The Withrow Letter Affair and Clerical Rift in Boston
A detailed account traces Dr. S. E. Herrick of Mt. Vernon Church and Dr. Withrow through a dispute sparked by a confidential letter. It covers misstatements, attempts at proof, apologies, and public reaction as the affair widens among Boston clergy and congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Withrow
E. P. Nichols
Syracuse
First Presbyterian Church
Nichols
E. Herrick
Mt. Vernon Church
Ilix
Justuvo
Iis
J. L. WiIrlRow
Dr. Herrick
Bit. Vernon Church
Mt. Vernon
Dr. Withrow
Hetrick
Bosgton
Duryea
McKenzie
Ir. Withrow
Dr. McKenzie
Professor Nichols
Judge Bolster Finds No Evidence in Carroll Case
Thomas Carroll was arrested for allegedly choking his wife Mery Carroll at their Swett street tenement. In Roxbury Municipal Court the examination found Mrs Carroll motionless before the attack and doctors testified death was likely from natural causes with choking after death. Judge Bolster discharged Carroll after Dr Delano's testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Carroll
Mery Carroll
Swett Street
Roxbury
Carroll
Mary Finnerty
Sussa Brown
Bolster
Delano
Telling Tales to Senators Tells of Tax Deals and Frauds
The Senate investigation resumes with Michael Coleman urging that all corporations pay a share of gross receipts to NYC. He cites excessive exemptions and $29 million state tax overpayment. Dock piers taxed loss of revenue. Stenographers Strassner and O Connor reveal payments to cover election expenses and tips to judges, prompting city official uproar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senate Investigation Committee
Michael Coleman
Board of Tax Commiscioners and Assessors
Dock Department
Civil District Court
McArthy
Roche
McCarthy
George Strassner
Maurice J. O'Connor
William H. Kelly
Kelly
Telegraph clash halts line to Hot Springs
President Bates reports that Arkansas Telegraph employees and Iron Mountain Railroad workers clashed for five days, caused work stoppage on a new line to Hot Springs, Arkansas. An injunction request and court orders aim to secure the telegraph right of way while Western Union probes railroad interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bates
Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Company
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Telegraph Company
Iron Mountain Railroad Company
Hot Springs
Chancery Court
Circuit Court
Arkansas Telegraph Law
Arkansas Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Papal guidance on Notre Dame de Lourdes rector in Fall River
A Providence dispatch reports a Rome letter to Bishop Hendricken stating the Holy See allows him to appoint any rector at Notre Dame de Lourdes Fall River with a French Canadian assistant priest until a French Canadian rector is deemed appropriate. The letter cites Cardinal Simeoni and is dated Oct 23 with Boston signer Joan J Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R I
Hendricken
Church of Notre Dame de Lourdes
Flint Village
Fall River
Boston
Rome
Simeoni
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Joan J. Williams
Cutlery Manufacturers Elect Officers in New York
The Associated Cutlery Manufacturers of the United States met today and elected officers. President W. F. Rockwell, vice-president A. Alfred, secretary and treasurer H. A. Curtis, and executive committee C. B. Landers, W. P. Dustan, A. Tronk, E. W. Bradley, T. H. Callin, W. B. Rudd. Resolutions protested foreign competition and undervaluation. About thirty firms from various states attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Cutlery Manufacturers of
United States
W. F. Rockwell
A. Alfred
H. A. Curtis
C. 8. Landers
W. IP. Dustan
A. Tronk
E. W. Bradley
T. H. Callin
W. B. Rudd
William Heath in Prison Arrest in Morosini suit
William Meath of the bankrupt Meath & Co was arrested on Pine Street by Under Sheriff Aarons. An arrest order from the Supreme Court on Giovanni P Morosini's $480,000 suit required $560,000 bail, which he could not provide, resulting in his confinement at Ludlow Street jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Meath
Meath & Co
Pine Street
Sherif Aarons
Sheriff’s Office
Heath
Supreme Court
Giovanni P. Morosini
Ludlow Street
Sage endows ethics professorship at Cornell in memory of wife
Ithaca New York November 20 Hon Henry W Sage founder of Sage Female College Cornell University has given six tens of thousands to endow a professorship of ethics and moral philosophy in Cornell University in memory of his late wife the board of trustees have accepted the gift
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca, N. Y
Henry W. Sage
Sage Female College
Cornell University
Ayer’s Hair Vigor Promises Restored Color and Vitality
