Plummer's Boots and Shoes Sale Arrives Today
Special date special date plumner s another small tot of Men s Grain English Ball same as advertised and sold last week Price 1 75 Worth 3 00 20 cases Boys Button Boots Sizes 1 to 5 Price Regular price 2 00 50 cases Men s Calf Machine Sewed Congress and Lace Boots all widths and sizes 2 25 Well worth 4 00 20 cases Men s Machine Sewed Calf Congress and Lace Boots wide French and narrow opera toe lasts regular price 3 00 my I shall open today 50 cases Ladies Kid and Goat Button Boots regular price 2 50 my
Alaska Seal Sacques Sale Stimulates Bargain Frenzy
Substantial stock of seal sacques and seal plush lacques offered at unusually low prices. About 100 seal plush wraps and long cloth garments for ladies and misses listed with dramatic discounts, all items sold at a single low figure. Limited quantities available to patrons, with emphasis on extraordinary value compared to usual prices.
Emin Bey and Stanley Held by Mahdi Report
News notes report Emin Bey and Stanley in the hands of the Mahdi while John Bright shows improvement. City items mention cold weather, legal decision in Kirschner Lockwood case, civil service meeting, Eliot School reunion, and court defense in Bates Walley brokers suit. Religious services praise the city election outcome and Hull life boat bravery is discussed.
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Emin Bey
Stanley
John Bright
Judge Parmenter
Kirschner- Lockwood
Boston Civil Service Reform Association
Young’s
Eliot School Association
Mayorelect Hart
Common Council
Massachusetts Dental Society
Panama Canal Crisis Followers Split on Bond Subscriptions
Paris dispatches report only 180000 bonds subscribed for Panama Canal Company. Deposits to be refunded. outcome may be bankruptcy or winding up. Cabinet discusses schemes to defer interest and either liquidate or form a new company. de Lesseps backs the latter. Canal shares rise and fall. company circular asserts subscriptions’ final result still uncertain.
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General Foreign News
London
Paris
Daily News
Panama Canal Company
M. de Lessens
Charles de Lesseps
Panama Canal
M. de Lesseps
Canal Company
Weather update for New England and eastern New York
Indications from Washington report fair skies and continued low temperatures for New England and eastern New York over the next day. Friday is expected to bring slightly warmer conditions with northerly winds.
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Washington
New England
New York
Boston Weather Summary At 8 A.M Report
Observations show a cloudy morning in Boston with barometer around 29.82 inches and a mean daily temperature near 17 degrees. Wind largely from the west at 12 miles per hour, relative humidity about 53 percent, with no precipitation recorded.
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Boston
Death of Lyman Fiske Legendary hotelier in New York
Lyman Fiske once a leading hotel keeper died at New York from paralysis. He started in Boston, moved to New York in 1859 to run the Stevens House, which served as a political and military hub during the Civil War. He era of public aid included deterring a racist assault during a draft riot. He retired in 1878 and leaves a widow and three sons.
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Lyman Fiske
New York
Fiske
Boston
Stevens House
Stevens
Recognition for Hull lifeboat crews may yield medals
The Hull lifeboat crews who saved Swentyesh lives during the November storm are likely to be recognized by the U S Treasury Department. Collector Saltonstall reported the heroism of Captain Joshua James and his men to Secretary Fairchild, who asked the Massachusetts Humane Society to provide an official service statement. Upon receipt, the department will consider action and may award medals and possibly money.
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Uncle Sam
Hull
Saltonstall
Fairchild
Treasury Department
Joshua James
Massachusetts Humane Society
United States
Kirschner Held in $1000 Bail in Worcester Case
Chief Justice Parmenter ruled yesterday in Worcester in the case of Editors John Kirschner and William F. Lockwood of the New England Journal. They faced charges of obtaining $1000 less discount under false representations on a note at Mechanics National Bank in May. Kirschner was bound over in $1000 for the January term grand jury. Lockwood, who only signed, was discharged.
