Funeral of General Sheridan at Arlington in Soldierly Style
Washington August 12 General Philip Henry Sheridan was buried in Arlington cemetery after a full mass at St Matthew's Church. The ceremony featured a cardinal sermon, a bishop elect officiating, and a grand procession including General Sherman, Speaker Carlisle, and President Cleveland. The church and cemetery were filled with wreaths, officials, and troops, with a final salute and taps as the grave was lowered near the Lee mansion.
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Washineton
Philip Henry Sheridan
Arlington
St. Matthew’s Church
Sherman
Joint Committee of Congress
Lincoln
Blunt
Kellogg
Ryan
Kenrick
Mackin
John P. Foley
Detroit
Cardinal Gibbons
Third Artillery
Carlisle
Sheridan
Schofield
John F. Foley
Endicott
Whitney
Cleveland
Houses of Congress
Lee
Capitol
Washington Monument
Virginia
Lee Mansion
The
National Cemetery
Interesting Exercises At The People's Church
The People's Church nearly filled last evening as Sheridan's men attended a memorial service led by pastor Rev. R. L. Greene. Members of the Grand Army of the Republic from Dahlgren Post No. 2 Charles Russell Lowell Post No. 7 and John A. Andrew were present in body.
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People’s Church
Sheridan
R. L. Greene
Grand Army of the Republic
Dahlgren
Charles Russell Lowell
John A. Andrew
Sheridan Talk Inspires Veterans with Browned Flags and History
A Post 7 ceremony featured prayer by Rev. William Clark and a sermon like address by Mr. Greene honoring Phil Sheridan. He praised Sheridan as both soldier and scholar, recounting his West Point record, leadership at Fisher’s Hill and Winchester, and the two-life idea guiding a patriot’s inner life. The event included battle flags, the Stars and Stripes, floral designs, and elevated music by post members and a soprano.
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William Clark
Post 7
Greene
Sheridan
Hose
Phil Sheridan
Phil
Mr. Greene
West Point
Fisher’s Hill
Winchester
Words of Praise for General Sheridan at East Boston Service
A memorial service at Merchian Street Bethel East Boston honored General Sheridan with a eulogy by Rev. Dr. L. B. Bates. Military groups Maverick Rifles Sheridan Guards and John A. Hawes Grand Army Post attended as Bates highlighted Sheridans leadership energy courage and scientific war knowledge.
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Merchian
Bethel
Boston
Sheridan
L. B. Bates
Maverick Rifles
Sheridan Guards
John A. Hawes
Bates
Army of the United States
Fire Records of Multiple28 Incidents Across Cities
Multiple fires reported August 12 in Houutton Worcester New York Randolph and surrounding areas caused heavy losses. The Pettigrove barns near the station burned with Arch ie Bolongia blamed. total loss $3000. North Rutland mill owned by O W Roberts destroyed. cause unknown. Barclay Street fire damaged A Schwartz stock $5000 and Craighead Kurtz stock $15000. Bay Ridge excursion boat burned at Glenwood dock. bar keeper Peter Langman perished. John Kelly barn and outbuilding incendiary blaze near Randolph caused about $2500 loss.
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Houutton
Pettigrove Parns
Archie Bolongia
Reform School
Worcester
North Rutland
O. W. Roberts
Marblehead
New York
Barclay Street
A. Schwartz
Craighead & Kurtz
Bay Ridge
Whitestone
Sand’s Point
L. I
Glenwood
Peter Langman
Randolph
John Kelly
Fire crews extinguish shed blaze behind Museum of Art
Patrolman Coombs and Engine No 32 put out a minor shed fire at the Museum of Art rear yesterday afternoon around 4 30. No alarm was sounded. Later at 8 50 last night a plant fire broke out at Finter’s cigar store on 25 Harrison Avenue, also without an alarm.
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Coombs
Museum of Art
Finter
Harrison Avenue
Refugee Camp Planned Near Boulogne in Savannah Route
At Waycross a conference with Surgeon General Hamilton and Savannah and Charleston officials ordered rapid depletion of Jacksonville. A refugee camp under Dr Guiteras will be set at Boulogne on the Savannah Florida and Western line with tents sent immediately. The sick are to be returned to Jacksonville for treatment while refugees travel north. Chattanooga declared quarantine against Jacksonville and other yellow fever sites, allowing a carload of refugees to remain in transit.
