Attack on Missionary Home Sparks Turkish Discussions
Constantinople reports say only one residence, that of a Greek Protestant naturalized American, was attacked by a mob in Smyrna after he preached against the Greek church in an English school called The Sailors Rest. The Sailors Rest closed to avert more trouble as Mr. King of the U S legation and Sir William White press the Porte for punishment. Consul Emmet in Smyrna to provide details.
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Constantinople
Smyrna
King
United States Legation
Emmet
Sir William White
Porte
Weather Indications for New England and Nearby States
Washington April 3 For twenty four hours from 7 a m Monday April 4 Maine New Hampshire and Vermont expect increasing cloudiness with light rains, warmer Monday then colder Tuesday, winds turning southerly and then westerly Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut see warmer fair weather followed by local rains by Tuesday morning then colder with southerly winds shifting to westerly Eastern New York will have warmer fair weather in the south with light rains and warmer conditions. in the north warmer then colder Tuesday with winds shifting to westerly
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Boston Base Ball Nine Appoints Morrill Manager and Elly Captain
At a Saturday conference, President Soden formally appoints Morrill manager and Elly captain of the Boston baseball team. Directors express confidence in a strong pennant race next season.
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Boston
Soden
Ata Morrill
Mike Elly
News of a varied morning including politics and disasters
Morning dispatches report policy notes on retaliation act defense not punishment, funeral of John G Saxe in Albany, ICC hearing on Southern trade, gossip on Blaine and inter state wire law, Mme Fursch Mach sues National Opera for 1500, Rhode Island nominations, Gould plans industrial town, Jordan cables from London on Manning, two more bodies from Hotel Richmond fire, clerks theft case, church burglary, Monterey fire losses, death of Gov Bob Taylor's father, Sokoto shipwreck tale, Medford stable fire incineration of 51 horses.
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John G. Saxe
Albany
Interstate Commerce Commission
Blaine
Mach
Washington
Mme
Fursch-Mach
National Opera Company
Rhode Island
Jay Gould
Jordan Cables
London
Manning
Hotel Richmond
W. O. Clark
New York Post Office
Newburyport Episcopal Church
Hotel del Monte
Monterey
Cal
N. G. Taylor
Bob” Taylor
Tennessee
Happy Valley
East Tenn
Consolidated Street Railway Company
Medford
East Somerville
Cyrus W Field bids moved to federal court in stock suit
Papers filed yesterday in the clerk's office of the United States Circuit Court seek to remove Cyrus W Field versus Charles Clark and Francis Higginson from Westchester Supreme Court to the federal court. The $500,000 suit alleges the defendants blocked Field's bid for New York and New England stock.
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Cyrus W. Field
New York
United States Circuit Court
Charles Clark
Francis Higginson
Westchester Supreme Court
Mr. Field
New England
Manning's Health Report Refuted by London Reply
Sub-Treasurer Canda in New York cabled ex-Treasurer Jordan in London seeking confirmation of Manning's illness. Jordan's reply denies the reports emphatically, stating Manning has greatly improved since arrival and is signed by Jordan.
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New York
Canda
Jordan
London
Manning
Boyton Plans Hudson to New York Swim Start Tuesday
Captain Paul Boyton will begin his long swim from Hudson to New York on Tuesday at 10 o'clock. He notes the river near Albany is not yet open. A rowboat with reporters, led by Wallace Ross and George W. Hall, will accompany him on the 28 mile leg to Hudson and beyond.
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Albany
N. Y
Paul Boyton
Hudson
Boyton
New York
Wallace Ross
George W. Hall
Funeral for John Godfrey Saxe Held in Axpany
Crowds attended the service as the body lay in a plain black coffin with a single wreath. The remains will be taken to New York for interment at Greenwood Cemetery tomorrow.
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Axpany
N. Y
Apri
John Godfrey Saxe
New York
Greenwood
Wrecks on the shore and unusual storm across New England
A northeastern gale smashed Maine and Cape Cod coastlines with ships slipping anchors and running aground. Vessels including Maggie J Chadwick and Charter Oak were driven ashore or damaged. snow storms and blizzards snarled transport from Maine to Minnesota, with crews saved from some ships and others lost or abandoned.
