Prominent Montreal Hotel May Take on the Lorne Name
A Montreal auction may rename St. Lawrence Hall on St. James Street the Lorne. Capitalists plan to repurpose the historic hotel, contrasting the branding idea with the even brighter possibility of christening it the Princess. Mrs John Morrissey is credited by some for influencing the recent election outcome against John Kelly.
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Canada
Lorne
Montreal
St. Lawrence Hall
St. James Street
John Morrissey
John Kelly
Annual report of Boston and Providence Railway earnings
The annual report shows receipts of 1 206 417 21 dollars, down 166 944 39 from last year. Expenses total 913 058 33, reduced 212 349 50 year over year. Net earnings rose to 293 358 8 percent, with two 3 percent dividends totaling 240 000 paid and a remaining balance of 353 3588.
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Boston and Providence Railway
Weather Summary From Midnight Observations
At midnight no precipitation reported across U S signal stations. Brisk westerly and northwesterly winds prevailed with cloudy skies. Temperatures ranged from 32 in Boston Albany Buffalo and New York City to 71 at New Orleans. Key readings included 43 in Chicago 48 in St Louis 61 in Savannah and 36 in Washington.
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United States
Mercury
Boston
Albany
Buffalo
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
Savannah
Washington
New York City
Track War Flares as Rail Rivalry Sparks Riot Plans
In Tonawanda tensions rise as Buffalo and Lockport Railway workers clash with New York Central crews. Sheriff Batten mobilizes 200 deputies and Niagara Light Guards to back Col. Payne’s men amid threats to relay track tonight. Daniel McCool of the Central Railway is arrested for riot with $1500 bail.
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LockPort
N. Y
Buffalo and Lockport Railway Company
Lewis ©. Payne
New York Central Railway
Tonawanda
Batten
Col. Payne
Niagara Light Guards
Daniel McCool
Burroughs
Robbers Seek to Return Stewart’s Body in High Reward
New York police have no leads on the grave robbery of Mr Stewart. Judge Nilton offers 25000 dollars for the body and the robbers, with the coffin plate and lining taken, face possible penalties. Mrs Stewart mourns as detectives scour St Mark's churchyard vaults for remains and teeth-based identification aids.
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New York
Stewart
Nilton
Hilton
St. Mark's Church Yard
Yellow fever claims two more lives in New Orleans
New Orleans reports two yellow fever deaths in the 24 hours ending at noon, with the Board of Health halting daily case notes. United States Marshal Wharton recovers from fever, while the Catholic Relief Association seeks further contributions as funds run low. The Board says absentees may return and emigrants arriving a week ago faced no attacks. In Memphis two black patients die from fever since last night, and one new case is linked to the ongoing epidemic.
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New Orleans
Board of Health
United States
Wharton
Catholic Relief Association of
Mempis
Navy
Fire destroys Alton Bay machine shop and depot
Fire at the Alton Bay made and repair shop engine room caused total loss of the machine shop and its contents valued around 10000 dollars. A hand engine rescued the depot and wharf, while other fires in Portland and St. John caused notable damages to houses and the Elgin spool factory.
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Farmington
N.hs
Alton Bay
Poe
Boston and Maine Railroad Company
Portland
J. W. Yeaton
St. John
N. B
Elgin Spool
Abolitionist Gathering Marks Anti-Slavery Party Anniversary
In New York a social reunion was held to mark the 40th anniversary of the Anti-Slavery party. Attendees included John Jay Albert O Wilcox W E Whiting and H B Stanton with speeches by John Jay and Stanton. Letters of regret were read from several prominent abolitionists.
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New York
Anti-Slavery Party
John Jay
Albert O. Wilcox
W.E. Whiting
Kizuren
Boston
H. B. Stanton
Mr Hannaford
New Jersey
C. J. Jackson
Danesville
E. Powers
Lansingburg
Sinclair Tousey
George W. Julian
Neal A
Maine
G. B. Sewell
John Ja En . Stanton
I. H. K. Wilcox
Russia Sets Second Line of Defense at Adrianople
News from Constantinople and Europe reports Russia strengthening Adrianople defenses amid fears of war with England and Turkey. Discussions in Vienna and Paris speculate on shifts in Bosnian policy, Schouvaloff’s recall, and a potential shift in Russian leadership, with Berlin noting a large Russian recruit increase to 218000 this year.
