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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1871

Page

2

Town Hall Hails Capt Knowlton and Crew

Citizens packed the new Town Hall at 7:30 PM to honor Capt. Knowlton and his crew for the Horton escape. A. F. Dickney opened the meeting, B. H. Corliss chaired, and Capt. Knowlton received a $1000 testimonial. Speakers praised the act and condemned Dominion authorities.

Gloucester Mass Edward A. Horton Rocky Neck Shay Harvey Knowlton Cape Ann East Gloucester Knowlton Post Carr. Knowltor Dominion E. A. Horton Corliss Capt Gloucester Cornet Band Mr Knowlton B. H. Smith Horton Little Horton Guysborough

Victory in America's Cup race and political notes from New York

The Columbia faced steering gear damage and sails failure as Livonia won the America's Cup race on the New York Yacht Club course with times of 3 hours 53 minutes and 5 seconds actual and 4.2.23 corrected. Political nominations follow with Tammany Hall picks and reform delegates naming judges and officials. Duke Alexis is described as not receiving an official city reception but aiding the committee.

Duke Alexis New York New York Yacht Club Columbia Livonia Southwest Hall Baltimore Episcopal Convention Committee On Canons Dr Mead Connecticut Church of England House of Bishops General Convention Whittingham New York Bible Society Delaware Easton Henry C. Porter Morgan Dix James F. Bepeysier Stephen P. Nash William Alexander Smith Chicago Benjamin Stuck New York City Corporation of Trinity Church Domestic and Foreign Missions Society Grace Church Rome Italy

Bangor Banquet and East Maine Rail Opening With President Grant

Special despatches describe President Grant and dignitaries arriving in Bangor Maine where the European and North American Railroad opened to Vanceboro 102 miles away. A large banquet followed with speeches by Grant Lisgar Wilmot Perham and Creswell. An excursion to St John NB with about two hundred guests then visited city points and planned a banquet before returning to Boston.

Bangor European and North American Railroad Company Vanceboron Lord Lisgar Perham Wilmot New Brunswick Jewett Vanceboro St. John Yale George D. Robinson Doogue Boston Grant Maine L. Tilley Creswell George B. Loring Sr. Joan N. B Harvey Jewell Salem G. Washington Warren J. M. Stone Charlestown Estes Howe Cambridge Cunningham Hamlin Reed Massachusetts Winstow Boston and Lowell Russell Boston and Albany Bacon Boston and Maine Rice Maine Central and Northern Pacific European and North American Railway Canada Vancebore England European and North American Railroad President Grant United States Council of the Dominion Stafford Northcote Exeter Hall Gladstone Spain France Brunawicker Ople Sir John Macdonald Wilnot Down East William Armand Council of Nova Scotia Wm. Tilly Halifax Post Office Department McMillan Paul J. W. Emery J. H. Ela New Hampshire Congressional Committee of Claims Robeson Dennison Ohio Thut Gov. Perham Bangor House Portland

Fears of Bonapartist Coup Alarm Rises in Paris

Paris reports government warns coast posts to watch for suspicious activity amid fears Bonapartists plan a coup d etat and possible landing of Napoleon. Victor Place, former French Consul in New York, is acquitted of arms fraud. A Versailles court martial convicts 91 Communists and acquits 9000. Chicago relief donations amount to 131065 francs from Americans in Paris.

Carcaco New York William S. Johnson Milwaukee Avenue Leroy Dekoven Street Ilinois House of Representatives Chicago H. G. Hinsdale F. B. Bryan Dearborn Place Randolph Street Hinsdale Bu Bas Michigan Avenues Illinois Senate Ilinois Paris Napoleon France Victor Place Versailles

Famine and Pestilence Described in Persia

Dispatches from Teheran report ongoing famine and pestilence in Persia with warlike tribes invading Khorassan. Insurrections flare in multiple regions and the government struggles to quell them. Fars province is in open rebellion with Shiraz captured by rebels.

Loupon Teheran Persia Khorassan Fars Shiraz

Fire Tornado Ravages Wisconsin County Towns

The Dow County Advocate recounts a midsize disaster as a fire tornado sweeps from Brussels through Union Gardner and Sevastopol. Fifty seven of eighty died in a brutal ten minute blaze with many bodies found in potato patches wells and scattered locations. Relief efforts and outside donations arrive for survivors.

Milwaukee Wis Dow County Advocate Brussels Union Gardner Forestville Clay Banks Neswaupee Sturgeon Bay Sevastopol Williamson

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