Passing of the Most Unique and Prominent Figure in American Journalism
New York editor Charles A. Dana of the New York Sun died at his home near Glen Cove Long Island. His death followed months of illness and a recent relapse as family and physicians watched at his bedside. Paul Dana and his sisters were present at the end.
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Harvard College
Brook Farm Community
Roxbury
New York Tribune
United States Secretary of War
David
Maine
Pennsylvania
Halford A Sloops in Gale Save Two Sailors at Sea
Marblehead Oct 17 The Halford A a stone sloop loaded with paving and flag stones foundered in a gale near Tinker’s Island seven miles off Marblehead. Sailors Merrill Read and Philip E Conley died while Captain Albert Pettee and Mate John Allen survived after miraculous escape. Pettee suffered multiple injuries and Allen a leg wound. both walked ashore to Marblehead police station.
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Boston
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Rockport Granite Company
Windsor Fire Devastates Historic Town Leaving 3500 Homeless
Windsor N S September 17 Historic Windsor burned after a six hour blaze fueled by a northwest gale. The fire consumed almost a square mile of the business district leaving only a few brick structures standing. Over 3000 residents found refuge with nearby towns and in army tents.
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King’s College
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Nova Scotia
Halifax
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Vessels delayed by gale cause harbor incidents and drift
A northwest gale slowed arrivals from Southern ports and caused minor harbor incidents. The schooner Julia Costa ran ashore at Lovell's Island for six hours before a tug refloated her. The pilot boat Hesper was towed in with a broken forestay. The Belle Wooster disappeared after anchoring near Boston Light, likely parting chains. Mariners warn many ships may be damaged or driven ashore along the coast.
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Boston Light
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Devonshire May Succeed Him in Cabinet Shuffle
London reports a probable early cabinet reconstruction as Lord Salisbury prepares to resign the premiership due to ill health. The Daily Chronicle notes no policy splits, while health concerns for the Marchioness of Salisbury and royal hesitations shape the timing. Cabinet figures held talks post council and the press demand transparency on monetary policy and the Bank of England letter.
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Ireland
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Liverpool
Bank of England
Daily News
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Treasury
Lancashire
Michael Hicks-Beach
Telegraph
Cabinet Council
Scotland
Chronicle and Northcliffe Editorials on Imperial Leadership
The Chronicle comments on a great foreign minister departing and predicts the Duke of Devonshire as next prime minister, fearing a fused Tory Liberal Unionist party and reduced reform. The Daily News editors discuss alleged government talks and the bimetallist conspiracy with uncertainty about authority and international implications.
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Daily Chronicle
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Gold in India likely no mint reopening
The Daily Graphic states the government will not reopen the Indian mints and hints at pursuing a single gold standard for the empire. The Times notes the cabinet probably declined a mint reopening or an international monetary conference, amid protests from the Indian government and India Office.
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