Blaine Attacks Mills and Tariff Debate Stages in Jacksonville
In Jacksonville on Oct 14 a public discourse covered William Blaine's critique of Roger Mills and the Mills tariff plan. Blaine argued that the tariff would shift costs and damage American workers, citing duty figures and the impact on wool, cotton, iron, and sugar. He warned that removing duties could force wage drops to stay competitive with English imports.
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Evansville
Ind
James G. Blaine
Garvan Park
Roger Q. Mills
Committee On Ways and Means
Congress
Mills
United States
Indiana
England
Cleveland
Thurman Accepts Flies Endorsement of the Administration
Mr Thurman accepts the Flies endorsement of the administration and outlines the difference between the two parties concisely. The result is stated in clear terms, capturing the political contrast and the official backing cited.
TEE BROADWAY NATIONAL BANK and DRESSER Cashise
Broadway National Bank figure W R B Dresser is cited in connection with cashise matters. The item appears as a brief business notice or advertorial snippet. No further context or dates are provided in the fragment.
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TEE Broadway National Bank
Weather Indications for New England and New York
For twenty four hours forecast shows New England fair and cooler followed by warmer by Monday night with westerly winds. Eastern New York expected fair and warmer with westerly winds.
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WasuruTon
New England
New York
Weather Summary From OnserVER Office Signal Service
The report lists October 14 observations with 8 AM readings and daily means. It notes clear skies, mean daily temperature around 42.1 degrees, maximum 90, dew point 39.6, wind max at 18, and total precipitation 0.09 inches. Relative humidity around 84.5 percent.
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Onserver
Signal Service
U.S.A
Esto
Bursting Funeral for Mud Kun Disaster Victims
In Wilkes-Barre and Scranton Pennsylvania on October 14, massive funeral services for victims of the Mud Run railroad disaster were held. Twenty-eight priests assisted at Pleasant Valley Church for over thirty-three victims, with two more buried dawn to inter. total interments now fifty-four, with the rest to be laid to rest tomorrow. Ten injured remain at the city hospital, most in good condition except Miss Kennedy and Andrew McCarren, believed fatal.
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Wilkesparre
Penn
Pleasant Valley
City Hospital
Miss Kennedy
Andrew McCarren
Scranton
Lackawanna Valley
Avondale
Gate Tender Peter Mulcahy Killed at Ruggles Crossing
Assistant gate tender Peter Mulcahy at the Ruggles street crossing of the Providence division of the Old Colony was struck by an outward-bound train Saturday night and instantly killed.
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Peter Mulcahy
Ruggles Street
Providence
Old Colony
Maritime News and Local Shipping Updates
London notices arrivals of steamers Blue Jacket Port Royal Hawaiian Leonora Mentiore Moray and Suited-Steamer Kansas with Suez detail. New Beprorp reports Rabboul collision with Nellie BE at Vieyard Sound tied to Bangor and New York. Bark James Allen sold for Arctic whaling voyage. About 20000 pounds Arctic whalebone arrives in San Francisco by rail from New Bedford whalers.
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London
Blue Jacket
Port Royal
Hull
Hawaiian
Boston
Liverpool
Leonora
New Orleans
Mentiore
Baltimore
Moray
Japan
China
New York
Suez
Kansas
Bangor
Vieyard Sound
James Allen
Gilbert Allen
James F. McKenna
San Francisco
Arctic Ocean
New Bedford
Thomas Pope
Voyage Ship Arrival Fragments in Atlantic and European Ports
A compiled list records ships reaching or departing from ports including Boston Antwerp Genoa Liverpool London Suez Havre Scilly Isles Hull and New York with notes on vessel names origins and paths such as Scythia Lord of the Isles City of Dublin Devon from Philadelphia Boston or New Orleans. The fragmentary log lists arrivals and routes on various October dates with multiple nationalities and origins including Jamaica Ireland Italy Japan China and Scandinavia.
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Boston
Tiondo
Jamaica
Scythia
Liverpool
London
Antwerp
Nederland
Ihiladelphia
Genoa
Chilian
I’hiladelphia
Gibraltar
Lord of the Isles
Japan
China
New York
Lancaster
Seriphos
Philadelphia
Guido
Norfolk
Michigan
Leonora
New Orleans
Maine
Baltimore
New York City
Nessmore
Iavre
Dupuy de Lome
Amsterdam
Zaandam
Suez
City of Dublin
Batavia
Boness
de Bay
Coosaw
Montreal
Mentmore
Carolina
Savannah
Dover
Galileo
Hull
Trinacria
Mediterranean
Inverpool
Servia
Guy Mannering
Manila
la Bourgogne
Havre
Alsatia
Trieste
Greenstown
Ohio
Blue Jacket
Port Royal
Bavarton
Batimore
Moray
New Y0rk
Amos Robbins Dies at 71 Ex-New York Poultry Proprietor
Amos Robbins of Fulton Market New York, a noted poultry dealer, died at his home from apoplexy after a brief illness. A Massachusetts native, he started in Boston with his brothers, then built a successful Fulton Market business serving hotels and Brooklyn firms. Survived by two sons, Milton and Winfield, his estate ranged from three to five million dollars. His brothers Nathan and Ed predeceased him, with Nathan dying in Arlington five weeks earlier. Mrs Robbins died ten months ago.
