Rate Dispute Over Boston to New York City Freight
The Interstate Commerce Commission heard Boston Chamber of Commerce petitioners and railroad counsel in Washington on a dispute over freight rates. Arguments centered on excess Boston rates over New York, mileage bases for charges, water route competition, and alleged unfair discrimination against Boston trade.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
New York Central
Boston & Albany
Gaston
C. L. B. Whitney
Boston
C. L. Loomis
Whitney
New York
Chicago
Buffalo
George C. Greene
Lake Shore
Merrick Marries Priscilla Breslin in Quiet Brooklyn Ceremony
Timothy Merrick of Holyoke Massachusetts married Priscilla Breslin at 306 St James Place Brooklyn. The ceremony was performed by the bride’s father Rev Breslin. The bride, formerly a Vassar College professor, was popular with students and associates, receiving several keepsakes as wedding gifts.
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Brooxlyn
N. Y
Timothy Merrick
Holyoke
Mass
St. James Place
Priscilla Breslin
Vassar College
Breslin
Ships Departures and Arrivals Across Global Ports
A bulletin lists numerous vessels and routes with dates in mid November. Entries record ships such as Westernland Bristol Benefactor Persian Monarch Mariposa and more, detailing origins like New York Bathurst NB San Francisco and destinations including Liverpool London and Montreal with varying sailing statuses.
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Antwerp
Westernland
New York
Bristol
Benefactor
Bathurst
Hull
Sydney
Nsw
Mariposa
San Francisco
Queenstown
Wyoming
Liverpool
Southampton
Ems
Fame Point
Katie
Hamburg
Montreal
Celtic
State of Georgia
Glasow
Baltimore
Rhein
Bremen
Belgic
Hong Kong
West Point
Press
St Johns
Euskaro
Lake Superior
Statesman
New Orleans
Yucatan
Warwick
Norfolk
London
Boston
Harbinger
Avonmouth
Escalona
Barcelona
Uprdepool
Savannah
Vance de Leon
Genoa
Viola
Augyern Zaandam
Amsterdam
Gibraltar
Yoxford
Palermo
Prawle Point
Ashdell
Reval
Greece
Ardanrigh
Cuban
H F Disnock
Berks
Weather in Boston From Observer Office 1887
Boston observers report November 17 1887 with mean daily temperature 45 degrees and a maximum 65.4. The day records show wind up to 24 mph and total rainfall 0.0 inches. Relative humidity averaged 68 percent with a minimum of 36.0 and a mean barometer around 29.70 inches.
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Boston
Observer’s Office
Signal Service
U.S. A
Esies
Visirhiaataest
Ieee Oie Nee
Late Ship News From New York and London
Sailed steamers include State of Pennsylvania for Glasgow Edith Godden for Montego Bay Manhattan for Havana General Whitney for Boston Minnie Swift for Liverpool and City ene Rouen Minden for Rotterdam Tamari. In London the brig Tarifa reports the mate drowned at sea after arriving Bowling yesterday from over reports.
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New York
State of Pennsylvania
Glasgow
Edith Godden
Montego Bay
Manhattan
Havana
General Whitney
Boston
Minnie Swift
Liverpool
City
Rouen
Minden
Rotterdam
Marshall
Antwerp
London
Tarifa
Sawyer
Bowling
French Deputies vote to prosecute M Wilson in 527 to 3
The French Chamber of Deputies approves the prosecution demand against M Wilson by a large margin. Ministers inform President Grévy, and M Mascau resigns as justice minister with M Fallieres acting pro tem. The inquiry committee questions Wilson's secretary, who offers evasive replies. The page also notes Hawaiian reciprocity talks, London reactions, and various local items.
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Chamber of Deputies
M. Wilson
Grévy
M. Mascau
Fallieres
Paris
Chamber
M. Lockroy
Palais du Bourbon
Elysée Palace
M. Museau
M. Grévy
Justice
Senate
Ferry
de Freycinet
Floquet
Flourens
Leon Say
Jules Simeon
General Saussier
Commission of Inquiry
M. Henri Rochefort
M. Marmuck
Cri du Peuple
General Boulanger
M. Portalis
Siecle
Ministerial Crisis Prosecution Debate Grips France
Paris reports a cabinet decision to prosecute M Wilson with the Chamber of Deputies approving 527 to 3. President Grevy considers resignations as ministers discuss interpellation and the future of the presidency. Rumors spark calls for a governing crisis just as opposition factions weigh succession.
Crown Prince's Malignant Larynx Cancer Report
Despatches from San Remo state a discharge of green matter from the crown prince's throat proved cancerous and incurable. Berlin doctors dispute the severity while statements from Dr Mackenzie defend Virchow's positions and note negative evidence from prior growth samples. Emperor William will send another specialist as officials assess the prince's ailment.
