Disturbances in Belfast as security tightens
A report notes slight disturbances despite heavy military and police guard in Belfast. A bettor who lost big at Monte Carlo killed himself, marking the sixty sixth or seventy sixth self-inflicted death this season tied to gambling losses. Evictions proceed in Donegal, Ireland, with pitiful scenes described. Winnecke's comet was seen from Cape Town. Prince Alexander of Bulgaria abdicated and a new ministry formed as he was escorted away.
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Belfast
A Isdy
Monte Carlo
Donegal
Ireland
Winnecke
Cape Town
Africa
Alexander
Bulgaria
City News Roundup and Local Incidents
Local rains and warmer weather greet Boston today. The Rev. Andrew Pollard, a respected South Boston Baptist minister, has died. John P. Squire dismissed 160 workers from his pork packing plant due to weak business. The Church of St. Mary of the Assumption in Brookline was dedicated. The Boston Turnfest opened with a delegate reception. The Rev. Willian Brooks preached at Srvily Church and the Rev. J. O. Fulton of Brooklyn spoke at Tremont Temple. Beers of Boston was arrested in connection with the Somerville poisoning case. A lively scene occurred on the Common. A Boston woman survived a suicide attempt after soaking matches in water and drinking the fluid. a doctor saved her. Officers of the fourth division caught Charles Rainhardt in the act of stealing carpenters tools, likely tied to other crimes. The stock market remained dull while reserves fell in the New York bank statement. clearinghouse returns stayed favorable and money stood steady to strong. The notable quotes featured Atchison, Chicago, Burlington & Northern, and New York & New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Pollard
D.D
Boston
John P. Squire
St. Mary of the Assumption
Brookline
Willian Brooks
Srvily Church
J. 0. Fulton
Brooklyn
Tremont Temple
Beers
Somerville
Charles Rainhardt
New York
Atchison, Chicago
Burlington & Northern
New England
A Few Locked Out Tanners Return To Work In Salem
Salem reports partial labor relief as tanning workers resume duties at Treadwell and Harrington shops. Some skilled tradesmen rejoin after wage disputes, while market demand remains weak for most leather grades. Mrs Allard recalls Knights of Labor losses and threats against her property over non union workers.
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Salem
Peabody
Treadwell
Harrington
Allard
Knights
Discovery of Winnecke's Comet at Cape Town Observatory
Dr Krueger from Kiel reports Winnecke's comet found at Cape Town Observatory in Africa. Observation on August 20 2016 GMT notes position RA 18h10m21.5s Dec 1°08'17" S with a circular 1 arcmin nebula and central condensation. Brightness near tenth magnitude.
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Dr. Krueger
Kiel
Winnecke
Cape Town
Africa
Weather Outlook for New England and Mid-Atlantic Regions
Indications from Washington predict 24 hours of rain starting 7 a m Monday August 23 for Meine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts and Eastern New York with southerly winds and slightly warmer temperatures. Rhode Island and Connecticut expect fair weather followed by local rains with winds turning southerly and warmer.
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Washington
Meine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
New York
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Weather and location report with scattered readings
A cryptic weather data page lists many locations with coordinates and conditions. Entries include Portland Oregon and Philadelphia Pennsylvania as well as Washington and New Orleans style references with varying status clear rain or cloudy readings and monetary values alongside degrees and minutes.
Canadian Terror captain defends duties and smuggling claim
Captain Quigley of the Terror reports aggressive enforcement against New England smugglers in Nova Scotia waters. He claims strict laws and warns Yankee captains to observe Canadian rules, noting improved local trade and inshore fisheries as a result. He cites smuggling anecdotes and anticipates haddock season activity.
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Tataeakl
Terror
Quigley
Scott
Shire Turne
Liverpool
New England
Nova Scotia
Captain Quigley
Rattler
Northern Light
Shiloh
Craig
Golanizes
Shelburne
Labrador
Canadians Suffer Under Tight Treaty Enforcement At Sea
Officers of the North Atlantic squadron report on the Galena and Yantic patrols among Gulf of St Lawrence fishermen. Most American skippers praise Canadian officials, while some claim hard enforcement of customs laws and limited landings, with scarce complaints of mistreatment overall.
