Educating the Indians General Morgans Observations Carlisle Plan
General Morgan toured Carlisle Indian School and urged expansion to 1000 pupils, longer courses, and female education to prevent early exploitation. He backs college tracks for Indians, appointment of natives to posts, and a nurse training program. Dr Carlos Montezuma, a full Apache, was offered a position at Fort Stephenson, with a biography of his rise from hardship to medical practice in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Dr. Montezuma
Washington
Speciau
Indian Affairs
Carlisle
Penn
Pratt
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Congress
Montezuma
Chicago
Selim H. Peabody
University of Illinois At
Champaign
Young Men’s Christian Association
Conant
St Lawrence steamer wrecks near Kingston with 600 aboard
The Thousand Island Steamboat Company's finest, the St Lawrence, suffered a fatal accident near Kingston Ontario as the walking beam broke and a driving rod fractured the cylinder and steam chambers. The vessel was towed to shore, all passengers were landed, no injuries reported, but the damage ends its season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria Bay
N. Y
Thousand Island Steamboat Company
St. Lawrence
Kingston
Ont
Cronin Trial Jury Selection Stalled in Local Hearing
In CxHicaco yesterday no juror was seated as prospective jurors were disqualified amid legal objections and preconceived opinions. The defense sought blood stain expert access from the Carlson cottage owners, but the court ruled it could not compel private property owners to permit testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronin
Forest
Carlson Cottage
Connellsville Coke Syndicate Formed In Prrnspora Region
Small coke producers in the Connellsville region organized a syndicate for mutual protection. The group controls 2052 ovens while Frick and McClure operate about 12 000 ovens. Officials announce coke price will rise to 150 dollars per ton on October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prrnspora
Penn
Connellsville
Frick & McClure
Sullivan Aims for Congress With Boxing Fame
Boston September 5 1889 John L Sullivan announces plan to run as a Democratic candidate for Congress in Boston reflecting on party loyalty his popularity and the national pride his public speaking and boxing fame would bolster his political bid Sullivan says he would quit boxing to focus on public service and an Academy of Music reception followed the interview revealing his intent and support network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John L. Sullivan
Congress
Pugilist
the Sun
Boston
America
Europe
Madison Square Garden
Joan L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Academy of Music
Fire record of a Wrightsville sugar plant disaster
A massive fire at the Dick, Meyer & Co. sugar plant in Williamsburg begins with an explosion and destroys eight factories 400 feet by 300 feet by the riverfront. Losses reach about 2 million dollars including 1700 barrels of sugar valued at 500 thousand. About 200 workers affected. several injured. Additional fires in Wrightsville and nearby Portsmouth towns cause further damage and arrests for arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Williamsburg
Dick, Meyer & Co
North Seventh
North Eighth Streets
East River
North Seventh Street
North Eighth Street
Lancaster
Penn
Wrightsville
Susquehanna River
Columbia
James Fiester
Eddy” McEntire
York County
Lynn
Maple Street
Frank Parton
Portsmouth
N. H
Joseph Spinney
Maplewood Avenue
Sarah Hurd
Spinney
Fires Reported Across City After Midnight
Fire alarms sounded at 8 48 yesterday for an ash barrel fire at 713 Tremont Street with no damage. At 7 30 last evening Engine 2 put out a kerosene lamp fire in Barnett Kennett tenement at 89 Prince Street causing 15 dollars damage. A Wallace bakery blaze at Washington and Chapman streets caused small damage. At 1 05 this morning Box 419 reported a fire in a tool chest in the State prison yard with no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Street
Spillane
Engine 2
Barnett Kennett
Prince Street
Wallace’s
Washington and
Chapman Streets
Race riot in Dobbinsville at Tasker Iron Works
In New castle Delaware last night a race riot broke out in Dobbinsville between Tasker Iron Works gangs. A Hungarian, Jankovsky, was shot in the heart and killed. Irish rioters wounded Irishman Owen Kavanagh who was stabbed multiple times but will recover. Thirty three Slovaks arrested. warrants to follow for Irish participants. Five Irish, two Hungarian men and a Hungarian woman were wounded by gunshots and missiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winmindton
Del
Newcastle
Dobbinsville
Tasker Iron Works
Jankovsky
Owen Kavanagh
Kavanagh
Slovacks
Boat Disaster Near West Selkirk Claims Several Lives
A storm on Lake Winnipeg caused a boat carrying mill workers and the Rev. Mr. Mc Haflie to swamp near Wrynreec Manitoba. Two bodies washed ashore and officials fear more drownings as details remain scarce.
