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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1895

Page

8

Beauties of Art at Jordan Gallery Opens to Public

Private view of the Jordan art exhibition showcased 216 French school paintings from Meissonier to Millet. Notable works include Millet’s Le Berger and La Campagne, Kowalsky’s Noa 118 and 119, and battle scenes by Guardet and Block. The collection, assembled with Les Arts Reunis, runs through Dec. 1 under Bryant’s supervision.

Jordan Boston Jjordap, Marsh & Co My. Bryant Rench Champs de Mars Jordan Art Jordan, Marsh & Co Boster New England Europe Les Arts Reunis Paris Jordan Art Gallery Millet Angelus le Berger la Campagne Leopold Kowalsky Noa Guardet Block Dampierre Casimir Perrier French Republic

Queen Dead in Seoul Riot Murder Report

Paris edition of the New York Herald confirms the Queen was murdered as Japanese troops stood at the palace gates. The King is prisoner and the Tai-Won-Tun leader has been acclaimed dictator. A pro Japanese cabinet is to be formed and Queen’s officials have fled. A Japanese named Soshi has been arrested for the murder.

Paris New York Herald Seoul Corea Tai-Won-Tun Soshi

Cleveland in New York aboard Oneida with President aboard

President Cleveland arrived in New York on the steam yacht Oneida from Buzzard’s Bay. He dined with Dr Joseph Bryant at East Twenty sixth Street, then returned to the yacht by 8:45 PM. No political discussion was reported. The Oneida moved past Liberty Island at 4:30 PM, likely heading toward the capes for Washington.

New York Cleveland Buzzard’s Bay East Twenty Sixth Street Joseph East Twenty-sixth Street Bryant Liberty Island Bay Bay Ridge Atlantic Yacht Club Capes Washington Chesapeake Bay Potomac River

La Sarabande and other art gems at Jordan gallery

In the Jordan gallery Ferdinand Roybet's La Sarabande stands out with its grand size, vivid color, and lively group of a dancing lesson scene. Meissonier's The Guide, Kowalsky, Lefevre, and Toudouze works attract praise for harmony, brush work, and decorative style while stronger subjects include Meissonier and Ralli reflections, and a dramatic Quiberon battle piece and General Macart painting.

Jordan Gallery Ferdinand Roybet la Sarabande Pie 39 Meissonier Ssonier Kowalsky Jules Lefevre Grigeldis Jordan Edouard Toudouze Vanderbilt Ralli Toom Maxime fFaure Home Fe Joridan Fortunio Quiberon Macart Cogperon

Local Tailors Offer Inexpensive Men’s Wear Deals

Fragmented ad copy touts men’s garments for sale including a suit valued at 64.00 now at a discount and all wool capelimers priced around 12.50. The text references stock, warehouse pricing, and season trade, presenting a promotional snapshot from a historic retailer.

Org Ted Hen Sen

Good Government ticket solidifies stand against Tammany

An address from Good Government Club headquarters denounces party bargains and spoils distribution as a basis for Republican and State Democracy unity against Tammany. It cites 1894 principles and vows to field a reform ticket while wealthy interests push for better government through political traffic.

New York Republican Party Tammany Good Government Convention

Four Drowned In Maryland Ferry Accident

A yawl boat carrying six people capsized on the eastern Patapsco River near Perry Bar and Meter's resort in Anne Arundel county. Fred Volkman James Huster William Reynolds and Harry Inez drowned while four others survived after the craft overturned in a stiff breeze and heavy swell.

Baltimore Mdq Patapieco River Fred Volkman James Huster William Reynolds Harry Inez Perry Bar Meter Anne Arundel County Spring Gardens

Russell's Washerwomen Pay Debate Prompts 25 Percent Proposal

Fire Commissioner Russell faced questions about offering to cut washerwomen salaries by 25 to 50 percent. He said he asked if they would work for less, citing economy while noting some widows depend on the income. He promised to consider fairness and not yet act. A price list followed, while Russell also defended hydrant reliability at a Boston fire.

Russell Colonel Russell South Boston Water Board Boston

Storm King continues wrecks across the bay

The storm spawned chaos as the Naide sank in twenty feet of water after damage to bowsprits and spars. Wilda struck Mallock's wharf, losing mast and bowsprit and sinking into the same berth. Arab rode out the gale by reeling in with four reefs and anchoring after a long harbor chase. Mayone and Clarke’s wall strikes preceded vessel losses, and the Mystery of the Dorchester Yacht Club proved to be the Merit after all. Eleven yachts with small jibs and mainsails were sunk off the Savin Hill flats.