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Portland
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Scott
Lansdowne
Galena
Prince Edward Island
North Bay
Northumberland Strait
North Cape
Dominion
Gloucester
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
The
Port Hastings
Strait of Canso
Yantic
Quigley
Newport Man Arrested for Incest, Daughter Testifies
Horace Carlisle was arrested in Newport after his eighteen year old daughter Alzaida accused him of repeated assaults and forcing her to share his room. The sworn statements are corroborated by the mother. Carlisle awaits trial with no bail set.
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Newport
R.I
Horace Carlisle
Alzaida
Carlisle
Essex
Riots Roar in Belfast As Clergy Shelters Amid Clash
Enormous forces of military and police led by eight magistrates marched through disturbed districts on Saturday night. A 3 am shot signal sparked a planned battle between Orangemen and Catholics but drew no reply. The Albert Street Presbyterian Church, set in a Catholic area, opened for the first time since riots began, and after services a mob hooted and stoned the crowd, maltreating Minister Montgomery despite troops and police protection.
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Belfast
Albert Street Presbyterian
Catholic Street
Montgomery
Desolation in Galveston after Seven Feet Flooding
Galveston reports show the storm subsiding by dawn with water levels from 1 to 7 feet. Destruction spans hundreds of homes and beachfront venues. Beach Hotel area damage tops $100,000. One boy, Willie Brown, 11, among the ten dead as rescue and repair efforts begin.
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Galveston
Tex
Gulf
J. W. Perry
Brashear City
Whitmore
Willie Brown
Thirty-third Street
Forty-ninth Street
Corpus Christi
Colored
Aransas Pass
Rockport
Harbor Island
Boston Man Survives Niagara Whirlpool Swim in Cork Vest
William J. Kendall of Boston swam the Niagara whirlpool rapids in a cork vest to settle a $10,000 wager. He was knocked unconscious, swept through the main eddy, then shot from the pool, revived by assistants, and declared he would not attempt the feat again. Kendall, 24, 6 feet 2 inches, 195 pounds, born in New York but raised in Boston. Uncertainty remains if this Kendall matches a local police officer named W. J. Kendall.
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Henn
Bermuda
Mayflower
Quigley
Tarrar
Piack
William J. Kendall
Fot
Boston
Cork West
Ancora
Peon
Tia White Mouse
Presidentia
Blaine
Bigini
Negley
Pennsylvania
Cen
Elander
Ann 8. Stephens
Newport
R. J
Calvin E. Stowe
Ardover Theological Seminary
Lynford
Texas
Demace
Galveston
J. HH. Peyer
New Bedford
Salem
Asbury Grove
Hamilton
Tibet
Gloucester
Central Labor Union
Chicago
Craigendoran
Philagelphia
Niagara Falls
Ont
Kendall
Freir
Captain Webb
New York
W. J. Kendall
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria Abdicates amid Calm Outcry
A Sofia despatch reports Prince Alexander abdicated while troops and crowds surrounded the palace. A provisional government is formed with M. Clement as prime minister and ministers including Stojanoff, Zankoff, Hurmof, Nekiforoff, Radoslavoff, Velichooff in charge of foreign affairs interior war education and finance respectively.
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London
Sofia
Bulgaria
Alexander
M. Clement
Tirnova
M. Stojanoff
Interior
M. Zankoff
M. Hurmof
M. Nekiforoff
M. Radoslavoff
M. Velichooff
Supreme Tribunal of Chihuahua Considers Cutting Case
El Paso reports that the Chihuahua Supreme Tribunal's second chamber reviewed A. K. Cutting's case yesterday. Attorneys had already agreed two months imprisonment would purge the crime, and the judges began argument expecting a sentence consistent with that understanding.
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el Paso
Tex
el Paso Times
Supreme Tribune of
Chihuahua
A. K. Cutting
Cutting
Mayflower Wins Fast Race For America's Cup Hopefuls
Boston sloop Mayflower leads four yacht contest from Owl's Head to Sandy Hook buoy. Atlantic, Puritan, and Priscilla trail as Mayflower's final sprint past buoy No. 10 seals victory by 10 minutes 49 seconds over Atlantic and 18 minutes 9 seconds over Priscilla. crews include Captain Stone and Captain Aubrey Crocker.
