Bits of Talk II When Oriental Rugs Rave in New England
The piece notes how Oriental rug demand grew as buyers rushed East for decades and prices rose. It says supply now meets demand, making fine rugs affordable to a modest purse, but warns that assembling a top collection still requires experience and broad business methods. Pray's is highlighted as one of two or three New England stores with strong rug assortments sourced from Smyrna and Calcutta via a firm member and a constant correspondent.
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New England
Piano liquor cache found during search at 15 Lyman Street
Sergeant Butters and officers visited Mary Wright’s home last evening searching for liquor. In the parlor they found a carved piano leg resembling a keyhole. A key opened a hidden compartment with two dozen beer bottles, a pint of whiskey, and several glasses.
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Butters
Mary Wright
Lyman Street
Sprague Correctly Described As Lawyer In Voters Directory
In Tuesday's Post voters directory Francis W. Sprague 2d a candidate for the common council is corrected from being listed as a flour and produce dealer. He is a lawyer with Sprague & Brown 113 Devonshire Street and a straight Republican. James Ma x is a tailor with Jonpan Marsu Co formerly with Redfern of London.
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Voters
Francis W. Sprague
Common Council
Sprague & Brown
Devonshire Street
Tile imports case upholds 65 percent duty rate
New York December 12 The Rossman tile import suit against the custom house ends with a ruling in favor of the 66 percent rate as levied by the collector, clarifying classification of fancy tiles for duty purposes.
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New York
Rossman
Custom House
Colorow the Ute Chief Dies in Denver Dated
Colorow the chief of the Southern Utes died in Denver at the Ouray agency Green River Utah area, pneumonia. He was about 70 years old and famed as leader in the Meeker massacre.
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Colorow
Denver
Col
Ouray
Green River
Utah
Meeker
Steamer Arrivals and Departures Listed by Port
Steamers arrived and departed across Antwerp Liverpool London Yokohama and New York with ships including Netherlands, Egyptian Monarch, Glengarry and Harold. Varying dates in December show routes to Philadelphia Shanghai Kingston Jamaica and Hong Kong underlines global maritime activity and port movements.
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Antwerp
Nederland
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Lord of the Isy Point
Queen
New Eees
Frown Do
Lora Clive
London
Denmark
New York
Oy Glengarry
Clo Me
Shanghae
Onmouthshire
New P. R
Harold
N R
Yokohama
City
Syrem San Francisco
Hong Kong
St. Jaco
Wetherby
Aspinwall
Bencroy
Philadeluelphia
Og Brow Head
Pennsylvania
el Dorado
New Or
Claribel
Kingston
Jam
Nevada
Ork
St. Jonas
Landlords' Side at Parnell Commission Hearing
London December 12 The Special Commission widens inquiry as Attorney General Webster says landlords from County Wexford will be examined to show county conditions. Sir Charles Russell objects while prosectors claim league terrorism in many counties. Presiding Justice Hannen expresses alarm at the slow progress of the inquiry.
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London
Parnell Commission
Webster
the Times
Wexford
Charles Russell
Parnellites
Hannen
Morley Attacks Government Policy on East Africa in Clerkenwell
Mr Morley denounces the government's East Africa policy in a Clerkenwell speech in London on December 12. He warns against a costly Soudanese war and condemns Lord Salisbury's remark about Mr Naorosi, praising Mr Bright for past Liberal service despite Irish question differences.
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London
Morley
Clerkenwell
East Africa
Egypt
England
Lord Salisbury
Naorosi
Bright
German Count Bismarck urges help to suppress slave trade
Berlin December reports Count Herbert Bismarck told the Reichstag foreign committee that France has not shown equal frankness as other powers in aiding the suppression of the slave trade on Africa's east coast. The government seeks Reichstag support for measures to quell the rising and protect German interests.
