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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1892
Page
4
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The Post rejects proposing a RussELL gubernatorial chair and plans to present a presidential chair to Governor RussELL in 1896. The idea draws enthused letters but faces objections and will not be acted on.
The Post warned against failing to nominate last Wednesday evening and Edwin A. Curtis letters to Mr Parkman echo the sentiment. Most potential candidates agree, but one mistake is deemed not crucial this year.
A editorial urges offering a large prize to entice a Republican mayoral candidate. It argues emergency needs justify extraordinary inducement and suggests Parkman and colleagues consider the plan before the convention meets. It frames the prize as compensation for the candidate's sacrifice and notes time remains to implement.
The Maverick Bank cases wobble as mass arrests and indictments yield to dismissals. Indictments surge then mostly collapse, leaving doubt whether any fault occurred in the bank smashing. The trial seems distant. the whole affair risks becoming a myth or nightmare.
The Boston Journal proclaims Carroll was knifed by over 2000 voters in Boston, but Carroll actually beat all Democratic ticket rivals except Cleveland electors and Governor Russell. The letter asks who knifed Wolcott, noting Attorney General Pillsbury earned 30,794 votes while Wolcott had 28,763, prompting questions about in-city results.
A teen messenger secretly steals 20 000 worth of securities from his banking employer and trades them for negotiable offers, selling some to realize profit. He is finally caught by accident, highlighting flaws in modern methods but underscoring that personal honesty is the true safeguard.
The Old Colony Railroad seeks fifteen cents from Mr. C S Rackemann in a suit reaching the Supreme Judicial Court. The issue questions whether a railroad may charge a passenger on a crowded train for whom no seat is provided. Reformers have used the phrase no seat no pay in past debates.
Opinion argues recounts wasteful and costly and should end. It urges legislature to adopt a final, officer supervised count to protect secrecy and prevent fraud, asserting repeated recounts do not improve accuracy and can alter results.
The article praises Mr. Cleveland for a speech at the Villard dinner that frames his public duty as serving the whole people. It highlights his call for party harmony in patriotic action and a campaign of education to strengthen the Democracy over four years.
The article argues flood Wood Island Park in winter to create a skating park for carnivals tournaments and public enjoyment. It compares potential popularity to the Charlesbank gym and urges park commissioners to implement a season long ice facility.
Three wealthy New Yorkers reportedly chipped in to settle the unpaid bills of the Republican national committee totaling about $100,000. The Journal notes the party is fortunate to receive this help after political losses. It recalls Anna Dickinson, poor and ill, seeking court action to claim promised pay from Clarkson and Quay for helping elect Harrison in 1888, a sum now reportedly left unpaid amid vast political spending.
The renewed Godeys Magazine impresses with extensive improvements and popular appeal. Society leader portraits in color by Miss Mattie Sheridan highlight the issue along with additional bright features, marking a clear advance from the old Godeys Lady Book.
A short item asks whether the Republican party has joined the driven well business, noting the Lowell Courier hosts the question and implying a political inquiry into industry ties or business ventures.
Complaints reach the Post about a large gray haired impostor soliciting contributions to the Carney Hospital Fund. The fund was closed months ago and no one has a right to solicit. The publication urges vigilance and immediate action if this individual reappears, amid a crying baby plea.
Miss Gertrude Edmands the contralto remains at her Rocky Nook Hing ham home likely through Thanksgiving as her health has improved greatly in four months. Boston’s wealthiest man J Montgomery Sears, reputed to be about 40 million, faced jury duty with mixed outcomes. He was not drawn Wednesday, dismissed. Thursday he appeared but was not called. Friday he received a leave until Monday with other jurors.
The Hon S D Thurston of Portland is critically ill. Dr Edward P Abbe of New Bedford has returned from Europe. Alderman Tolman of Portland may take the surveyorship of that port under the new administration. Gov Plaisted and Mrs Plaisted with their daughter and Mrs Hill will leave for the South the first week of next month. US collectors of internal revenue at Ogden Utah and Lincoln Neb are both Maine men from Farmington named Norton Capt Frank Norton and Edwin M Norton.