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New York
Mayflower
Atlantic
Joe Ellsworth
Priscilla
Stone
Aubrey Crocker
Owl’s Head
Sandy Hook
Fort Wadsworth
Luther C. Ward
Bay
Leward
Staten Island
Ellsworth
Puritan
Leeward
H.M.S. Atlantic
Crocker
Boston
Narrows
Luckenback
May
Atlan- Pria
Pariflower
Th.ellla
Tan
New York Yacht Club
H.M S. H.M.S. H.M.S. H.M.S. Atlantic
Defense of Anarchists as Vain Pleading of Pilate
Captain W L P Black, attorney for condemned anarchists, says a United States Supreme Court appeal is possible if the state Supreme Court refuses a new trial. He argues to raise constitutional questions on public assembly and resistance to unlawful interference, comparing efforts to Pilate.
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CuicaGco
W. LP. Black
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Federal Supreme Court
Captain Black
Pilate
Reverend Andrew Pollard D D Dies in South Boston
The Rev. Andrew Pollard D D died at his South Boston residence on Saturday at 2 30 after a three week illness. Born in Harvard in 1814 he pursued law before turning to ministry. He served multiple pastorates including Taunton and South Boston and held district agency for the American Baptist Publication Society for New England. He was longtime treasurer of the Massachusetts Baptist State convention and Charitable Society and helped form the Massachusetts Baptist ministers conference, of which he was president. He received a D D from Brown University in 1863. He leaves a widow, one son, and two daughters.
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Andrew Pollard
South Boston
Harvard
Holden
South Gardner
Hyannis
First Baptist Church
Taunton
Fourth Street
Massachusetts Baptist State Convention
Massachusetts Baptist Charitable Society
Conference of Baptist Ministers
Massachusetts
Brown University
Noted novelist Mrs. Ann S. Stephens Dies at 73 in Newport
Ann Sophia Stephens, famed author of Passion and Famine and longtime editor for multiple magazines, died in Newport Rhode Island at age 73. Born in Derby Connecticut she began writing young and built a long career with Peterson’s Ladies' National Magazine and other editorships before funeral services in New York.
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Ann Sophia Stephens
Newport
R. I
Derby
Conn
Edward Stephens
Plymouth
Portland Magazine
Portland
Peterson
Ladies’ National Magazine
Ladies’ World
Illustrated New Monthly
Ann S. Stevens
New York
H. Hastings Welde
Episcopal Church
Riverton
N. J
Professor C. E. Stowe Dead at Hartford after Noted Career
The Rev Calvin Ellis Stowe born Natick Massachusetts April 6 1802 educated Bowdoin Andover with teaching posts at Dartmouth Lane Theological Seminary Bowdoin Andover and Hartford wife Harriet Beecher Stowe died with funeral in Hartford Tuesday and burial at Andover Wednesday.
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C. E. Stowe
Calvin Ellis Stowe
Natick
Mass
Bowdoin College
Andover
Dartmouth College
Lane Theological Seminary
Cincinnati
Europe
Ohio
Bowdoin
Hartford
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher
Stowe
London
Senator Frye on the stump in Hovnston
Senator Frye addressed several hundred at the Opera House in Hovnston reviewing Republican history since the war. He warned the Morrison bill would ruin Aroostook crops and offered counsel to Prohibitionists. He scheduled talks in Calais Monday and Eastport Tuesday.
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Frye
Hovnston
Opera House
Aroostook
Calais
Eastport
Blaine’s Prohibition Pivot Shakes 1888 Doubts
Washington Aug 22. Blaine’s friends here say he will back Prohibition in the Maine canvass and aims to win northern religious support. They connect his defeat in 1884 to the prohibition issue and foresee independent Prohibition tickets in New England. They warn a national prohibition plank could split the Republicans and shift 1888 dynamics.
