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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1879
Page
8
A New York paper recounts Sing Sing prison abuses from 1824 to 1830, detailing brutal punishments. Cruel methods include dark cells, the cat o nine tails, crucifix torture, shower baths, the trapeze, bed of roses, and paddie. Guards inflicted pain for control while inmates suffered lifelong injuries.
Despatch from Milwaukee reports Colonel Sam Ward of New York, father of actress Genevieve Ward, died last evening at relatives’ residence. Once based in the swamp business near New York, he built a fortune of over a quarter of a million by freighting in 1455, later lost it, then regained some wealth before passing away. The death was cabled to Miss Ward in London where she is currently playing.
In Kibert county Mrs. Brocker Poalaw, a respected widow, vanished after four men pressed into her home last Tuesday night. A likely abduction is suspected as lines indicate she left notes mentioning England and Ireland. The episode reflects the era’s crisis atmosphere and parliamentary references.
The article notes England wide pauper numbers end of June for 1877 1878 and 1879 with 715231 paupers excluding pauper lunatics and vagrants up 6.0 percent from last year and 0.1 percent from 1877. Distress mainly hits manufacturing districts while London shows little change.
A Detroit Post and Tribune correspondent reports on Mr. Smith, a 47-year-old Michigan man with an extraordinary beard. He ties it under his chin with thread, growing it since boyhood and later setting records in California mining circles. The beard measured seven feet four inches last winter and seven feet six and a half inches currently, with the growth described as even and manageable despite its extreme length.
Hartford Evening Post reports the Sixteenth Regiment colors, torn at Plymouth in 1864 and saved in prison camps, will be restored as a battle flag. Fragments have been gathered by the regiment’s executive committee and will be placed with other flags at the capitol on September 17. The design features a white silk ground with a shield bearing the preserved eagle head, and streamers from flag fragments, honoring Sergeant Latimer and others who saved the color under heavy fire.
In a dingy back room on Thirty-Eighth Street the body of Thomas Lookup alias Dr Evans Powers, a notorious abortionist, was found. He died suddenly after amassing wealth from nefarious business and left between $60,600 and $100,000 in banks under another name. The house is linked to crime including two murders in the last five years. He was born in Scotland in 1822. the public administrator will seize his funds.
The Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York will host the Paola Marie Opera Bouffe company under Maurice Gran with stars like Paola Marie Mic Angelo Cavoul and Mile. Angele. The season spans three months featuring Lecocq’s La Fille de Madame Angot, La Perichole, Les Brigands, Mignon and more with an orchestra of thirty and a strong chorus. Also noted are other artists including Capoul Jonara Duplan and Beaudet plus a Providence of novelties and a spring plan to present Genevieve de Brabant.
Advertisement for The World's Checker Book by William R. Barker and Charles F. Barker. Twenty two openings, 355 original games, twenty four original positions. Board cover price fifty cents cloth cover higher. Mail price details and address at No 8 Houghton Street Cambridgeport Mass.
A compendium of reader notes and corrections regarding the World’s Checker Book. Several correspondents report letters received, solutions and corrections to positions, and confirmations that copies have been mailed or forwarded. The items reflect ongoing engagement with the publication and its checker-book puzzle context.
Black to move and draw position 619 by J W Miller. Black to move and win position 611 by W C Parrow. White to move and win misprint corrected. Eureka played 9.14 here.
News from the New England chess scene covers matches at Glasgow rooms and score summaries. It records Barker Kirkwood games, Busby and Murray draws, Kimley corrections, and ongoing discussions of Switcher variations, plus regional player moves and upcoming exhibitions.
The article reports Edwin Booth expects to perform in London next spring with talks ongoing between Henry Irving and Booth. It extols Booth as America's greatest tragedian, notes his prime form, wide repertoire, and potential impact on British audiences and American cultural exchange. It recalls his 1861 London debut and predicts major engagements in London, Paris, and German centers.
The column includes a sample chess game with moves and commentary, the address for correspondence to W W Curran, and notices about chess publications and a proposed Nations Chess Congress. It mentions gossip on openings, sale of a chess volume, the American Chess Journal becoming quarterly, and a call for active participation from various chess clubs and players in New York and beyond.
Grant consents to head the American Inter Oceanic Canal Company to end political rumors. Admiral Ammen cites Grant’s European tour as he sought capital support in London and Paris for an American led inter oceanic canal project. A mixed American European capital company is forming.
Delegations from New York merchants and importers of window and cylinder glass met Assistant Secretary French to object to reliquidations at the New York custom house. They urge a fixed rule linking weight to content to prevent misstatement of boxes containing fifty square feet of glass. The Treasury will investigate the matter, noting the difficulty of exact compliance with a congressional law.
A Como Mississippi report says a lamp coal exploded in the hands of Miss Jauvie Allen fatally burning her and injuring other family members including her father. The Como Herald notes the tragedy occurred last night in Menrimis Tennessee. A separate Missouri suit targets Charter Oak Life Insurance for penalties tied to policies issued after a business revocation.
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