Damaging Floods and Damaged Rail Lines Sweep Cities
This morning's news notes great freshet damage across multiple towns. The Fitchburg railroad between Erving and Miller's Falls was washed out, with the Maine Central also suffering. Other items include embezzlement charges at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Derby railroad directors meeting without resignation, and various political and legal updates.
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Erving
Miller’s Falls
Fitchburg
Maine Central
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Payne
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Derby Railroad
Sperry
Sherman
Rebecca Hunter
Newport
New Yorks
Washingtons
Pittsburgh
Detroits
Pacific Railroad
Sanrancisco
Cleveland
St. Louis
Grand Army
Indiana
Nanticoke
Penn
Filemore Zelewski
New York
Post Office Department
McGarrigle
Chicago
New Hampshire
Gloucester Schooners Seized by Dominion Cruiser
Seizures occurred off Souris P E I of the Gloucester boats Colonel J H French and Argonaut crewed by Gloucester sailors and the schooner Annie W Hodgson at Shelburne N S. Canadian minister Foster says American fishermen follow the laws.
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Gloucester
J. H. French
Argonaut
Souris
Dominion
Annie W. Hodgson
Shelburne
N.S
Parnell
Sexton
Ireland
Tyndall
London
George Foster
Marine and Fisheries of
Canada
Weather and city notes on hearings and events
Fair and cooler weather greets the city as a legislative committee holds a hearing at the State House on child employment. The Cambridge Railroad gets electricity approved. A Boston broker’s residence is robbed of jewelry worth 1000 dollars in Nantasket.
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State House
Butler
Pacifico Bank
United States
Wallace L. Pierce
J. J. Walworth
Cohasset
Joseph Heilbrun
Boston
Nantasket
Board of Aldermen
Cambridge Railroad Company
City Hospital
Beacon Park
East Boston
American Federation of Labor
Weather forecast for New England states July 26
For twenty four hours from 7 a m Tuesday July 26 Maine and New Hampshire expect fair weather with cooler conditions and westerly winds. Vermont shows local rains and cooler, Massachusetts eastern area fair with western rains and cooler, Connecticut Rhode Island fair with southerly winds and cooler. Eastern New York fair in south and local rains in north with cooler, Blue Hill Observatory notes showers for southeastern New England.
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Wasmmertor
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
Blue Hill Observatory
New England
Meteorological Record of Yesterday Across Stations
Yesterday’s weather observations compiled up to 10 p m from all stations at synchronized times. The record lists conditions such as temperature wind direction wind speed precipitation and barometric pressure across multiple locales.
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Boston
Luxview
U.S. A
Proclaimed Ireland policies and Pope letter highlight Irish and European affairs
In Parliament discussions on Ireland reveal proclamations and crimes act scope, with Balfour and Parnell faction debates on rent and leases. Separately the Vatican notes Pope’s views on Catholic unity in Spain Austria Prussia and German states, urging religious peace, missions, and church protection.
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Austria
Holy See
Austria- Hungary
France
Spain
Spanish America
Vatican
Prussia
Germany
Gladstone Hauled Over The Coals In Anti Trevelyan Letter
London July 25 Professor Tyndall publishes a new anti Gladstone letter attacking Sir Otto Trevelyan’s Liberal candidacy for Brideton Glasgow. He calls Trevelyan dry rot in unionism and protests Ireland’s loyalists being handed to the Romish hierarchy and Irish National League. He condemns Liberal England and Scotland for aligning with a perverted intellect and dismisses Trevelyan as abandoning truth and honor.
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Gladstone
London
Professor Tyndall
G. O. Trevelyan
Brideton
Glasgow
Otto Trevelyan
Ireland
Irish National League
England
Scotland
George Otto Trevelyan
Banquet Honored U S Guests at Lord Mayor’s Dinner
London hosts a banquet for the conference on the law of nations. Notable attendees include United States minister to England Mr Phelps United States Senator Hawley Daniel Dougherty and Colonel F Burr of Philadelphia David Dudley Field Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania Walter the Consul General Murat Halstead of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette Wirt Dexter of Chicago and G Hawkins of Nebraska.
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London
Conference On the Law of Nations
Mr. Phelps
United States
England
David Dudley Field
Simon Cameron
Pennsylvania
Walter
Hawley
Murat Halstead
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Daniel Dougherty
F. Burr
Philadelphia
Wirt Dexter
Chicago
Toy
G. Hawkins
Nebraska
British Grain Trade Faced With Drought and Ruinous Prospects
The Mark Lane Express notes drought maturing wheat with southern crops cut and prices falling unless rain comes. If rain arrives, feed-use could boost trade but world supplies keep values low. English growers face ruin regardless of market path. Past week sales 24,129 quarters at 34s 3d. previous year 27,205 quarters at 31s 3d.
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London
Mark Lane Express
Liverpool
Papal Letter Reaffirms Sovereign Claims for Italy
The Moniteur publishes a July Rome letter from the Pope to Cardinal Rampella dated June 15. It states the Pope’s aim to reconcile nations and civil states while insisting Italy recognize the Holy See’s territorial sovereignty as essential for any settlement.
