Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Boston Post in Boston, Massachusetts

We have 4,454,244 pages in Massachusetts

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1885

Page

3

Baker and His Wife Held on Charge of Murder

In the Ayer Groton murder case of Mrs. Prescott the Bakers George Baker and Mary Baker faced a preliminary, with spectators filling the Town Hall. Witnesses described blood traces, door marks, and night movements while prosecutors pressed for joint charges and the defense argued for separate handling. The judge ordered the couple held without bail to await grand jury action.

Baker Ayer Groton Wallace George F. Baker Mary Ans avFlinna Prescott Cambridge George Bures Atwood Gerrish Hartwell and Kirs Augustus Woods Woods Smebody Daker Seher Miles Spatding Heo Prescott Hart- Wel Sue Charles L. Nutting Hicker Henry A. Johnston Luker Samuel Reid Baker's David H. Hayter Myra. Prescott George HM. Lewis State Police Nlich Westaura Burns Mrs. Prescott Gus Woods Innis Ambridge

Docket Concludes Early After Patchwork Court Session

Present Morron Field Allen Holmes and Gardner figures figure in the docket as the court dusted through a long criminal calendar. The session adjourned to reconvene in January, with judges wrapping proceedings before dawn.

Morron Field W. Allen Holmes and Gardner

Boston Court Records and Civil Actions Summary

A compressed report of multiple court dockets from the first and second sessions. Cases include Sterling et al vs Cross et al for 25375 billing dispute verdict 241.12. tort action against icy sidewalk injury on West Fourth Street South Boston. Kusball suit. several detour listings. and trials with various plaintiffs and defendants. Spanning city and county matters with multiple judges and attorneys noted.

Supericoh Court Aldrien Sterling Et al Cross F. B. King W. W. Gouen Francis A. Jordan West Fourth Street South Boston W. E. Cassiday M. Babson Robert W. Williams Charles Kusball Middlesex County Roven B. Waelign P. Chaplin C.J. McIntire Catherine Young George F. Seavey Asa Wellington Dickinson Stepp Somerville A. Morse J. R. Smith Plant Ss. C. Darling CG. J Meintire Ant Thomas Savege H. J. Boardman 5. H

Congregational Club evening on Church Extension in Boston

The Congregational Club met at Horticultural Hall with President Hall presiding. Prayers were offered by M C Hazard and Rev N Boynton. Speakers included Charles A Rogers of Baptist Social Union Rev A J Hall of Meriden and Rev R A Home, discussing Church Extension in Boston and Vicinity.

Congregational Club Horticultural Hall President Hall M. C. Hazard M. DD. Bisbee A. B. Dunning F. A. Clark South Boston B. Gaen Treys Mattheon H. A, Hazen B.eredith M, M, Cutter

Stocks React and Take a Sudden Tumble in Boston

Boston market report shows a quiet money market with rates held firm for regular and collateral loans. Stocks opened weak with heavy selling pressure in names like Vanderbilt, Union Pacific, and Pacific Mail. later afternoon buying lift helped some names, while Kansas and Texas and Jersey City showed strength.

New York Clark, Ward &Co Baltimore Olio London Vanderbilts Union Pacific Pacific Mail Anon Kansas Texas Jersey City Atchison St. Louis Colorado-Utah Association Chicago West Michigan

Stock Market Fever Shifts to Weak After Early Rise

New York trading opened lower amid broad selling on heavy short positions. By early afternoon prices slid 1 to 4 percent with railroad bonds active and declines in St Paul Erie Union Pacific and other leading issues. A late rebound faded as market remained unsettled and volume totaled 769825 shares.

Boston Boston Post Chicago West Michigan Herald Transcript The Globe Post Burlington Yuiney Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Fort Scott St. Paul Territory Union Pacific Iowa Falls Sioux City Summit Branch Louisiana Missouri River Common Marquette Houghton Ontonagon Flint Pete Marquette New York New England Cyrus W. Field Russell Sage Higginson Eastern Prime Mercantile Paper Vanderbilts Pacific Mail Jersey Central Kris Kansas Texas Oregon Transcontinental Texas Pacific Omaha St. Paul II Lake Shore Union Facine Missouri Pacific J Central Pacific Erie Louisville Michigan Central Northern Pacific New York Central Palimad Rock Island Hocking Valley Canada Baltimore and Ohio Staten Island West Shore Gener Reading Lacka- Wanna

Bizarre OCR Finds From Colorado Centered Local Clippings

Fragmentary text shows scattered references to Colorado, possibly ties to a press clipping by Silver Bodie and calls to action involving a ballot or event. Entities are unclear due to garbled OCR but suggest a historic local notice or column snippet.

