Massachusetts rifle team praised by Lord Mayor of London
Massachusetts rifle team receives congratulation from the Lord Mayor of London for their successes in England. Other items note Philadelphia cricketers facing the Gentlemen of Southampton in hot sun with poor scoring, and various political and naval items across the pages.
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Massachusetts
London
England
Philadelphia
Southampton
Harrison
Dublin
Boston
Washington
Boulanger
Dominion
Lord Randolph Churchill
Morley
Mr. Gladstone
Parnellites
United States Revenue Cutter
Behring Sea
Late cheese sales in Utica and Little Falls
In Utica on July 29 cheese sales reached 15 900 boxes at 75 86 cents per pound, the ruling figure at 75 1/2 cents. At Little Falls sales totaled 10 000 boxes at 74 2/3 cents, with the ruling price at 75 cents.
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Utica
N. Y
Little Falls
Shipping arrivals and origins listed by ports and dates
A long list of ships arriving or sailing from various ports with destinations and origins. Entries show city, date in July, ship name, and departure or origin like New York, Baracoa, Lisbon, Hamburg, Copenhagen, London, Liverpool, Antwerp, Montréal, Montreal, and others. The piece reads as a schedule of maritime movements for late July across multiple ports.
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Boston
Unita
Baracoa
New York
Progreso
Lisbon
Othello
Hamburg
Slavonia
Copenhagen
Guthiel
Kremen
France
London
Arizona
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Antwerp
Lathama
Bristol
Jersey City
Canada
Hermann
Southampton
Werra
York
Ocean Prince
Chatham
Oregon
Montréal
Montreal
Rotterdam
Veendam
Glascow
Hoston
Stanmore
Peeks
Plymouth
Eng
Moravian
Warship Saida Visits Boston Harbor on Cruise
The Austrian ironclad Saida sailed from New York and Newport, then anchored opposite the New York & New England docks in Boston Harbor. After a brief shore visit, she proceeds to Halifax and on to Ponta del Gada, continuing toward Austria. The ship features a long gun deck, eleven six inch Nihatius rifles, electric firing and modern shielding, with 310 crew and cadet training duties.
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Saida
Boston
New York
Newport
New England
Halifax
Ponta del Gada
Azores
Austria
Imperial Naval School of Austria
Nihatius
Havin
America
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Royal Grants Bill Divides Parliament Amid Royalties Debate
London July 29 The House resumed the royal grants bill debate with Morley filing an amendment to bar further claims for grandchildren of the Queen. Chamberlain Labouchere and Morley argued over finality and retrenchment while Gladstone and Parnellites aligned with the government. Morley’s amendment was defeated 855 to 134. dissidents and several Tories opposed the declarations. The Queen reportedly waived further grandchild claims, yet the government kept them alive.
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London
Houses of Commons
John Morley
Select Committee
House
Lord Hartington
Chamberlain
Morley
Labouchere
Mr. Gladstone
Gladstone
Parnellites
William Vernon- Harcourt
George O. Trevelyan
Hugh C. Childers
THAT INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS Commission Named by Brazil for Washington
Rio de Janeiro press reports Brazil has appointed a commission to represent Brazil at the October international congress in Washington. Members include Senator Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira and Councillor Salvador de Mendouca with others as secretaries and attachés. The group sailed from Rio on the steamship Alliance on the 24th and may negotiate a Brazil United States commerce treaty.
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New York
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Washington
Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira
Salvador de Mendouca
United States
Jose Gurgel de Amaral Valente
Joaquin de Freitas Vasconcellos
Jose Augusto Ferreira da Costa
Lord Randolph Churchill Urges Conservatives After Bye Elections
Lord Randolph Churchill warned that the empire’s fate hinges on the next election. In a Walsall speech he urged Conservatives to mobilize latent energy and avoid underestimating opponents. He cited byelections showing the opposition’s greater strength and urged Unionists to act.
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Lord Randolph Churchill
London
Walsall
President Harrison Thanks Dublin for Johnstown Sympathy
President Harrison replies to Lord Mayor Sexton expressing deep gratitude for Dublin's sympathy and gifts for Johnstown disaster victims. The official envelope bearing the letter showed tampering with melted seal and defaced American crest, resealed with different gum.
