Brazil Revolt and Imperialist Response Across Rio Scene
Reports from Rio Janeiro describe a coup d etat as the Republican movement seizes power. Dom Pedro ex-Emperor remains in Lisbon while Brazilian events unfold with telegraph and exchange controls, military uprisings, and shifts in leadership. Comte d Eu comments on slavery policy and empire prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Augustus of Coburg
Suez Canal
Dom Pedro
Domo
Rio Janeiro
Nicolini
Orth
Rio
Brazil
Daz Fonseca
General da Fonseca
Comte d’Eu
Garde Nationale
General de Fonseca
la Liberdad
Europe
Professor Leyden Summoned to Attend Czar in St Petersburg
Braun, Dec. 8. Professor Leyden hastily left Berlin today for St. Petersburg after a summons to attend the Czar. Dr. Berg roann was also asked but could not go due to lung inflammation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professor Leyden
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Braun
Bergroann
Emin Pasha in danger. Stanley takes mantle from Livingstone
Emin Pasha remains in a dangerous condition with a lingering cough and lung clearance issues. Henry M. Stanley receives telegrams from Queen Victoria and the Khedive and says Livingstone’s mantle has fallen on him, vowing to continue the work. The anti slavery conference in Brussels plans a congratulatory address to Stanley and Emin Pasha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanzibar
Emin Pasha
Parke
Henry M. Stanley
Livingstone
Brussels
the Anti-Slavery Conference
Cashier Silcott Defalcation Report Nears Completion
Washington December 8 The investigation into the sergeant at arms cashier Silcott defalcation will likely yield a report by Wednesday detailing an alleged loss near seventy one thousand dollars. The inquiry centers on responsibility while clearing Leedom of fault beyond possible custody concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sprcrau
Sergeant At-Arms
Leedom
Treasury
United States Treasury
Silcott
Felton
California
Paige
Ohio
Messrs
Memorial Rites for Jefferson Davis Across Cities
Churches in New Orleans and other cities honor Jefferson Davis with services led by Bishops and clergy from several denominations. A funeral at City Hall portico, with a vast three mile procession, follows a day of mourning as ships fly half mast and a death mask is prepared. Messages from Washington and New York reflect national sorrow and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Jefferson Davis
Keener
Methodist Church
Galleher
Protestant Episcopal Church
Markham
Hubert
Bakewell
Martin
Lafayette Square
Arthur Sullivan
Mr. Davis
Washington Artillery
Washington
Proctor
Bonenvie
Washington, D.C
United States
James A. Shakespeare
Wak Department
Washington, D. C
Davis
Redfield Proctor
New York
New York Hotel
F.C. Morehead
Kentucky
John C. Calhoun
Southern Society
Burton Harrison
W. H. Hardy
Mississippi
Calhoun
Louisville
Cave Hill Cemetery
Zachary Taylor
Confederate Association of Kentucky
Wreck of Chicago Limited Express near Frankfort
The Chicago limited express on the Monon route wrecked half a mile south of Frankfort Indiana after a rear track derailment. The baggage car and one coach left the trestle and rolled into the creek. four passengers were hurt including Mrs Walder of Chicago. damage estimated at 25000 dollars. the bridge is destroyed.
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Frankfort
Ind
Chicago
Cincinnati
Monon
Warren
Indianapolis
Walder
Reform Speeches at Massachusetts Reform Club Dinner
The Massachusetts Reform Club dinner at Parker House featured 1256 members and guests including Wayne McVeagh and John K Cowan. Speakers praised civil service and ballot reform, discussed tariff reform, and urged enforcement and expansion of reform measures with emphasis on integrity in public appointments.
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Massachusetts Reform Club
John K. Cowan
Maryland
William Everett
Robert M. Morse, Jr
John E. Fitzgerald
Parker House
Wayne McVeagh
Philadelphia
Garfield
Baltimore
John S. Farlow
Mr. McVeagh
Charles R. Godman
Charles Eliot Norton
Cowan
George S. Hale
William E. Russell
Farlow
Richard H. Dana
Henry H. Sprague
America
Jenks
Rhode Island
Congress
Curtis
Senator
Hoar
Mr. Lodge
Navy Yard
Massachusetts
Belknap
Lodge
Vance
Houk
Tennessee
House of the National Congress
Pennsylvania
Electric flash over Spring Lane sparks telegraph fire
At about 1 a.m. brilliant electrical flashes traced to a crossing of an electric light wire with a Mutual District Telegraph Company wire near the old State House. A wire in the company annunciator burned, forcing the office to use the newspaper’s telephone for communication. The operator warned that contact with woodwork could have caused a fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Lane
Mutual District Telegraph Company
Old State House
Mutual District
Ships Arrive And Sail From Queenstown And Boston
Dec. 5. Arrived at Caxniia from Boston the schooner Amherst, Smith. Cleaver schooner Josephine, Baker, sails for New York. Steamers Arizona and Um pria depart Queenstown for New York today. Loxpox, Dec. sails noted.
