Mercier Attacks Angers Over Baie des Chaleurs Report
Ex Premier Mercier releases the interim royal commission report on the Baie des Chaleurs scandal and Angers's dismissal letter. He accuses the lieutenant governor of an odious conspiracy and vows to regain power, rallying supporters in Montreal.
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Quebec
Mercier
Royal Commission
Baie Des Chaleurs
Angers
Sette
Garineau
Langelier
Pacand
Armstrong
Pacaud
Ins Renly
Abbott
Spencerwood
Hon. H. Mercier
Montreal
Joseph E. Robidoux
DeBoucherville
le Lecteur
Spencewood
Haile likely to run for governor next year says leaders
Lieutenant Governor William H. Haile remains adamant he will not accept the nomination this year despite strong party pressure. He would run only if the sentiment of the Republican party demands it, and at a future time he might accept with broad party backing. Eben Draper of Hopedale is mentioned as a potential candidate for Worcester district chairmanship.
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William H. Haile
Haile
Springfield
Allen
State Central Committee
Eben 8. Draper
Hopedale
Worcester
Caprivi's Triumph as Treaty Passes Third Reading
Berit Dec 18 After a lengthy debate the German Austrian Hungarian treaty passed its third reading by 243 to 48. The Reichstag adopted the German Italian and German Belgian treaties and adjourned for Christmas. The Kaiser, at Teltow near Potsdam, praised Caprivi and led a cheer for him after news of the approval.
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Berit
Reichstag
Kaiser
Teltow
Brandenburg
Potsdam
Caprivi
German Austrian reciprocity pact hinges on Reichsrat ratification
Washington December 18 The Reichstag ratifies the Germany Austria Hungary commercial reciprocity treaty paving the way for a US Germany accord. The pact remains contingent on Austria Hungary Reichsrat approval and on Germany and Austria Hungary ratifying the accompanying agreement.
Daily Independent Debuts With Parnellite Aims
The first issue of the Daily Independent announces six core objects: national self government land law reform local self government expansion of parliamentary and municipal franchise development of labor and industrial interests in Ireland and restoration of tenants unjustly evicted during the agitation.
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Dvusury
Independent
Parnellite
Ireland
Three Die After Schooner Collision Off Hartland Point
The British steamer Spring Hill reports a collision with the schooner Gladys near Hartland Point at the Bristol Channel entrance. The schooner was cut in two and three of seven crew members drowned.
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London
Spring Hill
Swansea
Caen
Gladys
Hartland Point
Bristol Channel
Virginia debt holders approve settlement with Olcott committee
In Loxton on December 18 a large gathering of English holders of Virginia debt voted 39 to 17 to accept an agreement between the Virginia State Debt Commission and the Olcott committee for settlement of the Virginia State debt.
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Loxton
Virginia
Virginia State Debt Commission
Olcott Committee
Liverpool Chamber Backs Out of Chicago Fair
The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce decided not to participate as a local centre at the Chicago fair. It cites the McKinley law that reduced Chicago trade for Liverpool merchants and argues American manufacturers would merely copy English exhibits.
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London
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Liverpool
Chicago
Rubinstein Accepts £25000 for Fifty US Concerts
London reports pianist Anton Rubinstein has agreed to a fifty concert tour in the United States in 1895 for a total price of 25000 pounds.
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London
Anton Rubinstein
United States
Senatorial Bid Hint From Dalzell In Pennsylvania
Washington Dec 18 Congress man Dalzell of Pennsylvania signals interest in running for the United States Senate to succeed Senator M L Quay. He declines to fully commit but says if sentiment against Quay forms and he is elected he will loyally uphold Republican principles and perform Senate duties with fidelity.
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Washington, D. C
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
United States Senate
M.L. Quay
Calveil
Thad
Quay
United States
Republican Party
Pittsburg Jewelry Store Diamond Heist
At 9 15 tonight in Pittsburg two thieves smashed the plate glass window of W L Wilsons jewelry store at No 61 Fourth avenue and stole 4000 dollars in diamonds. One thief blocked the door from outside with a long stick while the other used a railroad coupling pin to grab a tray of twenty four solitaire diamonds and flee. A nearby policeman responded but the robbers had vanished. Mrs Wilson and a saleslady were inside and could not exit until the blockade was removed.
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Pittspure
Penn
Pittsburg
W. L. Wilson
Fourth Avenue
Strikers in Crested Butte Boast of Explosions
News from Crested Butte reports strikers celebrating with liquor and reckless boasting that they will blow up houses of Austrian workers who returned to mining. Fifty more strikers returned to work today. Telegrams about troops being ordered lack confirmation as communication remains poor.
