Funeral Preparations for Hendricks Draw Crowds in Indianapolis
A special dispatch from Indianapolis reports lavish burial preparations for Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks. Delegations from Detroit, Columbus, Cleveland, and Chicago arrive as rooms at Bates House are reserved. Floral tributes include a log cabin design from Shelbyville, with grand masonry at the cemetery and a marble vault planned for the casket. Public gatherings express deep sorrow, with memorials by bar associations and clergy and widespread city mourning imagery.
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Secial Dispatch
Boston Post
Indianapolis
Ind
Grey
Bates House
United States
Gor
Common Council of
Maten
Detroit
Ohio
Scathly
Citizens of
St. Louis
the Tammany Society of New York
The
Americas Club of Peoria, Jr
Hendricks
Shelbyville
Laporte
Cemetery Association
Indiana Soldiery
Chisleit
Omendricks
Vic
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Guard of Light Infantry
Oscar B. Hord
Ehutman
Kiefer
At. Paels
ATS
Percer
T. A Mortis
Cgentral Morris
Mendriicks
Decorating the Childs Grave Remains and Funeral Procession
A detailed account describes decorating a child's grave with white flowers and crimson interwoven text, a five foot floral shaft at the headstone, and a procession plan from St Pauls Cathedral through Indianapolis streets to Crown Hill cemetery. It lists officials, marshals, and bands, with police and militia roles and a minute gun salute by Indianapolis Light Artillery.
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Margie
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Illinois Street
Washington Street
Delaware Street
Market Street
the Circle
Circle
Meridian Street
Crown Hill Cemetery
Wiliam E. Christian
John E. Sullivan
St. Paul's Cathedral
Factory to Let Signals Bluff Amid Brockton Shoe Strike
In Brockton Massachusetts on November 30 a factory of George G Snow showed a lease notice on its windows for factory and machinery. Labor leaders call the move bluff but some strikers fear outside help will boost Brockton shoe making. Forty two firms remain closed as scabs work on remaining orders. A meeting of New England boot and shoe manufacturers is set for December 2 in Boston.
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Brockton
Mass
Pos
George G. Snow
Urus
G. G. Snow
Snow
Iist
Mr. Snow
Natick
Haverhill
Middleboro
Young’s Hotel
Boston
Decoration of Public Buildings in Charlestown for Vice President Hendricks
The Charlestown Navy Yard and city buildings adorn in mourning for the late Vice President Hendricks. Decorations limit due to wind and weather with specific sums for the post office, custom house, and libraries. Flags fly at half mast, guns fired at sunrise noon and sunset, and local committees call for city flags to half mast and bells toll.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Cor Ilors
Iron
Pillsbury
Internal Revenue
Charliestown Navy Yard
Kimberly
Washington
Chelsea
New Hampshire Knights Templars 1885 year report
Coxncomp New Hampshire Nov 30 The Grand Commandery of Knights Templars of this State for 1885 published figures show 12 commanderies 1884 membership 1217 admitted 70 restored 2 died 17 dismissed 9 suspended 8 1885 membership 1255 increase six knights were knighted during the year
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N. H
Grand Commandery of Knights Templars
Econtain
Rutland Rail Stock Rumor Circles Town
Rutland Vermont November 30 stock gossip swirls as outside holders exit. Supreme Court ruling on 80 000 in stock bought two years ago by the Clements fixes burden beyond the legitimate issue and fuels talk of the road’s next move amid shortages and speculation.
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Rutland
Rutland Railroad
Supreme Court
Stolen leather fourd tied to Marlboro express theft
A Davenport era report notes a Dart & Co Marlboro express team stolen from Chauncy street, recovered partially at Tremont and Eugeles, valued at $409. William Grinnell and John Maloney, both known offenders, arrested for larceny after investigators found two cases of shoe gramps at 311 Tremont Street and seek remaining buyers.
