Pecksnifes Palace Dedication at State Republican HQ
A caustic account details dedication ceremonies at the State Republican Committee's new headquarters behind Park Street, highlighting lavish surroundings and a televised display of blue-blood pride. Notable figures such as Henry Cabot Lodge and George F Hoar attend amid satirical descriptions of class privilege and temperance rules.
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Offive H. Older
Cmupe
Henry Cabot Lodge
Charles W. C. Oolman
Massachusetts
George F. Hoar
Worcester
Boston & Albany
Boston
Sprinfield
Mr. Hoar
George F. Lagg
Theodore Limeman
George Gavel Crocker
Charles W. Clifford
Insect Sawyer
Sena
Tne
Mr. Crocker
Insect
Adin Thayer
Theodore C. Bates
Mr. Lodge
Julius L. Clarke
Frank Sanborn
David M. Earle
Colonel Henry Lee
Alanson W. Beard
The Squire and the Mules On the Village Green
In Vermont a boastful squire wagers against a stranger with two mules. The tiny, scrappy mules outperform the famed road horses, pulling ahead on the village green. The squire sells his horses in defeat, vowing none can pull as two house rats.
Story of the eel chub crane and a gullible hunter
Clark Cable of Willowemoe, N Y, fished the Delaware and lost a chub to a two pound eel. He later shot at a crane, which fled. The crane later hooked by Cable on his set line contained the eel that had swallowed the earlier chub, confirming Cable’s tale that the fish and crane were the same ones he lost.
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HaAncoon
N. Y
Clark Cable
Willowemoe
Delaware
Cable
Landlordism in America sparks English fears on US land
London debates English investment in American land as the National League plans a campaign to bar aliens from owning real estate. Despatches from Coney Island detail a secret committee of title lawyers and a mass pamphlet drive. British opinion warns Americans may expel foreign land ownership to protect national wealth and independence.
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London
United States
New York
American National League
Coney Island
League
United Ie
Ireland
American Republic
England
Great Britain
America
National League
Judah P. Benjamin
American League
Henry George
All Mail Gazette
Gazette
Pall Mall Gazette
Ile
Not Born to Be Drowned Dog Survives Niagara Falls Trip
Niagara Falls Gazette reports Mr. G. Chorman tried to dump his barking dog over Goat Island bridge to end its nuisance. The dog survived the fall, was later spotted below the bank, and reappeared lively the next morning. Chorman allows the dog to stay.
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Niagara Falls
G. Chorman
Goat Island Bridge
Doggy
Suspension Bridge
Tantaliz'ne Glimpse of Fabulous Wealth
A Saratoga letter in the New York Mail and Express captures a family scene as news of Hathorn winning $10,000 at a spring contest spreads. A young Saratogian damsel nerves up with excitement while her father watches for signs, and the tale hints at wealth, longing, and the taste of riches in a back yard spring story.
Mineral Spring Opening Sparks Shock Investigation
An investigation revealed a startling case of dead shock after a mineral spring appeared to open into a local well. Professor Chandler was not summoned for analysis in this unsettling matter.
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Chandler
Sheridan's pet scheme to move Indians from interior lands
A Tribune despatch from Fort Washakie details General Sheridan's plan to dissolve reservations and Indian agencies. It describes bonds issued by the government to buy lands, move Indians onto homesteads, and place them under civil and military law while weakening Interior Department control. The council of Shoshone and Arapaho leaders, with Chief Washakie, Black Coal, and the Secretary of War present, discussed the proposal before Congress.
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the Tribune
Fort Washakie
Sheridan
Citzens
United States
Department of the Missouri
Interior
War Department
Nuneer
Thorne
Father
Snakes Washakie
Arapahoes
Washakie
Ribe
Interior Department
Department of War
Girls on the Diamond in the Southern States Exhibition
Philadelphia August 13. Freeman and Howard hire twenty young women to play baseball in the fall and winter in the Southern States. One team will be the Blondes and the other the Brunettes, with distinct costumes. The girls practice daily in an enclosed space on Columbia avenue as eight of them showed for a recent workout attended by interested local boys. Daisy, Viola, Minnie, Mary, Katie and Pearl are named players among others. Season opens September 1 on Philadelphia grounds with plans to tour carrying a nine foot canvas wall for enclosed fields at venues lacking ball grounds.
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Philadelphia
Freeman
Howard
Columbia Avenue
Daisy
Viola
Minnie
Mary
Katies
Pearl
Athletic Grounds
Styles and prices of shoes discussed by dealer
A Globe reporter chats with a local dealer at a lunch counter about men and women's shoe styles. He notes colored leather tops in seal brown and buff for men, high-cut models in demand, and narrow toes. ladies favor plain black leather with front lacing, side-lace out. slippers vary with Morocco and alligator skins. Men's shoes range eight to fourteen dollars, ladies four to fifteen, sizes from five to eight for men and sizes from two and a half to four for women.
