21 Sep 1889
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1889
Page
1
Barney Short a fifty year old shoemaker was killed instantly when struck by a train on the Boston and Maine railroad near the Winter street crossing in Haverhill at 6 45 last evening.
A Boston bookseller advertises a 10 volume popular edition of Thomas Carlyle’s works. The set, printed in large type and cloth bound, is offered for $5.00 from Estes & Laurlat at 301-305 Washington St. It notes a prior price of $15.00 and invites mail orders.
An eminent gynecologist opines that the Whitechapel murders were committed by a woman. The note appears among page level city news items with other briefs and column entries.
The September disaster at Quebec city continues with rock slides burying a roadway. Small charges planned to break boulders, with the bastion near unsafe rock edges at risk. Twenty five corpses, eighteen wounded, and thousands visiting the site as relief funds are allocated and funerals arranged.
Bound for San Juan del Norte aboard the steamer Hondo, reinforcement units and material will be sent to Greytown. The Nicaragua Canal Construction Company ships a massive portable employees' headquarters, 140 by 40 feet and three stories, with a large first-floor storehouse and quarters for about 100 workers.
A Post reporter questions a city newspaper over criticism of the symphony ticket sale. Ellis, superintendent, defends the system noting nearly a thousand season passes were sold at $7.50 and limited cheap Friday admissions of 25 cents for nine years. He urges praise for Higginson’s orchestral impact.
Mrs. E. Onthank, matron at the Tombs, guards a 22 year old woman said to be insane. The stranger refuses to reveal her name or family. She is tall and fair, wearing a blue and white striped dress, brown and black check ulster and a straw turban, and may be well connected by dress. She was sent from Station 5 with no information about her origins.
Andrew J Lloyd, optician, operates on 323 Washington Street opposite the head of Milk Street on the ground floor. Established in 1870. factory linked to Harvard Place.
W T Snonomisu reported that fire today wiped out Blackman Bros lumber yards and sash and door factory causing about 150 workers to lose jobs. In Avaustta Maine an old castle building burned near midnight with unknown cause, inflicting about 1000 dollars in losses.
Surrogate Ransom removes Mrs. James L Paine as trustee of Hanford Smith estate valued at $5,000,000. The action by another daughter and a grandson claims she collected funds and did not account. He finds her intent was to conceal the money.
A Concord street car drawn by a steam motor jumped the track on a steep West Concord grade this afternoon. The car, filled mainly with women and children, toppled to one side, leaving a tangled heap of injured passengers. Mrs. Frank L. Sanders suffers shoulder and spine injuries, George Holden of Boston has back injuries, and Mrs. John Fisks of New York City is cut about the head and back. The car was badly shattered.
The nineteenth anniversary of Rome’s occupation by Italian troops was celebrated with massed troops near Porta Pia and a festive city scene. In New York a split in Sons of Italy triggered two parades, 8000 expected participants, and police kept order with 200 officers. two arrests reported and some quarrels but no injuries.
London dispatch reports prominent gynecologist Lawson Tait believes the Whitechapel Chelsea and Battersea killings were by one criminal, likely a lunatic woman working in a slaughterhouse and prone to epileptic fits.
The Lily struck a rock off Point Armor Newfoundland and sank. Seven crew members were lost and valuables disappeared with the vessel. The 720 ton, 8380 horsepower warship carried three guns and belonged to the North America and West Indies station. Halifax reports no details yet with survivors aboard Emerald expected in a couple of days.
Halifax Nova Scotia September 20 British warship Canada docked at the new dry dock this afternoon. A large crowd witnessed the ceremony with Admiral Watson Sir John Ross Provincial Secretary Fielding Mayor McPherson Sir Terence O'Brien and Newfoundland Governor among attendees. Admiral Watson delivered an address declaring the dock open and congratulating the citizens on its completion.
The Marquis of Londonderry, retiring Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, told a Stockton audience that he believed twenty years of coercion would pacify Ireland. He spoke on the Ireland question during a public appearance.
