Deserter's Romance: Pay Clerk Myers Returns to U S
A midshipman tale follows Pay Clerk Myers who vanished last June aboard the South Pacific squadron with warship funds. After a perilous journey from the South American interior to Rio and New York he repays the debt, but the deserter reward remains. Influential lobbyists seek White House action, while Myers hides awaiting possible punishment.
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Srrcrar
Myers
South Pacific
United States
Washington
South American
Rio Janeiro
New York
Senator Gorman
Whitney
Senator Cullom to Push Interstate Commerce Bill
Senator Cullom announced in Washington that he will call up the conference interstate commerce bill tomorrow and push it toward passage. He expects a week of debate, possibly ten days to a vote, and warns that many amendments are likely in the Senate. He notes the House seeks action before March 4 and may concur in Senate amendments.
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Cullom
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House
New England Harbor Bill Hearings Advance in House
The river and harbor committee met to finalize and report a New England works bill. The measure lists appropriations for multiple ports and rivers including Rockland Portland Lubec Penobscot Saco Providence Bull Rock Light Nantucket Hyannis Newburyport Wareham Plymouth Provincetown and Bridgeport among others.
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Jan
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Bridgeport
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King of the Lobby Charley Sherrill Dies in Washington
Special report notes the death at 6 o'clock this morning of Charles H. Sherrill, long known as the king of the lobby and trusted ally of railroad interests. Sherrill, a Washington resident for 25 years, shaped lobbying on railroad legislation and entertained lawmakers, never offering bribes though many drew profits from his stock market tips.
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Washington
Charles H. Sherrill
Charles Hi. Sherrill
Sam Ward
Sherrill
C. P. Huntington
Charley Sherrill
Congressman Tucker Seeks Payment of Court of Claims Awards
Washington January 4 Congressmen J Randolph Tucker who handles the bill to pay the eleven Court of Claims awards from the French spoliations says there is no reason to withhold payment and funds. The judiciary committee has not met yet but will likely act this week.
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Washington
Jan
J. Randolph Tucker
Court of Claims
Judiciary Committee
Patents To New Englanders List Dates And Names
Washington patent notices list numerous inventors from Boston Providence Waterbury and other New England towns with inventions ranging from garment supporters window awnings and horseshoe machines to electrical indicators and snow ploughs. The long roster includes Julia Banfield Thomas Barlow Hazen Batchelder Isaac Zest George Carpenter and many others with assigns and locations in the region.
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New
Clinton
Fritz Celce
H. Seymour Cutlery Company
Holyoke
William H. Chapman
B. ©. Donahue
Portland
James H. Crosby
Boston
Frederic Danforth
Gardiner
Fred H. Daniels
Worcester
Lorenzo Dow
Horace W. Dryden
Mansfield
Henry F. Edwards
Jasper Fay
Westboro
Mass
Zachary T. Forbish
Augusta
W. E. Stevens
Hiram G. Hicks
William K. Howes
Strong
Henry E. Kay
F. Hill
Fall River
Frank E. Keyes
Newport
N. H
Robert B. Lallie
Hanover
Samuel Maxim
Wayne
Sacha Joseph T. Rich Kee
William Parker
Isaac C. Pin- Lawrence
Benjamin F. Radford
Park
Freeborn F
Raymond
Newton
James I Rogers
Marshfield
Maes
Thomas Sands
Nashua
Benjamin Searles
Lynn
van Winchester
Wright
Federal building approved for Springfield project
The President approved a bill for a federal building at Springfield. Representative Rockwell will urge Supervising Architect Bell to start work at once so construction can begin with the new fiscal year.
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Springfield
Washington
Rockwell
Bell
Executive Clemency Commutation in Parrot Murder Case
President commutes John W. Parrot of Arkansas from death to five years imprisonment for murder. The decision notes Parrot armed himself after threats, killed elder McAdams, and warrants punishment but not execution. Parrot was slated for hanging January 14.
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Washington
John W. Parrot
Arkansas
Parrot
McAdams
Senator Benedict Nomination Faces Printer Union Clash
Washington dispatch notes the Senate printing committee will report on Benedict's nomination next week likely Tuesday. Farquhar leading the New York Printers' Union opposition, arguing Benedict is not a practical printer and could not meet average composing room wages. The committee has yet to decide the report's character.
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Washington
the Star Tonight
Senate Committee On Printing
Benedict
Farquhar
Printers’ Union of New York
Enedict
Logan Death Prompt House to Adjourn in Sorrow
After the opening of the House, Mr. Thomas of Illinois moved a resolution on the death of Hon. John A. Logan senator from Illinois. The House unanimously adopted the motion and adjourned at 12 45 to allow colleagues to honor the deceased statesman.
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Washington
Thomas
Illinois
John A. Logan
United States
Pension payments shift to international money orders
Washington reports the pensions bureau adopts international money orders to pay foreign residents, cutting costs from about $480 to 40 cents per pension and reducing delays. Also listed are new fourth class postmasters H M Turner Norfolk E A Mann North Branch Gassett s Station and a bank condition report due Dec 8. The treasury notes eligibility for bounty to soldiers discharged by sun stroke before term end.
