Politician Clifford Predicts Cleveland Victory and Maine Reform
Portiano Maine November 15 Hon W H Clifford Maine's Democratic committee member drums support for Cleveland renomination and 1888 ticket. He cites Cleveland administration as confident for business, notes New York race, potential Western states, and warns Republicans must strengthen in New York to resist. He forecasts Maine party organization improving and suggests Blaine nomination efforts are active.
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Portiano
jStectar
William Henry Clifford
Maine
National Democratic Committee
Post
Seaboard
New York
West
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
Republican Party
Hill
Blaine
Clifford
Mr. Blaine
Mr. Clifford
Blaze in Chelsea Destroys Three Broadway Buildings
A blaze starting in Husted's steam laundry at 27 Broadway spread to 25 and 29, gutting three wooden-block buildings near Broadway’s Chelsea terminus. Losses total about 22,500 with 4000 in the laundry and 5000 in Emery’s Chelsea properties. firemen fought the flames past midnight. An ex-member of Steamer 2, Nars Mayo, was injured during the response.
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Chelsea
George D. Emery
Broadway
Charlestown
Husted
No. 25
No. 29
L.K. Husted
W. H. Jellison
Jellison
James ‘I
Phelps
F. Slade
Carr & Hollaway
Mr. Slade
Fk. A. Ford
A. LD. Black
Robert Barrie
Art Electrotype Company
Iars Mayo
Steamer 2
Historic Girls and Boys Offer Tales of Courage and Adventure
E S Brooks presents Historic Girls a collection of illustrated stories from girlhood of famous women spanning over 1600 years Zenobia Helena of Britain Cleopatra of Burgundy and Pocahontas appear alongside other daring figures The volume paired with Historic Boys and includes Norse tales Mrs Champneys Three Vassar Girls and Peter Budstone along with Boyesen Norse stories and Abbott naval histories The book blends adventure courage and moral lessons with vivid pictures and varied settings
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E. S. Brooks
St. Nicholas
Zenobia
Rome
Helena
Britain
Mr. Brooks
Pulcheria
Constantinople
Attila the Hun
Clotilda
Burgundy
Clovis
France
China
Edith
Scotland
Godwine
Winchester
Jacqueline
Holland
Catarina
Cyprus
Theresa of Avila
Bess
Christina
Sweden
Pocahontas
Virginia
Mataoka
Captain Smith
Jamestown
Rolfe
Florida
Rocky Mountains
Chatto
Geronimo
St. Augustine
Pratt
Carlisle School
Champney
Vassar
Champ
Trowbridge
Peter Budstone
Dorberg
Professor Boyesen
Hjalmar
Algernon
Bayard
Hans
Thorold
Mikkel
Angels
Christ-child
America
New York
Boyesen
Mr. Abbott
Great Britain
New York Harbor
Perrys
Hull
Arragut
Bainbridge
Wasp
Jackson
Blue Jackets of ’61 referenced in Navy book reviews
Historic Girls and The Modern Vikings receive notices alongside two young readers. Battery A hosts its first monthly levee at the West Newton street armory with about 150 couples, while Daniel Murphy and William H. Robinson are arrested for breaking into B S Bryant’s dwelling at 1303 Washington Street and stealing gas fixtures from the Chamston heirs.
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Boston Post
United States
B. 8. Brooks
New York
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Boston
Laughton, Macdonald & Co
Price
Vassar
Lizzie W. Champney
Estes & Lauriat
J.T. Trowbridge
Lee & Shepard
Hjalmar H. Boyesen
Charles Scribner's Sons
Battery A
West Newton Street
Daniel Murphy
William H. Robinson
B. S. Bryant
Washington Street
William Chamston
The Weakest Link in Health and the Kidney Warning
A nautical allegory warns that a shipwreck results from a single weak link. The text urges critical self inspection of health, emphasizes kidney and liver trouble, and cites Dr. Dio Lewis and testimonials praising Warner's safe cure for kidney disease. It notes rusted ship rudder chains as a metaphor for hidden health fragility and blood poisoning risk.
