Mr Blaine and Know Nothing Ties in 1850s Maine
Letters discuss J G Blaine as editor and proprietor of the Kennebec Journal from 1854 to 1857, noting the paper supported Know Nothing principles. Also included are editor responses and a report of Blaine at a Vermont muster field with little public enthusiasm. Names include Blaine, Baker, Stevens, Proctor, and locations Augusta Maine Rutland Vermont Boston Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Boston Post
J. G. Blaine
Maine
J.P. Lynde Burr
Stevens
Ourself
Post
Proctor
The
Vermont
Sutherland Falls
Cleveland and Hendricks
Seome
Rutland
Telegraph
Faneuil Hall
Tremont Temple
Avugusta
Cambridge Man Arrested for Obtaining Money Under False Pretences
Cambridge resident Rishton T Bailey 35, a Fulton street manufacturer, was arrested Saturday for obtaining $20 by false pretences from Alfred A Claytor, shoe findings dealer on Summer street. An incident list recalls multiple accidents and injuries across Cambridge and Boston area on Saturday, including a boy struck by a horse car and a 65 year old woman dying of heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Rishton T. Bailey
Fulton Street
Alfred A. Claytor
Summer Street
William Jones
Herney
Annie Tarburt
Hanover Street
Kate Clifford
Commercial Street
Eastern Avemue Wharf
A. Pease
Geo Flanders
Compton
Causeway Street
Nathan W. Ayer
South Street
Metro
Eastern Railroad
Charlestown
William Coffey
Tiger Court
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston veteran corps to meet at Revere house next Wednesday
The Boston light infantry veteran corps will meet at the Revere house next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. The fifth annual reunion of the eighth Massachusetts battery will be held at the Ocean House Nantasket Beach Wednesday August 13. Members of Company F first Battalion heavy artillery will hold a reunion and basket j e n i e at Fort Warren on Friday the 15th. The twelfth Webster regiment will celebrate their eleventh annual summer reunion on the steamer Plymouth Rock Saturday August 30. In his report to the War Department at Pennington he praises the first brigade for appearance grounds care and military courtesy and recommends wooden barracks to replace tents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Light Infantry
Revere House
Eighth
Massachusetts Battery
Ocean House
Nantasket Beach
Heavy Artillery
Jenie
Fort Warren
Twelfth Webster Regiment
Plymouth Rock
War Department
Pennington
Boston Insurance Directory for 1884 Issued by Standard Publ
The Standard Publishing company led by Col. C. M. Ransom has issued a Boston insurance directory for 1884. It comprises a complete list of fire, marine, life and casualty insurers doing business in the state, with brief histories, plus a roster of authorized Boston and national agents and brokers, underwriting associations, dates of organization and annual meetings, and other valuable data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Publishing Company
Col. C. M. Ransom
Boston
Boston Earthquake Shocks City and Coastline
A Sunday 2:08 P M tremor rattled Boston and nearby towns, with eight quick oscillations lasting about 34 seconds. Movements were felt in Harvard observatory and at Milk Street, causing widespread alarm in tenement districts and along the Mystic and Charles rivers, with reports of cracked ceilings, toppled chimneys, and frightened crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
the Post
Harvard
Cambridge
Pickering
Milk Street
No. 28
School Street
Harvard Place
Parker House
Revere Beach
Charlestown
Mystic
Charles Rivers
Navy Yard
Chelsea
Water
Lynn
Earthquake Shocks NYC and Brooklyn In Afternoon Tremor
A distinct quake struck New York and Brooklyn at 2:07 PM lasting 10 to 15 seconds with subterranean rumbles. Buildings trembled, china moved, bells rang, and walls cracked in Harlem and lower Manhattan. People fled streets in fear while police and witnesses reported shaking, with the Equitable Building observer noting a brief vibration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
New York City
Harlem
Everett’s
Chatham Street
Stevens Building
No. 17
Broadway
Eighth
Bergen
O’donovan Rossa
Christopher and
Hudson
Equitable
R. E. Hinman
Mr. Hinman
George A. Kimball
Kimball
Frankfort Street
Vandewater
Frankfort
Cities and Towns That Were Much Disturbed by the Shaking
