Tariff clash looms over Canadian cars crossing border
An opinion by the Treasury solicitor urges duties on Canadian cars entering the United States loaded for return, arguing 35 percent ad valorem. It warns the move could reshape New England commerce, disrupt rail traffic, and reflect a Republican policy of industrial isolation, with Assistant Secretary Batcheller to review.
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the Treasury
Windom
Washington
The
Treasury
New England
Batcheller
Tichenor
Canada
United States
Dominion of Canada
New York
Grand Trunk
Canada Southern
Europe
Boston
Portland
Montreal
British North America
Republican Party
Hatcheller
Apaches Offered Land Sale for Relocation in Smoky Mountains
The text notes a southwestern North Carolina reservation in the Great Smoky Mountains where the Apaches reside and intermarry. They offer to sell government land they deem suitable and request personal choice in relocation. The War Secretary estimates 10,000 acres would suffice for resettlement. Captain Bourke and Professor Painter visited the Apaches at Fort Pickens and report willingness to relocate if allowed to choose their new home.
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North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains
Secretary of War
Bourke
Painter
South
Fort Pickens
John Bourke
Fifth Cavalry
Professor Painter
Boston
Washington
Geronimo
Ala
General Mills
Proctor
Indian Rights Commission of
Massachusetts
Messrs. Bourke
Virginia
Tariff Decision On Potash Free Entry Denied
Secretary Windom informed Secretary Rusk that imported crude and sulphate of potash cannot enter free of duty under any circumstances. He notes the tariff act of March 8, 1883, imposes a 20 percent ad valorem duty, and that intended use for manures does not override the named provisions or precedents.
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Windom
Rusk
Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
Booth
Resignation of H Sidney Everett at State Department
H Sidney Everett long time head of the diplomatic bureau tendered his resignation. He previously served as secretary of legation at Berlin and is a son of the late Edward Everett of Massachusetts. He will be succeeded by Thomas W Caldier as next in line of promotion.
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H. Sidney Everett
State Department
Everett
Berlin
Edward Everett
Massachusetts
Thomas W. Caldier
Grafton Man Daniel B Hubbard Named Consul to Annaberg
Daniel B. Hubbard of Grafton was sworn in today as consul to Annaberg Saxony. He met Acting Secretary Wharton, received instructions, and plans to sail on the 31st with his wife and nephew aboard a North German Lloyds steamer. Hubbard speaks German French and Spanish and vows to expose undervaluations if present.
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Grafton
Daniel B. Hubbard
Annaberg
Saxony
Wharton
Lloyds
Hubbard
Consul General Sutton Honored for Congress Appointment
Warner P. Sutton consul-general at Nuevo Laredo Mexico was named by Mr Blaine secretary of the Congress of the American Republics to be held in this city in October. Sutton is in Washington today preparing for the congress meeting.
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Sutton
Warner P. Sutton
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Blaine
Congress of the American Republics
Washington
Congress
Treasury report shows June declines in circulation and holdings
A Treasury Department statement reports a net $17,324,701 drop in currency in circulation for June and a $12,610,387 fall in money and bullion held by the Treasury. The circulation decline mainly in gold certificates and national bank notes, and the Treasury drop mainly in silver bullion. July 1 figures show circulation at $1,580,146,050 and money and bullion at $652,081,843.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
New England Life-Saving Stations Inspection Trip
Assistant Secretary Tichenor and Mr. Kim, general superintendent, left Washington to inspect life-saving stations on the New England coast. The tour includes the customs service review in New York, Boston, and Portland and assesses stations at Block Island Nantucket Island and the mouth of St George River Maine. The trip will last about two weeks.
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New England
Tichenor
Mr. Kimball
Washington
New York
Boston
Portland
Block Island
Nantucket Island
St. George River
Maine
Imported Glass Blowers Case Sent to Pittsburg D A
The Secretary of the Treasury reviews the case of twenty five English glass blowers who arrived in Boston April 12 and found work with Chambers McKee Co of Jeannett Westmoreland Co Pa. They are charged with violation of the alien contract labor law and the matter will be sent to the U S district attorney at Pittsburg for investigation to determine exact immigration circumstances.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Boston
Chambers, McKee & Co
Jeannett
Westmoreland County
Penn
Universal Federation of Glass Workers
United States District Attorney
Pittsburg
Obituary of George H Watrous Rail Executive
The Hon. George H. Watrous former president of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad died at his New Haven residence. Born in 1829 in Montrose Pennsylvania he studied at Yale and Yale Law School graduating in 1856. He served as prosecutor and legislator in Connecticut before leading the railroad from 1879 to 1887. Survived by a widow and seven children death attributed to apoplexy at age 57.