Chicago Grain Market Heavy and Lower Newswire

A late bulletin from Chicago reports heavy and lower markets with wheat down on talk of freer Northwest shipments and European calm. Corn receipts rise but a sustained gain unlikely, while oats and barley show mixed bids. A separate note covers the New York Petroleum and Stock exchanges tumbling amid panic, with widespread unloading and rumors of spectator disruption.

Chicago George C. Eldredge & Co Emery & Hodges No. 28 State Street Europe Cora New York Consolidated Petroleum and Stock Exchanges Yslec K. P. Flower Phil Armenr Chicago Park

Flour and grain prices hold steady amid dull demand

Market report shows flat flour and grain pricing across major depots with quiet demand. Highlights include mixed quotes for fine to patent flours, county and state varieties, steady rye and corn values, and subdued activity in Chicago and New York stockpiles.

Minnesota Michigan New York Ohio Indiana Chicago City Milwaukee Steaay Detroit Toledo Quirt St Louis Seles St. Louis Toleto Bush Ilwaukee White State Asmali Wey Bright Canada Louis Canada Sc Erie

Turnips and supplies in mixed U.S. market report

Market notes show turnips selling slowly in Cape Cod. Sugar refined and molasses held firm in New York. Hogs, cattle, and sheep receipts and prices listed for Cincinnati Chicago and Milwaukee with varied moves. Provisions, pork and lard quotes across several cities, plus oil, cotton and other commodities with extensive price levels and shipments.

Cape Cod York State Picifie Burbank Best Marks Virginias St Bacowe Y Bush We Bush New York Cincinnati Chicago Western Rangers Milwaukee Mets Spot Tierces City Shums T. Lewis Lara Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio Sternlab St. Louis Wa Jihe Navy Ans Nos IB. Voee Pittsburg Nelo Colton Liverpool Uplands Orleans American Lée

Foreign Market Ticker From London Liverpool Havana Prices

Market notes show wheat quiet or firm in Europe and America with corn steady. London and Paris price quotes include United States bonds and Canadian Pacific, with Havana gold and sugar markets showing minor activity and specific polarization readings.

Losdon Beerbohra Chamber of Commerce Mark Lane English Paris Liverpool London United States Atlantic Great Western Seconis Canadian Pacific Erie Seconas Mlle Ilineis Central St. Paul Common New York Central Pennsylvania Mending Havana

Immports at Boston and Charlottetown to Glasgow and Liverpool

A crowded ship manifest style report lists imports at Boston Antwerp and Charlottetown with shipments to Glasgow and Liverpool. Items include aluminum tone wires wool glassware canned goods eggs potatoes fish crates and various iron and steel products from firms such as Baring Bros Co J A Hayes Co and Beaman Bros with quantities in bales cases drums casks and bags along with ships like Washington City Carol and Venetian.

Moors & Co Clark, Adams & Clark de de Norcross, Mellen & Co Hovey & Co Moston Baring Bros & Co Pease Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Little, Town & Co Robinson Iveson & Co Noyes & Blakeslee Poyen & Co Frost & Adams Collins & Fairbanks Forbes & Co Schloesser & Son Bacon & Co Stone & Downer Moise Case, Leyland & Co Lederme Macailar Faker & Co Jordan, Marsh & Co Torrey Bright & Capen Ewing Bros & Co Dennison Manf Co Nichols & Farnsworth Housmaviere Kimball & Lovejoy AS & J Brown Thayer & Lincoln Cass Books Boyia Jones & Co Liverpool Angola Chapin Bros Mediterranean Mount Olivet Leghorn Fairchild Codman Hall Dao Weaver & Strong Kessier & Co Adelphi Bank Moore & Co Malaga Doherty & Co Franklin Rolfe & Co Hooper & Co Pierce & Co Linder & Meyer Cobb & Co Stearns & Co Almeria Rameo Savannah Gate City Appieton Co Andrews & Stuart Andrews Andrews & Co Boston Dock Co Bourne & Co As& J Brown & Co Liake & Ripley A Bigelow & Co Jleasor & Co Hall & Co Harow Harringted Kendall Lawrence Lowell M Leonard Middlesex Bleachey Piarson & Co Orenges Patch & Roberts H Preston Richardson & Dennie Sampson & Co Sullivan Rogers Stewart Sands, Furber & Co Sherman Symond Immborts Boston Antwerp Washington City Aluni Tone & Downer Harvard College Furness Morrion & Son JA & W Bid & Co Bate Wool Baing Bros & Co J A Hayes & Co Miackere Arthur & Co Lockhart & Co Bowles & Co Beaman Bros Cutler Hinckley, Ayer & Co Charles Kimball & Co Charles Lawrence McKeever & Hull A&o Russell & Co GU Rockwell & Son Rockwell Sanborn & Co Oliver Smyth Winsor & Son Hutchnson Barrett Bros Griffin& Co Burt & Henshaw O'Conor Iunsell & Co Glasgow Scot Carthagenian Curtis D& M Wiliams Brown, Shipley & Co Dyer, Taylor & Co Brown, Durrell & Co Cushman Bros & Co Chase & Co Hart & Young Thomas Kelly & Co Farley, Harvey & Co James Mitchell Henry Muray John Miller & Co Ronco Stoddard, Livering & Co Honyman Ebiis & Co JG Hall & Co TJ Jones & Co Eng Bios & Co Dame & Co Perse & Co Dutton Muit & Buszbee Pierce Baring Brox & Co Wellington & Co Pierson & Co Bird & Co AH Roffe & Co Mose Piper Button Co Ussues Shepard, Norwell & Co Brass Hawley Ik Folcom & Martin Biggio Henderson Gage ‘Caged

