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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1875

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2

Architects Rally Against Federal Building Oversight in Baltimore

At the annual American Institute of Architects convention in Baltimore the trustees urged ending Supervising Architect control over federal construction. They criticized Mul Ler authority and warned patronage politics distort public building design, calling for separation of architecture from political influence to maintain national pride in projects.

American Institute of Architects Baltimore Potter Mullett

Five Death Row Inmates Await Gallows In Tombs Cells

In Tombs Murderers Row five men await execution. Dolan stands hopeful for a new trial aided by a benefit. Standerman, Weston, Ellis, and Thompson show varied reactions from hopeful to defiant as they await hanging near the gallows site. Clerical figures visit, and community efforts seek Dolan’s release despite grim surroundings.

Navy Yard New York John Dolan Noe Jacob Standerman Weston Ellis Thompson Westchester William Thompson Charles Weston Dolan Barry Duranquet Sisters of Charity C. B. Conant & Co John R. Heltrich Schoenberg Smelting and Reaping Company East Nineteenth Street James Cochrane, Jr Lorin Ingersoll Hermann <A. Curriel Beaver Street Morris Gershel Henry Stoehr Third Avenue Jacob Hormann Max L. Rau Broadway Joseph Frank Vogt & Dietzel Broome Street Hermann Kormann Clews & Co Sawford Wm. J. Trimble John Manning M.S. Hermann & Co., Clothiers Walker Street

India tour failures and Turkish crisis dominate dispatches

London reports the Prince of Wales to return home amid tepid receptions by native princes in Madras and Bengal as cholera is cited. The Times argues Turks must lose sovereignty for peace with Austria poised to step in. A generous English donor backs African Christianization via the Church Missionary Society.

London Prince of Wales Madras Bengal Times Herzegovina Austria Africa England Church Missionary Society Stanley William Suith Samuel Cuzxtaam Smith Willorm William Smith

Monument to Liberty fete in Paris supports New York project

In Paris at the Palais d Industrie Franco American Union hosts a grand fete to publicize subscriptions for a Liberty monument in New York harbor. Distinguished guests tour maritime exhibits, attend concerts, and witness illumination featuring a model of the monument as about 6000 spectators watch. Subscriptions grow, with strong backing from French lodges and the Grand Lodge of Free Masons.

Paris Palais d'Industrie Champs Elysees Palais d’Industrie Washburne Torbert Eaton Sickes Marquis of Rochambeau M. Alexis de Tocqueville Oscar de Lafayette Grand Lodge of Free Masons France

German exhibitors listed for Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia

The 1140 exhibitors from Germany will showcase wounded treatment supplies at the Philadelphia Centennial. A complete train designed to transport the sick and wounded will be on display, per a Berlin despatch. Count Von Arnim has departed for Italy.

Moody Sankey Philadelphia Brooklyn Brooklyn Navy Yard Stratton Secretary of the Navy Berlin von Arnim Italy Times Count von Arnim

Gigantic Railway Scheme Returns to Parliament

The Evening Standard reports Rome terms for Italy to purchase the upper Italian railway system have been finalized and will be submitted to Parliament. The amount involved is about £32,000,000. Also from Rome, Cardinal Pietro di Silvestri has died.

London Evening Standard Rome Italy Cardinal Pietro di Silvestri

Barefooted philosopher Daniel Flagg found dead in Concord store

Special Despatch reports Daniel Flagg, 82, renowned in the region for his eccentricity and inventions, found dead in a store where he slept. He leaves a wife, four sons, and a daughter. Known for roaming without shoes, he created useful devices such as a snow-plough used by railroads. He was regarded as kind and clever despite quirks.

Boston Post Concord N. H Daniel Flagg Flagg Fitz Henry Warren Hartford George C. Brown Acton Street Lawrence Baltimore John M. Glidden Baton Water Street Michael Russell Waterstreet Charles Giles C.J. King Mount Washington

McDonald whiskey trial hears more testimony on ring gains

W C Jouett and other witnesses describe crooked whiskey at Chouton s distillery and Busby s plant, with payments to Joyce and others. Bevis Fraser and McDonald documents are introduced as defense corroboration as the case narrows toward jury deliberation. Gouverneur Rogers testifies on letters and raids while New York dispatch notes Col Joyce and St Louis figures in the whiskey ring.

New Orleans Louisiana Wheeler West United States Durell Bristow John Cochran Cochran Yarmouth Marshal Packard Treasury Swan Maryland Kerr St. Louis McDonald W. C. Jouett Chouton’s Ford Louis Tenscher Joyce Ana A. N. Barton Bingham Brothers Bingham Babcock Revenue Departments Avery Holt Rogers Nover Hague Washington John O'Leary Curran and Busby’s McGuire Fitzroy Col. Munn McKee Globe Office United States Court Room Gen. McDonald Joseph Grosa Busby Arstillery Maguire Jno. McFall Everest Ulrich William S. Bassett Gen. Sherman Rainwater W. H. Stone W. W. Sanford John A. Scudder Memphis and St. Louis Packet Company Isaac Jones Daniel Abel Alfred Bevis Bevis & Fraser C. G. Megrue J. M. Fitzroy B. H. Engleke Secretary of the Interior Colorado Gov. McCook John L. Long Douglass Internal Revenue Office Henry C. Rogers Internal Revenue MacDonald Brooks Hoag Ohio Col. A. A. Holt

Fire Disasters Hit Cities From Chicago to Buffalo

Chicago reports a dance hall blaze where the roof collapsed trapping about a dozen people, three seriously hurt and five thousand dollars in building losses. In Buffalo two elevators at Hazard estate burned together, with total damage around 140000, plus equipment and grain losses. At Dubuque a lumber mill burned, costing about 69000 in mill and lumber losses. The reports come from multiple cities and note insured values and expiration dates.

Chicago Illinois Martin Buffalo New York N.Y Hazard Main Street Excelsior M Hazard Dubuque Iowa Iowa Lumber Company Ingham, Kennedy ‘Ays

Democratic State Central Committee to meet in Concord

Special Despatch to the Boston Post from Concord New Hampshire reports the Democratic State Central Committee will gather in Concord on Friday evening the 26th to set the time and location for the next state convention and to arrange details for Councillor, Senatorial and County Conventions.

Boston Post Concord N. H Democratic State Central Committee

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