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Newspaper

Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1880

Page

5

Made Land in Boston Topography Reforms the Hub

A historical survey traces Boston Neck and the Old Hub's arc from a sea bounded peninsula to a made land metropolis. It details the Mill Pond, Great Cove, South Cove, Back Bay and South Boston flats, noting mills, walls, rail depots and the immense value from reclaimed land and future urban gains.

Boston Dover Street Dedham Street Metropolitan Place Neck Road Beach Dover Streets Washington Street Josiah Knapp Kneeland Street Boston Neck Lynn Marshes Mosten Roxbury Line North End Neck City Washington Spring Lane Congress Old Beacon Copp's Fort Atlantic Avenue Mill Pond Blackstone Street Fort Hill Doc! Square South Bay Back Bay Kostun North Cove Causeway Street Green and Leverett Streets Endicott Street Prince Street Thatcher Street Salem Street Henry Simmons Mill Creek Canal Street Causeway Blackstone Mill-pond Corporation Copps Gacon Hills Cit Boston and Maine Railroad Boston and Lowell Eastern Fitchburghes Commonwealth Providence Railroad South Boston Boston Wharf Corporation South Washington Avenue Eastern Avenue

Hayden jury room tale of a long deadlock in 1880

The article recalls the Hayden jury after discharge spending the night in the court house. Foreman Brotherton and jurors like Hotchkiss, Thrall, Clark, and Johnson are portrayed with vivid detail as they describe Eighty One hours of deliberations from October 7, 1879, to January 16, 1880.

Hayden New York Sun Foreman Brotherton William x. Travers Henry Bergh Egbert J. Thrall Albert E. Clark Uncle Kane Garry Johnson Anathematie Hotchkiss Stevens Dr. Johnson Mary Stannard David B. Hotchkiss Conscientious Paper Prospect Hotchkiss Brotherton Many Perry

Butter Maker Claim Promises Big Gains for Dairymen

An antique ad touts Gilt-Edge Butter Maker claiming a 6 percent production increase, 20 percent quality boost, and market distance from nonusers. It promotes 25 cents worth of powder to raise value by about $3 and urges readers to request Sena stamps for hints to better butter making, sold by Buffalo New York retailers.

Sena Stamp Dress Butter Luproyemaput Co Buffalo N. Y

The Silver Tongued: Phillips and Ingersoll Compared

The San Francisco Chronicle interview contrasts Wendell Phillips with Col. Ingersoll, noting Phillips as a New England patrician and moral orator who appeals to intellect, while Ingersoll speaks with western warmth. It recalls Phillips’s modest home, generosity to workers, and his disciplined, unemotional rhetoric.

Celestial Sorrow at Chinatown Funeral in San Francisco

Funeral rites for Wong Hip On of Low Sing & Co. in San Francisco featured open street ceremony with incense, candles, and a scarlet pall. Relatives wailed as guests watched the Chinese rites, blending with Catholic funeral pomp, before the body is sent to China for bone bleaching.

Commercial Street San Francisco Wong Hip On Low Sing & Co Sacramento Street

Emperor Norton dies in San Francisco amid famed imperial legend

Joshua A Norton known as Emperor Norton I, ruler of California and protector of Mexico, died of apoplexy. He left 250 in gold and other coins, had vast real estate holdings, and once sought to corner rice. His funeral drew about 10,000 mourners, with pomp provided by the Pacific club and Rev. N. L. Githens officiating. The eccentric figure awaits final resting at Masonic cemetery as details of his long and public delusion are recalled.

San Francisco Chronicle James Redpath Boston Wendell Phillips Mr. Redpath Ingersoll Phillips J. R Essex Street Kansas John Brown Martin Milmore Rep Lee San Francisco Joshua A. Norton Emperor Norton Norton London England Valparaiso Chile Cape Town South Africa Auture Macondray & Co Messrs. Macondray & Co California Eise United States Norton I Episcopal Church of the Advent Howard Street Eastman N. L. Githens Mr. Githens Masonic Commercial Street Emma Sandwich Islands Eugenie Bummer Lazarus Occidental Lodge A.M Alias Norton L Emperor

Pendleton and Thurman Dominate the Ohio Senate Seat

A Washington letter portrays Ohio senators George H. Pendleton and Allen G. Thurman as pivotal figures in the U S Senate. Pendleton holds seat No 4 on the Democratic side near the vice president, known for punctual attendance and courteous leadership, while Thurman, seated at No 63 between Eaton and Bailey, is the busiest, most influential member, a skilled speaker and tireless worker admired by allies and feared by foes.

Washington Cincinnati Ohio United States Senate George H. Pendleton Senate Allison Iowa Davis West Virginia Jones Florida Thurman Conkling Carpenter Blaine Wallace Eaton Ransom Pendleton Lord Brougham George Yakias Pauline Melnotte Vance Lamar Sara Matt. Carpenter Assembly Russia Kamunds

A Profession Blackmailer and Spy

An old New Bedford resident earns a living by spying on couples at dusk to locate potential victims. He then extorts by threats of exposure, using blackmail and coercion, often bribed with money and various euphemisms. The column also dabbles in a promotional aside for Dr Bull's Cough Syrup.

New Bedford Mercury Dr. Bull Guch

Relics of a Martyr Translated at St Marys Church Endicott Street

An unusual ceremony will take place at St Marys on Endicott street as the body of St Eugenia martyr is translated at the 10 15 mass. Relics from catacombs near Rome are authenticated by Pope Benedict the Fourteenth and will be venerated in a glass frame within a small box after procession to the church basement. Reverend William H Duncan will celebrate and Reverend Father O Connor will preach on the saintly life.

St. Mary's Endicott Street St. Eugenia Rome William H. Duncan Father O'Connor Boston College Benedict Archdiocese of Boston St. Castula

The Comfort Corset Promises Health and Style for Women

The Comfort Corset for ladies and children, sold by the Boston Comfort Corset Company at 76 Chauncy Street, Boston, is praised for health, comfort, and graceful design. The firm commits to maintaining its high standard of excellence in style and workmanship to keep the corset famous.

Boston Comfort Corset Company Chauncy Street Boston

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