Manasse ben Israel and His Times in Jewish history
Rabbi Solo mon Schindler at Temple Adath Israel spoke on Manasse ben Israel and his era. He praised the industrious use of knowledge, tracing Manasse from 1606 birth in Lisbon to Amsterdam rabbinic leadership, printing sermons, and shaping messianic ideas that influenced Jewish emigration to England under Cromwell.
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Manasse Ben Israel
Solomon Schindler
Temple Adath Israel
Solomon
Manashe Ben Israel
Isbon
Marrano
Amsterdam
Holland
Hebrew Academy
Protestant
Aboab
Manasse
Ahab
M_nasse
Anasse
Jesus of Nazareth
Israel
Antonio E
Montezinos
America
Te- Zinos
England
Fish Islas
Oliver Cromwell
Cromewell
Lyon
Steele
London
St. Paul’see
Middleborough
Baruch Spinoza
News in Brief from the West and North America
A storm in Hill county Texas kills a thousand cattle, ships report casualties off St Pierre, and Nova Scotia plus New Brunswick endure a heavy snowstorm. Other items note a new Democratic daily in Chicago, Pacific railway talks, the Britannia missing with 860 emigrants, and ongoing political and economic turmoil across Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Ontario.
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Hill County
Tex
St. Pierre
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Chicago
Mediterranean
Congress
Pittsburg
Charles E. Young
Detroit
Iowa
James T. Wilson
H. H. Cook
East Simcoe
Ont
National Democratic Committee
Washington
New York
Central Pacfic
Grenbacker Weaver
National House
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Expe
Pennsylvania Company
J. F. Wilson
United States
Coatesville
Penn
Randall
Eader
Pennsylvania Democrats
Elliott P. Eisner
Lucerne County
Scott
Democratic State Central Committee
UN Er
Senate
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Vermont
Treasury Department
New Caledonia
California
San Francisco
Northern Pacific Terminal Company
Albina
Oregon Railway Navigation Company
Henry George
New York Standard
Mr. Vilas
Don M. Dick
Axon
Oasis
Richards
Spring Forest Cemetery
Binghamton
Phelps
Peckham
The
New York Art of Appeals
New York Petroleum Exchange
Philadelphia Wool Merchants’ Association
Wse
Texas
Kotler
South Carolina
S.ates
William Williams
Babbitt
Sand Lake
Mabit
Williams
Hareel
Battolina
Banat County
Selfish Creek
Methodist
Kennetville
Ferguson
M. P
Sender
Marriage as a Partnership in Victorian Era Reflections
Pall Mall Gazette argues marriage should be a true partnership with equal give and take. It says women seek freedom within companionship, while men move away from dominating roles and the social pressure to marry. It critiques parental influence and education that push girls into unsuitable matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall Gazette
Asari Si
Marie
Of Use in the Community Newburyport Herald
A fragment from the Newburyport Herald notes a 76 year old South End mother who bore 10 children and has aided over 70 grandchildren as midwife and nurse. The piece reflects on traditional roles of women and maternal care across generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport Herald
CHECKERS Answers to Correspondents 1888
Boston January 26 1888 includes chess problems and solutions by J Henry Potter Fred Allen and L N Stearns. It reports game notes from the Glasgow international match with Barker of Boston and citable positions and draws plus prize offers for submissions to The Globe.
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Boston
F. Mills
J. Henry Potter
Oneonta
N. Y
Mr. Potter
B. ©. Armales
Tue Grose
Pearre
Mr. C. F. Barker
I. Tins
Glasgow
Tos
Barker
Ty ‘Ae
G Yatsand
Mr. Ie
Gould
Whitter
Martins the Great Britain Checker Champion Portrait
A biographical sketch chronicles Robert Martins born February 21 1822 in Penryn Cornwall, rising from violinist to famed English checker champion second only to Herd Ladue. It details major matches with Colthard Wyllie MacKerrow and Yates across 1840s 1860s, noting wins draws and misses, his marriage in Glasgow, and a late 1870s tour and ongoing public interest in his contests with American challenger Barker Nye.
