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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1882
Page
1
Mrs. Melville details her account from Norristown Insane Asylum to Philadelphia on November 20, alleging police and civil officers aided her husband in forcing her from home. She describes threats, her attempt to take her children, and her ongoing longing to recover them amid legal steps and distress.
A woman recounts two months in an asylum where kindness from doctors and attendants contrasted with a troubling marriage. She notes Melville visited once, refused to see his children, and details her estranged spouse's plans for separation and custody, demanding funds and accountability for property losses.
Mary Booth the fourteen year old murderess had her death sentence commuted by Governor Cameron to life in prison. A huge mob gathered at Surry Court House to witness the hanging, unaware of the commutation, with crowds, lemonade stands, and curiosity surrounding the gallows and coffin. Sheriff Savage secretly removed Booth to Wakefield station to avoid lynching as public sentiment turned against the ruling.
In Trenton on November 18 a volcanic like eruption from an abandoned dump at the New Jersey Steel and Iron Company site along the Delaware raises danger. Fire and smoke issue from the pond with rising concern for nearby buildings as workers dig trenches to flood the area.
Martha Robinson, a colored woman in Louisville, was arrested after heating a stove and placing her 24 year old child on it, then carrying the child to a factory hallway. The officer heard cries, and the woman admitted she wanted to get rid of the child. the child’s life is in danger.
The Sunday Globe reports Thomas Loeman a Jordan Marsh cash boy now set to inherit a vast fortune through his great uncle Michael Leeman of Australia. The trio Tommy Minnie and Jimmie Leeman were to be educated and cared for in St John New Brunswick before joining Melbourne wealth. Their aunt Mrs Higgins describes a life of distant wealth and hopeful futures as the three children adjust to sudden fortune.
The Enquirer reports a sensational tale about a Democratic plot to seize the House and install Kenna as speaker before Keifer would assume duties. Keifer warned Blackburn he would defend his rights as speaker to the death, prompting abandonment of the plan to avoid bloodshed on the floor. The paper cites reliable authority for the story.
A 16 year old Cooper Institute student in mechanical drawing devised a metal spray pipe bath system to deliver vapor or spray from hot water through tiny holes. Two cups connected by rubber tubes allow liquids or solids to be atomized into the bath vapor. One unit is tested in the French Hospital in New York for rheumatism and acute diseases by spray baths permeated with drugs.
Mrs. Joseph Best, about 45, of North Diamond Street, Lehigh City, once active in church groups, was drawn into Salvation Army campaigns by Hallelujah Swede and Papia’s Irons. Her excited conduct grew over days and culminated this morning with a dramatic disturbance at a market stand.
A Louisville Commercial report details John Melamous of Cable Street in East End undergoing a dramatic, fatal transformation after a typhoid like illness. He rapidly loses appetite and weight as skin spots darken and spread, hair falls, and new hair darkens with the skin, leaving a repulsive, nearly black appearance. Eyes yellow then white fog, and nails darken as the man approaches death from starvation. The case is described as a rare Adhison's disease form, poorly understood.
Warren Fairbanks an about eighty year old former Walpole resident confessed to officers the location of hidden wealth. Investigators found savings and a wall cellar stash with Spanish and other coins, then a second tip led to a large bag of about 500 dollars in coins buried under a cellar stone. Digging around the cellar walls is planned.
At Seneca and St Clair in Cleveland a 100 foot derrick toppled from a three story scaffold as a wire shackling failed. Three tons of brick fell. Dietrich Eaen and William Price died, a third laborer perished under the derrick, while another was badly hurt and a fourth injured but likely to recover.
Marblehead on November 20 witnessed a novel event as Mrs Martha Chapman rolled Mrs Hannah Perry in a wheelbarrow on an election wager. They traveled from Front Street through State Street to the square Town Hall and back, the cart adorned with Chinese lanterns. Mrs Moses Sweet carried a large catcher showing a fighting cock and the scene drew about 1000 cheering men.
Richard Hoffman of Bentleysville, Paralysis to Walking After Prayer Voice. He wrote a letter read by Rev. Marquis at Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church, describing creeping to a prayer when a voice said Arise and walk and he did so, to surprised onlookers.
Two years after a 4.86 two mile time Manetta with Longman as running mate and John Murphy driving posted 4.2734 for two miles on Mr Bonner’s omnibus track. First mile 2.144% second 2.12% despite 165 pound wagon and dull slippery surface.
Patterson Organs prompts readers to view the new James T. Patterson advertisement from Bridgeport Conn. Charles R. Rosenqueoburn in Middlesex County Mass reports his organ has given perfect satisfaction and exceeded expectations, aligning with the seller’s claims.
Congressman Hill of New Jersey said the bill to reduce letter postage to two cents will pass the Lagat session of Congress.
Washington dispatch reports Republicans split on major bills as Judge Kelley lobbies Folger to end internal revenue. Kasson faction favors removing tobacco and other internal taxes, excluding whiskey. Democrats largely oppose abolition. likely defeat of Kelley plan. Caucuses to decide tariff and revenue strategies amid broader fiscal reforms.
A Ohio movement led by M D Hartery F Hurd A G Thurman and G B Okey plans a tariff and labor banquet in January to mark the return of the Democrats to power Judge Allan G Thurman and others will toast tariff themes with topics including revenue free trade and labor. The event aims to publish pamphlets for winter distribution ahead of the canvass.
A Kentucky farmer Alfred Phillips witnesses his daughters Cella Hettie and Lucie Phillips marry on a farmhouse porch four miles from Butler Pendleton county. The grooms Will N. Percy John Thomas and Alvin Bradford stand in line as Rev W Van Hook officiates while the father looks on from his death bed through the window.
