Wreck on Sumatra and ransom of Nisero crew
Account of the Nisero wreck off Sumatra on November 8, 1883, where Captain Woodhouse and 27 crew suffered ten months captivity under the rajah. Including the American Leonard K Moore, ransom negotiations with Dutch and British authorities, and final release aboard the Pegasus. Also notes on Miss Miranda Davis believed to be possessed by a demon.
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New York
Nisero
Sunderland
Sumatra
William Woodhouse
Leonard K. Moore
Berlin
James Moore
Rockville Centre
L. I
Moore
The
Sun
Australia
Ano
England
Skyro
Btrvits
Sourabaya
Java
France
Point de Galle
Ceylon
Acheen Head
Pungab
Bnt
Lower Tenom
Tenom River
Gunaoat
Buben
Lower
Teuci
Buben Bay
Duieh
Oleh-leh
Woodhouse
Simpang-Olim
Pegasus
Bang-biung
Alexander Kidd
Rajib
Kidd
Pps
Rrajah
Miranda Davis
Brooklyn Bridge to Colden Gate Walks End in Brooklyn
Adrian Hill of Scholes Indiana completes a round trip walk from Brooklyn Bridge to San Francisco and back. He began with twenty pounds weight and no money, carrying four books of poems he wrote and sold. Terrence McManus laid a $2000 wager that he could not make the journey, which Hill accepted and fulfilled despite long distances and trials. He left New York January 14 and finished last night at the Brooklyn Bridge weighing 140 pounds, up from 114 at the start.
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Pegasus
Tenom
Pulu-Sonom
Tevois River
Sandy Sland
John Key
Olens Holgerson
Savay Island
Antoni
W. Bradley
Bradley
KR. D
Morey
Biltby
Rajab
Usi
Ruben
Lockhart
Bombay
Sumatra
Katapang Passir
Katane Passir
Katupang Passir Bay
Mr. Maxwell
Colonel Lockhart
H. M.S Pegasus
Maxwell
I’enang
England
Ajax
London
E. A. Merritt
New York Mercury
Stafford
Conn
White Mountains
Davis
Miss Davis
Hansa Miranda Davis
Mother
Luch
DriPeabody
Springfield
Solnu
New York
Adrian Hill
Scholes
Ind
Jersey City
San Francisco
O'Leary
Terrence McManus
Lexton
Hilt
Brooklyn Bridge
Hill
McManus
Hin
Buston
Els
Fried
Pride
Valverite
Lin
Lowest Steerage Rates Hit Ten Dollars for Passage
New York reports steamship lines slash steerage fares to ten dollars the lowest rate yet. A conference including North German Lloyd Red Star Rotterdam Thingvalla and Floris pressured Hamburg American Packet to join. Some lines reportedly pay passengers for bedding meals provisions and inland railroad costs during the voyage.
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New York
Ocean Steamship Lines
Lloyd, Red Star
Rotterdam
Thingvalla
Floris Steamship Lines
Hamburg-American Packet Company
Confessions of a Doctor and His Herbal Deceptions
A former traveling healer recalls his rise from street hawker to so called Indian doctor, selling a range of crude remedies from a keg and fake laboratory to gullible crowds. He boasts a Great Herbal Remedy and liver pads, all built on imagination, fraud, and stagecraft, with testimonials bought to fuel demand.
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Portland
George
Teoul
Lairuck
Yrreat
Far West
Nature
King Spreckels: Sugar King of the Sandwich Islands
A San Francisco letter portrays Claus Spreckels as a near-absolute power in global sugar, dominating the Sandwich Islands trade. It notes his rise from New York grocer to California brewer partner and sugar magnate, with vast daily output and substantial yearly profits, while hinting at a mortgage-heavy fortune and broad influence.
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Spreckels
San Francisco
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Claus Spreckels
Sandwich Islands
Warwick
Hanover
Church Street
New York
California
Albany
Ot Spreckels
Honolulu
A Boston ad led to midwinter horse sale misfortune
Harry Silverton, advertised as a safe road horse, was bought by Jonathan Seban after reading a misleading Boston notice. The animal soon proved blind with a spavin and back injury, causing a police warrant against Barnard McKinney. Seban pressed charges. case set for January 22 with $500 bonds.
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Jonathan Seban
Ariington
Boston
Harry Silverton
Authvey
Blue Bull
Stradimore
Hambletonian
Abdullah Mald
Spaulding
Atwallah
Clincy
Gray Eagle
Wienroe
Shawmut Avenue
Dover Street
Jonathan i
Barnard McKinney
Barnard
Bovnelit
Jonathan
Mrs. Sehau
Political shakeup ends Arthur Blaine hopes in New York
Albany dispatch reports a Republican power shift as Arthur and Blaine factions lose ground. The withdrawal of Hiscock and Russell favors Evarts while Platt Cornell and the Stalwarts retreat, signaling a major realignment to curb Arthur era influence and block Blaine renomination in 1888.
