Tragic drownings and political reshuffles in Bangor and beyond
A Bangor crowd reports the drowning of Kenty Griffin aged 10 in Pound buck buy Saturday. Judge Symonds resigns, citing an unexpected move before his October 1535 term. The Portland convention names M. F. King for mayor and three candidates for the school board. A steamship line may run semi weekly from Annapolis to Sullivan. Executors Reed sue for $100,000 in Bath. Trials begin in Bangor for the Norton versus European and North American Railway case and for the Cosie murder with defense by Bradbury and Sanborn. A Nova Scotia apple price reflection in Bangor notes $7 a barrel in Boston and prices from Annapolis. An atlas-searching Bangor shopper notes Nova Scotia’s crop and proximity of Annapolis to Bangor versus Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenty Griffin
Pound Buck Buy
Symonds
Supreme Court
Jobie
Thomas O’hara
Portland
Republican City Convention
M. F. King
Ana D.C. Baker
Joseph P. Thompson
Rev. C. Hi. Daniels
Annapolis
N.5
Sullivan
Mount Desert
Maine Central Railroad
Franklin
Edwin
Andrew F. Reed
Thomas M. Reed
Linus M. Price
Pacific Bank
Bath
Marcus P. Norton
Banger
United States
Davis
Carmen Santoro
Raffael Capone
Pascal Co
Cornwallis
Nova Scotia
Bangor
Bates House Sale and Mortgages in Rutland
The Bates house at Rutland was sold by a signee for 7500 to Dr. John A Mead. There are mortgages totaling 21000 on the property. Memorial services were held for Dr Hr C Bartlett drowned on the City of Colum bus at the Congregational church in Lyndon. The sermon by Rev George Kelly recalled Bartletts life and drew lessons from the calamity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates
Rutland
John A. Mead
Hr. C. Bartlett
City of Columbus
Congregational Church
Lyndon
Palestine, Commandery
Knights Templars
St. Johnsbury
Bartlett
George Kelly
Searjet fever grips Ware as illness sweeps town
The Ware region reports widespread fever among children families while occurrences of crime and misfortune unfold. A 13 year old boy David McCartney drowns at Laurel lake after skating into a hole. Two men steal a team then sell the wagon. A knife attack occurs on Main street Gloucester with no arrests yet. Non union housing and labor unrest cited with local rewards offered. Prize drawings and officers elected at a local post and Citizens Law and Order league meeting conclude the county events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
David McCartney
Laurel Lake
Lee
Daniel Neville
Daniel Straight
C. 5
Briges
Berkeley
Providence
Albert Thurston
Main Street
Gloucester
Thurston
Jackson House
Milford
Shoemosters
Selectmen
Cpl. Allen Post
C. A
Wetherell
South Framingham
Citizens’ Law and Order League
B. PT. Thompson
W. F. Brown
George L. Clapp
A. M. Eames
P. T. Thompson
G. Davenport
E. A. Phinney
George 8. Stevens
G. W. Lancaster
A. M. Clapp
Wolfred Hunt
Boston and Albany Railroad
Springfield
Worccester and
Clapp
Hunt
Attleboro Man Arrested in Attempted Assault Case
Deputy Riley of Attleboro Mass arrested Henry Monahan in Pawtucket on Saturday for an alleged attempt to assault Jeannett Jordan of Attleboro Friday. Monahan, married, denies the assault. A bill to tighten divorce law is expected in the legislature, with Gov Bourne criticizing lenient marriage laws and rising Protestant divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Attleboro
Mass
Henry Monahan
Pawtucket
Jeannett Jordan
Monahan
Gov. Bourne
Hartford Sufferers Face Rough Toll From Floods
Hartford subscription to flood sufferers totals about 3000 dollars. Reports say damage to vessels and property from the Connecticut rise is feared but lacking foundation. Frederick C. Boyd, 25, is charged with swindling New Haven residents in a patent ink scheme amounting to 300 to 700 dollars. Three women in New York saloons claim to be Blanche Douglass, per Walter Malley, though the real Blanche is in a western Catholic institution. Thomas Gilbert escaped death in Clinton, Conn, when Chester Brooks fired after seeing a figure flee. Gilbert, an ex convict, was stabbed in the eye and Brooks claimed he threw a stone at a dog.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Frederick C. Boyd
