Canadian imperial politics on commercial union debated
Goldwin Smith argues for gradual Canadian United States style commercial union while warning party lines could politicize the issue. He notes regional divisions, Quebec’s Catholic influence, Manitoba rail tensions, and cross border ties, with Toronto figures and British policy shaping the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Toronto Mail
Professor Smith
The
Mail
Commercial Union
Great Britain
England
Victoria
Winnipeg
Minnesota
Dominion
Canada Pacific Railway
Manitoba
Quebec
Ireland
New England
American Republic
Goldwin Smith
Smith
Cornell University
Ithaca
Toronto
Simcoe
Upper Canada
Ontario
Compromise Efforts Fail in Campbellsville Railroad Debt Case
A four member commission and Sheriff marshal Gross tried to settle Campbellsville Taylor county railroad bond debt with bondholders. Bondholders demanded 50 cents on the dollar, the commission offered 25 cents, no agreement reached. Levy plans continue up to 18000 with sales set for around Aug 18. Ex marshal Hunter and armed force may secure property for bondholders amid possible resistance. A related federal mandamus targets Green county for 21068 in similar debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LouisviLle
Campbellsville
Taylor County
Marshal Gross
Campbellisville
Hunter
Bardstown
Green County
Bar Harbor Real Estate Company Promises Safe Investment
The Mt. Deserta Island Real Estate Company advertises Bar Harbor growth and development. Managers are described as men of high character and large business experience, guaranteeing safe investment with valuable island properties rising in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Desert Island Real Estate Company
Bar Harbor
Giants, Washingtons win as Detroit routs Boston
Detroit defeats Boston 8 to 4 as Kelly clowns for Detroit and Conway balks start allowing eight runs. Washington tops Pittsburgh 6 to 1 in the opener of their series, while Chicago beats New York 7 to 4 after a late surge. Rain prevented Phillies Hoosiers from playing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostons
Detroit
Giants
Chicagos
Pittsburgs
Washingtons
Phillies
Hoosiers
Kelly
Boston
Conway
Detroits
Wise
Wolverines
John Morrill
Pittsnura
Penn
Morris
Gilmore
Pittsburg
Washington
Valentine
Lowells Beat Salems in Early Loose Baseball Game
Lowells defeated Salems 10 to 0 as Doyle starred after a long arm layoff while Fitzgerald struggled with wildness. Kennedy and Burns misked easy flies, and John Kelley umpired in the absence of a regular umpire. The Portlands outslugged the Lynns 8 to 2 in another game, with Luf berry and Duffy delivering key hits and Portlands pitching holding firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowrell
Lowells
Salems
Fitzgerald
Donovan
Doyle
William Cortney
Kennedy
Dick Burns
John Kelley
New Haven
A. E
BU. PO
Burke
Pettee
O Guinasso
Ij Henry
Poling
Farrell
Ray
Duffy
Guinasso
Fitzerald
Campana
Jarnett
Hamilton
Iran
Burns
Hankes Farrell
Guinassso
Dick Burnt- Henry
Cudworth
Harnett
Loffing
Hartnett
Double Plays Highlight Local Baseball Game
Murray and Stone combined for double plays with Lufberry Nekerson and Schoeneck. Portland left on buses five, Lyons three. Umpire Mahoney. Time unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Stone
Lufberry
Nekerson
Schoeneck
Portlands
Lyons
Mahoney
Baseball Notes from Inpranavouis and Lowrn
Rain halted the Phillies visit in Inpranavouis. Doyle of the Lowells received a gold watch and chain valued at 100 dollars after taking the bat today. Louis Guinasso, Lowell catcher, was bitten on the leg by a large Newfoundland dog. the wound was cauterized and no ill effects are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inpranavouis
