Opposing Interests United in Major Railroad Tie-Up
In New York a $250,000 certified check to Lehman Bros signals the Richmond Terminal Company's instalment to bind a $4.2 million deal for acquiring the Georgia company and gaining control of the Central Railroad and Banking Co of Georgia and the Savannah and New York steamship line. The move stirs Wall Street as the consolidation becomes imminent, while Philadelphia seeks an injunction citing public policy. Norfolk & Western fears the outcome, seeing itself reduced to a local line amid powerful opponents and expected public disclosures.
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New York
Spxcray
Wall Street
Lehman Bros
Richmond Terminal Company
Georgia Company
Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia
Savannah & New York Steamship Line
Stock Exchange
Philadelphia
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Norfolk & Western
Norfolk Road
Norfolk & Western Company
Southern Railway
Richmond ‘Terminal
Tennessee
Richmond
William Everett
Boston
Providence
American Missionary Association
R. L
Berkshire Bar
Rockwell
Pittsfield
Jacksonville
Cleveland
Atlas
Atlas Line
North River
Tecumseh Mills
Fall River
Rochester
N. Y
Blaine
Depew
Bennett Served With Slander Suits Over Stock Fraud Article
James Gordon Bennett, editor of a New York paper, was served with summons in three suits by David A. Curtis, James H. Connelly, and the Arrow Steamship Company for 50 000, 50 000 and 1 000 000 dollars. The complaints allege defamation from an article accusing the firm of stock jobbing fraud. Tailor made suitings advertised at Avon street entrance of Jordan Marsa and Co.
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BUITS
James Gordon Bennett
New York
David A. Curtis
James H. Connelly
The
Arrow Steamship Company
Cloth Department
Avon Street
Jordan
Marsa & Co
Hovauton & Dutton Offer Broad Range of Stove Boards and Hods
Ramp and square crystal and zinc stove boards, wood and paper lined, priced 73 cents to 223 dollars. Their japanne and gal vanized coal hods run 21 to 35 cents for 16 inch and 34 to 49 cents for 18 inch hod. On brass and irons, fire sets, fenders and bellows, prices are stated as the lowest usual.
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Hovauton & Dutton
Attorney General Promises Explanation on Times Letters
In London during the special commission investigation Attorney General Webster pledges to explain how the Times acquired incriminating letters. He addresses concerns about the paper's possession of the documents and the legal implications of their source.
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Special Commission
London
Webster
Times
Weather Forecast for New England and Eastern New York
Washington dispatch reports 24 hour outlook for October 23 8 p m. Rain expected in New England and eastern New York on Wednesday with fair weather on Thursday. Warmer temperatures and southerly winds shifting to westerly later.
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Washington
New England
New York
Weather Summary for Boston at 8 A.M.
The report shows barometer 29.96 inches, thermometer 44.0 to 51.6, dew point 29.0 to 43.0, relative humidity 56 to 74 percent, wind from the southwest at 6 to 7 miles per hour, cloud cover noted as cloudy. Mean daily temperatures range from 38.4 to 56.0 with a mean of 47.5. Total precipitation recorded as 0.0, southwest region noted.
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Boston
Ousereceerrs
Halifax
Yarmouth
N.S
Montreal
Que
He Pineld
Portland
Couereeee
Lass
Nantucket
Mass
Ceerres
Ty Block Island
Albany
Newark City
CNM
Philadelphia
Washington City
Lynchburg
Norfolk
Fort Smith
Ark
Galveston
Tox
Ow “A
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Memphis
Tenn
Knoxville
Tern
Cincinmati
Des Moines
Cotton Region Bulletin
Aveciarc
Atlanta
Charleston
Montgomery
New Orleans
League Books Vanish Investigation Before Special Commission
Londown October 23 The Parnell commission resumes with Mr. Joseph Biggar requesting copies of speeches cited by Attorney General Webster. The case centers on the Kilmainham jail manifesto signed by Parnell Davitt Brennan Dillon Sexton and Egan revealing league plans to punish tenants for unpaid rents. The Times possessions and the anti rent movement’s links to Parnell are scrutinized. The court adjourned to tomorrow.