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Berlin
National Zeitung
Herbert Bismarck
Reichstag
France
Africa
Panama Canal loan subscription drives confidence in Paris and provinces
Paris and provinces report a flood of subscriptions as M de Lesseps proclaims the canal fund safe. Officials say 410,000 bonds were subscribed in Paris and the provinces, with Marseilles issuing 86,000 bonds. Subscriptions remain open to Saturday noon amid renewed renewals and heavy clerical strain.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Crédit Foncier
Panama Canal Company
M. de Lesseps
Care of Italian Immigrants Priests to Be Sent to America
Rome reports the Pope’s letter to American bishops urging care for Italian immigrants. He notes many emigrants face dangers to their souls aboard and after arrival due to lack of Italian speaking priests. Propaganda Fide will dispatch priests and asks bishops to aid changes in sacred duties.
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Rome
Osservatore Romano
America
Congregation de Propaganda Fide
Italy
Ridiculous Charge of Taxing British Workers for Cleveland Campaign
London reports an American affidavit claiming British workers were taxed to fund President Cleveland. MP Edward Henage says no Benson clergyman exists in Grimsby and dismisses the claim as baseless and ridiculous.
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London
Jones
America
Edward Henage
Great Grimsby
Benson
Iowa
Grimsby
Cleveland
Henage
Hurlburt
Appointments Made at the Custom House Yesterday
The following appointments were made at the custom house yesterday all the men but the first were thrown out at the time of the reduction in force last winter and are now reinstated Fred W Hentz immigrant inspector with salary of 1200 ER Payson Whitney reinstated night inspector with pay at 3 per diem vice Ahern promoted Charles I Quinn formerly storekeeper reinstated porter 2 per diem Jeremiah A Crowley formerly messenger reinstated porter 2 per diem
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Custom House
Fred W. Hentz
ER. Payson Whitney
Ahern
Charles I’. Quinn
Porter
Jeremiah A. Crowley
Messenger
Amélie Rives the Pocket Venus of the Epoch Fame
The Epoch paints Amélie Rives as a petite, sylph like beauty with straw hair tied in a Psyche knot and violet eyes. She charms listeners with a Southern lilt and excels in art, music, riding to hounds, and owning thirty one dogs while claiming pride in her blood red monogram.
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Amélie Rives
Epoch
Asmodeus
Chopin
The Case Against Dudley in Indianapolis
Colonel Dudley's "blocks of five" letter was shown to the federal grand jury with witnesses identifying his signature. The Sentinel offered $1000 to prove forgery. the district attorney Satry B. Sellers resigned amid political gossip over evidence and harmonization with deputies. President has not accepted Sellers resignation. Attorney General asks withdrawal.
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Congress
Browne
Indiana
Ways and Means Committee
Dudley
Grand Jury
Boston & Albany
Eastern
Boston & Maine
New York
Providence
Boston
Cooley
Senate
Colorow
Frye
Union Pacific
Tariff Reform Club
Rockland
Inpranapolis
United States Grand Jury
The
Sentinel
United States District Attorney
Indianapolis
United States
Satcry B. Sellers
Sellers
W. W. Dudley
Republican County
Trusts Under Fire In Senate Investigating Panel Session
The Senate committee on trusts held its first session since March. Francis B. Thurber testified the Wholesale Grocers' Association aims to keep uniform wholesale prices, denying efforts to force selling terms through the Sugar Trust. Copper and bagging trusts described, with French syndicate control and price stabilization noted.
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New York
Senate
Francis B. Thurber
Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Thurber
John Stanton
Lake Superior
Allouez
Stanton
Charles Ralph
Appleton Sturgis
Eagle Cotton Bagging Mills
Brooklyn
Cotton Bagging Trust
Gooduart
Distillers’ Trust
Vnvir
Central Trust Company
Change of policy on bond transshipment of fish at Halifax
Halifax reports a first regular bond transshipment of American caught fish since treaty abrogation. Gloucester schooner M A Baston carried 8000 pounds of halibut, two fish landed and duties paid, rest bonded for shipment to Boston aboard the Carrol. Canadian officials’ stance unclear, but Ottawa says no official permission granted.