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Amos Robbins
Fulton Market
New York
Robbins
Mr. Robbins
Massachusetts
Quincy Market
Boston
Nathan
Eli
Brooklyn
Amos
Delmonico’s
Nathan Robbins
Arlington
Mass
Milton
Winfield Robbins
Mrs Elizabeth Foxcroft Dies Sudden in Cambridge
Mrs Elizabeth Howard Foxcroft wife of Frank Foxcroft of the Journal died suddenly yesterday noon in Cambridge from heart disease. A longtime North Avenue Congregational Church member, her death led to a memorial service replacing Sunday school. She was 38, born in Ohio, and survived by her husband and three children.
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Elizabeth H. Foxcroft
Elizabeth Howard Foxcroft
Frank Foxcroft
The
Journal
Cambridge
Alexander
Hubbard
Deaths of Dr Joseph Sargent and Harvey Holmes
Dr Joseph Sargent a Worcester physician and former president of the Worcester Gaslight Company died of pneumonia at his home after eight days illness. Born in Leicester in 1815, he was Harvard educated and studied in London and Paris. Harvey Holmes of Great Barrington, oldest deputy sheriff in Berkshire, died at home after a long public and political career dating to 1850.
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Joseph Sargent
Worcester
Dr. Sargent
Leicester
Harvard College
Medical School
London
Paris
Worcester Gaslight Company
Clark University
Harvey Holmes
Massachusetts
Great Barrington
Sheffield
Berkshire County
New Marlboro
Endu Burritt
Do You Smoke Buy Smoking Table at Jonpayx Marsh Co
A basement salesroom at Jonpayx Marsh & Co advertises a Smoking Table for 125 dollars. The pitch targets smokers seeking a dedicated surface and stylish accessory in a period showroom setting.
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Jonpayx
Marsh & Co
Emperor William Visits Rome and Pantheon Ceremony
Rome and London dispatches report Emperor William visiting Rome on October 14. He met a German deputation, laid a wreath at the Pantheon, signed the visitor’s book, and received a reception at the Quirinal. A gala plan was altered by rain. The Pope hosted Count Herbert Bismarck. timing and brevity sparked tension.
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Rome
Pantheon
Victor Emanuel
Huambert
Villa Borghese
Prince Henry
Herbert Bismarck
William
Basilica of St. Peter’s
London
Berlin
Vatican
Humbert
St. Peterspure
Vienna
Indignation in Berlin over Mackenzie Book on Bismarck
London and Berlin react to Dr. Mackenzie's charges accusing Prince Bismarck of inciting German doctors to trap the Emperor Frederick's illness. Empress Dowager's letter cited. German doctors rebut in their official report. Publisher and rights questions prompt legal opinions on copyright and libel.
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Mackenzie
Prince Bismarck
London
Bergmann
Teegraph
Berlin
Dr. Mackenzie
Frederick
Sampson, Low & Co
French Revision Bill Outlined by Premier Floquet
Paris motion outlines Premier Floquet's plan for a biannual renewal of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. The council of state gains wider powers and elected members. Senate may suspend for two years and only challenge financial bills by remonstrance. The President may dissolve the Chamber. Abolished ministers must resign after declaring loss of national confidence.
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Paris
Floquet
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Council of State
Jolly German Tars Ate by Zanzibar Natives
Three German sailors who deserted the gunboat Moewe with ammunition killed natives while wandering Zanzibar. The natives then killed and ate the deserters, ending the danger they posed.
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Zanzibar
Moewe
Flood Ravages Near Peking After Record Rainfall
A flood northeast of Peking follows a single night of heavy rain. On August 13 seven and a half inches of rain drenched Peking, swelling rivers and causing widespread damage reported via the City of Peking mail from Hong Kong and Yokohama.
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San Francisco
China Mail
Peking
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Fang Shan Haien
Disaster near Peking floods drown thousands in valleys
Report describes a disastrous flood near Peking where Lilen Li Ho area villages were overwhelmed, over 10,000 people perished, and many draught animals drowned. Evacuations and warnings followed as seasonal floods threaten treeless hillsides and rising torrents. Missionaries in the region brought the news.
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Lilen-Li-Ho
Peking
Fatal Gunpowder Explosion Kills Twenty Five in Madras Village
Madras reports twenty five deaths after a village festival gunpowder explosion. Other items note a Londonderry free library opening with a Belfast city status hint, Glasgow fire causing £100,000 loss injuring four firemen, a Shakspere statue unveiling in Paris, a Servia royal visit, and a 1887 budget deficit of £782,500 with £5,775,025 treasury disposal.
