Fire alarm at 78 Cornhill stairway rescue near Cambridge
Alarm 18 reported a small fire in a stairwell between the third and fourth floors of No 78 Cornhill. W H Wilson a local electrical instrument maker escaped after signaling firefighters who lowered him to safety. A second alarm from Box 28 noted a chimney fire on Broadway near the Grand Junction crossing in Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornhill
W. H. Wilson
Cambridge
Broadway
Grand Junction Railroad Crossing
Fires Destroy Buildings in Multiple States
In West Medway Massachusetts a storehouse occupied by R P Ross and G Henry Parker was burned with a 500 dollar building loss and 250 dollars insured while contents valued at 1000 dollars were uninsured. In Paine Paulding County Delaware a row of business blocks burned causing about 75000 dollars in damage shared by twenty plus people with partial insurance. In Warre rury Connecticut a Housatonic River boat house at Birmingham along with a bowling alley shooting gallery and several boats burned, estimated loss 1500 dollars.
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Woonsocket
R. IL
West Medway
Mass
R. P. Ross
G. Henry Parker
Cleveland
Paine
Paulding
County
Warerrury
Conn
Housatonic River
Birmingham
Late Ship News. Transatlantic Arrivals and Departures
New York reports cleared steamers Lucy P Miller and numerous others toward Liverpool, Leith, Para, and Boston. arrivals include Albatross, Macassar, Success, Rotterdam, and Genoa. Sailed vessels list outbound calls to Liverpool, Leith, Para, Laguayra, and more. later note shows Alps arriving at Nay then ports.
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New York
Lucy I’. Miller
Rogers
Bagger
Winthrop
Bragg
Portland
Miranda
Leseman
St. John’s
M. F
Saale
Richter
Bremen
Jasbonenez
Bermock
Para
Adriatic
Cameron
Liverpool
Westernland
Rondece
Antwerp
England
Heeley
Liverpol
Otranto
Rippeth
Hall
Stamford
Gjemre
Samona
Wieland
Albers
Hamburg
Miguel M. Vinilles
Gorodo
Maressona
Bonny Doe
Purgess
Gibera
L. W. Armstrong
Alexander
Pointe-a-l-lire
Jacy Clark
Whitney
Rio Janeiro
Alaska
Medalty
Charlottetown
Relief
Badly
Old Providence
Francis Arthemus
Watterson
Shales
N.S
Blanc
New Hampshire House Faces Delay on Hazen Bill Amendments
In the New Hampshire House Mr. Page moved the previous question aiming to halt debate on Hazen bill amendments. Mr. Sulloway kept the floor all night. National bankers curb circulation after government bond redemption. Cleveland and Fairchild discuss solutions. Major yacht race buzz and money talks dominate. Courtney defeats Bubear in Oswego three miles. Baseball league victors Pittsburgh Chicago Detroit. New York Democratic State convention at Saratoga backs Cleveland and nominates Frederick Cook for secretary of state. Grand Army parade held in rain at St Louis. Indianapolis forms a new telephone company with 10 million capital. Daniel E. Grant fatally stabbed in Laconia by a man thought to be Hutchinson. A Malden arrest linked to burglaries. Indian convention opens at Lake Mohawk with Dawes present. Cholera deaths steady but no further danger expected. Pacific railroad commission witnesses examined. J H Ferguson missing amid creditor pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire House
Page
Sulloway
Cleveland
Fairchild
New York
Courtney
Bubear
Oswego
N.Y
Pittsburgh
Daniel E. Grant
Laconia
N. H
John E. Hutchinson
Malden
Lake Mohawk
N. Y
Senator Dawes
Pacific Railroad Commission
J. H. Ferguson
West Somerville
Gladstone Attacks Ingram History in Irish Union Debate
In a Lewes speech Sir William Harcourt sharply assails the government. News notes condemnations while foreign incidents unfold as a Chinese transport wreck leads to 300 soldiers and crew drowned. Mexican towns Guerra and Mier report devastation by Hood forces. German officials claim French men were on German soil when shot. Charles Page of Montreal, a check raiser, given fourteen years imprisonment.