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Dart & Co
Chauncy Street
Tremont
Eugeles Street
Freaks
Hoffman
Fourth Division
William H. Grinnell
John Maloney
Tremont Street
Grinnell and
Maloney
The Rew Collector in Charge at the Custom House
Collector Saltonstall takes charge at 10 this morning with Deputy appointees Fiske Monroe Barnes and Flatley to be sworn in. Private Secretary Dyer met Colonel Clin for guidance on office procedures as government property is transferred. The offices may not introduce other officials until Wednesday. At noon the customs house closes out of respect for the late Vice President.
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Cemetery Association
Indiana Soldiery
T. A. Jiendricks
Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Garland
Hendricks
Thomas A. Hendricks
Chicago
Thcis
Custom House
Logan
Cothe
Baptist Conference
Franklin Johnson
Cambridge
W. W. Downs
Rowdein Square Baptist Church
Kemaven
Bowdoin Square Society
Bowdoin Square
Downs
Mr. Moxon
Conference
Ney
Lawson
Mr. Downs
Rey
Johnson
Boston
Mr. Bellamy
Lincoln
Dr. Gordon
Lim
Yoose
Saltonstall
Dyer
Colonel Clin
Worthington
Messrs. Fiske Monroe
Barnes and Flatley
Flatley
Cuatom House
Senate
Cockrell
Missouri
Randall
Blaine
Mirnot's Ledge Lighthouse Endures Severe Storm
A strong storm last week rattled the Mirnot's Ledge lighthouse, shaking the solid pile and causing shelves to rattle. Paint inside peeled in large sheets on Thursday afternoon, but no further damage was reported beyond the visible interior wear.
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Mirnot’s Ledge
Train wreck thwarted on Boston and Maine line
An attempt to wreck the 12 30 p m train between Oak Grove and Fells stations yesterday was discovered and removed in time to avoid an accident. The act interrupted service but no injuries occurred and investigators began work to identify the culprit responsible.
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Boston and Maine Railroad
Oak Grove
Fells
Drowned German Marble-Cutter and Bribe Arrests in 19th Century News
A German marble-cutter Joseph Lanze of New London Conn drowned in the Thames at Norwich. Major General Alexander Shaler of New York arrested for bribery related to armory site purchases. The Southern Express Co safe at Hope Ark opened, $5000 in greenbacks stolen. Miners at Neil's mine Pittsburg resume work, Gregg & Woods's mine workers reluctant. Lima dispatch reports conflict near Lima between government troops and General Caceres' forces. Baltimore Custom House to discharge fourteen employees with salary cuts totaling $19,845.
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Joseph Lanze
New London
Neil’s
Pittsburg
Penn
Greggs & Woods
Lima
Galveston
Caceres
Baltimore
Manning Policy and Bank Statistics in National Debate
Walsurgeron, D C November 30 The monthly debt statement hints at a rise of three to five million dollars as Manning relies on common sense to support his policy. Massachusetts shows leading national bank figures with large capital, deposits, and circulation, while Boston dominates with the Pacific Bank in receivership and solid earnings trends. Must Work a Full Day. Youmans enforces strict hours for Treasury clerks from 9 to 4. Senators Disagree. Logan’s presidency dispute splits across Missouri and Massachusetts politics. Massachusetts Postmasters appointed Willis McDonald Vease. Capital Notes. U S District Attorney sues John J Hodge for 441200. Governor Lanier reports Washington Territory population at 129,438. Political Notes. Local candidates and alliances outlined. O Brien veterans pledge support. Hugh O’Brien club forms in South Boston.
