Debate Over Canadian Rail Traffic and Trusts Rise in Hearings
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee opened hearings with a Board of Trade panel. It questioned how Canadian lines affect US commerce, urging enforcement of the Interstate Commerce Act and bonded rules. Aite parties debated rail pools and traffic associations, with some opposing agreements as anti American and potentially anti competitive.
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Chicaco
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Board of Trade
Stone
United States
New England
Grand Trunk Line
Canada
Estern
Hiscock
Boston
George F. Clarke
Reagan
Clarke
William J. Polk
A. M. Wright
Chicago
H. F. Dousman
W. W. Wicker
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
John Gilman’s Brutal Crime Near Coquille City
Enriee Orry Oregon July 15 Mrs Eatenhower and her child were murdered on John Gilman’s farm near Coquille City. They were buried in a gulch. the husband Eatenhower survived an attack while returning home Saturday and raised the alarm. Gilman and his wife were arrested and may be lynched.
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Enriee
Gilman
Extradition Fight Surrounds Sullivan Kilrain Arrests
Governor Lowry presses for Sullivan and Kilrain to be sent out of the country while Charles Rich faces action over the fight site. Judge McAnister clears Sullivan on constitutional grounds, citing no Tennessee extradition. Kilpatrick appears before Lowry to avoid arrest, bail set at 1000. Kilrain travels east toward Rochester.
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Robert L. Taylor
Executive Department
Statte of
Tennessee
United States
John L. Sullivan
Taylor
Nashville
Mississippi
Wa. K. McAnister
New Orleans
John Kilpatrick
Lowry
Jackson
Miss
Hinds County
Purvis
Rochester
N. Y
Giants Rally Past Chicago in Rainy New York Tilt
In New York today the Giants defeated the Chicago club 4 to 1 as Richardson drove in three with a fourth inning hit to break a tie in the ninth. Keefe held Chicago hitless until the eighth, while the rain reduced attendance to about 1,340 on the South Side grounds.
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South End
New York
New Yorks
Chicagos
Giants
Keefe
Richardson
McQuade trial resumes as witness perjures self
Barnston New York July 15 The McQuade trial continues with Fullgraff under interrogation by Judge Fursman. He admits lying under oath about the $750000 cable road, says he testified falsely to protect himself and others, acknowledging perjury occurred on related matters.
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Barnston
N. Y
McQuade
Fullgraff
Fursman
Board of Aldermen
Strange Montreal widow case triggers arson of myth
In March Miss Mulcahy of Montreal claimed a midnight cab wedding to Husson ended in his death and the disappearance of all others involved. She named Matthew Huntley and an unknown woman resembling her as threats to force widow duties. Miss Tibbitts of Fredericton was arrested as the unknown woman, alibi fights ensue, and friends intervene. The case stirs indignation over treatment.
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Montreal
Husson
Miss Mulcahy
Tibbitts
Fredericton
N. B
Miss Tibbitts
New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick
Governor-General
Waskin
Quebec
Duluth
Man Mistakes Muriatic Acid for Water in Tin Store
John Befour of Jounspury Vermont drank muriatic acid thinking it ice water. He became critically ill but doctors expect recovery.
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Sr. Jounspury
John Befour
Colchis Mining Company mill ready for dividends
A new Colchis Mining Company mill nears completion and stockholders are told to buy now at six dollars per share before a planned rise to ten. The offer targets local investors with endorsements from prominent businessmen and RK H Whitney of 48 Congress Street to provide details.
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Colchis Mining Company
Colchis
RK. H. Whitney
Congress Street
Players Brotherhood Meeting Yields Little Action
The Players' Brotherhood held a secret session at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York on Sunday night. President Ward called the meeting to gauge players' ideas for future actions, but several chapters were unrepresented and clubs from Washington Boston and Cleveland sent no players. The group will not try another meeting until next fall.
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Brotherhood
New York
Fifth Avenue
Ward
Spalding
Washington
Boston
Cleveland
Rich New York Clergyman John Hall Reaps Pulpit Riches
A letter portrays Rev. John Hall of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church as a premier New York preacher who has amassed about a million dollars. Backed by financier Robert Bonner and a wealthy congregation, Hall earns 75 000 to 100 000 in salary plus 10 000 from Bonner and 10 000 in gifts annually, with substantial investments and charitable giving. The profile notes his Irish roots, outdoor habits, lavish home, vast library, and influential social circle among Wall Street elites.
