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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1885

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Hendricks Funeral Procession Draws Multitudes in Indianapolis

Special Dispatch from Indianapolis reports crowds packing hotels as Vice President Hendricks lies in state at the court house. Delays and preparations mark a solemn transfer with a guard, bathed in black festoons, white rosettes, and floral tributes. The public viewed the casket in large numbers while a detailed ceremonial route and canopy decor highlight the service.

Boston Post Indianapolis Ind Indiana Colonel Aumont Washington Hendricks Court House Jenckes St. Paul’s Cathedral Hell D. W. Mogen Morgan Piowad William and Varry Thornton Civeinnatl Bram Kendricks Patterson Abe Mort Poe Citafaique Ems Aml Erin

Private Secretary's Letter to Mrs Hendricks in Grief

A letter from Colonel Hughes Bast, private secretary to the late Vice President Hendricks, consoles Mrs. Hendricks amid fresh grieving. It laments the loss, praises her husband’s virtues, and asks for strength to endure. The note accompanies widespread mourning from friends, officials, and reform school boys sending sympathy.

Indianavolis Ind State Reform School Hasb Reform School Uns Weill

Pottery Burned and Grain Elevators Destroyed in Fires

Fire reports from New York and Ontario describe Ottman Bros. & Co pottery works in Fort Edward burning with a 16000 loss, a Cimcaco elevator in Fort Edwards area burning with 75000 loss, and Venus Baron's flour mill in AMUBKSTRURG Ontario burning with 25000 loss including 2600 bushels of wheat.

Fort Epward N. Y Ottman Bros. & Co Cimcaco Alton Ontario Amubkstrurg Ont Venus Baron

Chicago Doctor Drifts From Cocaine to Ruin Family

CMICAGO November 20 Dr Charles D Bradley a physician taken to the Washingtonian Home a mental and physical wreck from moderate cocaine usage The patient and his family a wife and five children are ruined by his excess He used the drug promiscuously mortgage his possessions his practice declined and seven people were ruined Three children went to St Vincent Hospital the wife and two others to St Josephs Recovery is doubtful for all but some improvement may be possible

Cmicago Charles D. Bradley Washingtonian Staf Imedfeire Hame Thesages St. Vincent Hospital St. Joseph’s Senate Edmnds Sherman Tony Ohio Beides John A. Logan Hendricks Cleveland Hazen Washington Ron Informaton Mr. Jezen Wade Touln London Callan Dundalk Parnell Nolan O'Connor O’connor Gladstone Harwarden Bardowski Fuge de Paix Warsaw Igelstrom Iglestrom Sokolmekt Leroy Warynski Kumeke St. Petersburg Rechniewski Moscow University Judewicz Lithuania Warsaw Journalits Heisser Nirconala Valice Poland Uzar

Death in Castleton Woman Raises Murder Suspicion

Mary Steele, 54, of Castleton was found dead at her home with bruises and head wounds after a night of heavy drinking. Her brother Guy, living with her, was also intoxicated. Police report lingering doubt on the cause of death and examine her stomach for morphine as they consider possible murder. No arrest has been made.

Rutland Mary Steele Castleton Guy

New Jersey Suspect Drummond Faces Return to State

C W Drummond of New Brunswick New Jersey arrested last week for passing a bad check in this state is wanted in New Jersey for obtaining money under false pretenses. A state government requisition has been received, Drummond is ready to go and will be taken tomorrow by officers arriving in the morning.

C. W. Drummond New Brunswick N. J New Jersey Drummond Tomorro Washington I. Kimball Huron Metropolis Hluren Indianapolis Navy Interior Geveral Indiannapolis Baltimore and Ohio Road Paungborn Seni Ral John M. Wilson U.S. A Fns Marony Committee of the House Jackson John M. Corse Democratic State Executive Committee New

Notre Dame de Lourdes Seeks French-Canadian Pastor

In Fall River Mass parishioners voted to press for a French-Canadian pastor and pursue the petition at Rome. About 300 to 400 attended the service as Father Ferou led a collection for the first time and announced pew rents to be collected next Sunday.

