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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1884
Page
1
Presidents of major boards of trade in key business centers express renewed confidence in a turning tide. They expect record crops, strong markets domestically and abroad, and an early return to prosperity within three months as the croakers are sidelined and energy drives a new era.
Mon Eustace Fitz Hon A P Martin and others discuss falling prices, cautious credit, and improving confidence. Boston Board of Trade president notes low prices and renewed consumer demand. New England Shoe and Leather Exchange head sees steady fall trade linked to crops. Lumber Dealers Association chief cites better collections and cash sales. Wool Manufacturers official foresees a good year with low prices and pro growth policies.
Howard W. Spurr, vice-president of the Boston Grocers Association, argues the mercantile community has felt the depreciation in stocks and doubts a repeat of the 1879 boom. He notes the Wall Street panic did not engulf businessmen and predicts a stable fall trade ahead.
Providence July 26 Charles H Merriman president of the Providence Board of Trade says the present quiet dullness in business may have bottomed and the next turn will be better. He notes production curtailment short stock and possible price advances as mills idle by August and buyers stock levels rise. Crop prospects are reported as good.
E Nelson Blake, president of the Chicago Board of Trade, predicts a larger spring wheat harvest with good quality. He credits favorable weather and a cholera scare as likely to lift prices across American markets, noting strong European demand for U S wheat and criticizing alarmist headlines for spreading bankruptcy fever.
Baltimore reports by Henry Smith of the Manufacturers' Association show the South and Southwest as more prosperous than ever, with self sufficiency through mixed crops and rapid resource development. Traveling salesmen note prosperity in Baltimore and southern merchants anticipate a strong trade season despite politics.
Louisville July 26. W A Robinson vice president of the Board of Trade says the current trouble is not a local panic but a Wall Street driven slump. He expects conditions to test for sixty to ninety days, then confidence and trade will recover as farmers accept present prices and funds move from banks to agriculture.
Sidney D Maxwell, superintendent of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, stated that the worst of the low mood has passed and the outlook has improved. He noted good crop prospects with corn variably affected by dry weather, wheat thriving, and Cincinnati largely free from failures though districts elsewhere face disappointments tied to presidential campaigns and cholera fears. He cited no major impairments to local commercial and industrial agencies.
Buffalo July 26 Mr E L Hedstrom president of the Merchants Exchange says he does not share a rose colored view but hopes for gradual improvement due to likely abundant harvests. He notes dull general business with moderate coal demand, domestic anthracite use, a bullish lumber market, and very low iron prices. He expects no lasting prosperity until demand equals production and foresees gradual recovery amid rapid growth with little to fear.
ConcORD N H July 25 Ex Governor Walter Harriman died at his residence after a year long illness of heart disease. He had long served in public life and his death was anticipated for some time.
A Marseilles correspondent reports on cholera conditions in Marseilles Toulon and Arles. He describes filthy streets abandoned shops widespread filth and foul water and the contrast with crowded ports and hospitals. He notes high early mortality at Pharo Hospital and harsh sanitary failures in Toulon.
Reports from Marseille Toulon and Aries detail rising cholera deaths with 16 25 and 15 respectively amid water works collapse and widespread panic. Coffin makers strike over wages, residents flee, military hospitals fill, and Paris orders prayers as health officials scramble to supply water and enforce disinfection. A traveller arriving at Leghorn from Marseille dies from cholera after quarantine.
In Moabit Berlin a mass meeting protested cholera hospitals and urged a better water supply plus sewerage completion. The hospital director argued cholera is less dangerous than typhoid and cited a past Asiatic cholera case at Moabit in 1874 among boatmen. The inspector’s disclosures arouse notable concern.
Dopege City Kansas July 28 A cyclone struck Cimarron eighteen miles west of Dodge City Saturday night demolishing about a dozen houses one fifth of the town. The Barton residence was carried away leaving only the foundation. A livery stable and a dry goods store were destroyed while several people were injured none seriously except Mrs Barton and a child who was carried twenty five yards from the bed. A large covered wagon nearby remained intact. The wind at the signal station reached eighty seven miles per hour, echoing last year’s cyclone.
Two American men, Walsche and Harwood, were arrested while returning from work and jailed for a month on drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges. Their secretary of legation was denied access to a lawyer, then granted a meeting with Governor General Carlos Rivas. The real motive cited was disrespect toward Mexico’s president. Minister Morgan seeks instructions as protests mount. One Arteaga brother, involved as a rent collector, is linked to the case, aiming to profit from the victims’ imprisonment.
Assistant Secretary Boyle reports from New York that Cleveland will win the Democratic vote with solid support from Tammany. He predicts strong Democratic turnout in West Virginia, dismissing Republican gains and claiming universal Democratic strength across states.
