Gougar Loses Libel Suit Against Morse in Circuit Court
In a dramatic defamation trial in the United States Circuit Court, Mrs. Helen Gougar lost to Hon. Elijah Morse with a verdict for the defendant on a $25,000 libel claim. Judge Putnam instructed the jury and set the damages, while Morse and his counsel celebrated as Gougar’s supporters, including her attorney, prepared for a possible new trial.
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Helen M. Gougar
Elijah Morse
United States Circuit Court
Foreman Fearing
Putnam
Morse
Mr. Fearing
Mr. Buswell
Shepard
Mr. Shepard
Congressman
Robinson
Sherard
Gougar
Messrs. Dunn
Montgomery
McPherson
Justice Fuller
Grover Cleveland
Mr. Morse
Messrs. Robinson
Buswell
Mr. Robinson
Charles H. Gould
Danvers
Fearing
Foreman
H. N. Shepard
Helen Gougar
Morses
Republican Party
Republican Committees
William Lloyd Garrison
Garrison
Fragmentary Market Prices List for Groceries
A jumbled OCR price rundown shows multiple items with weights and prices. Entries include pounds, pints, quarts, and dozens with costs such as 9c to fb, 16 lbs, 25c, 35c per dozen, and a bulk bbl price of $4.39, indicating a local shop listing or ad fragment.
Reduced duties on wines liquors and teas in Boston
Send for lower price list from HETHERSTON In PORTING Co. at 44 and 46 Broad street Boston offering wines liquors and teas with reduced duties for purchase.
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Hetherston Inporting Co
Broad St
Boston
Weather forecast for New England and eastern New York
Fore cast for Saturday calls for generally fair conditions in New England and eastern New York with coastal showers early Saturday morning. South to southeast winds accompany the late day skies.
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Washington
New England
New York
New York Sets Southampton Westward Record Again
Ocean Record New York reports the American line steamer New York arrived at 4 7 p m and broke its Southampton westward record for the second time in four weeks with a time of six days seven hours fourteen minutes. The vessel’s daily runs ranged from 457 to 514 and 92 to Sandy Hook lightship, averaging 20.15 knots. Early in the voyage she faced strong head winds and a nine hour dense fog on the banks requiring reduced speed.
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New York
Southampton
Sandy Hook
Railroad Men Object to White Shirt Rule by GM Foster
General Manager Foster of the Lynn and Boston railroad yesterday ordered all conductors and motormen to wear white shirts and collars while on duty. Several men deem the mandate unprecedented and may pursue action to challenge or observe it.
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Foster
Lynn & Boston Railroad
Reed Accepts Illinois Campaign Address at Burlington Park
Congressman Thomas B. Reed telegraphed acceptance to Republican managers to address Illinois electors at Burlington Park near Chicago in the first week of October. Cook County Republican Marching Club plans an elaborate reception. After starting in New York September 24, Reed will likely speak in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Chicago
Thomas B. Reed
Illinois
Burlington Park
Cook County
Republican Marching Club
Manley
Republican National Committee
Reed
New York
Indiana
Indianapolis
Impeachment Suit Filed Against New Orleans Mayor Fitzpatrick
Suit for impeachment of Mayor Fitzpatrick filed in Civil District Court by District Attorney Butler ex Associate Justice Fenner and others for twenty five citizens. Charges include favoritism and incompetency with numerous specifications. Case set for October before five Civil District Court judges.
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New Orleans
Fitzpatrick
Civil District Court
Butler
Fenner
Coffee crop forecast 1894 biggest in trade history
London Sept 14 Tomorrow's Statist will publish an authoritative estimate placing the coffee crop of 1894 at about 12,500,000 bags, the largest on record. Consumption is projected at 10,500,000 bags annually, with a potential price crash in spring 1895 if prices stay high.
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London
Statist
Lantern upset causes blaze in West Roxbury stable
A lantern toppled by a Messer boy in the stable on Glines Avenue near School Street led to a $1200 stable fire and a $300 loss to a nearby house at 1 Bryant Court. The oil spread rapidly, gutting the building as the blaze spread through the stable last night.
