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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1883

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Mixed Maine reunion notes and local deaths on Wednesday

News record lists several events from Wednesday in Maine. A Camien widow Mrs Dunton died by suicide amid temporary insanity, and George Pendleton of the steamer Mayfield drowned at Bengor aged 35. The sixth Maine held a Dover reunion with about 100 attendees, and officers were elected for next year. Various Maine regiments held reunions at Peak's Island Augusta Lake Auburn and Castine with officers named, and the Maine association of ex pensioners planned a Castine meeting. A grand banquet occurred in Granate Hall in 1884 context.

George W. Dunton Camien George Pendleton Mayfield Bengor Lesboro Maine Dover W. Z.clayton Bangor Aroostook Caribou Fort Kent J. 8. Douglass W. K. Jjunn M. B. Watson George 8 C. D. Starbird H. R. Hopkins Augusta Illman Smith Adjt J. E. Shepard T. Tabor Lake Auburn Maine Association of Ex-Pensioners C. Lord Biddeford Luther Bradford Woodford’s Corner Geo. D. Bisbee Portland A. Sh. Adams Wilton CG. W.tilden Hallowell A. R. Farnum D. L. Warren Standish A. W. Wildes Skowhegan KE. F. Davis Castine Granate Hall

Manchest er mill accident leaves worker fatally trapped

Jerry Wood was caught in a revolving shaft at a Manchester mill on Wednesday and probably fatally injured. Almost a thousand attendees filled the second day of the second annual state range picnic and festival at Weirs on Wednesday.

Jerry Wood Manchester Weirs

Vermont Notes Mix Warmer Happenings and Local News

A Vermont letter reports a successful mail delivery to Miguain dous fol, a Danville boy’s death from an insect bite, and school openings at St Johnsbury Academy and Lyndon Literary Institute. It cites a promotion at Southeastern, berry shipments worth over $5,000, and abundant bears in the north. Also noted are a small Spring Grove camp meeting, a state assessment abstract showing Vermont valuation at 169,022,784 with real estate down and personal property up, a large Vermont veteran reunion in Burlington with Lake Champlain boat rides and a city hall campfire featuring speakers Col William C Holbrook Edmunds Redfield Procter H M Porter and Lieut G G Kene.

McIndoes Falls N. L. Woods Danville St. Johnsbury Academy Lyndon Literary Institute T. A. McKinnon Passumpsic Railroad Southeastern North Tro Jay Barton Village Spring Grove George Nichols Vermont Veterans of the Seventh Vermont Volunteers Burlington Lake Champlain Plattsburgh

Suicides, thefts, crops suffer frost and regatta update

News items report several suicides and a death by self harm in Lawrence and Taunton, with families in Newburyport and Lowell noted. Western New York frosts damaged vines and cranberries while tobacco yields in Connecticut and western Massachusetts were near average. The Cape Ann Yacht Club regatta was postponed to Friday. Burglars hit homes of State Senator Barton and James Lege in Worcester Tuesday night. A temperance meeting occurred in Medfield. A polo final at Cottage City saw Lowell Alpha defeat Providence for top goals. A crushed life preserver with C H Northam marks found on Vineyard Sound shore. A drowning body was found near Falmouth village after beachgoers reported seeing a man in the surf.

Imu Konig Taunton New York Cape Ann Connecticut Massahusetts Cyrus P. Johnson Lawrence Newburyport Lowell John M. Whitman Pittsfield Evening Journal Cottage City Alphas of Providence Vineyard Sound Falmouth Heights Manandbaut C. H. Northam Falmouth

Hope Island Suicide and Architects Convention

Simon Furmish died Wednesday in a Pawtucket police cell. Chief Justice Coleridge set September 13 for a proposed Newport reception. The seventeenth annual convention of the American Institute of Architects opened in Providence with 25 to 36 members attending from across the country. Thomas W. Walter presided. the group toured Providence then heard lectures on beam strength and architectural competitions. John A. Fox argued against modern architectural competitions as harmful to art and quality.