Albany July 2 Governor Cleveland spends forenoon in his room finalizing acceptance speech. Notification ceremony set for 3 30 pm tomorrow at the executive mansion with limited space. Nebraska German press chief Bankes predicts 2000 German votes for Cleveland Hendricks while Democrats can sway Republicans.
Survivors of the British steamer Laxham recount a foggy night collision with the Spanish steamer Gijon near Corunna. Laxham sank about twenty minutes after impact. Gijon followed. It is estimated about 130 people perished amid chaos as lifeboats filled and fights broke out for survival.
New London July 24 Old Uncle Billy Holland the veteran boatman vanished last October and was thought drowned. Now aged 79 he reappears in robust health claiming a remarkable voyage to Scotland using his passage and returning by the Sound. He plans to resume boating once land legs return.
Washington July 27 There may be a row in Congress next session when the secretary of the navy presents expenses of the Greeley relief party for payment. An aide says supplies on the Bear Thetis and Alert cost about half a million dollars.
Naval officers commend Commander Seliley for reporting the rescue of Greeley survivors. The steamer Bear, under Lieutenant Emery from New York to St Johns, navigated through dense fog for four days and entered harbor at 2 o'clock in the morning. Emery's first independent command is praised by seniors for the capable handling of the voyage and the near wreck avoided in bad conditions.
Paris July 2 Hartmann the infamous Nihilist linked to the Czar assassination died by suicide after reaching the end of his endurance. The French paper Figaro reports his death by self-inflicted action as he was starving.
July 25 Belfast Me Condemns the calling of Irish nationals to a Belfast convention meant to counter a recent Newry demonstration. Mr Parnell writes that the promoters oppose National League principles and urges supporters to skip the gathering.
Lonvoy July 26. The Leipsic shooting festival attracted around 100000 visitors and 10000 marksmen from German lands and Austrian sharpshooters. A grand procession showcased German military history with accurate tableaus and a 2000 guest banquet. A toasting call favored an Austro Germanic alliance and unity against Slavonic aggression.
The Northern Spinners' Association reports a poor cotton year in England. It cites rising Indian spinning competition and damp sand in bales as ongoing harms, plus recent adulteration of bales sold as higher quality. It urges stricter bale inspection on opening. Mr Parnell Calls Supporters to Attend Parliament Session on Queen's College Land Bill.
Paris reports that after a council of ministers at the Elysee Prime Minister Ferry met with Chinese ambassador Li Feng Pao. They agreed on a 20,000,000 franc indemnity to France and pursued a pacific resolution of the dispute.
Dunny July 26 reports Dr. Fernandez of the Coldstream Guards has been arrested in connection with the Cornwall scandals. Warrants have been issued for three other prominent Guards members.
General Hazen asserts the Greeley party's Arctic work surpasses all prior efforts in scope and importance. He credits discipline, proper clothing, ample food, and warm housing for health and safety, noting Lieutenant Ray at Point Barrow found service safer than in Florida and that Lady Franklin Bay operations proved feasible with depots and permanent houses for future exploration.
Miss Laura Delano 19, youngest daughter of Warren Delano of Balmville, died after an alcohol lamp exploded while she dressed. The fluid burned her clothing and she was enveloped in flames before being restrained on the lawn and treated by the family physician. she succumbed at 3 a.m. The family includes Mrs. James R. Roosevelt and Mrs. Charles Robbins as sisters.
Bloomfield telegram reports the death of Professor Henry Elkins a noted American artist at Georgetown Col He painted Mount Shasta and The New Eldorado which sold for 50000 dollars His work earned wide recognition and his passing is announced tonight
Rear Admiral George F. Emmons died at his Princeton residence aged 76. He retired from active service on August 23, 1873.
A 27-year-old convict Andrew Brown at State prison speaks on his vow to make restitution for past crimes after falling in love, spurring fellow inmates to raise 150 for a dying man and support other families harmed by crime, showing solidarity and reform attempts within the prison community.
New York on July 25 Peter S Porter a venerable colored man died in the city He enjoyed intimate friendship with Highland Garrett Fred Douglass Lloyd Garrison Gerrit Smith and other abolition leaders He was a key figure in abolition work and his advice aided the advancement of his race He came to New York forty years ago and used odd jobs to build a competency and aid worthy movements for his people
A violent July 25 storm in Wisconsin caused extensive damage across Pleasant Valley Clear Creek and Otter Creek with crops costing about 75000 dollars and deck loss of 8000. Hogs sheep and cattle died from hailstones. One man was killed and some hailstones measured ten inches in circumference.
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