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Constantinople
Russia
Adrianople
Roumelia
England
Turkey
Layard
Afghanistan
Europe
Bosnia
Austria
San Sebastian
Senor Egano
Fueros
Cent
London
Vienna
Schouwaloff
Perth
Berlin
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Paris
Schouvaloff
Gortschakoff
Bismarck
Monetary Times forecasts Canadian trade limits and Insolvent Act debate
The Monetary Times notes annual Canadian failures since 1574 reach 1700 with twenty five million dollars in losses and urges importers and retailers to adapt to smaller limits. It calls merchants and Boards of Trade to discuss suspending or maintaining the Insolvent act and to gauge commercial sentiment before Parliament acts.
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Toronto
Monetary Times
Canada
the Times
Boards of Trade
Canadian election frauds in Montreal case
In the Court of the Queen's Bench Judge Ramsey sentenced A P Forget to pay a 29 dollar fine or one year in prison, A Christin and A La Marche to 100 dollars or forty five days, and J Pilon to 50 dollars or thirty days. The judge warned Forget that oath as Deputy Returning Officer could have brought a 1000 dollar fine and three years imprisonment.
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Montreal
Court of the Queen's Bench
Ramsey
Jaques Cartier
A. P. Forget
A. Christin
A. la Marche
J. Pilon
Forget
Vatican-Berlin Talks Held Up by Centre Party Strife
Berlin dispatch reports the Nord Deutsche Zeitung says negotiations with the Vatican depend on ecclesiastical action to curb Centre party agitation against the government. The Vatican still hopes to win the moeh party in the Reichstag to a less hostile stance, but talks have not been abandoned.
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Berlin
Nord Deutsche Zeitung
Germany
Vatican
Centre Party
Moe Gh
Reichstag
Emperor's envoy presents Red Eagle cross to Bismarck
From Coblenz an aide de camp congratulates Bismarck on his daughter's marriage and presents the Order of the Red Eagle with sceptre and crown. It is said to be a rare decoration never before awarded to him. The Emperor and Empress plan return to Berlin on December 5.
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Berlin
Coblenz
Bismarck
Order of the Red Eagle
Frederick William
Manteufel
William
New Greek Ministry Formed Led by Conmoundauras
Athens reports Conmoundauras forms a new ministry with himself as President of the Council and Interior Minister, temporarily Justice Minister. M. Delyannis named Foreign Minister and acting Finance Minister. M. Braboulis as Marine Minister and acting War Minister. M. Angerinos as Education and Worship Minister.
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Athens
Conmoundauras
Justice
M. Delyannis
Finance
M. Braboulis
M. Angerinos
Heavy snow and rainfall sweep parts of Europe
Telegrams report cold wet weather across Northern and eastern Europe with heavy snow in the Appenines and Black Forest. France faces high river levels with the Seine threatening inundation while German tariff plans stir officials. Czar health anxiety grows as Paris dispatch notes, and Parliament may convene early amid budget talks and a notable Glasgow Bank failure.
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London
Europe
Appenines
Black Forest
France
Seine
Germany
Berlin
Gismarck
Paris
Count Schouvaloff
Livadia
Vermont Legislature Debates License Law and Health Board Bills
In Montpelier on November 8 the House approved an $11,000 appropriation to finish the State Workhouse and debated a one half per cent tax on savings banks. A bill repealing a law barring non graduates from practicing medicine was read, while the Senate considered the Board of Health. A physician license repeal passed the House amid sharp debate. Jeremiah Curtin of Wisconsin spoke on Russia and Christianity. Representative Reddington urged a Massachusetts style liquor license bill, predicting broader adoption. A hearing on Henry Gravelin’s commutation petition is set for 8 AM tomorrow before a joint Judiciary Committee, with affidavits to be presented to challenge the trial and potential unfairness.
