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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1883
Page
1
A Terre Aux Boout construction train derailed injuring ten and killing three. Separate despatches report a court deficiency of 48 000 dollars in Pittsburg, Pa. and a Bracken Ky murder trial sentencing, plus a cyclone wreck near Sulphur Springs injuring many.
John C. Card attended a Gorham fair with his son Horatio 8, weighing 365 pounds. Augusta reports 40 rumshops and a $525,000 debt amid political chatter. Frank Doucette of Brooksville drowned in Penobscot near Brewer Village. Session hints at ward 8 annexation to Manchester. Gloucester taxes $16 per $1,000, Manchester $40 per $1,000. Granite tele phone company to consolidate with Boston exchange. Connecticut and Providence not included. Attachments noted against F. Shaw & Bros. real estate in Bangor. Biddeford Democrats clash as Chief Harmon allegedly injures Elias Clark. Clark sues for $5,008. Springfield aldermen reinstate two officers with censure. mayoral resolution pending. Bartow Bank insolvency hearing in St Albans. insolvency declared. Brainerd link noted. appeal filed.
Mr. Case sets a $100000 minimum price for Jay Eye See. R G Harr of Michigan hosts at Tremont house. Hon George D Robinson to visit Amesbury carriage factories this forenoon. Maine Supreme Court Judge Emery sails for Europe for six weeks. Miss Hall, American prima donna, to debut in New Orleans this winter. American Antiquarian Society meeting in Worcester next Monday with George Bancroft expected. City of Rome with Irving Lyceum party reaches New York. notable passengers include Robertson Wallis McKay and others. Grand wedding in Manchester New Hampshire at Grace church with Charles Tracey Means and Elizabeth Atherton French. many ushers and bridesmaids. After festivities, couple depart for southern trip.
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company filed its certificate of association in New York on Oct. 19. Capital stock stands at 350000 with potential growth to 20000000. Lines will run from New York City through cities in Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut Maine New Hampshire and Vermont. Directors include William A. Ingham Charles J. Glidden Loren N. Downs and others all residents of Lowell Massachusetts. A coroner's jury ruled that Irving and Walch died by each other's hands in Shang Draper's saloon. Billy Porter was released after being suspected. A 3 million mortgage was filed in Rensselaer county by the American Rapid Telegraph Company in favor of Boston Safe Deposit Trust to extend lines south and west.
Representatives of Wabash Illinois Central Chicago and Eastern Illinois Peoria Decatur Evansville and Negre Haute and Evansville railroads meeting at Curcaco decided to cooperate with the Ohio River company in the business relation between Cairo and Evansville. The accord aims to streamline operations and boost traffic on the river corridor.
Lieut Garlington’s submission to the secretary of war clears him of disobeying orders in the Greely relief saga. Memo on Littleton Island proves not an intended depot, and unsigned navy notes caused confusion. Proteus voyage and stock panic tie to broader investigative and financial turbulence.
The Episcopal convention met in Philadelphia with a committee on emigration to study moral conditions abroad. Debates focused on prayer book amendments including a call to bless the nation, and sections on collects and rubrics. Deputies toured the bay area and bishops adjourned after adjournment.
Henry W. Gwinner president of Hoole Manufacturing and of a national railroad publishers company died by his own hand at 46 Bond Street between 5 and 6 PM. The 10,000 dollar yearly salaries from both firms were his main income. He had recently declined a top rail pool post. His death followed no clear motive, with stress from duties possibly blamed. The body went to Philadelphia for burial after lying in the railroad club rooms. His wife is devastated.
Central Committee tracks ex mayor Prince amid speculation on a possible lieutenant governor bid. Lynn Republicans report delegate caucuses and names for senatorial and representative slots. Boston figures Beard in Chicago discusses Robinson and Ames, while Edmunds and Blaine are debated for the presidency. Civil rights shift draws reactions. Worcester torches clash with police. Butler speeches energize crowds. Butler supporters pursue Essex and Newburyport races with multiple campaign events and candidate letters.
