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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1891
Page
2
The meeting urged selecting a well known candidate, pledging decisive support for Crapo and Have. It stresses a nationwide stand with Massachusetts Republicans aiming for a victorious campaign this year. Joan D. Lona presided as Chairman per order of the meeting.
A spontaneous Lowell Boston gathering of 125 business leaders and delegates heard calls to unite behind Charles H. Allen of Lowell for Massachusetts governor. Speakers, including J Curtis Guild Jr and Horace G. Allen, urged disciplined campaigning and pledged loyalty, insisting Allen has broad delegate support and should be the party nominee.
The Democratic City Committee gathered at Druimstead Hall last evening with 160 of 250 members present. At 8:30 pm the chair, John H. McDonough, called the meeting to order after delays, reading of the roll was dispensed with, and caucuses for delegates to multiple conventions were set for Friday Sept 18 at 8 pm. McNary moved McDonough be elected a delegate at large to the State Convention in Worcester. motion carried.
A meeting adjourned after seven minutes. Congressional district delegates will meet to elect two delegates for the National Democratic Convention held next spring to nominate President and Vice President. No date was set for the district conventions.
Albany dispatch summarizes a Democratic State Convention in Saratoga with rival delegations from Erie and Kings counties and tensions between Hill and Croker. The piece notes possible Flower nomination for governor, a liberal silver clause demand, and debates over slate and ticket order. Speakers, delegates, and candidates including Sheehan, Rosendale, Schenk, and Chapman are mentioned amid factional clashes.
A discharged sailor Simpson of Portland Maine sought a pension and faced a labyrinth of Navy Bureau transfers among the Navy Department and other agencies. After two years officials found the application hidden in a pigeonhole with over forty endorsements and learned from Simpson’s wife that he had died.
John Taylor, a New Haven teamster, was stabbed by saloonkeeper John Schmidt on Union Street during a dispute over a 25 cent bill. After an exchange of words, Taylor struck Schmidt, who then fatally wounded him with a large knife. Taylor is expected to die before morning at the hospital.
Utica market shows cheese sales across multiple box counts with prices from 8 ½ to 9 5/8 cents and a 44 cent higher active market. butter listed at 24 to 25 cents for creamery and 22 to 23 cents for dairy. Syracuse area reports 2212 boxes sold at Stace and 2095 at 9 cents with private terms, commission, and dairy quotations for butter at 22 to 25 cents, indicating varied trading activity.
A unknown man believed Scottish, about 45, traveling from Fall River, was killed when struck by the 6:49 train in Providence. He had a dark beard, wore dark clothes and walked with a limp. A fellow tramp said he had two sons in Fall River. The remains were sent to the morgue.
Paris reports the Credit Foncier has taken up the new Russian loan being first to participate. The contract is expected to be signed on Wednesday and the issue to the public will carry the smallest profit to satisfy the pride of the involved parties.
A Fitchburg Mass man John Scondling was arrested in Cherryfield Maine after a drunken row in which he attacked George Newen hall with a pocket knife. He faces an assault with a dangerous weapon charge and is committed to Machias jail until the November term of court.
Advices from St Johns report over 200 compensation claims for damage to the herring fisheries due to French interference. The commission at Bay St George has heard many cases, including a $6000 claim and several between $1000 and $1500.
Ernest Bock, book keeper for Berlin based Prussian Mortgage Insurance Co, embezzled 380000 marks then fled. He was arrested at quarantine aboard the North German Lloyd steamer Saale and held with 11000 marks in his possession to await extradition proceedings.
William Riley aged 35 an employee of Faulkner died on the Boston and Maine railroad at Wilton while riding a freight with a fellow brakeman. He stepped between the cars and was killed. The body was taken to Greenfield Massachusetts this afternoon.
Burglars entered the Morse farm house in Peterboro while the family attended church. They took a $300 check on Peterboro National Bank a $24 Peterboro Creamery check and about $130 in cash.