New Haven
New York
Blanche Douglass
Walter Malley
Blanche
Thomas Gilbert
Chester Brooks
Clinton
Conn
Gilbert
Brooks
A. B. Goodwin
Prisoners Escape Camden Jail By Sawing Bars
Four inmates escaped from Camden New Jersey jail Saturday by sawing window bars to reach a yard. In Charleston South Carolina a gas works roof collapsed killing John McGann and injuring Cornelius McGowan and Edward Clarkin. Illinois Supreme Court upholds Harper high license law in Timm vs Harrison. Mrs. Stribling, assaulted in Montgomery Alabama, has died after throat cutting by a black assailant. the mob hanged the man days later. S. P. Mason, 65, in Baltimore swallowed morphine in a drugstore, emetics used, likely to recover. Wallace Brookman and Richard Craig found dead in Ashland house Lexington Kentucky after drunken stay. gas blown out. W D Ray of Helena Kentucky found dying at Phoenix house Lexington after gas incident. restored.
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Camden
N. J
Charleston Gas Works
Charleston
S. C
John McGann
Cornelius McGowan
Edward Clarkin
Supreme Court of Illinois
Timm
Harrison
Chicago
Wallace Brookman
Richard Craig
Ashland House
Lexington
W. D. Ray
Helena
Phoenix House
Resi dent elected to Massachusetts Historical Society
Mr Uriel H Crocker is named a resident member of the Massachusetts Historical Society. A Wendell Phillips memorial meeting will be held in Washington on Feb 22 with Hon B K Bruce presiding. George P Tenney becomes cashier of Freeman's National Bank succeeding Edward S Hayward.
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Uriel H. Crocker
Massachusetts Historical Society
Wendell Phillips
Washington
B. K. Bruce
Geo. P. Tenney
National Bank
Edward 8. Hayward
Freeman’s National Bank
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Charlestown
Canon Sprague
Greenfield
Mass
Washburn
Greenfield Library Association
Pierre Lorillard
New York
Lieut
Rhodes
Dexter
Edward Niederer
Philandelphia
New Orleans
Boston
Pittsburg Saturday Review
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Aoa Ae
At the Capital Republicans Block Tariff Reduction
Special despatch from Washington details the Keifer Boynton inquiry with Keifer facing his charges and seeking delays while Boynton offers to prove his innocence. The hearing next Wednesday is set after pleas for delay, with committee chair Hopkins overruling jurisdiction challenges.
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Washington
Boynton
Keifer
Coleman
Hopkins
New Jersey
Ohio
Congress to Seek Protect News Gatherers and Owners
Washington February 17 Henry Watterson says a proposed newspaper copyright measure would grant 24 hour exclusivity to collected news as property. He notes news has no current legal status and argues the value lies in franchises, labor, and enterprise. The plan seeks recognition of collected news as protected property against piratical publication.
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Washington
Henry Watterson
Congress
Watterson
Associated Press
Western Union Telegraph Company
Prediction that the Republicans Will Prevent Any Tariff Reduction
Washington report outlines the Morrison tariff bill prospects and GOP aims to cut tariffs by at least thirty million dollars, remove or reduce internal taxes, including on tobacco, and shift burden onto a broad voter audience. It notes skepticism about Senate passage and political strategy heading into a presidential year.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
Senate
Horr
Michigan
B.F. Jones
Pittsburg
Jones
H Knox
Knox
Pacific National Bank of Boston
Rebellion in Egypt grows amid mutiny and Khartoum moves
Cairo reports show Egyptian soldiers protested against sending troops to Soudan with a demand to remove British officers. General Wood confronted mutineers. arrests followed. Osman Digma massing near Tokar. plan to fight if Tokar falls. Gordon arrives at Khartoum and proclaims sultanate of Khordofan, with tax relief and no slave trade restrictions. London and Cairo dispatches discuss disbandment of army and limited expedition aims.