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Maine
Wavevarp Haven
Maggie J. Chadwick
Orr
Portland
Bridgeport
Cannel Flat
Isaac Burpee
McLennon
St. John
New York
Lugano
Clark
Boston
Margaret
Cherryfield
Eri
Alpine
Deer Isle
Marshall
Port
Providence
Philadelphia
E. H. Furber
Wentworth
Mary A. Rice
Bucksport
Lowell
Nantucket
Union
Jonesport
Juanita
M. Winch
Duxsury
Oceana
Garnet Light
Rockland
Hyannis
Cape
Annie M. Chadwick
Thatcher
Crace
Ann Elizabeth
Kelly
Harwich
Osterville
Uoccesteer
Georges
Grand Bank
Monitor
Abbie F. Morrison
Sable Island
Mabel Leighton
Aberdeen
Laura Nelson
Cuarnam
Waxipozoro
Aston
Warren
Thomaston
Edwin O. Clark
Macutas
Savem
Danvers
Peabody
Naumkeag
North Salem
Port Lane
Here
Maine Central
Pullman
Freeport
Grand Trunk
Yarmouth
St. Pavn
Minn
Northern Pacific
Bismarck
Yaneton. Dak
Mme Fursch-Madi Sues National Opera Company in Attachment
Judge Hall ordered an attachment on the National Opera Company for 1200 dollars claimed by Mme Fursch-Madi Verle as salary. Box office receipts and scenery valued at 1000 dollars were seized at the Metropolitan Opera House during a Nero performance. manager Locke paid the claimed amount and 150 dollars in smaller claims. The long-running dispute says she was engaged to sing during 1886-87 at 400 dollars per night with a 20000 dollar guarantee. after a January suspension, she intends to sue for the balance after the season ends.
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New York
Hall
City Court
National Opera Company
Mme. Fursch-Madi Verle
George W. Chipman
Metropolitan Opera House
Locke
Lawrence
Mme. Furseh-Madi
Mme. Fursch-Madi
Mrs Cameron’s Rash Act Shocks La Crosse
Mrs Angus Cameron wife of ex senator Cameron acted in a crisis and nearly walked into the river at Pearl street. She was pulled from the water by bystanders and taken to a nearby hotel. Her long troubled mental condition linked to a back injury suffered on a ferry is noted.
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Senator Cameron
Dugald
Cameron
New York and Brooklyn
Edward F Thayer Dies at 51 Prominent Boston Real Estate Leader
Edward F Thayer, a well known Boston businessman, died at his home on Pinckney street at age 51. Former boot and shoe dealer, he shifted to real estate after the 1872 fire and achieved prominence. He served twice in the Legislature and was a leading Republican figure in Boston social and political circles.
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Edward F. Thayer
Boston
Pinckney Street
Thayer
Republican Party
Reverend N G Taylor Died in Happy Valley East Tenn
R L Taylor of Tennessee died Saturday at his Happy Valley home. He served two terms in Congress before the war and was named Indian affairs commissioner by President Johnson in 1866. Esteemed as Tennessee’s most eloquent minister, he raised over 100000 for East Tennessee relief after the war amid destitute conditions. His sons Bob and Alf led a bid for governor last autumn.
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N. G. Taylor
R. L. Taylor
Tennessee
Happy Valley
East Tenn
Congress
Johnson
East Tennessee
North
Bob
Alf
Robert
M C Joseph H Bradley Dies in Washington at 84
Joseph H Bradley known as M C died in West Washington DC aged 84. He mentored by his brother Abraham Bradley Connecticut who served as first assistant postmaster general through administrations from Washington to Jackson. Bradley Yale graduate 1821 admitted to bar 1824. He handled many famous district cases including Surratt trial after Lincoln assassination. The Surratt jury disagreement led Judge Fisher to disbar Bradley for disloyalty to the government. Bradley challenged to a duel but was not noticed.