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Arizona
Umpria
Queenstown
New York
Caxniia
N. S
Amherst
Reform discussion concludes with officer elections at meeting
The group briefly revisited reform before adjourning. Officers were elected at the business meeting with John Farlow as President and a list of vice-presidents including Theodore Lyman and Charles Francis Adams. The Executive Committee members were chosen for staggered terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John §. Farlow
Theodore Lyman
George S. Hale
Charles Francis Adams
William Everett
Charles R. Codman
Edward Atkinson
George Fred Williams
Henry H. Edes
William R. Lord
Pastor G L Perin resigns to lead Japan mission
The Rev. G L Perin resigns after seven years at Shawmut Avenue Universalist Church Boston to head a new Universalist mission in Tokyo for five years The plan includes a staff of teachers and possibly a physician and nurse with funds raised at the Lynn convention. He expects to depart in January and sell his Boston home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawmut Avenue
Perin
Tokio
Boston
Post
Perim
Amon
Charred Firefighter Body Exhumed From Ruins
Workers unearthed a charred firefighter body from the Ames building ruins on Bedford Street after days of digging. The trunk lay beneath twenty feet of debris with parts scattered, tests for identification ongoing at Lewis Jones & Son. A hand fragment was found but could not be matched to any specific person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quigley
Ames
Bedford Street
Grady
Ladder 3
Laker and
Buckley
Lewis Jones & Son
la Grange Street
Maritime Fair Showcases Week of Music and Labor Voices
This week at the Maritime Fair features Carter's Band and Marion Osgood's orchestra with a rotating national music program. Labor Day event includes Hon. Amos J. Cummings who urges congressional action on a US merchant marine and home-built ships, plus talks by Major Charles Hill, Frank K. Koster, and Henry Lemon on shipping and labor themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Marion Osgood
Amos J. Cummings
New York
Atlantic
United States
Congress
Major Charles Hill
American Shipping and Industrial Union
Frank Kk. Koster
Boston Central Labor Union
Henry Lemon
Obituary for Joseph Hunt Allen
Joseph Hunt Allen died suddenly Saturday at 9 o clock. Born February 19, 1817, in Boston, he attended the Franklin School and his father's private school. He worked in mercantile business, led Allen, Babcock & Co., then edited and published the Student and Schoolmate. He served on the Boston School Board and for fifteen years as clerk of the South Boston Municipal Court. He was a Mason, active Unitarian Sunday school worker, and leaves a widow and three children, Joseph Marshall, Annie, and Matilda Gogin.
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Joseph Hunt Allen
Boston
Franklin
Allen
Smith & Sumner
Allen, Babcock & Co
Selwyn Theatre
Boston School Board
South Boston
Union Lodge of Masons
Dorchester
Joseph Marshall
West Virginia
Annie
Matilda
George W. Gogin
Alabama
Independent voters seek guidance in Boston election
In a letter to the Post Willard Winslow of Jamaica Plain urges the paper to offer a positive stance on Boston politics. He notes readers rely on newspapers for knowledge and opinions and asks the Post to judge whether Hart or Galvin is the lesser evil, preferring Hart if possible. He mentions the block system and hopes for guidance before election day.
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Post
Sir
Boston
Mr. Hart
Willard Winslow
Cambridge Band Inspires With Children Choir Address
Mr. Edgar R. Champlin gave a notable address to the Boys and Girls' Christian Band of Cambridge Saturday morning. The large chorus of children provided an inspiring musical backdrop to the talk.
