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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1883

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Massachusetts politicians debate Butler Pierce and temperance

A collage of gossip and opinion on Governor Butler and Lieutenant Pierce, with notes from the Traveller and Worcester Spy. It covers party dynamics in Massachusetts, calls for certain candidates, the Fallon River probate judge petition, Tarbox's crackdown on weak insurers, and national signals from Ohio and Kentucky. It mentions Ben Butler loyalty, Pierce support and resistance, and a Springfield Republican note on Pierce's congressional career.

Essex Statesman Tewksbury John H. Tooley Lee Butler Fall River Nicholas Hathaway Bristol County Tarbox Massachusetts Clarke Plymouth D. S. Packard Brockton Horace Reed South Abington J.C Boston Traveller Balak Zipper Moab Balaam Israel Traveller Republiccans Pierce Worcester Benjamin F. Butler Boutwell Henry L. Pierce Samuel J. Tilden Seelye Amherst College

New England fair opens amid dust and crowd spectacle

Manchester reports the third day of the New England fair with 15 000 inside gates by 8 pm and vast crowds traveling by Concord railroad. Cattle exhibitions dominate with tallant dansville and Blanchard herds, notable Jerseys and Swiss breeds, and a long roster of prominent breeders. Distinguished visitors including Gov Butler and staff tour grounds, while racing events draw 2000 spectators as trotting and pacing heats proceed for purses.

Manchester Concord New England Worcester Springfield John G. Tallant Warren Danville Franklin George Blanchard Leah Pet Clover Queen Kate Jessie Leavenworth Hannah Duncan Cameo Daffodil Webster Messrs Blanchard Orx Robert Nass&Son Cambridge A.C. Wheelwright Peterborough J. C. Ray Industrial School Ray Yatt Uxbridge Mass Shakers of Canterbury D. G. Roberts Goffstown J. A. Bancroft David Tell O. A. Kelly Herefords J. E. Vase Gaffstone Seth Quimby Barr J. E. Kimball William 2. Small John P. Kimball B.S. Stone W. A. Russell North Andover George Mason Isaac Woodbury Salem H. L. Philbinch Sanbornton D. H. Davis Windsor James Lawrence Gratan Gov. Butler City Boston Gov. Jarvis Lady North Carolina Dallan Ciley Col. Drinkwater Butler Tower Maguire Haskell Cushing Hall Smith Governor’s Council William M. Strachan Ninth Regiment Capt. Kent The Lancers John E. Russell G. B. Chandler Lewis W. Beach Col. Livermore Amoskeag Corporation Govs. Hale Jones Loring Gov Hale Broad New Hampshire Jarvis North Chandler Palmer Mons. Duval Mr. Carter John M. Little

Labor reform proposals urged before education and labor panel

John Swinton of the New York Sun outlined nine measures to aid workers including a revived income tax a national board of industry to collect statistics and enforce the eight hour law industrial schools public ownership of railroads telegraphs coal and mines and land reforms He noted profits in big newspapers and editor salaries while John Garrett of the Amalgamated Association described wage scales arbitration and compulsory education for laborers Senators Aldrich Pugh and George toured mills and one member was ill in Boston

New York John Swinton The New York Sun Senate Committee On Education and Labor National Board of Industry Belgium Cali Congress Witness Blair Witness New York City Senator Blair John Garrett Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Call Aldrich and Pugh Woonsocket R. I George Boston

Wrecks Found Off Elberon Hulls To Be Blown Up

A Meritt Coast Wreck Co vessel reports locating the Europe wreck off Elberon after a diver spent hours examining the iron laden hull. The hull, in good preservation, will be blown to pieces next week. The Chauncey Jones wreck at North Long Branch, also loaded with iron and steel and dating to 1854, will be blown up as well.

Long Branch Merritt Coast Wreck Company Elberon Europe Chauncey Jones North Long Branch

Boxing party arrives. Slade-Mitchell fight in doubt

Chicago dispatch says Jem Mace Slade and others arrived this morning. They could not confirm the Slade Mitchell bout. Backers of the Englishman appear opposed to facing the Maori, based on their cautious conversation.

