Thistle hauled from water amid public curiosity and expert verdict
New York crowds saw the Thistle dry docked in Erie basin. Inspectors praised its lines noting forward V frames and graceful stern. The hull, clearly cut away forward with a fast profile, shows meticulous workmanship and a smooth upper skin. The Volunteer contrast reveals rougher plating and seams needing work. Overall betting favored the Yankee sloop at 3 to 2.
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New York
Sprcrau
Erie Basin
Tompkinsville
Tebo
Twenty-third Street
Brooklyn
Burgess
Down Town
Fall Hats Gloves and Coats at Low Prices
A Boston retailer touts a wide range of hats furs and derbys offered at lower prices than competitors. The ad highlights an extensive fall gloves selection from buckskin to walking gloves and fall overcoats priced five to twenty dollars with a five dollar coat claimed to rival more expensive options.
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Boston
Lowell Republicans Back Frederic T. Greenhalge for Attorney General
In Lowel, Sept 21, Republicans caucused to select delegates to state county and councillor conventions. Delegates in several wards were instructed to back Hon. Frederic T. Greenhalge for attorney general and to support Hon. Francis Jewitt for councillor. The meeting reflected a coordinated plan to place Lowell in the state ticket.
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LowEut
Sredau
Francis Jewitt
Frederic T. Greenhalge
Lowell
Weather forecast for New England and eastern New York
For twenty four hours from 7 a m Thursday sept 22 rain then fair weather with cooler conditions. Winds will be fresh to brisk westerly veering to north westerly and diminishing in force by Friday.
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Washington
New England
New York
Weather Forecast For Southeastern New England Tonight
BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY reports for the twenty four hours starting at midnight: for southeastern New England fair weather and cooler conditions. H. H. Clayton, Observer.
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Blue Hill Observatory
New England
H. H. Clayton
Meteorological Record of Yesterday’s Observations
The document notes the meteorological record of yesterday up to 10 p m with observations taken simultaneously at all stations. It lists comparable data across locations to standardize weather reporting and facilitate inter-station analysis.
Washburne Taken Ill in Chicago Home
Former U S minister to France E B Washburne is seriously ill at his son's Chicago home Hempstead Washburne after brain congestion diagnosed this afternoon. Dr McArthur says immediate death is not expected, though the condition remains precarious.
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BE. B. Washburne
Chiaco
E. B. Washburne
United States
France
Hempstead Washburne
McArthur
Thistle Dry Docks in Erie Basin Amid Broad News
Reports enumerate the Thistle in dry dock at Erie Basin with lines to aid new assessments. Other items note E G Wheeler & Co liabilities possibly reaching 2 500 000 and Burlington VT suit to break Vernon Noyes will. Chatsworth disaster death toll stands at eighty with 151 injured.
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Erie Basin
E. G. Wheeler & Co
New Haven
Burlington
Vernon
Noyes
Chatsworth
Cygnet
Standard Oil Company
Indianapolis
New
Lawrence
William Preston
Congress
Spain
Lexington
Mooney
New York
Coates
Kansas City
Cottage City
Faulkner
Danville
N. Y
Supreme Court
Ottawa
Oak Lawn
Jacksonville
Kilbride elected for South Kerry in Commons
Mr Kilbride, tenant of Lord Lansdowne, with Editor OBrien, wins election to represent South Kerry in the House of Commons. Rev John Delmage, a Limerick landlord, blocks a poor law guardians meeting over tenant mistreatment. Over 100 houses burned at Danby P Q, 400 homeless, three children believed burned to death. M Gladstone writes a letter denouncing Mitchelstown police acts and government approval. Mr Sack of St Petersburg Discount Bank travels to Paris to seek a 125000000 rouble loan.
