Attempted Robbery At Nebraska State Treasury
Lincoln March 1 Three men entered the state treasurer office and forced Deputy Treasurer Bartlett to open the till. About $360 was taken before detectives Pound and Davis intervened. One robber, Jim Griffin, was shot and captured accomplice Al McGuire was seized as he attempted to flee. The third man escaped. Pound recovered the money and returned it to the treasurer.
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Lincoln, Neb
State Treasurer’s
Bartlett
Pound
Davis
Jim Griffin
al McGuire
Griffin
McGuire
Fenian Plan Aids El Mahdi With Chicago Contingent
The Inter Ocean reports Fenian and revolutionary groups in Chicago preparing a 2906 man Irish brigade for Egypt under Mahdi. Chicago aims 249 men and $615,000 to fund the contingent, with other cities pledging similar quotas and funds.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Advanced Revolutionary League
England
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
The
Fenian Brotherhood
D. W. O'Brien
Dwyer
William B. Fitzpatrick
O’sullivan
Pullman
Duane Street
Egypt
Beekman Street
Jeremiah O'Donovan
Rossaj
Buffalo
William H. Bramilten
Seizure of New York Bark Underwater for Dangerous Cargo
The Bermuda Colonist reports the seizure of the bark Underwater by the colonial government for violating the dangerous commodities act of 1867. The vessel, which arrived in distress in January, was towed to Murray's anchorage then St George's harbor after owner and agents failed to obtain proper regal authority. A revenue officer seized the ship on Feb 20, removed it to the powder ground, and later discharged its cargo of kerosene at White's Island oil depot under supervision. Captain W H Myer and ex-revenue officer RR Mageehan were appointed to oversee the discharge and protect colony interests. The owner offered to move the vessel to another harbor, but the proposal was rejected, and the crew abandoned ship while protesting to the American consul.
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New York
Bermuda Colonist
Hamilton
Bermuda
Murray’s Anchorage
St. George’s Harbor
White’s Island
W. Hw. Myer
RR. A. Mageehan
Extra Revenue Officer
Snow avalanche narrowly misses Bellows Falls post office
In Bellows Falls Vermont a mass of snow and ice slid from Wilson's roof and struck the post office building, crashing through the roof and ceiling into a ground floor room where people normally awaited mail. No one was inside at the time. One chimney was carried by the collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellows Falls
Wilson
Troy Mill Strike Compromised. Spinners to Return Tomorrow
Fall River report says the Troy mill strike is settled and spinners are expected back at work tomorrow. A 10 percent wage cut for horse railroad workers took effect today after a one week postponement to avoid a strike. The company sought new loans last week and today discharged strike leaders while their substitutes took jobs.
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Fall River
Troy Mill
Horse Railroad
Noa
Railroad firm to build 1800 foot iron bridge at Van Buren
In St Louis on March 1 the St Louis and San Francisco railroad company awarded a contract to the Union Bridge company of New York for an iron bridge across the Arkansas river at Van Buren Arkansas. The structure will be 1800 feet long with a 57 foot draw span, cost 109000 dollars and be completed by November.
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St. Louis
Mme. Janish
Imperial Theatre
Vienna
Park Theatre
Frank Losee
C. A. McManus
R. A. Fisher
James Cooper
L. J. Henderson
Harry Stile
Florence Vincent
Elwyna Shaw
Mary Shaw
Mamie Dowd
Dumas
Camille
Leonore
Ingomar
the Park
Maggie Mitchell
Hazel Kirke
Salsbury
Troubadours
Jury convicts Ford and Murphy in Murphy murder case
NEW ORLEANS March 1 The state case against the murderers of A H Murphy was given to the jury at 11:46 last night and 75 minutes later they found Pat Ford and Policeman John Murphy guilty. They also returned manslaughter verdicts against Jude Thomas J Ford W A Caulfield and Thomas Buckley.
