National and World News Highlights Across Nations
Maryland independents forecast victory amid Boss Gorman schemes as Cleveland proclaims November 24 for Thanksgiving. Portland hosts the American Missionary Association annual meeting. a rise in detective activity follows anarchist executions. Fore ign notes include Chamberlain supporters in Islington and Gladstone speeches in England. Also reported are Yellow Fever in Tampa and updates on Irish affairs.
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Maryland
Gorman
Cleveland
American Missionary Association
Congregational Churches
Portland
Chicago
Pacific Railroad
New York
E. H. Nichols
St. Louis
Mark D. Kimball
Biddeford
Stain
Longobradi
Barrett
William Reed
Pittsburg
Gowers Point
N. J
Tampa
Fla
Hopedale
George Draper
John D. Long
Chamberlain Speaks as Irish Policy Sparks Tensions
London reports outline Earl Spencer’s condemnation of the government over Ireland and Chamberlain’s remarks on Canada’s autonomy and imperial ties. Protests erupt as crowds follow and police disperse at Dublin and London events.
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Earl Spencer
Prince Ferdinand
Dynamite conspiracies and Baltimore election clash
London reports warn of a dead American linked to a dynamite plot. Abroad tensions include Austrian Galicia thefts and a potential anti German alliance. Baltimore polls open amid fears of ballot manipulation and crowds pledge reform through new election safeguards and vigilant watch mayors’ race outcome.
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London
Menzil Mark
General Boulanger
Przemys
Austrian Galicia
Toussia
Paris
the Figaro
Czar
Copenhagen
Russia
Belgium
Holland
Sweden
Denmark
Sorta
Ferdinand
Stambuloff
Natcheviten
Dlav
Odessa
Varna
Sma
Upper
Oxus
Sugar Trust Aims at Claus Spreckles in Free Sugar Clash
Port land Me Oct 25 A rumor says the sugar trust plans to strike Claus Spreckles by seeking abrogation of the free sugar clause or tariff removal for Cuba. The plan would unite Atlantic sugar refiners with Western and Pacific interests to form a colossal organization valued around 60 million dollars.
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Porttland
Stroray
Sugar Trust
Claus Spreckles
Sandwich Islands
Congress
Cuba
Spreckles
Atlantic Coast
Middle States
New Orleans
San Francisco
New Trust
Crescent City
Pacific Coast
Hunt
Slim Hope For Anarchists World Despatch Reports Nervous Washington Chicago Police
The New York World Chicago despatch says Moses Solomon warned that a writ of error is unlikely and the case will return to Illinois to rest with the Governor. The seven men sit in low spirits after release and Nina Van Zanlt mourns with them as Spies relay the message. In Cuiago police reinforce the central detective force to protect tomorrow's executions, stationing officers to monitor suspected Anarchists and curb gatherings.
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New York
Chicago
Moses Solomon
Washington
Supreme Court
Illinois
Parsons
Solomon
Nina van Zan
Nina
Verein
Bund
Gesellschaft
Weather Outlook for New England and Adjacent Areas
For twenty four hours from 7 a m Wednesday October 26 warmer fair weather with light to fresh northerly winds turning southerly for New England and eastern New York. Blue Hill Observatory notes southeastern New England will have fair weather tonight followed by increasing clouds and rain.
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WasuImner Tor
New England
New York
Bloue Hill Observatory
HH. H. Chayson
Steamers Arrived and Departed From Ports
A dated ship list notes vessels arriving at Bremen Rotterdam Moville and New York with origins including New Orleans Baltimore Glasgow and Antwerp. Other entries show departures from Boston Philadelphia and Liverpool with routes to Gibraltar Carthagena and Kingston and multiple mid Atlantic calls.
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Bremen
Wyedale
New Orleans
Rotterdam
Albany
Baltimore
Moville
Fornessia
New York
Glasgow
Kinsale
Palestine
Boston
Liverpool
Spain
Gallina
London
Elbe
Pealand
Kepler
Rio Janeiro
Whornhill
Progreso
Philadelphia
Porto Cabello
State of Alabama
Antwerp
Colina
Montreal
Main
Glenmarvin
Shields
Frost Vinent
CVL
Chi.wick
Havana
Westernland
Gibraltar
Glenochil
Carthagena
Seavais
Porman
Nympnae
Barcelona
Lisbon
Benholm
Charles
Laverpool
Shornycroft
Wilmington
Weather and Society Notes From the Day
Warmer fair conditions frame the day with light winds. Ex detective Hersom disputes a diamond theft claim by noting loans and pawning arrangements involving Harris. Real estate owners dispute valuation increases as taxpayers seek relief with assessors.
