Allen Objects to It at Middlesex Agri Dinner
At the Middlesex North Agricultural Society exhibition a farmers dinner heard Hon. G. A. Marden host and Congressman Allen deliver the principal address. Allen argued against oleo profiteering, defended dairy interests, and endorsed the plea bill for dairy protection. Other speakers included Nathan Wilson and Mayor Abbott.
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Chicago
New England
Washington
United States
Allen
Congress
Alien
Coutry
Nathan Wilson
Barnstable
Abbott
Lowell
Charles A. Dickinson
G. A. Marden
Berkshire Fair Sees Low Gate Receipts and Fast Races
The Berkshire Agricultural Society closed its fair with poor gate receipts of 253 dollars, down from 825 last year, as George S. Northrup's John H. from North Adams won the free-for-all in times of 2:35 to 2:40. O. P. Atwood's Baby claimed the wee class with 2:45 to 3:10. Senai Dawes spoke on Farmers and Citizens urging study of politics to boost home industries and reform.
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Berkshire Agricultural Society
George
Northrup
John H
North Adams
O. P. Atwood
Charlemont
John D. Long
Edmunds at Burlington: speech on industrial diversity and prosperity
Senator Edmunds spoke at the State fair in Burlington urging diversifying production to employ all resources. He argued farmers need buyers who can pay fair prices and warned against overreliance on any single industry, stressing interdependence of farmers manufacturers and workers for national prosperity.
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Senator Edmunds
Burlington
Buruineron
Toodo
George F. Edmunds
City Hall
Sernater Edmunds
United States
City in Mourning Over Nickel Plate Disaster Dead and Wounded
Ere Pennsylvania September 16 The city mourns the Tuesday Silver Creek N Y railroad disaster. Eighteen dead and nineteen wounded to date. Names include Henry Houck Franklin Township W E Marble and Louis Lindsey Erie injured. Mixed reports place engineer Brewer missing but letters and statements defend his actions. Coroner Blood will open an inquest tomorrow.
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Exre
Penn
Silver Creek
N.Y
Henry Houck
Franklin Township
Erie Union Depot
W. E. Marble
Louis Lindse
Erie
St. Vincent's Hospital
Charles Kummertz
Pittsburg
John Suter
David Sharp
Willie
Brewer
the Express
Lewis Brewer
I Farmington
Engineer Brewer
Secson
Blood
Dunkirk
Funeral of Nathaniel G. White in Lawrence
Nathaniel G. White was laid to rest this afternoon at Bellevue Cemetery after a simple service at the family home on Lawrence street. Rev. William A. Wolcott led Scripture and prayer with ivy wreath on the casket. pallbearers listed. Boston and Maine railroad officials and stockholders attended in parlor cars from Boston.
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Nathaniel G. White
Lawrence
Lawrence Street
William A. Wolcott
Congregational Church
Bellevue Cemetery
Joseph Shattuck
Samuel White
C.P. Briggs
Alfred Lang
Morris Knowles
John Aldred
Boston
The
Boston & Maine Railroad
Thirtyninth Regimental Association Holds Nantasket Reunion
The Thirtyninth Regimental Association gathered at the Atlantic House Nantasket on September 15. Colonel Charles J Porter of Quincy presided over the business meeting and officers were elected including President John F Kennedy and Vice-President John H Drissault. Resolutions of respect were adopted for the late Colonel Ezra J Trull. After dinner the after-dinner speaking was omitted due to lateness.
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Nantasket Braca
Thirty- Ninth Regimental Association
Atlantic House
Charles J1. Porter
Quincy
Ezra J. Trull
John F. Kennedy
Company E
John H. Drissault
C .Company E
Hues iCharles HH. Porter
George Bean
Comwo
Peny E
Dr. Morse
PR. Ricker
Captain Hutchins
George A. Barker
Samuel MeJunkins
Semel F. Washburn
M. B. Skeele
Bay Mackerel Arrivals Reported In New England Waters
Wells features the schooner Mary E Wharf delivering 185 ae bay mackerel of good size and quality at Wellfleet. The schooner Charles F Atwood, the bay’s only vessel, reported with 180 barrels. Weirs off Truro caught a few barrels of mixed mackerel and sent them ashore fresh.
