The Spell Is Broken as Teams Win Wide
Detroits defeat the New Yorks and the Chicagos beat the Phillies. Boston tops Indianapolis in tame opener at South End grounds with strong battery work by Kelly and Burdock. Washington falls to Pittsburgh while Chicago edges Philadelphia in late drama at Prit Apertonia A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroits
New Yorks
Chicagos
Phillies
Pittsburgh
Washington
Bostons
Hoosiers
Philadelphia
Pittsburgs
Pitcher McDermott Hammered as Lowels Win Big
In Lowel, September 1, Pitcher McDermott faced a heavy onslaught as the Lowell team surged with twenty singles and thirty four total bases. Duffy of Lowell crushed three home runs and set a New England League batting record, while Canavan shifted back to deep defense limiting a key hit. Sullivan pitched well as Manchester hitters struggled, and Toffling sustained a temple injury from a line drive during the warmups. Umpire Mahoney was later replaced by J Grady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostons
Indianapolis
R. BH
Po.a
Brown
Morrill
O Bassett
Johnston
O Johnson
Conway
Hackett
Burdock
Shreve
Kelly
Nash
Seery
Shomberg
Johntoy
Powers
New York
Polo Grounds
New Yorks
Detroits
Rainey
Getzein
Danny Richardson
Thompson
Lowells
Sullivan
Manchester
Mahoney
J. Grady
Manchesters
D. Burns
Troy
Hartnett
Coughlin
Doyle
Kennely
Trask
Guinasso
FT McGoule
Canavan
McDermott
Sas Woolig
CORR
Sheffler
Duffy
Thirst
McGunnigle
W.L. Sullivan
Kennedy
Liggins
M. J. Mahoney
Grady
Salem Defeats Portlands in Loosely Played Showdown
Salem and Portland played a weak fielding game with Salem winning by 11 runs. Campana and Hay homered for Salem while Davin Hatfield Shoeneck and Lufberry contributed multiple hits. Umpire F Turner officiated the 2 hour 30 minute contest called after darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Portlands
Salems
PO. A. E. Fh
Po.a. FE
Campana
Andrus
Ray
Dick’son
Donovan
Hatfeld
Hamilton
Thayer
Burke
O Davin
Murphy
Galligan
Henry
Schoen
Farrell
Lufberry
Fitzger’d
Clark
Coca Sessic Vesseso
Wesc
Oo Fer
Hay
Davin
Hatfield
Shoeneck
Severe Texas Storm Ravages Morgan and Nearby Towns
A Morgan Texas report details the hardest rainfall in memory causing extensive damage across the county. Railways Texas Central and Gulf Colorado Santa Fe are crippled, with multiple businesses and nine homes washed away. Whitney and Hico areas report washed houses and eleven bridges lost. Rail damage exceeds 100600 dollars. farm losses remain uncalculated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuicaGco
Morgan
Tex
Texas Central
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Bosque River
Sellers & Hamilton
Sam Franks
M. Haile
J. H. Justice
Anderson
Whitney
Hill County
Hico
Rag Imports to Boston Face Stricter Inspection
Consul Charles T. Russen in Liverpool reports Boston receives old rags shipped from ships that evade inspection and disinfection. He cites rising imports to 25 520 tons this year and says no documents will be certified until a sanitary inspector personally examines the rags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Board of Health
Boston
State Department
Washington
Russell
Liverpool
United States
James D. Porter
Manchester
Charles T. Russen
Fair Attendees Reach Eighteen Thousand at Bancor Fair
Enrollment swells as 18,000 spectators enjoy a delightful day at Bancor. Ambler wins the 2:30 pace in 2:30, Golden Maxim takes the mile heat in 1:49, Aubine finishes 2:33, Rocket 2:29, and Garymede 2:31. Bicycle races add excitement while May Queen’s mare clocks 0:54 for a quarter mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Nelson
B. m. Aubine
F. O. Stanley
G. B. Ingraham
S.g
Garymede
K. Coulter
Pittsburg
Penn
David C. Bright
May Queen
New England Pension Grants Listed By State
Sept 1 dispatch lists pension awards for New Englanders including originals and increases across Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts. Names include Ansel G Marston Bath Edward W Raines Dover Spratt Carmel Ephraim W Howe Calais Daniel OBrien Togus and others with re issues and widows noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waasuhington
