Shakers Grow to Nearly 12000 in Eight States
The Shakers reportedly increased since 1870 and now number about twelve thousand. They maintain eighteen settlements across Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Ohio, and Kentucky. They hold that heaven’s kingdom is already established on earth, reflecting wide assent rather than strict expectation.
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Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Ohio
Kentucky
Earth
Witchcraft scare in Baltimore nets young woman arrest
A Baltimore young colored woman has been arrested for practicing witchcraft violently on a rival. The piece notes uncertainty about penalties, mentioning hanging as a possible fate and recalling Boston's rope supply as a grim aside.
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Baltimore
Boston
Discharged convict reclaims wife in dramatic remarry choice
In 1863 Arthur O Connor, jailed for counterfeiting at Auburn, later resurfaces in Owego. His wife, thinking him dead, remarried Hermann Berry in 1869. A stranger claiming to be O Connor visits, reunites with his wife, and Berry's daughter travels with them, while O Connor departs with a son to South America. He recounts bank robbery profits and a world-wide escape tale.
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OwrGo
N. Y
Arthur O’connor
Gate House
Auburn State
Hermann Berry
Owego
Arthur O'Connor
Berry
O’connor
Hornellsville
O'Connor
South America
St. Louis
Auburn
Ilinois
Cuba
Joliet
Brazil
Exhibition of shooting by Ira A. Paine at trotting park
Ira A. Paine staged a remarkable shooting exhibition at the Portsmouth trotting park. He hit 14 of 18 glass balls in rifle trials, 21 of 25 in one minute, 11 of 12 with one arm, and broke all 18 shotgun balls thrown by a pitcher. He also scored well with a pistol and combined feats drew strong enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Ira A. Paine
Paine
Butler Says He Has Not Deserted Republicans
Gen Butler denies deserting the party and says he plans to publish a 1869 anti financial-speech as campaign material. He argues bondholders control politics and criticizes Hayes for omitting the colored issue while endorsing Kearney. He supports populist reforms including land, money, and labor policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Republican Party
MR Hayes
Kearney
New York
Gen. Butler
Republican
Democratic Party
Gen.Butler
Hayes
Connecticut Greenbackers Convene at New Haven
The National Greenback party held its Connecticut convention in New Haven with eighty delegates from twenty seven towns. Henry C. Baldwin was elected permanent president, a platform denouncing the national banking system and advocating stamped money issued by the government. The group adopted a platform urging full legal tender paper money and opposition to existing currency policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Cooper
Charles Atwater
Henry Manchester
Danbury
Lucian V. Pinney
Winsted
Loren F. Judd
New Britain
Charles J. Winters
Norwich
New Haven
Conn
National
Greenback Party
Henry C. Baldwin
Naugatuck
A. L. Whiteside
J. B. Phillips
Baldwin
S.B. Beckwith
E. M. Graves
H. C. Baker
Hartford
D. P
National Greenback Labor Party of
Connecticut
Penobscot County Republican Convention Convened in Bangor
About 231 delegates gathered in Bangor for the Penobscot County Republican Convention nominating D F Davis for Northern District senator E P Neally for Bangor district L W Drake for Up River district S W Mathews for Southern District G W Whitney for Sheriff Ambrose C Flint for Register of Probate Horace J Nickerson for County Treasurer Ira D Fish for County Commissioner Resolutions urged strict county economy and endorsed the State platform Senator Hamlin spoke on honest money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BanGor
Mie
Penobscot
D. F. Davis
E. P. Neally
L. W. Drake
Springfield
W. Mathews
Hampden
G. W. Whitney
Ambrose C. Flint
Horace J. Nickerson
Ira D. Fish
Patten
Hamlin
Buckingham Nominated for Governorship by Greenback Delegates
Denver Colorado August 14 The State Greenback Convention met with sixty eight delegates and unrepresented counties. Hon R G Buckingham recently a prominent Democrat was nominated for the Governorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Con
Greenback
R. G. Buckingham
Seventh District renominates Hayes for Congress
On August 14 in Morris Iowa and Cainton residents report the Seventh District Republicans renominated P C Hayes for Congress while the Democratic Convention in the Second District named W J Brannen for Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris, Inu
P. C. Hayes
Cainton
W. J. Brannen
Murderous assault shocks Millbury mill town
John Mullins a spinner at Rhodes & Simpson's mill shot Capt. Peter Simpson Jr. of the firm this morning in Millbury. The bullet struck near the heart, the wound is critical though life may be spared. Mullins was arrested after returning home. Authorities note possible drunken motive and premeditation with purchases of a revolver. Mullins, Irish immigrant, has a wife and five children.