Vast Colonial Rail Freight Receipts Across Multiple Lines

A long OCR list details freight totals from several railroads including Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, and New York and Harlem, with hundreds of bales of cotton wool and assorted grains. The ledger notes quantities in bales, boxes, sacks, and barrels, naming commodities such as lard, butter, cheese, coffee, tea, and apples alongside rail lines and sublines.

Boston and Aibsay Railroad Grand Jorction Railroad Provderce Railrad Sd Colony Kaliroad New York Care Lumber Bossom Vision Borton and Staiia Kaiiregd Expres Livertooi Eng C-phaonia Yarmouth Winnie L Weymouth Grace

Fragmented Trade Totals from Early Ledger List

A dense OCR fragment lists assorted goods and values such as petroleum 5909, bread 14892, provisions 70385, cotton 105415, vegetables, pork, drugs 9977, lumber 85548, furniture 3433, and wool 2955. It also mentions regional entries including England 482754 and various territories like Nova Scotia 330095, Danish West Indies 300, and British possessions elsewhere, reflecting a large ledger of imports and commodity values.

ACTAS Oakum India Nova England Nova Scotia Danish West Ince Langley Newfound Labrador British West Indies Argentine Republic Belgium San Domingo United States of Colombia

Wae Veeeee Wen Nee Ments at Lozwood

A fragment notes a queer Lozwood setting involving wine and a nonstandard phrase. Readable details are limited but indicate a scene or event linked to wine in Lozwood with unusual wording. The core entity names appear as Wae Veeeee Wen Nee Ments and Lozwood.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Irons Aldermanic Committee Hallroads Board of Aldermen Patrick Dorchester Youve Committee On Railroads Curtis and Hart Alderman Mullane Metropolitan Railroad Washington Street Cornhillzz Temple Place Tremont Street Court Boylston Streets Rew Adams Square Devonshire Highland Road Cornhill Boylston Street Loston Road Sumer Street Summer Essex Streets Middlesex Railroad Mullane Hanover Tremont Boylston Corhill Washinington Street Boylston Place Donovan Summer Street Devonshire Street Mulline Allen Stat Social Law Library Athens Street Bennington Street East Boston State Central Commiltee Prohibition Party Faueuil Hall Fire Con Missioners Goylston Street Wort Roxbury Frederick Sleiler Dearborn Nest City Sumner Street East Hester Seth E. Eaton Boston Gas Light Company Quincey Market Boston Fruit and Produce Bedford Street Harrison Avenue Masex Street Harrigan Avenue Stoughton East Newton Streets Committee On Public Lands Mystic Valley East Boston Trade Association Highland One Railway T.e Barber Asphalt Company Fitchburg Road Coury Record United States Circuit Narison Christina J. Burgess Peter Graffam L. D. Brandeis F. Chamberlain K. D. Smith Supreme Jubpicial Court Chariton Snow Thomyes Kobte Tufts Dockry Draper Shattuck Karvett Dor Leary Murphy Bost Stieds Ve Kelley Lucy Schwastaen Shaw Nicho's Berg Malte'l Bean Va Hyde Park Largmaid Shoe and Leather Ins. Co May Fesseauen Mason Smith Ochs Jordan McKinney Kiley Leavy Same Snell Pinkham Perdell Bickford Moley Brigham New SC Boston Iron Co Gordon Western Ins. Co Bancroft Chelses Rankin Drew Fitzpatrick Er Gene Sutherf Byron and Saratoga Streets Sheridan Guards Ninth Regiment Lyceum Hall Thanksgiving Eye California San Francisco Cal M Belcher Best & Belch Reea Na Crown Point Fale & Norcross Uae New York and Clearing House Worcester Clearing House Inc P.c Bell Telephone Inc. Grosa Connecticut River Railroad Company Northern Railroad Merrimac Hat Company Amesbury Lombard Investment Company Massachusetts Loan & Thrust CO Irving A. Evans& Co State St Philadelphia Foote & French Congress Street Northern Pacific R. R. Co Northern Pacific R. RB. Co Oregon B’y & Navigation Co Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R.B. Co FOM Liake Brothers & Co Buston Stuck Exehanul Saies Brokers’ Board Fov Rene Eile AL & P Fe Chi& W Bi Otton Rd