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Special Commission
Hannen
John Morley
America
Halifax
Boston
Canada
Suakin
Hallifax
N.S
Canadian
M. A. Baston
Thompson
Bond
United States
Custom House
United States Customs
Carroll
Post
Coasual
Phelan
Ottawaa
Ont
Bastow
Bostow
Galena Leaves Dock for Hayti After Mud Entrapment
New York December 12 The Galena prepared to sail for Hayti at 10 30 am but struck mud at Cow Bay delaying departure. Navy yard tugs warped her free after high tide and she steamed out with the Yantic in tow following several hundred yards behind.
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Hayti
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Galena
Cow Bay
Navy Yard
Cannon Booming for Speaker in Fifty-First Congress
Washington dispatch notes Joseph G Cannon of Illinois pushing for Speaker in the next House. He aims to win over holdovers and Republican members-elect by showing Illinois deserves the post if their choice does not run. He will court members not yet acquainted with him later.
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Cannon
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Washington
New York Times
House of Representatives
Jess
Harrison
William McKinley, Jr
Ohio
Thomas K. Reed
Maine
Carlisle
Ilinois
Mr. Cannon
Theatre Fire Panic During Langtry Performance in Oswego
Fire alarm interrupts the final act of Mrs Langtry’s performance at the Academy of Music Oswego as smoke pours from a rear register. Audience evacuates calmly while stagehands restrain panic. Langtry hides in a saloon until carriage arrives. Other fires noted in Chicago and Lynn with modest losses.
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Osweco
N. Y
Pacific Railroad Debts Set By Government Claims
The Union Pacific funding bill moves to await the tariff measure. It authorizes the secretary to determine government debts of Union Pacific and branches and of Central Pacific and branches. Debts to be secured by mortgages with first lien on property, liquidations over defined years.
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Central Pacific
Burglary Suspects Held in Lockup Await Trial
Rogers Sullivan and Howard, three alleged burglars, remain in the lockup as trial looms tomorrow. Rogers is identified by Miss Emma Moore as the man who bound her and guarded the house with a revolver while others searched Murphy’s store and Richardson’s hardware was robbed. Police have recovered most clothing but firearms and other items are believed hidden.
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Walttham
Rogers
Sullivan
Howard
Emma Moore
Colonel Roberts
Murphy’s
Richardson
Gang of thieves broken up in Lynn city
Marshal King and Inspectors Hanscom and Rowe uncovered a rendezvous of thieves tied to recent city robberies. Edward A. Den confessed implicating J. Hanley alias Corker and Felix Goulding. Police then arrested them and visited pawnbroker Michael R. Connolly recovering stolen property and arresting him as a fence.
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Marshal King
Hanscom
Rowe
Edward A. den
Oliver P. Noble
J. Hanley
Corker
Felix Goulding
Michael R. Connolly
Connolly
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Elizabeth W. Champney
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Samuel Ward Company
Beeston
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Lewis J. Bird & CO
Chippendale
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Noyes, Cobb & CO
Tremont St
Steinway, Weber, Gabler
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Eng
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Steinert Eiall
Palmer, Bachelder & Go.’s
Tremont Street
Bugs Again
Pray’s
Smyrna
Calcutta
G. W. Simmons & CO
North Street
Leonard & CO
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D’huyvetter
Brissot, F
Carpentier, F
de Buel, F
Colsoulle, G
de Cltry
Coignard
de Haas, J. Fl. L
Col, David
Lepinay, EF. Ge
Noterman, L
Semenowsky, E. E
Tom, J. B
Verboeckhoven
van den Bos
Koekkoek, B. C
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Hamilton Place
H. S Ins. CO
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Phelps
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DR. Duryea
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Joseph T. Duryea
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Stoddard Lecture
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Louis XIII
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James Macxis
Jonpan, Marsu & Co
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Colonel Wright
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Unitarian Club
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New England Association of Trotting Horse Breeders
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W. T. Harris
Boston University
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Royce
American Society For Psychical Research
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Wallick Theatrical Company
Preble
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Stewart
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Army
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Newport
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Savannah
Key West
Mobile
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Orleans
Galveston
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Panama Canal Loan Safe
de Lesseps
Amelie Rives
Senate Investigating Committee
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Waltham Burglars
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