Simon Furmish Pawtucket Coleridge Newport American Institute of Architects Providence Art Club Thomas W. Walter LL. D Philadelphia Institute G. Langer Institute of Technology Boston John A. Fox

It Lockwood Guilty On Mail Fraud Charge In New Haven

It Lockwood was found guilty in the United States court at New Haven on Wednesday for using the U S mail to defraud. He claimed he would lend money left by a deceased banker to defaulters and those who had stolen money, amounting to 700000 dollars. He was sentenced to one year in the state prison at Wethersfield and fined 50 dollars. Arguments before the railroad commissioners on the Hartford Harlem layout through New Haven concluded, with State Attorney Doolittle for citizens and the NY New Haven and Hartford railroad. Simeon E Baldwin represented Hartford and Harlem and L N Warner for NY Connecticut and Air Line. The commissioners reserved their decision.

Lockwood United States Mail United States New Haven Wethersfield Wedne Doolittle New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Simeon E. Baldwin Hartford and Harlem Company L. N. Warner New York, Connecticut and Air Line Railroad

Governor Crittenden weighs extra session on anti prohibition

In St Louis Gov. Crittenden considers calling an extra legislature to amend the Downing law for St Louis or push a prohibitory constitutional amendment at the next election. He says he is anti prohibitionist at heart but backs law and order, noting prohibitions could win the state by about 50,000 votes.

ST. Louis Crittenden Downing Aken Prohibi

Cholera in Egypt and Turkish sanitation failures flagged by consul

A telegram from Constantinople dated July 1921 warns of severe cholera risk in Egypt and poor Turkish sanitation. It details crowded refugee camps, neglected disinfection, unswept streets, and defective sewers around the Golden Horn while urging U.S. sanitary authorities to prepare safeguards for importation. It notes dangerous trade goods and a warning on quarantine for ships entering Black Sea ports.

Washington Department of State Treasury Department United States Constantinople Egypt Damietta Bay of Smyrna Beirout Bourla Alexandria Golden Horn Peru America East Asia Russia Dardanelles Black Sea India Treasury Committee Supervising Architect Folger Alexander Hill Public Service Congress Murch Chicago Secret Service Dudley

James trial testimony ties Liddell and James to Winston raid

In Gallatin Missouri Emma Kiddig and her mother identify Dick Liddell and Frank James as together during the Winston robbery. Farmer Bray corroborates Liddell’s account. Mrs Bray and others confirm details. Frank James allegedly visited a woman eight miles west of Gallatin on Oct 13. Witnesses describe the gang, horses, and scenes at a farm, with medical and jail remarks interwoven as the session adjourns for recess.

Gallatin James Emma Kiddig Winston Dick Liddell Frank James Bray Jesse James Hamilton Jesse Wood Hite Frank Wolfenberger Galatin Clarence Hite Wolfenberger William Black Independence Keene McCullough Fred Warde Shakespeare Matthews Clay County Wallace

Picnic Excursions by Retail Grocers and St Mary's Aid

The New England Retail Grocers association held its third annual Lake Walden picnic with about 400 attendees on a special Fitchburg train from Boston. Festivities included Higgins's band, speeches by Boston and Lynn leaders, a $10 fat man's race won by C. S. Johnson of Boston, and delegations from Haverhill Lowell Fitchburg and Worcester. At Forest Garden the St Marys Infant Asylum benefit drew about 6,000 people with band concerts and a $50 drill prize among ninth regiment companies. Individual prizes went to E A Fitzgibbons and J A McDonough of Company B.

Lake Walden St. Mary’s Infant Asylum New England Retail Grocers’ Association Fitchburg Boston Higgins A. Lovell Messrs. Wright, Young and Alexander Ramsdenl Lynn Peter Parker Bradford Bryant C. 8. Johnson Forest Garden Metropolitan Horse Railroad Company Ninth Regiment Montgomery Light Guard L. J. Ford Shields Light Guard J. W. Mahoney Jackson Guard L. N. Duchesney Col. Strachan Callahan Barry Mooney Mary Kennedy Mission Church Mary G. McKenna J. Joseph’s West End J. H. Maguire St. Mary’s Charlestown J. A. Mannix St. Francis de Sales Roxbury T. J. Mitchell Immaculate Conception D. McLaughlin Cathedral Barron Candy Table Mullaney Gate of Heaven Kate Hughes St. Patrick’s John J. Dolan St. Joseph’s Bertha Nelson St. Vincent’s D. Brennan J. Frank Donohue Messrs. Hyde & Co

