Columbus political meeting draws huge crowds debate over coverage
Press estimates of attendance at the Columbus Ohio meeting vary from 10 000 to 70 000 with sources including The Associated Press The Glove and The New York World The New York Times and The New York Times note thousands of attendees while the torchlight parade attracts 25 000 men The piece accuses AP of partisanship favoring Republicans and suggests the party seeks an edge this year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Columbus
New York World
New York Times
Philadelphia
Secret Marriage Advice and Judge Moore's Rebuke
Excerpts from a Letter to Willie Phelps and Judge Moore's reprimand discuss secret marriage, youth, and perceived vice. The text contrasts religious views on honor with legal and social judgment, asserting that natural affection and plighted love should not be condemned by hypocritical laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Phelps
fFrom Williams
Clarence
The New Haven Way in Derby Silver Company
The Hartford Times notes Derby Silver Company posters urged workers to vote for Blaine or face wage cuts from tariff reductions. The New Haven News recalls similar threats and condemns manufacturers using political coercion to sway workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Haven Way
Hartford Times
Derby Silver Company
Blaine
New Haven News
German voters shift Ohio campaign balance in Cincinnati
Cincinnati reports reveal Ben Le Fevre notes and German leaders sway toward Newman and Martin. Moerlein, a wealthy Cincinnati brewer, tilts to Cleveland and Hendricks, influencing October outcomes. Muhlhauser denies Guthridge interview and backs Newman. Antiblain Republicans plan to bolster turnout. Middlesex holds a convention in Arlington. Peabody Democrats rally with a Main street flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ben le Fevre
Christian Moerlein
Ohio
Moerlein
Hamilton County
Newman
Cleveland
Hendricks
Henry Muhlhauser
Volksfreund
Muhlhauser
Guthridge
Commercial Gazette
Martin
Gen. Robinson
Johnson
Messrs
Ezra J. Trull
Henry E. Hayward
John J. Fitzpatrick
Somerville
Blaine
W. A. Simmons
Democratic National Committee
New York
New Jerey
New England
Middlesex
Arlington
Peabody
Main Street
Cleveland to Visit Buffalo for Democratic Welcome
Buffalo awaits Grover Cleveland with a grand civic welcome on October 2 as 600 leading residents join from Rochester and Batavia to escort him into the city. Thousands of Germans and Irish-Americans, many former Republicans, will march with Democratic campaign clubs and city and county groups in a sea of cheers. Parson Ball and slander allies are warned to watch the procession from a distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Cleveland
Chicago
Albany
New York
Rochester
Batavia
Legion
Grover Cleveland
Parson Ball
Republican Slander Brigade
Anti Monopolist Endorsement Fails at New York Meeting
At the New York city and county executive committee meeting J W Keogh offered a resolution endorsing Ben Butler. Delegates rose in protest with J Morris stating the league did not back Butler and questioned his honesty and sincerity in anti monopoly aims. The chairman declined discussion and the meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Anti-Monopoly League
Ben
New York
New York Anti- Monopoly League
J. W. Keogh
Ben. Butler
J. Morris
Anti-Monopoly League
Butler
Thurman
House of Representatives
Gen. Butler
Blaine's Cleveland Welcome and Busy Political Notes
Mr Blaine arrived in Cleveland at six after a crowded welcome along the route from Buffalo. He thanked crowds from hotel balconies and addressed the young republican club. Local notes mention Blaine support in Hartford and Elgin papers, a Columbus colored club, and various ward level Cleveland Hendricks activity plus party maneuvering in Cambridge and ward 3.
