Peculiar Lives of Centenarian Women in Providence
A Providence correspondent profiles Mrs Rosanna Cutter a 107 year old Natick resident living with her daughter in a four room flat. The piece notes her longevity her faded eyesight memory and a life of factory work and childrearing. It contrasts her daily routine with neglected surroundings and recalls her family history from Revolutionary era to War of 1812.
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Providence
Rosanna Cutter
Natick
R. L
Cutter
Coventry
Chiartey
Old Ladies
Revolutionary Army
Boston
Charles
One Hundred and Two Betsey Perkins of Taunton Passes
Taunton March 10 The venerable Betsey Perkins aged 102 died after a long decline. Born during the revolutionary era she recalled seeing Washington in 1789. She married John Perkins in Middleboro and raised nine children. Her pensioner status reflects her War of 1812 connection and long service to the Congregational church.
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Taunton
Betsey Perkins
Republic
Washington
New England
John Perkins
Middleboro
Perkins
James Buffinton
Congregational Society of
Not Yet Centenarians But Close Upon It Mattapoisett Farmer
New Bedford reports Mrs Keziah Randall of Mattapoisett, a remarkably aged farmer and head of her household, is visiting a Globe representative. The 75 year old widow invited the visitor into her home indicating she was advised against male callers yet welcomed him after learning his business.
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G. Spooner
Look
William Parlow
Lucinda Parlow
Keziah
Randall
Mary Temple
Walnut Street
New Bedford
Upper Marlboro
Mattapoisett
Keziah Randall
Massachusetts
GLOBE
Philadelphia Millionaire Leaves Major Bequests for Education and Charity
The will of Henry Seybert leaves more than $1,000,000 to educational and charitable causes. Key bequests include $60,000 for a Penn chair in mental and moral philosophy, $60,000 for a chronic disease ward, $810,000 to fuel and bread via the Seybert fund, and $5,000 each to SPCC, SPCA, Home Missionary Society, and Children’s Hospital. The residue finances two new care and education institutions for youth, with executors discretion. The will, drafted 1873, also requires an impartial look at Spiritualism prior to Penn’s endowment.
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Philadelphia
Henry Seybert
Washington, Penn
University of Pennsylvania
City of Philadelhia
Seybert Fund
Educational Home
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Home Missionary Society
Children’s Hospital
Seybert
Ecclesine Calls for War Against Britain at Cooper Institute
Ex State Senator Ecclesine urged Irish Americans to back war against Great Britain during an Emmet celebration at Cooper Institute last Monday. He praised Irish influence in U S politics, warned of Canadian fisheries tensions, and urged sanction of the Irish cause in the United States.
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New York
Emmet
Cooper Institute
Ecclesine
England
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Union
Sheridan
Josh Billings Endorses Hop Bitters From New Port
In a letter dated August 11, 1880 from New Port R L Josu Billings describes breathing the salt air while suffering a liver ailment and credits Hop Bitters with a noted improvement. He signs the note openly praising the tincture’s effects.
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Josh Billings
Newport
R. L
Josu Billings
Newlywed Couple Dines Amid Oyster Saloon Banter
A Rochester couple on their wedding trip visited an oyster saloon. The waiter quipped about serving oysters on the half shell, but the groom dismissed it and requested the oysters “on the whole shell” as a playful remark signals their humorous wedding journey.
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Rochester
Oden Bowie Endorses Cobbs Oil For Horses And Rails
The ex governor and Baltimore figurehead asserts in public and private stables, including the City Passenger Railroad Co and Maryland Jockey Club, that Cobbs Oil has given satisfactory results for years. His broad endorsement aims to sway readers of this paper.
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Maryland
Oden Bowie
Baltimore City Passenger Railroad Company
Maryland Jockey Club
City Pasoe Railway Co
Why His Baldness Wasn't Cured
A satirical snippet notes an old man urged to drink rum to cure baldness, with quips about volume and reach. It contrasts apothecaries and lawyers using Latin terms with plain language in public proofs of Graves' Heart Regulator, aimed at common readers.
A Connecticut Phantom Haunting Hartford House
A Hartford home at 38 Church Street becomes the center of claimed hauntings. Neighbors describe heavy footsteps, moving objects, strange lights, and a flying spoon with a broken glass. the Marks family previously lived there and fled similar disturbances. Local residents seek a practical investigator to explain the phenomena.
Three Hundred Women Leave Limerick for Nashua Mills
A cable report states 800 women factory operatives will sail from Limerick to Nashua New Hampshire to join Nashua Manufacturing Company. Mr T Crowley recruited in Ireland with clergy support. free passage and a month’s work offered. Mills promise housing, no displacement of current workers, voluntary employment, and repayment time for passage.
