Tantalizing Truths and Electoral Vote Notes in Lawrence
The Lawrence rally for Democrats features Moses Stevens and speakers Quincy and Hazard Stevens urging tariff reform, attacking Republican high tariffs as harming wage workers. A separate item notes the Republican nomination of John R. Poor for Essex North District register of deeds and discusses Hoar’s plan to amend federal electoral vote timing.
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Sprcrau
Democrats of
North Andover
Stevens
Moses T. Stevens
Manu
Facturer
Samuel D. Stevens
John A. Wiley
Eben Sutton
Nathaniel Stevens
John H. Sutton
Eben Sutton, Jr
Josiah Quincy, Jr
General Hazard Stevens
United States Senate
Gainey
Cleveland
Andover
John Stevens
Congress
William E. Russell
Register OF Deers
Essex
City Hall
P. B. Robinson
Lewis G. Holt
John R. ‘Tapley
Methuen
Henry Arnold
John R. Poor
Scollay Square
Easthampton
Lincoln
Arthur
Josiah Quincy
Hoar
Isaac N. Keith
Friends of
Bosworth
Fall River
Thurman On The Move In Ohio Valley Greetings
Judge Thurman and party traveled from Columbus to Bellaire and beyond drawing enthusiastic crowds. In Bellaire Benwood Wheeling Claysville Washington and Pittsburg crowds cheered as the judge appeared on the platform and briefly spoke, thanking supporters and promising a speech if time allowed.
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Penn
Thurman
Columbus
Bellaire
Benwood
West Virginia
Wheeling
Claysville
Washington
Chauncy Hall School Primary and Grammar Departments Details
Notice outlines Chauncy Hall School arrangements for Primary and Grammar departments at 259 Boylston Street Copley Square. It highlights large teaching corps of twenty six, individualized instruction, and strong emphasis on avoiding extremes in studies, with well ventilated sunlit primary rooms designed to prevent colds.
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Chauncy Hall School
Boylston Street
Copley Square
Arrest of Absconder McKay at Montreal
Authorities report the arrest of wanted absconder McKay in Montreal, ending a pursuit that spanned weeks. Officials say McKay faces extradition proceedings to face charges in the home jurisdiction.
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McKay
Montreal
Weather and city notes in Boston headlines
Warmer today with local rains. The Boston water board sends an official statement to Mayor O'Brien about Quincy troubles. Edwin D. Mead defends Dr. Duryea and Swinton's History removal from schools. Gerry Brown sues an Onset Bay Spiritualist for 20000 dollars. Captain W. F Wiley complains at Jamaica custom house. Longwood tennis matches praised. Crispus Attucks monument committee updates. A Boston burglar confession links to a Philadelphia robbery. Beacon Park athletic events end.
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Boston Water Board
O’brien
Quincy
Edwin D. Mead
Swinton
Duryea
E. Gerry Brown
Onset Bay
Page
W. F
Wiley
Jamaica
Crispus Attucks Monument Committee
Boston
Philadelphia
Beacon Park
Army Officers Form New Court After Dissolving Old
Washington October 5 Special Paymaster Henry Clayton returns from duty to Omaha and is ordered to duty at Cheyenne Assistant Surgeon John M Bannister granted one months leave. The present court martial at Jefferson Barracks Missouri is dissolved and a new court details Captain Theodore J Wint Fourth Cavalry Captain Louis H Rucker Ninth Cavalry Captain Martin E K O'Brien Second Cavalry Captain George D Wallace Seventh Cavalry First Lieutenant George H Sands Sixth Cavalry First Lieutenant Francis H Rucker Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant Walter M Dickinson Fourth Cavalry judge advocate.
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Washineton
Henry Clayton
Omaha
Neb
Cheyenne
Wyo
John M. Bannister
Jefferson Barracks
Theodore J. Wint
Fourth Cavalry
Louis H. Rucker
Ninth Cavalry
Martin EK. O’brien
Second Cavalry
George D. Wallace
George H. Sands
Francis H. Rucker
Veraliy
Walter M. Dickinson
Woman Dies During Tooth Extraction in Pawtucket
Mrs James Grimes died in the dentist office of 8 8 E Lee Pawtucket Rhode Island after collapsing under ether during a tooth extraction. Heart disease was listed as the probable cause of death.
