Molecular agitation: a new theory explains the Maine murder
An extended discussion argues that atmospheric molecular agitation caused the crime and confession, portraying Blaney and Mrs. Barrows as victims of a climate-driven mental state rather than inherent villainy, insanity, or crime motivation, and predicting its adoption by legal practice. The piece shifts to other items on copyright, receptions, pension laws, and international news.
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Kittery
Maine
Blaney
Barrows
Oscar
Tom
Pla
Humdrum
Young Blaney
Biddeford
Thomas Barrows
Oscar E. Blaney
Virgin
Multiple Disasters And Crimes Hit Nation In Brief
Weather floods and fires sweep several states from Susquehanna rising in Pennsylvania to gas works under water in Findlay Ohio. A New York carriage trimmer killed his wife then himself. Fargo grand jury indicts lawyers in land office frauds. Rockford wife of ex tariff secretary wins divorce with alimony. Civil rights bill passes Ohio legislature. West Virginia dwelling fire kills two children. New Orleans coal yard foreman shot in street clash. police under fire.
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San Francisco
Thistleman
Harmon
Wilkesbarre
Susquehanna
Findlay
Ohio
Arlington
Homer
N. Y
James E. Lines
Fargo, Dak
Robert P. Porter
Rockford
The
Tariff Commission
Barnard
Poughkeepsie
John 8. Hill
West Shore Railroad
Brooklyn
United States Supreme Court
William Morrison
Pocahontas County
W. Va
Morrison
William Lewis
New Orleans
Frank Porter
Porter
Lewis
Judiciary panel backs bill to extend Alabama claims court
The judiciary committee agreed to report a bill extending the court of commissioners of Alabama claims to December 31, 1884 and permitting a further one year extension by presidential proclamation. It provides interest on first class exculpated cruiser claims through March 31, 1877 and full payment of those claims if land on hand suffices. About $2,000,000 remains due on first class claims, with $7,500,000 on hand likely ample.
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Dorsheimer
House
Washington
House Committee On the Judiciary
United States
Senate
Iawley
Dudley
Iho
Commissioner of Pensions
Judiciary Committee
Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims
Beard
Harbor and Land Commission
Harbor and Land Commissioners
Commonwealth
Boston
South Boston
Fort Point Channel
New York and New England Railroad Company
Pec
Tidewater
Tidewaters
Great Floods Reported Across Ohio Valley and Pennsylvania
Heavy floods sweep the Ohio Valley from Cincinnati to Bradford with rapidly rising rivers. Cincinnati reports 54 feet 2 inches and possible gas and water shutdowns by Thursday, while Pittsburgh Allegheny City fear historic floods. Rail traffic suspended on several lines as floodwaters inundate tracks and low lands in multiple cities.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Southern
Grand Central Depot
McLean Avenue
Wirrspurg
Pittsburg
Allegheny City
Monongahela
Allegheny
River Avenue
School
Robinson Streets
Pittsburg and Western
Duquesne Way
South Side
Bradford
Davis
Lake Erie
McKeesport
Vologheny
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Canton
Cleveland
President in the field for renomination amid maneuvering
Washington reports indicate the president is actively seeking renomination with Gov. Foster’s Ohio prediction stirring debate. Sher man and Blaine factions weigh in while Secretary Chandler seeks extra navy funds amid looming repairs. The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette dispatch and Gen. Boynton ties shape the sentiment and strategy across key states and leaders.
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Boston Post
Washington
Gov. Foster
Ohio
Arthur
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Congress
Sherman
New York
William Ek. Chandler
Chandler
Loring
Navy Department
Navy Yards
Mr. Arthur
New England
Massachusetts
John M. Forbes
Worthington
Custom House
Vermont
Edmunds
Senate
Logan
Blaine
Dlinois
John Sherman
Grant
Cincinnatii Commercial Gazette
Gen. Boynton
Boynton
Navy
House of Representatives
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Bureau
New England Ship Owners’ meeting backs Dingley bill
At the New England Ship Owners association gathering in the board of trade rooms on Tuesday, Capt. W. H. Lincoln led a debate over Representative Dingley’s bill to relieve shipping interests. The group endorsed the bill in main features with cautions on seamen wages and owner liability, urging Congress to act and sending copies to Dingley and state lawmakers.
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New England Ship Owners’ Association
Board of Trade
Congress
Dingley
Maine
W. H. Lincoln
United States
Woman Shot and Killed by Drunken Trio in Bridgeport
Mrs Mary Lewis about 55 was murdered at Charles Twitchells North Bridgeport home last night after three men Bishop Butler and Blake under the influence of liquor forced entry and attempted an assault. Bishop Bishoff confessed to firing the fatal shot claiming it was accidental.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Mary Lewis
Charles Twitchell
John Bishop
George Butler
James Blake
Grink
Twitchell
Arnold
Taylor
Jennings
Bishop
Trumbull
Bishoff
Mrs. Lewis
Bishot
Dwitchell
Chief of Police
Mills Strike Halts Several Fall River Plants
Fall River Massachusetts February 5. Three Union mills and several others are closed due to the strike while some departments at Quequechan and Durfee mills run or idle. Spinners resist sporadic actions and police guard preparations increase. A strike relief appeal is planned to New England unions. manufacturers show no shutdowns imminent.