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Harrison
Dublin
Sexton
Dublin Corporation
Johnstown
Philadelphia Cricketers Face Southampton in Hot Sun
In London on July 29 the Philadelphia cricketers met the Gentlemen of Southampton under a blazing sun. Both sides struggled for runs with Etting and Clarke showing form for America while Patterson batted two hours and twenty minutes, carrying his bat for thirty five. Southampton posted 108 in their first inning.
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London
Philadelphia Cricketers
Gentlemen of
Southampton
Etting
Clarke
Patterson
Unclear cricket score fragment with player tally
A partial baseball or cricket scorecard fragment lists player names and scores across innings with totals and extras. The text is incomplete, showing sequences like Stoever Scott R. Brown Newhall Etting Bailey H. Brown and mentions of innings totals and extras, but lacks full context and final results.
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RotEty
Stoever
Scott
Rown
Clarke
Brewster
Newhall
Etting
Bailey
H. Brown
R. Brown
Great Government Victory Water loo for Boulanger Paris July 29
Boulangists depressed by election results as Republicans hold 764 seats and Conservatives 419 with Boulangers at 12. Three arrested for stealing Senate court evidence in Cocarde case on General Boulanger. Second ballots due in 149 cantons. Temps hints final tally tomorrow. Republican majority may shrink in Seet Vila in department.
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Paris
Senate
Cocarde
General Boulanger
Boulanger
Se Et Vilain
Massachusetts riflemen honored by London banquet
London July 29 The Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company hosted a banquet for the Massachusetts riflemen with Major Jones presiding. Mr Lincoln United States minister General Higginson and Sir Robert Morier attended. Major Durant proposed a toast to the team and Major Frost replied. Lincoln spoke on Americas absence of a large army and the odd sight of an adjutant bird. Later the Lord Mayor welcomed the team, toasted their successes, and Frost praised the courtesy shown to American visitors.
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London
Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company
Massachusetts
Major Jones
Lincoln
United States
General Higginson
Robert Morier
Durant
Frost
America
New York
San Francisco
New Orleans
Montreal
England
Italian Consular Service Announces Staff Transfers
Roms July 29. Several changes in the Italian consular service were announced. Signor Bruni moves from Salonica to Denver, Signor Raimondi from Larnaca to Philadelphia, Signor Derevel from Boston to Patras, and Signor Testa from Kona to Boston.
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Roms
Signor Bruni
Salonica
Denver
Col
Signor
Raymondi
Larnaca
Philadelphia
Derevel
Boston
Patras
Testa
Kona
British schooner Black Diamond seized in Behring Sea
Ottawan Ont July 29 The Fisheries Department reports the seizure of the British schooner Black Diamond by the US revenue cutter Rush for fishing in Behring Sea. Details await by telegraph. The government will contest US jurisdiction while Minister Tupper travels to inspect Atlantic fisheries protection. Sealing news from New Westminster BC says 8000 seals were aboard Triumph, but no Behring Sea catch. excitement in Victoria.
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Ottawan
Ont
Sprcrat
Fisheries Department
United States Revenue
Behring Sea
Charles H. Tupper
Maritime Provinces
United States
Detroit
Journal
New Westminster
B. C
Triumph
United States Revenue Cruiser
Rush
Black Diamond
Victoria
Harrison to return to Washington after Deer Park stay
President Harrison will leave Deer Park Md on Thursday morning for Washington to hold a Cabinet meeting and confer with officials before heading to Bar Harbor. Secretary Windom spent part of the forenoon with the President on Treasury matters. Cardinal Gibbons arrived for a brief stay on the mountains.
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Deer Park
Harrison
Washington
Bar Harbor
Windom
Treasury
Cardinal Gibbons
Mills Close After Lewis Bros Failure in Philadelphia
C P Dennis owner of Yeadon Mills in Chester and Todmorden Mills Bancrofts Bank shuts those industries due to Lewis Bros Co failure. Suspension seen as brief. worsted mills Schepper Bros on American and Diamond streets close pending statement to assignee. Over 400 workers affected. no assignment yet.
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Lewis Bros. & Co
Scheppers
Army and Navy Gazet te Orders July 29 188?
