Blackballing Quay Sparks Graft and Party Feud in Pittsburg
Washington reports prominent Pennsylvania figures say Senator Quay’s blackballing by the Young Men's Republican Tariff Club of Pittsburgh was deliberate to discipline rival supporters tied to Chicago convention disputes. Cameron allies in Lancaster Wilkes Barre and beyond are urged to cut Quay loose. The falling out risks a contest next autumn when a Cameron successor is chosen.
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Prosecution Sought Over Political Assessment Circular
The Star reports the Civil Service Commission will urge the District Attorney to prosecute those involved in distributing a political assessment circular sent by the Old Dominion Republican League to Virginia government workers. It cites section 12 prohibiting solicitations in government buildings and notes possible action against Elan, Godwin, and Verser under section 11.
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Pension Bureau chief orders personal review of large claims
General Raum directs pension office heads to submit high value claims for his personal consideration before certification. He notes this will not delay final adjudication and will prioritize such cases. An accompanying order requires fee agreements to show law provisions limiting certifications of fees over 10 dollars after November 18.
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Customs Revenue Report Seeks Permanent Budget Increase
Samuel V. Holliday the commissioner of customs reports for the year ending June 30 1889 total settlements reached 225 202412 with 20 153992 disbursed. He urges statutory clauses on per diem employees leaves of absence and allows collectors to authorize deputies and clerks pending secretary approval. He calls for a permanent 7 500 000 annual increase to the customs budget to cover expenses and stabilize payments into the general fund.
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Capture of Jefferson Davis Reward Paid to Levernier
Treasury records show Honore Levernier received 293 for aiding the capture of Jefferson Davis by a detachment led by Major General James H. Wilson. The 1865 capture involved units from the Fourth Michigan Cavalry First Wisconsin Cavalry and First Ohio Cavalry. Congress later appropriated the reward in 1868 after a lengthy audit of 250-plus claimants.
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Wisconsin
Admiral Franklin Hosts Dinner for International Conference Delegates
Admiral Franklin presided at a dinner at his residence honoring delegates to the International Marine Conference. Guests included Sir Julian Pauncefote British minister Mumm Von Schwartzenstein German legation Vice-Admiral Kaznakoff Russia Vice-Admiral Baron de Spain Austria-Hungary Dr Steve King Hamburg Rear Admiral Sir R More Molyneaux Captain Malberg Sweden Charles-M P Thomas Gray and W W Goodrich.
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Unitarian Conference Advances Liberal Ministry Efforts
The national Unitarian and allied churches session opened with devotions as papers on liberal ministry were read. Dorman B. Eaton proposed a resolution urging clergymen to make moral issues in elections central in sermons. The Meadville endowment and Clarke professorship received strong support with a five member committee to push the effort.
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Cambridge
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Cambridgeport
Joseph Henry Allen
Unitarian Review
Boston
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J. H. Haywood
Louisville
C. A. Staples
Lexington
George Cary
John Snyder
St. Louis
George Batchelor
Lowell
Charles G. Ames
C. G. Ames
T. L. Eliot
Portland
Edward E. Hale
D.D
Adaeet Soak
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Cleveland Invited by Boston Merchants for December Dinner
A Boston Merchants Association committee led by General P. A. Collins and others visited New York to invite ex-President Cleveland to speak at their annual dinner in December. Cleveland indicated he would likely attend.
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New York
Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Meeting At Parker House
A regular meeting of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati officers and standing committees will be at the Parker House Boston on Thursday November 7 at 10 30 am. Applications for aid or membership from descendants of Revolutionary officers may be made to listed officers and trustees in Boston Brookline Cambridge Dennysville Me Providence R I and other locations.
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Gamaliel Bradford
William Raymond Lee
J. Huntington Wolcott
Alexander Williams
J. Collins Warren
M.D
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Free Church Association
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Hamilton Place
WM. C. Winslow
Marriages in City and Nearby Areas In Late October
A series of marriage notices from various towns lists couples wed in late October across Massachusetts and nearby states. Names include August and Anna Anderson, Charles Armstrong and Mary Ryan, Marshall Ayres and Frances Noble, Charles Ames and Fannie Stackpole, Arthur Crooks and Myra Adams, George Ketchum Etchum and Annie Taylor, Johanna Mollergren and Perry, Clarence Smith and Cora Carswell, and L J Smith and Mary McKay, with venues and officiants noted.
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This City
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August Anderson
Anna C. Anderson
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Fletcher
Charles Armstrong
Mary Ryan
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Cambridge
Mass
E. W. Noble
D.D
Samuel H. Virgin
Marshall Ayres
New York City
Frances Hastings Noble
Ames—Stackpole
Saugus
E. G. Smith
Charles Amés
Fannie E. Stackpole
Kangor
Woburn
Caleb D. Bradlee
George Crowell Etchum
Annie N.taylor
Perry—Mollergren
Bar Harbor
Tey A
Perry
Bucksport
Johanna Mollergren
Boston
Smith—Carswell
Clarence Arthur Smith
Cora Isabel Carswell
Smith—Mckay
W. J. Chase
L. J. Smith
Mary E. McKay
Deaths and obituaries in Cambridge and surrounding cities
Obituary notices list Josiah Allen of Boston aged 92 and many others in Cambridge Lowell Somerville Waltham Newtonville Dorchester Roxbury and Philadelphia. Entries include ages from 21 months to 94 years with multiple widows and a Harvard College senior Elmer Lincoln Cummings. Funeral notices for Louisa Dumaresq Blake appear with Trinity Church service.
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Jamaica Plain
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Dorchester
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Philadelphia
Henry Winsor
Great pictorial on boys knives of all times and places
A vivid pictorial feature showcases boys knives from numerous eras and countries. Curated by Prof. Mason and Mr. Chandler of the Smithsonian, it presents eighty pages of illustrated literature celebrating historical blades and their makers.
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