Bayard Clymer Wedding in Washington Attended by Notables
Ex Secretary Bayard wed Miss May Clymer at her residence on H Street with a large guest list including Mrs Cleveland and Justice Fuller. The ceremony was officiated by Rev Dr Douglas of St John’s Church, followed by a reception and a domestic tour to New York and northern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayard
May Clymer
H Street
Leonard ‘Tate
St. John’s Church
Douglas
Fairchild
Don M. Dickinson
Justice
Fuller
Adee
Cleveland
Baroness Rosen
Legation
George Rives
W. B. S. Clymer
Episcopal Church
T. F. Bayard
Warren
Boston
Nannie Bayard
Florence
Louise
Ellen Bayard
Philip T. Bayard
Delaware
Richards
Tuckerman
Miss Clymer
Pennsylvania
Heister Clymer
Congress
Shubrick
U.S.A
Shubrick Clymer
Elia Dietz Clymer
New York
Excitement Among the Cherokees Over Mayes Letter
Telegrams from the Cherokee Nation report Chief Mayes’s letter to Secretary Noble sparking strong reactions. Ex-Chief Bushyhead condemns Mayes’s stance as dangerous and untenable, while opponents warn it could lead to war. the Indian Arrow calls for firm peaceful rights. Commissioners Fairchild and Wilson are stunned as Mayes’s letter is telegraphed to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Cherokee Nation
Mayes
Noble
Bushyhead
The
Indian Arrow
Fairchild
Wilson
Washington
Cherokee Contested Elections Fill Council Sessions
Nov 7 Tahlequah Cherokees face ongoing election case hearings in both council chambers. The Cherokee Live Stock Association seeks joint action to take lands title to court over leasing rights. Association president Hewens will go to Washington to hire McDonald Bright Fay to challenge government move to remove cattle from the strip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tahlequah, I. T
Cherokee Council
Cherokee Live Stock Association
Cherokee Nation
Hewens
Washington
McDonald, Bright & Fay
McClellan Monument Completed at River View Cemetery
The monument to General George B. McClellan near his grave in River View Cemetery, Trenton, is finished. Standing forty six feet high of Quincy granite and topped by a bull and an American eagle, the pair six feet tall. Dedication date to be set after consultation with Mrs. McClellan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M'Clellan
Trenton
N. J
George B. McClellan
River View Cemetery
Quincy
McClellan
Kansas City Nevada Fort Smith railroad charter issued
The Secretary of State issued a charter to the Kansas City, Nevada and Fort Smith railroad with 3,000,000 capital. F L Martin serves as president, William Taylor as secretary, and Churchill White as treasurer. The line will start at Nevada, Missouri and extend to Fort Smith, Arkansas as a St. Louis and San Francisco branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Secretary of State
Kansas City, Nevada & Fort Smith
F. L. Martin
William Taylor
Churchill White
Nevada
Fort Smith
Ark
St. Louis
San Francisco
Barges Lost in Fog on Ohio River at Marietta
Twelve barges valued at 15,000 dollars and coal worth about 40,000 dollars were lost in the river during a morning fog. Nearby tows reported narrow escapes and safer passages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Cannot Be Buried in Calvary Cemetery
The Supreme Court upheld Judge Beach denying Phillip McGuire's bid to force St. Patrick's Cathedral trustees to permit burial of his father John McGuire in Calvary Cemetery. John McGuire died at the Academy of Music while awaiting the opening of an anti poverty meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Cemetery
New York
Supreme Court
Judge Beach
Phillip McGuire
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
John. McGuire
John McGuire
Academy of Music
Anarchists' Pay Reported in Chicago Demonstration Prep
Chicago police learn anarchists hold secret meetings and plan a large red flag demonstration on November 11 the anniversary of anarchist murderers execution. Chief Hubbard vows no parade and no disorder. Thousands of revolutionary circulars distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ChicaGo
Hubbard
