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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1884
Page
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Mr. Cleveland won Arkansas by a 21 600 plurality while Little Rock favored Mr. Blaine by 463. The report notes a city split in the election with a marked urban contrast.
Republican papers show gradual acceptance that the country avoids catastrophe, while Cleveland has secured a victory in the election. The tone suggests cautious optimism amid political realignment and the ongoing aftermath of the campaign.
In a recent election Minneapolis tallied 19 and 12 votes for Blaine and Cleveland, while St Paul’s total reached 14 550. Minneapolis residents claim the result proves their city is larger than St Paul despite the small vote counts.
The Young Men's Democratic club of New York City appoints a committee to draft a bill for spring elections for municipal officers. The move is praised as a step in the right direction, though resisted by political leaders in the legislature.
The speaker asserts Blaine loves the American people and fears their happiness, claiming his remarks advocate a national misfortune by transferring political power to the south. The passage argues Blaine’s stance is false and that voicing such sentiments makes the country content with his defeat.
In Massachusetts the Blainé supporters plan a boycott of mugwumps while a Lowell man seeking local office confesses to voting Blaine. He asserts he has always backed the straight Republican ticket and can prove his Blaine vote, countering suspicions. Most mugwumps, not pursuing offices, feel no fear from the boycott.
The piece notes public reaction to Mr. Cleveland potentially winning as a minority president. It cites historical cases, including Garfield Hayes and Tilden, arguing that prior leaders often lacked a majority of all votes yet secured office, with Tilden being the only prior candidate to have a majority but then being counted out.
The piece laments the tarnishing of the Jones family name after Benjamin Franklin Jones of the national Republican committee spreads ambiguous reports. It imagines the historic Jones emblem dragged through the mud and predicts social stigma and harm to men named Jones, including exclusion and mockery.
Albany Nov 19 The board of state canvassers met with all members present and reported returns from most counties except New York Kings and St Lawrence. Richmond County shows a serious error in footing of the electoral ticket and a telegram was sent to the county clerk for explanation. Adjournment set for Thursday. Roscoe Conkling and Francis Lynde Stetson with William C Whitney among attendees. Richmond returns show 303 567 electors by district versus 304 517 on the tabulation. only 34 Butler electors appear. A messenger from Richmond clerk's office is expected to resolve discrepancies, with a possibility of more adjustments. The current assets cited at just under 50,000. Norwood Lumber Co property considered the best asset of the trust, with hopes for a 20 percent dividend from it, while suits against directors for six years' neglect of duties are also noted.
Detroit reports Blaine ahead with 185,057 to fusion 188,783 and St John 18,163, Blaine’s unofficially rising to 2,839. New York City canvass shows Dem electors near 133k, Oswald Ottendorfer 133,157, Eugene Kelly 133,224. Minnesota tallies Blaine 111,923. California completes Blaine 4,115, Cleveland 81,053. Blaine leads Maryland with 85,699 to Cleveland 6,952.
South Berwick Maine and neighboring towns held large celebrations for the Cleveland Hendricks win. 100 gun salute s, fireworks, bonfires, torchlight parades, illuminated homes, and speeches marked the nationwide Democratic joy with contingents from Dover Great Falls and Salmon Falls joining in.
The News of Buffalo reports that a bloc of more than 13 Republican Assemblymen will join Democrats to back Roscoe Conkling for the U S Senate. The western New York canvass suggests stalwart Republicans will unite with Democrats to win his election.
General Carl Schurz writes from New York that he believes President Cleveland will faithfully uphold the civil service law and apply the same principles he supported as governor. Separate notes report Jones denying GOP debt concerns after a New York trip and Delmonico’s dinner. Providence names M P Sheffield to the Senate to fill a vacancy until January. Lawrence Republicans nominate James A R Simpson for mayor seeking a fourth term.
In St Albans Vermont on November 19 the committee of five trust company depositors set to monitor their interests released a statement. They expect Receiver Rich to declare another dividend of 19 percent within two or three months.
A Greenfield dispatch reports a Boston man involvement in a store robbery at R. M. Pierce's shop. Frank Hall attempted suicide with arsenic and died, while his brother John Hall was arrested with him in Miller's Falls. Authorities doubt the Hall identity, noting possible misidentifications with Frank Hayes, Hale, or Holt. The brothers carried revolvers and $80 in stolen funds.
