Incredible Tattoo Exhibit by Elmer Getchell in Town
In a North Street room, Elmer E Getchell, a navy man, tattoos James Burke a Boston resident with extensive body art, including a crucifixion scene. Burke, tattooed from neck to toe, showcases blue and red ink and a vast back piece, while Getchell explains process, prices, and the steady demand from sailors, engineers, and even women and children seeking markings.
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Jim
North Street
Elmer E. Getchell
Boston
James Burke
Mr. Getchell
Hilton
Jerusalem
Frank Hadly
Bravery and Death Aid Calhoun Crew at Sea
Sailors from the British schooner Calhoun, Captain Starkey, braved a northwest gale to rescue a sinking Gloucester fishing schooner. Five fishermen were saved but one Calhoun crewman, Daniel Purdy of Shelburne, perished when the rescue boat swamped amid heavy seas. The incident occurred after Calhoun assisted others, leaving one life lost and heroic acts acknowledged.
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Zenobia
Boston
Starkey
George Calhoun
Calhoun
Providence
St. John
N. B
Highland Light
Gloucester
Daniel Purdy
Purdy
Shelburne
Oelock
Thei Ie
Thei Sei
Calhoun Rescued After Wreck Near Hopewell Nova Scotia
The Calhoun, 114 tons, built in 1871 at Hopewell N S, drifting after wreck, was rescued by the Zenobia. Captain Starkey and crew express gratitude to Zenobia's captain and crew for their rescue and treatment. The Calhoun’s position was latitude 41 10 and longitude 66 60, with spars out, alongside until six Monday morning. TheZenobia and her crew brought the Calhoun crew to port.
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Calhoun
Hopewell
N. S
Starkey
Remarkable Runaway on Burlington & Missouri Line
A Nebraska wind fueled an eight-car coal train to run 100 miles from Akron toward Denver in under three hours. The wind drove the cars along a level and down grade, reaching near a mile a minute before a chase engine coupled and halted the train near Max. This extraordinary event, aided by the wind, is said to have no parallel in railroad history.
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Lincoln, Neb
Chicago Times
Burlington & Missouri
Denver
Akron
Lne
Haiger
Benkleman
Max
Death of Charles Reade Famous English Novelist
London April 11 Charles Reade the famous novelist died this morning His life work spans prison reform in Never Too Late to Mend and exposes abuses in private lunatic asylums in Hard Cash His fame rested on novels and plays with Cloister and the Hearth and A Terrible Temptation among his most noted works His portrait is tall with gray eyes and a gentle manner marking a departure from expected vituperation in literature.
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Charles Reade
London
Wilkie Collins
Reade
Lincoln's Inn
Peg Wollington
Christie Johnstone
Griffith Gaunt
Quebee
Dickens
Faith cure of Mrs Henry Moore healed by prayer in Portland
The Daily Press reports Mrs Henry Moore of 19 Forest street Portland, aged about 51, who had paralysis in 1874 1882 and February 1884. After a March 12 vision she woke March 18 able to rise walk without aid and with pain gone. She abandons medicine and credits Jesus power, attending church March 23 after years of confinement. She later visited Boston.
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Portland
Daily Press
Henry Moore
Forest Street
First Baptist Church
Jesus
Earth
Jesus Christ
First Baptist
Boston
Clippings of Dixie Land glimpses and curiosities
A collage of eccentric notes and facts from the American South. Ben Thompson leaves a $16,000 estate with $5000 life insurance. Nashville counts 100 saloons, 35 schools, 65 churches. Mary Chancey, 4, from Athens Georgia, lacks a collar bone and can bend shoulder blades. her mother shares deformity. A Macon tobacco man bets $12 on candy-eater currency. Lady Lake Florida grows from one house to a bustling community with hotel, stores, depot, post office, paper, saw mills, brick yard and 30 residences. Georgia guano inspections rise from 154000 to over 170000 tons. A horned mare in Wilson Senet Tennessee bears a two inch horn near the left ear. Alabama’s Montgomery reports many negro preachers and a surge of politics among freedmen. St Augustine preserves a Spanish era chest, treasury, pike and shackles in its museum, linked to the St John’s Lodge.