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Hersom
Harris
Boston Female Asylum
Federation of Trades Unions
Perkins, Dupee & Co
State Street
Thomas Lamb
New England National and
New England Hospital For Women and Children
Church of the Disciples
Atchison
West End
Drowned Prospector William Reed In Search Of Treasure
William Reed of Pittsburgh drowned at Somers Point New Jersey while search for shipwreck treasure. Reed was famed as a leading mineral and oil prospector and reputed to have amassed nearly one million dollars. He used a divining rod and magnetic rod to locate riches and coins.
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Pirrsburg
Penn
William Reed
Somers Point
N.J
Reed
United States
New Jersey
Fire alarms report small damage from early morning blaze
A minor fire at No 4 Broad Street was extinguished with no damage. A later still alarm at nine Crescent Place in a three story brick building used as a shirt factory by Rozen Cohen and Co was caused by a kerosene lamp burst and put out by Chemical Engine No 1 with small damage.
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Broad Street
Crescent Place
Rozen, Cohen & Co
Fire Reports From Small Towns and Mills
In Albany Vermont Peter Vantin's Alburgh house burned from chimney sparks causing about 1000 in loss with 600 insurance. George Mott occupant lost all personal effects with no insurance. In New York Warner Miller's pulp and paper mill at Corinth destroyed by fire with three dead and debris burying two others. In Connecticut Merrien A C Markham's barn and contents burned for about 3000 in loss.
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Albans
Peter Vantin
Alburgh
George Mott
Guren
N. Y
Warner Miller
Corinth
John Mallory
Merrien
Conn
A. C. Markham
Nicoll declines Republican district attorney nomination
Assistant District Attorney Nicoll told the selection committee he cannot accept a nomination implying discrimination against Mr. Martine who shared credit for prosecuting aldermanic boodlers. Republicans nominated Delancey Nicoll for district attorney and Randolph Brisline for Judge of General Sessions amid disorder, with a motion to table Democrats on the ticket passing 203 to 39.
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Nicoll
New York
Martine
Criminal Court
Delancey Nicoll
Randolph Br Iasline
Court of General Sessions
Suit Against Gould Discontinued By Plaintiffs
New York Oct 25 The suit by Amsterdam bankers against Jay Gould and associates to recover several million dollars in securities alleged misappropriated was discontinued today by order of the plaintiffs received by cable from Rotterdam. No reason given. Criminal proceedings cannot be abandoned except on motion of the district attorney and will remain in statu quo for the present.
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Baltimore
Gorman
Maryland
John K. Cowen
Democrats
Post
Board of Police
Higgins
Rasin
Sonny
Bartlett
John C. Rose
Reform League
Irvine Cross
Latrobe
Washington Navy Yard
New York
Gould
Amsterdam
Jay Gould
Rotterdam
Trial of Sir Wilfrid Blunt Opens in Woodford
The case begins with Sir Wilfrid Blunt facing prosecution counsel Mr Ronan. Mr Harrington objects to the court and seeks summons against Magistrate Byrne for assault. Byrne testifies he warned Blunt to desist from speaking. A protest over press reports and National League actions follows in Cork as citizens oppose the recorder’s handling of related cases.
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Dusty
Wilfrid Blunt
Woodford
Ronan
Harrington
M. P
Byrne
Mr. Blunt
Blunt
Lady Blunt
Walsh
The
Wexford People
National League
Cork
O'Brien
Paris Chamber Debates Extraordinary War Credit and Suez Deal
Paris reports show Prime Minister Rouvier proposing an extraordinary army and navy credit of 100000000 francs and a plan to convert 44 percent rebates to 8 percent. War Minister Ferron backs a mountain infantry and artillery corps. Flourens presents Anglo French Suez conventions. Urgency on the Legion of Honor inquiry passes 879 to 155. London notes claim French see concessions as a step toward Egypt evacuation by Britain.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Rouvier
Suez Canal
Hebrides Islands
M. de Ornano
Bonapartist
Rouvier
Republican Electoral Committee of
Tours
M. Wilson
the Elysée
M Wilson
London
The
Standard
Egypt
M. Flourens
Libel Suit Arising From Bribery Probe In Montreal
A deposition sworn against Hugh Graham for criminal libel ties to a bribery inquiry about payments by the St. Lawrence Sugar Refinery to secure pipe-laying rights. Senator Thiban Dean testified the company sought his help and claimed urgency to spend money to obtain privilege, with admissions of possible higher sums.
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Graham
Montreal
Hugh Graham
St. Lawrence
Thibandean
Ion
Crimina
Florida man Parish shoots three in Calhoun County
A white man named Parish shot and killed three men in Calhoun County Florida claiming they had stolen his boat. The incident prompts police inquiry and public safety concerns in the rural area.
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Parish
Calhoun County
Florida
Accuracy Praised Amid Campaign Accusations
The piece notes a figure who claims extensive charges from ballot box stuffing to murder and faces fifty libel suits yet remains uncontradicted in any detail. He is described as a campaign wonder and the bitterest foe to his regular opponents.
