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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1874

Page

2

Terrific tornado devastates Tuscumbia Alabama killings and damage

A severe storm in Tuscumbia Alabama last evening destroyed about one third of homes, killed twelve people and left many injured. Notable victims include Mrs William Winston, wife and two children of Sen B Moore, editor F D Hodgkins and family. Churches and mills were destroyed. a railroad bridge failed and trains halted. Mayor H F Newson appeals for aid from nearby cities as hundreds are destitute. Montevallo also hit with twelve to fifteen houses gone and two deaths.

Tuscumbia Alabama Nashville Tenn Ala William Winston Gov. Winston B. Moore F. D. Hodgkins the Chronicle Catholic Church Dishler Female Institute Charleston Spring Creek Huntsville Louisville Memphis H. F. Newson Selma Montevallo Philadelphia Ughtery and Bro Front Street Grand Avenue Camden N. J Poughkeepsie N. Y Highlands New Baptist Church Sing Sig Baltimore Cincinnati Covington Newport Ohio River Little Miami Buffalo Lake Erie Rockland Concord N. H Chicago Washington Uebec Canada Montreal Guibord Privy Council Father Rousselot Lepine and Riel Jamieson Church of Notre Dame Toronto Lepine Riel Young Lion Port Dalhousie Port Credit Sydney Grand Trunk Railway Joun N. B The Globe Scotland John W. B. Jamieson Pale Blair Ottawa Fort Williams Ont McDermond Samott

Fire at Cronstadt destroys 15 000 homes and stirs aid efforts

Despatches from St. Petersburg report a late October Cronstadt fire that leveled nine blocks near Gostinni Dwor, leaving 15,000 people homeless. Fire spread fear of further incendiaries, with committees forming to aid the distressed as Cronstadt water works loom.

London St. Petersburg Cronstadt Gostinni Dwor

Irving Hamlet Impresses With Natural Style At Lyceum

London critics recount Mr Henry Irving’s debut as Hamlet at the Lyceum Theatre. The English actor appeared youthful and intellectual, delivering lines with new informal shading. The crowd included writers and actors, among them Charles Reade and Col. Forney, and the performance was praised for its thoughtful, if uneven, interpretation.

Moody Dane Lyceum Theatre Irving NEW York Geographical Society New York London the Tribune Henry Irving Garrick Macready Bateman Sala Justin McCarthy Yates Oxenford Charles Reade Col. Forney Mr Irving Madamnay Horatio Hamlet Fechter Kean Ophelia America

Dense fog grips south England with rail clash injuries

Dense fog shrouds southern England over the weekend causing dangerous travel. Rail accidents reported at Wolverhampton Shrewsbury and elsewhere with sixteen injured in Newport Monmouthshire. Maritime transport halted as steamboats suspend service for two days. Royal baptism names Albert Alexander Alfred Ernest William for the infant son of the Duke of Edinburgh with royal and foreign sponsors including Queen Victoria and the German Emperor.

England Lagpown Liverpool Wolverhampton Shrewsbury Newport Monmouthshire Duke of Edinburgh Albert Alexander Alfred Ernest William Queen Victoria Russia Czarowitch Duke of Connaught Prince of Wales Germany Duke of Saxe-Colture

Opening of Parliament Speaker King Victor Emanuel Speech

King Victor Emanuel opened the Italian Parliament with a speech on reorganizing the financial system and public safety. He urged zealous reform, promised grants only as necessary, and praised foreign relations while thanking supporters on his accession anniversary. Verdi was made a member of the Italian Senate.

Rome Victor Emanuel Ple Italy Signor Verdi

Count Von Arnim and the Press Scandal in Berlin

Count Von Arnim affair drives Berlin press turmoil with indictments and attempts to sway editorial content. The Berlin Tagesblatt editor reveals a prospective £35,000 bribe offered August 19 for influencing the journal. Frankfurt Gazette and Spener Gazette figures deny involvement as Germany readies a conciliatory reply to Spain.

Count von Arnim London Berlin Tagesblatt Berlin Telegraph Arnim Frankfort Herr Braum Spener Gazette Herr Behlicher Germany Spain Madrid

Republican successes in the Paris municipal elections

The republicans won all thirty seats in Boulogne while conservatives stayed away from voting. The Paris Moniteur reports the Count de Chambord plans a new manifesto and has summoned French royalists to Frohsdorf for consultation. Rumors of cabinet changes involving De Cumont and Tailhaud circulated but were semi officially denied.

Paris Boulogne LonDon Paris Moniteur Count de Chambord Duke de Larochefoucauld-Bisaccia MM. Emanuel Bouillier Lucien Brun

Exiles of Alphonso Partisans Reported in Madrid

Madrid reports the government exiled two generals and several civilians known as Prince Alphonso partisans. Additional exiles are planned. Telegrams to Isabella on her birthday anniversary were blocked. Censorship remains strict across the Republic. Marshal Serrano to the north next month to speed operations against the Carhats. Spanish painter Fortuny dies.

Prince Alphonso Madrid Alphonso Isabella Marshal Serrano Carhats Fortuny

Supreme Court Justices Draw Lots For Terms

In Little Rock on November 23 the newly elected Supreme Court members met and drew lots for terms. Chief Justice English received six years while Associate Justices Walker and Harrison were assigned four years each.

Little Rock Ark Supreme Court Pew English Walker Harrison

Steamers Arrived At New York Ports In Late November

Steamers arrive in New York with the City of Panama from Aspinwall Callima from Bermuda The Queen from Liverpool Clyde from Galveston Mississippi from New Orleans Columbus from Havana Nevada from New York Illinois from Philadelphia Erin from New York Hohenzollern from New York bound for Bremen Queenstown entries dated Nov 22 23 25 reflect a busy transatlantic and coastal traffic period with multiple vessels arriving and departing in late November.

Financial and Commercial London U. S Erie New York Bank of England Paris Rentes Frankfort Liverpool Orleans Cali C. m Beerboam United Stat Havana Uni Matanzas United States City of Panama Aspinwall Callima Bermuda Queen Clyde Galveston Ley Poe New Orleans Mississippi Columbus Univ Tea Republic Mediterranean Nevada Queenstown Illinois Philadelphia Erin Southampton Hohenzollern Bremen Boston W. Vaughan W. A. Coe Allen John Burns Cienfuegos L. C. Madeira Trieste Palermo Bagnara Panama Granada San Francisco

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