Phillies
Lowrn
Doyle
Lowells
Louis Guinasso
Lowell
Local Baseball Scores From City Matchups
At Louisville Cleveland 13 Louisville 10. At St Louis Cincinnati 5 St Louis 0. At Brooklyn Brooklyns 5 Baltimore 1. At Philadelphia Athletics 7 Metropolitans 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Clevelands
Louisvilles
St. Louis
Cincinnatis
Brooklyn
Brooklyns
Baltimores
Philadelphia—Athletics
Metropolitans
Wheelmen at Cottage City races draw five thousand fans
In Corraar City on August 5 crowds watched a bicycle meet at Ocean Park. Hosmer and Ross on rowing tricycles led heats with close finishes while midgley triumphed in the one mile handicap. Brigham and Delabarre placed in the open and handicap races as officers and a Martha's Vineyard Club reception capped the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corraar City
Fitchburg
Hutchins
Martha
E. A. Phemister
Delabarre
Phemister
Hosmer
Ross
S. Hosmer
F. B. Brigham
F. Midgley
F. A. Woodman
Midgley
Brigham
Woodman
H. C. Getchell
Er. A. Hutchins
Martha’s Vineyard Bicycle Club
George R. Bidwell
J. S. Dean
W. E. Campbell
C.S. Howard
Martha’s Vineyard Club
Wyman
Good Track Johnston, the Pacer Wins at Flainsoinely
Burrato New York August 5 big crowd weather fair track strong breeze final day of circuit races featured multiple harness classes with list of entrants and results. The pacing winner in the special event was noted as the great pacer with Johnston driving Toledo Girl and Gossip Jr. in harness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Davis
Br. S. Atlantic
C. J
Cc. Green
B. Chaffee
B. m. Sarah Bs . v
Eccus
W. H. McCarthy
Br. m. Daisy Wilkes
W. H. Cornell
Br. m. Milkmaid
John Ae
J. Williams
A. P. Wolverton
W. Powell
Sleepy Ohige
A. Hickock
Sergey
Aby Ee Petes
Omcs
Dew Oscas
W. H. Crawford
B. G. Charles Hilton
A. F. Freek
B. m. Kitefoot
Davis
G. G. Phil Thompson
Belle Hamlin
Etaas Ee Lh
Tom
Pommon Vania
Rives E Dbleig
Gus Arecsco Din Arte
Collision injures two on Fitchburg Line near Greenfield
An accommodation train heavily loaded with Turners Fails Cutlery Co employees collided with a construction engine on the Fitchburg road near the Greenfield junction. The train's engine sustained serious damage and two passengers, Christian Luippold and Jacob Sanur, were badly hurt while jumping to avoid impact. Luippold suffered serious head injuries. Sanur sustained leg injuries and internal trauma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Fitchburg Road
Turner’s Fails Cutlery Company
Christian Luippold
Jacob Sanur
Runaway Train Derails Amid Collision in Miron Ontario
Sixteen freight cars and a conductor's van belonging to the Northern & Northwestern rail way ran away near Miron Ontario and crashed into a Canadian Pacific cattle train four miles down the grade. Three Canadian Pacific and thirteen Northern & Northwestern cars were destroyed. Conductor McCabe of Hamilton was fatally injured and several cattle were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miron
Ont
McCabe
Hamilton
Northern & Northwestern Railway
Canadian Pacific
Northern & Northwestern
Catholic total abstinence convention elects officers
In Pama AvenoniA Pennsylvania last night the convention chose officers: President Rev. Thomas J. Conaty Worcester Massachusetts vice president Rev. Thomas E. Walsh Notre Dame College Indiana treasurer Rev. Philip J. Garrigan Fitchburg Massachusetts secretary Phillip A. Nolan Philadelphia provincial vice president Frank McNerhamy Boston. Next convention set for Boston on the second Wednesday in August 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pama Avenonia
