Tariff debate stretches through Greenfield and Northampton
The speaker argues against high protection and tariff taxation, claiming it harms silk, agriculture, and regional economies. He cites declines in land value and farming livelihoods in Franklin, Berkshire, and Hampshire counties, while challenging Republican support for tariff policy and Lodge’s stance, ending with critiques of brickmaking industry rhetoric.
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Orthampton
United States
Greenfield
Berkshire Hills
Home Market Club
Massachusetts
Franklin
Qacon
Berkshire
Russell
Senate
J. Lodge
Lodge
Harvard
Republican Party
Somervile
George Clarendon Hodges
Speeches at Somerville Rally Highlight Tariff Debate
After Mr Russell closed his Malden speech he left for Somerville for the first major campaign rally. Sherman Hoar and Colonel Higginson spoke to a business crowd at Bow Street Hall praising the Republican tariff stance while challenging Democratic reformers. Mayor Russell followed with a fiery tariff address, drawing enthusiastic applause for his arguments and claims of presidential resolve.
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Russell
Malden
Somerville
Bow Street Hall
Charles S. Lincoln
Sherman Hoar
Higginson
Grover Cleveland
Henry Cabot Lodge
Chauncey M. Depew
New York
James G. Blaine
Russel
James A. Stevenson Obituary Veteran Parker Holmes & Co. salesman dies
James A. Stevenson longtime Parker Holmes & Co. boot and shoe salesman for Vermont and western Massachusetts died Saturday October 20 after a brief illness at Massachusetts General Hospital. He leaves a father, a mother, and two sisters. Burial arrangements set for Derby Line Vermont. The Hon. Gilbert W. Phillips of Putnam Connecticut died yesterday at 60. He served as state senator in 1862 63 79 and 80 and presided as Senate president in 1879. He leaves a widow and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Stevenson
Parker Holmes & Co
Vermont
Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital
Stevenson
Derby Line
Gilbert W. Phillips
Putnam
Conn
Senate
New York & New England Railroad
First National Bank
Jarvis D Braman In Apoplectic Condition After Stroke
Mr Jarvis D Braman remains in an unchanged condition after another morning stroke. A slight hope for recovery rests on an operation to remove a clot on the brain. The procedure may be performed today under Dr George L Walton, brain specialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarvis D. Braman
George L. Walton
Lord Sackville Admits Writing That Letter in 1888
Washington notes reveal Lord Sackville British minister admits drafting a private letter to a Californian voter. The missive urges caution about supporting parties unfriendly to Britain and hints at Canadian issues tied to the failed treaty and U.S. politics. The exchange, dated Beverly, Mass., Sept. 13, 1888, raises questions of diplomatic propriety and potential passport recall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lord Sackville
Bayard
Great Britain
Canada
Senate
L. S. Sackville- West
Beverly, Mass
Loyal Legion Will Erect Monument Elsewhere for General Sheridan
The Loyal Legion offered to place a monument over General Sheridan’s grave in Arlington but the widow intends to erect one to her husband at the site herself. Arrangements and design are undecided, expected to be a simple shaft. The Loyal Legion will choose another spot to honor their comrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Legion
Sheridan
Arlington
W. P. Ialch
C. T. Walker
Portland Street
Thart
Fall River Corporations Elect Officers and Declare Dividends
Fall River October 24 Union Mills stockholders elect officers including President William D Forbes and Treasurer Thomas E Brayton. A 5 percent quarterly dividend is declared. Sagamore Ponce Company and Conanicut Mills name new officers and directors. Union Mills, Merchants Narragansett Meta comet report profits with depreciation charges listed.
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Farr River
Union Mills
William D. Forbes
Thomas E. Brayton
W. D. Forbes
Jacob Whitney
Boston
Thomas B. Wilcox
Horatio Hathaway
Joseph F. Knowles
New Bedford
John B. Anthony
Providence
F. H. Stafford
James M. Morton
Fall River
Sagamore Pones Company
Charles J. Holmes
D. Hartwell Dyer
H. A. Brayon
C. J. Holmes
John S. Brayton
Job M. Leonard
J. A. Baker
D. H. Dyer
Moses Richardson
J. A. Oo
Jonathan Bourne
Conanicut Mills
Edmund W. Converse
Co. E. Lindsey
E. W. Converse
James H. Chace
William Lindsey
Crawford E. Lindsey
Charles E. Barney
Merchants
Narragansett
Metacomet
Merchants’ Mill
Sagamore
Forest fires rage across California and Wilmington theater burns
Extensive forest fires burn in Santa Cruz Alameda and San Joaquin counties damaging fruit ranches and wheat. Large redwoods burn in Santa Cruz mountains as firefighters struggle. In San Joaquin fires spread through dry tules hindering stock escapes. Proctor Soulier's Academy of Music in Wilmington burned, loss about 40000 with 10000 to 15000 insured. manager Soulier loses 6000 on scenery and fixtures.
