Tariff Bill Debate Highlight Robert Howard Testimony
Washington reports recount a tariff debate as Senator West cites Robert Howard of Fall River whose testimony before the Blair committee on Fall River operatives is invoked against free trade advocates. Senators Aldrich and West clash over Howard and the status of workers as witnesses or agitators while Hoar remains silent.
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Washington
Robert Howard
Fall River
Congressional Record
West
Missouri
Howard
Blair Committee
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Bob Howard
Marblehead relief fund passes after strong support from citizens
Marblehead relief committee reports $688,325 raised to aid sufferers from the fire. Contributions include Eastern Yacht Club $200 and Beverly residents $1,000, with 200 families aided and debris clearing underway. Trade groups add $44,750 in gifts, bringing total relief over $250,000.
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Marblehead
Spectan
John Cole
Marblehead Relief Committee
Eastern Yacht Club
B. W. Crowninshield
Thomas A. Johnson
Citizens of
Beverly
Charlestown
Atlantic Council
United
Lynn
E. M. Ashcroft
David Merritt
Helen M. Quiner
George
E. D. Johnston
J. W. Dunklee
E. P. Sumner
Winslow
Rand & Watson
Manchester Locomotive Works
William Cogswell
Washington, D. C
E. K. Turner
Joel Goldthwait
Relief Committee
Hanson & Brown
R. £. Hillard
Brown & Oliver
Russell & Co
Rufus Kirtler & Co
C. BE. Harwood
Souther & Bubier
Eli B. Gloyd
W. & E. W. la Croix
C. C. Heed
C. W. Tewksbury
J. F. Johnson
Marshall & Hamley
D. L. Boynton
Randall, Upham & Co
A. C. Hill
Smith& Devereaux
at _Macy & Burgess
P. H. Nourse
C. B. Newhall
The Soul of the Far East by Percival Lowell reviewed
The review lauds Percival Lowell’s The Soul of the Far East as entertaining and intellectually brisk, tracing his view of Eastern impersonality in China Japan and Corea and praising his insights on individuality family structures and cultural contrasts while noting some stylistic flaws and title questions.
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Far East
Percival Lowell
Corea
Orient
China
Japan
Lowell
Mr. Lowell
Arnold
Edwin Arnold
Tacitus
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Price
Hear Seeks Commerce Secrets Over Behring Strait Vessels
In Washington on January 2 the Senate accepts a resolution from Mr Hear requesting the President to transmit any correspondence with Great Britain about seal fisheries near Behring Straits and any regulations adopted by the United States. The tariff debate resumes. amendments on chains and cotton fabrics are discussed amid testimony on labor and profits in cotton mills. The President’s message on the China treaty is tabled for further study.
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Washington
Carlisle
House
Matson
Indiana
Congress
Peters
Kansas
Springer
Illinois
Arizona
Idaho
Sayers
Texas
Committee On Appropriations
White
New York
McMillin
Tennessee
Crain
Aransas Pass
WasningTon
Hear
Great Britain
Behring Straits
United States
Edmunds
Woman's Relief Board of
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hoar
Sherman
National Board of Trade
Senate
Allison
Vance
West
Rhode Island
Rhode Island (Mr. Aldrich
Conference Committee
Aldrich
Robert Howard
Fall River
Massachusetts
Mule Spinners’ Organization
America
England
New England
Vermont
Edmunds and Hoar
Jones
Arkansas
Georgia
William H. Young
Mr. Hoar
Drr
S Southern Cotton Mills
Mr. Hiscock
Hawley
Cotter
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
China
Wall Street Worries Over Santa Fe Stock Drop
The Times notes a three point fall in Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe shares with active trading and no clear official cause. Western stocks generally declined as speculation swirled, though no confirmation or denial of rumors emerged.
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New York
Sreday
Wall Street
Atchison, Topeka ,& Santa Fe
Atchison
Hatfield McCoy feud less likely after Wallace killing
A. J. Oxter, federal marshal, said the Wallace killing from Charleston would nearly end the Hatfield McCoy feud as most interested parties are dead. He noted sentiment in Oman County West Virginia and Pike County Kentucky favors punishing Hatfields jailed at Pikeville and preserving order. Good citizens expect prosperity from mines and lumber development.