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Common Council
Smith
Welch and Cutten
East Boston
Vepes Hill Street
Guilford Street
Saunders Street
Washington Street
Chemical Avenue
Green Street
Park Commissioners
South Bay Park
Barney
Dorchester
Sewer
Nastihdale
Sewer Department
Boston Belting Company
Stony Brook
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Taylor
Denny
Foss
White
Butler
Donovan
Boston
Butter
Harding
Bureau of Statistics
Board of Aldermen
Blume
Treasury
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Scipe
Manning
Congress
National Bank
Comptroller of the Currency
Massachusetts
New York
Steex
United States
The
Pacific
United States District Attorney
Hodge
United States Army
Lanire
Washington Territory
Lamar
Republican Convention in Boston Nomination and Brockton Mayoral Bid
The Boston Republican convention will be at Union Hall tonight with a straight party mayoral nomination expected for Alderman Allen and ex-Sheriff Clark. In Brockton, Col J J Whipple is the favored mayoral candidate after a caucus that drew about 500 workers, with James H Stillman chairing and J K Brooks secretary. Chelsea Republicans hold ward by ward council and school board caucuses, with uninstrcted delegates and varied nominations. Salem Republicans nominate John P Peabody for Mayor and announce alderman candidates across wards.
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Union Hall
Allen
Clark
Lee
Democratic City Committee of
Boston
Common Council
Colonel Whipple
Brockton
James H. Stillman
J. K. Brooks
J. J. Whippie
Republican State Committee
Whippie
Whipple
Chelsea
Ward
Richard C. Murfey
Charles A. Smith
Timothy J. Keefe
Charles Fellis
George E. Dyke
Oliver E. Treat
Earnest W.roberts
Charles Foss
Walter Whittlesey
Fred M. Whiting
Emeline A. Gilman
Arthur B. Champlin
George K. Pike
T. M. Elwell
F. B
English Elections Signal Narrow Tory Edge in Britain
London reports up to midnight show 180 Liberals, 157 Tories, and 28 Parnellites elected. Parties expect no Liberal majority, with counties leaning Liberal but overall small Tory lead. Sir R. A. Cross wins Newton LeWillows for Liberal by 4401 to 403. Various analyses project Conservative gains and Liberal shortfall.
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London
Birmingham
Nn Mee
Agee
Proteas
Gladstone
Parnell
Lennon
R. A. Cross
Newton LeWillows
Lancaster
McVorquodale
Scotland
England
Wales
Pall Mall Gazette
Golden Wedding Celebration of Mr and Mrs Curtis Davis
Ninety year old Cambridge couple Mr and Mrs Curtis Davis marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home No 13 Bigelow Street Cambridge with a large gathering of local notables and friends. The event featured bouquets from the Cambridge Union Club and music by J Edward Richardson’s orchestra followed by a 9 o'clock collation catered by Weber of Boston. Attending were General James A Cunningham Rev Hinckley Rev Lucius R Paige Rev C A Skinner Henry M Endicott EK Burt Phillips James Mellen F A Kennedy Flavel Stratton F C Carter George M Burt Eben Snow Leander Greely ex Mayor Samuel L Montague F A Allen Major Horace Kemp Samuel Coggswell John W Riammond Mason Davis A H Ran Gullane Lysander Kemp and others.
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Curtis Davis
Bigelow Street
Cambridge
Partora
Cambridge Union Club
Davis
J. Eoward Richardson
Weber
Boston
Samuel L. Montague
F. A. Allen
Horace Kemp
Samuel Coggswell
John W. Riammond
Mason Davis
A. H. Ran- Gullane
Lysander Kemp
Big fires hit Savannah and Lowell with heavy losses
Fire swept through Savannah New York destroying dry goods stores grocery shops a public hall a harness shop bakery hardware store and two wvalrs leaving seven families burned out. Losses reach about thirty thousand dollars with ten thousand dollars in insurance. At Lowell Massachusetts a 1000 ton coal fire caused ongoing disruption though total losses were not yet known. An Emporium Pa Warner House burned yesterday. Three inmates were injured while leaping to the pavement.
