24 Nov 1886
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1886
Page
1
Boston shoppers are urged to visit for men and boys clothing, with Leather Jackets selling fast and stock thinning after a week of holiday-ready items. The notice promotes early purchases and lists key items while noting store hours and location.
Recorder Smyth urged the McQuade jury to reach a verdict after twenty hours of deliberation. The panel was sent back for another night with assurances of access to the court for instructions, amid rumors the still hung jury may force a second trial.
About 150 boys employed as messengers by the Mutual District Telegraph Company in New York walk out demanding higher wages and the elimination of fines. They work thirteen days in a fourteen day period and earn $3 to $5 weekly with fines for delays and absences. Police guard the offices to deter clashes among striking boys.
For twenty four hours starting 7 am Wednesday November 24 rain will move in from the west followed by fair and colder conditions. Westerly winds. Cautionary southwest signals remain in effect along the Atlantic coast from Boston to Norfolk.
The Boston weather report provides mean daily values with a maximum temperature of 60.0, a mean daily temperature of 50.0, and a minimum of 36.0 degrees. Humidity averages 6.0 percent with a mean daily dew point of 47.0, wind velocity peaking at 18.0, and precipitation recorded at 85.0.
Observations up to 10 p m were taken simultaneously at all stations. The record details meteorological conditions across locations with uniform timing to compare weather patterns.
William Reed, treasurer of the South Boston Railroad Company, was arrested for embezzling 100000. The Maguire court martial added testimony adverse to the defendant. Edwin D. Mead lectured on Nathan the Wise. The Freedmen's Aid Society met in convention. General Booth of the Salvation Army spoke to Boston theological students. Marion Drake lectured on Moral Culture before the YWCA. A Puritanism lecture concluded last evening. Hebrew merchants planned to repeal Sunday laws. The stock market remained active but unsettled, with New York and New England drawing interest and Mexican purchases pushing to 5396.
At noon the great North Dakota blizzard ceased though winds remain strong. Citizens shovel drifts and reopen roads while a missing stave driver between Bismarck and Fort Yates, due yesterday at 5 pm, alarms residents.
London notes a Berlin despatch reporting Count Herbert Bismarck’s interview with Russian ambassador Count Schouwaloff over Germany’s press tone toward General Kaulbars. It cites official denial of a refusal to protect Russians in Sofia after Kaulbars departure, stating Germany would guard archives in Sofia if needed. Other items: Kara bars meeting the Grand Vizier in Constantinople, Trevleyan to contest Brighton, and Marriot’s replacement.
At Liverpool a memo rial by provision merchants protested postmaster general changes and urged cheaper faster steamship service on Wednesdays and Saturdays. In Cork the mayor led a meeting condemning the mail contract changes and promising to monitor the new system with rich MPs in attendance.
Paris lawmakers cut centre administration spending by 625 000 francs and finance ministry payments by 150 000 francs and sent other reductions to Finance Minister Sadi Carnot. The chamber plans amendments to curb Iran credits amid a cabinet crisis with reports of resignations by several ministers and four under secretaries.
London on November 23 reports a sudden scare in the West End after cannon fire in St James Park to celebrate the birth of the Queen's new grandchild. Dense fog amplified alarm as detonations were mistaken for a dynamite attack before reports clarified the celebration.
The postmaster general told the Trades and Labor League of Dublin that the new mail system was adopted to prevent Cunard and White Star from gaining a monopoly on the American service. He said offers for mail service will be invited again after three months.
Rome reports Archbishop Smith of St Andrews is in Rome for talks with the Pope on renewing diplomatic relations between England and the Vatican. A special apostolic legate may be sent to England to pursue the initiative.
London reports Russia orders Chinese frontier officials to use utmost caution to avoid actions that could provoke China in the event of a European outbreak. The warning reflects fears of a broader regional conflict.
In Berlin and nearby barracks thousands of pamphlets urging soldiers to join workers in a social revolution were seized. The material points to beer-house frequents. several suspects arrested. Also reports Russian loan talks paused after Bleichroder demanded harsher terms. Prince Henry of Prussia proposed to Elizabeth sister of the Grand Duke. Rosa Jokai dies in Pesth.
Rome reports a government circular from Foreign Minister Court Di Robilani to all powers expressing Italy’s wish for European concert to preserve peace based on the Berlin treaty and Balkan state independence. Brussels notes follow as Senate and Chamber move to require military service at age twenty. A Welsh Conservative meeting at Shrewsbury contemplates forming a Welsh national conserv faction.
