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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1885
Page
5
George Alfred Townsend denounces American meddling in Central America, tracing long histories of expansionism from Hamilton to Adams, criticizing Walker filibustering, Nicaragua canal treaties, and Spain’s Cuba policy while warning of European interference and the risks of selling out to temptations in Nicaragua.
A male infant James Blaine Briggs is born with a single eye on the right side of the nose and a fleshy mass where the left eye would be. The eight to nine month old child is healthy, gaining weight, and parents, Americans, seek medical insight as doctors note normal skull and only the eye socket missing. Visitors frequent the boy, while physicians remain perplexed.
Samuel J. Tilden donates 500 to Yonkers Women's Christian Temperance Union with a letter from Graystone Yonkers dated March 11 1885. The message from A Rollins South Broadway Yonkers discusses a 2500 check amid other meritorious applications, signaling ongoing charitable support. The clipping also reports mills starting up new operations and factory news across New England and New England industries.
Recollections by H. M. Byers recall Ulysses Grant at Fort Gibson and Champion Hill, noting his calm, precise leadership under fire. Lincoln’s letter to Grant, admitting error then praising his actions, is quoted with Grant’s gracious reply acknowledging duty and Providence.
A daguerreotype taken when Ulysses S Grant was 22 years old was sent from Philadelphia by Mrs. G W Childs to General Grant in New York. The portrait, in a second lieutenant uniform, links to a 1844 Texas posting and later transfer through Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Powers. Grant's health reports note a poor night and unrest in New York.
Port land Me March 12 Mrs Mary Cleaves resumes treasure search for Captain Kidd’s gold on Oversel island claiming a magical rod guides her. She describes testing rods in pockets and rocks marking clues, promising to astonish locals in spring as she continues digging with pick and shovel.
Arkansas City Kan March 14 By tomorrow night General Hatch will leave the Ninth United States Cavalry in camp six miles south of Arkansas City to drive out the Couch colony of boomers who announced their intention to march upon Oklahoma on Monday. Troops will be in readiness to move at a moment's notice. Arrests of boomers are planned as the colony grows to about one thousand armed men.
In Jackson County last night masked assailants abducted Frank Archer tied him to a tree and beat him with hickory switches until he could not walk flesh on shoulders and back torn. Archer escaped and crossed the river to Ohio. Rev Dixon of Point Pleasant Methodist Church also fled town under threat of tar and feathering.
The market for money remains limited with banks flush of loanable funds and a fair demand for good mercantile paper. Rates show discounts around 4 percent on good notes, 3¾ to 3½ percent on corporation notes, and 2½ percent to acceptances on collateral loans, with weekly banking and exchange activity detailed including New York funds, clearing house figures, and various stock and commodity prices.
Market notes from March 14 1885 cover apples with Baldwins at 2000 per 226 barrel, beans prices easing, butter and cheese soft with fresh dairy goods in demand, eggs steady to unsettled, flour firm but quiet, oats and hay values listed, and coal and other commodities quoted for regional buyers. Names of regions and markets appear with price ranges and item specifics.
The March market summary shows dull flour and meal with falling prices, while cotton gains on favorable foreign advices closing firm across months. Wheat and corn futures slip as peace talks between Russia and Britain ease tensions, with spot grains weaker and livestock futures mixed amid thin demand.
Week ending March 13 reports totals across Western and Northern cattle 1074 head, Western sheep and lambs 56250, Eastern 1247, Northern sheep and lambs 647, plus swine 10610 and other items. Beef cattle dressed weight prices quoted from 4 to 8 75 100. various quality grades listed. Hides and tallow prices shown for Brighton and country lots.
In Gloucester a busy week for fish trades is noted, though Lent trends cut demand as Easter nears. Catches total about 1,620,000 pounds codish plus 2,108,000 pounds frozen herring from Grand Manan, with prices for fresh halibut and codfish down and vast shipments moving by rail and steamer.
The Waterbury Watch is described as a serviceable, useful, practical timekeeper. It is hailed as a marvel of American ingenuity and superior to many foreign watches at ten times the cost, with thousands in daily use across all walks of life.
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