Deaths of railroad president Touzalin and others
The Chicago Burlington & Northern president Hon A E Touzalin died in Bennington Vermont from hemorrhage of the lungs at forty seven. He built the Chicago Burlington & Quincy extension to Denver and the Burlington & Northern to Saint Paul. Also noted are the deaths of Boston attorney Thomas F Maguire and Waterville merchant Edward L Veazie with brief obituary details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Touzalin
Chicago, Burlington & Northern Railroad
Bennington
England
Lake Shore Road
Atchison
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Burlington & Missouri
Chicago, Burlington & Northera
Touzalin
Denver
Atchison Force
Burlington & Northern
St.aul
Robert P. Gould
Boston Wood
Dewey, Gould & Co
Jefferson
N. H
Dewey
Gould
Boston
Thomas F. Maguire
Somerville
School Street
Ireland
Jufe
Harvard Law School
Lemuel Shaw
O.S. Knapp
Maguire
The
Foresters
Trish Charitable Society of
Quincy School
St. Joseph’s Church
Somerviile
Edward L. Veazie
Waterville
Rockland
Minnesota to Open 4,000,000 Acres for Settlement
Major James Whitehead returned with word that 4,000,000 acres in northern and central Minnesota will be opened for settlement. Commissioners Rice Whiting and Marty clashed with the Leech Lake Indians prompting Whitehead to assist. Openings announced for Leech Lake Prairie Point Cass Lake Winnodagosish White Oak Pogegama Falls Sandy Lake with Bois Forte awaiting.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
James Whitehead
Rice
Whiting
Marty
Leech Lake
Whitelead
Prairie Point
Cass Lake
Winnodagosish
White Oak
Pogegama Falls
Sandy Lake
Bois Forte
Andrew J Lloyd Optician Leads Milk Street Firm
Andrew J Lloyd an optician believed to head a long established eyewear business on Washington Street near Milk Street. The firm traces its roots to 1870 with a factory and ground facility referenced as Harvard Place, indicating a storied local operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Lloyd
Opticiar
Washington St
Ull
Harvard Pl
Trade talks and local clubs in South Boston pages
Weather report notes cloudy skies and light rain. Senate committee hears tariff reform views from Josiah Quincy on Canada trade. Parker House hosts Commercial Club meeting for the panel. South Boston Citizens' Association holds its monthly meeting on page 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Canada
Josiah Quincy
Page & the
Commercial Club
Parker House
South Boston
South Boston Citizens Hold Monthly Meeting
In Gray's Hall ex Alderman Bromwich chaired the South Boston Citizens' Association gathering. The group discussed a proposed marine park on Q street, sidewalk width concerns, relocated fire station plans, a new Municipal Court move, a membership committee, and a road trip over the electric line from Boston to Arlington with mixed views on urban transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston
Police
Hook and Ladder No. 6
Municipal Court
Ladder House
Whitney
Boston
Arlington
London Dock Laborers Resume Work After Wage Concessions
The Mansion Trouse committee reports dock directors and workers nearly agreed to resume immediately with increased wages to begin November 4. Cardinal Manning presented strikers' proposals, with arbitration on remaining issues. Lightermen seek six shillings a day with twelve hours to a day, and many funds tied to arbitration. Parliament member Mr. McArthur attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpon
Mansion Trouse Committee
Cardinal Manning
Burns
McArthur
Tembo
Messrs. Walker
Hughes
McNeill
Hannan
Clifford
Surrey Commercial
Ex-Gov Claflin's Nephew Attempts Suicide in Joliet
Clarence A. Claflin of the Parisian Salt Company Chicago near Joliet shot himself in the right ear during a delirious brain fever state. He is alive but with slim chances of recovery. He is a nephew of former Massachusetts Governor Claflin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Clarence A. Claflin
Parisian Salt Company
Chicago
Claflin
Mr. Claflin
Massachusetts
Gordon Might Have Escaped Says Dr Fricke
Dr Fricke who accompanied General Gordon to Khartoum says Gordon had unlimited confidence in himself and ignored warnings. He claims Gordon was obstinate and blinded to danger, and could have escaped two days before Khartoum fell. Fricke says Gordon was speared by his own soldiers while inspecting them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briain
Dr. Fricke
Gordon
Khartoum
Plaece
Nile
Africa
Captain Wissmann
Dr. Peters
Italian Prime Minister Crispi Attacked in Rome
In Rome on September 18, while Prime Minister Crispi was out driving, a man hurled a stone striking him in the eye. The wound was painful but not serious. The assailant was immediately arrested and found to be deranged after police examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Crispi
