Stock market opens gains and closes strong at day’s high
New York stocks open with gains and close active and strong at the highest prices of the day. As baseball results appear across leagues, multiple pages cover Boston and Chicago wins, rail and transit topics, and a flood of notes on shipping, politics, and public works. The Aller reports a mid ocean gale, davits snapped, and passengers shaken. other sea news recounts Montauk at Cape Race and Didam’s damaged rudder.
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New York
Page
N.L
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
A. A
Boston, SR
Boston & Maine
Interstate Commerce Commission
William E. Chandler
Free Public Library
Dover
N. H
Kelly
Minneapolis
Harrison
Park Place
Bethlehem
Franklin Square
Worcester
Blair
Bennington
Connecticut
Supreme Court
Milford
Ranklin
Saugus
Lawrence
Lake Michigan
Hobart
Hovey
Campbell
Aller
New Hampshire Veterans Reunion
North
Bar Harbor
Christie Warden
Manchester
Lloyd
Hoboken
Bremen
Lord
Croma
Leith
Maritime Exchange
Didam
Netherland
American Line
Amsterdam
London
W. H. van den Toorn
Liverpool
Potter
Hamburg
Suevia
Sergia
Chick Brothers Shoe Factory Reopens At Old Wage Pact
Havertown Aug 25 The Chick Bros shoe factory resumes operations with a pledge to pay the same wages as last year for the next year. Many old cutters return at the old prices and have sent withdrawal cards to International Union No 84.
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Haverburlt
Chick Bros
International Union No. 84
Drowned in Merrimack River Bathing Incident
Flavus Labbe and Theodore Lessard two French Canadian granite polishers drowned while bathing in the Merrimac river near Panacock Concorp New Hampshire Both could not swim Labbe age 30 leaves a widow and two children Lessard 24 unmarried Labbe body recovered in fifteen feet of water
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Concorp
N. H
Flavus Labbe
Theodore Lessard
Merrimac River
Panacock
Labbe
Lessard
Steamers Arrived From Multiple Ports to Europe and U S
Steamers arrive at Boston Baltimore Queenstown Rotterdam Antwerp Harburg Hamburg Bremen Glasgow Yokohama and more, listing ships with origins and dates Aug 24 26 various from New York Bremen Baltimore San Francisco and Boston. Ships include Vorderer Wiemar Wyoming Zaandam Halis Amalfi Eider Wandrahm Belgic Assyrian Moravia.
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Boston
Vorderer
London
Baltimore
Wiemar
Bremen
Queenstown
Wyoming
New York
Liverpool
Rotterdam
Zaandam
Balti
Antwerp
Waesland
Harburg
Halis
Hamburg
Amalfi
Eider
Vrawle Point
Hermann
Ebremen
Lewis Island
Wandrahm
Montsal
Yokohama
Belgic
San Francisco
Lizard
Grasbrook
Deptford
Glasgow
Moravia
Blaine May Head Intercontinental Rail Plan With United States
The Times prints a three column note on a projected intercontinental railroad linking North and South American republics with the United States. It calls Blaine a man of grandiose ideas and says if he becomes president there is some chance the scheme could be realized.
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the Times Today
South
Central American
United States
the Times
James G. Blaine
North
South America
Buenos Ayres
New York
Valparaiso
San Francisco
Washington
Times
The
England
Europe Faces Coming Struggle Rumors Stir Berlin War Talk
London reports say France and Russia favor Schleswig re annexation to Denmark if victory over Germany. Vienna sources discuss unwritten Triple Alliance deals to cripple Russia and force Poland Finland and the Baltic provinces out, and cede Nice and Corsica to Italy. Russia accelerates rifle production with 400000 infantry rifles this year, though full force takes two years.
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London
France
Russia
Germany
Schleswig
Poland
Finland
Baltic
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Nice
Corsica
Italy
Princess of Wales aids poverty stricken Hebrews in Russia
A Pall Mall Gazette letter from a Kazan clergyman describes famine in the province with peasants starving for weeks. He notes many cannot obtain bread and have been forced to eat grass and leaves, while the Princess of Wales and a cooperating prince work to alleviate their suffering.
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Princess of Wales
Kazan
Russia
Pall Mall Gazette
Festivities and Fleet Duties Off Portsmouth
The French fleet programme closed with the Duke of Cambridge reviewing troops as Admiral Gervais hosted royal and senior English officers aboard Marengo. In London winds rage slowing shore communications with French ships. sixty English officers remain ashore after visiting Marengo as rain drenches the harbor.
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Portsmouth
Duke of Cambridge
Duke of Connaught
Gervais
London
England
Marengo
Grain market calm as British mills pause purchases
Lonp r o x Aug 25 The Pall Mall Gazette notes millers and factories have held off buying though winter stocks remain. It predicts prices may rise as poor crops in Europe and India worsen prospects. Leeds millers hike flour 1s 6d per bag amid cold stormy weather and widespread crop damage. Farmers despair.