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New York
John Hall
Great Britain
Philadelphia Times
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street
America
Hall
Bonner
United States
Central Park
Late Ship News From New York and London July 15
List of ships cleared and arrived at ports including Stranmore Wade Cushing Hindo o Douglass Hull Dorlan McFarlane Kings ton Jam Fensbury Scott Bahia Fidelio Stettin Mirger Laurin Stettin Ceylon Laura Montevideo brig Starlight Sears Georgetown Annie G McNeill Moncton Eva Maud Holder St. John s Ess Laurie Cobb Faulkingham Bevery Mass Arrived ship Thomas H Rand Liverpool bark Alice Manzanilla Icis Benj Fabens Demerara Palestine Calais Seth M Todd Daniel Gifford St John B Mary Freeland Kennebec River Chase Rockland H P Prescott Bangor F C Smith Hyannis Elias Bunyan Wareham Huntress Lubec Mary Potter Nantucket Joseph G Dean New Bedford Watchman Fall River Expedite New Bedford Reporter St John NB Rival South Gardiner Ada Ames Rockland Susan Co Mary D Wilton Bangor Terry Nantucket Wm Mason St John NB Viola May Windsor Hastings New Bedford Lucy Hammond Machias Charles H S Rickey Saco Grace K Greene Bath Nestorian sailed from Glasgow for Philadelphia July 15.
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Wade
London
Nevada
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Liverpool
Aukathor
Iowa
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Charlois
Peters
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Hull
Dorlan
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Scott
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Fidelio
Schutte
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Georgetown
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Nassau
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McNeill
Moncton
N. B
Eva Maud
Holder
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Laurie Cobb
Faulkingham
Bevery
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Arrivea
Thomas H. Rand
Alice
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Icis Benj
Fabens
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Calais
Seth M. Todd
Daniel Gifford
St. John
Mary Freeland
Kennebec River
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H. P. Prescott
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Hyannis
Elias Bunyan
Wareham
Huntress
Lubec
Mary Potter
Nantucket
Joseph G. Dean
New Bedford
Watchman
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Expedite
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Rival
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Ada Ames
Susan, Co
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Terry
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Viola May
Windsor
Hastings
Lucy Hammond
Machias
Charles H. Srickey
Saco
Grace K. Greene
Bath
Nestorian
Glasgow
Philadelphia
New Books on Henry VII and Elizabeth I in English Statesmen
A review contrasts James Gairdner's Henry VII with Elizabeth I as depicted in the English Statesmen series. The critique notes Gairdner's strengths in documentation and errors of proportion, praising his careful, trustworthy portrayal while urging more space on domestic policy. It also recommends William B. Carpenter's Nature and Man collection as a complementary modern thought work.
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Shakspere
England
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Henry
Owen Tudor
Katharine of France
Kate
Henry V
Edmund Tudor
Henry VI
Earl of
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Margaret Beaufort
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Lancaster
House of Lancaster
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France
Harry
Edward IV
House of York
York
Europe
Gairdner
London
Perkin Warbeck
Mr. Gairdner
Anne of Brittany
Henry the Seventh
James Gairdner
New York
Macmillan & Co
Boston
Little, Brown & Co
Fiske
Carpenter
J. Estlin Carpenter
Nature
Man
William. B. Carpenter
D. Appleton & Co
William Carpenter Memoir Reflects Theistic Synthesis And Science
A compact biography-essay on Dr William Benjamin Carpenter highlighting his balance of science and Theism. It notes his collaboration with Herschel Darwin and Buechner, his father Lant Carpenter as influence, and his pioneering work on magnetism hypnotism and physiology.
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William Benjamin Carpenter
Carpenter
Herschel
Darwin
Buechner
Lant Carpenter
America
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Ken Darwin
Tyndall
Huxley
John
Glazier's Down the Great River reviewed with praise
Captain Willard Glazier, Civil War veteran and traveler, offers a 117 day 3000 mile canoe journey from Mississippi headwaters to Port Eads in Down the Great River. The work garners popularity among general readers, with civic honors noted along the route.
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Mississippi
Port Eads
Gulf
Glazier
Lake Glazier
Henry LD. Harrower
Schoolcraft
Down the Great River
Hartford
Conn
Hubbard Bros
McCosh Metaphysics Reviewed by a Princeton Ex‑President
A column discusses James McCosh's There First and Fundamental Truths Being a Treatise on Metaphysics. It notes his realistic stance opposing Humean scepticism and Kantian idealism. The review praises his vigor erudition and logical acumen while recommending the book.