New
Mary
Isaac Parker
Tilton
Increase
Jeremiah B. Dearborn
Belmont
James H. Wilpart
Epping
Noah Glover
New Hanon
Vermont
Georgiana
James Wallace
Grady
Lyndonville
Truman J. Waterman
North Tunbridge
Lemuel N. Woods
Danville
Leonard H. Folzom
Marsh
Jockey West Remains in Precarious Condition at Saratoga
Jockey West, seriously injured on Monday at Saratoga, remains in a precarious condition with paralysis on his left side. Dr. F. M. Boyce said his recovery chances are doubtful. Fellow jockey Penny, injured but improving, plans to ride at Niagara forthcoming meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
West
F. M. Boyce
Penny
Niagara
Boston Y M C A Acknowledges Growth and Departures
The Boston Young Men's Christian Association reported twenty three new members in August and three hundred fifty six pages of religious reading distributed. The employment bureau aided thirty seven jobs, with a hundred twenty registered. five excursions were held and thirty eight gospel wagon services reached many who hear little. The Tremont row branch maintained activity while the assembly mourned the severance of Rev M R Deming and A S Stafford. General Secretary Walter C Douglass praised the reports and future growth. A tribute lauded Hon Alpheus Hardy as a steadfast friend and supporter and leader in Tabernacle work with Moody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
Tremont Row
M. R. Deming
A. $. Stafford
Walter C. Douglass
Russell Sturgis, Jr
Alpheus Hardy
Church Universal
Tabernacle
Moody
Editor’s Letter Attacks The Hidden Way Across the Threshold
A Theosophical Student condemns J C Street’s The Hidden Way Across the Threshold as a sham inspired work. The letter accuses Street of plagiarizing from the August issue of the Theosophical magazine The Watch and warns readers to beware mystics seeking gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Street
The
Vatch
Theosophical
New York
The Hidden Way Across the Threshold Critiques
A detailed dispute centers on Dr. Street and Theosophical work The Hidden Way Across the Threshold publishers Lee and Shepard. Shepard defends Street as ethical and comprehensive while Monachesi argues plagiarism by appropriation from The Path and other sources. Street is unnamed in town for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Street
Path
Mme. Blavatsky
Isis
Harprave Jennings
Lee & Shepard
Charles A. B. Shepard
N. R. Monachesi
New York
Mr. Shepard
Mr. Monachesi
The
Theosophical Society of New York
Sinnott
Dr. Street
Monachesi
Proposals for Gas Lights in Boston Public Lamps
Sealed proposals were received for furnishing gas to Boston public lamps in Roxbury West Roxbury Jamaica Plain Brighton Dorchester South Boston East Boston and Charlestown for three years. Each lamp to burn nightly from sunset to sunrise or at least 828 hours yearly and consume four feet of gas per hour or as directed. Bids listed from East Boston South Boston Dorchester Jamaica Plain Charlestown Roxbury Brookline and others. The contract was taken under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Board of Aldermen
Roxbury
West Roxbury
Jamaica Plain
Brighton
Dorchester
South Boston
East Boston
Charlestown
East Boston Gas Company
South Boston Gas Company
Dorchester Gas Light Company
Jamaica Plain Gas Light Company
Charlestown Gas Light Company
Some Days in Old Ireland XII in Wicklow Hills
The author describes a Dublin to Rathnew excursion through Wicklow scenery noting deep wooded valleys, the Vastry waterworks, and the Seven Churches at Glendalough. Guides, legends, and historic sites mix with reflections on Avoca, Avonmore, and local estates including Par nnell’s domain and Castle Howard as the landscape yields panoramic views steeped in antiquity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Rathnew
Wicklow Hills
Ireland
Mt. Callagh
Colonel Tighe
Taylor
Devil’s Glen
Holt
Dwyer
Lanagh
Mediterranean
Glendalough
Valley of the Two Lakes
Connemara
Kevin
St. Kevin’s Kitchen
Clara
Avonmore
Thomas Moore
Fin McCool
Jim Feeney
America
Avonbeg
Vale of
Avoca
Shakspere
Miranda