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Mr. Gladstone
Ingram
Lewes
William V. Harcourt
Guerra
Mier
Charles Page
Montreal
Weather and notices from a busy day in town
Fair warm day with a forecast of warmer conditions. The funeral of Frank Campbell took place at St Augustine Church. Timothy Cunningham died after being shot by Peter Fleming and the suspect is held for trial. Peter Homer was buried at Mt Auburn. Harvard College overseers held their annual meeting. Rev Davis avoided a fine for preaching on the Common but warned to refrain. Stock market active with higher prices. Atchison and West End top favorites. Clearing money edge to five percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Campbell
St. Augustine’s Church
Timothy Cunningham
Peter H. Fleming
Peter ST. Homer
Mt. Auburn
Harvard College
Davis
Atchison
West End
Weather indications and regional forecast Sept 28
Weather bulletin from Wastington notes for the 24 hours starting Sept 20 at 7 a m slightly warmer fair weather with light to fresh variable winds mainly southwesterly for Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Vermont eastern New York and Connecticut see slightly warmer with light rains and winds mostly southerly. Blue Hill Observatory adds southeastern New England will be cloudy with rain through the 24 hours from tonight 12 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wastington
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
New York
Connecticut
Blue Hill Observatory
New England
Th. H. Clayton
Cambridge Storefronts Offer Keeler & Co Makers
Merrituce Warerooms at 189 Washington Street near Lincoln Factory Cambridgeport lists Keeler and Co makers. Local shop advertises goods and specials with abbreviated text from a historical page segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrituce
Washington St
Cor Llm
Cambridgevort
New York Democrats Push Civil Service Reform and Tax Cuts
At Saratoga on September 28 the New York Democratic State convention adopted a platform demanding immediate federal tax reduction by at least 100 million dollars annually and favoring civil service reform. The resolution honors departed leaders like Tilden and Seymour, endorses President Cleveland and Governor Hill, and pledges unity, limited federal aid for canal work, and longer work hours with weekly paid wages for non municipal firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
Sprcau
Democratic Party of
New York
Horatio Seymour
Samuel J. Tilden
Tilden
Seymour
Hendricks
McClellan
Hancock
Bourke Cochrane
Cochrane
Thut
Dorsheimer
Tammany
Frederick Cook
Lawrence J. Fitzgerald
Charles I. Tabor
John Bogert
Hoffman House
New York City
Herrick
Cleveland
Hill Men
Edward Murphy
Troy
Congress
Manning
Hewitt
Committee of Ways and Means
Democratic Party
America
Democracy
United States
Ireland
Areie
Municipal
Party of the People
New York State
Gladstone Attacks Grievances in Irish Union History
Gladstone writes in the Nineteenth Century that In gram’s history of the Irish Union fails as history, hides grim charges, and misstates facts. He argues Cornwallis’s promises and coercive measures fueled repression, Orangeism inflamed sectarian conflict, and government terror suppressed Irish rights while the 700,000 workers’ petition signaled broader opposition.