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New Orleans
A. H. Murphy
Pat Ford
John Murphy
Jude Thomas J. Ford
W. A. Caulfield
Thomas Buckley
Cocking match ends with New Jersey win at Long Island brewery
A cocking meeting of 11 battles ran from yesterday afternoon to early today at a brewery near Woodbridge, Long Island, pitting Long Island and New Jersey birds for $500 on the main and $25 per battle. New Jersey captured the main event with six bouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Horse Races Off Striking Couple in Bridge Return
Nathaniel William and Miss Cheever traveling from church were thrown when their horse bolted. William died from a fractured skull this evening. Cheever suffered a broken leg and possible fatal internal injuries.
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Youkeers
Nathaniel William
Miss Cheever
Tine Bridge
Canton Friends Seek Waltham Senate Appointment
Canton Mississippi March 1 Friends of Gen ik Waltham in various parts of the state petition Gov Lowry to name him successor to Senator Lamar if the seat becomes vacant. A note mentions Old Bourbon bottled by G O Daylor and sold by grocers as a safe stimulant.
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Canton
Miss
Friends of Gen
Waltham
Lowry
Lamar
G.O. Daylor
The Coming Men Not Yet Certain in Cleveland Cabinet
Washington March 1 speculation on Cleveland cabinet grows. Bayard Manning Lamar named for state treasury interior. others like Endicott still discussed. Cleveland to meet Democrats Tuesday. Vilas considered. Grant's cancer prognosis grim. family notified.
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Judge Endicott
Bayard, Manning
Lamar
Cleveland
Washington
Mr. Cleveland
Bayard
State Department
Manning
Treasury
Interior
Albany
Col. Vilas
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
New England
Thurman
Congress
Gladstone to Stay as Cabinet Debates Resignation
London reports a cabinet council agenda focused on whether to resign or remain in office until parliament acts on the redistribution of seats. Liberal commentary from Pall Mall Gazette Standard and Morning Post harshly criticizes the administration, while The Saturday Review notes public indignation and mismanagement under Gladstone.
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London
Cabinet Council
Pall Mall Gazette
House of Commons
England
Morning Post
Gladstone
Saturday Review
Emmet AnniversaryCommittee Meeting at John A. Andrew Hall
The committee of arrangements for the Emmet anniversary met at John A Andrew hall Sunday afternoon and received reports from participating societies. Col John Warres chaired the meeting with P J O Daly elected secretary Timothy Sullivan corresponding secretary and Johnn D Driscoll treasurer. A report by Ake Guazman noted all necessary ar
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Emmet
John A. Andrew Hall
Col
John Warres
P. J. O'Daly
Timothy Sullivan
Johnn D. Driscoll
Fenian Brotherhood
Ake Guaizman
Beverly Yacht Club
Parker House
Gordon Dexter
Tulip
Howard Stockton
The
Mattie
W. Lloyd Jeffries
Bluebell
F. Eliot Cabot
George St. Richards
Violet
John Daue
W. Lioyd dJefiries
C. F. Adams
Walter Abbott
South Boston Yacht Club
Hull Yacht Club
Club
Arrangements Made For Meeting At Faneuil Hall
Reports say Rev H Bernard Carpenter and Rev T A McKenna would speak with other prominent orators. A committee led by Col John Warren and John D Driscoll is tasked with arrangements and will meet again at Faneuil Hall Thursday at 8 pm to finalize details.
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Faneuil Hall
H. Bernard Carpenter
T. A. McKenna
Thomas Riley
Col
John Warren
John D. Driscoll
P. J. Daly
J. J. Armstrong
P. J. O'Daly
Michael J. Ryan
P. J. Conlon
Missing couple stirs Aphratia village in Lancaster County
The village of Aphratia in Lancaster County is stirred by the disappearance of George W. Grant a 35 year old married man and Sallie Spotts a 23 year old nurse in the Grant household Grant left behind a wife and three children and reportedly took about 200 in cash with him creditors seek his whereabouts amid the odd case of an apparent elopement.
