Forfeited to the Queen Highland Light Case Ends
The Admiralty Court at Charlottetown ordered the schooner Highland Light and her cargo forfeited to the Queen after testimony by Captain Lorway and First Officer Hughes. The decision sets December 14 for sale, and Ryder’s letter confirms intent to fish for mackerel with codfish caught within the limits. This marks the first seizure for violation of the 1858 fishery treaty.
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Hattfax
N. S
Admiralty Court
Charlottetown
Port
Highland Light
Lorway
Oficer Hughes
Houclette
Lammester
Wellfleet
Miurss
Teau
Disaster in mid ocean as Westernland decks crush six dead
Six men died and thirteen injured when a huge sea struck the forward deck of the steamship Westernland seven days from Antwerp. The disaster occurred November 27 and left many passengers and crew buried under debris before the ship reached Jersey City. The injured were treated at Ward's Island Hospital and Jersey City Hospital as survivors recounted the catastrophe.
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Jersey City
N.J
Westernland
Antwerp
J. Harlech
Felix Cohn
New York
City
Rasmus Sandagen
Gustav Dudart
Emile DeCock
Henri Jahrens
Max Frank
Walrheisen
Ger
Gabriel Livaderi
Constantinople
Frank
Livaderi
Neil Hansen
Nels Olsen
Javinnus de Jongh
Henry Verstraeten
Verstraeten
Francis Frank
Charles Bede
Ferdinand Hertman
Joseph Levaderi
Max Kagl
Julius Wiel
Francis Tassani
William Harcomb
Newfoundland
Ward’s Island
Ehoff
Steamship Company
Toboggan Equipment Supplier Promotes Proctor Toboggan
A Boston shop at 2 to 44 North street offers the largest toboggan assortment in the country. It recommends the Ogdensburg Proctor toboggan for speed and safety and stocks suits, snowshoes by Caughnawaga and St. Regis, moccasins, buck and moose skins, tuques, stockings, and sashes. Samples and price lists are available for clubs and individuals.
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Ogdensburg
St. Regis
The Germicide Device Pitched for Home Use
A simple behind lid closet device named The Germicide cleans the air with a powerful odorless disinfectant. It promises thorough purification at a cost within reach of every householder.
Proclamation on extradition treaty with Japan announced
President’s health improves as he nears completion of his message. Butler to counsel in Thoebe case for Carlisle seat. Cross sea kills six and injures thirteen on the Westernland. Arbitrators decide in Erie Telephone matter. Many political renominations and local incidents noted. Foreign items report Cayor king’s death and Irish landlord tenant clashes.
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Japan
Butler
Thoebe
Carlisle
Washington
Massachusetts Avenue
Westernland
William Jr
Erie Telephone Company
Coggan
Maiden
Opera House
Brockton
B. F. Jones
Chandler
Mark F. Burns
Somerville
Michael Davitt
Newton
Department
Boston
Jennie Saxton
Burlington
John B. Alley
Snow Alley
D Barnstable
Lowell
Andersen
Hennia Pearson
Biddeford
Weston & Maine Railroad
Sawa Lomberd
Cayor
Africa
Colin
Pasteur
Mel Lane
Paris
Denied by His Sister Aged Nurse Questions Levi Wilson Tale
Providence reports dive into Levi Wilson's background with sisters under scrutiny. Mrs. George M. Rice of Uxbridge offers evasive replies while admitting Wilson gave her money. Oxford town records date Levi's birth to 1853 and locals describe a volatile history including lawsuits and substantial funds moving through his hands.
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Wilson
Oxford
Select a Neat and Becoming Item at Tre Mont Street
A customer is urged to visit Jack Son & O.S. at 59 Tremont Street to choose a neat and becoming article. The prompt emphasizes stylish, well-made selections.