Three Priests Arrested in Guanajuato Mexico
City or Mexico September 8 Three priests were arrested in Guanajuato for preaching seditious doctrines. On trial two were found not guilty. One was convicted and sentenced to eleven months in prison and a $1000 fine. He has appealed.
Painter McCourt Jumps Into Charles River in Crisis
William McCourt aged about fifty five employed by George Vanforth a painter of Harvard square leapt from the Boylston street bridge into the Charles River Saturday night in a personal crisis. Police dragged the river all day yesterday but the body was not recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McCourt
George Vanforth
Harvard Square
Boylston Street
Charles River
New Route of Traffic Advancing from Union Pacific Visit
A special train brought Charles Francis Adams and officials to Fort Worth Texas on Sept 8 for a Board of Trade banquet. Adams signaled Union Pacific aims to shift northwest products to Europe via Texas Gulf route, potentially replacing the Chicago Duluth corridor. Discussions with Fort Worth interests followed and the party then proceeded to Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Charles Francis Adams
Union Pacific
Board of Trade
Adams
Union Pacific Railway
Galt
Northwest
Europe
Texas
Gulf
Chicago
Duluth
Duncan
Forth Worth & Denver
Paddock
Forth Worth
Logan Jr Replies To Cincinnati Request To Honor Logan
A Cincinnati mayor sought large photographs of General John A. Logan for the Mural Halstead Republican Club. John A. Logan Jr of Youngstown responded that his father would not want his picture hung in a party named after Halstead, who he accused of vilifying him. Logan Jr’s stance stirs political talk as Republicans largely back him and claim Halstead is merely campaigning for Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Murat Halstead
Joan A. Logan, JR
Mosby
Women Will Vote If Ballots Rejected Establish Separate Polling
In Washington state the Equal Suffrage League vows to cast ballots in the coming election and, if election judges reject them, deposit the votes in separate boxes. They aim to record and contest the issue before higher courts, test the right to vote, and organize cross group cooperation to maximize women’s participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Wash
Equal Suffrage League
Supreme Court of the United States
Returning Boards
Supreme Law of the Land
Niagara falls daredevil in rubber suit goes over falls
Steve Brodie famous for Brooklyn Bridge jump rode over Niagara Falls in a rubber suit yesterday at about 530 in the morning using two paddles to reach the river 600 feet above the falls. He floated over then was pulled from the river and bleeding from the mouth. Ontario police Chief McDougal arrested him at the Grand Trunk station and he was bound over in 500 on his own recognizance to keep the laws for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Fallus
N. Y
Steve Brodie
Brooklyn Bridge
Horseshoe Falls
Niagara
Body found with multiple gunshot wounds in Newark
The Newark police report a neatly dressed man found in East Newark with five bullets and a throat cut. The wounds suggest shooting occurred before being placed at the scene. The victim is identified as Frank Avedois, a Haitian man from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
East Newark
Frank Avedois
Haytien
New York
No Sunday Business At Hudson
Hudson notices served Friday to keepers of Sunday trading in tobacco cigars soda water and related goods must stop. By agreement today transients cannot secure hotel accommodations and druggists refuse to fill prescriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Hudson, Sept
Fatal Mine Blast Kills Three in West Virginia
Morgantown WV Sept 8 A fire damp explosion at the Uffine ton coal mine near Morgantown kills John Kinsey and William Kirby and fatally burns John Kirk with several other miners hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
Uffineton
John Kinsey
William Kirby
John Kirk
Suspicious trio linked to Draper estate fire in Roxbury