In Baltimore Criminal Court last Saturday a German boy named Charles Vogel refused to be sworn or to affirm, citing his aunt's instruction that a boy cannot testify in Germany until sixteen. The judge adjourned the case for a week without ruling.
Two Latter Day Saints from Salt Lake City explored the Susquehanna area near a temple site linked to Joseph Smith. Locals recall Smith’s acts and a claimed miracle of walking on water when a submerged sidewalk near the river was sabotaged, nearly ending in his death as a crowd watched.
A Erie report says Greenback-Labor figure William Mac Avoy went mad after election losses. He tore bars from his cell and foamed at the mouth cursing Beaver and Pattison for defeating Armstrong. He repelled guards with a jail bar.
The narrative portrays an inmate who repeatedly dumps water, then mops, acting out as a pig while tearing at bedclothes and now and then causing disruption with quilts and pillows. After meals he grows quiet, and the observed mental state shifts to a waning light of sanity. He exits his cell and speaks with the radar, claiming cooling clouds and a calmer boiling brain.
New York reports a City of Chester shipment to Louis Strasberger Co. that should have held diamonds but was found filled with paper. The wooden box, wrapped and sealed, reached public stores in Washington Street in the same condition, suggesting the loss occurred before arrival. Authorities deny any link to the collectors or appraisers department.
A Western States man using the name Gustavus Griffin M D and B A posed as a benevolent hotel landlord in Montreal. He swindled hotel guests and tradesmen by securing credit for bogus Canadian joint stock companies and promotional ventures. Authorities detained him after Toronto and Montreal investigations revealed fictitious firms and forged bank ties. Betts and his wife helped thwart the escape.
Portland Maine November 20 A public notice recalls General James Deering Fessenden heir of William Pitt Fessenden who died Saturday in Portland at age 50 after a heart episode He studied at Bowdoin Law practice began before the Civil War and he rose from captain to brigadier general later serving in the western districts of South Carolina and Maryland He was brevet major general in 1865 and after the war worked as a bankruptcy registrar and legislator until joining his brother General Francis Fessenden in private practice.
In Chicago on November 20, Joliet Iron and Steel plans to close its works by December 1 and other Western mills cutting Bessemer steel expect similar steps, risking at least 20,000 jobs. The Joliet firm cites hostile tariff actions by a new Congress and falling steel rail prices as causes, with closures spreading to nearby mills and workers facing bleak prospects in winter.
William Phelps of Dixon Springs killed his six year old daughter after a dispute and fear driven crying. He fled on horseback toward the woods as a mob gathered to lynch him. Local citizens formed a council to capture the murderer and administer rough justice.
Chicago reports that shipments of fresh beef in refrigerator cars have curbed the canned beef trade. The Wilson Packing Company, once the leading firm in the field, will abandon canned beef and shift to extensive chilled beef shipments nationwide.
Berlin reports M Ber De Giers visit tied to recall of officials in Russia after Alexander II’s death. Russia Austria tensions rise as Piener speech fuels war fears. De Giers may push for successors and extradition talks with France to back North Africa policy and Egypt Tunis questions. Negotiations reportedly advance toward a rapid conclusion.
The Russian foreign minister M Giers hurriedly left St Petersburg and met Prince Bismarek at Varzin. A report says he will head to Vienna after Varzin to discuss an alliance opposing Britain in Eastern policy, foreshadowing early intervention in the Egyptian question by several powers.
In Dublin on November 17 Patrick Casey's murder trial resumed with approvers Philbin and Thomas Casey swearing to his identity. Cross-examination revealed Kelley and Nee as plot authors while the court heard new testimony. verdict reached guilty on participation with hanging set for December 15.
Paris reports alarm among Grevy's friends as his health declines, with urges for resignation seen as a way to prolong his life. In other items, a deadly dynamite explosion in Wales kills five and injures several, while a Dublin man is found with dynamite but released after police conclude he planned only engineering use. In St Petersburg and Kazan, student protests flare as authorities clamp down, Kazan University closes.
John Sanders a waiter was brought to the Police Court in London on November 20 charged with sending a threatening letter to Hon. W. E. Gladstone and was remanded for trial. He is believed to be insane. In Vienna a report on November 20 states the Russian consul at Phillippopolis ordered local officials to refuse obedience to Aleko as governor general amid an imminent insurrection. In Carro on November 18 a report of mutiny among an Egyptian regiment at Suez proved untrue as about 200 soldiers deserted to avoid Soudan service.
Paris on November 18 reports the Chamber of Deputies voting on the budget after speeches by Faullieres Roche and Clemenceau. The adoption failed with 844 in favor and 1265 against.
London reports from Gibraltar that Cuban refugees attempting to flee Cadiz carried over 5000 pounds in their possession. The telegraph dispatch notes the amount in the hands of the travelers as they sought exit from Spain.
Brennan, the ex-sus er, has been sentenced to three months in prison for interfering with the police, Dupin reports dated November 18.
Naples reports the Austrian consul killed himself with a revolver, dying of self-inflicted gunshot. In Constantinople the Porte announced it will send a commissioner to Cairo despite British opposition.
Mrs. John Lynch of West Randolph Vermont receives news of her daughter Letta from Ware Massachusetts. Letta dies suddenly after a party and boarding place return home by night train. Funeral held Friday with revived life hopes at the door, but life deemed extinct and burial Saturday. The event causes excitement and distress locally.
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