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Kilbride
Mitchelstown
Mr. Sack
St. Petersburg
Weather, crime, launches and losses in Boston area news
Rainy cooler day. Mrs E Haight loses handbag with about 1500 dollars in cash and jewelry. The Boston Theological School opened its new year. Funeral of Charles Whitney at Hotel Vendome. John Smith alleged horse thief arrested. multiple burglaries charged. EK Hale lectures on George Washington at Old South Church. Crawford and Hagan held 3000 dollars for conspiring to rob Harvey Cobb. Cigar makers strike declared off. workers return. Tufts College opens thirty third year. A man believed to be W Bedwell of Boston killed boarding a train in Bellows Falls Vermont. Boston North Baptist Association marks thirty ninth anniversary at North Cambridge. Forty seventh Massachusetts Regiment the twenty fifth anniversary observed by companies A and B. British Americans plan new paper with first issue Oct 1. Hollis Street Church owners vote to sell to South Congregational Society. Stock market weak and nervous, closes fairly strong. Atchison active and Wisconsin Central heavily sold.
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Harvey Cobb
Tufts College
W. Bedwell
Boston
Bellows Falls
Boston North Baptist Association
North Cambridge
Massachusetts
Hollis Street
South Congregational Society
Atchison
Wisconsin Central
Supreme Court Overrules Anarchist Appeal Delay Motion
Ottawa Illinois September 21 Captain William P Black appeared before the Supreme Court to withdraw the record in the Anarchist case for thirty days to consult New York counsel and possibly seek a writ of error. The court overruled the motion. Cuicano September 21 Justice Miller says Anarchists will appeal to Justice Harlan in this district. The court rarely handles state decisions.
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Ottawa
Ill
William P. Black
Supreme Court
New York
United States Supreme Court
Cuicano
Justice Miller
Harlan
Shipping arrivals and a waterlogged vessel pass near Abaco Light
New York reports arrivals of multiple steamers and barks including Thornhill Progreso Glaucus and Amora Cagliari at various ports. Queenstown notes Nova Scotian arrival from Baltimore. New Orleans updates Captain Roberts of Kingdom reporting near Abaco Light a waterlogged Mary E. Pouglass abandoned after being separated 150 miles east southeast of the light.
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New York
Thornhill Progreso
Glaucus
Boston
Aliso
Amora
Cagliari
Matanzas
Havana
Ismalie
Seville
Henrich
Aukland
Joshua
Loring
Apalachicola
J. L. Newton
Samuel L. Crocker
Taunton
H. 4. Moren
Wareham
Nettie M. Rogers
Orleans
Argo
Marion
Daniel Morris
L. L. Hamlin
A. Jd. Miller
Providence
Eaglet
New Bedford
Mary A. Lisher
Wacher-Agei
Newport
John Crockford
Reindeer
Fail River
Caland
Rotterdam
Trave
Gremen
Haaa
Kurt
Hamburg
Rhymond
Antwerp
San Marcos
Galveston
Barks
Buisbane
Edmonton
Liverpool
Bay Curlew
Halifax
Lonpos
Baltimore
Queenstown
New Orleans
Roberts
Kingdom
Hull
Abaco Light
Mary EK. Pouglass
Boothbay
Shipping movements and arrivals across Atlantic and Atlantic routes
Ships and routes list sea movements with origins and destinations from cities including New York Glasgow Fort Simon Stamford Aspinwall Havana London Montreal Helifax Baltimore Antwerp Rotterdam Lerwick Swansea Progreso Queenstown and more. Entries note dates mainly September 19 21 and 20 with vessels such as Waesland Moray Chandernagor Nova Scotian and Halifax City brief.
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New York
State of Indiana
Glasgow
Allas
Fort Simon
Stamford
Aspinwall
City of Alexandria
Havana
Fame Point
Pomeranian
London
Montreal
St Johns
Caspian
Liverpool
Helifax
Baltimore
Belfast
Lemuria
Dover
Waesland
Antwerp
Lake Huron
Palermo
Thomas
Singapore
Moray
Yokohama
Naples
Chandernagor
Letimbro
Bordeaux
Ronsini
Lizard
Briscoe
Rotterdam
Dunnett Head
Winston
Coosaw
Lerwick
Philadelphia
Carthagena
Carthaena
Roseville
Swansea
Newcastle
Rio Marina
Acuba
Amelia
Pensher
Thornhill
Progreso
Queenstown
Nova
Kilbride Elected for South Kerry Amid Irish Eviction Debate
Dupri Sept 21 Kilbride elected unopposed to represent South Kerry in the House of Commons. He was Lansdowne's tenant who paid 3800 a year on a farm valued at 2100. Evictions on Luggacurran estates sparked protests amid government funded measures. Gladstone denounces Irish police actions at Mitchelstown and government approval. Times and Standard commentary follow.