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Louisville
A. J. Oxter
Pikeville
Arthur
Wallace
Charleston
W. Va
Oman County
Pike County
Wolcott Wins Unanimous Nomination in Colorado Caucus
Denver January caucus results show E. O. Wolcott leading with 45 votes, Thomas M. Bowen 15, and H. A. W. Taber 1. Nomination for Wolcott is made unanimous, with a joint legislative session to formally select the Senator on January 15.
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Denver
Col
E. O. Wolcott
Thomas M. Bowen
H. A. W. Taber
Wolcott
Colored Republicans Celebrate at Cooper Union
The Harrison and Morton Colored Republican Club met at Cooper Union in New York on January 2 to celebrate emancipation. Hon. James Langston of Virginia Colonel Elliott F. Shepard Rev W H Berrick and General O O Howard spoke, urging that the negro be entitled to exactly the same treatment as whites.
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New York
Harrison and Morton
Colored Republican Club
Cooper Union
James Langston
Virginia
Elliott F. Shepard
W. H. Berrick
O. O. Howard
More Mills for Fall River
Jan 2 Fall River learns of two additional cotton mills planned beside the five under construction. One would be built by Thomas J. Borden and partners on land south of the Borden Mills. The other likely funded by the Flint Mill corporation or a syndicate led by John D. Flint and associates.
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Fal River
Fall River
Thomas J. Borden
Borden Mills
Flint Mill Corporation
John D. Flint
Woman and Child Poisoned After Domestic Abuse
CuicaGco January 2. Mrs Michael O'Leary, driven by her husband's drunken brutality, gave carbolic acid to her two year old son and drank some herself. Both alive but with slim chances of recovery.
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CuicaGco
Michael O’leary
Boston Gun Club Sixth Shoot Details at Wellington Range
The Boston Gun Club held its sixth contest at the club range today. In the 25 bird event scores featured E. Savage and E. M. Whittle tied at 22, with G. H. Savage 17, Gay 16, Lee and Flanders 16, Will Newton and W. Kirkwood 14, and D. Kirkwood among others. Multiple side events awarded to Kirkwood, Savage, Whittle, and Flanders across peorias, pigeons, macombers, and blue rocks.
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Wellington
Boston
E. Savage
E. M. Whittle
G. H. Savage
Gay
Lee and Flanders
Will Newton
W. Kirkwood
D. Kirkwood
Rie
Bo. Whittle
C. E. Savage
Lee
CG. BE. Savage
Great Bar Gains End Friday Night at BR. T. Almy & Co.
The shrewd purchaser can claim special low prices on overcoats suits and trousers at BR. T. Almy & Co. No. 622 Washington street corner of Essex before Friday night ends.
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BR. T. Almy & Co
Washington Street
Essex
Marblehead Sufferers Fund Receives Various Contributions
City Treasurer Turner acknowledges receipts to the Marblehead sufferers fund including Mrs Susan Bb of Cabot $100 Miss Elizabeth Howes $100 and a $25 gift from a friend for the workmen totaling $566 and previously acknowledged $341.
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Turner
Marblehead
Susan Bb
Cabot
Elizabeth Howes
Fire records report insurance on Richardson Drug Store blaze
A fire at Richardson Drug Company's store in St Louis caused $517,000 in stock loss and $70,500 in building damage. Various New England insurers were affected with claims ranging from $1,000 to $6,166. Separate fires in Portland and Norwalk caused additional damages with limited insured amounts.
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Str. Louis
Richardson Drug Company
Edward J. Gay
New England
National of
Hartford
Boston
Phenix
Security of
New Haven
Conn
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Springfield Fire and Marine
American
Connecticut
Manchester
N. H
Washington
Providence
Portland
Portland Street
Dane Heirs
L. H. Ingalls
Norwalk
Clark Darien
Senator Donovan Receives Gold Watch Gift From Friends
Senator James Donovan of Ward 16 was honored with a special gold watch chain and seal by about fifty friends at a banquet in the International Hotel. The event featured a dinner, speeches, and songs with city and state officials among the attendees.