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George H. Watrous
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New Haven
Conn
Montrose
Penn
Yale
Yale Law School
Connecticut
Watrous
New York & New Haven
the Road
Premier John Norquay Dies in Winnipeg at 45
The Honorable John Norquay, Manitoba's premier for nearly two decades and a leading Northwest figure, died suddenly at his Winnipeg residence last night from heart disease at age 45.
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John Norquay
Manitoba
Canadian Northwest
Winnipeg
Stabbing Affray At Auburndale Hotel
In Auburndale two colored waiters at the Woodland Park Hotel clashed after sharp talk. John sidings cut a three inch gash across the cheek of Andrew Savage. sidings fled but was caught nearby by Officer Holmes and jailed.
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Auburndale
Newton
Woodland Park Hotel
John ‘Sidings
Andrew Savage
Holmes
Brookhouse Estate Sold for Hotel and Apartments
Salem July 5 Special report states the Brookhouse estate on Washington Street opposite City Hall was sold to B. W. Russell and a Salem syndicate for about 40000 dollars. They plan to build a first class hotel and apartment house there in the fall.
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Salem
Brookhouse
Washington Street
City Hall
B. W. Russell
New outdoor exhibition at Point of Pines draws crowds
The nightly Wild West show features performing horses cowboys and Indians and draws large crowds. Today Saturday it runs at 3 30 pm and 8 30 pm. Tomorrow Sunday the third in the series of great Sunday concerts starts at noon and runs until 9 30 pm.
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Point of Pines
Wild West
GENERAL SHERMAN'S SON TO BECOME CATHOLIC PRIEST Ordination in Philadelphia
Thomas Ewing Sherman eldest son of General W T Sherman advances in Catholic rites at the Philadelphia Cathedral through sub-deacon stage today and to be made a deacon tomorrow. Archbishop Ryan presided in a private archbishop's chapel ceremony. Sherman family members from Pittsburgh and New York attended.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Thomas Ewing Sherman
W. T. Sherman
Danvers Hospital Florist Designs Notable Garden Beds
At Danvers Hospital a landscape gardener Ettore fassinari crafted over one hundred flower beds this season. The main twenty design features a seventy foot circular lawn mound with grottoes, fountains, and varied plants. Other works include Sol's Clock with growing houseleek numerals and a weather vane bed showing daily forecasts and moon phases.
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Danvers
Danvers Hospital
Ettore Fassinari
Echevaria
St. Helena
Sol
Highland Lake Picnic Celebrates Father Mathews Society
Lynn hosts the twenty third annual Highland Lake Grove picnic with about 1000 attendees. Married men beat single men 9 to 0 in a late fifth inning ball game. Bob Brown wins the 100 yard dash and potato race, Dan Gorman second in both. Dennis Burns claims the old men’s crown, Gorman takes the Rabbit race. McDonald vaults 7 ft 2 in, Griffin clears 35 ft 10 in in standing jumps. Master Finn wins boys race as St Mary’s team clubs win in a setting of athletic contests. Don Buckley and Mrs Goodwin win the double scull boat race over a quarter mile.
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Lynn
Father Mathews
Total Abstinence Society of
Highland Lake Grove
Bob Brown
Dan Gorman
Brown
Gorman
Dennis Burns
McDonald
John Grittin
Thomas Finn
St. Mary's Athletic
Don Buckley
Salem's Fatal Fireworks Tragedy On the Common
At the Salem fireworks exhibition Georgie Sewell son of Charles Sewell and Frankie Anderson five were killed instantly when a shell exploded in a mortar that blew apart. Four others were badly injured with fatal potential including Martin Ryan whose arm was amputated, Willie Thompson with broken ribs and internal injuries, Christina Andersen with broken fingers, and Victor Tremblay with a broken nose and cut lip.
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Salem
Specia
Georgie Sewell
Charles Sewell
Frankie Anderson
Martin Ryan
Willie Thompson
Christina Andersen
Victor Tremblay
Freight collision near Dousveuve after Grand Army picnic
A freight train collided with an empty excursion train four miles above Dousveuve, killing brakeman William Garrigan. The engineer and firemen escaped with injuries, except the passenger engineer who broke three ribs. Engines wrecked, ten thousand left at Twin Springs with no return train amid a cold night and torn fences used for firewood.
