Steamers Reach Port in Transatlantic Listings
A fleet of vessels arrived or departed with Jan dates noted. Ships include Alsatia from New York bound for Savannah off Gibraltar, Erin from New York reaching London, Pennsylvania from New York to Liverpool, Britannica from London to Hull, and several others including Lake Winnipeg Palm Branch Bohemia and City of Richmond with various ports of call and origins such as New York Baltimore Newport News and Glasgow.
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Gibraltar
Alsatia
New York
Savannah
London
Erin
Liverpool
Pennsylvania
Britannia
Hull
Queenstown
Lake Winnipeg
Norfolk
Avonmouth
Palm Branch
Newark
Bellmore
New Orleans
Enon
Los Beachy Head
Bencroy
Baltimore
Ondon
Bohemia
Hamburg
Lisbon
Royal Prince
Katie
Newport News
Nova Scotian
City of Richmond
Quebec
Swansea
Alps
Hayti
Bergenseren
Port de Paix
Portia
St Johns
Philadelphia
Glasgow
Boston
Gallina
Isle of Wight
Assyria
Dartmouth
Urbino
Cremona
St John
India
Mediterranean
Dennett's Food Promises Perfect Teeth for All Regions
In a whimsical verse titled North and South and East and West Shall each with perfect teeth be blest The piece extols communal dining and the tonic claim of Dennett's Food delivering zest and health through nourishment across regions.
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Lhat
Dennett
Fort Hill exchange scheme proposed on city square
Pagel Edward Atkinson outlines a plan to build an exchange on Fort Hill square. The weather forecast notes snow or rain and warmer temps. Obituary notes the funeral of Elias W. Goddard at Christ Church. Harvard Law School Association issues its first annual report. Washington Insurance Co stockholders meet after Western section transfer to National of Hartford. Assessors discuss death of Benjamin Cushing. Atchison stock raid drifts through a dull market. Atlantic Coast Line to run vestibuled trains to Florida. Soo route from Northwest to Boston opens.
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Pagel
Edward Atkinson
Fort Hill Square
Elias W. Goddard
Christ Church
Salem Street
Harvard Law School Association
Washington Insurance Company
National of Hartford
Benjamin Cushing
Atchison
Florida
Boston
Not So Many Failures. Week Opens With Some Uncertainty
The Weekly Trade Review notes fewer failures than expected in the first week of the year with fair overall business. Money tightens in Kansas City, Philadelphia prices rise due to strike uncertainties, and Boston sees unusual small transactions while money markets ease and collections improve.
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New York
Weekly Trade Review
R. G. Dun & Co
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Boston
Treasury
United States
Canada
Congregationalist Manual 1888 A Pocket Guide
The manual offers a new Rose Terry Cooke short story The Parsons Prayer Meeting a list of 1888 prayer meeting topics the creed adopted by the 1583 commission and data on the Congregational denomination including churches ministers clubs Sunday schools and seminaries. Supplied from the Congregationalist office 1 Somerset street at 6 cents per copy or 3 per hundred.
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Parvo
Rose Terry Cooke
Somerset Street
Keeler & Co Cambridge Cabinet Works
Wood mantels and cabinet work made to order at our Cambridge factory by Keeler & Co. Located at 81-01 Washington St corner Elm. Local craft and custom woodwork offerings from a established shop.
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Cambridge
Keeler & CO
Washington ST
Cor, Elm
PRIESTS OF IRELAND AND RENT REDUCTION NOTES
Dusit Jan 6 Mgr Persico denies pressuring Irish priests. A priest faces possible prosecution under a new law after a magistrate complained. Persico to write to bishops and seek leniency. Land Commissioners report on judicial rent reduction and price scrutiny. Judge O Hagan disputes powers under the land act. Nationalist demo at Birr draws 6000. Dro more meeting canceled. Cork Jan 6 Canon O Mahoney allegedly refused police access to three assault victims. inquiries halted. Mr Roberts advised to prosecute.
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Mgr. Persico
Udge O'Hagan
Gillhooly
M.P
Schull Court
Birr
Dromore
Cork
Plunkett
Canon O’mahoney
Mr. Roberts
Roberts
Pope’s Jubilee Exhibits at Vatican Draw Wide Court Presence
The Vatican opened its Jubilee presents for public view with the whole pontifical court and 48 cardinals in attendance. The Pope welcomed English and American college presidents and British pilgrims on January 10, praising worldwide support for the papacy and inspecting the gifts.
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Vatican
Pontifical Court
Romer
Rome
Mgr
Clifford
Cardinal Schiaffino
Masino
Deldenago
Blatesta
Nihilists Executed in Russia During Czar Visit
Eight Nihilists including Cossack T schemof were hanged at St Petersburg on January 2 for plotting to kill the Czar during his Don Cossack country visit. Archie McNeill, missing after going to France to cover a prize fight, is found dead on Boulogne beach with several five pound notes cashed at the Bank of England.