Weather, lectures, and civic notes in the region
Fair and colder weather. Assistant Professor Peabody lectured on Indicators for Steam Engines. A new inland weather signals code will go into operation. Dances of all nations at Music Hall benefited the College of Pharmacy. The Unitarian Sunday School Society will hold weekly teacher instruction meetings. Anniversary of the Reformed Episcopal Church on Dartmouth Street celebrated. Judge Lowell answered insinuations about Bell Telephone decisions. The stock market was quiet with occasional spurts in Sandusky and Central Massachusetts. Eastern railroad earnings for the past year were diverted to the sinking fund.
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Peabody
The
Institute of Technology
Music Hall
College of Pharmacy
Unitarian Sunday School Society
Reformed Episcopal Church
Dartmouth Street
Lowell
Bell Telephone
Sandusky
Massachusetts
Eastern Railroad
Relative Prominence of Various Candi dates for the Mayoralty
Waltham voters brace for a crowded mayoral race as caucus results from Wards 1 3 and 7 spark contest and factional maneuvering Knights of Labor join in nominating aldermen Clark O Brien and Hayes in Ward 7 with a caucus planned in Ward 4 Temperance factions pressure on Henry N Fisher seen as leading mayoral contender reports warn of possible withdrawal and counter moves by ex Mayor Johnson Ward 5 aldermen nominees Bond Greene Weeks Ward 2 aldermen nominees Alden Soper
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Wartham
Waltham
Caucnses
William C. Hayes
R. S. Wentworth
Knights of Labor
E. Clark
James O’ Brien
Henry N. Fisher
Board of Aldermen
Fisher
Johnson
Henry Bond
Samuel Ee ‘ . Greene
Hiram Weeks
George 8
Alden
John i, Soper
Tragic Cottage Park Fire Claims Ina Doolittle
Ina Doolittle, 4, died after a house fire at Cottage Park, Winthrop. Her brother Harry, 16, and domestic helper suffered severe burns as they tried to rescue her. Ina’s clothing burned away and her chest burned.
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Ina
J. H. Doolittle
Mr. Doolittle
Cottage Park
Winthrop
Harry
Lawyer Hobbs Denies Levi Wilson's Blackmail Claims
Providence report quotes George Hobbs of Uxbridge denying Wilson's charges about papers in Hobbs safe and letters to Philip L. Moen. Hobbs calls the allegations false, recounts past legal work for Wilson, and notes Wilson's habit of spinning untruths about Moen and his son.
Wilson Maintains Claim as Eyed by His Counselor
Provivencr, R. I., Dec. 2. Doc Levi Wilson, pale and worn, told a reporter he would win his case against Moen if the Wiltons stand by him. He said his alleged mother lives in East Thompson Conn., and his sisters in Birmingham and Ansonia Conn. He affirmed the Journal story and denounced Moen as an admitted perjurer, vowing to continue.
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Wilson
Uxbridge
Providence
Levi Wilson
Bradford
North Uxbridge
Worcester
Webster
Te Moen
Charie Wilson
Uxbidge
Doc
Wilsons
Moen
East Thompson
Conn
Moon
Mystery of the case deepens in court proceedings
Mr. Wilson was advised by a physician to go home and sleep after being seen. The central mystery of the case remains unresolved, with confidence expressed that the court will bring it to a favorable conclusion.
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Wilson
Resisting Landlords New Plans In Irish Rent Campaign
United Ireland prints a local opinion by Rt. Hon. Hugh Holmes attorney-general of Ireland on trustees for tenants. He says tenants may act as trustees to tender below demanded rents and that government cannot arrest them. He outlines measures to avoid garnishee orders and notes twenty seven properties already protected.
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Dusty
United Ireland
Hugh Holmes
Ireland
Irish National League
League
Holmes
Contradictory Evidence Over Worcester Moen-Wilson Claim
Worcester reports today expose discrepancies in a sensational tale that Wilson is the son of Philip L. Moen. Witnesses dispute the ages and lineage, noting Moen’s first wife died before Wilson was born and describing Moen as a loyal husband and father.
