The Loss of the Serpent Disaster Details Revealed
Central America London Nov 13 Official statement places 176 on board with only three sailors saved. British and Spanish authorities seek corpses, with a reward and inquiries underway. Serpent foundered after striking near Camarinas in a sudden violent sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Corunna
Camarinas
H. M.S. Lapwing
Vigo
Admiralty
Admiral Dowell
Admiral Elliot
Corcnna
Serpent
Conspiracy Trial Opens in Clonmel After Venue Shift
The conspiracy case resumed in Clonmel after the Magistrates' Court moved from Tipperary. Mr Redmond for the defense denounced the government as despotic for delays and cross examining Canon Keller on Ponsonby estate events. The court ruled that evidence was inadmissible and Redmond walked away from further defence. W B Dillon Sheedy and Patrick O'Brien pursued the same line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipperary
Clonmel
Redmond
Mr. Redmond
Canon Keller
Ponsonby Estate
W. B. Dillon
Sheedy
Patrick O’brien
Collision in a Tunnel Kills Ore Rakeman at Chalk Farm
Early today a London & Northwestern train crowded with workmen collided in Chalk Farm tunnel with a grate train. One ore rakeman was killed and many passengers suffered serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London & Northwestern Railway
Chalk Farm
Gilbert and Sullivan to Reunite for Savoy Opera
Loxton November 13 report confirms W S Gilbert and D Oyly Carte have settled their quarrel and will again work with Sullivan on new Savoy Theatre opera productions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert and Sullivan
Loxton
W. S. Gilbert
D’oyly Carte
Sullivan
Savoy Theatre
Ticino Reform Talks Seek Proportional Election System
In Berne on November 13 the second Ticino conference between Liberals and Conservatives opened with President M. Ruchonnet presiding. He urged adoption of proportional representation based on large constituencies after the first meeting failed to settle differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ticino
Berne
Canton of
M. Ruchonnet
Switzerland
Kochs discovery in lymph therapy gains note in Berlin paper
Berlin reports that Kochs Medizinsche Wochenblatt article highlights the curative lymph as having a specific effect on all tuberculous processes and aiding diagnosis. It cites completely successful results in lupus and tubercular disease of glands bones and joints and incipient consumption. The composition and method remain undescribed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR Koch
Berlin
Koch
Medizwische Wochenblatt
Condition of Dr Windthorst Alarms Catholic Party
Beruin November 13 The condition of Dr Windthorst leader of the Catholic party in the Reichstag causes anxiety among friends and supporters He is suffering from a heart ailment and his physicians have ordered him to withdraw from all active political participation and to rest completely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windthorst
Beruin
Reichstag
Russia Delighted With Lord Salisbury Visit Declared Pacifist
Newspapers including Novoe Vremya praise Lord Salisbury for pacific declarations. The dispatch from Se, Perzispure notes broad approval of his visit and policies, signaling reduced tensions and hopes for peaceful diplomacy amid ongoing international concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Lord Salisbury
Czarewitch to India: a principal late 19th century event
Lord Salisbury signals Czarewitch to India as a major forthcoming milestone in the closing decade of the nineteenth century, indicating its significance in policy and imperial strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czarewitch
India
Lord Salisbury
Honors to Captain Trivier in Bordeaux ceremony