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Wasureton
Sorcia
Blaine
Maine
Blame
Mr. Blaine
Logan
Allison
Iowa
John Sherman
Moulton
Sherman
Shermans
Blaines
Familes
Misa Rsechel Sherman
Bar Harbor
Prohibition Party
New England
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Joseph Manley
Manley
Prohibition
Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
Democratic Party
Putting His House in Order in Washington
August 22 report from Washington states the White House will undergo housecleaning and repairs with a liberal paint job on areas needing refreshment. Spiders and hornets on the portico ceiling will be cleaned, and Mrs. Cleveland plans modest decoration changes without new furniture due to limited funds. The country house work shows a glimpse of the final look, with camp trophies likely used in decoration.
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Washington
White House
Boston official Halett seeks guidance on accounts
United States Commissioner Henry L. Halett of Boston asks the treasury comptroller what to do with his accounts after a severe Department of Justice examiner report. The comptroller replies by directing him to the examiner findings and asks for his response to the charges.
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Washington
United States
Henry L. Halett
Boston
Department of Justice
Comptroller of the Treasury
Comptroller
Heavy slander suit filed by Loh against Congressman Negley
James H Loh of Pittsburg sues Pennsylvania Congressman Negley for 100000 dollars for slander. Loh claims Negley insulted him as a degenerate thief during a fee dispute after Loh’s libel arrest. Loh says his attorney was hired to defend him by General Negley and Negley refused payment.
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Washington
James H. Loh
Pittsburg
Negley
Pennsylvania
Loh
Blaine Plans 1886 Maine Campaign from Bar Harbor
Blaine will speak 12 to 15 times in Maine, opening at Lake Sebago on the 23d, and will remain active in state politics. He defends tariff lines, hints no war with Britain, comments on Cutting case, Irish issues, treasury policy, and the solid South, while enjoying Bar Harbor’s cottage colony and visits from callers.
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Crawford
N. Y. World
Blaine
Bar Harbor
Maine
Lake Sebago
Portland
United States
New England
Halifax
England
Great Britain
Mr. Blaine
Cutting
Mexico
Romero
Treasury
Manning
London
Ireland
Washington
Augusta
Congressional Library
Reading
Pine Forest
Blue Sea
German thief Rainhardt nabbed after string of tool thefts
Charles Rainhardt, a German immigrant long in the United States, was arrested by Patrolmen Whalen and McNeil after being found at 377 Beacon Street packing carpenters tools. He carried pawn tickets for a silver watch and a cache of stolen items. A memoranda book bearing a Somerville name and another with carpenter notes point to widespread recent tool robberies tied to the suspect.
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Charles Rainhardt
Whalen
McNeil
Rainhardt
St. Louis
Boston
Beacon Street
Hanover Street
Thomas Hayes
Somerville
Squire Discharges 100 at East Cambridge Packing Plant
John P. Squire at East Cambridge cut 100 workers from all departments after a lockout, citing lack of business rather than new disturbances. The move leaves 1700 hogs killed daily instead of 4000, with discharged workers planning to meet to discuss the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Squire
Park
East Cambridge
Squire
Democratic State Convention Delayed Posts Talks of Governor Candidate
The Democratic State convention shifts to Worcester on Thursday after a postponement. Interest centers on Governor hopefuls with Cambridge Mayor Russell favored by some, while Greenfield’s James S. Grinnell garners support for his prior convention setback. County voting reforms prompt plans for full delegations on the floor.
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Worcester
State Committee
Russell
Cambridge
Boston
James S. Grinnell
Greenfield
Grinnell
Ex-Governor’s Candidacy Interview Circulated Expurgated
Report notes an expurgated reprint of the ex-Governor’s interview announcing Senate candidacy. It omits references to John Sherman for President. Friends doubt leaflet printing of his letter urging a constitutional prohibition amendment. The bureau managers say the Post already gave it wide circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sherman
Will C. Wood
Post
McNeill Named as Labor Party Mayor Candidate for Boston
A Boston labor movement urges George E. McNeill for mayor on Labor Day. They propose nominating him on the Common with Terence Powderly and others to unite workers, predicting a landslide victory and abolition of machine rule if endorsed.
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George E. McNeill
Labor
Boston Sentinel
Boston
Terence V. Powderly
John Howes
Charles Litchman
Labor Unions
Knights of Labor
Hyde Park Prohibition Caucus Schedules Delegates and Plans
Hyde Park Prohibitionists set a caucus in Association Hall next Wednesday evening to elect delegates to the State convention and map fall campaign strategy. Worcester attempt to oppose Sheriff Sprague’s renomination failed, with only about a dozen present and unauthorized use of names ex-Mayor Hildreth and Henry J. Jennings.
