Atchison directors defend dividend cut amid rate wars
Prominent Atchison officials describe 1887 earnings decline caused by low rates and interstate commerce limits. They defend lowering the quarterly dividend to 2 percent, cite strong long term prospects, and warn stockholders to expect possible short selling but expect the railway to endure amid fierce competition and new lines.
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Atchison
The
Strong
Poe
Brookline
Mr. Strong
Atchison Company
President Strong
Aitchison
Easil
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago
Texas
Kansas
California Southern
California Central
Atlantic & Pacific
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Clarence H. Ventner
Venner
Irving A. Evans
Everyody
Atchison Road
United States
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
Lakes
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Alden Speare
Speara
Blaine in Detroit Arrival and Speeches
James G. Blaine arrived in Detroit on the limited express to meet General Alger and a Michigan Club committee. He will speak tomorrow at Recreation Park and Thursday at Adrian, after a welcome in St Thomas, Ontario, where he praised unity of Canada and the United States and refused comment on the presidential question.
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Detroit
Mich
James G. Blaine
General Alger
Michigan Club
Mr. Blaine
Recreation Park
Blaine
Michigan
Adrian
St. Thomas
Ont
Canada
United States
Indiana political fever drives huge campaign crowds
In Indianapolis October 2 a statewide surge of political meetings Draws large audiences for both parties. Colonel Matson, Democratic candidate for governor, speaks to tens of thousands in rural villages, with crowds sometimes reaching five to ten thousand.
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Supianapolis
Indiana
Little Cross Road
Corporal Lanner
Colonel Matson
October weddings bring two nuptials to Massachusetts churches
In Lynn St Stephen's Memorial Church Frederick William Huse of Columbus Ohio marries Nellie Perley Johnson of Lynn. The ceremony led by Rev E B Schmidt, with George Johnson as proxy, followed by a reception at 81 South Common street. the couple departs for Columbus. In Depxam Edward Fletcher treasurer of Broadway Theatre New York weds Laura M Weathers at Court Street residence with Rev A M Backus officiating. they depart for New York City amid many presents.
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Lynn
Sreerau
St. Stephen’s Memorial Church
Frederick William Huse
Columbus
Nellie Perley Johnson
George Johnson
E. B. Schmidt
William Johnson
South Common Street
O. Depxam
Edward Fletcher
Broadway Theatre
New York
Laura M. Weathers
Isaac W. Weather
SARSfield Murder Trial Opens in Dover New Hampshire
John Sarsfield of Rollinsford stands trial for the Sept 12 murder of his wife. First witness Mary Kennedy recounted finding Mrs Sarsfield dead in the lounge while Sarsfield claimed he did not know what happened after supper. He allegedly exclaimed she lay dead and later called her an innocent fool.
Alaska Boundary Negotiations Follow Canadian US Talks
Ottawa reports the Alaska boundary question as the next negotiation topic between Canada and the United States. Mr Ogilvie of the geological survey has gathered information over a year. An ER boundary line exists for part of the distance but the Yukon River segment remains unresolved. Ownership of gold fields there could spark cross border disputes between governments.
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Ottawa
Ont
Sprcratg
Alaska
Canada
United States
Ogilvie
Geological Survey
Yukon River
Cameron
Sir Charles
Fishery Commission
Washington
American Board meeting reports record year’s gifts and missions
The American Board opened its annual meeting in Clrvetano O with a focus on department reports. The prudential committee led with a year necrology and noted seven missionaries and twenty-two assistants sent out. Donations reached a record $394,568.37, legacies $146,852.54, total receipts from donations and legacies $540,921.21, and including permanent funds $552,179.63. Swett bequest supplied $62,500 for Japan and China. Reports from Asia Minor, China, Africa, and Pacific islands highlighted mission progress, new churches, and growing communicant numbers, though some regions faced challenges and reduced attendance. The meeting anticipated harmony and closed Friday.
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American Board
Prudential Committee
Woman's Boards
Woman’s Board of Missions
Woman's Board of the Interior
Woman’s Board of the Pacific
Woman’s Board of the Pacific Isles
Swett
Japan
China
Judson Smith
Asia Minor
Africa
Pacific Islands
Hawaiian
Mexico
Austria
European
Turkey
Prince Ferdinand
Sofia
India
Henry Hopkins
Kansas City
Mark Hopkins
Storrs
Stillman
Ican Board
Andover Review
Congregationalist
Otis and Swett
Presbyterian Brethren of the
North
Presbyterian Board
Donatus
Western Methodist University
Yale
Chicago
Scotland
South Africa
Andover Theological Seminary
Micronesia
Springfeld
Christ
Missionary supply and policy under scrutiny at board
The piece analyzes finances and recommends annual reinforcement for treasury needs while highlighting a worrying drop in missionary appointments. It notes few new missionaries from major seminaries, contrasting with Presbyterian gains, and questions board policy on intellectual freedom and central control in higher learning institutions.
Stanton Gould case dismissed by Judge OBrien
Judge OBrien sustained the defendants demurrer and dismissed the complaint in the Stanton versus Gould and the Missouri Falls Railroad case. Stanton had alleged wrongful control of the Fort Scott Wichita Western railroad and sought separation of interests and a receiver appointment.
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John Stanton
Jay Gould
Missouri Faellie Railroad Company
Judge O'Brien
Stanton
Gould
Fort Scott, Wichita & Western Railroad
Flour Price Storm Signals Rising Costs at Mills
In Minyearouis Minnesota flour prices surged by $2 in two months with expectations of $10 a barrel as Charles A. Pillsbury warns of a looming cyclone in supply. He cites a shortage of good milling wheat to meet both domestic and foreign demand, forecasting higher prices amid tight supplies. The report also notes broader army orders and officer details across several posts and academies, including assignments for a long list of lieutenants and medical officers, with multiple leaves and extensions granted.
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Minn
Charles A. Pillsbury
Wasureron
D. H. Boughton
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Cavalry
Jefferson Barracks
Maryland
D. A. Lyle
Ordnance Department
Boston
Watertown
Mass
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Neb
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Eighteenth Infantry
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Lafayette
Ind
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University of South Carolina
Columbia
S. C
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Maryland Agricultural College
Prince George's County
Albert K. Scott
Thirteenth Infantry
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Knoxville
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Fort Grant
Ani
W. H Corbusier
Fort Hays
Kay
H. MM. Cronkite
Little Rock Barracks
G. W. Adair
Fort Brady
Mich
Alfred L. Hough
Ninth Infantry
Franke E. Pierce
First Infantry
T. J. McClearmand
Second Cavalry
Emerson Griffith
James Rosa
F. D. Garretty
Seventeenth Infantry
Fred M. J. Kendrick
Seventh Infantry
Silas Crispin
Eugene Griffin
Engineer Corps
A Narrow Escape From Brights Disease Prompts Remarkable Recovery
Special correspondence from Kingston describes Mr. Jere Smith’s frightening illness misread as harmless. He suffered bloating, pains, irregular sleep, and dark and pale urine, diagnosed as Brights disease by Dr Keyes. After Hunt's Remedy brought rapid improvement, he urges early treatment and cautions others to heed warning signs.
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Jere Smith
Cornelius B. Smith
State Insurance Department
Albany
New York
Keyes
Bright
Hunt
French Canadians Move Toward Manitoba Settlement
Ottawa reports that many French Canadians are leaving the New England States for Manitoba and the Northwest. H. Hortean repatriation agent outlines the western settlement advantages in a book.
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Ont
H. Hortean
Manitoba
New England
Dominion
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