Brother McCulloch Backs Blaine After Criticism
Brother McCulloch of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat dismissed as a bolter and critic of Blaine, once warned that his nomination would force Republican editors to defend in a grand larceny case. Days later he energetically supports Blaine, becoming a man after Blaine’s own heart.
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Brother McCulloch
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Chicago
Blaine
McCulloch
Old New Haven Figure Compares Blaine to Jackson
An old and prominent New Haven citizen says Blaine resembles Andrew Jackson in nerve and pluck admired by the people but lacks Jacksons integrity, a critique aimed at a Maine politician.
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New Haven
Blaine
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Maine
Letter Request From J G B To Roscoe Conkling
A concise note seeking a congratulatory letter from Roscoe Conkling for a scrapbook. The sender signs as J. G. B. with a polite RSVP.
Plumed Knight Gains Support From Gould and Eno
Jay Gould and John C. Eno have declared emphatically in favor of the plumed knight, signaling strong backing from notable figures as the campaign advances.
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Jay Gould
John C. Eno
Boston records voyages and departures of notable locals
Professor Kelly and family sail for France on Wednesday June 25 aboard the Normandie. Ex Alderman D. L. Kelly and family depart for New York on the steamer Washington en route to Naples, planning about a year abroad. Mr. Harriman becomes chief clerk of the new West House in Minneapolis starting July 1, with a $200 testimonial gift from associates. Fireman McCarty recovers from burns at Massachusetts General Hospital. The Reverend Dr Courtney and Mrs Courtney sail to Europe, planning stops in Chester London Glasgow and Wales before Boston return. E M Messenger returns from a two week Maine fishing trip with fifty pounds of speckled trout. A Metro politan band escort accompanies the tug Winch to the steamer Pavonia, with H A Hartley & Co representatives aboard. J Hartley and family will stay in Europe several months.
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New England Conservatory
France
Normandie
McCarty
Congress Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Courtney
Europe
Chester
London
Glasgow
Wales
Boston
Dl, D. Kelly
New York
Washington
Naples
Frank W. Harriman
Young’s Hotel
New West House
Minneapolis
W. H. la Pointe
Messenger
New England
Metropolitan Band
Lewis Wharf
Pavonia
H. A. Hartley
H. A. Hartley & Co
Lucius Howard
H. H. Cotton
A. Ridgeway
Charles W. Slack
J. Hartley
Thirteen Salvation Army members arrested in Buffalo
A report lists multiple incidents including thirteen Salvation Army members arrested in Buffalo New York Friday night with fines from five to fifteen dollars. Other items note Abe Massey shot while resisting arrest in Oxford Mississippi after assaulting a six year old girl, a worm outbreak harming Pa farms, a serenading party attacked near Matamoras Mexico with a white youth killing three attackers, three Ark thieves flogged, a Buffalo cashier embezzling twenty six thousand dollars, a Baldwin County Alabama woman assaulted by a Black man, a Carthage Missouri boy dying of fright during a wind storm, a Omaha grand jury bribery perjury probe into Mayor Chase and City Marshal Guthrie, and a foreclosure suit in Rochester New York over fifty million dollars.
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Oxford
Miss
Abe Massey
Spring
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Heidelberg Townships
Tembro Ranch
Matamoras
Mexico
Cleveton
Ark
Shepard
New York Central Freight Department
Baldwin County
Alabama
Santa Rosa County
Brown
Carthage
Brunk
Alvin
Omaha
Neb
Chase
Guthrie
Rochester
United States Trust Company
New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railroad
Democrats Predict A Grand Chicago Convention Show
Special Correspondent reports the 1884 Democratic National Convention will outshine the Blaine Logan gathering with a wealth of southern leaders, northern luminaries, and cohesive party clubs. Butler’s bid looms, while Cleveland Bayard appear the likeliest first ballot choices.
Frostbitten crops across New England hit by weekend frost
Frost damaged cranberry bogs in Sandwich and other towns as crops suffer in Massachusetts New Hampshire and Norfolk County. Beans squash corn and vines face losses with replanting likely delaying harvests and pushing prices higher across the region. The frost also threatens early produce and blueprints for future yields.