Strikers Reopen at Stone's Shoe Factory After Rejected Price List
In Haverhill on September 1, workers at A. Stones shoe manufactory rejected the proposed price reduction. After talks, production resumed at the old prices and the strike was averted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
A. Stone’s Shoe Manufactory
Railroads Seen Consolidating Under Syndicate Control
A New York Evening Post account quotes a Wall Street financier asserting a Baltimore & Ohio transfer to a syndicate is likely. He links the move to a broader plan uniting New York Central, Pennsylvania Central, and Philadelphia & Reading roads, with Western lines falling under control of the syndicate and Pennsylvania Central gaining leverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Wall Street
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Express Company
United States Express Company
New York Central
Pennsylvania Central
Philadelphia & Reading Roads
Baltimore & Ohio
Garrett
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Road
Southern Lines
Richmond Terminal Syndicate
Pennsylvania Central Railroad
Western Lines
Wason Car Company Works On Chilean Rail Car Order
The Wason Car Company of Springfield nears completion on four of eight cars for the Chili State rail road from Valparaiso to Santiago, for Carol Salon Car Company. Chilean minister and company reps inspect the cream white cars with gold trim and glass windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wason Car Company of
Springfield
Chili State
Valparaiso
Santiago
Carol Salon Car Company
Pullman Palace Car Company
Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Listings
Suffolk County records show multiple August deeds transferring land and buildings across Charles street Myrtle street Newbury street Indiana place Roxbury West Roxbury East Boston Charlestown Chelsea Revere and Revere including parcels on Webster street Cook street LaGrange street and Washington avenue with prices mostly listed as $1 mortgages noted for several parcels and sums like 15000 and 4000 in Beal Poor and other lenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centre Street
Jamaica Plan
Oseph C. Dimock
Alice B. Gibreas
M Street
South Boston
Joseph C. Dimock
Charles
Judkins
South
Boston
Edwin J. Venables
Fred W. Hatch
Florence Avenue
Revere
Alexander P. Houghton
Guardian Cooperative Bank
Conway Street
West Roxbury
Emma J. Rockwell
James T. Hodson
Norfolk Street
Alfred A. Marcus
George H. Poor
Newbury Street
Benjamin B. Newhall
Edgar
Wells Et al
John E. Stone
Rescent Avenue
Frans L. Malmstrom
Eben Hutchinson
Carroll Street
Chelsea
Arthur Meehan
Charlestown
Five Cents Savings Bank
Bartlett Street
N. Hayward Fuller
Ebenezer Weld
Tappan Street
Roxbury
Michael Dolan Et Ax
James Johnston
Custer Street
Jamaica Plain
James Doyle
Elizabeth W. Sargent
Fenwick Street
Ditto
Samuel Weld
Charles Street
Robert Codmann
Herbert Parker
Myrtle Street
Susan H. Callahan
Mary D. Mann
Albert G. Frost
James H. Beal
Alfred A. Mercus
Indiana Place
Roxspury
John E. Mackintosh
Cornelius P. Sullivan
LaGrange Street
John E. Blakemore
Mary E. Needham
Brown & Hastings
Margaret Clifford
William C. ClarBs
Webster Street
Addison Smith Et al
William Breen
Cook Street
Patrick Coghlan
John Coghlan
Mortgage transfers on Beach Street land in Revere
Minot L. Derby transfers a mortgage to Sarah Y. Fenno for land and buildings on the northeasterly Beach street area in Revere dated August 18, for 1500. Alexander G. Macomber and others assign to Benjamin C. Clark a mortgage on and buildings on the remaining parcel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot L. Derby
Sarah Y. Fenno
Beach Street
Revere
Alexander G. Macomber
Benjamin C. Clark
Speculative Bond Listings and Bank References 1887
A fragment listing shares and bank names including Suffolk National Bank Lowell Manufacturing Everett Mills Great Falls Manufacturing Gloucester County institutions and railroad stocks with various dates and par values. It reads like a broker shorthand of securities and issuers active in September 1887, with many abbreviations and misspellings.