A mass of anonymous opinions flood the Post as Massachusetts voters discuss Butler’s chances. Democratic doubts, pro and anti Butler sentiments, and hopes of a surprise two weeks before election day reveal a divided electorate. Several locals predict Butler’s victory, others fear defeat, while many hold back their final choice, awaiting closer polling and late political shifts.
The pension report shows 305,658 pensioners at year end with 38,958 pensions added and 20,997 dropped in the year. Average pension value is 1068, total annual pensions 32,245,192, and total payments 60,064,009. The Civil Service Commission met with the president to discuss competition rules, with no firm plan yet, and Crapo argued before Alabama claims commissioners on profits from prior deals. Repairs at the White House are minor, focusing on the east parlor ceiling, as cabinet members gather for a short session without Chandler.
A large Ohio Democratic conference in Columbus featured parades and delegations from Newark Lancaster Springfield London Delaware and others. Speeches honored Gen Stedman and an informal caucus discussed uniting the party to win the 1884 presidential election.
New York reports Edward Hovey was hanged at the Tombs at 7 30 this morning after morphine injections and alleged intoxication contested by officials. Calhoun Georgia records Margaret Harris colored hanged for murder. Taylor Bryant colored hanged near Monroe for assault. crowd counts ranged in thousands as public executions occur. Margaret Harris aged 18 confessed to poisoning after fleeing her denied plan to marry a colored man, with Dukes and Richard Barnes tied to the case.
A certificate filing in New York announces the Postal Telegraph and Cable Company with lines planned across the United States Canada and into Mexico linking Greenport New York to London Liverpool and Paris. Capital stock is 1500 in 15 shares of 100 each with power to increase. Corporators Henry C. Gardner Luther R. Marsh T H Dupuy Andrew N. Kent and Dumont Clarke each hold three shares.
Halifax Nova Scotia October 19 Six British war ships in port are under tighter guard after the arrest of Holmes and Bracken tied to an infernal dynamite conspiracy. Vice Admiral Cornwell inspected the suspicious articles found on the prisoners and said they matched the intended plan.
Representatives of the Toledo Cincinnati and St Louis railroad met in Cincinnati seeking to resolve the corporations inter ests. Attempts to reach a settlement were in vain and decisions on several points before the courts were anticipated for tomorrow.
A meeting of all foreign residents was held to reorganize the Urban guard before Gen Iglesias arrives on Saturday. The Peruvian flag will be hoisted on the place on Sunday.
The New York Republican county convention nominated a fall ticket. The Irving Hall Democratic convention also met and Edward Browne was nominated for city court. Nominations by the county democracy and Tammany Hall were endorsed.
The body in Chicago on October 19 elected officers with Julia Ware Howe of Massachusetts as president, a vice president from each state, Ella C. Chapman of New York as secretary, and Henrietta L. T. Wolcott of Massachusetts as treasurer.
Dr J G B Siegert and Sons advertise Angostura Bitters as a trusted home tonic. The note warns against counterfeits and advises customers to request the genuine article from grocers or druggists.
A prominent prohibitionist tells a Post reporter that many in the party will vote for Butler rather than Robinson or their own candidate Almy. He says the group intends a solid Butler vote, with 5,000 to 7,000 for Butler, about 2,500 for Robinson, and the rest for Almy, aiming to influence the governor race.
A Plain Statement of Facts from the Charlestown assessors rebuts the Boston Journal's charge that 58 people were assessed from one house, the Hotel Union at Main and Cambridge streets. It notes the keeper's books show over 100 rooms and more than 200 sleeping places, with 58 names on May 1. It defends canvassing accuracy and asserts confidence in the current poll tax canvass. It also covers Bell Telephone Company and Lowell syndicate plans, naming officers and stock values, and describes the state almshouse at Tewksbury with management improvements, finances, staffing, and needs for hospital expansion.
