Debates Over Broad Inquiry into Grévy Era Continue
The chamber approves a general inquiry back to May 1877 amid clashes over scope and targets. Rouvier defends cabinet, Colfavru's motion passes 264 to 257 then 815 to 184, with the full committee report adopted 445 to 84 amid mixed newspaper reactions. Seventy deputies sign to abolish civil decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Broglie
M. Rouvier
M. d’Ornano
Grévy
M. Ronvier
M. Colfavru
M. Jolibois
M. Colfarru
République Francais
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Stanley's Progress Toward Albert Nyanza Western Shore
London reports Henry M. Stanley's expedition has left the Mabodi country camp and moved toward the western shore of Albert Nyanza. Fatigued troops struggled over long distances as chiefs provided food. Stanley reorganized, planned a guard at a new camp, and sought provisions to refresh supplies. He aimed to contact Emin Bey by Sept. 15 and adjust his route away from the Arawim river toward tributaries of the Quelie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Paul de Loanda
Henry M. Stanley
Mabodi
Albert Nyanza
Stanley
Wadelai
Staers
Emin Pasha
Yambunga
Stanley Falls
Emin Bey
Arawim
Quelie
Goulds Reach Queenstown After Storm on Umbria
Jay Gould and family arrived at Queenstown on the Cunard steamer Umbria after a voyage marked by a heavy hurricane. Gould said the trip caused no business disruption and that his break from work had benefited him. The report notes Bokhara entreaties to the Czar over Kerki and a Wesel fortress plan case in Zurich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Stanley of
Preston
Marquis of Lansdowne
Canada
Jay Gould
Queenstown
Cunard
Umbria
Gould
Aay
Bokhara
Kerki
Chardini
Zurich
Ehrenberg
Baden
France
Wesel
Fellows Explains Loan from Tweed in Harlem Speech
Colonel J R Fellows declares in Harlem that a $523 loan from William M Tweed was not a crime or immoral act. He says he repaid the loan within a week, aided by Horatio Seymour's recommendations and Tweed's help securing his 1868 district attorney appointment.
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New York
J. R. Fellows
Harlem
William M. Tweed
State of
Arkansas
Horatio Seymour
Deerfield
Tweed
Louane
Bank sues to recover 400000 in Chicago case
The American Exchange National Bank of Chicago files suit in U S Court against Fidelity National Bank receiver Armstrong for 400000. The claim arises from two 100000 drafts on Chemical National Bank New York to J Kershaw & Co Chicago and a Wilshire Eckert & Co certificate of deposit. Receiver rejected the claims. suit authorized by Comptroller Iren Holm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crocmynatti, O
American Exchange National Bank of Chicago
United States
Armstrong
Fidelity National Bank
Chemical National Bank of New York
J. Kershaw & Co
Chicago
Wilshire, Eckert & Co
Irenholm
Our Merchant Marine decline seen in Boston docks and barges
In a November stroll along Boston’s waterfront the author laments the falling American merchant fleet. He cites old East Indiamen turned coal barges, converted sailing ships, and a surplus of idle vessels as freighters and whalers fail to earn profits while foreign flags cargoes rise.
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Boston
Cathay
Africa
Montevideo
River Platte
C. i. Scorieip
Oregon Steamer Rumored Foundered Near Anticosti
Stop press note from Quebec reports rumors that the steamer Oregon carrying English mails foundered off Anticosti Island. Officials think the vessel may be confused with the schooner Marie Louise ashore on the island with cargo for Gaspe and other ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Quebec
Anticosti
Gaspe
Coast Guard Steers Westward Through Strait of Belle Isle
The vessel Oregon departed Thursday and is now expected to pass through the Strait of Belle Isle, its route placing its position for potential floatation at the next high tide.
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Oregon
Strait of
Belle Isle
Anarchists Clash Over Walker Address in Codman Hall
Benjamin R. Tucker led a reform debate at Codman Hall criticizing General Walker's anarchism critique. He argued that true Anarchism supports liberty in production and exchange, labeling Chicago expropriators and Kropotkine as revolutionaries, while condemning Walker's distinctions as false. A petition urged civic sympathy with condemned anarchists and a day of abstention from work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anarchists’ Club
Codman Hall
Mr. Tucker
General Walker
Post
Prince Kropotkine
Chicago
Walker
Tucker
Kessouiina
Kropotkine
Haymarket
le Révolté
Duval
Paris
Krapotkine
Proudhon
Warren
Spooner
Jurassian Federation
The
International
Trinity Club
F.S. Pickett
Wheeler's Chicago Company Exposed as Paper Entity
New Haven Nov 6 The E S Wheeler & Co failure prompts scrutiny of the Chicago Wire Fence Company which creditors say never owned assets or property The Chicago attorney reports the firm has no assignment and no capital paid the stock remains with Wheeler after a November 1885 incorporation the company lacked a seal and assets and served Wheeler's mercantile ventures
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
E.S. Wheeler & Co
Wheeler
Chicago Wire Fence Company
Chicago
E.S. Wheeler
Fires damage Boston clothing house and nearby structures
About 1 o'clock Sunday morning fire was found in the second story of H. F. Lawrence's clothing house at 2841 to 2345 Washington Street and climbed to the third story before quick suppression. Loss is about 1000 with full insurance. building owned by Roxbury Institution for Savings. A still alarm occurred at 12:05 for a basement fire at 24 Avery Street rear building used to store Boston Theatre scenery. A fire at 102 Warrenton Street owned by Mrs Bresnahan and occupied by William Dougher caused 25 damage yesterday morning. Box 61 alarm at 9:34 yesterday was deemed needless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Lawrence
Washington Street
Roxbury Institution For Savings
Avery Street
Warrenton Street
Bresnahan
William Dougher
Fires Claim Dozens of Buildings and Horse losses
Across multiple cities on November 6, fires destroyed barns, mills, hotels, and factories. Notable losses include Edward Riley’s West Forty eighth street livery with 25 horses burned, the National Hotel in Proria, Higgins’s cracker factory in Kansas City, and Wallace’s machine shops in White Haven. Insurance varied, with some properties partially insured and others uninsured.
