Last Day at Cleveland Grand Circuit Meets Slow Sport
The final day drew good but not record crowds as pacer Johnston nearly matched the Chicago record with a 2 06% mile while Veritas led the 2 38 class and Lillian and Flora Temple battled for best times in the pacing events. Multiple heats and scratches crowded the card with Hoodwink winning a local match race and several races postponed to tomorrow.
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Cleveland
Johnston
Chicago
Veritas
Poem
Doctor M
Ed Monarch
Eda Annan
Billy Stewart
Lillian
Flora Temple
F. Amart Shower
Wilcox
Doctor West
Citien
Ed Annan
Ilcox
Hoodwink
Mark Field
Doble
Veritas Pth Cwibis
Cveseuseeeses Egies Ae Eokee
Webber
Eeececeeeeeeres
Stewart
Ean Smith
Dauntless
Goldsmith
Sacia Ea
Annan
R- West
Dickerson
Joe Bassett
My Hermes
Fuller
Ot Melrose
Monaco
Splan
Rama
Wilson
Stuart
Willard M
Walker
el Monarch
Epee
Hellbark
Bachelor
Pace
Heian
Chimes E
Allerton
Jay Bird
Williams
Heavy Track at Saratoga Litters Racing Card
Saratoga New York August 2 sultry heat left the track heavy as seven races were run with Bessie June Little Bill Boccaccio Fordham Sally O. and Racine gelding among winners. Racine noted gelding went lame and may not race again this season. Dover Maine two days trotting culminated in top finishers Sullivan s Lady Rockville Worth s Pansy Dustin s St Lawrence Clements John M Ellingwood s Black Crook with multiple heats and fast times.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Bessie June
Kittie R
Flitter
Little Bill
Ballyhoo
Watch Me
Boccaccio
Lockner
Melodrama
Fordham
Maylaps
Dilemma
Sally O
John Jay
Racine
Wis
J. J. Case
Dover
Sullivan
Lady Rockville
Worth
Pansy
Dustin
St. Lawrence
Clement
John M
Ellingwood
Black Crook
Pardoned a convict poet in San Quintin prison
San Francisco August 2 President Harrison's wife helped secure a pardon from Governor Waterman for a seven year forgery convict at San Quentin. The man wrote The Old Soldier praising General Harrison at Resaca. After the poem spread, Mrs. Harrison learned of his good life in prison and interceded. He expresses deep gratitude and awaits a promised position.
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San Francisco
Cal
Harrison
San Quintan
Waterman
Resaca
Burglars Captured in Chicago After Desperate Fight
A gang of seven burglars from St Louis was captured in Cuicano after a night raid on the West Side. Identified as John Slug Payton James Barnes Skinny Ryan Muchs John P Rodey John Connelly and James Mulligan the men had entered houses for six weeks. Jewelry and St Louis pawn tickets were found in their room.
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Cuicano
John
Slug Payton
James Barnes
Skinny Ryan
John Reardon
Muchs
John P. Rodey
John Connelly
James Mitchell
Mulligan
St. Louis
Bank cashier’s son arrested in $24,000 cash theft in Wheeling
The son of the Bank of Wheeling's cashier, Harry Seybold, was arrested for taking a package with $24,000 from the bank vault. About $14,000 has been recovered and property valued at roughly the same amount has been attached, providing ample protection for the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Harry Seybold
Bank of Wheeling
Five workers injured as staging falls at Sacred Heart Church
Springfield reports Thomas Rignay Alexander Smith Michael Drummes David Buchanan and Timothy Crowley were knocked to the ground when staging collapsed at the new Sacred Heart Church building this afternoon. Three were hospitalized but none face fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Thomas Rignay
Alexander Smith
Michael Drummes
David Buchanan
Timothy Crowley
Sacred Heart Church
Two Die in Giant Powder Blast at Republic Mine
In Marquette Michigan on August 2 a giant powder blast in pit No 6 of the Republic mine killed two men and three boys. Victims were torn to pieces and their names were not yet learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette, Mich
Republic Mine
Census of Massachusetts Highlights Growth in Industries 1885
The 1885 Massachusetts census reports 1208 more establishments than 1875 with Essex County adding 653. Private firms remain dominant though corporations grow, total capital rises to $500.6 million, and credit capital expands. Boston leads regional production at $144.4 million while fisheries show mixed value gains. 7980 fishermen with 866 vessels operated in 1885.