New York reports large advance ticket sales for Victo ria Morisini Huelskamp at Steinway hall with an upcoming court filing for 26 percent final dividend to Wall Street bank depositors. Benefits for actors fund slated for Dec 4 at multiple venues including Academy of Music Philadelphia Chestnut Street Opera House Boston Theatre and Haverly's Chicago. Sullivan and Greenfield arraigned, held in 1000 bail each. Ah Kee the Calcutta ship cook ordered to leave the U S after running away. captain held responsible. Atalanta steel cruiser arrives from Chester.
Westminster Vermont all but cleared of fires in West Parish after a Boston detective aided police. John Combs, a 25 year old, was arrested on evidence deemed sufficient for conviction. A hearing before Justice Lane sent him to the county jail under $3000 bonds. Combs, sole son of a Westminster widow, is described as eccentric and potentially irresponsible.
In ConTOOCOOK New Hampshire contrasting reports detail worsening water shortages as six Hopkinton families rely on a single spring. Poor water quality and rising illness prompt warnings from physicians, with scarlet fever and diphtheria present but not epidemic. Schools closed in some towns as rain remains elusive.
Hartford dispatch notes the will of the late Judge David Gallup's wife from Plainfield Windham county. Private bequests total 135000 dollars including 375000 to her son-in-law Lieut Gov Sumner alternating among other gifts to Cedar Hill cemetery Hartford hospital Old People's Home Hartford Orphan Asylum and Hartford Union for Homework. Residue goes to Lieut Gov Sumner.
In Greenwich street emigrant boarding house Louis Gueld, 32, shot his brother Edward, 36, probably fatally, and then killed himself. The French brothers, traveling from Canton, Ohio to France, had Edward briefly lost or robbed of $155 last Sunday, a misfortune thought to have driven Louis to the deadly act.
M H DeYoung, Chronicle proprietor, was shot twice in the business office by Adolph Spreckels, son of Claus Spreckels. The first bullet hit the left arm above the elbow and the second the left shoulder. The shooting followed a Chronicle article about Hawaiian Commercial Sugar. Spreckels was arrested.
A fatal disease spreads in Buchanan, Wise and Dickenson counties amid months of drought in Lynchburg. Water sources have dried up and are thought to contain mineral poisons. A reliable correspondent reports cases where as many as four corpses are found in a single house.
Philadelphia reports a wave of wage reductions from 16 to 20 percent across ingrain carpet manufacturers led by Bromley & Bros. and Leedom & Co. Gay & Son plan to close, James Kitchenbaum keeps wages unchanged, affecting about 20,000 workers in the mills as competition from eastern producers drives the cuts.
In Montpelier today the bill to tighten the net fishing law in Lake Champlain passed the House. The joint assembly declared McCall elected sheriff of Bennington County over Democrat Robinson by 15 votes. A bill to provide free text for scholars was ordered to a third reading.
Havana reports the council of state will pay 250000 gold to Nettie’s owners after the American brig was seized and sold by Cienfuegos authorities. The American consul has not received official notice of the action.
In Claysville Alabama, R A Howard entered a farm hand Peake’s home to settle a feud. Peake fatally shot Howard in the abdomen as he entered. In his dying throes Howard shot Peake and his wife, killing both.
Forty coal miners led by president Costello pleaded non volent contendere in Washington Pa court for interfering with non union workers during the fourth pool strike. Each was fined one cent plus costs.
Information from Atherry county Galway Ireland reports that John Sheridan currently serving a sentence in Fitchburg house of correction is the heir to a handsome property in Galway.
Italian steamer Perseus arrived yesterday at Buenos Ayres harbor through Galveston. The vessel was refused admittance into the port, leaving authorities concerned about its cargo and condition.
Montevideo reports the Italian steamer Matteo Bruzzo, said to carry cholera, ordered to leave Argentine waters after being sighted by the Villa rino. About 50 deaths are claimed on board. Brazil refuses passenger disembarkation at Desserta as the Perseu provides supplies and anchors 25 miles offshore.
