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Boston Weekly Globe

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1883

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Jefferson Birthday Banquet Draws Democrats to Chicago

In Chicago the Iroquois Club hosted a Jefferson birthday banquet at the Palmer House with leaders from nearly every state in attendance. Senator Bayard spoke on Our Country and centralization versus local self government, urging protection of personal rights and opposition to monopolies and central power.

Chicago Union Palmer House Thomas Jefferson Y Sharptes London Andrew Jackson Thery Breckenridge Kentucky Bayard Delaware Hurlburt New York World Congressman Spacer E. P. Wheeler New York Free Trade Ague Tilindls Broadhead Missouri Messrs Meonal Thurman Pendieton Carlisle Lamarard Hewett Jere Black General McClellan Rnndolph Tucker Conee Ferran Sparks Townshend Inios Iui Q Party Bas Otier Democratic James O. Broadhead W. F. Vilas Wisconsi Lyman Trumbull

Suit On Fifteenth Street Marriage Plan Ruin Claims

The record describes a woman who went with a man to a house on Fifteenth Street where he proposed marriage and allegedly ruined her. No other plaintiff testimony appears. Defense witnesses say she planned to sue an old man for money and shape her character is questioned.

Fifteenth Street Ofter

Bradlaugh Acquitted and Global Turmoil Reported

London brims with sensational notes as Bradlaugh is acquitted of blasphemy, while oil losses hit Berlin and Czar era tensions rise. Reports 2000 Moscow arrests target conspirators against the Czar, Ireland’s arrests spark fears of malice and land act backlogs.

Bradlaugh Berlin

Disaster at Keel-Tidge mine buries miners under cave in

Detroit reports the Keel Tidge mine in the Mecomomenee iron district suffered a catastrophic cave in Tuesday afternoon. About ninety feet of earth collapsed between the engine house and No 1 shaft trapping nine men and wrecking machinery. Ed Wicks survived after a fall of 1000 to 2000 feet but with severe injuries. recovery of bodies will take a week or more. The mine, nearly exhausted, was about to be abandoned and all workers were on the surface removing steam pipes when the collapse occurred.

Lake Superior Detroit Keel- Tidge Mecmomenee Range Iron District Ed Wicks

Two New England Men On a Trading Expedition

A Boston man recounts a 80 member trading party led by Charles Emerson that was attacked by natives while marching near Tullear. Emerson was killed. the narrator was wounded, a French interpreter killed, and several bearers slain as the group fled to Tullear and Durban aboard British vessels. The incident was reported to the American consul in London.

New England Bangor Charles Hulett Boston Charles Emerson Emerson New York Madagascar Mr. Emerson Plymouth Durban Union Company Anglia Moandava Balon Minna Mohava Mangoka M. Theodore Perry Tullear Noss Be

Heirs to 380000 Emmerson mystery in Bancro, Me

Charles Hulett of Boston seeks heirs to Charles Emerson, native of this city murdered in Madagascar. Emerson, aged about 8 or 40 at death in 1882, left about 380000 in drafts on London and African banks. Hulett reported to authorities in Washington. Emerson may have served in Company K, Tenth Maine Regiment.

Bancor Charles Hulett Boston Charles Emerson Adagascar Hulett Emerson Mr. Hulett London Washington Tenth Maine Regiment

19 Year Old Sues Bruce For 50000 Damages

New York April 16 Ernestine Cloos, a 19 year old, sues David W Bruce, 70, proprietor of Bruces type foundry, in the Court of Common Pleas for 50000 damages for breach of promise of marriage. She testified they became acquainted and he promised marriage and wrote affectionate letters.

New York Ernestine Cloos Court of Common Pleas David W. Bruce Bruce’s

Dead Under a Drift in Great Barrington Mystery

Margaret Patterson aged 27 was found dead by the roadside near West Stock Bridge. A marriage certificate and photograph of Thomas Patterson were found in a bundle with her body. An inquest is held. her father says she married Patterson with his consent, but he spent money and quarrelled with her. Foul play or self-inflicted death suspected.

Great Barrington Margaret Patterson West Stockbridge Thomas Patterson Patrick Carr Margaret Austerlitz Carr Patterson New York Actson

The Pie Privilege Battle at War Department Stand

A one legged veteran pie vendor fights for lunch stand rights at the basement of the new War Department building. The case, backed by supporters and filed protests, reached the Secretary of War for settlement amid claims of removal, loyalty, and a veteran’s war record.

