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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1890

Page

5

Republican Senators Hold a Caucus on Senate Agenda Plans

Washington reports a Republican Senate caucus led by Edmunds set a list of bills for priority after the land grant forfeiture issue. They aim to limit business to 12 items including anti lottery mail, timber culture repeal, private land claim courts, eight hour work rules, revenue marine transfer, pure food, and telegraph regulation, with adjournment timing tied to tariff passage.

Congress Edmunds Conference Committee Supreme Court Revenue Marine Service Treasury Navy Department Paddock Pure Food Torrey Bankruptcy District of Columbia

Pension Appeal Sustained for Oscar C. Marsh

Assistant Secretary Lussey grants Marsh of Company C, One Hundred and Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteers a pension after the 1846 Fort Reynolds incident. A detail gun incident left him with a disabling hand injury. The revolver in a comrade’s effects, placed in Marsh’s pocket, caused the wound. Supreme authority finds pensionable status due to lack of contributory negligence.

Lussey Oscar C. Marsh Ohio Volunteers Commissioner of Pensions Fort Reynolds Battery Garashe General Bussey

Population updates for Maine cities and state

The census office reports Bangor 19009, up 234. Rockland 8137, up 588. Maine's total population is 660261, up 11325 in ten years, a 1.75 percent rise.

Maine Bangor Rockland

Signal Service Inspection Ordered for Lt Ellis Stations

Second Lieutenant Frank W. Ellis of the signal corps, now at Norfolk Virginia, is ordered to inspect signal service stations at New Brunswick New Haven New London Nantucket Block Island Narragansett Pier Vineyard Haven Wood's Hall Manchester Northfield Ithaca Was Harrisburg. He is authorized to condemn and destroy property found worthless.

Signal Service Inspection Frank W. Ellis Signal Corps Norfolk New Brunswick N. J New Haven New London Connu Block Island Narragansett Pier Nantucket Vineyard Haven Wood’s Hall Mass Manchester N. H Northfield Ithaca N. Was Harrisburg Penn Ellis

Five Days in Open Boats Behring Sea Shipwreck Crew

The J J Lewis arrived in San Francisco with 2594 sealskins after a Behring Sea voyage. It carried eleven survivors from the G White, who had been afloat five days after their vessel wrecked southeast of Copper Island. One crewman, James Carr, died from wounds after natives shot three men while seeking shelter and water. The rescued group reached Copper Island and later the Kartuk.

San Francisco J. J. Lewis Behring Sea Copper Island G. White James Carr Carr

Halibut Schooners Arrive From Iceland With Large Yields

Gloucester reports the schooner Commonwealth arriving from Iceland with 25 000 pounds of halibut and the A D Story returning with 170 000 pounds. Captain McKinnon notes gales and a cyclone near Green Bank. Icebergs were sighted off lat 54 25 R 45 20. Inhabitants of Catilina N F note poor fishing that season.

Gloucester Commonwealth Iceland McKinnon Dyrefjord Green Bank A. D. Story Tioe Ryan Straits of Belle Isle Bonne Bay Concord Landseer Marge John W. Bray Catilina N. F

Newport keeps Coggeshall in mayor's chair amid party shifts

Newport Rhode Island voters reelect Mayor Coggeshall by 108 votes, an increase of 64 from last fall. Democrats gain one alderman but lose three councilmen. turnout delayed until 4:10 this morning. Voters approve spending 8000 dollars for a new engine house by a large margin.

Newport RK. L Coggeshall Honey

Illinois Central President Fish Defends Management

President Stuyvesant Fish of the Illinois Central rebutted a circulated attack on his leadership. He blamed stockholder manipulation for a brief stock drop and asserted the railway’s finances are solid with gross earnings up by 1.7 million last year. He cited major purchases and capacity increases as evidence of sound expansion and dividend intent.

Carcado, Ill Stuyvesant Fish Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Stock Exchange Fish

Market Strains Rise Amid Money Shortage and Tariff Talk

The New York market shows increased activity at higher prices as money remains tight. Analysts warn of further strain unless the government deposits funds in national banks. sugar, bonds, and the tariff bill dominate the docket with calls for radical reforms. Local sentiment tracks New York, while oil, coal, and railroad plans surface among broader market observations.

New York Treasury Chicago

In Washington Its Resources and the Population Visit to Train

A Puget Sound visit notes rapid growth in Tacoma and Seattle, forecasts a population boom, and highlights immigration patterns. The piece profiles George Francis Train, describing his Tacoma home, eccentric hospitality, and a scene with a dozen visiting children.

George Francis Train Porriano Puget Sound Tacoma New England New York Washington Union Europe Daho Middle Interior States Kansas Omaha London Madison Square Propria George Francis Portland

Marriages and obituaries listed for Milton to Worcester

A column of marriage notices lists Zerrhan Whitney, Armstong Ford, Fenno Rossburg, Carlton Monroe, Keay Fox, Hayes Dorr, McWilliams Robarts, Hale Kinsman, and Dodge. Obituaries include Sarah Hersey, Abner Lowell Jr., Benjamin Teeling, John Welch, Mary Doyle, Abbie Smith, Benjamin Goddard, Charles Quinn, Mercy Hamblin. Individual ages and residences noted across Boston area, Cambridge, Allston, Winchester, Newton, South Boston, Milton, Montpelier.

Zerrahn—Whitney Milton Roderick Stebbins Constance Henry Austin Whitney Franz Eduard Zerrahn Boston Armstrong—Ford Martha Scoville Montpelier G. W. Gallagher H. B. Frissell Samuel Co. Armstrong Hampton Mary Alice Ford S. P. Ford Lisbon Sadie J. Roberts. Hale Kinsman Winchester T. F. Waters Ipswich D. A. Newton Arthur W. Hale Edith W. Kinsman William H. Kinsman Dodge Lorin Dodge Hersey Sarah T. Hersey Rufus Hersey Lowell Allston Nancy W Captain Abner Lowell, Jr Benjamin Teeling Welch South Boston John Welch Doyle Ae Eee Mary Doyle Y. Smith Newton Abbie Elisha Smit Goddard AL Chestnut Hill Benjamin Goddard Quinn Charles Quinn Hamblin Mercy Mamblin Frank H. Laublin Worcester

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