28 Sep 1891
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1891
Page
1
Stock markets showed relative strength on Saturday with a better opening than last week and a robust close. Reports highlight athletic honors in Canada, local crimes, political debates, and international developments across pages 1 through 6.
Congressman Lodge accepts a challenge to a joint debate with ex Congresssman John E Russell but declines to change the terms. Ex Governor Long and ex Congressman Green attend the Norfolk Club event Saturday as rallies are listed.
A late ship news item lists numerous vessels and destinations including Helene Vremen Elliott Manilla Michele A Gloucester Maas and many more sailing to Hull Liverpool Glouces ter Nova Scotia and other ports. It notes steamers Colorado and Circassia returning after a collision with Daylight and mentions several outbound and inbound crews and cargo statuses with dates and routes.
Inexperienced housekeepers find it easy shopping in John H. Pray, Sons & Co. The store marks all prices in plain figures on each tag, aiding simple selection and budgeting.
In Chauncey Hall School an instructor is always with the younger boys and girls during Arithmetic lessons and other study hours to provide proper assistance. The school has 14 teachers, averaging one per ten to twelve pupils, enabling help during school hours and beyond at 683 Boylston Street.
Fragmentary text describes a young man professing love and asking for marriage. Mentions J. T. Fheips and a State Act, with unclear ages and insurer reference. Content appears as a dated legal or personal notice fragment from a newspaper page.
Foreign Minister Ribot at Rapaune unveiled a statue of General Faidherbe and praised France as mistress of her destinies. He described a new European balance, friendship with Russia, and renewed resolve to act prudently and firmly in pursuit of peace and national strength. A coroner’s report noted Mr Dessau died of heart disease in New York. his body to be brought home.
Paris Sept 27 The American Minister Mr Reid expects success as the Senate committee will consider the Chamber of Deputies bill to withdraw the pork prohibition. French action is seen as accelerating Germany to lift its ban and Brazil presses a new coffee tariff, threatening reprisals that could aid the American bid to gain Brazilian markets.
In Bercy the Chinese ambassador discussed a conciliatory note with the Foreign Minister, mirroring a note sent to M. Ribot in Paris on Thursday. In St. Petersburg the Grashdanin advocates full Russian neutrality with China, warning any deviation benefits England and France and threatens Asiatic Russia’s security.
A charity fete in Ghent ended in tragedy when an overcrowded platform collapsed. The manager and workers beneath the structure were crushed to death while others suffered serious injuries, including broken limbs, as rescue efforts began.
In Vienna on September 27, reports say Russian troops practice forced night marches and other maneuvers across the Pruth near the Roumanian frontier with electric lights. Roumanian authorities, alarmed, concentrate troops at the frontier and order cavalry to upper Moldavia.
Signor Crispi attended the launching of a steamer at Palermo yesterday and was honored at a banquet. He toasted King Humbert and Queen Victoria, praising the pairing of Italy and England and the ties between Italy and Britain since Norman rule.
Haverhill report records Deacon W. B. Ladd of Groveland assaulted in a barn as he was unharnessing his team. He suffered facial wounds before escaping. two women on Arch street were also accosted by two men seeking wallets but fled unharmed.
A Corpus Christi report describes rain makers firing mortars from a hill outside the city. Three volleys triggered showers that began around six, then a heavy rain spread over the area for about thirty minutes, soaking the party and the town. The test involved Ellis Caster Fairchild and a county engineer.
Bath, September 27. Prominent Bath ship men met with Charles A. Hill of the American Shipping and Industrial League and urged action to protect American registry. A Maine and nearby states meeting is planned for October 7 to push a 5 million name memorial to Congress demanding a tonnage bill costing 5 million, arguing foreign capitalists collect 260 million in rate charges from Americans.
A St. Louis fire outbreak Sunday destroyed the Plant Milling Company warehouse and the Mansur Tibbetts agricultural building. The five story Plant Milling structure at Chouteau avenue contained 2000 barrels of flour. losses estimated at $250,000 with similar insurance. The Mansur Tibbetts six story shop and its farm implement stock, owned by Tiffany Real Estate, burned completely with losses around $225,000 and $150,000 property value, insured.
Multiple fires reported September 27 ravaged mines in Wilkes Barre and Chippewa County, damaged ships in Greenock, and burned businesses in Danbury Savannah and Leominster. Major losses included coal mine flooding risk, shipboard fire damage estimated at £30000, and various insured property losses.