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NasHua
Limerick
New Hampshire
Nashua Manufacturing Company
T. Crowley
Ireland
Portland
Nashua Mills
Allan Steamship Company
Woman Drowns Herself in Suburban Park River
In Hartford suburbs, 46 year old Mrs Amelia Stoddard formerly of Newington walked four miles to a Park river branch with shallow ice, placed her head under water and drowned. In Frederick Maryland, a fire six miles east killed Simon Cronin his wife and a hired man as they tried to rescue children and property.
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Hartford
Conn
Amelia Stoddard
Newington
Park River
Pitoh
Rederick
Here
Simon Cronin
Mrs Kip Dies after Conflict Over Son's Funeral
Crushing in His Mother's Coffin New York March 12 Mrs Nicholas S Kip dies in this city. She had not been on friendly terms with her son William who lived at Passalic but determined to have the funeral through his insistence but his opposition created a rift.
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New York
Nicholas S. Kip
William
Passalic
Man Attacks Coffin at Mother’s Grave in Grief Stricken Scene
Frantic mourner rushed the grave, demanded to see the body, crushed the lid over the face of the corpse, and tried to break it open. He was restrained and drew a revolver, threatening to shoot anyone who stopped him from viewing his mother.
Father Mother and Son Cruelty Charges in Leominster
In Leominster on March 10 Patrick Carney and soon Bridget Carney faced cruelty charges for brutal acts against their children. James Carney, 12 year old son, was jailed at Westboro reform school for acts against Georgie Fuller. Ellen Carney, the daughter, endured cold, scant clothing, meager meals and harsh chores with injuries noted. Authorities arrested both parents and planned arraignment before Trial Justice Merriam. Ellen was taken to the town farm for examination.
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Leominster
James Carney
Reform School
Westboro
Georgie Fuller
Patrick Carney
James
Ellen
Bridget
England
Peabody
Carney
Merriam
Strange funeral mix of marching songs and sentimental air
Go Wanda New York reports the burial of F. G. Stebbins former Cuba Patriot editor sparked a societal stir. He refused religious services and asked Knights of Honor to lead the ceremony with songs “Marching Through Georgia” and “Goodbye My Lover Goodbye” as earth covered his coffin. Twenty eight Knights in full regalia attended. Stebbins once served as a US consul to a Philippine island before returning to journalism.
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Charles Ky Thorne, Jr
Lodge 448
Knight of
Foner
Georgia
Stebbins
United States
Philippine Islands
Fire Fatalities at Cambridge Flats in New York City
A Wednesday early fire at 48 East Sixty-fourth Street Cambridge flats in New York left Mrs. Wakeman aged 56 and her daughter Rose dead from smoke. Firefighters struggled to control the blaze. bodies found on the third floor stairs in night clothes. Mrs. Wakeman born Mary Harwood. Rose an artist. Abram Wakeman, a former port surveyor and postmaster, away in Albany.
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New York
East Sixty-fourth Street
Cambridge Flats
Wakeman
Rose
Mary Harwood
Judge Harwood
Rosamond
Abram Wakeman
Man Reunites With Wife After Years Apart in Troy
In 1866 Frank Lee and Eliza Bussey wed in Troy. Lee's later travels, imprisonment by Indians, presumed death, and secret revival of life led to his wife’s separation from her second husband. Returning East, Lee revealed himself to his daughter and wife, leading to an affecting reunion before they plan a trip to California.
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Troy
N. Y
Frank Lee
Eliza Bussey
Lee
New York
Arizona
Merritt Cody
West Troy
Cody
California
Priny
Labor agitation grows as workers threaten strikes
The Iron workers in Pittsburg warn of strikes if wages are cut without cause while miners and amalgamated associations leaders pledge resistance. Editors and organizers forecast a year of major labor actions as manufacturers demand wage reductions to keep mills open. Albany hosts a vast labor rally with 5000 in parade and hall turnout, demanding fair wages and tenement bill support.
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Albany
Music Hall
George Diftin
James R. Busby
George D. Feary
Boyd
M. Arthur
Haggerty
David Healy
J. Delhanty
W. H. Sigerson
Daniel Clancy
Electric light tower project at Hallett's point in New York harbor
The lighthouse board has leased Hallett's point in New York harbor for an iron electric light tower. Construction will start soon under government supervision following authority from the last Congress.
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Hell Gate's
Washington
Lighthouse Board
Hallett’s Point
Hell Gate
New York Harbor
Girls Up in the Buzzard's Cave Waltzing Match
Billings hosted a waltzing contest with Lulu srancn and May Bell as contestants in a 10 aside wager. They danced from 1 20 to 4 45 with Miss Mason fainting from exhaustion and the prize awarded to her opponent. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is advertised for bronchial and lung ailments.
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Buzzard’s Cave
Helena
Billings
Lulu Srancn
May Bell
Plucky woman starts Graham bread bakery in Concord
A Globe reporter visits Mrs Georgia Leighton Green in Concord New Hampshire to chronicle her venture as a self taught cook entrepreneur. She operates a small bakery at 108 North State Street offering Graham bread pies cakes and doughnuts with prices from twenty to twenty five cents per item. Her aim is to build steady patronage from city residents and neighbors while proving a woman can succeed in business.
