Goelet cup yachts win in Newport Harbor races
Over 150 yachts witness the Goelet cup events with Titania and Sea Fox victorious. Gorilla defeats Mariquita in a notable dash. Lawn tennis closes at Newport Rhode Island as city items appear across pages. Weather outlook listed and official reports from Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor released.
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Newport Harbor
Titania
Sea Fox
Gorilla
Mariquita
Newport
R. I
Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Andrew J. Lloyd Optician Opens Shop on Washington Street
Andrew J Lloyd, optician, operates from Ground Floor 823 Washington Street opposite the head of Milk Street. Established in 1870, the firm advertises facilities for optical needs with a Harvard connection in its vignette.
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Andrew J. Lloyd
Optician
Washington St
Head of Milk St
Harvard Plo
Disease in Chicago Water Sparks Typhoid Epidemic
In Curiaco August 9 a typhoid fever epidemic strikes Chicago tied to contaminated drinking water after a major storm. Authorities initially deemed the water safe, despite private doctors warning, as 150 to 175 cases were reported yesterday along Cottage Grove avenue between Thirty-first and Forty-second streets.
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Chicago
Curiaco
Cottage Grove Avenue
Shipping arrivals and departures listed for New York bound vessels
United Kingdom and European ports report sailings to New York by steamer names and destinations including Augusta Victoria Clyde Manila Circassia Circassia Circassia and other vessels with Aug dates. The arrivals list notes the bark Megunticook at Cienfuegos.
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London
Augusta Victoria
Southampton
New York
Kepler
Slago
Montauk
Hamburg
Anser Head
St. Lucia
Chester
Kremen
City of Belfast
Blythe
Lermann Bremen
Baltimore
la Flandre
Antwerp
Amy Dora
Shields
Port Royal
Charlois
Rotterdam
Circassia
Glasgow
Illinois
Lord Lansdowne
Swansea
Eng
Thorn Holme
Maryport
Montreal
Italy
Liverpool
Megunticook
Cienfuegos
Transatlantic Vessels and Routes Noted August Entries
Shipping notices list ships arriving at or departing from major ports. Entries include Taormina from Hamburg to New York and Monarch from Manila to New York with dates, plus multiple departures from ports such as Rouen Glasgow Prawle Point Deal and Cork. The report records destinations such as New York Port, London and Liverpool with various vessels including Eleanora Chiquell Godalming Maryland Canopus and Marielo.
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New York
Taormina
Hamburg
Landaff
Dunnet Head
Island
Isle of Wight
Maryland
Baltimore
Liverpool
Canopus
Montreal
Cork
Rochdale
Port Royal
London
Marielo
New Or
Milliken's absence noted as Harrison visits Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor coverage details Congressman Milliken of Maine missing the welcome as President Harrison travels from Boston. Morse and other figures arrive, while Harrison enjoys a garden luncheon at Major Palmer's cottage, with plans for a busy Bar Harbor schedule and return itinerary through Ellsworth Bath Concord and Washington.
One Officeholder's Retort
New York Aug 9 Patrick MacCourt a clerk in the liquidating division of the custom house was notified by Secretary Windom that his services were no longer required He wrote President Harrison a vigorous letter appealing to civil service protection He is a Democrat a known writer on Irish affairs friend of Parnell foster father of Rosa d Erina and has ties to several notable figures His career included promotions from Collins Cox Campbell and Speaker Carlisle He cites letters from Gladstone Mrs Cleveland Mrs Parnell praising his writings He has lately lived in poverty relying on a 1000 yearly clerk salary.
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Patrick MacCourt
New York
Amherstburg
Ont
W. K. Perry
Harrison
Bar Harbor
Milliken
Pittsburgh
New Yorks
Chicagos
Nahant
C. A
Custom House
Windom
Ireland
Charles Galvin Duffy
Freeman’s Journal
the Nation
Archbishop Dixon
Gladstone
Cleveland
Parnell
Insane Suspected Woman In Hideout Pursuit
Mrs Maggie Miller of New York, staying in Brattleboro Vermont, was suspected after valuables vanished from Captain Henry Smith’s wife. Pursued eight miles toward her summer home, she hid items on her person, leapt from a carriage to flee toward the river, was restrained by a sheriff, and released. Friends call her insane amid a recent suit against Professor A L Loomis over services by her late husband Morris Miller.
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Brattleboro
Henry Smith
Chicago
Brooks House
Maggie Miller
New York
Newfane
Brother Held After Saloon Shooting in Westcott
New Haven Conn Aug 9 A fight in a Westcott saloon near Stamford ended when a revolver shot fatalizes William H Walker 20. His brother Edward 25 was arrested with the pistol. he is refusing to talk. Bridgeport Jail. coroner's inquest planned tomorrow.
