Concord Railroad Foes Warn Against Hazen Bill
The speaker argues the Hazen bill would confiscate the Concord railroad and let Boston and Maine or Canadian Pacific acquire control. He warns a single powerful railroad could dominate New Hampshire and demands healthy competition to protect taxpayers. The Hon. David Cross was unable to speak due to illness, delaying the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific
China
Vancouver
British Possessions
Canada
Halifax
England
Austasiia
Congress
New Hampshire
New York
Chicago
Concord
Austin Corbin
Hazen
Concord Railroad
Boston
Boston& Maine
Boston & Maine
Concord Road
Experience of North Conway a Voice Against Rail Monopoly
A North Conway tourism community denounces Boston and Maine interference delaying extra Portland & Ogdensburg trains to Fabyan's. The letter accuses a monopoly of pressuring the P&O to cancel Nos. 2 and 15, costing hotels money and guests, and forcing overnight stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Conway
Post
Portland & Ogdensburg
New Hampshire
Boston & Maine Railroad
Fabyan’s
Lght
Boston & Maine Road
Boston & Maine
History of corporations and public restraint in power
Statement from North Conway dated August 4 1887 warns that great corporations gain strength when unchecked and the people must guard against binding them with control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Conway
Aug
Faith Arrested for Bridgeport Jewelry Store Robbery
George Faith, captured by Superintendent Wood Pinkerton and city detectives, is charged with the July 17 Bridgeport jewelry store robbery. Police found burglary tools, cipher books, and dynamite in Jersey City, and Faith awaits identification by Fairchild & Co. in Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wood
Butler
Pinkerton Agency
Pierson and Dalton
George Faith
Desbrosses Street
Faith
George W. Fairchild
Bridgeport
Conn
Stilsing
Pinkerton
Jersey City
Fourth Street
Fairchild & Co
Newcastle Tennis Tournament Delivers Surprises at Final Day
Newcastle New Hampshire reports a near perfect day with notable upsets as Slocum defeats Mansfield, Sears beats Clark, and Lee defeats Brinley. Trinity College duos Wright and Paddock win doubles while Hurd upsets Sears in a tense clincher. Finals set for tomorrow with singles led by Slocum and Sears and doubles featuring Wright, Paddock, Brinley, and Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
N. H
Slocum and
Mansfield
Slocum
P.S. Sears
Joseph F. Clark
Clark
America
G. W. Lee
Roxbury
T. C
G. M. Brinley
Trinity College
Lee
Brinley
Wright
Paddock
F. A. Hurd
Saltus
Hurd
Sears Brothers
Sears
Harvard
George A. Hurd
Yale
Oil Producers Seek Shutdown of Standard Trust
In Bradford Pennsylvania on August 4 the Oil Producers Protective Association plans a September shutdown if no improvement occurs. The group will meet September 2 to push suspending all drilling and producing wells and may propose duplicating the National Transit Company's pipeage system at a multi million cost. They also consider employing detectives to collect evidence to prosecute Standard Trust Company for conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Trust Company
Bradford
Penn
Oil Producers’ Protective Association
Protective Association
National Transit Company
French Vivacity and a General's Silent Sacrifice
A London Telegraph excerpt recounts General Boulanger's bitter mood after a key incident. Friends describe his fury at Clémenceau and the press, with notes on discipline and the proposed sacrifice of his honor for the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Boulanger
Brute
Clermont-Ferrand
Sigismond Lacroix
Clémenceau
Driant
The
Patriotic League
Cirque d’Hiver
General Boulanger
M. Clémenceau
Justice
Republic
A Fishing Excursion
A father questions his daughter about packing trunks for Saratoga. She replies with a bright answer that the trunks contain bait for the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Y
Saratoga
Papi
Greylight Wins 2:32 Class at Saugus Second Day
At Franklin Park the second day of racing featured Greylight winning the 2:32 class after six heats with Jack Shepard Jr. disqualified for cutting in. Hy Wilkes claimed the 2:27 pace class as horses like Oweene and Peter Praimers sharing the purse of 300 dollars. Entries for today list drivers and horses including Rex, Oweene, Columbus, Inlaid, and Paradox among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Park
Greylight
Hy Wilkes
Rex
Peter A
Jack Shepard, Jr
Kitty Y
Oweene
Peter
Jack Shepard
Shepard
E. F. Carpenter
Ramsey
N. J
Ns. G
C. H. Hadley
Stoneham
Charles Lapp
Allston
M. McIgeg
Vu Fons
Ala Yars
E. &. Bass
Springfield
B. G
Jack Shopardi
T. A. Johnson
Cranston
R. L
E. Carpenter
Ataetiurteeraige
John Trout
Medford
George Ongi
B. G. Kimball
Bradford
B. m. Prgum
Archeo
Wluraas Op Richardson & Galvin
Boston
Ch. G
H. C. Rankin
Rochester
N. H
E. T. Carpenter
N.J
G. Greylight
J. H. Rotten
Victor J. H. Rowley
Providence
Donald T. D. Marsh
Great Falls
Frank Patchen
William Covill
Schenectady
N. Y
O. Mathiew
Columbus
A. W. Moulton
Inlaid
B. Norton
Waterbury
G. M.N.O. Pb
New Bedford
Paradox
A. C. Scribner
Auburn
Rocket A. G. Scribner
Black Amble
C. E. Mosher
Joe Howe
A. Johnson
Brockton
B. G. Lyttleton
J. H. Whitney
P. B. Norton
Lynn
Tee Siene
Hiram H
Elaine in Astolate Theme Play Draws Chicagos Gentry
A Chicago crowd witnessed a revival of Elaine the Maide of Astolate at McVicker’s theatre. The revue featured Lathrop and Edouards composing verses while actors led by Salvini and Marie Burroughs portrayed Sir Launcelot and Guenever. The performance sparked tears and praise, with critics noting the moral of steadfast female love and noble endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthure
Bernard
Astolate
Torre
Launcelot
Lavaine
Gawain
Muneck
Harper
Ueene Guenever
Elaine
Retnlates Lianyd
Roselle
Ben
Annd
Brookingill
Yonge Salvini
Sir Launcelot
Guenever
Damose
Marie Burroughs
Anne Russell
Is Mooney a Crank No Guyandotte Case?