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London
T'schemof
St. Petersburg
Archie McNeill
France
Boulogne
Bank of England
German Interest in Mexico Signals Big Loan and Trade Shifts
Berlin reports suggest Mexico will secure a $52,000,000 loan this month on favorable terms. German houses dominate wholesale trade, aided by long credits, pushing English rivals from business. French firms control dry goods in major cities, while Britain seeks a comprehensive treaty. American interests, near $200 million, lack treaty protection, and US action has stalled. Mexico aims to negotiate a modern rail era treaty. Telegraph and telephone lines enter duty free, aiding infrastructure. Quicksilver mining growth in London spurs activity in Mexico.
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City
Mexico
Berlin
Great Britain
Jackson
United States
London
Janauschek suit awards 12000 in Newport case
District Judge Carpenter presided as the jury found damages against Ball owner of the Perry House for a fall by Mme Janauschek. The verdict hinges on lighting and dangerous stairs. Janauschek showed lost theater dates and medical costs while Ball’s finances and family status were noted.
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Progiprner
Specian
Ball
Perry House
Newport
Mme. Janauschek
Carpenter
New York
Bull
Contested Carlisle Seat Deliberations Open in House
A House elections committee met in Washington to chart procedure in the Thoebe Carlisle contest. Sypher argued the record hides facts and a district visit is needed to verify them as affidavits claim returns were altered to favor Carlisle. The panel adjourned after secret affidavits were discussed.
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Wasnueron
D. C
House Committee On Elections
Thoebe-Carlisle
Sypher
Thoebe
M. Sypher
Covington
Carlisle
Knights of Labor report strong dues payment and growth
Philadelphia dispatch says General Secretary Litchman reports January tax responses show the Knights of Labor in good standing with nearly 500 000 members. Reinstatements reach about 1200 of 2200 suspended assemblies amid renewed prospects for a new year. Curiaco and Poaperrura items note rebels in Washington organize a provisional committee and plan a suit in equity against general officers.
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Philadelphia
Litchman
Knights of Labor
Curiaco
Washington
D. C
National Provisional Committee
Chicago
New York
Provisional Committee
the Knights of Labor
Coal Strike Intensifies as Scarcity Bites Pennsylvania
Philadelphia observers report a promising strike day with rail officials wary as coal scarcity drives prices up to 10 a ton. Port Richmond and Schuylkill region show disrupted shipments. Non union workers and Italian joiners retreat under pressure while calls for arbitration grow amid mounting public pressure.
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Philadelphia
Reading Railroad
Corporation
Fourth Street
Port Richmond
Scarecely
Henryi. Bennett
Bernard Sharkey
Pottsville
Front
Willow Streets
Mcleod
Walnut Street
Reading Company
Reapina
Penn
Schuylkill
Schuylkill Valley
Reading Railroad Company
The
Eagle
Donaldson
Schuylkill County
Miller & Co
New Lincoln
Miller
Pine Grove
Philadelphia & Reading Company
Falls of
Williamsport
Reading
Pennsylvania
Corbin
Knights of Labor
Shamokin
Excelsior
Reading Road
Asuiano
Bellmore
Bickell & Co
Novan
Timber ship planned to replace rafts at Joggins
Hugh R. Robertson, the timber raft projector, arrived at St. Joan New Brunswick and announced no more rafts will be built. A timber ship will be constructed with spars and steering gear, provisioned for sixty days, with work to begin immediately at Joggins.
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St. Joan
N. B
Hugh R. Robertson
Joggins
From Prosperity to the Poorhouse in Ayer Massachusetts
Frank E Holman born 1830 Harvard Massachusetts rose to wealth as a confidant clerk for major firms in Boston and New York. After Stewart's death he suffered reverses and spent time in Harvard Poorhouse before friends supported him. He died in Cincinnati and his body to be returned for Harvard burial. Burglars stole postage stamps and ten dollars from Millyville post office and L Snait h store.
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Ayer
Frank E. Holman
Cincinnati
Harvard
Mass
J. W. Blodgett & Co
Boston
Jordan, Marsh & Co
A. J. Stewart
New York
Mary Sanborn
Stoneham
Stewart
Labor Troubles Mount Across Several Mills
Across Pennsylvania and nearby states workers at Powell's furnace in Saxton and several glass and cotton mills faced wage cuts and closures. Saxton stewards report 200 to 800 workers striking over a 10 percent cut, while Flint Glass Workers plan suits for breach of contract after a scaled wage agreement expired. Weavers at Wampanoag Mill No 2 strike over alleged favoritism and discharge, with Spinners' Union planning actions to restore 1884 wage levels. In Lewiston, Missouri, Cowan mill reports no strike despite recent price cuts and reduced workload.
