Freight Rate War Shifts As Pennsylvanian Aligns With Central
New York November 13 The Pennsylvania Railroad did not cut rates further but met the New York Central’s price. Chicago, St Paul lines matched the seaboard rate to St Paul at 85 cents first class, down from 110. Local rates aligned to Central’s through schedule amid stock weakness and broker activity following the death of Dr. Hostetter.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central
Broadway
Chicago St. Paul
Seaboard
St. Paul
Fink
Central
South Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Hostetter
Vanderbilt
Moonlighters Testify at Parnell Inquiry On Disclosures
London November 13. At the Parnell commission Justice Hannen ordered full disclosure of Times documents to aid truth seeking. Witnesses described moonlighting as Fenian and National League activity, with intimidation of witnesses noted and adjournment following testimonies about fundraising and arms for Ireland.
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London
Parnell Commission
Hannen
The
Times
Charles Russell
Parnellites
James Mannion
National League
Peter Flaherty
Galway
Edward Flannigan
America
Pittsburg
New York
Stephen J. Meaney
Meaney
Ireland
The New Ulster Reefer Cape Top Overcoat
The Ulster-Reefer is a detachable cape overcoat by G. W. Simmons & Co. crafted in Tweed and Trish Frieze textures, praised for warmth, rain and snow resilience, and unmatched popularity among young men and drivers. It shields limbs and necks for horseback and cold-weather use, with skirts closely reefed for a true ulster style.
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G. W. Simmons & Co
Thanksgiving Dining Room Furniture Sale Excerpt
Youre going home for Thanksgiving and plan to use the dining room as the center of attraction with a new Table, Chairs and Side board. Antique oak and dark mahogany woods offered with brass trim or iron accents. Sideboards priced from $20 to $500, many self made with artistic merit, all plainly marked.
Parnell commission hears testimony and official notes
Reports from the Parnell inquiry show moonlighters testifying while the Times demands disclosure of documents. Sir Charles Warren resigns over a policy conflict. King Charles of Roumania seeks peace and reforms. Other items touch Woodcock’s departure, Vatican embassy votes, East Africa correspondence, and a Whitechapel murder inquiry.
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Parnell Commission
Charles Warren
King Charles of
Roumania
Woodcock
Wurtemberg
Chamber of Deputies
Vatican
England
Germany
London
Whitechapel
Lord Stanley
Canada
Judge Church
Montreal
de Baun
United States
Carl Schurz
Hamburg
America
Meeting in New York Forms Permanent Organization Plan
Conference committees of the Business Men's Cleveland and Thurman Club in New York City held their first post election meeting at the Stevens House. A five member committee was named to create a permanent organization to curb election frauds and emphasize national politics. They aim to separate city and county elections from national and state contests and back tariff reform, praising President Cleveland for his stance and letter accepting the nomination.
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Gordon Corwith
Corwith & Co
New York
Boston Fish Trust
Woods
Federal Grand Jury
Indianapolis
Pagel Broad
Atlantic
Lawrence
Salem
Vicksburg
Miss
New York Business Men
Cleveland and Thurman Club
Cogswell
Master
Stevens House
Vincent Loeser
New York City
Cleveland
Congress
Chamberlain's wedding planned at St John’s Church in Washington
In Washington the wedding of the American Cabinet minister's daughter to an English MP is set for Thursday at 2 PM at St. John's Church opposite the White House. The ceremony will be Episcopal with intimate guests including the President and Mrs. Cleveland. A select reception will follow.
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Washington
White House
Arthur
Cleveland
Boston
Salem
Miss Mason
Endico
Endicott
Canada
Atlantic
THAT FISH TRUST ROW
New York consumers expect prices to drop 25 to 40 percent if the Boston Fresh Fish Dealers Association dissolves the trust. Fish Commissioner Blackford cites weather and scarce fisheries as limiting declines, while Boston and Gloucester firms' close ties fueled cod and other fish price hikes through a coordinated system in New York markets.
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New York
Boston Fish Trust
Eugene G. Blackford
Boston
Gloucester
Loston
Boston Fresh Fish Dealers’ Association
Trust
Fulton Market
Cotton seed price fight between Meridian and Warren mills in Vicksburg
In Vicksburg Mississippi on November 18 a confrontation arose as an agent for Meridian Oil Mills raised seed prices at the Warren & Vicksburg Cotton Oil mill scales by several dollars per ton. Tomorrow representatives of the trust and independent mills were expected to meet here to confer.
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Vicksgura, Miss
Meridian Oil Mills
Warren & Vicksburg Cotton Oil Company
Meridian Mills
Warren
Trust
Independent Mills
Gloucester Fishing Vessels Press Appeal to Congressman Cogswell
In Gloucester on November 13 1888 Master Mariners Association and fishing vessel owners received a communique from Congressman elect William Cogswell. He urged government grants privileges for American fishing ships tariff protection and funding for the U S Fish Commission. The association adopted resolutions praising Cogswell as a steadfast advocate for fisheries rights and protection at home and abroad.
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Gloucester
Cogswell
Master Mariners’ Association
Fifty-first Congress
Congress
United States Fish Commission
William CoesweLl
Massachusetts
Salem
Association General
William Gomawer
Seventh
Henry B. Thomas
William M. Garrney
Two Boys Die After Train Collision At Caller Street Crossing
Propopy dispatch reports Daniel Leary killed and Cornelius Dixon badly wounded when struck by a 5 20 train on the Lawrence branch at Caller street crossing. An unknown man near Somerville station was struck by a Fitchburg train, thrown into telegraph wires and died en route to Boston. The body bore the card of C F Palmer mason and builder 78 Sudbury street.