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Warner
Emporium
Savannah
N. Y
Massachusetts Company
Lowell
Redwood Falls
Mina
Chamber of Commerce
St. Hilieres
Island of Jersey
Tramways
Glasgow
General Wilson to display relics of old hero at society
General James Grant Wilson of New York will address the New England Historic Genealogical Society on Wednesday afternoon. He will present relics from Commodore Hull’s era, including a cane and box from the original oak of 614 Ironsides, a log book leaf dated December 1798, a Pope’s works volume aboard the Constitution during the Guerriero capture, and a Stuart miniature of Hull from 1806, plus a large portrait by Stuart.
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James Grant Wilson
New York
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Commodore Hall
Pope
Constitution
Guerriero
Hull
Stuart
Burglary Raid At Tremont Street House
About 7 o clock two suspicious men loitered near Mr. Andrew J Bamfords residence at 633 Tremont Street. They forced a side door to enter the dwelling. Constable J E Munroe and citizens raided the burglars before Patrolman Chase arrived. One man named Thomas Paters was arrested. the other escaped.
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Andrew J. Bamford
Tremont Street
J. E. Munroe
Chase
Fifth Division
Thomas Paters
A Gloucester Shipper's Feat
Gloucester schooner Otis P. Lord arrived from La Have Bank today with loss of rudder, after sailing 300 miles to reach Gloucester harbor without assistance.
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Gloucester
Mass
Otis P. Lord
la Have Bank
New England News Highlights Mix of Tragedy and Local Events
The brief round of items lists incidents across New England and nearby states. It notes drownings in Haverhill and Lewiston, hospitalities and visits at Dartmouth, a Providence assault, a class ballot at Dartmouth, a labor dispute settlement in Rochester, a church incident in Appenaug, wage increases for Wareham nailers, a deadly poisoning in Providence, and Gloucester receiving a new steam fire engine named N. M. Jackman with an upcoming firemen’s supper.
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Metzke
Providence
Germanshausen
Dartmouth
James G. Blaine
B. Ff. Butler
J. R. Lowell
Wallace Bros
Shoe Manufacturers
Rochester
N. H
Lasters
Samuel C. Green
Baptist
Appenaug
I. J
Wareham
Gloucester
N. M. Jackman
Co operation in labor Third lecture by General Walker
General Francis A. Walker delivers a lecture on political economy at a YMCA ball on Boylston Street. He analyzes causes of wage differences across nations, the role of hope in labor, and the impact of division of labor, territorial division of labor, and industrial structure on productivity and wages. He contrasts free trade with protectionism and discusses potential dangers of global division of labor.
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F. A. Walker
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Young Men’s Christian Association
Boylston Street
Fishermen meet to protect fishing interests in Portland
In Portland a meeting of fishermen was held to draft a memorial to Congress protesting any treaty or law that would admit Canadian fish into American markets without duty. The Loglish mackerel packers report shows 79,477 barrels handled and 875 barrels caught in English waters.
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Portland
Congress
Steamer Brings Isabella Thompson Crew After Loss Near Thatcher Island
The steamer State of Maine rescued the four man crew of the dismasted schooner Isabella Thompson off Thatcher's Island as it traveled from Bangor to New York with lumber. The schooner is likely a total loss.
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Portland
State of Maine
Isabella Thompson
Thatcher’s Island
Bangor
New York
St Andrew’s festival opens at Odd Fellows Hall
The 228th annual St Andrew's festival of the Scots' Charitable Society was held last evening at Odd Fellows' Hall with a large attendance. President James Wemyss Jr gave the opening address and welcomed the guests.
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St. Andrew’s
Parlor Suit Pricing and Solid Ash Chamber Set Offer
Local furniture maker advertises Parlor Suits priced 385 to 500 dollars, with guaranteed Heery and Chamber Furniture. Offers a SOLID ASH Chamber Set for SIS valued at 25, cash terms on a Special Contract System, with installments and down payments. Free delivery to depots across Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut.
