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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1882
Page
1
In Boston the Do minion urges turnout for a strong line up of speakers at Faneuil and Music halls as undecided voters populate the political ground. The piece notes urban interest, the split in the Cameron era, and calls attendees to hear Butler Bowerman and other leading Democrats alongside Gen Woodford.
The income tax case against Mr. Tilden has been dropped after prosecutors concluded he would not return to politics. The action cost taxpayers thousands, though the public impact is deemed far more damaging to the GOP. A Newburyport agent announces Amsterdam exposition space and outlines international appeal for Dutch industries with U S exhibitors urged to participate.
Washington reports indicate revenue reformists won two Ohio districts where tariff was debated. Frank Hurd’s free trade campaign drew working people and farmers, while McKinley’s protection stance drew criticism. A Toledo business leader praised Hurd’s canvass as proving discussion aids reform, predicting Democrats will benefit if they capitalize on tariff revision before the next presidential election. A criticized Republican correspondent warns against elevating a self-styled leading Democrat.
The investigating committee read a letter from trustee Augustus Ford stating he sought outlays from Breslin and Devoy on Oct 6 and received a refusal to answer. A $12,000 loan to James J. O Kelsey for his parliamentary bid in Roscommon and $2,000 to Murdock of the Highlander were criticized as misused funds. The board exonerated Ford, condemned the trustees for tampering with the fund, and declared him honorably cleared of fault.
A string of blunt incidents and legal actions follow a deadly rock attack in Memphis while a Pensacola relief drive expands. Halifax vice admiralty cites Canute as liable in a collision. Assassination in Germantown Tenn and conspiracy arrests in Philadelphia surface amid labor upheaval. Labor markets stretch steamboats in New Orleans, with pay rising to seventy five dollars monthly. Rumors swirl around Fredericksburg and a Philadelphia barber case upholds Sunday work penalties. A Pittsburg mill strike resumes with cash payments. Montreal clerk pleads guilty and returns stolen cash. Robberies in Vicksburg injure Edward Maxwell, while a mill burn victim wins damages in Philadelphia. A Carbondale knife incident mars a campaign stop, and a Kentucky rival kills another at a fair. Nebraska debates woman suffrage in a joint Omaha forum, with Anthony and Rosewater clashing on ballot rights. Hub Pengh On Ice remains unmatched.
The Boston papers recall the visit of J A Hubbell, Republican congressional chair, amid rumors of funds and influence. They suggest Hubbell sought leverage in Boston districts, with figures around twenty five thousand dollars, and note quiet social appearances as he dined with friends and touched base with officials.
Gen Butler and S W Bowerman will headline the Boston campaign gatherings at Faneuil and Music halls with a strong slate of governors and congressmen. Expected are top party figures and notable supporters, while brief, pointed addresses close each program. A Faxon broadside targets the Prohibitionist approach and criticizes jury practices amid party shifts in Massachusetts districts.
A Republican campaign official pressed the Post Office Department to crack down on delinquents and urged larger voluntary contributions to the campaign chest. John C. New remarked the committee would be dealt with, while Ohio’s result cited as pivotal. Washington debates Butler and massachusetts fate tied to Ohio’s vote. bets on Cleveland's margin at Morton House drew no takers.
In Harper's Monthly October issue John Bigelow discredited Mexico's railroad prospects. Senor Don Matias Romero refutes the claim that Mexican lines cannot yield decent returns, arguing Vera Cruz proves profitable earnings per mile and that costly past factors skewed early results.
W. W. Perry sells the Camden Herald to a Camden stock group. T. R. Simonton will edit. In Portland, a Harris swindling case move for arrest of judgment and new trial was withdrawn. Bowdoin hazing second trial set in supreme court before Judge Barrows. A dead man found near Biddeford. a suspected mentally troubled man inquiries. Edwards mills Augusta expand with 500 workers, stock to rose to 1,000,000. several towns expect growth including Showhegan with new factory and hotels. Maine Central upgrades planned. real estate up 15 percent in a year.
Daniel M. Sanborn reportedly deserted his family at Laconia but has reappeared safe, the split traced to a misunderstanding. Eliza Whaten, a Manchester domestic, has become violently insane from religious fervor and belongs in Candia. Wilby Austin, once a Dover schoolboy jailed in California via a bad friend, has been pardoned through Dover postmaster Varney and others.
A Vermont reader report notes Ely residents urging lawmakers to restore the town name to Wershire. An east bound St Johnsbury and Lake Champlain train derailment between Walcott and Hardwick left one passenger car off track due to a broken rail. Mrs. Holton of Rochester, 71, sustained a severe scalp wound and a broken arm, while Mrs. Kent and her husband from Hardwick were injured but not seriously.
Ann Page a 30 year old woman was located hidden behind cars at Wales Street station Taunton in a disturbed condition and prepared for transfer to an insane asylum. In Stoughton Ella Saunders 25 died after a Boston mal practice. Autopsy by Medical Examiner Holmes Canton ruled criminal negligence as the cause. She married at 18 and lived with her husband only briefly since.
The Boston Womans Christian Temperance Union held its annual afternoon meeting at Tremont temple with Mrs. A J Gordon presiding. Rev Dr E B Webb led devotions and music was by Mrs E Humphrey Allen and Miss S H Hall. Reports and statistics urged intensified temperance work in Boston and the state, citing license revenue, crime costs, and social impacts of liquor. Next Sunday Rev Mark Trafton will speak.
Report covers Col Cockrell surrender to police after fatal shooting of Col Slayback in a newspaper office. Cockrell recounts the encounter with Slayback and lawyer Clapton, including a struggle over a pistol, a gunshot wound to Cockrell, and Slayback's injury. Also detailed: dedication services for Cambridgeport First Baptist Church and other church notices in Cambridgeport and Brookline with sermons and architecture notes.
Rev James Freeman Clarke preached at the Church of the Disciples on the belief that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God citing Matthew 16 16 and Pauls consistent use of Christ The sermon contrasted Jewish messianic visions with the Christian kingdom of heaven stressing faith power and revival through being born again with references to Eliot Livingstone and Webster.
Judge Charles Allen of the supreme judicial court granted Mrs Ellen Thorne a divorce nisi from Charles Rh Thorne Jr the actor on adultery grounds. The libel named Mrs Mary Swift Brown of Philadelphia as a co‑respondent. The only proven act of unfaithfulness occurred at the Parker house in April. The Indiana divorce cited was found invalid for lack of residence and service. Alimony remains to be decided next week with Thorne’s finances and prospects under review.
A Lewis ton Journal writer notes room rates at Augusta during the legislative session run 20 to 30 dollars weekly, with Gov Elect Robie paying 47. York and Wells contest seats under revised apportionment. judges study revised statutes, with Judge Goddard finalizing indexes for a 1400 plus page volume. Debates focus on state apportionment, new districts, and potential contenders for attorney general, speakership, senate president, and state treasurer.
Mr P S Gilmore leads a large Boston audience in a Sunday concert opening the season. The program features Liszt and Meyerbeer selections with solos for clarinet, cornet, trombone, piano, euphonium and piccolo. Miss Emmas Howe soprano and a strong ensemble receive multiple encores. notes additional London dispatches and upcoming theatre events in Boston venues.
Henry F. Tobey Jr a traveling salesman for Hughes Manchester and Co Boston and Providence crockery dealers was arrested in New London for alleged embezzlement of 300 dollars Tobey who reported weekly and whose absence led the firm to investigate is 32 years old with a wife and three children and resides near New Bedford The Rhoretisland steamer near Newport has had its boilers removed and landed on the beach after going ashore in November
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