Bar Harbor Rail Plan Faces Local Opposition
The Green Mountain railway seeks to build a Bar Harbor line connecting to Green Mountain road at Eagle Lake, facing vocal resistance from island residents and non resident cottagers. Supporters defend the project as quiet, attractive, and non disruptive, while noting past noise from rinks and alleging the plan preserves Bar Harbor’s summer appeal.
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Railroad Commissioners of
Maine
Green Mountain Railway Company
Bar Harbor
Green Mountain
Mt. Desert
Eagle Lake
Mt. Desert Island
Steamboat Wharf
West End
Champion Egotist Boutelle Tops New Congressional Directory
Maj. Ben. Perley Poore catalogs 825 House members with 71 non-respondents. Rep. Boutelle of Maine dominates the autopath, boasting a lengthy life sketch and war exploits while Keifer lags in modesty. Speaker Carlisle may place Boutelle on naval affairs, a nod the writer links to Boutelle’s braggadocio and the GOP’s woes.
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Maj
Ben. Perley Poore
House
Boutelle
Maine
Congress
Keifer
Mackey
Slocum
Mgr
Speaker Carlisle
Hale
Blaine
Naval Affairs
Republican Party
Yale Town prize topics spark debate on prompts and purchases
Yale college faculty endorse topics for the Town send prize contest including Regulation of Inter-State Commerce Strikes Recent Decision of the Supreme Court on the Civil Rights Bill and Government Control of the Telegraph. Congress should buy about 325 copies of the winning compositions. A rumor of Mary Anderson marrying the duke of Portland is dismissed as unfounded.
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Yale College
Supreme Court
Telegraph
Congress
Chicago dominates political convention scene says Cincinnati editors
The Cincinnati editors concede Chicago’s power over political conventions and no longer dispute the city’s claim as the boss hog of convention coverage.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Brer Watterson Leads Harmony in Sing Out
Brer Watterson performs with Harmony amid a light moment noting Brer Dana’s short stay at a point and humorously remarking on sticking to a single point. The scene captures playful camaraderie and musical banter within the group.
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Brer Watterson
Brer Dana
House organizes with large committee list and adjourns
Washington dispatch reports a light house attendance as the speaker presents a president message on Patrick O'Donnell and the new committee rosters. Senate action includes a protest against the 1879 vaporizing law. Executive session follows with adjournment to Monday.
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Washington
House
Secretary of State
Patrick O'Donnell
Morrison
Ilinets
Issi
Senate
Cockrell
Misouri
St. Louis
United States
Mondey
Rouse Committees
Messrs. Turner
Georgia
Davis
Converse
Ohio
Cook
Lown
Bennett
North Carolina
Lowery
Indiana
Elliott
Pennsylvania
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Kentucky
J. J. Adams
New York
Ranney
Massachusetts
Pettibone
Tennessee
Miller
Valentine
Nebraska
Hepburn
Iowa
Hart
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Mears
Illinois
Mills
Texas
Blount
Blackburn
Hewitt
Herbert
Alabama
Kurd
Jones
Arkansas
Kelly
Kasson
McKinley
Tiscock
Russell
Messrs
Randall
Forney
Ellis
Louisiana
Holman
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Missouri
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Ryan
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Horr
Michigan
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Minnesota
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Virginia
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Collins
Seney
Reed
Maine
E. B. Taylor
McCord
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Poland
Vermont
Messrs. Buckner
Ermentrout
Potter
Hunt
Candler
Wilkins
Yale
Dingrey
Brumm
Adams
Henderson
Hooper
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Dowd
Hardy
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Tally