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Kilbride
The
Freeman’s Journal
Ireland
Limerick
Poor Law Guardians of
John Delmage
Dalmage
Gladstone
Glasgow
Mitchelstown
Smuggling Ring Tied to New England Sailors Seizes Crown Vessels
Annapolis reports Customs Officer Bonnesse arrived from Weymouth with the Windsor Packet seized for Boston flour smuggling. The captain paid $400 and sailed to Boston. He later seized glassware at Lower Granville and the schooner Atwood, with the captain also making a deposit. The schooner Leves is said to be in trouble.
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Haurrax
N.S
Annapolis
Bonnesse
Weymouth
Windsor
Boston
Lower Granville
Atwood
Leves
Foreign News Digest from Several Cities Sept 21
Reports from Bern Paris St. Petersburg Brussels and London on military garrisons rail loans Samoa partition protests and Congo governorship. France to strengthen frontier garrisons after maneuvers. 125 million roubles loan to rail routes. Upolu value cited for Germany. Simplon Tunnel shares 48 million francs. Congo governor change. General Noor captured at Herat.
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Bern
France
St. Preterspurg
Bourse Gazette
M. Sack
St. Petersburg
Imperial Bank
Hameere
Upolu
Germany
Paris
Simplons
Brussels
M. Ledeganck
Cologne
M. Jenssens
Congo Free State
London
Mahomet Noor
Ayoub Khan
Herat
Government Sets Bond Purchase Terms Through Oct 8 1887
Washington Sept 22 The Treasury will daily buy United States 4142 and 4 percent bonds for the sinking fund from now until Oct 8 1887 at set prices 108 4 10 for 4 percent bonds and 125 then 124 for the 4 percent bonds. Aggregate purchases capped at 124 million. interest due Oct 1 1887 will be paid with no rebate. Authority cited from the President.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Thompson
Aot
Fairchild
Supposed Boston Man Killed Attempting to Board Train
A man believed to be W. Bedwell a salesman for W F Johnson & Co of India Street Often was killed instantly this afternoon at South Framingham while trying to board the 5 17 train to Fitchburg.
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Boston
South FramingHam
W. Bedwell
W. F. Johnson & Co
India Street
Fitchburg
President and Mrs Cleveland to undertake three week Western Southern trip
President and Mrs Cleveland will depart Washington for a three week absence with no officials in attendance. The party includes the President’s private secretary Colonel Lamont and two personal friends Mr Wilson Bissell and Dr Joseph D Bryant. The trip emphasizes rest quiet travel and carriage rides in各 city with limited stops and no mass receptions.
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Washeton
Cleveland
Washington
Colonel Lamont
Wilson §. Bissell
Buffalo
N. Y
Joseph D. Bryant
New York
Original Package Dodge Did Not Work The Maine Law
Avausta Maine Sept 21 Michael Burns liquor importer found guilty of maintaining a nuisance for selling intoxicating liquors in Augusta Maine. Judge Whitehouse rejects federal commerce supremacy to excuse importation and upholds state police power to prohibit sale in original packages. Jury verdict guilty issued in minutes.
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Avausta
Michael Burns
Whitehouse
Maine
Augusta
United States
Congress
Maryland
Portland
Law Courts
Federal Court of
Washington
Desperate Sailor Wounds Youth in Drunken Brawl
In Lawrence on Middle street at 11 pm Charles Willis a sailor stabbed William McNulty 14 in the right shoulder with a razor and wounded his left hand. Special Officer Flynn had two fingers severed by Willis. McNulty’s life hangs in the balance as an artery was severed.
