Canvas-back Ducking on Susquehanna Flats at Havre-de-Grace
In Havre-de-Grace Maryland on December 26 an observer notes the canvasback ducking trade thrives along the Susquehanna flats fed by wild celery beds. The season runs November 1 to March 31 with restricted shooting days and strong protection laws. Wealthy yachts from New York and Philadelphia bring sport, luxury, and large-scale packing to the hunts, while notable gunners like William Dobson and Captain John Poplar set high daily records. Canvasbacks fetch about $2 per pair, with White House orders and interest from the Prince of Wales signaling broad appeal.
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Murder of Foxboro widow Elizabeth Arrington shocks town
Elizabeth Arrington, about 80, a widow who lived alone at Baker and Chestnut streets in Foxboro, was found murdered in her home on Saturday morning. The scene showed a bloodied face and neck wounds, a toppled rocking chair, and an unlocked window. Neighbors reported a lack of valuables and an alleged $30 cash on her person the night before, with no clear motive yet established.
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Charles Simmons
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Hyde Park
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24 O'clock Time Gains Canada Railways Support
The twenty four o'clock time system progresses in Canada with the Canadian Institute and several science groups adopting it for schedules and railway timetables. Sanford Fleming promotes standard time and expects railways worldwide to switch after a fair trial, aiding long journeys across Pacific routes and ocean schedules.
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Roxbury's Milestones The Parting Stone in Eliot Square
An article recalls Roxbury's parting stone in Eliot Square, its 141 year history, and nearby memorials along the old Dedham Road. A local mentions pudding stone, its landmark status, and the stone’s preserved inscription though weathered.
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Eliot Square
The Parting Stone and Paul Dudley Mile Markers
An old Roxbury landmark, the parting stone on Centre Street, marks the split to Cambridge and Dedham. Paul Dudley funded mile markers bearing his name, connecting to his roles in colonial government. The stone witnessed Lexington, the siege of Boston, and countless travelers seeking guidance.
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Roxbury
Old State House
Louis Prang
Chrome
Joseph Dudley
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Supreme Court
Shurtleff
Norfolk
Lora Percy
Lexington
Boston
Antiquarian Seeks Five Mile Stone in Snow Squall
A narrator describes strolling along a fence line where scribbles by schoolchildren mark the stones. The fence bears chalked initials honoring Chief Justice Paul Dudley, including a stray modern letter Q added by a reckless student. With no horse car in sight, the antiquarian continues on foot through fading snow.
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Eighteenth Century Judge Dudley Stone in Jamaica Plain
A three foot nine inch granite marker near Centre Street Eliot Street Jamaica Plain stands as Judge Dudley s principal monument. The inscription shows weathering from a painter s attempt with colors of green blue black and white. Erected about 150 years ago it recalls the jurist s charitable acts to church school and town as noted by Drake.
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Thither
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Norfolk House
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Four-Mile
Stone marker near Centre street bears weathered date 172
A stone marker opposite Louis Prang at No 45 Centre Street shows a 21 inch high slab with a background bank wall, its letters faded yet altered by paint. Snow covers much of the surface, yielding little to observers, while a mile distant stone on the Dedham road stands two feet three inches tall and leans back toward a dilapidated yellow facade.
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No. 45
Louis Prang
Outlding
Dedham
Old Boston Town House
series of tragedies terrorizes Austin in 1880s
Austin residents confront a string of grisly murders dating from December 1884 to December 1885. Mrs Eanes, wife of painter Hugh Eanes, is arrested after her son is found murdered near a Clarksville cabin. investigators suspect more killings linked by pattern and timing. Police deploy bloodhounds and extra officers as citizens fund detectives and vigil in a city already shaken by a series of axe and hatchet killings across months.
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Hugh Eanes
San Antonio
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Hancock
Mollie Smith
Lizzie Shelly
Irene Cross
Mary Ramey
Grace Vance
Orange Washington
Alice Davis
Mary
Citizens’ Committee
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On His Wedding Afternoon French Paper
A couple wed in the forenoon hold a wedding banquet with champagne and quarrel after. The husband, drinking, writes to the justice of the peace asking to void the ceremony, ending with a formal closing. The scene ends in tears and separation.