Political Giant John K Cowan Elevates Maryland Movement
John K Cowan, a towering Maryland political figure, is hailed for energizing the independent movement and challenging machine politics. A Princeton and Ann Arbor alumnus, he built Baltimore and Ohio's legal department and now commands high pay and bold, bombshell speeches that expose rumors with hard proof.
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Maryland
John K. Cowan
New York Times
Ajax
Cowan
Ohio
Princeton College
Ann Arbor
Cooley
Robert Garrett
Princeton
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Mr. Cowan
Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Treasury
Disraeli
Witness Details Pacif ic Railways Promoter Testimony
Effingham H Nichols testifies in Pacific railway investigation about promotion costs, stock payments, and congressional dinners. He notes Grant signed the original map, later tore it, and Boutwell was involved. He argues government should wipe interest on claims as railways benefited the public.
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New York
Effingham H. Nichols
Central Branch
Pacific Road
Pacific Railway
Thomas A. Hendricks
Reverdy Johnson
General Grant
Congress
Washington
Nichols
Oliver Ames
Commission
Gould
Anderson
Pacific Railways
Judge Dillon
Union Pacific
Dillon
Thanksgiving Proclamation and Treasury News Highlights
The 1887 Thanksgiving Proclamation calls for November 24 as a day of prayer and family reunion with worship and charitable acts. Separately, May Wong’s complaint against Canadian officers is returned for oath verification. U S banks declare a Fidelity National Bank dividend and designate government depositories amid Civil Service discussions.
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Washineton
Grover Cleveland
United States
Washington
Thomas F. Bayard
May Wong
State Department
Canada
Dominion
Secretary of the Treasury
Fourth National Bank of New York
The
Merchants’ National Bank of Newark
N. J
Garrett's Syndicate Offer Reported In Telegraph Sale
Baltimore dispatch says Mr. Garrett told a close friend that before Europe Jay Gould offered 8 million for the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph and was refused Garrett asking 10 million. He claims a Amsterdam bankers syndicate agreed to buy for 10 million and that Gould influenced Baltimore officials to push the sale as Garrett returned. A syndicate member reportedly traveled with Garrett bearing a 3 million certified check.
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Baltimore
Garrett
Europe
Jay Gould
Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph
Amsterdam
Telegraph
Gould
Baltimore & Ohio
Amstrdam Syndicate
Hopedale dedicates new town hall gifted by George Draper
The handsome Hopedale Town Hall, donated by the late George Draper, was formally dedicated with prominent guests from across Massachusetts. Chief speakers praised communal wealth, temperance, arts, and village improvement, and a portrait of Draper was presented as part of the ceremony. The building, 75 by 69 feet with Milford granite, houses the town library, reading room, three halls, offices, and a 350-seat main hall. total cost with land was 60,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Draper
Hopedale
Adin Ballon
Weber
L. G. Wilson
Honors for an Astronomer in France Award
Dr. H. Peters, Hamilton College astronomer, receives the cross of an officer of the Legion of Honor from the French government for his achievements.
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Union
N. Y
H. ¥. Peters
Hamilton College
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Oriental
Islington
Mr. Chamberlain
Fisheries Commission
English Home Rule Union
Ireland
Wilfrid Slant
Mr. Gladstone
Marquis of Ripon
M.M. Stambuloff
Natchevitch
Edinburgh
Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain
England
America
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United Kingdom
Toronto Globe
Ulster
Gladstone
Parnell
Foreign Office
Bergne
Treaty Department
Maycock
Chamber of Commerce
Dublin
God Save Ireland
King Street Barracks
Garner
Tanner
Queenstown
Middleton
O’brien
Mitchelstown
Wilfred Blunt
Glidstone
Leeds
Karl Spencer
Rosebery
Aberdeen
John Morley
Halifax
Lord Randolph Churchill
Newcastle
Churchill
Windsor Castle
Nottingham
Lord Hartington
Hartington
General Foreign News
Prince
BIG Sugar Trust
Thomas
Standard Sugar
Standard Company
Lattimore
the Weather LN
Observer
Signal Servics
U.S. A
A Ositon
Ever Eater
Tam Emee
West
Eaatport
Sao
Fair Mt. Washington
Aceon
Nantucket
Cloudy Philadel Nia
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Norfolk
Hatteras
Fort Smith
Eee
Galveston
Memphis
Knoxville
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Wee
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Yarmouth
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Leavenworth
Uron
St. Vincent
Bimarck
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Fort Custer
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Felena
Deadwood
Cheyenne
North Vlatte
S. Ee
Denver
Fair Cuenta
Isle of Wight
Savannah
She City
Pillsbure
Ireland and Irish Affairs
Independents of
Pacific Railway Affairs
Mr. Nichols
Fidelity National Bank of Cincinnati
Civil Service
Lyman
City
Oberly
Illinois Associaton
Edgerton
Berly
Garret
Jay Goud
Hopedale’s Hall
John D. Lane
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