Modest Diplomat Delayed Reciprocity With Venezuela
The delay in reciprocity talks with Venezuela stems from a diplomatic episode where the Venezuelan minister accepted nearly all U S proposals without discussion triggering a storm at home. Congress rejected the revenue cuts, and Scruggs may carry a modified draft as talks resume, with Harrison keeping reciprocity separate from British frontier tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasmincton
Srecian
Venezuela
South America
Red D Line
United States
Sefer Bolet Peraza
Blaine
John W. Foster
Sefior Peraza
State Department
Congress
Ie Congress
Scruggs
Washington
Brazil
Jaine
Venezela
Torin
Great Britain
Harrison
Senor Peraza
Chaffer
Dicker
Italy declines to officially participate in Columbian Exhibition
Italy informs Washington that the ministry will not officially participate in any international exhibition. The government cites a long-standing policy, notes no hostility to the enterprise, and says it will aid Italian citizens who wish to exhibit by offering facilities and publicity.
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Washington
Marquis Imperial
T. S. Verdi
Italy
Paris
Robber provokes frightened town amid rising crime in Baverhill
In Baverhill on Saturday night a stranger entered Mrs Frank McGrade’s kitchen, drew a revolver, demanded money, but fled when a milkman interrupted. The bankless robberies have unsettled residents. A separate New London tragedy reports umbrella mender John McAndrews burned to death after a lamp caused a house fire. In Fair Haven, Unitarian pastor J M Laighton resigns after a call from a Wolfboro NH church.
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Baverhill
Frank McGrade
No. 17
New Street
Hoe
New London
Conn
John McAndrews
Beacon House
McAndrews
J. M. ‘Aighton
Unitarian Church of
Fair Haven
Wolfboro
N.H
Obituary of Robert Traill Spence Lowell Brother of James Russell Lowell
Robert Traill Spence Lowell, born October 8, 1816 in Boston, died in Schenectady New York just shy of seventy five. A Protestant Episcopal clergyman and writer, he published The New Priest in Conception Bay and Stories from an Old Dutch Town among other works. He served in Newfoundland Newark and Duanesburg before teaching Latin at Union College. His health declined in recent months and he missed his brother James Russell Lowell’s funeral.
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Robert Traill Spence Lowell
James Russell Lowell
Schenectady
N. Y
Protestant Episcopal Church
Conception Bay
Mr. Lowell
Boston
Charles Lowell
Old West Church
Round Hill
George Bancroft
Joseph G. Cogswell
Northampton
Harvard College
Harvard Medical School
Spencer
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Ray Roberts
Peterport
United States
Lowell
Newark
N. J
Christ Church
Duanesburg
Burgoyne
Bemis Hights
Navy Pay Director Gilbert E Thornton Dies in New York
Gilbert E Thornton United States navy pay director stationed in New York died Saturday in the city where he arrived on leave. Born September 18 1839 in this city he served on Brandywine Sabine and Brooklyn before rising to pay director. He leaves a wife Miss Russell of New Bedford Massachusetts and body to be buried in New Bedford.
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Gilbert E. Thornton
United States Navy
New York
Phillips Academy
Andover
United States
North Atlantic
Sabine
Thornton
Brooklyn
Norfolk
Naval Academy
Annapolis
South Atlantic
Washington
Sharke
Newark
Bright
Russell
New Bedford
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Army and Navy Club of
United Service Club
Navy
New Bedfura
Deaths of Adoniram Cate and Others Hit by Typhoid and Wrapped in Local Notices
Obituary notices report the death of Adoniram J. Cate of Salem from typhoid fever aged 40 years six months, detailing his trades and lodge memberships with a funeral set for Tuesday at 11 am. Additional brief obituaries cover John Neads of Dorchester and Jamaica Plain, Peter Brady of Jersey City, Edmund Claxton of Atlantic City, Captain Isaac Orbeton of Rockland Maine, and George D. Woodruff of Burke Vermont, noting ages, roles, and notable life details.
