Disgraceful Consul Scandal and Brazil Letcher in Rio Grande
The article reports on misconduct allegations against United States Consul Rule Letcher in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, including heavy drinking and public shootings. It notes immunity under treaty rules prevents arrest and that the State Department may seek his dismissal if charges prove true. It also covers former Consul Greenebaum’s Samoa episode and bond purchase policy.
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San Francisco
Greenebaum
Samoan Islands
Malictos
United States
State Department
Bayard
Porter
Harold Sewell
Maine
Washington
Samoa
Sewell
J. Bayard
Rule Letcher
Rio Grande Do Sul
Brazil
Letcher
Rio Grande
Consul Letcher
Mr. Letcher
Missouri
Department of State
Jarvis
Is McGarrigle in Europe On Switzerland Route
Montreal detectives pursuing Boodler McGarrigle to Ontario for trial face a possible misdirection after a Paris dated letter claims he is en route to Switzerland. The letter, if genuine, suggests he is fleeing to Europe rather than remaining in Canada.
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Montreal
Ontario
Boodler McGarrigle
Court of Queen’s Bench
McGarrigle
Switzerland
Paris
Doctors Disagree Over 1887 Congress In Washington
The Washington Capital reports a split in the American Medical Association after a Copenhagen decision to hold the 1887 congress in Washington. Drs Billings Browne and others faced a quarrel over the ethics code and funding, causing eastern physicians to abstain and many leaders to stay away.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
Copenhagen
Flint
New York
Billings
Army
Browne
Navy
Vanderbilt heirs plan grand club house for railroad workers
In New York the Vanderbilt family earns praise for philanthropy and public-spirited projects. A new club house for employees at railroads terminating at Grand Central is to open next October, with a large Central building on Madison Avenue and Forty-fifth Street featuring a library, reading rooms, gym, and lecture hall. The project, backed by Cornelius Vanderbilt, is to be run by the Young Men’s Christian Association and signals a liberal path for the family amid debates on democracy and wealth.
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New York
Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Grand Central Depot
the Central
Madison Avenue
Forty-fifth Street
Young Men’s Christian Association
September Theatre Season Shows Solid Promise
The early preliminary season at major New York playhouses earns praise for performances at Madison Square Theatre Casino Niblo’s Lyceum and Wallack’s. Sappé’s Bellman at Wallack’s tops McCaull operas, with Hopper and others delivering witty humor. Suppe’s score for Bellman impresses, outshines Erminie in musical charm, and signals a stronger September for McCaull.
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Madison Square Theatre
Casino
Niblo’s
Lyceum
Wallack’s
Wallack
Sappé
McCaull
de Wolf Hopper
Erminie
Francis Wilson
American Plays On Stage Promptly Noticed In Preliminary Season
The preliminary season highlights four American plays. Held by the Enemy at Star Theatre is well liked and straightforward. The Still Alarm at Union Square Theatre typifies melodrama with a real fire engine. One Against Many at Fifth Avenue Theatre shows promise with strong scenes. Admiral Porter presents Allen Dare at the same venue, while Mansfield’s Monsieur joins the lineup. The writer defends journalistic fairness against misquoted World excerpts.
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Star Theatre
Joseph Arthur
A. C. Gunter
Union Square Theatre
Fifth Avenue ‘Theatre
Admiral Porter
Allen Dare
Judge Barrett
Mr. Mansfield
Monsieur
Ready for the Trial Races at New York Harbor
The first America's Cup trial races set for tomorrow at the New York Yacht Club course near 10:30. The Volunteer and Mayflower are the two competing boats with Craven likely to sail the Mayflower while Ellsworth declined to participate.
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New York
New York Yacht Club
Craven
Joe Ellsworth
Maximilian Article Rebuffs Treachery Claims by Clarke
H Conquest Clarke, a correspondent with Maximilian’s army, argues in the Times that treachery claims are unfounded. He says a $100,000 draft bribe aimed at protecting all followers, not just Maximilian, was exposed and failed. Also noted are facsimiles of letters to Father Fischer and Lopez, with experts deeming the Lopez letter spurious.