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Edgar R. Champlin
Cambridge
Holiday book buying at Messis Stes and Laurait's
Discerning readers visit Messis, Stes and Lauriat's to browse their well arranged counters. The firm has made special arrangements for the holiday trade, a fact customers should remember.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messis.stes & Lauriat’s
Meetings to choose the Speakership held in Boston houses
About fifty gentlemen gathered at Parker House to discuss the 1890 House Speakership. They favored opposing Speaker Barrett and supporting J Otis Wardwell of Haverhill, with a campaign committee formed to call another meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker House
Thomas W. Bicknell
Boston
Elihu B. Hayes
Lynn
William 5. Greenough
Wakefield
Henry E.turner, Jr
Malden
Alpheus Sanford
William D. Sobier
Beverly
Louis A. Cook
Weymouth
Charles E. Carter
Lowell
Nahum
Nahum 8. Cutler of Greenfield. Major W. S. Greenough
Dorchester
Barrett
Messrs. Sprout
Perkins
J. Otis Wardwell
Haverhill
Messrs. Hayes
Sohier
Dallinger
Cambridge
Cutler
Greenfield
Sanford
Johnson
Augustus G. Perkins
Frank W. Dallinger
Martin L. Stover
E. A. Davis
W. B. Sprout
Worcester
H. H. Johnson
R. H. Bowman
Ira A. Worth
F. ©. Kittredge
Aldermen Act on Fire Debt and Paving Board Issues
At a Saturday adjourned session the Common Council adopted resolutions honoring the firefighters who died on Thanksgiving Day. The mayor's veto of a $1500 yearly port physician salary was sustained. Several items, including sewer work for Roslindale and West Roxbury and a $1000 widow’s claim for Police Sergeant Callahan, were referred or rejected. The board authorized $34,500 to replace engines and gear and directed plans for fire house costs. The city architect was tasked with plans for new engine houses and the finance committee to review costs. A delay was granted to the electric wires committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Roslindale
West Roxbury
J. F. Callahan
Congress Street
Franklin
Committee On Finance
Mason Street
Business Troubles and Week's Credit Dips in U S Failures
Adolph Grossman of New York faces judgments totaling 3620 with a sheriff in possession. Minnesota and Illinois firms assign or close under sheriff action. Weekly U S and Canada failure totals show 316 for the week, up from 249 last week. Canada 45. The Mercantile Agency and Dun report. Also mentions retail sales ads and health remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Grossman
New York City
M. J. Frieler & Co
Minneapolis
Chicago
Ill
Paul Blatchford
C. L. Palmer
Joseph B. Sanborn
R.G. Dun & Co
E. Russell &C
Mercantile Agency
United States
Canada
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Lisbon
Grand Central Station
Miller
Buffalo
Czar
Emin
Stanley
South
Chicago Limited Express
Hamilton
Orman
Wm. I
John W. Carter
McVeagh
Charles J. Bonaparte
George 8. Hale
Alutus
Cleveland
Codman
Josiah Quincy
Samuel Cobb
Andrew
Henry J. Pierce
Quincy
Gowan
Reform Party
West Point
Everyody
Spoils
G. L. Perin
Universalist
Japan
Congressman Cummings
New York Notes
Jamaica Plain
Boston Theatres
Tompkins
General Relief Fund Committee
Beal
Hastings
Edison Company
Napier Lothian
John C. Mullally
Franz Vetta
Fritz Giese
Rachel Noah
Alice Vars
Fr. J. M’glenen
Otto Roth
Signor Campanari
J. B. Mason
Red Jacket
GM. Baker
Joseph Proctor
Patria
Lucia Tucker
W. H. Fessenden
Lon Brine
Giese
William B. Gibbs
Charles McCarthy
Pittsfield
Tannhauser
Grope Theatre
RK. H. White
Charles J. Graves
Theatrical Mechanics’ Association
Stravella
Theo. Bendix
Electric Banjo Club
Wilton Lackaye
Hubert Wilke
Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps
RF Messrs. Chickering & Sons
J. P. Clarke
William Beals
Boston Jobn
Edison Electriclluminating Company
New York Calcium Light Company
Carlsbad
Hotels
Marshall House
Savannah
Georgia
M. L. Harnett
M. i. Maknett & CO
Austin Flint
Bellevue College
Henry Mot
F.C.S
Duffy
R. W. Hutchinson
Tam
Dufty
The
Belmont School
Belmont, Mass
B. F. Harding
A.M
van Buren
Radersdorff
Jeannette van Buren
Boylston St
Susan Cheever
Susi Ge
Kou Pi Nsee
Howard Malcolm Ticknor
Tremont Street
H.M. Knowlton
Irvington Street
Armory
Barrett VS. Wardwell
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Dr. Bull
G. W. Simmons & Co
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