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Pawtucket
R. I
James Grimes
E. Lee
Picket Monument Unveiled in Ricamono Virginia
The monument to the Picket division commander was unveiled in Ricamono on October 6. About one hundred Philadelphia Brigade members attended along with forty guests. The Picket Division Association hosted a banquet for visitors that evening.
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Ricamono
Philadelphia Brigade
Picket Division Association
Ninth Massachusetts Regiment Leaves New York for Boston
The Ninth Massachusetts Regiment departed New York at 6 PM aboard the steamer Rhode Island bound for Boston. They expressed satisfaction with their treatment in the city.
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New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Boston
Steamers Arrived and sailed with varied routes
Shipping bulletin lists vessels reaching and leaving major ports. Names include Denmark from Antwerp, Germanic from Liverpool via Queenstown, Aller from Bremen, City of Chicago from Liverpool, St Oswald from Liverpool, Amicitia from Ciudad Bolivar, Polynesia and Gillert from Hamburg, California from New York to Hamburg, Oothia from New York to Copenhagen, Mareca from Baltimore, Llandaffae from New York, Letimbo from New York, Pieter de Contock from New York to Antwerp, Alaska from New Orleans to Bordeaux, Sarnia from Liverpool to Montreal, Dracona to Montreal, Euskera from New York to Amsterdam, Albany from Yokohama to Hong Kong, Vancouver from Montreal to Liverpool, and Madura from Hamburg arriving Baltimore.
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Jan Breydel
Antwerp
New York
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Glendell
Aller
Bremen
Southampton
City of Chicago
St Oswald
Biela
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Amicitia
Ciudad Bolivar
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Gillert
Hamburg
Ciudad
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Mareca
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Letimbo
Preee
Aguan
Pieter de Contock
Pauiilac
Alaska
New Orleans
Bordeaux
Quebec
de Bay
Coosaw
Madura
Germany's Greatness and Emperor William's Inclination
Count Douglas a conservative member of the Landtag told constituents that Emperor William's aims center on German greatness and monarchical preservation. He cited William's stance during the 1886 Russian maneuvers and said the emperor did not back anti-Semitic or high church positions, noting Frederick authorized the wife of William to head Berlin's Town Mission. The speech drew attention for Douglas's imperial court ties.
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Prince Bismarck
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William
Pastor Stocker
Frederick
Berlin
Bloodhounds Sought in Whitechapel Murders Case
London police under Sir Charles Warren pursue bloodhounds to track the Whitechapel killer after a seaman named George M. Dodge linked a Malay cook called Alaska to a robbery threat. Police have raided several Whitechapel houses based on the new information.
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London
Charles Warren
Metropolitan Police Force
Whitechapel
George M. Dodge
Alaska
Emperor William visit sparks firm German Austrian alliance
The New Free Press reports Emperor William’s visit to Vienna as a united Germany Austria friendship. It notes Schonebrun exchanges with the King of Saxony and contrasts Vienna cordial welcomes with St. Petersburg formality. Taaffe reportedly snubbed and not decorated amid hunting plans hindered by bad weather.
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New Free Press
William
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Saxony
Schonebrun
Beane von Taafe
von ‘Taafe
St. Petersburg
Abscoder McKay Captured After Winnipeg Flight
Sorc tan reports Montreal October 5 that J J McKay the wanted absconder by police in St Paul Minneapolis and Winnipeg was found by private detectives. A New Yorker he worked two years in the Canadian Pacific Winnipeg ticket office, defaulted, fled East, was captured at Owen Sound and released on heavy bail before fleeing again. He staged a mock marriage with two CP clerks to elude pursuit and miss Winnipeg's ex mayor Betsworth daughter.
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Que
Sorctan
J. J. McKay
St. Paul
Mann
Winnipeg
Man
McKay
Canadian Pacific Railway
Owen Sound
Betsworth
New York Artist Lost in the Alps and Other Oct News
Milan dispatch says New York artist George Rudd vanished during an Italian tour with movements traced to Tione and believed lost in the Alps. Also reported: Fleur de Lis won Kempton Park nursery handicap. Catalonia delayed from Boston due to a broken crank shaft bolt. Suakim rebels attacked but were repulsed. Americanist congress in Paris 1889. Boulanger's Paris greeting muted. Carnot foreigners registration in Paris. Russia to admit foreign sacks and foreign joint stock firms. various diplomatic appointments and a Czar visit. Vienna street double suicide. Hampure socialist trial sentences.