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Concorp
N. H
Main Street
New North Church
Georgia Leighton Green
Georgia
Leighton Green
North State Treet
P. O
Mrs. Green
Calvin Leighton
the Merrimac
Green
Trav
Wealthy New York Woman in Westchester Estate Scandal
Henrietta Wiley daughter of the late Henry Harbeck lives at a country seat on the sound at West Chester owned by James Conner type founder. Reports claimed constant carousing by visitors and a court commission was appointed to oversee her estate valued at 150000. Judge Dickman heard testimony implicating many prominent families. Fifteen servants testified while wines cigars and liquor flowed weekly. The woman, though well presented, was described as a habitual drunkard for years.
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Hartford
Conn
Church Street
New York
Henrietta Wiley
Henry Harbeck
James Conner
West Chester
Wiley
Dickman
Beatty's Organs and Pianos Leader in Washington NJ
Mayor Beatty, a young but prominent builder of pianos and organs at Washington New Jersey, has built a large, affordable business supplying thousands of high quality instruments yearly. He supports community growth and is a notable advertiser. read his new ad in another column and place an order for a cabinet organ.
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Beatty
Mayor Beatty
Washington
New Jersey
Colume
Forty Below Zero in Fort Fairfield March Morning
Fort Fairfield Maine records an unprecedented March low as the temperature hits 40 degrees below zero at sunrise marking the coldest morning in March history.
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Fort Fairfield
Met
European and American trains reach speeds from 27 to 63 mph
A survey of rail speeds across Europe and the United States notes the fastest trains vary by route. Highlights include the Flying Dutchman London to Bristol at 45.3 mph with stops, London to Swindon at 63.3 mph nonstop, and several daily runs exceeding 40 mph on major corridors.
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Russia
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Stonington
New York
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Berlin-Wotsdam-Madgeburg
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Brindisi
Germany
Hanover
Madgeburg-Halberstadt
Bordeaux
Marseilles
Calais
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Germantown Junction
Great Western Railroad
London
Bristol
Swindon
Readers urged to mention Globe ads in Boston Weekly Globe
A notice requests readers to reference The Boston Weekly Globe when answering any advertisements in the paper, asking for acknowledgment of seeing the ads in the same edition.
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Boston Weekly Globe
Finance and Commerce Market Report 1883
The week closes with slight market activity gains and steady to firm prices. Bonds mostly steady. Mexican Centrals slip to 72. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe stock cited as overhang. Wisconsin Central denials but possible merger chatter. Hides, hops, lumber, oats, molasses, oils, and wool noted with varied demand and pricing across several commodities and regions.
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Miurch
Atelison
Messrs. C.H. Venner & Co
Atchison, Topeka & Santi Fe Rairend Company
Atchison
Investmnet
Massachusetts Central
Toledo
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Wisconsin Central
Northern Pacific Biailrol Company
New York
Boston Daily Globe Market Summary March 10 Apples and More
The Boston Daily Globe reports firm prices for apples with No 1 Kalawing at 375 400 per barrel and fancy Russets higher. Beans show steady demand and varied prices for hand-picked and screen varieties. Other items include creamery butter, chese, coffee, copper, corn, cranberries, dried apples, dyes and chemicals, eggs, feed, flour, and fresh meats with cautious trading and steady to firm values across multiple U S commodities.
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BostTon Daily Globe
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Traukha County
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Laazoe
Lala
Choice
lSia
Cumberland
Rio
Maracaibo
Cooper
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Sicily
Gambier
Prussiate
Aroostook
PE Island
Nova Scotia
Stalestock
Imed
New York Markets Report City Prices and Futures
Market summary for New York on Saturday March 10 shows dull flour and altered cotton activity with spot and futures quotes across commodities. Provisions include mixed lard declines, beef and pork products steady, and varied grain moves in wheat corn and oats along with general price levels for coffees sugars and oils.
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Ilede
York
Pac
Ralsyee
Akims
Choles Western
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Fae Vet
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Porto Cabello
French Island
Gloucester Fish Market report from March week
Special correspondence notes Gloucester weekly arrivals totaling 28 ships with codfish and halibut quantities from Georges Bank Western Banks and Grand Menan. Prices for various codfish grades, haddock, hake, halibut, and other fish products listed with unit measurements and recent sales. Industry details include oil, livers, and fish byproducts markets.
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Sunday Globe
Gloucester
Haddock
Live Stock Markets Brighton Watertown Week Ending March 9 1838
Arrivals at Brighton and Watertown list Western cattle 1712 Eastern 145 Northern 471 total 2520, sheep and lambs 11835, swine 14559, veals 433, horses 174. Beef cattle prices per 100 lbs live weight shown by quality. hides and tallow prices also noted.
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Watertown
Brichton
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