California
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Colorado
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Stewart
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Willis
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Gibson
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Rankin
Breckenridge
Murphy
Sumner
Houseman
Lienderson
Bayne
Robinson
Rhode
Stone
Burleigh
Newark
Agriculture
Hatch
Aiken
South Carolina
Dibrell
Williams
Beach
Green
Winans
Weller
Patton
Cullen
Wilson
White
Ochiltree
Howey
New Jersey
Stephenson
Raymond
Dakota
Messrs. Curtin
Belmont
Deuster
Wiconsip
Clements
W. K. Cox
G. D. Wise
Lamb
Rice
Wall
Ketcham
Phelps
Hill
Messrs. Rosecrans
Slocum
Morgan
Walford
Murray
Duncan
Steele
Lyman
Laird
Cutcheon
Maginnis
Montana
Naval Affairs
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Morse
Talbot
Maryland
Buchanan
Eaton
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McAdoo
Harmer
Thomas
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Boutelle
West Office and
Post Roads
Money
Reese
Ward
Cosgrove
Riggs
Rogers
Taylor
Paige
Bingham
Peelle
Skinner
Wakefield
McCormick
Davidson
Florida
Moblitzell
Caldwell
Lurner
Wemple
James
Atkinson
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Cobb
Scales
Oates
Shaw
Lewis
Henley
van Eaton
Strait
Anderson
Payson
Brents
Washington Territory
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Peel
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Finerty
Smith
George
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Perkins
Nelson
Outy
Arizona
Territories
Evins
Pryor
Arnot
Hardeman
Alexander
Carlton
Foran
J. D. Taylor
Kellogg
Johnson
Lawrence
Struble
Post
Breitung
O’hara
Singiser
Idaho
Mississippi River
King
Campbell
J. 8
Wise
Whiting
Militia
Muller
Covington
Lallentyne
Worthington
Mllinois
Brainard
Holton
Kean, Jr
Ef Jersey
Milliken
Aine
Pacific Railroad
Cassidy
Nevada
Throckmorton
Cabell
Thompson, Jr
Jordan
Crisp
Millard
Dunham
Hanback
Kanes
Vance
Singleton
Mitchell
Greenleaf
Hansell
Dargen
Coburn
Morey
Budd
Morrill
Messrs. Matson
Lefevre
Fran
Jinans
Patron
Lovering
Bagley
Bay of New Hampshire
Hook
Holmes
Merrill
Y Pensions
Messrs. Hewitt
Liltman
Stockslayer
York
State Department
Messrs. Hardeman
Dargan
Northington
Illnois
Muldrow
Mutchler
Halsell
Eldredge
Michin
Lowrey
Arker
Mayo
Weaver
Ia District of Columbia
Messrs. Barber
Sheley
Fiedler
Spri
News
Barr
Guenther
McComas
Aryland
Jeffords
Misssissippi
Messrs. McMillan
Down
Tillman
Warner
van Alstyne
Dockerey
Wood
Love
Delaware
Spycer
Sons of
New Hampshire
Price
Ellwood
Brown
Bay of New York
Geddes
Olio
Tulley
Ferrell
Rowell
Mlinois
Bowen
McMillan
Clay
Five Persons Drowned Near Paris Arkansas
A private letter from Logan county reports a fatal accident near Paris last Thursday. A Illinois family named Gray, a man, his wife, a child, and two middle aged ladies, were moving into Arkansas in a covered wagon. Crossing Petite Jean creek, the swollen swift current swept them away and their bodies have not been recovered.
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Little Rock
Ark
Logan County
Paris
Gray
Ilinois
Arkansas
Petite Jean Creek
Lawyer in Richmond Shootout Wounds Policeman and Is Shot
In Richmond this evening Henry W. Johnson a noted criminal lawyer attempted to shoot a member of the Baumer Bros firm over a lawsuit with Vaughhan for whom Johnson served as attorney. He wounded Policeman Wertenberg and was then himself shot in the head by an unknown person.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Richmond
Henry W. Johnson
Baumer Bros
Wertenberg
Vaughan
Johnson
John Thorp
Quincy House
G. Jordan
Thorp
Capt
A. A. Folsom
Boston and Providence Railroad
Honorable Artillery Company
London
Duke of Portland
Troy Street
F. A. Page
E. B. Wentworth
Page
George Mann
M. J. W. Johnson
Triple murder at Chatham Church shocks Raleigh area
A morning axe attack at Chatham Church near Moncare leaves Mrs Olive Gunter 80 and her daughter and granddaughter dead. No clues yet, causing great community alarm as investigators search for suspects.