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Adoniram J. Cate
Salem
Cate
Fraternity Lodge
Odd Fellows
Star King Lodge
Washington Royal Arch
Masons
Ethan Allen Council
Tucsey
John Neads
Dorchester
Jamaica Plain
Massachusetts Volunteers
Peter Brady
Jersey City
Washington Market
Edmund Claxton
Burke, Vt
Dark Side Of New York Life Briefs
Georgiana Broadhead a young woman despondent killed herself by swallowing carbolic acid. William Boag of Greenville New Jersey struck by a Jersey Central railway train and killed instantly. Henry Vogel of 162 Lewis street hanged himself at his shop. Despondency over money losses. Jot Morris colored man intoxicated jumped from a five story tenement and was crushed. Patrick Barnett in same condition leaped and survived after clothes line broke his fall.
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New York
Georgiana Broadhead
William Boag
Greenville
N.J
Jersey Central Railway
Henry Vogel
Lewis Street
Patrick Barnett
Treasury order forces changes at Custom House
New Reprorp reports that Treasury demanded the discharge of a Custom House inspector and assigned clerk Edward P. Heskell to perform inspector duties. Congressman Randall intervened, suspending the order until Secretary Foster returns. Thomas D. Hathaway and George S. Anthony face uncertainty over the pending action.
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Taylor
Treasury Department
Washington
Custom House
Edward P. Heskell
Randall
Foster
Thomas D. Hathaway
George 8
Anthony
Tragic Hunting Accident Claims Danville Man
William Blackwell of Danville New Hampshire was accidentally shot while gunning in the woods near Haverhill. His companion Holt, about forty feet away, rushed to aid after hearing a gunshot and found Blackwell with a throat wound, the bullet likely piercing the jugular vein and causing instant death.
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Haverhill
William Blackwell
Danville
Holt
Blackwell
Return of World's Exposition Commissioners Aboard Augusta Victoria
Large crowd greets the Chicago World’s Fair Commissioners as the Augusta Victoria docks at Quarantine. Notables include Benjamin Butterworth Major M P Handy James H Dredge and Sir Henry Wood. Handy outlines a two month Europe tour, meetings with government leaders and plans for stronger foreign participation and streamlined customs for exhibits.
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New York
Chicago
Benjamin Butterworth
European Commission
M. P. Handy
William Lindsay
Kentucky
F. W Peck
H.C. Bullock
Massachusetts
Herr Wermuth
Germany
Henry Truman Wood
James H. Dredge
A. D. Anderson
East
Robert 8. McCormick
London
Brackett
Treasury Department
William Butterworth
Butterworth
Anderson
Mr. Butterworth
Handy
Commission
National Commission
England
France
Switzerland
Holland
Belgium
Austria
Hungary
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Russia
Nijni Novgorod
Paris
Reid
Phillip Cunliffe Owen
Sir Henry Wood
Royal Society of Arts
Mr. Dredge
Sir Henry
Berlin
Europe
Atlantic
Washington
Major Handy
Carl Schurz
Hamburg
Sniffi
German delegate outlines aims for a German exhibit abroad
Herr Wermuth, a German government representative, discusses a Europe wide push for national pride and a Germany exhibit. He argues for a focused, informational display with minimal advertising, predicting doubled German funding versus Philadelphia’s prior exhibit. He notes machine advancement but claims Americans lead in machinery. He will be in the U S briefly for planning on site.
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Herr Wermuth
Privy Council
Chancellor von Caprivi
Germany
Philadelphia
Melbourne
Anderson
Gilsey House
Obituary notices and marriages from Waltham area
Multiple birth, death, and marriage notices dated Sept 11 to Sept 12 from Boston area towns. Entries include Porter PorterPorter and Benson nuptials in Leominster and Fitchburg, and deaths or long-form notices for Knox, Cambridge, Whitmore, Sawtelle, O’Connor, Whittier, Griffin, O’Keefe, Smith, Bassett, Darling, Buckley, Holland, Hurley, Morse, Mulchinock, Mahoney, and Lowell in cities such as Chelsea Somerville Roslindale East Boston Newton Linthurst Chelsea and Schenectady with ages and familial ties where stated.