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A. P. Messer
Glines Avenue
School Street
West Roxbury
Bryant Court
Messer
Weidner Socialist editor arrested for blasphemy in Berlin
Berlin dispatch reports Herr Weidner, editor of the Socialist, arrested on blasphemy charges. The issue No 87 of Sozialist was confiscated, alleging lese majeste for a poem titled Sie Volo Sic Judeo Thus I Will Thus I Command.
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Berlin
Herr Weidner
The
Socialist
Sozialist
Weidner
Birthday Sunday Post demand prompts early orders
Special notice urges readers to place extra orders for the Birthday Sunday Post. Officials warn demand will surpass supply and that early buyers will be served first.
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Birthday Sunday Post
Foster murder case advances with prisoner identifications
Lowell Sept. 14 developments in the Foster murder case center on identification. Constable E. W. Livingston positively identified three prisoners as participants while details of who whistled Neagle and the Covered Wagon are reported.
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Lowell
Foster
E. W. Livingston
Three World Beaters On Terre Haute Track Record Day
Terre Haute Ind Sept 14 today marked a record breaking track day as Robert J. paced a mile in 2 01 2, Carbonate lowered the two year old pacing mark to 2 09, and John R. Gentry set a stallion pacing record at 2 08 4 in a race. Joe Patchen later ran 2 04 1 2 to beat the previous stallion mark, with Nancy Hanks and Alix noted in the same meet.
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Robert J
John R. Gentry
Carbonate
Alix
Joe Patchen
Terre Haute
Ind
Gentry
Nancy Hanks
Jack Curry
Geers
Mascot
Major
Baron Dillon
Clarke Home Review
Bourbon Paichen
Merry Chimes
Murder Suspects in Newton Identifications Examined
Report summarizes conflicting identifications of three Newton murder suspects by witnesses and police. Livingston, Cox, and Nichols give varying accounts of the confrontation with a team and a man holding it. Alibi attempts and neighbor testimonies are weighed as investigators seek the true perpetrators while noting discrepancies in early statements.
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Leonard’s Corner
Livingston
Cox
Nienuls
Nichols
Lowell
Davis
Neagle
Sullivan
Leonard House
Foster
West Newton
Newton
Jord
Pat
Timothy Crimmin
Pat Sullivan
Curran
John J. Sculley
Stoneham
McIntosh
Record-Tied mile pacing feats dazzle Terre Haute crowd
Alix and new mark 2:041-2 in a week sparks excitement as Braden, Gentry, and Flying Jib contend in a chaotic free-for-all pace. Gentry drives clear to victory while Geers and the Hamlin entry receive cheers. Joe Patchen aims to beat 2:05-1/4, with Alix and Carbonate chasing records amid a day of fast times and big crowds.
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Alix
Hal Braden
Braden
John R. Gentry
Gentry
McHenry
Geers
Robert J
Hamlin
Lopez
Ijams
Terre Haute Trotting Association
Terre Haute
Joe Patchen
Forest Fire Rages Near Red Lake Reservation
Minneapolis reports a massive forest fire along the Thief River near the Red Lake Indian reservation. Kirby Barnum describes crossing flaming woodland, boats catching fire, and encounters with fleeing Indians. The blaze spans about sixty miles, with likely loss of life. a man who sparked the fire faces potential lynching by Thief River Falls residents.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Kirby Barnum
Thief River
Red Lake Indian Reservation
Barnum
Thief River Falls
Woman Confesses to Murder to Save Husband in Paterson
Christina Giordano Fostenzo told Recorder Stewart she killed Salvatore Delia in Donohoe Flats after Delia allegedly attempted to assault her. She surrendered in Paterson after traveling from New York, saying her husband had been arrested and she chose to shield him from punishment.
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Paterson
N. J
Christina Giordano Fostenzo
Stewart
Salvatore Delia
Donohoe Flats
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