New Mayors Inaugurate Massachusetts Cities 1883
Massachusetts cities led by Cambridge Somerville Chelsea Worcester and others organized new governments on Monday for 1883. Mayors presented fiscal reports noting debt reductions varying by city and urged economy and improved services including schools water and streets.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Cambridge
Justin A. Jacobs
William W. Dailinger
Franklin A. Perry
George H. Howard
Walter W. Pike
Common Council
Fox
Shawsheen
Charles River
Somerville
Two Rockland youths missing after duck hunt near Clamcove
In Rockland Maine two boys aged 17 and 15, Bent Young and Freeman Rich, capsized their open boat while duck hunting off Warrenton Ram Island near Clamcove. A shore observer called for help and rescue teams searched for the pair but their boat drifted beyond the island and the boys were not found. Authorities expect continued search tomorrow.
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Rockland
Jan
Mob Lynches Black Man After Jail Break In Bluford Smith Case
In Tazewell Virginia on December 24 Bluford Smith a Black man was seized from the county jail by a mob seeking lynching for killing Kinza a white man. The jailer’s wife fired to alarm the town and the mob shot and killed Smith.
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Richmond
Tazewell Court House
Bluford Smith
Kinza
Smith
Stevenson Reelected Vice Chairman by Lowell School Board
In Lowell Massachusetts on January 1 the new school committee re-elected 8 W Stevens as vice chairman while the superintendent and secretary were held over until July. The John Street Congregational society at night agreed with the church to call Rev Henry T Rose formerly of Milwaukee Wisconsin and set his salary at 2500 dollars.
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Boston
Nnece
Board of Health
Somerville
Chas, EK. Gilman
A. E. Winship
Prospect Hill Church
Isaac Story
Cummings
Common Council
Frank E. Fitts
Ward 2
Douglass Frazar
Charles Gilman
John F. Cole
Chelsea
E. D. Towle
Episcopal Church
David F. Kimball
John C. Hall
Stubbs
Lyman N. Miller
Worcester
Edward C. Parker
S. Hamilton Coe
W. Ansel Washburn
Nathan Taylor
Amos Atkinson
J. K. Churchill
Hildreth
Tatnuck Brook
Fall River
Thomas F. Eddy
Henry H. Earle
Braley
Lowell Savings Bank
George A. Ballard
James C. Brady
Arthur Anthony
James T. Jackson
Charles L. Dean
W. J Waring
Anthony Thurston
Herbert A. Spinner
Charles J. Holmes
J. M. Morton
James M. Adams
John A. MacFarlane
Gloucester
Charles C. Cressy
John Warren Wonsa
Alfred F. Stickney
W. W. French
Henry C. Centre
John J. Somes
Edward Dolliver
S. F. Quimby
John J. Wilson
Edwin L. Lane
Mayor Wonson
Gloucester Water Company
General Court
James BE. Chase
Wallace T. George
James P. Conner
Newton
Ellison
Holyoke
R. P. Crafts
Springfield
Phillips
Lowell
Mass
W. Stevens
John Street Congregational Society
Henry T. Rose
Milwaukee
Wis
Sworn In: Pigott and Lake Take City Posts in New Haven
New Haven residents see James P. Pigott sworn as City Clerk and John W W Lake sworn as Auditor-elect after election contests by Whiting and Kimberly over alleged black ballots. Kimberly handed the keys to Lake with no protest as the pair begin their terms.
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New Haven
Conn
James P. Pigott
John W.W Lake
John H. Whiting
Charles Kemberly
Kimberly
Lake
Rhode Island Savings Banks See Rise in Deposits and Depositors
Providence reports from Rhode Island savings banks show total deposits of 48,320,678 an increase of 1,528,948 over the prior year. Depositors reach 112,472 up 9,481, while total resources stand at 50,655,876.
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Providence
R.I
Savings Banks of
Rhode Island
Safe in Boston Doubt H E Eastman
N H Eastman, a sale mark or a New York tea and coffee house, who came here a month since, whose whereabouts caused anxiety here for fear of his absence, has been heard from in Boston. No reasons are assigned for his absence from here.
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City Hall
Flynn
W. H. Lyon
Morton
Palmer
Boston
Pierce
Gill Towne
Commonwealth
Régistra
Sed Ee
General Court
N. H. Eastman
New York
I.vw
Severe rain storm and gale hit San Francisco ships damaged
A 24 hour storm in San Francisco brought heavy rain and a gale. Shipping suffered damage especially to wooden vessels but no serious disasters were yet reported.
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San Francisco
Lynching of Dave Roberts in Abbeville Jail
Charleston reports Dave Roberts, a Black man jailed in Abbeville on charges of cotton stealing and murderous assault, was taken by plan and lynched. The sheriff was overpowered as the mob gained entry.
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Charleston
D. C
Jan
Dave Roberts
Abbeville
Fire losses and mill closure in 1882 Philadelphia area
News in brief reports Philadelphia fire losses totaling 2150 dollars in 1882 and the F 100 Alton cotton mill No 5 at Lancaster operated by George Calder suspending operations leaving about 200 workers unemployed. The Goldendale jail population in Washington Territory absconded with blankets a needle gun and 150 pounds of ammunition.
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Philadelphia
Alton
Lancaster
George Calder
Goldendale
Washington Territory
Norfolk
Prgelamy Cion
Sphip Suez
Sandwich Islnews
Ere
Festive Capitol Death Cuts Short Hawaiian Minister Greeting
Washington dispatch reports the death of a Hawaiian minister shortly after greeting the President, ending a day of ceremonies. Gen Fitz John Porter faces Logan's opposition, but Logan's speech is seen as ineffective and unlikely to alter the outcome. The Porter bill's fate hinges on the military committee's forthcoming report.
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Logan
Gen. Porter
Boston Post
Washington
Fitz John Porter
John Logan
Schofield Board of Enquiry
Senate
House of Representatives
President's New Year reception ends with sudden death
Washington on January 1 saw a vast New Year’s reception at the White House attended by the diplomatic corps cabinet judges and lawmakers. Amid decorations and music, Elisha H Allen collapsed with vertigo and died, prompting an abrupt end to the function. The president wept at the news, viewing it as an ill omen for his administration.
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United States
District Supreme Courts
Army
Navy
White House
Marine Band
Marshal McMichael
Col. Rockwell
Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Gen. Sherman
Admiral Porter
Associated Soldiers of the War of 1812
Associated Veterans of the War of 1846
Inhabitants’ Association
District of Columbia
Grand Army of the Republic
Elisha H. Allen
Frederick H. Allen
Legation
Miss Allen
Maine
Hayti
Preston
Turkey
Aristarchi Bey
Sweden
Norway
Count Lewenhaupt
Portugal
Mile Das Nogueiras
Spain
Senor
Don Francisco Barca
Italy
Marquisa Dalle Valle de Mirabello
Belgium
de Bounder de Melsbroeck
Sackville West
Miss West
China
Cheng Tsaoju
Chill
Don Joaquin Godoy
Senora Godoy
Switzerland
Col
Emile Frey
Albert Schaftter
Brazil
Felippe Lopez Netto
Japan
Joshuterashima Munenori
Tapahira Kogoro
Hashiguchi Naoyemon
Argentine Republic
Don Luis L. Dominguez
Don J. Federico Elmore
de Weekhertin
Nederlands
Carl Steen Anderson de Bille
Denmark
Senora Camacho
Allen
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Charles M. Broomnell
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Elbridge L. Brown
Daniel Connolly
Edwin L. Emerson
Frederick A. Leagitt
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J. J. Whipple
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