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Penryan
County of
Cornwall
Eng
London
J. Barber
Martins
Harper Colthard
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Colthard
Martius
J. MacKerrow
Cothard
Andrew Anderson
Joan Mackerrow
Douglas
England
Scotland
St. Mary's Hall
Glasgow
Mr. Wyllie
Crown and Anchor
Edinburgh
Wyllie
McKerrow
St. Mary’s Hall
Martis
MacKerrow
Trade’s Hall
Trades Hall
Wyll’e
Agan
Wylle
Leviathan Hall
Gece
Albert Bown
Bristol
Birmingham
Bohn
Colthard and Martins
Kerrow and Martins
Martins and Wyllie
Glas
Lanarkshire
Scot
America
Ates
Mr. Yates Yilie
Ed Martins
Yeu
Cincinata
Ci Tv
Yates
Mr. Yates
I. i
St. George's Hall
Barker
Owever
Paine
Nye
R. D. Yates
Shane
Howver
Arker
Soteehee Ursae
Foura
Wih
Home
Martina
Tnes
Barker Ian
Mercury
Robert Martns
Checker News says Boston teams would dominate
The piece discusses Blindfolded chess style play and strong local teams led by Heff ner Barker Kirkwood Diren and Wright. It notes potential matches against Eastern players and clubs, naming several regional competitors and recent championship attempts, while lampooning overly ambitious claims.
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Qpeckers
Boston
Heffner
Barker
Kirkwood
Diren
Wright
W. E. Truax
Mr. Day
Katen
Breckeridge
Syracuse Herald
Truax
York
Columbia County
New Oe
Messrs. Daley
Coxsackie
Jan Loon
Athens
Daley
van Loon
Nts
Champonship
Rhode Island
M. G. Merry
Lonsdale
A. B. Snow
Pawtucket
B. H. Studley
Mr. Snow
H. Massey
Loch
Reva
Caiaaas Ag Exwane
Ty Tearitenne
Wool and dry goods boom despite woollen makers’ woes
Markets report increased wool movement and steady prices while dry goods prosper. Cotton cloth demand remains strong with rising prices, calicoes command higher quotations, and leather, lumber, coal see active trades. Shoe shops stay busy and stock requests remain high.
Fisheries in 1687 Boston report show slim mackerel catch
The Boston Fish Bureau notes New England’s mackerel catch last year at 88,982 barrels, about the smallest in 40 years, while prices rose due to limited supply. Captains and vessels from Gloucester and Portland show high stock values, with broader trade steady but modest. The document also mentions fishery shifts toward the Northern Pacific and a 1687 law restricting spawning season mackerel catches to specific methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Fish Bureau
New England
Merritt
Gloucester
Lizzie Maud
Portland
Northern
Pacific
Solomon Jacobs
Severa
Boston
Congress
Free Wool Debate Bids New England Its Salvation
Trade journals report growing support for free wool policies as New England manufacturers demand relief from raw material tariffs. Articles from American Wool Reporter, Journal of Commerce, Wade's Fibre and Fabric and Commercial Bulletin argue free carpet wool would lower costs, raise supply, and help sell to Canada and England, while noting low domestic carpet wool production and tariff friction amid uncertain tariff votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Journal of Commerce
Wade
Commercial Bulletin
Canada
England
Washington
Trade Topics. Dulness in the Iron Market and Pot ato Trust
The piece notes weak iron market demand amid lower railroad building, with Pittsburg buyers limiting purchases and producers avoiding futures at current prices. It cites Minneapolis flour output and exports for 1886-7 and 1885-6, and reports Boston and Denver remarks on foundry expansion. A potato trust in Boston is described, merging six major dealers to issue stock and set prices, with potential impacts on smaller firms. calls to drop a 15 cent import tax on potatoes, and hints at broader manufacturing labor needs in Denver.