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New York
Edward Riley
West Forty Eighth Street
Proria
National Hotel
Kansas City
Higgins
Worcester
David Watts
Millbury
London Street
Ottawa
Ont
Hardman & Co
Chanadiere Lake
Auspert Lea
Minn
Albert Lea
Viaduct
Wabash Western Railroad
Shullings & Fuller
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Coast Wallace
White Haven
Wallace
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Fireman rescues injured watchman from burning factory
Charles T. Adams entered J. J. McNutt's Wareham street building after hearing groans and found Eli Doyle, 52, a Derby place resident and night watchman, badly burned after his lamp set his clothes ablaze. Doyle, who suffered severe burns, was taken to the City Hospital in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Adams
Hook and Ladder Company No. 5
J. J. McNutt
Wareham Street
Eli Doyle
Derby Place
Doyle
Ye City Hospital
Temperance Society Holds First Meeting at Wells Institute
The Church Temperance Society opened with a gathering at Wells Memorial Workingmen's Institute. A strong turnout heard Rev. Edward Osborne of St. John the Evangelist Church praise the Episcopal church for supporting temperance and outlined forthcoming Sunday meetings and ongoing work to combat the evil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Temperance Society
Wells Memorial Workingmen’s Institute
Edward Osborne
St. John the Evangelist Church
Episcopal Church
Book notes on infidels and living authors review
A concise survey of recent books on infidel debate and reform era biographies. It assesses L A Lambert Tactics of Infidels, N Perry Answers and Pleadings in Actions at Law, Wendell Phillips life, Lincoln biography, Rideing Boyhood of Living Authors, Grandgent Italian grammar, Whitney Practical French, Alliot Contes et Nouvelles, and Panin Thoughts.
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Grandgent
Whitney
Mme. L. Alliot
Rev. L. A. Lambert
Buffalo
Peter Paul & Bro
Boston
Thomas B. Noonan & Co
N. ©. Perry
Little, Brown
Wendell Phillips
George Lowell Austin
Lee & Shepard
Price
Abraham Lincoln
J. G. Holland
New York
Dodd, Mead & Co
Clarke & Carruth
William H. Rideing
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co
C. H. Grandgent
D. C. Heath & Co
William Dwight Whitney
Henry Holt & Co
Ivan Panin
Cupples& Hurd
Obituary notes on Clarke of Roxbury and silk pioneer John Ryle
The Hon. John J. Clarke longtime Boston resident and Roxbury mayor dies aged 100 born Norton Mass February 24 1803 Harvard 1823 He practiced law with Elias Merwin and Lemuel Shaw later served Roxbury mayor first in 1846 and Massachusetts Senate 1853 He leaves one daughter and one son Hazewell C Clarke of Illinois Also obituary for John Ryle founder of the American silk industry dies at 70 in Macclesfield England after pioneering work in Paterson New Jersey and weaving the great silk flag for the Crystal Palace exhibit in New York in 1852.
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John J. Clarke
Boston
Roxbury
Norton
Mass
Harvard
Clarke
Elias Merwin
Lemuel Shaw
Massachusetts Senate
Hazewell C. Clarke
Ilinois
John Ryle
Macclesfield
Eng
North Adams
Paterson
N. J
New York
Immortality Theme Draws Crowds at Phillips Brooks Sermon
Last night many gathered at the chapel to hear Rev. Phillips Brooks discuss immortality. He argued St. Paul linked belief in life beyond to the glory of the world and urged business leaders and students to view their work as a preparation for the life to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Lee & Shepard
Dr. Austin
Wendell Phillips
Phillips Brooks
St. Paul
Elks Hold Annual Election in Boston Lodge
Boston Lodge of Elks elected Exalted Ruler Albert C. Smith and several other officers led by George M. Hosmer, Charles P. Gleason, Justin F. Keeler, H. E. Hayward, Lewis L. Jones, and James A. McLane. They planned a reception for Thomas A. Daly at Hollis Street Theatre for his new play Upside Down and voted to attend the show as a group.