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London
Cairo
Khedive
Soudan
Evelyn Wood
Suakim
Tinkitat
Tokar
Gordon
Khartoum
Hl Mahdi
Khordofan
Beyout
Baker Pasha
the Standard
Kaanroum
the Times
Abduction of Cecilia Sills Alarms Long Island
Cecilia Sills an 18 year old colored girl was seized by two white men in Williamsburgh while walking with her mother Mrs. Francis Sill. The mother died shortly after the shock. John R Baylis a Long Island railroad agent and his wife were arrested in Jamaica as they headed to Port Jefferson with Cecilia. Baylis is a local trustee of the Methodist church and Mrs Baylis has been active in revival meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheek Hills
New York
Cecilia Sill
Francis Sill
Penn Street
Williamsburgh
Port Jefferson
Jamaica
L. I
John R. Baylis
Cecilia Sills
Baylis
Long Island Railroad
Port Jefferon
Ailroad
Pettit
N. Y
Wendell Phillips
America
Ireland
Canada
Australia
Russia
Turkey
England
Scotland
Mr. Redmond
John Bull
Crimea
Return of Lasker condolence resolution by Bismarck
Berlin reports Prince Bismarck sent the Lasker death condolence resolution back to Herr Von Eisenbecker the German minister at Washington with a request to return it to the house. Washington officials say they have no confirmation and Frelinghuysen has received no reply to a telegram on the matter. Berlin and the American legation offer no additional information on the return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lasker
Prince Bismarck
Berlin
Herr Lasker
Meeting of Clothing Cutters' Union in New York
In New York on February 17 a meeting of the Clothing Cutters' union was held today to discuss labor issues and potential actions. The gathering brought union members and leaders together to review grievances and plan strategic steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clothing Cutters’ Union
Wage Uniformity Meeting For Trade Groups Across State
Representatives from Fall River Newburyport and Waltham Mass along with other organizations planned a convention to coordinate wages nationwide. An attempted bombing at Ridgewood Park Hotel Hunter's Point failed as the device was not placed close enough to the building. J Mooney was arrested in an outhouse on an attempted arson charge. Charles H. Rugg escaped from Queen's County jail while awaiting trial for murder and assault. Milkman Thomas Sullivan was fatally shot in Canal Street saloon by Patrick McGowan after a political quarrel. McGowan fled then returned and fired three more shots.
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Fall River
Newburyport
Waltham
Mass
Ridgewood Park Hotel
Hunter’s Point
J. Mooney
Charles H. Rugg
Maybee
Townsend
Land Island
Queen’s County
Thomas Sullivan
Canal Street
Patrick Hickey
Patrick McGowan
John O’brien
Sullivan
McGowan
Mass Upheaval Over Abduction Threat by Italian Laborers
Aberdeen Maryland February 17 Great excitement as Italian railroad workers seized contractor A J Parliament and detained him at a distant camp three miles from the line They demanded wages be paid by Saturday or Parliament would have his ears cut off and be hanged A sheriff s posse attempted rescue but was overwhelmed Later 50 Italians captured and guarded Parliament in Berlin Six Italians were shot during the melee and Sheriff s deputy Thomas Holland gravely wounded
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Baltimore and Ohio
A. J. Parliament
Rairoad
Parliament
Alexander Harrigan
Bova
Berlin
Thomas Holland
Fire Rips Through Main Street Block at Andover Mass
Three major Main street blocks in Andover were burned this morning when a blaze started in Harry Tilton’s store. Losses include Tilton 500, Johnson & Co. express 400, McLawlin & Baker hardware 5000, H. P. Wright 200, J. J. Brown apothecary 3500, Royal Arcanum hall 500, Foster law offices 500, owner losses total 10000 insured. Cause unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arcanum
George W. Foster
Charles L. Carter
G. J. Brown
Prescott
Arizona
J. N. Holmes
Daily Miner
Kitty Parcell
Runaway Boys and Window Jump Injury Reported in Crimes
A series of incidents across the city include a woman leaping from a second story window with an infant, a forged check case tied to Henry N. Clarke, silk dress larceny on Indiana Place, attempted check forgery on a liquor dealer, and multiple arrests for theft, burglary, and runaway youths returning to Fall River and Halifax. An arrest list also notes a freight conductor tied to railcar robbery and a man nabbed trying to break into a Tremont Street store.
