Democrats Choose Resolutions Committee for State Convention
The Democratic State committee met to set April 8 in Boston for nominating delegates at large to the national convention. Josiah Quincy was elected chairman for the subcommittee and Edward Avery to preside. A strong five member resolutions committee was named: John E. Russell chairman, N Matthews Jr., John P. Sweeney, James B. Carroll, and Sigourney Butler.
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Chicago
Boston
Democratic State Committee
Corcoran
Josiah Quincy
Quincy
Edward Avery
Worcester
New Bedford
New City
Russell
Matthews
Commonwealth
John P. Sweeney
Messrs. Carroll and
Butler
Jefferson
Young Men’s Democratic Club
Massachusetts
Harter
Ohio
MoePherson
New Jersey
John W. Corcora
Carlisle
Kentucky
Grand Old
Democratic Party
John FE
Phenix Iron Works to shut down after receiver sale
The Phenix Iron Works in Trenton New Jersey will shut down permanently after being placed in receivership last week. The firm, now under receiver, must be sold to satisfy debts as government contracts are cancelled.
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Trenton
N. J
Phenix Iron Works
Brains Against Boodle Details Rhode Island Campaign
An 1889 Providence expose claims Senator Aldrich and the Rhode Island Republicans bought nominations and fund-raised heavily. D. Russell Brown allegedly paid 15000 for the governorship nomination, with a ledger of prior prices paid by other nominees. The piece outlines campaign spending, fund-raising shortfalls, and alleged tactics to sway voters, noting added pressure to double the campaign fund amid Democratic gains.
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Providence
R. C
D. Russell Brown
Charles R. Brayton
Brown
Rhode Island
William Sprague
Aldrich
Ladd
Dyer
Democrats Trust in Principle to Beat Governor Brown
The passage argues Senator Aldrich's task hinges on his success, with Democrats lacking campaign funds and Republicans relying on boodle. It claims a campaign of inequalities and asserts that if every Democrat votes, the State will not have Governor Brown at the helm next year, disputing a large majority.
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John E. Russell
Congress
Joseph H. Walker
Russell
John R. Thayer
Worcester
Buckley
Holyoke
Aldrich
United States Senate
Brown
Harbor Blaze Destroys Seven Vessels at Barcelona
In Barcelona on March 27 a lighter carrying petroleum caught fire after a lighterman dropped a match on oil. The blaze engulfed seven ships including the corvette Ehyra and steamers Cassilla Abono Waller and Piscon, plus the Lepanto and Caiman launch, all sinking. No injuries reported though vast losses.
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Barceona
Ehyra
Cassilla
Abono
Waller
Piscon
Lepanto
Caiman
Cleveland the Man Pushes Cleveland as Democratic Choice
The Indianapolis Sentinel, long backing Governor Gray, will tomorrow urge withdrawal from the presidential race in favor of Cleveland. It reports Democratic opinion in Indiana favors Cleveland strongly, with about 75 percent support statewide against the field and 90 percent against anyone but Gray.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Sentinel
Gray
Cleveland
the Sentinel
Indiana
Tug Tippie Sunk With All Hands Near Vancouver
A report from Buatne Washington dated March 27 says the iron tug Tippie from Vancouver British Columbia was sunk in English Bay on Thursday with all crew lost. It is believed the vessel struck a rock.
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Buatne, Wash
Tippie
Vancouver
B. C
English Bay
Steamer Benture Wrecked Off Rockport
The steamer Benture wrecked at Rockport near Wistrorth California at 4 am. Five crewmen including two engineers a steward a fireman and a sailor drowned. The ship broke in two and splintered on rocks with seventy five thousand feet of lumber aboard. The first mate washed off but swam to safety. the second mate rode the stern, a rope saved him. A heavy sea rose as the vessel dragged ashore while anchored.