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Montpelier
Sprague
Brandon
House
Senate
Board of Health
Board of Censors
Messrs
Miles
Craftsbury
Howe
Ludlow
Waterman
Johnson
Ely Goddard
West Fairlee
India
Jeremiah Curtin
Wisconsin
Representative Hall
Russia
East
Reddington
Rutland
Massachusetts
Henry Gravelin
Joint
Judiciary Committee
Grand
Petit Juries
Grand Jury Indicts Several in Plymouth Area Cases
The Supreme Court Grand Jury returned indictments including murder in the first degree for Martin V. Dickey, breaking and entering for Herrman Scott and Joseph Strafford, larceny for William Bailey and Frank Brooks, horse stealing for Charles Rollins and Walter Draper, aggravated assault for Horace Morse, adultery for Ellen Page and Augustus Holmes, plus three liquor cases. Hon. Harry Bingham was assigned senior counsel in the Dickey case. The case is expected next week as the docket gains seventy-five new counts.
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Plymouth
N. H
Supreme Court
Martin V. Dickey
Herrman Scott
Joseph Strafford
Bristol
William Bailey
Littleton
Frank Brooks
Lisbon
Charles Rollins
Walter Draper
Horace Morse
Easton
Ellen Page
Dalton
Augustus Holmes
Haverhill
Harry Bingham
New Orleans Election Fraud Allegations and Party Shifts
Citizens allege fraud at 103 polls, arrests under 1871 act to begin, with tallies forged from abstracted tally shoes. Democratic gains praised in state and congressional races, fusion tickets expanding black officeholds, Republicans cite intimidation and irregular ballots amid fraud affidavits.
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New Orleans
United States
Randall Gibson
H. C. Warmuth
Louisiana
Burke
Gardner
John Gair
Tensas Parish
Returns From Congressional Districts RichMont VA Election
In the Ninth District counts are incomplete with McMullen leading Richmond in eleven counties by 573 votes and expected to gain more in four others to secure a plurality. McMullen draws strong minority support. First District results are unsettled between Beale and Round with Critcker in play. A telegram reports Richmond leading in two of four counties yet to report, likely sealing his win.
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RichMont
McMullen
Richmond
Newbury
Beale
Round
Critcker
Majorities in the Congression Districts and Results
Returns from St. Louis show Buckner a 3000 plurality in the Thirteenth District, Forde about 160 in the Ninth, Clardy around 2500 in the First, Frost near 1500 in the Third, with Clark in the Eleventh unopposed. Democrats appear elected in all districts as results come in.
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St. Louis
Buckner
Forde
Greenback
Clardy
Frost
Metcalf
Clark
Republican majorities show uneven gains in Kansas returns
Topeka Kansas Nov 8 The Commonwealth reports 105 representative districts partly tallied with 65 Republicans and 36 opposition held seats. State and Congressional results come in slowly but indicate smaller Republican majorities than two years ago. Haskell Republican wins Congress by plurality and Hallowell at large for Congress leads Crawford Independent by about 3000 to 5000 votes.
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Tojera
Kan
Commonwealth
Haskell
Congress
Hallowell
Crawford
The Brooklyn Sheriff Contest and Suspected Fraud
Worth elected sheriff of Brooklyn by 75 majority while Democrats claim Riley by 56. Returns from Flatlands and parts of Brooklyn alleged doctored for Riley. Police seek repeaters who traveled from New York City to county towns and voted at multiple places.
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New Yor K
Worth
Brooklyn
Riley
New York
Possible Election of a Republican Congressman in Jacksonville
Early returns show Bisbee leading Hull by about 50 votes in Jacksonville area with three counties still to report. In 1876 the Democratic candidate held a 756 vote edge. observers expect voter support to decline this year.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Ncv
Bisbee
Congress
Hull
Morrison Elected to Congress in Seventh District
Cureaco and Springfield specials report Morrison a Democratic candidate clearly winning the Seventh District seat. Republicans largely concede the outcome.
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Cureaco
Springfield
Morrison
Election winds sweep Brents win in Washington Territory
From Washington Territory comes word that Brents will likely win the election as Republicans secure the bulk of the Legislative ticket and district officers, signaling a strong party performance in the region.
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Portland
Oregon
Washington Territory
Brents
Darke County Regulators Throw Darke Into Turmoil
In Darke County Ohio violence by regulators sparks fear as residents are killed and ordered to leave. Grier was murdered beside his wife near Palestine, Quackenbush fled, Steve White’s son was kidnapped and White was shot after ignoring orders. Grand Jury charged seven, Marshal Shafer nabbed them. William Shumate valued at $50,000 fled after orders to leave.