John Cotter Mallock Young Scotts Mayone Clarke Dorchester Yacht Club Savin Hill

Storm in Harbor Delays Vessels as Nor’easter Rages

Heavy rain and east wind produced a hurricanelike gale in the harbor, delaying the Yarmouth and City of Gloucester and stranding several ships. Coastwise steamers and tugs fought fog and rough seas while schooners rode out the storm with anchors down and tugs aiding.

City Briefs: Fires and a Fall on Longwood Avenue

An automatic alarm at Pearl Street fire in the early morning was quenched without fire department aid, with about 100 dollars loss. A small roof fire at 141 Court Street was put out by Chemical 1 at 10 a.m. caused by heat from a Edison Electric Light box. A smoking coal pile on the W H Foster & Co wharf near Hanover Street triggered Box 9 at 10:42 a.m. A man named Lawrence McCarty, 27, fell from the embankment by the Longwood Avenue bridge at 9:45 a.m. He was taken to Engine 37 and then City Hospital. Joseph Linsky of Charlestown, longtime Bunker Hill line conductor, leaves for Atlanta to seek health relief amid deteriorating condition.

Pearl Street Court Street Edison Electric Light Company W. H. Foster & Co Hanover Street Lawrence McCarty Longwood Avenue Engine 37 City Hospital Joseph Linsky Charlestown Bunker Hill Division 6 West End Railroad Atlanta

French Capture Tanan Arivo Ends Fighting in Madagascar

An official despatch reports French forces captured Tanan Arivo after battles in Madagascar. The French suffered seven killed and fifty wounded, including four officers, as fighting preceded the seizure of the capital.

Paris Tananarivo

Ward 8 Citizens' Club holds special meeting

The Ward 8 Citizens' Club met in its rooms with President Barker presiding. A large number of Hebrews were reported to have been naturalized and registered. The group voted to appoint a committee to determine which party was to blame for the dropping of many Hebrews from theists.

Ward 8 Citizens’ Club Barker

Four men watch fierce storm off Point Allerton

Four oilskin clad men stand on a hill at Point Allerton as a heavy rainstorm blows in. A grizzled watcher praises his son's crew aboard a schooner riding the rough sea, noting the ship nears the horizon and waves crash toward the yellow beach.

Point Allerton Post Schoomer

Phe Howe Cle Co Sells Ladies Garb at Auction Stop

Partial readable text shows a local shop selling garments including cloaks and capes for women. Limited fragments mention prices and vendors but details are unclear due to OCR garble.

Phe Howe Agora

Old Man Shows Courage as Storm Rakes Boston Shore

In a Boston scene a veteran watches the sea as a storm lashes Nantasket and heavy surf bombs the beach. The day reveals grand breakers and a crowd gathers to see the spectacle while a schooner makes a perilous run to shelter. The old man notes his creaking craft ready to face the gale.

Boston Nantasket

Track of Storm Shifts North Then Central Near New York

The weather bureau notes the storm began in the northwest and moved along the northeast boundary to the upper lake region. It then veered southeast reaching western Pennsylvania and New York by Saturday morning, moved to the New Jersey coast by Saturday night, and was near New York City Sunday afternoon. Heavy rain and a violent northeast gale followed, with Boston recording winds up to forty miles per hour and rainfall around three quarters of an inch.

Yarmouth Smith Ton Post City of Gloucester Ed. Evans Kate Jones Florence B. Edgett Bear River McBride Algoa Bay Cape of Good Hope Evans Edgett Teddy Rocks Hull Jones Boston Bay William H. Connor Yokohama Portland Highland Light Boston Sylvester Whalen Z. G. Powers Nantasket Maria O. Teel Samuel W. Tilton Job H. Jackson Douglas Cuba Nellie Eldridge Peter B. Bredley Sullivan Lawin Sabine N. E B Essex Bond Baltimore H. F. Dimock Coleman New York Cape Cod T Wharf Maggie Sullivan James Drinan Fortuna Ramona Amos Cutter J. P. Merritt James Clark Boyd Leeds City of Macon Lewis Savannah Lewis Wharf City of Perth Triton Taurus Mercury Joshua Lovett Honey Brook Weather Bureau Lake St. Frence Valley Ocean Pennsylvania New York States New Jersey New York City St. Lawrence Valley Sunday Wood Pemence

