Will Ontario secede and the Dominion’s railways fight
Toronto dispatch reports Ontario facing secession threats linked to Ottawa control of provincial railways. Ontario ministers argue for exclusive railway management and warn central power endangers provincial rights. Manitoba and Ontario grievances center on tariff policy, subsidies to the Canadian Pacific, and inflated monopolies fueling calls for action.
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Ontario and Quebec aiming to block railway funding
The Ontario government faces possible escalation over the $30,000,000 aid to the Canadian Pacific railway syndicate. Reports allege Ontario has sought Quebec Blues support to unite with Quebec to pressure the Dominion government. Legislatures in Ontario Manitoba and Quebec are in session as talks of united action arise.
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Pocahontas Mine Fire Sparks Mass Church Meeting
In Pocahontas Virginia March 22 the sealed drifts holding flames anger residents as they demand the mine be opened to recover buried bodies. A union church assembly with miners vows action, while Superintendent Lathrop refuses to enter the fire.
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Mollie Morris Offer Sparks Pocahontas Mine Rescue Hope
In Pocahontas Virginia March 23 a Sunday of solemnity follows a deadly mine disaster. Rev Charles Ashley urges restraint amid calls for rescues. Mollie Morris vows to marry anyone who leads a party into the mine as villagers mourn and seek to extinguish the fire and reach the bodies before Thursday.
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Peculiarly Parisians and a French newspaper lawsuit
A Paris newspaper faces damages over a portrait not resembling a countess. A Bonapartist deputy and wife overheard quipping about readers’ literacy. A Paris boy asks what God is and if he has eyes, a mother answers God is everything, then the boy jokes Americans are hard to understand. A man seeks a plain revolver, shopkeeper coins a French pun about a risky purchase. A brave man saves children from a mad dog by throwing it into the Seine and recalls his life. Caliio to morgue tale ends with a quip about peculiarity and a mispronounced question.
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Lively Little Folks Prayers and Quirky Child Observations
A four year old prays for all friends and asks God to bless the butcher boy. A near sighted man reading a newspaper is asked if he will poke through it. A teacher draws a cat and asks what is on it. a five year old answers fleas.
Granite State Democrats Pursue Tariff Reform in November
Keene Democrat Don H Woodward states the tariff question and labor issues will dominate the coming election. He supports reducing duties on staple goods, aiding wool growers, and opposing protection for large corporations. Woodward backs Governor Cleveland for president and Lewis W Clark of Manchester for vice president.
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A PORTSMOUTH VIEW Tilden and Hancock Both Declared to be Available Candidates
In Portsmouth on March 22 Major David Ureh, a Democratic ward representative, voices firm Democratic faith and optimism for November. He argues against continued war-time protections and calls for tariff reform and reduced sport duties on essentials. He prefers Governor Tilden as a presidential standard bearer, noting Hancock is also strong with voters.
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Maine Greenbackers divisive delegates head to Indianapolis
Two rival Greenback Labor party wings in Maine claim admission to the national convention in Indianapolis on May 28. Maine has twelve delegates. separate Augusta April 30 and Lewiston April 24 conventions pick them. Leaders insist their faction upholds the Greenback platform while accusing the other of bolting.
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Republican Convention in Chicago Plans Hall Capacity
The National Republican Committee sub committee met in Chicago to outline arrangements for a convention hall seating up to 7700, with 850 delegates and 850 alternates noted among spectators. Chicago merchants mobilize for the campaign as leading citizens publish a warning and organize to back reform candidates.
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Miss Eva Mackay Born in California and Noted Beauty
Miss Eva Mackay daughter of millionaire John Mackay, born in California, is not yet twenty, described as a young lady of decided beauty and many rare accomplishments.
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St. Louis Spectator
Eva Mackay
John Mackay
California
Faithful Daughter Prays Five Hours at Lourdes for Mother
A young woman amid fashionable life showed deep faith as she prayed for her ailing mother. When doctors offered no comfort, she and her maid visited the Lourdes grotto, kneeling for five hours in fervent prayer for her mother's recovery.