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Cincinnati
Darke County
Grier
Palestine
Quackenbush
Steve White
William
Winchester
White
John Archie
Jacob Bun
William Shumate
Albert Dickey
Solomon Ferguson
Oliver Morgan
Robert Hart
Marshal Shafer
Putnam
Five state rooms entered on a Stonington steamer
A Massachusetts steamer arriving in Stonington from New York faced five room break-ins. Victims included William A. Harris who lost a watch and $14, A T Jacques who reported $140 and a $150 watch missing, Otis Howe with a large sum, Lieut. J H W Washburn missing $240, and M W Wilcox with $10. Total losses about $700. Police suspected use of false keys or tools targeting doors.
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Providence
Massachusetts
Stonington
New York
William A. Harris
Harris Steam Engine Company
A. T. Jacques
Lowell
Otis Howe
Cambridgeport
Mass
Lieut
J. H W. Washburn
United States Navy
M. W. Wilcox
San Francisco Police in Blue Uniforms Dented by Wear
San Francisco police officers show garments that shrink and fade after rain and sea air. Inspectors note white seams and cropped trousers while harbor force members reveal mismatched pant lengths. An officer carries liquid blueing and a sponge to fix white spots on uniforms.
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San Francisco
Lawrence Sixth Regiment Prize Drill Prizes Awarded
Lawrence Massachusetts Sixth Regiment held its annual target practice with prizes for active and honorary members. Edward F. Welch won the gold badge, William H. Donovan the silver watch, James Healey a revolver, and L Huntoon Jr a silver ice pitcher. James Ingalls pickle jar, Ashton Lee ornamental clock, and James E. Shepard the gold headed cane as sharpshooters prize. An exhibition drill preceded the ball and prize distribution led by Capt Dolan with Capts Sweeney Riordan in attendance.
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Ashton Lee
James E. Shepard
Dolan
Sweeney and Riordan
The
Smith Batallion
Congressional Committee Arrives En Route to Indian Territory
St Louis officers Patterson of South Carolina and A Bradshaw and Morgan and Patterson Mallory Reynolds form part of the Congressional Committee studying use of the school fund by civilized Indians in the Indian Territory. They arrive tonight and will stay until Monday when Kellogg Grover will join before continuing to the territory.
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St. Louis, Noy
Patterson
South Carolina
A. Bradshaw
A. C. Morgan
W. H. Patterson
G. Mallory
George Reynolds
Congressional
Indian Territory
Washington
Kellogg
Grover
Governor Hampton Injured in Deer Hunt Accident
Gov Hampton of South Carolina was bucked from a mule during a deer hunt near Columbia yesterday. The bridle broke, he fell, and his right leg was broken in two places below the knee with bones protruding. He was brought to Columbia late last night and faces a lengthy recovery bedridden.
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Charleston
S. C
Hampton
Columbia
Women's Temperance Union elects officers in Baltimore
Proceedings focused on Our UnionPublishing Committee report and constitutional revision. The constitution was amended to allow Vice Presidents and Corresponding Secretaries of State Unions to vote as delegates. Suffrage issue left undecided. Annie Wittenmeyer of Philadelphia was re elected president with Mary T Burt of Brooklyn as corresponding secretary. Meeting adjourned.
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Baltimore
Women’s National Christian Temperance Union
Our Union
Society
Annie Wittenmeyer
Philadelphia
Mary T. Burt
Brooklyn
Methodist Episcopal Church extension meets under Bishop Simpson
The General Committee on church extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church met in Philadelphia with Bishop Simpson presiding. The annual report notes ongoing declines in receipts while 222 churches were aided this year and $137,000 was apportioned to conferences for the coming year. The afternoon session discussed further appropriations.
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New England
East Maine
New Hampshire
Providence
Vermont
Board of Church Extension
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Simpson
Andrews
Peck
Foster
Philadelphia
General Committee On
Regulations and Education Figures Highlight Washington Report
The District of Columbia plans a 50 year 4 percent bond loan to fund outstanding debt totaling 21,685,650 with collateral held by the U S government. A reduced 25 dollar trademark fee, split into two payments, is approved. Japan’s educator Hotokeyama dies as Paris exhibit praise lands with Mr Philbrick. Internal revenue and customs receipts are reported along with 736,400 subscribed to the four percent loan.