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Denver
Col
Crested Butte
Explosion in Busk tunnel, Colorado Midland kills two
An old missfire blast in the Busk tunnel near Leadville collapses the railway where one man dies instantly, another succumbs later, and a third is fatally hurt. Reports differ with a version claiming four dead and others injured. Coroner Fielding has gone to the scene.
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Leadville
Col
Colorado Midland Railroad
Fielding
Weather Forecast For New England And Eastern New York
Weather indications from rue Sunday Washington forecast till 8 p.m. Saturday call for fair and warmer conditions in New England and Eastern New York with southwest winds and a probable rise in temperatures.
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Washington
New England
New York
Appointment of bishops announced in Catholic News dispatch
Cable dispatch from the Roman correspondent reports the appointment of the Very Rev Ignatius F Horstman D D of Philadelphia as bishop of Cleveland Ohio the Rev Sebastian Messmer D D canon law professor at the Catholic University Washington as bishop of Green Bay Wisconsin and the Very Rev James Sehwebach Lacrosse Wis vicar general promoted to the vacant see
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New York
Catholic News
Ignatius F. Horstman
D.D
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Sebastian Messmer
Catholic University At
Washington
Green Bay
Wis
James Sehwebach
Lacrosse
Major McKinley Improves Slowly in Canton
Major McKinley's condition remains very weak in Canton Ohio with only brief periods of sitting up. Doctors express cautious hope for progress as the weather allows an outing opportunity for the recovering patient.
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Mkinley
Canton
McKinley
Edna Dean Dies of Diphtheria at Age Four
Matpen dispatch reports Edna Dean four year old daughter of A F Dean Oak Grove district died today after two days illness of black diphtheria. Burial followed immediately. No other cases reported.
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Matpen
Edna Dean
A. F. Dean
Oak Grove
AFL Re-elects Gompers Amid Debate at Philadelphia Convention
The American Federation of Labor re elected president Samuel Gompers and officers after a tense session in which debates over Chinese labor, naval protections, and political involvement dominated. A plan to close the Worlds Fair on Sundays failed. Gompers praised for integrity as rivals pressed concerns about authority.
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Ala
American Federation of Labor
Committee On Rules
Stregel
Detroit
Harding
Cold
Foster
McNeill
August Miller
Daley
Massachusetts
Russell
Missouri
Lynn
Doherty
Pittsburg
McBride
Ohio
Sheilds
International Typographical Union
Washington
Gompers
Federation
Federation of Labor
Delabar
Burt
Samuel Gompers
P. J. McGuire
Boston
William A. Carney
Chris Evans
John B. Leman
American Health Society Elects Officers at Meeting
The American Health Society held its annual meeting at Wendell Phillips Union Hall 812 Washington Street last evening electing Dr George Dutton as president Dr J A Denkinger as vice president Mrs Dr A N Abbott as secretary Rev J W Winkley as treasurer Dr J B Chamberlain as auditor and Dr A H Flower Dr Edward C Wales and Dr J D Judge to the executive committee Professor H W Merton spoke on Gaining and Maintaining Health after the business portion.
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American Health Society
The
Wendell Phillips Union Hall
Washington Street
George Dutton
J. A. Denkinger
A. N. Abbott
J. W. Winkley
J. B. Chamberlain
A. H. Flower
Edward C. Wales
J. D. Judge
H. W. Merton
Damages Awarded in Cambridge Mill Takes Case
Nathaniel L. Sibley v Cambridge ends with $27,000 awarded for taking mills land and water rights at Stonybrook head. case returns to the courts for further action.
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Nathaniel L. Sibley
Cambridge
Stonybrook
Christmas Gifts What Is More Appropriate Than a New Home Sewing Machine
A brief note suggests giving a sewing machine as a practical Christmas gift. The item is pegged as suitable for a homemaker, with emphasis on home use and durable value. The mention is terse and promotional in tone.
State Engravings For Regular Post Readers Offered
Readers may obtain a state engraving by using coupons printed on the paper’s second page. Thirty varying date coupons grant a copy. renewals or new three month subscriptions eliminate coupon mailings. Requests must accompany payment. Final engraving plates will take several weeks to complete.
New baseball league constitution outlined in Indianapolis
The document sets a 12 club league for ten years with strict admission and termination rules. Territory limits five miles from city limits. fourteen reserved players. two representatives per club. general admission fifty cents, rain checks until the fifth inning. Meetings planned in New York City and November.
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Ind
Board of Directors
Nick Young
New York City
Pfeffer
Chicago
Anson
Rusi
New York
Day
Comiskey
Lrush
Cincinnati
American Association
Howell Torpedo Trial Near Newport Presses Contract Promise
Howell torpedo undergoes official trials before Commodore Folger and the Bureau of Ordnance aboard the tug Fortune. Six shots were fired from the Stiletto at 400 yard range, four hits within twenty feet and one within two feet of the net center. Folger expressed satisfaction and indicated the contract for thirty torpedoes would be filled after a few remaining tests.