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Noack
In Memory of Judge Adin Thayer
Worcester mass services commemorated the late Judge Adin Thayer at Worcester Court House. Worcester County bar led the ceremony with resolutions read by Henry Al Parker and responses by Hon EB Stoddard. Attending speakers included Colone Stoddard, W W Rice, W S Hopkins, I P Goulding, John R Thayer, Henry M Harris of Worcester, and Harris O Hartwell of Fitchburg.
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Adin Thayer
Court House
Henry AL. Parker
EB. B. Stoddard
Thayer
S. Colone Stoddard
W. W. Rice
W. 8. Hopkins
I. P. Goulding
John R. Thayer
Henry M. Harris
Harris O. Hartwell
Fitchburg
Tammany's Nomination for Mayor and Party Split
Tammany chose Sheriff Grant for mayor at a New York convention on October 5. The County Democracy rejected five names, and Abram S. Hewitt appears likely to be their nominee, as leaders anticipate a split and a weakened ticket amid denunciations of know-nothingism.
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Tammany
Sheriff Grant
Dugro
Roswell P. Flower
J. J. O’donoghue
S. S. Cox
John Cochrane
Hugh J. Grant
James A. Flack
E. F. Reilly
Board of Aldermen
George H. Forster
Cleveland
Ill
Hewitt
Abram
Lewitt
Fever Raging Again At General Harrison Reception
Indianapolis reports Wisconsin and Indiana delegation numbers at General Harrison event with 1500 from Indiana and 200 from Wisconsin. In his remarks, Harrison urges a free ballot, tariff protection, and cross-state cooperation amid national electoral concerns. Separately, Jacksonville reports yellow fever updates and relief efforts across Florida, Alabama, and Georgia, including case totals, civic aid, and medical notes as the crisis persists.
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Ind
Wisconsin
Indiana
Harrison
Chicago
National Congress
South
New York Swindle Ends With Missing Broker
One of the city’s largest swindles unmasked as William H. Ingham vanishes after his firm William H. Ingham & Co suspends operations at 88 Broadway. The scheme claimed profits, raised capital from $10 shares to $75,000, paid dividends briefly, then collapsed leaving an estimated $100,000 in losses and Ingham missing, possibly from Chicago.
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New York
William H. Ingham
William H. Ingham & Co
Broadway
Ingham
W. H. Ingham & Co
Dupes
Chicago
Battle of the Giants at the produce exchange
On October 5 at Cuiiac o Lil traders see a bullish surge across commodities led by wheat. Prices jumped from about 112% to 118 in New York and Duluth bids climbed, with May and December futures pushing higher while cash No 1 hard wheat sold at Buffalo. Corn and pork also advanced as traders anticipate further gains.
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New York
Buffalo
Hutchinson
Blaine Nearly Voiceless After Cold Speech Schedule
Blaine returns from Adrian to General Alger’s residence then suffers throat trouble from a cold and exertion. He cancels upper peninsula appointments but improves tonight. Walker Blaine says his father will speak in Grand Rapids on Monday and in Indiana with five short addresses, sticking to a half hour each. He sent word to Saginaw expressing regret over nearly losing his voice and the northern trip.
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Blaine
Adrian
General Alger
Upper Peninsula
Walker Blaine
Grand Rapids
Indiana
Earnings of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad in August
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad reports August gross earnings at 2,273,702 dollars, down 108,400 from a year ago, with net earnings at 68,889 dollars, down 275,516. For eight months ending August 31, gross earnings total 14,114,168 dollars, down 3,712,841, while net earnings are 2,328,626 dollars, down 5,594,231.
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Curcaco
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Weather Indications for New England Briefly Forecast
Indications show for twenty four hours from WasuinaTon on October six light local rains in New England with warmer temperatures and variable winds.
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WasuinaTon
New England
Weather in Boston October 5 1888 report
Observer's Weather Report from Boston notes fair conditions at 8 AM and 8 PM. Data includes mean daily temperatures 57.0 with a maximum 69.0 and minimum 47.0, mean relative humidity 74.5 percent, wind from the southwest, and total precipitation 0.00 inches.
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Observer’s Office
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U.S.A
M. Patomclcl
Reece
Csccceesesrers Ees
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