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Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
United States
Paine
Commissioner of Patents
Secretary of the Interior
France
Edward F. Noyes
Education
Paris
Philbrick
McCrary
Rio Grande
House Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Secre Anary of the Treasury
Bureau of Education
Yobinari Hotokeyama
Tokio University
American Bureau of Eduction
Japan
Gen. Ord
Tenth Infantry
Texas
Relief of Imaginary Distress in Paris Portraits a Ragged Man
George Augustus Sala recounts a Paris street tale of a starving, ragged man with gray hair who pauses before a jeweller shop in Passage des Princes. A kind woman slips him five francs, and the man vanishes, leaving questions about whether he was an impostor or truly penniless. The piece muses on where the money goes and the humanity seen in a moment of charity.
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Paris
London Telegraph
Passage Des Princes
Porte-Monnaie
Choiseul
du Saumon
Palais Royal
Rue de Richelieu
Place du Palais Royal
Carrousel
Adele
Baratariaa
Terra del Fuego
Woman in court after suicide attempt to aid her children
New York, Nov 8. A 21 year old woman attempted to drown herself in court, claiming Ellen Wallingford as her name. She described escape from hardship after her husband deserted and died of yellow fever. She pleaded for relief for her starving children and said she would die to give them a home. Court officials arranged for her welfare.
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New York
Ellen Wallingford
New Orleans
West Fourth Street
Delaney Street
Bowery
Broadway
Edwin Forrest Sold to Bonner After Spectacular Trotter Runs
The New York World notes Robert Bonner’s purchase of Edwin Forrest for 16000 from Charley Green after standout speed on the Michigan and Cleveland circuits. Bred in Missouri, Edwin Forrest shows strong thoroughbred lines and potential to rival current trot records at Bonner’s White Plains farm with a stable of horses capable of beating “twenty.”
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New York World
Robert Bonner
Edwin Forrest
Harrisonville
Cass County
Mise
Brannock
Edwin Forrest, Jr
Flight
Leviathan
Wagner
Bonner
New Purchase
Forrest
The
Spirit
Michigan
Lexington
Cleveland
Utica
Charley Green
Babylon
L. L
Hartford
Green
Mr Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Mr Green
Mc Ponner
Mr. Bonner
White Plains
Compainy
Northern lawlessness and mob violence spark editorial harshness
The Courier Journal rails against Michigan lynching and Northern lawlessness after a 600-student mob attacked a house of women in Ann Arbor while police did nothing. It condemns Northern hypocrisy, calls for respect for law, and criticizes Zachariah Chandler for inconsistency.
Trial ends in Rome libel case over nun scandal
The Correctional Tribunal of Rome convicts editor of La Capitale of libel for alleging Prince Paolo Borghese ordered the nun's abduction. Dr De Pedis seduced a hospital Sister of Charity, aided by false pretenses, after which the nun vanished to private lodgings. The court notes Borghese is innocent, while public outrage focuses on the doctor's conduct and moral damage to the nun.
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Rome
Manchester Examiner
Paolo Borghese
la Capitale
Hospital of Santo Spirito
Sisters of Charity
Sister of Charity
Prince Borghese
Signor Balis
Dr de Pedis
de Pedis
Santo Spirito
Capitale
Don Giovanni
Sones
Questor
Lauretane
France
Snow and sleighing report across Vermont region
Snow fell across St. Albans and nearby locations with varying intensity. Reports indicate snow at St. John's and Rouse's Point, light accumulation at White River Junction, and four inches in Derby Link Vermont, aiding sleighing in some towns while others saw lighter totals.
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St. Albans
Journal News Bureau
St. John’s
Rouse’s Point
White River Junction
Northield
Roxbury Summit
Bancor
Derby Link
Mining stock closing prices report San Francisco Nov 8
The closing official prices of mining stocks in San Francisco on November 8 include Union Consoll at 36, Yellow Jacket at 7, Bh-Lit Bodle at 5, Grand Prize at 7, and Washoe Conso at 7 percent.
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San Francisco
Union Consoll
Dinner closes New Orleans epidemic relief gifts
The Telegram reports nineteen men who oversaw a $1,500,000 relief disbursement directed to the afflicted, after expenses for carriage rides and doctors, concluded with a grand dinner at Moreau's restaurant. Numerous presentations followed including a valuable diamond as a prize.