Washington Post War Department Secretary of War Seventeenth Street Wiekier

Weavers to Strike Over Pay Demand in Philadelphia Mills

Thousands of woollen and cotton mill weavers in Philadelphia prepare to strike tonight for higher wages. Manufacturers, meeting after two hours of discussing trade, unanimously oppose wage increases citing stagnant markets. The strike expected to disrupt work for thousands of men and women.

Philadelphia

Colgate & Co Stamp on Bank of England Notes

In London despatches about dynamite conspiracies, Bank of England notes found on prisoners bore Colgate & Co stamps. James B Colgate says the stamp shows nothing about the holder or origin, as the firm applies dates on notes as a precaution and does not track numbers or purchasers.

New York London Bank of England James B. Colgate & Co Colgate United States England Europe

Widow Emma Prole Fatally Shot in Evansville Home

Emma Prole aged 23 was shot through the lung in her Evansville residence. Authorities believe the shooter was her mother or brother, amid ongoing quarrels after her husband’s recent death left her $20,000 and a saloon. Before the shot she cried out to her mother not to do it.

Evansville Ind Emma Prole Germany Fred

Chemical Secret Sought in Bribery Plot With Senator

Dr Edward Sherman arrested in New York on charges of obtaining 1000 by false pretences from a Boston man. He was brought to the city by Inspector Gerraughty and was negotiating with Senator Jones of Nevada for the sale of a chemical process to turn mine refuse into tinfoil. He asked 60000 for the secret, while the price cited was 50000.

Edward Sherman New York Boston Gerraughty Senator Jones Nevada

Mystery surrounds Holland torpedo boat’s fate

The torpedo boat built by J. G. Holland left with a sole passenger and an engineer, taking a Monday morning start. Fears arise the engineer was reckless and both boat and crew may be at the bottom of Day. Rumors claim the craft reached Princess Bay then rode a schooner to sea for Fenian aims.

J. G. Holland Jersey

Thousands of Dollars in Coin Dug Up in Texas County

A party of five Americans and a Mexican visited a Leon County farmer claiming a buried fortune nearby. They guided him to an old house, measured the site, and unearthed $57,000 in coin buried forty years earlier. The Mexican had wired money to the hiding place.

Texas Leon County

Information on Patrick R. Tinan of Dublin to Mexico

A Dublin correspondent traces Patrick R. Tinan born about 1838 in Wexford. He rose from a Kingstown shopkeeper’s son, served as a newspaper and stationer with a circulating library, learned English French and German, guided by Mr. Byrne, and became a leading Young Irelandlenient in 1867 before later joining Sir John Causten & Sons.

Loupoyn Dublin Patrick R. Tinan Mexico Tinan Wexford Patrick Kingstown Dublin Morning Byrne Stephens Ireland America San Francisco Sir John Causten

Strike Docks Marseilles as 20000 Forge Walkout

In Marseilles on April 15 more than 20000 workers halted work across the city workshops driven by Socialist agitation and activist speeches led by Mine Pauline Meuck. The strike reflects broad labor unrest and organized campaign efforts.

Marseilles Pauline Meuck

Fireworks Found in Thames Barge After Gunpowder Report

On April 11 in Lonpoy a parcel containing seven pounds of gunpowder was found near the Home Department secretary Sir William Vernon Harcourt's offices. Earlier, two cases found on Monday in a barge on the Thames were examined at Woolwich and shown not to be explosive but only fireworks.

Lonpoy Secretary of State For the Home Department William Vernon Harcourt Woolwich Thames

Mandalay Fire Destroys 1000 Buildings Including Ministers Homes

A Rangoon special reports Mandalay fire yesterday leveled over a thousand structures in the Burman capital. Among the ruins were several cabinet ministers residences. Two prisoners confined in the city jail were burned to death in their cells after failing to escape.

New York Rangoon Mandalay Burmah

Gas Explosion Kills Several in Revel Theatre

Reports from Paris dated April 12 describe a gas explosion at a Revel theatre during a crowded performance. The disaster is said to have caused multiple fatalities and injuries, with rescue efforts underway.

Paris Revel

Poisonings by Brand y and Oxalic Acid in Newport

Walter Weeden a Newport colored worker fell ill after dinner on January 8 and doctors suspect poisoning. His brother John Weeden and his wife are accused of giving Walter multiple doses of poison with intent to kill. Two of the Weedens brothers died recently under suspicious circumstances. Walter has asked the city marshal to file a formal complaint. A rumor ties a rival woman to the motive.