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Dio Lewis
Warner
Paine Tests Howell Torpedo At Newport Station
Lieutenant F H Paine conducts experiments with the Howell torpedo at a Newport Rhode Island station for the Howell company funded by them. Trials shift from Buzzard's and Peconic bays to the Newport site to test rubber adjustments for the torpedo's initial submersion at high speed using stop nets to recover the torpedo after short-range runs.
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Newport
R. I
F. H. Paine
Howell
Howell Company
Buzzard’s
Peconic Bays
The Lilla Hoyle Murder Rumor Rebutted
Worcester reporting that the alleged Webster murderer in the Lilla Hoyle case is untrue. The Gazette notes the Texas letter signer Josiah Sullivan does not reside where the confession claimed, suggesting someone near Webster sought to deflect attention toward the girl's uncle.
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Lilla Hoyle
Worcester
Webster
Texas
the Gazette
Josiah Sullivan
Shoemakers Strike Committee Moves to End Walkout
Philadelphia, Nov 15 A committee appointed by striking shoemakers will confer with the Manufacturers' Association to end the strike promptly. District Assembly 70 had ordered the men to stay out, but leaders expect a settlement within a day or two.
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Philadelphia
Manufacturers’ Association
Dover Baseball Association Elects Officers for New Year
The Dover Base Ball Association held its annual meeting in Dover New Hampshire on November 15 electing Governor Sawyer as president and naming vice presidents Quaid D Sullivan C W Jackson P Loughlin E Sneparcan as secretary and treasurer Harry H Hough and directors G E Varney A T Pinkham Dr M B Sullivan W J Hughes R B Hodskins for the coming year.
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Dover Baseball Association
Dover
N. H
Governor Sawyer
Quaid
A D. Sullivan
C. W. Jackson
P. Loughlin
E . Sneparcan
Harry H. Hough
G. E. Varney
A. T. Pinkham
M. B. Sullivan
W. J. Hughes
Legislature Considers Restrictions on Child Labor and School Attendance
A state legislative committee held another hearing on child employment. Secretary Dickinson reported 11 000 of 28 000 under 14 did not attend school in the past year, urging a state agent to oversee factory education and higher ages for mill work. Phineas Bates proposed truancy prosecutions and registrar of private schools. The panel adjourned to 10:30 a m Monday for further testimony.
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State House
Dickinson
State Board of Education
Mle
Murphy
Boston
Fire on steamer Venetian sparks small blaze in hold
Alarm from Box 445 at 3 this morning reported a fire in cotton bales aboard the Venetian of the Leland line at Hoosac Tunnel dock. Officials attributed limited damage to a kerosene lamp origin.
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Leland Line
Hoosac Tunnel Dock
Massive Cotton Fire Devours Union Compress Ark
A cigarette sparked a blaze at the Union Cotton Compress in Shrine Rock Arkansas destroying 3373 bales of cotton and spreading to Martin's warehouse and adjacent blocks. Estimated loss reaches 300000 with full insurance. Nearby fires in Rocxiano and Lewiston follow the same grim pattern with insured losses.
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Shrine Rock
Ark
Union Cotton Compress
Martin
Scott
Cumberland
Metropolitan
Hornbrook & Townsend’s
Scott Street
Rocxiano
Charles Stowe
Lewiston
Cowan Woollen Mill
Canton
Roger Wolcott
Boston
Milton
Weather Indications for New England and Atlantic Coast
For twenty four hours beginning 7 a m Wednesday November 16 light rain in Maine New Hampshire and Vermont followed by colder fair weather and brisk winds shifting westward in the region Elsewhere New England mostly fair with slight temperature changes and fresh westerly winds Cautionary northwest signals active along the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to New London with storm warnings from Narragansett to Portland and southeast at Eastport and Portland Also at Blue Hill Observatory 2 pm November 15 forecast fair and cooler for southeastern New England.
