The Wext President Nomination News Reaches Gray Gables
Gov Russell and Mrs Russell return to Boston with Mrs Cleveland while Grover Cleveland learns of his Democratic nomination. Jefferson and family greet the news with enthusiasm. Cleveland plans a statement after receiving the nomination news. Three copies are prepared for reporters as processions carry word to journalists. The president elect expresses gratitude and pledge to serve the country.
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Gray Gages
Strera
Russell
Boston
Cleveland
Buzzard’s Bay
Jefferson
Gray Gables
Governor Russell
Joseph Jefferson
Chicago
Grover Cleveland
Jeffersons
Joe Jefferson
Mr. Jefferson
Silent wires in Spain spark novel telegraph strike
The Spanish telegraphers strike disrupts Madrid to provincial communications with passive resistance. Operators refuse to answer while railways relay warns of potential revolt as unrest spreads to Barcelona amid long standing grievances and a three year recruit over senior officers.
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Spain
Madrid
Perey
Perpignan
Cadiz
Valencia
Barcelona
Central Office
Cleveland Spends Night at The Gables After Victory
After a late night at The Gables Mr. Cleveland and Governor Russell returned to a roomful of telegrams from supporters across life’s spectrum. Cleveland read and answered messages, offering no new public statement beyond his earlier remarks.
War of the wires over Cleveland convention bulletins
Buzzaro's Bay June 23 The struggle to furnish convention bulletins to Mr. Cleveland drew two telegraph companies and several newspapers into a sharp controversy. Poles were cut and strategy deployed as Globe and Postal wires clashed over access at Gray Gables amid New York editors objections and Cleveland's shifting decisions.
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New York
Globe
Cleveland
Ow York
Ion Globe
Old State House Ferrying Passengers in Boston Tap
No. 8 Old State House under Mr. L. H. Palmer rose as a popular transportation hub in Boston. Tickets for Shore Line express trains or the Colonial express between Boston and Washington are available here.
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Old State House
L. H. Palmer
Boston
Shore Line
Washington
Dubious tale of grave robbery and girl’s abduction
Louisa Haley, 14, says two men plotted to steal Mrs. Mark Hopkins Searles’ body near the tomb. She was shot at, then forcibly taken into a carriage and drugged before awakening by the Merrimac river. Men debated drowning her. police informed, but credibility questioned.
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Merrimac River
Lawrence
Searles House
Louisa
Senators Attend Shore Outing In Newburyport Trip
Senator E P Shaw of Newburyport invited sixty five senators and aides, city officials, clerks, messengers, and reporters to an outing. A special car carried them to Haverhill, then a Merrimack trip to Newburyport followed by a shore dinner at Plum Island House and a return via Black Rocks and the Boston and Maine line.
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E. P. Shaw
Newburyport
House
Haverhill
Senate
Merrimac
Plum Island House
Fight for the Punch Bowl Ends in Providence Triumph
Beton Theatrical Mechanics Lodge No 2 and Providence Lodge No 10 conducted their annual outing at Downer Landing with about 360 attendees. A Boston lodge delegation joined Providence at Park Square station to a steamboat landing, where the Gen Lincoln carried them to the game. The main event, a five inning baseball match, saw Providence defeat Boston 23 runs to none, securing the silver punch bowl for Providence after three contests.
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Boston
Providence Spe
Providence
Cleveland Flag Leads Continental Flang Here
The First National Post flag in Cleveland waved proudly as the wire flashed at 4 24 marking a historic ballot moment. At 4 28 the Stars and Stripes appeared from an upper Post window signaling a pivotal dawn in the morning light.
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Post
Cleveland
Reed Named to Foreign Mortgage Commission in New Nominations
At a meeting of the Executive Council yesterday Governor Russell sent in nominations including James Russell Reed of Burlington to succeed Ebenezer Mr. McPherson as commissioner of foreign mortgage corporations. Everett A. Stevens was reappointed railroad commissioner and Richard P. Barry reappointed to the State Board of Arbitration. Irving B. Sayles of Millbury was rejected once as savings bank commissioner. Dwight A. Horton of Northampton named to the dairy bureau. W. H. Tisbury named medical examiner for Dukes County. Charles McIlvaine named trial justice for Dukes County. The governor also appointed highway commission members George H. Perkins N. S. Shaler Cambridge and William E. McClintock Chelsea. Stevens’s reappointment was confirmed under a suspension of the rules. other nominations laid over a week.
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Executive Council
Russell
James Russell Reed
Burlington
Ebenezer Mr. McPherson
Everett A. Stevens
Richard P. Barry
State Board of Arbitration
Irving B. Sayles
Millbury
Savings Bank
Dwight A. Horton
Northampton
Dairy Bureau
State Board of Agriculture
W. H. Tisbury
Dukes County
Charles McIlvaine
Commonwealth
George H. Perkins
N. S. Shaler
Cambridge
William E. McClintock
Chelsea
Stevens
Victory Morning Flags Rise in Boston Democratic Victory Rally
The Boston Post displays the first campaign flag in honor of the Democratic candidate and Cleveland reform. The Globe building crowds cheer as the Post leads in earliest convention news with an extra edition. The city’s press race marks the newspaper era’s dramatic firsts.