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Potter Committee
Mr Hayes
Louisiana
Hayes
Tilden
Nicholls
McVeagh
Derrall
Sherman
Harlan
J. Reinnert
New York
United States
RE. D. Bangs & Co
Boston
F. A. Hawley & Co
Keinneri
Dunster
William L. Pratt
Bangs & Co
Butler
Republican Party
Kearney
John Mullins
Peter Simpson, Jr
Rhodes & Simpson, Manufacturers
Millbury
Mass
Mullins
Walnut Hill Range
Massachusetts Rifle Association
New Haven
Conn
Gen. Butler
Massachusetts
Worcester
Rhodes & Simpson
Simpson
Peinte
Rhoades & Simpson’s
Capt. Simpson
Ireland
Peter Simpson
Blackstone Valley
Louisiana 1876 Returning Board and Hayes affair exposed
Testimony details Roberts and Leete describe the 1876 Louisiana election dispute. Witnesses recount plans to recognize Nicholls government, undermine Packard Kellogg control, and use a Commission to force compliance. The record cites distrust of the Returning Board, military withdrawal timing, and political pressure from Hayes supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Potter Committee
Roberts
New Orleans
Ohio
Stevenson
Matthews
Sherman
Returning Board
Hayes
Nicholls
Louisiana
Foster
East Feliciana
Conkling
United States
Gen. Butler
Packard
John Leete
John E. Leete
New Orleans Times
Kellogg
Congress
Morton
Warmoth
Gov. Kellogg
State Senate
Witness
Anderson
Cincinnati
Williamson
Large Suncook Fire Destroys West Side Businesses
A 1 to 2 am blaze in Con cord New Hampshire devastated the east side of Suncook Street. Seven or eight stores, the Baptist Church, the corporation boarding house, and several dwellings were burned. Losses include Hartwell and Bartlet blocks, Piper’s drug store, and multiple insured buildings. Movable property saved. total building loss around 25 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Avuc
Suncook
Baptist Church
Corporation
William H. Piper
H. H. Hartwell
J. F. Bartlett
J. Moses
Bartlett
Moses
W. H. Piper
William Cate
C. H. Sanborn
Alec Elgo
William L. Moses
L. Pickering
Sarah Hull
C. H. Noyes
B. L. Culver
Gilbert Brothers
Boots
Joseph Wilkins
Webster Manufacturing Company
Same
Bennington
Potter & Barbee
Pownal
Mansfield
Mass
George Sanborn
Widow of Gen Sweet killed by locomotive in Lombard strike
CmicaGco August 14 Mrs B J Sweet widow of Gen Sweet and mother of Pension Agent Ada Sweet was struck by a locomotive on the Northwestern road at Lombard this morning and died instantly. She leaves four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CmicaGco
B. J. Sweet
Cotton crop reports show mixed state results in August
The August Department of Agriculture figures place the national cotton condition at 95, modestly down by four points. State readings include North Carolina 82 up one, South Carolina 97 down seven, Georgia 92 down thirteen, Florida 99 down one, Alabama 98 down four, Mississippi 92 down six, Louisiana 90 down five, Texas 108 up two, Arkansas 98 up seven, Tennessee 92 down six, with northern districts suffering extreme heat and drought causing plant shedding.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennesse
Cotton Belt
Pardon recommendation sought for Tobin case
Judge Grey received from District Attorney Woodford a pardon recommendation for Michael Tobin the West Point soldier convicted of murdering Peter Alvers. Woodford reportedly favors commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment but no action by the President or AG has been taken Tobin faces a scheduled hang date of September 20. The President and AG will be away from the city for the next month reducing pardon activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grey
Attorney- General
Woodford
New York
Michael Tobin
Peter Alvers
Tobin
Gen
Gen. Woodford
Second Day of Races at Utica and Other Meet Highlights
Utica racing on August 14 covered two and three heat events with Croxie winning the 2.28 class after being sold for 8000 dollars to W. 5. Gurnee. The 2.24 class saw Edwin Forrest lose to field pool manipulation, sparking fraud denunciations. track discussions extended to Saratoga Lewiston and Sacramento racing results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
Croxie
Dan Mace
Gurnee
New York
Chestnut Hill
Great Western
Lottie Penelope
Jessie Hayes
Carrie
Edwin Forrest
C. M. Legg
Cincinnati
Forrest
Glidden
Higbee
Little Fred
Edward
Edwin Fourest
Darby
Woodford Mambrino
Dick Moore
Deck Wright
George B. Daniels
Capture of Dickey: Ashland Murderer Recaptured