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New York
New Orleans
Moreau
The Dead Letter Office Lecture At Metropolitan Church
Mr Hughes recounts his Dead Letter Office experience detailing early records from 1777 to 1788 and contrasts them with today’s vast operations. He recites cases: missing addresses, misdirected mail, and letters with large sums or clues leading to recipients, plus examples of clever superscriptions and unmailable items.
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The
Washington Post
Carlton Hughes
Metropolitan Church
Hughes
Post Office Department
Ebenezer Hazard
John Cogdell
Georgetown
S. C
Wilmington
N. C
S.C
George
Astor House
New York
Chauncey
Europe
New York State
Smith
Cincinnati
Connor
John D.C
Mary
Sal
Bob
Santa Claus
Hobocken Sniffy Tiddleywinks & Co . Pig Dealers
Koffensni
Noted Educator Monson Leader Dies at 65 in 1880s Obit
Obituary notices recount the death of Monson Mass educator and historian at 65 on November 7 and list his Yale 1539 classmate ties to Senator Dawes and Bristed. He led Monson Academy, then Lawrence Academy at Groton, before returning to Monson for final years, and inspired many students including early Chinese and Japanese scholars.
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Monson
Mass
Hstorian
Hammond
Yale College
Senator Dawes
Charles Astor
J. D. Whitney
Francis Warton
Monson Academy
Lawrence Academy
Groton
Massachusetts Teachers’ Association
New England
Yung Wing
Washington
State Board
Indictments in Chicago for Government Lands Embezzlement
Grand Jury indicts former officials John McArthur ex Postmaster John W Gregg Edward A Miller and William B Galsen clerks for embezzling government lands Henry Greenbaum president of the defunct German National Savings Bank is held on 24000 bail for embezzlement
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Chicago
John McArthur
John W. Gregg
Edward A. Miller
William
Galsen
Henry Greenbaum
German National Savings Bank
Penobscot Indians Elect Officers in Annual Vote
The Penobscot tribe held its annual officer election on Wednesday with Stephen Stanislaus chosen Governor Saul Neptune as Lieutenant Governor and Sabattis Dana as Delegate to the State Legislature. Old Indy in Augusta aged 70 has saved 1500 dollars since 1860. Capt James Rackleff of Portland marked his 99th birthday. A Bangor bank cashiers dispute over 500 dollars loss is linked to a transfer to Boston. A Bangor Whig tale asks a child about a mother’s right to strike. Ellsworth railroad stock votes and related bills lead to a court ruling in Ellsworth favoring the city.
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Augusta
Penobscot
Boston
James Rackleff
Portland
Boothbay
Bristol
Racxleff
Bangor Whig
Ellsworth
Bangor and Calais
E. C. Pike
Nashua City Clerk announces no abolition of Board of Courts
Nashua officials report citizens voted not to abolish the Board of Courts and that lager may be sold without legal objections. Other items note the late Clement March's remains brought to Greenland and funeral in Portsmouth, a mad dog incident near Franklin, a temperance revival led by A S Palmer in Portsmouth, and a Nashua and Lowell Railroad stockholders injunction with forthcoming testimony.
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BR. W. Farley
Nashua
Board of Courts
Clement March
Claymont
W. Va
Greenland
C. A Holbrook
Portsmouth
Franklin
J. G. Colby
Massachusetts
A. S. Palmer
Murphy
Circuit Court of the
United States
Gedney K. Richardson
Nashua and Lowell
Lowell
Boston and Lowell
Nashua and
Boston and Lowell Road
William Fr. Hackett
Lowell boy admits false kidnap claim to avoid whipping
A Lowell youth named John Fraser confessed that his kidnapping allegation was a ruse to excuse his absence from home after facing a whipping. The era notes various local items including Freemont era church matters and a horse rumor in Springfield.
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John Fraser
Lowell
Provincetown
Union Methodist Conference
Ree Aee Foster
Higginson Engaged to Miss Thatcher of Boston
Newport announces the engagement of Col. Thomas W. Higginson historian and writer to Miss Thatcher a Boston author and prominent magazine writer who recently returned from Europe. A libel case brought by B E Tallman president of the defunct Grocers and Producers Bank Providence against Cornett & Brother publishers of the Sunday Telegram was discontinued in Justice Court Friday. Tallman’s counsel said defendants had retracted as far as possible and there is no disposition to prosecute.