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San Francisco
Cal
Santa Cruz
Alameda
San Joaquin
Santa Cruz Mountains
Wilminecton
Del
Proctor & Soulier
Academy of Music
Soulier
Suit Against Continental Steamboat Co. in Providence
In Providence on October 24 the case of Thomas Kelly of Boston against the Continental Steamboat Co. is in the second day of trial in the U S District Court. Kelly says a balcony collapse at Rocky Point caused a rupture and inept work, while the defense argues the cottage area was private property used by the Gardeners and Florists Club with limited occupancy.
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Providence
R. I
Thomas Kelly
Boston
Continental Steamboat Company
Rocky Point
Gardeners and Florists’ Club
United States District Court
Sawyer
Kelly
Massachtu
Setis
Suffolk
Tahanto Manufacturing Company
Supreme Judicial
County of
Stephen M. Weld
Dedham
Howard Stockton
George H. Richards
Commonwealth
Tahanto Mainnte Wing Company
Salt Corporation
H. Stockton
G. LH. Richards
Southern Pacific Files Large Mortgage Bond Trust
The Southern Pacific company filed a deed of trust with Central Trust Company of New York to secure a 38 million dollar mortgage on all railroad property and merged branch lines. The firm plans to issue 38,000 bonds of 1000 each and establish a sinking fund. After 1898 the company will pay 28 thousand dollars monthly from net income until the debt is paid.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
Recorder’s Office
Central Trust Company of New York
Southern Pacific Comy
Centre and
Pond Street
J. J. Bowditch
Wm. H. Slocum
Joseph W. Balch
WM. I. Bowditch
Trial in Eastman murder case opens in New Hampshire
The Wells Towle murder trial for Charles H. Eastman began before Municipal Court Judge W. D. Knapp. The body was found Sept 18 in the river between Great Falls and Berwick. Testimony favors the respondents. no evidence links Towle to the crime. Wells’s innocence appears plausible, though his last hours with Eastman raise suspicion.
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Charles Eastman
Great Fauuts
N. H
Holton E. Wells
Fred K. Towle
Charles H. Eastman
Berwick
W. D. Knapp
Towle
Wells
Eastman
Journal of United Labor lists GOP list theft exposure
Philadelphia report notes editors claim positive information from various sources that the Journal’s main August list was in the Republican national committee and secretly taken from the Journal office. An investigation is underway and a full exposure is hoped for in the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Journal of United Labor
Republican National Committee
Sad ending of a romance in Shelburne tragedy
Medical Examiner Camnedy reports John Weisman died by his own hand in Shelburne after a troubled romance with Emma Craven of Philadelphia. Married last April in New York, the couple had a brief, reportedly happy liaison. Emma’s family had opposed the match. He fired a pistol from a window, died with two shirts and a bullet through the heart. a second revolver was found later between mattresses.
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Greenfield
Camnedy
John Weisman
Shelburne
Weisman
Emma Craven
Philadelphia
New York
Football in the Mud Yale trounces MIT 68 to 0
In Hartford Connecticut on October 24 Yale defeated MIT 68 to 0 in a muddy, slushy game. MIT struggled in the first half, Yale breaking free with long runs by McClung Graves and McBrid as Godchaux stood out for Tech. Umpire McCook and referee Robinson, both from Yale, officiated.
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Harttrorp
Conn
Yale
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yalemen
McClung
Graves
McBrid
Godchaux
Girder
Techs
McCook
Trinity
Robinson
Browns Win World Series Game In Tight Contest
In St Louis on October 24 the Browns defeated the New Yorks in the world championship series. Milligan and White delivered timely hitting and a costly misplay by Slattery sparked a four run eighth. King pitched well under pressure with Milligan backing him, while Crane struggled at times. Catcher Brown exited after a foul tip injury, Roger Connor strained his right leg and Buck Ewing moved to first. Darkness shortened the final innings with 6000 spectators watching an exciting finish.