Officers from Station 13 observed three men leaving the Draper estate on Centre street early this morning. They subdued a small fire on the property and later captured two men, Robert Duffy and Benjamin Davidson, on suspicion of arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Station 13
Draper
Centre Street
Roxbury
Robert Duffy
Benjamin Davidson
Races at Point of Pines promise big fields and extra events
Scraps of sporting news describe a bustling Point of Pines meeting with a large entry list, new pony hurdle and steeplechase races planned, and extensive preparations. Manager Thayer expands purses and adds heats while presses, stands, and stables are upgraded for the week of racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point of Pines
Thayer
Harrodsburg
J. H. Wiight
George Argus
G. B. Smith
Dan Gideon
W. A. Peck
Banbox
Marblehead
Sheriff O'Neil
Alchemist
George Lee
Mr. Lee
Chaos
Sheepshead Bay
Lord Fauntleroy
E. A. Sawyer
Wellington
F. McLaughlin
Wayward
Steleie Lagher
Billy H
Orlando
J. H. Harrington
His Grace
Hillside Stables
Vautter
J. Penny
Gabe Jackson
W. M. Hurd
Pacific
C. Haley
Randolph
Pines Stables
C. Healy
Dr. Jekyll
J. Patterson
Banker
H. Flipper
Jim Carr
Peter McGough
Rugby
W.S. Burke
Centipede
John Wandley
Battery
J. A. Sawyer
Harry Brown
G. Bb. Smith
Earl of Lancaster
Rosetta
Ocean
Sleepy Tom
A. Barney
Wanda
J.ine Harrington
Bonnie Tom
Bradford
Mollie Darling
J. H.wright
Phido
Albatina
W. Henry
M. Cleves
Chsar
C. B. Durand
Sox
Mustang
P. Clancy
Frank M. Ware
Hampden Park Association
Springfield
Sallie B
Miss Egbert
Yorker
Lucy B
Egbert
Miss Febert
Aubine
Marksman Maid
Fearnaught
Sprague Gold Dust
John Ferguson
J. R. Shedd
Saxon
Elista
Gold Dust
Longwood
Pawtucket
Longwood Pules
Longwoods
Jones
Newport
Myopia
Thomas Hitchcock
Joseph Stevens
L. Winthrop, Jr
Edward C. Patters
Boston
R. M. Appleton
G. Shaw
G. P. Eustis
A. P. Gardiner
Boston Athletic Association
New England
Wellesley Hills
Lawn
Wood
Wood and Miss Brown
Miss Fitz
Miss Mason
Harlow
Miss Dewson
Mr. Wildes
Cunningham
Wellesley
Towne
Miss White
Parker
United States
Brooklyn Athletic Club
Malcolm W. Ford
Staten Island Athletic Club
Ford
A. A. Jordan
New York Athletic Club
Schroeder
Portraits of Travelers and Families Across Cities
A long list of names and residences arranged in travelers and households across cities including Pittsburg Denver Brooklyn Baltimore New York Philadelphia Troy Newark Jersey City Washington London Detroit Memphis Chicago Philadelphia and more. It records Mr and Mrs and Miss with children and relatives tied to various last names, groups like Tavern and Revere and employers such as United States Geological Survey, with no narrative beyond a who’s who of travelers and their locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vendome
Douglass
New York
William J. Morris
G. R. Morris
Philadelphia
Penn
E. A. Pattison
G. B. Pattison
Troy
N. Y
W.N. Trusdell
Newark
N.J
A. G. Evans
Jersey City
N. J
D. C
James M. Leitch
Washington
George F. King
J. T. Pike
Providence
R. J
W. F. Eldridge
Mr. Ecles
London
Eng
J. H. Perkins
Clifton
Fred W.taylor
N. A. Plagle
Atchison
Kan
F. J. Bates
Montreal
Cottin
U.S.N
John Babcock and Son
Denver
Col
H. H. Nicholson
Lincoln
Neb
A. Guillet
Cleveland
M. H. Garfield
Paul Hoffman
Eugene Bissell
W. A. Willard
J. H. Sewall
Chicago
E. A. Hemenway
George K. Monfort
St. Paul
Revere
C. Noble
A. E. Prickett
F. K. Crowell
Lebanon
J. H. Albin
Concord
N. H
B. H. Mitchell
Waterville
C. N. Parker
Buffalo
Joe Kennedy
R. E. Pendleton
Brooklyn
Crawford
A. S. Litchfield
Portland
C. H. Hilliard
Cincinnati
A. F. Parker
Henry Gannett
United States Geological Survey Corps
Fi. Brown
Quincy
T. E. Keating
B. F. Lee
Reno
H. E. Perkins
Bangor
C. M. Winslow
Brandon
C. H Stevenson
Reading
A. D. Morse
Barre
Dp. C. Heger
San Francisco
Labor unions hold meetings with minor actions achieved
The Central Labor Union, Carpenters District Council and Building Laborers met yesterday at their halls. Little was accomplished beyond settling Labor Day picnic plans. The Central Labor Union voted to assist the barbers in organizing and added a small constitutional change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Union
Carpenters’ District Council
Building Laborers
