Snowbound Rails and Severe Blockades Across Maine
Snowfall across Maine and New Hampshire caused deep drifts and blocked highways. Rail blockade slowed Boston and Maine and Maine Central lines while Ogdensburg route saw record snow. Port land area faced arctic streets and halted mail with trains expected to resume by Thursday.
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Boston & Maine
Maine Central
Grand Trunk
Portland & Rochester
Portland & Ogsdenburg
Maine
New Hampshire
Ogdensburg
Portland
Horse Railroad Company
Western Union
Boston
Monay
Brideton
Bridgton
Bridgton Junction
Storm Paralyses Connecticut Rail Lines Across State
Reports from Waterbury Bridgeport New Haven and surrounding towns describe a crippling blizzard. Trains stalled three days and more were halted as shovellers and snow ploughs worked to clear tracks from Willimantic to New Haven. Deadly drifts and coal shortages halted services and left passengers hungry and stranded.
New Hampshire Blizzard Paralyzes Towns and Rail Lines
Exeter and Keene report the worst blizzard in decades with up to three feet of snow and ten foot drifts. Wires down block communications. trains slow or halted. Concord crews begin opening lines toward Claremont while Newport, Controocook, and Petrerroro face continued disruption. Town meetings are postponed and turnout is low in Hanover.
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Exeter
N. H
Here
Keene
Laconia
Concord
Claremont
Newport
Hancock Junction
Peterboro
Controocook
Petrerroro
Hanover
Boston
New York
Vermont Snowstorm Paralyzes Towns Across State
Vermont reports record snow with two to four feet on level, blocking all roads and delaying mail and trains. Towns including Springfield Ver…gennes Montpelier and Montreuil suffer drifts up to fifteen feet and telegraph cuts. Communications slowly resume as crews clear routes.
Storm Leaves No Casualties As Mails Arrive After Delay
A storm caused a mail delay with the first mails arriving tonight after a Monday morning halt. No casualties are reported as services resume.
Mails Beginning to Move as Hartford ExpressExpected Today
In Rhode Island trains move toward Hartford with hopes of through service. Providence division reports limited New York and New England trains to Willimantic, possible path via Fall River boats. Delayed mail moves by steamboats. officials debate routing amid unsettled conditions. Newport notes storm subsides but no clarity on New York steamer status.
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Waterbury
Conn
New England
Wheaton’s
Beacon Falls
Naugatuck Road
Naugatuck
Southbury
Richardson
Pine Bridge
Seymour
Turkey Hill
Derby
Mippletown
Hartford
Valley Railroad
Saybrook
Hartworp
Springfield
Consolidated Railroad
Plainville
East Hartford
New Haven
A. W. Tinkham
Berlin
Boston
Vernon
Connecticut Western
Winsted
Willimantic
Sridgeport
New York
Housatonic
Grookfield Junction
Alvin Joslin
Botsford Station
Here
New York Road
Block Island
People’s Line
United States
Fairhaven
Bridgeport
Woodmont
Erastus Corning
Fort Schuyler
John H. Stalin
Evrry
Providence
R. I
Providence & Worcester
New York & New England
Providence Division
Gardner
Stonington Line
Fall River Line
Newport
Snowbound Rails Tie Up Boston Line and Trains
Springfield reports stubborn blizzard conditions as the Boston and Albany line reopens between Springfield and Boston while the western end remains blocked. A snow plough from Springfield arrived after two days on the road, and a pedestrian named George W. Cheney, 55, was found dead near his home. A frozen peddler’s body is found in a drift east of the city.
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Woxchester
Springfield
Boston & Albany
West Brookfield
Shrewsbury
George W. Cheney
Boston
Westfield
Here
New York & New England
Hartford
Athol
Vessels Lost in Storms Fear Driven Report
Fear that many ships have perished after a severe storm. The Startle and Simpson wrecked at Lewes iron pier with the Simpson crew lost. The captain's wife drowned. The Lord Clive stalled near the harbor. Tug Tamesi went down off Delaware Breakwater. Truro arrived safely. In Arpany New York reports heavy snow and possible disastrous floods. Five to six people frozen to death in Newark New Jersey amid the storm.
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Paitap Elpata
Penn
Startle
Urns
Capes
Simpson
Lewes Iron Pier
Cook
Lord Clive
Crawford
Tamesi
Delaware
Truro
Arpany
N. Y
New York
Adirondacks
New_York Central
West Shore
Delaware & Hudson
Boston & Albany
Newark
N. J
Sharp clash over tariff trusts in House Ways and Means
In Washington March 14 the House Ways and Means Committee saw a sharp exchange between Messrs Scott and Reed. Scott argued tariff protects and stimulates trusts and cited a steel beam trust as illustration. Reed urged restraint and challenged Scott to prove his facts, joking that they were like goods in tin cans meant for immediate consumption.