Walter Weeden Newport William Sherman & Co Weeden John Weedey Walter Thos John Weeden John West Broadway Weedens Globe Cormecenacent

Steam Aiding Sails on New Schooner Jessie H Freeman

The Jessie H Freeman, a new three masted schooner built with steam as an auxiliary power, lies at West Thirteenth Street. Steam boilers flank the mizzenmast, a 36 inch stroke engine, 22 inch cylinder, 100 psi, eight knots per hour, and five tons coal daily. Brass two blade propeller enables sailing with blades vertical. Sixteen similar steam assisted schooners exist currently. A San Francisco company plans to build twelve more to haul coal from Oregon mines.

San Francisco Oregon

Greeley Farm in Chautauqua Put Up for Rent and Sale

The Greeley farm in Chautauqua County, eighty acres with several buildings, has been advertised for rent and will be sold under Mrs Greeley's will. Colonel Nicholas Smith and his three children moved to Kentucky, and Miss Gabrielle Greeley, heir to the property, now lives in Greeley City. The old homestead, author of A Busy Life and History of the Rebellion, was destroyed by fire.

New York Greeley Chappauqua

Dog bite myths and proper care urged by London Lancet

The London Lancet denounces the belief that all dog bites must be cut out or cauterized. It argues that healthy dogs need no drastic treatment. With proper wound cleansing and disinfecting lotion, serious issues are unlikely, though a doctor should be consulted in severe cases.

London

German Budget Push Shocks Socialists in Reichstag

April 14 Bern reports that Emperor William sent a special message urging immediate submission of the 1884-5 budget. Socialists see it as a response to recent agitation and the Emperor wants financial issues before the Reichstag to focus next session on social conditions and relief measures, especially to soothe farmer and peasant discontent. Queen Victoria plans Osborne trip amid detective vigilance and arrests of several suspects, who prove innocent of disloyalty charges. London April 12: Five dynamiters jailed on the Police Staircase ship deck in a separate note.

Bern Reichstag William Themperor Reichsta Queen Victoria Osborne London Cowes

Diverse life glimpses span nations and eras across a single column

Twelve years ago a Carroll county woman began marriage without children and now has eighteen. The Detroit Sketching Club abandons a female life model for public opinion. The wife of Senator Platt of Nebraska rows for health. A California steamer trains a sheep to guide flocks safely aboard. Owen Lovejoy’s abolition fee, once cast into the Mississippi, sits with an Iowa editor for barter with a power press. A Youngstown clerk courts seven girls weekly, then cuts to one. Master Samuel Ruthman, eight, boarded the Dakota train bound for Tullahoma, Tenn., left behind sick at Union Centre, Wis., with a conductor’s note.

Carroll County Detroit Sketching Club Senator Platt Nebraska California Owen Lovejoy Mississippi Alton Iowa Ilinois Historical Society New Power Press Youngstown Annie Samuel Ruthman Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Union Centre Wis Tullahoma Tenn

Ingersoll Delivers Eloquent Funeral Oration for John Mills

Washington April 15 Colonel R G Ingersoll spoke at the funeral of journalist John G Mills noting the great mystery of death and praising Mills as a loving husband and good father. He described immortality as the harvest of good acts and urged humanity and hope as guiding beliefs.

Washington R. G. Ingersoll John G. Mills Ingersoll Death Sphinx Auguste Comte

Shadowing Dynamiters in Buffalo by Canadian Detectives

Two prominent Canadian detectives have stayed in Buffalo for a week avoiding local police. One left for Ottawa after rumors linked his visit to dynamite outrages abroad. They shadow Land League members and those who tried to blow up Rideau Hall. The city’s role as Land League HQ and dynamite hub attracts British scrutiny. The other detective departed today.

BufFrato Ottawa Land League Rideau Hall Itawa Buffalo Central Council American Land League America

Earlsville Farm Murder-Suicide Shocks Iowa Family

In Earlsville Delaware county near Dubuque, farmer Charles Smith killed his two sons aged 9 and 13 with an axe then slashed his wife at the stove. The daughters escaped to alert a neighbor. he was found dead nearby with his throat cut, the knife still in hand. Cause remains unknown.