Chicago Jem Mace Slade Mitchell

Exposition Train Outing and Wide-Ranging Local News

Three carloads of newspaper men rode a special Chicago to Louisville train for the exposition. W. T. Hollis and G. H. Burrage of Massachusetts passed naval academy exams. Burglars looted J. H. Lamb’s Greenfield store of watches and jewelry valued at about $2,000. Carrie Waldmayer and Amelia Weaver drowned in the Raritan River New Jersey. Portland’s Eastern railroad station handles 12 trains around noon. Central Vermont Marble Co. incorporated in Albany with $500,000 capital. Various local court, crime, and community updates follow.

Chicago Louisville W.T. Hollis G. H. Burrage Massachusetts Annapolis J. H. Lamb Greenfield Mass Carrie Waldmayer Amelia Weaver Philadelphia Fairlawn Scranton Daniel Sourwine Fairlawn Coal Company D. C. Blackwood Concord J. P. Wescott Coney Island West Brighton Niagara J. W. Jones Somerville Jones Gardiner Peck Hopkinton Florence Ark Harptel Riverside Naugatuck Valley Southbury Grand Pacific Hotel Sullivan & Co Sullivan & Co., Fish and Meat Dealers Portsmouth N. H Thomas 8. Gay Calvin Page Biddeford George Jordan Fink New York New York Central St. Johnsbury Andrew Keiser Fuller Brattleboro Estey Westly Houghtaling New Haven Northampton Simsbury A. Campbell F. Moeller Rumsey Essex Congregational Church John Cowan Howards House Orchestra Burlington Nellie Castle Jericho Ploodwood Militia Cambridge L. C. Butler

Empress Fearful over Dynasty Amid China France Tension

A Pekin letter says Li Hung Chang favors peace with France while court intrigues push for war. Empress seeks stability, Prince Kung warns war may spark uprisings. Times Hong Kong dispatches note deserters from French ships and a looming Canton Pakoi blockade if troops stay on Tonquin border. Reports also claim French bombardment of Hue forts and political maneuvers in Paris and Vienna tied to Tonquin and Hungary tensions.

London Pekin Li Hung Chang France Prince Kung Standard Hong Kong China the Times Haiphong Canton Pakoi Tonquin Paris Pakdia Sontay Hanoi Daily Telegraph Dr. Harmond Hue Hue River Annam Marquis Tseng M. Challemet Lacour Europe East Indies England Lancashire India Lafayette le Puy Morton United States Sargent Germany Colomb Col. Lichtenstein Grevy Chambord Madrid Senor Moret Alfonso Suite Richard O’shaughnessy Limerick Ireland Ischia Dusendorf Marwood Vienna Herr Horwitz Reichstag Saxony Harry Parker Shanghai Thibaudin

Coal Operators Back New Prices in Schuylkill Region

A meeting of individual operators in the Schuylkill coal region resolved to adhere to the price advance set by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company for city and harbor markets.

Philadelphia Schuylkill Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company Tremont Street Berkeley Arendon

Secretary Chandler Seeks Advisory Board Report

Washington dispatch reports Secretary Chandler asked the navy yard advisory board to submit its report soon after his return. Mr. Mullett plans visits to Brooklyn League Island and Boston for final yard inspections to aid the report. Commodore Luce favors speed amid pay disruptions. board work includes a supplementary history and management review.

Washington Chandler Navy Yard Advisory Board Mr. Mullett Navy Brooklyn League Island Boston Mullett Commodore Luce Navy Yard United States Naples Senate Department Italy Congress

Lamport Cattle Steamer Endures Violent Gale at Halifax

Halifax officials recount a fierce storm that crippled the Lamport on Wednesday night. Waves towered over the ship, washing away cattle pens and tossing livestock overboard. 40 cattle remained by morning, four since died, with 136 lost from the original 170. Ships boats and skylights were wrecked, bulwarks damaged, and engines failed for four days before repairs. The Lamport, chartered by F R Lingham & Co of Boston, will be detained for days.

