New England News Machias-White Caps and Sawtell New Trial Denied
The New England news item notes Isaac B Sawtell’s bid for a new trial being denied by Judge Lewis W Clark. A death warrant will be issued for Sawtell to be executed at Concord prison on the first Tuesday in January 1892 between 11 and 2. Warden Colbath delivered the decision to Sawtell who expressed surprise at the ruling.
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Isaac B. Sawtell
Lewis W. Clark
Manchester
Durgin
Concord
Colbath
Sawtell
Supreme Court
Fought a Wildcat in Cedarville District
John Nelson, a Swedish resident of Cedarville, chased traps without a gun and fought a wildcat at an old sawmill. The cat leaped, sank teeth and claws into his left hand and wrist, was beaten to death, and Nelson carried the carcass home as a trophy. The cat weighed a little over 40 pounds.
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Port Lane
Conn
John Nelson
Cedarville
Chwyster
Nelson
Home
Col W W Clapp Dies in Boston at 1826 Birth and Long Public Career
Col W W Clapp of Boston died Tuesday evening in Boston of acute bronchitis. Born April 11, 1826, he rose from associate editor to editor and proprietor of the Gazette, led the Boston Journal as editor and general manager, and served in multiple civic roles including Boston Common Council and State Senate. He was aide-de-camp to Gov Banks and served on Gov Andrew's staff, held library and music trusteeships, was active in clubs, and led the New England Associated Press.
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W. W. Clapp
Boston
William Warland Clapp
William Warland
Hannah Williams (Lane) Clapp
Saturday Evening Gazette
Gazette
Boston Journal
Boston Common Council
Aldermen
State Senate
Gov. Banks
Andrew
Public
Revere Lodge
Boston Encampment
Algonquin, Botolph
Boston Art Clubs
Boston Athletic Association
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
Sleno
Bos
New England Associated Press
Beverly Firebug Strikes Grain Warehouse in Beverly Mass
A Tuesday blaze in C. J. Baker's grain warehouse and mills caused extensive damage with losses near 15000 and drew Salem fire help. A second blaze on Thursday at a Stopford tape manufacturing site caused about 8000 in losses. Letters from "Jack the Firebug" threaten further arson in Beverly’s manufactur ing district including churches.
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Beverly
Mass
C. J. Baker
Salem
William Stopford Hen
Rantoul and Pond Sts
Wallace & Symonds
Gideon Chamberlain
L. B. Varenine
Mary Walker
Pulloc Ap
Beverly, Moftipals
Jack
Machias Launch Energizes Bath Crowd Above Kennebec
The steel gunboat Machias was launched at Bath on Tuesday afternoon before about 8000 spectators. Secretary Tracy could not attend. Sightseers crowded every vantage as the first iron craft launched into the Kennebec slid from the ways at 4 o clock, escorted by two tugs. Miss Ethel Hyde christened the vessel with a platform ceremony attended by ex governors Connor and Robie and Gen. Hyde and Lt. Perkins.
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Machias
Bath
Tracy
Kennebec
Ethel Hyde
Connor
Robie
Gen. Hyde
Perkins
Iron Fee
Chatoe Coats
Isuachad Uy. Vere
Fireworks Factory Blast Kills 18 Year Old in Roxbury
A fireworks factory on Swett street Roxbury Boston exploded on Tuesday afternoon killing 18 year old Andrew Shutz and injuring 20 others. The blast leveled a two story building as rescuers battled fires and searched for victims. Early reports described chaos and scattered debris with fear of further blasts.
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Masten & Wells
Swett St
Roxbury
Boston
Andrew Shutz
Scotian Catan
Fire blasts lift buildings as they explode in blaze
In a rapid sequence, several buildings caught fire and blazed up within seconds. The explosions lifted structures high into the air, leaving a trail of flames. Debris scattered over a long distance in all directions as each building exploded one after another.
Mystery Still Surrounds Hotel Warwick Deaths
Conflicting reports over the December deaths of George E Barr and Mrs Barr at Hotel Warwick trigger review. Initial claims of murder and self harm give way to a second bullet in Barr’s brain, while authorities doubt a self-inflicted second wound. Mrs Barr’s body to be exhumed as investigators weigh double murder theory.