The Bordeaux Geographical Society awarded Captain Trivier a punch of honor before his November 20 departure on a voyage to map commercial resources along Africa’s west and east coasts. He outlined a Dakar to Zanzibar route and noted visits to key ports, stressing Portuguese colonies as friendly to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trivier
Borpraux
Bordeaux Geographical Society
Africa
Dakar
Senegal
Zanzibar
France
Crisis in Honduras and El Salvador unfolds from Tamara
New York dispatch reports President Bogran of Honduras declares his government has moved to Tamara near Tegucigalpa and seeks Ezeta neutrality. Ezeta denies ordering any invasion and says he will wait for Barillas to rescind his order before answering. potential consequences loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honduras
Salvador
New York
the Herald
San Salvador
Ezeta
Bogran
Tamara
Tegucigalpa
Ezta
Barillas
Expelled from the Legislative Assembly over row in N S W
Nov 13 report from Syphe Ey recounts Mr Crick of West Macquarie clashing with the assembly chairman. After warnings he was expelled, reappeared, then forcibly removed again. A vote declared the seat vacant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Assembly
Mr. Crick
Missionary committee votes on global approprions in 1900s Boston session
The General Missionary Committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church met at Bromfield Street Church with Bishop Merrill presiding. Africa and South America receive large funding cuts and increases, while Germany Switzerland and Norway show improvements. Debates on India shift to gold versus silver basis for salaries, with proposals to offset depreciation. Evening Tremont Street address highlights external and internal pressures on missions and praises Perry the Just for Japanese openness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Missionary Committee
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bromfield Street
Bishop Merrill
Africa
A. K. Sanford
Taylor
Mount Olive
Liberia
Leonard
South America
Walden
A. S. Hunt
China
Germany
Warren
Berlin
Mission Institute
Switzerland
Norway
Julia Steenson
India
Bishop Fowler
Dr. Leonard
Board of Management
Bishop Walden
North India
South India
Bengal
Tremont Street
McCabe
Bishop Newman
W. N. Brodbeck
Newman
Italy
Turkey
Japan
Perry
Perry the Just
Serious Elevator Accident in Brookline Injures Mason
John Green a mason's tender residing at 36 Genesee street Boston was carrying mortar in an elevator to the top of a Brookline building at Beacon and Winchester streets when the rope loosened. The elevator and load fell to the ground breaking his back and leg and causing serious injuries. He was removed to City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
John Green
Genesee Street
Boston
Beacon and
Winchester Streets
City Hospital
Ringing Noises from Catarrh Cited as Cure with Hood's Sarsaparilla
The article claims ringing in the ears results from catarrh and notes loss of smell or hearing may follow. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and describes the remedy as particularly successful for curing the disease by purifying the blood.
Republicans hold caucuses name council and ward committees
Republicans held caucuses to nominate Common Council candidates and fill ward and city committees. Chairman J. M. Olmstead was reelected to the committee while Ward 1 saw Joseph B. Maccabe defeated narrowly. Ward 2 featured a sticker slate raising legality questions. The ward and city committee results listed for each ward reveal broad candidate supports and procedural dispute over sticker legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Olmstead
Joseph
B. Maccabe
John L. Bates
Hugh L. Stalker
Frank C. Wood
E. M. McPherson
J. W. Robbins
F. E. Dimmick
G. E. Berry
Edward W. Presto
James G. Jones
George H. Gamimans
Charles Buhl
Thomas H. Roberts
William T. Bibbey
Allen J. McIntire
Joseph Carver
Common Council
Frank W. Partridge
