Savannah River Flood Drops in Augusta and Surrounding Areas
Augusta Ga Aug 1 The Savannah River rose to thirty five feet flooding seven eights of the city with water depths of one to twenty feet. Two hundred boats aid in rescue while factories and shops shut down. Damages are estimated at fifty to one hundred thousand dollars with further flooding feared.
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Avousta
Savannah
Hamburg
South Carolina
Port Royal
Brockxton
Carpenters’ Union
Hudson River
Weymouth
Centre Street
Beverly Strike Settled as Arbitration Plan Accepted
Beverly reports a settlement after the State Board of Arbitration urged compromise. Manufacturers accept a one year contract with lasters, reopening shops on Tuesday morning at prior wages with adjustments for Baker & Co and Woodbury, including a 30 cent per care increase for square cut patent call tips, effective through June 1, 1888.
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Beverly
Sredau
Manufacturers’ Association
State Board of Arbitration
State Board
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Boston
C. S. Hill
Beverly Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Lasters of
J. H. Baker & Co
Myron Woodbury
Wiston Lewis
Richard P. Barry
Charles H. Walcott
Baker’s
Pacific Railroads Under Probe Turmoil Over Records Refusal
The Pacific railroad inquiry in San Francisco halted when Secretary Douty of the Western Development Company refused to produce books. Daniel Yost, former LeLand Stanford assistant, testified about officers and party ties but said no funds were paid to any party by the railroad.
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Douty
Western Development Company
San Francisco
Pacific Railroad Investigation Commission
Central Pacific Railway
Daniel Yost
Leland Stanford
Colton
Racing at Saratoga A Big Fourth Race Field Promises Action
Saratoga Aug 1 report notes excellent track after rain with five extra events. First race for 300 dollars featured Queen Elizabeth winning by a length and a half over Harry Russell from a large field. Other races saw Swift, Pomona, and Tambourette win, with detailed payouts and times. Tomorrow’s card lists five more stakes including Iroquois and a free handicap steeplechase.
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Saratoca
SrrcrAt
Woodcraft
Harry Russell
Goldflea
Ten Strike
Safeban
Cassatt
Queen Bess
Queen Elizabeth
Columbine
Chappell
H. F
Boaz
Swift
Speld
Chickahominy
Binnette
Springfield
Miss Motley
Bronzo Marte
Ed McAvoy
Vosburgh
Pomona
Bronze Marte
B Vosburgh
McAvoy
Brambleton
Percy
Burton
Selex
Warrington
Tunis
Santa Claus
Pat Dennis
Nat Goodwin
Nil Desperandum
Harrodsburgh
Maggie May
Ten Sheal
Noxubig
Mary C
Tilles Daknedie
Field
Nil Desserandum
Lelaps
War Red
Our Friend
Tambourette
Clonee
Kensington
Fagin
Avery
Swiney
Malva R
Witch
Belle Tan
Peter L
Watch ’Em
Leclair
Falsenote
Hile
Belle Taw
Watson
Gerhardy
Bell Taw
Linda
Alcalde
Marigold
Goliah
Grimaldi
Pendennis
Oarsman
Rightaway
Libretto
Rebellion
Irish land bill fights surge as session nears close
London reports show parliamentary clashes over the land bill as Mr. Balfour hints at retracting unpopular clauses. Parnellites push for tenant protections while the government postpones broader measures to end the session. Amendments pass and debate centers on arrears relief and bankruptcy provisions.
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London
King Harmon
Ireland
House of Commons
James Ferguson
Foreign Office
United States
Great Britain
Balfour
Parnell
W. H. Smith
Smith
Lord Randolph Churchill
Chamberlain
Finlay
Ord Hartington
Dillon
T. P. O’connor
Parnellites
Great Migration Movement Starts in Russian Interior
News notes a migration wave beginning in Russia's interior districts. Other brief items include a condemned murderer in Lancaster resisting on the scaffold, M Ferry choosing seconds to fight General Boulanger, the Ameer of Afghanistan claiming he can suppress the Ghilzais without British aid, amendments to the Irish land bill passing in Commons, 2500 Hamburg carpenters on strike, and the British ship Star of Scotia wrecking near the Falkland Islands.