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Bassett
Newton
Henry D. Bassett
Darling
East Boston
Ethel Adelaide
Louis W
Mary _J. Darling
Buckley
Linthurst
Worcestershire
England
Caroline Therese
Henry Buckley
Martin P
Caroline A. Kennard
Brookline
Holland
Macy E. Holland
Hurley
Boston Highlands
Thomas
Michael
Bridget Hurley
Morse
Roslindale
William H. Morse
Mulchinock
Margaret Mulchinock
Mahoney
John J. Mahoney
Lowell
Schenectady
N. Y
Robert Traill Spence Lowell
D.D
Delightful world tour offered for winter months
A limited party of twelve departs San Francisco on October 8 aboard the 8. S Belgic for a healthful winter voyage. Guests will sail Southern Seas on premier steamers, visit refined Japanese and John Chinaman at home, enjoy scents of Ceylon, explore India and view ancient Egyptian monuments.
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John Chinaman
Ceylon
India
Egypt
San Francisco
Belgic
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Rozeer
Commissioners of the
Fair
New Langwood
Spot Fond
Wyominc
Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Middlesex Fells
Langwood Park
Wyoming
New England
Vo Doys
G.I. Butterfield
P.O. Box
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Cor
West Chester Park
Charles River
Cambridge
Henry W. Savalle
Court Street
Old Court House
New Harvard Bridge
Henry W. Savage
John Hancock Building
Alex. S. Porter
Exchange Building
John Jeffries & Sons
Ase
Vicinity
Devonshire St
Court ST
Pearl St
Washington ST
Kingston, Cor
Essex ST
Avon Place
Bedford St
Wm, Minot, JR
Porter—Benson
Waltham
EK. J. Young
Fred P. Porter
Leominster
Nellie Benson
Fitchburg
Boston Wharf Co
J. B. Russell
State Street
Washington Street
Prospectus Post Free
Beacon St
Winchester Street
Summit Avenue
Messrs. Shepley
Rutan and Coolidge
Brice S. Evans & Son
Equitable Building
Thos. Cook & Son
Chicago City Mortgages
Central Trust & Savings Bank
Chauncy-Hall
Institute of Technology
Boylston Street
Copley Square
Museum OF Fine Arts
J. C. Tarbell
W. Benson
C. Howard Walker
J. Linden Smith
Edward Emerson
A. K. Cross
Elizabeth Lombard
William Nichols
Temple Place
Nichols
Pearl
Franklin Street
The
New England Telephone Company
Boylston St
West End
Massachusetts New Church Union Building
Arlington Street
Cor. of
Newbury
E. A. Whiston
Downer
City Square
Charlestown
Park St
Alea. SS. Porter
W. Norton Seld
Tenberton Square
Abbott Family School
Jos Little Blue
Farmington, Maine
A. H. Ablott
Newt Eurlish
Allen Brothers
West Newton
Mais
ABBY_H. JOHNSON
Nebury Street
Miss Johnson
Louisburg Square
Ireland
Cushing & Peirce
Real Estate and Mortgage Brokers, Traveller Building
Park Theatre
Neil Burgess
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Denman Thompson
Boston Museum
Rk. M. Field
Henry Gay Carleton
Clobe Theatre
John Stetson
Augustus Piton
George A. Jessup
L'Est
Tremont Theatre
Abbey & Schoeffel
Hoyt
TEXAS
Tim Murphy
Flora Walsh
Grand Opera House
Proctor & Mansfieli
Annie Ward Tiffany
L. T. Shewell
Boston Conservatory of Music
Julius Eichberg
Direc’r
Tremont
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Horticultural Hall
Patrick Norton
Music Hall
Tremont St
Raymond’s
California
Mexico
Aymond & Whitcomb
School St
Boston, Mass
Braileroads
Boston & Albany R. R
Smmough
Wagner
Saratoga
Albany
Syracuse
Cleve
Inna
Detroit
Aston
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Vial
M. C
Hartford
New Navén
Eevia
Buffet
New Yok& Limited
Springfield
Bosten
Ng Cara
Coughes
Tientabien Ai CP
Roveland
A S. Hanson
Pam Agen
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