Revenue reform meeting endorses tariff revision in Philadelphia
In a nonpartisan Philadelphia gathering of manufacturers merchants lawyers clergy and bankers ex governors Hoyt Pattison Blodgett and Singerly support immediate tariff revision and free raw materials arguing protection has grown too large and surplus harms business. Breckinridge and Hurd urge tax reduction and removal of duties on raw materials while endorsing President Arthur and Cleveland recommendations.
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Prinapetrara
Sprcia
Henry M. Hoyt
John Samuel
Pennsylvania
Robert E. Pattison
Lorin Blodgett
Protection
McClure
Wood and Field
William M. Singerly
Record
Academy
Congress
Representative Democrate
Jackson S. Schultz
New York
David A. Wells
Philadelphia
Arthur
Cleveland
A. ©. F. Breckinridge
Breckinridge
Canada
South America
Mexico
Frank Hurd
Europe
Paris
Hurd
Trunk Lines Defended In Car Lot Rate Hearings
Commissioner Albert Fink testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington on the trunk line pool’s freight rates. He described the new classification covering 47,000 miles and 230 million tons yearly, contrasting it with the older York and west bound system. Fink argued local rates are too low and that railroads offset losses with through freights.
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Washington
Albert Fink
Trunk Line Pool Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Fink
E. New
Sage on Journalism in Newspapers as They Are and Should Be
Millionaire Russell Sage replies to a Boston correspondent on the tone of the modern press. He argues against sensational prize fighter coverage and private lives, urges a newspaper to be clean, able, honest, and brilliant, and to balance literature with news while upholding respect for great men.
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Russell Sage
Boston
Steamers Arrived and Sailed Across European Ports
Maritime traffic reports list steamers arriving at Antwerp and Liverpool with origins including New Orleans New York and Boston. Vessels depart from Galveston Philadelphia Baltimore Newport News and Newport. Port of call updates cover London Isle of Wight and Hamburg with multiple year entries and January dates.
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Antwerp
Mandalay
New Orleans
Nova Scotia
New York
Kremen
Falloden
Galveston
Brow Head
Plato
Liverpool
Dover
Carlton
Hamburg
Adriatic
Wyoming
Nova
Philadelphia
Tatha
Fiona
Baltimore
Salisbury
Denisat
AL San Irancisco
Din
City of New York
Hong Kong
Yokohama
London
Isle of Wight
Gallina
Boston
Barrocsmore
Gwendoline
Northern
Warwick
Newport News
Duke of Buckingham
Bosphorus
Viande
St John
Tarnwell
St Jago
Carthagena
Wick Bay
Henisaf
Pennland
Australia
Hanburg
Cambridge Wood Mantels and Cabinet Work Made to Order
Cambridge factory provides custom wood mantels and cabinet work. Specialists offer tailored designs and skilled craft for residential interiors. Quality finishes and prompt service accompany measurements, fabrication, and installation options.
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Cambridge
Enthusiastic Speakers at Philadelphia Revenue Reform Mass Meeting
A Philadelphia mass meeting on January 27 called to enforce and endorse Arthur and Cleveland tariff reform recommendations. William M. Singerly chaired with Wilson Welsh of the Commercial Exchange. speakers argued for substantial tax cuts and a national tariff revision. Letters from McCulloch Cox Carlisle Fairchild urged reducing taxation and shifting tariff aims from politics to national interests.
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Philadelphia
Arthur
Cleveland
William M. Singerly
Wilson Welsh
The
Commercial Exchange
Welsh
Wendell Phillips
Charlies Sumner
Henry Ward Beecher
Frederick Douglass
Congress
McCulloch
Cox
Jackson
Schultz
Carlisle
Fairchild
Hugh McCulloch
Liv
United States
Henry Clay
Sam
Huey McCulloon
Train accident Ends for Newburyport Youth
Satem Jan 27. This morning the 8:55 from Newburyport neared Beverly bridge when Herbert Ross, 17, of Newburyport, was blown from the car while moving across. He struck his head on the frozen ground, was found unconscious, and rushed to Salem Hospital with concussion and possible skull base fracture. Brighter by evening, but recovery unlikely.
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Satem
Impresan
Newburyport
Beverly Bridge
Herbert Ross
Salem Hospital
Weather Indications for New England and Northeast
A U S weather bulletin from Washington forecasts twenty four hours starting Saturday January 25. New England and eastern New York should see slightly colder fair weather with brisk to high north westerly winds diminishing. Atlantic coast storm signals from Baltimore to Eastport. Friday chart notes Thursdays storm moved northeast centered in Maine with snow in Vermont New Hampshire Maine and nearby provinces. Western regions report unusually high temperatures. Overall, fair to cold conditions with warmer trend toward Saturday.
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Washington
New England
New York
Atlantic
Baltimore
Eastport
Signal Service
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Lake
Observations on amendment of time at all stations
Observations recorded at the amendment of time at all named stations show a single line noting 8 as the data point. The fragment suggests a procedural timing observation across multiple stations but provides minimal context or further details.
