General William Wings funeral held at Grace Church
Funeral services for General William Wing were held today at Grace Church New York. Pallbearers included Generals Cox, Schofield, Ingalls, Pryor, Stone, Smith, Ogden, Thomas, and others as the ceremony was led by Rev. Dr. We Church. The body remained, to be moved later as planned.
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New York
William Wing
Grace H
C. Sicox
J. M. Schofield
R. J. Ingalls
A. Pryor
C. P. Stone
G. W. Smith
Ockery
John Newton
M. McMahonnell J. KR. Ogden
J. H. Thomas
J. J. W. J. Talfifern
G.T. Ferres
Leather Jackets Stock Replenished With New Best Quality
On December 20 we sold all winter leather jackets and began a complete refresh. First lots from our work rooms are arriving and claim to be the best leather jackets ever made. Wind proof woollen lined pil tanned stock. Durable guarantee. Available in boys and men sizes. Boys sales rising. Price for boys jackets not shown.
Leather samples and price list offered by Simmons Co
G W Simmons & Co invites buyers to send for a sample of leather and a price list. The offer states samples are available at 4 3/4 dollars each and provides the firm’s address at 32 to 44 North Street, Boston.
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North Street
Boston
Weather synopsis for New England states and nearby areas
HINGTON D C Jan 2 For 24 hours ending 7 am Monday Jan 3 For New Hampshire and Vermont colder easterly winds fair weather Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island and New York continued cold and fairer northerly winds nearly stationary temperature
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Hington
D. C
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
Washington Doctor Feud Over Logan Death Causes
Morning news reports clash over Senator Logan's death while Francis M. Smith of Boston dies in Washington. White House New Year's reception noted. many other items include ship losses in Gloucester fisheries and a fatal gas death in New York.
Goschen Invited to Salisbury Cabinet Amid Conditions
Reports state Mr Goschen was invited to join Lord Salisbury's cabinet and accepted with conditions. The piece notes reforms in customs tariffs promised by the King and ministers Harcourt and Morley during talks with Goschen, though no definite outcome.
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Mr. Goschen
Lord Salisbury
William
Marquis of Londonderry
Treland
Madras Ite
Lisbon
William Vernon Harcourt
Arnold Morley
Goschen
Mr. Gladstone
Burmah
London
Russia
Berlin
West End railway franchise vote and city notes
President Richards discusses Brookline franchise approval for the West End railway. The Metro politan railway directors report, with weather romance by Miss May Fortescue arriving in Boston. Obituary notes Mr Walter B. Hastings dies at Evans House.
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Richards
Brookline
West End
Phillips Brooks
Stephen the Martyr
Withrow
Park Street
Griffis
Santa Claus
Japan
D. J. King
Metropolitan Railway
May Fortescue
Boston
Walter B. Hastings
Evans House
Edwin Westcott's Death in New York
Edwin Westcott aged 52 died of asphyxia after gas exposure at his boarding house on Fourth Avenue New York. He worked in a factory and was linked to Chester A Arthur as a youth. He had been twice married and his present wife, an invalid, lived with wealthy relatives at Peekskill. Family home is in New Brunswick New Jersey where his children reside.
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Edwin Westcott
New York
Fourth Avenue
Chester A. Arthur
Isaac Westcott
Laight Street Baptist Church
Liberal leaders debate Goschen cabinet entry
London reports describe discussions among Goschen Hartington Chamberlain and James about his joining the cabinet and leading the House of Commons. Gladstone odds and party unity are debated while Dublin home rule and Tory strategy draw concern.
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London
Goschen
Lord Hartington
Joseph Chamberlain
Henry James
Lord Salisbury
William Vernon Harcourt
Arnold Morley
Gladstone
Liberal Party
Mr. Chamberlain
Morley
Chamberlain
Dublin
Lord Randolph Churchill
House of Commons
Lord Randolph
Pall Mall Gazette
Emperor William Celebrates Eightieth Army Entrance Anniversary
Berury notes Emperor William marks eighty years since entering the Prussian army with a ceremony greeting all commanding generals led by Crown Prince Frederick William. The Crown Prince praises unity and peace under the Emperor as Moltke and the army receive gratitude. The Emperor thanks officers, a cathedral service is held, and a banquet with eighteen generals and 364 colonels and staff officers follows amid festive illumination.
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Berury
William
Frederick William
Lessing
Prussia
von Moltke
Burmese ruby merchants urge calm as arms surrender urged
MaAnpatty reports a British proclamation ordering all residents to surrender arms within five days. Troops may withdraw from the Uray mines due to water scarcity and fever. A native prince's camp was surprised by British forces. the prince and forty followers were killed.
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MaAnpatty
Uray
Fire at People's Park kills 300 in minutes in Mapras
A Friday blaze in the reserved inclosure at People's Park in Mapras lasts fifteen minutes. One hundred eighty? The text records 300 deaths and 300 injured with two European women among the victims and many European children missing. The incident is described as incendiary with possible suspects. The Cortes opened with a speech of thanks on January 2.
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Mapras
People’s Park
Travancore
Satisfactory conclusions and tariff reform plans announced
The article notes that matters were declared satisfactory and reveals plans for customs tariff reforms aimed at restoring balance between revenues and expenditures.
Socialists Disturb British Meeting Over Army Bill
A Jan 3 rally in Britain led by Dr Peters drew three thousand people protesting Reichstag actions on the army bill. Socialists disrupted the meeting, police intervened, several Socialists were arrested, then loyal resolutions backed the government. Similar protests occurred in Leipsic and other towns.
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Britain
Dr. Peters
Reichstag
Leipsic
Major Fire Devastates Wood Street Businesses in London
A disastrous blaze on Wood Street, London, damaged property of twenty five firms with enormous losses and no estimate available yet. Fire crews fought the flames through the night as experts assess the extensive damage.