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James Donovan
Ward 16
American Waltham Watch Company
International Hotel
O'Neil
Suffolk
Senator Glines
J. McDonough
Patrick Kennedy
Owen A. Galvin
Barry
Common Council
Patrick Maguire
Isaac N. Keith
Bourne
M. J. Creed
J. B. Fitzpatrick
J. H. Stack
D. J. Quinn
Jeremiah Desmond
T. J. Kelliher
I. O. McEnaney
James M. Galvin
Jeremiah G. Fennessey
Stevens's Confidence Game Ends With Arrest in Newport Scheme
Two men posing as Amos Stevens and Thomas Albert tried to sell $30,000 in stolen London bonds to a Newport broker for 90 cents on the dollar and a $3000 fee. The broker alerted detectives, and Ste vens was arrested in Boston after a staged transfer failed. Albert, the dupe, was discharged.
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Amos Stevens
Thomas Albert
Newport
R. I
London
B. H. Richards
Stevens
Boston
Richards
Eldriage
Gerraughty
Burke
Albert
Chauncey W. Rice
Fender son resigns as Biddeford & Sacohorse treasurer
James H. Fender son, elected treasurer of the Biddeford & Sacohorse railroad, has resigned. His successor and a superintendent will be elected at the directors meeting on Monday in Bimpo EForD Me.
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Fenderson
Eford
James H. Fenderson
Biddeford & Sacohorse Railroad
Marble Quarry Sold in West Rutland for 100000
RouTranp Vermont January 2 The Sherman marble quarry at West Rutland has been sold to P. W. Clement for 100000. Clement says he is acting for others.
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RouTranp
Sherman
West Rutland
P. W. Clement
John Winter A Tale Of Regret And Return In A Needy Town
A story traces John Winter a man who wastes youth leaves home and makes a fortune abroad only to return after twenty years to find his early misdeeds deeply shaped his hometown and family. The mood mirrors a November sky and the weight of unavailing regrets as he contemplates the harm caused.
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John Winter
Edward Garrett
New York
Dodd, Mead & Co
Boston
DeWolfe, Fiske & Co
Earth
Colonial Times on Buzzard's Bay review
A critical appraisal of William Root Bliss's Colonial Times on Buzzard's Bay, noting its lively tone and reliance on town records and diaries. The piece argues the work adds charm but questions its historical rigor, suggesting Bliss would best serve New England history by reprinting and editing primary sources.
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Colonial Times
Buzzard’s Bay
Mr. Bliss
Agawame
Rochestertown
Wareham
Mattapoiset
Sippican
Marion
New England
Demos
Bliss
Israel
Boston Lowell Railroad stockholders meet for annual session
Less than a dozen stockholders attended the Boston & Lowell railroad annual meeting at the company station. President Coolidge read a year ending Sept 30 1888 financial statement showing 765 266 received from the lease with dividends and interest allocations. Directors were elected, Gardner replacing Cochrane. A Lawrence meeting elected Hart as director and Bartlett to certify bonds. Other railway legal actions and stock exchange notes followed.
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Boston & Lowell Railroad
Coolidge
Boston & Maine
Gamlemen
T. Jefferson Colidge
W. Powell Mason
Edwin Morey
Frederic E. Clarke
William A. Haskell
Francis L. Higginson
George A. Gardner
A. Cochrane
Europe
Boston & Maine Railroad
Lawrence
N. J. Bradlee
Lord
Mr. Bradlee
William T.hart
Boston
C. E. A. Bartlett
New York Stock Exchange
Dubuque& Sioux City Company
Illinois Central
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
F. H. Melendy
New England
State Street
New Haven
Northampton Road
Canal
Consolidated Road
Charles N. Yeamans
George J. Brush
Daniel Trowbridge
George H.waterous
KE. H. Trowbridge
E. M. Reed
Charles P. Clark
Charles M. Pond
Hartford
H. C. Knight
Easthampton
Mass
Obituary notes Huntley Booth Bauer deaths
The funeral of Elisha A. Huntley, who died Sunday of pneumonia, was held at his Melrose Highlands home. Huntley, born 1827 in Alstead New Hampshire, served at R H White Co for about twenty years and twice served in New Hampshire Legislature. Also noted are the death of Hon D B Booth Danbury official and Paul Bauer, Coney Island hotel proprietor, at Bloomingdale asylum.
