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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1888
Page
8
A Boston Globe dinner commemorates editor Fowle as Howard propagates the value and perils of press clipping bureaus. The essay contrasts truthful reporting with biased coverage, praises James Gordon Bennett, and argues honesty as the best policy for newspapers and readers alike.
Brooklen May 6 Dr. Talmage argues the world cannot offer a safe title or insurance for the soul. He contrasts a fragile earthly possession with the soul’s silent might, everlasting happiness, and heavenly home bought by Christ, urging immediate surrender to Him.
In Louisville on May 1 three sisters raised Jewish and were baptized at Broadway Baptist Church after Moody's preaching. Bertha Frost led the initial conversion, followed by Edith and Emma ages 17 and 12. The event drew a large crowd, while their widow mother dissented, noting social wealth as a Western draw to Judaism.
Charles A. Howard of Milwaukee, a 45 year old invalid and former head waiter at Bisnateton Sons, learns he is sole heir to a $1,000,000 English estate. He was raised by his aunt in Kent and only recently discovered the will was intact. The tale, though dramatic, is reportedly well authenticated.
Billy Carson, a son of famed scout Kit Carson, shot and killed Thomas J. Tobins in Fort Gartano Colorado. Tobins, a noted companion of Carson, had earned fame for the single-handed capture of Mexican bandits the Espenos brothers, an achievement praised by Territorial and United States authorities.
In Lowndes county tension erupts into violence after a white mob lynched a black man. A sheriff’s posse arrested 15 black men at Sandy Ridge on the way to Hayneville. A clash with armed blacks wounded two whites and killed several blacks. Troops are being requested. four Montgomery companies, including artillery and cavalry, head to the scene.
New York May 5 actress Fanny Davenport seeks divorce from husband Edwin Price after years of estrangement Judge Barrett orders a reference and testimony to be taken today The scandal appears limited and Davenport plans to tour La Tosca in San Francisco next week with Marc Klaw handling California business while Price may join Julia Marlow as business manager next season
An advertisement promises a mailed illustrated pamphlet about Dr Dye's Celebrated Electro-Voltaic Belt and Appliances. It claims to restore vigor and health to the nervous debilitated system and urges readers to send their address for a belt and alliances on wa Valloutain? mail from Marshall, Michigan.
A sweeping news brief reports a smallpox epidemic in California and Mexico with rising deaths, Canada advancing a fisheries treaty bill to a law, and measures to curb cholera. It notes trials, legislative gridlock, vast newspaper counts, and multiple regional incidents from fires in San Diego to court cases in New York, plus rail strikes and civic actions in Baltimore and Chicago.
A New York Arcade Railway contract with American and European investors signals a big underground line push. Bank losses near 100000 at Debaun exit, while train fatalities occur in Millis. Oregon plans to import hundreds of singing birds. Pittsburgh saloon licenses shuttered, fires rise, and buffalo herd efforts emerge in Texas.
In Shawville Quebec a cow owned by Hugh Matheson died after four days of treatment. A post mortem revealed a three inch darning needle in the heart, identified as the cause of death despite veterinary efforts.
A Nebraska opera house owner asks the artist to decorate as he wishes. The artist cites Shakespere, prompting disbelief. The owner demands his own portrait be painted instead, sparking a clash over attribution and taste.
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