Old and Young See the Circus At Forepaugh Sells Bros
Crowds gathered on Huntington avenue yesterday for a Forepaugh Sells Bros circus performance. Spectacles included Porthos the bicycle man leaping atop elephants, Dunbar family flying trapeze acts, dancing elephants, clowns in constant mischief, and a menagerie tent parade drawing long lines of curious spectators.
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Audience Wins Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs
The Kentucky Oaks run at Churchill Downs in Louisville on May 18 was won by Audience by two lengths over runner up Second and White Plume third. Time for the one mile and one sixteenth race was 1 51 and the purse for the winner was to total 3000 dollars.
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Churchill Downs
Louisville
Audience
Utcome
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Whist Matinee for Destitute Catholic Children
A matinee whist event for the Home for Destitute Catholic Children will be held at Catholic Union Hall tomorrow afternoon starting at 2 80 o'clock. Hosted by Mrs James M Cannell and a group of active ladies supporting the charity.
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Catholic Union Hall
James M. Cannell
Senator Quay in Worsening Health in Washington
Senator M. S. Quay's condition deteriorates with no improvement noted yesterday and he remains confined to his room. He is weaker and discouraged, with no daytime mobility today per medical updates from Washington, Penn. May 17.
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Penn
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Coifice
Argicah
Harvard
Fleet of fishing schooners arrive at the Boston waterfront
The Tongueigh arrivals at the wharf list many schooners including Mattakeessett Flora J Sears Mary J Ward and Sea Foam among others with totals of haddock cod hake pollock and cusk. New charters include Singleton Palmer a five masted schooner and Italian bark Teresita to load coal and lumber respectively. Captain Leyland captains changes in towboat and barkentine crews as readings note recent voyages and records before mentioning the Samoset grounding and Cymric sailing to Queenstown and Liverpool.
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Mattakeessett
Flora J. Sears
Mary J. Ward
Fish Hawk
Fiavilla
Julia Costa
Helen B. Thomas
Mary E. Cooney
Oliver P. Kiiham
Alice M. Guthrie
Gertrude
Sea Foam
Rose Cabral
Catharine Enos
Laura Enos
Ignatius Enos
Rough Rider
Haddock
Singleton Palmer
William F. Palmer
Dorchester
Fiske Wharf
Sierra Leone
Joseph Riley
Annie
Jonathan Chase
Eastern Steamship Company
Joe
Confidence
Southern
Frank Riley
Hebb
Orig Leo
Porto Rico
West Indies
Whitney,Pousland & Co
Leo
Queenstown
Liverpool
Landsman
May 19 Miniature Almanac Arrivals and Clearances
A compact May 19 almanac notes sunrise at 4 19 and sunset at 7 02 with 14 hours 43 minutes daylight. It lists arriving steamers including Thordis Nor berg and Dingley and other vessels and notes cleared steamers Cymric and Barque.
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Sakhon River
Gira
Back Bay Organ Grinders Accused by Police of Burglary Rings
Police of Station 16 label barrel organ players as a theft gang, alleging they gather home-by-home data on schedules and residents to aid burglaries. Lieutenant Boynton warns the public not to feed or aid the men, noting some earn more daily than locals.
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Boynton
Back Bay
Mayor Collins Wins at the State House Victory in Taxing State Lands
Mayor Collins won a House victory over the taxation of state lands used for business. Representative Thomas M. Vinson of Ward 20 aided the effort, defeating Governor Bates' personal advocate Newton of Everett who sought to tax only buildings. The Senate amendment, allowing Commonwealth Flats lands leased for business to be taxed by Boston, was concurred.
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Interstate Commerce Commission probes seaboard export rates
New York May 18 The Interstate Commerce Commission opened an inquiry into export rate differentials to the seaboard from Weston merchandise. Philadelphia merchants argue the differences are unjust and should be resolved by fair competition. Baltimore New York and Boston speakers urge uniform or fair rates to protect their trade positions.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Seaboard
Philadelphia
George W. Pettit
Gome
United States
Arthur G. Brown
Baltimore Board of Tpane Aed
Baltimore
York Georalia
Guildford
Ms New
Charles 8. Hamlin
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Rebecca Crowell Averts Mutinous Mate In East Boston Tug Hook
The clipper Rebecca Crowell delayed sailing to Windward with a mutinous mate wielding a delaying pin attack. Crew deserted as the man created fear, Captain Glass securing a replacement crew. Tug Startle towed the vessel out, but anchored near Roads due to bad weather.
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South America
Startle
Jack Nugent
Leighton
Boston
Depe
Two New England Cadets for Revenue Bark Chase
The Secretary of Treasury announced the cadets for the third class in the Revenue Service practice bark Chase at Baltimore. John H. Cunningham of Lase and John McGourty of this city are named. They report with the first and second classes at month end as the vessel begins its annual cruise in New England waters.
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Revenue Service
Chase
Baltimore
Secretary of Treasury
John H. Cunningham
Lase
John McGourty
New England
President Roads
Beacon Literary Club Names Officers at Boston University
The Beacon Literary Club elected officers in a meeting at Boston University with Clarence B. Hall as president, Annie R. Belgom as vice president, Frederick Willard as secretary treasurer, and Robert F. Allen and Katherine Monde along with Paul James named to the executive committee.
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Boston University
Clarence B. Hall
Waltham
Lynn
Frederick ‘Willard
Arlington
Robert F. Allen
Prchester
Katherine D. Monde
Quings
Paul P. James
Des Moines
Grievance Over Memorial Day Rides Sparks Post Action
Local Grand Army post appoints a committee to petition the board to rescind a decision excluding barges from Memorial Day events. Cemetery roads have been repaired with fuel-dags, officials argue lighter conveyances would help infirm numbers, and funds are cited. Commander Be Chaplain and Pastor Hunter plan to meet with the commissioners on behalf of the Grand Army.
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Caan
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Grand Army
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Drifting Wool Bales Recovered in the Harbor
A harbor incident saw wool bales drift free from a lighter towed by the Metropolitan Company. Other tugs spotted the drifting load, enabling quick recovery of the bales before further danger or loss occurred.
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Bane Cane Waves
J. B Ker
Metropolitan 8 Phip’ Company
Five Casey Brothers Sought After Father’s Death in St Louis
Police superintendent Pierce searches for the Casey family a father died in St Louis leaving five sons and their mother who moved to Boston a legacy awaits the brothers in St Louis authorities request information to locate them and claim the inheritance.
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