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New Haven
Conn
Westcott
Stamford
William H. Walker
Walker
Edward
Bridgeport
Quay Praised for Masterful Campaign and Convention Handling
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes the convention commended Quay for the masterful campaign leadership and suggests commending the convention itself for its masterful handling. The piece closes with the maxim honor to whom honor.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Ind
Quay
Maxin
Brown firm collapse spreads as Hollis assigns to creditors
The failure of Brown Steese Clarke wool dealers triggers widespread concern as George W Hollis of Hollis Dressed Meat and Wool Co assigns to Judge Asa French and N E Hollis. Investigations show Hollis faces potential liability for Notes indorsed for Brown while company assets exceed debts, with assets at Abbatoir and 300 North Beacon Brighton valued around 500000 stock. Creditors plan meetings and possible further suits as Riverside Mills under sheriff, and Providence banks watch attachments total to 750000 amid over-issue rumors.
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House of Brown, Steese & Clarke
George W. Hollis
Hollis Dressed Meat & Wool Company
Asa French
Norton E. Hollis
Hollis
Mr. Brown
French
N. E. Hollis
M Self
Brighton
New York
Brown, Steele & Clarke
Brown
Riverside
Juilliard
M. F. Dickinson, Jr
Boston
New York City
McKenzie
Juilliard, McKenzie & Quimby
Providence
Riverside Mills
Chapin
Atlantic Mills
Owen Bros
National Bank of Redemption
Brown, Steese & Clarke
Providence Bank
Riverside & Oswego
Massachusetts Loan & Trust Company
The Whereabouts of Brown Despatch from Providence
A Providence despatch reports a missing Gideon P. Brown of Brown Steve and Clarke took the 11 32 Dedham train Tuesday night and got off near Blue Hill, prompting fears of suicide and a nod to the late William Gray Jr. The note hints at a grim conclusion and continues on the next page.
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Brown
Providence
Gideon P. Brown
Brown, Steve & Clarke
Dedham
Blue Hill
William Gray, Jr
Maybrick Memorial Signed by Liverpool Brokers and Merchants
The Maybrick memorial urging reprieve for Mrs. Maybrick is signed by about 800 Liverpool brokers and merchants. Judge Stephen denounces abusive jury-targeted letters in court, while Roe and Macklin seek Home Secretary review of new evidence from New York.
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High Court of the Senate
Honolulu
Hawaii
Stanley
Emin Pasha
Zanzibar
Maybrick
Liverpool
London
Home
Matthews
Macklin
Avor
Stanley’s Arrival Near Zanzibar Sparks Turbulence
Stanley sails toward the coast with Emin Pasha aboard 9000 men and vast ivory stock. Arrival date not fixed. German forces attempt to stir unrest, making a European confrontation appear possible and likely.
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Zanzibar
Stanley
Emin Pasha
Charges of secret intrigues against General Boulanger
The Procureur-General in Paris resumed the case against General Boulanger, accusing him of forming a secret political court at Clermont-Ferrand, engaging in electoral agitation and official corruption while denying responsibility to the War Office. Protests arose as documents allegedly show a downward slide from insubordination to conspiracy, with claims of an attempt to seek life-long consul status via Prince Bismarck.
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Paris
General Boulanger
High Court
Senate
Procureur-General
Party of the Right
Prince Bismarck
Boulanger
Rebellion in Hawaii Reports Armed Utah Overthrow Attempt
San Francisco dispatch states on July 30 two half white Hawaiians Robert W Wilcox and Robert Boyd led about 150 natives in an armed bid to overthrow the government. rioters seized palace grounds and government house. Honolulu Rifles engaged in a skirmish leaving seven Hawaiians dead and twelve wounded before surrender.
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San Francisco
Australia
Honolulu
Robert W. Wilcox
Robert Boyd
Government House
Sioux Commission to report on Indian land opening plan
In St Paul on August 9, the Sioux Commission led by ex Governor Charles Foster Hon William Warner and General George Crook arrived en route to Washington. They will report to the Secretary of the Interior and the President. If three fourths of the Indians sign the treaty the President will proclaim and survey the reservation and relocate Indians to reduced lands while the remaining 11 000 000 acres will be opened to settlement by proclamation. Towns along the reservation border expect the lands to open in spring and a border boom has begun as crowds gather.
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Milliken
Boston
Blaine
Mr. Harrison
Bangor
Elijah A. Morse
Canton
St. John
N. B
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Gallinger
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Spaniard
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Illinois
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Maryland
W. Bb. Howard
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Otter’s Nest
Auleck Palmer
Lodge
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Charles Howe
Gordon Cummings
Halford
Walker Blaine
E. Rollins Morse
Morse
Howe
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Emery
J. P. Winswell
John R. Redmond
Ellsworth
Major Palmer
Slaine
Hale
Palmer
St. Pau, Minn
Charles Foster
Ohio
William Warner
Missouri
George Crook
Secretary of the Interior
Death by own action at Pittsfield Captain Danesi dies
Jevp August 9 Captain Jean Danesi aged sixty five a wealthy Italian staying with his wife at Maplewood Hotel shot himself in the head this afternoon causing instant death He had been ill melancholia and addicted to chloral under Dr O S Roberts care The door was forced his revolver lay in a pool of blood He was a captain in the Italian army and married Miss Peck of Hartford Conn His remains will be taken to Hartford for burial.