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Henry N. Clarke
Oak Street
Thayer & Lincoln
Leyland Line
John McDonald
Nannie E. Hatch
Indiana Place
Mary Nason
Norwich Street
South End
City Hospital
James H. Grant
Chelsea
James R. Armstrong
New Washington Street
Murray M. Wing
Hanover Street
Donald Stewart
Wing
George E. Cowley
Michael Foley
New York
State Street
Archibald McKee
Patrick Desmond
Fall River
Mary M. Campbell
Halifax
Parker House
Charles H. Hooper
Boston and Albany
Norifield Street
San Gay
Springfield
Hooper
Robert J. Wagner
Isaac Ft
Heaviest gale and rainstorm hits San Francisco area
San Francisco reports the season’s strongest gale and rainfall washing away 300 yards of Southern Pacific track north of New Isle, with telegraph poles toppled both sides. A second note mentions Tucker, Nov, 17, describing a furious Sierra storm blocking the Central Pacific and delaying westbound trains for 40 hours.
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San Francisco
Prcifie
Newls
Tucker
Sierras
Central Pacific
Refutation Letter From Dr Green to Bates
New York February 16 1854 Dr Norvin Green replies to Mr Bates president of the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph company regarding a defamatory article. Green expresses regret at the publication cites a 1875 defalcation blamed on a clerk Heiner and states officers bore no loss of confidence in Bates and notes Bates later held a higher position.
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New York
ID. H. Bates
Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Company
Dr. Green
Western Union Telegraph Company
Tam
Heiner
Norvin Green
Funeral services for Reuben Randall in Charlestown district
Funeral services were held at his residence on Chelsea street Chelsea Sunday. Rev. George Brooks of First Parish church conducted the services. The remains were interred in Woodlawn cemetery. A Chelsea police squad from station 15 led by Lieut. William Brown escorted the funeral.
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Reuben Randall
Chelsea Street
Charlestown
George Brooks
First
Woodlawn
William Brown
Chelsea
Dedication of St. Peter's Church in Dorchester
The Gothic edifice on Meeting House hill Dorchester was formally dedicated Sunday after eleven years of construction. Arch Bishop Williams led the high mass with over fifty priests. Bishop Healey preached the sermon. the 100-voice choir and Boston Symphony Orchestra performed a grand program including Lavallee's Pues Petrus in the morning, while vesper services followed with further music.
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St. Peter’s
Meeting House Hill
Dorchester
Williams
Byrone
McGrath
R. J. Johnson
Leo Callahan
Thomas Maguinnis
Chittick
Keegan
McMahon
Hartford
Healey
Portland
L. J. O’yoole
Cathedral
J. P. Bodfish
James Leahy
J. Delahanty
F. X. Nopper
P. A. McKenna
R. Millerick
H. P. Smyth
M. J. Flatley
John Flatley
M. J
Christ
McManus
Fr. O'Connor
Church of the Immaculate Conception
J. G. Lennon
Boston
Boston Symphony Orchestra
King Manfred
Reinecke
Gloria
Haydn
Calixa Lavellee
Gounod
Athalie
Mendelssohn
C. D. Robinson
L. P. Pfau
Brine
Barytone
Lizzie V. Hyde
Maggie Power
F. P. Ewing
J. E. Hennessey
J. Frank Donahoe
Robinson
Pues Petrus
Calixa Lavallee
Flood Suffering Worsens As Relief Efforts Expand
Des patches from the Ohio valley detail widespread flood devastation across hundreds of towns with shelter and food shortages. Relief is rapid with steamboat convoys, depots, and charitable funding from Ohio, Indiana, and national sources. Cash and material aid flow from Chicago to Boston as volunteers and organizations coordinate to feed and clothe the homeless, while concerns rise over swelling waters and rising backwater threats.