Sheriff Brown, arriving in Plymouth, NH, with Martin W. Dickey in custody recounts how he shot Frank Eastman on June 18 and escaped from Officer Farnham. Dickey says counsel urged flight. a letter to himself and one to Frank Richardson aided the chase. Dickey waived examination and is jailed for November trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
N. H
Sheriff Brown
Martin W. Dickey
Frank Eastman
Farnham
Vergennes
Champlain
Frank Richardson
Mose
Brown
Dickey
Robinson
Groveton
Rim
Morale
N. Y
Fever Strikes Memphis and Grenada Across States
Aug 14 reports three deaths and nine new yellow fever cases in Memphis with S Anders and Erskin taking charge. Origins traced to Golden Crown steamboat passengers who bypassed quarantine. Grenada asks citizens to aid the afflicted as disease spreads. New Orleans notes a surge with 134 new cases and 20 deaths amid showery weather. Galveston quarantines Memphis.
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Memphis
I.somith
Tenn
Grenada
Miss
Ropert Mullin
Ringold
Thomas Walton
Galveston
Texas
Board of Health
New Orleans
Knights Templar visit closes with parades and meals
Philadelphia Commandery escorted by Calvary Commandery paraded to Park Garden for a collation with sentiments by Grand Commander John Dean of Massachusetts and Grand Master Charles R. Cutler of Rhode Island. Philadelphia visitors returned to Narragansett Hotel for supper before departing to Boston. Montreal hosts seventy Knights Templars from Manchester NH for a dinner at Albion Hotel with the mayor in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Philadelphia Commandery
Calvary Commandery
Park Garden
John Dean
Massachusetts
Messrs
Hultz, Bowerman
Coleman
Garrigues
Wagner
Philadelphia
Charles R. Cutler
Rhode Island
Narragansett
Boston
Montreal
Knights Templars
Manchester
N. H
Albion Hotel
Joseph Cook Delivers Lecture in New York
Joseph Cook of Boston arrived to an ovation in Famront New York. At 2 pm, all 5000 seats were filled and thousands stood outside as Rev Dr Eddy of New Jersey offered prayer before Cook spoke on Lost Souls under the Natural Law. The lecture argued that sin in this life leads to perdition in the next and obedience to God now ensures continued obedience thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Famrornt
N. Y
Joseph Cook
Boston
Cook
Dr Eddy
New Jersey
Chinese Six Companies deny Chicago shoemaker dispatches
The Chinese Six Companies in San Francisco on Aug 14 call Chicago labor dispatches untrue in every detail. They say they never contracted labor for any countrymen, have no authority to hire, and that Chinese shoemakers here earn 25 to 40 dollars monthly, with 30 dollars not enough to lure them to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Chicago
German bill to curb socialism seeks press and meeting bans
A proposed bill in the German Federal Council aims to suppress socialism by banning associations meetings and socialist publications. Central state authorities would handle offences, with appeals to an Imperial Bureau. Penalties include fines, up to one year in prison, and expulsions of socialist agents from towns. Public meetings could be prohibited for a year without police sanction. interdicted printed matter sale could be banned. arms possession restricted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Federal Council
Rumors On Austrian Move Against Servia Raise Tension
London reports from the Paris Times correspondent that Emperor Francis Joseph is stirred by resistance to Austrian control of Turkish provinces. Panslavist bands aim to keep disaffection alive to lure Bosnians and Herzegovinians to Serbia, while Vienna doubts Servian loyalty and contemplates sending troops. Insurgent bands in Livno and north of the Narenta fragment amid leaders fleeing to Albania. Hungary bans arm exports to Serbia and Montenegro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
the Times
Francis Joseph
Mussulmans
Servia
Austria
Vienna
Livno
Herzegovina
Narenta
Hadji Loja
Albania
Montenegro
Beaconsfield cites Hydrographer on Batoum port value
Lord Beaconsfield quoted a Hydrographer memorandum in the Lords addressing Batoum as a port of limited shelter capacity. It concedes thirteen ships could fit only irregularly, under exceptional circumstances and with insecurity, inviting the admiralty’s fleet opinion on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall Gazette
Batoum
Salisbury
Lord Beaconsfield
House of Lords
Admiralty
Russian Force Withdrawals Hint Passage Into War