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Atlanta
Hamilton
Savannah
Charleston
Waycross
Jacksonville
Guiteras
Boulogne
Savannah, Florida & Western
Chattanooga
Tenn
Board of Health
Yachts Gather at Vineyard Haven For Regatta Prep
Nearly seventy yachts are at Vineyard Haven at dawn with eighty shown by sunset. A noon dress signal was sent at 9 30. Yachts sparkle with bunting and tonight are illuminated. Winds strengthen for tomorrow's race though rain is possible. Notable vessels include Cinone Adwa Ambassadress and flagship Gitana. Commodore Gerry hosts guests at Cottage City with dinners at Oak Bluffs Clubhouse and Sea View House. An Electra meeting votes to drop the Nantucket Shoals cruise and suggests racing at Newport on the 20th. If Vineyard race is delayed it will occur on the next clear day. The Martha's Vineyard race proceeds follow to New Bedford then Newport. The schooner Una arrives with Judge Tufts and I C Davis aboard Plus Una and Mist from Boston.
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Vineyard Haven
Cinone
Adwa
Ambassadress
Gitana
Gerry
Cottage City
Oak Bluffs
Sea View House
Electra
Marblehead
Nantucket Shoals
Martha’s Vineyard
New Bedford
Newport
Bar Harper
Spector
Una
K. K. Harms
Boston
Judge Tufts
I. C. Davis
Mist
Railroad riot at Lincoln disrupts Burlington excursion
In Lincoln Nebraska last evening a riot broke out in the Burlington yards as Omaha excursionists led by the Union Pacific Cornet Band met at Cushman Park. Brotherhood men opposed returning the crowd to Omaha. shots were fired injuring a UP worker and a Jewell County man. The trains were moved to the Union Pacific and no arrests were reported.
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Linceln
Neb
Burlington Yards
Omaha
Union Pacific Cornet Band
Cushman Park
Brotherhood
I . Burlington Road
R. Spellman
Union Pacific
J. J. Hopper
Jewell County
Kansas
Burlington
Wreck on the Erie injures several. engineer killed
A west bound Erie railway express jumped the track two miles east of Corning at 2 AM. The engine collided with a standing Lehigh Valley locomotive. Engineer John Mercereau of Hornellville died in the cab, fireman injured, Lehigh engineer Henry Fisher hurt, and passenger Louis F. Denmuth of Chicago injured. Two baggage cars and the smoker wrecked.
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Erma
N. Y
Erie Railway
Corning
Chicago & St. Louis Limited
Lehigh Valley
John Mercereau
Hornellville
Henry Fisher
Lehigh
Louis F. Denmuth
Chicago
Rail stock surges amid plans for new capital and rate moves
The rapid rise of Pullman Palace Car Co stock sparks speculation of a new capital issue tied to 955000 in 7 percent debenture bonds due in October. Company officials, including S W Brettfield, dismiss the plan, noting bonds will be retired with cash. Observers cite rising earnings and rail rate shifts, with Vanderbilt lines signaling beef and livestock rate hikes.
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Pullman Palace Car Company
New York Commercial Bulletin
Chicago
George M. Pullman
8. W. Brettfield
Baltimore & Ohio
Saratoga
Fitchburg Road
Quigley
Toledo, St. Louis
Kansas City
Europe
Vanderbilt Roads
Farber
Boston & Maine
Canadian Pacific
Western
Warring factions disarmed in Woodsdale and Hugoton
LiseraL August 12. All citizens of Woodsdale and Hugoton have been disarmed, with about seventy five rifles guns and pistols turned in by Sam Robinson and party on return from Topeka. Weapons kept in charge until permanent peace is restored. If further trouble occurs the Legislature may be asked next winter to disorganize the county.
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Liseral
Kan
Woodsdale
Hugoton
Sam Robinson
Topeka
Drowning in East River as ferry wash capsizes boat
In New York on August 12 an East River outing ended sadly when a boat with eight young men was upset by ferry wash off Sixth street. Solomon Reis aged 16 and William Lawrence aged 18 drowned along with another unnamed youth.
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New York
East River
Sixth Street
Solomon Reis
William Lawrence
Desperate act ends in suicide attempt in Conn city
Brip Gerort Conn Aug 12 reports John Conklin an elderly resident who stabbed himself thirteen times with a pocket knife. After failing to die he cut his throat with a razor and was taken to the hospital where recovery was not expected. Temporary insanity is suspected.
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Brip Gerort
Conn
John Conklin
Blaine's Return Energizes Republican Pride and Hope
The Boston Advertiser views James G Blaine's return as a unifying, inspiring moment for Republicans amid past party divisions. It highlights his ability, frankness, and Americanism, arguing his leadership helped deny Democratic gains and would bolster efforts to avert economic subjugation and new forms of slavery.