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Raleigh
N. C
Dee
Chatham Church
Moncare
Olive Gunter
Mayor veto overridden over Chicago and Evanston road ordinance
Dec 24 CuicaGco reports the mayor vetoed a city grant of right of way to the Chicago and Evanston road but the council overrode the veto. The ordinance is tied to local charges of wholesale corruption by councilmen as reported by papers.
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CuicaGco
Pat
Chicago
Evanston
Compromise Reached In Western Union Tax Suit
Harrisburg dispatch reports Western Union Telegraph Company settles with the state over a 144000 tax claim on stock dividends for 1879 and 1880. The company agrees to pay 50000 to discharge the dispute.
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Harrisburg
Western Union Teleraph Company
Notable 1900s Boston social items and political rumors
Reports from Boston and surrounding areas note Reverend Dr. Hooker planning Congregational church work in Winter Park and Orlando Florida, Major McKay to be Mayor Martin's private secretary, and various gifts and honors. Included are mentions of Louis Jennings authoring a new English novel, hospital staff gifts, and checks and presents to and from prominent city figures.
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Dr. Hooker
Newton
Florida
Winter Park
Orlando
George E. McKay
Adjutant General’s Office
Martin
Blaine
Representative Morrison
Illinois
Boston Journal
Louis J. Jennings
New York Times
England
Fred H. Lowry
Massachusetts General Hospital
George H. Norman
Newport
R. 1
Boston
C. P. Haskins
Old Colony Railroad
Fall River
Mary Anderson
Duke of Portland
Ham. Griffin
Welbeck Abbey
Middlesex
Norfolix
Aan
Nottinghamshire
New York World
O Donnell Case Correspondence With Britain Reported
The president transmitted to Congress the secretary of state report with extensive correspondence on the Patrick O Donnell case. It covers Sept 26 to Dec 15, 1883, detailing his arrest, defense prospects, citizenship questions, and the long debate over whether U S officials must provide legal aid in a British trial. The documents note possible clerical errors in his naturalization and discuss British delay in execution.
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Washington
House of Representatives
State Department
Patrick O’donnell
Hopping
Frelinghuysen
Great Britain
Department of State
Lowell
O’donnell
United States
Hopp
John A. Logan
Wm. P. Hynes
Wim. W. O’brien
Donnell
Pryor
Fullerton
New York
London
Hoppin
O’ Donnell
United Kingdom
O'Donnell
United
Heppin
Michael
Patrick
Lisconing
Acces
Colorado
Probate Court
Lawrence County
Ohio
Ireland
Patrick O’ Donnell
Earl Granville
Horrors of Civil War in Haiti Mayti Situation Worsens
Descriptions from Hayti on December 17 report Jeremie in worsening distress as Miragoane defences hold after bombardments. Bastions at Miragoane and Jacmel suffer mixed outcomes while bombarding forces deplete ammo and improvise with stones. Diplomatic talks seek indemnities, with five French warships expected to back French claims. British subjects were among recent victims aboard the schooner Dareless.
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Sr. Thomas
Hayti
Jeremie
Partauouace
Mtragoane
Mathurian Legras
Salomon
Bazelais
Epaminondas Des Roches
Miragoane
Des Roches
la Patria
LeGros
Jacmel
Price
Mora Blanc
Cotes de Fer
Toussaint
Rigant
Port Au Prince
France China talks stall as Tseng seeks mediation
London dispatch reports negotiations between France and China halted. Marquis Tseng awaits China orders in Paris, seeking mediation from England or other power. Paris denies mediation rumors and vows France will fulfill Tonquin obligations.
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France
China
London
Marquis Tseng
Paris
Marqquis Tseng
Europe
Iia
England
Tonquin
Annuam
Johnson Wins Water Power Case At Bath River
The referee’s report in the trespass suits brought by Hon. James K. Johnson of Bath against Conant & Co. pulp manufacturers is filed in the New Hampshire supreme court and favors the plaintiff. The nine-day trial last November tested the Ammonoosuc river water power title and damages for its use by the mills. The report awaits confirmation by the high court.
