New Life Saving Stations Planned for New England Coast
Washington Aug 15 Mr Kimball head of the life saving station service reviews the New England coast to place four new stations authorized by Congress. Two sites chosen Peaked Hill Bars Cape Cod and Muskegon Island off Nantucket. Maine site under study Dawaris Cove Island favored for its fishing harbor refuge and frequent dense boat traffic.
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Wreck of Vigilant Likely Found by Alaskan Reef
The St Paul reports Capt Hooper's Corwin party found wreckage on Kolachinim island with items traced to the whaler Vigilant. Five dolls, silver spectacles, marine glasses, a Kunite, and a whaling iron marked B K were recovered. Four bodies were found aboard, and natives described long-dead faces. Pursuit continues toward Wrangell land as ice thins. Sealing at Seal Islands ended July 30.
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Inhabitants of a New Mexican Town Massacred by Apaches
Las Vegas advices report that Apaches slaughtered twenty seven of twenty nine villagers eighteen miles from Rio Pardo on the Atlantic and Pacific railway. Two survivors escaped after their horses were shot. Demand for large troop forces to wipe out the attackers grows amid renewed frontier violence. Charles S. Gough reports an Apache ambush sixteen miles from Santa Fe. he killed one and wounded three, escaping unharmed. A posse proceeds to the scene for confirmation.
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Will of Abigail Warren probate names Hayes executor
The will of Abigail Warren, who first named Rutherford B. Hayes for the presidency, is probated in Cincinnati. Hayes is named executor with a double face wash stand going to Mrs. Hayes, and legacies totaling thousands are left to recipients in Massachusetts, Maine, and elsewhere, with the residue divided among five beneficiaries.
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Concord
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Dedham
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Cotton condition declines across states in Aug reports
The Department of Agriculture on Aug 1 shows cotton conditions at 88 average, down from 95 on July 1 and 14 percent below last year. Drouth dominates, especially in South Carolina and Texas, with small plants and boll shedding noted. insect injuries are not widespread.
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New England Spiritualists elect officers at Lake Pleasant
The annual meeting of the New England Spiritualists association at Lake Pleasant Mass elects vice presidents Dr EF A Smith and Mrs A H Coburn secretary John H Smith treasurer T S Greenwood and directors including Joseph Beals D B Gerry M H Fletcher A Bubens W H Gilmore W F D Perkins A T Peirce M O Lincoln with 282 members reported. A Franklin County greenbackers mass meeting drew a sizable audience with speeches by Dr George Dutton Warren Chase A B Brown and others, deemed a success.
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New England Spiritualists’ Association
EF. A. Smith
A. H. Coburn
John F. Arnold
John H. Smith
T. S. Greenwood
Joseph Beals
D. B. Gerry
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Funeral of Ex Chief Justice Seymour Draws Large Litchfield Crowd
Hartford Aug 15 ex Chief Justice Origen S Seymour was buried in Litchfield in a large funeral attended by nearly all the local bar and many statewide jurists. Bishop Williams presided with pallbearers W F Baldwin H R Coit F Ratchford Starr Chas Adams H O Morse J Deming Perkins among mourners.
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Waldo
Culver
Middletown
Roger Averill
Danbury
Robbins Bartlett
Norfolk
John Seymour
New York
State avoids default as council arranges $50,000 loan
The executive council met in AvuGusmTa Me on Aug 15 to address a $50,000 debt due this date. Gov. Plaisted refused to meet, preventing warrants or treasury withdrawals. Treasurer Holbrook arranged with Boston banks to advance the funds to preserve the state’s credit.
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Agriculture to issue crop condition report tomorrow
Washington reports the department of agriculture will release a crop condition bulletin tomorrow covering spring wheat corn and tobacco. Early indications suggest spring wheat decline not as large as feared and western corn losses smaller than expected though southern corn and tobacco yields may be notably reduced.
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Towne Bugbee Poisoning Case Prompts Suspect Exhumations
Lancaster New Hampshire reports that authorities will exhume the bodies of Mrs Bugbee Hattie Bugbee and house servant Hannah Regan along with Pr Bugbee and Mrs Towne to perform organ analyses this week. The case was previously deemed genuine diphtheria but officials now pursue possible poisoning indicators.
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Boston Defeats Troy Club In Pennant Race Stride
The Boston team defeated the Troy club at home in a steady fielding and timely hitting contest. Boston started with a run in the first inning, added four in the third aided by three hits two walks and a passed ball, then held the Troys off. Troy replies came late with a two run seventh inning sparked by two hits a Crowley fumble and a Burdock misthrow. Cal kins Ferguson and Sutton starred defensively and at the plate Sutton collected four hits in five chances. Higham umpired flawlessly.
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Maine Hibernians gear up for grand Lake Maranocook excursion
The Ancient Order of Hibernians of Maine plans a Wednesday trip to Lake Maranocook with representation from nearly all Maine groups. A large attendance is anticipated from across the state.
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Local business update and officials named in New Hampshire
Baker and Tasker clothiers at Hillsboro report Saturday liabilities around 9000 dollars as major improvements occur in Hillsboro. Boston firms install 40000 dollars worth of woollen mill machinery, employing 350 workers. Secretary Windom to visit Hopkinton this month, returning to Mrs. Windom’s father Rev Roger C Hatch. Deputy sheriffs named for Grafton county include Levi B Ham J H Foster J D Osgood C A Fellows S T Sanborn W P Norris Collins M Buchanan Elijah Smith N C Bridgman Jesse K Carr Willis B Blandin Charles Moffett Phineas G Sargent Henry W Kilburn.
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Andover
Camp Meeting crowds in Northfield as Rev A C Stevens attends
Fully three thousand people gathered Sunday at the Central Vermont Camp Meeting grounds in Northfield. Rev A C Stevens of Brooklyn N Y is present aiding services. A veteran 85 plus Perry Marsh reported assaulted Monday morning on the public square and robbed of a watch. Capt William H Boynton attempted to restrain the robber who fled behind a revolver under cover.
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Tramp killed on moving train. boy 13 injured in Hebronville
Reports from Rhode Island describe a 13 year old boy William Bonner fracturing his skull after leaping from a railroad train at Hebronville. In Woonsocket a 25 year old tramp attempting to board a moving train at the Providence and Worcester depot was crushed and killed instantly. In Newport a disturbance at the Red Lion on Bellevue Avenue ends with Whittaker and Blewett in custody and public outcry over alleged liquor sales.
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Enfield
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Fisher’s Island
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Coffin Clan Reunion Fills Nantucket Hosts and History
Nantucket faces a social problem of lodging as visitors triple in numbers for a Coffin family reunion. The event gathers notable Coffins from U S cities, with a three day schedule including clam-bake, memorial services, and a grand ball. Organizers note Tristram Coffin’s lineage traces to English origins and early Nantucket leadership.
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Stabbing Affray at Boston Highlands Store
Martin McDonough, a grocer and liquor retailer at 11 Mindoro Street, was stabbed in his shop around 9:30 PM Monday by a gang member named William Murphy. The incident followed a Sunday liquor refusal, with accomplices Martin Scully Cornelius Reddington and Peter Myers alleged to have joined. McDonough treated at City Hospital. Scully, Reddington were arrested. Murphy detained by officers Thayer and Reynolds. Myers at large.
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The Coming Fair at Manu facturers' and Mechanics' Institute
Arrangements for the opening next Thursday near completion. A fine display of New England manufactures will be shown with shoe machinery in place and trials to be conducted today. Car loads of machinery and exhibits arrive daily as hundreds of workers prepare the large hall and soda fountain centerpiece for the event.
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