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Kirschner
Parmenter
Municipal Court
John Kirschner
William F. Lockwood
New England Home Journal of
Worcester
Mechanics National Bank
Rrand
Lockwood
Fenians and That Stamp At Parnell Commission
London reports at the Parnell commission detail Constable Feely recounting Fenian plots to kill Roach. Buckley, sworn in Nov 1880, Testifies of revolver preparation, funding, and an attempted shooting that failed when Roach bolted. Witness later sought money to flee to America. Phoenix cites limited funds. Court reaction noted as sensational.
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London
Parnell Commission
Feely
League
Parnell
Buckley
Fenian Brotherhood
Tralee Causeway
Roach
Witness
Fitzgerald
Phenix
Casey
America
Dean
Pheenix
In the Hands of the Mahdi
The Standard reports at Suakin that Osman Vigna's letter claims Mahdist troops finally succeeded Emin Bey faced mutiny by his men who handed him over with a white traveller believed to be Stanley. Digna provides proofs to support his assertions.
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London
Suakin
Osman Vigna
Emin Bey
Stanley
Digna
Sackville Affair Debate Over Naval Estimates in Commons
London December 18 The House of Commons debated the Sackville affair and naval estimates. Sir James Ferguson said the American minister’s notice had been referred to Lord Sackville for comment and that correspondence could not be published yet. A Liberal motion praising the Sheehy committee was defeated 182 to 130. Beresford urged navy strengthening while Hamilton defended English French naval contrasts noting France’s vessel build rate and obsolescence risks.
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London
House of Commons
James Ferguson
Randolph Churchill
Sackville
Lord Sackville
W. H. Smith
Charles Warren
Suakin
Samuel Whitebread
House
Sheehy Committee
Balfour
William Vernon Harcourt
Charles Beresford
England
George Hamilton
Admiralty
France
Admiralty Efforts with Limited Resources Reported
The report notes that the admiralty was doing all it could with the resources available, aiming to maximize effectiveness despite constraints and shortages.
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Admiralty
Transshipment Fish Contention Denied by Bowell
In Orrawa on December 13 the Hon. Mackenzie Bowell, customs minister, rejects claims Canada abandoned its fight on bond transshipment of fish. He clarifies that only repairs sale with duty was allowed and that no policy for inter vessel transfer to avoid spoilage has been adopted.
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Orrawa
Sprcrau
Mackenzie Bowell
Canada
United States
M. A. Banks
Halifax
Woollen Goods Association Leaders Seek Duty Equalization
A committee of the Woollen Goods Association of the United States, led by Walter Stanton and including Robert Bleakie and John F. Plummer, gave an informal hearing to the Ways and Means Committee in Washington on December 13. They urged equalized duties for woollens and worsteds, arguing worsteds require more skill and labor yet pay a lower rate, though members differed on whether to raise or lower duties to achieve parity. The attendees left with the promise of further committee consideration.
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Washington
Woollen Goods Association of the
United States
Walter Stanton
Converse, Stanton & Cullen
New York
Robert Bleakie
Hyde Park
Mass
John F. Plummer
Plummer & Co
Charles H. Merriman
The
Lippitt Woollen Company
Providence
R. I
Woonsocket
A. D. Juilliard
Juilliard & Co
H. L. James
Rock Manufacturing Company
Rockville
Ways and Means Committee
Union League Club backs Harrison cabinet choice
The Union League Club in New York adopted resolutions praising General Harrison and urging him to appoint his own Cabinet free from outside demands or partisan influence. The club had been seen as leaning toward Warner Miller for Secretary of the Treasury, but indicated no further action was needed, while endorsing executive independence.
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New York
Union League Club
Harrison
Warner Miller
Railway Mail Employees See Civil Service Class System
The Postmaster General nears completion of classifying railway mail service workers under civil service rules into ten classes from A to 5. Class 1 covers $720 or less, class 5 $2000 and over, with intermediate ranges. Local exam boards form in each district and vacancies filled by eligibles, with merit for important roles.