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London
Wood Street
Expulsion of 15000 Jews from Kiev Government
Viewna reports 15,000 Jews have been expelled from the government of Kiev in Russia. The wireless note adds no further details about dates or consequences.
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Russia
Viewna
Kieff
Liverpool port ships fall by a hundred thousand tons in 1886
London reports show a 100000 ton drop in Liverpool port shipping for 1886 while coastwise trade rises and foreign trade falls. Other items note a Plymouth solicitor Curteis arrest in Calcutta and a joint appeal by Gladstone Manning Selborne Westminster Farrar Tyndall and the Archbishop to limit coverage of divorces and criminal trials.
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Liverpool
Curteis
Plymouth
Calcutta
Gladstone
Cardinal Manning
Earl of Selborne
Duke of Westminster
Canon Farrar
Tyndall
Canterbury
St. Peterspure
Gouieff
Kaulbars
Vienna
Maprio
United States
Dosin
Sullivan
Dublin
Ces
Cartre
d’Auray
France
Egypt
Rome
Odescalechi
Majolica
Humbert
Adams Express Robbers Photographed in St Louis Court
Fred Witrock Thomas W Weaver and W W Haight were photographed at the four courts in St Louis. They are the only members of the train robber gang to be prosecuted there. Oscar Cook remains to face Kansas City court. All stolen money found in possession of Kenney Mrs Haight and others has been recovered. Fotheringham's guilt remains disputed though most doubt his involvement.
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St. Louis
Fred Witrock
Thomas W. Weaver
W. W. Haight
Louisville
Oscar Cook
Kansas City
Kenney
Railroads Struggle as Five-Feet Snow Paralyzes Services
A Michigan City dispatch describes the worst railroad storm in five years with over five feet of snow in exposed areas and six feet in ravines. Several Michigan Central passenger trains were abandoned or stalled, east and west bound services were hampered, freight traffic halted, and locomotives and crews worked through the day to clear lines as temperatures drop.
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Cuicano
Ill
Times
Michigan City
Ind
Michigan Central
Niles
New York
New Buffalo
Grand Rapids
Wabash Road
Indianapolis
Louisville
New Albany
Chicago
Striking Brewery Workers Stand Firm on Demands
A large meeting of striking brewery employees resolves to stay out until demands are met and to seek sympathy in German societies. They plan to join the German Federation of United Trades, while awaiting District Assembly No 1’s action on Beer Wagon Drivers' Assembly versus Knights of Labor.
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PumApEcrui
German Federation of United Trades
Knights of Labor
WIFE MURDER IN NEWARK N J
Frederick Spaeth a 30 year old hatter shot his wife Josephine 27 dead and wounded himself in Newark New Jersey. The couple emigrated from the old country and had domestic strains over money and spending.
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Newark
N. J
N.J
Frederick Spaeth
Josephine
Spaeth
Reilly
Miss May Fortescue Arrives in Boston for Stage Run
English actress Miss May Fortescue arrives at the Vendome in Boston after touring New York and Philadelphia. She talks about her career from her first Gilbert role in Patience to Gretchen Frou-Frou and Sweethearts noting her aims, artistry, and hopes for audience reception in Boston. She highlights her philosophy of acting and her hope for favorable reception.
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Vendome
Miss May Fortescue
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Post
Miss Fortescue
Gretchen
Frou-Frou
King Rene
Gilbert
America
Lady Ella
Mr. Gilbert
Patience
England
Desperate Sporting Men Raided During New Haven Cock Fight
Police raided a Bridgeport Driving Park cock fight as 150 bettors from New York, Bridgeport, Waterbury, New Haven, and Naugatuck Valley watched. About 50 were arrested as spectators panicked and broke a partition to flee the building.
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New Haven
Conn
New York
New Milford
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Naugatuck Valley
Sunday Laws in the South A Louisiana Sunday law experiment
New Orleans on January 2 reports the Sunday law largely observed with some saloon operators filing injunctions to block enforcement until court rulings on constitutionality. City authorities threaten to ignore the injunction and press criminal information against violators, prompting others to close their businesses.
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New Orleans
Fatal rushed train accident injures Fort Wayne party
An eastbound fast express struck a party of pedestrians two miles east of Fort Wayne. Several women suffered severe injuries including broken bones and back injuries while Misses Lizzie Leppen Minocker Lottie Kix Kanning Haight and others were among the injured. Byron Westromb drove the party and failed to stop as the train neared amid a relief train being dispatched with surgeons.
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Fort Wayne
Gind
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne & Chica
Lizzie Leppen
Minocker
Lottie Kix
Lizzie Kanning
Lena Haight
Emma Schular
Costa Heya
Dozen Lives Lost in Southern Pacific Collision Near Devil's River
San Antonio Texas January 2 It is reported twelve or fifteen people died in a collision Friday evening between a freight train and a construction train in a deep cut on the Southern Pacific near Devil's River Most victims were Mexicans Four or five bodies were brought in last night and several maimed travelers were sent to Columbus for hospital care The crash ignited the cars and locomotive burning two cars and one locomotive Most fatalities resulted from severe burns.
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San Antonio
Tex
South Pacific
Devil’s River
Columbus
Belief that Father McGlynn Will Win in Rome Fight
L J Fullam secretary of the Municipal Council of the Irish National League tells a Tribune reporter he expects Dr McGlynn to win his clash with the archbishop. He cites Father O Mahony as a precedent who went to Rome for Parnell and was sustained by the papal authorities.
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M’glynn
New York
L. J. Fullam
Irish National League
Tribune
McGlynn
Theooner
Rome
Fallam
Father O’mahony
Parnell
Cork
Delaney
Cardinal McCabe
Father O'Mahony
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