Tariff dispute and electoral count outlined in Senate debate
The excerpt discusses tariff reform proposals aiming to repeal duties on wool hemp flax and related industries amid cautious business conditions. It covers Senator Morrill's defense of protection, Beck and Sherman critiques of tax reductions, and the broader fight over tariff policy along with a detailed description of the electoral vote counting process and procedural rules in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atest
Lunder
Morrill
Morrison
Augusta
Chattanooga
Lowell
Pittsburg
San Francisco
Wilmington
Jersey City
Don Quixote
South
James River
Tennessee
Merrimac
Providence
Free Trade Club
Chicago
Sle
Beck
Vermont
Mr. Beck
Sherman
Dawes
Senate
House Debates Electoral Count Bill and Fortification Funding
In Hincronr Alabama Mr Forney reports continued disagreement on fortification appropriation with a new conference. Morrison Illinois backs fractional spirits tax with Senate amendments and non concurrence. House passes amended electoral count bill setting electors meeting second Monday in January with Section details. Boylston Club Concert jokes and critiques. next show March 2, 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
Forney
Alabama
Messrs
Randall and
Butterworth
Morrison
Ilinois
Senate
Messrs. Baker
New York
Herbert
Oates
Yeas
Washington
Hall of Te Iouse
Whipping Death Shocks Savannah Shingle Plant
In Savannah on December 9, Sam Hubbard a Black worker at R A Hanewaker cypress shingle plant in Tattnall County was whipped to death by fellow laborers. The men, angry over a $250 cash shortfall, lured Hubbard into a swamp and tortured him with a buggy trace until he confessed. Seven arrests followed and nine suspects fled. two others implicated by Hubbard fled as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Sam Hubbard
R. A. Hanewaker
Tattnall County
Philadelphia
Hanewaker
Henry Weaver
Weaver
Hubbard
Trial of ex Alderman McQuade resumes as Fullgraff and Duffy testify
In New York on December 9 ex Aldermen Fullgraff and Duffy testified in the McQuade case. Fullgraff admitted oath violations and bribe-taking tied to the Broadway franchise while Duffy described the alleged combine and admitted perjury before the Senate committee. The cross examination revealed inconsistencies and renewed questions about money payments and immunity. The trial adjourned at 9 p.m. until tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
United States
House of Representatives
Springer
Illlinois
Department of Agriculture and Labor
Messrs
Weaver
Iowa
Anderson
Kansas
Hatch
Missouri
Breckenridge
Arkansas
Gibson
West Virginia
Reagan
Texas
Tucker
Virginia
Randall
Pennsylvania
Committee On Appropriations
House
New York
McQuade
Fullgraf
Senate Committee
Newcombe
Fallgraff
Thirty-Fourth Street Railroad
Fulleratl
Duffy
Fullgraff
All Right
Bhoodle
Delacey
Niles
Board of Aldermen
Fullgratt
Moloney
Mr. Newcombe
Combine
Striking Mill Hands Put Up Rewards as Unrest Flares
In Canajoharie New York the Amsterdam Knights of Labor deny responsibility for assaults on non union men. The Amsterdam Odd Fellows offer 200 dollars for information leading to convictions, on top of the mayor's 800 dollar reward. James Hawthorn is arrested. more arrests expected. About 100 special policemen patrolled Amsterdam with minor disturbances and large crowds. The Knights of Labor executive committee in Philadelphia reportedly has 200000 dollars available for locked out workers. Gatherings were dispersed by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canajoharie
N. Y
Amsterdam
Knights of Labor
Amsterdam Lodge of Odd Fellows
James Hawthorn
Urica
Dee
Philadelphia
Farmington Will Case Ends With Executor’s Testimony
In the Belcher will case at Farmington Probate Court Estelle Higgins testified that Mrs Belcher was of sound mind when the will was made. Bates College President and executor of the will related how he urged a 25 000 bequest during visits in 1876 and afterward and wrote the will as dictated. He claimed no attempt to influence her and was surprised by the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