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London
Gladstone
Ingram
The
Irish Union
Ireland
Thucydides
Lord Cornwallis
Duke of Portland
Cornwallis
Harcourt decries Irish policy and backs Home Rule prospects
London Liberals led by Sir William Vernon Harcourt denounced the government’s Irish policy as base and brutal, urging freedom and self government for Ireland. He predicted Home Rule would win and urged an end to maltreatment of a sister country. A Chinese transport wrecked on a Pescadores island with three hundred drowned. In Colmar, a shooting on the Franco-German frontier led to an inquiry into Kaufmann’s actions after forest guards warned a party to halt. blood evidence suggested a French game beater died from wounds, while German traces were unclear. A race challenge emerged as Peter Kemp and Christian Nelson challenged Hanlan to championship contests for substantial prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Vernon Harcourt
Lewes
Ireland
England
Pescadores Islands
Berry
Colmar
Raon sur-Plaine
Kaufmann
Linhof
Keaufmann
Brignon
Syonery
N.S. W
Peter Kemp
Hanlan
Christian Nelson
Steamers Arrived and Departures Worldwide in Late September
Shipping news lists arrivals and departures across ports including Lizard Off the coast on Sept 7 with routes from New York to Antwerp and from Glasgow to Circassia, plus Bremen and Low Point passages. Entries note vessels Artemis Caspian Peruvian Nederland City of Washington and others with origins from Baltimore Liverpool Jamaica Vera Cruz and Haytien ports, dated Sept 27 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizard
Switzerland
New York
Antwerp
Glasgow
Circassia
Broomhaugh
Baltimore
Bremen
America
Low Point
Coventry
Bilbao
Vaderland
Belgenland
Simmford
Jamaica
Bedghns
Liverpoo
Caspian
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Nederland
Edwin
Benisat
Aliie
Albena
Serinios
Bombay
Carthagena
Scawfell
Rio Marina
Prawle Point
Jeranos
New Orleans
Havre
Isle of Wight
Kathleen
London
Rotterdam
Foledo
City of Washington
Vera Cruz
Alps
Haytien Ports
Volunteer Triumph Seen as Clear in Race Observations
New York reports review of yesterdays race where the Volunteer outsailed the Thistle in light winds and close to the wind, with the Volunteer leading from the start and extending the advantage to about twenty minutes. Analysts cite better American yacht construction and note weather and crowding issues limited the Thistle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Long Island
Southwest Spit
Thistle
Watson
Scotland
Sandy Hook
Windward
Leeward
New York Yacht Club Hosts Jubilant End Trial Night
In Madison Avenue the New York Yacht Club welcomed a jovial group after the first end trial. Members praised the fleet and the graceful Volunteer, expressing a single optimistic view of the result and sharing a festive mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Volunteer yacht captain predicts win after coastal race
New York reports Mr Burgess commenting on yesterday's race near Bay Ridge. He says the Volunteer led the Thistle in light winds and expects to win tomorrow. He notes favorable wind shifts at the start and even wind and tide thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic Yacht Club
Bay Ridge
Burgess
Long Island
Sullivan Hayward Wedding Blends Globe Editor and Miss Hayward
William Dunning Sullivan sporting editor of the Globe married Miss Alice White Hayward at the bride's mother's house in Somerville. The ceremony featured bridesmaids Josie Sullivan and Grace Hayward, groomsmen Harry Hayward and George Sullivan, and ushers J M Witmer and Marshall Cushing, with Messer's Orchestra. The couple will honeymoon in Montreal and Quebec and reside at 20 Cherry Street after the third Wednesday in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dunning Sullivan
the Globe
Alice White Hayward
William A. Apsey
Mary V. Hayward
Cherry Street
Somerville
Josie
Sullivan
Grace E. Hayward
Harry
Ralph L. Baker
Messer
Mr. Sullivan
Montreal
Quebec
Soldiers Exemption Clarified by Supreme Court Ruling
Massachusetts officials report the Supreme Judicial Court clarifies that veterans honorably discharged from the War of the Rebellion may be preferred for public service without taking civil service exams, under the 1887 act. The ruling interprets chapter 437 as amending the civil service law to exempt eligible soldiers while preserving eligibility rules and future exams.
