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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1882

Page

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Graphic illustration of South Boston blaze attracts attention

The seven thousand dollar fire in South Boston drew the full city department. Joseph Cook is described by the Gospel Banner as the Boston gentleman who gave the plan upon which the universe was created and received his unqualified personal endorsement.

Boston Joseph Cook Gospel Banner The Atlanta Constitution Georgia Atlanta Morgantown Jasper Constitution Messrs. Wood Little Manufacturers and Mechanics’ Institute W. H. Fitzpatrick St. Gregory’s Catholic Church Dorchester Lower Mills Dorchester Avenue Archbishop Williams Warren Boston Theatre Bartley Campbell Tompkins Virginia A. Howe Gray's Hall South Boston E. Humphrey Allen BE. C. Fenderson C. N. Alen J. Dudley Hall Museum Murdoch Lillian Cleves Music Hall Globe Krobson Crane Beker Farron Chris Lena Howard Lona Jolly Zip Park Theatre Boylston

Georgia Governor Attests Million Pound Land Deed in Forsyth

Just before stepping down Governor Colquitt attested signatures on a Forsyth county deed for 400 acres tied to a English syndicate. The deal valued at £1,000,000 sterling or about $5,009,000 English capital and included a claim of a gold mine on the land.

Colquitt Georgia Little Aleck Forsyth County England

Chandler Seeks Navy Control of Treasury Departments Bureaus

Secretary Chandler plans to bolster the Navy by transferring major Treasury Department bureaus to naval control. The life-saving service coast survey lighthouse board and revenue marine, large and well staffed, have attracted Navy officers eager for active roles. The move aims to reduce idle time and give officers constructive duties.

Revenue Marine The Life-Saving Service Coast Survey Treasury Department Boston Post Washington Chandler Navy Department Robeson Grant Lighthouse Board

Statistics of Steam Vessel Casualties and Other News

An official report tabs 41 steam-vessel accidents causing 205 deaths last year, with explosions leading but passengers making up only 56 fatalities. The piece covers money-market signals, the La Abra Silver mining case, a Pensacola naval desertion court-martial, Colorado politics, bids for Boston treasury post heating, and miscellaneous items.

Washington Dumont Folger New York Acton

Kingston Jamaica Admits Athos Stranded Off Imagua

New York news reports the British steamer Athos from New York ashore at Man-of-War bay Imagua with 14 Jamaica bound passengers. The crew unloaded mails and cargo after the grounding on a dark morning. A wrecking steamer is to assist. passengers are safe aboard the Alert and Alden or awaiting Alvena to reach Kingston.

Athos New York Man of War Way Kingston Jamaica Goldwin United States Man-of-War Bay Imagua Titchard Alert Port Antonio Alden Inagua Alene Alvena Matthewtown

Tragic Crossing Death In Mechanics Falls At Eight

New England News Maine reports a Grand Trunk collision near Mechanics Falls that killed Walter Perkins eight, son of Dennis Perkins. The same issue notes Colby university’s senior exhibition held Wednesday evening with eight original articles and strong scholarship performances by Henry Kingman Schailer Mathews Willard K. Clement Edwin P. Burt.

Mechanics Falls Walter Perkins Dennis Perkins Colby University Henry Kingman Boston Mass Schailer Mathews Portland Willard K. Clement Brandon Edwin P. Burt Chelmsford

Dover caucus names Lathrop for mayor in Republican pick

Historic Dover caucus elected Dr. James E. Lathrop as mayoral candidate with near unanimous support. In Ports mouth a quartet of alleged New York peddlers questioned after burglars’ Sunday night entry led to discovery of six overcoats at the ruins of the Kearsarge mills.

Frank Trow Mt. Vernon Dover James E. Lathrop New York C. E. Myers Portsmouth Kearsarge Mills

Missing 70-year-old Lydia Vince Found After Absence

Lydia Vince of Duxbury, a maiden lady aged 70, had not been seen for days. Neighbors found her in a distressed state at her stone house with ashes on her and she is being cared for by a sister.

Lydia Vince Stone Duxbury Roxbury Margaret McFarland John Harriman Dacy Walter Drake Carrie Jinson May Henry Etta Wilson St. Louis Republican Boston Jennie Cramer New Haven Walter Malley Payne Broadway K Street Ruggles Street Willis C. Corey Malvern Street Brighton Samuel Wilson Wilson Robert Brady Brighton Street Thomas Easton Hanover Street Helen Holway Edward W. Brown Alfred D. Emery Strom T. B. Jones Winter Washington Streets J. B. Sullivan Boston Theatre Michael Hobbs Hobbs Court Street O'Connor Clark William H. Reed Frederick Riley Thompson & Eaton Reed Edward Murray Wabash Alfred Rider Moon Street Leonard Higgins Massachusetts General Hospital Louisa A. King Newcomb Street

Hon Milton Reed Nominated for Fall River Mayor

Milton Reed accepts the republican nomination for Fall River mayor. Lawrence Republicans nominate Charles A Ball for mayor who led the common council and is a top lawyer. In Worcester a clerk, 18, guilty of theft and now faces trial after additional losses. Lowell Democrats nominate aldermen for six wards. Canadian citizens form mixed party ticket and anti license group plans tickets if needed.