Penn
Thomas J. Conaty
Worcester
Mass
Thomas E. Walsh
Notre Dame College
Indiana
Philip J. Garrigan
Fitchburg
Phillip A. Nolan
Philadelphia
Frank McNerhamy
Boston
Engineer Charles Green Injured in Charlestown Collision
Charles Green of Portsmouth New Hampshire an engineer on the Eastern railroad was struck by an engine at Charlestown yesterday and sustained two or three fractured ribs and other serious injuries He is hospitalized at Massachusetts General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingtons
Pittsborgs
POLAT
Carroll
Dalrymple
Hines
O’brien
Beecher
Farrell
Smith
Mack
QO Coleman
Dealy
Kuehne
Daily
Whitney
Donnelly
Barkley
O Gilmore
Morris
Fields
Pittsburgs
Coleman
Pittsburgh
Gilmore
O'brien
Gothamites
Charles Green
Portsmouth
N. H
Eastern Railroad
Charlestown
Massachusetts General Hospital
Powderly and George Debate Immigration and Socialism
In Philadelphia and New York dispatches, P Powderly argues that indiscriminate immigration threatens the republic and labor, urging admission of only citizens to curb the danger. Henry George presses that United Labor should define socialism firmly at the state convention, allowing socialist delegates to participate if ideas are debated on merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prinapelphia
Penn
Journal of United Labor
Powderly
Republic
New York
Amg
Ienry George
United Labor Party
George
Jersey Mosquitoes Strike New Jersey Seashore Resorts
The Philadelphia Times reports a severe mosquito plague along the Jersey coast from Point Pleasant to Beach Haven. Hotels suffered losses as swarms invaded rooms doubling as attack zones, with victims seeking shelter on higher floors and in the ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
New Jersey
Egypt
Ocean
Barnegat Bay
Point Pleasant Practical
Beach Haven
Spring Lake
Asbury Park
Point Pleasant
Long Branch
Rain and drought woes mix with Atlantic shipping news
Heavy rain fell in Toronto after noon marking first precipitation in five weeks as crops suffer from drought. A 70 foot finback whale was towed into Provincetown after capture by the steam whaler Angie. Crewmen Stropple and Jameson from Grand Banks are missing after trawling, while East Boothbay oil works sold at auction to William Sawyer and partners. Alabama sent its first cotton bale to Salita via Hooper & Co, weighing 440 pounds and classed strict low middling, sold to Partridge & Co. A Quebec libel action targets L Evenment and Le Canadien over a Boston paper article about Whalen’s murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Angie
Nickerson
Provincetown
Cape Cod Bay
Willie M. Stevens
Grand Banks
John Stropple
Robert Jameson
Stropple
Gloucester
Guysboro
Suffolk Oil Works
East Boothbay
William Sawyer
Boothbay
Alabama
Salita
Hooper & Co
Cotton Commission
B. L. Allen
Newbern
Partridge & Co
John O’farrel
Quebec
L’evenment
le Canadien
Boston
Whalen
Darcey McGee
Gloucester Schooners Argonaut and French Seized at Bay
Schooners Argonaut and French, seized while in the bay, returned home via the Gulf of St Lawrence. Captains Harris and Sprague said they kept thirty miles off shore as Acadia searched around Cape Breton. With a strong current driving them in, they could not approach shore to reship. Both ships have no catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giouucrster
Argonaut
Harris
Sprague
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Scott