Weather Indications Forecast For New England And Regions
Washington dispatch reports forecast through 8 p.m. Saturday. Maine New Hampshire Vermont expect fair weather with steady inland temperatures and warmer coast. Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut cloudy with rain and warmer easterly winds. eastern New York to see light rain and slightly warmer conditions with easterly winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Boulangers Candidacy Placards Torn by Paris Police
In Paris on September 13, police tore down placards in Montmartre posting General Boulangers candidacy for the Chamber of Deputies. Police arrested those who posted them as Boulangers manifesto to electors urged voters to back a national sentiment against debt and perceived government injustices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Seine
General Boulanger
Chamber of Deputies
Montmartre
Department of the Seine
Man Severed Leg In Train Accident At Wyoming Station
William Mahoney of Lawrence attempted to board the 7 oclock train at Wyoming station in Melrose tonight. He slipped and fell under a car, the wheels severing his left leg below the knee. Attended by Dr Morse, he was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. He is about forty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
William Mahoney
Lawrence
Wyoming Station
Morse
Massachusetts General Hospital
Missing Books Deepen Ives Trial Delay
At the Ives trial Assistant Treasurer Short testified on the deposit accounts of Ives and Co. and the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton road. William Nelson Cromwell was ordered to produce all books but several were missing, delaying proceedings until Monday for the prosecution to choose needed volumes. Ives was returned to the Tombs without handcuffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ives
Short
Ives & Co
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
William Nelson Cromwell
Boston Athletic Union elected to AAU membership
At the Amateur Athletic Union meeting in New York on September 13 at Astor House the Boston Athletic Union was chosen for membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amateur Athletic Union
Astor House
Boston Athletic Union
Maritime Passenger Arrivals and Departures List
A dense roster of ships and routes with arrival and departure dates across Atlantic ports. Vessels include Dana from Baracoa in Boston and City of Columbia from Havana in New York, with many others traveling between New York Philadelphia Boston Hamburg Bremen Liverpool London Montreal and Southampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dana
Baracoa
Baltimore
Tudor Prince
Barceona
New York
City of Columbia
Havane
Seale
Bremen
Harrox
Rio Janeiro
Augusta Victoria
Hamburg
Philadelphia
Indiana
Liverpol
Prussian
Glasgow
Halifax
Maryland
London
Swansea
Kinsale
Iowa
Liverpool
Italy
Moravia
Lahn
Main Head
Lake Huron
Montreal
Prawie Point
Netherholme
Southampton
Bordeaux
Trewellard
Philadelpa
Celia
Rotterdam
Cheater
Angerton
St. Thomas
Wieland
Engineer Killed In Navy Yard Collision
A passenger train near Washington collided with a freight train in the navy yard tunnel. The engineer aboard the passenger train was killed and several people were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore & Potomac
Navy Yard
New Hampshire Appointments By Governor and Council
Concord New Hampshire September 13 Governor and Council announce forestry commissioners Joseph G Walker Jonathan B Harrison and George B Chandler and board managers for the Soldiers Home naming Charles E Tilton X B Thompson Charles W Stevens Daniel Bat and Thomas P Cheney with residences in Concord Franklin Manchester Dover Trenton Nassau Ashwuy and Ashu y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Joseph G. Walker
Jonathan B. Harrison
Franklin
George B., Chandler
Manchester
New Hampshire Soldiers’ Home
Charles E. Tilton
Trenton
X. B.thompson
Charles W. Stevens
Nasauu
Daniel Bat
Dover
Thomas P. Cheney
Ashwuy
Not Guilty Verdict in Goetz Bribery Trial
The jury found Alderman Christian Goetz not guilty in the Court of General Sessions on bribery charges tied to the nineteenth election district. Pinkerton detectives testified Goetz was present at the polling place, but the jury rejected the prosecution’s case after the defendant portrayed himself as upstanding and claimed minimal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorks
Christian Goetz
Louis Lewis
Eighth Assembly
Court of General Sessions
Winchell
Ramsey
Pinkerton
Goetz
Coetz
George Murray
Board of Inspectors
Nineteenth Election District
Lewis
Alderman Goetz
O’brien
Smith
Krauss
Jerome
Bowery Bank