Dubuque Earlsville Delaware County Charles Smith

River Steamer Wyly Sinks After Bridge Collision

In Georgia Kans the river steamer Wyly of the Central line struck Fort Gaines bridge and sank instantly. The cabin was carried away and the first and second clerks a negro child and three deck hands are missing. The boat and cargo are a total loss. In New Jersey, Henri Schmidt claims to have found an iron box with old coins and other items, later authenticated by a broker, valued at around 3500 dollars.

Contumers Wyly Central Line Fort Gaines Kidd New York Henri Schmidt Asbury N. J

Eloping couple spend night in woods after disappearance

POR TLAND April 16 Monday night Robert Darrah returns home to find wife two children and brother John missing. They took a watch and a valuable meerschaum pipe. The couple went to Cumberland mills where John left his partner in guilt, the woman and children spent the night in Deering woods. John Darrah shipped for the sea. Robert's wife returned and he recovered his property and forgives past wrongs.

Por?tland Robert Darrah John Cumberland Mills Deering Woods John Darrah Robert

Desperate Fight with Apaches Reported Near Swisshelm Mountains

Despatch from Tombstone, Arizona, dated April 18 reports a brutal clash last Sunday in the Swisshelm mountains about forty miles distant. Two Americans fought off a band of hostile Indians, killing two Apaches and wounding several more, while one American sustained a severe flesh wound in the left shoulder. The attackers were armed with government rifles and believed to hail from San 08.

San Francisco Tombstone Ali Swisshelm Mountains Indiana San 08

Betty and the Baby Fund Dispute Over Fees

Information from Mrs. Bettie Mason in Virginia says she will not pay lawyer Bigelow for alleged services in her husband Mason's case. Bigelow demanded $8500 and then pressed for $5000 to settle, a claim she rejects.

Betty Washington Bettie Mason Virginia Lawyer Bigelow Bigelow

Court considers conduct resembles blackmail in Betty and vet case

The court is urged to decide the dispute over services and expenses linked to the Betty and the vet fund. Critics say the public did not intend aid be diverted to anyone demanding funds, arguing the matter hinges on jurisprudence and proper grounds.

Flaming meteor crashes into Texan home killing family

A large meteor struck near Fort Worth on a Sunday dawn, flattening the Martinez Garcia dwelling and burying his wife and five children. The event shattered windows, killed cattle, and sent townsfolk fleeing amid sulfurous fumes as the massive fiery object embedded itself to several feet underground, drawing wide attention from the region.

Fort Worry Tex Williams Ranch Martinez Garcia

Towns Under Water In St Hyacinthe Flood

St Hyacinthe Quebec April 14 The town is inundated as water from a dam breach floods lower flats driving residents to boats from upper windows Over 100 houses submerged in Cotewa Landing and nearby areas with goods destroyed and losses unestimated

St. Hyacinthe Cotewa Landing

River Rises in Springfield Amid Flood Threat

The Connecticut River in Springfield Mass is rising at half an inch per hour, reaching fourteen feet eight inches above low water. The island opposite the city and Agawam meadows are flooded. Officials warn the crest may exceed previous records, with 1954 flooding at twenty two feet two inches noted as a peak.

Springfield Mass

Tragedy as Father Forces Son From Betrothed Woman

Brooklyn, April 16. John Vorhies aged 24 died after his father Augustus Vorhies forcibly removed him from the home of Miss Ida Jones, his fiancée, and escorted him to relatives. The son, ill with a hemorrhage of the lungs, had been cared for by Mrs. Jones and her daughter before the eviction led to his death several days later.

Brooklyn N. Y John Vorhies Augustus Vorhies Clinton Place New York Jones South Fifth Street Ida Jones Miss Jones Wagner Union Avenue Scholes Street Devoe Street

Death in a Burning Box in Fort Worth

A deadly fire in a dry goods box in a vacant lot on Main Street Fort Worth killed two white children about eight years old. A passerby opened the box after seeing a foot and found the children almost instantly suffocated, likely while hiding and attempting to light a cigarette.

Fort Worth Tex

Brady to be hanged in murder trial verdict

In Druswr on April 13 the Joe Brady trial ended with a guilty verdict after a defense alibi. Brady was sentenced to be hanged and a motion for arrest of judgment was denied, with execution set for May 14.

Druswr Joe Brady Brady Dr. Webb

Whiskey Men Organizing to Back Credit in Cincinnati

In Cincinnati on April 1, whiskey men announced plans to form a company with paid up capital of 250000 dollars to support warehouse receipts as collateral. The move aims to aid distillers and bankers hurt by tighter bonded period extensions, with 60000 dollars already subscribed and more subscriptions expected from other cities.

