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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1879

Page

2

Highland Woman's Suffrage Club Meeting in Kennedy Hall

A Kennedy Hall gathering hosted by the Highland Woman's Suffrage Club featured addresses by Rev. F. W. Hinckley Mrs. M. W. Campbell and Rev. A. J. Patterson. Local caucuses also held to select delegates for the Butler Independent State Convention.

Kennedy Hall Highland Woman’s Suffrage Club F. W. Hinckley M. W. Campbell A. J. Patterson Mystic Park Ben Franklin Lady Foxie

Multiple Auctions and Sales Listings Across Sept Dates

A dense schedule lists real estate, horses and carriages, boots and shoes, harness, carriages, and dry goods auctions from September 13 to September 18. Numerous firms such as Henry C. Bird & Co, Moses Colman & Son, H Harris & Co, Hawes & Henshaw, Lippincott Son & Co, KR F Pancoast & Co, and J C McCurdy & Co are named with local and distant locations noted for items in Philadelphia New York and Cincinnati.

S. Hatch & Co Eaton N. M. Hatch H. Harris & Co Lupin’s New York Wiulmerding Hoguetoo Philadelphia Samuel Bunting’s Sons Boots Henry C. Bird & Co Czsrridges Moses Colman & Son Albert Howe & Co Isburgh & Walker A. M. Bates R. L. Day & Co Hawes & Henshaw Hatch & Co Boots and Shoes Lippincott, Son & Co Boots, Shoes, &c James H. Laws & Co Cincinnati A. M Brooks W. M Rhodes & Co. Ribbons C. Poe Wilmerding Hoguet Dry

Syracuse Convention Completes Permanent Organization

The New York state Democratic convention in Syracuse adjourned sine die after Lucius Robinson won the governorship nomination amid protests from Tammany delegates. The roll call named Robinson with a large majority as Slocum and Potter received minor support, while Tammany withdrew. Clarkson Potter was named lieutenant governor, and party resolutions backed New York City organization efforts while condemning Tammany’s actions.

New York Leeius Robinson Clarkson N. Potter Tammany John Kelly Syracuse Robinson Jacobs Committee On McLaughlin Brooklyn Committee On Organization John C. Jacobs Faulkner Gumbleton Yeas Samuel Hard Albany Lucius Robinson Samuel Morris Hard Morris Co. W. Brooks Henry W. Slocum Slocum W.F. Smith J. Grady Gov Cooper Mule Jackass Seymour Dave Jerry McGuire St. Louis R. W. Peckham Horatio Seymour Cowan Democratic Organization Democratic Party Field New York City

Nominates John Kelly for Governor at Syracuse Convention

The New York bolting Tammany Convention nominated John Kelly of New York for Governor by acclamation after praising him as a public official. A committee of fifteen to handle the rest of the ticket was announced, while press remarks favored Lucius Robinson for Governor over Alonzo B. Cornell.

Robinson Slocum Cowan John C. Jacobs Brooklyn Quincy Jacobs Saratoga Democratic Party Gov. Robinson New York Albany Lucius Robinson Jong Adlen C. Beach T. P. Olcott James Mackin Horatio Seymour, Jr A. Shoemaker Tammany Syracuse Fifth Avenue Hotel Cornell Gen Arthur Wheeler Jake Patterson, Jr John J. O’brien John Kelly Tammany General Committee Kelly Tammany Hall Dorsheimer Committee On Plan of Action O. B. Potter the Sun Congress Alonzo B. Cornell

Tammany Severs From Democratic Convention in Syracuse

Syracuse Sept 11 Tammany delegation seceded from the Democratic State Convention and planned a public meeting at Shakespeare Hall to explain their withdrawal They urged support for their chosen candidate and criticized Lucius Robinson as Governor and the convention leadership.

Syracuse Tammany Shakespeare Hall Augustus Schell Robinson Dorsheimer Schell Kelly S.G. Courtney New York Kings County Lucius Robinson Gov Gage David Dudley Field Newport Connecticut and Passumpsiee River Railroad Company Memphremagog House Raymond Montreal, Portland and Boston Montreal Judge Redfield S. S.thompson Lyndonville Emmons Raymond W. K. Blodgett Amos Barnes G. ©. Brown F. A. Peters Alden Spear S. S. Thompson Stephen Foster HE. Raymond W. P. Lovering Elijah Cleveland

Democratic State Convention Elects Officers and Nominates Candidates

Lincoln Neb Sept 10 The Democratic State Convention elected John Carrigan as chairman with Elger Wakely nominated for Supreme Judge. A Lear and A J Sawyer named as university regents. district judges W P Connor J W Savage and W H Munger were nominated. The platform denounces Republican treaty breaches with Indians, condemns varsity enforcement at polls, and calls for economy and reform to oust the GOP.

