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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1891

Page

2

Genoa Exhibition Honors Columbus Discovery

A new exhibition building will rise in Genoa to honor Columbus and the discovery of America. Negotiations between Italy and Austria continue amid disagreements. Chancellor von Caprivi says Europe faces no war danger. James Stephens discusses the Irish question. National Bank Call: Comptroller orders banks to report condition as of Sept 25.

Genoa America Columbus Italy Austia von Caprivi Europe James Stephens National Bank Call Washington Comptroller of the Currency

Washington in talks over Chile conjecture and Egan case

In Washington officials from State and Navy meet with Secretary Tracy Acting Secretary Wharton and others to discuss alleged incidents in Chile involving Minister Egan and Captain Schley. A cipher cable from Valparaiso is kept confidential as officials assess possible anti American sentiment and refugee handling. No alarm is reported inquiries focus on potential emergency measures.

Washington State Navy Departments Tracy White House Wharton Department of State John W. Foster Commodore Ramsay Navigation Bureau Valparaiso Egan Schley Chile New York Herald United States Santiago Legation Navy Department Baltimore

Steamers Arrived at Major Ports with Crew and Routes

A list of steamers arriving or docking at ports including Boston New York and Glasgow with origins from Montreal Montreal and Boston. Vessels include Merjulio Godolphin Ethelwold Arizona Nestorian Creaton Ludgate Hill Vexa Juenos Ayrean Grimm Amarynthia Grecian Sorrento City of Lincoln Furnessia Sardinian Saale Furnesalan Cephalonia Eider and others plus dates Sept 25 26 27 28.

Boston Merjulio Godolphin Progreso Mex Ethelwold Jamaica New York Arizona Liverpool Glasgow Nestorian Antwerp Creaton London Ludgate Hill Marseilles Vexa Juenos Ayrean Montreal Hamburg Grimm Amarynthia Grecian State of Nevada Dover Sorrento Lewis Island City of Lincoln Rotterdam Moville Furnessia Bremen Saale Tory Island Furnesalan Queenstown Cephalonia Southampton Eider

Late Ship News From New York Harbor Logs Numerous Vessels

Shipping report lists steamers Cottage City Bennett La Campine Cycle Saura Baya Yamuri Havana Lucy P Miller Portia St Johns Fleet and brig Arcadia plus many others sailing for Santos Port Natal and related ports. Names include Lambert Abbey Coe Green's Landing St Croix Peerless and more as ships set sail.

New York Cottage City Bennett Portland la Campine Smith Antwerp Cufie Jones Liverpool Westengate Atwood Kitty Luevig Christiansand SK Lyman Pinkham Cycle Saura Baya Yamuri Havana Lucy P Miller Bangor Ems Bremen Portia St Johns Brig Arcadia Barbados Caroline Mayagnez Carrie Kell Hillsboro Uruguay Windsor Addie Sawyer W K Chester Machias Glendon Cora May Ettie Clara J Wilbur St John bAdam Bowley Ellsworth Laylight Boston George and Albert New Bedford Gill and Waird Deer Island Lucy Friend

Wetherston Importing Cos Elite Kentucky Whiskey Sold in Three Sizes

The Wetherston Importing Co presents Elite Kentucky Whiskey in sealed bottles sold through hotels, grocers, and druggists. The notice lists multiple distributors and addresses including Smith Benedict Siegemund Tremont street. Stephen Gale Washington street. Shannon Charles street. Van der Heyde Meredian street East Boston. Fenelon Union Square Somerville. Warren Washington street Brigton. Jeffers Broad way Somerville. Graves Dudley street. Gove Chauncy street.

Wetherston Smith, Benedict & Siegemund Tremont St Stephen Gale Washington St N. W. Shannon & Co Charles St Otto van der Heyde Meredian St East Boston J. J. Fenelon Union Sq Somerville Geo. W. Warren Washington Street Brigton J. W. F. Wilson, Jr Broadway South E. A. Graves Dudley St Jeffers & Co J. A. Gove & Co Chauncy St

Tariff Debate Delayed To Second Reading Of Treaties

Negotiators plan conciliatory moves as customs tariff items face disagreements delaying final approval. Separate talks occur with Italy and other powers, while joint meetings address issues impacting all.

Italy

JAMES STEPHENS ARRIVES IN DUBLIN WITH GOVERNMENT PERMISSION

James Stephens ex Fenian leader lands in Dublin and is said to have government permission to stay for life. He travels from Kingstown on the same boat as Charles Stewart Parnell but does not meet him. In an interview he endorses constitutional agitation for Irish nationhood and states his continued support for Parnell.