Thomas A. Edison says the man of the future may do without sleep entirely. Ex mayor Edwin H. Fitler declines re election as president of the Union League Club of Philadelphia. Engagement announced Solon Arnold U S N of Anne Arundel county Md and Miss Ida Campbell daughter of ex Senator Campbell of Vallejo Cal. Reverend John R Paxton pastor West Presbyterian Church New York will lose Clementine de Vere Mme Sapio who will devote herself to the concert stage with a European tour ahead.
A letter to the editor argues tobacco preserves tissues and aids health. The writer cites physicians who use tobacco and claims long life among smokers. He dismisses Dr Landis as overstating dangers and asserts smoking or chewing tobacco benefits digestive and nervous systems.
The Republic notes Governor Russell has received plentiful congratulations and flattery after the election, but his hat remains the same and his head unchanged. He is described as possessing a remarkable amount of good sense.
Fire last night gutted a wooden building owned by Frank Wright in Callais. Loss on the building is about $1000, insured for $700. Douglass Bros. marble and store workers suffered losses ranging from $500 to $800, insured.
In Ward 2 a citizens caucus selected Alderman John W. Norton and Councilmen William Mulready Richard L. Roberts Edward J. Connelly with delegates including John Cosgrove John P. Cronin Michael McNamee Owen P. Coonan Charles Leyton J J McCormack Denis Sheehan Julius Foster James F. Long Sr Patrick Maher Thomas Tracey William Slye John M. Devil William R. Twoomey James J. Rooney The caucus backs Mayor James Pierce. In Ward 7 an independent caucus chose Alderman George T Spaulding Councilmen Calvin M. Burbeck Walter F. Medding W S Kimball with delegates M M Holmes C M Verbeck A A Adams William Landick J T Connell S A Huntington H T Weeks Thomas Sheridan P A Reidy E C Erickson C T Tenney T J Conniff J H Fiske J O Bush J H Reidy.
New York Supreme Court affirms lower court ruling dismissing Henry S. Sherburne suit against John Hoey Clapp Spooner and Edward F Taft over nearly 100000 owed from shares in New England express firms sold to Adams Express Company Disclosures led to Hoey and Spooner ousting from Adams Express Sherburne Taft owned half interest paid 73095 for three firms sale netted 270000 with Hoey Spooner receiving 138000
In Brattleboro Vermont on November 18 burglars entered E L Fuller's farm house in Whitingham and seized about 60 dollars in cash and 10 000 dollars in bonds and securities from an old safe along with a watch. The securities were later found in a district school building and nearby. Fuller is president of the Wilmington Savings Bank and trustee of several estates. The burglars seem to be the same gang active in the countryside for two years.
In New York on November 13 the General Term of the Supreme Court ruled in favor of New York Life Insurance Company in the case brought by former president William H. Peers to recover a pension and payments denied by current president John A. McCail.
Excitement grips Truro Nova Scotia after a large gold discovery at the Caribou mines operated by the Truro Gold Mining Company about thirty miles away. The find is described as surpassing prior Nova Scotia discoveries and may prove the richest Canadian mine yet opened.
In New York on November 18 rain did not stop the fixture between Cornell University and Manhattan Athletic Club. Attendance dropped to about 200 as a sheet of water covered the field. Cornell won 16 to 0.
Edmund Ham of Lisbon, 45, hanged himself this afternoon in Lewiston. He lived opposite the house where a coroner inquest was underway for a man killed last night. Ham, a recluse, feared destitution despite being in good circumstances as the jury cut down the body.
Two young Lynn Box Factory workers bought two bottles of facial lotion at a drug store and drank the contents by mistake. Prompt treatment by Dr. Lowell prevented a fatal outcome.
Count Tolstoi in the Russian Gazette warns famine may strike his district as the rye harvest rivals 1891’s poor year. Oats fail, tires scarce, and the peasantry suffer from last winter’s miseries. The overall outlook Tolstoi calls as black as possible.
Paris November 18 the Chamber of Deputies held a five hour debate on the press bill. Prime Minister Loubet delivered a strong speech and a vote of 329 to 228 adopted Ngorineett motion to proceed with the bill's clauses.
Wurepine West Virginia November 18 William Maier the wife murderer was hanged in the Ohio County Jail yard at noon in front of about one hundred persons. The fall broke his neck and unconsciousness was instantaneous.
