English and American political musings in late 19th century notes
The Brooklyn Eagle and Post discuss Thurlow Weed and the Morgan mystery as interesting yet unconvincing. A British society question ponders Lord Beaconsfield's garter, with Wolseley a possible recipient. Other columns critique Chinese bill flaws and curious evasion tricks. Fall River politics split between Briley and Reed. Kentucky mentions Jim Beck, horse sense and hospitality. American nicknaming of public men criticized.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Thurlow Weed
Morgan
Kentucky
Senator Beck
Jim Beck
America
Nick
Wells hearing set as government prep troubles star route trial
The article describes political tension as Gov Wells and Attorney General Brewster clash over the Dickson case. It notes plans for a Tuesday hearing, suspicions of jury intimidation, and the marshal reprimanded for not personally overseeing jury selections. It also covers federal budget cuts and banking news.
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Mr. Smith
J. Dickson
Department
Gov. Wells
Re.v
Smith
Dickson
Marshal Henry
Department of Justice
Brewster
Mars
Henry
Thomas J. Brady
Brady
St Paul Road Warns to Carry War Into Africa
Merrill of the St Paul road vows to extend the railroad war into Africa, denouncing Rock Island demands as unreasonable and proposing faster schedules to outpace rivals. Freight rates drop amid grain speculation, while Rock Island hints at passenger fare adjustments to offset lost time. Milwaukee and St Paul lines announce broad expense cuts and nine hour shop days to avoid large layoffs.
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St. Paul
Africa
Cimcaco
Merrill
St. Paul Road
Rock Island Road
Chicago
Omaha
Porter
Northwest
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
Menominee Valley
Vermon t Legislature 1982 session seedlings and bills
Montpelier Vermont November 29 1982 the Vermont legislature session closed at 8 AM after long work until 6 40 PM major measures passed include grand list reforms bridge liability fertilizer labeling licensing and a 10 cent grand list tax to fund government until the corporate tax starts 245 senate bills 418 house bills 173 laws one veto governor names new board of agriculture Hiram Coatling W R Towle C L Pember M W Davis Co M Goodwin Henry Lane
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Montpelier
Vermont
Washington County Supreme Court
Senate
House
Old Board of Agriculture
Hiram Coatling
Lunenburg
W. R. Towle
Franklin
C. L. Pember
Wells
M.W. Davis
Westminster
Co. M. Goodwin
Hartland
Henry Lane
Cornwall
The State Versus the Vested Rights of Corporations
A court weighs municipal control over street railways and the right of corporations to routes. It upholds a petition granting limited use of tracks and car routes, noting no vested right to travel lines and recognizing broad legislative power over transportation.
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Charles River Railroad Company
Cambridge
Somerville
Boston
Bowdoin
Park Squares
West Boston Bridge
Charles River Street Railway Company
Bowdoin Square
Park Square
Bosra
Union Railway Company
Mnat
Imade
East Cambridge
Cambridgeport
Caisbridge
Commonwealth
Committee On
Aldertarn
Charie Street
Charles Street
Cambridge Street
Metropolitan Railroad
Metropolitan Road
Metropolitan
Tremont
Washington Streets
Bowdoi Square
Bridge
Green Street
Cornhill
Washington Street
React
Union
Charles River
Warren Bridge
Union Road
Massachusetts
Iie
Loton Line
Gilber
William A. Craits
Maine Prison and River Tragedies Highlight Week
Ulmer, son of Joseph Willey of Cherryfield, was crowned Wednesday while crossing river ice at about 19. Albert Cameron of the John E. Kennedy from Portland capsized while taking in tracks Tuesday and was rescued by the Henry Johnson at Eastport. The governor and council reviewed county election returns and the reform school inquiry, printing the reform commission report and commuting Isaac N. Glidden’s life sentence to 14 years.
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Ulmer
Joseph Willey
Cherryfield
Albert Cameron
John E. Kennedy
Portland
Henry Johnson
Eastport
Warren miners pump shaft as ore ships to New York
Workmen dig at the Warren silver and lead mine where ore is raised and shipped to New York. An elderly Walpole resident, Warren Fairbanks, who drifted into the poorhouse, recovered $450 hidden for 45 years under a rock, and has since opened a bank account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
New York
Walpole
Fechle Wit
Warren Fairbanks
Bistana
Train Collision Wreck Leaves Passenger With Amputation
A Montpelier to Montpelier Junction train collided with a main line express on the Central Vermont railroad Friday afternoon. One passenger coach of the express wrecked and conductor Charles McAllister of the Pullman car reported one sex run over requiring amputation. Cause cited as brakes not holding. The St. Albans Messenger notes a Bennington man forged a $250 check. he fled before payment could be made, last seen running toward North Hoosick.