Halifax Lamport Baltimore F. R. Lingham & Co Boston

Deficiency of 150000 in Philadelphia Gas Works Accounts

Trustees of the gas works report deficiencies in the office accounts and a possible defalcation exceeding 150000. The investigation centers on the suspense account, comprising unpaid consumer bills, with no final details given as yet. A trustee later said the amount abstracted may be greatly exaggerated and that only a small sum is missing. The clerk involved is no longer employed by the Trust.

Philadelphia Gas Trust

Beecher Lectures to Cost Plymouth Church, San Francisco

Trustees agreed to pay Rev. H. W. Beecher 2400 for four lectures in San Francisco. Poor attendance at early talks raises probablity of losing money. Beecher’s Chinese views have harmed his popularity on the coast. He criticizes exclusion, calls Western policy narrow and selfish. He lectures tonight at Stockton.

San Francisco Plymouth Congregational Church H. W. Beecher China Beecher Stockton

Tripp Elected President at South Dakota Constitutional Convention

Sioux Falls Sept 6 Bartlett Tripp of Yankton, a Democrat, elected president of the constitutional convention. All other officers and committee delegates named. A five member committee was appointed to draft a memorial to the president and Congress urging immediate opening of the Sioux reservation.

Sioux Falls Dak Bartlett Tripp Yankton Rujses Order of Business Sioux Reservation

Immense American Art Exhibit Faces Foreign Counterpart

The Institute fair features an American and Foreign Exhibition with over 700 works, including riverside scenes by American artists and notable French and Italian masters. It pairs strong American works with foreign pieces, critiques French impressionists, and notes English absence, praising some Courbets and Monet while condemning others.

FE. T. Robinson Institute Bourguereau Baudin Boughton Ziene Corot Daubigny Vernier Watelin van Marcke Meyer von Bremen Ary Scheaffer Richet Rousseau Madrazo Piot Michel Lambrinet Claus Diaz Dupre Fromentine Knaus Hunt Fuller Thomas Allen George L. Brown Thomas Robinson Sartain Shurtleff F. M. Boggs la Place Saint Germain Des Pres Hunt, Fuller Thomas Alien A. H. Bicknell Thomas Horenden E. L. Weeks J. B. Johnston Bridgman Halsall Bicknell Lansie Edwards J. G. Carter Ulrich Bunce Ryder Theodore Robinson Granville Perkins England France Germany Italy F. Moschelles Courbet Monet Huguette Huguet Michel Hereau Lenoir Manet James Jackson Jarves Pissarro Sisley Christ Renoir

Foreign Exhibition Expands with Daily Arrivals and New Exhibits

The article notes rapid progress at the Foreign exhibition building since opening. Carpenters add platforms and showcases as thousands of cases arrive daily from Amsterdam Germany Ireland Norway and Algiers. Japan China and Spain contribute large consignments while a Russian three wheel double iron plow garners interest. Attendance rises with the art galleries and Victoria Rifles band performances, and more updates will follow.

Amsterdam England Switzerland Japan Norway Amerique New York Brentfort City New Foundland Spain Algiers Norton Boston Victoria Rifles Washington Hall Russia Yankee Mechanics

Judge Devens Declines Gubernatorial Candidacy

Boston September 5 1883 Judge Devens of the supreme court states he cannot be considered a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor nor would he accept it if offered. He notes prior mentions and offers his explicit statement in view of the approaching party convention with thanks and regards.

Devens Supreme Court Boston H.C. Loper Republican Committee Sir Republican Party Commonwealth Chas. Devens

Notable Dignitaries and Local Events Stir New England

Sir Henry Morse dies as Governor of Newfoundland. Secretary Chandler arrives in Concord New Hampshire. Hughes heads to Rugby Tennessee. Talbot of East Cambridge takes post at Cathedral Boston. Hastings recovers from accident. Greeley estate to be sold Saturday. Chapin endows Springfield Children's Home with 3000. Dawes to return from Indian agencies Missouri. Arthur tours Pittsburg with short speech to 1500. Postmaster Tobey delays Boston visit. Gresham dispatch. Estes resigns Vergennes pastorate. joins Atlanta school. Maine state college names Webster treasurer after Eben Webster death. James W Hinckley buys large NY Graphic stake. Burlington roots noted. Gov Robie entourage arrives Eastport with salute and ball. Conductor Freeman receives decorated billy goat. Walter Page to head North Carolina State Chronicle in Raleigh. Winslow Upton to Brown University astronomy professor. noted meteorologist and signal service appointee.