From America six cases of pneumonia among cattle imports were reported at Deptford and Birkenhead. The shipments included a vessel from Baltimore and others from Boston and New London. The notice dates to November 18. The report highlights health concerns in imported cattle terms.
The Borden grand jury, after examining Captain Smalley of the New Bedford Overseers of the Poor, viewed the Fall River homestead and planned further sessions in Fall River. They arrived at 1:40 pm and entered the house at 2, with twenty-two jurors and a deputy sheriff, while local reporters watched.
Washington November 18 The commissioner of Indian affairs received a telegram from Agent Ashley at the Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency in Oklahoma stating that the threatened outbreak was unfounded and that there were no reported cases of destitution among the Indians.
Newton tonight witnessed a grand social event at the Woodland Park Hotel Auburndale hosted by Mrs. George R Coffin. About two hundred invitations issued, guests from Newtons prominent in society attended a lively 8 to 12 o'clock dance with a collation between sets. Cheney s Orchestra provided the music and floor manager Frederica S Coffin of Auburndale led the event assisted by Edward E Elms Frank Elms Eben Eilesin Eugene Crockett Fred Plummer Winthrop Coffin and Harry R Coffin of Auburndale.
Bridgeport Connecticut officials including the Mayor, harbor master and customs collector met at the War Department with Assistant Secretary Grant to argue for changing harbor lines on the Peconic River to gain more port space. A letter from property owners seeking a hearing delayed a decision.
In New Bedford on November 18, a citizen mass meeting committee opposing Mayor Charles S. Ashley spent twenty five hours wrangling before nominating Jethro C. Brock, head of the Prohibition city committee. Brock will face Stephen A. Brownell, who accepted the independent citizens' party nomination now in power.
The second annual Unity Club water color exhibition runs until the 26th at 16 Arlington street, praised for honest effort and lack of sentimental pieces. Reports cover Fanny W. Tewkesbury's well attended studio display, Miles' watercolor progress, and Pope in Bridgeport painting a tiger commission.
The dispute centers on a Boston law barring any child under 16 from performing in entertainment. Officials claim the rule covers all under school age including non-attendees and out-of-state children while managers argue for exemptions. Some children earned small sums, aiding families, as debates over authority and licensing continue with Pennsylvanian and New York ties noted.
The Waltham Democratic caucuses on November 18 chose aldermen for eight wards and delegates to party conventions. Ward 1 picks were C. E. Keane and F. W. Stanley with delegates including Rooney Libby Donlon Sanderson Bergin Coxe Hem enway. Ward 2 names included Dr. W. H. Cregan and H. P. Barnes with a slate of delegates led by Broderick and Kelley. Ward 3 lists J. W. Connors and O. F. Rourke as aldermen with delegates Harvey Murphy Connors Dolan Hennelly McGrath and Connolly. Ward 4 selects C. J. Leary and Gar a(e) Desmond as aldermen with Leary, Kelley, and Duane among delegates. Ward 5's aldermen are J. W. Perkins and G. A. Davis with delegates Hall Burke Perkins Hyde Donnell Jackson Varney. Ward 6 aldermen H. S. Hartwell and Alfred Doran with delegates Stanley Fulton Hartley Hartley McCarthy Cressy Staples. Ward 7 aldermen M. L. Halloran and Lawrence Lonergan with delegates Morris Glynn Corcoran Ryan Hines.
Lynn November 18 Mayor Elihu B Hayes author of the Australian ballot law stated in Newburyport Moses Little was fined for marking a ballot outside the voting booth. Hayes emphasized legality requires booth marking and praised the ballot's secrecy noting exposure risks and possible bribery opportunities when marked openly.
Captain John G. Rourke of the Third Cavalry was killed in a San Antonio courtroom during testimony in a neutrality law inquiry about the Garza rising on the Rio Grande border. Deputy Marshal Paul Friche fired the fatal shot after an angry confrontation.
The schooner Spaulding of Mt. Clemens dragged anchor during a gale and struck Emery's deck. The captain's son-in-law and the mate's son were drowned.
The Stefanie collided with the Arrigo off Barletta sinking the steamer. Eight crew members drowned and the owners face a loss of 130000.
Lawrence November 18 The Hon Alvin Mack was tonight unanimously named as the Republican candidate for mayor. Mack previously served as mayor in 1888.
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