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Newport
Thomas W. Higginson
Wreck remains found. various scams and frauds tied to area
The Mary Tice wreck victim found at Greenpoint. Longtime railroad agent Prouty mark of service. Edgar Freeman faces trial for Ansonia riot injuries. A clergyman swindle targets towns with church funds. F. E. Jackson scheme collapses amid cash exchanges. Stonington tramway breakwater loss estimated near two thousand dollars. contractor disputes leave creditors petitioning bankruptcy after firms quit.
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Tullock
Mary Tice
New Haven
Greenpoint
L. 1
J. J. Prouty
New York, Providence and Boston Railroad
Stonington
Ding
Rio Grande Riot Hurts Americans at Hidalgo Dance
A Hidalgo Rio Grande riot on Thursday left one man dead and several seriously injured as Mexicans clashed with Americans at a dance. The Sheriff sought help from Lieut. Pinder, who could not deploy troops due to a Congressional ban on using the army as posse. Further trouble is feared.
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New York
Hidalgo
Rio Grande
Pinder
Congress
Attleboro man indicted for manslaughter in woodland fray
At the last term of the Superior Court an indictment was found against Daniel Cronan of Attleboro for manslaughter. Cronan and his wife went on a spree, quarrelled in a woodland, and he brutally beat his wife. After calming, he kept her in the woods two nights and a day, then they crossed the state line near Pawtucket where Mrs Cronan pressed assault and battery charges and he was arrested and fined.
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Daniel Cronan
Attleboro
Cronan
Daniel
Pawtucket
R.J
Collision Near Cape La Roche Involving Moravian and Phoenician
The steamers Moravian and Phoenician collided near Cape la Roche this morning. No serious injuries reported. Moravian proceeded to Quebec and will sail tomorrow. Phoenician sustained hull damage, took on water, and was beached for repairs.
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Montreal
Phenician
Cape la Roche
Quebec
United German Bank Suspends Payments in Baltimore
The United German Bank of Baltimore has suspended payments to depositors with a 30 day notice. A bank run followed the suspension of the German Savings Bank at Washington. Deposits total 128000 with nominal assets 212000, of which 132000 are good. Directors expect resumption within two weeks.
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Baltimore
United German Bank
German Savings Bank
Washington
Chicago and Northwestern earnings dip in five months
The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad reports earnings for June through November showing a decline of $5,000 from the same period a year earlier. In contrast the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul reports January to October earnings up by $375,000 from last year.
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Chicaco
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
Drunk man stabs homeowner as wife resists in Illinois
Martin Waney, intoxicated, broke into Peter Hahn's Rock Island home and attacked him. Hahn's wife intervened and fought Waney, who nonetheless stabbed Hahn in an act likely causing fatal injuries.
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Rock Island, Ill
Martin Waney
Peter Hahn
Hahn
Waney
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Lively
NEW York Central
OLT
Abolitionists
Foreign News
New Dominion News
the London News
Salisbury
Evarts
Kellevig, Moller & Co
Glasgow Bank
Andrassy
Gambetta
Versailles
Legislature
Virginia
Missouri
Kansas
Florida
Illinois
Ohio
South
Uncle Sam
Temperance
Andy Colter
O. B. Green
Michigan City
Appropriations Committee
Patent Office
Bostonian
E. Carlisle Brown
Superior Court
Bristol County
Sherif Brown
New Bedford
George Augstus Sala