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Cleveland
Blaine
Buffalo
Garfield
Kennard House
Mr. Blaine
Republican Club
United States
Seventh Ward
Hartford
Geo
Sumner
Kane County
Ill
Anzeiger
Elgin
William P. Douglass
Long Island
N. Y
Cleveland and Hendricks Club
Columbus
East Hartford
Conn
Seelye
Blackmer
Springfield
George D. Robinson
Democrats
South Williamstown
Mass
Cleveland and Hendricks
Augusta
Carlisle
Grafton
W. Va
J. G. Pollard
Francis B. Hayes
Fox
Cambridge
Tike Democrats
George A. Sanderson
New York Central Compelled to Bor row Money Debenture Bonds Issued
Wall Street reports the New York Central railroad raised 10 million dollars by issuing 5 percent debenture bonds after rumors of a new issue. Key figures like J S Morgan and Vanderbilt linked to the affair. Large stock moves by White and the Astors signal market interest amid the Central’s dividend disputes and West Shore clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Boston Post
New York
Wall Street
New York Central Railroad
American Bank Note Company
Saratoga
Vanderbilt
L. L. White
New York Life Insurance Company
A. H. Coombs
Messrs
John Jacob
William Astor
The
Central
West Shore
Suppression of the Rebellion in Peru and Latin American affairs
News from Lima reports the failed Ca ceras assault on the capital dampening revolutionary fervor and aiding Iglesias. Caceras remains a fugitive as government troops restore order in Huacho. The Chilean church state dispute dominates congress with liberal gains. Arbitration for German and Belgian claims is approved. Nicaragua and Guatemala report small revolutions quickly suppressed. Chinese labor tensions ease after envoy protest. A Lima earthquake caused no damage.
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Peru
Panama
Lima
Caceras
Iglesias
Signor Picasso
Revolutionary Party
Huacho
Marquis de Sallenay
Chile
Congress
Chamber of Deputies
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Soconusco
Mexico
How We Robbed a New York Firm of $2 Million Embezzled
New York reports reveal Henry C Pedder embezzled about $2 million from Arnold Constable & Co through a scheme with four signing partners. Pedder controlled books and disappeared during a Europe trip as the matter surfaced. The firm plans a double issue of Manhattan Magazine next month, though its fate remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Henry C.pedder
Arnold, Constable & Co
Pedder
Europe
Seymour
Reprimand Shocks Navy Officers for Drunkenness
Washington September 26. Passed Assistant Surgeon Arthur G Cabell of the navy was tried by court martial for drunkenness and absence from duty without leave. He was suspended for two years and reprimanded by the secretary of the navy. Secretary Chandler urged dismissal for officers whose liquor use leads to conviction and urged removal from active list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Washington
Arthur G. Cabell
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Chandler
Naval Service
Ninth annual reunion of the old twelfth New Hampshire volunteers
Alton Bay New Hampshire hosted the ninth annual reunion of surviving members of the old twelfth New Hampshire volunteers with about 2000 attendees. A parade led by the Gilmanton brass band and Company F NH National Guard opened the day, followed by addresses, an oration, a campfire, and a ball. Seven members of the regiment have died since the last gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Bay
N. H
Alton
Twelfth
New Hampshire Volunteers
Gilmanton Brass Band
J. B. Cilley
Main Street
Isadore Whitehouse
Asa Thompson
J. P. Whittier
Lake Village
Thomas Cogswell
Gilmanton Iron Works
H. W. Blair
M. T. Donohue
Boston
J. O. Linehan
Penacook
M. A. Haynes
J. M. Durgin
Ohio Campaign Forecast in 1884 Presidential Fight
Columbus warns of a severe 1884 contest between Blaine and Cleveland. The piece details polling strategies, county targets, and the money and organization behind the Republican push in Ohio, plus Democratic speaker lists and the stake of Ohio’s vote for national outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
West Virginia
Ohio
Blaine
Cleveland
Garfield
Indiana
Steve Dorsey
Dudley
John C. New
Porter
Republican Party
Elkins
Jo Manley
Jay Gould
Gov
Hoadly
Col. Dudley
Cuyahoga
Sandusky
Erie
Lucas
Montgomery
Butler
Hamilton
Eric
Springfield
Fire and insurance notes from Boston and Providence
Brief reports describe a fire at Neponset property of Stearns Lumber Co. with $67,000 total insurance, a kerosene lamp ignition at 12 Cross Street owned by James Foley, damage $20, and several Providence area fire summaries detailing Newport omnibus losses, Constant Smith and Ann Brown properties, and Newport incidents. Additional reports cite New Haven Four Corners hotel fire likely incendiary, and a Northeastern railroad trestle across Lake Pontchartrain burned near Rigolet’s pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
C. W. Holden
Congress Street
Eeeee Stearns Lumber Company
Neponset
Bay 19
Cross Street
James G Foley
James Collins
Providence
Burton
Levin Street
Newport
Newport Omnibus Company
Omnibus Comany
Constant Smith
William Street
Ann Brown
Smith
New Haven
Conn
Four Corners
East Haven
New Orleans
Lake Pontchartrain
Northeastern
Rigolet’s Pass
Rumored Egyptian Cabinet Shakeup Predicts Khedive Leadership
Cairo reports circulate of a potential cabinet crisis with a plan where the khedive would head the council, Riaz Pasha would be interior minister, and Chef Pasha would run foreign affairs. Paris outlets urge powers to curb Britain’s control over Egypt’s finances and warn against displacing Egypt.