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Wistrorth
Cal
Benture
Rockport
Bigamist Turned to Suicide Attempt in AC Jail
William C. Turner, a New York insurance agent held in Atlantic City on bigamy charges, was found in his cell at 2 a.m. after ingesting corn syrup with the aim of suicide. A stomach pump saved him, and he will be moved to May’s Landing jail tomorrow pending New York requisition papers.
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Atlantic City
N. J
William C. Turner
New York
May’s Landing
Baldwin Sues Railroad for 250000 Damages
Mrs. Homer R. Baldwin, severely injured in the Hastings railroad wreck on Christmas Eve, filed a lawsuit against the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company seeking 250000 in damages. The complaint asserts she lost both hands, ears, eyes, and hair, and suffered severe facial burns and internal skull injuries.
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New York
Homer R. Baldwin
Hastings
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Cyclone visits Bloomington Illinois leaves damage
A cone shaped cyclone skirted the northwest edge of Bloomington marching through March 26 injuring one woman and toppling several structures. Showers Bros chair factory saw workers drenched and frightened but largely unharmed. An elderly woman named Mariz suffered serious injuries when her home collapsed.
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BroomingTon
Ill
Showers Bros
Mariz
Purification by George Edgar Montgomery Poem
A meditation on human nature and value praising an undarkened soul. The speaker claims virtue over lust and crime, lifted by love that grants strength and freedom to youth.
SIGHTS IN THE SKY The Post Hires the Telescope for Another Day
The Post extends its telescope viewing at the common observatory for several more days. From 9 am to 3 30 pm crowds of schoolchildren and townspeople queued for a view of sun spots Venus and the moon. Up to three hundred people waited in line, coupons granting access but no frequent adjustment changes. The telescope operator warned viewers to expect limited repositioning and possible postponement if clouds persist.
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Knickerbockers
Mercury
Huntington Avenue
Jupiter
Venus
Attair
United States
Post
Evry
Jumped to her death at Norwich almshouse
Nora Sullivan, 26, an insane woman, leapt from a fourth story almshouse window in Norwich this morning. She fell about fifty feet, fracturing her skull, and died roughly three hours later.
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Norwich
Conn
Nora Sullivan
Deeming Has Not Confessed, Lawyer Says
Despatches from Perth report that Deeming has not confessed, according to his lawyer who denies the claim. The statement counters claims of a confession in the ongoing case.
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Meeluourne
Perth
Deeming
Blooded stock imported by Taurie arrives with horses and hounds
The White Star Line steamship Taurie arrived last night bringing 104 fancy stock horses for E. Y. Lancaster of New York Dr. Seward Webb of Brookfield Stock Farm New Marlborough Mass Forest View stud Katona N Y and others All horses are for show and breeding purposes Mauree also brought five braca full-blooded English fox hounds for W F Collier of Hempstead L I
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New York
White Star Line
Taurie
E. Y. Lancaster
Seward Webb
Brookfield Stock Farm
New Marlboro
Mass
Forest View _ stud
Katona
N. Y
Mauree
W. F. Collier
Hempstead
L. I
Destructive Welsh Coast Gale Fears Ship Holmrook Sinking
Severe gale damages Wales England and Scotland with snow drifts up to five feet. The Newcastle steamer Holmrook is feared lost after foundering with twelve lives reported. A mangled body washed ashore near Berwick as wreckage and masts appear offshore.
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London
Wales
England
Scotland
Berwick
Newcastle
Holmrook
Gerrymander in Michigan to be tested by high court
Houguron Mich March 27 The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the legislative apportionment act prompts Michigan to seek a decision from the highest tribunal on the validity of its own gerrymander law.
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Houguron
Mich
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jay Gould In Fine Spirits In El Paso
Jay Gould and his two daughters with Dr. Munn were seen on the street greeting friends in El Paso Texas. Gould appeared in fine spirits and announced he would extend his visit by two weeks.
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Paso
Tex
Jay Gould
Dr. Munn
Mr. Gould
Wind storm demolishes farm houses in Kentucky
SeninGFiep Kentucky reports a wind storm that struck yesterday demolishing several farm houses and shattering window glass with hail.