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Haverhill
N. H
James K. Johnson
Bath
Conant & Co
Jeremiah Smith
Dover
Batham Concord
Ammonoosuc
Bath Village
Col. Johnson
Supreme Court
Pacific directors press government for extra help to unload stock
Ottawa reports that for several days the president and directors of the Canadian Pacific in constant communication with the government are demanding further canions. They are said to ask refund of money paid as security for the government guarantee to enable unloading stock and completing the road.
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Ottawa
Ont
The
Canadian Pacific
St Louis Offered as Democrats' Convention Site
The New York World urges holding the Democratic national convention in St. Louis. It notes the city's central rail system, welcoming hospitality, and hotel capacity to host 12,000 guests, with citizens pledging to accommodate more.
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New York World
St. Louis
Convict Laborers Trapped as Mine Cage Free Falls
In Pratt mines Birmingham Alabama this morning a cage carrying twenty convict laborers fell 204 feet and rebounded sixty feet after the engine went awry. Most men fell free. one man Joseph Phelan black was killed thirteen injured two seriously whites two others colored.
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Birmingham
Ala
Pratt Mines
Joseph Phelan
Governor Murray Arrives in Salt Lake City
Governor Murray was greeted by a large Utah delegation and pledged federal backing to end polygamy and theocracy. He promised measures by Congress and a strong message to the upcoming legislature to align Utah with federal law.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Murray
Congress
Contractor fatally wounds rivals then shoots self in St Louis
In St Louis on December 24 D C Gibson attacked boarding house guest John Buffington with a revolver after a quarrel with his wife, mother to Buffington and Mulholland's wives. Mulholland was wounded but not seriously. Buffington and Gibson were believed mortally wounded.
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ST. Louis
D. C
Iron firms in Lehigh Valley cut wages by 10 percent
Easton dated notice shows Thomas iron company Hokendauqua and Crane iron company Catasauqua announcing 10 percent wage cuts effective January 1. Crane has now cut 20 percent after a Saturday discharge of workers. Nearly every valley furnace has reduced wages as layoffs follow.
Penn Harvard rowing match request rejected by Harvard club
The regatta committee of the University of Pennsylvania reports Harvard boat club president Sexton has formally declined to accept the Penn eight-oared race, citing prior commitments with other colleges. If Harvard rows, the Penn crew will proceed to Cambridge for the contest.
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Philadelphia
Regatta Committee
University of Pennsylvania
Sexton
Harvard Boat Club
Oon
Cambridge
Harvard
Petersburg man hanged after jail escape
Evansville Indiana December 24 Charles Harvey of Petersburg who murdered Henry Costin Jr last Friday night was taken from jail on Sunday morning and hanged to a tree.
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Evansville
Ind
Charles Harvey
Petersburg
Henry Costin, Jr
Dredging Find in New Haven Harbor Won't Confirm Fossil
Prof Marsh has no suspicions the harbor bone found last Saturday is a sterodactyl skull. His assistant Mr Harger notes asterodactyl bones would crumble if touched by dredges, as the fragment is as thin as an eggshell. The object has not been brought to the Peabody museum and probably never will.
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Rome
Germany
Order of Christ
Amsterdam
Transvaal
Lord Derby
Constantinople
M. Jourdan
International League of Peace and Liberty
France
Tonquin
M. de Lesseps
Abbeville
Somme
Suez Canal
Granada
Spain
Mumole
Herr von Schloezer
Vatican
Prussia
Curia
Galata
New Haven
Corn
Marsh
Harger
Peabody Museum
Sunbury Smelting Works Faces 75000 Need at Meeting
At a Sunbury stockholders meeting today Manager Kidney reported the Sunbury smelting works are financially embarrassed and require 75000 to place the company on a sound basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmel
Sunbury Smelting Works
Sunbury Today
Kidney
Explosion at Shoenberger Co Stable Kills Horses and Mules
An explosion of natural gas in the stable of Shoenberger and Co in Pittsburg Pennsylvania wrecked the brick building instantly killing two horses and four draft mules. Loss is ten thousand dollars. A deputation from the Canada manufacturers association discussed patent law reforms with the government to prevent multiple patents for the same article and proposed a patent commission. Irish Canadians in Toronto held a meeting to aid distressed pauper emigrants, with funds raised and a committee formed to canvass for more. Two men from Morehouse Louisiana, Rowell and Adams, competed for Ida Lewis, an octaroon. Ida drank a love philter prepared by Rowell to persuade marriage. she died in convulsions. Rowell fled to the swamps. The negress who conducted the fortune telling received a trade dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoenberger & Co
Pittsburg
Canada Manufacturers’ Association
Toronto
Rowell
Adams
Morehouse
IdaeWwis
Ida
Arthur breakfasted with Reed and Miller at Fifth Avenue
New York reports President Arthur breakfasted this morning at the Fifth Avenue Hotel with Hon. J. C. Reed and Charles E. Miller, continuing routine duties amid a busy day.