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New York
H. Conquest Clarke
Maximilian
The
Times
Mexico
Clarke
City of
Nacionale Oo
Father Fischer
Lopez
Father Fisher
Reception to Mrs. Cleveland at Wootton
Mr and Mrs George W Childs host a fete champetre reception for Mrs Cleveland at Wootton on Saturday afternoon A special 3 pm train from Broad Street will bring guests returning at 7 pm Refreshments on piazza tables and string orchestra will entertain The Arabian colls of General Grant will be displayed in the newly decorated stables with guests limited to about four hundred notable visitors Colonel and Mrs Frederick Dent Grant Assistant Bishop Potter and Mrs Potter and Commodore Gerry of the New York Yacht Club expected among guests President Cleveland unable to attend.
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Philadelphia Press
George W. Childs
Cleveland
General Grant
Childs
Phenomenal Voice tale and its possible real invention
A Cornhill Magazine story about a singer who gains a great voice via a palate device, later linked to Signor Bach and his Resonator invention. The piece notes the instrument’s claimed power, its secrecy, and possible evaluation by Professor Tyndall, amid rumors of a true history behind the vanished basso.
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London Daily News
Cornhill Magazine
Paris
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Sigmord A. Bach
Edinburgh
Cornhill
Signor Bach
Ancient and Honorable Artillery plans Montreal visit
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company set fall field day plans to visit Montreal on October 38. Command staff includes Colonel Edward Wyman as chief of staff and Captain Peter E. Dolliver as commissary with a full list of officers and roles.
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Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Montreal
Edward Wyman
Peter EE. Dolliver
Charles A. Faxon
John H. Peak
George B. Spauling
John T. Monies
William L. Bacon
Offensive partisan charge against Judge Thayer in Boston speech
The letter to the editor recalls Judge Thayer's Boston appearance as a guest of a political club on a Saturday dinner and accuses him of political partisanship in civil service reform. It rebuts his claims about minority presidents and denial of ballots, questions his tariff remarks, and denounces his plea to repeal the internal revenue system as a partisan phrase. The piece critiques his remarks as harmful to reform credibility.
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Thayer
Cleveland
Good Square
Boston
Old Commonwealth
Grover Cleveland
New England
The Case of Jacob Sharp Extraordinary Court Session
New York will hold an extraordinary Supreme Court session to hear Jacob Sharp's appeal. The district attorney expects lower-court judgment to stand and no new trial. Judge Potter may have viewed the case with others as having been convicted on illegal evidence.
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New York
Supreme Court
Jacob Sharp
Potter
Sharp
Archbishop Lynch Replies On McGlynn Case In Toronto Letter
Arch bishop Lynch writes Mr Stewart Lyon stating the Holy See has not ruled on Henry George s doctrine and that Dr McGlynn s excommunication stemmed from disobedience to the Holy See. He says the McGlynn case is ecclesiastical not political and notes his obedience as priest and alumnus of the Propaganda College in Rome.
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Toronto
Ont
Lynch
Stewart Lyon
Sir
Henry George
Holy See
McGlynn
College of the Propaganda
Rome
Amusements Tonight at Local Theatres
The 7 P RK Theatre presents Jim the Penman at 7 45 followed by Hollis Street Theatre showing The Corsair at 7 45 Geese Theatre screens Monte Cristo at 8 Boston Theatre runs A Run of Luck in the evening Boston Museum offers The Dominie's Daughter at 8 Athens Athenium shows The Night Owls in the evening
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Jim the Penman
Hollis Street
the Corsair
Geese
Monte Cristo
Boston Theatre
Boston Museum
Dominie’s
Athenium
Night Owls
Schedule of sales and auctions across multiple firms
Listing times for auctions and sales from various firms including Morse at 3 p.m., Howe & Co. in Brighton in the morning, Day & Co. at 11:30 a.m., Henshaw & Co. at midnight, and Leonard & Co. at 3 p.m. covering tig and carriages, stocks, carpets and rugs.
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L. Foster Morse
Albert Howe & Co
Brighton
Stocks
K. L. Day & Co
Stocka
Francis Henshaw & Co
Leonard & Co
Allenspacker Mulvey Marriage That Weekend
The Rev S H Winkley officiated on Sept 10 as James A Allenspacker of Dedham wed Mulvey of Dedham. Separately Virgil M Cutler of Cambridge married Ella J Lyon of Somerville on Sept 11 per Rev 8 H Winkley.