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Peterboro
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Mercury
Foxtorno
Norfolk County
New Bepford
Lynching of Fiddler After Sturgis Robbery
A Deadwood report from Sturgis, Dakota describes Alexander Fiddler, a noted crook, seized by fifteen masked men at 1 am who forced him to reveal where $300 was hidden after a robbery by Fiddler and two soldiers. Fiddler was banged in a ravine. Brown and Hewes were arrested earlier after Hewes named them. public sentiment favors Fiddler’s lynching to remove an undesirable citizen.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Pioneer Press
Deadwood
Sturgis
Black Hills
Dakota
Alexander Fiddler
Brown
Hewes
Sehramm
Meade
Schramm
Fiddler
Gee
Drowning Reported In Maine and New Hampshire Rivers
In Calais James Christie about 27 and Dennis Casey about 53 drowned this afternoon when their rail boat capsized after a squall seven miles below the city. A third occupant was saved. Christie leaves a family. In Portsmouth Herman Spinney 21 drowned in the river today. In New Haven John O Connor 15 and Thomas Nugent 13 drowned in the Quinnipiac River on Saturday after their boat tipped. John Eagan 9 survived after making heroic efforts to save his companions.
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Calais
James Christie
Dennis Casey
Curristie
Portsmouth
N. H
Herman Spinney
New Haven
Conn
John O’connor
Thomas Nugent
Quinnipiac River
Red Bank
John Eagan
Lynching Rumor Ties Dakota Case to Minnesota
A Mitchell, Dakota rumor links the Hanson county case to the disappearance and possible murder of German farmer Jonathan Schmidt. Brechtell, freed on bail, vanished. his body later found weighted by stones in a river. An inmate reports seeing Schmidt in Faribault after the Dakota man vanished, prompting public outcry.
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Sr. Paul
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Mitchell, Dak
Hanson County
Jonathan Schmidt
Mitchell Brechtell
Brechtell
Schmidt
Faribault
Dakota
St Anne’s church cornerstone laid in Worcester ceremony
In Worcester Massachusetts on June 15 Bishop O Rielly of Springfield laid the cornerstone of the new St Anne’s church. A thousand Irish societies formed a procession from Salem square to the site as Rev Dr McGlynn of St Stephen’s New York delivered a sermon fitting the occasion.
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St. Anne’s Church
O’ Rielly
Springfield
Salem Square
Canary Wins Chicago Bicycle Championship Duel
In Chicago last night D J Canary of Boston defeated Warren Woced of Chicago to claim the championship of fancy and trick bicycle riding.
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D. J. Canary
Boston
Warren Woced
Canary
Cleveland Favored In New York State Convention Outcome
Special Despatch from Washington reports strong odds for Grover Cleveland to win the New York state convention next Wednesday with John Kelley backing him and Flower unlikely to show. The piece notes Taft-like cross-alliances, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut pivotal, and mentions Senator Bayard's Dover speech and Mulroe’s remarks on possible candidates including Edmunds, Sherman, Gresham, Harrison, or Arthur. It highlights party discipline debates within Massachusetts and Blaine opposition by Norfolk club secretary George Williams and other members.
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Dedham
Clarke
the Traveller
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George M. Towle
James G. Blaine
Augusta
Norfolk County Republican Club
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Norfolk County Club
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Quincy
Williams
George Fred Wiliams
James M. Ellis
Medfield
Theodore Lyman
Norfolk Club
Young’s Hotel
Asa French
Randolph
George H. Munroe
Saturday Evening Gazette
Templeton
Whig Party
Julius Rockwell
Monroe
Political shakeup rumored at Daily Advertiser
Street talk Saturday centered on a potential shift in the Daily Advertiser toward Blaine interests. Rumors claimed Fred L. Ames could gain a majority of stock and Stanwood, an ally of Blaine, might edit to favor Blaine and Logan. Independents allegedly oppose any change.