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McCosh
Princeton College
England
Germany
Queen’s College
Belfast
Ireland
America
James McCosh
New York
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Boston
DeWolfe, Fiske & Co
Frederick Douglass to Hayti envoy nomination letter excerpt
Henry I Bowprreu endorses Frederick Douglass for minister to Hayti and shares a letter from Douglass thanking him. Douglass says he accepted the Hayti mission with misgivings yet hope, noting Hayti's rough path but potential growth, and contrasts it with past struggles in the Americas. Elastic Starch gives a fine finish.
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Douglass
Hayti
Post
Henry I. Bowprreu
Medford Votes to Acquire Land for Water Supply Expansion
At a special meeting Michael F. Dwyer presiding the Medford town vote authorized water commissioners to purchase about 51 acres of land and water rights in Medford and Stoneham for 23900 dollars and to acquire 180 acres of S O Lawrence land for 8500 dollars. The meeting also adopted precinct changes and appropriated 5000 dollars to extend Boston avenue.
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MedFord
Michael F. Dwyer
Stoneham
S. O. Lawrence
Boston Avenue
A Dishonest Postmaster Caught in Erie Arrival
A special from Erie reports United States Marshal Barring of Wilkes Barre arrested James E. Farrell, Starrucca postmaster, charged with robbing registered letters. Farrell fled to Canada but was lured back to the U.S. and taken into custody.
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Pitrspurg
Penn
Erie
United States
Wilkesbarre
James E. Farrell
Starrucca
Farrell
Canada
Italian Blacksmith Arrested in Hanover Horse Killing Case
Hanover New Hampshire July 15 A young man calling himself Frank Lambert an Italian was arrested on the charge of killing two valuable horses owned by Frank Pierce by feeding them paris green Saturday night Lambert a travelling blacksmith who worked for Pierce last spring was suspected of stealing and charged Lambert threatened revenge when he left The arraignment occurred this afternoon and the hearing was postponed until tomorrow
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Hanover
N. H
Frank Lambert
Frank Pierce
Paris Green
Lambert
Pierce
Big Drive of Logs Sets Season Record in Biddeford
River drivers reached Bipprrorp Maine on July 15 with the final main drive aiding by a water rise. The drive totaled over 13,000,000 feet, making the season’s total 17,500,000 feet for Biddeford lumbermen, the largest on record and ahead of last year by two weeks.
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Bipprrorp
Biddeford
Explosion Claims Two at Salt Lake City Home
In Salt Lake City Utah on July 15 Mrs Terry tried to light a fire with coal oil and an explosion fatally burned her and her thirteen year old daughter.
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Salt Lake Ciry
Utah
Terry
Auction Sale of Beacon Street Building Plots in Boston
S. R. Knights & Co. announce public auction at Kilby Street room, July 23 at 1 am. Plans show multiple lots on Beacon Webster, Park Marion, Core Hill, and others near Chestnut Hill Reservoir with houses, stables, and ocean views. Properties feature modern conveniences, southern exposure, and access to rapid transit. sale includes detailed plans, restrictions, and terms from 226 Washington Street Boston office.
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Webster Streets
Park and
Marion Streets
Park Street
Corey Hill
Beacon Street
Prospect Avenue
Beacon and Tappan Streets
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Summer Streets
Englewood Avenue
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Reservoir Station
Boston
State Street
S. R. Knights & CO
Washington Street
Foreclosure Sale of Boston Property Under 1886 Mortgage
Charles Albert Prince, assignee, announces a public auction on the premises in Boston for breach of a mortgage deed involving Alfred A. Marcus and Reuben Edward Sherburne. The parcel, 1832 square feet, bounded by State Street and other properties, was conveyed to Marcus in 1886 and is subject to prior liens, taxes, and an 1886 Warren Institution for Savings mortgage. Cash payment of 1000 dollars at sale, balance due within ten days.
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Thomas M. Stevens
Francis Neanooy Jr
Suffolk
Gravelly Point
Boston
Roxbury
Belvidere Street
West Chester Park
Belviders Street
FRANCIS # EABODY, JR
Morteagee
Alfred A. Marcus
County of
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Edward C. Sherburne
State Street
First National Bank of Boston
Peleg W. Chandler
Taylor and
George C. Shattuck
Shattuck
Sherburne
Warren Institution For Savings
Charles Albert Prince
Thomas W. Tuttle
Bostop
East Street
City of
Frank M. Frost
Albert G. Frost
J. Parker
South Street
Provident Institution For Savings
Tremont Street
Culvert
Ruggles Streets
Havin
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