Assemblyman
O'Brien Association
Brooklyn Millionaire Killed in Patent Case Dispute
New York, Sept 13 F W Gesswein Brooklyn tool maker was shot by Christian Deyhle in his John Street office after a demands for 500 dollars to fund a home for elderly men. Deyhle, an older German with a beard, confessed intent and was arrested. Gesswein was about 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. W. Gesswein
Brooklyn
N. Y
John Street
F. Koester
Christian Deyhle
Gesswein
Deyhle
Mr. Gesswein
Mr. Koester
First Precinct
Old Slip
Greenback Platform Endorsed at Cincinnati Convention
The Greenback party adopted a platform reaffirming 1868 Democra tics on debt payment and equal taxation. It calls for repealing post 1885 debt laws, exchanging legal tender notes, issuing new currency to reclaim lands and fund a merchant marine navy and public buildings, with a target of 50 dollars per capita. It warns of a coming financial panic and urges national unity beyond North South prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
No Juror Secured in Cronin Case at Adjournment
Curcaco Sept 18 no juror was secured in the Cronin case at adjournment this evening. Twenty men were examined during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronin
Atlanta Safe at Newport After Gale Reconnaissance Rescue
United States cruiser Atlanta under Captain John Howell weathered a severe gale off Sandy Hook and Montauk with light damage. Coxswain Joan Sanders of Bar Harbor died mid voyage and was buried at sea. A heroic rescue by Iain Gould and crew saved six sailors from the stricken ship, carried out in heavy seas near Chatham, with the life line and breeches buoy method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
United States
Atlanta
John Howell
New York
Sandy Hook
Montauk Light
Joan Sanders
Bar Harbor
Iain Gould
Chatham
Vanderbilt's Yacht Alva Missing After Storm
A New York despatch reports Alva, Alva Vanderbildt's steam yacht, not yet seen in Perreano harbor after leaving Bar Harbor in the storm. Seafaring locals fear she ran before the storm and may be far southward. Messages to coastal points yield no reply. awaiting confirmation on arrival. Also notes Ariadne and John Brooks movements and weathered voyage details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perreano
Sprerm.u
New York
Alva
Vanderbilt
Bar Harbor
Ariadne
Colby
Philadelphia
Portland
K. H. Jordan
John Brooks
Boston
Gallant Captain Gould and the Nelle V. Rokes Rescue
Cy HarHam reports a three masted schooner, the Nelle V. Rokes of Bath, Me., driven onto Chatham Bar during a four day Atlantic storm. Captain Low and crew endured rigging duty overnight. Captain Gould’s lifeboat saved them as wreck rides to pieces at high tide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy HarHam
Atlantic
Pollock Rip
Chatham Bar
Thomas Low
Nelle V. Rokes
Bath
New York
Mt. Desert
Rockland
Cape Elizabeth
Nausett
Chatham
Gould
Chatham Beach
Cap
Inlet Closed After Sandy Hook Peninsula Wreckage
The sea closed the inlet cut through the Sandy Hook peninsula between here and Highland Beach. A wrecked Central Railroad of New Jersey passenger car lies in the inlet, with a locomotive half buried in sand nearby. Tracks along two miles are buried, telegraph wires tangled, and several vessels are stranded or sunk near Highland Beach and Shrewsbury River. The government island north of Highlands remains visible amid debris. Inlet work at Hempstead Harbor and Cow Bay detentions affect local steamers and freight boats.
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Staphicot
N. J
Sandy Hook
Here
Highland Beach
Central Railroad of New Jersey
New Inlet
Shrewsbury
Navesink
Sra Carr
L. 1
Rosedale
Bridgeport
Hempstead Harbor
P. LeFevre
Artisan
New Haven Terminal Company
Cow Bay
Stormy Seas and Flooding Hit New York and Long Island
The signal office warned of continued gales for 24 hours as vessels faced rough seas and some suffered damage. The City of Rome and Knickerbocker arrived with narrow escapes and injuries aboard from a violent voyage. Centry Island reports a cloud burst dumping heavy rain, flooding Brighton Beach Manhattan Beach and Oriental hotels, with several properties surrounded by three to five feet of water. Residents move by boat in the lower village while upper stories house occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rome
Cromwell Line
Knickerbocker
Centry Island
L. I
Brighton Beach
Manhattan Beach
Sheepshead Bay
Supposed Storm Victim Surfaces Safe in Stonington
George Pulsifer, thought drowned after a small sailboat voyage from Mumford's Cove to Stonington, turned up at Stonington station alive. He rode wind and tide, grounded himself when a schooner crew rescued him, then was landed after calm seas allowed.