An advertisement claims gradual thinning hair can be reversed with Ayer's Hair Vigor restoring color and vitality. The copy emphasizes gradual fading and positive results without providing clinical evidence or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Weather Indications for New England Trend
Indications on November 21 at 1 a m show increasing cloudiness and local rains in New England. Winds shift to warmer southwest, with a falling barometer signaling changing weather conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasumerox
New England
Weather Record From Boston Signal Service 1885
Boston weather report from the Signal Service dated November 20, 1885 lists barometer readings around 29.8 inches, temperatures ranging from the low 30s to the mid 80s Fahrenheit, humidity figures near 66 percent, and wind directions varying from N NW and W with a reported mean velocity. Total rainfall shows zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxgsenver
Signal Service
Boston
Reliable cure claim for rheumatism from local dealer
General Wayne Stables in Baltimore advertises Salvation Oil with a testimonial from JOS S FOX a cattle dealer at 117 North Broadway Baltimore claiming complete rheumatism relief after one bottle. The notice urges others to try the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Wayne
Baltimore
Paca Streets
Jos.s. Fox
North Broadway
Saltonstall in town as change of heads at the customs house
Special Dispatch describes Collector Saltonstall meeting with Secretary Manning to arrange changes at the customs house, with Saltonstall expected to return home tomorrow. It notes President Cleveland’s stance on the Endicott critique and his accountability for actions, plus remarks on various postal and legal matters under discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Washington
Saltonstall
Manning
Custom House
New York Sun
Endicott
Cleveland
Postmaster- General
Ortoin
Congress
Key
Vilas
Speroanes
United States
Executive Department
Fairchild
White House
Customs Service
Alabama Claims
Alabama Claims Court
Was He Making Cigars Arrest of Augustine R Rebell Charged with Murder
Augustine R Rebell a Cuban cigar maker was arrested in New York on charges of murdering Antonio Selai a Cuban Chinaman at Selai's restaurant. A 15 year old boy George Manz witnessed a tall man strike Selai with a knife as he descended basement steps toward the restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Augustine Rebell
Antonio Selai
George Manz
Spring Street
Solai
Arrest of Cuban revolutionary tied to murder case
Manz reported a murder and described the suspect. Police searched Cuban and Chinese quarters and ships but found nothing until a photograph of Cuban rebels revealed a likeness. The man, employed at a cigar factory, had an alibi tied to cigar production though partial. He formerly faced assault charges in the Tombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manz
Revolutionary Society
Rebell
Hon. Charles Theodore Russell Celebrates Seventieth Birthday
A Cambridge library reception honors Hon. Charles T. Russell on his 70th birthday. Attendees include his mother aged ninety three, with family members and friends present. Russell, born 1815, Harvard Law graduate, long political career in Whig and Democratic parties, Cambridge mayor, and labor reform advocate, oversees a large family and shares a portrait from age 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Sparks Street
Cambridge
Charles Theodore Russell
Russell
Mr. Russell
Princeton
Mass
Charles Russell
Harvard Law School
Suffolk
C. T
T. H. Russell
Brazier
Whig State Central Committee
House of Representatives
Boston
Senate
Middlesex County
Worcester
Ile
Sarah E
Joseph Ballister
Wilmington
Del
Clifton
Philadelphia
German thief Brownes nabbed at hotel after bag stash
Detectives tracked a German hotel thief known as Dabna who hid among guests at the American House and Revere House. Fifty plus valises and many valuables were recovered from his room, with keys and travel cases linking him to multiple hotels and victims in Nashville Cleveland and Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobna
F. R.5
New York
J. F. Morrow
Revere House
Howard
Robinson
C. H. Brownes
Morrow
Brownes
Dabna
Germany
Hamburg
United States
Thomas Gibson
Nashville, Tenn
J. F. Halloway
Cleveland, C
C. E. Powell
Albany
N. Y
Parson Downs and Deacon Wilbur Clash Over Bowdoin Square Study
In Bowdoin Square Papalist Church a dispute erupts as Parson Downs and Deacon Wilbur clash over the church study. Downs plans to move out amid talk of a Music Hall service next Sunday, with a church meeting set for Tuesday to decide the legal action and future conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur
Parson Downs