Lincoln Neb John Carrigan Elger Wakely Douglass A. Lear Madison A. J. Sawyer Lancaster University W. P. Connor J. W. Savage W. H. Munger

Opposition Leads Davis By 320 In Maine Returns

Returns from sixty seven towns plus earlier totals show the opposition ahead by 320 votes. Fifty six towns remain to be heard from in the Kennebec Journal tally from Aveust Ta Maine dated Sept 11.

AveustTa Kennebec

British iron and cotton workers threaten widespread strikes

London reports iron masters in Lanarkshire and Ayrshire refuse wage rises until iron prices exceed 50 shillings per ton. Ashton minders and weavers in cotton mills near Stockport and in Moseley face reductions and lockouts as notices of five percent wage cuts target 800 Lan caster operatives and 7 000 Wigan spinners.

London Lanarkshire Ayrshire Glasgow Ashton Minders’ Union Lancaster Stockport Moseley Manchester Guardian Asia India China America

Death Rumors and Afghan Turmoil Reported Abroad

Despatches indicate Gen Massey pushed pioneers to Shutargarden Pass after the embassy massacre while Gen Roberts remains at Kohat and not yet en route to Cabul. Rumors of the Ameer’s death circulate in Bombay with no official confirmation amid Cabul riots and calls for a general rising on the 15th.

London Kohat Roberts Cabul Massey Shutargarden Pass Bombay Ameer Afghanistan Candahar

Spain to Fund Cuban Reinforcements Amid Tense Cuba Crisis

Madrid agrees with the Bank of Spain on a very large advance to cover costs of reinforcements to Cuba, including artillery. The Cadiz and Havana reports indicate high cabinet activity and imminent reform talks, with possible tariff reductions on exports from Cuba and sugar duties in Spain.

London Madrid Bank of Spain Cuba Cortes Canada Havana Martinez Campos Spain

Quebec Legislative Council adjourns amid public credit concerns

The Quebec Legislative Council adopted long resolutions criticizing the government for failing to meet constitutional duties and risking public credit by prolonged adjournment. The afternoon session saw calls to uphold Crown ties while criticizing fiscal mismanagement and delays.

Legislative Council Public Credit Quebec Ross Queen Victoria

Harvest yields touted across Nebraska counties and Canada crop report

Reports from Nebraska counties along the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad note dry grain with 12 to 18 bushels per acre and corn as the state's great crop with averages up to 60 bushels per acre in Otoe and Hall. Oats and barley yield vary widely. Grand Trunk Railway data show Canada’s crop as the largest ever, except Ontario spring wheat hampered by midge, mildew, and rust.

Omaha Republican Platte River Republican Valley Burlington and Missouri River Otoe Hall County Montreal Grand Trunk Railway Canada Ontario

World price cuts and political maneuvers dominate headlines

Campaign price drops to two cents for the World, Cuba reforms commission meets on the 15th, Madrid papers urge government explanations, and Basque siege talks swirl. Also notes on Doncaster race won by The Gowan g, European beet sugar, and various diplomatic and frontier reports from Bordeaux to Washington.

Cuba Madrid Constitutional Party Madrid Politica Doncaster R. Ten Broeck France Europe Journal of St. Petersburg Mitchell Henry Clifton Island Paris The Times Bordeaux Assembly M. Blanque M. Achard Hamburg United States West Indies Berlin Mer. Roncetti Scotland England Ireland Liverpool Quebec Montreal America Greece Commission

Threat to hang Grant in effigy sparks San Francisco protest

Intense excitement grips San Francisco as Kearney threatens to hang and burn Gen. Grant in effigy on his arrival. Public sentiment runs high with fears any action would lead to Kearney being hanged and drawn if he proceeds.

Cochrane Charley San Francisco Kearney Gen. Grant

Forgery arrest in New York leads to trial

Anthony P. Marks was arrested on an indictment for forgery and jailed as an accomplice of Walter Waldron after the pair chartered a Taunton steamboat and failed to pay the company. Other items note a New York federal matter, silver demand rising, gold shipments future outlook, and political moves in Washington.

Democratic Party of New York Washington Jefferson Republic Republican Party United States New York State State of Democratic Party Congress Democracy of Anthony P. Marks Marks Walter Waldron Centennial Steamboat Company Taunton Mass Waldron Continental Life Justice Westbrook Albany John P. O’ Neil Empire Mutual Life Insurance Company Treasury Europe Herr Kraetike San Francisco Boston Herald Hayes McCrary Dillon Alexander Johntry New York and Hartford North New York Henry Everdell C. E. Slade Republican State Committee Chester A. Arthur Sherman

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