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Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Gala Social Features Royal Ties and Notables Attend
The event saw Governor Robinson and Mayor Hugh O’Brien among prominent attendees. Charles Abercrombie, tenor from the Chapel Royal, offered solos with Walter Emerson on cornet and performances by Gertie Remonds, L. W. Burton, John A. Robertson, and J. F. Carter. Higgins’s band provided the music after a supper.
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Governor Robinson
Hugh O'Brien
Caade
Charles Abercrombie
Iler
Treasury Special Agents Bingham and Graves Resign
The Treasury Department sees the resignations of Special Agents N W Bingham and C E Graves effective yesterday. Bingham, in government service for 24 years, becomes deputy collector of customs in 1861 and later a treasury agent since 1866. Graves, a Civil War veteran, served from 1362 and rose to captain, brevet major, becoming a treasury agent for 20 years. Mark Harden, appointed weeks ago, takes custody of office keys and papers. Harden hails from Vermont, grew up in Maine, and recently joined E Russell & Co’s commercial agency.
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N. W. Bingham
C. E. Graves
Treasury Department
Department
Bingham
Ofice
Customs
Graves
Thirty-third
Massachusetts
Leutenant
Averysboro
N.C
Secretary of the Treasury
Mark Harden
Harden
Vermont
Maine
E. Russell & Co
Ball Tickets Drive Plans for January 20 Fundraiser
Chairman Whiting suffers rheumatism while Lieutenant Haney trains patrolmen for route campaigns on ball tickets. Directors approve venue Mechanics' Building for Wednesday January 20 with printing bids, contract awarded, and tickets ready Friday. James W. Harris, a convicted swindler, has skipped bail amid Canadian epidemic rumors. Most indictments against pool setters in Superior Court were defaulted yesterday.
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Whiting
Board of Police
Haney
Boylston Hall
James W. Harris
East Cambridge
New Horse Railroad Opens Routes Through Washington Street
The horse railroad now runs all Wyoma trips via Washington Street, replacing Franklin Street service including Peabody cars. Construction on Contractor Cheevey’s eastern intercepting sewer advances, with 20 feet depth near Broad opposite Exchange Street. Mason work front at Music Hall to be added as Knights of Labor push to close drugstores earlier.
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Washington Street
Franklin Street
Peabody
Cheevey
Exchange Street
Jamel
Alley Street
Mason
Music Hall
Knights of Labors
Supreme Judicial Court Session Opens In City
The Supreme Judicial Court convenes in this city this morning with Judge Charles Allen presiding. The opening case is a jury matter involving Charios.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Charles Allen
Charios
Local docket and business updates from a New England area
The record shows ten common law cases and sixty cases in equity or divorce, with the Naumkeag Street Railway Co increasing employee pay and adopting weekly wages. The Rowell estate at Salem Neck ready for a varnish factory by a Boston capital firm worth 300 900, with George Swan of Beverly as building contractor. Barbers plan Knights of Labor organization with a Monday meeting inviting Peabody barbers and a price schedule to follow.
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Carrie P
Lacoste
Naumkeg Street Railway Company
Rowell
Salem Neck
Brookline
Boston
George Swan
Beverly
Barbers
Knights of Labor
Barbers of
Peabody
Quincy Community Meeting Debates Civil Government Change
Citizens gathered for a final vigil to discuss a potential shift to a civil government. Eben W. Bial was named 14th chairman as committee reports were reviewed and remarks offered. Participants included Theodore King Charles Fuster Henry Foxconn and others. No action was taken and the meeting adjourned until December.
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Quincy
Eben W. Biail
Messrs
Theodore King
Chaaries Fuster
Henry i. Foxconn
Vederat
Der
Diphtheria Claims Sergeant-at-Arms Second Child
Within a month Sergeant-at-Arms Mitchell loses a second child to diphtheria. Health officials order vacating house 34 Harrison avenue for sanitary reasons. A sequence of public notices follows including lectures, religious meetings, and upcoming events at universities and churches across Boston.
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Harrison Avenue
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