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St. Louis
Browns
New Yorks
Milligan
White
Slattery
King
Big Jack Milligan
Crane
Catcher Brown
Murphy
Roger Connor
Buck Ewing
Innin
Giants
Louis
Ale Latham
Horned
Roins
Ward
Dell
Rich
Comisk’y
Connor
L McCarthy
O’ Rourke
Herr
Slaitery
C. Freeones
Whitney
Comiskey
Laitham
Robinson
Melarthy
E Ewing
Robinson O’neil
O'Rourke
O’neil
Richardson
Ewing
Jlay
McCarthy
Brown
Gatiney
Kelly
Indiana A Redemption from Slavery by Dunn
A detailed appraisal of Dunns Indiana volume focusing on the anti slavery period up to 1816 with emphasis on the Ordinance of 1787 authorship and its impact. The review highlights Dunns thorough research on early settlements Post Ouiatanon and Vincennes, Ohio Company land purchases, and the Northwest territory slavery struggle. It notes some strong opinions and praises the work as a significant contribution to Indiana and United States history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
Indiana
Union
Post Ouiatanon
Vincennes
Ohio Company
Northwest
Nathan Dane
Rufus King
Dane
Congress
Ohio
United States
South
Webster
Colored Republicans Rally and Torchlight Demonstration in Cambridgeport
The colored Republicans of Cambridgeport held a rally at St. Pauls Methodist Church with an overflow meeting in the vestry. Dr W C Lane presided upstairs and Hon Robert O Fuller downstairs. Speakers included Hon James A Fox Colonel N P Hallowell Richard P Hallowell J C Chappelle and Hon Robert O Fuller. The talks focused on congressional candidates in the fifth district the condition of the colored man in the South and tariffs from a protectionist view. Before the rally a torchlight demonstration by the Harrison and Morton cadets Cambridgeport and the Ward 9 cadets of Boston was held.
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Cambridgeport
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
W. C. Lane
Robert O. Fuller
James A. Fox
N. P. Hallowell
Richard P. Hallowell
J. C. Chappelle
South
Harrison
American Missionary Society meeting in Providence
The American Missionary Society reassembled in Providence R I on October 24 with papers read. Dr J M Sturtevant urged teaching colored Southerners brotherhood rather than equality and warned whites must act to keep the nation’s balance.
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Providence
R. L
American Missionary Society
J. M. Sturtevant
South
Brand
Oberlin
Taylor
London
Lady Kinnaird
America
B. A. Imes
Memphis
Tenn
Joshua Givens
Texas
Carlisle
Penn
Montreal Carries 12 Million Loan For Civic Debt
Mayor Abbott reports the Montreal council's financial delegation in England has floated a $12,000,000 loan in the London market at 8 percent to consolidate the city's civic debts. Baring Brothers arranged the deal.
Universalist Church Convention Opens In Curacao
The Universalist general convention began in St Pauls Church Curacao with Hon. Hozea W. Parker of New Hampshire elected presiding officer. Rev Dr Charles H Eaton of New York preached the sermon. Trustees reported rising membership and liberal contributions. Meeting schedule changed from annual to biennial.
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Universalist Church Convention
Universalist Church General Convention
St. Paul’s Church
Hozea W. Parker
New Hampshire
Charles H. Eaton
New York
Aristocracy and Other Essays to the Southern Reader
A critical review of the novel Aristocracy arguing it is untruthful and harmful, misrepresenting English aristocracy and fostering prejudice. The piece notes inadequate character portrayal, with American hero Philip Allen and varying opinions on other stories, while praising some Creole life depictions in related works and noting artificiality in some tales.
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New Orleans
Chartres
Royal
Carlito Jacmel
Cribiche
Harrison
New York
D. Appleton & Co
Autrefois
James A. Harrison
Gassell & Co
Boston
W. B. Clarke & Co
Price
England
Ford
Oaktorrington
Lord Oaktorrington
Edith
Philip Allen
Mr. Harrison
Tis ‘Izzet
Esmé
le Hall
American Magazine and English Illustrated review items
The American Magazine offers varied features including Walter G Wilson on America's Crack Regiments and other essays on the Orinoco River free trade in the Pacific Coast, Connecticut Valley, and Boy Life on the Prairie. English Illustrated Magazine October highlights Swinburne Olive, Sant'ario, John Hoppner and His Time, A Dead City, and El Catera with larger pages and notable engravings.
