A Word From Mt. Desert on Fog and Season in 1880s Maine
An opinion piece from Mt. Desert, Maine, railings against the summer season and its resorts. The author notes rare beauty yet laments frequent fogs, citing specific dates and durations of dense fogs at Bear Island lighthouse, urging visitors to come in September or October for clearer air and fuller scenery.
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Spreciau
Mt. Desert Island
Atlantic
Mt. Desert
Bear Island
Northeast Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Letter to the editor on tariffs and immigration in 1840s America
J. S. F. argues against General Harrison’s tariff stance, asserting protective duties drive immigration of laborers, many under contract. He contends reduced protection would curb cheap labor and profit from industrialists like Carnegie would fall, urging tariff reform and lower taxes to help the masses.
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Post
Harrison
William Jr. Harrison
Tippecanoe
Tyler
Cleveland
Thurman
Ife
Europe
New England
Canada
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Carnegie
Smugglers Lure in Treasury, Seizure No. 1777 Told
Seizure No. 1777 in Boston district details a humorous yet serious smuggling case. Peter J. Rogers, a self described importer, offered tailor made wares to Special Agent R. M. Johnson in the Post Office building, later detained with a cache at the Jefferson House. The account notes contraband goods, a wealth of sales records, and a wider smuggling pattern impacting Boston’s cloth trade, with officials stressing duties and citizen cooperation.
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Boston
Charlestown
Mass
Peter J. Rogers
Ireland
Canada
Custom House
L. M. Montgomery
The
Treasury
Colonel Montgomery
Postoffice
Mr. Johnson
Treasury Department
Citernains
Bond Street
Savile Row Talor
Montgomery
United States
Jefferson House
Johnson
Rogers
St. Louis
George J. Junior
Vine Street
of the Treasury
Customs
Body found in Perkins's woods near Brockton. man shot
The body of a man about 25 was found in Perkins's woods Brockton. Two bullets from a 32 caliber revolver passed through the heart. The deceased is believed to be Josiah P Hills's son from Newburyport, with a receipt bearing that name and 59 cents in one pocket. Hills arrived by noon train Friday and left a trunk at the depot with a matching check.
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Brockton
Perkins
John Hills
Newburyport
Josiah P. Hills
Hills
Cleveland and Thurman Club Organized in Farmington
A Cleveland and Thurman club was organized in Farmington Maine on Saturday evening, forming a new local group. The event brought together residents and civic minded individuals to establish the club's aims and activities.
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Cleveland and Thurman Club
Farmington, Me
Senator Hoar under fire over Scandinavian sailors remark
A written debate over Senator Hoar’s fisheries speech and a letter to the Worcester Spy is examined. The author argues Hoar endorsed Admiral Porter’s views on fisheries as a navy nursery and may bear responsibility for the contested remarks about Scandinavian sailors. Partisanship is blamed for the dispute.
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Porter
Hoar
Blaine
Senator Hoar
D. H. Chamberlain
Worcester
Congress
Joseph Cook
Senate
James Russell Lowell
Massachusetts
Sumner
Andrew
Admiral Porter
Tariff politics and trusts dominate party talk in 1880s debates
A sprawling column collects Republican and Democratic quarrels across states. It cites John E. Russell in Maine, Delaware county leadership shifts toward tariff reform, and a tour of political clubs. It contrasts Blaine’s defense of tariffs with trust arguments, notes Endicott’s stance on army blankets, and highlights a Minnesota convention backing tariff reduction.
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John E. Russell
Maine
John 8. Rhodes
Delaware County
Penn
Philadelphia
Democratic County Committee
Harrison and Morton Clubs
New York
Cleveland
Springfield Union
Pittsburg
Edgar Thompson Company
Andrew Carnegie
Braddock
Union Steel Company
Chicago
York Tribune
Mr. Blaine
England
America
France
Endicott
Enoch P. Hincks
First National Bank of
Bridgeport
New York World
Dem
Thurman
Port Huron
Sharon Springs
N. Y
Ola Coons
Harrison
R. F. Tucker
J. B. Brewster & Co
Lincoln
Blaine
Mail and Express
Ctarrison
New York Tribune
Senator Colauitt
Pecksnilf
London
New York Herald
Carnegie
Havemeyer
Sugar Trust
New York State Commission
Steve Elkins
New Mexico
West Virginia
Wilson
Congress
Illinois
Europe
Boston City Collector Notice of Tax Lien Sales 1888
Public auction of unpaid Boston real estate taxes for wards 1 through 13 listed with owners and parcels. Sales set for September 4, 1888 at 10 a.m. at Samuel R. Knights & Co., 226 Washington Street, including numerous lots, streets, and estate plans in Suffolk County Massachusetts.