Fall River Mass Notre Dame de Lourdes Rome Ferou

Harvard Classmates Help Bear Ford at Wonpener Funeral

The funeral of James C. Ford, who died suddenly at the Coleman House on Wonpener, was held today in New York. Pallbearers were Ford's Harvard classmates, and the interment occurred at Woodlawn Cemetery.

New York James C. Ford Coleman House Wonpener Harvard Woodlawn

Baptism and Battle at Boston Pulpit Turbulent Service

Parson Downs led a crowded Boston exhibition in a baptism held in a tank as 12 000 spectators watched. He denounced opponents and a rival newspaper with fiery, at times wild rhetoric, calling their editorials vile and libelous while recounting church troubles and old Bowdoin Square ties.

John L. Sullivan Boston Bethet Rickaby Studley Hadley Bent Gexcen Trent Trent Tub Which Was To Be Aged In Administering the Baptismal Rite. Parson Downs Downs B. B Watchman suthor @s John T. Raymond

Field and partners deny Massachusetts bid to foreclose bonds

Cyrus W Field and colleagues publish a public card denying Governor Robinson's charge that their Boston Massachusetts syndicate aimed to foreclose the New York and New England Railroad. They defend their bid of 95 percent for second mortgage bonds and call for fair treatment, noting losses and potential missteps by state officials. They state they did not intend to wipe out creditors or prejudice the company or bondholders.

New York Cyrus W. Field Massachusetts Massachusetts Corporation Messrs Field Sage Eminell Clark Plebs Synieutu Ark Boston Messrs. Brawster, Cobb & Estabrook Theommon Commonwealth Commonwealth of Massachusetts Cyrrus W. FieLd Russell Sagh Wormsenr TnHomMas W. Phearsall

Gould to retire from Wall Street after long career

Jay Gould plans to resign from W. EB. Connor & Co and sever ties with Wall Street life. His son George J. Gould will manage affairs as Gould sails for four to five months aboard the yacht Atalanta, visiting Windward Islands and Rio de Janeiro. Gould will stay invested in Missouri Pacific, Manhattan Railroad, and Western Union Telegraph, while examining opposition telegraph firms and potential industry battles.

New York Tribune Jay Gould W. EB. Connor & Co George J. Gould Gould Wall Street New York Windward Islands Rio de Janeiro Western Union Missouri Pacific Manhattan Railroad Wesbern Union Telegraph Company Waba Railroad Missouri, Kansas and Texas Company Bankers and Merchants’ Company Baltimore and Ohio Company Western Union Company Hye

President Abandons Ride To Indiana Funeral

Washington reports intense public interest after President Cleveland gave up plans to attend Vice President Hendricks funeral in Indianapolis. Officials say the move calms fears of national unrest and avoids travel risk, while Cabinet members will still attend the service.

Cleveland Washington Washuington Indianapolis Associated Press Hendricks Ina Tam Boston Post Washington, D. C Democratic Party Clevelnnn Eumuds Whie Mora Pg Samuel J. Tilden Jouney Himeli Post Walington Beck Colnunna Indiana Wrehington

Alderman Welch Considered to Seek Third District Alderman Seat

Alderman Welch may reconsider his decision not to run and reenter the race for third district alderman, likely becoming his own successor with broad faction support. Local politics feature Welcher Welch, Sansel, Fraser, Barr, and potential challengers shaping a crowded field across multiple wards and cities.

Welec Alderman Welch Welch Mr. Welch Roger Sansel Fraser Alr Michael Barr Barr

Supreme Judicial Court to reconvene in Salem. Peirce case reopen

The Supreme Judicial Court will convene in Salem tomorrow and the Thomas W. Peirce case will be reopened via the Probate Court the next day. New evidence is expected to be presented as hearings resume.

Supreme Judicial Court Salem Thomas W. Peirce

Archdeacon Farrar at Trinity Church Sermon

Archdeacon Farrar preached at Trinity Church drawing a vast crowd with a morning text from Romans and a message on putting on the Lord Jesus Christ. He urged nearness to Christ, conversion, and living as a true Christian, contrasting worldly life with spiritual life and warning against churchman hypocrisy. The evening sermon urged repentance and humility and questioned verbal inspiration while stressing the Bible as inspired history.