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Wshington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New England
New York
Atlantic
Sandy Hook
New London
Narragansett
Portland
Eastport
Boston Weather Report From Signal Service Office
Boston observers report weather conditions from the Signal Service office dated November 15 1887. The brief item notes fast conditions and regional reporting from the U S A station in Boston.
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Boston
Observer’s Office
Signal Service
U.S. A
Observations Across Stations At The Same Moment
Observers at multiple stations report synchronized observations taken at the same moment. Data indicates consistent readings across locations, suggesting coordinated timing or shared event triggering the measurements. Further analysis will compare station-specific factors and calibration records.
Wamsutta Mills Directors and a Fatal Accidental Shooting
The Wamsutta Mills Corporation of New Bedford named directors William J. Retch Edward D. Mandeil Francis Greene Francis Hathaway Horatio Hathaway William W. Crapo and Andrew G. Pierce. Ethan Leak a farmer near Jamestown Indiana accidentally discharged a revolver injuring his wife then killed himself with a second gunshot.
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Wamsutta Mills Corporation of
New Bedford
William J. Retch
Edward D. Mandeil
Francis &. Greene
Francis Hathaway
Horatio Hathaway
William W. Crapo
Andrew G. Pierce
Ethan Leak
Jamestown
Ind
Advertising Rates Listed by Per Unit Pricing
A series of unit rates shows charges for different quantities. The figures include 1.60 per 1000, 1.50 per 1000, 1.80 per 1000, 2.25 per 1, 1.80 per ream, and 1.60 per ream, indicating a pricing schedule for print or material orders.
Appraisals Free of Charge Auction Sale Notices
Public sale notices list items appraised free with weekly auction times on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Nov 16 1887 sale includes bonds, railroad notes, bank stock, manufacturing shares, and railroad bonds from numerous entities across cities, with prices and maturities noted. Excutors and trustees’ orders govern the proceedings.
Bonds and stocks list including banks mills and railroads
A dense record lists numerous financial instruments by issuer and type. It includes banks such as National and Boston institutions, manufacturing firms like Hamilton and Lawrence, railways including Union Pacific and Chicago Burlington & Quincy, and mining interests. Dates range from 1887 to 1939 with various 6s and 7s securities and large parcel counts.
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Columbian N. Bk
Suffolk Cordage Co
N. Union Ban Blackstone Bk
Market N. Bk
Mfrs
N. Bk
N. Union Bk
State N. Bk
Merchants’ N. Bk
Washington N. Bk
Rockland Bk
Freeman’s Bk. Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
Hamilton Mfg
Appleton Co
Errimack Mfg
Dwight Mfg. Co
Hill Mfg
Pacific Mills
Wavy
Hamilton Mfg. Co
Lawrence Mfg. Co
Union Pacific Ry
Boston & Albany RR
Fitchburg RR
Androscoggin & Kennebec RR
Newmarket Mfg. Co
Chicago Rolling Mills
United States Watch Co
Waltham
Lowell
Middlesex Co
Hill Mfg. Co
Lowell Machine Shop
Jackson Co
Kansas City
Lawrence & So
Marion & McPherson RR
Burl. & Mo. Rivers RL
Old Colony RR
Middlesex RR
Florida So. RR
Ogd
Lake Champlain RR
S. F
Neptune Insurance Co
McKay Metallic
Tremont Natl. Bank
Great Falls Mfg. Co
Washington Insurance Co
Dwight
Topeka & Western
Fall River
Union Pacific Int
Portsmouth
Falls & Conway
Boston
Union Pacific
Valuable Corner Estate Auction in Shawmut Ave and Dover St
A large corner business estate at Nos. 200 to 206 Shawmut Avenue and No. 72 Dover Street, Boston, will be sold Thursday November 17 1887 at noon. The property fronts Shawmut Avenue about 2084 feet and Dover Street 8212 feet with 2728 square feet total, featuring brick buildings housing three stores and tenements. Auction by Samuel Hatch & Co. Office details at the firm.