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Montpelier
Montpelier Junction
Central Vermont
Charles McAllister
St. Albans
George BE. Scott
Bennington
Bennington Iman, Forge A Check For $250N M. E. Burgess
Northllowsick
Pittsfield Cemetery Burials and Irish Lesson Comment
The Fall River correspondent notes 3657 burials at Pittsfield Cemetery since 1850 and cites Bishop O Reilly who, after visiting Ireland, warned Americans that Ireland relies too much on money from the United States. He urged self reliance and suggested a lesson for Ireland.
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Pittsfield
Fall River
Providence Journal
O'Reilly
Springfield
Ireland
America
Trial and robbery report from Hartford area
Samuel Merritt, a brakeman for the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, jailed four months for robbing his roommate. Hartford boards approve paid one day monthly vacation for police. A bold robbery on Wolcott Road near Waterbury involves Mrs Olive Converse and her brother Laurius Warner bound and assaulted by three men seeking 4000 dollars, but only 1 dollar plus bank books and a 550 dollar check were taken. Both victims freed themselves and alerted neighbors at daylight.
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Samuel Merritt
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Hartford
Wolcott Road
Waterbury
Olive Converse
Laurius Warner
Warner
Mrs. Converse
Tevis shoots man after leaving house of assignment in St Louis
Rush H Tevis a prominent St Louis merchant shot Frank T Iglehart as he left a house with Tevis's wife. Iglehart wounded in the arm, Tevis fled and Iglehart taken to the woman’s residence. Mrs Tevis, a Gen Sherman niece, faces divorce action amid a dramatic society scandal with vivid sensational details.
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St. Louis
Rush H. Tevis
Frank T. Iglehart
Tevis
Iglehart
Post-Dispatch
Gen. Sherman
Samuel F. Reber
Crow, Hargadins & Co
Injunction Arguments in Mutual Union Case in New York
In New York Court Judge Barrett heard motions to continue an injunction in the Western Union Telegraph and Gould suit against John G. Moore & Co and others over alleged stock conspiracy. Plaintiffs cited contracts involving 7 000 shares and 8 500 shares at $5, plus 10 000 shares at $10, with 56 000 shares to be sold and $500 000 in bonds. The Mutual Union Telegraph officers later said the attorney general permitted the suit, viewing it as a broader fight for control, while noting the company’s finances and line expansion plans.
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Washington
Congress
Middle States
Southern States
Western States
Pacific States
Pacific Railway
National Banking
Hcret
Gentel
Treasury
United States
Great Britain
Knox
Pky
New York City
Albany
William H. Cameron
Jay Gould
Mutual Union Telegraph Company
John G. Moore & Co
Greach
Scoville
Thayer
United States Supreme Court
New York
Supreme Court Chamber
Barrett
Semotion
Western Union Telegraph Company
John G. Moore
Ton
Roscoe Conkling
Wagner Swayne
Burton N. Waurrison
Cury
Plaintifs
Green
Robert Sewall
A. Eaker
J. W. Shapson
William C. Gulliver
Mr. Harrison
George F. Baker
Moore & Co
Mutua Union
Baker
Gould
Western Union Company
Mutual Union
Cameron
Western Union
Mies
Philharmonic Society Opens Season with Classic Selections
The Philharmonic Society of Boston presented its first symphony concert of the 1852 83 season at Union Hall under conductor Carl Zerrahn. Beethoven’s eighth symphony and a Guilmant organ concerto with Frederick Archer as organist highlighted the program alongside Weber and Taubert arias and a Saens march. Mrs E Humphrey Allen impressed in solo numbers. A varied bills of burlesque and opera material filled the day with matinees and attractions for Thanksgiving week.
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Philharmonic Society
Philharmonic Society of Boston
Union Ball
Keinecke
Carl Zerrahn
Beethoven
Guilmat
Frederick Archer
Biss
E. Humphrey Allen
Weber
Frieschuetz
Insolvency Probe Delves Into Dedham Woollen Firm
Royal O. and Fred R. Storrs face a three day investigation by assignees George P. Denny George Ss. Bullens and W. K. Dupee into alleged false pretences and large endorsed notes. The firm’s failure neared 450000, with bank notes in NH Maine and elsewhere. Storrs faced questioning over endorsements by Slater and a $20000 homestead transfer to a son in law as security for Haynes loans.