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London
Chard
Viscount Cross
India
Sassow
Galicia
M. Ferry
MM. Proust
Raynal
General Boulanger
M. Proust
Romer
England
Italy
Abyssinia
Depretis
Stradella
Monza
Rome
M. Depretis
Catania
Syracuse
Calabria
Sr. Petersnurac
Nesteravas
Viadikavkas
Turkey
Russia
Lancaster
Hug
Afghanistan
House of Commons
Hamburg
Star of Scotia
Falkland Islands
Weather Brevity and City News Highlight M ix
Fair weather with steady temperatures dominates the day. Reports include the sudden death of Rev William Hague at Tremont Temple apoplexy, and legal finding that Charles E Wall unlawfully killed Charles McCabe on Eliot street July 18.
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William Hague
D.D
Tremont Temple
Ames
Edwin Y. Brown
East Boston
Franklin E. Emery
Belmont
Crowell
Merrimack
Judge Parmenter
Charles McCabe
Eliot Street
Charles E. Wall
Groton
Sergeant Cole
Boston
Portland
Colored Veterans of Massachusetts
George G. Hall
Adams House
New London
New York Yacht Club
Alphous H. Hardy
Smith Terhune
Windsor
N.S
T Wharf
Washington Durbin
Westminster
Annual Casino Corporation Meeting Report Highlights Finances
Newport R I Aug 1 The annual meeting of the Casino corporation shows year end receipts of 22839 and payments 21051. General account totals 206000 with stock 102000 James Gordon Bennett 95000 second mortgage bonds 9000 furniture payments 14408 real estate 197036 profit and loss 8408 cash balance 67. Debit reduced by 1578 profit gained. First mortgage rate cut to 5 percent. Bennett mortgage reduced 5000. twelve shares sold. Total debt remains 100000: 80000 first mortgage 20000 second mortgage. Shares sold August 1 206 unsold 194. Year ending April 80 1888 forecast receipts 22153 payments 20636.
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Newport
R. L
Casino Corporation
James Gordon Bennett
Bennett
Sloop Priscilla Painted On The Ways At Fort River
Fort River on Aug 1 reports the sloop Priscilla undergoing thorough painting inside and outside while on the ways. Corrace Cray notes the Atalanta with Jay Gould and guests anchored at Vineyard Haven this afternoon.
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Fort River
Priscilla
Corrace Crry
Jay Gould
Vineyard Haven
That American Chinese Bank
Loxpon Aug 1 The Earl of Rosebery pressed Prime Minister Salisbury in the Lords for confirmation of a Shanghai report that an American company had started a bank in China with 200 million dollars. Salisbury said no government information, the matter not within the foreign office, and that the British agent may have deemed it not worth notice.
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Loxpon
Earl of Rosebery
House of Lords
Salisbury
Shanghai
China
Lord Salisbury
Foreign Office
Stanley Death Report From Congo Camp
Despatch from St Paul de Luanda dated July 1 notes M Janssen governor of the Congo Free State in Boma reports no messenger since Stanleys arrival at the Aruwimi River camp and warns any accident news must come via the Congo State messenger expected soon.
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Stanley
Loxpon
St. Paul de Luanda
M. Janssen
Congo Free State
Boma
Aruwimi
Upper Congo
Congo
Ameer of Afghanistan warns rebels amid British force buildup
Caxacurra report says the Ameer proclaims Britain has six infantry divisions ready to march on Kabul to crush interior rebellion. He vows to spare ordinary rebels but punish chiefs and warns Ayoub Kahn near the frontier while opponents call this his last trump card.
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Amerr
Caxacurra
Candahar
Ameer
Afghanistan
Russia
Great Britain
Ayoub Kahn
England
Great Migration Movement in Central Russia Heads West
In Peterssuune on August 1 a vast migration of peasants and farmers toward Western Siberia is under way seeking free pasture and arable land. The exodus could trigger an agricultural crisis as reports say the government plans to halt the movement.
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Peterssuune
Russia
Siberia
Imperial Bank Ukase Orders Large Debt Redemption
The Bourse Gazette reports an imperial ukase directing 40,000,000 gold roubles from the Imperial Bank working fund for debt redemption. It also orders realization of 68,000,000 roubles on Nobles' Land Bank bonds and 25,000,000 on the 1584 issue, plus 50,000,000 on the 1885 issue and 50,000,000 on the 1886 issue.