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Massachusetts
Essex County
Bureau
Commonwealth
Suffolk
Bristol
Middlesex
Worcester
Essex
Hampden
Hampshire
Nantucket
Plymouth
Capree
Census Office
Tts
Boston
Cottage City
Gosnold
Dukes County
Montgomery
Hampden County
United States
Edgar Fawcett Tribute to a Patriot of the Poor
A Belford's Magazine tribute lauds Edgar Fawcett for a life of duty and courage. He spurned power, spoke openly against plutocracy, and labored for the poor. Critics note betrayal by allies during tax reform elections and the people’s return to hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Fawcett
Belford
Questions About Lumber Read by Mr Lyman and Mr Draper
Arthur T. Lyman of Lowell and Hadley Company argues against Canada lumber exclusion, noting tariffs raise house costs and favor timber landowners. William F. Draper of Hopedale expresses satisfaction with the duty, highlighting protection as a driver for domestic timber and national industry. Boston July 29 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur T. Lyman
Lowell Manufacturing Company
The
Hadley Company
William F. Draper
Hopedale
Mr Draper Letter on Protective Duties and Lumber Tariff
A July 25 letter from Wo. F. Draper of George Draper & Sons Hopedale argues for protective tariffs and opposes abolition or major reductions. He endorses duties on lumber while cautioning about machinery impacts, urging consumers to buy American lumber at American prices to sustain domestic capital and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draper
Samuel W. Meachum
Bar
Boston
United States
F. Draper
George Draper & Sons
Hopedale
Obituary of John Reardon Boston landscape gardener
John Reardon, veteran landscape gardener of Boston, died at his residence 64 Revere Street after a several week illness. Born in Cork Ireland in 1819, he came to the U S in 1842 and made Boston his home. He laid out the Public Garden and Squares including Worcester Franklin and Blackstone and for ten years supervised city and State House burial grounds. Funeral from his home at 8 45 am followed by a requiem mass at St Joseph Church on Chambers Street.
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John Reardon
Boston
Revere Street
Mr. Reardon
Cork
Ireland
United States
Worcester
Franklin
Blackstone
City
State House
St. Joseph’s Church
Chambers Street
Funeral of the Hon. E. H. Rollins in Coxcorp
The funeral for the late Hon. E. H. Rollins was held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 1 p.m. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Niles presided with Rev. D G Roberts D D assisting. Widely attended by United States and state officials, railroad and bank officers, and other notable citizens. Mt Horeb Commandery Knights Templars conducted burial at the new cemetery. Obsequies overseen by Hon. John M. Hill with George P. Cleaves. pallbearers included Senator Blair, Congressmen Nate and Moore, ex governors Prescott and Cheney, and others from Dover Concord and Pittsfield.
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E. H. Rollins
Coxcorp
N. H
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Niles
D. GC. Roberts
D.D
United States
Mt. Horeb Commandery
Knights Templars
New Cemetery
John M. Hill
George P. Cleaves
Blair
Nate and
Moore
Prescott
Cheney
Daniel Hall
Dover
D. A. Kimball
Concord
H. A. Tuttle
Pittsfield
Among the Yachts Sea Fox at New Bedford Cruise
The Canfield schooner Sea Fox arrived from Monomoy with a damaged centreboard. It will be taken to City wharf railway to assess damage. Other vessels including Merlin, Harbinger, Eclipse, Iroquois, Medusa, Griselda, Triton, Ballymena and ships from Boston and New York also moved or sailed nearby.
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New Bedford
Sea Fox
Monomoy
City Wharf
Merlin
Fair Haven
Henry Russell
Eclipse
Iroquois
Fish Island
Medusa
Robert Centre
Provincetown
Griselda
Boston
Cottage City
Triton
New York
Ballymena
Bar Harbor
The Fleet of Forties Yacht Class Emerges in New England
Forest and Stream highlights a 40-foot fleet that now includes seventeen new boats plus two older sloops and a cutter. The article lauds the fleet as unmatched in variety and quality, urging clubs to organize a four to five race series near Newport or Marblehead to yield definitive results beyond prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Crocodile
Rival
Ulidia
Newport
Marblehead
Ex President Cleveland Aboard Wanda On Vineyard Fishing Trip
James Stillmanns steam yacht Wanda arrived at Vineyard Haven with ex President Cleveland ex Secretary Fairchild ex Private Secretary Lamont and James Woodward and party aboard They will fish in Vineyard Sound for two days then proceed westward for the next leg of their trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Vineyard Haven
James Stillmann
Wanda
Fairchild
Lamont
James Woodward
Vineyard Sound
Steam yacht Dagmar sails west from Camden Harbor
Dagmar arrived from Bar Harbor this afternoon bound west with Mr. Fay and Mr. Whitney aboard. In Camden Harbor also resided Nomad Ethel and Nadir from Boston, and Foam of the New York club has sailed west today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden Harbor
Camprx
Dagmar
Bar Harbor
Fay
Mr. Whitney
Nomad
Ethel
Nadir
Boston
New York Club
Yacht Movements Reported From Vineyard Haven
Cutter Maggie Irving owned by Vanworth of New York arrived at Vineyard Haven yesterday morning and sailed for Boston. Cutter Beetle from Boston to New York also in port. Several small yachts are noted present today.