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Cairo
Khedive
Riaz Pasha
Chef Pasha
Paris
le Paris
England
Egypt
The
Nationale
Telegraphe
Incendiaries Strike Cleveland Business Blocks
Five incendiary fires erupted in Cleveland last night in large business blocks mostly in water closets. No large damage but residents fear an organized arson ring. The board of underwriters posted a $500 reward for conviction. Tonight three more fires caused little loss.
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Cleveland
Balloon failure at Erie fair kills man and injures two
At Erie county fair grounds Samuel Pherrin was instantly killed when a balloon’s guy rope broke free after being cut. James Wadsworth of Girard Pa. was seriously injured and W P Edwards, secretary of the agricultural society, had teeth knocked out and his face disfigured in the same incident. The rope-cutting caused the accident.
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Erik
Erie County Fair Grounds
Samuel ©. Pherrin
James Wadsworth
Girard
W. P. Edwards
The
Agricultural Society
Rear Admiral Wells to retire from Portsmouth yard command
Washington news reports Rear Admiral Wells will be detached from command of the Portsmouth navy yard on the 30th inst and placed on the retired list. Commander Wise will be detached from the United States steamship Portsmouth on October 10 and proceed to the Portsmouth navy yard where Commander Silas Yerry will relieve him.
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Washington
Wells
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Wise
United States
Portsmouth
Silas Yerry
Various New England Crime and City News Briefs
A series of public notices and incidents across New England including a Keene fire department inspection, a mall operation change in Exeter, a safe robbery in Winchendon with $400 to $500 taken, a Providence man fined at Plymouth fair, a stabbing in Greenfield with non-life threatening wound, Father Murphy purchasing land in Dover for a Catholic orphanage, a depot ticket-office burglary in Everett, a Portland oarsman injuring his leg, a France and England farm tour praising Aroostook farms, a Chester resident found dead with an unloaded gun, a Portsmouth suit over highway obstruction, deer hunting law likely change, a Brockton burglary of $3000 value, a Clapp’s grocery adjacent burglary, and arsenic poisoning from cheap candy traced by a Norwich physician.
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Keene Groupe
Exeter
N. H
Winchenden
Mass
Lambert Cross
Providence
R.J
Plymouth N
Greenfield
James Grogan
George Cook
Orange
Father Murphy
Tucker
Dover
N.H
Everett Station
Eastern Railway
M. F. Davis
Portland
Aroostock
France
England
Aroostook
Edward B. Tinker
Huntington
Chester
J. W. Emery
Portsmouth
Railroad
Corporation
Vaughan Street
Kennebec
Eben Smith
Centre Street
Brockton
K. E. Clapp
Norwich
Conn
Butler and Butlerites Lead Boston People's Party Meeting
The People's Party held public demonstrations at Faneuil Hall and Tremont Temple with about 50 party leaders on stage including Joseph H. O'Neil, Gen. Butler, and others. Butler spoke on equal rights and opposition to political machines, while Edward F. McDonald, Thomas F. Grady, and Col. Thomas W. Clark addressed concerns about monopolies, the tariff, and labor. The crowd at Tremont Temple reacted with enthusiasm as speakers urged reform and denounced Chicago’s Democratic convention.