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Imperial Russian Bank. Sr
Bourse Gazette
Ukase
Imperial Bank
Nobles’ Land Bank
Star of Scotia Wrecked Off Falkland Islands
The British ship Star of Scotia, en route from San Francisco to Queenstown, was wrecked off the Falkland Islands. The first officer and seven crewmen perished in the disaster.
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London
Star of Scotia
San Francisco
Queenstown
Falkland Islands
Murderer Mowrey Hanged After Desperate Resistance
Alfred Mowrey, convicted of murdering his sweetheart, was executed today at Lancaster. The hangman struggled to pinion him as the condemned man fought savagely and screamed during the attempt.
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London
Alfred Mowrey
Lancaster
Fire at Imperial Café injures Tremont street building in Boston
Night Watchman Arthur H. Kemp of the Boston Theatre reports a basement fire at 164 Tremont street in the Imperial Café occupied by Thomas Roberts. The blaze caused 1500 dollars in damages, insured, and was put out. A second alarm from Box 125 at 6:56 p m yesterday proved false.
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Arthur H. Kemp
Boston Theatre
Tremont Street
Fires burn homes and shops across Maine towns
In multiple Maine spots on August 1 fires destroyed homes and businesses. Edward Brown's story and a half house at Smalley Town bore the blaze, with 500 on the house and 450 on furniture insured. Simon M. Blake’s farm buildings near Biddeford burned, a barn saved, stock and some furniture saved, loss about 3000 partly insured. P D Eagan’s North Salem jewelry shop sustained 500 damage, insured. Catherine Horan seven tenement block on Mulberry Street and Bridget O Den’s grocery store suffered heavy loss. Bridget O Den’s property insured for 1100 with building at 8000. J D Wilson’s barn near Isonet burned with hay, no insurance.
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Rockianp
Smalley Town
St. George
Edward Brown
Thomaston
Benjamin Emslee
Bipperorp
Simon M. Blake
Councilman Centre
Biddeford
Sap
P. D. Eagan
North Salem
Fatt River
Judge Gould and editor arrested in Biddeford libel case
Henry W. Ripley of Portland charged Judge Gould of Biddeford Municipal Court with dishonest real estate dealings on Long Island Portland Harbor. Editor John Hanscom arrested for criminal libel, arraigned, pleads not guilty, bonds set. Postmaster Shaw bonds Ripley’s appearance in Alfred Supreme Court. Sheriff Goldthwaite takes Ripley to Biddeford for arraignment and bond.
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Bioperorp
The
Maine Sentinel
Henry W. Ripley
Portland
Gould
Biddeford
Long Island
John Hanscom
Supreme Court
Alfred
Shaw
Goldthwaite
Hamilton
Chicago Escaped Boodler McGarigle Arrests Aided
Chicago orders arrest for McGarigle but search fails. Dr St John and Janitor Dell held for conspiring to aid his escape. McDonald and McGarigle receive three year penitentiary terms as judge overrules arrest of judgment.
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Sainta
Chicago
McGarigle
Freer
Marsh Delares
Blake
Captain Freer
Michigan
Illinois
Dr. St. John
Janitor Dell
The
College of Physicians
WV . J. McGarigle
St. John
Gross
Armory Court
Justice White
Criminal Court
D. B. Fisk
D. B. Fisk & Co
Dell
Sheppard
Edward McDonald
J. McGarigle
McDonal
Morris's Steam Yacht Cora Arrives. Lindall's Band to Play
Bar Harbor Me August 1. Mr John A Morris's steam yacht Cora arrived last evening. Lindall's Band of Boston plays an open air concert this evening in front of the Rodick House. The band supplies music for the grand ball at the new club house Wednesday evening. The ball promises to be the season's most brilliant affair.
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Harnor
John A. Morris
Cora
Lindall’s
Band of
Boston
Rodick House
Jacob Sharp Suffering in Ludlow Street Jail
Jacob Sharp endures severe pain at Ludlow Street jail with exhaustion from a night of poor sleep. Physicians were summoned as his condition was deemed serious this morning. He reports stomach pains and dizziness, unable to rise for his chair and resting restlessly in bed.
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Jacob Sharp
New York
Ludlow Street
My. Sharp
What Cheer and Philadelphia Collide Again Near River View
Providencr reports steamers Philadelphia and What Cheer, recently inspected after a collision, met again near River View wharf this afternoon. What Cheer crowded the Philadelphia, attempting to block docking. No injuries or damage were reported.