Frekkam Tighee - Kcc Fuss F& M Ax Cenip Og & LC Cis O - Rutland Batlroans Apse P BUS & Lowell Boston & Ajd Cheshire Chic & W Godio UlnSun & Clev KCS & M Lou Wilson W. Far & Co Crescent Rand Avery Bowman Brew York Financial Bales St. Lost Cansan South'n del, L, & Wert Nam Lake Erie & W Missouri Pacife Memphis & Chita Dewey Gas Onion Pacific Wabesh Pac Western Unicr Pittsbare Ise Aes Ohte Behees Seeetesen Pragerrec Bining Etoces Colorado Boston Chamber of Commerce S@e Cape Basterno Northern Provincial Towy Great Briton France Continent Ballimore Mobile Charleston Norfolk Stavie Taliow Iord Reese cGee Bess Saver Biseas Seana Tay Renee Balssrees Port of Gressurs Aps Philo Ments Scotland Lozwood Surinam Gut Goena Honduras Engiane Harri Househeld Ret CATEO Harris Wingersky Max Abrahams Suffolk County William B. Frink Williams Exchange Place BR. Welker Crockery Anson Fone W.H. Johnson New York Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange Heal Estate C. E. Folsom & Co John R. Cummings Charles E. Folsom J. M. Cook George H. Savage Morton S. Crehore C. Merton Haley World’s Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo N. Y Kirmse Gustaf H Charles Minnie Kirmse Burrage Franes H William W Burrage Butterfield Arlington Joseph Butterfield Briggs Salome Briggs Fisher Dedham George W Fisher Grinnell Providence Frederick Mary B Grinnell Roberts Medford Oliver L Roberts Glenn Hill Pike Dean Pond Benimee Pond's F. Humphreys Fulton St-NeXa Humphreys Umphreys’ Medicine Co Humphreys’ CO Fulton St N.J Erie Med, CO D. J. Ley B. I. Price Henry C. Bird «& Coo Coateral Loan Washington St Nols Tf Sullivan Eehos School Street County of Suffolk Reading Street Reed Street Hoxoury Readin Street Matthias Hazelstein Aaron D. Williams Said Williams Said Hazelstein Hazelstein W. A. Garbett W. A. Garrett John Maginot John Magenot Aaron D Nicolas Maginot Alsert Howe & OG Hiarket Street Brighter Saieset Heal Perinsl Patty Eicrne Waguna Johnson Moody & GB Devonshire Sirset Boots & Shoes Willowdale Co Field, Chapman & Penner Broadway A.S. Richards & GO Reade Street F.G. Wolbert F.C. Wolbert, Sons & Co Leonard St Wilmerding Wilmerding, Hoguet & C C Whites St Peiladelphia Samuel Bunting’s Sons & CO Lippincott, Son & CO Market Street Hiladelphis B. L. DAX @ CO Merchants’ Exchange Huilding 14 Exchange Place USS Telefron Cit Sa Puchano Thare Ednesday Standard Rubber Co Blackstone National Bank Ain— Tremont National Bank Continental Mille Androscoggin Millis Maine Connecticut and Passumpsic River Highland Street Railway Co Fire and Marine Las Ge Eliot Socarance Co Pacific Guano Co McKay Metallic Union Metallic Concord Montreal National Bankremont Elkhorn Mo Val Smort Oglose Alto Naumkeag Steam Cotton Milla Manchester and Lawrence K Gos Middlesex RR Csinbridgeport National Bank Samson Cash Ry Uo Naunikeag Steam Cotton Mills Boston Belting Co American Loan and Trust Co Portland, Saco Portsmouth Bako Ami Pacific Westers v City of Providence City of Detroit Topeka Santa Fe Boston Art Club Sandusky Cleveland Ogdensburg Lake Champlain New England National Bank City of Charlestown Lenihaw & CO Buckan Boston Stock Exchange Ptocks Kansas City Springfead Memphis Scott Anc Gus Ryawa Harrington K.nsas City Law and Su RK Aim Muscatine Cattle Co Union Cotton Mitta National Bank of the Repubic Kutland ii Cocommon, Oston Cyclorama Co McKay Metallc Fast Association Konington Sen Dieeo Maine Central American Electric and Osunding Co Scrip Hwights & Co Horton Main St Cambridgeport E. Mudge Swampscott Leger and Planat Ashburton Houston Amontillado Sperries Hurd Davis Meteor Juno Burgundy Paria S. KR Knights & CO Westminster Marble and Westminster Streets Madison Square Onishea Horatio Harris & GO Aostigniers and Commission Marakanes State Ponca Calabria Messina Fiske's Kanaas Valencia
Search Courier

Search the Boston Post Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Boston Post?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication