Romance in a Petition: $100000 for Health of Col John Ryan
A House petition by Illinois's Mr Lawler tells of Col John George Ryan a Chicagoan and brother of General Ryan held in Confederate prison in 1865. He endured solitary confinement the “sweat box” and a murder scene overhead before his release. He seeks $100000 in health compensation from Congress.
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Boiler Explosion Kills Three at Adelaide Silk Mill
In Allentown Penn a seventy horsepower boiler exploded at the Adelaide Silk Mill. Firemen Frank Sterner and Henry Borreo died instantly. Engineer Hiram Sell perished after amputation of a leg. Bricklayer Oswin Ochs suffered severe scalding. Two workers Jacob Schaffer and Robert Hilliard were bruised. The engine and two other boilers were damaged but 900 employees escaped injury.
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Adelaide
Frank Sterner
Henry Borreo
Hiram Sell
Oswin Ochs
Jacob Schaffer
Robert Hilliard
Sut ton Mills Lockout Maintains Idle State At North Andover
July 9 Lawrence dispatch reports Sut ton Mills at North Andover did not restart as expected after a weeklong lockout. Weavers and dyers report wages cut to 474% percent, making $14 per month at new rates. No meeting with owner General Eben Sutton has occurred, and replacement labor remains scarce. Residents seek a compromise acceptable to both sides.
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Governor Hill Faces Criticism Over Extra Session Move
Albany July 9. Workingmen condemn Governor Hill for calling an extra session to obtain funds for prison operations. They argue the move sustains the state account plan and cheap prison labor, urging lawmakers to instead pass a county plan. Master Workman Dowling led a workers meeting and circulated appeals to representatives.
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Boycott Coffee Sparks Labor Letter and Call to Abstain
General Master Workman Powderly urges a nationwide coffee boycott in the Journal of United Labor, urging workers to stop buying coffee until a perceived corner is broken. He asks grocers to reject purchases, to analyze any coffee bought, and to trace adulteration to the New York coffee exchange while urging Knights of Labor and others to practice self-denial to test the law.
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Army retirements and officer reassignments announced
Major Jacob Kline of the Twenty-fourth Infantry heads the Fort Leavenworth retiring board, relieving Colonel Alexander McD. McCook. Lt Bannister gets 27 days extra leave. Major Frederic Benteen placed on retired list after incapacity finding. A board of ordnance officers will meet in New York July 12 to select a site for a proving ground. Inspector-general station changes list Lt Col Hughes, Lt Col Heyl, Major Burton, and Lt Col Drum, with duties reassigned and acting inspector-general roles defined in the department of Dakota and Missouri and Arizona.
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Department of Dakota
Moody's Bible School lecture series in Northfield
Dr. Broadus opened the Moody Bible School session with a lecture on Paul's doctrine of justification by faith. Mr. Moody followed with an oration on the Bible. Alexander McKenzie from Cambridge arrived for today and tomorrow's lectures.
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Elkins Blaine New and the Harrison choice
A Chicago Tribune discussion questions General Harrison about Elkins New and Blaine. It questions Elkins influence on campaign strategy, costs charged to the party in Indiana, debts, and the fate of Elkins and New within Harrison's confidential circle. It weighs who should handle party machinery and Indiana loyalties.
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No Compromise Lincoln Montreal Probe in Pitcher Case
The preliminary inquiry into former Union Bank teller Charles Pitcher proceeds with cashier Johnson detailing bill identification. Bank counsel Hatton says all stolen bonds and securities are recovered in London. Pitcher faces a fourteen year term with potential Crown prosecutor resignation rumors and defense ties.
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London
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Court of Queen’s Bench
Robert Terroux, Jr
Brass & Terroux
Charles A. Giroux
Hochelaga Bank
Paris
National Bank of Providence
Lynn Matters: Arbitration Hearings Delayed. New Trade Paper Planned
The State Board of Arbitration met in Lynn to hear stitchers about machine use and staying two needle machines. James F. Carr delayed due to unpreparedness, adjournment set for Friday. The Lasters' Protective Union plans a Lynn trade paper called Lasters' Union Journal, due around August 2. E H J Morse, a local collector, is missing amid allegations of irregular collection practices.
