Van Rensselaer as captain C P Curtis Jr as lieutenant and A L Harding R C Watson Dr Charles J Williams as directors for the ensuing year
Edward Atkinson declares no connection with the proposed Property Defence Publishing Association mentioned in a New York Emerald report. He says he received a letter soliciting a contribution and declined any involvement, noting he would not write for the project and knew nothing more about it.
In Dorchester District Court yesterday George Dobbs faced arraignment on counts of attempting to defraud the German American Insurance Company by arson. He was held on 600 dollars in each case for the Superior Court as witnesses testified and evidence was examined.
Lieutenant Lambert and Station 4 officers led a raid resulting in defendants brought to Municipal Court. John Crue William Hawhin Frank Norris James Brown John Marsh and Charles Wilson were fined 36 dollars plus costs each for attending an unlawful game. Charles Wilton and William Wieselh were fined 80 pounds plus costs each for taking part in the unlawful game.
Major Lewis Allen, president of Warren National Bank, Peabody, died yesterday morning aged 102 years 5 months after a long illness. Born July 1704 in Weston he moved to South Danvers in 1817 and built Allen's block. He chartered Warren National Bank in 1852 and served as president over four decades. He was a long time Peabody selectman and assessor and a senior member of Jordan Masonic Lodge. Funeral from his home Thursday afternoon.
Daniel W Atwood a noted East Boston mariner died at 247 Lexington Street after weeks of bronchial illness. Dr James Moore a homoeopathic physician died at his Haverhill residence. Born in 1820 in Parsonkeld Maine Moore studied at Carroll Literary Institution and Carrollton College and practiced homeopathy since 1849. He served as surgeon with the Twenty second US Colored Troops, 1864 65 and built a large practice in Linvernill. He leaves a son and three daughters.
The 1887 calendars from Houghton Mifflin & Co. feature eight editions including Emerson Lowell Longfellow Whittier Holmes Whitney Browning and Hawthorne. New form uses weekly calendar leaves with selections. The change is praised for brevity clarity and continued delight from quotations.
Yesterday in the David J. Adams seizure case, two witnesses John Brown and Joseph Hanley of St George NB were examined. It remains unsettled if further hearings occur before the commissioner as testimony must be presented to the Vice Admiralty Court in Halifax NS before Nov 25 for trial there. No further testimony will be taken in Boston.
Professor Rodolfo Lanciani will deliver a series of lectures on Roman archaeology at Sanders Theatre on successive Monday and Wednesday evenings. The first lecture, tonight, is titled The Early Renaissance of Archaeological Studies in Rome and will be illustrated with a stereopticon except for the first session. Nearby sports notes mention a hare and hounds run with Cogswell and Baldwin as hares and about thirty hounds. the hares won narrowly as the first hound Dana finished in seventeen minutes. The glee club beat Fierian Sodality 16 to 0, with prize cups awarded to the winners. Football team changes include G C Adams returning to end, Helden moving to half-back, and Sears retiring from that position, boosting prospects for the Yale game. Poet F S Palmer, 57, has a poem in Life.
The Rev Janeis Piffany will speak Thursday evening on Italy in a course at the Young Men's Christian Union. Also noted is a Dorchester marriage, a police relief fundraiser, and various local civic notices including railroad location petitions and a death at 117 Lexington Street.
The funeral of veteran actor Barney Nuity was held at the Church of the Sacred Heart with a requiem high mass led by Rev. Francis J. Butler. Interment followed in Malden, attended by many friends and comrades. pallbearers included Wot. Muldoon, Hugh Carbrey, Henry Walsh, John Guliivan, Captain White, Harry Weisse, John Driscoll, and George Johnson.
Exciting polo match last evening saw Somerville and New Bedford tied at end of play with seven goals each after forty minutes. Notable players included Somerville Baker Menard Torre y Bickford Hallett and New Bedford Curley Canavan Murray Rogers Rogers. Referee Al McKinnon drew criticism for a controversial call as surface slickness hindered runs and more goals were in doubt. Roberts excelled for New Bedford while Canavan and Bickford starred for their sides.
Attendance at Mystic Park was dressed by cold weather as two races for a local benefit drew five entrants. George Abee and Hopemount headlined the day with Hopemount winning the second heats easily while Frank Mersen Weis pgs and Charley Morris supported the event. Judges included ML Oconnell L H Whittaker and others.
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