Paris rails discussion favors hard steel rails free from phosphorus. Dusuiy honors Lady Sandhurst and James Stansfeld with city freedom. Stansfeld pledges Home Rule for Ireland. London reports two September races won by Bar carolle and Ponza at the September plate and Breeders foal stakes. Beri notes Captain Storms mission to join anti slavery groups on Lake Tanganyika, opposed by Germany. Sydney bills pass for Assembly members' pay. Caro confirms two English judges to a native appeal court.
Michael Kenney of 56 Waverley street Cambridgeport fell from a roof yesterday fracturing his skull and was moved to Massachusetts General Hospital. Barnard Kerenson 81 of 95 Salem street was run over yesterday afternoon. skull fractured and right hand crushed. in critical condition at Massachusetts General. Andrew Bicco fell downstairs at 306 North street last evening fracturing his left hip and is at City Hospital. James Blessington 45 of 23 Blossom street fell into an excavation on Causeway street breaking his left arm and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
A trolley car failed on Mission Ridge and began descending a steep track. Passengers, mostly visitors to the Army of the Cumberland reunion, leaped to safety. One woman, Mrs. Mary Adams of Casey Illinois, died later from injuries. Several others suffered cuts, bruises, or possible internal injuries. Officials assisted promptly with surgeons on scene within fifteen minutes.
John H. Morse a 69 year old engineer with the New York New Haven Hartford railroad arrived in Hartford at 7 36 pm with his train. A butcher knife in his coat pocket opened as he jumped down striking his right armpit and severing an auxiliary artery. Doctors report his chances of recovery are about even.
Washington dispatch reports Postmaster General Wanamaker denies ties to Wanamaker and Brown in a Cincinnati bidding scandal. He says he sold out five years ago and that contracts are local, not department awarded. He notes his firm does not manufacture clothing and his brother relinquished the contract once the issue arose.
Members of the Massachusetts Mutual Fire Insurance Union, including twenty eight mutual companies, enjoyed a social outing with a brief business session in Newton. A. L. Barbour read an history of the decade’s gains as officers were elected. President T. N. Johnson of Salem presided. vice presidents A. Howland and R. F. Upham. secretary treasurer A. L. Barbour. executive committee members E. M. Tucker, H. C. Bigelow, Elijah Howe Jr., H. F. Temple, and Colonel K. R. F. Barrett.
Aristotle’s four causes is cited to justify premium sleep benefits from a South American soft hair mattress. The ad claims rapid drowsiness and deep sleep within minutes, urging readers to seize the chance to own a luxurious bed that promises renewed rest and relief from daily toil and anxiety.
At Crawfish Springs near Chickamauga battlefield the Chickamauga Memorial Association held a grand barbecue and permanent organizational meeting with about 25,000 attendees. Governor John B. Gordon opened the event. General Rosecrans spoke. Officers elected include President General J. T. Wilder and Vice President General Joseph Wheeler for four years, with a diverse slate of Union and Confederate directors. The charter was ordered filed and approval awaited.
Louisville firm Mattingly & Sons, whiskey distillers, filed a deed of assignment reporting liabilities about 400 000 dollars and assets around 625 000. The move followed creditors’ mixed reactions to an extension, with a few seeking priority claims. New York creditors also jockey for position as two tackle dealers seek settlement.
Railway circular to ticket agents bans selling any tickets to Chinese travelers for routes through Canada to Canadian destinations or to U S points via routes that require passing through Canada. The rule cites national Chinese immigration law and stresses strict enforcement.
In Harthorp Connecticut on September 20, several postmasters from New Haven and Fairfield counties will be summoned before a U S commissioner for breaking the law. Paliser Paliser Co of New York sent circulars to about seventy five Connecticut postmasters asking stamps be processed and billed. many offices pay per stamp canceled and for taken business. Penalties range from fifty to five hundred dollars. Names of the postmasters and exact count remain unavailable.
The Los Angeles jury acquitted A. C. Williams on charges of forging the name of Arthur Gorman, a Boston businessman, to a $500 check issued several months earlier.
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