Belcher
Estelle Higgins
Bonnets Optional at Lyceum Theatre After Frohman Hint
A large Lyceum audience saw many ladies attend bonnetless while others kept head coverings. Frohman says removal was voluntary and more guests went without bonnets than the prior night. Managers emphasize public choice and resist enforceable etiquette, noting varied reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
Mr. Frohman
Frohman
Watercolor Studies by Miss Humphrey and Miss Nowell
The article reviews Miss L. B. Humphrey’s watercolors and Miss Annie C. Nowell’s works shown in a Lawrence building studio. It praises the California subjects for their picturesque charm and the direct, restrained color of the Jesuit series, and notes Nowell’s harmonious flower pictures and portrait studies with vivacity and true likenesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Humphrey
Prang
Lawrence Building
California
Pacific Coast
Annie C. Nowell
Sugar and the Tariff Debate at Merchants' Club Dinner
At Parker's last evening the Merchants' Club heard Hon. George B. Loring discuss sugar and tariff policy. He argued domestic sugar could rise with improved farming and new processes, while tariffs protected American industry and wages. Edward Atkinson and others offered remarks supporting protection and sugar incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants’ Club
Parker's
Richard Briggs
George B. Loring
Dr. Loring
United States
Fort Scott
Louisiana
England
Edward Atkinson
Charles C. Foster
C. A. Richards
Civil service reform and the Patten removal debate
A letter from Simon of Bath Maine argues that removing Commissioner Patten and appointing Colonel Morton wastes civil service reform, questions whether Morton understands shipping interests, and warns of handing government marine affairs to outsiders, reflecting Democratic support for Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navigation Patten
Colonel Morton
Captain Patten
Cleveland
Chamberlin Perjury Case Opened in Cambridge Superior Court
The Volmey R. Chamberlin perjury trial resumed in Cambridge Superior Court. The defense argued nonwilful oath violation and misunderstanding of personal property. Witness Charles Robinson testified Chamberlin repeated the same story before insolvency viewpoints. The government submitted a creditor schedule for Lincoln Chamberlin & Co signed by Chamberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volmey R. Chamberlin
Superior Criminal Court
Cambridge
Avery
Chamberlin
Charles Robinson
Caamberlin
Curley
Lincoln, Chamberlin & Co
Ship from Hong Kong arrives with crew sick and missing captain
The vessel Sanford arrived from Hong Kong reporting the loss of Captain Pendleton and two crewmen, Charles Hanser the carpenter and Andrew Johnson the seaman, both of dropsy, during the voyage. Four other sailors remain ill with the disease onboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Dee
Sanford
Hong Kong
Captain Pendleton
Charles Hanser
Andrew Johnson
New England Woman's Press Association Details
The New England branch of the Woman's National Press Association was formed on May 13, 1885 in New Orleans by Mrs. Marion A. McBride. The Southern branch planned for Greensboro on Dec. 16, led by Miss M. L. Hatchett. Current officers include President Mrs. E. J. Nicholson and vice presidents Mrs. Florence M. Adkinson and Mrs. L. M. Pavy, with secretary Mrs. Marion McBride. Honorary members include Mrs. Frank Leslie, Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, and Miss Clara Barton. newest members are Mrs. Ellen Chads and Mrs. Bocock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Woman's Press Association
Woman’s National Press Association
Southern Woman’s Press Association
New Orleans
Marion A. McBride
Boston Post
Southern Woman's Press Association
Greensboro
N.C
M. L. Hatchett
Southern Woman
National Association
E. J. Nicholson
New Orleans Picayune
Florence M. Adkinson
Indianapolis Journal
L. M. Pavy
St. Louis Republican
Mary McMnilen
Anglo- American Times
London
Eng
Marion McBride