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Cleveland
Boston Post
Reform
Old Bay State
Globe
New York
Boston
Post
Sherman House Sold at Auction in Boston
The Sherman House sold at auction for 1700 to A. D. Puffer a soda fountain man. The building must be removed within two months and the property will be leased for building purposes. An electric car fender trial at Grove Hall failed with no successful result and dummies were badly mutilated.
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Sherman
A. D. Puffer
Grove Hall
Young Clerk Arrested for Larceny at Lyman Gibbs & Co
Henry C. Henriques, 23, was arrested Thursday afternoon for allegedly stealing ladies wear valued at 95 from Lyman Gibbs & Co where he worked as a clerk. He reportedly slept in the store for months and some goods were recovered from a woman acquaintance, though she is not charged.
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Henry C. Henriques
Lyman Gibbs & Co
Tremont Row
Massachusetts Republicans debate governor hopefuls and clockw
Republican circles chatter about General Cogswell as a gubernatorial candidate amid veteran circles in Massachusetts. The Cape district harbors opposition to Senator John Simpkins, who faces efforts to unseat him as he seeks a Senate term.
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Cogswell
Massachusetts
White House
Harrison
Haile
Cape Cod
Republican Club of
John Simpkins
Simpkins
Cape District
Senate
New Bedford
Minneapolis
Senator Simpkins
Nickerson
Cape
Simpins
Reid visits Capitol to honor Vice President Morton
Washington June 28 Whitelaw Reid Republican candidate for Vice President appeared at the Capitol and drew attention from Senators in the Vice President's rooms where a reception was held. Reid came with Russell Harrison to pay respects to Vice President Morton. Morton was away, so Senator Manderson acted as host.
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Washington
Whitelaw Reid
Capitol
Reid
Russell Harrison
Morton
Manderson
Senate
Cost Of One Electric Car Accident
Springfield June 23 The jury in the suit of Albert E Foth against the street railway company rendered a verdict of 119500 for the plaintiff this afternoon Foth fell while alighting from an electric car on 12 1891 and his left foot was crushed so that it had to be amputated The claim was that the conductor signalled the motorman before he had a chance to get off and the car started violently tossing him under the wheels
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Springfield
Albert E. Foth
Street Railway Company
Foth
Post's Chicago Wire Leads in Race at Convention
Crowds gathered before the Post's bulletins as rain fell and telegraph reports streamed in. The Post stayed ahead of rivals in printing updates on the candidate ticket and second choice, praising originality over imitation and noting news as a lasting feature of the paper.
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Chicago
Post
Odd Fellows leader defends Governor Russell over Worcester visit
Groce W. Scott of Ocean Lodge No 91 Gloucester writes to the Post defending Governor Russell against claims by the Boston Journal that the Odd Fellows’ Home dedication was partisan. He asserts the order is apolitical and praises Russell, noting the strife stems from political factions and urging unity after a long legislative session.
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Boston Journal
Russell
Odd Fellows
Worcester
Ocean Lodge
No. 91
Order of Odd Fellows
Harrison
Harrison- McKinney
Commonwealth
Grovce W. Scott
Gloucester
Mass
Black Wonder mine claims gold and silver yield
Projectors of the Black Wonder mine sent ore samples to State Assayer S P Sharpless for analysis. The assay reports 1 oz of gold and 1.291 oz of silver per sample, a result the company touts as an absolute fact and an excellent investment.
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Black Wonder
S. P. Sharpless
SAN ORD’S GINGER Advertising Claim
An advertisement touts SAN ORD’S GINGER as containing the purest medicinal French brandy and imported ginger, claiming it is vastly superior to cheap substitutes. It urges customers to ask for SAN ORD’S GINGER and to look for the owl trade mark on the wrapper, noting it is sold everywhere.
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Sanord
Owl
Roses and Strawberries Exhibition Prizes Shown at Horticultural Hall
A detailed listing of awards at the Roses and Strawberries exhibit at Horticultural Hall. Prizes cover Plants, Vegetables, and Flowers with numerous names such as Dr. C. G. Weld, John L. Gardner, Hon. Joseph Fay, Warren Heustis & Son, and I. E. Coburn among others. Awards include orchids, cucumbers, lettuces, berries, and multiple rose varieties, plus gratuities to several cultivators and collectors.