Cincinnati

Cannibal Packer Trial Concludes With Guilty Verdict

Denver April 13 The Alfred G. Packer murder case ends with the jury returning a guilty verdict for the 1872 killings of five companions near San Juan County. A new trial motion based on jurisdiction on Indian reservation grounds was filed this afternoon.

Fire destroys Knickerbocker Ice Company works at BootHBay

Fire raged Wednesday morning at BootHBay Me destroying eleven ice houses an engine-house and extensive runs and shops of the Knickerbocker Ice Company. The fire department fought to save docks wharves bridges and several dwelling houses.

Boothbay Knickerbocker Ice Company Fce

Milan Wind Storm Damages Property and Injures Man

Norwalk Ohio April 16 A violent wind storm struck Milan last week causing extensive property damage. John Jeromes was struck by a barn roof beam and Nicholas Gira, using a roof gas torch, was blown from a roof tearing off the structure and breaking his neck.

Norwalk Milan John Jeromes Avor Nicholas Gira

Maple Sugar Will Be Scarce in Vermont

Sr. Johnsbury Vermont April 13 It rained all night softening snow on hill roads stopping team use Today is warm and no maple sugar is being made Many farmers will not sit on account of deep snow Unless free weather returns soon the sugar crop will fail in part of the Star.

Sr. Johnsbury

Thousands of Alabama Claims docket progress update

A progress note reports over seventy cases on the Alabama Claims docket being arranged and prepared for completion. The document records a count near seventy cases and indicates ongoing organization of the docket.

Alabama

Notting Hill Afloat After Terrific Cyclone

The steamer Notting Hill from New York to London reached HACrtrax in distress after a three day cyclone. Four crew injured. no lives lost. The vessel, 420 feet, steel twin screw, launched at Glasgow two years ago, fought flooding and damage, with most cargo saved and cattle losses limited to 34 cattle and 6 sheep. Passengers praise captain and officers for restraint and command.

Hacrtrax Notting Hill Richard Bennett New York London GLOBE Halifax Plasea Steele Notting Hil Glasgow

Terrible Experience of the Anna Bell Sea Voyage

Captain F W Ackley of the Boston schooner Anna Bell reports a brutal voyage from Cabo to St John N B. A hurricane on March 27 left the vessel dismasted and flooded, with the wheel unmanageable and boats lost. Ackley suffered a broken arm and other bruises. the crew endured hours at sea amid wreckage and debris from other ships. He estimates damages at about 700 dollars.

Portland Anna Bell Boston F. W. Ackley Bacabo St. John N. B GLOBE Ackley Carrie Ackrey

Largest Lighthouse Project Planned at Fourteen Foot Bank

Washington April 16 Work on the largest lighthouse of its kind in the world will soon begin under the Lighthouse Board at Fourteen-foot Bank Delaware Bay. The tower’s foundation sits in twenty one feet of water twelve miles offshore. Congress appropriated 175000 dollars for the new light.

Washington Lighthouse Board Delaware Bay Congress

Young Man Killed By Cartridge Blast Near Moncrm

On Wednesday 18 year old Charles Rhodes set out with a box of Hercules cartridges to blow stumps. A half mile from Moncrm the box exploded blowing his body apart. Debris and torn clothing were scattered as nearby buildings were wrecked.

Moncrm Ind Charles Rhodes

Jealousy and murder in the Army at Fort Lyon

In Denver on April 13 a quarrel between Sergeant Lyon and Private John Howard both of company E Ninth Cavalry at Fort Lyon led to Howard being shot through the body and killed. The dispute arose over Lyon's heel with Howard's wife. The murderer was confined in jail.

Denver Col Lyon John Howard Company E Ninth Cavalry Fort Lyon Howard

Maine Granite for the Yorktown Shaft

The Hallowell Granite Company of Maine won the contract to build the Yorktown Virginia monument. It will rise 97 feet high and cost a yet undetermined sum, with completion due by the surrender anniversary.

Maine Granite Yorktown Washington Virginia Hallowell Granite Company Maine

Finea for Cursing the Queen in Hamilton

McWade city editor of the Philadelphia Ledger was arrested in Hamilton Ontario on April 18 and fined $10 for cursing. The report links the incident to long standing Sinien excitement and mentions remedies for irritation and bowel complaints attributed to Bucka-Puiba and Brown's products.

Finea Hamilton Ont McWade The Philadelphia Ledger

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