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Lonpronx
Pall Mall Gazette
Gazette
Europe
India
America
Leeds
Rumors Reach on Ali Said Pacha Death in Istanbul Duel
Reports from Constantinople claim Minister of War Ali Said Pacha died from a wound from a duel fought in secrecy. The Sultan allegedly asked Hassan Pacha, Minister of Marine, to resign, fueling belief he was the duel opponent and thus responsible for the minister’s death.
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Constantinople
Ali Said Pacha
Ali
Hassan Pacha
Mount Blanc Observatory Construction Progress Amid Frost Bite Woes
Cuamounix Aug 25 The engineer in charge reports workmen at Mount Blanc frost bitten by the cold and considering quitting. He raised wages to keep them, but all but one agreed to stay. Tunneling advances well despite the bitter conditions with three men affected by frost bite in hands and feet.
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Cuamounix
Mount Blanc
Shipping Disasters Reported Off Bergen and Rufisque
A Norwegian collier named Frey bound for Dronheim from an English port caught fire near Bergen and burned to the water line, eight crewmen drowned and seven saved. Separately, a Senegal hurricane wrecked an Italian steamer and two cutters at Rufisque with eighteen lives lost.
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London
Frey
Drontheim
Bergen
Paris
Senegal
Rufisque
London Welcomes News of Battle Near Valparaiso
London reports from Aug 25 that newspapers view the Friday battle near Valparaiso between government troops and Chilean insurgents as a sign the conflict may soon end. The news boosted stock markets with Chilean bonds rising slightly and expectations of a larger recovery once stability returns, though wider regional troubles may delay a full rebound.
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London
Valpariaso
Valparioso
Chile
Brainerd Party Rescued After Three Days in Cave
The Brainerd party wrecked near Chapel Beach Pictured Rocks were rescued by the Fishing Queen tug. They endured three days with berries for food and shelter in a cave. Mrs Sheep is reported in serious condition. others survived.
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Chapel Beach
Ira F. Brainerd
James
W. H. Brainerd
Pittsburg
K. KR. Davey
K. McDougall
J.C. Sheep
Cincinnati
Old Munsigan
Prince of Wales attention to Russian Jews plight
The Pall Mall Gazette reports the Prince of Wales shows strong interest in the persecution of Russian Jews and the immigrant Jewish population arriving in England. He has studied the issue extensively, avoiding direct aid to avoid offending Russians, yet has indirectly aided the Anglo Jewish community.
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London
The
Pall Mall Gazette
Prince of Wales
Russia
England
Death of a Maine Doctor Dr Howe Dies of Cancer
Lewiston Maine Aug 26 Dr W H Howe 58 a well known figure in Maine died today from a cancerous tumor He was a captain in the First Maine Cavalry Frank Tarbox who attempted suicide by hanging a few weeks ago hanged himself last night near the spot where his father recently did the same act
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Lewiston
W. 5. Howe
Maine
First Maine Cavalry
Frank Tarbox
President Harrison Tours Vermont Training Union Meaningful reception at Burlington
President Harrison arrives in Vermont for a lakeside voyage on Champlain and a veteran reunion in Whitehall and Fair Haven. He speaks to soldiers and townspeople, praising New England enterprise, law, and national unity while greeting ex congressional friends and Vermont militia officers. The train then moves toward Dresden for the Washington County Veteran Association reunion.
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Wicrenary
N. Y
Harrison
Saratoga
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Halford
Proctor
E. ©. Smith
Vermont Central Railroad
D. Hammond
Delaware & Hudson
Howard Cole
EK. F. Tibbetts
Fort Edward
Burleigh
J. C. Rodgers
John Dwyer
Washington County Veteran Association
Whitehall
Dresden
New York
Hooker
Howard
Gerry
Grant
Appomatox
Fair ‘Haven
Castleton
T. S. Peck
M. J. Horton
Vermont
Hazard
New England
Trial Trip On The Ocean Bennington In Bay Test
The U S gunboat Bennington completed a thorough ocean trial with fires on all guns, boat drills, and a full crew test. Seas were rough and seasickness affected Captain Bradford and crew, with minor defects found but easily remedied. The ship was cleared for action and speed tested before commissioning. Captain Bradford awaits orders from Admiral Walker.
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New York
United States
Bennington
Bradford
John G. Walker
Evolution
Naval Review at Bar Harbor Draws Notables and Spectators
In Bar Harbor on August 26 Hon Joan R McLean of the Cincinnati Enquirer hosted a lavish dinner at Briarfield with guests including Mrs Blaine Secretary Tracy General Alger and naval officers. A subscription ball for the fleet precedes a naval review at 9 30 am with a sham battle off Egg Rock and eleven warships plus spectator ships in the harbor.