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Washington
Albany
Evening Star Telegraphs
Republican Party
Hiscock
Russell
William M. Evarts
Tage
Arthur
Morton
Warren
Draper
Blaine
Mr. Arthur
Platt
Paine
Cornell
Lim
Women cashiers prove superior honesty to men in Boston
A Globe reporter asks a Boston gentleman if lady cashiers match men in competence and honesty. He replies affirmatively, praising stricter morality, lower expenses, and avoidance of speculation. He notes men fall to dissipation and election bets, while women stay cautious and faithful to trusts as they learn new roles.
Lynn Shoemakers Business in 1884 Reaches 25 Million
Lynn exhibitors show shoe manufacturers in 1884 totaling about 25 million dollars in business. Four firms failed with 23 thousand dollars liabilities, under 1 percent of total Lynn manufacturing activity. One firm started seven years ago with no capital earning 760 thousand. Several firms exceeded 1 million, with many more between 100k and 500k. Smaller firms gained share as outsiders failed and local trade favored Lynn makers. Professor C A Bryer endorses Liebig Coca Beef Tonic as a tonic aid.
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Lynn Bee
Lynn
Hymen Comedy Tales From a Boston Clergyman
A Boston clergyman recalls wedding capers and mishaps from his career. Humorous tales include a couple teased in Houston Missouri, a bashful groom with little social sense, and a bride with a towering, colorfully dressed appearance. The piece blends anecdote with brief local notices and quirky statistics from New England towns.
Finance and Commerce Markets Quiet With Low Interest Rates
The local money market shows limited activity with banks offering cheap accommodation to select clients at 4.5 percent. Good mercantile paper around 4.5 percent, other paper 4.0 to 5.0 percent, call and short-time loans 2.64 to 4 percent, and government bonds favored for low rates. Street rates for business paper 4.5 to 5 percent. country bank discounts around 6 percent. interbank balances at 1.4 percent. Clearinghouse exchanges total 12,241,590 with weekly pay at 69,610,086. New York funds nearby at premiums. Bank statement signals shifts in loans, reserves, and excess over requirements, with large excesses over prior weeks.
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Clearin House
New York
Frances
Boston Market Prices for Apples Beans and More 1885
The Boston market reports a weak apple trade with No. 1 Baldwins quoted high in carloads. beans show fair demand with steady prices. butter remains firm on fine grades but supply is small. Coffee, corn, eggs, and dairy items trade with varied but steady quotes. coal, freight, and fruit rates noted along with flour and grain prices.
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Orvick
Boston
Marty Grong
Baldwins
Coles
Bush
New York
Vermont
Ney Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Howard Island
Arooatoulk County
New York Markets Saturday Deep into Midweek Session
New York markets report quiet but steady tone across grains and cotton. Cotton futures closed unsettled with several months quoted, wheat and corn futures mixed as Chicago activity shows modest gains and declines. provisions show firmer lard while eggs and dairy shift on supply expectations.
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Sua Sohee
Fair Damana
Rio
Gnuge
Live Stock Markets Week Ended January 16 1886 Brighton Watertown
Arrivals of livestock at Brighton and Watertown for the week ending Friday January 16 1886 show Western cattle 1726 Eastern cattle 221 Northern 6573 total 2510. Western sheep and lambs 7980 Eastern sheep and chine 379 Northern sheep and lambs 3987 total 12546. Swine 21278 Veals 256 Horses 280. Beef cattle price per 100 lbs dressed weight ranged 400 to 900. Hides and tallow prices per pound listed for Brighton and country hides and tare.
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Brighton
Watertown
Brighton and
Wright
Sevesvcevasene
Vashoos
Renee
Gloucester Fish Market Sees Slow Recovery Despite Strong Week Totals
Gloucester reports a slow recovery in the fish trade after the new year. For the week ending today receipts reach codfish and halibut at high pounds while fresh fish remain scanty and prices soften. Cured fish show slight gains with varied bank prices and a broad range of products listed from cod, hake, herring, pollock, and oil to salted and smoked offerings.
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Gloucester
Fac
Georges
Bath
New Western Bank
Old Grand and Western Bank
Haddock
Grand Bank Georges
Nova Scotia
Labrador
New Shore
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Europe. Mr. Spreckels
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