Health Advice for Cold Weather from a Medical Journal
Cautions on avoiding draughts and sudden changes, dress warmly but not heavily, and wear woolen clothing that lets exhalations escape. Eat hearty but not greasy food, and keep children in proper clothing for health. For nervous symptoms, Paine's Celery Compound is recommended alongside rest and avoiding overwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine
Dakota grows as farming and mining prosper in Mellette report
Governor Mellette reports Dakota Territory has about 650000 people with 879000 in South Dakota and 271000 in North Dakota. Railroads total 4463 miles, irrigation interest rises, farm wages run 15 to 25 dollars monthly, bonanza farms and a rich wool trade bolster wealth along with 346 banks totaling 9.13 million dollars. Churches number about 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Arthur GC. Mellette
Dakota
Noble
South Dakota
North Dakota
Sioux Indian Reservation
Mellette
Tilden Trust Clause Declared Void by General Term
New York November 7 The General Term reversed Judge Lawrence upholding the Tilden trust clause. The court ruled the residuary trust for libraries is void whether treated as a trust or a mere power in trustees, due to indefiniteness and uncontrol by courts. Judge Daniels dissented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lawrence
Tilden
van Brunt
Brady
Daniels
Adolph Henselt Remembered as Pianist and Composer
Obituary notes Adolph Henselt born 1814 in Bavaria. A favorite of Liszt, he lived in St. Petersburg from 1838, famed for Chopin and Liszt interpretations and his difficult Etudes and F minor concerto. He died in Warmbrunn, Silesia, after long illness, remembered for a gentle nature and lasting influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warmbriinn
Silesia
Adolph Henselt
Bavaria
Hummel’s
St. Petersburg
London
Paris
Liszt
Chopin
Henselt
Avais
Beethoven
Burlington & Quincy Plan Breaks Gould Grip in Southwest
Railroad moves near official announcement to establish a new St. Louis belt line. Burlington & Quincy seeks city ordinance to use Franklin avenue and build a bridge from St Peters to the Missouri River, linking with its Alton bridge route. The plan unites the two lines, cuts Gould control, and opens a low grade trunk line from Alton to Kansas City with 180 miles remaining to Booneville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Gould
Burlington & Quincy
St. Louis
Congress
Cleveland, St. Louis
Franklin Avenue
St. Peter’s
Missouri River
Alton
Kansas City
Booneville
Missouri, Kansas &Lexas Railway
Death of Lineman Eidman Urges Electric Safety
Coroner's inquest into the death of Lineman Charles Eidman of the Manhattan Electric Light Company found he was killed by an electric shock after contacting a Brush or Manhattan light wire on Grand street. The jury ruled the cause as accidental contact with live conductors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lineman Kidman
New York
Schultz
Charles Eidman
Manhattan Electric Light Company
Grand Street
Manhattan
Mixed sports and disasters mark Hartford despatches
In Hartford Trinity and the Boston Athletic Club played a scoreless, unscientific game. A fatal collision near Dover Maine killed John Shay of Bangor and an Italian. Captain C Marcus Schoon maker buried after Samoa hurricane. Evansville Terre Haute railroad dispute settled. West Halifax fishing families face severe hunger. Pan-Americans toured Pittsburg industries and viewed a gas display. City of Sydney news confirms an attempted assassination of Japan's Count O Kuma. Woman's Home Missionary Society in Indianapolis adjourned with new president Mrs. John Davis. Frederick Spaulding of Norridgewock Maine dies from a gunshot wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Company
Terence Bay
Lower Prospect
Halifax
Pittsburg
Exposition Building
City
Sydney
San Francisco
Count O’kuma
Japan
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Indianapolis
John Davis
Cincinnati
Lucy W. M. Hayes
Frederick Spaulding
Norridgewock
Canadian Military Manouvers in Hyde Park