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American
Walter G. Wilson
America
New York
Hutchinson
Orinoco River
John R. Chapin
Connecticut
Hamlin Garland
George Edgar Montgomery
the Post
George Lansing Raymond
Princeton College
English Illustrated Magazine
Helping the Needy at Boston Provident Association Meeting
The annual meeting at the charity building on Chardon street reported 6897 relief applications from 2853 people, with over 1000 new cases. 2112 families received aid and more than 2000 home visits were made as 4407 garments and other items were distributed, coal, fuel and food funded $6968 in aid, total charity spending $13127, exceeding income by $6900. The board of managers for the coming year includes Col. Charles R. Codman as president and Emory Souther as treasurer, with a large district committee list of Boston notables and physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Provident Association
Charity
Chardon Street
Emery Souther
Charles R. Codman
Martin Brimmer
Francis Minot
Algernon Coolidge
William R. Robeson
Edward Jackson
William Hedge
John D. Williams
Wesley A. Gove
Frank E Dimick
George H. Fales
Josephs. Bigelow
William Appleton
M.D
Ward B. Frothingham
Thomas Nelson
Emery
Theodore H. Tyndale
Thornton R. Lothrop
E. Frothingham
Charles B. Belt
Charles H. Hersey
Rank £. Bradish
Where is Mountain Ex-Inspector Missing From Court
Ex Inspector Mountain did not appear at Municipal Court for a trial on receiving stolen theater tickets. Old Colony railroad pressed for default and capial. Edward A. Noble held for trial in Superior Court on first Monday in November. Mountain’s whereabouts remain a mystery. counsel said he had not seen him since Monday.
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Mountain
Old Colony
Edward A. Noble
W. W. Doherty
Old Colony Road
Inspectors of Police
Escape of a State Prisoner Peter Herbert
Peter Herbert who has served over eleven years in the State prison escaped yesterday at noon. He had three and a half years left to serve and would have earned remittance for good behavior. He often worked outside the walls with prison carpenters and was missed at 11. Officials offer no theory on his whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Herbert
Log Cabin Remedies Highlight Grandmother Health Wisdom
An Indiana doctor finds a common weed infusion may aid bowel disorders, echoing grandmotherly cures. The piece extols simple, fresh Log Cabin remedies like sarsaparilla and cough cures, praising ancestral knowledge and living health traditions.
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Indiana
Warner
Ethan Allen
Seth Warner
Sheridan
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Ohn Weisman
Yate Boys
NEW Books
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Benon
Lenson
Newbury & Johnon
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J. J. Dixwell
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Pond Streets
Lowder’s Lane
Ward 23
Sunny Side
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
State Street
Almeria
Kansas
Alsatia
Catalonia
Russia
Lewis Wharf
Snow & CO
North Market St
Fulton St
Albert Howe & CO
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
W. P. Balch Live Stock Commission
ENTY
Parker House
Framingham
Mass
Boston Electric Club
E. Wilbur Rice, Jr
T. W. Sprague
West
Big Bend
Sprague
Aspen
Col
Samuel Hatch
Fulton Street
Ferry Street
Samuel Train
Salem St
Tileston St
Salem Street
Tileston Street
Trustees’ Sale
Broad Street
Butler Row
Sae
Walker’s Horse and Carriage Bazaar
Portland
Lancaster Streets
Nathan G. Green
Cyrus C. Mayberry
Washington Street
Garbett and Wood
Rveyers
Lorin L. Fuller
Richards & CO
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
John Noble
C.H. Cooper
HoLas Dixon
Jail County
Elizabeth
James Mack
Nellie Mack
Boston City Hospital
Jame Arthur Dixon
Nicholas Dixon
Elizabeth Dixon
Oston
The
Boston Post
Joan W. McKim
Esquire
Elijah George
Register
Superior Court
Harriet E. McCorkle
Clement Marshall McCorkle
Worcester Square
Peter M. MacDonald
Harriet E, McCorele
Boston, Mass
Clerg
Clement Marshal McCorkle
Clement Marsh Ll McCorkle
Jos
A. Willard
A. Wadleigg
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