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Boston Advertiser
Blaine
New York
Ohio
Democratic Party
Horticultural Society Awards Record at Massachusetts Exhibition
At the Massachusetts Horticultural Society exhibition on Saturday, awards were given across vegetables, flowers, and fruit. Notable winners include E J Coolidge for beans and eggplant, C N Brackett for various tomato and fruit prizes, L W Goodell for petunias and cut flowers, and Warren Fenno with several fruit honors including astrachan and jargonelle.
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Massachusetts Horticultural Society
E. J. Coolidge
P. G. Hanson
Aome
C. N. Brackett
Emery
Ft. E. Coburn
P. J. Hanson
G. F. Stone
T. E. Coburn
Puritan
E. Fewkes & Son
Petunias
L. W. Goodell
E. M. Gill
Walter E. Coburn
P. D. Richards
H. Coombs
George W. Fletcher
C. F. Curtis
Astrachan
Samuel Hartwell
Warren Houstis
M. W. Chadbourne
B. G. South Wilson, Jr
Dorchester
Mackintosh
Warren Fenno
Charles S. Smith
E. Alexander
J. H. White
River and harbor bill becomes law without president signature
Washington Aug 12 The river and harbor bill becomes law without the President's signature. The President said the bill contains items he could not approve but the bulk of its work is vital to the country and he did not want to obstruct it by a veto.
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Washington
Stage News and Notes Openings Across Boston Theatres
Stage news notes improvements at Mankind at Boston Theatre and openings at Globe Grand Opera House and Boston Museum. Roland Reed to perform The Woman Hater at the Museum while Pinafore and Uncles Tom’s Cabin productions loom for next week. Denman Thompson heads to New York for The Old Homestead with new stage settings and farm props. Marie Van Zandt to tour US and Mexico in 1889 90 with later engagements in Lisbon St Petersburg Moscow and London.
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Globe Theatre
Johnson & Slavin
Grand Opera House
Boston Museum
Roland Reed
D. D. Lloyd
New York
Mr. Reed
Samuel Bundy
Denman Thompson
United States
Academy of Music
Thompson
Marie van Zandt
Mexico
Miss van Zandt
Lisbon
St. Petersburg
Moscow
London
Funeral of a Veteran Captain Palmer Laid to Rest
The funeral of Captain W. H. Palmer was held today with services at his home led by Rev. W. F. Bacon and a Grand Army funeral service at the cemetery. Veterans from the Old New England Cavalry Regiment and the First New Hampshire Macatee attended, honoring his valiant service.
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Meprorp
W. H. Palmer
W. F. Bacon
Grand Army
Old
New England Cavalry Reement
First
New Hampshire Macatee
Palmer
Albany to Chicago and St Louis by Palace Lines Schedule
A dense timetable lists daily express and palace sleeping car services from Albany and nearby junctions to Troy Binghamton and Chicago via Niagara Falls, Michigan Central, and Grand Trunk pathways, with additional routes to St Louis via Wabash Western and Boston lines. Times span dawn to night, noting Sunday schedules and multiple feeder connections.
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Albany
Rotterdam Junction
West
Troy
Binghamton
Chicago
Niagara Falls Short Line
Erie
Boston
St. Louis
Niagara Falls
Michigan Central
Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway
Wabash Western Railway
Palace
Aggr Junction
SUN
Belmont and Waverley
Miller’s Falls
Cambridge
Concord
Fitchburg
Lip m. Sun
Fitchburg Depot
Causeway Street
Warior
Pts Albans
Winehendon
Jattrey
Peterboro
Itzwilliam
Marlboro
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole Bellows Falls
Rutland
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Montreal
Ogdensburg
Saratoga
Delaware & Judson Canal Company K
Ches
Nekets
Verths
Washington Street
C. A. Faxon
Svewari
Keene, N. HL
Montreal & West
Vermont
Lowell
Wagner l
Cape Cod Train Schedule Messy Listing
Train times for Cape Cod division listed with towns from Barnstable to Woods Hall. Includes weekday and Sunday departures, stations such as Bourne Bourne date Brewster Chatham Sandwich Wellfleet and Wareham plus stops at Woods Hall and Woods Mail with inconsistent times and typos.
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Cape Cod
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Say
Barnstabie
Bourne
Bournedale
Brewster
Wareaescmet
Chatham
Cottage City
Woods Hall
Fairhaven
Falmouth
Hyanni
Marwich
Monument Teach
Mattapoisett
Marion
Nantucket
Onset Bay
Provincetown
Sandwich
Sagamore
Wwrea Mount
Buzzardia Bay
Bourne and
Bournedate
Caetaumei
Yarmouth
West Barnstable
Wareham
Wenaumet
Woods Mail
Providence Division Timetables and Train Listings
Providence Division timetable details numerous trains and schedules for Providence, Attleboro, Readville, Roxbury, Foxboro, Sharon, Stoughton, and other points. Includes listed departures and arrivals, Sunday variations, and notes on additional trains and divisions.