A string of mass earthquake shocks hit Worcester Palmer Springfield Hartford New Haven Norwich South Framingham Brattleboro Providence Lowell and Burlington on August 10 without major damage. Shocks at 2:06 in Worcester 2:30 in Palmer 2:08 in Springfield and 2:10 in New Haven and Norwich caused bells to ring and objects to move while some residents fled their homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
State Lunatic Hospital
Palmer
Springfield
Pittsfield
Connecticut River
Brattleboro
Hartford
Conn
New Haven
Norwich
South Framingham
Providence
Lowell
Burlington
Earthquake Shocks Reported Along South Atlantic Coast
A series of light earthquake shocks were felt in Atlantic City and Philadelphia around 2:07 to 2:12 PM, lasting two to five seconds and causing slight building movement. Signals offices reported no tremor felt in Washington or Baltimore. Winds from the southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore
Atlantic City
N J
Wolf
Absecom Light
Philadelphia
Market Street
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across City and Delaware Breakwater
A quake disrupted city life with moved dishes, swinging walls, and alarms. Philadelphia signal office sits at Ninth and Chestnut in the new post office. At Delaware Breakwater the station building shook for about five seconds around 2 10 PM, water in a bucket visibly stirred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ninth and Chestnut Streets
Delaware
Delaware Breakwater
Widespread quake alarms travel coast to coast
A major earthquake shock felt August 10 across Atlantic Highlands Sandy Hook Long Branch Philadelphia New Haven Boston Elizabeth Plainfield Spring Lake Cottage City Martha's Vineyard Portland Me. Reports place duration from five seconds to two minutes with a 2:06 to 2:15 pm timing. Seaboard cities including Sea Bright and Brooklyn reported heavy motion and alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Western Union
Atlantic Highlands
Sandy Hook
Long Branch
Philadelphia
New Haven
Boston
Elizabeth
Plainfield
Spring Lake
Cottage City
Martha’s Vineyard
Portland
Providence
Sixth and
Reed Streets
Seabright
N. J
Hartford
Brooklyn
Menlo Park
Trenton
Coney Island
Cape May
Atlantic City
Cleveland
Alleghanys
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Pensylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Massachusetts
Maine
District of Columbia
Scott Nominated as Democratic Candidate for Congress
A Pennsylvania dispatch reports William L. Scott, trusted adviser to Mr. Tilden, warmly welcomed by Democrats in the district. The Liedertafel German organization and bands rally for Scott as Republicans pledge votes to him. Gov. Hoadly of Ohio plans Maine speeches at Biddeford Pool and city hall as campaign stops. Germans urge Democratic bloc to defeat the Republican prohibition ticket, backing liberal Democrat principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erm, Pa
William L. Scott
Scott
Brainard
Hoadly
Biddeford
Ohio
Cleveland
Maine
Blaine
Chicago
Herman Lieb
Lieb
Results of Drinking and Gambling Distress a Philadelphia Official
Henry A. Haworth, a Philadelphia city council member and real estate agent, fled the city after embezzling between 30000 and 40000 dollars. He endured heavy absinthe drinking, gambling losses, and a fast life, with constituents noting his absenteeism at meetings and banner raiseings amid a decline rooted in family status and misplaced trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Henry A. Haworth
Haworth
Samuel Haworth
Board of Revision of Taxes
Various Fatalities and Incidents Reported Across New England
A patrol of militia in Maine dispersed Saturday and troops returned home. Arrests include Charles H. Wilson in Manchester for larceny of a cow in Francestown. Four year old Flora Letourneau was killed after a wagon struck her in Worcester. Baptist Vineyard annual convention opened in Cottage City. Dominique Connery died from a stair fall in Deerdeid Massachusetts. Orion Clark of Brattleboro hanged himself, cause listed as temporary insanity. A buggy accident at Atkinson depot injured James Barrett, wife, and Mrs A S Dinsmore. Raspberry shipments reach seventy three tons from North Troy with seven and a half tons in one day to Boston market. Edward Meehan stabbed his son Michael in Pawtucket. father fled then was arrested. John McPherson, 20, drowned swimming at Manchester’s Amoskeag mills area. no relatives there. Henry Rannstone of Saxonville drowned after cramp while bathing. aged 55 leaving wife and child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Charles H. Wilson
Manchester