From the Wreck towed Lighter Oak Reaches Port
Lighter Oak arrived Saturday from the wreck of the City of Columbus, towed by the Confidence. It carries about 20 cases of bacon, 12 cases of boots and shoes, 20 tons of deck iron, iron piping, railings and davits, portions of a fashionable beach wagon, chair parts, saloon carpets, hawsers and wire rigging. The property will likely be sold for the underwriters' benefit.
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Confidence
City of Columbus
Burglary at Roxbury Home and Store Netted About $400
An early hour burglary at Meyer Abrams residence on Hammond Street Roxbury involved smoking cigars and rummaging through the sideboard and clothing. The thief then went to Abrams' store, sorted through merchandise, and carried off valuables. The total stolen value is about $400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Abrams
Hammond Street
Roxbury
Abrams
Highlands
Emilie Martin case linked to Talbot inquiry sparks alarm
The petition to release Emilie Victoria Martin from Frewksbury almshouse surfaces amid claims aimed at disproving chief Talbot’s misconduct. Read as background, Martin traveled from Genoa with a forged will claim connected to Hayden. after a chess of legal steps she ended up in Taunton and then Tewksbury as an incurable, harmless insane patient.
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Committee On Public Charitable Institutions
Emilie Victoria Martin
Frewksbury Almshouse
Talbot
Board of Health
Genoa
Frederick Hynden
Northampton
State House
Hayden
Switzerland
Mme. Martin
Taunton
Tewksbury
Dedicatory services wrap up at People's church on Columbus
The Week's three Sunday sessions drew large audiences for morning noon and evening services. Rev J L Hanaford Rev R W Allen and Rev L Crowell led scripture readings prayers and sermons with Bishop R S Foster and Bishop J P Campbell delivering addresses. Salvation and progress themes framed a closing appeal that saw over 5000 pledged, leaving debt largely cleared aside from a mortgage on the church land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gisiops Foster
Campbell
People’s Church
Columbus Avenue
J. L. Hanaford
Melrose
R. W. Allen
Malden
Loranus Crowell
Lynn
Wendell Phillips
Commercial club meeting at Parker's on Saturday
The Commercial club hosted nearly seventy attendees including Dr. Homans of the Massachusetts Humane Society and Naval officers from the Dexter. Medals and certificates were awarded to Lieut Rhodes and Capt Gabrielson for the Dexter crew’s role in the City of Columbus wreck rescue.
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Commercial Club
Parker’s
Dr. Homans
The
Massachusetts Humane Society
A. T. Perkins
Martin
George FE. Ellis
D. D
E. E. Hale
John CC. Wyman
John L. Swift
Eric Gabrielson
John A. Rhodes
Charles D. Kennedy
Rhodes
Homans
A. W. Beard
Hale
Boston Club
Parker
Earward A. White
Mr. Hamilton
New York
Gen. Banks
Sucker
George W. Warren
Boston and Agricultural Clubs
Parker House
New England
Young's
Massachusetts Club
Frank W. Bird
George H. Gardner
Henry Wilson
Coming Events In Church and Social Circles
Rev Arthur May Knapp delivers third art lecture at Church of the Disciples on Mediaeval Art. Methodist social union meets at Wesleyan hall at 6 PM with Harvey N Shepard on The Tariff. Rev H B Carpenter to lecture for Working Boys' home at Tremont temple on St Patrick's night. Perkins institute pupils host a fair Thursday and Friday to aid a kindergarten and primary school for blind children. Unitarian Sunday School union meets at Secona church rooms today. Miss Elizabeth P Channing to read Worship in the Sunday School. Boston lodge No 25 I O O F to hold a party at Odd Fellows ball on February 2.
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Arthur May Knapp
Church of the Disciples
Methodist Social Union
Wesleyan Hall
Harvey N. Shepard
H. B. Carpenter
Tremont Temple St. Patrick’s
Perkins Institute
Unitarian Sunday School Union
Secona Church
Boylston Street
Elizabeth P. Channing
Boston Lodge
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