Boston
Frank Leslie
New York
Mary A. Livermore
Melrose
Mass
Clara Barton
Danville
Ellen Chads
Melbourne Herald
Bocock
Brisbane
Australia
Electric danger signaling system tested on Boston and Lowell line
The Boston and Lowell railroad pilots a novel signal and danger alarm between West Somerville and Arlington stations. A generator on the engine powers rails to test track clearance, switch and drawbridge locking, and a danger target with the message danger slip appears if an obstruction is detected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Road
Boston & Lowell Railroad
West Somerville
Arlington
Petition for partition of deceased's estate in Dedham Probate Court
Edward H R Lyman of Brooklyn and Archibald M Howe of Cambridge petition for partition of real estate of a deceased in Massachusetts. Court in Dedham Norfolk to hear on first Wednesday in January at nine in the forenoon. Cite by service or newspaper publication for those within the state. Witness George Waitt judge. December 8, 1880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. R. Lyman
Brooklyn
Archibald M. Howe
Cambridge
Middlesex
Dedham
Norfolk
Boston
Eorge Waitt
Esquire
Jonathan Cobl
Register
Auction Sale of Sleighs and Robes
Sleighs and robes arriving late due to a storm will be sold this Saturday. The stock includes double and single sleighs of all grades and patterns and all qualities, and they will be sold for the most they will bring. Call to examine the stock. every sleigh will be sold. Auctioneer A. F. Bates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Bates
Master’s Sale of Little Rock Railroads Faced by Mortgage Decree
Public notice announces a master sale in the Eastern District of Arkansas in the 1886 foreclosure of the Little Rock Mississippi River and Texas Railway. The sale, set for December 15, 1886, at 11 am in Little Rock, requires a $25,000 cash deposit and allows the balance in cash or bonds secured by two mortgages. CHAS. P. REDMOND, Master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court OF the United States
Eastern District OF Arkansas
John H. Reed
Ezra H. Winchester
The
Little Rock
Mississippi River
United States Court House and Post Office
Ark
Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas
Little Rock, Pine Bluff and
New Orleans
Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River
Pulaski
Arkansas
Chicot
State
Desa
Camden
Texarkana
Lafayette
Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway
Arkansas City
Warren
Bradley County
Getendart Corporation
Chas. P. Redmond
Multi-address notice for Boston and Cambridgeport properties
Readable text lists two locations 226 Washington Street Boston and 593 142 Main Street Cambridgeport likely in a public notice. Details are sparse but indicate real estate or parcel identifiers associated with these addresses. No dates or entities other than street addresses are clearly legible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weashington Street
Boston
Main St
Cambridgeport
Commissioner’s Sale of Real Estate in Gore Street area
Public auction set for Monday December 13 at 3 pm of Estates 101 103 Gore Street the large S B Hammill organ factory and its land with about 50 feet frontage 100 feet depth cash 200 due at sale and other terms Estate 105 107 a two story six room dwelling with 25 feet frontage 100 feet depth cash 200 due at sale other terms listed by dece8 9 10 11 13
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore
Fifth Street
East Cambridge
Gore Street
Hammill
Public Auction of Jewelry from Sanborn Bickford Hilton Estate
Jewelry and small articles including solitaire and cluster diamond rings a bosom pin a locket with diamonds cluster diamond pin and earrings matching chain bracelets amethyst ring neck chain gold watches await bidding. Viewing daily 10 am to 1 pm at the office. Auction Tuesday December 14 at 11 am. Telephone 79. Sanborn Bickford Hilton estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanborn Bickford
Hilton
Investment portfolio of Merrimack and various banks
