Letters of introduction and harbor plans stir 1888 discourse
The State Department issues a circular warning about crowding for letters of introduction that grant travelers quick identification but no hospitality. Assistant Secretary Wharton, acting secretary in Blaine's absence, aims for a cautious policy and steady leadership. Major Adams reports the harbor project fund is insufficient for Manchester plans. Colonel Gillespie notes the 820 amount is inadequate for a 30 foot channel, suggesting funds be held until fuller authorization next spring.
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Wasmuixcrox
State Department
u/s
Blaine
United States
Manchester
Adams
Boston
Gillespie
Congress
Venezuela suspends import duties on certain goods headline
The U S consul at Aguayra sent to the State Department a Venezuelan decree suspending import duties on beans peas and rye to ease national hardship. Duty exemption lasts until thirty days after official notice of reestablishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuea
United Stat
Aguayra
Venezuela
Fort Warren Work Continuously Advancing on Torpedo Casement
A June report from Colonel Mansfield at Fort Warren notes steady progress as carpenters brace tunnels and excavations for the new torpedo casement. Work will continue through July at Fort Warren and Fort Inthrop to keep the posts in order.
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Fort Warren
Mansfield
Fort
Harris family heads to Deer Park for summer
Mrs Harris travels from Washington with her father Dr Scott and two grandchildren. They depart at 3 pm on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad trailor and will spend the summer at Deer Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harron
Deer Park
Conemaugh River Floods Hit Johnstown Relief Funds
July 3 Johnstown Pennsylvania reports heavy rains flooding five families in Cabria City and rising Conemaugh River. The flood endangered bridges and tents at the rail yard while Boston and Philadelphia relief groups coordinate funds and clothing for victims. Meantime Kidder Peabody treasurers note Boston fund total at $153,526.29.
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Johnstown
Pen
Cabria City
Conemaugh
Pennsylvania Raiload
Baltimore & Ohi
Gautier
General Hastings
Hart
Boston Committee
Johnstown Relief Fund
Philadelphia Relief Committee
Boston
Beaver
Philadelhia Committee
Pennsylvania State Flood Committee
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Boston Fund
Lancaster July meeting opens with three-horse 40 class victory
Racing at Lancaster Driving Park reports a quiet start with ten entries in the 40 class, Linus taking the win. In the 2:40 class a $400 purse split, Misfortune and Maegie among the entrants, while the 2:35 class produced a hard fought start-to-finish race. Tomorrow promises three races with notable trotting prospects including Nelson and Home among others.
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Lancaster
N. H
Lancaster Driving Park
Linus
Tavis Ces
Alien
B. m
dohWn M
McMillan
Bik
Highland Queen
Ciezg
G. Bismark
Iorrow
New England
Nelson
Aubine
Rex
Patehen
Canadian Finance Minister George Foster Weds Addie C Chisholm
Ottawa July 3 The Hon George C Foster minister of finance and the Dominion cabinet youngest member was quietly married to Mrs Addie C Chisholm at First Baptist Church Chicago on Monday They arrived tonight en route to Ottawa side Mrs Foster noted as a temperance worker who recently obtained a divorce from her Chicago husband an ex member of Parliament
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Ottawa
Ont
Specrar
George C. Foster
Dominion
Addie C. Chisholm
First Baptist Church
Picago
Foster
Aga
Chicago
Funeral for Mary A. Brigham Held at Westport Seminary
The funeral of Mary A. Brigham, newly elected Mt. Holyoke Seminary president, was conducted at the Congregational Church with lengthy tributes from Rev. Cuthbert Hall and Rev. N. G. Clark. Delegations from Brook lyn Heights Seminary and other affiliated institutions attended, and burial was at Pine Grove cemetery.
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Westpore
Mary A. Brigham
Mt. Holyoke Seminary
New Haven
Congregational Church
Chase West
Brooklyn Heights Seminary
Angliss Maud O. Steele
Charles West
New York
F. E. West
Brooklyn
Laselle
Whitinsville
Claflin
Patrick
Newton
A. L. Williston
Holyoke College
Hastman
Wellesley
Smythe
Technical School
Kimball
Worcester
C. Cuthbert Hall
N. G. Clark
Boston
Daniel Butler
D. Butler
Pine Grove Cemetery
Hall
Brigham
N.G. Clark
Miss Brigham
Mary Lyon
United Question Clubs of Massachusetts tariffic inquiry spread
The secretary Samuel W. Menoum forwards a letter listing fifty Question Clubs across Massachusetts and adjacent states. It seeks exact tariff facts on wool coal iron fish potatoes and more. Replies from John E. Russell John F. Andrew and William E. Russell are appended for verification.