Lexington Man Missing After Suspected Fall into Morass
Wilber G. Austin, a 76 year old farmer from East Lexington, disappeared Saturday afternoon near the meadow swamp. Friends and Lexington fire department found no trace after hours of searching by lantern light, raising fears he wandered into the morass and drowned. Austin is tall with a gray beard and wore a dark blue suit. recent paralytic shocks may have affected his mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexincton
Wilber G. Austin
Lexington
Austin
Pittsburgs Defeat Bostons 5 to 3 in Saturday Game
Baseball Saturday reports Pittsburgs defeating the Bostons 5 to 3 in a city game watched by 3422 spectators. Daley and Galvin pitched well, with Kelly hitting a left field home run and Richardson Brouthers Kelly Carroll White among the notable batters. Defensive plays from Ganzel and Richardson and strong fielding also highlighted the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostons
Pittsburgs
Daley
Galvin
Clarkson
Kelly
Richardson
Brouthers
Carroll
White
Ganzel
Johnston
Quinn
Smith
Rowe
Dunlap
Miller
Jeems
The St Louis Fined In Brooklyn Baseball Forfeit
In Washington Park, Brooklyn, St. Louis and Brooklyn battled before 15000 fans. St. Louis used delaying tactics leading Captain Comiskey to call the team from the field. The umpire forfeited the game to Brooklyn 9 to 0 and fined St. Louis 1500 dollars for not continuing play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Washington Park
Goldsmith
Comiskey
Scores From Multiple Games Across Leagues
At New York-New Yorks Indians 12, 18. Washingtons beat Chicagos 4 to 3 in game one and 2 to 1 in game two. Philadelphia Philadelphias 8, Cleveland 4. Louisvilles 4, Athletics 4. Lowell Lowells 13, Newarks 2. Hartford Worcester s 4, Hartford s 2. Baltimore Cincinnati s 5, Baltimores 5. Columbus 5, Kansas Citys 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Yorks
Indianapo
Washington
Washingtons
Chicagos
Philadelphia
Philadelphias
Clevelands
Louisvilles
Athletics
Lowell
Lowells
Newarks
Hartford
Worcesters
Hartfords
Baltimore
Cincinnatis
Baltimores
Tanner Under Dudley's Wing In Washington Dispatch
A Washington writer describes a meeting where Colonel Dudley and Miss Tanner draft a cautious response to Republican attacks on a commissioner. The pair repeatedly refuse to publish statements, citing lack of belief and potential motives, while a visitor ends a tense, three-way discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
N. W. Evening Post
Dudley
Miss Tanner
Colonel Dudley
Mr. Tanner
Philadelphia Press
Tanner
H. K. Thurber
Milwaukee
Udiey
Corporal Tanner
Liquor and Assault Arrests Reported by Multiple Stations
Officers from Station 4 arrested Timothy McCarty for selling liquor at 285 Federal Street. James Casey was arrested for assaulting Officer Benjamin of Station 16 who assisted. Ernest Fairbanks arrested for selling liquor at 79 Harrison Avenue. Liquors seized at 7 Harrison Avenue 1 Pitts Place 318 North Street 28 Cooper Street and 73 North Margin Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Station 4
Timothy McCarty
Federal Street
James Casey
Benjamin
Station 16
Ernest Fairbanks
Harrison Avenue
Pitts Place
North Street
Cooper Street
North Margin Street
Assault at Prince Street Ends in Critical Injury
Mark Lavery was arrested yesterday by Officers Spil lane and Flynn of Station 1 for assault and battery with a chair on John Mahan at 148 Prince Street. Mahan was taken to City Hospital in critical condition after the four o'clock incident arising from a claim Mahan stole $2 from Lavery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Lavery
Spillane and Flynn
Station 1
John Mahan
Prince Street
Mahan
Lavery
Chinese Gamblers Arrested in Street Raid
Sergeant Tighe and Station 3 officers raided 27 Stamford street last evening and arrested nine Chinamen for gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe
Stamford Street
Captain J P Gannett Obituary in Cambridge