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Washington
Messrs. Scott
Reed
House
Ways and Means
Scott
Wabash Relents as Q Line Freight Issue Moves On
In Chicago on March 12 Judge Gresham heard Burlington road petition. The Wabash withdrew its order prohibiting Burlington freight and agreed to receive all freight offered. The Q line requested a decision, but Gresham said the Wabash has granted all requests and may seek an order against the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the railroad's general manager. The judge took the matter under advisement.
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Chcaco
Burlington Road
Gresham
Burlington
Wabash
Ny Gee
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Wife of Newport man faces terminal illness in prison
Newport March 14 Mrs Maria Dorsey who was sentenced for life in July 1886 for complicity in the death of her father Benjamin J Burton is critically ill with consumption at the State prison and not expected to live many days Her sister Emily who shared a similar sentence died of the same disease at the prison about a year ago Her husband who committed the deed is confined there too.
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Newport
R. J
Maria Dorsey
Anjamin J. Burton
Emily
The Shaughraun and Opera at Boston Theatres
Amusements listings show The Shaughraun at Park Theatre and McCaull Opera Company at Globe Theatre. Margaret Mather appears at Area Theatre while Daniel Bull presents Nolan at Howard Athenaeum. Other venues include The Bella of Haslemere at Boston Museum and The W at Granary Opera House with Cicero and Cyclorama events at Tremont Street venues.
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Hollis Street
Shaughraun
Park Theatre
McCaull Opera Company
Evenng
Globe Theatre
Joseph Murphy
T.ad. Area Theatre
Margaret Mather
Howard Athenaum
Daniel Bull “ Nolan
Aegr Boston Museum
Bella
Haslemere
Conaad Opera
Gran ‘ Ise
Bunker Till
Tremont Street
Gsstrature
Reet
Straws From State Street Amid Market Wait
Brokers report a waiting market as a storm disrupts railroad links and New York quotations. Banks in Boston collect mail slowly while bucket shops delay closing. Calumet & Hecla declares a $5 per share dividend payable April 4. Alaska mining chatter grows, with Treadwell cited as a beacon for new ventures. CAPE Cod.
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Calumet & Hecla
Calumet
Various Auctions and Marriages Reported in Sheldon and Cambridge
Sales by auction include Carpets at 3 p.m. and Paintings at 2:30 p.m. In Sheldon, Marches by Reverend W. C. Robinson and Rev. R. E. Culver accompany a marriage of Lewis K. Haynes and Minnetta E. Robinson. Cambridge weddings note Hildreth to Emma F. Trow on March 12. Morris Lewin to Dora Cohen wed in this city on March 12. Andrew A. Yberg to Annie Janson wed March 10.
Deaths list from Boston area notices March dates
Obituary column records numerous deaths across districts including Aide in Bunker Hill Bailey in South Boston Balch in Cambridgeport Batchelder in Boston Butler in Brookline Carey Jamaica Plain Dudley in city Farrell Fitch Emmons Goddard Lexington Harding Winter Hill Hennessy Newburyport Huse Charleston Lewis Charleston MacLean 18 Pembroke Street Mayer West Roxbury Porter Mary D Sanders East Cambridge Nathaniel Smith Natick Marshall Smith East Boston Sarah Smith Provincetown St Hilaire in city Agnes St Hilaire Watkins Boston and surrounding areas with ages ranging from 5 to 85 years old and multiple listed residences and dates in March.
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Bunker Hill
Edward Aide
Bailey
Boston
William
Rockwood
Rachel C. Bailey
Wells River
Balch
Cambridgeport
Moses P. Balch
Batchelder
Esther A
Daniel P. Batchelder
Boyd
Thomas Farrell
Fitch
Thomas Emmons
Robert G. Fitch
Goddard
Lexington
Elizabeth N
Alonzo Goddard
Harrding
Winter Hill
Noah Harding
Hennessy
John J. Hennessy
Huse
Newburyport
William Huse
Lewis
Charleston
Patience
Asa R. Lewis
Seituate
Maclean
Pembroke Street
Louis N. MacLean
Mayer
Philip F. X. Mayer
Porter
West Roxbury
Mary D. Porter
Sanders
East Cambridge
Franklin V. Sanders
Smith
Natick
Nathaniel Smith
Waltham
Marshall Smith
Provincetown
Mass
ST. Hilaire
Agnes St. Hilaire
Watkins
Sarah A. E. Watkins
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Ben G. F. Stevens
Jos. M. Gibbbens
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Francis A. Osborr
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J. EX. Merrison
Mile Street
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Boston and Vicinity
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W.N. Reid & Co
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Forest Hills Cemetery
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Arthur Re, Potter
Tremont St
Gettysburg
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the Building Fund OF the
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Lowell
Crocker, Burbank & Co
Fitchburg, Mass
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Huckins & CO. Mill
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