New York police say Thomas J. Mooney is the man suspected of firing a bottle with explosive fluid on the Queen. He was arraigned, resisted surrender of trunk keys found in his shoes, and remanded for sanity examination. Police fear he is the same man linked to the January Guyandotte attempt and a Morgan Line pier fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas J. Mooney
Jefferson Market
Duffy
Mooney
Morgan Line
Lining Makers Strike at Winchells Over 20 Cent Increase
Havernity August 4. Lining makers at J. H. Winchells shoe factory walked out after refusing a 20 cent per sixty pair case rise. They had been paid 80 cents per case and sought 1 dollar. Work continues with new helpers filling in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havernity
J. H. Winchell
Fraction of a Dollar and a Windfall of Lies
An Atlanta era tale recounts a white man pressing a Black informant for truth about cyclone rebuilding donations. The exchange centers on a church damaged by a cyclone and a comically evasive confession for a few bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Decatur
Birmingham
Verbena
Bessemer
Sheffield
Head
Victoria's Father from the London Truth
The article assesses the Duke of Kent as the weakest son of George III and imagines conditions under a Kent and Bentinck rule. It notes the queen’s rise and the queen's restraint, contrasting with the late queen's policy. It also speculates on potential events if Ernest, Duke of Cumberland, or William IV's succession had differed, implying an even more troubled outcome with the Kens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of
Kent
George III
Ernest
Duke of Cumberland
William IV
Kens
Insolvencies and assignments sweep business scene
Insolvency petitions and assignments touch firms from Boston to Ontario. E T Bartholomew of Boston eyes insolvency, Tanner & Hull of Chattanooga are attached, and others including Thomas Simpson of East Boston and John A Cowden of Nashville face creditor actions. The Ontario Investment Association in London Ontario faces heavy losses and possible director accountability as a special stockholder meeting reveals over 400000 of paid capital evaporated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Bartholomew
Boston
Tanner & Hull
Chattanooga Tenn
Thomas Simpson
East Boston
Alvin L. Peters
Anoka
Minn
Auburn Mineral Spring Company
West Auburn
John H. Stacy
Newport
R. L
John L. Graham
Haverhill
John A. Cowden
Nashville
Merrimacport
Michael Hassler
Philadelphia
Hassler
James Hogg
Ontario Investment Association of London
Ont
Charles Murray
Omaha
Arkansas journalism noted in Swift's Flying Needle praise
The World reviews Swift's Flying Needle Warren Ark praising the editor Dr Swift as specialist and notes humorous asides on Arkansas hardware ads. It quotes readers and mentions the Needle's lively society coverage and ongoing Arkansas business and travel references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. S. World
Swift
Warren
Ark
Arkansas
Tombstone
W. F. Mack
E. E. Bailey
Plano Texas
Oer
J. E. Meek
South Carolina
Jim
J. M. Singer
Bradley County
First Account of Trusteeship of Mary Ann Ware Estate
WILLIAM WARE and HORACE E WARE trustees present for allowance the first account of their trusteeship for Mary Ann Ware. Citations require appearance at a Norfolk Probate Court at Derham on the first Wednesday of September at nine in the morning to show cause why the account should not be allowed. Publication ordered in the Boston Post for three weeks, with final notice two days before court. George White, Judge. Jonathan Cobb, Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ware
Horace E
Ware
Mary Ann ‘I
Whorehill
Derham
of Norfolk
Boston Post
Boston
George White
Jonathan Cobb
Register
Peter D Walsh
Suffolk
Joan W. McKim, Esquire