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Joseph H. Bradley
M.C
Washington
D. C
Abraham Bradley
Connecticut
Jackson
Joseph Bradley
Yale
John H. Surratt
Lincoln
Surratt
Fisher
Bradley
Deaths of Captain David Roberts and Joseph Toy
Captain David Roberts died at Salem yesterday at age 50 from erysipelas after a week of illness. He formerly commanded an African trade vessel. Funeral from his Hamilton residence Tuesday afternoon. Joseph Toy, head of Toy Bickford Co. of Simsbury Connecticut and a longtime safety fuse maker, died suddenly on Saturday at age 79.
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David Roberts
Salem
Hamilton
Joseph Toy
Toy, Bickford Co
Simsbury, Conn
Rumor of Scythia wreck proves unfounded voyage tale
News crews scoured Scituate harbor after a wild rumor claimed the Cunard steamer Scythia with 800 aboard had gone ashore. A stern winter hunt by train, watchmen, and a life saving attaché found no wreck, only wind and sea. The ship later arrived safely with one death and one birth aboard, Captain Thomas Roberts at the helm.
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Cunard
Scythia
Scituate
Cunard Company
Boston
Old Colony Road
Cohasset
Seituate
North Scituate
Minot
China
Amon
Bothnia
Pavonia
Samaria
Jeffries’s Point
Arrival of the Scythia at East Boston Amid High Seas
The Cunard liner Scythia arrived quietly at East Boston docks after a voyage from Liverpool and Queenstown marked by a severe gale. Captain Roberts described strong to fresh gales and a lengthy voyage with heavy snow. passengers reported little damage and calm, despite sensational forecasts.
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Scythia
Cunard Line
East Boston
Post
Harry Bloomfield
Cunard Company
Boston
Roberts
Liverpool
Queenstown
Cape Cod
McField
Card
Scituate
Frank Lord
Sarah Bernhardt Arrives in Boston for Hollis Street Engagement
The last New York Boston train passenger was Mme. Sarah Bernhardt. She appeared on the platform in snow, assisted by Maurice Grau. A cloak, boa and scarf kept her warm as she moved to a carriage, then to a Parker’s suite for rest after arrival.
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New York
New York & New England
Boston
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Hollis Street Theatre
Bernhardt
Maurice Grau
Mr. Grau
Mme. Bernhardt
Mr. Gray
Sir Walter Raleigh
Parker’s
Landford Beckman
West Church Sermon on Communion and Unity of Believers
The Rev C A Bartol preached at the West Church on the recent double anniversary, calling the communion service a fellowship beyond ritual. He argued that charity grows as sects dissolve, that genuine communion is an event of mutual affection, and that memory and imagination sustain bonds across faiths and generations.
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C. A. Bartol
D.D
West Church
Jesus
Dr. Bartel
Samuel
Saul
Hooper
Mayhew
Howard
Lowell
Steamers Arrive at Plymouth and Havre from New York
Lonnox April 3 reports Gellert and La Bourgogne arriving in Plymouth and Havre respectively from New York with arrivals of Coronilla Ard Jam Marbella en Kingston noted for New York on April 3.
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Lonnox
Gellert
New York
Plymouth
la Bourgogne
Havre
Coronilla
Ard Jam
Marbellaen
Kingston
Madrid gunpowder plot shocks Chamber of Deputies
In Maprm April 3 a suspicious receptacle containing gunpowder and a fused cartridge was found in the door of the president's bureau during a session of the Chamber of Deputies. Later a petard exploded in the vestibule near the minister of finance's office breaking windows. No injuries reported but alarms raised.
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Madrid
Maprm
Th Chhamber of Deputies
President’ Bureau
Cabinet Formed in Rome as New Ministers Take Posts
Rome reports the cabinet is virtually formed with Depretis as foreign affairs minister Crispa as interior minister Viale as war minister Zanardelli as justice minister and Saracov as public works minister. Remaining ministers keep their portfolios in other departments.