The Times dispatch from Constantinople reports Prince Labanoff delivering a note to the Vizier stating a large portion of Russian forces will be withdrawn with embarkation starting early next week. Russia asks Britain to retire its fleet in sync, a proposal not yet answered. Russia also urges the Porte to refrain from fortifying Tchekadedje lines for a period. the suggestion was unfavorably received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Times
Constantinople
Prince Labanoff
Russia
Tchekadedje
London House Passes Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Bill
London August 4 House of Commons passes Territorial Waters Jurisdiction bill on third reading. Detective Forbes remanded for a week in London with bail refused amid extensive European dispatches noting Vatican talks and Emperor William incidents. despatch from Rome says no special German Vatican convention. only a declaration to be exchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Thomas Forbes
Rome
Germany
Vatican
Masella
Eisingen
William
Nobeling
Bern
Alsace
Lorraine
Paris Exposition sun powered cooking apparatus report
A broad European wrap reports on a sun powered cooking apparatus from the Paris Exposition. It notes related tech glimpses and broader notes on science, politics, and crime across Europe. The item references public relief in Paris, notable trials, and diplomacy reflections from London.
Cherry Valley Centenary Remembrance of 1778 Massacre
Citizens of Cherry Valley prepare for a centennial celebration recalling the August 15 1778 assault by 200 Tories and 500 Native allies led by Walter N Butler and Joseph Brant. Col Ichabod Alden was killed outside the fort. clergyman Samuel Dunlop was killed at prayer as houses burned and villagers were driven into captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Valley
Johnstown
Walter N. Butler
John Butler
Wyoming
Joseph Brant
Col
Ichabod
Massachusetts
Tryon County
Alden
Susquehanna Valley
Kentucky Mystery Deepens Over Mountain Duel Vanishings
Cincinnati dispatch reports Philip Falls of Union Kentucky and an unnamed foe left for the Kentucky mountains to settle a feud with pistols after a July quarrel in Louisville. Both men vanished and searches yield no results amid speculation they killed each other. The dispute centered on a woman and both men were of good social standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Philip Falls
Union
Boone County
Covington
Clarksville
Tenn
Louisville
Kentucky
Patent void when inventors listed jointly, says Devens
Attorney General Devens has advised that when patent applications for a mechanical invention are filed in several names but only one is the inventor, the patent is void. The High Court of Mexico orders extradition for murderers who fled to Mexico. A new redemption call for 520 consuls of 1865 seeks $5,000,000. Internal revenue receipts today total $297,738, customs $407,577. Subscriptions to the 4 percent loan reach $264,200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Devens
Secretary of the Interior
Patent Office
High Court of
Mexico
United States
East St Louis Council Demands Surrender of City Market House
The Charter Council of East St. Louis votes to require John Mc Lean to demand the surrender of the City Market House from the Bowmanites. The building is used as City Hall and deputy marshal headquarters. McLean's demand to Mayor Bowman and City Clerk Sullivan was refused. no marshal was found to demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsh
McLean
Indian Agency Frauds Reported at Crow Agency
Information from the Indian Office notes 1500 pounds of tobacco hidden under the floor at Crow Agency issue house. Livingston reports 7?60 pounds there and 8000 already found. Unclear if Livingston secured more tobacco and planned to seek usual advances after stockpiling for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indian Office
Crowpeck
Livingston
United
Man in Peace Dale Returns Lost Receipt by Mail
A Providence Journal reader from Peace Dale Rhode Island recounts finding a paper receipt on a path. The note, dated November 24 1876 from Wallingford Connecticut, claims a $100 payment in full of account to Mr P Clineton and jokes about hurricane theft of the document. He offers to return the paper if Mr Cline claims it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace Dale
R. I
Providence Journal
Watusycrorp
P. Clineton
James McClarnan
Wallingford
Pence Dale
P. Cline
Cline
Forged Bonds Arrest in Catskill Police Action