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Daniel Leary
Cornelius Dixon
Lawrence
Caller Street
Fitchburg
Somerville
Boston
C. F. Palmer, Mason and Builder
Sudbury Street
NY Lawyer Arrested for Worthless Check in Warersury
Frank C. Smith of New York was arrested in New York by Detective Dodds for false pretences. He is wanted in Warersury for passing a $200 worthless check on Frederick Platt of City Lumber and Coal Co. A former Harvard Law School graduate and former Boston resident, he spoke for Prohibitionists in the last campaign.
Bank Reserve Agents Named for Boston and Fall River
The comptroller of the currency approves Third National Bank of New York City as reserve agent for Boylston National Bank of Boston and Metropolitan National Bank of Boston as reserve agent for National Union Bank of Fall River Mass.
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Bank Reserve
Washineton
Third National Bank of
New York City
Boylston National Bank of
Boston
Metropolitan National Bank of Boston
National Union Bank of
Fall River
Mass
De Baun Given Up After Canadian Court Ruling
Montreal reports Judge Church delivers lengthy habeas corpus ruling in Park National Bank clerk De Baun case. He upholds commitment, finds extradition for forgery proper, and orders transfer to St. Jean district jailer for United States authorities under the extradition treaty. Chief Justice Dorion concurs.
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Montreal
Charles IL. de Baun
Park National Bank of New York
Court of Queen’s Bench
Church
Consolidated Statutes of Canada
Rioux
St. Jeanois
United States
A. Dorion
de Baun
Sherbrooke
Governor Gordon Inaugural Focuses on Election and Southern Freedom
Governor Gordon was inaugurated for a second term in Atlanta at noon. His address centers on the recent election and its impact on the South and individual states, stating he does not believe Republican gains threaten Southern states by force bills. He champions state independence equality and freedom as principal government principles.
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Gordon
Georgia
Atlanta
South
Weather Indications for New England and Eastern NY
Washington reports twenty four hour outlook: warmer weather for New England and eastern New York with fair skies and southerly winds.
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Washington
New England
New York
Steamers Arrived and Departed Ports List
Shipping notices show arrivals at multiple ports including Barcelona, Liverpool, Hamburg, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Genoa, Hartlepool and Glasgow. Vessels such as Benita, Edam, Dominion, Wieland, Scholar, Colon, Phoenician, Lake Huron, Circassia and Carthagenian are noted with origin and destination routes and dates from November.
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Barcelona
Benita
Savannah
Dover
Edam
Amsterdam
New York
Liverpool
Francisca
New Orleans
Bernard Hall
Do. O
Father Point
Dominion
Bristol
Montreal
Wieland
Hamburg
Scholar
Pernambuco
Colon
Aspinwall
Edith God
Eresford
Glasgow
Carthagenian
Bargain Rain Goods At Hovngton Darron Store
Economical buyers crowd the dry goods department of HovnGHTON & Darron's great store to snap up blankets and often add table linen and napkins at unusually low prices. Jordan, Marsh & Co display a silk lined Mackintosh as the latest rain garment novelty.
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Hovnghton & Darron
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Roumania Opens Parliament Aims Peaceful Policy
King Charles opens Parliament in Bucharest. He states the government’s foreign relations are satisfactory and creditable, with all parties pursuing Roumania as a powerful element of peace and security to earn continued confidence of Europe’s great powers and Balkan friends.
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Bucharest
Charles
Roumania
Europe
Balkan
Churchill Urges Cuts in Court Spending Debate
In Loxton Nov 13 a Conservative MP moves to slash Supreme Court estimates, Lord Randolph Churchill backing the cut as public waste by court officials. Att gen Webster objects as figures linger. The bill includes Warren’s resignation over public criticism rules and the oaths bill clears second reading in Lords.
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Loxton
Supreme Court of Judiciate
Lewis J. Jennings
Lord Randolph Churchill
Departments of Justice
Webster
Jennings
Matthews
Home Secretary
Sir Charles Warren
Metropolitan Police
Warren
House of Lords
Stuttgart Gazette denies Woodcock dismissal claim
The Stuttgart Gazette reports that Dr. Woodcock or Baron Savage was not dismissed by the king. It states he resigned of his own will and the king will remember his services in 1884 during illness. The paper also says the claim of his involvement in Spiritualist experiments is untrue.
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Sturrenrtt
Stuttgart Gazette
Dr. Woodcock
Baron Savage
Wurtemberg
Woodcock
On the Murderer’s Track in Whitechapel Case
London police say they are on the right track in the Whitechapel murder hunt. Two witnesses who saw the man who accompanied the last victim to her room align perfectly in descriptions, strengthening the lead as the search continues.
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London
Whitechapel
The Zanzibar Trouble and Anglo German Pact
London reports publish the official exchange on the East African issue. Germany and England agree on joint maritime action to restrain rebellion near Zanzibar while pressing Portugal to halt mani tion exports. Salisbury confirms a blockade until either power suspends.
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London
Germany
England
Bismarck
Lord Salisbury
Zanzibar
Ortugal
E. B. Malet
Berlin
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