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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1889
Page
2
A New York City man, G Y Remington of East 35th Street, laments the loss of his wife to illness after a hot Summer. The piece warns of pneumonia as a Summer to Winter danger and extols Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a trusted stimulant to aid nature, citing physician testimony and public approval.
A speaker discussed the 18th and 19th century New Hampshire Gazette opened in 1793 by David Carlisle and Isaiah Thomas, later edited by Joseph Denny with writers like Royal Tyler and David Everett. The talk honored Buckinghams and Paiges, with debate on the Boston Massacre and Attucks monument, plus notes on the society’s 1889 financials and donations.
The election of officers was unanimous. Officers included President Eneyet Salisbury and Vice Presidents George Bancroft and George F. Hoar. Papers discussed covered Robert College in Constantinople, colonial laws, Peabody Museum work, Cotton Mather and His slaves, and illness of Charles Deane. The meeting adjourned with a dinner at President Salisbury's house.
The Boston Boot and Shoe Club held its first meeting and dinner for 1889 90 at the Revere House with about 150 members and guests including Hon John D Long State Treasurer Marden Rev E L Rexford D D and Capt John C Wyman. President John J Henry presided at dinner and welcomed the ladies noting the club as a business men’s group in a major industry. The evening featured remarks on the shoe trade’s growth, civilization impact, and the survival of the fittest doctrine as a force for progress. The Schubert Male Quartet provided vocal selections.
The Brooklyn team beat the Giants 6 10 in an abbreviated six inning game at Washington Park Brooklyn before 3046 spectators. A controversial play in the sixth inning involving Gore, Ewing, and Clark sparked the ejection of a call for intentional interference. O'Brien received a badge adorned with twenty five diamonds.
George H. Rice, traffic manager for Occidental & Oriental and the Pacific Mail, announces that after October 29 six steamers will service the San Francisco to China route, down from eight. The new steamship China, 5000 tons burthen, will arrive about October 26 from Glasgow and will replace three vessels.
The transport steamer Maryland was launched at the Harlan and Hollingsworth shipyard in Wilmington Del. She is built for the New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad to replace a burned vessel of the same name. Length 250 feet beam 66 feet depth hold 13 feet 9 inches.
Reports from Pineville describe a feud clash between Howard and Turner factions near Harlan Court House. James Dean of Howards was killed and five others wounded. Turner leader John Turner, age seventeen, led an attack on the Howard camp. both sides armed with Winchesters and revolvers. Sheriff James Howard asks for troops as fear and violence widen in Harlan County.
Harvard outscored Andover 41 to 0 on Jarvis field in a brisk sport program. Key plays came from Lee Trafford Dean and Bliss while Gilbert and Bliss anchored the Andover defense. Harvard also swept doubles in tennis and routed Cambridge High School 10 to 0 in a later match.
The Belmont Bedford firm plans to settle with Eastern creditors at 25 percent. The New York business will continue under a new corporation, Bedford Company, formed today with 50,000 dollars capital. Western creditors will be settled by Bedford Clarke Co. at Chicago.
Denver Oct 23 Loco engineers concluded their inquiry into charges against a grand officer. The lodge adopted reprimands and postponed officer elections until Monday. Remaining candidates are P. M. Arthur G W Vrooman and B W Vedder with Vrooman favored to win after a weak Arthur vote.
In Portsmouth on October 24 the Supreme Court heard the Lyman vs Boston and Maine railroad suit over the death of Charles Williams at Exeter, a wild engine incident. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff amounting to seven thousand dollars.
The records note multiple fires in October across Ohio Massachusetts Minnesota and New Hampshire. Losses include a Cleveland dry goods firm Hester & Co with about 20000 in stock and a building owned by John Rock & Co at 10000. Other fires destroy Patton Hollow Ware Works Columbus Bolt Works and Harker Henderson Elbow Works with combined losses near 100000. A mill in Winona suffers about 150000 in fire damage. An incendiary haystack fire near Newton Upper Falls and a West Quincy inn fire cause smaller losses.
A mosaic of brief items notes Professor E L Curtis doubting Job as a poetry driven tale written by exiled Jews. Ardmore coal miners return to old pay. 20 denied reentry for striking. Louisville searches for Lord Hinton accused swindler who served time. PA veterans condemn office removals as political maneuvering. Keene jury verdict for defendant in libel suit Spofford vs Cheshire Republican. Maryland oyster vessel suits decided for the State. Naval War College course ends at Newport. several officers reassigned. McIlvaine murder verdict. sentence deferred. Connecticut Guard shooting match ends with Second Regiment winning. Scottish Rite Freemasons elect officers in New York. Rev Eugene Wygen buried at Putnam with 4000 in attendance. Wygen linked to Notre Dame de Bon Secour. born Holland 1836, settled Putnam 1865. Oil market raid pushes prices. 400k barrels traded. Bradford bank overdrawn. cashier resigns, bank stance maintained.
Chelsea society patrons and youth gathered at Grand Army Hall for a whist tournament to aid Mrs. Francis Low at the Kuire ness event to be held at Lincoln Hall on November 19. About 200 players entered. First prizes went to a long list of winners including Mrs. E H Lowell Mr. George I Pike Mrs. William F Caruthers Mr. G H Fenno Mrs. F A Dale Mr. Oscar R Wheeler Miss Eva B Clough Mr. William E Wellintock Mrs. E C W Bliss Mr. Harry Leeds Miss E J Smith Mr. J F Curry Mrs. Oscar Bailey Mr. Roscoe Pierce Mrs H Putnam and Mr. Benjamin Phipps.
The Atlantic Yacht Club held a social entertainment for about fifty couples at the club room on Commercial wharf. Dancing continued late with supper served. Organizers plan to repeat these social evenings throughout winter, about every three to four weeks.
John T. Pope of 35 Congress street sold two lots totaling 10,736 feet on Commercial street in Pope's Hill Ward 24 to M. J. Levins. Levins plans to erect two apartment houses costing about 6000 dollars each.
Eight year old Howard Garrick of 30 Leonard Street Dorchester was struck on the Old Colony Rail Road track between gas office No 4 and Savin Hill by the 6 19 inward bound train. He died later at City Hospital at 10 36 p m.
Mile Augusta Holmes writes Triumphale de la Republique at cen tenary event showing postrevolution changes for French women. Miss Conway awards 300 to a Clara Conway Institute student at Vassar. Mile Fopelta seeks Brussels bar admission rejections. Bertha M. Brown first Massachusetts Tech woman scholar. Mrs Leavitt travels globally advancing temperance. Sarah Bolton releases Famous Men of Science with fresh insights.
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