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Washinctton
Railway Mail Service
Civil Service
Actors Demand Labor Law Amendment Appeals to Ford Panel
A committee of Louis Aldrich Harley Merrey and Louis M. Sanger for the Actors' Order of Friendship urged the Ford immigration committee to amend the law allowing importation of actors and musicians. They argued imported labor harms the local profession and working conditions.
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Washineron
Louis Aldrich
Harley Merrey
Louis M. Sanger
Actors’ Order of Friendship
Ford Immigration Committee
Public Reception Planned for Harrison and Morton
Indianapolis observers saw General Harrison and Mr Morton walk the streets, visited an art exhibit, and received many social calls. A reception for the Republican ticket was shifted from the Capitol to Thompson's Hall after Governor Gray left no instruction on room use, with events set for 8 to 10 p m Friday and plans to extend over Sunday if possible.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harrison
Morton
Delaware
Meridian Street
Mr. Morton
General Harrison
Ira J. Chase
Huston
McKee
Board of Trade
Zion
J. R. McKee
Halford
Denny
Gray
Capitol
Thompson’s Hall
Federation of Labor Debate Sets Trade Union Rule
In St Louis on December 18 the American Federation of Labor held its third day with only four delegates absent. The session opened with admitting Thomas Shaw from Boston and a motion by Fred Hallen of Chicago to bar multiple unions in one trade. After discussion the rule was adopted preventing more than one organization from a single trade joining the federation, a move described as a war declaration on the Knights of Labor.
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St. Louis
American Federation of Labor
Thomas Shaw
Boston
Amalgamated Association of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Fred Hallen
Chicago
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters
Knights of Abor
Collision in East River injures brig Pickering
The steamship Rio Grande of the Mallory line collided with the brig Pickering in the East River. The Rio Grande was unharmed while the Pickering, a 400 ton brig loaded with oil and timber, had a hole rammed in its side and was run aground to prevent sinking.
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East River
New York
Mallory Line
Pickering
West Indies
Rumor Links Sir Spencer St John to Washington Post
City of Mexico reports a rumor that Sir Spencer St John the English minister may replace Lord Sackville in Washington. No official confirmation. Source notes the discussion as current diplomatic chatter and mentions Mexico City as the setting for the rumor.
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Lord Sackville
City of
Mexico
Sir Spencer St. John
Washington
Captain Hall Rescued After L A Lambert Wreck
Philadelphia dec 13 Captain Anderson agent at this port of the schooner L A Lambert reported lost today. A cable from London said the crew were picked up by the British steamship Glendowe and landed at the Rocks of Gibraltar. The party included Captain Hall eight crew members Mrs Hall and four passengers. The Lam bert sailed from Philadelphia nov 17 for Boston with 2500 tons of coal and was wrecked in the recent storm. Captain Hall home is in Boston.
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New York Senate Trust Committee
Levi P. Morton
Indianapolis
Harrison
Actors’ Order of Friendship
House Democrats
Territories
Captain Hall
L. A. Lambert
Glendowe
Penn
Anderson
London
Gibraltar
Hall
Philadelphia
Boston
Inquiry Into Trusts Sheds Light On Sugar Prices
New York December 13 The State Senate trust committee heard Henry B Henry a sugar trade commission merchant testify that sugar price rises followed the Sugar Trusts formation He argued higher profits and dividends result from the trust He also noted changes in elevator trust practices and that producers halted refineries as market conditions shifted, while total sugar production and consumption rose since the trust’s creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Senate Trust Committee
Henry
Sugar Trust
Arnold
Elevator Trust
Adam R. Gray
A. E. Orr
New York Produce Exchange
Searles
Democrats Vote in Power to Admit New Territories
Washington December 13 The House Democratic caucus adopted a resolution for the admission of Dakota as one or two states based on Dakota voters decision and for Washington Montana and New Mexico to be admitted as states. A single bill will consider all admissions in the House, with Utah to be added by separate action.
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Washindton
House
Democratic Caucus
Dakota
Washington
Montana
New Mexico
Pelice
Utah
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