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Elisha A. Huntley
Melrose Highlands
Huntley
Messrs
R. H. White & Co
Alstead
N. H
Boston
New Hampshire
D. B. Booth
Fairfield County
Conn
Danbury
Senate
Court of Common Pleas
Fairfield
County
Superior Court
Reuben Booth
Paul Bauer
Coney Island
Bloomingdale Insane Asylum
Beal Fuller Marriage in Malden Ex Mayor’s Daughter
Ex mayor Lorin L. Fuller hosted the marriage of his daughter Miss L Alma Fuller to Laban Beal Jr a Malden businessman. More than 150 invitations, a Universalist ceremony by Rev W F Dusseault and a Baldwin Orchestra reception followed. The couple toured to New York and Washington and will return to reside in Malden.
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C. R. Dewey
F. Whitten, Jr
J. Thomas Baldwin
New York
Washington
Boston Merchants' Association Annual Meeting Candidates
The Boston Merchants' Association will hold its annual meeting at No. 56 Bedford Street on Wednesday January 9 at 11 a.m. The nominating committee proposes officers including President Jonathan A. Lane and directors such as Stephen B Simons and A Shuman with Beverly K. Moore as clerk and Edward C. Wheeler as auditing president.
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Boston Merchants’ Association
Bedford Street
Jonathan A. Lane
N. W. Farley
O. H. Sampson
John J. Henry
Stephen B Simons
A. Shuman
Charles Weir
Weston Lewis
Edward B. Wilson
J. R. Leeson
Francis Batcheller
Edward A. Taft
John O. Smith
Francis W. Breed
George P. Staples
Edward B. Robins
Beverly K. Moore
Edward C. Wheeler
John R. Ainsey
Governor Pardons Two Convicts at State Prison
Governor Ames granted pardons to two inmates. William Minkler, life sentence for Keefe murder in Taunton, served ten years with good conduct. Coleman F. Smith, five years for burglary, served three years and is said to be innocent of the charge.
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Ames
William Minkler
Keefe
Taunton
Coleman F. Smith
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Supreme Judicial Court
Boston
Boston Post
John Noble
C.H. Cooper
Essex
Supreme Judicial Covurt
Salem
County of
Samuel Blatchford
Charles E. Miller
Dean Peabody
Auction sale notes from Walker's Horse and Carriage Bazaar
Regular sales of horses carriages and harnesses held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10 30 a m at 166 168 Portland and 15 17 Lancaster streets Boston A special sale on Thursday Jan 3 at 10 30 a m features 40 horses consigned by W P Balch Live Stock Agency including trotters pacers family and saddle horses with stock on exhibition starting Tuesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker’s Horse and Carriage Bazaar
Portland Street
Lancaster Street
Boston
W. P. Balch Live Stock Agency
Brighton
Warren Avenue
Outspoken science on Duffy Malt Whiskey purity claim
An unsigned letter claims a doctor endorses a “scientific specific for intemperance” and states that Duffy Malt Whiskey is free of fusil oil and will not injure the brain or system. The note cites a North American Review paper from July 1888 and is presented as a testimonial to proprietors.
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North American Review
Willard H. Morse
M.D
Westfield
N. J
Benson's Plaster Ad Invites Relief for Aches and Pains
An advertisement touts Benson's Plaster as an inexpensive relief for rheumatism sciatica backache chest pains coughs colds and hoarseness. It claims grateful thousands testify to its great benefit and directs readers to a copy of Instructions from the Doctor from Sea bury Johnson NY.
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Seabury & Johnson
N. Y
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Boston Gun Club
Senator Donovan
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Valencia
Albert Howe & CO
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A. B. Wilton
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Norfolk
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Grantor
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Ate
George K. Gannett
A. & J. R. Churchill
Devonshire St
A. S. Richards & CO
Wilson
Lange
Gilder
Gertrude H. Churchill
Ditson & Co
Oliver Ditson & Co
Supreme Judicial Couat
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Chicago
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Charles S. Develin
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J. Henry Ford
Caroline S. Currier
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Swampscott
Charles A. Stetson
Essex Street
Ebenezer Burreil
Kurrell
E. Reddington Mudge
Mudge
Micajah C. Pratt
Pratt
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Phillips
Woodside Farm
Richard M. Blatchford
Essex County
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