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C. G. Weld
A. Galbraith
John L. Gardner
L. Gardner
E. W. Gilmore
Durant
J. L. Gardner
C. A. Learned
Warren Heustis
J.S. Fay
W. Russell
P. G. Hanson
Samuel Hartwell
Walter Russell
J. S. Fay
Winter Bros
Theodore Lyman Fund
Samuel Barnard
Jewell
M. F. Ewell
Marshall
Varnum Frost
Bubach
Society
Warren Heustis & Son
Belmont
I. E. Coburn
Jessie
Middlefield
George W. Fletcher
George F. Wheeler
W. Heustis & Sons
George V. Fletcher
Sumner Coolidge
Bidwell
H. R. Kinney
Joseph S.fay
Champion
G. V. Fletcher
G. F. Wheeler
Charles Downing
William Doran & Son
Crescent
Cumberland
R. N. Wheeler
Jesse
W. C. Winter
S. Barnard
May King
F. J. Kinney
Barnard
J. D. Gowing
Leader
Eureka
G. F.wheeler
M. IF. Ewells
Mansfield
John C. Hovey
O. R. Robbins
W. C. Eustis
Knight
Winter Brothers
Hamburg
Waterloo
Francis Brown Hayes
Hales
David L. Fiske
Sutton Beauty Apples
Hardy Perpetual Roses
Theodore
Joseph 8. Fay
William H. Spooner
Baroness Rothschild
E. M. Gill
John Hopper
Nathaniel T. Kidder
Marquise de Jastellane
Merveille de Lyons
George H. Lenox
Mme
Gabriel Luizet
W. H. Spooner
Sweet Williams
Edwin Sheppard & Son
J. H. White
Davis
A. D. Wood
Dr. C. G. Weld
Joseph
Botanic Garden of Harvard University
Rea Bros
Jackson Dawson
Bussey Institution
Local Garden Show Awards Merit to Seedling Philadelphus
Mrs E M Gill and Mrs P D Richards with cut and wild flowers were recognized as exhibitors. Arab M Vose presented a basket of flowers. Jackson Dawsom earned a first class certificate of merit for a seedling philadelphus.
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E. M. Gill
Arab M. Vose
P. D. Richards
E. H. Hitchings
Jackson Dawsom
Notable Figures Leisure in Summer Town Notes
Ex-Governor William Gaston improves at Swampscott and will return to office. Ward 16 figures John F. Marrin and Ratshesky bustle in politics. A missionary plan funds 1000 Boston children for two weeks at Crescent Beach. Publishers Edwin Ginn and D C Heath attend Harvard Yale game. Local officers toast Lt. Casey with a sword and regalia. Horatio Allen seeks Middlesex district candidacy. Ex-Alderman Wilson vacationing in Falmouth. Garrison and Bishop Brooks seen at a Washington Street spa. L S Dabney travels in Europe, returning in October.
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William Gaston
Swampscott
John F. Marrin
Lake Sunapee
N. H
Boston Commercial
A. S. Stafford
State Missionary Institute
Boston
Crescent Beach
Secretary Ratshesky
Republican State Committee
Edwin Ginn
D. C. Heath
W. J. Casey
William Lloyd Garrison
Bishop Phillips Brooks
Washington Street
L.S. Dabney
New England Faces on a Newport Visit
Mr and Mrs James Cook of Boston visit friends in Newport. Cook formerly master at arms on the old frigate New Hampshire. Mrs Laura C Fowler of Durham Conn seeks county fair prize for best crazy quilt aged 80. In one month she sewed 2000 pieces and threaded the needle 1000 times. Minister T Jefferson Coolidge dwells at Coolidge Neck Manchester Mass in summer. Cornelius Vanderbilt leases Coolidge Neck this season. Lt Commander John C Soley Boston Naval Battalion and family summer at Beachcroft East Gloucester. Judge Sherman and family at Bass Rock Cottage Gloucester.
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James Cook
Boston
Newport
Cook
New Hampshire
Laura C. Fowler
Durham
Conn
T. Jefferson Coolidge
Coolidge Neck
Manchester
Mass
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John C. Soley
Boston Naval Battalion
Beachcroft
East Gloucester
Judge Sherman
Bass Rock Cottage
Gloucester
All Round About and Notable Transfers in Brief
Emperor William reportedly avoided vaccinating his children after reading a pamphlet from Dr Hunner. M Murdock of Wichita Eagle may seek Kansas governor nomination. Almus Hooper of Baltimore funded a Johns Hopkins women’s college with 250000. donor initially kept secret. Dr Alice Harris, medical missionary to Sierra Leone, works solo under Wesleyan Methodist Church. London physician Sir James Crichton Browne urges health over early schooling for women.
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William
Dr. Hunner
M. M. Murdock
The
Eagle
Wichita
Kansas
Almus Hooper
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Alice Harris
Iowa
Sierra Leone
West Africa
Wesleyan Methodist Church
James Crichton Browne
London
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Continent
Reed
Ebenezer M. McPherson
the Post
Ple
Ginger
Sanford
U. S. Gov’t
St Au
Horticultural Hall
Hubites
Horatio Allen
Court Street
Cooney
Middlesex County
Allen
Waltham
Middlesex
William Power Wilson
Falmouth
New England
Aylor
Chester H. Graves & Sons
D. Chas
S. Burke
Devonshire Ite
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