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Provivencr
R. L
George Pulsifer
Mumford’s Cove
Stonington
Big Reduction in Rates by Burlington Northern Railway
The Chicago Burlington & Northern Railway Company announced a sweeping rate cut from Chicago to St. Paul and Minneapolis to take effect September 18. The 60 cent per hundred pounds first class rate drops to 40 cents, with through rates from sea board to St. Paul set to 85 cents rail only and 66 cents lake and rail. Through tariffs will be published, not proportional rates, to comply with the law. The action was disclosed at Western Freight Association today. other roads have not matched it yet, with a follow up meeting planned tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Burlington & Northern Railway Company
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Burlington & Northern
Seaboard
Lake Superior
New York
Boston
Western Freight Association
New York Letter Carrier Charged With Stealing Letters
New York on September 13 Charles Ruth a letter carrier was arrested and held for trial on a charge of stealing letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charrles Ruth
Dainty French Buffet Worthy of High Taste
Motives aside, buyers are shown a popular dainty French Buffet. The Quartered Oak piece features high finish, velvet feel, and silver trimmings on the front with artistically engraved details. Over a dozen buffets are in the Illustrated Catalogue, 256 pages, 500 engravings, sent free for 5 two-cent stamps.
Funeral of Congressman Samuel Cox at First Presbyterian Church
The funeral of the late Congressman Samuel S. Cox was held at the First Presbyterian Church on Fifth Avenue New York. Vice President Morton ex President Cleveland General Sherman and others attended as clergymen read scriptures and the choir sang Adeste Fidelis. The burial took place at Greenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel
Cox
First Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue
Morton
Cleveland
Drs. Deems
T. DeWitt Talmage
Milburn
House of Representatives
Deems
DeWitt Talmage
Boston
Forest fires threaten homes along Maine Central and NB lines
Fires rage along Maine Central and New Brunswick rail routes, driving passengers into cars for safety as towns like Fredericton and Moncton battle blazes. Homes and churches burned. other fires reported in Ryeburg Maine Ellsworth and Malden with insured losses and minor blazes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joan
N. B
Maine Central
New Brunswick
Fredericton
Moncton
St. John River
Ryeburg
John Chandler
Stowe
Ellsworth
Ellsworth Foundry Company
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Central Pacific
Upper Cascades
Overland
Canon
Malden
Joseph Bonney
Whatcher Street
Edgerton
Fire destroys horses in stable on Hunneman street
At 10 05 last evening a fire was found in a stable at No 9 Hunneman street occupied by fruit seller James Toohey. Nine horses were inside. four saved while five were burned. Toohey estimates losses at about 1500 with 500 damage to the building. Dennis Stone’s adjoining house sustained 26 in damage. A second alarm from Box 661 at 11 45 reported a small fire in a wood factory on Chaucer Street East Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunneman Street
James Toohey
Toohey
Dennis Stone
Warren Webster
Chaucer Street
East
Boston
Equitable Reserve Fund Life Association Receivership Ordered
Justice Van Brunt rules the Equitable Reserve Fund Life Association grossly exceeded powers and engaged in fraudulent business. A receiver is appointed and an injunction halts all transactions pending further issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Equitable Reserve Fund Life Association
van Brunt
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Daniels
Badger
Sudbury
Friend Sts
Cambridge
F. Mr. Holmes Furniture Co
Washington Street
Leonard & CO
Bromfield Street
J. T. Phelys
Devy
Fuller’s Block
Springfeld
Mass
Sheppard Homan
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society of New York
D. H. Buckley
Devonshire Street
Grand Army
Warner
Corporal Tanner
District of Columbia
Mr. Crapo
Lynn
Tenny
Volunteer
Marshfield
Coney Island
Maine State Fair
Gerry
Electra
Providence
National Greenback
Page
Congressman Cox
Baltimore & Potomac Road
Senator Voorhees
Gaudaur
Teemer
Essex County
Logeland Munson
Vermont Supreme Court
Fricke
Boulaner
Doncaster
Davenport
Minthe
South Boston Citizens’ Association
Boulanger
Sanders
Captain Gould
Nellie V. Rokes
Sandy Hook Peninsula
Fop
Paine
Canal ST
Siticar
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