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Lawrence
Middle Street
Charles Willis
William McNulty
Flynn
Willis
McNulty
Wall Street Rallies on Treasury Purchase Amid Money Market Turmoil
Despatches from Washington spark swing in finance as Treasury buys 1 065 800 in bonds and Wall Street recovers from 4 to 5 percent lending. Bulls gain as speculation over liberal policy surges, while bankers blame large holders for the scare.
Great Danby Fire Destroys 100 Homes in Quebec
A furious blaze swept Danby Quebec destroying over 100 houses and leaving more than 400 people homeless. Three children are feared dead and losses approach 250000 with little insurance as telegraph wires and Grand Trunk depot are ruined.
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Danby
P. Q
Montreal
Que
Grand Trunk
Fire Incidents Hit Dorchester Upholstery Shop and Dover Street Home
Box 315 rung about 11 yesterday for a fire in the upholstery department of Marcus T Weeks at 108 Brook Avenue Dorchester. Loss around 200 dollars. Shoemaker Mr Woodward injured about 100. Another small fire at 156 Dover Street at 4 yesterday afternoon in William Dorman's residence from an oil stove explosion. extinguished without alarm.
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Marcus T. Weeks
Brook Avenue
Dorchester
Woodward
Dover Street
William Dorman
Mill Fire in Aupany Wrecks Capron & Woolverton Mill
Aupany New York September 21 Capron Woolverton flour mill destroyed by fire with 100000 bushels of grain burned. Loss estimated at 150000 with 100000 insured. Firemen rescued after being trapped on an upper floor. Other items report Caen oil conflagration near Buckeye Pipe Line tanks. Oak Lawn Retreat hospital fire in Jacksonville injures Dr McFarland. Main street fire in Bipp erd Maine damages property and insurance status noted.
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Aupany
N. Y
Capron & Woolverton
Torupo
Caen
Buckeye Pipe Line
Standard Oil Company
Jacksonville
Oak Lawn
McFarland
Bipperord
Main Street
Cornelus Sweetser
Dinner honors secretary Endicott in Portland gathering
The Hon. W. L. Putnam hosted a complimentary dinner for Secretary Endicott at the Falmouth Hotel in Portland. A reception followed as Secretary Endicott met with the Conductors' Life Insurance Association in a hotel parlor.
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Endicott
Portland
W. L. Putnam
Falmouth
Conductors’ Life Insurance Association
Hollis Street Church and Brown University News
Providence September 21 1887 Brown University opens with large freshman class and new physical laboratory planned. The Hollis Street Church votes to merge with South Congregational Society after 155 years, detailing terms, pew scrip, and loss of name and minister, with finances and future union plans laid out.
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ProvideNce
Spectau
Brown University
T. P. J. Goddard
de Wolfe
George Street
Sayles
Meteorological Zeitung
Packard
Maine
Strikes and Strikers at HavErhilt and Ramours
In HavErhilt on Sept 21 workers from Chick Bros. plan a Thursday meeting with a likely return to work under protest after a 30 to 26 vote against going back. Some manufacturers hired new stitchers, with about $75 000 lost to workers in the dispute. In Ramours, edge setters at G H Burt Co quit over a dispute involving a green hand Edward Grady, but the factory restarted quickly with experienced replacements.
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Haverhilt
Chick Bros
McKay
Ramours
G. H. Burt & Co
Edward Grady
Grady
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Observer’s Office
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Porgy Portland Eee
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Yarmouth
Nenee
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Huron
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Fort Custer
Sone
Sir Flolenk
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Fort Sill
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Wanderers
Franklin Brown
G. H. Flint
South Congregational Church
Carpenter
South Congregational Committee
South Congregational
H. B. Carpenter
South Congregational Socity
Sout Congregational Society
Thomas Starr King
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
John Pierpont
Reso
South Congregation Church
Warren Sawyer
Thomas Dana
N. M. Jeweety
Hollis Street Society
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Frederic W. Lincoln
Thomas J
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