New York Blockade Grips Rail Lines After Snow Storm
Severe winter storm and high winds strand trains across central New York. Mohawk valley lines, including Central and West Shore, suffer three hour delays. several roads report blocks, snowed under or abandoned trains. East and north lines endure hours of wait times with ploughs stuck and cargoes delayed.
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Tanna
N. Y
Dan
Mohawk Valley
Central
West Shore
Saratoga & Chenectady
Fonda, Johnstown
Gloversville
Sharon
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Fort Plain & Richfield
Central Square
Richland
Auburn
Seneca Falls
Evuira
Northern Central
Stanley
Canandaigua
Elmira
PoucaKxersts
Hudson River Division
New York Central Railroad
Hudson River
New York Central
Canagouaniz
Dar
Pocono Mountains
Albany& Susquehanna Road
Cobleskul
Trnaca
New York
Snow bound Maine blocks towns and rail lines
A Maine snow storm reports entire towns blocked and rail lines disrupted with drifts up to freight car height. Ports and inland routes suffer delays as trains run hours late, roads blocked, and stage lines halted. Injuries reported from a shoveller struck by a snow plough. several vessels damaged and ice encasements halt travel across coastal towns.
Snowbound Express Delays Pennsylvan ia Trains in Heavy Snow
In Pennsylvania the express train No 9 due at 8 am became snowbound on the Alleghany Mountains. The first eastbound train reached the city around 11, with snow depths of 12 to 24 inches and drifting hindering engines. A large force fought the storm, but high winds redeployed drifted snow quickly. Allegheny Valley trains also faced delays as Fort Wayne services ran an hour or more late.
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North Adams
Coles’s Switch
Williamstown
Patrick Cudmore
Charles Wheelock
Patrick Quigley
James Lamb
Michael Madden
al Baldwin
Cudmore
Wheelock
Willis
Baldwin
Coles’s
Patrick Quigly
Martin Madden
Quigly
North Adams Hospital
Springfield
Connecticut River
Holyoke
Greenfield
Aother
Martin Griffin
James Kennedy
John Shea
Michael Connors
Gough
Boston
Chester
Middlefield
Washington Cut
Pittsfield
Fast Mail No
Fairbanks
Becket
Trinsdale
Hairbanks
I. H. Cook
Leff
Westfield
Albany
Geiferl
Eastport
Northield
Lyncurg
Norfolk Hatteras
Wibnington
Jacksonville
Montgomery
New Orleans
Fort Simith
Seere
Galves Ston
Knoxville
Memphis
Cinemati
Cleveland
Detroit
Slaven
Mackinaw City
Este Loudy Marquette
Mich
Chicuty
Eles
Green Bay
Ereeret
Duluth
Loudy Baugeen
Montreal
Halifax
Leavenworth
Wulon
Ee Rog Os
St. Vincent
Bismarck. Ae
Fort Custer
Rapia City
Cheyenne Ween
North Platte
Denver
Fort Si
Santa Fe
Joan
Paso
Salt Lake City
Evehniene Senimss
Allerhany Valley
Fort Wayne
New Hampshire Blockade Crews Fight Deep Snow For Rail Travel
January reports from Concord to Laconia describe open main lines with Suncook Valley blocked by snow. Four locomotives and a plough failed to breach the drift. no opening planned until tomorrow. White Mountain division closed. towns report 3 to 10 feet of snow, wrecks, freezes, and halted trains.
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Concorp
N. H
Concord
Suncook Valley
Peterboro
Hillsboro
Concord & Claremont
White River Junction
White Mountain
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Plymouth
Laconia
N. HL
Meredith
Canadian Pacific Express
Lake Village
Dover
Alton Bay
Farmington
Rochester
Winnepesaukee
Alton
Boston
Oreland
Mercury
Snowbound Rails Paralyze Vermont Rail Lines
A Boston bound train arriving in Buttannp Vermont was twenty seven hours late. One engine and three cars derailed near East Clarendon. A wrecking train from Rutland cleared the line as another line remained blocked north of Rutland. The Rutland and Washington division stayed open but irregular. Eleven locomotives sit at Shelburne awaiting service.
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Albany
Pittsfield
Dalton
Here
New York
Ashley Falls
Great Barrington
Robinson
North Adams Road
Caeshire
Ware
Winchendon
Northampton
Amherst
Massachusetts
Boston
Far River
Providence
Sfrozenin
Hall River Line
Newport
Buttanp
East Clarendon
Rutland
Delaware & Pladson Road
Whitehall
Rutland & Washington
Vermont
Shelburne
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Boston Theatre
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Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Boston & Maine
Pennis Mulhearn
Mary Maguire
Boston & Maine Railroad Relief Association
Mechanics’ Hall
American Statistics Association
R. M. Smith
Columbia University
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Vendome
Keeler & CO
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ETM
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Porriano
Portland
Springvale
Michel
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Rockiam
Addie Wessels
Annie J. Russell
Hanrahan
Knox & Lincoln Railroad
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Lewiston
Waterville
Joseph Dubvns
Campen
Lincolnville
Hope
Searsmont
Piscataquis
Greenville
St. John
Sagt Newport
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