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Pittsburg
Minneapolis
Boston
Denver Exchange Journal
Denver
Iran
Trust
Iit Reek
Chaige Inca
Boston Stock Exchange
MINTY
Atch
T&s
Bonanza
Co Trust
Earear
C.ka Wa
National
NY &Nebuldly
Sonora
Steeneee
Winay and
Bailaoa
Gebre Eenenee Il
Tamarack
Allouez
Atlantic
Nota
Huron
Reese
Inc
Tamarac Gulf
Ale&sae
Douaty Telephone Cos
Am Ball
Connillv
RCP
S&g
Oercs&m
Old Colony
Sv Discullavtots
Oregon
Trey Bis
Union Pac
Osceola Suuho
Land Gus
KC Spe
Mining Cos
Nepehepe
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
New York
New England
Kansas
Chicago
Texas
Kangas
Uceimea
Sane
San Diego
See
Lamson
Lamson Ae Saeee
Incom Land & Uanton
Eens
Meveland & Manton
It & Pere Algieteo
Ssa
Lintighburg
Nelaod
Eli ‘Lee Aia
Urlington Northern
Auadue
Massachusetts
Wacoi
Wisconsin Central
Guten Aerate & Quincy
Roaton Water
Very - Ory Viston Lana
Maverick Land
LAAT
Quotations of Staple Products at New York St Louis and Chicago
New York January 21 dull winded markets show cotton sales and varied prices for uplands and middling across grades. Flour and grain futures mixed slow but steady with receipts large and prices mostly steady or weak. Wheat and corn prices range with No 2 spring around 9.9 to 10.5 cents per bushel elsewhere.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louie
St. Patent
Minnesota
Rio
Suzar Gister
Getac
Ricefirm
Petroleum
United
sAp
Western Steam
City Steam
Liverpool
Straits
Loum
Michigan
Voller Ei Haces Ork Voller
St S Coat
Gasbon's
Butter And Eggs Market Reports From Boston Auction
Kostox notes Monday market conditions with butter in good shape and steady demand for extra grades. prices mostly firm across creamery and dairy varieties. Eggs, cheeses, apples, cranberries, and vegetables show firm or improving demand. sugar and coffee markets described as steady to dull. grain and flour values listed with regional price ranges.
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Kostox
Franklin Co
Mass
Near
Cape
Aroostook
Michigan
New York
Wwlilwin
King
Cape Cod
Brit
Nebrons
Earbanks
Peerless
Provincial
Sooteh
Regent
Champion
Ueh
Ontona
Carvbage
Ee Marrow
Ton
Istogtt
Qe Hubbard
West
Market prices drift as demand lags and commodities vary
The report shows unsettled market with quotations on hides seeds starch and grain, noting quiet demand and unchanged prices across several commodities. It lists tonnage and bales traded, compares weekly receipts, and records prices for cotton, flaxseed, and other staples with foreign and domestic totals.
Watertown Cattle Market Arrivals At Weekend Sale
Arrivals of livestock at Brighton and Watertown for the weekend include cattle and sheep. Eastern sheep and lambs total 10 400, with cattle per hundred pounds dressed ranging from 4 00 to 7 50. Prices for white cattle listed alongside terms for hides and tallow.
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Feener
S&s
Buenos
Lucerne
Jersey
Brighton
Watertown
Anata
United States Bond Quotations Across Various Issues
United States bond prices show mixed moves with gains in short term notes and declines in long term issues. Market participants monitor treasury yields and call money rates amid shifting investor appetite for risk and inflation expectations.
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Halifax
United Tates
Pennsylvania, Company
Wabash Western
Catesville
Nea
Mary T. Keep
Charles de Witt Keen
Wall Street
Daly News
Mary A. Brown
Norristown
Erie
Bluffton
Francos “Nordeck” Company
Actoones Gzivauter
Edward Camilion
Thatcher
American Shipping and Industrial League
Joseph Wheeler
Alabama
Tiskilwa
Princeton
Ill
Interstate Commerce Commissoners
Victoria
San Juan Islands
Washington Territory
Sone Person
Newark
O. N. T. Mills
Kearney
Messrs. Clark
Broadway Hill
Kansas City
Svenera
Maud McDonald
Maud Woseley
Jennie Tray
Washington Express
Bridgeport
Conn
Pening
West Stratford
Edwin
Magoon
Sts Internal Revenue
William Oath
Oceana
Wyoming County
W. Va
Hatfield
Sim McCoy
K Randall
McCoy
Paul Krause
Weeks
Brooklyn
Avonport
Cook
Creas
Pie
la Gascogne
Havre
Dashengers
Undertaker Holmes
Saratoga
New York Times
Scraven Holmes
General Grant
Mount McGregor
Imes
Holmes
Mississippi River
Huntington Miss
Uey
Indiate
Rob Era
Missouri City
Obbers
Misouri City
James Gang
Fred Allen
Leeds
King Fey
Ian PS
Globe
L. N, Stearns
Derry Depot
N. B, Black
Robert Martins
Great Britain
Barker Vs. Martins
Checker News
Boston Markets
New York Extra
Weston B. Org
Cofpef
Medias Brown
Ma Tang
Halland
Mocha
Costa Rica
Jamaica
Rarsius
Leghorn
Oran Son Bout
Bor
Oolong
Japans
Myson
Dwankays
Congree Imperia
Sonchor
Tomiss
Larue
Astaan
Shore
My Syed
Watertown Cattle Market
Boston Stock Market
Ventions
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