N. H
Francestown
Flora Letourneau
Worcester
Baptist Vineyard Association
Baptist Temple
Cottage City
Dominique Connery
Deerdeid
Mass
Orion Clark
Brattleboro
James E. Barrett
Boston
A. S. Dinsmore
Haverhill
Atkinson
North Troy
Edward Meehan
Michael
Pawtucket
R. I
John McPherson
Groupere
Amoskeag Mills
Walnut Place
Henry Rannstone
Saxonville
Saxonville Mills
Truth versus slander over Grover Cleveland in Buffalo
Special despatch defends Gov. Grover Cleveland against a cloud of slander. The Buffalo Courier and Buffalo Telegraph stories are dissected, with witnesses from business and professional circles testifying to his sobriety, integrity, and diligent public service as sheriff, mayor, and governor. Ball, a preacher, is accused of spreading lies. fellow attorneys counter with named names and events from Buffalo and Gibson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball
Gibson County
Career of a brazen faced fraud in Indiana
Louisville dispatch notes the Rev Ball, who spread slander about Gov Cleveland, once preached to a small Gibson county congregation. A Courier- Journal reporter in Owensville spoke with locals who recalled Ball’s earlier ministry and unsettled activity among his parishioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco, Me
G. H. Ball
Cutts Avenue
Free Will Baptist
Boston Sunday Herald
Ball
Gibson County
Ind
Indiana
Louisville
Cleveland
Courier- Journal
Owensville
A Massachusetts Republican Compliments to the Party
A letter from Charles E. Hibbard of Lee Massachusetts condemns the Boston journal’s Cleveland scandal coverage and Republican tactics. He refuses to aid political warfare, questions Blaine era leadership, and warns Massachusetts Republicans about corrupt methods if the party cannot be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Charles E. Hibbard
James G. Blaine
Charles KH. Hibbard
Republican State Central Committee
Boston
Misrepresentation allegations in Dover letter to the Post
A Dover editor defends Rev Ball and rebuts a Aug 6 Post editorial accusing Ball of editing the Morning Star. The writer denies Ball's editorship and cites falsehoods about Gov Cleveland. The Post replies with criticism of Ball and a rebuke of the Star.
Purcell Withdraws Offensive Remark About Cleveland
Rochester N Y August 10 editor William Purcell of this city stated after ten days that his remark calling Gov Cleveland a moral leper was based on a personal grievance about 1883 nomination and he withdraws the characterization. He said information from a trusted source changes the facts and requests that the remark not be attributed to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Purcell
Cleveland
Boston Post
Rocuester
N. Y
New York Sun
Judge Maynard
Purcell
Union and Advertiser
Buffalo Evening Telegraph
Gov. Cleveland
A Row on the Mexican Central Railway That May Prove Serious
At Calera on the Mexican Central railway a Mexican peon walked on a wall despite orders and was knocked down by an American. Police beat the Americans to release the man, and the Calera mayor arrested 12 station workers. Federal orders for release were resisted and workers were punished. Americans threaten retaliation while federal authorities plan action to avert further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Calera
Jostead
Fresnillo
Pacheco
Stranger's suicide by jumping into Niagara rapids
A man arrived from Buffalo this afternoon at Niagara Falls and leapt into the rapids from an island above the falls. His body was seen going over the brink by onlookers on the Canadian side. Papers in his coat suggest the name Woodke, but no residence is indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Woodke
Mechanicsville residents seek relief from mill closure
Petersburg, August 10. Suffering among Mechanicsville residents in Chesterfield County near Swift Creek cotton factory operatives has prompted an appeal to the county court. The court convenes tomorrow and is expected to consider steps to alleviate the distress caused by the factory shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Mechanicsville
Chesterfield County
Swift Creek
Helena report on another slaughter of horses
Helena Montana dispatch notes meagre particulars regarding yet another slaughter of horses. Details remain scarce as officials assess the incidents and surrounding circumstances amid day’s events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Horse thieves hunted in Mussel Shell region raid