Farrar Trinity Church Brooks Jesus Christ Christ Sopcolines Lord Jesus Christ Lesro Thes Congression Aterdeancon Farrar Lersons Davy Seoffer Jesus Lord Matthew Mark Luke John Lazarus

History of an Inspired People at Harvard Chapel

Appleton Chapel at Harvard drew a full audience for Rev. M. R. Haweis who preached on the Bible. Music by the college choir under Warren E. Locke preceded readings and prayers. Haweis argued the Bible’s supremacy over other sacred books, criticized apologetic literature, and questioned verbal inspiration and infallibility.

Appleton Chapel Harvard M. R. Haweis Warren E. Locke Burnley Martin Munroe Danforth Dean Gray Episcopal Theological School Haweis Gunz Regition Garden of Eden Heaven Grant

Sunday Newspapers and the Puritan Sabbath

Rev. George H. Young at New South Church argues Sunday newspapers are not inherently wrong and can elevate society. He counters objections that Sunday reading harms worship, praising secular and humane content as compatible with Sabbath values and citing the good Samaritan parable.

George McDonall America Jesson Jesus

How To Be Thankful In God's Work, Minot Savage

London and Dublin dispatches report multifaceted notes on gratitude to God from Rev. Minot J. Savage. He urged a deep appreciation beyond lip service, citing artists and scientists as examples, and stressed cherishing life and freedoms amid national and social events worldwide.

Minot J. Savage Kepler Wilberforce

Father Roche's Working Boys Home Expands With New Bennet Street Facility

City residents may not know how Father Roche supports homeless boys at 115 Eliot Street. The charity houses about seventy youths, provides meals and clothing, and holds their earnings in bank accounts for incidental costs. Boys may leave once self supporting, though Roche's guidance continues. A new Bennet street building at Nos 32 34 and 33 will replace the old site near the dispensary, ready by March with a fundraising fair planned in April.

Father Roche Eliot Street City Ife Bnot Street Farher Roche Bennet Street

Strike continues as unyielding talks stall city shoe strike

The strike remains about the same with no settlement in sight. Non signatory manufacturers begin spring shoe production today. Reports of strikers drawing sid are false as many workers already have funds. Workingmen caucus tonight to nominate a mayoral candidate and other municipal offices.

Chelsea Weveralty Lon. Knowles Endicott Republians Alderman Deake Charles A. Smith Abram L. Collin Elmer L. French Charles G. Roberts Dow James Walker, Jr Jason P. Baker Prate Muller Frank Magee Chitties A. Stone Raymond Salem John M. Raymond Essex House Edward F. Brown William E. Welch Lyceum Hall Howard Hall Citizens Gloucester Frank H. Gaffney Mesers W. H. Murphy Hugh E. Brady Boston George Brooks Andrew B. Lattimore Jenks Sheriff Clarke Hart Allen Wara 2 East Poston John H. Sullivan Lysch William A. Foss Thomas O. McEnaney Michael McLaughlin Women Voters of Wiliam C. Williamson Charles C. Perkins Lucia M. Peabody E. A. Fifield E. H. Spaulding William A. Dunn Henry Canning Homer Raggs Boston Public School Association A. P. Martin Lynn George C. Pinkham George D. Hart Common Council Post 5 Ga.r Beede A.towns Toa

Smallpox Report Shocks Abington Community

A report from Abington Massachusetts on November 29 describes a probable smallpox case in a young woman living on Washington Street near the South Abington line. The illness appeared yesterday afternoon and is thought to have been contracted on a car ride between Abington and Boston. She attends a city school and returns home at night.

Abington Mass Washington Street Boston

Reform Club Reception For Eaton At Parker House

The Reform Club plans a reception and dinner for Hon. Dorman B. Eaton at Parker House on December 12. Also noted are a bank president breaking a leg on Boylston Street, a Temperance Alliance meeting set for Bromfield Street, and city death statistics.