Milton Reed Fall River First Congregational Church Lawrence Charles A. Ball Thomas Bemis Worcester Democratic City Committee of Lowell Robert J. Thomas David Whitaker D. Moody Prescott George W. Fifield John Welch Miles J. Fletcher

Baltimore Banquet Reveals Cable Interests Clash

At the corn and flour exchange banquet John W. Garrett discussed a recent Europe United States cable deal. He described a plan to bypass Western Union by a Baltimore and Ohio channel and noted London and U.S. investors funded a new Europe to United States cable.

Baltimore and Ohio Western Union Garrett Baltimore Corn and Flour Exchange John W. Garrett Europe United States Western Union Company Baltimore and Ohio Company Ohn Pender London France Western Unicon Western Union Min Otree

Winton steamer foundered off Ushant. 30 drowned

Telegram from Liverpool reports the steamer Winton carrying grain from the Black Sea foundered off Ushant near the French coast with thirty lives lost. Additional items: Italian parliament opened pacifically. many radical members absent to avoid oath. Dublin Joyce murder trial outcome. Austrian anti Semitic unrest. Madrid barracks explosion injuring 15. various international notes on politics and religion.

Liverpool Black Sea Ushant France Fone Joyce Dublin Countyry Oldenburg Prelautsch Austria Paris M. de Giers Germany Russia Canterbury Maceo Madrid

Iron Manufacturers Optimistic On Market in PirrspuRG

In Pirrspur g Pa on November 22 a gathering of leading iron makers voiced confidence that demand remains steady. Mills show fair business and steel is being consumed while the nail trade stays dull but busy with ample orders. A prominent producer notes rails made under Bessemer scare yield profits at about $40 per ton and costs around $382 per ton.

Vphiladelphia Bessemer Steel Iron and Steel Association Cresson Bessemer Coemandeda M. Felton Pennsylvania Steel Company Joseph Wharton Bethlshem Company Pirrspurg

Norfolk County Industries and neighboring towns in New England

A detailed survey of Norfolk County shows Dedham as shire town with sections Center East and West Dedham, plus Hyde Park Norwood Canton Stoughton Medfield Sharon Foxboro Walpole and more. It lists major mills factories and planned developments, notes influence of old aristocratic sentiment, and mixes in a vivid European style anecdote about a southern Andalusian hospitality scene.

Norfolk New England Dedham D. Brooks Gibson Taunton Locomotive Works Boston and Providence Brockton Charles River R. C. Storrs & Son Merchants’ Woollen Company Robert Bleakie & Co Knight Bros River Street Brainard & Co American Tool Company Boston Providence New York New York and New England Corporation Glover & Wilcomb Norwood New York and New England Railroad G. H. Morrill Bigelow & Co C. Smith Canton Kinstey Iron Works Morse Brothers Seavey Foster & Bowman Stoughton French & Ward Southworth Fitzpatrick Brothers James Atherton Medfield Curtis Straw Gould Sharon Packami Foxboro Union Straw Works Walpole F. W. Bird

Indictments for Polygamy Relayed by Grand Jury

The third district grand jury returned three Edmunds law indictments after two cases, amid witnesses fleeing and alleged warnings by two Mormon men believed to have tainted empaneling. President J. F. Smith is said to have warned an indicted man who has absconded. The second district grand jury is in session. the district attorney says prosecution by normal means may fail.

House of Correction Society For the Prevention of Cruelty Boston Cambridge Railroad Company Roberts’s Hall Old Cambridge Tyler Union Railround Company Cambridge Road Renal Somerville Arlington Cambridge Company Union Iompany Cam*bridge Company Prentiss Cummings J. M. Speehman Coolidge Union Road Joseph F. Greenough J. F. Smith Xid

Fire safety rules for theatres issued by fire board

The fire commissioners set regulations to protect theatre audiences during fires. The rules require managers to provide automatic sprinklers stand pipes hose and chemical engines. A competent fireman must be in charge of the apparatus at all times. Exit doors must be clearly marked exit and easily opened by patrons. The theatre piping must allow gas shutoff at stage auditorium or lobbies without affecting other lights.

New England Conservatory closes term as enrollment soars

The first quarter of the year at the New England Conservatory of Music ends Wednesday, with the second term starting next Monday. The school reports thriving growth, boosted by expanded Franklin square quarters and a flourishing art department. Over 100 students attended the first quarter, with expectations to nearly double in the second quarter.

New Hampshire Wentworth Warren Romney Baker River Valley Massachusetts E.D. Clough & Co Patterson Jaffrey New England Conservatory of Music Franklin Square Mls

Cape Cod Ship Canal Idea Attracts Notables

Capt. Nathan Appleton says Count Ferdinand de Lesseps and Gen. Turr will back a Cape Cod ship canal project. An application is on file at the state house. Appleton estimates a three year construction with 2 to 3 million dollars. He foresees 5,000,000 tons annual toll traffic at five cents per ton, yielding about 250,000 dollars yearly.