Death notices of several residents at various localities
Deaths reported from September events list including Deacon Artemas Ulrich of Wrentham aged 78 Eleanor Bacheller of Melrose Highlands aged 86 7 months Mary Burke infant of Boston aged 7 months 7 days Ezra D. Conant East Somerville aged 74 10 months Charles H Foster Boston Highlands Elizabeth Grover Rock Island Illinois widow of Addison Grover of Boston Charles Houghton of Waltham aged 89 8 months Mrs Mary P Marden Dedham aged 70 5 months 7 days Lillian Gertrude Newton Allston aged 10 months 10 days Elizabeth Quinn Sep 10 Caleb Bond Charlestown aged 70 10 months 4 days Charles H Rhoades Hyde Park aged 72 26 days H Franklin Stone Belmont Sept 11 Louisa Maria Taylor Pittsfield widow of T Marston Taylor S N and daughter of Samuel H Parker. New York city papers please copy.
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Aldrich
Wrentham
Artemas Ulrich
Bacheller
Melrose Highlands
Eleanor Ae Eee
Melville C. Bacheller
Burke
Mary
James
Maria
Conant
East Somerville
Ezra D. Conant
Foster
Boston Highlands
Charles H. Foster
Grover
Rock Island
Elizabeth
Addison
Boston
Houghton
Waltham
Charles Houghton
Marden
Dedham
Mary P. Marden
Newton
Allston
Lillian Gertrude
Willis A
Minnie M. Newton
Quinn
Dennis Quinn
Rand
Charlestown
Caleb Bond
Rhoades
Hyde Park
Mass
Charles H. Rhoades
Stone
Belmont
H. Franklin Stone
Taylor
Pittsfield
Louisa Maria
T. Marston Taylor
S.N
Samuel H. Parker
New York City
Proposals for coal for Boston public buildings 1887
Sealed proposals in Boston on September 18 1887 will supply coal for public buildings and schools for 60 days. Bidders must name mine sources and provide a 20 percent bond. Delivery is to be managed by the Superintendent of Public Buildings with screening and weighing overseen by four appointees.
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Princepeat City Hall
Boston
Hugh O’brien
James C. Tucker
Boston Water Board
Chestnut Hill
City Hall
Water Board
City of
H. T. Rockwell
Old Harbor Point
Lidders
Navy
Navy Department
WasmiNoroy
D. C
Congress
Bessemer
Crucible
Naval Service
Bureau of Ordnance
Secretary of the Navy
Washington, D.C
Washington, D. C
William C. Whitney
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Archbishop Lynch
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OF the Union
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Mevxen Cuams Bervarn
Boston Public Library
Joan Loweulr
U.S. Circuit Court
Charies C. Smirh
Massachusetts Historical Society
Asner
Gooper, JR
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Carroll D. Wiicur
U.S. Bureau of Statistics
Samart A. Green
Historical Society
Edwin L. Brynner
Agnes Surriage
Penelope
Roczr Worcott
Massachusetts
Victoria Regia
Mechanics’ Association Building
Charles L. Bly
Stearns & George
Telegraph & Telephone
Corrscotric Belle
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New York & New England
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Real Estate Exchange
Firth Street
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Coronado
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Hollis Street Theatre
Isaac B. Rich
Rice’s Corsair
Henry BE. Dixey
R. M. Field
David D. Lloyd
Dominie
Elery
Annie Clarke
Wm. Seymour
Edison
James O’neill
Rralten IE
Eugene Tompkins
Deraria
Chauncy-Hall School
Institute of Technology
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Harvard College
Hale
William Nichols
Temple Place
Corporation Notices
the Housatonic Railroad Co
Bridgeport. Conn
Housatonic Railroad Company
Bridgeport
Connecticut
General Assembly of
State of
C. K. Averill
Insurance
American Insurance Co
Ofice
State Street
Messrs
George Croshaw & CO
London
Francis Peabody
Jd. W. Eteld
Henry S. Bean
Asal. Secy
Boylston
Kilby Street
J. W. Balch
W. Glover
Quincy
Mutual Fire Insurance CO
SUAS
A. Howland
Pres
Treas
William H. Fay
Stetson, Moseley & Co
Estreet
Kilby At
Bucking & CO
Border Street
Easteston
Btate St
Saeder, Adamson & Co
Mechanics’ Association
Damon Safe and Tron Works Co
Sudbury St
William Jackson
Office
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Pester Agn Seale
Natline
Esterbrok Steel F Pen CO
Camden
New , Or
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Music Hall
Howard Athenaum
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Northern Pacific Railroad
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Lake
Idaho
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Boston, Mass
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Francis Seaboen
T. Merrihew
John Jeffries & Sons
Devonshire Street
Carrchester
Chicheater
Agiles
Ames
Chichester Chemic
Philadel Porn
Gzo. C
Goopwin & Co
Beaton
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