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New York
Arthur
Fifth Avenue Hotel
J. C. Reed
Charles E. Miller
Snow Storm Wrecks Mines and Delays Travel Across Regions
Severe storm floods and avalanches devastate Colorado mining town of Ouray near Virginius mine. Eleven miners buried, six rescued alive, five badly injured. casualties and collapses ripple to Cincinnati and Lancaster structures. Snow and flood disrupt trains, ships, and roads from New York to Ohio, with multiple factories and bridges damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Ohio
Denver
Col
Tribune
Ouray
Virginius Mine
Virginius
Carolina Mining Company of
Boston
Suerles
Thomas Mayan
Joseph Fitzgerald
Robert Frazer
W.H. Carmichael
Charles Armstrong
Wm. H. Scheidler
Cincinnati
Heidelbach, Friedlander & Co
Champion
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Newport
Harper’s Rolling Mill
Portsmouth
California
Lancaster
Farmers
North Green Street
The Most Perfect Piece of B Rolling Stock Yet Produced
The Railway Age Car by Pullman's Palace Car Co represents the peak of railway coach design in fifty years. Built with contributions from Williams, Page & Co and Silver Lake, it blends luxury, safety, and function with rich woodwork and extensive compartments. At Fitchburg depot in Boston it hosts E. H. Talbot, Mrs. Talbot, Eunice Cobb, and E. N. Lewis as they tour eastern rail hubs before moving to Hertford and Montreal for winter events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman’s Palace Car Company
Western Railroad
Boston
Williams, Page & Co
Silver Lake Company
Fitchburg
E. H. Talbott
Railway Age
Hertford
Montreal
Fires In Boston Area Injures Fireman And Damages Factories
A Lynn fire alarm for a minor blaze at Penear and Co in the rear of 32 Washington street damaged woodwork and injured Fred Robinson, driver of the Breed hook and ladder truck. A separate still alarm hit 325 Columbus avenue where a basement furnace ignited wood. 10:55 A M fire at 142 Salem street caused minor damage. In Springfield Amherst church furnace fire caused little damage. The Cupples broom factory and warehouse in St Louis burned, with Isadore Busch wine offices also ablaze. official loss projected at 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Box 41
Lynn
Penear & Co
No. 32
Washington Street
Fred. Robinson
E. B. Breed
Robinson
Engine 22
Columbus Avenue
Brighton
Michael Finley
Salem Street
Springfield
Mass
Amherst Methodist
St. Louis
Dee
Samuel Cupples Wooden Ware Company
Navy Yard Matters Passes Assistant Tobin Returns
Passed Assistant Engineer John A Tobin has returned from leave of absence to duty on board, resuming responsibilities at the navy yard.
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Powhatan
C. N. Nye
Shenandoah
M. L. Vremain
John W. Hagerman
Charles E. Manning
James Coffey
United States Marine Corps
Marine Barracks
Charles Conion
John A. Tobin
Rail disasters in the Northeast and Midwest today
A New Haven freight struck snow near Milford Connecticut and exploded injuring engineer Ross and fireman Lynch. conductor Searles escaped with burns. In Indiana a Blue River washout wreck killed baggage master Sanford and others, with Vaughan the engineer gravely hurt. Additional Midwest incidents report injuries and fatalities across Fort Wayne and Portland area lines, while other trains collide and derail in Barnesville and Indianapolis with multiple injuries trying to recover.