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Londown
Parnell Commission
Joseph Biggar
The
Times
Webster
Kilmainham
Parnell
Davitt
Brennan
Dillon
Sexton
Egan
Portland
League
County
Kerry
Land League
Biggar
Parnellite
Patrick Ford
Patrick Egan
Parnellites
Westminster
Theeague
Yorkshire Miners Strike Emerges Across Town
Several thousand Yorkshire miners have gone on strike in London. More miners are expected to join tomorrow and Thursday as notices to employers expire. Coal prices have risen by thirty to forty percent in October.
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London
Yorkshire
Transfer of Russian Troops To Western Front Quiet, Says Post
Braun Oct 23 The Post reports no reason for alarm over Russian troop movements toward the Austrian and German frontiers. It notes the decision was made last spring and that warlike action toward the West is unlikely given the current European situation. Relations with Germany remain satisfactory after the Emperor’s visit to St. Petersburg.
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Braun
Russia
Germany
St. Petersburg
Orangemen and Nationalists Clash in Moy Riot
A riot broke out at Moy on October 23 between Orangemen and Nationalists. Police were reinforced and charged the mob with bayonets. Several officers were injured by stones thrown by rioters.
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Duellin
Moy
Justifying the Enormous Expenditures in France
Paris reports show General Boulanger in the Chamber as budget critics urge cutting government staffs and selling state railways to curb the swelling public debt. M Roche defends rising European budgets, while Penanster proposes a Senate committee to study constitutional revision and concordat suppression as part of the cabinet's programme.
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Paris
General Boulanger
Chamber of Deputies
Baron Soubeyran
M. Roche
Europe
France
Senate
M. Penanster
Senate rejects dangerous Utopias proposal
The text notes Senators barred a path to dangerous Utopias. M Barbris argued the Senate should not raise those questions. The Senate promised to act with its duty and trusted President Carnot's firmness, concluding that the proposal was rejected.
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M. Barbris
Senate
Carnot
Prince Alexander Will Not Wed Princess Victoria
Vienna reports the New Free Press claims the proposed marriage between Prince Alexander of Battenberg and Princess Victoria, sister of the German Emperor, has been abandoned.
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Irc
Yorkshire
Prince Alexander of Battenberg
Victoria
Prince Alexander
Vienna
The
New Free Press
Alexander of Battenberg
Fifty Thousand In Line For Cleveland Parade In New York
A massive business men's demonstration in New York honors President Cleveland. An estimated 50 000 to 80 000 trade and industry representatives will rally in Madison Square against a war tariff and low whiskey prices. The parade includes stock exchanges, railroads, booksellers and varied campaigns. The monster procession starts at 2 p m and may stretch into the evening as it passes the reviewing stand.
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New York
Cleveland
Madison Square
Grant Platforms Honest Appointments and City Reform
Hugh J. Grant, Tammany Hall nominee for Mayor, pledges to hire by honesty and capacity, questions outdoor land purchases for parks but supports small city parks, vows immediate removal of telegraph poles and wires and building of new schools, and promises to enforce laws on electrical companies. He supports public travel improvements while opposing monopolies, and defends his integrity against claims of spoilsman behavior.
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New York
Hugh J. Grant
Tammany Hall
Hewitt
Jacksonville Epidemic Wanes As Deaths Drop
Jacksonville Florida October 23 report shows milder cases and rare deaths as volunteer doctors depart. New cases total 33 with 1 death. Mamie Kline of East Jacksonville, aged 6, is the latest fatality.
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Mamie Kline
East Jacksonville
Pensacola
Fla
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Rothers
Jacksonville
Fernandina
Grand Sire
J.C. Underwood
Columbus
Odd Fellows Relief Committee
C. C. Yonge, Jr
State of Florida
Decatur
Ala
Hal ©. Jones, Jr
Relief Committee
Mary Kelly
Bedell pleads guilty to mortgage forgeries
New York Oct. 23 Recorder Smythe in the Court of General Sessions heard James E. Bedell plead guilty to indictments charging him with urging mortgages. The accused was remanded.