Captain John Palgrove Gannett, a Cambridge resident, died at 19 Ware street aged about eighty two. Born in Hartford, he sailed as a merchant captain to China Africa and Japan, later sought California during the 1849 rush, then worked in marine matters in New York before retiring with his two sons. Funeral will be private on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Gannett
John Palgrove Gannett
Cambridge
Ware Street
Mr. Gannett
Hartford
Conn
China
Africa
Japan
California
Pacific Slope
New York
William W
John
Gannett
Wryllys
America
England
Connecticut
Obituaries and Deaths in Brief From City and Nearby
Other deaths include Samuel B Wiggin son of E R Wiggin who died suddenly in New York of apoplexy at thirty four. Funeral held for William Munroe in Lexington aged thirty four native of Lexington and father to a widow and child. John O'Brien circus man died at home in Philadelphia aged fifty three. Stevenson president of New Brunswick Railway Company died aged sixty four. Ex Coroner Henry J Menninger prominent Brooklyn physician and G A R member died aged fifty one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel B. Wiggin
E. R. Wiggin
New York
Wiggin
William Munroe
Lexington
Munroe
John O’brien
Philadelphia
Stevenson
New Brunswick Railway Company
Henry J. Menninger
Brooklyn
G. A. R. Man
Corner Stone Laid at St. Joseph's Church Wakefield
In Wakefield on September 8 Archbishop Williams of Boston led a grand ceremony laying the corner stone for the new St. Joseph's Catholic Church addition. The 66 by 50 foot project will seat 1000. 3000 spectators attended as confirmation was offered to eighty boys and girls and thirty adults. Joanna Baker, appointed Greek chair at Simpson College, Iowa, succeeds her father in the field with early feats in Greek and Latin studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Archbishop Williams
Boston
Fathers Strain
Lynn
McQuaid
M. Moran
H. P. Smyth
W. H. Fitzpatrick
Milton
Peter Rowan
Dorchester
M. J. Flatley
F. J. Curran
Malden
D. J. O'Farrell
St. Patrick’s Church
Stoneham
Williams
Joanna Baker
Simpson College
Iowa
Baker
Simeon Marcus
Frederick Ayer
Suffolk
Roxbury
Alexander Wadsworth
Norfolk
Dudley Street
Hunneman
Greenville Street
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
Mortgacee
P. O
Lowell
Mass
Divorce Suit in Middlesex County New England 1889
Mary A Harris of Newton Lower Falls files for divorce from James H Harris of Chicago for desertion since October 20 1879 and seeks custody of minor son Charles H Harris with maintenance claims. The filing notes marriage January 14 1873 at Newton Lower Falls and asserts three years of continuous desertion prior to filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
Mary A. Harris
Newton Lower Falls
James H. Harris
Chicago
Ulinois
Chelsea
Westboro
A. D
Charles H. Harris
Massachussets
Superior Court
Suffolk
Boston
Annie Maria Maclaren
Alfred Maclaren
Portland
Prince Edward Island
St. Peter’s
Maine
Mass
Abel
William Lewis MacLaren
Annie Maria McLaren
Also Mentioned on This Page
General Morgan
COKE
Mexico
Halstead
Young
Brodie
Brunswick
Benjamin F. Jenning
Pittsburg
M. Hallett
L.I. Lanman
Lanman
E. de Bullet
James Moses
Trenton
Eaee
Suethl
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Liquor Law Breakers
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Boston Post
Theo Hurd
Attest
Theo
Churd
Oston Post
Ae Willard
Theodore
Osborne
N. M. Hatch
Loara
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
State Street
Richards & CO
Reade St
Brenday
Comany of Lynn
Aws of
Massachusetts
International Trust Company
Essex
City of
Citizens’ Steam and Gas Light Company of
Steam and Gas Light Company
Said Steam and Gas Light Company
Thaddeus 5
C. Lowe
Lowe Water Gas Company
Lowe
Patent Office
U.S
Hancock
Knowles
Deane
Goodell
Henry G. Morris
Tenmis Cash
Milk Street
S.R Knights &Co
Washington Street
Main Street
Cambridgeport
Allston
Raymond Street
Everett Square
Sewall & Day Cordage Company
Boston Ofice
S. R. Knights & CO
Falmouth Street
Chester Park
Huntington Avenue
Vverms
J. W. Cherry
Joseph Comer
L. Foster Morse
Warren Street
Hoxton
Telephone
Fisher Estate
Parker Hill
Fisher Ave
Providence Division Co. C, RR
Geo. H. Abbott
Hoston
EL A
Bartlett Pears
New York State
Bartlett
von Jeffries & Sons
Real Tofabo Aia
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