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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Sep 11, 1878

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Gas Company Fraud Tops Sixty Thousand Say Rumors

Fall River, Sept 10. The Stickney matter widens with rumors of large frauds at a gas firm. Wellington and Bowen firms implicated as Stickney allegedly used their names on notes. Detected losses reach $60,000 with claims of health concerns affecting the perpetrator.

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Fall River Mass Stickney Welington Castner & Wellington Wellington Joseph A. Bowen Sanford Steamship Co Foster’s Bangor Penobscot W. B. Haseltine Poster's Wharf Boston
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University Nine Finishes Nine Wins In Season And Club News

The Base Ball Association elected officers led by President Frank J. Goodnow and Secretary H. W. Goodrich. The University nine played twenty games, won nine, and faced Harvard, Yale, Williams, and the Massachusetts Agricultural College, with several local and professional club games also noted. The season showed a small deficit, Edward Ayres left for Hopkins Academy, and catalogues are expected to grow. Campus changes include grounds grading, new walk plans, dormitory overhauls, and East College rooms largely occupied. Arthur W. Kelly named Sophomore monitor. Paley's Evidences of Christianity is now part of Freshman study three times weekly with Prof. Field.

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Frank J. Goodnow Brooklyn N. Y J. J. Chickering Washington,d. C W. V. Stuart Logansport Ind H. W. Goodrich Charles E. Ladd Portland Oregon University Harvard Yale Williams Massachusetts Agricultural College Clippers Easthampton Shamrocks Holyoke Westboro Hartford Vines Springfields Lowells New Bedfords Pittsfields Holyokes Edward Ayres Hopkins Academy Hadley Walker Hall Chapel College Avenue East College Arthur W. Kelly Newton Paley Field
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Fires Hit Multiple Homes and Businesses Across Two States

A North Winchester house with a basement shoe manufactory on Forest street, Patrick McKenna owner, burned completely with losses around 3600 to 4000, insured values noted. In Biddeford, Kennebunkport and St Louis area fires destroyed a frame storehouse and heavy property, with losses reported near 800 and 60 000. Insurance amounts vary, with several arson suspicions and an accessory arrest mentioned in one case.

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Woburn Mass Forest Street Winchester Patrick McKenna Machin House Eeeper Lee, Reed & Cox St. Louis Rocky Mountains Dodge City Yankton
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Early Maine election returns show mixed gains for parties

Maine and nearby counties report split results with Republicans leading in some districts and fusion tickets in others. Key figures include Connor 58,000 and Garcelon 29,000 with Smith at 37,000. several counties indicate Democratic Greenback opposition, while local tickets vary across Aroostook, Cumberland and Washington counties.

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Portland Connor Garcelon Smith House Senate Reed Lindsey Ladd Waldo County Washington Hale Hancock Knox Martin Aroostock Androscoggin County Cumberland County Franklin County Hancock County Fusion Kennebec Lincoln Oxford Somerset Waldo York Merril Poor Anderson Gove Greenback Scattering Dolefel Augusta Avocasta Powers Washington County Journal Sith Williams Munsob Bangor Lewiston Jones Hutchinson Auburn J. Dingley Poland Minot Perry Lisbon Shaw Leeds Thomas Farmington Seal Philips Lawyer Temple Eaton Wilton Burbank Vineyard Fifeen Dana Frank Ingraham Pickett Brackett Winslow Locke Taylor Lord Smart Young Cobb Fox Gupti Morrisl Sule March
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Campaign results show varied party gains in Maine counties

In Somerset and Androscoggin, Greenback and Republican flags shift. Lincoln and Waldo counties deliver mixed tallies with Conner, Garcelon, and Chase in play. In Kennebec and Belfast rapid returns show Republican wins. overall state indicators favor Republicans with Greenback and Democratic crossovers influencing House outcomes.