The National League of baseball players held its annual meeting at the Fifth Avenue hotel with directors Wells Allen and Reach present. Providence won the championship. N E Young was elected president of the board. A Detroit club contract dispute was sustained, and reinstatement requests were denied. A new penalty for leaving a game was set at 300 dollars, and the home club must send the game score to the league secretary. A billiards match for the diamond emblem saw Campbell defeat Yatter 200 to 186 in 76 innings, with Campbell earning high runs. General notes report the Boston Base Ball association buying the South End grounds for 100000 dollars, a postponed Tech vs Tufts football game due to a storm, Yale defeating a Yale-Princeton graduate eleven 14 to 0, and Shaw of the Boston Unions receiving a 3200 dollar offer from the Kansas Citys.
A Boston tea and coffee house representative departs to the south and notes polite businessmen, mutual interest in trade, and absence of southern animosity to northern merchants. He cites Augusta Ga dated letters and counters Blaine's bloody shirt appeal, praising southern merchants and hopeful for expanded trade with Boston.
Whiting & Son mark completion of their High and Purchase streets factory with a 200-person dance and supper. Miss Mamie Lonney presents a floral horseshoe to John L. Whiting. Festooned rooms bear J. L. W. & Son Champions. Company to occupy new building next week.
From City of Mexico via Galveston on November 19 the English debt conversion bill was not debated in congress today, leaving the situation unchanged. Gen Diaz told an Associated Press representative that public order would be preserved and that he would react firmly to protect lives and property of Mexicans and foreigners. He denied any germ of revolution in Mexico.
The grand lodge convenes in New York with Dickinson college hosting and delegates from Harvard Boston University Bowdoin Tufts Dartmouth Columbia City College New York Cornell Hamilton Hobart Kenyon Lafayette and Dickinson colleges. Officers will be elected Friday followed by a banquet.
The cornerstone of the Crematory temple at Mt Olivet cemetery on Long Island was laid this afternoon. Dr. J G Benglass, ex chaplain of the Brooklyn navy yard, and Prof. Felix Adler delivered addresses.
AvaGusTA Me Nov 19 Mr Blaine Mrs Blaine and Miss Sherman depart for Ellsworth for several days at Senator Eugene Hale's residence planned visit to Ellsworth and engagement with the senator in Maine activities with notable local figures.
A 16 year old girl from Worcester Massachusetts who ran away with a boy was arrested in London Ontario and returned to her parents. The article also notes leadership changes at Casco Bank and several local incidents and appointments across New England, including an boiler accident in Royalston and a burglary case at Salisbury beach.
Ada Cavendish is dangerously ill. Gen. Sandford named additional U S delegate to Congo conference. William S Caine appointed lord of the admiralty in England, succeeding Sir Thomas Brassey. James Russell Lowell to reside at Oxford after leave from U S minister post. Hackney election yields Stuart 14540, McAllister 8534, majority 6006. Cholera deaths in Paris 41 with 25 hospital cases. Additional deaths reported at Oran and Nantes.
Admiral Porter submits a comprehensive navy program detailing how most postwar spending was for debt and maintenance, urges finishing machines and torpedo boats, rebuilding monitors, and arming ships with heavy guns. He compares foreign navies and calls for rapid construction of torpedo boats and ironclads to strengthen U S defenses.
A Boston committee seeks a general subscription to keep the triangle at the junction of Stantington and St James avenues open for public use. They warn surrender would injure nearby art institutions and the new public library. Fundraising has $18,000 subscribed. contributions payable to Henry P. Kidder at 113 Devonshire Street.
Miss Kate Field's great success Tuesday evening will draw a large audience tonight at Chickering Hall. Her subject will be entirely new Mormon Treason. Her Worth dress is exquisitely beautiful and the price is noted.
A Boston Shoe and Leather Exchange gathering drew hundreds of merchants and bankers to debate the Lowell bankruptcy bill. Mr. Grinnell opened with a review of efforts since 1879 to pass the measure, while Leopold Morse highlighted sectional opposition and political obstacles in Congress. Congressman Collins outlined votes and prospects, urging merchants to lobby southern and western allies. the meeting adjourned with no immediate action.