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Westinghouse Air Brake Company
West Virginia
Fall River
Hentrincton
Penn
Powell’s
Saxton
Tyrone
Pirrspura
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Central Glass Company
Hobbs, Brockunier & Co
Wheeling
W. Dalzell’s and Gilmore
Wellsburg
W. Va
Manufacturers’ Association
Fort River
Wampanoag Mill No
Durfee
Spinners’ Union
Howard
Lewiston, Mo
Cowan Mill
Terrible railroad accident on Canadian Pacific line
Ottawa reports a wreck on the Lake Superior section where a trestle collapsed at Peninsula Stewart, throwing seven workers from cars into a ravine. Only one brakeman survived. Charles Atkinson of Brockville was the killed engine driver. The line between Sudbury and Winnipeg is noted as dangerous with a three quarter mile trestle over a ravine. Freight cars and Manitoba grain were scattered on the ice. The crash is blamed on a mistake by a new conductor.
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Ottawa
Ont
Lake Superior
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Peninsula
Stewart
Charles Atkinson
Brockville
Sudbury
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Mysterious Death Found Along Boston and Maine Tracks
Trackmen near Oak Island discovered a young man dead in the woods with a pistol and glass nearby and a possible bullet wound to the temple. Officials say homicide is likely as the victim, about 20, had no ID, wore a dark suit and chinchilla overcoat. The scene awaits an inquest under Medical Examiner Harris, with authorities seeking clues about the victim named Colby on a watch pocket.
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Eastern Division
Boston & Maine Railroad
Oak Island
Harris
Hevere
Colby
Seth
Sherman to Speak at Boston Home Market Club Dinner
Washington reports Senator Sherman agreed to address the Boston Home Market Club on tariff issues. Massachusetts Republicans and club officials urged a counter demonstration to tariff reform. major attendees included Dawes Hoar Long Lodge and Rockwell. The dinner is planned for late January or early February with other speakers promised.
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Corse
Boston
New England Decorative Works
Sherman
Major McKinley
General Goft
Boston Home Market Club
Carlisle
Civil Service Reform Committee
Wood
Home Market Club
Massachusetts
Dawes
Hoar
Governor Long
Davis
Messrs
Lodge
Rockwell
Herbert Radeclyffe
New England
House Market Club
Ohio
General Gott
West Virginia
Radclyffe
Secretary clears Cape Henry keeper O Dell charges
Acting Secretary Thompson forwards the lighthouse board report finding the charges against Cape Henry keeper M L O Dell unfounded and recommends no further action. The department dismisses the charges and notes political pressure in Virginia but defends O Dell as a good and efficient officer. Postmaster General orders Boston money orders withheld and returns registered mail to New England Decorative Works. Sir Charles Tupper cites snow delays affecting fisheries conference. meeting likely postponed to Monday.
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Thompson
Lighthouse Board
O’dell
Cape Henry
M. L. O’ Dell
Virginia
Postmaster-General
Boston
New England Decorative Works
Charles Tupper
Fisheries Commission
State Department
Manitoba
Verbena Rescues Newcastle City Crew After South Shoals Wreck
United States steamer Verbena arrived at Hyannis with the captain and crew of the wrecked Newcastle City, sunk on South Shoals about a week ago. Galileo sailed from Hull bound for New York.
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Hyannis
United States
Verbena
South Shoal
Nantucket
Newcastle City
South Shoals
London
Galileo
Hull
New York
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Furnitureco
Canal Shi Sicshie & Maine Divot
Hofmann
Indications
Maine
New Hampshire
Blue Hill Observatory
H. H. Clayton
Lake Michigan
Kansas
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Sydney
C. B
Lake
Observer's Office
Signal Service
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Mere Fe Ee
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Eee
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Cley Et Baty
Detroit
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Mackinaw City
Marquette
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St. Paul
Des Moines
Cloudy
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Cloudy Ock Cliffe
Montreal
Snow Armou One
Aweenworth
Vingent
Bismarck
Fort Buford Ween
Custer
Elena
Dig City
Cheyenne
Fairworth Platte
Cloudy Edge City
Balt Lake City
A. A. Ranney
United States Supreme Court
Pacific
South America
Knights of Labor Organization
Powell’s Furnace
Sexton
Thomas Stack
Cumberland Mills
Persico
Irish Land Commissioners
Ireland
General Foreign News
Committee On Elections
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Post Ofice
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Millyliie
Civil Service Committee
Committee On Civil Service Reform
Clements
Georgia
Civil Service Commission
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Missouri
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Anderson
Hepburn
Iowa
Tom Bayne
Blaine
Spooner
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Supreme Court
Pacific Bank
Ranney
Mr. Ranney
Joshua K. Ball
Richard Stone
A. D. Foster
Mr. Wheeler
Theodore C. Bucher
Fitchburg
Bucher
United States Clicuis Court
State Court
Charles A. Webb
Railroad
General Collins
White House
Major McGuinnis
Cleveland
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