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Augusta Kennebec County Augusts G. E. Weeks Peleg O. Vickery Winthrop Elliott Wood Monmouth Seth W. Martin Waterville George W. Goulding Chelsea W. W. Hankerson Gardiner W. F. Richards Vassalboro O. Howes Greenbackers Farmingdale David Wing China Francis Jones Vienna S. Morrill Clinton Alfred Weymouth Rome Thomas Goulder Belfast Waldo County Wallace Searsport Simpson Belmont Hunt Freedom Lamson Jackson Haley Palermo Higgins Lincolnville Northport Hurd Parcher Enery Stanley Meserve Shapleigh Hall Pinkham Charles Moriton Horne Moore Taylor Staples Libby Greenbacker Amens
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Stricken Memphis Faces Frenzied Fever Crisis

The How ard Corps reports 411 new cases in 24 hours as Memphis fights a worsening fever outbreak. Wards in the most populated districts lack drug stores and rationing is tightened to those with ill family members. Rain, rising deaths, and overwhelmed undertakers mark a city near collapse as camps and relocations are planned.

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Memphis Howard Corps Fannie Mathews Gen. C. W. Adams J. B. Fair R. W. Mitchell W. A. D. Longstaff Howard Association McCormick Green Hunter Harlan Nuttall Dawson Bunker McGregor Nugent Holst Brothers Flaherty & Sullivan Elmwood Potter's Field
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Mortality Report and Fever Outbreak in New Orleans

New Orleans reports weekly deaths total 658 with yellow fever 584 cases. Fever spreads in St Vincent Asylum where about half of 200 infants are affected. Weather clear 89 degrees. Notable deaths include Harriet Barnes, 20, daughter of E W Barnes. New cases include Dr Cullen and telegraphists Paul Leloup and Justin M Holland. Towboat Harry Wright sails to Pilot Town with medical staff after 27 cases and five deaths.

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New Orleans Louisiana St. Vincent Asylum Mercury Harriet Barnes E. W. Barnes Western Union Telegraph Cullen Justin M. Holland Nathaniel Burbank The Picayune Paul Leloup Harry Wright Pilot Town
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Epidemic Updates Across Mississippi Towns in Sept

Port Gibson reports 475 yellow fever cases and 85 deaths while Holly Springs notes four teen deaths in 24 hours and four new cases. Grenada calls for a sub relief committee as seven new cases and four deaths occur in 24 hours. Jackson notes rising fever with nearly 3000 prostrations and rail quarantine disrupts travel and legislature.

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Port Gibson Holly Springs Grenada Miss Relief Committee of John Powell Robert Mullen
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Contributions flood color to yellow fever relief across cities

Reports from New York Philadelphia Chicago and other cities detail total subscriptions for yellow fever relief reaching tens of thousands with various gifts including cash, nurses and provisions. Notable gifts include 1000 from New York and 15 000 from Washington amid broad public fundraising and a charity auction in San Francisco.

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New York New York City Philadelphia Chicago Baltimore Pittsburg Masons Minnesota Washington, D. C Nyack N. Y Hudson West Point Toronto Brooklyn Memphis Washington Masonic Order Bureau of Engraving and Printing Interior Department Hebrew Commission San Francisco California Citizens’ Relief Committee Howards of New Orleans Vicksburg Concord N.H South St. Louis Lagrange Tenn Cotton Exchange Barnes Barnes, Davis & Co Liverpool
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Mysterious upheavals and crimes ripple through late era news

Reports recount reprieves for Michael Tobin at West Point, arrests for fraud linked to Rockland Savings Bank, and a Raleigh murder conviction with a death sentence. Other items note a tribal reservation stance by Chief Moses, a fatal Buffalo dry dock accident, labor strife in Fall River, a deadly refinery explosion near Buffalo, and a highway robbery by armed men near Hot Creek.

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Michael Tobin West Point Uase Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Rockland N. Y Josiah Turner North Carolina Congress Congress. —Henderson Alford, A Negro, Was Found Guilty At Raleigh, N.C T. J. Passmore Gen. Howard Moses Seth B. Cole Ezra B. Weston John H. Eells Rockland Savings Bank Nadene St. Louis St. Charles Missouri River Louis Wilkinson Charles Everett Dunlap Fabyan House New Hampshire J. Havemeyer New York Anna Dickinson Elizabeth N.J J. P. Murphy Union Icon Company Philadelphia George Todd Northern Railroad of Union Dry Dock Works Buffalo Caspar Ovitch Jacob Bronkoski Levi Orlowski Dennis O'Leary Michael McCarthy Dennis Cronin Fall River James Sweeney Lootz Holmes & Adams Sweeney Hot Creek Lightning Creek Cheyenne River James E. Johnson Lengthy
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Republican State Convention nominates Gen. Natt Head for governor