Victory in the Air and the Worcester Democratic Convention

Worcester report on the Democratic State convention eve, listing proposed ticket: Governor William E. Russell, Lieutenant Governor John W. Corcoran, Auditor William D. T. Trefry, Secretary Elbridge Cushman, Attorney-General George M. Stearns. Munn declinesTreasurer. debate over successor. Large pro Russell sentiment. Lowell delegation parade with torches. Democratic materials and editorial outlook critical of Republican tariffs and praise for Blaine. The Young Men's Democratic Club plans Oct 10 Springfield dinner with John K. Russell. many delegates and party figures present.

Worcester William E. Russell Cambridge John W. Corcoran Clinton Wiliam D. T. Trefry Marblehead Commonwealth Elbridge Cushman Lakeville George M. Stearns Chiconee E. L. Munn Holyoke Henry C. Thacher Yarmouth Long Norfolk Lowell Russell Bay State House Mechanic's Hall Bay State Colonel Allen Post McKinley Reed Harrison James Gillespie Blaine Maine Blaine Reed, McKinley & Co James Blaine Mulligan Cabot Lodge Wisconsin Massachusetts Republican Party Theodore C. Bates Republican State Committee Young Men’s Democratic Club Springfield John K. Russell W. F. Cooke Josiah Atwood Boston Thomas Child Cookinge Ashburnham J. K. Cunningham Terbert Davis Roxbury Edward C. Dempsey John D. Emmons Walpole James &. Grinnell Greenfield Palmer H. Langdon Enineer Dale Gen- Q

Digging Mystery Grips Marblehead as Treasure Seekers Labor

Marblehead residents bustle over a treasure hunt in the forested hill near North River. A dated old cheque found by a Chanwick Lead Works clerk hints at a possible link to the diggers, though authorities say it may be irrelevant. Police previously dispersed three suspicious strangers near South Salem as tide work neared.

Marblehead Spectan Forest River Chanwick Boston Howard Banking Company Thomas H. Lord Salem South Salem

Caprivi Optimistic on European Peace at Osnaburg Jubilee

Berwin September 25 Chancellor von Caprivi delivered a long optimistic speech on Europe’s political outlook during the Seventy-eighth Infantry Regiment jubilee at Osnaburg Hanover He dismissed fears that the existing order would fail and said no sovereign desires war He noted recent rapprochements reflect an equilibrium and that governments aim to avoid conflict He pledged attention to internal affairs and stated the government supports both workers and employers The remarks by Ribot and Caprivi left a favorable impression in the city.

Berwin Osnaburg Hanover von Caprivi Europe M. Ribot

Building in Genoa to honor Columbus exhibition

The Italian American exhibition committee in Genoa plans a 500000 lire building project for an exhibit of Italy and America agricultural and industrial products. The goal is to boost trans Atlantic commerce and open a new market for American merchants in Genoa, Italy’s largest foreign merchandise distribution point.

Tome Genoa America Italy

Russia's Boiling Pot and Economic News

The Moscow Gazette warns England will face retaliation in Asia over Dardanelles threats. Sv Peterburg reports six months to June show a 16.6 million rouble surplus vs prior deficits, and rye bread exports from Libau trigger calls for market inquiry to curb grain speculation as Kiev’s pavine fund hits 250,000 roubles.

Londox Moscow Gazette England Dardanelles Asia Europe Sv. Peterseora Libau Pawine Kieff

King and President Honor Mrs Harrison at Auburndale Event

About twenty Boston King and Queen Daughters and Sons delegates visited Mrs. Harrison at Woodland Park Hotel Auburndale for a reception. Rev Dr Grillis and Rev P B Moxom attended. Mrs Harrison received a satin badge with a poem If We Had But a Day and a silver cross emblem. Lunch followed.

Newton King's Daughters and Sons of Boston Harrison Woodland Park Auburndale Grillis Moxom Order Gritlis Mary Lowe Dickinson Charlotte 8. Doolittle

Fight Over a Graveyard in New York

Papers were served for Trinity Church's appeal after Judge O Briens ruling to condemn St Johns cemetery for a public park. Col S Van Renssalaer Cruger, Trinity comptroller, will press the case to the general term. The commissioners remain stayed and the street open ing board is blocked.

New York Trinity Church O'Brien St. John’s Greenwich S. van Renssalaer Cruger Trinity Corporation Eugenes. Ives Joseph Ulman Richard Deeves

Six Men Injured in 60 Foot Brooklyn Cage Fall

In Brooklyn at Greene and Washington avenues a lifting cage failed during descent into a sewer excavation. Six laborers were badly bruised and injured as the car plunged about sixty feet. Ambulance summoned, workers pulled others to the street, all expected to recover.

Chicago Brooklyn Alabama Fall River New York Greene and Washington Avenues Tts

Desperate gang overpowers deputy. officer fires, two wounded

Gapspen Alabama Sept 28. Several members of a white robber gang jailed for robbery and train wrecking overpowered Deputy Sheriff Melton this morning. They placed a rope around his neck and were beating him when a policeman arrived and fired on the prisoners. The men fled to their cells. two were later found wounded. Melton survived with rope removed and to recover.