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Ruise
Lancaster
Aphratia
George W. Grant
Sallie Spotts
Miss Spotts
Grant
Missing Stetson Sleuths Probe Ex-Cattle Dealer
J Fred Stetson son of cattle dealer James Stetson of Brighton is missing for days. Locals fear he fled to Canada to escape a swindle accusation after promising 17 head of cattle valued at 1230 to 1300 dollars to William H Monroe of Foster Albany, with no remit. Business had ranged 2000 to 5000 weekly but fell off due to extravagant habits.
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J. Fred Stetson
James Stetson
Brighton
Canada
Cupe
Stetson
William H. Monroe
Albany
Hermit Charles Foster Found Dead in Ashland
Charles Foster was found dead in his bed with a bullet wound to the chest in Ashland Massachusetts. He held a revolver with one empty chamber and lived as a hermit after past confinement for insanity. He had some property and was discharged as harmless fifteen years ago.
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Ashland
Mass
Charles Foster
Worcester Asylum
Town Farm
Fitchburg buys Gardner stock to pursue rail consolidation
WorcesterMass March 1 700 shares of Boston Barre and Gardner railroad stock 4500 purchased by Fitchburg railroad interests. Transfer of stock includes rolling stock owned by a syndicate and hired by Gardner management. Legislation to secure consolidation of the two roads will be sought soon.
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Worcester
Mass
Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
New England Notes Highlight Newport Lights and Local Incidents
Newport city council votes to hire 58 electric lights for one year at 63 cents per night. Arrests: Fred H. Knight in South Royalton for inciting and procuring arson at his livery stable building. A Gloucester girl is seriously injured in a coasting accident. her mother injures her fingers during lamp chimney cleaning. Sherwood sisters of the Cinderella burlesque troupe receive windfalls of 25,000 dollars from a German-relative death. Artesian well at Coasters Harbor Island deepens after a nitro-glycerine blast, aiding potential naval station water supply. Framingham caucus nominates town officers including a clerk, selectmen, treasurer, collector, assessors, and auditors. Meldon of Boston arrested as a pedlar after a Great Falls operation, with legal prep for appeal and eight-day court delay.
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Newport
Fred H. Knight
South Royalston
Mass
Nettie Parker
Benjamin Parker
Gloucester
Sherwood Sisters
Daisy
Gertie
American Theatre
Hartford
Germany
Sherwoods
Boston
Coasters
Harbor Island
RK. I
United States Naval Training Station
Framingham
F. E Ilemenway
Walter Adams
Patrick Bayes
W. H. Hasting
C. W. Coolidge
J. 5. Lombard
Samuel B. Bird
S.G. Davenport
United States Supreme Court
British Columbia moves to bar Chinese immigration
The British Columbia legislature passed a bill to curb Chinese entry, taking effect in two weeks. It imposes a 350 fine or six months’ imprisonment on any Chinaman not previously resident who attempts to enter the province. Other items note worker disputes, a Philadelphia factory resume, a Reading, Pa. man’s death in an insane asylum, Green’s arrest for theft and arson, and a New York merchant’s son who killed himself on an ice bridge near Niggera Falls.
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British Columbia
Thomas M. Harris & Co
Bce
Philadelphia
John Barkle
Reading
Mallett Green
Babylon
L. J
Green
B. Philips
Bay Shore
Niggera Falls
Charles Weilbacker
Paul Weilbacker
New York City
Weilbacker
New York
Niagara Falls
Charley
Senate faces extra session as post office bill stalls
Senator Hale says the senate cannot finish by March 4 and will likely need an extra session. The post office bill goes to conference with House opposition to the subsidy of 400000 to Pacific Mail. Conferees debate including Indian, naval, and sundry civil bills with 74 senate amendments to deficiency and more to come. The president issues a March 4 Senate convening proclamation and other notices follow.