Albert
West
Seth P. Smith
George
Baldwin
Lawrence C. Fenno
Courtenay Guild
George H. Newton
Leonard Y. Wright
Bowdoin
Parker
Arthur L. Spring
Clarence P. Westop
Richard L. Gay
Marcus C. Cook
Frederick AH. Hill
Frank B. Ingalls
Sanford
Chase
George H. Stone
William C. Coolidge
Charles H. G. Ferguson
Richard D. Whitney
William G. Bail
Osgood C. Blaney
Clarence E. Snow
William L. la Coste
Dennis W. Warren
G. Henry Wait
Frederick P. Dillingham
Charles T. Deblois
Wilbur F. Lane
William M. Pike
Charles I. Deblois
William W. Campbell
Wiliam H. Weir
Frank I. Schulenkor
L. Wisner Hall
J. B. Russell Pettee
William W. Towle
Edward Shaw
Fred J. Hutchinson
John A. Keene
Samuel W. Harris
Benjamin C. Lane
Freeman O
Emerson
George FE. Lovett
Abraham
Ratschesky
Thomas Talbot
Ward
Willam P. Ordway
George W. Blake
Albert C. Smith
Samuel S. Blanchard
William Owen
Charles H. Bryant
Armstead P. Jones
Rupert Levi
Joseph W. Hendricks
Joseph Utley
James 8
Dann
James I. Crowley
Thomas
Thompson
Charles W. Barnard, Jr
James B. Graham
Charles E. Wiggin, Jr
Henry A. Silver
William C. Morey
Augustus l L. Sweat
Albert M. Baker
Samuel Crowell
Borace G. Allen
Benjamin F. Brown
Melancthon W. Burlen
James O. Libby
John
A. Spaulding Weld
Frank L. Sawyer
Fred P. Robinson
Robert J. Strange
Frank C. Hatch
Warp
Charles ©. Folgoin, Jr
James K. Light
Fred H. Young
Harrison H. Atwood
Frederick Elinton
Henry B. Goodenough
Frank W. Moore
Charles L. Stetson
Samuel Mitchell
Fred Hammond
William Scollans
List Purified After Court Discharges Three Men
The three men stood before Judge Stone this morning as the prosecution withdrew the complaint. The Superior Court will be asked to purify the voting lists.
Hart-Merrill Fight for Mayor Nomination Shows Little Change
The Hart and Merrill camps debated delegate counts with Hart claiming 204 votes including 25 converts, while Merrill supporters held solid 170 delegates. Ward 21 leader Colonel Nichols denied Merrill would retreat, noting possible small shifts. Attempts to unite on Charles T. Gallagher as convention chairman failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart-Merrill
Thomas N. Hart
Moody Merrill
Hart
Merrill
Robert C. Nichols
Ward 21
Mr. Merrill
Roxbury
Nichols
Newton Ward Caucuses Nominate Independent City Candidates
The Citizens party in Newton held ward caucuses nominating independent delegates to back independent mayor and alderman candidates and school committee. Herman E. Hibbard is favored for mayor while Ward 6 saw the fiercest contest with Pettee supporters, and several delegates and common council nominees are listed by ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Citizen's Party of
City Hall
Herman E. Hibbard
Pettee
Hibbard
L. &. Cottin
J. A. Fenno
A. F. Luke
C. F. Crehore
Eben Thompson
I Richardson
S. A. D. Sheppard
Messrs. Cottin
Luke
Fenno
Sheppard
G. A. Meal
G. F. Churchill
Francis I. Cox
Thomas B. Fitz
Marshall F. H. Wood
Henry B. Munt
George T. Lincoln
Edward S. Merchant
Francis M. Dutch
John Dolan
Bernard Farly
D. J. O'Donnell
P. A. McVicar
FLL
Falkenburg
Howard Wilson
A. H. Rolfe
A. W. Snow
F. W. Webber
George Lawin
W. F. Hammett
A. D. Stephenson
Sidney Harwood
H. E. Bothfield
G. M. Weed
Lawrence Democratic Caucuses Stir City Politics
In Lawrence on Nov 14 the Democratic caucuses produced a lively scene aiming to unseat Mayor Crawford. Delegates favored Crawford sixteen to twenty against him, while Alderman preferences were listed as Ward 1 Reardon, 2 Clark, 3 Shea, 4 Bailey, 6 Freeman, 6 Driscoll, with tomorrow expected to bring the nomination decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Crawford
Reardon
Clark
Shea
Bailey
Freeman
Driscoll
Waterman Nominated for Pittsfield Mayor by Republican Caucus
Pittsfield Nov 13 Republican caucus nominated Attorney General A J Waterman as candidate for the first mayoralty of Pittsfield in a decisive party move.
