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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1891
Page
5
A large audience listened as Gloucester figures discussed campaign issues with vigor. General William Cogswell and George A. Marden debated policy while ex Representative Taft presided, stirring interest in the political showdown.
In Town Hall Gloucester ex Governor Robinson led a large Republican rally with Edgar S. Taft presiding. The speaker urged backing Charles H. Allen for Massachusetts governor and warned that national issues would dominate the fall election, citing tariff and McKinley bill effects and promising party unity in support of Allen.
The United States asks to advance arguments in two cases at the Supreme Court. One concerns whether the government should be charged for messages partly carried over subsidized Union Pacific lines. The second covers James A. Simmons aiding Clausen in embezzling bank funds. The Court, via Justice Harlan, also announced a decision reversing a Kansas land patent suit against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway.
New York October twenty six two more green goods men Sam Little alias Goldstein and Harry Saunderson alias Ode Walker were seized at tenement 243 Mulberry Street. Agents found French circulars thousands of Canadian addresses letters and counterfeit clue materials with an opium layout. Inspector Byrnes notes most green goods men are opium fiends and expects conviction or at least asset seizure to end the racket for years.
The War Records board reports 27 volumes published by July 1 1890 and 21 printed plus four more in type during the year due to an increased force. Volumes cover Maine Return campaigns Army of the Potomac Atlantic coast 1863 Chikamauga Chattanooga Rossville Knoxville Missionary Ridge Lookout Mountain and the Civil War operations up to August 1864 in Maryland Pennsylvania Shenandoah Valley and Virginia.
In Loxpon on October 26 Redmond and MP John O Connell led Parnellites and supporters to Black Rock to confront anti-Parnellite rivals. Stones mud and sticks flew as beggeanted combatants clashed. The Parnellites, armed with blackthorns, repelled the attack and held a jubilant postfight meeting in Cork while opponents retreated with bruised heads.
William Mattson, who stole a gold brick on August 7 from Wells Fargo Express at Mohawk, California, was captured in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He sold the brick for 900 dollars in Denver. Special Detective Campbell of Buffalo traced him and presented the case to Mayor Brown. Mattson, recently married, was jailed awaiting requisition papers.
The Springer brothers are famed for superior cloaks and craft. Their store displays attract ladies with refined taste, praising the imported and locally made garments as unsurpassed for quality and workmanship.
Theatrical critic lauds Miss Martha Morton's The Merchant as modern and ambitious yet uneven in plotting and stagecraft. Vanderstyle’s moral conflict, wife, Dupre, and a Western girl drive a story praised for dialogue and character reality, though some conventions feel dated. Cast performance earns praise for Maida Craigen, John Glendenning, Cuyler Hastings, with Le Moyne and Ormonde delivering notable work. Costume design evokes 1840s period. The run shifts to The Charity Ball and The Wife after Old Heads and Young Hearts.
A Boston audience saw Boucicault's Old Heads and Young Hearts at Hollis Street Theatre with New York Lyceum Company, praised for fresh interpretation. Miss Cayvan and Mr Kelcey led a strong cast in a revival that impressed despite comparisons to past performances.
Mme Modjeska started her Boston Globe engagement with As You Like It at the Globe Theatre. Rosalind draws favor from critics as a dignified and artistic portrayal. The supporting company is strong with a capable Orlando and resident reader Wadsworth Harris noted for his dramatic work. Tonight Camille features Modjeska in the title role.
Dorchester Ward 24 Republicans filled Field's Corner Music Hall for an address by ex congressman Greenhalge and General Swift. Presiding was John Conners. Greenhalge urged scrutiny of appointments, party loyalty, and practical governance, praising Blaine's reciprocity and defending public schools as inclusive. Swift spoke to veterans' sentiments and appealed for party unity.
A passenger train on the Lyon Grenoble line derailed near Moirans today and telescoped into an embankment. Eight people were killed and thirty seriously injured. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as rescuers searched wreckage for survivors.
A commentary targets sedentary students and scientists prone to digestive errors causing nervous, kidney, and related disorders. It promotes Johann Hoff's Malt Extract as a reliable remedy, noting pepsin is outdated and urging caution against imitations. Eisner & Mendelson Co. is cited as sole agents at 6 Barclay Street New York, with the genuine bottle bearing Johann Hoff on the neck.
The Police Commission is promised renewal of licenses if saloonkeepers back Allen. Unlicensed resorts gain favors, while many liquor dealers resist HQ dictation and favor the Australian ballot secrecy. Noted Republicans Dudley Manley Davenport advise at headquarters as campaign relies on intimidation amid waning stump effort after Reed visit.
Democratic rally in Harwich on October 26 featured addresses by J. Russell and C. A. Hamlin. The crowd cheered the Republicans' policy critique, praising the speaker praised as the hero of the joint debate. The event is seen as boosting already bright electoral prospects.
Special to the Post reports work starting today on the Central Congregational Church on Broad street in Lynn. The church will be among the finest in the city, rebuilding after the 1889 fire that destroyed the previous Silsbee street house. Rev. A. W. Moore serves as pastor. the project will cost nearly $75,000.
From Washington the 8 p.m. forecast on October 26 predicts rain and colder conditions by Tuesday night with winds turning northwesterly and increasing in force. Cautionary signals are displayed for Narragansett section and Woods Hole section.
Jeremiah O'Brien died in Worcester Asylum and was buried at Dorchester Cemetery after a service. He served at Chantilly with the Irish Twentieth, then in the navy and merchant marine, but a wound left him a mental and physical wreck. Four comrades Dennis Linnehan Coffey O'Brien and Cartier carried the remains.
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