The Hamburg American Packet Company announces the resignations of Hon. Carl Schurz and O B Richard Co from their posts, effective January 1 1892. Schurz leaves to retire from active business. Richard’s firm continues as sole passenger and freight department manager in New York with extended clerical staff at 37 Broadway. Voldemer Nissen confirms the changes after meeting the Columbia at quarantine.
Colonel Allen and fellow Republicans press the issue in Massachusetts as they raise concerns over the silver matter and its political implications. Local figures join in debate as settlements and stances emerge ahead of key votes.
An analysis argues that Republican leaders use a false silver issue in Massachusetts to critique Democrats stance on free coinage. It cites Colonel Allen and a Michigan educator of finance, reviewing a 1890 House vote on free coinage and labeling Allen as “all things to all men.” It then pivots to a discussion of Mantel designs inspired by colonial-era interiors, praising overmantels for dining rooms and halls with decorative panels and a deer head centerpiece.
Mrs. Harrison with Mr and Mrs J R McKee attended morning services at Old South Church Boston accompanying Moses W Richardson in a landau. Rev Josiah Strong preached and the group returned for dinner at Woodland Park Hotel after a long drive. A ball and a musicale are noted for Woodland Park this week.
Residents near Forest River Lead Mills report night digging by armed strangers in the woods near the main road. Workers widen a trench as they search for buried treasure, overturning trees and filling work in daytime when spotted. landowner asks police to stop the activity. Local marks and an old prospectus rumored but unconfirmed.
In Koontze Texas J D McMillan ex county treasurer faced trial for allegedly misapplying about 14000. Judge Hightower instructed jurors to acquit, ruling money means legal tender coin and that bonds or coupons are not money. He notes no official can be indicted for embezzlement unless cash is taken.
A tall stout man, later identified as David S. Dessau of New York City, collapsed on the Waterloo Station platform as a Hamburg American Line steamer to New York awaited. Despite medical help, he died before the physician arrived, with no words spoken.
Mrs. Catherine Felt, formerly Catherine Golf, doused her clothing with oil and set herself afire in Sarum after her husband left and she could not find work. Neighbors tore away burning garments, she was taken to the hospital and died several hours later.
Reports from Marianna recount a cotton picker strike near Litre Rock that escalated into a riot. Negro workers demanded 75 cents per hundred pounds, planters refused, and violence ensued with women men and children taking part. The sheriff suppressed the disturbance and leaders were taken into custody. Two were killed outright.
An incipient fire alarm from Box 21 in Cambridge last evening caused major trouble when Steamer 2, en route from Main Street into Brookline Street, derailed in car tracks. Driver John A. Walker suffered a broken collar bone and facial bruises as the steamer toppled onto the inward car track, halting travel briefly.
Patrick Sullivan an engineer with a wife and four children was drowned at the south end of Tracy's Reef Providence River after a rowboat capsized while crabbing. Frank Cooney and John J Meehan were also aboard and were rescued exhausted. The incident occurred at 11 30 this forenoon as the men fought to stay afloat for about fifteen minutes before help arrived.
A consolidated list shows steamers docking in Boston New York Baltimore Philadelphia Hull Havre Liverpool Queenstown and other ports. Vessels include Pavonia De Ruyter Samara Etruria Maryland Holland Russia Bothnia Creiman Avonmore Alaska and many more with origins from Liverpool Antwerp Hamburg New York London Montreal Boston and other ports.
Senator Hoar spoke at Music Hall about Reed era policy and silver coinage, noting that sixteen years of unified government still saw limited silver laws. He cited the 1878 act and the 1890 act as the core silver legislation, with Democratic votes split and Republicans pivotal in passage.
The piece argues Massachusetts Republicans should judge parties by actions on silver inflation. It contrasts Democratic inaction under Cleveland with Speaker Reed’s controls and cites past votes, urging readers to assess Republican and Democratic records via outcomes and leadership behavior.
In a Music Hall speech, Colonel Allen, Massachusetts gubernatorial Republican candidate, declares the national Democratic party has long been the advocate of every financial heresy and fears they would take control of the nation’s monetary system. He masks his critique with harsh rhetoric about doubt and corruption in fiscal policy.
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