Army orders note Major William L Kellogg of the Nineteenth Infantry returns to Mt Vernon barracks Alabama after recruiting duty. Captain Richard Vance and Colonel Chauncey McKeen receive August leave. Assistant Surgeon Arthur H Coe transfers to Dakota. Naval orders assign Paymaster John W Jordan to a retiring board and move First Lieutenants Wood Russell Wallack to Galena League Island and Brooklyn yards.
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Washington
William L. Kellogg
Nineteenth Infantry
Mt. Vernon Barracks
Alabama
Department of Texas
Richard Vance
Chauncey McKeen
Daniel H. Broughton
Third Cavalry
Arthur H. Coe
Brooklyn
Department of Dakota
John W. Jordan
T. N. Wood
Galena
B. R. Russell
League Island Navy Yard
Richard Wallack
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Turbulent Concilatory Meeting Amid Democratic Faction Friction
A Meionaon rally shows efforts to unite Maguire and Cunniff factions in a single Democratic city committee. Ex Senator Dwyer and John E Fitzgerald faced a hostile reception as unity talks unfolded, with Maguire resigning as Ward 21 chair and J F Sullivan taking his place while a joint committee plan advances at city headquarters.
Maguire Addresses Boston Democratic City Committee
Mr Maguire ascends the platform to applause at a Boston Democratic City Committee meeting. He voices loyalty to his long tenure as temporary chairman, dismisses opposition, and calls for harmony while reading the meeting call amid crowd cheers.
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Mr. Maguire
Maguire
Democratic City Committee of
Boston
Democratic
Sleeping Mat Ready for Use Without Sheets
A correspondent notes a sleeping mat is a bed that comes fully made and ready at any moment, needing no sheet to be slept upon. The snippet suggests convenience or novelty in the mat’s design and use.
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Levention Seagent
Bell -Lele- Boone
Sawyer-Man
New England
Pullman Palace Car Co
Boston
Cere Tortes
Broad Street
Edwin 8S
Thayer
Sleeping Mats and Uses Advertised by G W Simmons Co
Customer thanks G W Simmons & Co for sleeping mats praised as better than bromide or chloral for warm nights. Mats are sold mainly for sleeping use but also as screens dados ham mock covers and piazza mats. Prices range from 2.00 to 5.00 with remaining stock expected to sell quickly.
Boston Democratic city committee meeting notes July 29
The Boston Democratic city committee plans a July 29 gathering at Meionnon Hall 88 Tremont Street to organize and handle business. Maguire proclaims majority status and reads names of members who voted for him at the July 22 convention, listing ward by ward signatories and asserting legal concerns over a previous temporary chairman.
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City Committee of
Boston
Meionnon
Tremont Street
Patrick Macaire
Ames Donovan
Epward F. Betry
Maguire
Democratic Committee of
P. Maguire
Democratic City Committee of
Meionnon Hall
Patric Maguire
William F. McClellan
Thomas Hoey
Patrick Sheehan
Dennis F. Lane
Francis Lal
Patrick D. Dwyer
Patrick J. Daly
Burnham H. W. Harrington
Amos K. Tilden
John J. McDonald
James H. Stack
J. H. Mullane
John J. Mulhall
D. J. Quinn
D. Br.loomey
D. J. Driscoll
George R. Swasey
J. J. Burke
Walter B. Wood
Dennis F. Norton
P. Weeks
John W. Corbett
E. P. Seaver
J. J. Kane
James Coonan
John D. Fallon
John H. Finnerty
William P. Glennon
George H. Johnson
Thomas J. Shea
John Y. O'Connor
Frank F. Proctor
Frank Coughlan
Patrick O'Shea
James P. Kelley
John H. Dillon
Patrick McBride
Richard J. Nagle
John H. Burke
Edward F. Chamberlain
James J. Donnelly
Thomas F. Thompson
Jeremiah Bradley
Thomas E. Reddington
John M. Galvin
Patrick Hart
John F. Sullivan
Alfred A. Howard
James E. Banerick
George W. Roberts
Thomas Dargan
P. F. Carley
William
McNary
Dennis W. Hickey
Thomas W. O'Rourke
Francis M. McCarthy
James L. McCabe
John F. Lappen
Francis H. Wall
M.M. Cunniff
M. M. Cunniff
Patrick Maguire
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