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Washington
Hale
Senate
House
Post Office
Iown
Senate Committee On Commerce
United States
Chester A. Arthur
Senate of the
McCulloch
House of Representatives
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Debated Cleveland letter on silver in Congress and Senate
In Washington on March 1, Senate members debated a Mitchell resolution calling for halting standard silver dollar coinage and redeeming such coins as gold parity nears. House members discussed Cleveland’s message to Congress on the silver issue, praising its wisdom while cautioning on monetary policy. The session closed with no action, and the House moved to other business.
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Cleveland
Washington
Senate
House
Mitchell
Committee On Finance
United States
Messrs. Harris, Maxey, Cameron
Wisconsin
Matpa
Harr
Michigan
Congress of
Congress
Mr. Horr
American Congress
Borsheimer
New York
Horr
Dorsheimer
Warnes
Ohio
London
Getting Heady for the Base Ball Season items of Interest from Other Sources
The 1885 base ball season opens April 2 with a league game and top picked opponents. Dates span April 9–25 in Boston area and on the road to New York Baltimore Trenton Princeton Hartford New Haven. Eastern New England league forms with Portland Biddeford Lawrence Haverhill Gloucester Newburyport led by William H. Moody. Also yachting notes, billiards exhibitions, and racing updates from Mystic Park and other venues include upcoming meetings, officers, and prize purses.
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Morrill
Brown University
Iostes
New York
Newark
N.J
Baltimore
Lancaster
Trenton
Princeton
Meriden
Hartford
New Haven
Menton
Bridgeport
New England
Portland
Bidtleford
Lawrence
Haverhill
Gloucester
Newburyport
Wiliam H. Moody
New Hampshire
Concord
American Association
James Jackson
Rochester
Ralph Joslyn
Boston
Charles Whitney
Lew Brown
Hackett
Butler accounts scandal shocks National Soldiers Home inquiry
A House Military Affairs subcommittee nears its report on National Soldiers Home finances. Gen. B F Butler is accused of a large deficit, with $211,023 unaccounted from bonds and $211,023 total deficiency after bond sales. Telegrams and statements from Butler and Rosecrans highlight accounting errors. Butler promises no papers but cites duplicities. the committee plans to include his reply in the final report.
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National Soldiers’ Home
tGen
Butler
Boston Post
Washington
House
B. F. Butler
Gen. Butler
United States
W. B. Franklin
Gen. Micoseecrans
Gen. Franklin
Rosecrans
Jissee OF Representatives
Boston
Mass
W.S. Rosecrans
P. S
Anser
W.S.R
Gen. Rosecrans
W. S&s. Rosecrans
Military Committee
Washington, D. C
Bens. F. Butler
Mr. Irving and Miss Terry Leave the Scene of Their Triumphs
Irving and Terry depart from the stage after a celebrated run, ending their time in the spotlight with a quiet farewell. Their departure marks the close of a notable era for the theater and its devoted audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Irving
Miss Terry
Democracy Theme From Albany Argus Aims At Parties
A long dispatch argues democracy as the true form of government, praising the Democratic party while criticizing Republicans and Tory factions. It laments misrepresentation, defends civil service, and urges wise leadership, citing Washington and Jefferson as guides.
Veteran actor John P Adams dies after long illness
John P Adams, veteran actor author and manager, died at city hospital on Friday February 27 after a long illness. Born in Boston March 9 1815 he began on the stage early and found success in Yankee parts. He toured eastern and middle theatres and spent 1840s in California and later visited Australia. In recent years he lived in Boston unable to act due to bronchial trouble that affected his voice. His last stage appearance was at a benefit at the old Gaiety theatre about seven years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P.addams
City Hospital
Boston
Middle States
California
Australia
Old Gaiety Theatre
Fires From Boston to Lynn Across Regions and Arrests
Fire reports across Boston area including Washington hall on Dorchester avenue and Boston street with $300 loss, and a second blaze at building No 16 T wharf with no damage. Three youths about 15 arrested for setting a stockline avenue blaze costing $70. Lynn piggery burned with all structures destroyed but pigs escaped. Several other fires noted in Maine and New York with losses ranging from thousands to tens of thousands and assorted damages.