Seven regiments staged a sham battle and maneuvers in Hyde Park Toronto today. The evolutions drew an audience of about 20 000 as Sir Adolph Caron minister of militia and Sir Frederick Middleton commander of the Canadian forces observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Hyde Park
Adolph Caron
Frederick Middleton
Canada
Damages Awarded After Crescent Park Merry-Go-Round Break
Caroline Leon ard and Stella Gay recovered $5500 damages from the court after being injured when a Crescent Park merry-go-round broke last summer. The two plaintiffs, from Providence, sharing the award, were hurt in the incident in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
K. L
Caroline Leonard
Stella Gay
Crescent Park
Police arrest multiple suspects in city burglaries and election case
Officer McGuire arrested Owen Gallagher on a warrant for breaking and entering the dwelling of Angel Pembrose on Pitts Street and stealing a clock. Officer Sheehan arrested Joseph Gottenlag, an inspector of elections, for aiding Thomas Maney in attempting to cast an illegal ballot at Precinct 2 Ward 16. Officers Johnson May and Sullivan arrested Edward Posty M Bowen Matthew Graham and John Coughlin for breaking and entering James O Briens Jamaica Plain barber shop and stealing razors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGuire
Owen Gallagher
Angel Pembrose
Pitts Street
Sheehan
Station 4
Joseph Gottenlag
Thomas M. Maney
Johnson
May and Sullivan
Edward JJ. Posty
M. J. Bowen
Matthew Graham
John Coughlin
James O’brien
Jamaica Plain
Zinn Operates Permect Pharmacy Across Three City Stores
William H. Zinn runs Permect Pharmacy with locations on Washington street Temple place and West street. He guarantees the purest drugs and the lowest prices and invites customers to compare quality and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Zinn
Washington Street
Temple Place
West Street
Veterans' Reunion at Revere Town Hall
About 500 veterans and guests gathered at Revere Town Hall for the first Revere and North Chelsea camp-fire and reunion. L L Bullard led the event with speeches by Alfred C. Monroe G A R officers and others, plus readings and music. A petition supported organizing a local G A R post as veterans from multiple Massachusetts and Maine regiments attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
North Chelsea
L. L. Bullard
J. P. Bixby
Alfred C. Monroe
G. 5. Evans
E. G. Tutein
Willard Howland
Post 16
Massachusetts
Maine
Vermont
Herndons Lincoln A Revealing Chronicle of His Life
Review praises Herndons Lincoln as a three volume biography based on Western friends and neighbors. It highlights candor and focus on Lincolns character over sensationalism, noting his melancholy, love life, and political ambitions as central to the portrait. The work is placed alongside Nicolay and Hay and Achates as part of 1889 biographical literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Illinois
Springfield
Mr. Herndon
Nicolay
Hay
Herndon
Abraham Lincoln
William H. Herndon
Jesse William Weik
Chicago
Belford, Clarke & Co
Literary Men Dress: Edgar Saltus to Whitman Style
A survey notes Ed gar Saltus and Edgar Fawcett among well dressed literary figures. Henry James T. G. Aldrich and Edmund Clarence Stedman are neat and elegant. Others like Howells Gilder and Bunce keep to brushed, practical attire while Whitman stands out as the most picturesque figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Saltus
Edgar Fawcett
Henry James
William D. Howells
Richard Watson Gilder
H. H. Boyesen
William Henry Bishop
Henry M. Alden
Oliver B. Bunce
Brander Matthews
H. C. Bunner
Puck
Moncure D. Conway
Richard Henry Stoddard
Walt Whitman
Joaquin Miller
John Greenleaf Whittier
The Vanquished Man and a Paris Exposition Coal Digger
The verses describe a slave’s fear and desire for quiet sleep as a new baby arrives. The item notes at the Paris Exposition a coal digger operated by an electro motor that can undercut 110 tons of coal in ten hours with a six foot thick seat. The device needs a little over 2½ horsepower at the pit head.