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George £. Barr
Mr. Barr
Hibbard
Death of Hon Harris C Hartwell former Massachusetts Senate leader
Fitchburg lawyer Hon Harris C Hartwell died Wednesday night. Born Groton Mass December 28 1847 he studied at Lawrence Academy Harvard College class of 1869 and practiced law with Norcross Hartwell in Fitchburg. He served in the Massachusetts House 1883 1885 and Senate 1887 1889 acting as president and city solicitor for Fitchburg for ten years. He held roles with Worcester North Savings Institution and Massachusetts Mutual Aid Society among others.
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Harris C. Hartwell
Fitchburg
Sprague
Massachusetts Senate
Mr. Hartwell
Groton
Mass
Lawrence Academy
Harvard Colege
Amasa Norcross
Worcester County
Norcross & Hartwell
Massachusetts
House
State Senate
Worcester North Savings Institution
Massachusetts Mutual Aid Society
White Cap raid leaders convicted in Wareham district court
Leonard Perkins and William Burnham of Rochester convicted of leading a White Cap raid on Mrs. Elizabeth Burnham and Peter Crary at a house linked to the Lawton murder case. They forced Crary from his room and terrified occupants. Perkins fined $10 and Burnham $7.
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Fourth District Court
Wareham
Mass
Leonard
Fire and death in early Attleboro and nearby towns
A weekend of misfortune report covers a Mechanics mill blaze in Attleboro causing about 40000 dollars in damage to an 1800 era mill, a fatal horse accident in Westbrook, a fatal head injury in Rockland, and various local notices. Also included are civic and legal notes from New England towns and a long, eerie ghost tale about a Kiev seminary student.
Congress probes lending costs and Grant's Arlington renewal
Fifty second Congress opens with a plan to investigate actual expenses in money lending by bankers and others both short and long term loans. A resolution aims to measure true costs of lending independent of loan size. The Senate adjourned after an executive session found no new nominations and will reconvene Monday.
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United States
Wlumb
Gen. Grant
Arlington
Senate
Free Coinage Bills differ from last year in details
Washington reports outline Senator Stewart and Senator Plumb proposed changes to free coinage and retirement of national bank notes, including bullion to standard dollars only, and large denomination certificates. Other measures cover Chinese exclusion, tariff customs payments in gold or silver, and a Paris convention related patent statute revision with Waterbury building funding.
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Washington
Senator Stewart
Plumb
Gold and Silver Reserve Fund
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Stewart
Cullom
Platt
Paris
Waterbury
Onn
Bill to Establish Public Health Department in Senate
In the Senate today Mr Sherman introduced a bill to establish a department of public health. It provides for a medical secretary of public health and duties to gather sanitary information from foreign ports and U S sources, plus vital statistics and disease data. The act would repeal the national board of health and related conflicting laws. The measure follows a resolution by the American Medical Association.
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Washington
Senate
Sherman
Department of Public Health
Department of State
Secretary of Public Health
American Medical Association
Bureau
Mills Looses Grip as Springer Named House Leader
Report says Roger Q. Mills will not be chair of Ways and Means. William M. Springer expected to be named due to Mills’s anger and deliberate obstruction. Speaker Crisp aims for a unified tariff plan focusing on key raw materials to win Western support and push reform through the House.
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Roger Q. Mills
Crisp
William M. Springer
Mills
Achilles
McMillin
Criep
Ways and Means Committee
SpeakerCrisp
House
Sneaker Crisp
Mr. Mills
South
Springer
Great West
Committee On Rules
Rumor Denied Proposals to Exclude Gov Hill From Senate
Washington December 13 Senator Faulkner of West Virginia said he had heard a rumor that Republicans in the Senate were considering removing Gov Hill from the Senate because he retained the New York governorship after a Senate meeting. He emphasized there was no basis for the move and dismissed the reports.
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Washington
Faulkner
West Virginia
Senate
Hill
New York
Iire
Faulk
The Silver-Ware Trust Exposed in Export Price War
A 19th century ad-like piece discusses hollow ware pricing under a “silver-ware trust” with high base costs, tariffs, and printed discounts for home and foreign trade. It highlights quadruple plated sets, 40 percent home trade discounts, 50 percent foreign trade discounts plus cash added, and carriage paid by the receiver. It promotes cream pitcher and sugar bowl sets, Baby’s Ug cups, and other gold lined white metal pieces with express shipping details and prices.