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London
San Remo
Berry
Emperor William
Prince William
Crown Prince
Mackenzie
Virchow
Berlin Medical Society
Professor Virchow
Virechow
Ex-M P Saunders arraigned in Trafalgar square case
London November 17 ex member of Parliament William Saunders faced court on charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing police for speeches in Trafalgar Square. Crown law conceded charges were statutory, but magistrate dismissed them, citing non statutory breach of General Warren's prohibition. Enrolment of special constables continues slowly, with about 350 joining. Liberal and Radical voices clash over police precautions and constitutional methods.
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London
San Remo
William Saunders
Trafalgar Square
Saunders
Warren
Jrafalgar Square
Supreme Court
The
Daily News
Graham
Charles War
AFFAIRS IN IRELAND REPORTS AND PARLIAMENT NOTES
Dusurn reports Mr. O'Brien in poor health and refusing nourishment in jail. Eviction near Dungarvan injures four policemen bailiffs and twenty spectators. family escapes via underground passage. Mr Harrington MP says Irish members always know where to find Mr Parnell. Warrant issued for Mr Sheehy MP for court absence. Down estate tenants seek 40 percent rent cut and extended payment. John Dillon MP rails at Unionist claims of equal laws across the kingdom. In Inverness Dillon notes if Ireland he would be arrested. in Scotland he is free.
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Sheehy
Castlerea
County Down
Lord Dufferin
Lonpox
John Dillon
Inverness
Ireland
Scotland
CHINESE CONCESSIONS CANCELLED BY CHINA
The Belgic reports from Hong Kong that Tsung Li Yamen has cancelled all contracts by Viceroy Li Hung Chang with the American bank concessions to Count Mitkiewicz’s syndicate. The new telegraph treaty granting a sixteen year Great Northern Telegraph Company monopoly is said to be rejected and China is nearing union with Burma lines.
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San Francisco
Belgic
Hong Kong
Herr Most Arrested as Anarchist Leader Is Indicted
New York dispatch reports Herr Most arrested at 167 William Street by Inspector Byrnes's detectives after a grand jury indicted him for using violent and seditious language at an Anarchists meeting. He faces bail proceedings tomorrow before Judge Gowing.
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New York
Herr Most
Byrnes
William Street
Most
Grand
Martine
Inspector Byrnes
Lena Fisher
Gowing
Howe
Re Ee
Chicago
Lingg
Germany
Justus H. Schwab
Franz Confal
West Troy
N. Y
Liberal Unionists urged to stay in coalition
London liberals urge continued cooperation with Conservatives as Goschen says cabinet reforms will gain support from advanced Liberals. He notes no supplementary estimates this year and no overspending. Also reports Congo fighting and a British sailor seeking protection after escaping U S authorities. The Quinnebaug sails to Smyrna with Admiral Greer aboard.
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London
Goschen
Royal Clyde Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club
Brussels
Congo
Tippoo Tib
Stanley
Yambuya
Constantinople
United States
Quinnebaug
Home Office
Greer
Smyrna
Providence Democrats renominate McNally for mayor in 1885
The Providence Democratic municipal convention renominated James McNally for mayor, with Benjamin Tripp nominated as city treasurer and W. K. Potter, John H. Maguire, and Dr. W. F. Hutchinson named for other posts. McNally is a veteran party boss and mason by trade, about 48, with substantial property.
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Providence
R. I
James McNally
Benjamin Tripp
Mugwump
John H. Maguire
W. K. Potter
W. F. Hutchinson
McNally
Pennington denies Patten selection for Princeton post
Newark November 17 Samuel H Pennnington chairman of the special committee to choose a successor to Dr McCosh of Princeton said this morning the claim that the Rev M Patten of Montclair had been chosen was untrue. No committee meeting has occurred and no selection has been made.
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Newark
N. d
Samuel H. Pennington
McCosh
Princeton
M. Patten
Montclair
Dartmouth College annual catalogue lists 418 students
Hanover N H Nov 17 The annual catalogue shows total students at 418 with 231 at Dartmouth College 66 at the Chandler scientific department 87 at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts 73 at the medical college and 11 at the Thayer School of Civil Engineering
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth College
Chandler Scientific Department
New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Medical College
Thayer School of Civil Engineering
Insurance Chief Bars New Policies at Continental Life
Insurance Commissioner Fyler of Harthord Hartford state forbids Continental Life Insurance Company from issuing new policies or paying dividends after finding assets fall short of liabilities. The examination continues.
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Fyler
Connecticut
Continental Life Insurance Company
Providence
Democrats
Harthord
Conn
Continental Life Insurance Company of
Hartford
Lawrence Mayoralty Caucuses Deliberate in Wards
Democrats held ward caucuses in Lawrence on Nov 17 to nominate delegates to the mayoralty and aldermanic convention set for Saturday. Mayor Alexander B Bruce carried Wards 1 2 and 5 while Daniel F McCarthy won Wards 3 4 and 6 giving Bruce thirteen delegates and McCarthy fifteen in a long spirited race.