Painter James Martin Falls From Brooklyn Bridge
James Martin a 17 year old painter fell from the Brooklyn bridge this morning while carrying paint to a scaffold. He plunged about 130 feet and struck the scaffold on the way down before rebounding into the river. A passing tug rescued him and he was taken to Chambers Street Hospital where doctors found his injuries slight.
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New York
James Martin
Brooklyn
Professor Odlum
Chambers Street Hospital
Wanted for Murder West Circulated by St Louis Police
The St Louis police circulated a Des Moines style wanted circular naming Rev. William Thomas Abbott West of Chesterton Ind as a murder suspect in the Susie Beck case. Arsenic found in the victim’s liver confirms murder and warrants wide arrest efforts.
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William Thomas Abbott West
St. Louis
Susie Beck
Chesterton
Ind
United States
Canada
Thomas Abbott
Susie
Annie Beck
Prince Albert
Anto Huebler
West
Late Ship News Arrives: Anchoria Reaches New Harbor
The Aug 1 entry reports the steamer Anchoria arriving at a unnamed port with the late ship news brief. Details are fragmented but indicate a harbor arrival in the era’s shipment notices.
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Ee Reems
Anchoria
New Ar
Columbian Bank Failure Update at PriapeacpuiA
President Phillips says the Columbian Bank collapse stems from a temporary Philadelphia liquidity shortfall. He contests Ives & Co. dealings as exaggerated and predicts assets will cover liabilities not exceeding 300000. Assignees have only notified creditors while preparing a formal statement.
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Priapecpuia
Penn
Columbian Bank
Phillips
Ives & Co
New York
Philadelphia
Fortune Swallowed Up Securities Missing From Estate
The Sun reports $275000 of William Lattimer estate securities are missing from a safe deposit vault. Executor Jerome L Hill allegedly used estate assets for personal speculation tied to a Baltimore and Ohio deal collapse. Hill is ill from excitement. Counsel James Thompson seeks revocation of Hill’s executor power and plans suits to recover value from brokers or replevy the securities.
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New York
the Sun
William Lattimer
Jerome L. Hill
Hill
James Thompson
Gould Denies Involvement in American Chinese Bank
George Gould says there is no truth to a Shanghai despatch alleging Jay Gould and others founded an American-Chinese bank with a large capital. He notes his father is not involved and that they have no business interests in China, focusing on matters in the United States.
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New York
Jay Gould
Shanghai
London Standard
Cable
George
China
Weather Indications Across New England Regions
Washington reports a 24 hour outlook starting Aug 2 with fair conditions for Maine New Hampshire and Vermont and variable to southerly winds. Massachusetts Rhode Island see slight warmth eastern areas and steady western temps with fair skies. Connecticut western New York expect fair weather then local showers in the south with southerly winds. Data from Bourn Observatory notes a 2 o'clock Monday night start for southeastern New England.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Bourn Hiavy Observatory
Southeastern New Wingland
Meteorological Record of Yesterday Across Stations
Yesterday’s weather record at all stations up to 10 p m shows coordinated observations taken simultaneously. The data captures temperature, humidity, wind, and precipitation readings across multiple weather stations for comparative analysis.
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THER
Boston
Observer’s Office
Signal Service
Bosron
Blaine to Stay Abroad for Winter Says Cable
Chicago dispatch reports Blaine has reversed course and will spend the winter on the continent. The change follows a flood of cables from the United States and remonstrances from friends and Ohio allies after the Sherman resolution at the Ohio convention.
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Blaine
Chicago
Ill
Bridge of Karne
Ohio
United States
Mr. Blaine
Ex Speaker Husted Elected to Western Railroad Board
Hartford Aug 1 Ex Speaker James W Husted of New York was today elected to fill the seat of George Frink on the Western railroad board. Frink of Millerton N Y resigned. The Pennsylvania and New England Instruction Company still lacks funds to obtain possession of the read as the payment is not yet made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
James W. Husted
New York
Hartford & Connecticut Western Railroad
W. L. Gilbert
George 5. Frink
Millerton
N. Y
Husted
Pennsylvania and
New England Instruction Company
Boyfalls 160 Feet From Church Roof In North Adams
Dennis Hoxie aged 14 fell from the roof of the Universalist Church in North Adams while chasing pigeons yesterday. He sustained a fractured skull and injuries to both arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Hoxie
Universalist
North Adams
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Newport Casino Corporation
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