John H. Paine
Asst
Commonwealth OF Massachus Setts
Middlesex
Susan Parsker
Cambridge
James A. Wells
George M. Brooks
J. H. Tyler
George V. Leverett
Esquire
Financial Classified Fragments Show Bonds and Addresses
The fragmentary text lists various bonds and notes with values such as 15 share 50 do 100 do and mentions locations like Rutland Road and Washington County. It references railway companies Little Rock Junction Ry Co and Little Rock & Ft. Smith Ry Co with bond coupons dated 1888 and 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LSU
Everett Natl
Bank
Asiatic Natl
Salem, Conn
Pass
Rivers Rd
Boylston Mutual Ins
McKay & Big
Heeling Mach
Asso
Russell Mills
Plymouth
Mass
Plymouth Cordage Co
Cambridge Gas Light Co
Bank of Commerce
Revere Bank
Blue Hill
Milton, Lowell
Phenix Mfg. Co
Taunton
Arlington Mills
Nashua & Lowell
Cambridge Horse
Metropolitan
Norwich & Worcester
Cambridge Horse Pd
Rida So. Ry. Co. Lint. Gs
Pal Cay
Rutland Rd
Burl
Washington Co
Little Rock Junction
Ry. Co
Little Rock & Ft. _Smith
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Saugus
Eugene Field
Chicago News
McVicker
Lathrop
Harry Edouards
Beasa Hight
Camille
Sally
Elaine of Astolate
Ben Sr
Tomas Mallory
Knight
Alfred Tennyson
Bart
Whyche
Lord Tennyson
Winter
Caitiff Lathrop
Rased & Backe
Strookes
Tennyson
IS Mooney
Crank
Victoria
London Truth
Arkansas Journalism
James Gilfillan
United States
Jacob M. Schuyler
Joseph P. Wiswall
Quebec
Manicouagan Shoals
Fisherland Guano Company
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHTE/ SETTS
Norfolk
Mary Ann Ware
Milton
Commonwealth OF Massacht
Mary Healy
Massachs
Eliza C, Saree
Christian Manley
Mary A. Manley
Melville M.stackvole
Loston
Julia A. Stackpole
Sears Ty Tae
Royal Aking Powper Co
Wall St
Baelder, Abamson & CO
Milk Street
Corporation Notices
Warren Cotton Mills
Summer Street
Risle Olsen
P.O. Box
California Fruit
Albert Howe & Coo
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
KR. L. Day & Company
State St
Merchants’ Exchange Building
Boston Stock Exchange
Colorado Springs Investment and Improvement Co
Mt. 6S
Cheshire Ry
Everett Natl. Bank
Lyman Mills
Palace Car Co
City of
Mo. River RR
Richards & CO
John C. Wilmerding
Wilmerding, Hogubbyt & CO
White St
Townsend & Montant
Leonard Street
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
State Street
California
Jane Adeline
Matori
Ex Steamship
Steamship
Bessarabia
Palermo
Fiske’s Wharf
Francis Henshaw & CO
Merchants’ Exchange
Naumkeag Natl
Salem
Freeman’s Natl
Hemilton
Mfg. Co
Mt. Vernon
First Natl
Globe
Freeman’s
Atlantic Cotton Mills
Manchester Mills
Lawrence Mfg
Putnam Machine Co
Androscoggin Mills
Bates Mfg
Covcheco Mfg
Merrimack Mfg
Amoskeag Mfg
Boott Cotton Mills
Fitchburg
R. R. Co
Maine Central
Montreal
R. R
Manchester & Lawrence R
Cincinnati, Sand
Cleveland
Omaha & South Western
R. BR. of Vermont
Quincy & Warsaw
Chicago, Burl. & Quincy
Douglas Axe Mfg. Co
Appleton Co
Boston Towboat Co
Globe Natl. Bank
Quincy & Warsaw RR
Blair Town Lot ‘and Land Co
Cocheco Mfg. Co
Elkhorn Land and Town Co
McKay & Copeland
Missouri Valley Land Co
Pettee
Boston & Bangor Steamship CO
Mount Desert
Penobscot Bay
Foster’s Wharf
Atlantic Avenue
Rockland
Camden
Northport
Belfast
Searsport
Fort Point
Bucksport
Winterport
Hampden
Angor
Southwest Harbor
Bar Harbor
Desert
North Haven
Green's Landing
Swans’ Island
Bass Harbor
Northeast Harbor
Bangor
Bar Iarbor
Ellsworth
William K. Hill, Jr
Kennebeg River
Abpath
Richmond
Gardiner
Hallowell
Augusta
Bath
Tretta
Star OF the Tr
Jason Collins
Tincoln
H. Hyde
Eastport
Calais
St. John
N.B
Annapolis
N.S
Portland
ST. Joh
N. B
Digby
WL S
Nova Scotia
India Wharf
C. F. Williams
Gloucester
Boston and Gloucester Steamboat Co
North Side Central Wharf
Gorham, Rogers & CO
Federal Street
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