Clergy changes and ship passenger lists headline local notices
Tremont temple pastor Rev F M Ellis accepts call to Eutow place Baltimore. Bunker Hill Baptist calls Rev R B Moody of Milford. Y M C A s M Armstrong resigns for Springfield. John P Young marries Georgiana Simon. Shillaker heads to Morrisiana until election. Bacon and Yerrington form reporting business. Dutton and party return from hunting aboard the yacht Barracuda. Pavonia sails with 254 passengers including cabin and steerage lists. Scythia arrives with 490 passengers. cabin list includes many named passengers.
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Tremont Temple
Eutow Place Church
Baltimore
Bunker Hill
A. M. Brown
U.S. A
B&b. P. Shillaker
Partington
Morrisiana
New York
Chelsea
James P. Bacon
Advertiser
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B. F. Dutton
Houghton & Dutton
Morse
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Barracuda
Maine
Pavonia
Roberts
Boston
Queenstown
Liverpool
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Edith Mansfield
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O. F. Raymond
Alvin S. Lyon
George Lyon
D. C. Scudder
Vida D. Scudder
E. C. Tarbell
J. B. Whitridge
Thomas Whitridge
John H. White
Sydney W. Burgess
John P. Howard
F. Norman Roach
John C. Hayworth
Farrar
Harry Jones
James Appleford
Edward Perry Warren
C. R. White
Scythia
Cunard Line
J. W. Armstrong
Sarah Armstrong
Ps Ag
Bigelow
O. L. Briggs
Briggs
F. H. Briggs
C. Brown
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Butcher
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E. H. Nichols
E. Perabo
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A.S. Porter
John A. Pratt
Sarah Pratt
John Prentiss
J. Preston
C. J. H. Ropes
N. P. Simes
Simes
Cholera Hits Multiple Regions Across Europe and North Africa
In the past 24 hours eight new cholera cases and six deaths were reported in the infected districts centered on Madrid. Paris saw three deaths in the south of France. Oran reported six suspected cases with five fatalities. On the Abdel Kader steamer from Cochin China two deaths occurred in quarantine at Bina. Rome reported one new case, a soldier. Italy tallied 408 new cases and 222 deaths overall, with Naples 116 cases including 74 deaths and Genoa 39 cases with 25 deaths. Since the outbreak began, 6, the total attacked remains high.
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Paris
France
Oran
Abdel Kader
Cochin China
Bina
Rome
Kingdom of Italy
Naples
Genoa
Club dinners and quiet meetings across Boston area clubs
Saturday featured routine gatherings as Youngs, the Massachusetts, the New England and the Middlesex clubs hosted weekly meetings with no guests. Parker House hosted dinners for the Literary, Bird, Agricultural and Boston clubs with bets on Blaine's state majority at 3 to 10, predicting a margin nearer 25 000 than 75 000.
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Young’s
Massachusetts
New England
Middlesex
Parker House
Bird
Agricultural
Boston
Blaine
Campaign of Garfield Supporters Against Blaine Across Markets
A Boston Post special outlines a stock exchange anti Blaine club with 254 signatures including C. F. Woerishoffer and James M. Metcalf. It notes a revolt against Blaine, lists prominent members from both parties, and reports plans to broaden opposition beyond finance leaders.
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Boston Post
New York
The
Stock Exchange
Garfield Club
C. F. Woerishoffer
Jas. M. Metcalf
Henry N. Smith
C. J. Hudson Howard Lapsiey
H. Kissam
D. A
William R. Travers
F. N. Lawrence
Exchange
Charles H. Meigs
H. Duncan Wood
C. K. Randall
W. M. Patterson
William Lummis
George W. Ely
T. C. Buck
James Weeks
C. H. Wilcox
C. A. James
Hudson
Blaine
Garfield
Hancock
Responsible Men Offer Wagers on Cleveland in 1884 Elections
A letter to the New York World from James Patterson proposes bets on Cleveland’s victory in 600 New York County districts, plus wider state and national bets. Henry Orringe Augustus Robbins Curtis announce bets totaling 11,500 with George Ruckert handling deposits and arrangements.