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Washington News
Washington
Commissioner of Pensions
H. M. Turner
Whitefield
E. A. Mann
Norfolk, Mass
George P. Little
North Branch
N. H
John C. Scribner
Gassett’s Station
Ice Castle Foundations and Carnival Prep Rise in Montreal
In Montreal on January 4 preparations for the carnival accelerate. Ice castle foundations of twenty two inch thick blocks quarried from the St. Lawrence are laid. The grand toboggan slide will span half a mile across the river when battlements go on by month end. Esquimaux dogs and a sled join the sleigh parade. Some 3400 Sander have enrolled for the ice castle assault.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence
Nelson's Monument
Esquimaux
Sander
Ice Castle
Ice harvest starts on Lake Quannapowitt as season begins
Wakefield reports the annual ice harvest underway on Lake Quannapowitt. The Boston Ice Company plans a 150 man crew to cut about fifty thousand tons for Boston, with other firms adding roughly thirty thousand tons. Ice is twelve inches thick and high quality.
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Lake Quannapowitt
Boston Ice Company
Boston
Funeral of General Albert P. Lawrence at St Mark's
The funeral of General Albert P. Lawrence was held today at St Mark's Church New York. Present were Cambridge classmates David Lord Jr Robert L Cutting Jr and Quinn Philips. Speee Legion was represented. The Rev Dr J Rylance officiated. Remains placed in a vault near the church.
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New York
Albert P. Lawrence
St. Mark’s Church
Cambridge
David Lord, Jr
Robert L. Cutting, Jr
Robert
Story
Quinn Philips
Speee Legion
J. Rylanca
St. Mark’s
Runaway Sleigh Injury Mess in Malden
A team driven by Dr. Godfrey Ryder ran away on Pleasant street and threw the doctor from the sleigh. It collided with a double team carrying David Powell Miss S K Abbott and a lady friend. Two boys were knocked down and several others narrowly escaped. No serious injuries reported.
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Malden
Godfrey Ryder
Pleasant Street
David Powell
S. K. Abbott
Storm Brings Heavy Snow to Arcadia Farmerville and Minden
Special reports from Arcadia Farmerville and Minden describe the heaviest snowstorm on record at these towns. Snow began at noon and has reached four inches with forecast to total a foot by morning.
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New Orleans
Arcadia
Farmerville
Minden
Elderly Betsy Peck Found Dead in Rumford Rooms
Betsy Peck age 89 was found dead in her Rumford East Providence rooms on Sunday. Her forehead bore a cut and her face was burned. She appeared to have fallen onto a stove with her neck crossing a basin. Cause of death unknown whether strangulation or apoplexy.
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Providence
Betsy Peck
Rumford
East
Sarah Branagh Ex Rel Claim Over Stewart Estate Suit
In New York on January 4, Sarah Branagh sues William P. Smith of Vermont in the United States Circuit Court claiming sole heirship to the A T Stewart estate. She alleges letters proving kinship and seeks ejectment of Smith from a East Thirty fifth street house. Judge Wallace sustains the demurrer but allows amendment upon costs.
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William P. Smith
Vermont
A. T. Stewart
United States Circuit Court
Stewart
Benjamin F. Butler
A.T. Stewart
East
Smith
Wallace
Fire records reveal major blaze at Hanover Dartmouth Hotel
Hanover New Hampshire January 4 fire destroyed multiple buildings including the Dartmouth Hotel owned by Francis Buttrick. Total losses near ninety thousand dollars with extensive insured properties, damaged blocks, and a special train from Lebanon aiding the cold battle.
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WN. H
N. H
Dartmouth Hotel
Francis Buttrick
Waltham
Mass
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D. B. Currier
Dover Mutual
New Lebanon Stock Company
J. G. Currier
McCarthy & Haskell
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Carter
J. N. Chase
Boots and Shoes
L. B. Downing
L. B. Downing, Drug Store, Dr. W. S. Bowles
John McCarthy
People’s of Concord
Nashua
Chase
Downing
Bowles
McCarthy
H. L. Carter
George W. Rand
L. D. Gove Post
Tontine
John L. Bridgeman
Bridgeman
Carpenter & Bean
Sawyer & McCarthy
Kent
Phoenix
Concord
Granite State
Exeter Mutual
Brown Bros
F. W. Davidson
N. A. Frost
Western Union Telegraph Company
Henry Sanborn
G. F. Colby
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Delta Kappa Epsilon
Phi Zeta
M. A
Psi Upsilon
Whitcomb
Lebanon
Fire alarm at Dorchester residence reported
Local alarms sounded from Box 387 yesterday afternoon for a small fire in the home of James Lynch on Mill Street Dorchester district. Fire crews reported no injuries and the blaze was confined to a part of the dwelling.
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Fires Reported Across Several Towns on January Fourth
A series of fires across Wells River Vermont Mansfield New Hampshire West Ransompa and other towns caused substantial damage. Buildings included a railroad station a schoolhouse shops and a dime museum. Losses ranged from a few hundred to tens of thousands with insurance noted on several properties.