Brook Holds Gatehouse As Water Rises At Stony Brook

Late last night officials reported the Stony Brook gatehouse on Pynchon Street withstanding initial flows as water rose three feet. By morning the canal was overwhelmed with volume, masonry yielded, the swelling surge exceeding levels not seen in five years outside frozen ground. The Stony Brook overflow affected tracks and construction crews from Salitone Construction Company halted work as flooding continued.

India Stony Brook Pynchon Street Saitone Construction Company

Flood Hits Amory Street As Railroad Works Go On

Water from the brook overran Amory street and the York New Haven Itford railroad site at Hoge’s bridge, flooding the tool house and tracks. The cement work has suffered nine water damages in seven months, each causing losses up to five thousand dollars, with the recent overflow the largest in five years.

Storm Centre Moves Eastward from New Jersey to Boston

Washington reports a storm moving eastward near Boston after centering on the New Jersey coast. Heavy rain and dangerous gales affect New England and the New Jersey coast while eastern New York sees continued rain and northeasterly winds. Warmer in most areas except the Northwest, with notable temperature drops in the Dakotas. Rain totals include Boston 3.22 inches and Narragansett Pier 2.20 inches.

Washington New Jersey Boston New England New York Dakotas Upper Lake Narragansett Pier Atlantic Gulf Newport News Hastport

Spectacular Crescent Beach Storm Destroys Yachts and Floods Shore

Eyewitnesses cite a violent coastal surge at Crescent Beach with breakers towering over bulkheads and spray arcing twenty feet. Heavy rain floods Beach Street washing tracks. a Boston and Lynn line car derailed by sand. two yachts wrecked at Winthrop. reports of a drowned rescuer and bath houses washed away remain unverified.

Crescent Beach Beach Boston & Lynn Railway Company Winthrop Ocean Pier Saman William A. McLeod Crescent

Stray Gusts Sweep Charlestown Area Amid Storm Damage

Fire department responded twice as rain blew lime barrel contents into sparks. A brick chimney at 228 West Third Street toppled, injuring Bridget Dantes slightly. West Everett brick row lost its western end in the storm. Water flooded a cellar on Japwell Street and Somerville road washouts caused damage.

Charlestown West Third Street South Boston Bridget Dantes West Street Everett Isaac Leansky Japwell Street Somerville

Storm Devastates Quincy Waterfront Yards and Homes

An easterly storm from Squantum to Quincy Point caused extensive damage to yachts and cottages. The Squantum Yacht Club pier and float losses exceed 1000 dollars. Manet Beach bathhouses were blown away and drifted miles. A lumber ship near Quincy Point was blown onto flats and narrowly kept upright as tides fell. Houghs Neck cottages suffered chimney and blind damage.

Quincy Squantum Quincy Point Squantum Yacht Club Manet Beach Hough's Neck

Brick chimney falls on Cambridge street breaking away

A large brick chimney on the Pratt building at Massachusetts avenue and Hugsex street Cambridge collapsed into the street at 4 AM Sunday narrowly missing an unidentified pedestrian. A guy wire supporting the flag of the Young Men’s Republican Club stretched from the chimney, bearing the names Greenhalge Wolcott and Dallinger.

Pratt Massachusetts Avenue Hugsex Street Cambridge Youngs Men’s Republican Club Greenhalge, Wolcott Dallinger

Connecticut Steamer Connecticut Anchored Off Wickford

The Providence line steamer Connecticut did not sail Saturday night to New York. At 6 30 this morning the Pequot reported her anchored off Wickford with no further word. it is presumed she began her trip after daylight.

Connecticut Providence Providence Line New York Pequot Wickford

Bare Knuckle Fight Ends Early In Providence Barn

Jack Garvey of Boston knocked out Mat Cunningham of Pawtucket in the twelfth round of a bare knuckle prize fight held at a Cumberland Hill barn this morning. The bout allowed six per side and carried no purse. Both fighters were badly pun- likely injuries noted.

Providence R. 1 Jack Garvey Boston Mat Cunningham Pawtucket Cumberland Hill

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