Charndon Street
Bowdoin Square Paplist Church
Leetle
Downs
Church Society
Pole shoots wife and saloon keeper in Washington Nevada
Louis Samerfield, a fifty two year old Polish immigrant, shot and killed his wife and Gottloib Eisenbaum at Eisenbaum’s saloon in northeast Washington Nevada. The killer was detained after a pursuit. he gave motive as his wife leaving him and living at Eisenbaum’s, claiming she cheated him of his money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nev
Louis Samerfield
Gottloib Eisenbaum
Summerfield
Eisenbaum
Sammerfield
Esenbaum
Sullivan signs contract for European Australian tour
Pittsburg reports John L. Sullivan has signed with John Cannon of New York to tour Europe and Australia next year. He agrees to face any challenger at any time under any conditions with or without gloves under any rules, signaling a bold, unrestricted tour plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
John L. Sullivan
Pugilist
John Cannon
New York
Europe
Australia
Walking match scores tallies at midnight in Auburn NY
In Auburn New York at midnight the walking match shows Harriman leading with 237 miles, followed by Hart 233 miles, Burns 225 miles, Herty 221 miles, Hanley 208 miles, Guerrero 200 miles, Cole 156 miles, and Townsend 122 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
N. Y
Harriman
Miles
Hart
Burns
Herty
Hanley
Guerrero
Cole
Townsend
Boil-er Blast at Richland Mill Kills Two in Indiana
A boiler explosion at McLaughlin's grist mill in Richland Indiana yesterday afternoon killed Mrs McLaughlin and Charles Fisher. Five others were severely injured, one possibly fatally, as investigators assess the deadly accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLaughlin
Richland
Ind
Choice cigars of fine grades for Thanksgiving
Estabrook and Eaton offer choice cigars of fine grades suitable for Thanksgiving at the lowest prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estabrook & Eaton’s
Estabrook & Ton’s
Vignaux Tops Slosson In Notable Billiards Match
In the Chicago series fifth game, Vignaux defeated Slosson in eight innings with a record run of 174 and a final total of 600 to 136. Vignaux led early, extended a massive lead with masterful draws and banks, breaking the tournament record and signaling the Parisian’s supremacy on earth. Slosson, seeing $5600 slip away, cannot recover and concedes the big pot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Navy
Slosson
Vignaux
Siosson
Schaefer
Vienaux
Ands
Slogson
English
Viemneaux
TME LEAGUE MEETING AND BASE BALL LEGislation
A detailed look at a National League meeting noting mixed outcomes from recent labor and transfer moves. The piece critiques Washington’s admission over Buffalo, the lack of player rights, and proposed rule changes, calling out President Soden and managers for motives and decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National League of Baseball Players
Detroit
Mr. Soden
Baldwin
Hart Wright
Richardson
Washington
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
American Association
League
National League
Lew Simmons
Athletic Club
Gener
Lew
Soden
Providence
Radbourn
Boston
Shaw
Seden
Opium Joint and Gambling Den Raided by Third Division
Sergeants Foster and Butters renewed a campaign against opium joints and gambling dens. They shut down No 161 Court Street and No 3 Bowdoin Square, posting a to let placard. At No 24 Hanover Street they found fifteen men, seized a complete layout of camera gear, 250 chips, cards, a gaming table, and other implements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Butters
No. 161
Court Street
Bowdoin Square
No. 24
Hanover Street
Wilkinson Hanged for Murder of Police Officer at Thomaston
Wilkinson, convicted of murdering a police officer, was executed at Thomaston Me yesterday. He slept well the night before and, after a hearty breakfast, faced death with resignation. Clad in black he walked to the drop, spoke briefly to the sheriff about pay, and died quietly at noon as the trap released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkinson
Thomaston
Fires Ravage Main Street Factory and Pawtucket Warehouse
In New Britain Conn a Elm street factory complex housing several firms including a stock company piano hardware and the Kemp Shoe Button Fastener Company was destroyed by fire. Firemen were injured by falling brick and roof collapse. forty workers lost jobs. Loss about 30 000 with 45 000 insurance. Separately the Pawtucket cotton waste storehouse of H A Briggs & Co burned with stock losses up to 25 000 and building loss 3 500 with 1 400 insurance. Also Hobart College library in Syracuse burned with 25 600 loss and several other fires damaged Cape Elizabeth and Bath properties with assorted losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain