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General Sheridan
Rev. L. B. Bates
Houlton
Bar Harbor
Burlington Road
K Lied
Republican Party
Mr. Blaine
Jesse
Ritente
State Department
Carfield
England
Peru
Congress
Railroads
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Esune 2A
Aoe
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Trias
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Kreelind Street
Springfield
Pittsfield
Spa
Assam
Hudson
Ware River
Hartford
New Haven
Ixpress
Newark
New Braven
Lipa
Marbury
North Grafton
Westboro
Southville
Cordavillle
Ashland
Amis
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Saxonville
Natick
Wellesley
Wellesley Alilis
Mewton Lower Falls
Great Newton
Loo Lil Ee
Lewltonville
Newton
LIS Vm. Mlrighton
Alliston
Cottage Farm
Brookline
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Page Cot
Newton Centre
Newton fMightanits
Muturdiys
Sunaay
Rivers de
Wain Line
Heston
Sumlay Penins
Wellester Aults
Newton Highlands
Hanson
LO. Gallup
Gen. Paas
Cae
Ff Fee
Horticultural Society
Boston Theatre
Oakland Garden
Frederic Bryton
Minstrels
Hollis Street Theatre
Frank Mordaunt
Milt G. Haxton
Heank Losee
Mark Price
Little Carrie Webber
Lillian Eldridge
Louisa Eldridge
Louise Rial
Alice Harrison
Nadjy
Casino
Broadway Theatre
Madison Square
Prince Methusalem
Wallack’s
Harry Kennedy
Windsor
Third Avenue
Royal Aking Powder Co
Wall St
Balile Roads
Double
Fall River
Sideouth and
Wkest
Pilgrim
Annex
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Wid
State Mouse
Washington and
State Streets
J. R. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Gen’l. Paas
L. H. Palmer
Old State House
Willeave Park Square
Providence
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Reeves
Ark Square
W. Richardson
Euston
W. Miller
U. Li. Briggs
Pass
Agt
New England
East End Union Depot
Ovidence & Worcester RR
Concord R. R
Manchester
N. N
TRU & Me
E. Chamberlin
Supe
ROYAL
Fitchburg Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Ype Gardner
Greenfield
Hoosick Falls
Johnsonville
Aim
Hudson and Maynard
Ayer Junction
Rorth Adams
Williamstown
North Leominster
Saratoga—s
Shelburne Fallse
Union Square
Somerville
Waltham
SL Ain
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Atation
Iloosac Tunnel
Air Pots West
John Adams
Gen
J. Whitmore
J.R. Watson
Cheshire
Central Vermont Railroads
Ottawa
Old Colony
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Providence Line
No. 3
Central Division
Viaall River
Athment
Middleboro TS In
Bridges
Brockton
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Oily
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Abington
East Milton
Quincy
Wbield Zemal Sea View
Wy. Ham
Ym Hingham
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Taunton
Vaunton
Harrison Square
Son A
Dunuays
Mattapan
Milton
Middleboro
Nantasket Beach
Neponmset
aNew Gedford
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Stoughton
Ransdolph
Plymouth
Duxbury
Rockland and Hanover
Scituates
Shoawmut
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South Duxbury
aVaurnton
Central Station
Dean St
Whitman
South Weymouth
Wollaston Heights
Triddgewater
Dorchesett
South Easton
Wellfleet
Barnstable
Warmouth
Ition For
Park Square St
Attleboro
Jroylston
I Oi
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Canton Junction
Geville
Bora
Foxboro
Forest Hills
Ewan
Mebranville
Hyde Park
Ifs
Hazelwood
Oy Deen
Uy 35
Jamaica Plain
Miansfield
Mt. Hope
Clare
North Attleboro
Paws Tucket
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Sunuays
Readville
Roxbury
Rumford
Pn India Point
Sharon
Sharon Heights
Spring Street
West Roxbury
Highland
Stoughton Central
Canton
Senuth Walpole
Vrentiam
Walnut Hill
Slaven
Duluayo a.sVains
Warren and
Brstol
Samitnam
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Paunteen
Bedford
Norton
Wickford
Fox Point Wharf
Central
Northern Division
Boston & Albany
Framingham and
Sariboro
Fayville
Southboro
Belton
Nortibers
Clinton
Leominster
Bucehburg
Pratt's Junction
Old Colony B.A
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