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Executive Council
Supreme Court
Civil Service Commissioners
Council Chamber
Boston
Council
United States
Army
Civil Service Rules
Commonwealth
Commissioners
Civil Service Examiners
Civil Service
Supreme Judical Court
Civil Service Commission
Legislature
Valia
Henry B. Peirce
Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court
Chelsea Republicans Rally Fails To Rally Support for Kimball
In Chelsea a Republican meeting aimed at forming a club drew about eighty attendees. Ex-mayor Eugene Endicott chaired. letters from Governor Ames and Congressman Long were read. Speakers included Congressmen Rockwell and Lodge and Councillor Allen McPherson, who rued Prohibition party gains as about fifty members enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Grand Army Hall
D. Frank Kimball
Anffort
Drs. Horr
Bates
Benjamin Phipps
Eugene F. Endicott
Governor Ames
Congressman Long
Rockwell
Lodge
Allen
McPherson
Prohibition Party
Arrest Report Corrects forgery claim at sea
New York dispatch dated September 28 states that a Sept 26 report alleging the arrest of Richard D Alliger an agent of the British American Assurance Company on forgery charges was unfounded. The arrested man was actually attorney William H Loew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard D. Alliger
British America Assurance Company
Europe
William H. Loew
Annie Louise Francisweds John I Webster at Moody Street home
The residence of Mr and Mrs William H Francis at 188 Moody Street hosted the wedding of their only daughter Annie Louise to John I Webster at 3 PM with Rev L P Blackford of the Universalist Church officiating. A reception followed from 3:30 to 10 PM with flowers and festoons decorating the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warham
William H. Francis
Moody Street
Annie Louise
John I. Webster
L. P. Blackford
Universalist Church
Notable Guests At Major Hotels In City Listings
Mme Pouisi of New York and ex Governor Fairfax of Vermont are registered at the Tremont. James J Portens of Montreal is at the Parker House. De Hon Edward Pierrepont and wife of New York stay at the Revere. Col C G McCauley USMC is at Youngs in Washington DC. Judge A L Palmer of St John NB is stopping at the American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Pouisi
New York
Fairfax
Vermont
Tremont
James J. Portens
Montreal
Parker House
The
Revere
Edward Pierrepont
C. G. McCauley
U.S.M.C
Washington, D. C
Young's
A. L. Palmer
St. John
N. B
Train brakes fail on Boston and Maine double ender at Milford
The 6:35 a.m. Boston and Maine train failed to stop during a flying switch at Milford. The locomotive rammed the engine house, tearing off the cab and smashing the building. No one was injured though the engineer and fireman had narrow escapes. Hodgman reversed the engine to mitigate damage. Rails were damp. similar accidents have happened here before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine
Milford
Hodgman
Boy Sent To City Jail For Wheelbarrow Theft
A youth named Johnny Burns stole a two dollar wheelbarrow. The court ordered a fine and costs totaling eleven dollars. Unable to raise the money, his family could not help, and he was sent to stay as a guest of the city for a short term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Burns
Reformatory
Johnny
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G. W. Simmons & CO
North Street
Leonardo& CO
Bromheld Street
Hewins & Hollis, Outfitters
Hamilton Place
C. A. Hewins
Wm. H. Hollis
Frank A. Hewins
Allston ST
Observer’s Office
Signal Service
U.S. A
LostTon
Anton
Eastport
Ween
Smoky Portland
Mt. Washington
Block Island
Nantucket
Vair
Northfield
Wee
Washington
Lynchburg
Norfolk
Hatteras
Wilmington
Fair Jacksonville
Montgomery
Shreveport
Fort Piel Eile
Galveston
Memphis
Knoxville
Cincinnati
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Buffalo
Cley Relan
Ae Hs
iCloudy Detroit
Cee
Grancd Haven
Mackinaw City
Marquette
Mich
Chicago
Green Bay
Duluth
St. Paul
Des Moines
Ae Lng
OGE
Ee Boo
Smoky Saugeen
Canseeaee BO
Smoky
Clear Rock Ciffe
ISO
Pougy Yarmouth
Denver
Lear Dodge City
Paso
Lake City
Ec Maker
Keeler & Cqo
Democrats
Governor Hill
D. B. Hill
Grover Cleveland
General Foreign News
Harcourt
Olsen
MR. Burgess
Hayward
Kimball
Waltham
Johnny and the Wheelbarrow
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