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Connecticut
New Haven
Conn
New York
New York, New Haven
Searles
Indiana
New Albany
Ind
Blue River
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago
Salem
Sanford
Dora Eddings
Lafayette
John Vaughn
Louisville
Jacob Helfricc
Uaster
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad
John Vaughan
Charles Sanford
Jacob Helfrich
Quincy
Chicago
Dora Iddings
Grand Rapids
Fort Wayne
Judge Ellison
A. W. Fisher
West Unity
J. A. Griffin
Union City
N. E. Eldred
Skidmore
Portland
Summit Station
Island Pond
Grand Trunk
Aly
Indianapolis
Indianapolis and St. Louis
Avon
Robert Madris
Brown
Minneapolis
Minn
Christmas Eve Services at Messiah and Unity Churches
Christmas Eve services were held at the Church of the Messiah and the Church of the Unity. Rev H F Allen officiated at Messiah with a sermon on Christ's birth and life. Midnight service by Rev Throop contrasted sin and redemption. Unity offered a Christmas vesper with a rich music program including solos, choruses, and a cornet solo by John M Flockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Messiah
Church of the Unity
H. F. Allen
Allen
Christ
Joseph
Throop
Jesus
Buck
Mr. Cornell
Paige
George B. Ford
John M.flockton
Minot J. Savage
Howard M. Dow
Religious Observances and Holiday Activities in Boston
Christmas in Boston will be quiet with many church services and elaborate Catholic musical programmes at the Cathedral and other churches. Theatres run matinees and evening shows, the Institute rink hosts skating and other sports, the foreign fair offers child friendly attractions, and the electric Christmas tree dispenses gifts. Riflemen meet at Walnut Hill, and various halls host parties and balls in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cathedral
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Augustine’s
Institute
Walnut Hill
Miss Emily Faithfull in America Plans Colorado Emigration Visit
Miss Emily Faithfull tells Inter-Ocean she will visit Colorado Springs for Christmas, aims to study conditions of women in the United States and explore opportunities for English emigrant women. She notes American women are better paid and plans to travel to San Francisco after two or three days in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Faithfull
Chicago
Miss Faithfull
Colorado
Colorado Springs
San Francisco
Henderson Held For Manslaughter In Roxbury Quarantine Case
In Roxbury municipal court Ed win R. Henderson was discharged on murder charges and held to answer a new manslaughter complaint set at 3000 bail. Witnesses described a disturbance in the entry and the discovery of a body. The examination resumes Thursday with two doctors expected to testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
Edwin R. Henderson
West Roxbury Park loan and city water plan hearing
Boston aldermen discuss a $500000 loan to acquire land for West Roxbury Park and review water system improvements. A Highland Street Railway location hearing is held with debate over routes through South Boston and Post Office Square. The water board warns of scarce supply and urges economic use. several finance and public works items are approved and an additional park loan passes, with some dissent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
O’ Brien
Jeremiah G. Fennessey
Daniel A. Cronin
Daniel A McCarthy
Highland Street Railway Company
Federal
Post Office
Moody Merrill
Highland Road
Cas
Post Office Square
Tremont
Washington Streets
Merrill
Highlands
Paul West
South Boston Road
C. A. Richards
Metropolitan Road
Mr. Merrill
Mr. Minot
Mr. Ladd
South Street
Bromwich
Bancroft
Dr. Bowker
South Boston
Water Board
Boston
Mystic and
Cochituate
Brien
Committee On Water
Committee On Finance
Jamaica Pond Acqueduct Company
Beacon
Pegan Brook
Beacon Hill
Bijou
Whitten
Committee On Licenses
West Roxbury Park
Park Commissioners
Alderman Devlin
Kendricken
O’brien
Yeas
Hall
Leighton
Slade
Woolley
Devlin
Pray
Welch
Henry S. Lawrence
Taber Street
Henry F. Sproul
Massachusetts Avenue
Thomas Cox
Pope’s Hill Street
E. F. Cutter
Mystic Water Department
Water Registrar’s Office
Schedule Filed in Insolvency Case of Hubbard Brothers & Co
The surviving partner James Gilchrist of Brookline filed a schedule in Dedham insolvency court showing about 275000 in liabilities tied to Hubbard Brothers & Co a Boston banker at 60 Devonshire Street. Debts mainly arise from borrowings with collateral. List includes Mor tiamp Boston Bank of Second National Bank of Boston Beal Botch Milton National Bank of Commerce Boston North National Bank Boston Boston and Sandwich Glass Co Hamilton National Bank Hoyt Charlestown NH Gilchrist executor Elliott Hubbard Brookline estate R Hubbard Head Co John B Hink Mrs Adams Prosper Merril Miss Ellen Frothingham A B Hubbard plus others. Individual liabilities total about 200. Hearing set for first Wednesday in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard Brothers & Co
James Gilchrist
Brookline
Devonshire Street
Bostorm
Dedham
Charles Mortiamp
Boton
Second National Bank of Boston
Thomas P. Beal
Boston
Botch
Milton
National Bank of Commerce
North National Bank
Boston National Bank
S. S. Blanchard
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
Institute costume carnival postponed to Monday evening
The institute costume carnival has been moved to Monday evening January 28 to accommodate business men who wish to be represented in the trades procession and who...