Deaths Rise After Riverdale Explosion in New York

Aug 20 report details Thomas J Sauls death from Riverdale blast injuries, Peter Fanning’s severe burns, and a list of missing persons including Mrs. Longstreet Archibald McConnell and others. Ex Senator Robert H Strahan not a Riverdale passenger. Fanning improving at Chambers Street hospital. Also notes civil suit by Hunter Keller Co. against Edwin J Dunning, and legal actions involving James Otis Kaler. Cotton exchanges set to meet to select standard samples. Abraham Allen Jr named expert for New York cotton exchange.

New York Thos. J Sauls Riverdale Peter Fanning Chambers Street Longstreet Archibald McConnell Emily Mordaff Haverstraw Abram Tompkins Tarrytown Hunter, Keller & Co Edwin J. Dunning James Otis Kaler Massachusetts Donohoe Supreme Court Abraham Allen, Jr New York Cotton Exchange

Departure of New England guests for opening of Northern Pacific

Special despatch details a list of New Englanders and newspaper representatives who departed for the Northwest to attend the Northern Pacific railroad opening. Over 300 guests are hosted by the railway with expenses including boots and ash. English and German travelers in private cars stay behind for tomorrow’s departure. The golden spike is expected to be driven on September 8 at 9 36 AM.

New York New Northern Pacific Railway Company Jersey City Pennsylvania Railroad

Democratic Reform Ticket Call Emerges From Cincinnati Meeting

An adjourned Democrat meeting in Cincinnati presided over a report faulting the county convention as fraudulent and rule breaking. It calls for a new convention on Sept. 8 to nominate a Democratic Reform ticket headed by the state ticket, with a 15 member committee to arrange actions. Speakers included Reemelin, O Connor, Oliver, Desmond, Disney, McHugh, Garbery, Lord and Cook. The executive committee to be drawn from report signers.

Cincinnati Entity & New Convention Democratic Reform Charles Reemelin T. A. O’connor M. W. Oliver J. J. Desmond William Disney Larkin McHugh J. P. Garberry H. C. Lord Theodore Cook

Train runs over plank near wreck point in Framingham

South FraminghamMass Aug 29 conductor Wood reports his 11 05 train from Boston Wednesday ran over a heavy plank at the same spot as the Albany wreck Tuesday night. It appears there were attempts to wreck trains at that point, though the plank may have fallen from a passing freight train.

South Framingham Mass Wood Boston Albany

Public Laws Consolidation and Revision Passed by Legislature

Legislature approved consolidating public laws to be enacted in both branches, repealing acts and resolves in the revised 1882 Statutes and other laws to be repealed. A bill funds revision printing, a bill amends the Biddeford and Saco Water Co. act, and a vote of thanks praised Commissioners Goddard and leaders President Cutler and Speaker Haynes before adjournment sine die.

Biddeford and Saco Water Company Goddard Cutler Haynes

Hampden Park Races Enter Day Two at Hampden Park

Springfield crowds flocked to Hampden Park on August 29 as 5,000 watched two day meet action. The 2:25 trot drew mixed results with Edwin Thorne disappointing heavy packers. A five mile running race saw Myrtie Peek prevail by a quarter mile in 1:17, Zoe B. Amelia won the unsettled 2:20 class trot heat, and Eye See displayed a 32 ¼ second quarter. Free for all purse of 3,000 split among top finishers led by Edwin Thorne. Baseball results across cities included Chicago 7 Cleveland 0, Detroit 8 Buffalo 2, and Philadelphia Athletics 11 Eclipse 3.