Acadia
Cape Breton
Coul
Franklin Park Races Highlight Short Field and Fast Times
At Franklin Park on August 5, Joe Howe won the 2:20 pacers and trotters in slow time. Frank Patchen swept the 2:35 class with three straight heats as Factory Boy earlier won two heats. Top finishers included Lyttleton and Nina with times around 2:26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savavs
Sprcau
Franklin Park
Joe Howe
Factory Boy
Frank Patchen
T. D. Marsh
Great Falls
B. G. Wrank Patchen
Ee& Ae
C. Mosher
Lawrence
G. G
Fae- Coe Boc
P. B. Norton
Waterbury
J. H. Rowley
Providence
B. G
M. J. Stone
New Bedford
B. G. Papauoe
John Trout
Medford
Weekly Trade Review reports 183 US and Canada business failures
The weekly trade review notes 163 US failures and 20 in Canada, totaling 183, with comparisons to prior weeks and last year. It discusses California wheat ring collapses, effects on Atlantic markets, and banking and commodity trends including wheat stocks, gold withdrawals, and a cautious economic outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Weekly Trade Review
R. G. Dun & Co
E. Russell & Co
Mercantile Agency
United States
Canada
California
Atlantic
San Francisco
Liverpool
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Treasury
Bank of England
Eavy
Bradstreet
Middle States
New England
Southern
Western
Pacific
Territories
Purify water with Duffy’s Whiskey Claim
A nationalist editorial warns of widespread food adulteration and suggests purifying water by adding Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey marketed as a universal remedy. Cites Professor Henry A Mott endorsing the product while warning against imitators and linking whiskey to health benefits and germ prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Mott
Chemical Science In
America
Duffy
Divorce Petition in Mary Holbrook Case from 1887
Frank Holbrook of Boston seeks a divorce from Mary Holbrook for adultery with George B Over, desertion since August 1880, after five years. The court to notify the libellee to appear on the first Monday of October 1887 in Boston with publication in the Boston Post for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachus
Middlesex
Patrick E. Maloney
Cambridge
Jabez A
Sawyer
Midddlesex
Boston Post
Boston
George M. Brooks
Esquire
J. H. Tyler
Register
WM. R. Driver
Commonwealth OF Massachutj
SET
Suffolk
Superior Court
Frank Holbrook
Mary Holbrook
New York
A. D
George B. Over
A.D
Gerard Bement
School Street
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Os. A. Willard
Edwin A. Wadleigh
Financial holdings list includes banks and rail bonds across several states
A long catalog of shares and bonds items from Everett National Bank Asiatic National Bank Salem Conn and Pass Rivers Rd bonds Plymouth Mills Cambridge Gas Light Second National Bank and more includes various railroad and city loans and stock counts with dates 1888 1894 1896 1908 and locations such as St Louis Little Rock New Bedford Boston Lynn and Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AISGC
Everett Natl. Bank
Asiatic Natl
Salem
Conn
Pass. Rivers Rd
Boylston Mutual Ins. Co
de McKay & Big
Heeling Mach. Asso
Russell Mills
Plymouth
Mass
Plymouth Cordage Co
Cambridge Gas Light Co
Bank of Commerce
Revere Bank
Vas
Varos
Rutland Rd
Burl. & No
Washington Co
Little Rock Junction Ry
Little Rock & Ft. Smith Ry. Co
Cheshire Rad
Lyman Mills
Palace Car Co
City of
Burl
Mo. River RR
Neb
Bates Mfg. Co
Falls & Conway
Errhants’ Natl
Mechanics’ and Traders’ Bank
Portsmouth
N. H. Conn
River
Manchester & Lawrence