Advertising Rates in Boston Weekly Post Publisher Notice
The Boston Post Publishing Co lists ad rates across sections. General advertising 16 cents per line per insertion, entertainments one dollar per square first insertion, 75 cents for continuations, notices four pages 25 cents per line, local notices on first page 50 cents per line, Boston Weekly Post ads 12 1/2 cents per line each insertion.
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Boston Weekly Post
Boston
A. BP. Moore
Aaverionen
POST _ PUBLISHING CO
Parade Trade Demonstration to Feature Costumes and Prizes
The management plans a parade style trades display with all mercantile industries represented. George E. Hayden will transfer comic and character costumes from New Year’s night to Jan 28. Original burlesque designs from last season remain eligible for prizes. All makeup styles may compete for awards based on effect, original, dramatic, historical, fancy, comic or burlesque designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Hayden
New England News From Readfield And Essex County
Mrs. Reasie of Readfield died last week in Augusta insane hospital after a severe beating by her son. Penobscot lumbermen work mostly in woods as stock cut rises to recover blown timber from the late tornado. Essex County supplied the largest number of Massachusetts emigrants to Maine, listing many names such as Baker Bartlett Bradbury Bailey Bagley Carter Chase Coffin Conant Chadwick Cross Dane Davis and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Bartlett
Bradbury
Bailey
Bagley
Carter
Chase
Coffin
Conant
Chadwick
Cross
Dane
Davis
Dodge
Dole
Emerson
Frye
Haskell
Herrick
Huse
Ingersoll
Hisley
Kent
Kimball
Knight
Longfellow
Lovitt
Gould Accepts Call to Free Baptist Church
In Portsmouth public library records 4 706 volumes are listed. Rev J S Gould has accepted a call to the Free Baptist church at Water Village.
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Portsmouth
J. S. Gould
Free Baptist Church
Water Village
Wells River mill sale and local drowning report
The Wells River paper mill changed hands for 6200. Laborer Matthew Flaherty from Sargent's slate quarry near Poultney drowned in Lake St. Catharine, leaving seven children. His widow, once at Utica asylum, was declared cured just before his death, with a letter notifying him en route. A Stamford merchant faced a new fraud involving a soap show case and deceptive payment terms.
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Wells River
Deming
D. W
Matthew Flaherty
Sargent
Poultney
Lake St. Catherine
Flaherty
Utica
Stamford
Multiple deaths and police raids across towns this week
Reports from Wendell Fall River and surrounding areas describe Seward Packard dying after a shaft fall at the Farley paper mill. A woman's body was found in Fall River snow, and a man frozen in North Chelmsford was identified by his wooden leg. A Coleraine mill worker died in Springfield, and Milo Winchester remains missing as Nashua river searches continue. Mrs. Winchester mourns as the husband remains unfound. Police raid unlicensed liquor dens in Fall River, seizing about 150 gallons.
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Seward Packard
Farley
Wendell
Frontier Street
Fall River
North Chelmsford
Wm. Hoisington
Coleraine
Griswoldville
Springfield
James Mahoney’s Death in Providence Jail Daze
James Mahoney, 26, was discharged from the county jail in Providence on Friday night and froze to death the same night while walking toward Crompton, his home, in a fatal cold episode.