At Concord New Hampshire the Republican State Convention endorsed Natt Head for governor after a large gathering and a tense session. The body also renominated J P Hulme for third Railroad Commissioner and nominated Conn and Willard for the other two posts. Resolutions praised past national policy, urged support for the administration, and condemned irredeemable paper currency while warning of party divisions and difficult prospects ahead.

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Maine Credit Mobilier Patterson E. M. Toph Charles H. Burns Wilton Rockingham Ezra H. Winchester Strafford Charles A. Foss Barrington Belknap Rufus EK. Gale Gilmanton Carroll Charlies H. Parker Wolfboro Merrimac George K. Goodrich Hopkinton Hillsboro Orren C. Moore Nashus Cheshire James Burnay Marlow Sullivan George H. Stowell Claremont Grafton Richard Cragin Lebanon David Heath Colebrook Burns Republican Party Committee On Campbell Nashua Quint Manchester Potter Enfield Exeter Hockcott J.H. Gallinger Concord Messrs Conn Willard Orford Natt Head Moultonboro James E. French J. W. Patterson Hanover Committee Potter Committee Republic Gov. Prescott New Hampshire Gen. Natt Head Granville P. Conn David E. Willard Daniel Barnard Franklin Charles A. Burns Raymond Emmons B. Philbrick Rye William Clark Londonderry Warren Brown Hampton Falls Frank R. Drake North Hampton Stafford County T. G. Jameson Somersworth C. M. Murphy Dover F. W. Colbath Medbury A. G. Paisley Rochester F. D. Hussey Farmington Luther Hayes Milton H. A. Drew Jesse Gault Hooksett J. E. Smith Northfield J. D. Philbrick H. K. Slayton H. Huse J. M. Crawford Warren Harvey C. C. Moore E. E. Parker George E. Gage O. Blunt W. H. Cheever F. W. Goodell Hillsboro Bridge E. C. Shirley Goffs Acworth Rufus Hall Grantham E. J. Tenney W. Bryant Cornish C. F. Leslie Sunapee Grafton County A. A. Woolson Lisbon Philip Carpenter Bath Scott Fellows Haverhill Henry H. Holt Lyme Alvin Burleith Plymouth Charles N. Clough Alfred A. Cox Lancaster H. F. Whitcomb Rollins Gen. Head Daniel Hall Republican State Committee William E. Chandler
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Butler draws crowds in Worcester at Mechanic's Hall

A large Worcester audience fills Mechanic's Hall to hear Gen. Butler after the Maine election. Eli Thayer presides as Butler denounces precedent, explains his Republican allegiance, and criticizes the party machine while touching on church property taxation and state reform. District Attorney Staples and others attend.

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Worcester Mass Butler Maine Mechanic’s Hall Eli Thayer Eugene Moriarty James H. Mellen J. F. Dougherty Samuel Bigelow John L. Parks John M. Meggett Thayer Buuler Staples Harding Levi Barker
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The Disastrous Consequences Of The Policy Of The Republican Party

Colmus O Sept 10 Hon George H Pendleton argues Republican contraction harms economy. He cites greenbacks, treasury hoarding, and the Resumption Act as depressing industry, warns of bank failures and falling real estate. He contrasts with Democrats who seek silver coinage, greenbacks, tariff reform, and fiscal restraint. Hayes is praised for civil service reform and troop withdrawals.

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CoLumnus George H. Pendleton Republican Party Secretary of the Treasury Treasury Sherman Atlas Democratic Party White House Hayes Congress Gen. Hayes Pesident Hayes Louisiana South Carolina Republican
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Congressional nominations spread across districts

Philadelphia Democrats nominate McCandless Gibson Randall Barnes and Dallum in various districts while Senate circles in England and Pennsylvania report similar party nominations. In Monrovia Louisiana Ludeling and Fairfax slated for terms. Pittsburgh and Chicago announce renominations including Errett Bayne Barber and Mitchell for Congress with vacancy fills noted.