PoruGukrerstr New York August 13 by order of the cashier of the Tanners Bank of Catskill police today arrested William George of Great Barrington Massachusetts charged with possessing six thousand dollars worth of forged Greene County New York bonds. He said a man named George Hyde of Berkshire County near Great Barrington gave them in exchange for a farm. The forgeries were uncovered after coupons failed to fit the bonds. He was sent to Catskill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PoruGukrerstr
N. Y
Tanners’ Bank of
Catskill
William George
Great Barrington
Mass
Greene County
George Hyde
Berkshire County
Woodham kills uncle in family feud. warrants issued
A. E. Woodham shot and killed his uncle Embery Woodham fifteen miles from Charleston South Carolina. The killing arose from a family dispute implicating many in the Woodham name. Woodham and his allies fled the area. Warrants for their arrest have been issued based on the coroner's verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Four men hanged at Donaldsonville for murder in 1876
In New Orleans on August 14 Wilson Childress Fountain Banks Octave Lauve and Aaron Carter two were executed today for the December 27 1876 murder of Narcisse Arrieux a white man who refused them a drink Four thousand spectators mostly colored witnessed the event with the condemned repeating claims of innocence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Wilson Childress
Fountain Banks
Octave Lauve
Aaron Carter
Donaldsonville
Narcisse Arrieux
Nez Perces Band Overtaken by Fort Nis sonk Lieutenant
Aug 14 CuicaGco official report says Lieut Wallace from Fort Nis sonk caught a Nez Perces band of about twenty moving from Canada to Idaho. They were punished severely with six killed and three wounded. Most ponies were wounded or captured, though he had only a small force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuicaGco
Lieut
Wallace
Fort Nissonk
Nez Perces
Canada
Idaho
Albany confidence man arrested with stolen goods
A man calling himself H. F. Brown and claiming to be a Albany wholesale grocer was arrested in Albany. Police seized part of his load from the steamer St. John and found bills showing goods bought from three New York firms. Some goods were reshipped to an auction house in Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
H. F. Brown
St. John
Troy
New York
Delegates Seek End to Burlingame Treaty Immigration
The Workingmen's party delegates to the Constitutional Convention in San Francisco issue a memorial urging the President and Secretary of State to abrogate the Burlingame treaty due to perceived evils of Chinese immigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francesco
Workingmen’s Party
Sugar seized in smuggling probe by Custom House
The Sun reports New York authorities seized 4750 pounds of sugar taken days earlier by Brooklyn police on suspicion of smuggling. Police released the sugar after finding no owners. Custom House plans to hold the sugar pending proof it was not smuggled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Sun
Custom House
Brooklyn
Haurax
N.S. Ave
Hume
Eastport
Georges Bank
Richibucto
Port East
Ireland
G. H.sherwood
North Sydney
John H. Wilson Arrested on Swindle Charges
Arpany New York August 13 John H Wilson charged with swindling merchants in Troy Boston and other cities was arrested here today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arpany
N. Y
John H. Wilson
Troy
Boston
Portland Police Court In 35 Minutes Disposes 23 Cases
In Portland on Tuesday Judge Knight disposed of twenty three cases in about thirty five minutes. Burglars stole 75 dollars from William Small of Fortold and damaged goods. G W Lord of Falmouth lost pants and a pocketbook with over 3200. Rifle club contest set for East Baldwin on Saturday the 17th with distances of 800 900 and 1000 yards. Clinic Cup prizes announced. Mrs Lydia Lord of Kennebunk aged nearly 91 visited Ocean Bluff House. A J Leavitt of Saco assistant roadmaster on the Eastern Railroad killed at Kennebunk. Grand Encampment of Odd Fellows elected officers. Harbor improvement contracts awarded for Penobscot river and Boston harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Knight
William Small
Fort Old
G. W. Lord
Falmouth
Maine Rifle Club
East Baldwin
Ee Asion
Ocean Bluff House
Kennebunkport
Lydia Lord
Kennebunk
A. J. Leavitt
Saco
Eastern Railroad
Leavitt
N. J. Cummings
C. B. Nash
J. W. Toward
Augusta
O. G. Douglass
Lewiston
Penobscot River
Isaac Hamilton
Penobscot
Atlantic Dredging Company