A list of securities including 46 shares First National Bank of Merrimac Massachusetts and 7 6 shares Howard National Bank plus collateral holdings from multiple banks. Also items from Brookline Salem and Boston banks, several railroads and manufacturing companies with bond issues and share counts, dates ranging 1876 to 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Eg
Merrimack
Mass
Howard National Bank
First National Bank
Grafton
North Chicago Rolling Mills
First N. Bk
Merrimac
Brookline N. Bk
Gide Asiatic N. Bk
Salem
Do Naumkeag Bk
Salem N. Bk
Lado North N. Bk
Boston
NS Exchange
Otato Brookline Gaslight Co
Do. Exchange N. Bk
Old Boston N
Detroit
Hillsdale & So
Western BR
N. BE
N. Bk
Pepperell Mite
Cambridge
Int
Vermont
Concord & Claremont
Merrimac Mfg. Co
Wisconsin —— R. R
Maine Central
Rutland R. R
Burlington & Missouri
Reece Buttonhole Machine Co
Do. Hyannis Natl. Bank
Vermont & Massachusetts R. R
Indianapolis
Divestment Details by Directors on Dec 15
On Wednesday December 15 by order of Directors 2,000 shares Boston and Lowell Railroad Co. Also 400 shares Connecticut River Railroad Co. As Collateral 50 shares Boylston Mutual Insurance Co. 12% do Lancaster Mills do Essex Co 12% do Lowell Bleachery and do Lowell Machine Shops Also 50 do Worcester Nashua and Rochester Railroad Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Lowell R. RB. Co
Connecticut River R. R. Co
Boylston Mutual Insurance Co
Lancaster Mills
Essex Co
Lowell Bleachery
Lowell Machine Shops
Worcester
Nashua & Rochester R. R. Co
Estate Stock Auction Opens With Varied Holdings
R L Day and Co auctioneers list items for a Saturday sale at Merchants Exchange Building. Readied lots include shares in Saratoga Victory Mfg Co Eastern RR N H old stock Boston & Erie R R Cheshire R R pfd and many banks railroads and manufacturing firms with trustee and administrator orders noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Day & CO
Merchants’ Exchange Building
Stace Street
Exchange Place
Saratoga Victory Mfg. Co
Eastern RR
N. H
Boston
Aguih & Erie
AISO
Cheshire RR. Pfd
Boylston Natl
Lincoln Natl
Globe Natl
Washington
National Hide and Leather BR
National Exchange Bk
Mannut. Natl
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boylston Club
Music Hall
Part I
Brahms
Rheinberger
Mendelssohn
Alee
Carlyle Petersilea
Ena Oi See Duis
Anderson K
Thayer
Stevens
Taubert
Rose
Reinhold
Arthur Sullivan
Petersilen
George L. Osgood
Fullgraff and
Lyceum Theatre
Tribune
the Fine Arts
Misses
Humphrey
Nowell
Parker House
Simon
Bath, Me
MR. Chamberlin
Woman’s Press Associations
Massachusetts
James Murray Robbins
Milton
Said County
Testate
Gorham Rogers & CO
Dundee
Federal Street
Commission
Bras. & CO
Fruit Merchants and General Produce Agents
Grocers
America
Canada
Crispy
Bostoxr
T. J. Young
A. M. Bates
Haverhill Street
East Side
Kinston & Blaine
S. R. Knights & Co
Washington St
Massachusetts Title [Insurance Company
Milk Street
Heston
Nathaniel J. Bradlee
Arnold A. Rand
Richards & CO
Reade St
Townsend & Montant Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
Leonard Street
Samuel Bunting’s
Lippincott, Son & CO
Blarket Street
Francis Henshaw & CO
State Street
Merchants’ Exchange
Boston Stock Exchange
Douglas Axe Mfg. Co
Cambridge Horse Rd
Pullman Pal. Car Co
Chicago Rolling Mills
American Waltham Watch Co
Boston Athenyxum
de Freemans Natl
Chicago Rolling Mine
Metropolitan Horse
Boston & Lowell Rd
Essex Rd
Mechanics’ Charitable Asso
Detroit, Willsdale & Southwestern Railroad
Second National Bank
North
Chicago Cas Mills
Do Eastman Freight Car Heater Co
Vermont & Massachusetts Railroads
Pullman Palace Car Co
Tremont National Bank
Boston National Bank
Boston Consolidated Street Railway Co
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Denver
Southwest Division
New
Enclanis Mortgage Security Co
Horatio Warris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
Florida
Almeria
Cyrus L. Harris & CO
Domingo
Boas
Om ‘Y’s
Bon
Barahona
St Boaiseo
St. Domingo
Do Sabicu
Doane Street
Albert Howe & Coo
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
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