Navy Bureau Reports and Washington Gossip on November 29
Reports from the Navy Department detail vessel equipment costs for the past year, personnel numbers, and calls to expand the force for coastal survey needs. Other items cover shipbuilding plans, ordnance issues, and training ship reforms, alongside political notes on Garfield and cabinet speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Earl English
Bureau of
Navy
Boston Navy Yard
English
Coast Survey
Minnesota
Congress
Easley
Bureau of Construction
Aepeee
The Post Names Burrows and Kasson as House Speakership Contenders
Washington dispatch notes the Sunday Post identifies Barrows of Michigan and Kasson of Iowa as the remaining strong candidates for the next House speakership. Frye's Maine base is ruled out for regional reasons, Conger's senatorial aims considered, and a Bagley Baldwin compromise possible. Kasson has returned to Austria, Burrows is on the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday Post
Barrows
Michigan
Kaison
Washington
the Post
Congress
Emselves
Rye
Maine
Hannibal Hamlin
Frye
New England
Conger
Bagley
Baldwin
Congers
Burrows
Kasson
Iowa
Austria
Important Changes on the Supreme Bench
Justices Swayne and Strong plan to retire before President Hayes term ends. Clifford may retire. Hunt is incapacitated. A bill may create two more justices, keeping nine as vacancies occur. Ex Senator Matthews of Ohio is rumored to succeed Swayne. Diplomatic traffic notes include Lady Thornton, Sir Edward Thornton, and the Brazilian minister Borges departing for Europe, with other ministers presenting credentials and royal visits noted. Weddings in high life preview: Katharine Newell Burch to Leslie Warner with a small ceremony planned at her father’s residence.
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Supreme Bench
Washington
Swayne
Strong
United States Supreme Bench
Hayes
Clifford
Ruimor
Hunt
Stanley Matthews
Ohio
Lady Thornton
New York
Sir Edward Thornton
Mr. Royal Phelps
Senor Borges
Europe
Egypt
Brazil
Madame Quirey
Roumanian
New Granada
Colombia
Senor Asta Burnaga
Romero
Senor Zanacona
Mme. Mantius
Constantinople
Spain
Senate
Katherine Newell Burch
Leslie Warner
Nashville
Tenn
Mr. Warner
Bitten by Rats Threatens Stableman With Lockjaw
A New York stableman named Robert Carter reports rats biting horses at the feed box. He struck at the pests, killed one, but five bit him and escaped. His hand and arm swelled, he could not close his mouth, and he was taken to Bellevue Hospital in danger of lockjaw from rat poisoning. A physician deemed the condition critical and antidotes failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Carter
Carter
Bellevue Hospital
Lake Ewe & Western stock rides on syndicate plan
New York reports a capitalist syndicate has pledged funds for a rapid extension of Lake Ewe & Western, signaling a likely path to success. Bears led by Gould and Sage supposedly hold about 12 million dollars in reserve, while a 3 million dollar funding move was made last Friday. The bull side appears strong with roughly 50 million borrowed in London against Vanderbilt stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lake Ewe & Western
Bears
Gould
Sage
London
Vanderbilt
The Overdue Steamers Arrive in New York
Four European steamers Baltic State of Indiana Algeria and Nevada arrived after stormy seas. Others still overdue include Silesia Ville de Marseille Holland Victoria Rhynland Redla Odor Cimbria Devon Calland Rialto. Weather moderating delays may ease with vessels expected to come in a bunch.