Henry Morse New Foundland Chandler Concord N. H Tom’’ Hughes New York Rugby Tenn Talbot East Cambridge Cathedral of the Holy Cross Boston Hugh J. Hastings Westchester Horace Greeley Chester W. Chapin Springfield Dawes Upper Missouri River Arthur Sed Pittsburg Tobey Gresham David Foster Estes Vergennes Ees Eed Men’s School Atlanta Maine State College Mrr J. Fred Webster Orono Col Eben Webster James W. Hinckley New York Graphic Silas Hinckley Burlington Gov. Robie Maine Eastport Frontier Guards George R. Freeman Old Colony Railroad Knights Templars Walter H. Page The Post Raleigh N. C State Chronicle North Carolina Winslow Upton Signal Service Brown University Washington

Double Teams Trotting to Beat the Record at Charter Oak Park

Hart Troop Conn Sept 6 12000 attend Charter Oak park third day of circuit meet featured William Rockfellow s double team Chora and Independence to beat 2164 record and Edward and Dick Swiveller driven by John Murphy hit a four wheel skeleton. Edward and Swiveller finished mile in 2 18 with quarters 34 33 36 54. Jay Eye Lee aimed to beat 214 for a purse. Also Dorchester Yacht Club races at Harrison Square with Scamp winning second class cup. Aquidnick Park races at Newport with ponies and professionals. Sheepshead Bay results show Mattie B Referee and others. baseball scores from Providence Chicago and other cities.

Hart Troop Conn Charter Oak Park William Rockfellow Chora Independence Frank Work Edward Dick Swiveller Mr. Work Association Almont E. Predmore St. Sa J. J. Bowen D. Anderson O. Woodman J. Hamilen B. G. Jack Boo W. Campbell B. G Sleepy Joe Bowen Tenesse Dougrey S . Louise N J.B. Gurnsy Pépben G. Stonewall M. Casey Wm. Brooks King Dorchester Yacht Club Coolidge Barnard Harrison Square Queen Mab Samaria Hartford Davenport Ain Ft.im Ted Scamp F. Gray Samara S. G. King Corsair L. M. Clark G. B. Dennie Yolande C. H Providence R. L Newport Pi. Smith Orphan Boy Smith & Hazard Bebe McGuigan G. B. Anthony Stranger A. C. Hall Daisy C. T. Havemeyer Katerfelto Foxhball Keene H. C. Allen Touchstone Fox J. L. Kerneckan W. H. Mayer F. M. Ware Gladstone H. B. King M. Wilbur Mr. Neville Surrey Sheepshead Bay New York Mattie B Modesty Bootjack Freeland Knight Templar Lytton Belle Booth Jim McGowan Disturbance Spider Boston West Lynn Lynn Shoe and Leather Dealers Boston Shoe Baltimore Columbus Pittsburg Aleghenys Cincinnati Buffalo Cleveland

Stratford Murder Mystery Deepens As Alibi Proved

Boston Globe reports Stratford murder case unresolved with Norman Ambler cleared of suspicion after detectives verified he was at home. A sighting in New Milford prompted a search, but alibi confirmed. Witnesses describe a tall man near Rose Clark, while Boston White, initially suspected, has been discharged. no other clues have emerged.

Ambler Boston Bridgeport Conn Stratford Norman Ambler Arnold Wood New Milford Rose Clark Lewis William Lewis Julia Roberts Capt Clerk Miss Roberts Boston White

Attempt to Break a Will Against University Funds

Irnica New York Sept 6 The Journal reports a five column account of trying to annul Jennie McGraw Fiske will. Cornell University received 1 500 000 from the estate via her husband Prof Willard Fiske ex librarian. A motion to open the first accounting of the executor and to have him account for funds already paid and the balance due was heard in surrogate court. The decree opened final accounting by consent of executor Loardman and university officials. The action contradicts Fiske public remarks at the last commencement.