Steamers Arrived Off Gibraltar and Across Europe
Shipping news lists arrivals and movements with multiple steamers and routes. Vessels include City of Dublin Batavia to New York, Iberia from Bussorah to do, Moray from China and Japan to New York, Vlaamse from Pensacola to Antwerp, Glengarry from Yokohama to New York, Barrowmore from Baltimore, and Glengarry from Yokohama to New York among others.
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Gibraltar
City of Dublin
Batavia
New York
Abergeluie
Mediterranean
Iberia
Bussorah
Hamburg
Gilsland
New Orleans
Lizzard
Vlaanderen
Pensacola
Antwerp
Mulla
Moray
China
Japan
Liverpool
Barrowmore
Baltimore
City of Chicago
British King
Philadelphia
Suez
Glengarry
Yokohama
Father Point
Carthagenian
Glasow
Montreal
Lake Huron
Nome Hamburg
Gelert
Newark
Queenstown
Cephalonia
Boston
St Jago
Barnmoor
Moville
Farnessia
Glasgow
New
Kiba
Bremen
Saratoga
Vera Cruz
Havana
Pomona
Jamaica
Alvo
Savanilli
Genoa
Trinacria
Deogheda
Bellmore
Charleston
Havre
Arecuna
Hull
Martello
Cynthia
Brow Head
Dominion
Bristol
Dover
Hans
Kurt
Minister Maybach
Ozama
Agua
City of Para
Aspinwall
Lead price decline under pressure from metal houses in New York
New York on October 23 reports a failed bid to hold lead above four dollars per hundred pounds. Four lots totaling 332,000 pounds sold at four dollars and lower bids. About 1,440,000 pounds traded under exchange rules, with prices from 390 to 387. London cables showed a 12s 6d per ton advance, but New York prices still fell.
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New York
Spzcrau
Metal Exchange
London
Present Campaign of Thought in Lexington Rally
In Lexington, William E. Russell and T. W. Higginson spoke at a town hall rally as candidates for Governor and Congressman. Higginson critiqued Republican opponents, calling the race a contest of ideas over personalities, and defended tariff reform while praising Grover Cleveland and Democratic unity.
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Lexincrox
Sordtan
Lexington
Vicinity
William E. Russell
T. W. Higginson
Cleveland and Thurman
Arlington
Woburn
A. Parsons
Cleveland and Thurman Club
George O. Whiting
Colonel Higginson
Wiie
Grover Cleveland Taypianens
Congress
Lode
Wwich
Gladstone
Republican Party
Tremont ‘Temple
Boston
Sumner
Wilson
Andrew
Boston Evening Record
Colone Codman
Colonel Codman
Butler
Codman
Robert Morse, Jr
Lappisuse
Josiah Quincy
John F. Andrew
Sherman Hoar
Party
New Democracy
Democratic Party
Nea
Montreal
Senate
Kingdom of Heaven
Higginson
Mills
Mr. Mills
Texas
Tecumseh Mills Reports Earnings and Officers Elected
Fall River Mills Oct 23 The annual Tecumseh Mills report shows year earnings of 120000 dollars. Stockholders elected President Jerome C Borden Clerk and Treasurer Frank H Dwelly Directors Jerome C Borden Samuel Waddington D F Wilcox John Southworth Ss B Chase George K Hoar George W Nowell Leontine Lincoln A J Chace. Durfee Mills stockholders elected President John S Brayton Clerk and Treasurer David A Brayton Directors John S Brayton H F Brayton and David A Brayton of Fall River and Bradford W Hitchcock of New York.
