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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1888
Page
1
A brisk week in Congress ends with a Senate focus on tariff talks and multiple bills amid adjournment struggles. Reports detail petitions from New York publishers, international copyright support, and bills on currencies, patents, and territorial admissions including Dakota and Lincoln Territory.
The specialist reports severe illness for Roscoe Conkling due to an ear boil that was later found to be an abscess affecting the brain. An operation relieved brain pressure and, though delirium occurred, clinical updates show gradual improvement with better sleep and nourishment. Doctors note pus evacuation and stable vitals as recovery begins, with cautious optimism for tomorrow.
Louisville reports Rev. Sam Jones preaching with a new companion, Pascal Porter, an eleven year old boy preacher whose extraordinary intellect and fluent Bible sermons astonish listeners. Porter travels with his father through Jefferson County Indiana and has preached for about two years, drawing attention with his advanced diction and stage presence.
W H Barnum chairman of the Democratic national committee met with the local committee in St Louis on April 10 to plan the June 6 convention. The great north nave of the Exposition Building is chosen as the site and will be reconstructed to seat a large audience and accommodate press and attendees.
Ashael Fairbank prominent Warren resident and credited with building New England's first telegraph line died this morning at age 80 from heart paralysis. He leaves a widow and one son.
In Charleston on April 13 the question of admitting negro delegates to the diocesan convention in Anderson on May 10 grows urgent. A majority of delegates are instructed to withhold recognition unless the bishop and clergy agree to exclude the negro. A possible settlement would be a missionary diocese for colored people modeled after the Virginia plan.
Lovursvi Lux Kentucky April 11 The accounts of S M Weir treasurer of New Albany Indiana have been found seventy thousand dollars short. Weir has served fourteen years and lived in a cottage. The only notable asset was a five thousand dollar race horse. No credible theory explains the shortage and suspicion falls on possible speculation. He remains in New Albany as authorities review bonds and records.
Notes on Bismarck’s political crisis and court factions in Russia, with Victoria’s potential Berlin visit shaping outcomes. Reports from Ireland, Cracow, Matanzas, and the UK discuss unrest, amnesty decrees, crime, and colonial affairs as European tensions unfold across courts and continents.
The article describes rising Boulanger support across factions in France with radical backers and royalists alike sharing belief in his secret sympathy for their aims. Rochefort leads anti monarchist praise while portraits flood the provinces and hostile pamphlets spread. The dramatic scene foresees deputies meeting Thursday as Boulangers seat leads to a potential Palais urban crisis.
William O'Brien M P landed at Kingstown from Holyhead and, en route to a Nationalist gathering at New Ross, was arrested at Dublin station and remanded to Ballinasloe jail after being charged with attending an illegal meeting at Loughrea. Bail denied as thousands surrounded the station amid cheers and groans.
Berlin debates the proposed national memorial to Emperor William as a Protestant cathedral replacing the existing structure. Catholic opposition cites fund sources while German press advances alternative panegyric plans. Also notes dyn amite deaths and various European political shifts and social events.
General W T Sherman writes to ex Confederates Longstreet Mosby Gordon Buckner Lee Mahone and Johnston asking their company for a Delmonico banquet on April 27 to honor General Ulysses S Grant. He cites the nation’s regard for Grant and the duty of those who knew him to set an example in annually honoring his memory.
In the Senate today Senator Stewart introduced a bill granting a pension of five thousand dollars a year to the widow of Chief Justice Waite. He urged widows of chief justices should be on par with presidents’ widows for pensions. The measure was referred to the pensions committee.
New York April 16 Ten young women in Harlem chewed gum for a prize at the Blossom Association ball in Harlem River Park. The winner, Miss Lottie Grimes, chewed 18 boxes of gum for a gold watch. Miss Lizzie Deacon and Miss Hogan also impressed judges with their chewing antics.
In Washington on April 15 Judge W S Groesbeck of Cincinnati arrived amid rumors that President Cleveland offered him the chief justiceship. Groesbeck met at the White House but declined to discuss the report or his visit. A noted lawyer and former Ohio congressman, he helped defend Andrew Johnson during his impeachment trial.
William J. Bailey, a State prison convict, concealed a miniature sawhorse saw two axes a mallet and a wood sign inside a 15 ounce bottle. The sign reads Wanted a good lively man to work this saw for all it is worth Inquire within The item uses a thread through a wooden pin and a stopple shaped as a house with a ball inside. the setup involved wires and a small bottle mouth.
Ex Minister James Russell Lowell spoke at Steinway Hall urging an independent role in politics. He warned against party decadence, praised reform, and contrasted protectionism with free trade while calling for a neutral body to curb corrupt practices and elevate statesmanship.
Matthew Arnold died suddenly in Liverpool while visiting his sister and awaiting his daughter's arrival from New York. He collapsed after a brief outing near a lane, despite a prior warning about heart disease. His daughter arrived and noted recent illness was misunderstood by the American press.
Antonio Golendez, a wealthy sugar planter, was kidnapped by four armed bandits at the Santa Rita plantation near Matanzas. After prolonged captivity and harsh treatment, he was released upon payment of a $40,000 ransom. A rescue train carried Golendez and relatives to Matanzas, where crowds gathered to greet his return amid reports of arrests and a gunfire incident nearby.
Crvcrynatt, Ohio April 14 Judge Evans heard Samuel Young, known for Coney Island parachute stunts, challenge a mock marriage at Allegheny City in 1884 to Laura Pegwartaal of Cummins. The balloon ceremony drew a crowd and involved Miss Schwartzel. After the event the couple remained formally wed by a judge, while Young asserts the contract was not consummated.
Washington April 15 Senator Morrill marked his seventy eighth birthday with a lavish reception attended by a large company including Senator Ingalls Allison Me Blair Dawes and Evarts among others. Floral decorations and congratulatory letters filled the list as Mrs Morrill presided at the event with guests from across the nation.
In Detroit Michigan on April 15 a corrected filing for Root Strong & Co clarifies that haste in schedules led to combined direct and indirect liabilities. Assets total about 575000 with indirect liabilities around 450950 tied to endorsed notes. The maker’s notes backing these endorsements are said to be comparatively small.
In Galveston April reports say a mad wolf bitten man named Chamberlain fled toward Cape Bele, while a six year old child of Manuel Cantus was seized and torn apart by a second wolf. The incident follows earlier bites at the ranch and involves Pasteur treatment in Paris for Chamberlain.
Washington April 15 George M Robeson former secretary of the navy is reported to be financially embarrassed by speculative ventures and rumors of afternam affronts impacting his fortune and reputation.
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