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Worcester
Providence
Wilson
Moen
New York
Brooklyn
Philip L. Moen
Asenath S.mpson
Ichabod Washbrain
Eliza Washburn
Mr. Man
W. W. Rice
Weather Indications for New England and Nearby Areas
For twenty four hours starting Friday morning December 3 light snow is indicated for Maine and Vermont with northwesterly winds turning variable and slightly colder. The rest of New England shows generally fair weather with northwesterly winds and a slight drop in temperature. Far eastern New York may see light snow in the northern portion and fair conditions in the southern portion with northerly winds and cooler air.
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Ashington
Maine
Vermont
New England
New York
Meteorological Record of Yesterday’s Observations
yesterday’s weather observations compiled from all stations up to 10 p m at synchronized times. data notes the current conditions across locations, detailing temperature, wind, humidity, and atmospheric pressure.
Cold Wave Hits Poston with Snow and Low Readings
The first real cold spell of the season reached Poston yesterday as the temperature fell to 21 at 2 pm with frequent snow squalls. Reports from the West warn the cold will persist for a day or two. Reverend Myron W. Adams was yesterday installed as pastor of the Congregational Church in Hopkinton New Hampshire.
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Poston
Myron W. Adams
Congregational Church
Hopkinson, N. H
Campbell trial progresses with four day extension
The Campbell trial will last four more days as Duke of Marlborough attends with a secretary taking notes. Captain Shaw and O Neill were present during testimony while O Neill gave clear evidence that impressed the court. Russell’s cross-examination did not shake the testimony and society papers fret over aristocratic reputation.
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Campbell
Duke of Marlborough
Captain Shaw
O’ Neill
Shaw
Colin
O’neill
Russell
Von Scholz Offends Berlin Brokers Over Tax Shortfall
Herr von Scholz the imperial finance minister angered Berlin Stock Exchange members by blaming stock jobbers for false returns as the cause of the bourse tax revenue shortfall. Brokers may unite to demand an apology from von Scholz.
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von Scholz
Brerun
Herr von Scholz
Berlin Stock Exchange
Reichstag
Russian Refugees Plot in Bucharest Abortive
Dec 2 Bucharest dispatch reports a November 29 plan by Russian refugees from Bulgaria led by M. Zankoff to overthrow the Bulgarian regency and instigate a revolution. The venture failed as Russia refused funding for the enterprise.
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Vaen
Bucharest
Bulgaria
M. Zankoff
Russia
Doubts about Pasteur Cure as Rabies Deaths Remain
Dr Colin of Paris reports in the Academy of Sciences that rabies deaths in France average 26 annually and since Pasteur began treatment the same number of patients have died. Official records show 351 people bitten by mad animals last year, while Pasteur treated 1700 patients.
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Colin
Pasteur
Paris
Academy of Sciences
France
M. Pasteur
Coin
Attitude of the Powers on Bulgarian Union and Prince
In a reply to Austria England and Italy back settling the Bulgaria Roumelia union before selecting a Bulgarian prince. Russia Turkey and France want to elect a prince first.
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Loxvon
Austria
England
Italy
Bulgaria
Roumelia
Rossia
Turkey
France
Spain halts plan for Caroline Islands naval station
December dispatches report Spain persuades Prince Bismarck to drop an induIcing proposal for a naval base at the Caroline Islands after a protracted diplomatic clash. Also notes Vatican envoy to London and Bishop Lyman’s planned English preaching tour, plus a Paris note that the transport Chan dernagor loss report is unfounded and the death of Admiral Count Louis Henry Gurdon at age 75.
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Spain
Bismarck
Caroline Islands
Mer
Straniero
Rome
Vatican
London
Loxpon
Lyman
Geneva
Dresden
Nice
Florence
England
America
Paris
Chandernagor
Louis Henry Gurdon
Fires destroy glue works in Aver with heavy losses
The William A. Bacher Glue Company plant including two brick and one wooden building burned completely. Losses reach about 123,000 on buildings and machinery, with several thousand dollars on rails and freight cars burned for Fitchburg Railroad. Fire origin unknown amid local opposition and rumors of arson.