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Boston Lodge of Elks
Albert C. Smith
George M. Hosmer
Charles P. Gleason
Justin F. Keeler
H. E. Hayward
Lewis L. Jones
Tyler
James A. McLane
Willard C. van Derlip
Frederick KE. Atteaux
Joseph L
Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town in Multiple States
A regional roster lists buyers and firms in Baltimore and cities from Chicago to Nashville and Philadelphia. Names include Young Creighton Diggs Baltimore. Pretzfelder Kline Co. Magruder. Weinberg. Lawrence. George. Farnham. Schnadig. Manss. Ringgold. Crane. Gates. Orr. Cady. Cutler. Oehmig. Blankenship Blake. Hinkle. Breath. Jones. Weaver. Streng. Comstock. Bears Torrey. Heiflefinger. Stern. Lowenberg. Thorne. Richardson. Herman. Carter Dunbar. Manier. Hollins. Gregg Elliott. Selling Bell Walt. Grieb. Fleishman Morris. McKay. Foot Schulze. Hosea. Curley. Hughes.
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Baltimore, Md
Young
Creighton
Young, Creighton & Diggs
Pretzfelder
Kline & Co
Dovenmeuhle & Son
Chicago
I P Farnham
I P
Farnum & Co
Chem Iil
J M Schnadig
J M Schnadig & Co
Cincinnati
J H Manss
Manss Bros
B&s & Co
Ringgold
Ringgold Co
Laws
Laws & O
Crane
B &Sc Vo
John Gates
J Gates & Co
Columbus
J K Orr
Orr & Co
Tre
Cleveland
W Cady
Cady & Co
Cone
E Cutler
Miller, Cutler & O
Chattanooga
Tenn
G Oehmig
Oehmig
Johnson & Co
Dallas
Tex
S J Howell
Blankenship
Blake & Co
Trebransville
B Hinkle
Hinkle
Nesbet A Co
Galveston
Texas
F Breath
PJ Willis & Bro
Indianapolis
Ind
A Jones, Jr
Jones, McKee & Co
Keene City
Weaver
Jones
Louisville
Streng
Bamberger, Streng & Co
Lafayette
W Comstock
Murphy & Comstock
Mobile
Ala
M Wollner
Wollner & Lowenstein
Treer
Wis
Bears
Torrey &Minneapolis
Minn
B Heiflefinger
North Star B & 5 Co
Sigs
Philadelpia Penn
G Grieb
Grieb & Risknent
Fleishman
L Z Morris
Fleishman & Morris
Sedalia
McKay
Wee Paul
C Henry
Foot, Schulze & Co
Boot
E Hosea
Tootle
Hosea Gergene
C Curley
Hosea & C
Whoseeling
W E Hughes
Vance Hughes Spee Co
Francis Henshaw & Co Auctioneers and Partners List
Auctioneers Francis Henshaw & Co submit a list of clients and entities including banks railways mills and manufacturing companies such as Appleton Merrimack Nashua Hamilton and Amoskeag with rights and dig on various railroad and street railway companies for engagement and value assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Henshaw & CO
No. Si State Street
Merchants’ Exchange
Ebbuilding
Room L
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stanley’s
General Foreign News
Lord Stanley
Lansdowne
Fellows
Benjamin R. Tucker
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
N. ©. Berry
Dr. Holland
Dime Museum
Rideing
Holmes
Aldrich
Howells
Stockton
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
Immortality
ELKS
Arias
Cons
Rcrat Baking Pownur Co
A. B.C
A.B. C
Cereals
A. GB. C
M’e’g CO
Murray ST
Edward G. Stevens & CO
Clinton
Hdevidends
Amoskeag Manufacturing CO
State Street
Nis
Jefferson Coolidge
American Electric Manufacturing Company
Corilandt St
Toon
H. E. Irvine
Boston & Maine Railroad
A. Blanchard
Horatio ‘Harris & CO
Almeria
Steamship
Catalonia
Florida
Gate City
Florida Oranges
Florida Lemons
Fiske’s Wharf
Alleghany
Samuel Hatch & CO
Congress Street
Harrison Avenue
Bennet
Nassau Helpe
North Market Street
Jamaica
Stamford
Long Wharf
R. L. Day & Company
State St
Merchants’ Exchange Building
Boston Stock Exchange
Elk & Mo
Chicago & No. Western
Arlington Mills
Do Caboth Mfg
Ferenas
Mt. Vernon Natl
First Natl
Blackstone Natl
State Natl
Everett Natl
Lue Hill
Milton
Rocklaape Bank
China Mfg. Co
Pembroke Mills
Naumke
Albert Howe & Co
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
Brooklnest Light Co
Hares Rutland RR
Charlestown Gas Light Co
Continental Natl
Uv Spluoluis
CNSR
One Gas Light Co
Do Lombard Investment Co
Equitable Mortgage Co
Lawrence
Saginaw & Western RR
Union Pacific
Mil. & St. Paul
Boston & Albany
Fitchburg RR
Marion & McPherson
Amoskeag Mfg. Co
Pri
Vate Sale
A.S. Richards & CO
John C. Wilmerding
Wilmerding, Hoguet & CO
White St
Townsend & Montane
Leonard Strech
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