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Newport
R. 1
Howell
Commodore Folger
Bureau of Ordnance
Fortune
Stiletto
Insurance Rates Advanced for Wholesale Mercantile Risks
The article reports that starting today local insurance agents were instructed to raise rates on wholesale mercantile establishments by 20 to 40 percent. The nationwide increase follows a year with many destructive fires that have wiped out premiums across all risk classes.
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Megaearonus
Beets Sugar Convention Adopts State Organization
Lixcoun Nebraska December 18 beet sugar convention adjourned after forming a permanent state organization and passing a resolution urging the next legislature to restore the bounty on beets and on beet sugar.
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Lixcoun
Neb
Peculiar Brockton Case Before Federal Judge
Dr. Ira Richmond and Catharine Blauvelt faced Judge Nelson in a U S District Court on counterfeit dies charges for coin manufacture. Richmond pleaded guilty and drew a $100 fine plus two years in state prison. Blauvelt's case was placed on file.
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Ira Richmond
Catharine Blauvelt
Nelson
United States District Court
United States
Richmond
Mme. Blauvelt
Short-Term Officer Arrested In Royal Ark Scandal
Joseph W. Hamilton, printer of 102 High Street, arrested by police yesterday as first vice president of the Royal Ark short term benefit order. He allegedly appropriated 42555 dollars, levied improper assessments, failed to place funds in the benefit and reserve funds as required by law.
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Joseph W. Hamilton
High Street
The
Royal Ark
Hamilton
Mayor Matthews Quietly Governs From Home After Re-Election
The Mayor is confined to his house and cannot attend City Hall for days. He receives many telegrams and letters of congratulations on his re election. All signing panels are brought to him and he holds frequent conferences with department heads.
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Matthews
City Hall
Burglary arrest of 16 year old at Hanover Street store
John Melntire aged 16 was arrested by Division 2 officers at 2 80 this morning for breaking and entering Manuel J. de Savallas’s store at 326 Hanover Street and stealing property valued at 57 dollars 70 cents.
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John Melntire
Division 2
Manuel J. de Savallas
Hanover Street
Indictment of E M Field Shocks New York Bankers
Grand jury indicts E M Field of the defunct Field Lindley firm for forgery in the second degree. District Attorney Nicoll warns Field may have pilfered $300,000 or more, noting heavy cash outlays and winded financing prior to the failure. Shipping documents and bills of exchange proved forged, thwarting schemes despite attempts to move funds via Mannheim and Wheat shipments. Field's alleged insanity cited by doctors, with mental and physical symptoms, threats of death, and distrust of others. lunacy inquest postponed.
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E. M. Field
Field, Lindley, Wiechers & Co
Knauth, Nachod & Kuehne
Nicoll
Field
Howard Lapsley
Messrs
Knauth
Nachod
Nachod & Kuehne
Field-Lindley
Field and Lindley
Dittenhofer & Glaser
Mannheim
Triumph
Dolcouth
Allen Fitch
Sigerert
Dunlap
White Plains
Hearing Adjourned Over Boston East Bridge Remonstrances
Harbor and land commissioners heard remonstrants opposing a Boston East Boston bridge project. Lawyers for Gas Light, Battery Wharf and Tow Boat, Fitchburg Railroad, and Constitution Wharf presented that opposing position. City Solicitor Bailey declined to respond. the commission adjourned to study the matter further.
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Boston
Messrs
Charles P. Greenough
Boston Gas Light Company
C. A. Williams
Battery Wharf and Tow Boat Company
Mr. Torrey
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Col. Peabody
Bailey
Lagrippe Outbreak Reported Across South Shore Areas
The annual la grippe visit reaches Hingham with several cases among local doctors and fifty cases in Cohas, while Scituate reports many infections though none severe. A cluster appears at the Charlestown Navy Yard receiving station. In Evanston, Frances E Willard of the WCTU is said to be much better after days of illness, with doctors deeming her condition not serious.
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Lagrippe
Hingham
Cohas
Charlestown
Evanston, Ill
Frances E. Willard
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Funeral of Mrs Caroline L Burgess at Trinity Church
The funeral for Mrs Caroline L Burgess wife of the late Edward Burgess was held at Trinity Church yesterday afternoon. Bishop Brooks and Rev R C Smith officiated with the Episcopal burial service as the Trinity Church choir performed. Numerous wreaths of roses lilies and chrysanthemums were sent by family and friends. No pallbearers were listed.
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Caroline L. Burgess
Edward Burgess
Trinity Church
Bishop Brooks
R. C. Smith
New England Agent Seaward Arraigned on Lottery Violation
Charles H. Seaward also known as C H Sprague was arraigned before United States Commissioner Hallett on charges of violating anti lottery laws and involvement in a scheme to defraud. He was held on 1500 bail with a further hearing set for the 21st. Seaward operated from 15 Cornhill and sold Louisiana lottery tickets and lives in Everett.