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Rome
Moniteur
Rampella
Pontifical
Italy
Eight Hundred Lives Lost in Shipwreck
Advices from the City of Rio de Janeiro report the Sir John Lawrence foundered in the Bay of Bengal in late May. About 800 people perished, mostly Bengal women of elite families on a pilgrimage to Juggernaut.
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San Francisco
Pacific Mail
Rio de Janeiro
Sir John Lawrence
Bay of Bengal
Bengal
Antrim Proclaimed Under Crimes Act
All Ireland now proclaimed as county of Antrim placed under the crimes act by official proclamation dated July 25. The measure elevates authorities and curbs civil liberties in the region.
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All Ireland
Dueaiy
County of
Antrim
Pacific Railroads investigation reveals Crocker contract links
In San Francisco on July 25 the investigating committee learned Charles Crocker, a directors of the Central Pacific, held an early and large road contract. Testimony showed missing contracts for Crocker built sections and subsidies paid to Pacific Mail by Union Pacific Central Pacific and Southern Pacific totaling about 4.42 million dollars from 1871 to 1888.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Charles Crocker
Central Pacific
E. Miller
Crocker
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Union Pacific Company
Southern Pacific
Gould alarmed by Missouri Pacific tie swindle
A St Louis report claims the Missouri Pacific system was swindled of about 1 million dollars over three years through inflated tie contracts. Jay Gould investigated, meeting with timber dealers in Bald Knob and Guliver and uncovering ties bought for 21 to 23 cents but charged to the railroad at nearly 80 cents. The scheme reportedly extended to multiple lines across the South and West, with more than ten million ties affected.
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New York
St. Louis
the Tribune
Missouri Pacific
Gould
Iron Mountain Road
Bald Knob
Tex
A. F. Smith
A. F. Smith & Co
Gulliver
Forest City
Cowan
Texarkana
Texas
Missouri
Record of Fires. Local Alarms
An alarm from Box 272 at 11 13 last evening was for a fire in an unoccupied building on Winona street Roxbury owned by Newhall Bros Damage 500.
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Winona Street
Roxbury
Newhall Bros
Large Chinatown Fire Destroys 25 Buildings in Cal
Fire discovered at 3 AM in Los Annexes Chinatown gambling den. Fire spread before water reached flames, destroying twenty five buildings once housing 1000 Chinese residents. Loss estimated 100000 to 175000 with little insurance. origin unknown. In New York a Thirteenth Street fire at 5 AM burned 48 of 100 horses in Fleischmann bakery stable. total loss about 30000.
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Los Annexes
Cal
Chinatown
San Francisco
New York
West Thirteenth Street
Fleischmann
Vienna
Sanborn probes Plato Aristotle compared with modern politics
Mr. F B Sanborn lectured on Social Science in Plato and Aristotle. He traced origins of modern social science in ethics and economics, contrasted Plato's state with Aristotle's approach, and discussed education, property, and the role of the state. The Rev George Willis Cooke then spoke on Browning's dramatic genius and method.
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Frank B. Sanborn
Concorp
Speciau
F. B. Sanborn
School of Philosophy
America
Aristotle
Plato
Eryxias
Sanborn
Mr. Sanborn
Social Sciences
Tennyson
Socrates
Ifis
George Willis Cooke
Dedham
Browning
W. O. Partridge
Goethe
Strafford
King Victor
Charles
Drunes
Rowning
Mr. Cooke
Pippa
Shakspere
Falling from Forty Steps Ends Miss Hunter's Life
Miss Rebecca Hunter a prominent Newport resident aged died by suicide at Forty Steps on Narragansett avenue. She had lived alone after her mother's death and grew despondent. A cab was hired for a visit to the cliffs and her body was found in the water by two yacht Eff men who saw her body and retrieved it.
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Newport
R. L
Rebecca Hunter
Narragansett Avenue
Embezzlement Arrest Shocks Portsmouth Shipyard Circle
Richard H. Payne paymaster clerk at Portsmouth Navy Yard was arrested on embezzlement charges totaling about $3000. He pleaded not guilty and was turned over to marines for detention awaiting naval court martial, held in the marine barracks tonight. Payne, 45, longtime clerk, also led Granite State Manufacturing as manager, with suspected business losses masking the thefts. The case awaits the secretary of the navy’s court martial order.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Richard H. Payne
Putnam
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Payne
United States
Hackett
Navy War
Marine Barracks
Navy
Granite State Manufacturing Company
Whitney
Condition Of The Crops In New York Vermont And Massachusetts
The Times reports from northern and eastern New York, Vermont, and western Massachusetts that overall crops are bountiful. May drought delayed growth but recent rains and heat boosted progress, with hay plentiful though rain hindered gathering. Rye, oats, and straw show mixed results but most crops trend toward fullness and good yields.