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Congress
United States
Royal O
Fred R. Storrs
Dedham Woollen
Itrm
New Hampshire
Maine
Slater
KR. O. Storrs
Bradstreet Commercial
Storrs
Itzo
Obly
Mutual Benefit
Equitable
New Fngland Mutual
State Mutual
F. W. Haynes
Haynes
A Double Tragedy in North Newport Newt Prilay and Crowell Die
In North Newport Cornissa Me at about five pm Miss Nellie Prilay aged 18 and Charles Crowell aged 25 were fatally shot. Crowell shot the girl then himself. revolver with three empty chambers found nearby. No motive given. Both died within twenty minutes at John Dodges house. Prilay had been teaching at a St Albans school. Crowell had pursued her for two years. They were found insensible and did not recover consciousness.
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North Newport
John Dodge
Nellie Prilay
Charlies Crowell
Crowell
William Duncan Corken
Lynn
Corken
Abbie L. Cain
James KR. Cain
Collins Street
Mansfield Toms
Brookline Street
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Pinkham
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Sears
Henry Ward Beecher
Hoston
Massachusetts
W. Duncan Corken
Summer Street
George E. Evans
Washington Street
Boston
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Dover Street
W. K. Ripley
W. D. Judge
Bexch Street
Lynn Institution
Poland
Congregational
Salisbury
Mass
Lowell
Bellevue Medical College
Thurlow Wee
Edward F. Hayward
Fall River
Mawes Place
A. P. Carter
Honolulu
A. J
Europe
Charles Gordon Greene
Paris
Maude Granger
Palmer
Brockton
Senator Hale
Ellsworth
Bar Harbor
Ditor W. M. Pearl
Hartford
H. Thayer
Enfield
Forrest Morgan
Pearl
Butler
Washington
John Hitz
Sami Strong
Richmond
Alexander A. Moseley
The
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Joh Hampden Chamberlayne
James A. Gowardin
Dispatch
Oliver Wendell Delwes
Harvard Medical School
Thomas Dwight
John Tobin
Hudson River Railroad
Wail Street
New York
Cormmelius Vanderbilt
Daniel Drew
Annie Hubbard
Charles T. Hubbard
Bancroft C. Davis
Berkeley and
Marlboro Streets
Henry W. Foote
King’s Chapel
Messrs
Hartes Hubbard
Charlestown
Trom & Ff
Eillott
Appy
Phiadelphia
Harrisburg
Richmond Commissioner Probes Revenue Process in Hearing
United States Commissioner Pleasants in Richmond Virginia conducts a lengthy examination of witnesses regarding the methods and procedures used by the local commissioner’s revenue office as part of an ongoing inquiry. The testimony centers on administrative practices and potential irregularities in assessment and collection processes.
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John 8. Wise
Commissioners of Revenue
United States
Hvichmond
Pleasants
Commissioner ’S Revenue of
Richmond
Tragedy at Alice furnace as worker jumps into flames
William Cummingden, an employee at the Alice furnace rolling mill, climbed to the top of the stack, was refused access, waited for the charging bell, hurled his hat and leaped into the flames, perishing instantly in a horrifying self immolation witnessed by fellow laborers.
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Alice Furnace
William Cummingden
Alice Turnece
Boston Turnverein Opens Season with Pleasant Ball at Turnhall
About 20 members and an equal number of friends attended the first ball of the season at Turnhall on Wednesday evening. The dances included 24 figures and continued until near 4 clock in the morning. Caterer Seiler provided a midnight supper. Arrangements were by M Steinauer, G Sterr, G Sessler, K Jung, and N Noerdlinger with M Steinauer and G Sessler as floor directors. Music was by Krall's orchestra.
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Boston Turnverein
Turnhall
The
Turnverein
Seiler
Midight
Messrs
M. Steinauer
G. Sterr
G. Sessler
Olympian Club Presents Grand Parade and Skating Extravaganza
Today at the Olympian Club rink a grand parade of bicyclists and exhibitions by Dr. W H Purdy, champion of the works, and Prof H W Tafis, a top fancy trick bicyclist. Consolidated band and organ concerts, a grand calico party, and electric illumination in the Exhibition building annex.
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Olympian Club
W. H. Purdy
H. W. Tafis
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