Recount Results Shift Local Races in Boston Area
Recounts in wards 14 17 and 23 Boston show no change to the Representative race outcome. Across districts Candler gains losses shift in Needham Dedham South Framingham Medfield Holyoke Ware Fitchburg Northampton Worcester Chelsea Winthrop Malden Medford Reading Everett Medford Lynn Reading Winthrop Medway Walpole Milton Holbrook Woodsum Clark Braintree alter margins and pluralities, narrowing several leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Representative
Candler
Congress
Needham
Dedham
South Framingham
Medifield
Spaulding
Holyoke
Ware
Fitchburg
Northampton
J. H. Walker
Worcester
Lodge
Chelsea
Winthrop
Malden
Medford
Reading
Everett
Lynn
Medway
Walker
Waltham
Gilman
Walpe
Milton
Holbrook
Norfolk
Woodsuin
Clark
Braintree
Woodsum
Calls for double tracking after Yarmouth rail disaster
A letter to the editor condemns the Old Colony railroad for a Yarmouth Hyannis collision of a passenger car and a construction train. It urges immediate construction of a double track between Yarmouth and Hyannis to prevent future wrecks, arguing safety justifies the cost and that passengers deserve secure travel. The writer notes the accident costliest to the railroad and stresses public demand for safer rapid transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
Sir
Fiyaunis
Cape Cod
Old Colony Road
Hyannis
Yarmouthport
West End stockholders elect old directors at annual meeting
About seventy gentlemen gathered in the Meionaon to review the West End Railway Company annual report for the year ending Sept 30 1890. President Whitney announced printed figures showing increased earnings and passengers, power plant construction, and plans to extend electric lines, with investments in cars, tracks, and real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meionaon
West End Railway Company
Whitney
Juan -Oneus
Cambridge
Edison Electric Light Companies
West End
Malden & Melrose Railroad Company
Somerville Horse Railroad Company
Lawrence Land
Beacon Street
Brookline
Cambridge Electric Light Company
Edison Company
Malden
Melrose
Everett
Upham’s Corner
Field’s Corner
Cambridge No License Meeting Promotes Campaign Plan
Cambridge pastors gathered in Raymond Hall Cambridgeport to coordinate no license work. Speakers included Revs Scully Beach Parker Rogers Breen Crankshaw Cheney Abbott and Y M C A official Whitford. A committee proposed a unified plan with church union meetings on the Sunday before election day and mass meetings in Union Hall with sermons urging no license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Raymond Hall
Cambridgeport
Father Scully
D. N. Beach
L. P. Parker
W. Biddle
J. F. Wright
U.S. Rogers
K. Hannaford
S. E. Breen
Burton Crankshaw
CG. H. Cheney
Edward Abbott
The Lawrence Registration Cases Begin in New Fraud Charge
The Lawrence registration cases from November 13 report alleged fraudulent registration actions. Republicans contend that men whose poll taxes had been paid from Democratic funds were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Boston Elevated Railway stockholders vote on elevated L road plan
The discussion centers on expanding Boston’s L line to handle a projected 30 to 50 percent increase in riders within three years. President Whitney argues cooperation with the city will make the project beneficial and financially justifiable, while addressing concerns about general expenses and legislature actions. A stock vote approves accepting Chapter 454 of the Acts of 1890 and authorizes directors to construct elevated railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney
City of Boston Coo
W. A. Rust
Rust
Dr. Rust
John Shepard
Henry M. Whitney
Elisha S. Converse
Isaac T. Burr
Charles O. Foster
Eustace C._ fitz
Samuel Little
E. D. Jordan
Henry D. Hyde
Asa P. Potter
Joseph S. Fay, Jr
Dexter N. Richards
Edmund Reardon
G. T. W. Braman
Nelson Bartlett
Jonas H. French
Ten Million for World's Fair Funds Drives Chicago Push