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Justice of the Peace
Deak
Clergyman Saves Life With Cure For Catarrh and Bronchitis
A clergyman plagued by catarrh and bronchitis after years of illness finds a remedy that fully cures him. He sends a stamped return envelope to Digan & Co. 117 East Fifteenth Street, New York, to receive the recipe free of charge.
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Iite
Rigolo's Stock Talk and Vanderbilt's Move on Wall Street
New York dispatch outlines a volatile week in stocks with a strong bull tilt driven by big holders. Vanderbilt liquidates, Boston interests acquire Missouri Pacific holdings, and Lake Shore shows mixed gains as market leaders propel prices despite weak wheat and rising social tensions.
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Lake Shore
Michigan Central
Canada Southern
Wall Street
Prices and Markets in Boston Daily Glone, 1885 Apples to Fats
Commercial matters list diverse commodity prices from apples and butter to eggs, flour, and leather. The report notes firmer apple markets, steady to higher butter, dull beans and cheese, quiet corn and coffee, and mixed but stable prices across meats, fish, oats, hay, and poultry amid a broad inventory snapshot.
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New York Extra
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Choles Southern
Live Stock Market Reports for Brighton and Watertown
Weekly livestock arrivals show total 1294 cattle and 9626 sheep and lambs across Brighton and Watertown markets for week ending Friday December 26. Beef cattle dressed weights ranged from 84 to 440 dollars per hundredweight. Western cattle prices quoted by quality from 60 to 87. Prices for hides and tallow given for Brighton and country hides and lamb skins with country tallow and sheep skins listed.
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Watertown
Watertog
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Gloucester Fish Market Quiet With Steady Prices This Week
Gloucester faces a quiet fish market week as receipts stay light and prices hold. Mackerel listed around 18 to 20 per 1s, 27 9 per 2s, with overall weekly cod and halibut totals near 800,000 pounds, including 300,000 pounds from Georges Bank.
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Lahaye
Georges Banka
Georges
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New
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Hake
Grand Bank
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Labrador
Jay Gould and the bean speculation tale in Vermont
A Boston merchant recounts meeting Jay Gould in Rutland and New York, describing Gould's early offer to fund a bean-buying venture, the partner's refusal, and Gould's rise. The tale links Baxter's 1863 introduction, the Erie troubles, and Gould's fear of Jim Fisk, ending noting Stokes's pistol shot granting him freedom.
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Hingham Journal
Quincy Market
Vermont
Rutland
Orsen
Artner
New York
New York City
Jay Gould
General Baxter
Erie
Jim Fiske
Ned Stokes
Enterprising Drummer Marries Two Theatres in One Night
A Chicago drummer recalls a bold stunt in St Louis to keep two dates. He booked two theatres, rode between shows, and delivered both girls to their seats, earning praise for nerve and hustle. He paid $12 for hackmen and liquor to keep the ruse alive, then skipped town with money from the girls’ brothers.
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Chicago Herald
St. Louis
No. 10
Hackman
Bride Arrives in Celestial Style at Marysville Depot
At the Marysville depot a crowd awaited a bride escorted by an alleged father beaming with pride. The groom, due at the depot hotel in Chinatown, was absent. The bride wore a red sacage with a green dress, a gold paper crown, a red silk veil, and dainty gold and green slippers, signaling aristocratic custom.
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Marysville
Depot
Chinatown
Corsets in Prehistoric Greece Then Deadly Lesson
In Norristown Herald commentary Dr Schliemann argues ancient vase figures show women wore corsets in prehistoric Greece. The piece laments fashionable waists and claims all such corset wearers are now dead, framing a cautionary tale for modern women about style trends.
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Norristown Herald
Schliemann
Greece
Fragmented Philadelphia Note Mentions Queer Characters
A damaged local snippet from Philadelphia references gay topics and queer characters, with unclear details. The readable text hints at social or cultural notes but lacks concrete names, dates, or events to describe a specific story or action.
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