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People’s Party
Faneuil Hall
Tremont Temple
John M. Galvin
Joseph H. O’ Neil
Boston
Stephen N. Allen
Wendell
E. E. Dean
Brockton
O’neil
Democratic Party
Chicago
South
Gen. Butler
Butler
Cleveland
Republican Party
Edward F. McDonald
New Jersey
Grover Cleveland
New York
Party of Progress
Thomas F. Grady
Grady
P. A. Collins
Albany
Mr. Collins
Gov. Cleveland
Col
Thomas W. Clark
Jackson
Ireland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Lawrence
E. C. Carrigaiy
Gen
Temple
Grady Attacks Collins in New York Speech
Senator Grady of New York spoke to a packed Tremont Temple about the Albany Speech by Congressman Collins Butler. He criticized Collins for omitting the charges of a fraudulent 1876 77 administration and questioned Hayes and Schurz roles while calling for clarity on party labor support. He argued a Massachusetts perspective was needed to assess New York governor remarks.
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Benjamin F. Butler
Massachusetts
New York
South
Standard Oil
Carne Hendricks
Cleveland
Hendricks
Bayard
Thurman
Ohio
McDonald
West
Collins
New York Times
Blaine
Evening Post
People’s Party
Grady
Gen. Butler
Leitchman
Marblehead
Gen. Duncan
Kentucky
Butler
Hebel
Leite
Melionnan
Tremont Temple
William H. Whitmore
John J. Baker
Roland G. Usher
John M. Way
Jeremiah J. Crowley
A. C. Woodworth
John B. O’ Donnell
George P. Sanderson
James N. Buffum
John A. Tully
Patrick Golden
Hugh Carney
John Higgins
Patrick Ward
T. F. Grady
Albany
Carl Schurz
Hayes
Schurz
Chicago
Boston Man Arrested for Forgery in Richibucto
Edward Oldham of Boston was arrested in Richibucto New Brunswick on forgery charges tied to acts as clerk for A J Quinn traveling agent and Mr Harris Northern Pacific railroad official. The case targets embezzlement claims of $5 with bonds posted by William A Spencer who denies wrongdoing.
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Boston
Edward Oldham
Richibucto
N. B
A.J. Quinn
Harris
New England
Northern Pacific Railroad
Washington Street
William A. Spencer
First Free Baptist Society
Spencer
William G. Ober
Lynn
Ober Finishing Company
Michael Boyer
Blackstone
Hanover Streets
A. E. Hook
Union Street
Charlestown
Boston and Maine Railroad
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charles Washington
Anderson Street
Manchester
N. H
Grove Street
Massachustts General Hospital
United States
Rose Standish
Wesley A. Gove
C.8. Dawes
Central Wharf Towboat Company
Central Wharf
Jonathan Chase
John L. Swim
Kate
Rowe’s
Walter Rathbun
Steamboat Company
William Harrison
Esley A. Gove
Wesley A. Gore
Ingraham
Charlestown Patrolman Fires on Robbery Suspects
Patrolman Jeremiah O'Brien of the fifteenth division shot three times while arresting Cornelius Casey on Wapping Street near Water Street Charlestown. The wounded man Thomas Callahan, 21, died at a liquor store before a doctor arrived. Casey was seized and beaten. O'Brien and fellow officers arrived to aid. Medical Examiner Draper ordered the body moved to the morgue. O'Brien's use of force deemed justified by superiors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Jeremiah O’brien
Fifteenth Division
Cornelius Casey
Wapping Street
Water Street
Casey
Drawig
Marston and Whalen
John Barks
Dunn
Thomas Callahan
Corey Street
Draper
O’brien
Malignant Dysentery Sweeps Atlanticville Village
In Atlanticville Southampton a deadly illness spreads rapidly with several deaths. The disease, two days of illness for some victims, leads families to bury and burn beds to stop its spread. Some call it malignant dysentery while others suspect cholera as the origin. Residents flee the area to avoid infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
L.I
Exhibition Attracts Large Attendance With Boston Band