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James Mahoney
Providence
Crompton
Windham Court Judge Disposes of 106 Cases in 17 Days
At the Windham county term Judge Hovey disposed of more than 106 cases in 17 days. Mrs. Mary Kerwin died at Newington at 105, reputedly the oldest woman in the state. She was born in Ireland and came to this country at 82. Senator Spooner of Rhode Island who bought the Vanderbilt house at West Hartford for 40300 has not found a buyer. the best offer was 3000 from Mr Heublins of Hartford for a club house.
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Windham
Hovey
Mary Kerwin
Newington
Ireland
Senator Spooner
Rhode Island
Cornelius Vanderbilt
West Hartford
Heublins
Hartford
Across the Street for Lunch With Nellie Blank
In Philadelphia Call style dialogue, Mary prepares to step out with Nellie Blank for a brief lunch while detectives monitor the scene. A cautious warning about rain and damp cartridges underscores a tense, cautious mood in an urban setting.
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Philadelphia
Nellie Blank
Singer estate near settlement after will challenge
The Isaac M. Singer estate faces settlement over his 21 children. Mrs Spensler Singer challenged the will, claiming a prior marriage to Singer during a brief union with Mrs Haley Singer, impacting legitimacy. Children from the contested lines received several hundred thousand to millions, with amounts varying by claimant and marriage history.
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Isaac M. Singer
Matthews
Merritt
Catherine Haley Singer
Masked stenographer at Poland case trial inspires verse
Last Friday in Rockland Maine during the Poland case trial, stenographer Mr. Smith appeared with a masked face to cover erysipelas and ointments. A bar member recited a new verse about Cupid and Justice blindfolds, and Poland's charms behind him, reflecting on impartiality at the table.
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Poland
Rockland
Smith
Cupid
Justice
Ruel
Mortland and
Gould
Christmas at the Foreign Exhibition Observed as English Day
The event features special amusements for children and a daily lighting of the wonderful Christmas tree from 11 A.M. to 9 P.M. Each child will receive a present to take home as a souvenir of the visit.
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Telegraph and Mail
Tarep vVags
Mr. Desert
Sam Randall
Mary
Mile. Colombier
Mme. Bernhardt
Hemphill
Payne
Spooner
War Department
Ofee Ferrell
Tennessee Knott
Hambach
Houck
Grover
Evans
Libbey
Talbott
Nutting
Interior Department
Messrs. Young
Bruman
Jules—Theatne
Kelfer
Mssachusetts
Greene
Shelley
Mssissippi
Brewer
New Vax
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Teoaple
Peters
Town
Civil Service
Mersrs
Mutebler
Hoblitzell
Blend
Kleiner
Carleton
Gunther
Springer
Findlay
Parker
Messrs. Warner
Connolly
Seales
Carlisle
Mr. Springer
Sentein
Royal M. Johnson
Edwin Chase Ingersoll
Bangor
G.W. Ingersoll
Department
William C. Hunter
Chandler
Treasury
Interior
War Departments
Navy
the Avenger
Mayti
Ces
Miller Ana
Rollins
Pennsylvania Railroad
Roberts
Jon Gillespie
Brooklyn
St. Stephems Roman Catholic Church
Tuke
Tuke Emigration Committee
the Times
America
Tuke Fund
Tuke Committee
Canada
Egypt
Cairo
Berber
Khedive
Hicks Pasha
el Mahdi
Alaedin Pasha
Melbass
Dongola
Elobied
Hague
Vander Linden
Leyden
College Oaksmen
Prof. Marsh
Bir
Gotham Gleanings
New York Central Railroad
Ohio River
Licking River
Licking
Whittsburg
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Henry Irving
Cape Cod
Sandwich
Cape
Provincetown
Hyannis
Little Miami
Oak Street
Cincinnati Northern Railroad
Lewiston
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Boston P Advertising
NEW England News
the Singer Estate
Dr. J. G. B. Siegert & Sons
Cass
Tremont St
W. Baker & CO
Dorchester, Mass
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