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Trust
Express
Grone’s Gronns Silverware Sale for Subscribers
The Grone’s subscribers may buy standard five piece quadruple plated hollow ware at half price or one half the list price for a limited time. The set includes coffee pot, tea pot, sugar bowl, milk pitcher and slop jar with optional add-ons and finishes. engraving adds a small extra cost. Prices and combinations are outlined with additional napkin rings, cruets, and solid teaspoons offered at discounted rates for export orders. Address orders to Taz Wrixtr Gronn, Boston.
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Taz Wrixtr Gronn
Boston
Mass
Rumor and Legal Question Over Gov Hill Senate Seat
The speaker dismisses reliance on the report and questions potential Senate action. He notes no precedent for removing a senator for accepting another office and points out that until credentials are issued the Senate cannot act. Only New York's Legislature has official knowledge of Hill's election.
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Ner
Hill
Congress
Senate
State of
New York
Raft Narrative Explains Why Animals Are Dumb Among Indians
A lake region North American myth recounts a Great Flood led by a man who built a raft to save his family and tame beasts. Animals first spoke, then sighed under a punishment that stripped them of speech as the earth dried.
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cSt. Louis Republic
Canada
Crisp Elected Speaker of the House in Decisive Vote
Washington dispatch reports the House elected Charles F Crisp of Georgia as speaker after noon votes show 228 for Crisp, 83 for Reed, and 8 for Watson. Newly chosen officers were sworn in and the chamber set 12 o clock daily meetings with seating drawn amid orderly ceremony.
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Washington
McPherson
Holman
Indiana
Charles F. Crisp
Georgia
Henderson
Illinois
Thomas B. Reed
Messrs. Outhwaite
Ohio
Oates
Alabama
Simpson
Kansas
Crisp
Reed
Watson
Messrs
Baker
Clover
Davis
Halvorsen
Kern
Bobeighan
Otis
Milburn
Kerr
Yoder
Turner
Dalton
McMillin
Tennessee
Messrs. Blount
Breckinridge and Reed
Congress Likely to Adjourn for Holidays Soon
In Wasuivatox on December 13, both houses seem headed for Christmas adjournment Friday. Little business remains. the House is unable to proceed, and the Senate will see minimal activity this week. A caucus may review committee assignments for vacancies, with a report due by Wednesday. Senate remarks on a direct election amendment and other brief speeches are all that may occur.
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Congress
House
Senate
Caucus
Turpie
Holiday music catalog from Oliver Ditson Company
A catalog entry lists multiple Audran opera arrangements and new vocal tunes with prices. Highlights include La Cigale pieces at 75 cents, waltzes and marches from 40 to 50 cents, Grasshopper Dance at 50 cents, and various pieces by Lincoln, Tatham, Upton, Gro, and others. Vocal selections feature Your Presence, Bird Raptures, Most Wonderful It Must Be, and The Clock on the Stairs, priced around 40 to 86 cents.
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Oliver Ditson Company
Audran
P. Beaumont
Josephine Gro
H. T. Tatham
Henry O. Upton
Gay Arch
F. H. Lincoln
Catton
Sarabane
Josiver Ditson Company
Charles F. Webber
F. Morey
Redeemer
White-Smith
Melvett
B. M. Davidson
Chappies
Homerons Sane
J. N. Goolman
A. Blitz
Paul Keller
3. M. Davison
Barytone
W. C. King
Just Punishment reveals a tense Pittsburgh Bulletin dialogue
In a clipped exchange Laura rebukes Jessie for shunning Charlie Doe after a shocking insult. Laura claims she met him in a dress, and the others react with disbelief as the scene hints at scandal and social punishment in a late evening confrontation.
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Pittsburg
Laura
Charlie Doeskin
Jessie
Save Us from Our Friends in Harper's Bazaar tale
A dialogic excerpt centers on Sues, Walter, and a rival named Arthur as they discuss troubling details about a man connected to Arthur. The exchange reveals interpersonal tensions and hints at romantic competition within a social circle.
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Harper's Bazar
Walter
Sues
Arthur
Points to Remember for Ordering Watches and Chains
In ordering specify the number of offer and indicate open or hunting case prices. state men's or ladies size and price. Put each order on a separate slip and include whether you want open or hunting case and the desired size and price.
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Fort Fairfield
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Col. Clapp
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Westbrook
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Middleboro
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Keene, N.H
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L. A. Manning
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George Harwood
Pownal Mountain
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Republican League of Vermont
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