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Faro River
Tecumseh@Mills
Jerome C. Borden
Frank H. Dwelly
Samuel Waddington
D. F. Wilcox
John Southworth
Ss. B. Chase
George K. Hoar
George W. Nowell
Leontine Lincoln
A. J. Chace
Durfee Malls
John S. Brayton
David A. Brayton
John 8. Brayton
H. F. Brayton
Fall River
Bradford W. Hitchcock
New York
Fire records reveal multi-property blaze and losses
A sequence of alarms from Box 14 reported a three and a half story brick building at 252 and 264 Commercial Street catching fire. Assner Navitsky stock burned. Mrs. Rickard lodging house and Farrell liquor store damaged. building owned by Patrick Bergen sustained about 1000 dollars in damage. Most losses insured. Cause: spontaneous combustion. Other blazes noted include attic fire at 40 Bennington Street East Boston caused by children and matches with minor damage, and a house fire on Washington Street near Forest Hills damaging about 500 dollars. A stove overheated caused a fire at 16 Richmond Street resulting in slight damage.
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Commercial Street
Assner
Bennington Street
Boston
Patrick McNulty
Washington Street
Forest Hills
Richmond Street
Fire Devastates Multiple Businesses in Northeast Towns
In Sanamanca New York a morning blaze destroyed Heviner Bros. large dry goods store causing about 75000 in losses with 65000 insured. In Chelsea Vermont a barn and contents for E Fuller lines burned this afternoon, losses 300 to 500 insured. In Concorp New Hampshire Frank Roby of Littleton allegedly set fire to his father’s buildings, total loss about 2500, Roby sent to asylum. In Toronto Ontario Samuel Benjamin Co wholesale hardware stock gutted, losses around 80000 with 140000 insured.
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Sanamanca
N. Y
Heviner Bros
Chelsea
E. Fuller
Concorp
Frank Roby
Littleton
Young Roby
Toronto
Ont
Samue Benjamin & Co
Canada
Late Ship News Dispatches From New York Harbor
New York harbor reports arrivals and clearances on October 23 with steamers Ozama Agua and City of Pura among arrivals. ships Zeeland and Annie K Wright sail for Antwerp and London. cargoes include 200 000 pounds codfish for Gloucester and coal for Paspebiac. Halifax voyage details and Gloucester remains on board Captain O Brien.
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New York
Ozama
Agua
City of Pura
Aspinwall
Falmouth
Windsor
America
Glasgow
Corsican
Miramichi
Ceres
Mayaguez
J. Frank Seavey
Boston
L. A. Watford
Wood's Hall
Zeeland
Antwerp
Wyoming
Liverpool
Annie K. Wright
J. Weissenhorn
London
Pomona
Legee
St. Ann’s Bay
Trave
Wilberod
Bremen
Gallia
Murphy
City of
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Rockaways
Kimball Bros
Sudbury ST
Auncey Thomas
Broughams
Brewster & Co
Million & Guiet
Furriers
Tremont St
Park Street Church
Spitz Bros
Mark
Leonard & Co
Bromfield Street
Kimball’s
Allston St
Bulfinch Street
Cleveland, O
Thomas Axworthy
Axworthy
New York City
City Department
American Exchange
Emerere Exchange Bank
Npitz Bros
Bedford Street
Summer Street
John M. Call, Jr
Nai
J. T. Phelps
Agt
Dev
Kreports
Union Congregational Church
Correpress
M. E. Strieby
William M. Taylor
Elbert B. Monroe
E. W. Hubbard
South
Berea College
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
Atlanta University
Taylor
Vose
A. F. Beard
D.D
Association
Sherman T. Bradley
Bentonville
General Foraker
Sally Ann Bradley
Foraker
Stafford National Bank
Great Britain
Boston & Albany
Chicago
Salem Republicans
Pegeil Montgomery Gibson
Yale University
F. A. Bates
Boston Scientific Society
Geiger
Norway Steel and Iron Company
Harvard College
Tremont Temple
E. Moggridge
A. Johnstone
Boston Baptist Social Union
Bob” Burdette
General Gordon
Framingham Public Library
State Board of Health
Charles
Mystic Rivers
General Butler
General Banks
Inspector Watts
Joseph Fowle
Tremont Bank
William H. Hill Trust
John A. Candler
Judge Drew
Brookline
League Books
Orangemen
Grant
Krest
Rolinson
Fall River Mills
Tecumseh
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