State Politics Boom as Faneuil Hall Clashes with Democrats
State politics buzzed as the Faneuil Hall state central committee met at Parker House while the Democratic executive group pressed for harmony. Reports spread of Talbot’s retirement and a Republican Devens candidacy, with rumors of a split convention and maneuvers to sway delegates and undermine Butler Democrats.
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Faneuil Hall State Central Committee
Parker House
Democratic State Central Committee
Journal
Tibot
Parker’s
Reud” Noble
Westfield
Faneuil Hall
West
Nick” Hathaway
Fall River
Noble
Democratic Party
Democratic State Committee
Reuben Noble
Natonal
Butler Democrats
Faneuil Hall Committee
Democratic Party of
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
State Committee
Butler
General Butler
Executive Committee
Abbott
Tilden
Lynde
Faneuil Hail Committee
Worcester
Mechanics Hall
State Central Committee
Aneuil Hall Committee
GLOBE
Talbot
General Devens
Frank Bird
Reuven Nobile
Yous
Rail road Consolidation Involving Great Western Grand Trunk
Montreal August 10 The Star reports the fusion of the Great Western and Grand Trunk railways is nearly decided by English shareholders. It would steady freight rates, not greatly alter local business, but affect rate structures and competition. The plan pools rates by arbitration, while public benefit includes more Canadian traffic and cheaper operation across Canada and connections via Halifax St John Portland and Lake Michigan routes.
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Can
the Star Tonight
Great Western Railway
Grand Trunk Railway
Sargent
Pier
A. B
Childers
Sir Henry Tyler
Grand Trunk
Government Railways
Niagara Frontier
Great Western
Niagara
Canada
Halifax
St. John
Ocean
Portland
Flint
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ludington
Grand Haven
Mackinaw City
Chicago
Northwest Eldorado
United States
Grand picnic and house furnishings for new marriages
The Society for the Promotion of Marriages plans a Cincinnati park picnic at Inwood tomorrow with music, speeches, a festival, and several marriages. Newlyweds will receive household furniture gifts and other housekeeping assistance to start their homes.
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Cincinnati
Society For the Promotion of Marriages
Inwood Park
Collision and pursuit on Washington street ends with revolver fire
A drunken Richard Walters assaults Edward King after colliding with his team on Washington street. Walters evades arrest, is recaptured after a chaotic chase, and is finally restrained as Officer No. 113 fires twice in the crowded alley. A separate Ipswich jail break attempt ends with two convicts recaptured.
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Washington Street
GLOBE
Richard Walters
Edward M. King
Walters
King
Mr. Vinal
Williams’ Court
Acuto
Young’s Hotel
Court Avenue
Court Street
Lizzie Hildreth Arrested in New Hampshire Case
Lizzie Hildreth of Boston was arrested in Nashua for enticing two seventeen year old girls from Pittsfield to Boston for alleged vice. She was found with the girls on the Worcester Nashua train and arraigned on drunkenness before a Monday trial. The girls were sent home on the same day.
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Lizzie Hildreth
New Hampshire
Nasaua
N. H
Barry
Portland Street
Boston
Pittsfield
Worcester
Nashua
Clough
Concord
Merrimack County
Lizzie
Drukenness
Intercolonial Train Wreck Attempt Near Rimouski
An arson-like incident near Rimouski as a pole was laid across the track to wreck a Quebec to Halifax train. The engine halted barely in time, the pole tangled but did not derail. A man was seen fleeing into the woods. pursuit failed and no injuries occurred.
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Halfax
Quebec
Halifax
Rimouski
Policeman and Attacker Fatal Duel in Street Fight
In St Louis on August 10 Officer A M Wallace was assaulted by John Sullivan of the Bowman faction at East St Louis. Sullivan shot Wallace in the thigh and Wallace shot Sullivan in the heart, killing him instantly. A new outbreak between the Metropolitan and Bowman factions is anticipated.
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Edwin Forrest
New York
John Murphy
Mr. Bonner
Tarrytown
Forrest
St. Louis
A. M. Wallace
John Sullivan
Bowman
East St. Louis
Sullivan
Wallace
Metropolitan
Convicts Upset Guard-Boat on Blackwell’s Island Escape
A party of six men attacked and upset a guard-boat from Blackwell’s Island at about 7 pm. Two convicts, John O'Brien and Dennis Gillespie, aided the assault and escaped after disarming the guard. The guard clung to the overturned boat for twenty minutes before rescue. As of late tonight, the escapees had not been captured.
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New York
Blackwell’s Island
John O’brien
Dennis Gillespie
The Lunatic Hunter of Boston Man in New Haven
In New Haven on August 10 James M. Wiswell, about 24, suffering a fit of insanity, fired at John Kenyon and then at H. J. White of Boston, the bullet grazing White near the head. Police Chief Webster arrested Wiswell as he reached the street in front of headquarters. Wiswell surrendered after firing twice at the chief and will likely be sent to an asylum.
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Conn
James M. Wiswell
John Kenyon
H. J. White
Boston
Kenyon
Webster
Canonchet
Abe
Narragansets
Mia
Perry
New York
Vanderpoel
Frederick King
Brooklyn
Wallace
Presbyterian Hospital
Conspiracy to Burn Town Arrest in Volcano West Virginia
James W. Fry, a watchman on duty during a major fire, was arrested as an accessory. In Parkersburg, L. L. Cole overheard Fry and another man in a stable discussing the fire’s origin. Fry boasted he knew the incendiaries and could identify them at any time.
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Cole
Fry
Caase
W. Va
James W. Fry
L. Cole
Parkersburg
Steamboat Tron Valley Disaster Kills Three Men
Aboard the Tron Valley tow-boat at McCoy's station near Wreetine West Virginia the boiler exploded at 6 PM, killing pilot Wallace Wise, Captain Prince's son Thomas, and Prosher who had boarded here. The boat sank instantly and is a total wreck. bodies not recovered.