LN & Concert Saloon
Charity Commissioners
Victor D. C. Butler
Hayward & Co
Louisa Clark
Butler
Miss Clark
Louisa
Conn
Thomas P. Norris
Bernard Midas
H. B. Storms
John Raber
Bernard Bogan
Moses Kessel
Oyer and Terminer Court
New York and Oswero Midland Railroad
Dodd & Co
James S. Brown
Thomas Garner, Jr
William E. Thom
Garner
Harmony Hills
Cohoes
New York Produce Exchange Fire Insurance Company
Edward K. Aldrich
West Twenty-second Street
Antwerp
Hermann Ludwig
Eighth Avenue
Thomas C. Budworth
Harrisville
Mich
Rosa Douglass
Charles Wright
Barney Ferron
Muldoon
Dunn
Manhattan Savings Bank
Stewart's
Fink & Horschfield
Francis Murphy
Courier-Journal
Ann Arbor
Zachariah Chandler
Zach
Prince
Charles Hammond
Samuel D. Cousens
Thomaston
Milton
New Mexico
Stanton
Gen
Cousens
Medfield
Minnesota
Jacob P. Johnson
Chelsea
Denmark
Mercantile Marine Service
Mesemon Sanford
Sanford
Cambridge
Bangor
John J. Phelps
Burton Brewing Company
H. W. Bache
United States Coast Survey
R. L
Joseph G. Bannister
Framingham
Middlesex County
Alfred Dutch
Robert H. Hussey
Great Falls
Henry P. Munroe
Maso
NEW England News
Lucy M Bigelow
Cummington
American Baptist Missionary Union of
Carver
John Washburn
Gov
Talbot
Gen. Bugler
Rey
Morse
Second Baptist Church
Fall River
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Father Cronin
Westboro
James H. Mellen
Worcester
State Reform School
Worcester Gazette
Wiliam M. Parry
Tabernacle Church
the Gazette
John Cameron
Parry
John H Pray Sons
John H. Pray
Washington ST
Ately
Nile
Duke of Sutherland
Stoke-upon-Tweed
Ireland
Mehemet Ali Pasha
Lord Roseberry
Duke of Westminster
Walker
Oxford
Crosa
University of Cambridge
Cross
Trinity College
Aot
British Association
Chorley
Glasgow
Westminster
Lord Eldon
Eldon
Lord Erskine
House of Commons
Borton
Liverpool
Queenstown
Jave
State of Louisiana
Bremen
Dr Bull
Wall Street
Alex. Frothingham & Co
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Edgar Freeman
Ansonia
Freeman
Winsted
F. E. Jackson
Hurtbat Bank
Isaac R. Sylvester
Accis
Page, Adams & Co
W. A. Batchelor
Batchelor
Bondat
Bullour
Halford
Boston Statesman and Weekly Post
Capital
Dean Stanley
Farm and Country
fMub
Okt Maid Authors
Our
Dunkers
Bits of
Boston News
Whitney, Warner &C
Tremont Street
Macullar
Williams & Parker's
Macullar, Williams & Parker
Washington Street
Richard Barry
Cleveland, Noy. &—Claflin & Co
Howard
Bridgeport
Alexander
Beardsley
ST Paul
Pembina
Dakota
W. H. Anderson
Dallas
William Collins
William Cotton
Adams House
Boston Theatre
Tompkins & Hill
Cosette
Victor Hugo
Louis James
Zoe Tuttle
Boston Theatre Company
Getz
Exiles
Boston Museum
Mr R. M. Prewe
Gaiety Theatre
S25
Boateam
NEW York Park Theatre Comedy Company
Heronsen Howard
Howard Atheneum
Fechter
Tfne
Henry Morgan
W.J. D Leavitt
Morgan
Plitstow
Newmarket
Hillsboro Krieke
Bellows Falls
Handel & Haydn Society
Judas Maccabeus
Music Hall
A. Parker Browne
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
Exhibition Building
Park Square
William H. Saywarhd
Beacon Street
Joseph L. Bates
Columbus Avenue
Ferdinand Street
Boston & Providence
PF. Zimmerman
ART Temple OF
Western Hemisphere
Edison
Old South
Moston Post
Corporation Notices
York Manufacturing Company
Saltonstall
Water Street
Netoberton
Iverett Mills
Eugene H. Sampson
Devonshire Street
Boston and Maine Railroad
Eesaene
Bunnees
A. Blsncrabd
Tax New Yeurs
Axnp Bostox Bartacap Company
Stosincron Barcecap
Messrs M. Morgan's Sons
William Street
RY Morgan
Tal
Edward C. Perkins
Packard & Burrill
UNION
Cor
Friend and Union Lts
Siy
P.S. Tobey & CO
Milk ST
Manufa's
TIL Brothers & Co
Frederic Te
Tudor & CO
Pemberton Squares
Myo
Pomercia
Bostom
J. Morrill, Jr
DIST
John A. Fernald
Tremont
Southern Pine Lumber. & Hall
Haliroads
Suip-building
Ory Law Office
Atreets
VAL. Blatz
Milwaukee Lager
Carl Yvossler
Rawley ST. Contt
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