Hampden Park Springfield Mass Edwin Thorne Myrtie Peek Mme. Marantelle Siyrtie Peek Zoe B. Amelia Dan Smith Judge Davies Louise N. Day Eye See SMG Ewes Vinbaa Erveeters Geescwusteacsd Pete Tdaveepet Ork Barbara Patchen Suveeky Spay Bewee Css Eeneencke Pibis Sesbanes Witherspoona Cscs Csiscesessi

Fire notices and brief reports from across the country

A round of brief fire reports from Boston area to the West and South details a closet fire at 16 Webster Place in Boston, with $475 total damage and $400 insurance. Other reports note fires at Pepperell mill No. 3 in Biddeford, a San Antonio fire with higher losses, and various blazes in Philadelphia Montreal Franklin Springfield Laredo Louisville Duluth Wilton Clinton and Ronceverte with damages ranging from a few thousand to over $140000.

Boston Webster Place Josiah Dunham Charles McGuinness Telegraph Saco Pepperell Company Biddeford Galveston San Antonio Perry Davis Sehneitz Loaf Philadelphia Third Cumberland Streets Peter Young Gilmore & Morris Gardner & Co Lee & Bowers Joseph Murphy Montreal St. Gregorio O. J. Bergeron Yost Gooselin Heon Thibodeau Artin Franklin N. H Solomon B. Greeley Salisbury Road Franklin Village New Hampshire Insurance Company The Royal of England Dupugue Diamond Joe I Pion Company Springfield Mass Gilbert Ss. Green Warren Tex Laredo Randedl & Co Cohen & Bros Floyd & Co Louisville Simmons, Ely & Hamilton Duluth Minn Duluth Lumber Company Wilton H. A. Whiting Clinton F. B. Hemmingway Ronceverte W. Va

Volcanic Eruptions in Java Destroy Towns and Din

Dispatches report Anjer, Tjiringine, and Telokbelong destroyed by Java eruptions. Lighthouses vanish, Kra Mat an crater replaced by sea, and a deadly tidal wave devastates North Bantam and Anjer. European and native deaths noted. quarries vanish. Onrust dock adrift. Concurrently, Irish National League met in Dublin with Davitt Sexton and Parnell. Parnell praises labor and migration acts. Peace signed between France and Annam at Hue, with protectorate and territorial arrangements. Reuter’s notes Madrid-Zorrilla incident. German king Alfonso visit expected. Abyssinian-Shoa tensions reported.

London Batavia Java Lloyds Anjer Tjiringine Telokbelong Sunda Straits Kramatan North Bantam Serang Merak Onrust Dublin Irish National League Messrs Davitt Sexton Parnell Mr. Parnell League America Australia Ireland House of Commons O’ Donovan Hossa McDermott Liverpool James McDermott James Stephens O’donovan Rossa France Annam Paris Admiral Peyron Cochin China M. Champeaux Saigon Hue Tonquin Dinzhuan Thunan Ving Chun Canton Shanghai Berlin Spain Reuter Madrid Duke de Fernan Minez Zorrilla Fench Alfonso Germany Abyssinia Menelek of Shoa Menelek Queenstown New York Woodburn Dunfermline Scotland Richard Carnegie Lord Roseberry Carnegie Europe Count de Chambord Phillippe Count de Chambourd Henry V Navarre Richard O’shaughnessy Limerick City Vienna Egerzeg Ragorien New South Wales Victoria Cape Croatia Upper Egypt Lower Egypt

Meeting of Southern Leaders With Gen Mahone

Washington officials report anti Bourbon leaders met in Gen Mahone s Arlington room to discuss southern politics and a potential independent revolt. Attendees included Gen Longstreet Gen Chalmers Judge Jeffords and George Gorham with Mahone expressing confidence in a broad southward extension of the movement.

Washington, D. C South Washington Gen. Mahone Arlington Virginia

Philadelphia man aids stranger at depot in New Brunswick tale

Alexander Taylor and his sister from Philadelphia head to Newcastle New Brunswick arriving at the Eastern depot around 6 PM on Wednesday. Alexander helps a stranger who claims his wife is ill across the street. The man borrows $150 in gold from Alexander to pay a large bill and promises repayment on the train, but there is uncertainty as the supposed new friend has not yet repaid him.

Alexander Taylor Philadelphia Newcastle N. B Eastern Depot Alexander Nol

Senators Tour Sioux Agencies In Severalty Lands Debate

Senators Logan Dawes and Cameron of the special Indian committee arrived in Sioux City Iowa Aug 29 after touring Missouri River Indian agencies. They head to Pine Ridge and Rosebud to assess lands in severalty while not committing to a recommendation. Other members conduct project investigations in Montana.