A carriage with a man and a woman was hit by the 12 o'clock Boston and Maine train at Newton Junction New Hampshire this afternoon. Both occupants were thrown clear and escaped death. They are Haverhill residents.
Charleston report says Humphrey's circular has been received and distributed by the Colored Alliance in Florence county, and that Cotton Pickers Alliance members stopped work on Saturday last, signaling a local labor disruption tied to the pamphlet.
Dartmouth reports Chief Officer James Thompson of the Orange Prince received a presidential gold medal for valor in January while serving on the American ship Amanda C. Parker. The award honors his act that saved lives during the incident at sea.
The Dorchester club courts hosted the doubles final yesterday afternoon. Mitchell won a hard fought match against Thomas with scores 6-3 2-6 6-1 6-? as the series produced some of its most brilliant games.
A band of brigands attacked and captured the Pavlokoi railroad station sixty seven kilometres east of Adrianople. The outlaws shot the Armed men who tried to resist. The raid highlights ongoing dangers to railway operations in the region.
At a morning meeting in Meriden Conn the Interstate Polo League decided to open the season on November and close March 26 next.
Fragmentary OCR item notes a history work titled History of the 6 People of Israel by Ernest nan priced at $2 60 0. and published by Roberts Bros. The readable fragments suggest a historical book entry with publisher and price details.
A critical review of Harold Frederics The Young Emperor William II detailing Frederics portrayal of the Hohenzollerns rise from electors to rulers, the boyhood of William II, the influence of Hinzpeter and English ties, and the shifting temperament of the emperor as seen through portraits of the royal family and court.
An eminent physician argues women suffer quietly from pains and worries and deserve strength. He touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a medicinal aid to nerves, blood and body, claiming it is absolutely pure and better than substitutes.
The Detroit Free Press notes ancient stagecraft with masks and tailored dresses. Buskin refers to a thick cork-soled hunting boot worn by tragedians, while sandals and cork soles varied by character. Slaves wore a low shoe called sock, giving rise to the phrase gock and buskin in drama.
Quincy September 14 Democratic delegates listed by category include State delegates M T Sullivan J F Heywood J M Cleverly and county delegates J M Cleverly Cornelius Kelliher Frank Brown with senatorial J C Ring W H Sampson Jr James Collins and representative M T Sullivan Dennis Ford J F Larkins W H Sullivan J A Avery Cornelius Kelliher Michael Moynihan.
Four laborers were drowned when a skiff capsized in the Delaware River at Philadelphia. The men named were John Finnek, James Conley, James McGarry, and John McAleer, all lost in the accident today.
The steamer Sorata reports yellow fever raging at Rio Janeiro with two Portuguese deaths on the voyage from South America.
The government selects a 56 year old relative of the ex Maha rajah as the new Rajah of Manipur. A British officer will govern during his minority. In other news, Jersey City opens its first theatre, the Opera House, marking a historic cultural addition.
Shanghai dispatch reports England has chartered a steamer to sail to Ichang with troops and artillery. The move underscores heightened tension as allied forces extend support in the strategic Yangtze corridor.
A survey of drought rituals from Georgia to Transylvania, Indi, Peru, Sumatra and beyond. Women yoked with a plow or harrow, naked dances, animals sacrificed or mocked, and divine spirits invoked to summon rain. Some rites involve black animals or flames, others coercive acts or animal sacrifices, while in China and Africa gods are represented or humiliated until rain comes. The text traces how diverse societies link weather to ritual acts and human or animal offerings.
The San Francisco mining stock page lists closing quotations for Sept 14. Best & Belcher at 4.55, Mexican at 0.0-8.75, Crown Point 1.70, Eureka Con 9.50, Gould & Curry 52.00, Union Con 3.50, Hale & Norcross 1.85, Yellow Jacket 1.30, Nevada 3.35, Savage 3.08, and others. The column shows varied prices across multiple mining companies including Potoat treeee and Uphug Con Cala Va.
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