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Londown
Madras
Durum
Londonderry
Belfast
Ireland
Glasgow
Buchanan Street
Paris
Shakspere
M. Feyen-Perrin
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Milan
Servia
Sr. Peterspura
Thrown Out of a Window by Rival Union Faction
Master Workman Quinn of D A 49 K of L and four supporters were surprised by opponents while sleeping in Pythagoras Hall and beaten then thrown from a first floor window to the sidewalk. They fled to a police station in partial clothing and returned with officers, but the assailants had disappeared.
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New York
Workman Quinn
D. A
Pythagoras Hall
Fire Envelops Multiple U S Buildings Across Cities
Reports from Rye Beach New Hampshire St Louis Missouri Saint John New Brunswick Gardner Massachusetts describe fires at a barn post office Masonic Hall Van d alia depot Point du Chene and Michael Mahoney house. Losses range from thousands to tens of thousands with suspected incendiary causes in several cases.
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Rye Bracn
N. H
Richard Jenness
Wixona
Minn
Masonic Hall
St. Louis
Point du Chene
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Custom House
Grattan’s
McDonald’s
Gardner
Michael Mahoney
Pleasant Street
West Gardner
Fire damages Brighton mill and stock insured
Early Saturday fire in a two and a half story wooden building on North Beacon Street Brighton owned by Hiram Barker and used by Hollis Dressed Bed and Wool Company gutting the rear portion. Stock loss estimated at 10000 and building damage 4000 both insured. A separate ash barrel fire at 10 Ferry Street last evening triggered Box 13 alarm but caused no damage.
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North
Beacon Street
Brighton
Hiram Barker
Hollis Dressed Bed and Wool Company
Ferry Street
Absconder Van Loan Located in Montreal
Private Detective Kellert of the Metropolitan agency found Van Loan in Montreal and wired U S authorities to confirm if a reward exists for the arrest.
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Montreal
van Loan
Kellert
United States
Long John Wentworth Nearing Death in Chicago
Chicago on October 14 The Hon John Wentworth known as Long John is slowly dying from softening of the brain. He lost his mental faculties weeks ago and physicians say death is now only a matter of a very short time.
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Chicago
The
Uon
John Wentworth
Long John
Neta
Saturday Burglars Arrested At Lincoln and Beach Store
Saturday evening Cobb Hersey and Co. on Lincoln and Beach streets was broken into. $10 in bills and silver and a large stash of cigars were stolen. James Wilson, 18, of Bowdoin street was arrested. John B. O Connor of South street also taken into custody. Police recovered 364 cigars, four pounds of tobacco and $282.
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Cobb, Hersey & Co
Lincoln and
Beach Streets
James Wilson
Bowdoin Street
John B. O'Connor
South Street
Crop Summary of 1888 Wheat Losses Across States
The Farmers' Review notes shortages due to winter-kill, chinch bugs, rust, and drought in various states. Totals for Kentucky through Dakota show a combined yield of about 282,40 bushels in the eleven states and Dakota, with a national forecast near 419 million bushels, below 1887.
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Curiaco
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Minnesota
Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Kentucky
Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Review
Dover Barber Identifies Suspect in Fay Street Burglary
George E. Essex, jailed for conspiracy to murder and rob Mystic street milkman W. L. Russell, has been identified by a Dover street barber as the man who broke into W. H. Johnson’s house at 3 Fay Street last September, stealing $16 and clothing.
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Young Nowlin
George E. Essex
W. L. Russell
Mystic Street
Dover Street
W. H. Johnson
Fay Street
Thurman accepts Democratic vice presidential nomination
Judge Auton G Thurman letters his acceptance dated Oct 12 1888 from Corumacs Ohio praising President Cleveland and urging tariff reform. He argues against monopolistic excess taxation and supports lowering taxes on necessities while aiding labor. He asserts the Mills bill would balance cost of living with worker benefits and urges unity in the party.
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Corumacs
Thurman
Patrick
A. Collins
United States
St. Louis
Columbus
Cleveland
Senate
Europe
America
Democratic Party
Auton G. Thurman
Thurman’s Sunday Ride Across Ohio Into Indiana Rally
Judge Thurman traveled from Columbus to Cincinnati in a Democratic committee car to attend a rally in Indiana. Crowds lined stations cheering the “Old Roman,” with about 500 at Washington Court House and 1,000 outside Cincinnati’s depot. He refused to preach on Sundays, saying he could not deliver a sermon. Tomorrow he heads to Shelbyville, Indiana for a Democratic barbecue and rally.
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Cincinnati
Judge Thurman
Columbus
Brice
National Democratic Committee
Allen W. Thurman
Indiana
Washington Court Hause
Madisonville
Go’clok
Grand Hotel
Thurman
Shelbyville
Ind
Tariff reform tour draws large crowd in New Hampshire
Libreton N H Oct 14 One thousand people crowded the opera house last evening to hear Hon John Burke advocate tariff reform and the Democratic ticket. His two hour speech sparked support as Republicans weigh Mann to succeed Congressman Gallinger amid a close race.
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New Hampshire
Libreton
N. H
Opera House
John ©. Burke
E. F. Mann
Gallinger
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