Yesterday saw strong turnout both afternoon and evening as visitors from out of town joined a well adorned hall. Plants furnished by W. C. Strong, esq. add to the exhibition's beauty while Hall's Band of Boston provides excellent music through the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everen
W. C. Strong
Hall
Boston
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Moore
Thomas A. Hendricks
Telegraph and Mail
Tarh
Salem
Robert Tarr
Gloucester
Mer
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Boutelle
Dana
New York Sun
Charles A. Dana
Milwaukee Way
Milwaukee
Phillip Best Brewing Company
Fred Pagst
Cape Cod
Sandwiceh
Plymouth County
Mashpee
Dennis
Harwich
Brewster
Plymouth
Cape
Troy
William M. Clark
Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
Leavenworth
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I. C. Welton
Long’ Peak
G. O. Taylor
Paine’s
Canal Street
South America
Dr. I. G. B, Siegert & Ons
Republican Journalis
South American News
Dublin
Corporation of
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Earl Spencer
Patrick Egan
Irish National League
Amerca
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Duke of Edinburgh
God Save Ireland
Democratic Organization
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Michigan
Ilinois
Connecticut
Tilden
Illinois
Iowa
New Hampshire
George Hoadly
Samuel F. Cary
Wm. M. Springer
A. L. Childs
Joseph E. McDonald
M. D. Manson
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D. N. Lockwood
Senator Bayard
Colins
John L. Vance
James R. Doolittle
Senator Voorhees
Col. J. R. Fellows
Proctor Knott
Gen. Sigel
Lieb
Geo. H. Pendleton
Allen G. Thurman
Dorbin Ward
Senator Ward
John A. Logan
B. K. Bruce
Sherman
J. A. Beaver
Pennsylvania
O.T. Beard
E. F. Noyes
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
Clark E. Carr
Alex. Sullivan
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Ste
Blame
Frye
Maine
Gov. Long
Hawley
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Mine
Hamlin
Snowden
Hartranft
Cameron
Grow
NAVAL
Inton
George W. Weaver
Ilion Citizen
NEW England Notes
Charles T. Wade
Easton Almshouse
Taunton
Bernard H. Alger
Alger
Wade
Francis E. Kernochan
Belair Manufacturing Company
Board of Selectmen
Pittsfield
Kernochan
Institute Fair Management
Richards
Brookline
Metropolitan Railroad
Institute
General Office
Oestructio
Desir
Thomson-Houston Dynamos Companies
Rai
Onr
Pamahblat
Cimbuetn
Batt
American Electric and
Edward Goff
Silas Gurney Loren N. Downs
D. Smith
L. B. Wright JR. Irvine
F. Montague Lowdon
W. H. Borgett
Corporation Counsel
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Thorou
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Boston Mass
Houston
Armington & Sims
Ted
Eries
Emer
Ceekeuee Weveeeee- Astor
Gooch & Burdett
Ghly
Ircular and Prospectus
Ment & Mf’g Company
Treet, Boston
Edward H. Goff
Loren N. Downs
Edward S. Sears
George D. Milliken
E. W. Burdett
Tors.graph Company
Ie and Iluminating Company
Telephone Co
Huntington Avenue
New England Institute
Post Publishing CO
Raymond
Brooklyn
Robert H. Ramsgate
Jersey City
Emerson McCobn
Muncie
Ind
Warren Fisher
Windsor
Mark Hopkins
Great Barrington
Gen. Scales
Forvernor
S. W.stickney
Beverly
Hyannis
Cavalry Baptist Church
Ss. H. Emery
Patrick Moran
Ferry Street
Chelsea
Charles A. Campbell
Campbell’s Wharf
Boston and Lowell Railroad
Woburn
E.w.champney
W. W. Kellen
Frank Partridge
Jerome S. McDonald
Pearl Street
P.M. Kelleher
Mortimer Sullivan
Worcester Street
Cambridgeport
A. Gates, Jr
L. Foster Morse
Norfolk Avenue
Girard Street
Thomas H. Lynch
Lewando
Wontes Pont
Baker’s
W. Baker & CO
Dorchester
Curtis Davies
Wint Street
Boylsto
Boylston Market
Frank F. Hodges
Granite
Quincy
Tremont Street
John Harrington
Quincy Granite Cous
F. J. Fuller
Ware
Simpson, Hall, Miller & C
William A. Mat Sel
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