Berlin Dunbarton People’s M. E Manchester Amoskeag Manufacturing Company Acworth Unity Portsmouth Frank Jones Dover Harry Libbey Virginia Wolfboro Joseph Stiles Pittsfield Col Edgerly Hooksett Littleton E. JT. Sibley Newport Nathan Appleton Ferdinand de Lesseps Gen. Turr Cape Cod State House Appleton

Sheriff hangs Hodges beyond county bridge in Knox County

Sheriff Gilmore has sought a place on this side of the river to hang the Hodges, but failed. He has decided to carry out the execution just beyond the county bridge. Elections have diverted public attention, and few know the hanging takes place tomorrow. Wagons begin arriving today from back counties.

Knoxville

Newton caucus nominates mayor and city officials

Delegates from Newton gathered in city hall to nominate a mayor seven aldermen and four school committee members. William P. Eison received unanimous nomination as mayor. Aldermen nominees include Edward W. Cate J Wesley Kimball E W Ward Maj David T. Bunker Dr James R Deane Dwight Chester and John Q Henry with some opposition to Deane. School board nominees include E W Converse C H Stones J W Dickenson Miss A Amelia Smead with current board members among the nominees.

Newton West Newton Thomas Weston, Jr George H. Woodman William E. Sheldon Edward W. Cate J. Wesley Kimball E. W. Ward Maj David T. Bunker James R. Deane Dwight €. Chester John Q. Henry E. W. Converse C. H. Stones J. W. Dickenson A. Amelia Smead Messrs Cate, Kimball, Deane and Henry Chester and Wood Maj. Bunker

Ward 1 Cambridge Citizens Caucus Names Mayoralty Delegates

A Ward 1 Cambridge caucus met Wednesday evening and elected delegates to the mayoralty convention. Nominations were made for chairman J F Wilkinson. secretaries George A Thurston Jr John M Doran. delegates including David F Burns William E Russell John J Teaffe Frank Ferris Arthur Dinsmore George A Thurston Jr John M Doran John Doody Jr James F Wilkinson John F OBrien. common council William B E Russell David F Burns Wm McDaniel Arthur E Jones. warden James A Martin. clerk John Sanger. inspectors George A Thurston Walter Wardwell S F Ruggles.

Chelsea Warp George E. Mitchell Charles E. Perkins James O. Carruthers Willam L. Drake Walter Whittlesey George B. Harding A. J. Whittier Annie KE Flolbrook Coleman Tilden, Jr Charles Stow George E. Dyke C. W. Twombiey Andrew J. Bacon Benjamin F. Dodge A. C. Converse Thomas L. Bond Oliver Clark Frank H. Cushing Henry P. Butler J. Frank Loring Charles KE. Perkins Elbridge C. Donnell George A. Sanford Joan T. Hadaway James H. Low F. A. Andrews H. M. Howard Thomas H. Atwood George W. Babcock A. L. Graves John M. Plhmmer Alden G. Alley Thomas King Arthur B. Champlin E. H. Knights George W. Newhall Joseph Sanderson, Jr A. Warner Burrill John L. Clark John Edmunds Joan ©. Fryer Frank D. Aldrich Obadiah Rich J.c Frederick Parker Andrew J. Savage Prescott Chamberlain Eugene F. Endicott C. Willis Gould Charles A. Stone Orville Armstrong Ivory R. Allen David H. Andrews Frank A. Longworth Charles A. Carrier Fred L. Cutting William E. Gilman D. Powers L. Butler Allen P. G. Astey Charles L. Tuttle L. L. Wordsworth Lombard F. L. Cutting P. J. Colley R. Adams W. Mason C. H. Ferson George ©. Bossom Charles H. Pratt Hiram Ss. Robins Charles E. Legg Ward 1 Cambridge J. F. Wilkinson George A. Thurston, Jr John M. Doran David F. Burns William E. Russell John J. Teaffe Frank Ferris Arthur Dinsmore John Doody, Jr James F. Wilkinson John F. O’brien Common Council Wiliam BE Russell W.mcdaniel Arthur E. Jones James A. Martin Evlerk John Sanger George A. Thurston Walter Wardwell F. Ruggles

Fifth Euterpe concert opens Boston season at Chickering hall

The first Euterpe concert of the fifth season featured Moessim Leandro Campanari and a quartet with Julius Akeroyd Daniel Kuntz Wilhelm Mueller outlining Mozart and Beethoven works. Receipts praised the program’s mix of familiar and novel pieces and signaled a busy concert season with more performances at the Boston venues and a forthcoming slate of operatic and theatrical events.

Euterpe Chickering’s Hall Tremont Street Moessim Leandro Campanari Julius Akeroyd Daniel Kuntz Wilhelm Mueller Haydn Mozart Beethoven Prince Nicholas von Galitzin Russia Mueller-Campanari Mendelssohn Volkmann Beethoven Club Chickering

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