United States Patent Office Darwin I. Walcott Amasa C. Paul New Hampshire Charles A. Caldwell Janet S. Morrow Treasury Department Sherman Havre de Grace Bridgeport Conn Signal Service Office Washington Lancaster Nice France Naval Headquarters Mint Philadelphia South Africa Georgetown D. C Pensacola Navy Yard Secret Service Bureau Kellogg National House United States Steamer Alliance Irnica N. Y Jennie McGraw Fiske Cornell University Willard Fiske Loardman Fiske

Unprecedented West Roxbury Fire Alarms Strain Boston Force

Boston fire officials report an extraordinary spike in alarms from West Roxbury between Sept 2 and Sept 5, with multiple brush and grass fires and heavy horse wear for steamer 28. Additional suburban fires stretch to Hyde Park Walpole Foxboro Islington Milton and Newton Centre, while New Jersey and other distant incidents are noted in brief dispatches.

West Roxbury Boston Muddy Pond Woods Savinhill Dorchester Forest Avenue New York and New England Road Samuel Townsend Washington Street Roxbury Upton Western Avenue Brighton Norfolk County Hyde Park Gordon Avenue Destoy Walpole New York and New England Foxboro Islington Dedham Milton Woods Carlton Meadows Franklin Medway Newton Centre Prospect Waltham Beaver Street Mr. E. Noble G. H. Nott R. H. Vivian Thomas O’ Neil Phipps Street West Quincy New Jersey Philadelphia Camden Atlantic Counties Waterford Raleigh Wim. McGrath Egg Harbor City Ellwood Wim. Crane Baltimore Wm. Crane Savannah South Carolina

Grand jury reports 42 indictments including blackmailing case

The September term grand jury returned 42 indictments after three days. Charges include 23 for keeping liquor for sale from Rochester Dover and Great Falls, eight for larceny, two for breaking and entering, one for blackmailing Abraham G Haley of Salmon Falls, plus aggravated assault and malicious injury. No bill against James Glidden for Perry L Long killing. Odd Fellows encampments travel to Stoneham and return. Alton Bay freight cars left track at Second street crossing, track damaged and line blocked.

Dover N. H Supreme Court Rochester Great Falls Abraham G. Haley Salmon Falls James Glidden Perry L. Long Durham Prescott Cocheco Odd Fellows Stoneham Mass Hobah Saco Alton Bay Second Street Crossing

Astor Deeds Property to Son to Avoid Court Litigation

Rumor says John Jacob Astor deeded all property to son William Waldorf Astor now minister to Rome. Deeds would be recorded after death, with a life payment of $100 to the father. Aims claimed are to keep the estate intact and prevent will litigation.

New York John Jacob Astor William Waldorf Astor United States Rome William W. Astor

St Marys Church Property Sold to Hallihan in Insolvency Case

In Lawrence Massachusetts on September 6 a property owned by the Augustinian society including St Marys church parsonage and five acres valued at 333000 was sold under a 50000 mortgage held by Essex Savings Bank. Peter Hallihan acting for St Marys society bought it for 73700, enough to cover the mortgage and accrued interest and unpaid taxes, leaving nothing for depositors. The St Marys society largely comprises Augustinian priests who part of an insolvency petitioning body.

St. Mary’s Society Augustinian Society

Sullivan Receives Enthusiastic Welcome at Ridgewood Park

In New York on September 6 1910 a large crowd of about 14000 gathered at Ridgewood Park Brooklyn for a reception to Alexander Sullivan president of the National League of America The Ancient Order of Hibernians and St Patricks Alliance joined the Irish National League in the celebration showing strong union among Irish organizations and supporters.

New York Ridgewood Park Brooklyn Irish National League Alexander Sullivan National League of America Ancient Order of Hiberians St. Petrick’s Alliance League

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