Cowboys trapped a horse thieves rendezvous 150 miles north. They attacked a log house on the mountain side after tracking stolen horses. Nine thieves were killed and five escaped as the cabin was burned. Several small parties with horses were seen near the premises during the surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Here
Kee Lung Taken by French in Formosa War Report
London dispatches confirm Kee-Lung fell to French forces under Admiral Lespes after a landing without resistance. British protest noted. Shanghai-bound troops retreated inland as authorities fled. Foo Chow reports France gave China a day to settle or seize Amoy and Ves cores. News recalls political views on the prince of Wales and U S mediation efforts amid broader unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ferry
Lespes
Kee-Lung
Formosa
France
Paris
Admiral Lespe
Thhe
Shanghai
England
Admiral Lespes
Admiral Courbet
Foo Chow
China
Amoy
Vescadores
Prince of Wales
Lloyd’s Weekly
Fires in Boston Highlands and Nearby Dwellings
Fire in the Oregon block at Davenport street Boston Highlands started in attic No 13 and spread across the row. A 65 year old widow Hannah Whalen died in the flames. damage about 600 dollars. Additional blazes included a curtain fire at 14 Gloucester street slight damage and a lamp-fueled closet fire at 145 Harvard street with 50 dollars damage. A trifling awning fire occurred at 191 Eliot street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Block
Davenport Street
Boston Highlands
Hannah Whalen
Francis C. Welch
Gloucester Street
Jennie Young
Harvard Street
Trafton
Eliot Street
Catlettsburg
Seb Miller
Joan Miller
David Kinner
James McKenzie
Sam Kelly
John Berger
Charles Haler
Worcester
Elijah Bond
Millbury
Patrick Whalen
Columbian Mills
Southbridge
Providence
South Framingham
Mass
Hdward Reardon
Howard Street
Dubuque
Key City Furniture Company
Dover
N. H
Greene
Excursion Fleet Plans From Salem to Isles and North Shore
The Empire State carried 1000 excursionists on yesterday's voyage to the Isles of Shoals and today sails from Salem along the South shore under charter to the Salem Light Infantry. Tomorrow a North shore trip by the American Steam Gauge Company will host 200 attendees for a thirtieth annual gathering with a special dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire State
Isles of Shoals
Salem
South Shore
Salem Light Infantry
North Shore
American Steam Gauge Company
Train Collision Near Atlanta Injures Several
A collision between two West Point railroad passenger trains occurred near Atlanta five miles away at 3 PM. Both engines were demolished and several people were injured, but there were no fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
West Point
Unclear Soccer Pairings Drawn Across Cities
Fragmentary schedule fragments list pairings between teams and cities including Indianapolis Columbus Cincinnati Cincinnati St Louis and related counts. The text alternates city names and team labels with scattered numbers, offering no clear match results or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Columbus
Cincinnati
St. Louis Unions
Cincinnatis
Toledos
St. Louis
Louisvilles
Customs release schooner at Key West and other incidents
The Key West collector orders the Julia Baker freed. Amsterdam steamer passengers bound for destinations by rail after wreck on Sable Island. John Dempsey jailed on Staten Island after a bout with George Fulljames. Thomas Johnson shot Charlie McCullough and mortally wounded another man near Roxie Miss. killer jailed. Alvin Patch shoots Henry Davids over wife. Davids dies. James Higgs family shot near Mt Vernon Ga by David H Conner. 16 year old Alice Higgs dies from buckshot. Conner was a rejected suitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Julia Baker
Amsterdam
Sable Island
John Dempsey
George Fulljjames
Staten Island
Staten, L. I
Thomas Johnson
Charlie McCullough
Roxie Station
Miss
Alvin L. Patch
Minneapolis
Minn
Henry
Davids
Patch
James Higgs
Mt. Vernon
David H. Conner
Alice Higgs
Conner
Miss Higgs
Paper Mill Directory Volume Iss84 Published
The volume Iss84 of The Paper Mill Directory of the World from Clark W. Bryan & Co. lists all paper and pulp mills, with owner, town, product, capabilities and characteristics for 230 pages plus advertisements, expected to circulate widely as a high authority in the paper and pulp industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paper Mill Directory
Clark W. Bryan & Co
Holyoke
Mass
New York City