Conn
Brand Fros
Elm Street
Henry F. Latham
Burnham
Companion Sewing Machine Company
Kemp Shoe Button Fastener Company
Pawtucket
H. A. Briggs & Co
College Library
Hobart College Library
Syracuse
N. Y
Festive Opening of Hoston Woven Hose Co Buildings in Cambridge
A gala event marked the formal opening of the new Boston Woven Hose Company buildings at Portland and Hampshire streets in Cambridge. Over 500 attendees, with remarks from Col Edward A. Dodge and Mayor Russell, toured the brick three story main structure and rear wooden outbuildings, noted for steam power and electric lighting, as city officials praised the facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoston Woven Hose Company
Cambridge
Boston Woven Hose Company
Portland
Hampshire Streets
Edward A. Dodge
Russell
John S. Dewiel
Edward Atkinson
Boston Manufactuers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association
W. J. A. McGrath
New York
Wutts
Boston
William Campbell & Son
Consolidated Electric Light Company
Terrible Fire Destroys San dusky Infirmary Involving Five Insane Women
SANDUSKY Ohio November 20 A county infirmary near the city was partly destroyed by fire around 7 50 PM caused by a defective flue. The upper building burned rapidly but 98 inmates were evacuated. Five women in the insane department perished. Superintendent Motty sustained internal injuries and remains unconscious. Loss is estimated at $20 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky, O
Here
Motty
Brockton Labor Talks Raise Hopes for Settlement
In Brockton on November 20, a cautious optimism spread among workers and manufacturers as Hon. James S. Allen signaled progress toward arbitration. Allen noted printers unbiased coverage, while warning of hiring rights and non-union tensions. Supporters foresee a near resolution with limited disorder in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Jamess. Allen
Allen
Boston Journal
Mr. Allen
Messrs. Ceriton
McNeill
Litchman
Councilman White Arrested for Forgery Charges
A Boston councilman from Ward 17, Mr White, faced arrest on a forgery charge after a government complaint alleged he indorsed a bill falsely claiming hides were property of Leonard & Co. He posted bail, was arraigned in municipal court, and the case set for November 27 with bond at 6000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Ward 17
Mr. White
George B&b. White
John McKay
William Prior
John D. Miller
Woburn
Prior
Wiggins
Messrs. Johns. Corning
James F. Mullen
Messrs
Miller
Skelton
Houghton
Common Council
Quaerter
George B. White
F. J. Lewis
Darling
Bowdoin Street
Boston
Lewis
Hardy
Hiram Leonard & Co
Leonard & Co
Morse & Barrett
Summer Street
Kite
Prince Alexander Proposes Armistice and Milan Aid
Belgrade reports a possible armistice proposal by Prince Alexander and Milan aid plans. Belgrade also notes a siege relief as General Leschlagin moves to assist King Milan. LoNondon reports Parnell issues a manifesto urging Irish voters to back Conservatives in the upcoming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
London
Belgrade
Widden
Leschlagin
Parnell
Lonapdon
Great Britain
Committee at Sandy Hook tests giant twelve inch gun at sea
The Forty-eighth Congress ordnance committee visited Sandy Hook to observe the twelve inch fifty four ton gun built at South Boston Iron Works. A test fired an 800 pound shell at 1753 feet per second, landing far out to sea after a brief recoil of six feet. The party included prominent lawmakers and military officers, with Colonel Baylor directing the demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sandy Hook
Ordnance Corps of the Army
South Boston
Samual J. Randall
Frank Hiscock
William Walter Phelps
T. B. Reed
Charles F. Crisp
T. G. Taylor
George W. McKee
Charles Shater
Ordnance Corps
Charley Whipple
Metcail
Zoliaszky
Fifth Artillery
Gates
W.P. Hunt
the Hook
Attempted arson at North Adams tenement house
Early yesterday morning an explosion and breakin damaged R. F. 4 in North Adams. Maurice Williams and family occupied the house, with Mrs Ingraham Mary Judge and Asa Peck's families present. Mrs Ingraham injured. Edward Brown, previously arrested for threatening Williams, suspected. A quarry company missing twelve pounds of miners' friend and four feet of fuse, suggesting the powder used. Brown is at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolana
North Adams
Maurice Williams
Ingraham
Mary Judge
Asa Peck
Williams
E. A. Pease & Son
Brown
Texan Urges Aid for Galveston Fire Sufferers
Hon Thomas Ochiltree of Texas appeared before the Citizens Relief Committee in Philadelphia to urge outside aid for Galveston. He estimated 6000 plus residents needed help and requested $300000 in contributions. the committee ordered the mayor to issue an appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Thomas Ochiltree