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Cleveland
New York World
Editor of
the World
Blaine
Butler
New York
James Patterson
Seventh Avenue
Twenty-second Street
Blaine, Butler, St. John and Lockwood
Ohio
Iowa
New Jersey
George Ruckert
Bowery
Henry Orringe
Augustus Robbins
Loss Curtis
George Rueckert
Betters
One of the Greatest Political Sinners I Have Ever Known
Hon James W Emery of Portsmouth New Hampshire declines a Cleveland and Hendricks meeting address in Strafford and says he cannot vote for Blaine. He condemns Blaine as one of the greatest political sinners while staying loyal to Republican doctrines in the past.
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Garfield
Blaine
Cleveland
New Hampshire
Republican Executive Committee
Major Morgan
Geghan
Dynamite Geghan
Saint Geghan
Count Geghan
Noah
Cincinnati Enquirer
Noah Barker
Exeter
Republican Party
Butler
West
E. M. Stowe
Hudson
Congress
James H. Earle
Watertown
Middlesex
Hendricks
Bayard
Cincinnati
Hartford
Conn
Logan
Ohio
Worcester
Eben F. Pillsbury
West Virginia
Gov
Wailer
James W. Emery
Portsmouth
N. H
Boston
Cleveland and Hendricks
Bowlake
Strafford
J. W. Jewell
J. G. Blaine
Rallies and meetings outline Boston political week
Boston hosts multiple rallies this week as Republicans push Blaine and Logan to win Irish votes. Notable events include a Blaine Logan gathering at Faneuil Hall Tuesday with speakers Brannan Boland Condon Coffey Ecclesine, and Col. Warren presiding.
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Boston
Blaine and Logan
Faneuil Hall
John Brannan
Iowa
Michael Boland
Kentucky
Edward O.M. Condon
New York
John A. Coffey
T. C. Ecclesine
John Warren
Tremont Temple
Independent Committee of 100
George William Curtis
Hyde Park
William Everett
George Fred Williams
Congregational Church
Wollaston
Brooks Adams
Moorfield Storey
Faulkner
Malden
Henry B. Lovering
Hill Building
Somerville
Cleveland and Hendricks Club
A Played Out Old Gal Shelbyville Note
A fragment from a George R. Wendling piece at Shelbyville reflects on the Republican party. The remark suggests admiration for a controversial figure described as an old gal.
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George R. Wendling
Shelbyville
Rockingham House Fire in Portsmouth Destroys Hotel
At 4:45 this morning a basement fire at the Rockingham house in Portsmouth NH destroyed the brick hotel, with guests escaping in nightwear amid smoke. Loss estimated $90,000 to $140,000. insurance about $75,000. The building, built 1870 and rebuilt later, was noted as a premier New England hotel.
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N. H
Rockingham House
Woodbury Langdon
Frank Jones
Issa
Cleveland
Great Western Oil Works
Cleveland Sawmill and Lumber Company
Great Lumber District
Connorton Valley Railway
Boston
Erins Alley
Michael Maxwell
Williams Street
West Roxbury Park
Young
City of
Sam Wah Kee
Leverett Street
Charles G. Dowling
New York
Charles Neidle & Co
Devoe and Leonard Streets
Williamsburg
Cincinnati
Ebler & Co
Front Street
A Curious Phase of the Legal War on the Mormons
In Salt Lake City on September 28 the third district court completed impanelling for a grand jury. The Poland bill requires 200 names to fill the panel, but Mormon disqualification over polygamy exhausted eligible names, leaving no grand jury until January. Judge Zane then gave the marshal four names, an open venue, a move the bar and prosecutors call illegal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Third District Court
Zane
Irish unrest and Suez tariff cuts in Sept dispatches
London reports an attempted bombing of Salisbury council house with smashed windows but no other damage or arrests. A nationalist meeting at Cage was shut down by police while MP Justin McCarthy urged an Irish parliament at Longford. The Suez Canal Company cuts tariff by 50 centimes effective Jan 1. CAIRO says the Italian envoy protests the sinking fund suspension, milder than German Austrian French and Russian notes.