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Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Superior Court
Boston
Willard
County of
Boston Post
Willard S. Vickery
Edwin A. Wadleigh
Francis
A. P. Bancher
8. R. Knights & Co
Washington Street
Cabot
Ruggles Street
Temple Street
Coolidge
Shawmut Avenue
Dover Street
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DE Wolfe, Fiske & Co., Publishers
H. J. Stevens
Congress Street
North Andover
Mass
Harvard
D. F. Lincoln
M.D
Pinckney Street
Pecorder Printing CO
Lincoln
PBS
Abraham
Court St
R. L. Day & Company
State St
Merchants’ Exchange Building
The
Boston Stock Exchange
Saratoga Victory Mfg. Co
Boston Gas Light Co
American Bell Telephone Co
Do Hill Mfg
Glendon Iron Co
Bunker Hill
Bank of Charlestown
Shoe and Leather
Tremont
Amoskeag Mfg. Co
Necrmacy Steam Cotton Co
Amory Mfg. Co
American Screw Co
West End St. Ry
Chi
East, Ll. Rd
Fremont, Elk & Mo
Val. Rd
Pal. Car Co
Washington Natl. Bank
Cambridge Gas Light Co
Russell Mills
Plymouth
Gshares Atlantic Natl Bank
Laconia Mfg. Co
Kremont
Suffolk Mills
M. L
Ohio
Nashua
Rochester
Winthrop & Shore
Revere Beach & Lynn
Concord
Mont
Sand, & Cleve. Rd
Boston Lead Ute. Co
New Eng. Natl. Bank
Globe Natl Co
City Pant
Para Rubber Shoe Co
Charles River Embankment Co
Fitchburg
Aares Lyman Mills
Maine Ctl
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
Blue Hill Natl. Bank
Traders’ Natl. Bank
Boston Cab Co
Howard Natl. Bank
Do Lombard Inv. Co
Old Colony Rd. Co
Boston & Meta Ba
State Nat’l Bank
Cheshire Ra
Boston Ameneum
Vermont & Mass
North Chicago Rolling Mills
Eastern
Chicago & Northwestern
Dixon, Peoria & Hannibal
Sioux City & Pacific
Quincy & Warsaw O Ee
Pemigewasset Valley Rd
R. Knights & CO
Washington St
Main &J
Cambridgeport
Charlestown Street
Daniel H. Burdett
Burdett & Dennis
Burling Slip
Padang
J. C. Narns
Temple
Cambridge ST
J. H. Swasey
C. T. Walker
Walker’s Horse and Carriage Bazaar
Portland Street
Aentleman
von Moltke
Flying Eaton
Telephone
Doctor
Blackstone
Rysdick
Jack Sheppard
Johnny Watson
Saugus
Dandy
Dirigo
Dred
General Knox
Andy Patchen
Prince
Rex Patchen
Lambert
A. Woodward
Rex
Mystic
Beacon
Ned
Farmington
Hilton
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Estella
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Constellation
Glenarm
Almont
Rysdick Hambletonian
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Abdallah
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Ethan Allen
State Street
Morgan Stock
Annie
Bocter
Richards & CO
John C. Wilmerding
Wilmerding, Hoguet & CQ
White St
Townsend & Montant
Leoward Street
C. F. Libbie & CO
Hayward Place
Charles H. Guild, Esq
East
Somerville, Mass
Albert Howe & CO
Market Street
Brighton
Gale
Warren Avenue
Francis Henshaw & CO
Merchants’ Exchange
Ednesday
Rock Junction Rd
Woburn
Blue Hill N. Bk
Cheshire RR
Lyman Mills
Waltham N. Bk
Equitable Mtg. Co
Kan
Missisquoi
St. Anthony Mining Co
Samuel Hatch & CO