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United Question Clubs of
Massachusetts
Congress
Chace
Rhode Island
Long
Robert Kreakie
Hyde Park
Moses T. Stevens
North Andover
Jesse Metcalf
Charles H. Merriman
Providence
Horace P. Tobey
West Wareham
James 5
Petoton
Maynard
Medway
Mendon
Milford
Millbury
Monson
Montague
North Attleboro
Orange
Palmer
Plainfield
Plympton
Randolph
South Hadley
Southwick
Sterling
Stoughton
Taunton
Wellesley
Westfield
Westhampton
Williamstown
Worcester
John E. Russell
John F. Andrew
William E. Russell
Saamuel W. Menoum
Boston
Strange Career of Francis S. Saltus Recalls Eccentric Poet
G. E. Montgomery reflects on Francis S. Saltus, brother of Edgar Saltus, who died in Tarry Town. The piece chronicles Saltus's extraordinary linguistic talents, bohemian life, intense self-absorption, and erudite yet chaotic career as poet, critic, and biographer, ending with a note on his posthumous potential.
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Sinous
Straws From State Street Market Report
The New York market opened weak with a pyrotechnic first hour as Sugar and other stocks faced heavy trading. After midday, the drift softened but rallies appeared. Atchison May and mid-June statements spurred a raid by large operators. Sugar sentiment remains cautious though some expect eventual strength as operators cover positions. News of Thomson-Houston orders abroad and rising raw beet sugar in London frame the broader market view. Investments shift toward electrification of horse railways, with recent gains on Des Moines and Winona lines. The piece notes New York influence, reports on St. Paul trading pressure, and quotes S. V. White on further declines.
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New York
Atchison
Des Moines
Winona
Minn
St. Paul
Doings at the State House Nominations Include Stevens for Railroad Commissioner
Governor Ames sent Everett A. Stevens as railroad commissioner. Campbell was registered as withdrawn. Other nominations named Richard P. Barry John J. Baker Edward P. Wilbur Charles F. Coffin Joseph H. Allen from Boston for various posts. A board of trustees for the Massachusetts Hospital for Dipsomaniacs and Inebriates included Francis A. Walker Anna D. Phillips Tilly Haynes Burnham R. Benner Samuel Carr Jr. Public reactions noted General Walker as ITI president and asylum hearings figure. No action taken on metropolitan sewerage commissioners.
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Ames
Everett A. Stevens
Campbell
Richard P. Barry
Lynn
Massachusetts Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
John J. Baker
Beverly
Harbor
Edward P. Wilbur
Boston
Civil Service
Charles F. Coffin
Joseph H. Allen
South Boston
Mr. Stevens
Massachusetts Hospital
Francis A. Walker
Anna D. Phillips
Tilly Haynes
Burnham R. Benner
Owe 1
Samuel Carr, Jr
General Walker
Institute of Technology
Miss Phillips
Haynes
United States
Bamner
Lowell
Carr
F. L. Ames
Women seek chair rental in public parks plan
Ladies linked with Ward 7 Charities aim to place a woman in charge of renting chairs to visitors in Back Bay Franklin and other parks. Park commissioners consider the idea if a formal application is made. Mr. Dean says commissioners will place as many seats as needed on all public rounds, though current supply is tight. The new chairs will be comfortable yet designed to be an awkward bed.
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Ward 7
Back Bay
Franklin
Taverner
The
Park Commissioners
Dean
Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate Says Dr Davis of Megiden Conn
Dr Chas H S Davis of Megiden Conn reports using Horsford's Acid Phosphate as an accessory in melancholia and nervous debility, and as a cooling drink in fevers, expressing much satisfaction with its effects.
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Horsford
Chas. H. S. Davis
Megiden
Conn
Cleveland Carriage Ride Accident Near Buzzard's Bay
Ex President Cleveland and Joe Jefferson were thrown from a carriage when a horse balked during a ride near Buzzard's Bay. They escaped with slight bruises but suffered a severe shaking up. Cleveland left for Marion that afternoon.
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Joe Jefferson
Cleveland
Buzzard’s Bay
Marion
Marriages Placed Across Cities in 19th Century Notices
Multiple marriage notices listed from Beverly Roxbury Quincy Roxbury Boston and Washington include John Jay Chapman to Miss Minna Timmins Alfreda Fisk to Mark Dewsnap Isaiah Hinckley to Mabel Ray Leavitt Hayward to Margaret Mooney Frank Stetson Pecker to Mary Lena Robinson Edward Sanford to Irene Fuller with ministers Rev George Lerin Rev Samuel K Herrick Rev A P Rein Rev S E Herrick and Rev Leonard.