Buffalo Bills Wild West at Beacon park opens today
Buffalo Bill's Wild West begins today at Beacon park with daily 4 PM performances. A street parade precedes the show tracing a route through Cambridgeport Main Street Bowdoin square Court Hanover and Tremont Park back to Beacon. The act features frontier life with famed scouts and is praised by press and Gen Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Bill
Wild West
Beacon Park
Cambridgeport
Main Street
Cambridge Street
Bowdoin Square
Court
Hanover
Washington
Dover
Tremont Park
Beacon
Gen. Sherman
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Providence
America
W. F. Coug
Albany
Brighton
Allston
Point of Pines
Baldwin
Boston
Salem
Lynn
Colt’s Armory
Hartford
Worcester
White’s
National Band
Carter’s
Higgins
Meyrelles
First Regiment
Richard Schubrek
Messrs
Thomas W. Henry
Johnn M.¥lockton
Charles C. Ward
Baldwin’s
C.H. Ward
E. D. Ingraham
W. H. Chambers
T. M. Carter
William E. White
Lurvey
Herr August Damm
Alfred Rigg
Herr Otto Lorenz
H. R. Haggett
New England
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Post Publishing CO
Bulk
Washington St
Vanston
Aily
Bemigton Weekly Post
A. FP. Moore
Trea
Drei
Grover Cleveland
of New York
Thomas A. Hendricks
Coun
Telegraph and Mail
David Boyd
Boston Insurance Directory
Brooklyn Bridge
Police Central
Saunders
Yonkers
Ludlow Street
Hester
Canal
Mulberry
Jersey
Mott Streets
Madison Street
Monroe Street
Central Park
Mall
Hoffman
Arsenalas
Tenth Precinct
Lewis Street
Avenue B
Ninety-ninth Street
Tenth Avenue
Manhattan
Brighton Beach
Wilmington
N. C
Reading
Allentown
Lebanon
Pottstown
Phoenixville
Lancaster
Lehigh Valley
Easton
New York and Vicinity
South Atlantic
Pennsylvania City
NEW England Notes
Gov
Courier
Caligula
Buffalo Telegraph
Buffalo Orphan Asylum
Executive Chamber
George H. Ball
Oscar Folsom
Warren F. Miller
Mr. Folsom
Mr. Miller
George S. Wardwell
Beaver Island Club
Messrs. Folsom
Miller
Beaver Island
Oakfield
Falconwood
Henry Chandler
Robert P. Hayes
Joseph L. Fairchild
William H. Gurney
Wilson S. Bissell
Martin Taylor
Jnc
E. L. Lawrence
J. S. Dawley
Albert Haight
James M. Lent
George H. van Vleck
W. P. Taylor
George S. Field
Geo. H. Ball
Saco
Dr. Ball
Morning Star
the Star
Star
United States
C. A. Bickford
Brother Bickford
Boston Jackal
Clevelan
Republican Party
Mexican Central Railway
Niagarra
Foreign News
Kee- Lung
Times
Arthur
John Russell Young
Pekin
Casey
Joyce
Belton
Dublin
John Payne Collier
Dickens
Lamb
Haseen
Pomona Gardens
Marseilles
Toulon
Boston and Vicinity
BAY State Politics
Independent Republicans
Henry Cabot Lodge
John D. Long
Eee
Lincoln
Seward
Sumner
Andrew
Stanton
Fessenden
Robeson
Keifer
Elkins
Clayton
Kellogg
Democratic Party
George Frederick Williams
Moses Williams
Darwin E. Ware
William H. Forbes
Samuel Hoar
Moorfield Storey
Phineas Pierce
Jabez Fox
George W. Leverett
F. F. Raymond
Charles B. Fox
Stephen M. Weld
Samuuel M. Quincy
Winslow Warren
C. C. Jackson
Archibald M. Howe
A. J. C. London
Washington Street
Hendricks
Cape
Berkshire Hills
John B. Redman
William A. Cromwell
Cromwell
Gen. Collins
Mr. Schurz
Independent
W. C. Williams
A. H. Bond
R. 8
Codman
Schurz
Park Street
Blaine and Logan
O’donavan Rossa
Hibbard
Lee
Butler
John H. McDonald
Ward 20
Greenback
Meionaon
Ward 22
Blaine and
Logan
Tremont Street
Terrace
Medford
Baseball
M. H. Stetson
Coburn’s Exchange Hotel
Howard City
Mich
Quincey House
Theresa A. Scott
Massachusetts Woman’s Christian Temperances Union
Charles B. Ferrin
Messrs. P. S. Boothby
Gerry Brown
TRE Paper Mill Directory
Institute
Gov. Robinson
Sexton
Redmund
Patrick Egan
M.H. Keenan
South Boston
P. A. Collins
Patrick Maguire
Eneas Smith
John Boyte Oo’ Reilly
Charles E
Buffalo Bill’s
Bijou Theatre
John J. Braham
Bijou
N. C. Goodwin, Jr
Prince Lorenzo
Fanny Correy
Frederick
Arthur Wilkinson
Bippo
George A. Schiller
Rocco
James W. Harris
Fannie Rice
Bettina
Boston Museum
Field
Billee Taylor
Augustin Daly
Oakland Garden
Corinne
Merrie Makers
Garden
Rehan
Charles Fostelle
Boylston Museum
Messrs. Henderson and
Harle
Frank Lewis
George B. Leslie
H. Braham
Robert H. Tyrrell
Polly Holmes
W. ©. Turner
Fred McAvoy
Park Theatre
Zimmerman
Burletta Company
Fred Miller
Europe
Phobus
Apollo
Globe Theatre
Maubry-Overton Company
C. H. Hoyt
Evaps
Adrienne
Eugene Tompkins
Thatcher
Primrose & West
Minstrel
Boston Theatre
Howard Atheneum
Marion Lamp Post
Mitchell
Yancey
Carver’s Gap
Sears
Messrs. G. W. Simmons & Co
C, H, Graves & Sons
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