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Climpses
Dixie Land
Ben Thompson
Nashville
Tenn
Mary Chancey
Athens
Macon
Lady Lake
Fla
Georgia
Wilson Senet Tenn
Baudail Horton
W. R. Davis
Montgomery
Ala
St. John’s Lodge
St. Augustine
Spain
Roscoe Perry
St Augustine
Bride kept from husband in Rhode Island suit
Special Despatch to The Boston Globe Providence April 14 The trial of a Swede Nils Nelson began in the Rhode Island Supreme Court. The suit seeks damages for alienation of affection from Eley Ann Chace who eloped in 1880, later died of arsenic poisoning amid family opposition. The case outlines a troubled marriage, a contentious will, and a long legal battle over attendance at the funeral.
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Boston Globe
Providence
Supreme Court
Eley Ann Chace
Nils Neilson
North Main Street
Taunton
Eley
Nils
East Providence
Leverett
Woodworth
Neilson
Mariage Eley
Chace Farm
Lloyd Morton
Pawtucket
Vaughan
Westcott
Urenne
Dr. Welcome V. Brown
Huldah M. Beede
Eloy M. Chace
Maiden Fair and Strong in Groton Choir Fight
A respectable Groton young woman from a church choir fought a male member after he quit rehearsals. She slapped him, he retorted with insults, and she forced him to flee with his mother in pursuit. Neighbors witnessed the scene and the incident may extend beyond a nine days' wonder.
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Conn
Groton
Diana
An Earl's Daughter Defies Her Father for Love
In Steubenville Ohio a London heiress, daughter of a northern English earl, reveals she wed her fond coachman in secrecy after family strife. A detective tracked them from Liverpool to New York then Altoona before their marriage. She rebukes her father’s demand to return and seek a divorce, choosing her husband over wealth.
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Steubenville
J. M. Woodson
Manchester
Eng
Central Hotel
Woodson
London
England
America
Liverpool
New York
Altoona
I’enn
Cannes
France
Woman Emigrates to America for Love and Poverty
Mrs. Mecanit described using her savings to sail from Liver pool to America with her husband. She regretted losing friends but preferred a life of companionship and poverty with him over returning to her father without him.
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Liverpool
America
Hendricks Comments on Politics and Revenue Reform
Ex Governor Thomas A Hendricks of Indiana returns from Europe and corrects misreports about his views on a presidential candidate from Indiana He says the Indiana Democracy is not divided and discusses revenue reform as essential for the nation noting possible party unity and the chance of legislative success after the next election He avoids naming probable candidates but stresses unity and reform to relieve treasury and taxpayers.
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New York
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
Werra
Europe
Washington
Lome
Tuchina
Hendricks
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
Congress
House
Senate
Land of Revolutions Nearing Overturn in Mexico
Reports from Laredo Texas on April 13 describe growing rumors of a Mexican revolution. Discontent centers on rail concessions, nickel coin policy, stamp tax, unpaid soldiers, and corruption accusations against the president, with General Trevino returning early and signaling potential candidacy.
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Laredo
Texas
Mexico
Monterey
Neral Treviro
Europe
Diaz
Fifty five bodies brought out in Pocahontas mine blast
Fifteen bodies had been recovered today with twenty eight found in the fan entry by morning. An escaped miner said air foulness forced men to rest near the entry before the fatal explosion. Captain Welch suspects a prior upheaval formed a cavity that vented gas when blasted. Sixteen identifications named include Emil Goodman and J Wyatt.