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Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Samuel R. Knights & CO
Washington Street
Luther Blodgett
Lafayette Street
Whitman
B.reck
Suffolk Leeds
Farrington Street
Swan Street
Leverett Street
Kane Bohen
Porter Street
Sarah B. Bowker
Saratoga Street
William Boynton
Wordsworth Street
Eddy
kLutan Street
Andrew J. Church
Stephen P. Weld
Ashley Avenue
Whitman and Breck
Coeman Cook
Willian H. Morse
Trenton Street
Martin L. Cross
John L. Ellis
Lexington Street
Mary K. Hayes
Charles M. Carter
Daniel Crowley
Pope Street
Suffolk Deeus
Ope Street
Kenningon Street
John C. Crowley
Bennington Street
Moore Street
East Boston Company
Ann West
Equity
North American Insurance Company
Mortgagee
Elizabeth I. Donovan
Bridget Dunphy
Anna Gribbon
John Dunn
Michael Barrett
Milton Street
Frank JV
Georgia A. Hill
Orient Avenue
John Keohane
Putnam Street
William H
Samuel H. Litchfield
Chelsea Street
Dennis F. McCarthy
Catherine Baggott
Chelsea Court
Francis J. McLaughlin
Margaret J. Maloney
Curtis Street
Benjamin Misener
George KR. Swasey
Gare
James Fitzpatrick
Bunker Hill Street
John J. Fitzpatrick
Spice Street
Cambridge Street
Waddsworth
Middlesex South District Registry of
Nathaniel G. Green
Marshall Place
Walnut Street
Mary J. Lydston
Cook Street
Olney T. Meader
Irving Place
Sarah L. Moseley
Belmont Street
North Mead Street Court
William Dehondirs
Aaron H. Allen
Sabra D. Rogers
Walker Street
Susan Sanborn
Bolton Place
Thomas Stanley
Medford Street
Geoge R. Swasey
Margaret S. Carleton
George R. Swasey
George I. Swasey
Granville Greenleaf
Perkins Street
Lawrence Watson Hess
Wellington Place
Quincy Street
Stephen I. Weld
Edmund M. Wood
Esite
Anthony Watersman
William Dehon
Athens Street
West Third Street
James Ieshon
John F. Oweng
Athen Street
Catherine J. Kiscoll
Bidelia Fitzgibbons
Margaret M. Foley
Ontario Street
Matthew Gallivan
Lolton Street
Susan M. Gookin
West Fifth Street
John Kenny
Margaret C. Lally
West First Street
Namae
New York & New England Railroad
West
Thomas Manning
West Broadway
Christian Misner
West Turd Street
Albert L. Murray
James Power
James Powers
Mary A. Power
West Fourth Street
Jane Spellman
West Sixth Street
Ellen Ttwomey
Samuel E. Tweed
Silver Street
James H. Cunningham
Gold Street
Daniel W. Beckler
Thomas Park
Thomas Gogin
Lydia A. Walbridge
Vihacles A. Colling
Francis C. Welch
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Frederick J. Stark
East Sixh Street
Marion H. Belden
William H. Kent
Dell Avenue
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Sarah LB. Bowker
F Street
James F. Cleary
Anne Dever
Neaves
East Fourth Street
Francis A. Coyle
Ann Coyle
East Second Street
Catherine Danning
James Deshon
Francis PF. Adams
Stewart Iggleston
Love Street
Catherine Farrell
Robert Fitzgerald
Alice Goodman
Emerson Street
Arthur W. Hamilton
Stephen ?. Weld
Cornelius Lane
Augustus Ross
Morty Wee
H. W. Wilson
Catherine Lawler
Annie Mr. Irving
Old Harbor Court
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Arthur Fr. Means
Elizabeth Merry
East Lighth Street
Frank K. Neal
Atlantic Street
James Nugent
James R. Murphy
City of
Benjamin B. Converse
Ellen M. Nyen
Sarab Bt. O’brien
S. R. Knights & Co
Martin Wilson Automatic Fire Alarm Company
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Hlouse
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Wood Street
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Charter Street
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Medford Court
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Lime Street
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State Street
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Avon Street
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Hancock Street
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Tremont Street
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Temple Place
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Eedgerly Place
Charles Be. Jackson
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Said Mead
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Canton Street
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Saime
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