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Fall River
Mass
Sagamore
Slade
Tecumseh
Wampanoag
Chace
Quequechan
Durfee
Reed
Trades Unions of
New England
Captain Wright Testifies on City of Columbus Disaster
Capt. Wright, 52, master with license since 1869, testifies at the steam vessel inquiry. He details leaving Boston January 17, misread compass, ship struck near buoy, efforts to reverse, water in hold, and rescue delays. He cannot assign blame and notes lighthouse brightness as a navigation hazard.
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City of Columbus
Wright
Boston
Cross Rips
W.S
Nauset
Harding
Chatham
Savannah
Fuller
Naushon
Capt. Wright
Indestructible fireproof compound claims solid tests
Dr H C Fowler unveils a new fireproof lining material tested in a furnace. A gun metal box with this lining and extra tests kept interior papers fresh at over 2,500 degrees F. The material also protected a plastered lead pipe and kept a thermometer near the burn at 90 degrees. It aims to coat safes, girders, and walls cheaply as a plaster substitute.
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H. C. Fowler
Indestructible Safe and Fire Proof Company
Simmons Building
Water Street
Edward A. White
Boston Fire Commissioners
Edward P. Bond
Boston Safe Deposit Company
T. 5. Potter
New Bedford
T. J. Whidden
Boston
James Swords
Boston Protective Department
Wendell H. Caff
John C. Pratt
Jamaica Gas Company
Oliver P. Brightman
Fire reports and proceedings across cities in brief
Boston area fire alarms report dwelling basement blaze at 93 North Margin Street with about 50 dollars damage. Crawford building on First Federal Street suffers 800 dollars damage from ceiling fire starting in a stove area. Fire at Samoset Place damages property. Kaplan files for 3000 dollars loss with 2000 insured. Minor attic fire at Prince Street. another blaze at Highland Street rear of 160 Dewey noted. Telegraph briefs cover fires from Portland to Detroit plus petitions and legislative orders on various public matters.
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North Margin Street
Daniel McLaughlin
Vox
Crawford Building
Federal Street
George Lawless
George B. Drake
Hammond
Samoset Place
Prince Street
L. H. Kaplan
Patrick Gallagher
Kaplan
Fire Division
William Kelley
Dewey
Highland Street
Telegraph
Portland
Kennebec Street
Back Cove
Kosciusko
Oldham & Hamps
W. B. Spiker
H. H. Crowder
D. R. Little
Wade Harvey
Toledo
Palmer & Case
Thomas I. Doyle
Little Rock
Ark
Lonoke
Waniel & Strauss
Chicago
P. C. Hanford Oil Company
Englewood
Mr. Pleasant
Man Arrested on Suspicion of Murder in Lake Champlain
St Albans Vermont February 5 Voon Blumenthal, suspected of murdering Krauser, was jailed here after admitting luring Krauser to cross the lake and go to Lapham Bay. He denies killing Krauser though strong circumstantial evidence remains. A search party is organized to locate Krauser's body. Blumenthal, once in Albany area, has a poor reputation and was swiftly captured.
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Lake Champlain
St. Albans
Voon Blumenthal
Krauser
Lapham Bay
Albany
Harlington
Blumenthal
Senate considers tax and insurance reforms in ongoing session
In the senate on Tuesday Bruce presented petitions for tax law revisions. Norris backed a reduced pilotage rate in Boston harbor for Boston Marine Insurance Co. and 13 others. Washburn reported against passing a life insurance policy valuation bill. The Biennial Amendment moves toward passage. the senate favors a third reading after rejecting a Friday delay. House requires two thirds to pass. Orders of the Day cover reform school salaries, educational appropriations, printing costs, and actions related to school district prosecutions. Committee notes include water supply, harbors, and insurance. Public hearings featured Cape Cod Ship Canal and Hyde Park water requests. Canvass shows party preferences for a presidential candidate within the senate and house.