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Bar Harbor
Joan R. McLean
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Briarfield
Blaine
Tracy
Alger
Wilmerding
Bowler
Meccan
Kebo Valley
Albert ©. Barney
H. A. Drexel
Frederick Mason
Lispenard Stewart
Egg Keck
Olivette
The Gherardi Walker Case Clarified by Navy
The Navy denies formal charges against Rear Admiral Walker by Rear Admiral Gherardi. A Washington despatch says the correspondence concerned interpretations of navy regulations on commanding officers when squadrons meet, and was sent for information, not as insubordination charges. The dispute arose at Port au Prince, but the department considers no action necessary and the matter is dropped.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Soley
Gherardi
Walker
Navy Department
Navy
Port-au-Prince
Questions of Law and Fact Gubernatorial Case in Supreme Court
Herbert E Benton Republican State Committee chairman said prospects for submitting the Gubernatorial controversy to the Supreme Court at the October term are bright. An effort will be made to simplify pleadings once Judge Stoddard returns from Europe to speed disposal of the questions of law and fact.
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New Haven
Conn
Herbert E Benton
Republican State Committee
Associated Press
Supreme Court
Stoddard
Europe
Conference of leading American cutlery firms held in Winsvrep
A private meeting was conducted at a local Winsvrep hotel on Monday night by representatives of major American cutlery companies. Attendees included J. M. Van Dorn of Phoenix, Bradley of Walden New York, Dwight Devine of Ellenville New York, J. H. Cowles of Hotchkissville Connecticut, and C. & Alvord of Winsted Connecticut. The conference's purpose and outcomes were not disclosed to nonparticipants.
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Winsvrep
Conn
J. 3
van Dorn
Phasnix
Ebeat Thomas W. Bradley
Walden
N. Y
Dwight Devine
Ellenville
J. H. Cowles
Hotchkissville
Calamity at Park Place Explosions Rumors and Recoveries
Reports from New York describe a fatal collapse at Park Place near Greenwich Street where investigators consider an explosion likely caused by naphtha or benzine stored in Louis Rosenfeld's basement shop. By dawn rescuers, aided by longshoremen, recovered dozens of bodies, identified several victims including Frederick William Trippe. Authorities debate insurance liability while crews continue to search amid shifting crowds and mounting evidence of structural weakness.
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Louis Rosenfeld
New York
Park Place
Greenwich Street
Brawney
College Place
Slevin
Eakins
Woodruff & Woodson
South Street
Boston
Peterson
Frederick William ‘Trippe
West Seventy-first Street
Mendelbaum
W. H. Ellis
Ellis & McDonald
William E. Price
Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
Ellis
Hick Street
McDonald
Bellevue Hospital
Edmund Cury
Gustav Cury
France
Woodbrigde
N. J
Cary
Liebler & Fianss
Minnie Dohren
Adam Dohren
Liebler & Maass
East Sixth Street
Abraham Derschopski
Chambers Street Hospital
M. F. Barnett
Marie Heagney
Barnett
Rossi Savarini
Board of Fire Underwriters
William M. Randell
Boarch of
Grand Bethlehem coach parade draws record crowd in New Hampshire
The Bethlehem coaching parade attracted the largest attendance yet with a two hour procession from Maplewood led by Grand Marshal Edgar Ketchum of New York and aided by the American Band of Claremont. Govs Ladd of Rhode Island and Russell of Massachusetts awarded banners for decorations and other accolades. A 3 PM baseball game between Twin Mountains and Concords ended 25 to 2, followed by an evening fireworks display.
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LirrLeron
N. H
Bethlehem
Maplewood
Edgar Ketchum
New York
Claremont
Plymouth
Centennial House
Ladd
Rhode Island
Russell
Massachusetts
Maplewood Cottage
Sinclair House
Mt Asassis House
Bellevue House
Sunset House
Sugar Hill
Sunset Hill
Campton
Willey House
Hara
Strawberry Hill
Rawletts
Uplands
Crawford House
Lano Set
Natural gas supply strains Indianapolis economy meter system urged
Diminishing gas in Indiana field compels tapping deeper wells closer to Indianapolis. Continuous use halves well life to about three years. Gas must be metered to curb waste as supplies extend nearly forty miles to city. factories noted for excess consumption.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Eldorado Afloat After Bahama Wrecker Attack
The Eldorado reports a boarding by about 1600 Bahama wreckers on Aug 17 near Great Bahama Banks. They demanded cargo. to avoid bloodshed Captain Byrne surrendered it. Nassau wreckers after McLane’s departure looted and tried to substitute an English flag. Eldorado remains afloat and may sail tomorrow.
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New Orveans
Picayune Special
Bimini
Great Bahama Banks
McLane
Cora
Byrne
Nassau
McLean
Missing Policeman and Wife Off Salisbury Beach
Haverhill reports no word on Police Officer March and his wife who sailed from Salisbury Beach last Sunday. Most clothing and valuables were found in their cottage, their boat unseen. The couple have three children, including a two year old, and townspeople fear for their fate while hoping they are picked up by a passing vessel.
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Haverhill
March
Salisbury Beach
Tragic Quarry Incident Claims One Life in Dannary
In Dannary Connecticut on August 25 James Farry was crushed to death when a ditch eight feet deep caved in on Liberty Street during water main repairs. Several workers were injured with varying severities including possible internal injuries to Vonh Niland and serious hurts to Anthony Burke and Thomas Igzins.
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Dannary
Conn
James Farry
Liberty Street
Vonh Niland
Anthony Burke
Thomas Igzins
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