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State Board of Arbitration
Henry C. Mean
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Lasters’ Union Journal
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Railroad acquirements and line expansions in 19th century travel
A New York dispatch notes the Pennsylvania Railroad seeks equal Staten Island access by gaining control of the Staten Island Belt Line horse car railroad linking Port Richmond ferry to Jersey City lines. It cites 3320 miles of new track built in six months to June 30, compares with 3754 last year, and mentions Piedmont Air Line service. Western dispatches discuss Judge Brewer’s Iowa railroad decision and potential legislative action or Supreme Court appeal.
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Veer Brewer
Iowa
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Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Mooney Certainty of Sane Status at Urica Asylum
Superintendent Blumer at the State lunatic asylum in Urica asserts Thomas J. Mooney is sane and ready for release within days. Mooney, once accused of throwing Greek fire at a steamship in New York harbor, was deemed insane after prior incidents and sent to Poughkeepsie hospital before being moved to Urica. He states he will not return to Irish national affairs.
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Prohibitionist's plan to press for reform vote
In a letter to the Evening Post a strong Prohibitionist argues liquor questions must drive reform. He calls for dissolving the existing third party and voting for a Prohibition elector with Cleveland electors. He claims this will push temperance reform and appeal to business sense over the Republican platform.
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Cleveland
Marital Notices From City Listings
In this city dated July 7 and July 6, marriage entries list J F Clymer and J Eliott Bowker to Minnie, C I Johansson and Charles C Johnson to Emma Ry, Rev William R Campbell officiating Frank Read, William N Brodbeck officiating Warren A Skelton to Sophie Morse, and similar pairings. The notices mention Eltons Morse and Kelton Morse in connection with July 5 entries.
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Deaths in the region list multiple obituaries
Obituary notices from Leominster Boston Somerville Chelsea Jamaica Plain West Roxbury Melrose Cambridge and other areas dated July 4 to July 8 list Louise B Allen John Bristow Mary J Brown Thomas Cordis Clarke Mary A Cavanagh Clara May Dockham Mary Fitzgerald Hugh Houghton Mercy Kendall Rachella Kempton William Leuiz Mary E Lord Julia McNulty Thomas Norton Annie Powell Charles B Stover Emily H Tufts Jason Winnett among others with ages and family details.
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William B. Cavanagh
Dockham
Great Head
Winthrop
Mass
Clara May
Fred E
Hannnah A. Dockham
Fitzgerald
Mary
Terence Fitzgerald
Houghton
Hugh Houghton
This City
Mercy T. Kendall
Kempton
South Braintree
Rachella R. Kempton
Cayin Kempton
Newport
H. Leuiz
Jamaica Plain
William Leuiz
Lord
West Roxbury
Mary E. McNulty
Chelsea
Julia A. McNulty
James
Margaret McNulty
Norton
Somerville
Thomas Norton, Sr
George A. Lord
Powell
Annie
Marlin Vowell
Charles B. Stover
Tulls
Melrose
Emily H
Tufts
Winnett
Cambridge
Jason Winnett
Markets dull as bears damp bull hopes on state street
Markets were listless with bears using the Chicago Burlington & Quincy strike scare to depress prices. A favorable government crop report is anticipated to lift railroads, while bond sales and a steady money market shape a cautious week. Chicago remains a bear, but some buying persists as outlooks turn toward higher demand.
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Aladdin and Pompeii Performances At Boston Venues
Amusements listing for Boston venues includes Monte Cristo Jr at the Opera House with 2 PM and 7:45 PM shows, Professor Bristol's Equescurriculum at 2 PM and 7:45 PM, Aladdin at the Garden, Battle of Gettysburg at the Cyclorama with an 8 PM promeneade concert, The Last Days of Pompeii at the Pompeian Amphitheatre 7:45 PM, and Horticultural Hall presenting Christ entering Jerusalem and The Crucifixion.
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D. M. Bristol
Cyclorama
Tremont Street
Monte Cristo, Jr
Apollo Belvideres
Halk Pompeian Amphitheatre
Huntington Ave
West Chester Park
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