Texas
Citizens’ Relief Committee
Galveston
Colonel Peirce's Money Claimant’s Counsel Denies AP Report
The claimant’s counsel in the Peirce will case says an Associated Press dispatch from Biddeford Maine claiming that Mrs Benjamin Witham Ivory W M Peirce’s mother denied marriage to Colonel Peirce is untrue. No interview ever occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peirce
Associated Press Dispatch
Biddeford
Benjamin Witham
Ivory W. M. Peirce
Colonel Peirce
Miners Call for No Fill of Hocking Valley Contracts
Secretary Flannery of the Miners' Association issued a circular to railroad miners urging them not to fill Hocking valley contracts to avoid aiding the strike. In one Pan Handle location miners struck after being asked to fill cars for Ohio operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Flannery
Miners’ Association
Hocking Valley
Ohio
Conductor dies after runaway horse crash in Olneyville
Charles B. Dyer, a street car conductor, succumbed to injuries from a runaway horse in Olneyville Square this morning. He died at Rhode Island Hospital this evening. An autopsy is planned and an inquest will determine responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Charles B. Dyer
Olneyville Square
Rhode Island Hospital
Carsley Sues Bradstreet Agency for False Reports Damages
Montreal court awards plaintiff 2000 dollars and costs in suit over false reports by Bradstreet's Mercantile Agency. The Nov. 20 ruling holds Carsley entitled to damages and legal costs from the agency in the case arising from alleged misstatements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Montreal
Que
City railroads plan traffic limits to ease blockades
The city council committee on railroads approves Middlesex railroad to run five cars per hour through Tremont street and Highland railroad to run eighteen cars to northern stations via Tremont street and twelve cars from Cornhill to Temple place. This relieves Washington street between Cornhill and Temple place of forty five cars per hour and from to Boylston street of eighty cars per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council Committee On Railroads
Middlesex Railroad
Tremont Street
The
Highland Railroad
Northern Railroad
Cornhill
Temple Place
Washington Street
Boylston Street
Mass meeting planned by French and Irish Canadians in Boston
A committee arranging a mass meeting to protest Sir John Macdonald and the Canadian government for Louis Riel's execution is making progress. French speakers in Boston express indignation over plans to raise funds for Riel's widow, calling it a direct insult to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir John Macdonald
Louis Riel
Boston
Sir John
Riel
Dominion
Montreal
Massachusetts
Canada
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J. L. Withrow
Tates
Dr. Herrick, Forgiveness Offered. Dr. Herrick
New Haven
Quincy House
Herrick
McClellan
Will
William Heath
the tVeather
MR. Saltonstall
Ceylon
Treasury Department
Revenue and Good
Consul Morry
State Department
America
Walthmnm
Thomas
Japan
Maldive Islands
Carlisle
Springer
Randall
Hiscock
Atkens
Winslow N. York
Watch Hill
F. A. Orcutt
Holden
Edwin C. Lord
Lowell
George Appleton Stockwell
R. 1
Augustine R
Beroyal Society of Thieves
Howdoin Square
John
Slosson Falls
TME
Provincetown
Gloucester Georges
Truro
Cape Shore
W. J. Farwell
Cape Elizabeth
Bath
William Rogers
Sandusky
China
White Gropps
Prince Alexander
Alexander
Frield
Ochiltree
Bradscret’s
Caswell, Massey & Co
B. A. Atkinson & CO
Washington ST
Corner OF
Common Street
Bosto, Mass
CASCO
S. A. Atkinson & Co
Nassau Hall
Corner Common
Boston Theatre
Henry W. French
Italy
Alps
Suefts College
Leta Psi Fraternity
Lynn
Lynn Shoe Manufacturers
Workingmen’s
New City
Henry Farrell
Thomas Kavanaugh
Michael Costello
He Water Board
Park Commissioners
Charlestown
Charles Street Methodist Church
John H Pray, Sons & Co
John Williams
John McAuliffe
Moses True Brown
Christian Union
Charles Dickepvs
David Copperfield
William R. Roix
Boston and
Bangor
Northampton Street
Penobscot
Belfast
Harry W. French
Tremont Temple
John Fiske
Suffolk Bar Association
Robert Grant
Equitable
George W. Pierce
Ottawa Valley
Henry H. Faxon
Quincy
Emory J. Haynes
Haynes
George J. Raymond Company
Mercantile
Raymond
J. G. Siegert & Sons
Bedford St
Avon St
Curtis Davis & GO
John C. Price
Kilby Street
Wes
Somes Bartholomay
Rochester
Water Street
Maiden
Adolphus W. Aymer
West Medford
Harriett
Aymer
Aiso
Mary ¥. Aymer
Pettingill
House of Correction
Smith American Organ Company
Tremont
Waltham Streets
G. O. Taylor
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