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William A. Bacher
Ames Plough Company
New York
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Androscogen Mill
Lewiston
Howard & Co
Nashua
N. H
Cushing & Co
Townsend
W. A. Raeder
Hina
Large City Fire in Brockton Destroys Blocks and Stores
A massive blaze in Brockton began around 10 00 PM in the Opera House block damaging the Sweetzer shoe store and surrounding shops. Fire crews from Brockton Stoughton and Boston fought the blaze as walls collapsed and two steamers arrived. losses run into tens of thousands with extensive insured values and mounting damage to brick structures.
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Brockton
Sweetzer
Opera Liouse
Main
Crescent Streets
Whipple
Stoughton
East Stoughton
Boston
William Jones
Shaw & Ries
F. N. Vial
Thomas Cushing
O. S. Sweetzer
Eagar & Reynolds
Loring & Howard
Edgar & Reynolds
Wheler & Wilson
Mcklroy & Cushman
Elm Street
H. L. Bryant
Pace Stouchton
A . Ry
Shaw & Riese
F. N. Vr
T. R. Cushing
Jewellers
R. G. Sheppard
Rives's Property Attached In Insurance Fraud Case
Judge Donohue grants attachments against Anton Rives of 50 Lispenard Street after his former book-keeper Clifford Kemp accuses him of falsifying accounts to mask only $8000 in assets while seeking $300 000. Kemp says the plan aimed to burn the place for $36 000 insurance and bribed an adjuster. Multiple creditors claim sums on goods sold and an alleged void assignment.
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New York
Jurge Donohue
Supreme Court
Anton Rives
Lispenard Street
Clifford Kemp
Kemp
Rives
Iint
Henry A. Degg
HH H. Dabmeker
Adolph Rush
La‘ter
M. R. Wendil
S. W. Fay
William Norris
J. F. Praeger
F. T. Wendi
November Fire Loss Raises US and Canada Toll
The New York Daily Commercial Bulletin puts November fire losses in the United States and Canada at 10 million dollars, up one third from the November average since 1872. Nineteen fires caused losses between 100000 and 900000, totaling 4 million dollars.
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New York
New York Daily Commercial Bulletin
United States
Canada
Boston
Fire alarms report two small blazes in city
A still alarm at 7:50 pm in house 184 Howard Street, occupied by Luther Franks as a beer saloon, caused by upsetting a kerosene lamp, caused minor damage. A second minor fire at Hotel Eliot near the Norfolk use was extinguished by River Gardner, due to a curtain touching a lighted candle, with damage listed at 50.
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Howard Street
Luther Franks
Eliot
Norfolk
River Gardner
Calais Mayor and Legislator Frederick A. Pike Dies
Frederick A. Pike of Calais Maine died yesterday of heart disease. Born in 1817 he graduated Bowdoin College and was admitted to the bar in 1842. He served as Calais mayor in 1852 six terms in the state legislature and speaker in 1860 He was elected to the House from the old fifth district in 1860 serving four terms. He advised many manufacturers and leaves a widow and an adopted daughter.
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Frederick A. Pike
Calais
Bowdoin College
House of Representatives
Coroner Jury Finds Railroad Criminally Negligent in Maine
The coroner's jury in Me. finds the Boston & Maine line criminally negligent after a high speed Pullman train struck men at Main Street crossing killing Daniel Hooper and William Benjamin. Elwin Stone agrees with verdict but not the reasons.
Kid Hunt Arraigned for Murder in Tombs Court
Thomas Hunt known as the Kid was arraigned in the Tombs Police Court on murder charges in the Poll Sullivan case. Cornelius McCarthy, initially suspected, testified that Hunt fired a second shot after a brief conversation and then fled before McCarthy wrested the revolver. The examination was adjourned until Friday for Hunt to obtain counsel.
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Hunt
New Yor
Thomas Hunt
Kid
Tombs
Poll” Sullivan
Cornelius McCarthy
Sullivan
Huunt
McCarthy
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