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Wellfleet
Mary E
Charles F. Atwood
Truro
Tired of the Baby Act in British Yacht Rivals
A Chicago article ridicules English yacht boasting after Genesta, Galatea, Puritan, and Mayflower performances. It argues American boats surpass British contenders and calls for bringing all English yachts to race the Yankee craft, expressing weariness with yearly British pomp.
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Chicago News
Irex
Printer and Lawyer Woodward's Wisconsin Route
Washington report says Nathan Smith of the Postoffice Department helped Gilbert Woodward move to Wisconsin to pursue politics. Woodward, once a Washington printer and lawyer, served from private to officer in war, then built a top La Crosse practice and joined the Forty-Eighth Congress. It is believed he may become Wisconsin's next Senator if Democrats win the Legislature.
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Washington
Woodward
Lacrosse
Weather-Interrupted Baseball Doubleheader Draws in New York and Kansas City
Rain halted the Washington at New York game after eight innings on the polo grounds. Gilmore’s pitching held the Giants in check as New York trailed 1-0 with late-innings action. In Kansas City, Chicago and the home nine played through mud until the seventh when rain caused the game to end with Chicago leading 6-1. St Louis vs Detroit also halted after five innings due to weather with no score.
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New York
Polo Grounds
Gilmore
Giants
New Yorks
Washingtons
Rourke
Hines
Connor
Ward
Kreil Oh
Citlespie
Kreis
Shotkert
le Ee Houck
Rich'an
Ol Knowles
Wbates
Gerhardt
Ginore
Eagle
Gillespie
Mack
Farrell
Knowles
Grace Pearce
Kansas City
Chicago
Kansas
N.ss
Ol Prisdy
Burns
Eines
Flint
Clarkson
Lillie
Ryan
O Weidman
Chicanoss . Oi
Evsccvetances
Kansas Clysii
Scot Enes Esc
Kansas Citys
Chicagos
Weidman
Spanish Competition Expands Spanish Vessels in Philadelphia Port
The Philadelphia Record notes more Spanish vessels in port than ever, including steamships Hugo Carolina Niceto Gallego and bark Rafael Pormar all from Cuba with sugar. Spanish steamers now outcompete English freighters, aided by a Spain US treaty granting rebates for goods shipped to West Indies.
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Philadelphia
Hugo
Carolina
Niceto
Gallego
Rafael Pormar
Cuba
Spain
United States
West Indies
New York
Ward and
Alexander Lines
Margo
Havana
Lisbon
Belfast
Glasgow
Trouble with the Coast Survey in Washington
Treasury officials fear a wide shake up at the coast survey as internal bickering continues. Manager Randall favors abolishing the service and reorganizing it with no appropriation for a year, then funding it anew. Insider Fagin supplied a full account of decades of bureau scandal fueling the exposé.
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Coast Survey
Washineton
Treasury
Coast Survey Office
Mgr
Randall
Congress
Fagin
Bureau
Early baseball scores table in rain postponed game
In Baltimore Pittsburghs defeated Baltimores six to nothing while Philadelphia Athletics beat Louisvilles eight to zero. Brooklyn Brooklyns triumphed over Cincinnatis twelve to zero and Staten Island Metropolitans edged St. Louis two to one. The Boston Philadelphia game in this city was postponed due to rain.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyns
Cincinnatis
Staten Island
St. Louis
Philadelphias
Boston
Detroits
Chicagos
Kansas City
Washingtons
New York
American
J. Louis
Baltimore
Louisvilles
Pittsburgs
Metropolitans
Athletics
Philadelphia
New England
Portlands
Lawrence
Breektous
Lynn
Young Philadelphia Lawyer Faces Treasury Disbarment
A Philadelphia attorney in Washington, after reading tips for expediting cases, offered a clerk a cigar. The clerk later reported him for attempting bribery when he flashed a roll of bills, not tobacco, prompting Treasury and Comptroller scrutiny. The lawyer denies intent to bribe, claiming only a cigar offer.