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New York
Baltic
Indiana
Algeria
Nevada
Silesia
Hambur
Ville de Marseilles
Havre
Holland
Victoria
London
Rhynland
Antwerp
Cardiff
Bremen
Hamburg
Devon
Bristol
Calland
Rotterdam
Rialto
Hull
Riot on the Buckeye State ship near Cattlettsburg
The steamer Buckeye State reports a severe riot aboard after landing at Cattlettsburg Kentucky due to low water. Twenty two black crew and four white men clashed over an attack on the mate. Two black sailors were shot, two killed with a monkey wrench and axe, and others fled ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cattlettsburg
Cairo
Largest Grain Stock Ever in St Louis Elevators
The St Louis market sees a potential grain block as river navigation may halt. Rail tariffs on through freight rise, elevators hold an unprecedented stock and receipts of wheat and corn are expected to be large this month. Total grain in elevators exceeds 27 million bushels, including 200 thousand wheat, the largest wheat stock ever carried in this market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Wailroads
A Stoughton Sensation The Hus band Will Recover
East Story Guroux November 29. A 12 year old boy Allie Littlefield died after morphine poisoning amid suspected family poisoning. His mother Mrs. Littlefield, said to be partially insane, shot herself and died. The husband Isaac Littlefield survived and plans to recover at his sister's home. A post mortem confirmed morphine in the boy and brain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Story Guroux
Albert
Or Allie) Littlefield
Isaac Littlefield
Minot Packard
John Moran
Gilford
Mr. Littlefield
Isaac
A. R. Holmes
Canton
A. B. Paine
Brockton
Providence
R. I
Milton
Randolph
W. M. Babbitt
Affairs in the East and Japan China tensions rise
Reports from Yokohama and Pekin detail Russia expected land demands including territory and indemnity, with Corea and Formosa mentioned. A Japanese Mikado birthday was celebrated in Tokyo with garrison review. Corean- Japan talks on restricting intercourse occur, outcome unknown. An American, Thomas Lenan, was accidentally shot and buried. The US flagship Richard sails south as paper currency inflation paralyzes trade and a foreign loan is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Tokio
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Pekin
Russia
Toung Li Yamei
Corea
Formosa
Japan
Thomas Leon
United States
Richard
Thieving Don Quixote Haunts Connecticut Stables
A horse thief using many aliases targeted livery stables across Connecticut from Hartford to New Haven and beyond. He stole horses, buggies, harnesses, and robes, including a $350 turnout and a $300 horse from Thompson and others, with police tracing the items to sales and auctions as investigators watched in New York streets.
Man in Saloon Identified as Horse Thief Sullivan Remanded
On Saturday last the suspected horse thief Sullivan alias Armstrong was seen entering a saloon and was taken into custody. Mr. Thompson identified him as the man who hired and did not return his best team at New Haven. Justice Wandel remanded him today for transport to Connecticut to stand trial for multiple horse stealing exploits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
New Haven
Sullivan
Armstrong
Wandell
Connecticut
Gas Blast Harms Three at New York Auction Store
A gas explosion in the basement of 66 White Street in New York City injured three men and fatally wounded one. Wilmerding Hogsett & Co. auctioneers occupied the five story building. workers William A. Kobbe and William McKee were injured, as was Charles Brown the plumber who went to fix a leaking meter with a lighted candle. The blast shattered cellar walls and shook the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White Street
Wilmerding, Hogvet & Co
William A. Kobbe
William McKee
Charles Brown
Brown
Robbe
Disasters at Sea and Sinking of the Oncle Joseph
Report of the steamer Oncle Joseph sinking after a collision with the Ortigia amidships. Of 260 aboard, about 50 saved. captain perished. Night collision, harsh seas, and limited lifeboat capacity noted. Includes related accounts of the Johanna Heinrich in open-boat ordeal and local wreck reports near St John New Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oncle Joseph
Ortigia
Drummer Loses Trunk Full of Jewelry in Broad Daylight
John H. Morrow traveling agent for a Philadelphia jewelry house had his trunk containing 87000 dollars worth of ladies jewelry stolen on a New York sidewalk as he prepared to catch a Milwaukee bound train. The theft occurred from atop a row of trunks near Clifton House with witnesses none the wiser. Another trunk beneath hers held 6000 dollars in jewelry. No trace of the thief by nightfall. Morrow had previously suffered a 15000 dollar loss in a St Louis hotel fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John H. Morrow
Philadelphia
Clifton House
Milwaukee
Arsuit
Morrow
Southern
St. Louis
Gladstone
London
Marquis of Hartington
India
Lancashire
Ireland
Windsor
Hawarden Castle
Flintshire
Death on the Rail Near Sand Patch Tunnel
A Pittsburgh to Baltimore and Ohio night express derailed near Sand Patch tunnel three miles past it, plunging eighty to ninety feet. Fireman Jacob Rowth died after hours of agony. engineer Peter Binney severely burned and critically ill. a child was found unharmed in the snow. Cause believed a broken rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Pittsburg