Fire at James O'Neil's store on Portage street in St George NB razed several structures including Temperance hall and the post office. Loss estimated at 25000 with two people badly injured and mail matter from St John destroyed. Other brief urban fires reported in Boston area and Weston Oregon.
The Augusta New Age questions whether Postmaster Manley of this city also holds a state office. He is trustee of the Maine insane asylum, an ancient office created by law, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the council. He has continued to receive emoluments and perform duties as secretary of the board while serving as postmaster, and still holds both offices today.
At the annual meeting the old board of officers and visitors were re elected. The treasurer reported all departments show current expenses covered despite many extraordinary costs in the first year at the new location. A large renovation of the art gallery, a valuable library from Dr Tuckerman, and new organs were added with repairs and improvements totaling several thousand dollars.
Reports from London dated October 19 describe Grecian government dispatching two warships to aid quake survivors in the Archipelago and Anatolia. about 120 bodies recovered near Chesme, with villages ruined. A British envoy notes larger casualties on the mainland and urgent relief needs amid broader disaster impacts in the region.
Dr Henry Randall Waite spoke to the American Statistical Society at No 19 Boylston Place on education systems two main points the switch from district to township oversight and the need for strong unified school authority He urged better teacher pay defined powers for state and town control salary standards and licensure revocation plus national aid and territorial realignment to reduce illiteracy.
Mrs Clara F Leonard is drawn as a public figure who resists political labeling and defends her duties. A friend notes she is not a politician, will uphold her rights with dignity, and serves as a representative of Christian charity. She would leave her post only if the supreme court orders it.
A Boston Post reader notes a possible clerical error in Shaw Bros assets reporting on Hamilton food preserving stock. He offered to buy 2,250 shares at the stated figure, then offered $10 a share for the entire lot, but the offer was declined for further consideration.
The Canadian Pacific display at the Institute fair features Manitoba grasses, flax, vegetables, and minerals. Exhibits include huge squashes and turnips, many wheat varieties, and soil samples. A veteran northwest miller explains merits. branch plans promise a through Montreal to the Rocky Mountains route and new lake connections to Lake Huron.
The senate labor and education committee held sessions in Quincy. Fall River witnesses described harsh mill atmospheres and low pay, while English and American experts critiqued schooling and technical training. Unionists urged legal arbitration and steady employment amid industry shifts.
The Social temperance union held its monthly meeting at Wesleyan Hall on Friday afternoon. A banquet ran from 2 to 3 pm, then Hon. John D. Long, president, called the meeting to order. Gov. Long delivered the opening address noting the absence of expected ex-governors.
About 150 survivors attended the eighth annual reunion and voted to move the gathering to October. Officers were elected with J G B Adams of Lynn as president for the eighth time. The group dined at the Quincy house and heard toasts from Maj. George Charles T. Davis and several dignitaries including Mayor Palmer and Gov. Butler’s absence noted. The day featured a war song and remarks from Grand Army leaders, marking the largest, best attended reunion of the Thirty-Eighth Regiment.
The defeated Ohio gubernatorial candidate Judge Foraker reportedly feared the ninth day of October. He recalled a walnut tree accident as a child, losses in three card monte as a young man, a wartime fall from a horse, and a 1876 lawsuit defeat, all linked to that date.
Police commissioners examined sergeants Friday who are candidates for lieutenant. The public buildings committee awarded the steam apparatus addition contract for Lyman schoolhouse East Boston to a manufacturing company for 2,557. On Thursday 502 divided poll tax bills were paid in Boston, bringing the total to 7,427 by Friday morning. Registration in Boston is expected to range from 62,000 to 65,000.
Estimates place Iowa voting on October 9 at the 1880 presidential level. Republicans lose about 19,801 votes and greenbackers 12,766, while Democrats gain 35,000. Hancock receives 105,845 votes. Governor Kinne approx 140,000 votes. Also promoting Old Bourbon in bottles from grocers and druggists.
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