Bangor
Bucksport
Belfast
Imond Island
John F. Hamilton
Merrimac River
Isaac A. Sylvester
Quincy
Boston Harbor
Joseph E. Bartlett
Boston
Rev Renouf Named Rector at Drewsville St Peter's
Keene clergyman Rev E A Renouf has accepted the call to serve as rector of St Peter's Church in Drewsville. Also reported are a series of local incidents including a wife drowning in Tarnie Pond, a Rye Beach camp location being scouted, a deserter captured in Portsmouth, a suk flag presentation to the Keene Light Guard, and multiple suicide attempts and injuries. The New Hampshire Veterans reunion at Weirs elected officers led by Major A B Thompson with Gov. Prescott delivering a 30 minute speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Renouf
Keene
St. Peter’s Church
Drewsville
Edwin Willoughby
Tarnie Pond
Judson
Portsmouth Heavy Artillery Company
Rye Beach
Andrew Wilson
Rockinghem County
Portsmouth
Keene Light Guard Battalion
S. G. Griffin
New Hampshire Veterans
Weirs
A. B. Thompson
Concord
C. J. Richardson
Great Falls
A. C. Hardy
Fisherville
James E. Larkin
T. G. Ellis
Lancaster
E. Q. Fellows
Sandwich
T. A. Barker
Westmoreland
Natt Spofford
Duke Village
H. W. Blair
Plymouth
Gov
Prescott
Cashier Ely Dies After Accidental Gunshot Wound
A cashier at Northfield National Bank, Ely, died in St. Leon Springs Canada Tuesday night from injuries after an accidental pistol shot. Elsewhere, gold digging at Plymouth yields two men extracting 313 in a day and a $4 nugget. A whirlwind destroyed lumber at Allard Brothers mill yard Mechanicsville. Central Vermont Railroad plans a mammoth hotel in White River Junction, accelerating after the Junction fence burn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Northfield National Bank
St. Leon Springs
Canada
Plymouth
Allard Brothers
Mechanicsville
Mount Holly
Central Vermont Railroad
White River
Juanell
Junction
Fense
Hadley valuation and local tax rates noted
The report lists Hadley’s property assessment totals. Real estate 1,044,452 personal property 227,777, total value 1,272,229. Total tax 15,696 at a rate of 13. The item references local tax figures amid broader town notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadley
Newburyport
Samuel Thurber
Syracuse
N. Y
Worcester
William Howard Whiting
Amherst College
Heathcote Boys’ School
Buffalo
Palmer High School
Pittsfield
House of Correction
Edson
Northampton
Scott and
Dunlap
Cape May Court House
N.J
Philadelphia
Blackstone Manufacturing Company
Branch Village
North Smithfield
Pitts & Aldrich
Dean of
Westfield
Martha’s Vineyard
Thayer
Deacon H. B. Smith
Job T. Wilson
Fall River
Sagamore Mill
Border City Mill
Wilson
United States District Court
Boston
James A Wilson
Albany
American Cigar Company
Body of Mary Mulvey Found Near Woonsocket Inquest Under Way
Mary Mulvey aged 35, former wife of John McGovern, was found in the Blackstone river at Woonsocket Wednesday morning. An inquest is ongoing. In Newport in the US Circuit Court Justice Harlan heard part of Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad versus Columbus, Chicago and Indian Central Railroad. Bliss, stepson of Geo Bancroft, was thrown from a horse at Newport after a frightful dash into a tree. he was carried home by Mrs Bryce's carriage and is feared injured internally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Mulvey
John McGovern
Blackstone
Woonsocket
United States Circuit Court
Justice Harlan
Newport
Stanley Matthews
Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad
Columbus, Chicago and Indian Central Railroad
Mr Bliss
Geo Bancroft
Bliss
Bryce
Albany dredging contract for Norwalk harbor awarded
John Seward of Albany awarded the dredging contract for Norwalk harbor. Scott Goodwin of New Hartford, injured in the Tariffville accident, attached the Bloomfield engine of the Connecticut Western road on Monday after suing the company for 5000 dollars. Miss Baron of New York bitten badly by a Newfoundland dog at A R Fasy’s Meriden home. dog killed. Hartford city bonds: New York and New England Railroad bonds payable Oct 1. Hartford, Providence and Fishkill bonds defeult and sinking fund offsets. city to pay 250,000 yearly for eleven more years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ork
Kitty Ciel
San Francisco
Tank Kearns
Lote
Noods
New York Elevated Railroad
Eel Station
Jillixs Jenny Mills
Ee 111
Long Island
Frederick Wesson
Brooklyn
Chapel Royal
Savoy
London
Nebraska
Providence
Stonington
Capt. Roth
Ely
Board of Estimate
Brooklyn Bridge