The veteran New York editor Erastus Brooks lies near death at his West New Brighton home on Staten Island. Doctors say intense pain may cause his heart to fail soon. Family members present include his wife Mrs Brooks and his children Erastus Eliot Brooks Bertha G Brooks and Mrs Dubois and her husband Eugene Dubois.
New York reports Josephine Schoviens a young Belgian living on East Twelfth Street was arrested and sent to the House of Detention after admitting to smuggling valuable laces. Authorities found $3800 worth in her apartments and noted her shipments from Belgium, including a prior consignment worth $5000 aboard the steamer Switzerland. She appeared unaware of any crime.
Delegates from Amherst Williams Tufts and MIT met at the Hotel Warwick Springfield to decide fall football matters. Amherst and MIT withdrew after failing to press their point on a Williams Amherst game dispute. Tufts then voted Williams champion while Williams placed Tufts second.
The State board of canvassers released official figures detailing governor and congressional results. Green leads for Governor with 109,939 votes, Howey 101,919, Fisk 19,810. Green gains a plurality of 20,?0. Congressional margins: Hires 3,354 in the first district, Buchanan 2,703 in the second, Kean 637 in the third, Phelps 2,? in the fourth, Lehiback 2,? in the sixth, McAdoo 4,203 in the seventh.
The Maine State College trustees held their annual meeting in Oroxo on November 23. Professor F. L. Harvey was elected to the chair of natural history. Officers named include President Lyndon Oak Garland and Secretary William T. Haynes. An executive committee and farm committee were also appointed with several named members.
Detroit club representatives told the American Base Ball Association that concessions from other leagues would satisfy Pittsburg vacancy concerns. Kansas City’s $7000 franchise offer was barely considered. Cleveland was admitted. a finance visit to verify backing followed. Spalding noted Detroit’s telegram seeking Chicago’s consent to sharing receipts for 1887, with most clubs agreeing to gate split as in 1886.
Gilbert F. Robbins elected Mayor of Providence by 262 votes over Oscar Lapham and Henry C. Clark. Robbins, a Republican, had acted as Mayor since Mayor Doyle's death. Rainy day turnout and a strong showing for Republican incumbents in health, poor overseer, city treasurer, and harbor master. City council split eight Republicans to one Democrat with a tied Ward 5. 29 Republicans and 11 Democrats overall, four new aldermen.
Dover New Hampshire voters chose George G. Lowell Republican for mayor and approved a Republican council slate with 11 Republicans and 4 Democrats and 2 aldermen with 8 Republicans and 2 Democrats in a quiet city election held November 3.
New York November 23 under an agreement signed by express company representatives the classification rates of last spring were restored today. Adams Express American Baltimore and Ohio and other large carriers apply full rates for the West and other points with a 10 percent charge on all express matter, as before the previous cut.
New York reports Violet Cameron did not sail as expected and stays at the Grandney House awaiting plans possibly to visit Niagara Falls before returning to England. Meanwhile her company departs tomorrow aboard the National Line ship.
A Nov 28 meeting in which Chesapeake & Ohio manager Muir and Kanawha Despatch Line chief Walker, with Central Traffic Association officials, agreed C&O is not a rival to the association. They commit to mutual best efforts, maintain all-rail rates, continue water-route differentials, apply Baltimore rates to Newport News, and exchange statistics.
Leonard Swett and Ora Bere Gaiamae presented a 150 page brief and 500 type written pages as the record of the trial to Justice Scott of the Illinois Supreme Court this afternoon. The submission of the brief and record occurred without oral argument.
General Booth of the Salvation Army lectured Boston University theological students at 72 Mt. Vernon street about the army methods and their potential to save many lives. The session included songs, prayers, and an address outlining the sorrows of sin and the glory of righteousness followed by a banquet and an evening meeting at Tremont Temple.
At Kingman Hall on November 23 a workers’ caucus drew a large crowd. The Hon. William Ae for Douglass was nominated for mayor, with Rev. S. L. Beals, Mrs. Georg Farrell, and C. S. Jones slated for school board positions.
In Fartu River on November 23 the Democratic city convention nominated John W. Cummings for mayor by acclamation, highlighting his family ties and local service record.
Minroro reports Tucker and Co, a local shoe firm, refused workers demand for higher wages. The walkout plan led to a lockout, with labor unrest stirring in the town.
William Reed, treasurer of the South Boston Railroad Company, was arrested for embezzling about 235,000 dollars amid a large over issue of stock. The case centers on blank stock certificates signed by former President Crosby and used as collateral, with investigators noting potential totals exceeding 100,000 dollars and ongoing expert reports to determine final losses. Reed appeared in Municipal Court, waived examination, and was held on fifty thousand dollars bail as officials disclosed years of stock speculation and a costly scheme affecting brokers and creditors.
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