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Sand Patch Tunnel
Baughman's Bend
Smoky Hollow
William Beace
George F. Pitts
Braddock
Penn
Jacob Rowth
Peter Binney
Queen City
A Soldier Killed in Texas House of Infamy
Texas report recounts a soldier’s death by a Mexican in a house of ill fame in Bracket. Firefights burn three Mexican houses as locals fear for life and property. Military and civil authorities mobilize guards as Mexicans reportedly flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bracket
Texas
Boycott Relief Mission Branded by Dublin Hoots and Hostility
A Dublin despatch reports the Ulster men with infantry escorted to Ballinrobe and Claremorris where crowds hooted. Boycott rode to Claremorris in an ambulance wagon with his wife and two nieces as police guarded the station. He then left by a Dublin train while the infantry and Ulster men followed amid jeers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DuBlin
Ballinrobe
Claremorris
Boycott
Lough Mask
Hussars
Scott
Epidemic of Railroad Accidents Hits New York State
An epidemic of railroad accidents across a New York region caused six deaths. A round-house worker failed to stop an engine, plowing into a construction train. Frank Kavanaugh died instantly. James Hillery and Joan Cosgrove suffered severe injuries. Additional wrecks occurred on the Buffalo, New York and Peekskill line, the New York Central, and Lake Shore lines, with several fatalities and serious injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borvao
N. Y
Morris Cornell
New York, Lee & Western Railroad
Frank Kavanaugh
James Hillery
Joan Cosgrove
Buffalo, New York & Peekskill
Holland
Jeff Geer
Joseph Silaway
Protection
John Loohy
Jaccob Wolf
Martin Wicket
St. Marys
Penn
Rabioas Loch
Forts
New York Central
Hudson River Railroad
St. Louis Express
Tayior
Ithaca
Laura Duell
Oneida
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Buffalo Creek
Meteor Shower Lights Up PortsmonthH Scene
Early yesterday there was a brilliant meteor shower in PortsmonthH with meteors varying in size and color from crimson to gold. About 400 meteors likely fell in eight minutes, many bursting to leave long trails. Similar reports came from Rye, Greenland and Hampton.
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Portsmonthh
N. H
Rye
Greenland
Hampton
Second well-poisoning case in Warwick Rhode Island
In Warwick on November 26 another incident of water contamination occurred at Joseph Wilde's premises. Wilde found a large quantity of paris green in his well, arousing suspicion. The town council has posted a $100 reward for the discovery of the perpetrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick
R. I
Joseph Wilde
Sailor Dies After Freezing Water Pump Incident
Eastport Maine reports the schooner Annie Frye sailor Laughton attempted to draw water from a frozen cask. He poured boiling water into the pump and, inhaling steam, died almost instantly. The incident occurred last night aboard the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastport
Laughton
Annie Frye
Almost a Holocaust at Shrewsbury Musical Event
The Shrewsbury town hall near Worcester was crowded for a pupil concert led by teacher A Clifford when the program was interrupted as the building suddenly became severely crowded causing concern among attendees and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Shrewsbury
A. Clifford
Fire panic in crowded hall cooled by brave bystanders
Fire broke out near the ceiling by the chimney causing a rushed exit as a man falsely cried fire. Women fainted and the crowd surged. Calm gentlemen restored order, a hole was cut to escape, water buckets quenched flames, and only minor damage occurred.
Passion Play Withdrawn From New York Stage
Henry E Abbey withdraws the Passion Play from production in Booth's Theatre New York citing public sentiment and reverence for the subject He had planned proceeds to go to the poor and invited clergy and officials to a tentative December 7 opening but halted the plan after strong objections across the community
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New York
Holy Land
Booth’s
Henry E. Abbey
American schooner Mary E Hall detained by Chilean ship
The American schooner Mary E Hall commanded by Nash bound for David with a general cargo was stopped by the Chilean steamer Ama zones. Two shells were fired, the vessel hove to and was searched, found in order, and allowed to depart after an apology from the Chilean commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
The
Star and Herald
Mary E. Hall
Nash
David
Amazonas
Arsenic Used as Soda Kills Five at Kingston Reception
At Colonel Dall's Kingston house, arsenic was mistaken for soda causing five deaths and thirty more to fall ill. Reports from Knoxville cite a horrifying mass poisoning. Officials investigate the mishap and its tragic toll on attendees.
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Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
Colonel Dall
Kingston
Two Malddy Children Die in House Fire at Grandfather’s Farm
In Laurinburg North Carolina on November 28 two grandchildren of George Malddy perished when the grandfather, left to tend cotton in a distant field, bound the children near the fireplace. Their clothing caught fire and the blaze spread, destroying the house before aid arrived.