Boston Gaslight Co
Lynn Gaslight Co
No Sales On Saturdays Until Further Notice
A fragmented financial notice listing multiple banks mills and railway stocks with values and shares. It references Naumkeag National Bank Salem Freeman's National Bank Hamilton Manufacturing Co Second National Bank Mt. Vernon National Bank Lynn Globe National Bank Atlantic Cotton Mills Manchester Mills Appleton Co Douglas Axe Co Lawrence Manufacturing Co and others with numerous figures and dates from 1890s through 1920s. The piece reads like a ledger section of investments and company names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naumkeag
Salem
Freeman's Natl
Hamilton Mfg
Mt. Vernon
Lynn
Globe
Freeman's
Atlantic Cotton Mills
Manchester Mills
Appleton Co
Douglas Axe Co
Lawrence Mfg
Putnam Machine Co
Androscoggin Mills
Bateste Co
Cowheco Ae Co
Merrimack
Mfg
Amoskeag Mag
Boott Cotton Mills
Fitchburg
R. R. Co
Maine Central R. R. Co
Boston
Concord
Montreal
R. R
Manchester & Lawrence
National Tube Works Co
Jamaica Plain
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Taylor and Green Counties
Kentucky
Willi
Chicago
Indianapolis
R. BH. PO. Ale
R. RU
Rich'd
Sutton
Brouth
O of Wise
Rowe
Thompson
O White
Nash
Bennett
Tate
QO Johnston
Hanlon
Ossurdock
Gruber
Con
Brouthers
White
Richardson
Morrill
Morrrill
Uampire
Sullivan
NEW Yorks
K. Bil
PO. Ale
van Ban
Ol Gore
Ryan
Tiernan
O| Ward
Anson
Connor
Ce de
Pfeffer
Ewing
Will
Ms'n
O’rourke
U Burns
Clarkson
O'Keefe
Dolckes
Williamson
I'Jeffer
O'Rourke
van Haltren
Flint
Gillespie
Keefe
Doescher
Doceoin Ccs
Wean
Ceesee
WOPRO
Philadelphias
WVMBE
Trideons Si
Sic -Eeeie Bsc
Indignapoliss
Csececsecce
Portiano
Portland
Lynns
Luffberry
Thayer
Gilligan
Porktlands
R. Bh.po
A. E. R.ph.po
OLT
Oo. Gallagher, If
Schoen’k
O Murphy
Lufberry, &S
Corcoran, $B
Small
G. Tyne
Dickerson
Balla
Hatfield
Lynch
Lynus
Gilligen
Cottage City
Johnston
Ftlandsoinely
Powderly and
Jersey
John P. Kane
Patrick Riley
Nahum Capen
Edward N. Capen
Admr
Corporation Notices
Warren Cotton Mills
Summer Street
American Bell Telephone Company
Copartnership Notices
George D. Putnam
David E. Saunders
George Dpd
Putnnam & Co
Geo. D. Putnam
D. E. Saunders
Putnam & Foley
Geo. D. Putnam & Co
Milk Street
GEO. D., Putnam, Jas. Foley
Commonwealth OF Massachuo
William Galletly
Stoneham
Carmin
Carmi E. King
Geo. R. Fowler
Commonwealth OF Massacht
Charles Clark
Court Square
John Bb. Fitzpatrick
Sheri
Thomas Rice
H. D. Nash
Richards & CO
John C. Wilmerding
Wilmerding, Hoguet & Coo
White St
Townsend & Montant
Leonard Street
Albert Howe & Co
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
Bostom
Lewis J. Bird& CO
Bromfield Street
Bliss & Perkins
Tremont Street
R. L. Day & Company
State St
Exchange Building
Boston Stock Exchance
Colorado Springs Investment and Improvement Co
Colorado College Land Co
E. P. Tenny
Pawel Wrod On
Francis Henshaw & CO
State Street
Merchants’ Exchange
Boston Stock Exchange
Hoston
Ati
Sand
Omaha & South Western
Vermont
Burl. & Quincy
Pullman Palace
Axe Mfg. Co
Boston Towboat Co
Globe Natl. Bank
Lawrence Mfg. Co
Quincy & Warsaw R. R
Blair Town Lot and Land Co
Cocheco Mfz. Co
Eliot Nat’] Bank
Do North Do Do
FA An Raetan Mahin
Elkhorn Land and Town Co
McKay & Coveland
Missouri Valley Land Co
Pettee Machine Works
Merchants’ Nat. Bank
Newburyport
Étna Fire Ins. Co
Hartford
Rutland RR
Maine Central RR
Shires Conn
Passumpsie Rivers RR. Co
Old Colony RR
Houghton & Ontonagan
Hmoratio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
Ex Steamship
Bessarabia
Palermo
Fiske’s Wharf
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