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Wreetine
W. Va
McCoy's Station
Wallace Wise
Prince
Thomas
Prosher
General Miles Plans for Frontier Protection
General Miles arrives at Fort Peck with orders carried out from Washington. He has driven hostiles across the line and captured half-breeds roaming near Wood Mountain. The command is split for frontier defense with Col Whistler to patrol Wolf Point to Popular Creek and Major Baker to scout from Campbell’s House near Beaver Creek. Rumors say Canadian authorities may seek permission to hunt on this side. The chiefs Long Border and others are noted. officials warn Miles’s force may be inadequate. Secretary Evarts declares half breeds captured north of the Missouri should be sent over the line with a warning against future actions.
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Burora
D.C
Miles
Washington
Wood Mountain
Col. Whistler
Wolf Point
Popular Creek
Baker
Second Cavalry
Campbell
Major Welch
Long Dog
Long Border
Miles Suall Lave
Bank Panic Brings Distress to Montreal Clergy
Montreal reports a week of distress as many lose fortunes in the suspended banks. Clergymen from various churches addressed the panic from the pulpit urging savings withdrawals to end. The City and District savings bank management actions are hoped to calm rumors and prevent further losses.
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Boston Globe
Montreal
City of Glasgow Bank
City and District Savings Bank
Alleged Fifth Conkling Sprague Encounter At Narragansett
A Globe reporter recounts a sensational tale from Narragansett Pier in which Senator Roscoe Conkling reportedly defied ex Governor Sprague. The account includes Sprague’s anger, a claimed pistol, alleged affair with Sprague’s wife, and a sequence of tense confrontations, with witnesses and personal threats described in a diary style testimony.
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R. I
Roscoe Conkling
New York
Sprague
Roscoe
Conkling
Washington
Eagewood
Providence
Senate
Wormsey
Mrs. Sprague
Narragansett Pier
Chicago
Cincinnati
Linke
Yellow Fever Crisis Deepens in Memphis and Ports
Washington reports 117 yellow fever deaths and 27 from other causes for the week ending July 26. Havana commission chair Dr. Chaille notes widespread inland infection in Cuba, with ports most affected and a long epidemic history traced to 1761. Memphis records 3390 cases, 90 deaths, large refugee cases, and rapid spread amid camp movements and healthcare efforts.
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Stanford E. Chaille
Havana
National Board of Health
Cuba
D. M. Burgess
Charlie
Niagara
Ward & Co
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Vanderpoel
New York
Br. EK. Harris
Brooklyn
Long Island City
Hunt
New Jersey
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Juniata Clare
Rhta
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Bedioe’s Island
Seamen's Retreat Hospital
Staten Island
Heal
J.B. Hamilton
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States Marine Hospital Service
Memphis
Father Mathews
Howard
Howa
Surprising Experiences with Ex-Governor Revealed
Professor George Linck, German tutor to the Sprague children, details a heated encounter with ex Governor Sprague at Narragansett Pier and subsequent events. He recalls being ordered to leave, refusing to abandon his post, and the fractured engagement amid family travel and hotel stays in July. The narrative covers letters, confrontations, and disputes over Willie Sprague.
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Providence Journal
George Linck
Sprague
New York
Onchet
Narragansett Pier
Willie Sprague
Uggage
Lam
Canonchet
Canoncher
Washington
Westminster Hotel
Alop
Stonington
Narragansett
Hil
Ocean House
Willie
Watch Hil
Harmony Restores Unity In Home Rule Ranks
London reports that a feud between Home Rule wings cooled after Edmond Gray's criticism of Charles Parnell. Parnell explained to Gray, restoring harmony as the party plans to back the Irish university bill and pursue shared goals.
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Home Rule
Edmond Dwyer Gray
Tipperary
Freeman's Journal
Dublin
Charles S. Parnell
Meath
Gray
Parnell
Crystal Palace
Germany
Berlin
Prince Bismarck
Walek
Bismarck
Washington
Death of the Austrian Lady at Betts Street Hospital
Mrs. Van Lowe, the Austrian lady who shot herself at the St. Nicholas Hotel several weeks ago, died today at Betts Street Hospital. She had been recovering and hoped to meet her reconciled lover, but a lingering brain injury led to paralysis and death.
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Crucixwatt
van Lowe
St. Nicholas Hotel
Betts Street Hospital
Lovekend
Postmaster General Denies Cincinnati Loge Removal
Postmaster General Key and first assistant Tyner deny any foundation for statements about renewing the war on Postmaster Loge in Cincinnati. No efforts have been made to remove Loge. The president may have been approached but has not raised the matter with the postmaster general.
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Wasuteroys
D. C
Key
Loge
Cincinnati
Tyner
Judge Key
Republican municipal nominations announced in San Francisco
In San Francisco on August, the Republican municipal convention named nominees for city offices including Auditor General John McComb, Assessor Alexander Badlam, Treasurer J Helmken, Tax Collector William Martin, Recorder William K Dietken, and County Clerk William A Stuart.
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Cal
Republican Municipal Convention
John McComba
Alexander Badlam
J. Helmken
William Martin
William K. Dietken
William A. Stuart
Dakota Catholic Bishop Appoints New Archbishop Candidate
Ecclesiastical circles report Rev. Father Mortiez of Spencer County Indiana has been appointed Cacholty bishop of Dakota. He speaks Sioux and other Indian dialects fluently and will devote much attention to the care of the laity.
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Dakota Catholic
Croors Natr
Father Mortiez
Spencer County
Ind
Dakota
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