Two Novels Reviewed The Comedy of a Country House and Roland Oliver
A critical note on Julian Sturgis and Justin McCarthy novels shows The Comedy of a Country House lacking pace despite wit while Roland Oliver suffers from overlong plotting. Alan Dale's An Eerie He and She is condemned as artfully weak and morally weak in its sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Sturgis
Sturgis
McCarthy
Roland Oliver
Mr. McCarthy
Agar Street
Julian Stureeis
New York
Frank F. Lovell & Co
Justin McCarthy
Frank F. Lovell & Co. International Series
Alan Dale
Catulle Mendés
Miss Rives
G. W. Dillingham
Boston
DeWolfe, Fiske & Co
Zig Zag Journeys in the British Isles and Other New Books
Review covers Butterworth Zig Zag travel in the British Isles with poems legends and history through places like Ireland England and Avalon. It also surveys To the Lions Queen Hildegarde and several children’s titles by Richards Alden Cheney Woods Sanford Wesselhoeft Smith and others, praising narrative style morals and accessibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hezekiah Butterworth
British Isles
John Hampden
America
Moore and Goldsmith
Ireland
Lake District
England
Abbotsford
Scrooby
Land of the Pilgrims
Old Boston
Great Hampden
Windsor
Gray
West of England
Isle of
Avalon
Arthur
Boston
Estes & Lauriat
Queen Hildegarde
Laura E. Richards
Adams's History of the United States reviewed
Henry Adams offers a comprehensive, clear yet sometimes uneven critique of Jefferson's first administration as a prelude to six planned volumes covering Madison. He leverages extensive sources, including British and French archives, and argues the work remains political in focus while detailing impeachment, organization, and Louisiana questions with strong narrative and firm judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Albert Gallatin
John Randolph
Gallatin
Randolph
State Department
Washington
Adams
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Napoleon Bonaparte
Hamilton
Timothy Pickering
New England
John Adams
Treasury Department
Louisiana Territory
Justice Chase
United States of America
Thomas Jefferson
New York
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Boston
DeWolfe, Fiske & Co
Late Ship News Arrivals and Sailings From New York
The evening dispatch lists arrivals including Emilie L Boyd to Manila and Sealtad to Havana, with several schooners and brigantines named. Departures show steamers Obatam to Rotterdam and Tyrian to Inagua, among others, with numerous clearance movements and ship names common to the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emilie L
Boyd
Manila
Sealtad
Havana
Lawrence Xni
Mackenzie
Baracoa
Avelia G
Ireland
Portland
Hattie
Clark
Gloucester
Obatam
Rotterdam
Polynesia
Slettin
Rhaetia
Hamburg
State of Indiana
Glasgow
Tyrian
Inagua
Cienfuegos
Nasau
Alene
Port-au
J C Davis & Co Bankers Loan Offers Across Securities
J C Davis and Company bankers advertise loans on stocks bonds warehouse receipts merchandise in or out of bond and on first and second mortgages of real estate at special rates. They also loan on watches diamonds pianos furniture libraries machinery and other goods left with owners.
Business Manners At Lunch Counter And Transfer Office
A letter discusses ill behaved patrons at a lunch counter and at the Atchison transfer office. The writer commends courteous conduct by a lady amid competing lines and condemns unfair discrimination by some staff, urging better order and courtesy. Boston, Nov. 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taverner
Atchison
Boston
Monkeys in South Carolina Gold Mines As Laborers
Captain E Metz describes twenty four monkeys employed at his Chesterfield South Carolina mines. The simians outperform seven men in collecting small quartz pieces, sorting debris, and hauling ore while living and working with miners under supervision. They show alert intelligence and orderly habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
South Carolina
E. Metz
Yankeeland
Vermont
South
Chesterfield
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Bayard-Clymer
Medical Journal
Dakota Industries
the Tilden Trust
Adolph Henskelt
Gould Bridge
NEW Books
Achates
Sorek
Anthony Gould
the Judge Publishing Company
Rome
Church
Alfred J. Church
M.A
G. P. Putnam's Sons
W. Bb. Clarke & Co
Swansea
Jimmy Brown
Mr. Alden
Alden
Florida
W. 1
Lothrop Company
Miss Cheney
Kate ‘Iannatt Woods
Mrs. Sanford
C. Emma Cheney
Kate Tannatt Woods
D. P. Sanford
Hates & Lauriat
Homer Greene
Riverside Library For
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Little Bat
Morton Farm
Lily F. Wesselhoeft
Roberts Bros
Mary P. W. Smith
Merrimac
Concord
Okuchobu
Mary P. W._ Smith
Roberts Bros. Price
Alcott
Miss Toosey
United States
NEW England Mutual Life Insurance Co
Post Office Square
Ben G. F. Stevens
Jos. M. Gibbers
Ss. F. Trule
WM. B. Turner
North American
Kilby St
Corner Water St
Silas Pedroe
Eugene FE. Patridge
Charles E. Macallar
J.C. Davis & CO
School Street
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