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Dousveuve
Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Railroad
Twin Springs
William Garrigan
Summer Resort Notes on Independence Day Observance
Ry Beach July 5 reports a quiet Independence Day with few New England visitors. Notable guests include H. P. Arnold Boston, Edward Siter Philadelphia, William Prescott Boston, Mrs M Field Fowler Boston, and many others from Washington Chicago Hartford and beyond. Fireworks at Farragut and private cottages marked the celebration as the Massapong Lake Hotel Sharon season begins strong.
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Ry& Beach
Edward Siter
Philadelphia
William A. Prescott
Boston
M. Field Fowler
General Myers
Washington
Misses Robbins
Little Boar's Head
Little Boar’s Head
Farragut
A. Coffin
Thomson- Houston Company
E. Russell
Lynn
Watch and cash stolen after meeting stranger in Quincy
Joseph McPherson of Quincy met a man on the Fourth and they stayed at a lodging house on Beach street. During the night the stranger stole McPherson's watch and chain and ten dollars in cash before leaving.
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Joseph McPherson
Quincy
Beach Street
Market News Aims Higher On Western Railroad Patch
The New York market drifted irregularly and stayed weak with small list fluctuations. Buying surpassed selling over two days, aided by optimism on Western railroad progress. strong sentiment persists for a rebound, with cautions on Union Pacific and land stocks. News covers Thomson-Houston margins, Water Power Company talks, Northern Pacific earnings, and a Cornell eight rowing victory in Philadelphia.
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New York
Atchison
Western Railroad
Marriages and Obituaries from July in New England
A Boston area notice lists marriages including Hale Conner in Maryland and Connor Philadelphia. Hartwell Lee. Stanley Hadfield. Whittaker Piper. and others. Obituaries note ann E Devens, Harriet Morse, E B Patch, John Putnam, John ER Robinson, Frances Ellen Raynor, Edmund B Sprague, Joseph Scott, Ruth Severance, Frederick Thing, William Towne, and Vesta Williams with ages.
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James I. Stanley
Clara A. Hadfield
Boston
Whittaker—Piper
Bedford
George F. Piper
Stillman G. Whittaker
Chicago
Carrie E. Piper
Devens
Roslindale
Ann E
William H. Devens
Morse
Bath
Harriet E. Morse
Francis M. Morse
Patch
Chelmsford
E. B. Patch
Lowell
Putnam
Winthrop
John Putnam
Robinson
John Er, Robinson
Rayner
Winchendon
Frances Ellen Raynor
John Rayner
Sprague
Haverhill
Mass
Edmund B. Sprague
Denver
Col
Garden Street
Cambridge
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John A. Fenno
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Terimse¢asy
Wrentham, Mass
Silas P. Fisher
Amos Bianey
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Pines
Thayer
Revere Beach
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Office of Portland Steamers
India Wharf
Lake Winnipesaukee
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Januschowsky
Boston Museum
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Tiuntington Avenue
West Chester Park
Pain
London
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Brookline
W. Norton Reid
Pemberton Square
B.f.johnson & CO
Main St
Richmond
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Mutual Lancens
Levi
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Frank A. Patch
WM. C. Codman
J. G. Freeman
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Gould & Angels
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Thomas E. Proctor
South Street
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Steeam
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Congress St
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J. A Eldridge
Horatio Harris & CO
New 227
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Crawford
Steamship
Brunel
Palermo Oranges
Palermo
Fiske’s Wharf
L. L. P. Atwood & CO
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Langwood Hotel
Wyoming
Melrose
Boston & Maine Railroad
Westland Avenue
City of
Frank A. Dearborn
A. L. Jewell
John J. Henry & Co
Boots & Shoes
Devonshire
A. L. Richards
Real Estate Exchange
New York City
W. H. Klenke
R. V. Harnett
Frederic Tudor
Arlington
Nahant Land Company
Medford
Wakefield
Stoneham and
Sturbridge
Bourne
Fenno Tudor
Norcross Brothers
Alleghany Court House
Marshball Field
Otis Brothers & Co
Peckham & Tyler, Attys
Broadway
Ditson Company
Muwuslo
Emerson
Moyal
American Maile Choir
Tenney
Jehovah’s Praise
Lewis
Rainbow Festival
United Voices
Oliver Ditson Company
Lasell Seminary
DR. Ham
ATH & Murray
Washington ST
Liberal House Furnishers
Cor. Common
Norfolk Avenue
East Chester
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