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London
France
Madagascar
United States
Paris
Portugal
Congo
Mexico
Turkey
Spain
Cortes
Japan
Corea
House of Commons
Charles Bradlaugh
Gladstone
United Kingdom
John Barry
Wexford
A. Stavely Hill
Staffordshire
Robert Bourke
Lynn Regis
Egypt
Europe
House of Lords
Marquis of Tweedale
Baron Vernon
Marquis of Salisbury
Baker Pasha
Baker
Trinkitat
Ranger
Beker
Tokar
Priakitut
Cairo
Rifts
Fatery
Osman Dignia
Admiraltty
India
Suakim
Military Department
Committee On Manufactures
William G. Clark
Boston
Groveland
Haverhill
General Court
Senate
House
Meigs Elevated Railway Company
Beard
Bruce
H. M. Warren
Norris
Boston Marine Insurance Company
Washburn
Worcester
Parker
Reformatory
Daniel F. Moran
Frances LE. Burton
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Fitchburg Co-operative Bank
Committee On Water Supply
Board of Health
George S. Torrey
W.F. Ward
Hyde Park
Committee On Harbors and Public Lands
Cape Cod Ship Canal Company
George A. King
Sandwich
Richard Olney
Lockwood
Gen
William Coggswell
Canal Company
J. H. Benton, Jr
Old Colony Railroad Company
Community notes from local churches and incidents
Funds raised at Quincy Point Congregational Church reach 1100 toward debt. Wakefield Rattan cuts wages about 10 percent. Margaret Hill held in Lynn court for jewelry larceny from Amos Beckford and watch theft from Sarah Roe, set at 1000 bail. Neily ONeil found dead at North Cambridge Fitchburg crossing, head crushed. Dissensions cause 14 Baptist church members to withdraw in Newton Upper Falls. pastor asks for dismissal letter. William Murphy arrested in South Easton for stabbing Maurice Kiley. arraignment delayed. Annexation meeting in Watertown with 15 attendees. Pendergast chair, French secretary. signatures pursued. Funeral of Jas Endicott of Boston held in Chelsea. burial at Woodlawn. Eastern convocation of Episcopal Church of Massachusetts met in Medford. addresses by clergy and Sturgis. Memorial service for Rev. Chas Rand planned after sound disaster.
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Quincy Point
Wakefield Rattan Company
Lynn Court
Margaret Hill
Amos Beckford
Sarah Roe
Neily O’neil
North Cambridge
Fitchburg
Newton Upper Falls
Barry
William Murphy
Maurice Kiley
South Easton
Kiley
Murphy
Spring Hotel
Watertown
P. B. Pendergast
Abner French
E. Fitzwilliam
Jas. Endicott
Boston
Albert Bisbee
Winnisimmet Street
Chelsea
N. B. Jones, Jr
East Boston
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Marblehead
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Invincibles
Virginia
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William County
Sanched
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Concord
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St. Paul’s Church
Noom
Roberts
North Main Street
H. M. French
Joseph Chase, Jr
H. D. Young
Frank P. Andrews
Minot
Horatio Kimball
Keene
Cheshire Republican
B. B. Whittemore
Nashua Gazette
Matthew Harvey
Newport Argus and Spectator
Joshua L. Foster
Nover Democrat
H. H. Metcalf
People and Patriot
George Kk. Jenks
N. H. Statesman
William B. Smart
P. B. Coggswell
Daily Monitor
John M. Hill
Patriot
William W. Taylor
Billiardists
Marshall's
Moses Yatter
Lynn
E. L. Smith
Yatter
W. Lane
Smith
Ave
Morse
Allen Will Ay
Dartford
Guillet
Blackburn
Frankfort
Williams
W. G. Fargo
Express Fame
W. G. Fargo, Jr
Ohio Valley
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James McConnell
Wilship & Co
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Tinent
Montreal
Shipping Interests
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Bath
Capt. Goss
D. Keily
Mr. Kelly
Kelly
John Bulli
Railroads
J. Edward Burtt
Horace Si. Morse
CuIcAaGo
Barrett
Buffalo
Royal Arch Masons
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons of
Pacific Coast
Thos. Kinsella
Brooklyn Eagle
GAY Head
Henry Collins
Nobsqua
Tuarpaulin Cove
Mr. Harding
Hierry Collins
No. 4
Boston and Vicinity
East Bridgewater
Mattapoisett
Bridgewater
Plymouth County
Scituate
Hingham
Hull
Brockton
C. B. Baldwin
Gettysburg
New England Society
Henry A. Clapp
Supreme Judicial Court
Suffolk
James G. Buttrick
Lowell
Highland Congregational Church
van R. Swift
George A. Swift
Joseph H. Thompson
George H. Teague
A. E. Perkins
Jane Parks
Mittineague Congregational Society
Orrin C. Hubbard
H. G. Whitney
Westminster
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Committee On the
Committee On the Judiciary
Committee On Probate and Chancery
Joint Committee On the Judiciary
Kingsley
Cambridge
Hardy
Hewins
George H. Hunt
Plymouth
Cummings
Hollis Street Society
Thomas Dana
Commonwealth Avenue
New England Historic, Genealogical Society
Charlies JF. Adams, Jr
North Brookfield
Boston Society of Natural History
T. T
Boston Basin
N.S. Shaler
O. H. White
D. D
Great Britain
Africa
Association Hall
Boylston
Berkeley Streets
Alabama Colored Jubilee Singers
C. B. Patten
State National Bank
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
C. W. Emerson
Ladies Physiological Institute
John Carbutt
J. W. Black
Civil Service Reform Association of
Fifth Congressional District
Young’s Hotel
Col
Henry Lee
Eliot
Charles Francis Adams, Jr
Francis A. Walker
James Freeman Clarke
George A. Bruce
Marden
Moorfield Storey
Burnham Wardwell
Dedham
Sprague
Legislature
Mr. Beard
Committee On
Taunton
Salem
Wendell Phillips
Gen. Sherman
Ing
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Enetic
Co Aequire
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Montgomery Pl
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