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Maggie Irving
Vanworth
New York
Boston
Vineyard Haven
Beetle
New York Yachting Men Prep for Club Cruise
Notes of interest report NYCY Club plans a cruise starting next week with schooners Grayling and Sachem on the ways for scraping and tuning. Mayflower refitted after Marblehead damage and again racing trim. Rendezvous for participant list set for Wednesday at New London. Marietta sold to Dr J W Dowling and will stay on Lake George. Lake Champlain Yacht Club schedules a regatta on August 6.
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New York
New York Yacht Club
Grayling
Sachem
New London
Mayflower
Marblehead
Marietta
Commodore Cramer
Lake George
Goodell Moves to Organize Province Laws Commission
A report outlines Governor council actions to complete the Province laws project led by Abner C. Goodell. The Legislature approved funding with Governor and council veto protections, while three advisers were appointed to guide Goodell. The aim is to transcribe old records from 1763 to 1780 as promised to legislative committees.
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Commission On
Abner C. Goodell
Post
Goodell
Sheppard
Executive Department
Commonwealth
Messrs
Tufts and Flynn
Boston
Fuller
Cambridge
Salem Assessors Close Valuation Record
Salem August 2. Assessors nearly finish work with total valuation about 25,997,000 dollars. This is 400,000 less than last year due to a large drop in personal property about 600,000, offset by gains in real estate. The tax rate likely 17.60 per 1000.
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Salem
Potter's new Summer street building opens for visitors
Mrs. A. P. Potter invites friends and supporters to tour the beautiful new building on Summer street Everett on Monday August 5 from 8 to 6 o'clock. The school, in its sixteen years, has grown into a large supporter base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Enterprise
A. P. Potter
Summer Street
Everett
Legion
Open Doors and Welcoming Seats at Back Bay Baptists
Notes about city life report open doors and free seats at the Baptist church on Commonwealth Avenue with Dr Jesse B Thomas preaching during Mr Moxom's absence abroad. Other items note a $4.5 million stock increase petition by West End Street Railway, Mt Vernon street arch plan talks, and a Baltimore pastor F M Ellis addressing youths at the Christian Association Hall with music beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Back Bay
Commonwealth Avenue
Jesse B. Thomas
Moxom
West End Street Railway Company
Warren Keene
State Prison
Robert Huckins
Concord Reformatory
City Council
Mt. Vernon Street
State House
State House Construction Commission
F. M. Ellis
First Baptist Church
Baltimore
Christian Association Hall
Hotels Register Guests From Many Places Across The Nation
The hotel registers list numerous guests and families from Oakland New York Louisville Meadville Altoona Trenton Philadelphia Havana Wellington and other cities. Names include Adams Leiberlich Hutchinson Moore Nye Goodsell Goulding Perkins Vincent Greer Briges and many more.
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New Orleans
Young
George C. Greene
Buffalo
N. Y
Edward M. Green
Troy
RK. B. Crouch
Chicago
F. W. Drury
Watson
St. Paul
Parker
Robert Goulding
New York
C. F. Waradaneeicanedeoma
K. W. Perkins
Syracuse
July Weather at Blue Hill Observatory Summary
The July summary shows mean pressure slightly above normal by .01 inch and a mean temperature about 2 below the July average for Milton. Humidity rose 9 percent, reaching the highest monthly mean on record. Rainfall exceeded normal by five inches, the largest July total yet recorded, with many rainy days and modest wind and sunshine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Hill
Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
Milton
Cambridge Notes Visitors Day at Harvard School Exhibition
Yesterday at the Summer School of Physical Training Harvard an exhibition by students in Hemenway Gymnasium drew praise for pupils and instructors. An evening reception and dance followed with a collation. Earlier, Daniel E Powers at Blake's Iron Foundry East Cambridge spilled molten lead and burned his feet badly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Hemenway Gymnasium
Blake’s Iron Foundry
East Cambridge
Daniel E. Powers
Tailors Strike Over Discharged Worker at Meyer Salomon
Employees at the Meyer Salomon tailoring establishment at 154 Lincoln Street struck yesterday morning. The strike is said to stem from the discharge two weeks ago of a worker for his active role in the Clothing Protective Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Salomon
Lincoln Street
Clothing Protective Union
Warren county treasurer found defaulter for 63000 dollars
A Warren county committee reported in Lebanon Ohio that Treasurer Coleman is a defaulter with a shortfall of 63000 dollars after examining the auditor and treasurer books and accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Warren County
Coleman
Austin Co Wellington Coal Company Still Operates Wharfs
The Austin Co Wellington Coal Company maintains its main wharf at 438 Federal Street Boston and another at Brighton. It continues to solicit business at those locations and has no successor. Its general office remains at 68 Water Street Boston.