Sioux City Logan, Dawes and Cameron Special Indian Committee Pime Ridge Rosebud Severalty Montana

Harbor Boats Fail to Make Trips amid Heavy Northeaster

An intense northeast gale along the Atlantic coast disrupts Harbor voyages to Nantasket and Pemberton. The John Romer struck a sand bar causing water in cabins. 200 passengers transferred from Rose Standish. Nahant sustained water intake but will run trips today. Long Branch and Atlantic City suffer heavy surf with rail damage and extensive property loss.

Atlantic Nantasket Spain Stamford Plymouth Boston Fort Warren Sirius Portsmouth Empire State John Romer Rowe’s Wharf Pemberton Nix Long Island Gallup Romer Standish Nahant Deer Island Long Branch Atlantic City New York New Jersey Long Beach Camden and Atlantic Railroad Here Absecum West Jersey

Norfolk County Politics in a Lively Senatorial Fight

Norfolk county politics show a lively campaign as Republican leaders pull wires for key nominations in the second district. Brookline figures George M. Towle, Warren E. Locke, and E. G. Thomas clash, with a possible dark horse, Lyman K. Putney, in training. Democrats back A. B. Endicott with others wavering. district attorney race pits Hosea B. Kingman against Everett P. Bumpus amid republican dissension.

Norfolk County George M. Towle Brookline Warren E. Locke E. G. Thomas Towle’s Lyman K. Putney Wellesley Tewksbury F. D. Ely Dedham Senate A. B. Endicott Charles A. McIntosh Mr. Endicott House of Representatives Norfolk Fces A. B. Wentworth F. W. Pelton Col James Ellis West Dedham A. McIntosh Hosea B. Kingman Plymouth County Everett P. Bumpus

Hosmer Discusses The Town Meeting In Old South Lecture

Prof James K Hosmer of St James spoke on The Town Meeting in the Old South course noting its origins in foreign customs prior to Plymouth. He traced colonial growth to 1776 and praised town meetings as a school for self reliance with references to Adams Jefferson Mill and De Tocqueville and remarks on Boston clergy merchants and mechanics.

James K. Hosmer St. James New England Switzerland Plymouth Massachusetts John Adams Thomas Jefferson John Stuart Mill de Tocqueville Old Town Boston Old South Matthew Byles Chauncy Pr. Cooper

Lord Coleridge Visits Fabyan and White Mountains Trek

Lord Chief Justice Coleridge and party arrived at Fabyan House New Hampshire for an informal reception. C G Hammond and Judge Seeley introduced him to guests as the group planned a few days in the White Mountains and a Mt Washington excursion tomorrow.

Fabyan House N. H Coleridge and Son Elliott F. Shepard J. D. Johnson Lord Coleridge Connecticut Vally Green Mountains Fabyan White Mountains Mt. Washington

Blackburn aims for Senate after speakership claim

Frankfort Kentucky August 29 Hon J Co 8 Blackburn told Col J Stoddard Johnston he will not seek the speaker position but has decided to run for United States senator and authorized public announcement of the move.

Frankfort Hon. J. Co Blackburn Col. J. Stoddard Johnston The

North Shore voyage plans announced for week

If the morning is propitious a large company of ladies and gentlemen will sail the North Shore today. The steamer will visit Provincetown on Friday and Saturday is reserved for children and guardians seeking a bay matinee trip.

Provincetown

Funeral Obsequies for High Sheriff Eben W. Fiske

The funeral of the late High Sheriff Eben W. Fiske of Middlesex County was held yesterday afternoon from his Lyman street residence in Waltham. A large crowd attended the rites, reflecting the prominence of the deceased in local affairs.