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Troy
N. Y
the Times
New York
Vermont
Massachusetts
York
Derby Railroad Directors Change Amid Resignations
President Sperry oversaw a Derby railroad directors meeting in New Haven with resignations by Atwater Tuttle and Frost. Starbuck and Stephenson filled vacancies. stockholders meet August 5 to amend bylaws. Sperry plans to remain. Starbuck confirms purchase of the Shepaug railway.
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New Haven
Conn
Sperry
Derby Railroad
Charles Atwater
John P. Tuttle
Herrick P. Frost
W. H. Starbuck
Bostwick
New England Road
W. Stephenson
Starbuck
Shepaug
Yachting Scenes At Marblehead Amid Light Winds
The Volunteer left Marblehead for Boston in light air today with 8:30 departure and noon return to City Point for boat work. Vessels Ambassadress Viking Fidget Aurora arracada Beduoin Soop Frega and Latona were seen in the bay. plans include a sail stretch and a trip tomorrow.
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Marblehead
Boston
City Point
Lawley’s Yard
Martur Heap
Lawley
Great Neck
Ambassadress
Viking
R. H. White
Fidget
Aurora
Arracada
Beduoin
Seizure of Annie Hodgson Sparks Marine Patrol Action
In Shelburne and nearby towns, the schooner Annie Hodgson is boarded by Captain Knowlton of the cruiser Advance for alleged customs violations. The vessel is held pending Ottawa instructions and possible fines as officers investigate two missing dory incidents and later seizure reports involve the Colonel J E French and Argonaut crews near East Point P E I and Souris P E I with American consular notices.
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Haurrax
N.S
Maritime Provinces
Souris
Maclaren
Critic
J. H. French
Harris
Argonaut
Sprague
Gloucester
Knowlton
Advance
Annie Hodgson
Morrison
Shelburne Harbor
Shelburne
Hodgson
Custom House
Annie W. Hodgson
Fisheries Department
Phelan
N. S
Caim Knowlton
Collector of Customs
Ottawa
Brown’s Bank
Sand Point
McNutt’s Island
Grovcester
Toda
William M. Ifney
United States
Carlton
J. E. French
East Point
P. E
Coromander McLaren
Dominion
Reyci
John Chisholm
James G. Tarr
Mackerel fleet report from American Fish Bureau
Groverster July 25 The American Fish Bureau reports arrivals since Saturday including 18 from Georges Banks with 269000 pounds cod 1300 pounds halibut and others from Bay of Fundy Cape Shore and Grand Banks. Steamer Novelty found large mackerel schools along the southerly coast and Norfolk to Virginia with 90 barrels shore mackerel caught between Block Island and Gay Head at 1050 a barrel.
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Groverster
Mass
Wilcox
American Fish Bureau
Georges Banks
Bay of Fundy
Cape Shore
Eastern Shore
Grand Banks
Steamer Novelty
Block Island
Gay Head
Virginia
Nellie N. Rowe
Lewis
The
Rowe
Prince Edward Island
Malpeque
North Cape
West Cape
Tignish
Lizzie Centre
Senator Morgan
Gloucester
Port Hood
North Bay
Late Ship News Arrivals and Clearances
New York reports July 25 clearance of multiple steamers bound for Bangor Me and other ports, including Lucy P. Miller Rogers Viking Tries Baracoa and more. Also noted arrival of the Helvetia near Dover and the Queen at Liverpool on July 26.
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New York
Lucy P. Miller
Rogers
Bangor
Viking
Tries
Baracoa
R. J. Matthews
Hoff
Barcelona
Wyoming
Rigby
Laverpool
Amethyst
Stewart
Bluefields
Nee
Belipas
Shellaber
Shanghai
Sharks
Emynamuele
Alice
Genoa
William Hales
Hoyt, Jr
Callao
Swalen
Hagland
London
Salvatore Marsal
Florentine
Lisbon
Marie
Porter
St. Martins
Royal Arcanum
Gould
St. John
W.B. Loxpox
Helvetia
Dover
Queen
Liverpool
Laws of Fisheries Observed As Canadian Boats Prosper
Ottawa July 25 The Hon George Foster reports Americans are observing regulations while Canadian fleets expand their mackerel seiners and prosper. Lobster catches remain strong around Cape Breton but the industry risks overfishing unless limits are set.
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Ottawaa
George Foster
Marine and Fisheries
Acadia
Prince Edward
New Brunswick
Arts
Prince Edward Island
Cape Breton
Coal Mine Explosion Kills Three in Susquehanna No. 1 Slope
Nanricoke Pennsylvannia July 25 Anthony Browski George H Phillips and Edward Lowther were killed in an explosion in No 1 slope of the Susquehanna Coal Company. Two others were slightly injured. The body details describe severe injuries. Four of Lowther's brothers died in the same mine in December 1885 and are among twenty six entombed in the chamber never reached.
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Nanricoke
Penn
Anthony Browski
George H. Phillips
Edward Lowther
Susquehanna Coal Company
Lowther
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