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Seningfiep
The State Engraving Returns as Regular Feature
Reports from De Vinne and Co. indicate the State Engraving is nearing completion after a brief interruption. The art printers in New York are producing a splendid design that Massachusetts will be proud to display, and the Post has delayed the engravings to ensure quality.
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Art Printers of
New York
Spiritual Temple and Boston Spiritualism Scene and Whitman Tribute
A Boston Spiritualist feature covers the Spiritual Fraternity and the Spiritual Temple at Exeter and Newbury streets, with Marcellus Ayer and Mrs. H. S. Lake, and notes Petersilia lectures in April. It recounts the temple's architecture, rituals, and Ayer’s gift in 1885, plus Whitman’s last verse and biographical notes on his life, influence, and critique by contemporaries.
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Boston
America
Mr. Ayer
Petersilia
Spiritual Temple
Exeter and
Newbury Streets
Marcellus S. Ayer
H. S. Lake
Mrs. Lake
Church of Spiritualism
Ayer
Helen Fogler
Minnie Sears
Carlyle Petersilia
Illinois Tornado Rips Piatt County Homes
A March 27 tornado swept Piatt County from the south with a severe hailstorm. The cyclone, about two hundred feet wide, levelled barns and houses, lifting buildings into the air. No fatalities reported yet, though many narrow escapes occurred.
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Monticexo
Piatt County
Lost Control Of His Train In Erie Road Wreck
In Mansfield Ohio this morning a freight wreck on the Erie road smashed two engines and twenty cars causing about 100000 dollars in loss. A train man was slightly injured and bystander August Harrold was seriously hurt. The engineer of the second section lost control of his train.
Boston Veterinary Hospital Sneeing Forge Case Inquest
Sneeing forge incident reported at Boston Veterinary Hospital involving HOR and Board Attending Surgeons. Details sparse but noted as medical examination context and institutional involvement. Authorities or practitioners unnamed in readable text.
Local medical ads list doctor rates and contact
An old classified style notice lists medical practitioners Dr Edward C Beckett Dr Daniel P D Lee and Vor Wilbert Soule with regular rates at $1.60 per day and telephone contact at 992 Tremont for night calls and telephone service.
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Edward C. Beckett
Daniel PD. Lee
Wilbert Soule
Tremont
Whitman Critics Clash Over Life and Poems
A 19th century review traces Whitman’s controversial life and works, contrasting critics who attacked and defended him. It notes his famed Death of Lincoln poem and his Camden residence, where a tomb he supervised was built, reflecting public and literary debates of the era.
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Lincoln
Camden
Lone Star Cotton Picker Promises Global Impact
The article argues the Lone Star Cotton Picker will surpass grain harvesters in value by saving labor and clothing the earth. It cites huge fortunes for Harvester builders and urges purchase of stock at 31 Milk St. Boston to fund production and view a full-sized machine.
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McCormick
Wood
Deering
Lone Star
Earth
Esquimos
Milk St
Boston
Ingersoll Teases Whitman On Marriage In Tomb in the Woods
The text notes Ingersoll teased Whitman by saying his only fault was never marrying. The remark appears in a fragment describing a scene titled Tomb in the Woods and references Val s the port and bread eating, with Whitman present in a literary or historical setting.
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Vals
Ingersoll
Whitman
Walt Whitman Funeral Planned in Camden
Walt Whitman will be buried Wednesday at 2 o clock in Camden New Jersey with no religious services. Speakers are to be announced. Autopsy reports show the left lung fully absent and the right lung only a breathing spot. The heart carries many small abscesses and about two and a half quarts of fluid. Peritonitis caused the left side pain. The brain is abnormally large but healthy.
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Walt Whitman
Harleigh
Camden
Whitman
Woodlawn
Wals Whitman
Evergreen Cemetery
Brooklyn
N. J
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