Eben W. Fiske Middlesex County Lyman Street Waltham

Funeral of a Sheriff Draws Wide Official Attendance

Relatives and many former business associates gathered for the funeral of the sheriff. Attendees included Sheriffs Clark and Herrick of Suffolk and Essex, 18 of 19 Middlesex deputies, Deputy Sheriff Paul, County Treasurer Stone, District Attorney Stevens, Senator Mason, Theodore C. Hurd, Cambridge court clerks, Judge E. R. Hoar, W. B. Gale, Superintendent Adams, J. B. Goddard, Gen. Banks, Judge Luce, B. Johnson, O. Upham, and others. The service, led by Rev. E. J. Young of the Unitarian church, was simple with scripture readings and brief remarks. Floral tributes included a pillow of pinks and roses inscribed Our Sheriff and a cross of roses on ivy. Interment followed at Grove Hill cemetery with pallbearers Gen. N. P. Banks, Hon. F. M. Stone, Judge Brooks, and Rufus Warren, all longtime friends.

Clark and Herrick Suffolk Essex Middlesex County Paul Norfolk County Stone Stevens Mason Natick Theodore C. Hurd Cambridge Courts E. R. Hoar W. B. Gale Adams Grove Hill N. P. Banks F. M. Stone Judge Brooks Middlesex Probate Court Rufus Warren Waltham

Lynn City Guards Reunion and Local News

Suburban notes report a Lynn City Guards reunion at Nahant and multiple local items including a gas hearing on Beach street, a insane patient at police custody, and various civic updates from Marblehead Stoughton Salem and Malden with audits and upcoming events. The piece mentions a liquor case against Special Police Officer Michael Smith and a planned Union Club excursion to the White Mountains.

Selectman Southworth Michael Smith Smith Selectmen Union Club White Mountains Salem Eleazer Hathaway Royal Arcanum Pilgrim Fathers William J. Goldthwaite Front Street

Arrest of a Broker on a Charge of Receiving Stolen Property

George O Fogg a railway broker at 83 Devonshire street was arrested on Wednesday charged with taking 800 worth of railway tickets stolen by Cyrus Scott former agent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in this city. Fogg says he took the tickets as security for money loaned and was released on 2500 bail.

George O. Fogg Devonshire Street Cyrus Scott Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Fogg George Monre Allston Charles City Hospital Station 4 Edinborough Street Michael Griffin Josephine Michael Josene John P. Greney Bailey Washington Street Greney Levina H. Greenlaw Louisa Tarabent North Anderson Street Mill Street Hyde Park North Ferry Franklin Patch East Lexington Traverse Street Elliot Untertaker Tinkham Denis Long Bunker Hill Street Charlestown

Hall Elevator Safety Attachment Incorporation Report

The Hall Elevator Safety Attachment company is incorporated with A. H. Hall as president and Charles F. Curwen as treasurer for manufacturing and selling safety appiliances for elevator openings. Capital stock set at $20,000. Papers granted by Stedman and Fuller Manufacturing of Lawrence. George A. Fuller president and W. L. Haines treasurer for that firm. Its purpose includes card clothing leather belting and importers of worsted machinery and dealers in manufacturers supplies.

Hall Elevator Safety Attachment Company A. H. Hall Charles F. Curwen Stedman & Fuller Manufacturing Company Lawrence George A. Fuller W. L. Haines

Post Office Pay System Restored To Twice Monthly

Assistant Treasurer Kenward previously ended semi monthly payrolls causing disruption. The department granted a petition to revert to bi monthly payments. An order now requires disbursing agents to prepare payrolls on the first and fifteenth of each month for workmen’s wages.

Kenward

News in Brief Highlights From Across the Nation

John O Grady a Philadelphia lawyer is under arrest for collecting illegal pension fees. The Mexican government issues railroads regulations. The Saxon steam barge grounded off Lake Ontario with 14000 bushels of wheat. crew saved. California Cotton Mills incorporated with 600000 capital to Oakland. Spinning and weaving works under way in California. Nebraska Democrats nominate Savate Daniels Johnson Woolworth for university regents. Mexico City council hosts banquet for Dr Ramon Fernandez with officials invited. Bourbon hazing at Annapolis Navy Academy linked to Breed and Strife of Kentucky mentioned. Reilly of Wisconsin and Witherspoon of Connecticut named among hazers. Pensacola reports no sickness for another day. August interments nine. Paymaster Z T Brown at navy yard dead. Surgeon Owens' child reported sick. Col W A Taylor and W J Elliot have street confrontation in Columbus. both arrested amid threats of further trouble.