Gapspen Ala Melton

Disagreements Delay Negotiations in Munich and Rome

Reports say Austrian delegates in Munich clash among themselves and with Italian delegates over reconciling conflicting claims of industrial and agricultural classes as negotiations drag into September 28.

Munich Rome It Ia Lho Full

Weavers Fines Case Opens in Worcester Court

In Worcester Superior Civil Court the Commonwealth prosecutes Josiah Perry of Dudley for violating a new act that bans fining weavers for imperfections. Judge Thompson presided, with Attorney General Waterman for the Commonwealth and A J Bartholomew for the defense. Arguments completed, case taken under advisement.

Worcester Supreme Judicial Court Commonwealth Josiah Perry Dudley Thompson Waterman A. J. Bartholomew of Ware

Opening of Cotting v Countess de Lartigue in Newport

Special to the Post: Supreme Court hears argument on whether Rice validly disposed of the Bourne trust fund. Boston lawyers clash over whether Rhode Island or New York law applies, with next of kin and grand children named. court takes case under advisement.

Newport. K Supreme Court Matteson Sitness Tillinghast Charles A. Cotting Brookline Mass Countess de Lartigue Mary Bourne Newport Charles Allen Thorndike Rice Bourne James Parker Boston Charles Parker New York Mary M. Parker Dublin N. H Mary S. Parker John E. Parsons Rice Rhode Island Loyd Edith Bryce

Not a Good Likeness of Jefferson Davis statue

In Jackson Mississippi on September 25 the life size Jefferson Davis statue opened for committee review. After inspection the committee voted informally against acceptance with all but one opposing. They referred the matter to a new committee of twenty five citizens well known to Mr. Davis.

Jackson Jefferson Davis Davis

Boston Man Wins Chess Championship in Chicago

Charles F. Barker of Boston won the Chicago Chess and Checker Club tournament after twenty-five games with fifteen openings. Barker defeated J. P. Reed of Boston in the final to claim a $1000 purse as Reed finished with a 4 1/2 to 0 1/2 plus two draws.

Pacific Coast Charles F. Barker Boston J. P. Reed Chicago

Immigrant Inspector Reports Return of Ten Men to Canada

SENT BACK TO CANADA. Immigrant Inspector Furness at Ogdensburg N Y reports to the Treasury that last week he sent back ten men who tried to enter the United States in violation of the alien contract labor law. Superintendent Owen called it the best week’s work yet by any inspector.

Washington Furness Ogdensburg N. Y Treasury Department Canada Owen

Lynn to cross railroad below grade at Eastern Ave

County commissioners approve order allowing Lynn to cross the Boston and Maine line below grade at Eastern avenue. The action affects traffic routes and city infrastructure plans. The decision was filed today in Salem.

Salem Spectar City of Lynn Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Avenue

Students Outfitters Promotes Special Student Department Prices

The ad promotes available purchases without deficiency in the budget and urges economical choices. It presents Students’ Outfitters as a source for student department items with special prices aimed at students seeking value.

Peace at Fall River and Will Not Reduce Wages

Agreement ends labor unrest as workers and management resume normal operations. Leaders say no wage reductions will occur while production stabilizes at Fall River mills amid ongoing negotiations and market pressures.

Prolonged Strike Averted in Cotton Industry

A large Cotton Manufacturers' Association meeting in Fort River postponed action on a planned Oct 5 wage cut. The market had shown improvement since a wage reduction vote, easing fears of a prolonged strike. Spinners and weavers had opposed idle time, and Barnaby mill workers who had struck began returning to work as operations partially resumed.

Fort River Cotton Manufacturers’ Association Barnaby

Colored Citizens Form Lynn Branch of Equal Rights Group

Colored residents of Lynn held a meeting to organize a Lynn branch of the Equal Rights Association. They announced that critics would not be admitted to future meetings and that all attendees would join the Armstrong rally in Boston Thursday evening.

Cambridge Manual Training School Interscholastic Football Association George W. Chapman Board of Police West End Company Rapid Transit Commissioners J. E. Shepard Foss Harrison King’s Daughters and Sons Wendell Phillips Lynn Curtis Guild, Jr B. R. Wilson The Equal Rights Association Dorchester Colored People of Srecian Colored Citizens Boston

Fishermen Pay Ice Prices in Gloucester Denunciation

Nathaniel Webster denounces local ice companies from his carriage claiming fishermen pay 240 per ton while another company charges 2. He says fishing owners and church members aid the dishonesty. The Gloucester Board of Trade president is criticized as crowds gather. John H Pray, Sons & Co. continue closing out sales as they move to a new Washington Street store.

Gloucester Nathaniel Webster Pleasant Street Cape Ann Board of Trade John H. Pray

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