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Rome
Signor Depretis
Signor Crispa
Interior
Signor Viale
Signor Zanardelli
Signor Saracov
Coronet Arrives After Gale Battering Queenstown Route
The Coronet reached Cowes at 6 pm after departing Queenstown Thursday morning. A fierce gale and towering seas drove sailors AJ Jones and AXLE to safety as a 200 pound forecastle bell was swept away with a rescuer. By Friday the weather eased and the ship turned toward the Needles. The Dauntless remained at Queenstown.
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Cowes
Queenstown
Jones
Axle
James
Queens Town
Roof of church collapses in Sicily amid services
London reports a church roof fell during services at Linguagrossa Sicily burying 100 people with forty killed or injured. The armchair rumor from Bucharest mentions revolts near Kustendel and a Bulgarian war minister attack, with officers arrested and troops fleeing. The Queen’s birthday is set for May 24 and three alleged bombers in St Petersburg were hanged. Twenty more officers were arrested in connection with the plot.
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London
Linguagrossa
Sicily
Bucharest
Rustehuk
Kustendel
Berti
St. Petersburg
Crax
Gatschina Palace
Decision in land case awards defendants over 173 thousand
The Norwich and Worcester railroad land suit verdict grants nine landholders 173175 27 in damages, about 25502 27 more than county awards, with half the excess reflecting interest since Oct 27 1885. The NY and New England railro leases the Norwich road and will receive payment. several legal exceptions were noted, costs fall on losers.
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Worcester
Spxcray
Norwich & Worcester Railroad
New York & New England Railro
Norwich Road
Found Dead in Somerville Near Nunnery Grounds
A man about 35, 5 ft 6 in, in black trousers, dark overcoat and hat, was found dead on a road near East Somerville. No violence. A letter addressed to Hanover Street and Arlington carried Harriet Poland’s signature and the Philadelphia date. Body taken to Undertaker Marsh’s rooms. Medical Examiner Durell summoned. Arlington officials aware of a Poland in town but could not identify the deceased.
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East Somerville
Hanover Street
Arlington
Philadelphia
Harriet Poland
Marsh
Durell
Mead
Nam Poland
Whitman to Lecture on Lincoln in New York
Walt Whitman will deliver a lecture on Abraham Lincoln at Madison Square Theatre New York on April 14 the twenty second anniversary of the President’s assassination. Rev Dr Paxton of Forty second Street Presbyterian Church is named as Beecher’s successor. Mrs Logan reportedly wrote a novel about Washington society. The Boston Young Men’s Christian Association noonday prayer meeting at Tremont row lists several ministers and speakers across the week with George Stowell on Saturday. At the Young Men’s Christian Union last evening Rev George Batchelor spoke on Little Things Which May Become Big.
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Bussey Bridge
Harvard Athletic Association
Cambridge
Edward
Thayer
Harvard Observatory
Denny
North End
Harvard
Charlestown
New England Kennel Club
Mechanics’ Building
Bartel
West Church
Globe Theatre
Saugus
California Southern
New York
Clearing House
Walt Whitman
Abraham Lincoln
Madison Square Theatre
John R. Paxton
Fortysecond Street Presbyterian Church
Henry Ward Beecher
Logan
Washington
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
Tremont Row
W. E. Wright
Loemie T . P. Greenwood
F. Allen
N. T. Greet
J. A. Gardner
George Stowell
Young Men’s Christian Union
George Batchelor
Wellesley Ie
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Charles A. Cutting
Elisha Atkins
Nathaniel J. Bradlee
Thomas E. Proctor
George B. Lombard
Geo. H. Binney
Devonshire Street
Palne’s Furniture
Canal
Mars
Mechanics’ Hall
Huntington Avenue
Mis
America
C. F. Libbie & Co
Washington Street
Park Theatre
William T. Brigham
Sandwich Islands
Userver
Signal Service
U.S osTon
Poe
Kelauvere Itasnidity
Vetocity
Chamber of Deputies
Coronet
MR. Manning
Ing
Cucaco
Sokoto
Tom O'Shanter
Perry
John Killam
Palermo
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Delaware
Annapolis
N.S
Mrs. Cameron
Maurice Gray
Dr. Bartol
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