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Jean Danesi
Maplewood Hotel
O.S. Roberts
Danesi
Miss Peck
Hartford
Conn
Naval orders list several crew transfers and a court martial
Washington on August 9 reports transfers and duties for Lieutenant E D Bostick Josiah McKean Ensign John H Shipley and others. Paymaster J B Redfield returns home. William N Little detached to naval academy. Lieutenant John C Irvine faces court martial at Newport for scandalous conduct drunkenness on duty and absence with trial to convene next Wednesday with Captain Selfridge as president and Lieutenant Bleecker as judge advocate.
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Washington
E. D. Bostick
Washington Navy Yard
Josiah
McKean
Galena 16Th
John H. Shipley
Wabash
J. B. Redfield
William N. Little
Galena Loth
Naval Academy
John C. Irvine
Torpedo Station
Newport
Irvine
Thomas O. Selfridge
J. W. B. Bleecker
Burglars Enter Sheffield Home in Great Barrington
Great Barrington Aug 9 burglars entered the residence of Mrs H D Train in Sheffield at 1 am. A man in the house raised the alarm. The thieves escaped with the family silver, leaving behind valuable wedding presents for the daughter who was away. No traces found.
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Great Barrington
H. D. Train
Sheffield
Duty Detains Large Lumber Raft at Amherstburg
Ottawa Ont Aug 9 The Amherstburg customs collector detains a large raft of lumber sent from Georgian Bay by an American firm for export to the United States. Duty not paid and $3500 is held to cover the unpaid amount.
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Ottawaa
Ont
Amherstburg
Customs Department
Georgian Bay
United States
Antique French Toilet Table Featured by LA BELLE FRANGE
A rare old French Toilet Table in English Oak with quartered grain features a curiously shaped mirror antique supports and twisting legs. Priced at 37 dollars, it includes two Mantel Drawers two Side Drawers two deep Package Drawers and an occasional Drawer. A new catalog with 300 engravings is available for ten cents.
Atalantas Win Pullman Regatta Defeating Bradfords of Boston
De fe Aug 9 Carcaco New York crew the Atalantas win the Pullman regatta beating the Bradfords of Boston in a close race. Time 7m 41s to 7m 44s on a smooth water course. Spectators 1800 with a strong ladies representation. The Bradfords led at the mile and three quarters while the Atlantas in a 34 stroke finished half a length ahead. Two crew members fainted after the finish and the day featured record breaking performances across several races. Other results include Pair-Oars Garfields first Dee troits second time 9m 18s and a dead heat in Double Sculls Metropolitans Baysides in 8m 45s. Senior Singles Donahue and Kilby, Senior Fours Winnipegs and Toronto, and Junior Singles Levell and Seaton also reported.
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Boston
Atalantas
New York
Bradfords
Atlantas
Branfords
Charles
Watkins
N.Y
Kilby
Winnipegs
Toronto Segond
Seaton
Pension Arrears for Richard Whiting Reach $12,000
Washington August 9. The Pension Office granted Richard Whiting a pension of 24 dollars monthly for nervous prostration and mind impairment. It was raised to 560, then reduced to 8 by a surgeon's error. Reopened, Assistant Secretary Bussey ruled Whiting receives 72 dollars monthly with arrears from discharge in 1865, totaling about 12,000 dollars.
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Wshington
Richard Whiting
Bussey
Interior Department
Congress
Editor Charged With Embezzlement In Papapetpur
Dr. William H. Bradley, manager of the Weekly Press in Papapetpur, is under arrest on embezzlement charges filed by the Press company. He is held on $4000 bail and faces a Monday hearing. The alleged peculations total over 75000.
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Papapetpura
William H. Bradley
Weekly Press
Salem bicycle sidewalk trial set for Monday
Salem August 9 special report says the trial of Dr. Eaton and J W Porter of Danvers in the First District Court for violating the town bylaw by riding a bicycle on the sidewalk will occur Monday. The case is a test and cyclists watch closely for the outcome.
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Salem
Eaton
J. W. Porter
Danvers
First District
A Famous Woman Scientist in Paris Sees Praise
Fanny Bignon, lauded by zoologists for a paper on the lachrymal gland of the green turtle, stands among Paris’s remarkable women. She studied zoology at the Sorbonne, taught at Ecole Tremaire, and conducted Sorbonne lab work amid a nearly all female staff. In 1871 she lectured in hygiene for the Association Philotechnique, holds a Licencees Science equal to a British MA, and is Officier d Academie and Officier de l Instruction Publique. She serves as professor at the Ecole Municipale Superieure and is secretary to the French Geological Society.
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Fanny Bignon
Paris
Sorbonne
Ecole Tremaire
Association Philotechnique
Mile. Bignon
Officier d’Academie
Officier de l’Instruction Publique
Ecole Municipale Superieure
French
Geological Society
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