The sixth annual report covers the State Primary and Reform Schools. At Monson the average inmate count was 425 with a weekly cost of 2.29 dollars per inmate. Boarding out costs for 1880 act children were 150 per week plus clothing allowances, and outfits cost 12 to 15 dollars. Lyman School for Boys now honors Theodore Lyman’s endowment of 72,500 dollars. Boys over 15 may be committed to the Massachusetts Reformatory, with probation possible on release. Twenty six boys were sent to sea for varied terms. The State Industrial School for Girls reports 52 admissions since Sept 30, 1883, the largest since 1869 aside from one year, with a push for separate rooms in houses. The trust seeks funds for a family school site. Of the 52 girls admitted since September, 1893, 27 had committed immorality and 15 associated with dangerous company. overall outcomes for 1884 were less favorable than 1883.
The Universalist church at Norwood was destroyed by a fire Wednesday morning, with losses totaling 13 000 dollars and insurance 12 000. The fire likely started from charcoal stored in the basement, and it spread through the building at 202 and 294 State street. Water damage affected McIntosh and Co. at Central wharf and J A Witham and Co. on the first and third floors. Additional fires in Roxbury and nearby towns caused minor losses, including Graham block at 2208 Washington street and several other properties damaged by water.
The Herbiee Phaeton company and the drivers reached a compromise on cab rates. The firm will rebate 10 percent to drivers who operate cabs six or seven days weekly. A committee including Rich, Lewis, Tobin, Brady, Horton and Winston was appointed to arrange a meeting.
Correspondent notes harbor dredging near Scituate under congress funding, with a plan to create a deep channel and breakwater as shelter for vessels in distress. The project, led by Hon. George Lunt and driven since 1878 by Mr. Lust, would reduce wrecks, boost tug and pilot services, and attract yachting activity while linking the town between Boston and Cape Cod.
Republican ward caucuses met Wednesday evening to pick delegates for the mayoral and aldermanic conventions. Resolutions backing Mayor Martin were defeated. Delegates favored his candidacy in many wards, with light attendance and notable efforts to challenge the ring in Ward 10 and a sharp condemnation of the Herald in Ward 22.
Pall Mall Gazette reports Mr Wynter Blyth at a Health conference proposes using every agricultural plot as a cemetery in turn. After five years filled, land returns to cultivation. plants and trees would carry the dead, enabling vast capacity and potential revival themes. Cremation gains favor if this is the only safe burial method.
Thomas H Margi 27 of 74 Chapman Charlestown fell from a 35 foot high staging while painting the Congregational church at Boylston and Amory West Roxbury. He sustained serious internal injuries and was taken to the city hospital. John O Brien 50 of Water street Neponset a wood planer at A T Stearns mill had clothing caught in machinery Wednesday and was whirled around the shaft suffering a severe scalp wound the bone exposed and a compound fracture of the left arm. He also was taken to the city hospital.
The Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano company of Boston has taken a charter under the general law with capital of 156000 in shares of 103 each. Its officers are Henry F. Miller president and James C. Miller treasurer. The Massachusetts Bicycle club corporation has also taken a charter with capital 10000 in shares of 25 each. Its officers are Albert A. Pope president and Charles F. Joy treasurer.
A smallpox outbreak is reported in Tweed Ontario while the Farmers Congress convenes in Nashville Tennessee with Gov Bate welcoming attendees. Daniel Manning wed Mary Frier at Albany New York on Wednesday as President elect Cleveland attends. The Humane Association met in Pittsburgh with Joseph G Walters giving a welcome and President Brown replying. A Vicksburg Mississippi dispatch notes two enslaved men shot dead a constable, with one captured after a posse overran them.
John Boyle Reilly’s sketch Canoeing on the Susquehanna will appear in Outing and the Wheelman for January and February. Editor Drisko of the Machias Union left Boston for home pleased that the president and vice president elect are Democrats. Edward Crossman, age six, announced at the Argus office that he is the father of a son named Grover Cleveland Crossman with his third wife, claiming he is as young as ever.
An advertisement states Angostura Bitters from Pr. I. G. B. Siegert & Sons are the only genuine imports from South America. It warns that all other bitters sold as Angostura are spurious imitations produced in the United States and urges customers to ask grocers or druggists for the genuine article.
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