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Lerd Jolarse
Wasnincton
Sorcian
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
Alabama
First Comptroller’s Office
Durham
Jewelry Importation by Mail in UPU Context
Washington Sept 16 The acting Treasury Secretary asked the Attorney General for guidance on whether precious stones and other listed items are forbidden to be imported by mail under the Universal Postal Union rules. The Attorney General finds no special statute banning mail import of such items, but says items liable to customs duties remain forbidden to import by mail and subject to seizure and forfeiture.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Jenks
Paris
THE VALUE OF MANNERS IN COUNTRY DOCTORING
In London Truth style a country general practitioner enjoys an income of 500 to 700 pounds a year, ample travel and patient contact, and the chance to do good. Most doctors are chatty, pleasant, tolerant, and skilled, while a rude image can help a few. The very poor tolerate or even prefer harsh medicine and roughness, but to succeed a doctor must be bland and avoid offense, tailoring prescriptions to be as palatable as possible.
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London
Gould heir George J Gould and Edith Kingdon wed at Lyndhurst
George J Gould and actress Edith Kingdon, wife of Jay Goulds son, stay at Irvington estate Lyndhurst after Kingdon left Daly’s company. They met in Paris with Mrs Gould, amid reports of staged rivalries and Daly’s praise for Kingdon. brokers on Wall Street wish them happiness as Gould avoids the floor, aided by his father.
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Jay Gould
George J
Edith Kingdon
Daly
Lyndhust
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
Miss Rehan
Miss Dreher
Margery
Miss Kingdon
Western Union
Washington Ee, Connor & Co
Alley, Dowd & Field
Gould
Wall Street
New York Athletic Club
Aulot
Repairs for three ships to start winter West Indies voyage
Washington reports 45 day yard work at Portsmouth New Hampshire to ready Galena Swatara and Yantic for a winter West Indies cruise. Navy expands force by about 600 men in line with law while 175 engineers already ordered. A $45,000 warrant issued to Roach assignees settles Dolphin and Puritan claims, making Dolphin government property.
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Washington
North Atlantic
West Indies
Portsmouth
N. H.) Navy Yard
John Roach
Cambridge Mayor Calls Meeting of Prominent Citizens
Mayor William E Russell of Cambridge issues a letter dated Sept 16 1856 inviting Cambridge prominent citizens to a City Hall meeting on Sept 8 to consider steps for aiding Charleston S C sufferers. The appeal notes Charleston distress has drawn wide sympathy and Cambridge has yet to act.
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W. E. Russell
Russell
Cambridge
Charleston
S Offee
City Hall
S. C
Gorth
William E. Russell
Bicycle Races Postponed In Springfield
Heavy rain in Springfield forces postponement of bicycle races. Today's events moved to Friday with Friday’s races now scheduled for Saturday.
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Springfield
Afraid of Him Dramatic Author Shocks Paris Theatre
A New York Graphic report describes a Paris reading of a five act historical play by a dramatic author who strips as he reads. He loses coat in act one, vest in act two, collar and cravat in act three, leaving the audience startled by the clothed restraint before act five. Mme Marie Laurent suggests he step behind a screen for the final act.
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N.Y
Paris
Mme. Marie Laurent
Boston Theatre Minute Men and Harbor Lights Engage Audiences
Entertainment listings for Boston venues announce Evening showings at the Boston Theatre Minute Men and Harbor Lights at the Boston Museum. The Globe Theatre features Monte Cristo, while Music Hall offers a promenade concert. Park Theatre presents The Little Tycoon with evening performances and Hollis Street Theatre shows Clara Morris in Article 47. Howard Atheneum advertises Vacation with nightly performances.
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Boston Theatre—The Minute Men
Boston Museum
Harbor Lights
Globe Theatre
Monte Cristo
MUSIC
Park Theatre
Littl Tycoon
ST. Theatre
Clara Morris
Howard Atheneum
Auction sale schedule features carpets shoes horses stocks
Auction notices list multiple lots with firms Richards Day Hershaw Knights Co and dealers. Items include carpets shoes harnesses horses and stock listings with times around 8 p m and 11 m on Saturday September 15 41:30.4. The fragmentary text names participants such as Russ Leonard Co A Richards Co and S Ht Knights 1& Co.
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Leonard & Co
Richards & Co
Ework
S. Ht
Knights 1& Co
R. L. Day & Co
Francis Hershaw & Co
Marriages in Massachusetts Local Notices September Events
Multiple marriage notices listed with ceremonies in Newtonville Somerville Melrose Leominster Natick Woburn and Boston between Sept. 10 and Sept. 16. Names include Wright Darnhlt Poster Dodge DeLong Jones Hosmer Dexter Carter Loker Gleason Burns Stramb er g Planchard Converse and others with officiants Rev George W Durell Rev J d Haywood Rev George H Young and Rev QO D Kimball.