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Daily
Fred L. Ames
Gov. Ames
Stanwood
Blaine
Coming Week in Congress Adds Bills for Debate
Congress plans include suspending rules for immediate passage of select bills. MacPherson funding and Dingley bills face focus while national library and Thurman sinking fund acts await action. Deficiency and army funding measures push for priority with sundry civil service and miscellaneous items in play. Extradition news details Eno case involving New York official. Alabama claims hear no more until July 1 and treasury funds authorize more cattle sheds at New York and Waltham stations.
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Committee On Appropriations
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Eno
Adams
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State Department
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Great Britain
Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims
Merrick
Springer Committee
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Kellogg
Secretary of the Treasury
New York Quarantine
Waltham
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Blaines Insolence and Massachusets Unpatriotic Record
Washington, June 13. A discussion of Mr Blaine’s 1878 attack on Massachusetts during a speech at the Maine statue ceremony for William King. Senators Hoar and Dawes defended their state as Blaine accused it of low motives and unpatriotic acts in 1812 and the Ashburton treaty, while Maine’s patriotism and contributions were highlighted.
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Blaine
Maine
Advocate
Augusta
Pennsylvania
James G. Blaine
Washington
Massachusetts
Congress
William King
Hoar
Commonwealth
Dawes
Mr. Blaine
Senate
Madison
Union
William Widgery
Great Britain
Boston
Bangor
Hayes
Mr. Dawes
European and North American Railway
Irish MPs Rally in Glasgow and Cairo Massacres Outlined
Wm O Brien MP spoke in Glasgow praising Irish MPs and pledging to strengthen the cause at the next general election. Despatches report 1500 soldiers and 2000 men massacred in Korosko after a two hour defense, with women and children spared. Gladstone doubts a US visit. French squadron reaches Tangiers. Ramadan delays rebels near Cairo. Elizabeth of Hesse and Sergius of Russia wed in St Petersburg. Scarborough and Philadelphia draw. Queenstown steamer Arizona carries 50 Mormons.
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O’brien
Mallow
United Ireland
Glasgow
Karl Spencer
O’ Brien
House of Commons
Egypt
Korosko
Pall Mall Gazette
Gladstone
Tangiers
Cairo
Dongolo
Assiout
Elizabeth of Hesse
Sergius
Russia
St. Petersburg
Scarborough
Philadelphia
Spain
Italy
Fez
Arizona
Queenstown
New York
Fires devastate Yates House Biddeford Pool region
A major blaze early today destroyed the Yates house at Biddeford Pool along with the Tristram Goldthwait Jr. billiard hall the Melville McBride store and Isaac Bickford dwelling. Total losses included 20000 for the Yates house and extensive uninsured contents. Cause unknown, spread rapid, 90 year old Bickford prostrated by the loss. Numerous other fires reported in Dorchester South Boston Lynn Malden and Greenpoint with varying damage and insurance coverage.
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Yates House
Biddeford Pool
Tristram Goldthwait, Jr
Melville McBride
Isaac Bickford
Yates
Goldthwait
McBride
George Hussey
Boston
Martin & Piper
Dudley Street
Dorchester
Nazro
Bradford Street
W. W. Appleton
Dunn
Sears Place
Lynn
Maple Street
George A. Merchant
Hose Company No. 3
Park Street
Charlestown
Brighton
Shepherd Street
Mary Blaney
ST. Paul
Minn
Seventh Street
New York
Gold Street
American Star Capsule Company
Hammond Type-Writer Company
Middlesex
W. G. Church
Nashua
N. H
Morrill
Quarantine Tied Cities After Fever Warning
Brownsville Texas imposes quarantine with Matamoras as guards patrol the river. The action follows Matamoras failure to enforce an agreed 20 day import ban against Vera Cruz. Both cities report no fever at present.
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Brownsville
Tex
Matamoras
Vera Cruz
Thrilling Fifteen Inning Boston Providence Baseball Clash
A Boston Providence game stretched to 15 innings, Providence triumphing 4 to 3. Whitney struck out 18 as Boston misplayed late, while Manning erred on a key play. The turnout neared 6000 spectators for a contest rich in yardage and tense defense.
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