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London
Salisbury
Gic Cage
Justin McCarthy
Longford
Suez Canal Company
Cairo
Germany
Austria
France
Russia
Buck in Washington for Expo vouchers review
Col S A Buck of the New Orleans exposition board travels to Washington with all expenditure vouchers as treasury reviews them before releasing the third loan installment of 166 666 dollars. Buck plans to return to New Orleans with the funds in a few days. The comptroller extends the National Bank of Winthrop Maine and Cheshire National Bank Keene New Hampshire charter expirations to November 2 1910.
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Washington
Col. S. A. Buck
New Orleans Exposition
Treasury
Exesses Po
Buck
New Orleans
National Bank of Winthrop
Cheshire National Bank of
Keene, N. H
Blaine Denounced as Corrupt by Joy in Detroit Tale
A Detroit report reproduces Henry Ward Beecher's published recollection of James F. Joy accusing James G. Blaine of corruption over railroad bonds. The piece notes Joy denied the charge, cites Beecher's account, and adds related anecdotes about Blaine's political dealings and bipartisan reactions.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Blaine
Joy
Washsee
Jaine
Detroit
Chicago
New York
Herald
Beecher
Mr. Beecher
New York forgery case and Greenland fisheries clash
Henry F Graybill, linked to Savannah, faces forgery charges after presenting as C F James to McKesson Robbins and securing 2000 pounds of beeswax by drawing against a forged bill. Other items report a bar of gold stolen from a broker, Cunard damages suit, a safe robbery, and various arrests. A detailed Greenland fisheries feature describes Danish laws, captains recounting encounters with Danish warships, and conditions for natives and Huskies in Holtzenberg and Victoria banks.
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Henry F. Graybill
South
McKesson & Robbins
C. F. James
Savannah
Shoe and Leather Bank
Graybill
Philadelphia
Martin & Runyan
No. 102
Broadway
Pine Street
Cunard Company
Maurice Wertheimer
Cunard Steamship Company
Liverpool
Obsequies of the Railway Magnate Draw Thousands in Baltimore
The funeral of John W. Garrett was held at Montebello with a simple service led by Rev. Dr. Leyburn. A cortege of 150 carriages and over 12,000 mourners processed to Greenmount Cemetery. Prominent railroad figures and civic leaders attended, with elaborate floral tributes including a floral engine and a broken car wheel.
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John W. Garrett
Montebello
Garrett
Leyburn
Associate Reformed Church
Greenmount Cemetery
Board of Trade
Corn and Flour Exchange
Chemical and Fertilizer Exchange
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Gen
B. Roberts
Edward Smith
Pennsylvania Road
Hugh J. Jewett
John King, Jr
Erie Road
John 8. Barbour
Virginia Midland
W. W. Peabody
Ohio and
Mississippi
Albert Fink
Mr. Sargeant
Grand Trunk
Franklin B. McGowen
Reading
Geo. B. McClellan
Mr.Corcoran
Washington
Geo. W. Childs
Philadelphia
Brutal prize fight on Long Island ends with Wiley win
In New York near Long Island City on a Saturday night about 600 spectators watched Mattie Bohen 24 Green Point and John Wiley 23 Long Island City fight under Marquis of Queensbury rules. Bohen dislocated a shoulder in round three and after seven rounds was taken to his corner senseless but insisted on continuing. Wiley won the stakes as Bohen’s friends threw in the sponge.
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Long Island
New York
Atlantic
Long Island City
Mattie Bohen
Green Point
John Wiley
Bohen
Wiley
Ohen
Cyclones Strike Wellsburg and Alton Destroy Homes
A cyclone hit Wellsburg New York at 8 pm causing unroofed houses barns and destroyed orchards with streets cluttered by fallen trees and a fierce rain storm. In Bradford Pennsylvania a second cyclone damaged six houses near Alton with no fatalities and several near escapes reported.