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Edward Sanford
Attlesightl
Irene M. Fuller
Washington, D. C
Obituaries and Death Notices From Various Cities
Death notices in Boston area papers list Milton Day of Berlin age 57 and Magdalene Fries at Boston Highlands age 61 burial in Dudley Street. Mrs Susan Gibbs of Cambridge and Stephen Jenney formerly of Boston. Hannah Lincoln of Hingham age 91. Mary J Middleton age 24. Ella J Neal age 24 granddaughter of John Lightner. William J Stinson of Cambridgeport age 40. Susie A Snow of Laconia New Hampshire age 39. William Ilmer Saunders age 38 months. Ann E Tracey wife of Lt William C F Tracey of East Boston after brief illness.
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Milton
Berlin
Mass
Fries
Boston Highlands
Magdalene
Wulf Fries
Dudley Street
Gibbs
Cambridge
Susan F. Gibbs
Benjamin W. Gibbs
Jenney
Brooklyn
N. Y
Stephen Jenney
Boston
Lincoln
Hingham
Hannah
David Lincoln
Middleton
Mary J. Middleton
Neal
Ella J. Neal
John Lightner
Stinson
Cambridgeport
William J. Stinson
Snow
Laconia
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Blain
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Aine Clerge
Conemaughagain
Cambria
Canada
Drs. Hall and
Clark
Tennyson
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London
John Hay
Lord Tennyson
Moxon
A. Tennyson
Hay
Maurice
Alfred Tennyson
Henry Lushington
G. 8. Venables
Francis Saltus
Morgan
Tarrytown
Napoleon
Solferino
Llonor
Saltus
Francis
Edgar Saltus
Linstram Varick
Frank Saltus
Columbia
Europe
Hugo
Baudelaire
Victor Hugo
Arts
Donizetti
Zetti
Walt Whitman
Heine
G. E. Montcomery
State Street
Purose
Snesto
Western Railroad
S. V. White
St. P
Thomson-Houston Company
City
Mexico
Copenhagen
Denmark
Tunis
Africa
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Guatemala
Osaka
Japan
Sugar Trust
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mae
State House
Stevens
Cincinnati
Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati
Brunswick
Francis Winthrop Palfrey
Centre Harbor, N. H
Sentor
Washington Street
J. L. Huntress & Son
Isles OF Shoals
Appledore House
Appledore Island
Portsmouth
Oceanic
Concord
Laighton Brothers
Nahant
G W. Simmons
W. Burgess
Devonshire St
G. W. Simmons
Booth Bay Harbor
Maine
Charles W. Wolcott
Boothbay Harbor
DE Lancey Place
Hampton, N. H
B. A. Atkinson & GO
Dublin
Messrs. Roth & Tilden
Chas. U. Cotting
Tremont Street
Meredith & Nelson
Exchange Place
Bass Point
Edward D. Sohier
Amos Binney
Milk Street
High Street
Congress Street
Thomas E. Proctor
South Street
Richmond Street
J. W. Converse
Congress St
Kilby St
Corner Water St
Silas Peirce
Eugene FE. Patridge
Charles E. Macallar
ICE
England Mutual Insurance Co
Post Office Square
Ben J. F. Stevenss
Jos. M. Gibbens
F. Trull
WM. B. Turner
Lasell Seminary
Auburndale
Heloisee Hersey
Chestnut Street
M.G
Boston Post
Bon
DR. Ham
Heath & Murray
Washington
J. A Eldridge
B. A. Atkinson & CO
Liberal House Furnishers
Washington St
Florenge
SILK
Nonotuck Silk CO
Summer St
Pane Gm
E. van Noorden & CO
Harrison Ave
Boston, Mass
Hackmatack
Huck
Wren and Mill
East
Uts
Apd
Neuvuendorff
Januschowsky
Boston Museum
R. M. Field
Lord Fauntleroy
Huntington Avenue
West Chester
Ng Tington Avenue
Brookline
Harbor Excures
Boston, Revere Lynn
Winthrop Junction
Beachmont
Crescent Beach
Oak Island
Pines
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Beach Beach
Point of Pines
Ak Island
Winth Ingalls
Winthrop Centre
Beach
Ocean Spray
Highladays
Watt’s
Monakya
John A. Fenno
G. T. A. A.hammond
St . Supt
H. H. Blanchard
Battery Wars
Lindall
Chelsea
Ery Wharf
J. W. Richardson
State
Washington Streets
Ditson Company
Emerson
Tenney
Deborah
Lewis
United Voices
Oliver Ditson Company
Crocker, Burbank & CO
Fitchburg, Mass
Copartnership Notices
Grout, Warren & Blanchard
Clas
Grout, Aa
Henry Warren
William L. Blanchard
Warren & Blanchard
H.E. Clement & Co
H. W. Holbrook
H. E. Clement
H. E. Clement & Co
H. W. Holbrook & Co
Pile Tim
F. M. Holme Holing
Holmes
Holbrook
Eureka Telephone CO
Liberty Squa Boston
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