James McEvoy
Harlem
John Cosgrove
Cosgrove
McEvvoy
Thurlow Weed
Europe
John Seward
Albany
Norwalk
Scott Goodwin
New Hartford
Tariffville
Bloomfield
Connecticut Western Road
Miss Baron
New York
A. R. Fasy
Meriden
Hartford
New York and New England Railroad Company
Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Road
Cty
Mining stock prices close in San Francisco market
The closing official prices of mining stocks in San Francisco show Eureka Consolidated at 47 and a half, Silver Hill at around merged values, Sierra Nevada at 4 percent, and Union Consolidated plus Grand Prize and Yellow Jacket listed among other names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Sierra Nevada
Silver Hill
One &T
Union Consolidated
Hale & Nopetoss
New York yacht fleet reaches Martha's Vineyard awaiting calmer winds
The New York yacht fleet arrived from New Bedford led by sloops Vixen and Regina with Vision Gracie Active Madeline Clio Intrepid Restless following. Light head wind and tide forced anchorage at Vineyard Haven instead of Edgartown. The Vice President arrived today with a party of friends and will stay several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha’s Vineyard
New York
New Bedford
Vixen
Regina
Vision
Gracie
Madeline
Clio
Vineyard Haven
Edgartown
Booth & Co. assignment and Cecil bankers declare bankruptcy
R W Booth and Co assigned with assets and liabilities not disclosed and a bond of 100000. In New York John R Cecil and George W Cecil bankers and brokers suspended payments months ago and were declared bankrupt by creditors with liabilities near 200000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
R. W. Booth & Co
New York
Ave
John R. Cecil
George W. Cecil
Noted Boston Benefactor Mrs Emerson Dies at 85 in Winthrop
Obituary notices recall the life of Mary Rote Emerson, wife of Hon. George B. Emerson of Boston, who died August 13 at their Winthrop summer residence aged 85. Born Mary Rote, she was daughter of wealthy Quaker William Roth Jr. and had two marriages, leaving a daughter by first husband John W. C. Fleming and a son-in-law in Col. Robert H. Hare. Her fortune and benevolence aided many poor, with noted social and civic ties in Boston. The piece also lists obituaries for educator John H. Raymond, Capt. William R. Austin, and Mrs Mary Town Taylor, noting their roles and lifespans.
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George B. Emerson
Boston
Winthrop
William Roth, Jr
New Bedford
Mary R. Rote
John W. C. Fleming
Key West
Robert H. Hare
Emerson
Pemberton Square
Wrothrop
John Lowell
United States District Court
John H. Raymond, LL. D
Downer, Austin & Co
Dorchester
Austin
Samuel Downer
Josiah Macy
New York
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Mary Town Taylor
Adventure in Japan Novelty and Peril Abroad
Mr Charles Schmitz of Herman Trost & Co. recounts a journey from Kioto to Kanasawa Kaga. He reports primitive inn life, fish and rice fare, mountain roads, and a wary foreign presence. The murder of Tokyo minister Okubo alarms officials and prompts searches. a police contact fails to arrest him, then apologizes. Japanese officials stay courteous but travelers endure privations.
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Charles Schmitz
Herman Trost & Co
New York City
Kanasawa Kaga
Japan
Kioto
Okubo
Tokio
Kanasawa
Sam
Explosion at Bloomfield portable mill kills two
A boiler explosion at Bloomfield Ohio destroyed a portable saw mill killing engineer Charles Wallace and employee C M Jones. William Wallace was fatally scalded and James Welch injured. Cincinnati report dated August 14.
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Bloomfield
Ohio
Charles Wallace
C. M. Jones
William Wallace
James Welch
Englishman Robbed on South Queen Street in Bridgeport Incident
J Chamberlain, an English resident from Bridgeport, was knocked down on South Queen Street in Bridgeport this evening. He lost $20, suffered a dislocated knee and a badly cut head as robbers escaped. Local authorities search for suspects.
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Mrripen
Conn
J. Chamberlain
Bridgeport
South Qpewn Street
Wallingford Sufferers Excursion At Ruins Draws 20000
In Monmorn Connecticut on August 13 an excursion by the New Haven and Hartford Railroad drew about 20,000 participants to view the ruins and aid Wallingford sufferers.
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Monmorn, Conn
New Haven
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