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Washington Hall
Dorchester Avenue
Boston Street
Washington Village
Hayes Heirs
Rankin
Stockline Avenue
Beacon Street
John Gilligan
Chemical No. 3
John Grasser
Gustave Hiuser
Fred Oberacker
Surnham
Coter
Lynon Hogs
Still
Lynn
Flerkintos
Mass
P. McGauley
Fitzgerald
Hartrorp. Coenn
Gorges, Lincoln & Co
Aga Liversmith
Albany
N. Y
Susquehanna
Delaware and Hudson Canal
West Shore
Charlestown
W. Va
Shields
Jerenko Brothers
Wirelesale Dry Goods
M. Feufmapn
Fairfield
Masonic
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Delaware
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Arkansas
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War Department
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P. A. Collins
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Mer. Cleveland
Congressman Warner
J. N. Douglass
Gen. Grant
Douglass
Wabash Railroad
Jay Gould
Edwin D. Morgan
Gov. Morgan
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Sixty-sixth Street
Galena
Long Branch
Dent
Gravois Road
Foreign News
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Olice Connement
Emmet Anniversary
NEW England Notes
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S. E
Texas Pacific Railroad Company
W.P. Marshall
Tooms
Jacob Schafer
Thomas Wallace
James Goden
John Golden
Secreary
Mystic Park
Johan Meagher
Ed. C. Heiske
Dennis Driscol
Concert Hall
Moses Yatter
Jack Howe
Charles Barnard
Lowell
Parker’s
D. Crane
Fisher
Col. H. T. Rockwell
D.P. V. Hantoon
Horace S. Bradford
H. Eshach
Leslie Boynton
Sergi
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C. W. Slack
Alderman Hart
A. W. Beard
Higgin Eureka Salt Company
Liverpool
Besgeen
Prise Fox
Chandler
Maj. Young
Blaine
Adam D. Smythe
J. Murray Howe & Reynolds
No. 5
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Watts
Howard
Second National Bank
Mary Brown
Mechanic Street
Dr. Miliott
John Dimino
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Capane
William H. Clark
First Division
Philip McLaughlin
Chardon Street
McLaughlin
H. I
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Hereli
Irving
Louis
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William Warren
Edwin Booth
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Sahe
Mise Terry
Waler
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Richard IT
Ruy Bias
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Boston Theatre
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Francesca da Rimini
Julius Czsar
Cassius
James
Brutus
Mosley
Marc Antony
Mr. Springer
Cwsar
Saxe-Mein
Denman Thompson
Joshua Whitcomb
Glcebe
George S. Knight
Globe Theatre
Garden Weall
Robert E. Graham
George W. Monroe
Kiralfys
Siebu
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Puck
Globe
Spot Cash
Ideal Opera Company
Bijou Theatre
Apajune
Bijou
McCaull
Messrs. Harrison and Gourlay
Edward Sothern
I. A. Sothern
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Chickering Hall
Fanny Kellogg
William J. Wineh
B. J. Lang
Fritz Giese
Miss Kellogg
Rubinstein
Fiorian
Godard
Reinhold Becker
Howard Athenium
John Rickaby
Leopolds
Sol Smith Russell
William T. Adams
Berkshire Life Insurance Company
Pittsfield
Boston J Gummul
Boston and Vicinity
Beacon Club
Parker
A. E. Pillsbury
J. Q. A. Brackett
Cnester
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Boston Board of Trade
Thomas Hills
City of
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Roger Wolcott
Ezra H. Baker
American Loan and Insurance Company
Brooke Herford
Col. Taylor
Ferdand Emerson
Harrison Gardner
Josiah W. Hayden
J.C. Paige
Edward A. Taft
Hayden
George G. Grocker
Bostern Weskly Post
Post Publishing CO
Assessor Hills
Hills
Mr. Crocker
Pillsbury
Brackcott
William Minot, Jr
W. Endicott, Jr
Minot
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