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Lawrence
Daniel F. McCarthy
Bruce
Anarchists in Newark Face Police Crackdown
Newark authorities move to curb 500 red flag followers and preempt violence. The excise board revokes Edmund Willms hall license at 93 Mercer Street, a Sunday anarchist meeting venue. Arbeiter Zeitung condemns the action, urging prosecutions and further suppression while praising persecution as rallying support.
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Newark
N. J
Board of Excise Commissioners
Edmund Willms
Mercer Street
Arbeiter Zeitung
Willms
Europe
Bombs Found At City Hall Steps In St Joseph
A large dynamite bomb was found on the steps of St Joseph City Hall leading to the police station at 5 o'clock this morning. An hour later another exploded behind a wholesale grocery building. Both devices were moved to a river bank site and detonated by the police chief. Local anarchists number over 159 and are described as rabid, with intense anti anarchist sentiment felt tonight.
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Anthony Comstock
Martine
New York Evening Telegram
President McCosh
Princeton
St. Joseph
St. Josefh
Old Partners Fight Over Kiernan's News Agency Split
In New York on November 17 ex Senator J J Kiernan and William P Sullivan, former partners in Kiernan's News Agency, aired their feud publicly. Sullivan warned against loans or obligations with John J Kiernan & Co. Kiernan countered with malice claims and proposed an independent news agency amid alleged financial embarrassment from political ambitions.
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New York
Kiernan
Wall Street
J. J. Kiernan
William P. Sullivan
John J. Kiernan & Co
The Bishop Hare Libel Suit Is Withdrawn
New York November 17 The libel suit of the Rev D Hinman against Bishop Hare of Southern Dakota has been withdrawn. The case arose from a bishop's charge that Hinman's conduct toward Indian girls at the mission was not ministerial. Hare has certified Hinman's general character and suggested he may have been misinformed. Hinman was restored to mission work some time ago.
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Bishop Hare
New York
D. Hinman
Southern
Dakota
Jinman
Hinman
Greene Nominated for Mayor by Republicans at Fal River
Fal River on November 17 reports William Greene nominated as mayor by the Republican party. Jeremiah F. Locke M. G. B. Swift and Benjamin Cook were named for the school committee in the same meeting.
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Fal River
William
Greene
Republicans
Benjamin Cook
Jeremiah F. Locke
M. G. B. Swift
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty signed with United States
Belgie reports the Hawaiian Legislature opening with King Kalakaua announcing a seven year reciprocity treaty on terms like the aramat treaty. It grants U S national vessels exclusive entry to Pearl River harbor for coal and repair stations while preserving Hawaiian sovereignty. The king calls it a major event expected to boost commerce and prosperity.
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Kalakaua
United States
London News
Mr.Saunders
San Francisco
Pearl River Harbor
Fires Rage Through Saratoga European Hotel in Chicago
Record of fires describes a blaze at the Saratoga European Hotel on Dearborn Street Chicago. Guests on six floors flee as smoke fills halls and transoms. Fire starts in the restaurant kitchen and spreads to the seventh story, threatening nearby Journal building and Windsor Hotel. No fatalities or injuries. total loss estimated under 30,000 dollars.
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Curiaco
Dearborn Street
Windsor
Saratoga
Journal Building
Windsor Hotel
Journal
Saratoga Hotel
Fire damages John Helliwell's Restaurant at 314 Commercial
A morning blaze at John Helliwell’s restaurant on 314 Commercial Street caused about 50 dollars in losses. A 70 year old sleeping occupant Frank A. Hanley lowered his trunk and escaped by rope after the fire burned out. The Venetian steamer fire statement notes cotton damage on Leyland line cargo was limited to ninety two bales with light overall damage. The Boston fire department aided by heroic officers and men is praised.
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John Helliwell
Commercial Street
Frank A. Hanley
Messrs
Thayer & Lincoln
Venetian
Leyland Line
Boston Fire Department
Incendiary Fire Burns Quincys Estate House
A small unoccupied house on the Wol laston Quincy estate was burned last evening with a loss of 700 dollars, insured. The fire was set by an incendiary. A carriage belonging to Frederick Jenkins was destroyed en route to the fire.
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Quincy
Wollaston
Enginy No. 2
Atlantic
Frederick Jenkins
Concorp
N. H
Samuel T. Page
Epsom
Memphis
Tenn
Merchants’ Cotton Compress and Storage Company
Chesapeake & Ohio and Southwestern
Street Car Strike Shuts 100 Miles of Track
Conductors and drivers of the Consolidated Street Car Company struck at 7 PM protesting Superintendent John Harris. About 100 miles of line were idle while Vine Street cable operated with police, leaving 300 conductors and as many drivers out of work. Company claims only about 100 men are responsible for the action and plans to run all cars tomorrow.
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Crxermsnatt, O
Consolidated Street
John Harris
Consolidated
Vine Street
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G. W. Simmons & CO
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le Siécle
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