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Pocanontas
J. A. Welch
Emil Goodman
G. F. Mills
M. Jewell
B. Andros
Frank Solko
Peter Bosendorf
W. Cammerford
Andre Futo Cente
Obn Little
Reed Burrows
Silas Bacon
Benealy
James Campbell
Creed Burks
J. Wyatt
James T Todd Dead Maine's oldest Mason and Odd Fellow
Portland April 14 James T Todd died this morning at age 90 years 3 months He was born in Hingham Massachusetts in 1794 and moved to Portland in 1820 He conducted business until the great fire of 1866 lost much property He served as alderman and council member represented Portland in the 1842 and 1856 Legislatures twice led the Maine Charitable Mechanics Association and for twenty years was a Cumberland National Bank director He was a Democrat active in party counsels.
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Portland
James T. Todd
Hingham
Mass
Maine Charitable Mechanics’ Association
Cumberland National Bank
Southward progress in education and presses gains in papers
The piece notes shifts in schooling with Yale lectures for seniors and testing broader rollout to juniors and sophomores. It also reports experiments with electric lamps on federal monuments, and totals for newspapers in the U S and Canada rising to 13,402 with Western states showing the largest gains. Illinois and Missouri paper counts rise, while New York State totals show growth.
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Charleston News and Courier
Lev
South
Yale
Washington Monument
Smithsonian Institute
Capitol
Monument
Capitol Dome
United States
Canada
Ilinois
Missouri
New York State
One Fresh
A Philadelphia Call humorous piece depicts a doctor asking a patient if his whiskey and quinine helped his ague. The patient explains that both he and his wife are sick and that he shared the medicine with his wife, joking about being one person.
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Philadelphia
Biddy
Chelsea Doctor Claims Pension For Fatness After War
The Chelsea case concerns Charlies T. Bean a 61 year old physician whose weight rose to about 445 pounds after malaria and varicose vein problems post war. He served from Rockland as a captain then lieutenant colonel, and after discharge resumed practice while his bulk grew until a pension request led to examinations and affidavits from locals and surgeons.
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Copsar
Pretium
Cassius
Christenburg
Chelsea
Charlies T. Bean
Washington Avenue
Dr. Bean
Corinth
Penobscot County
Warren
Rockland
Maine
Chelsey
Lowell
Washington
David Davis
Senate Chamber
Interesting Things About Workers and Their Work
A survey of industrial activity notes paper spokes, early European mills, and the 1829 friction match in England. It cites large tobacco output in St Louis, 30 billion clothes pins yearly, child labor in Woonsocket, and a new toy factory in Milford New Hampshire. Also mentioned are prison goods, mills in New Haven and Lewiston, oat mills in Northampton, and a wave of new cotton mills across North Carolina to Georgia with substantial capital and labor demand.
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Europe
England
Walker
St. Louis
Woonsocket Mills
Glasgow
Connecticut House
New Jersey
New Match
Orono
Milford
N. H
Yale Manufacturing Company
New Haven
Paris
Cleveland
Texarkana
Fort Smith
Ark
Groton Manufacturing Coeveny
Woonsocket
Mauch Chunk
Penn
Lehigh
Florida
Philadelphia
Bates Mills
Lewiston
Portland
Bennington
Hunt & Tillinguast
Fishers
New York
Honolin G. McCullough
North Adams
Newburyport
Chicopee Manufacturing Company
Chicopee Company
Ocean Mills
Durham
N.C
Fayetteville
N. C
Financial Markets and Trade Report April 12 1884
Finance and commerce report a quiet money market with abundant loanable funds and easy rates. Mercantile activity shows slight uptick amid broad bank discounts, foreign exchange quiet but firm, and gold shipments totaling over one million dollars for the day with weekly totals surpassing sixty-five million.
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State Street
Prime Corporation
New York
Opening Quotations Drive New York Stock Market Blahs
New York stock market opens April 14 at 11 am with active trading but overall weakness. Gould stocks and Union Pacific slide with rumors Boston remains a free seller. Western Union and Oregon Transcontinental show selling pressure amid broad grain market optimism. Bond bids listed with multiple US issues and maturities.