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Hyde Park
Association Hall
Worcester
Sprague
Hildreth
Henry J. Jennings
Republican City Committee
United States
Mr. Long
Senator Dawes
Long
Massachusetts
United States Senate
Middlesex
Gouch
Melrose
Dawes
George W. Walker
Eas Millett
Ezra A. Stevens
James Pierce
Malden
George E. Smith
George S. Marshall
A. H. Evans
Everett
Levi S. Gould
Labor Union Session Debates Naturalization Move
Detectives monitored the Central Labor Union meeting at 55 North Clark street where the chair urged all non English speakers to naturalize and vote. The union counts about 16,000 members with roughly half eligible voters and no money raised for anarchists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Clark Street
Central Labor Union
Lowenstein
Hipp
Five Men in Gloucester Report Monster Sighting
A sailing party including George W. Scott John A M McCormack Councilman Favor Charles A. Brown and Captain David Worth saw a sea serpent near Gloucester. The creature appeared 200 to 800 feet away then showed a six foot head with two eyes before vanishing.
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Cloucester
Gloucester
George W. Scott
John A M. McCormack
Common Council
Favor
Charles A. Brown
Boston
Corner-stone laid for Harmony Lodge hall in Medford
The corner-stone of Harmony Lodge No. 68 Odd Fellows on High Street Medford was laid on Saturday. A parade included Lawrence Light Guard Post 66 G A R and Odd Fellows lodges from multiple towns. A banquet followed with speeches by Henry K Braley and other dignitaries, praising Odd Fellowship and local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hall of Harmony Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
High Street
Medford
Lawrence Light Guard
Odd Fellows
Woburn
Malden
West Medford
Somerville
Stoneham
Charlestown
Boston
William M. Hill
Salem
E. F. Brown
J. M. Raymond
Wadleigh
Henry K. Braley
Fall River
Hill
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Tess Pillsbury
W. E. Ford
Veterans of Our Order
F. A. E. Hamilton
Cantons
Joel C. Bolan
C. P
Bunker Hill
E. N. Boynton
Massachusetts
R. M. Spinney
Joseph E. Clark
Pp. Dresser
Harmony Lodge
T. A. Tucker
Charles KE. Currier
Mrs. Annie Butler Attempts Suicide by Drinking Soaked Matches
Mrs. Annie Butler of No. 14 Leverett Street, about 25, soaked three bunches of matches in water and drank it yesterday. She fell ill and Dr Parker gave an antidote. She is in a comfortable condition and likely to recover but threatens to kill herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Butler
Leverett Street
Butler
Parker
The Week at the Theatres Opens New Shows
The Park, Hollis Street, and Bijou plan openings in a two week span with new management at the Bijou and Miss Lillian Lewis in The Creole. A Harbor Lights grand production starts next Monday at the Globe with Lizzie Evang Sea Sands. Condemned to Death premieres at the Boston Theatre tonight after strong London success and a New Bedford run. The Music Hall promises frequent promenade concerts under Mr Mullaly, plus naval program featuring violinist Daniel Krantz and bass player Goldstein. Uncle Tom’s Cabin ends at Oakland Garden this week with day and evening performances. Howard hosts Australia novelty company led by Mile. Aimee for one week ending with Hot Rolls sketch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Hollis Street
Bijou
Messrs. Keith & Batcheller
Lillian Lewis
Roland Reed
Harbor Lights
Globe Theatre
Lizzie Evang
Sea Sands
Boston Theatre
Daniel Krantz
Goldstein
Wil
Giese
Fries
Rosaint
Oakland Garden
Australia Noveity Company
Mile
Aimee
Frank Vern
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Delaware
Joe
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Ann S. Stephens
John D. Long
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Friedrichshall
Laurence Turnbull, M.D
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Sir Henry Thompson
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Jesus
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Boston Common
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Young Men’s Christian Association
George P. Luscomb
Merchants’ National Bank
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James Linsky
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