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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1885
Page
1
The Puritan sails decisively against the Gangsta amid strong wind and sea, navigating with skill and purpose. A bold maritime contest unfolds as crews push for control and speed in harsh conditions.
New York reports a grand yacht race where Genesta and Puritan battled under windy seas from Navesink to Scotland lightship. Puritan wins by 1 minute 38 seconds, Genesta finishes a brave second amid a gale and fading wind. cheers erupt as Puritan crosses first and Genesta follows, capturing the cup for the United States.
Report on yesterday's race between the Puritan and Genesta describes a gale that tested both boats. The New York Herald lauds the Puritan's speed and handling, while The Times notes the broader rivalry between sloop and cutter designs and their supporters, highlighting the Puritan's decisive windward performance.
Prairie fires sweep western North Dakota and nearby areas causing heavy grain losses from 1000 to 3000 bushels per farmer. Mrs. Bedford is critically injured lighting a trestle and several farms near Streve Buffalo and Jamestown suffer extensive damage as fires rage from Fargo to Bismarck with widespread crop destruction across the region.
Evansville Indiana Daily Courier editorial calls for retiring Hendricks Voorhees and McDonald from Indiana Democratic leadership. Authors argue the trio are old and out of touch, having no grasp of hard campaigning and reform, urging a new, revived party with fresh leaders.
East Liverpool Ohio September 19 Governor Hoadly received loud welcome from about 3000 at the skating rink. He denied Senator Fawcett’s charges of overzealous labor suppression in the Hocking valley and accused Sherman of war era political bluster. He defended his actions, rebutted the crimson Ohio claim, and discussed liquor policy before leaving by boat for Wellsville for another speech.
Ex senator Chaffee in New York asserts Grant’s death stemmed from Ward failure and not throat cancer alone. He recalls Grant’s anguish over the trust betrayal and says cancer was the final strain while the burial site and memorial debate persists. He notes Grant wanted West Point or Washington for final resting place and that the Soldiers’ Home could house him.
Horatio Seymour discusses civil service reform and the danger of party control in government. He critiques the spoils system, warns of an expanding office seeker class, and advocates aligning appointees with the prevailing administration while preserving Democratic values. He reflects on Cleveland, Lincoln era actions, and the role of strong partisans in state governance. The interview portrays Seymour as steadfast in democracy and wary of future political manipulation.
A governor discusses the political outlook if the state loses the current election noting not a pure rebuke to the administration and foreseeing rising Western antagonism. He argues tariff policy favors Eastern needs, detailing a hypothetical import chain to show how duties raise costs for Western consumers and small retailers.
West Alexander Pennsylvania September 20. News from Wheeling reports a sensational love affair between Flora Caldwell a white woman near West Alexander and Dennis Gardner a married Black man from Wheeling. Caldwell planned to travel to meet him at 10 15 p m in the city. cousins who suspected treachery tried to kill Gardner, but police intervened. Letters express intense affection but give no clear cause.
A coroner in Chinatown reports a cellar packed with over 800 dead bodies scavenged from cemeteries. Chinese workers boiled remains and packed bones for shipment to China while skunks were used to counteract odors. The coroner took charge of the remains.
A wild steer evaded pursuit in Philadelphia last night, tossing Police Officer Pidgeon and others, breaking ribs and injuring a man’s head. A butcher named Walls was struck, a woman named Penn died from injuries, another man suffered a broken arm, and the animal was killed by a citizen.
Washington notes a shipment of $500,000 in gold and $200,000 in silver received at the Treasury today from San Francisco and Carson City. The Swatara and Yantie carrying $10,400,000 in silver dollars are due next Friday. The Swatara's load is about $8,000,000. A telegram from Key West to the Navy Department says the Swatara and Yantie passed Sand Key at about 10 a.m. yesterday.
Whiskey dealers in Cincinnati face turmoil as Peoria suppliers market over 300 barrels at 103, below the 106 market rate. Two large distilleries have withdrawn from the local combination and are operating independently, further complicating the situation.
Special reports to the Advance indicate a tobacco crop failure across bright belts in Virginia and North Carolina with 20 to 40 percent less weight. Drought has battered the plant, and growers are cutting early to salvage portions and prevent total loss.
The center of European politics shifts to Eastern Roumelia and Turkey as Philippopolis rises, deposes the governor, and proclaims union with Bulgaria. Russia and Britain loom large in diplomatic readouts while Gladstone's manifesto stirs Liberal and Conservative debates. Cholera, famine, and pestilence afflict Spain and Sicily, with relief efforts under way.
A Montreal dispatch reports a rapid smallpox surge with 285 city cases and 623 total, 40 deaths in one day, plus hundreds more in adjoining areas. Descriptions detail filthy streets, inadequate isolation, and hospital neglect as authorities struggle to respond.
In Hartford Connecticut a U S Court case concludes James Wood’s $1700 savings sent to Ireland via Hartford Savings Bank and controlled by the late Rev Lawrence Welsh. Welsh drew the funds in Waterbury to reinvest but failed to pay interest. The executor paid only the principal. the court awards Wood principal plus 6 percent interest since withdrawal totaling 2534 dollars.
In Evansville Indiana jealousy sparked a fatal confrontation near Henderson Kentucky. William P Organ sourced a shotgun but failed to kill his employee Thomas Curtis who fled then collided when Curtis stabbed Organ, severing his throat in a violent hospital scene.
Port land September 15 Mrs Betsey Moody of Cape Elizabeth aged almost 105 is described as the county and perhaps state’s oldest resident now bedridden. Her memory and sight fail while occasional bright days appear. She retains appetite but loses flesh as she nears the end of a long life.
A Bloomington bound Chicago and Alton mail train with seven cars ran wild after Engineer Charles Vedders, sleep deprived, wrestled the throttle and charged a steep grade. The fireman Jenkins fought to restrain him as the engine sped through Shirley, and the madman leaped toward the tender. Vedders was pinned, a struggle ensued, and the man finally escaped by jumping to the bank and fleeing into woods. Vedders survived, but his ailment was blamed on sleep deprivation. Passengers, terrified, were relieved when help arrived and the train halted near Bloomington.
Washington and the cabinet discussed silver policy at length with Manning favoring halting silver dollar coinage. A Treasury plan to compromise between extremes was noted, while some silver proponents warned against concessions. A Pennsylvania Republican believed Congress would settle the issue quickly, noting the treasury strategy to circulate more silver dollars to press business interests.
The New York World reports that mock marriages are not legally possible in New York. Civil contracts bind partners if properly proven, while religious figures have no special authority to wed. The piece frames marriage as a civil contract with witnesses, not a church rite.
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