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N. H
Passumpsic
Wells River
MansField
West Ranpoupa
H. H. Chandler
Newport
N.H
Chase & Sons
Lowe
Bascom
A. J. Beaubien
M. E Thompson
Dime Museum
New Haven
Conn
Wallace & Son
Ansonia
Brockton
Ane
Fuller Street
Lucius Perkins
Sydney Hall
Watertown
N. Y
Engelhart
Sackett’s Harbor
Aaron Stearns
Woman Killed by Shore Line Train at Pawtucket
Providence Jan 4 A woman unidentified was killed when struck by a Shore Line train at Pawtucket. As two trains neared in opposite directions she scrambled under the gate and waited for one to pass. A pay envelope in her pocket bore the name Ellen Reilly.
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Shore Line
Pawtucket
Ellen Reilly
Supreme Court backs Robertson. Smith barred from suit
In prAnApours Indiana on January 4 the Supreme Court affirmed the lower court ruling in the lieutenant governorship case. The decision says Green Smith the Democratic claimant had no standing. It is believed Robertson will take his seat as Lieutenant Governor after inauguration.
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Ind
Supreme Court
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Robertson
Printer Richardson Convicted Of Criminal Libel
William H Richardson proprietor of the People’s Voice Towson was convicted earlier of criminal libel against Judge Fowler. Judge Walters sentenced Richardson to two years in prison and a $500 fine.
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William H. Richardson
People’s Voice
Towson
Baltimore County
Fowler
Walters
Richardson
Legislative caucuses set stage for state government creates headliners
In Hamptroop Connecticut on January 4 the Republican House nominated H W R White of Greenwich for Speaker with McConville of Hartford and Eddy of Canaan as clerks while Senate Republicans backed Walsh of Greenwich for president pro tem and Brainard of Haddam for clerk. Democrats chose Davis of Haddam for Speaker with Jameson and Beecher as clerks. Senate Democrats backed Hyde of Stafford for president pro tem. Republicans expect victory in both houses tomorrow and plan a joint convention Thursday to elect Lounsbury and other state officeholders with Lounsbury to give inaugural address. Hawley’s upcoming reelection to the US Senate appears assured with no Republican opposition.
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Greenwich
W. J. McConville
Hartford
Samuel A. Eddy
Canaan
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R. J. Walsh
Austin Brainard
Haddam
House Democrats
Clinton B. Davis
William Jameson
William J. Beecher
F E. H. Hyde
Stafford
P. C. Lounsbury
Lounsbury
General Hawley
United States Senate
Judge Overrules Arbitration Suit Delay in Erie Case
The Superior Court under Judge Thompson overruled the arbitrator's decision in W. H. Bent versus Erie Telephone Company on grounds of illegality in time-extension papers. General Butler appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Lowerth
W. H. Bent
Erie Telephone Company
Thompson
General Butler
Supreme Court
Scrips and Bank Shares With Various Municipal Bonds
A dated ledger lists multiple bank shares including Merchants National Shawrant National Cambridge National Exchange Freeman City of Toledo Water Loan Leavenworth Kansas etc. It also notes municipal bonds and deferred notes with amounts from 1 to 81,000 and references to executor orders. Several railway bonds are listed with guaranteed backings. The document records holdings in banks North National Howard Suffolk Cabot Manufacturing and others with dated maturities in 1888 to 1896.
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Cambridge Horse Rad
Swamsecot Machine Co
Do &J. Louis Cable & Western Ry. Co
Second National Bank
Union Metallic Fast
B. & Maine
Isigi
Third National Bank
Woburn Gas Light Co
Swamscot Machine Co
City of Cinn
Oston
Shoe and Teather Natl
Concord
Old Boston Natl
de Tremont and
Suffolk Mills
North America Natl. Bank
Globe Natl. Bank
City of
Cambridge
National Exchange Bank
Freeman’s National Bank
Dan. S
Kidder Press Mig. Co
Webster National Bank
North National Bank
Howard National Bank
Suffolk National Bank
Cabot Mfg. Co
First Account of Trustee Gulls Under 1863 Trust
Probate Court in Suffolk Massachusetts cites interested parties to appear January 24 1887 at 10 AM in Boston to show cause why Charles W Gulliver’s first account as trustee for Harriet E Gill should be allowed. Publication required weekly for three weeks in the Boston Post. E.J. McKim judge. Elijah George registrar.
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Register
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Massachusetts
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Said
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Wellesley
Norfolk
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Bridgewater
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Uweaalth
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Henry A. Clapp
Commonwealthe
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Rae Suffolk
David Adler
H. M. Coney
Caswell Hazard Cod Liver Oil and Juniper Tar Soap Ad
An advertisement touts Caswell Hazard & Co. New York cod liver oil as pure sweet and superior to rivals. It also promotes Juniper Tar Soap for curing chapped hands face pimples and rough skin.
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Caswell, Hazard & CO
New York
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