Reform Club Dorman B. Eaton Parker House Tead Exchange Bank Boylston Street The Massachusetts Temperance Alliance Bromfield Street New England Historic Genealogical Society James Grant Wilson New York City Commodore Isaac Hall Congressman Lovering Charlestown Navy Yard No. 16 Tremont Row Rb. Perkins Dr. Wright O. M. Lord Joan A. McElwain James M. Gracey J. B. Howzer

Overcoat Theft Arrested in Norman Street Room

Special Officer Abbow of the third division arrested Edward Reynolds last evening for larceny of an overcoat from the room of Michael Deveney of No. 9 Norman Street. Reynolds entered through an unfastened front door while Deveney was away and fled with the coat. Deveney alerted an officer who caught Reynolds about ten minutes after the theft.

Omlcer Edward Reynolds Michael Deveney No. 9 Norman Street Reynolds Deveney Oficer

Billiard Experts Schedule December Finishes After St. Louis Trip

Schaefer and Vignaux, two noted billiard players, left for St. Louis to fulfill an engagement. Before leaving they agreed with Siosson to play three matches here on December 22 28 and the winner to claim a purse from Drumwick and Bulxe company subscriptions. The agent refused payment prompting a tie and a new rate for a New York tournament set for March 1.

Cmcaco Schaefer Vignaux St. Louis Siosson Drumwick & Bulxe Company New York

Franciscans in America topic draws Boston audience

A large audience at Horticultural Hall last evening heard Rev. Joshua P. Bo fish chancellor and secretary of the archdiocese of Boston deliver a new lecture on The Franciscans in America. The event, preceded by a sacred concert directed by Signor Louis, benefited Father Boniface’s North End Italian church.

Joshua P. Bo@fish Archdiocese of

Corner stone laid for Mount Pleasant French parochial school

New Beptoro Mass Nov 29 the corner stone of the French parochial school at Mount Pleasant was laid this afternoon amid imposing ceremonies with parish officials and residents in attendance.

New Beptoro Mass Mount, Pleasant

Man Dies After Falling Sixty Feet From Building

Eugene Thepanier fell sixty feet from a building at Hammond and Westminster streets Saturday noon and died at City Hospital yesterday. He lived at 57 Cabot street and leaves a family.

Eugene Thepanier Hammond and Westminster Streets City Hospital Thepanier Cabot Street

Permission Granted to Said Mass for Riel's Soul in Diocese

Father Sentenner of Notre Dame Church read a letter from Bishop Fabre authorizing churches in the diocese to say mass for the repose of the soul of Riel, provided no political demonstration occurred.

Montreal Father Sentenner Notre Dame Fabre Riel

Milkman killed by engine at Nashua crossing

James Coffey, a milkman, was struck and killed this morning on the Ash street crossing of the Worcester and Nashua railroad in Nashua New Brunswick. His milk team was hit by a shifting engine. the horse escaped.

Nashua N. B James Coffey Ash Street Worcester and Nashua

Bangor assembly marks Labor event amid tragic accidents

Penobscot Assembly Knights of Labor of America under District Assembly 86 met in Bangor yesterday led by George Ry. Dutton of Lewiston. In Great Barrington on Saturday Peter Burr died in a tag-picker accident with head and arms severed. Warren S. Yates, Yale junior son of Nebraska National Bank president, drowned after boat and gear recovered on Long Island shore. Invitations announced for Plymouth Pilgrim Society dinner December 21 with notable speakers including Professors Lowell and Winsor and several honored guests.

Penobscot Assembly Knights of Labor of America Wwe Bangor George Ry. Dutton Lewiston Great Barrington Peter Burr Warren S. Yates President Yates Nebraska National Bank Omaha Yale George Be, Ellis Alexander H. Rice Oliver Ames Flenry M. Dexter Duryea A. J. Gordon Charles L. Woodbury Leverett Saltonstad Brooke Hexford Alonzo A. Niner Frederick L. Ames Justin Winsor Charles F. Choate John Eb, Russell

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