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GLOBE
Lcot
Edison
Pien
Death of 110-year-old Mrs Mary Lynch in Scranton
SCRANTON Pa August 13 Mrs Mary Lynch died in this city Thursday at the age of 110. Born in Sussex county New Jersey in March 1774 she was married in 1800 to a Revolutionary War soldier. Her eight children include four living, youngest about 75. Her parents were New Jersey settlers and the family moved to Pennsylvania in 1840. The senor matriarch remained sharp with unimpaired senses to the end. Barbara Wollum died at 100 years and 5 months in New York City. She was born in Württemberg and had lived in this country since age 77 and leaves a daughter gravesite and several great grandchildren. Burial planned today.
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Mary Lynch
Sussex County
N. J
Jacob Bunsick
New Jersey
Neh
Pennsylvania
Tacles
New York
Barbara Wollum
Third Avenue
Wurtemburg
One Hundred and Four Years Old Man Dies in Cleveland
John O Malia born in Mayo Ireland 1779 died in Cleveland aged 102 after claiming never to have suffered a headache or toothache. He came to America 25 years ago at age 79 worked as a laborer and was considered one of Ohio’s oldest men. Mary Berrigan dies at 102 in Natics after a long illness she spoke little English but was fluent in the fish tongue. Her burial followed at Saxonville Catholic cemetery.
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Cleveland
John O’malia
Brazo
County Mayo
Ireland
Ohio
America
Mary Berrigan
Spring Street
Saxonville
Chambord in Worsening Condition, Report From Frohsdorf
Intelligence from Frohsdorf states the Count de Chambord continues to weaken and loses strength. Medical condition described as unfavorable as of Aug. 13.
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Chambord
Visywa
Frohsdorf
Decreasing Export Trade at Liverpool and Boston Markets
Weekly export report shows Liverpool cattle and sheep values slipping while beef and veal demand shifts. Cattle 2164 head and 400 sheep shipped. Western cattle prices rose slightly yet overall trends indicate a downward tilt. Boston market enjoys healthier trade with steady demand and satisfactory values for buyers and sellers.
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Brighton
Boston
The Speakership Race Shifts Toward Carlisle
Washington August 10 reports indicate Carlisle of Kentucky is gaining ground in the race for the next House speaker while Randall loses support. Observers note Carlisle’s conservatism strength and broad appeal across the South, West, and Middle States, despite Randall’s superior organization.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Randall
Carlisle
Kentucky
South
West
Middle States
Wants Classifieds Offer Low 10 Cent Rate In Globe
The Boston Daily Globe announces a three line want ad rate of ten cents per day for items including situations hiring help selling or renting property board or lodgings lost and found and other small advertisements. Submit to The Daily Globe 238 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. postage stamps accepted.
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Daily Globe
Sunday Globe
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Boston
Mass
Boston Weekly Globe Advertisement Notice
To our readers. When you answer any of the advertisements in this paper, please do us the favor to mention that you saw the same in the Boston Weekly Globe.
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Boston Weerly Globe
Finance and Commerce Market Report August 1883
The report notes a tight money market with banks supplying to depositors but cautious with outside loans. Prime corporation notes and acceptances trade near 4% and collateral loans 4.5–6%, domestic bank balances steady at 3%. Clearing-house weekly exchanges total $59,762,047 with today’s $10,346,301 and excess reserves around $9.3 million. Other markets show quiet activity in bonds, leather, lumber, naval stores, and meats amid varied prices and demand.
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State Street
Prime Corporation
New York
Legal Tenders Inc
Boston News Summary of Commercial Matters and Markets
The Boston Daily Globe reports July coal prices steady with limited movement, copper and dried fruits pricing, and a firm corn market. It records modest Nova Scotia and domestic grain freights, varying flour, sugar, and drug goods pricing, plus steady fresh meat and hay demand, with detailed quotations across coal, metals, produce, and ship freights.
New York Markets Flour firm and grains mixed
Flours firm with some higher sales of 16000 barrels. Wheat futures softening slightly with strong spot demand and varied prices for No 2 red across months. Oats, corn, and Indian corn show firmer or mixed moves. Provisions mixed with lard weak, pork slow, and cheese butter quiet. Cotton futures buoyant, petroleum quiet but near steady. Groceries show hip coffee firm, refined sugar weak, and molasses dull.
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Live Stock Markets Brighton and Watertown Weekly Arrivals
Weekly livestock arrivals at Brighton and Watertown for the week ending Friday August 10 1883 show totals for cattle 4169 with Western 4425 Eastern 93 Northern 661 and similar breakdowns for sheep and lambs hogs and veals. Prices for beef cattle per 100 pounds dressed weight and hides and tallow are included with varied quality grades and regional figures.
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Brighton
Watertown
Brighton and
Gloucester Fish Market Quiet as Mackerel Runs Languish
Special Globe report from Gloucester notes a quiet cured fish market with light shipments as mackerel catches dwindle. Weekly arrivals total 1 146 pounds codfish and 20 000 pounds pollock, plus 2 450 barrels mackerel and 6 700 pounds halibut. Prices listed for Georges Bank and Western Bank codfish, haddock, hake, and other commodities. market characterized as weak.
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Gloucester
Georges Banks
Western Banks
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