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Elmira
N. Y
Wellsburg
Here
Bradford
Alton
Lover's Tragedy in Dallas Ends with Dual Deaths
In Dallas on September 28 Geo Foulstech killed Miss Annie Manler then died by his own hand. The lovers, both in America on a temporary leave from the German army, had stayed for weeks at a modest hotel. Parents in Germany opposed the marriage and, with his leave nearly over, the couple chose death over separation.
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Dallas
Texas
Geo. Foulsted
Annie Manler
Foulstech
America
Miss Manler
Germany
Prayers Asked for Rain as Drought Bites Petersburg
Petersburg, Va. Sept 28 Prayers were offered in local churches today for rain badly needed due to a protracted drought. The drought has dried creeks and streams and severely affected crops in the area.
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Petersburg
Blaine Ends Stop at Mrs Garfield’s in Cleveland
Blaine spent the day quietly at Mrs Garfield's in Cleveland where Senator Sherman called. He plans to leave by the Lake Shore road at 9 AM tomorrow to continue his journey through Ohio.
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Cleveland
Blaine
Tragic Jerseyville Shooting Ends in Double Tragedy
In St. Louis on September 28 Fred Schultze shot his wife at their Jerseyville home and then fatally shot himself. The wife was struck in the head and is believed mortally wounded. authorities cite domestic discord and drunkenness as the causes.
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St. Louis
Fred Schultze
Jerseyville
The Goat and the Tiger Fable in the Pitfall
A goat and a tiger are captured together and agree to share a common enemy. After they escape the pit the tiger betrays the goat, trying to kill him, illustrating that agreements in danger may not endure once safety is reached. The tale ends with a blunt moral about the futility of trust.
Colorful Chinese Regiments Parade Described in 19th Century Observation
Observes Chinese troops wearing rainbow uniforms with black and white, noting about 100 laundrymen in scarlet blouses and royal purple trousers, followed by white, green, and light blue companies. Describes their marching as lifting feet “like cats in the snow.”
New England Notes on Fires and Falls Across Region
Arrests in Andover for barn fire set on June 8. Newburyport cotton mill shuts down cutting 300 jobs. Contoocook Hook killed on Boston and Maine line, about 21, leaves a widow. Rockville factory to cut wages about 5 percent. Eastern Maine fair invites New England fair to Bangor. Holyoke line wreck damages fourteen cars then wreck harms engine and cars. fog hid flagman. no injuries. Carrie Welton of Waterbury dies from freezing on Longs Peak. noted horsewoman born 1842. home Rose Hill Cottage Waterbury. father killed by horse kick. body to Waterbury for interment.
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Ocean Mill
Newburyport
Contoocook
N. H
Boston and Maine Railroad
White Manufacturing Company
Rockville
Conn
Bangor
Holyoke
Westfield
Carrie J. Welton
Long’s Peak
Colorado
Waterbury
Mast
Rose Hill Cottage
Miss Welton
Pike’s Peak
Europe
Water Too Rough Delays Five Mile Bicycle Handicap
In Boston at Union Grounds rough water postponed a five mile handicap between John Teemer and Wallace Ross due to the conditions. Betting shifted to Ross, with odds widening late Saturday. Referee Ormand voided bets. Gaudaur defeated Hosmer in a three mile race near St. Louis.
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Wallace Ross
Point of Pines
Ormand
Ross
the Pines
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Hosmer
St. Louiis
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St. Louis
George Hosmer
Boston
Crevecourt
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Gaskell
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Hunter
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Gen. Storms
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Hastings
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Richelieu
Almont Eagle
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Nettie T
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Nixon
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Jere L
Nellie M
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Lizzie Perkins
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Silas Wright
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Alroy
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Flora
George O
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Col. Wood
Ned Hastings
Victory Clay
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Gon
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Frank
Alfred D
Excelsior
Providence Wins Pennant as 1885 Season Ends
Providence defeats Boston to claim the league championship after a week’s losses to Detroit seal the pennant. The Bostons fall further behind while Providence sits unbeaten in the final stretch, with remaining games only entertaining as individual matchups.
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Providence
Bostons
Detroits
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