Export scare of Gotham shippers
Despatches from New York report alarm over alleged rate discrimination by railways and ships in favor of Boston merchants. Speakers claim New York and Brooklyn exports fell while Boston shipped about twice as much corn and wheat. Boston chamber official E G Foreston denies grounds for alarm, citing harbor strength and favorable market conditions. foresees no export difficulty amid a generally dull movement and a short corn crop.
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New York
Produce Exchange
Whhrt
Boston
New York Exchange
Brooklyn
Buffalo
E. G. Foreston
Rhodes Illness Denied by British Chartered South Africa Co
London Dec 20 inquiries at the British Chartered South Africa Company offices denied Cairo reports that Cecil Rhodes, the company’s managing director, is ill. No confirmation of illness was found and officials pledged to withhold comment pending further information.
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London
South Africa Company
Cairo
Cecil Rhodes
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Prove Safe and Effective Cure
A health column extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a dependable treatment for catarrh in the head throat and bronchial tubes. It claims the tablets use antiseptic ingredients are pleasant to taste dissolve in the mouth and act quickly on the mucous lining while warning against hidden ingredients in other remedies. Drugstores offer full sized packs at 50 cents.
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Stuart
Stearns Case Probed by Customs After Seizure of Valuables
Collector George W. Lyman returned from Washington and said he knows only what newspapers report about Miss Frances H. Stearns owner of the Gift Shop at 360 Boylston Street. The customs seizure totals about 10,000 dollars for 21 pieces of lace 4 tapestries 28 bottles of glass 8 china items 18 plates and other valuables including silverware and an ivory fan. Miss Stearns has legal counsel and will not comment.
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George WH. Lyman
Washington
Post
Frances H. Stearns
Boylston Street
Lyman
Miss Stearns
Toston
New England
Back Bay Society
Fiske
Wiske
Samuel J. Wider
Miss Burt Case Delayed to Next June Term
Miss Mabel Burt of Bridgton New Jersey indicted for thefts at Smith College faced a further postponement until the June term. She is confined in an asylum at Frankfort Pennsylvania with a serious mental condition described as paranoidal insanity.
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Northampton
Der
Mabel Burt
Bridgton
N. J
Smith College
Superior Criminal Court
Miss Burt
Frankfort
Penn
Robert D. Chase
Dowie Defends Receivership Suit in Chicago Case
Dr John Alexander Dowie answered questions in Chicago defending a receivership suit over Zion Lace industries. He denied Stevenson testimony, admitted paying 85000 with 60000 given to Dowie via his sister for stock, and indicated Stevenson profited from the deal after Dowie parted with the business. Dowie declined to claim prophecy beyond existing records. Christian Prison Reform League thanks contributors to women in the House of Correction and notes gifts around holidays. Donations may be sent to Rev. Willam Frisby at Church of the Advent in Boston.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion Lace Industries
Stevenson
Dowie
Elijah the Prophet
Prison Reform League
House of Correction
Florence Spooner
Byrne
Arthur Beebe
Robert M. Morse
B. H. Goodrich
Prescott Bigelow, Jr
Stedman Hanks
George Sampson
William Murdoch
Sophia M. Hale
Willam B. Frisby
D. D
Church of the Advent
No. 30
Brimmer Street
Miser's Miserable End in Croton Falls Westchester
John Fitzpatrick an old eccentric resident of Croton Falls Westchester county died of starvation and neglect aged 72. His hidden fortune worth over 20000 was found in a leather bag chained and buried in a hole under his bed plus bank books and a stocking stash. Two sisters in Massachusetts will share the fortune after relatives cleaned the room and discovered deposits totaling 14000 in a barn doors account.
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Mount Vernon
John Fitzpatrick
Croton Falls
Westchester County
Massachusetts
Fitzpatrick
West Brookfield
Mass
Boiler explosions devastate Black Diamond mill in Pittsburg
At 4 15 pm four boilers in the 10 inch bar mill No 3 at Black Diamond steel works exploded killing at least six workers and injuring twelve others. Approximately 120 men were in the plant. The mill and adjoining boiler works were wrecked with extensive damage to nearby buildings. Estimated losses range from 25000 to 100000 dollars and both plants must be rebuilt.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Black Diamond Steel Works
Park Bros
Thirtieth Street
James McNeil
Black Diamond
Park Bros. Canery
McNeils
Gallivan Denounces Agencies in Teacher Hiring
Dr. Gallivan, chair of the Boston School Board, condemns agencies that place teachers and demand fees. He states no teacher from an agency will obtain a Boston Schools position with his consent, calling the practice outrageous and demoralizing. He also notes a jury verdict in Miss May’s favor, supports a teachers college planned for next year, and says no major measures will occur until after January reorganization.
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Boston
Gallivan
Miss May
Teachers’ College
Low's New York Appointments List in Full
Mayor-elect Seth Low announced the New York appointments covering taxes and assessments docks parks Manhattan and Richmond parks board president corrections and other posts. Hawkes the commissioner of docks is a Republican mining engineer and Columbia graduate. Sturgis a Republican and builder firm member formerly civil service and fire commissioner. Willcox, a Republican lawyer and 180 candidate for Congress in the Thirteenth district. Hynes born in Ireland 1847 Democrat, long Massachusetts to this city. A second item notes coal supply varying by kind and rail service details for routes to Omaha and beyond with daily first class and tourist cars to California and Oregon via the Chicago North-Western line at 68 Washington Street Boston.
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New York
Seth Low
Department of Taxes and Assessments
James L
Wells
McDougall Hawkes
Thomas Sturgis
Manhattan
Richmond
Park Board
William R. Willcox
Thomas Hynes
Hawkes
Columbia University
Sturgis
Willcox
Congress
Thirteenth
Hynes
Ireland
Massachusetts
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Omaha
Louix City
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Montana
Deadwood
Black Hills
California
Oregon
North-Western Line
Washington Street
Boston
Boston Denizens Say No Coal Famine Threat Felt
Local residents insist Boston faces no coal famine like Chicago, though they warn a blizzard could slow shipments and affect deliveries.
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John F. Bull
R. H. White Co
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Isaac Story
First Baptist Church
Spring Hill
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Worcester
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