The Associated Charities reports a total of ten million raised or pledged for the World's Fair effort, with Chicago presenting strong credit and investment options. Contingent plans include Continental Investment & Loan Society ventures and safe mortgage-backed stock, backed by the Title Guarantee & Trust Company as a cornerstone. The annual meeting notes broad outreach, 905 voluntary visitors, 2037 families aided, and burgeoning focus on industrial training and savings programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Rhode Island
Chicago
Boston
New England
United States
National Building & Loan Plan
Continental Investment & Loan Society
First Mortgage
Title Guarantee & Trust Company
Linwood
Associated Charities
Institute of Technology
C. P. Dole
George A. Goddard
Ireland
Canada
F. Baytiss Allen
Bromfield Street
Gertrude I. Jacobs
Nahant
Royer Cycle Club
Charlestown
Elisha
Loring
Ellen M. Gifford
New York & Hudson River Railroad Company
Geo
Central Office
Treasury
Darwin E. Ware
Zilphus D. Smith
Mary E. Crafts
John T. Moors
Francis B. Sears
Williaw R. Nichols
John &. May
Joan Wigglesworth
Society
Charles Lowell
New York
Stanley's Boston Lecture Delayed by Twain's Absence
Samuel L. Clemens cannot attend the first Boston lecture by Henry M. Stanley due to his mother's death. Governor Brackett will introduce Stanley on Tuesday evening the 18th. Few seats remain for either lecture. early application at Music Hall is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pond
Samuel L. Clemens
Marx Twain
Henry M. Stanley
Boston
Brackett
Discoverer
Music Hall
Meeting at Young's Hotel on game importation and new officers
The Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association met at Young's Hotel with 45 members attending led by W. M. Brackett. The committee on game importation reported birds placed are thriving. E. E. Hardy, H. J. Thayer, J. Stetson and others spoke. Elections named William G Hoyt and 12 others as new members. About 100 Dwight School Association members dined at the United States Hotel. Numerous prominent hotel arrivals listed from cities including New York Montreal St Louis Philadelphia and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association
Young’s Hotel
W. M. Brackett
E. E. Hardy
H. J. Thayer
J. #. Stetson
William G Hoyt
S. N. Small
Nathaniel Glover
L. W. Smith, Jr
James J. O’brien
Edward B. Hardy
Henry G. Perkins
W. A. Power
J. E. Selfe
R. M. Winfield
John H. Murphy
H. E. Haynes
Griswold Stowe
Dwight School Association
United States Hotel
Vinpome
J. J. Stevenson
New York
H.5
Dunning
Montreal
J. H. Clark
St Louis
Cc. Converse
E. P. Blagden
Greenfield
Alexander Winchell
Ann Arbor
Mich
J. B. Warden
Brooklyn
Edward A. Smith
Philadelphia
Charles H. Royce
Brunswick
E. P. Fuller
Grand Rapids
W. D. Fitzhugh
Manchester
F. Perkins
J. H. McBride
Cleveland
John D. Sabine
Washington
G. KE. White
Attieboro
Youna’s
Kalamazoo
M. L. Bailey
New Britain
Pittsburg
H. Livingston
Herkimer
N. Y
E. B. Goodell
Bridgeport Coun
E. P B. Serpel
Alientown
Penn
N. Adams
Hartford
J. Dingley
Lewiston
E. J. Cobb
Detroit
I. Lawrence
United States
D. L. Bavis
J. P. Newman
D. C
Robert Shoemacher, Jr
F. Hirsh
A. B. Curtis
Portland
William H. Hurlbut
W.H. Duffelt
Rochester
C. 5. Merrill, Wilmington, del.; James W. Dils, Parkersburg, W. Va
Rudolph Herring
Craw
FORD
A. Stone
Fred E. Quimby
Dover
N. H
Kansas City
F.E. Stimson
Northfield
Mass
E. N. Stafford
Chicago
D. R. Richardson
Concord
H Blackmore
Halifax
E. D. Sargent
Matthew H. Calvert
Lee
George E. Dale
Portand
Clark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Central America
British Isles
Australia
Methodist Missionary Committee
Mr Maccabe
Newton Citizens’ Caucuses
West End Stockholders
U. S. Gov't Report
Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & CQ
Atlantic Avenue
Westinghouse
Roney Mechanical
Stanley
Appara
G. O. Taylor
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Mos
Fish and Game Protective Association
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