John O'Grady Philadelphia Lake Ontario Wilson California Cotton Mills Company Oakland California Nebraska J. W. Savate Supreme Court D. R. Daniels G. W. Johnson J. M. Woolworth Regents State University Mexico City Ramon Fernandez Federal District Breed Kentucky Strife Maryland Constellation Annapolis Naval Academy G. Bb. Reilly Wisconsin E. T. Witherspoon Connecticut Pensacola Fla Z. T. Brown Navy Yard Owens W. A. Taylor Cincinnati News- Journal W. J. Elliot Sunday Capital Columbus Ohio News-Journal

The Colby bill and Dartmouth aid dominate New Hampshire debate

Concord dispatch describes a powerful lobby backing the Colby bill to regulate railroad operations and consolidate lines, amid intense debate, amendments, and the prospect of Senate action. It also notes a proposed 50,000 aid package to Dartmouth College, its constitutional questions, and the unsettled Merrimack county probate judgeship along with various local notices.

Dartmouth College Merrimack Pro Concord N. H Colby Owen Lebanon Sbill House Senate Briggs Steven Nashua Stevens Concord Railroad Manchester Quint Dover Boston Maine Busiel Laconia Union of Railroads Merrimack Valley Stone Campbell Mitchell Hinsdale Messrs. Mitchell and Board of Railroad Commissioners New Hampshire Merrimack H. P. Relfe Herman W. Green Hopkinton Woodmio R. C. Walker

Awakening of the book agent as educator and benefactor

A satirical reconsideration portrays the book agent as a patient, nationwide educator who dispenses knowledge and second-hand illustrations. The piece humorously urges generous treatment, public celebration, and patronage of the author’s own subscription work, Mustang.

Community events outline for September and October

Webster Lodge hosts a September 5 picnic at Apollo garden to aid the lodge charitable fund with Higgins’s band. Massachusetts W C T U holds its tenth annual meeting October 11 in Cambridgeport. East Boston Webster house meeting plans the Everett versus Columbian four oared rowing race. Boston Bicycle Club schedules a 100 mile race for October 6.

Webster Lodge Knights of Pythias Apollo Garden Higgins Massachusetts Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Cambridgeport Webster House East Boston Everett and Columbian Columbian Rowing Associations Boston Boston Bicycle Club

Chicago suspect linked to city jewelry thefts

Thomas A. Fanning, 18, from Chicago, brought by Inspector Hanscom, is wanted here for the larceny of $300 in jewelry from the Parker house on Wednesday. Christopher Blake, who fled to Chicago after stealing $200 from Thomas Casey in South Boston, returned in custody Wednesday.

Thomas A. Fanning Chicago Hanscom Parker House Christopher Blake Thos. Casey Boston

Notable Americans and dignitaries in Boston society notes

Personal notes record Montgomery Blair’s estate near $75,000 Emily Faithful planning voyage to America around Sept 18 ex-Gov Boutwell moving his law office Boston to Washington in October Rev Mr Clark of Portland considering Phillips church call Lord Coleridge likely to visit Boston for spring exercises at the Institute Samuel J Tilden pursues yachting, hiring Yosemite. possible own steam yacht. Charles Lowell Thayer resigns National City Bank presidency. Samuel R Payson to succeed. American tour impressions by Joseph Hatton to follow.

Montgomery Blair Emily Faithful America Boutwell Boston Washington Clark Portland Phillips Church South Wiley Moore South Washington Pender County N. C Charles H. Litchman Railroad Commissioners Commissioners A. F. Towne Samuel J. Tilden New York Yacht Club Borch Yosemite Charles Lowell Thayer National City Bank Theyer Samuel R. Payson

California excursions entice eastern travelers this autumn

A Chicago ad notes four California trips by Waodhams & Niemann of 306 Washington street. Excursions depart in September October November and December, offering eastern visitors a chance to escape winter and enjoy sunny California and pleasant weather.

California Messrs. Waodhams & Niemann Washington Street New E Nel

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