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Laurenburg
N. C
George Malldy
Tragic Drowning in Barrel Near Copensburg
In Copensburg New York Sarah Dawson a 43 year old woman living three miles from town was found drowned in a barrel of water. She apparently woke and walked to the cellar placing her head in the barrel and losing balance. The barrel contained about a quarter fall of water.
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CopensBurg
N. Y
Sarah Dawson
Trawler Sank With Four Lost Off Greenock Storm
New York reports that a fishing trawler near Greenock was overwhelmed by a storm on Friday and sank, with four crewmen dead. Nearby the schooner Florence Nightingale, loaded with pig iron, collided with a barque and sank, but the crew escaped onto the barque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cabie
Greenock
ROSS AND TRICKETT THAMES RACE ENDS IN FOUL DECLARED OFF
A long Thames match between Ross and Trickett for 200 pounds ended when an obstruction under Hammersmith bridge caused fouling after both men showed speed. The referee ruled no race and the plan to rerun the race next Saturday is under consideration. Trickett gained after the foul though Ross led at one point. Lenpox November 29.
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Lenpox
Thames
Ross
Trickett
Putney
Mortlake
Hammersmith
Ammersmith Bridge
Manian
Laycock
Loxpon
American Manufacturing Company
Hanlan
Courtney
Potomac
Centennial Salve Promised for Dandruff and Ailments
A verse touts Centennial Salve as a cure for dandruff dry hands sore lips burns bruises bunions corns and related afflictions. It claims the salve will be mailed to any buyer anywhere except tramps for twenty five cents in postage stamps, inviting readers to request delivery east west north or south.
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Secretary of the Navy
Washington Post
Gen. Garfield
Naval Academy
Law
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Commodore Whiting
Bureau of Navigation
Howgate
Signal Service
Commodore Jeffries
Bureau of Ordicere
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Shock
Ture
Minnie Stewart
Edward Davis
Epiphany Church
Perry Davis
Mr. Davis
Mather
Dominion of Canada
Canadian
Revenue
Fessenden
Canada
Garfield
House Committee On Commerce
J. H. Regan
J.T. Winterswith
Regan
Capital City
National Grange
Grange
National Organization
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lang
Galveston
Tex
Atlanta
Fast Mail South
Richmond
Weldon
HOUSE
Lockjaw
Wall Street
Jay Gould
Lake Shore & Western
Kentucky
Nabby
Affairs IN the East
China
Don Quixote
Hartford
Fairhaven
Guilford
Weep River
Saybrook
Essex
Chester
Goodspeed’s Landing
David Armstrong
Joseph Sullivan
John. J. Wilson
Hiram H. Thompson
Fairman
Mr. Thompson
Charles Rinckholdt & Co
High Street
Henry Hefferman
K. C. Rogers
Deep River
Barker
Inspector Byrnes
Haley
Ruland
Forty-second Street
Broadway
Classen
Ferdinand Wage
Johanna Heinrich
San Diego
Henry Warneke
St. Jony
N. B
Cape la Hare
St. Lawrence
Murray Bay
G. A. Drummond
George M. Pullman
D. O. Mills
Mr. Eckert
Boston
Drexel, Morgan & Co
August Belmont & Co
Winslow Lanier
Man
Morton Rose
Norfock
Navy Yard
Cape Henry Beach
Sandringham
Hughes
How Boycott
de Cissey
General de Cissey
Paris
Military
Lonxpon
Mr. Langtry
America
Lawn Ward
Vienna
Cable Notes
Lavallois
Ferce
Cashmere
Peshawar
Lundi-Kotal
Khyber
Afghanistan
Mr. Abbey
Chicago
Joseph Paliighi
West Randolph Street
Arnold Brothers
Oklahoma
J. M. Steele
George M. Jackson
Robert Wilson
Caldwell
Arkansas City
Medicine Lodge Creek
Cafferville
Honeyville
A. J. Tullis
Cornelius McGoldrich
Jacob Vine
Jerry Tullis
Tullis
Detroit
Dernarr
Andrew Moore
St. Charlotte
George Moore
Ross and Trickett
St. Paul
Minn
Datota
Hopkins
Thomas Fitzpatrick
James Ward
Frank Johnson
Perry Swanson
O. C. Parson
Aunt Nabby
Pike’s Centennial
J. J. Pike & GO
Chelsea
Mass
Y Weekly Globe
L. KR
Mhoston
Nedywytf
Washington St
Prriwe Ekki
Aba Gein
Gorin Carls
Frohney
Chris A
B. F. Gould
Bromfields St
S.M. Spencer
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