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South End
Boston Battery
Glasscock
Twitchell
Gillesle
Bennett
Richn
Anton
Lede Getzein
Keefe
Gore
Gillespie
A.richardson
Anlon
D. Richardson
Ward
Rowe
H. Richardson
Southers
Brady
Washingtons
Gilmore
Donnelly
Galvin
Coleman
K. Bh.po
A.E. Robhlpo
A. Ey Carroll
UilSchoch
O Qojhines
Fildes If
O'Daly
Duller
Cere
O’brien
Dalryple
OlMack
Barkley
O Farrell
Smith
Ol Myers
Kuehne
O Gilmore
Ogo
Gang PO
Ocber
Pausdoiegs
Sc Cies
Gio
Carroll
Schoch
Mack
Miller
Replate
O'Brien
Bis
Prit
Doescher
Philadelphiaa
Bhpo
Buffinton
Wilm’son
Philadelphias
Wood
Vogarty
Mulvey
Farrar
Clements
Darling
Burns
Clarkson
Ball
Daly
McLaughlin
Ryan
Whleingcone
Sagiqhadoue
Charlestowns
Texas
Maine
New England
Christian Labors
Boston Y. M. C. A
Old Ireland
Neex
Castle Howard
Charles 8. Parnell
Rathbrum
Earl of Meath
Aughrim
Railroad Matters
Palace Cars
Ilinois
John H. Pray, Sons & Co
Fink
Europe
George R. Blanchard
Central ‘Traffic Committee
Chicago & Indiana Coal
St. Louis
Vansala & Terra Haute
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Indiana
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New York State
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado Midland Road
Colorado Springs
Leadville
Denver & Rio Grande
Commercial Cable Company
England
Wantoniet Beach
Hull
Old Colony House
Steen
New York & Sea Beach Railroad Company
Red River Valley
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Manitoba
Detroit
Lansing
Seeree's
Suffolk County
Washington G. Benedict
Henry Hiller
John H. Putnam
John C. Richardson
Benjamin M. Richardson
Washington Avenue
Rebecca P. Reed
Michael Crowley
Olive Street
R. Knights & Co
Washington St
Main St
Cambridgeport
Norman Street
West End
Horatio Harris & CO
State Street
Francis Henshaw & CO
Merchants’ Exchange
Kirst
Boston Stock Exchange
Eversee
N. City BK
Suffolk N. Bank
Jloward N. Bk
Lowell Mfg. Co
Tomen Mille
Buvnme Arrow
Old Colony B. R. Co
New England Glass Co
Boston Wharf Co
Lombard Inv. Co
Michigan
BR. R
Rh. L. Daw & Company
Brokers &2
No. St State St
Freeman’s Natl
Boylston Do Atlas
Glouccester
Gloucester
Mass
Exchange Bank
Do Rocklando
Chicopee
Bs Vcauuy Atelioe Rates Mfe. Co
Ualsallo Alles Gfelles
Do Poris
Gt. Falis & Con
Ry. Pi
Tvord
Saco & Ports
West Ind
Rv. Prd
SAU
Massa
West End Ry
Boylston Mut
Ins
Lewis Wharf Co
Dorchester Gas Light Co
Whalean
Nsmscrea Vuion Stock Yards and Transit Co
Washington F
Bephe Ins. Co
M. m
Kingston
Alen
Boston Cab Co
Boston Consolidated St
W. End
Dayton & Lronton
Worcester
Rutland Rd
Albert Howe & Co
Market Street
Warren Avenue
Bostom
Thomas Rice
Ada C. Rice
Eliza A. Upham
Charles A. Upham
Suffolk
Joseph R. Churchill
Samuel Downer
Sak Nt
Quincy
Franklin Smith
William and
Samuel Phipps
Phipps
Quincey Street
New York & New England Railroad
Nsaae Howe
Devonshire St
Auction Ction Sales
A. 5. Richards & CO
John
Wilmerding
Wilmeleding, Hoguet & CO
White St
Townsend & Montant
St Leonard Street
Cunard Line
Queenstown
Cork Harbor
Catalon
Pavonia
Bothnia Samaria
Great Britain
P A
Caphalonia
Scythia
Catalonia
Eet
Alexander Martin
Allan Line
Glasgow
Parisian
Quebec
Charles V. Casey
Broad Street
MT. & A. Allan
Anchor Line
Atlantic Express
City OF
Henderson Brothers
Bowling Green
Palestine
Kansas
Warren & CO
Postoffice Square
Boston & Bangor Steamship CO
Mount Desert
Penobscot Bay
Poscier’s Wharf
Atlantic Avenue
Rockland
Camden
Northport
Belfast
Searspot
Fort Point
Bucksport
Winterport
Hampden
Bangor
Southwest Harbor
Bark Harbor
MT. Desert
North Haven
Green’s Landing
Swans’ Island
Bass Harbor
Northeast Harbor
Rockend
Seal Harbor
Northwest Harbor
Little Deer Isle
Sedgwick Brooklin
Pretty Marsh
Bluehill
Surry
Ellsworth
Bar Harbor
William H. Hyll
Eastport
Calais
St. John
Annapolis
N.S
Portland
WN. B
Digby
Nova Scotia
India Wharf
Bos __ ton
Loryland
C. FE. Williams
Kennebeg River
TH. Richmond
Angelb Gardiner
Hallowell
Augusta
Bath
Boothbay
Star OF the East
Jabon ‘Ollins
Lincoln’s Wharf
Hi. H. Hyde
Boston and Gloucester Steamboat Co
North Side Central Wharf
OTICE
Shippers
E. Tenn
West Point
Boston & Providence Railroad
Waldo A. Pearce
N. Eng
Associated Railways
Virginia
Carolinas
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Boston & Norfolk Steamship Co
Central Wharf
Piedmont Air Line
Boston & Providence R. R
Waldo A
Mk Steamship
Cervin
Fiske Wharf
Consignees
U. Furness
Blate Street
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