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Austin Co. Wellington Coal Company
Federal Street
Boston
Brighton
Water Street
McKay Sewing Machine Royalties Upheld in Patent Case
United States Circuit Court rules against eviction claim by Gordon McKay trustee for Frank W. Smith et al. The court holds that licensing royalties must be paid under the existing contract and that abolition of royalties or sale of machines at a fixed price does not void the license. The decree orders payment of unpaid royalties for shoes produced with the McKay machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States Circuit Court
Gordon McKay
Frank W. Smith
McKay
McKay Association
J. J. Myers
R. E. Tucker
F. A. Taber
Funeral of Francis L Capen at Worcester Square
The funeral for Francis Lemuel Capen was held yesterday at 5 Worcester square. Rev Edward A Horton of the Second Unitarian Church gave a touching eulogy. A single ivy wreath rested on the casket. The remains were laid in Mt. Hope Cemetery in the family plot.
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MR. Capen
Francis Lemuel Capen
No. 5
Worcester Square
Edward A. Horton
Second Unitarian Church
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Sunday Notices From Boston Christian Associations
Sunday notices from Boston churches list Bible classes at Corner Boylston and Berkeley streets led by Professor R L Perkins and a 4 pm Young Men's meeting with Rev F M Ebns address. Musical items include solos and duets by George McDonald Gustave Bleyle and others. Tremont Temple hosts patriotic discussions and a roving talk series on Rome and youth morality. Union and Congregational events promote Summer Time in Boston and a series called Summer Talks with Rev A D Mayo. Christadelphian Bible Lectures in Chandler Hall address baptism and spirits in prison. Tremont Temple also features sermons by Rev Emory J Haynes and Rev F M Elis with Sunday school and prayer meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Young Men’s Christian Association
Boylston
Berkeley Streets
R. L. Perkins
F. M. Ebns
D.D
George McDonald
Gustave Bleyle
Roderica McDonald
A. T. Percy
J. Stewart
Messrs
Percy and
Stewart
Charles K. Osgood
George W. Proctor
Tremont Temple
I. J.lansing
Bb. Y. M. Christi
Vesper Servi Hall
Boylston Str
Union
A. D. Mayo
Young Aple
Byron A. Robinson
Jabez L. Robinson
Christadelphian Bible
Chandler Hall
Essex Street
Christ
Emory J. Haynes
Imore
F. M. Elis
Campaign to Reinstate Captain Berry at South Boston Prison
A long effort to reinstate Captain M W Berry as master of the House of Correction at South Boston continues. Petitions signed by 214 names including ex Governor John D Long were sent to Mayor Hart and the new Board of Commissioners for Public Institutions. No decision has been made and a public hearing may be held to hear both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Berry
House of Correction
Boston
Board of Directors of Public Institutions
Commissioners of Public Institutions
Thomas N. Hart
City of
Board of Commissioners For
M. W. B. Berry
South Boston
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
John D. Long
N. A. Apollonio
Charles F. Parker
F. S
Risteenan
John F. Callahan
Eustace
Fitz
Gustavo Preston
I. R. Mathews
J. F. Glines & Co
John F. Nickerson
Marvelous find near Phoenix sparks mining boom
A vast vein of gold and silver bearing quartz near the Yavapai mining camps transforms the foothills into a bustling site. The Yavapai Mining Company begins operations, with buildings, machinery, and 8 percent first mortgage bonds sold by F S Mordaunt & Co. to fund expansion as a quiet area becomes a lively town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Phoenix
Salt River
Yavapai
Cemon
Yavapai Mining Company
F.S. Mordaunt & Co
Exchange Place
Solitude
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Cleveland Grand Circuit
Johnson
Jay-Eye-See
Census OF
Grover Cleveland
General Draper
Mr. Lyman
Roxbury
Canada
Washington
Valuation OF
Pyle
James Pyle
M. D
C. H. Nelson
Waterville
George Bailey
Portland
J. H. Challerton
Utland
A. N. Richardson
Lancaster
George W. Wiswell
Cincinnati
Georges. Young
East Bridgewater
F. H. Woodworth
J. C. C. Clarke
Grace Cole
Newell Gale
Alton
Cambridge Notes
United
Proprie Lofss Co
H. Graves & Sons
UG Hawkilns
World Typewriter
Pork Macfactoring Co
Celumma Cycles
Franklin St
Bosto
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