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Charles H. Seaward
C. H. Sprague
New England
California
United States
Hallett
Seaward
Cornhill
Everett
Supreme Court Grants Temporary Injunction Against Holmes
The Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction on the Boston Spiritual Temple petition, restraining trustee Richard Holmes from holding meetings in the temple’s name at Forticultural Hall. The case, started in Probate Court to remove Holmes from trusteeship, will likely be heard next Tuesday.
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Supreme Court
Boston
Worcester Lunatic Hospital Sees Crowded Cells Despite Fewer Patients
The Worcester Lunatic Hospital reports a rising patient load with 113 more admissions though daily average patients are down. Capacity tops 650, yet 825 plus inmates remain, forcing crowded dormitories and floor sleeping as state hospitals face long-term crowding before new facilities are built. Current year expenses total 153,098.46, with daily average patients at 807.02 yielding annual support of 189.71 dollars per patient.
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Worcester Lunatic Hospital
New Music Listings From White-Smith and Oliver Ditson
The White-Smith Music Publishing Co and Oliver Ditson Co announce numerous new works for piano, voice, and ensemble. Highlights include waltzes and intermezzos by Strauss Czibulka and Schulhoff, songs by Malone Fraser and Bendix, and instrumental pieces by Ballou Bohm Heins Lack and LeBrunn. The December Musical Courier features Paderewski on its cover and portraits of opera figures and performers for the Met Opera supplement.
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White-Smith Music Publishing Company
Johann Strauss
Loren Bragdon
Alphonse Czibulka
Paul Beaumont
Cavalieria Rusticana
Pietro Mascagni
Gustav Lange
Meadow Brook
Jules Schulhoff
Evelyn’’ Gavotte
Caprice
Dolores Valse
Amelia Redona
Theodore Moelling
Biddle
Goodeve
Queen
Emma Fraser
Blackstock
Arthur Malone
Lottie Belle Wylie
Paul Fassett
Sailor Lad
Felix McGlennen
George LeBrunn
Banks M. Davison
Oliver Ditson Company
Harry J. Ballou
Theodore Lack
Carl Bohm
Morceau
Carl Heins
Hummel
Rolly King
William Cooper
Walter
F. Bendel
William Bendix
Theodore Bendix
Robert Coverley
Frederic H. Cowen
William R. Chapman
Beardsley van de Water
Musical Courier
Paderewski
Anna Burch
Clara Poole
W. H. Rieger
W. R. Chapman
Henry E. Abbey
Maurice Grau
Metropolitan Opera House
Body found beside railroad track near Fenno’s mill
The body of an unknown man was found by the New York and New England railroad track at Fenno’s mill off Norfolk Avenue about 7:30 yesterday morning. He is about 5 feet 9 inches, 170 pounds with brown hair tinged with gray, a brown moustache and short beard. The body was sent to the morgue.
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New York & New England
Fenno’s Mill
Norfolk Avenue
Cargo of British Bark Ochtertyre Seized in Portland
The cargo of hardware aboard the British bark Ochtertyre was seized by the Portland collector of customs for shipping domestic merchandise in foreign vessels between two American ports. The vessel carried goods from New York via Antwerp to Portland in violation of the shipping law.
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Portland
Ore
Ochtertyre
New York
Antwerp
Reunion of the Fifty first Regiment in Worcester
In Worcester on December 18 General A K R Sprague presided at the Fifty first Regiment reunion with 119 comrades present. Adjutant J Stewart Brown, secretary and treasurer of the association, presented an elegant easy chair as a feature of the event.
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Worcester
A. K. R. Sprague
J. Stewart Brown
Reciprocity Treaty Stimulates Flour Trade in Baurimorg
Dec 18 reports the Cuba reciprocity pact cutting flour duties from 6.50 to 1 a barrel. The move prompts orders for about 300000 barrels and signals rising trade in the near term.
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Baurimorg
Cuba
Professor Ramsey Jump Kills Self by River Fall
In Cuattanooga Tennessee on December 18 Professor R. H. Ramsey ended his life by leaping from a bridge into the Tennessee River. The 100 foot fall was fatal instantly. Ramsey was noted as a morphine user and left a family.
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Cuattanooaa, Tenn
R. H. Ramsey
Tennessee River
Lavonia Goes Ashore Near Folly Island in Cape Porpoise
Saco Maine December 18 schooner Lavonia bound from Boston to Rockland with lime cargo went ashore on Folly Island Cape Porpoise last night. It is feared she will go to pieces.
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Lavonia
Boston
Rockland
Folly Island
Cape Porpoise
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