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Philadelphia William McCandless Charles H. Gibson Samuel J. Randall Charles H. Barnes David E. Dallum Engiia Louis Miller Congress Nationals Monroora Ludeling A. N. Fairfax Tensas Piersburg Russell Errett Thomas M. Bayne Chicago Seft Hiram Barber Detroty William T. Mitchell O’brien J. Atkinson
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Gen Nathan Heard dies at 88 after varied Worcester career

Nathan Heard the oldest native of Worcester died at 88 years. He served as jailor from 1812 to 1822, ran mercantile business with Col James Estabrook and later with George M. Rice, worked in the Boston Custom House, and served as Worcester General Court representative in 1837 58 and 39. He was chief engineer of the Worcester Fire Department 1837 to 1840 and highway surveyor. Aged 24 he was Second Lieutenant of the Worcester Artillery Company and led a brigade escort for General Lafayette in 1824. He married Ruth Hallis and then Rachel White, who survives him, with two children from the last marriage. Other deaths noted include Nelson P. Aiken George W. McCollum Jonathan Cawley and Nathan Emerson.

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New Hampshire Worcester Maine Beacon Jockey Club Blondel Patriot Wild Oats William H. Learnard, Jr William H. Finney Fall River Stickney James A. Garfield Ohio Yaneull Hall Boston George J. Pendleton Columbus Nathan Heard Fitz John Porter West Point Deacon Nathan Heard James Estabrook George M. Rice Boston Custom House Old Centre District Worcester Artillery Company Samuel Graves Gov. Strong Great Britain Heard Lafayette Braintree Ruth Hallis Rachel White Nathaniel Mary White Nathan F. Heard Henrietta Francis A. Hunt Medway
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President Hayes Visits Wisconsin And New York Criticism

The President arrived in Madison and met local officials including Mayor George B. Smith and Horace A. Rublee. He spoke at the fir grounds on financial matters and hosted a Capitol reception before planned visits to Fremont. In New York critics accuse him of neglecting duties during the yellow fever distress and urge federal leadership.

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Madison Wis Lake City Portage City George B. Smith Horace A. Rublee Burchard Butterfield Dan Clark Hayes Fir Grounds Capitol Chicago Fremont New York Washington
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Shares From Estates Sell In Peterboro Auction

In Peterboro New Hampshire on September 10 fifty one shares of Phenix Manufacturing Company from the Jonas Livingston estate sold for twelve thousand dollars with eight B Ridge of Boston purchasing. Monadnock Railroad stock brought fifty five dollars and New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company stock five thousand two hundred fifty. Union Mills stock sold at twenty five dollars per share to S. E. Livingston.

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Peterboro N. H Phenix Manufacturing Company Jonas Livingston B. Ridge Boston Monadnock Railroad New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company Union Mills E. Livingstone
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Senator Hill Declines Barnesville Speech on Money Issue

Senator Benjamin H Hill declined speaking at Barnesville Ga prior to the Democratic Congressional Convention on the 12th to avoid being seen as influencing the party choice. He predicts a return to coin as money with safe paper currency, high regard for honest labor, and elimination of fiat money theories. He asserts the crisis has passed and forecasts a united return to sound currency and payment of national obligations.

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the Express Blaine Co. the Mail Maine New York House of Representatives Congress Hayes Brooklyn Argus Herald Massachusetts Butler New England Legislative Department Democratic Party Brooklyn Eagle The Evening Post Republican Party Benjamin H. Hill Barnesville
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Paris Exposition receipts top seven million francs

The Paris Exposition receipts for entrance on September 4 total 7,412,219 francs. Reports from Belgrade indicate rebels fortified the Sage river and fired on Austrian steamers. Over 600 bodies recovered from the Princess Alice disaster, with most identified. Turkish troops continue arrivals at Mitrovitza and Novi Bazar amid a 60,000-strong encampment.

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Nobeling Vienna Mitrovitza Novi Bazar Paris National Seine Paris Doncaster Lord Falmouth Chaubur Belgrade Sage Belina Stolberg Wernigerode Woolwich Manchester New Orleans Salonica
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