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New York
Michigan Central
Gould
Union Pacific
Boston
Western Union
Union Pavitic
Gaul Party
Oregon
Transcontinental
Oregon Navigation
Ke Shore
Union Pacfic
York Central
Texas
WAG
Ceeeeee
Kerrie
Coseeee
Central Pacific
Fiaoaus Pacific
Denver & Rio Gr
Ohio & Northwest
Wabash
Il i Wabash
Geliepuxee
St Paul
Northern Pac
Oregon Transcont
Canada Southern
Kansas
Louisville & Nashv Ee
Jack & West
Paul
Omaha
Pacific Mail
U S
Missouri Pacific
Boston Markets Ledger of April 12 1884 Beans and Butter Prices
A compact listing from the Boston Daily Advertiser notes varied bean prices for Northern New York and other regions, plus butter, cheese, coal, eggs, feed, fish, flour, and meat markets. It records shifts in butter tone, cheese quality grades, and wholesale rates for mackerel, codfish, herring, flour types, and beef and mutton demand.
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Orrick
Boston Daily
Gigne
New York
Vermont
Acadia
Sydney
Cumberland
Nova Scotia
Do Albay
Haddock
Polloc
Alewives
Labrador
Minnesota
Ohio
Indiana
St Louis
Illinois
Ilinois
Worcester County
Malaga
London
Muscateeke
Suan
Turke
Tetat
Wilmincon
Florida Oranges
Gov Fiuox
Commodity Market Highlights From Saturday Trading
Wheat futures eased 2 to 2 1 4 cents amid weak mood with 5,120,000 bushels of No 2 red May at 99 1 4 cents. Cotton futures rose. 144,000 bales traded and spot middling upland cleared at 11 1 2 cents. Coffee options fell. tea steady with 135,000 lbs Japan sold. Petroleum strengthened early, but late prices bid and refused. crude oil certificates up with 17,196 barrels traded.
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Gul
Calcutta
Choice Canada
Houston
Bischa Road
Rowe
Burbank
Lée
Gomimon
Wesern
Giagis
Reston
Eon
Carolinga
Patna
Rangoon
Dark
Anty Sara
Cadiz
Bond
Liverpool
Chicago
Gunares
Caear
Souchong
Ari
Taea
Pennsylvania
Ohio
California
God
Une
K.bkgs
Japan
Cuba
Agust
Havana
Sbcs
Gloucester fishing arrivals and prices report
Special correspondence from Gloucester records week totals of fish arrivals and receipts. Georgia and Western Banks shipments, cod and halibut quantities, bank cod varieties and prices, fresh and salted items, mackerel, herring, trout, tongues, and assorted codfish products with figures for pounds and box prices.
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Sunday Globe
Gloucester
Georgia
Georges
Makinsa Bank
Beighton and Watertown Markets Arrivals Week Ending April 11 1884
Arrivals of livestock at Brighton and Watertown for the week ending Friday April 11 1884 show Western cattle 1800 Eastern 175 Northern 411 total 2446. Western cattle and lambs 8000 Eastern sheep and ewe Northern sheep and lambs 3047 Swine 4158 Veals 900 horses 446. Beef cattle prices per 100 pounds dressed weight ranged from 24.50 to 28.50 with extra quality and various grades noted.
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Beighton
Watertown
Brighton
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Charles F. Bean
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Askea
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Old Colony
Rutland
Barket
Yaton Pac
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C& 8Th
Wis Central
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Neas
Diy Union Pac
Alloues
A & Pine
Sonora
Raileroada
Franklin
T&s Fe
Harshaw
Huron
Mar
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Telephone CO
Samore Yfity
Hosk
Bos & Maine
Manila
Chile
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Abe
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Barbadoes
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Wilmington
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