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Luantiam—Foster
Newtonville
Iew
William Burnett Wright
William W. Darnhlt
Arnie C. Poster
Hod Adelon
Wythrow
Charles F. Dodge
Jessie E. DeLong
Boston
Burns -Stramberg
Somerville
George W. Durell
Samuel Barns
Margret Strainberg
Dexter—Carter
Sémerville
St. Thomas Church
Gilbert Dexter
Ciary
Carter
Bletcher Jones
Melrose
Cuftence
J. d. Haywood
Charles Fletcher
Anna May Jones
Rowley—Hosmer
Leominster
Central Baptist Chiarch
Samuel Burns
Margaret Stramberd
St.Thomas Church
Mary
F. Carter
Blanchard—Converse
Woburn
George H. Young
Edwin B. Planchard
Mary D
Parker C. Converse
Death notices from Roxbury and surrounding towns
Obituary notices dated September detail multiple deaths across Boston area locales including Roxbury Somerville Malden Arlington Heights Brookline South Boston Pepperell and Oxford Me Instances cite ages from mid 60s to 80s and note widows wives and husbands by name with towns and dates of passing.
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Spachey
Nancy
Satanel Stacey
Sparks
Roxbury
Eleanor W. Sparks
Atken
Malden
Jane
Aiken
Pavns
Arlington Heights
John Davis
Munsey
Somerville
Fannie
Pepperell
Charles Racal
TOWNE
Brookline
Mass
Frances R. Fowne
Wise-Al Arbour
Willian Gray Wise
Pastor honored by parish with pocketed purse gift
The Rev. T. Brosnaian of St Marys Waltham returned from Europe to a reception at his church. In the vestry the July choir led a service as Dr C J McCormick presented Father Brosnahan a purse of 1220 dollars from his parishioners. Brosnahan gave brief thanks.
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T. Brosnaian
St. Mary's Church
Waltham
C. J. McCormick
Father Brosnahan
Brosnahan
Raid on gambling house at 81 Howard Street ends with seizures
Sergeants Butters and Foster and Patrolman Bates raided a gambling house at 81 Howard Street last evening. Officers seized 325 chips two packs of cards one table one cue rack five score cards one fare lay-out one chip rack and one case board. Fifteen people were in the house but escaped through another exit before the street door was broken down.
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Butters
Foster
Bates
Howard Street
Derby Chair Factory Fire Incident and Danbury Fatal Collision
Yesterday afternoon a man attempted to set fire to the Derby chair factory at 97 Cross Street. Bookkeeper Mahoney extinguished the blaze but burned his hands. A second report notes Edward Licht of Danbury, Conn., killed instantly when struck by a Danbury & Norwalk railroad engine between Bethel and Danbury while crossing the tracks.
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Cross Street
Philander Derby
Derby
Edward Licht
Danbury
Conn
Danbury & Norwalk
Bethel
See advertisement for Manager in another column
A notice directs readers to look in a neighboring column for a manager position advertisement. The brief item highlights where to find the full posting and expected qualifications or contact details in the adjacent page area.
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Sir Lyon Plainfair
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America
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College Bulletin
C. BE. Comer
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Evoston
Institute of Techwolk City
Boylston Place
Albert Hales
Fawn
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Tassyo
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Lockwood & Co
J. G. Mi Bayley
Newburyport
Post Publishing the
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Hotel Vendome
C. H. Greenleaf& CO
NEW Publications
A. Digest
Supreme Court
the Court
Jonathan Kendrick Kinney
United States Supreme Court
J. K. Kinsey
Little, Brown & Co
Remington
Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict
Washington St
United States of America
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
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Washington, D.C
Secretary of the Navy
Wis
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William C. Whitney
Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing
Wasson
D. C
Navy
Navy Yard
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Louis E. Beall
United States Engineer Office
P.O
Postoffice Building
Plymouth
G. L. Gillespie
U.S. A
P. O
PosTerrier
Connecticut River Rrailroad Company
Connecticut
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Seth Hunt
Matson
Dorel
Avery St
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