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Our Lady of Lourdes
Dangers of the Cattle Disease Now Reaches the West
A report warns of a dangerous hoof and mouth disease spreading among midwestern cattle. Kansas calls a special legislative session to address prevention and cure. Experts discuss contagion, ergot risk in hay, hygienic care, and strict isolation to halt spread among stock and facilities.
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Kansas
Sea Witch Reports Floating Pumice Near Krakatoa Voyage
The Sea Witch under Captain A K Clark sighted vast floating pumice like ash in the Indian Ocean near the Krakatoa region after departing Manila December 11. Lumps varied from gunshot to head-sized, some porous, others spongy, light as feathers. Natives scrubbed decks with powderized pumice, while Krakatoa’s island had been destroyed four months earlier.
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Sea Witch
A. K. Clark
Manila
Krakatoa
Strait of
Sunda
Indian Ocean
Boston Baby Born Weighing Remarkable 24½ Pounds
In a second story room at 69 Prince Street, Mrs. Cuneo recalls a Friday birth. The four day old infant weighs 24.5 pounds, with broad shoulders and large limbs. Mrs. Cuneo weighs 120 pounds and says this is her biggest child, with six children total and three previous deaths. Charley Cuneo, a sturdy husband, shares in the pride.
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Prince Street
Thomas Amorys Old House To Be Torn Down For Park Street Business
The large double house at the head of Park street, built by Bostonian Thomas Amory in 1804 and later converted into four dwellings, will be partly demolished to erect a business structure. Its history includes occupants like Christopher Gore, Edward G. Malbone, Samuel Dexter, and Lafayette, with a marble inscription at the Park street corner marking Park place. The Park street facing residence housed Spanish literature historian and a notable book collection now left to the Public Library. The change signals a notable shift in Boston streets.
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Davie Webster
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Edward G. Malbone
Samuel Dexter
Treasury
Massaachusetts Temperance Society
Lafayette
Boston
Park Place
Public
Texas Topics: Eggs, detectives, opium, and oddities
Jewett sells eggs at five cents a dozen while a Dallas female detective pursues cotton swindling cases. The San Antonio Light reports a young woman seen reeling in a principal street under opium influence. In Austin a cowboy wears Angora-goat pants displayed outside. A Texas observer describes the Los Angeles meteor as trunk-sized, vague on details.
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Austin
Los Angeles
Cal
Poor Minnie Melvers Had Death and Scandal in Boston South End
A Nova Scotia girl nicknamed Minnie Melvers comes to Boston seeking a marriage with a medical student. After a false theft accusation and social ruin, a misplaced purse clears her name, but ruined by stigma she drifts into drink and poverty until she dies in an attic room. Her father arrives from Nova Scotia to claim the body.
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Washington
Minnie Melvers
Boston
South End
Warren Street
Kroxbury
Minnie MeIvers
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Sherborne
Bride forces husband to adopt her family name in Abington
A Cape Cod bride compelled her husband to adopt her family name at Abington. A cloud of social notes follows, mentioning sixteen Ellsworth families with sacred texts, a Danbury funeral procession with frozen limbs, and local diversions from Manchester to Waterville.
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Finance and Commerce Market Report March 22 1884
The week closes with ample loanable funds and low rates on good mercantile paper at 4 4.5 percent. Foreign exchange steady with modest gold movement. New York funds at premiums. American Electric and Laminating Company acquisition adds $500,000 yearly income, boosting stock outlook. Lead, leather, oils, and provisions markets show mixed activity with firm rails and steady grains.
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American Electric
Yegia Comepany
Land and Railroads in Boston Area Stocks and Lines
A listing of land, railroad, and telegraph related stocks and companies across Boston and New England. Includes Rutland, Old Colony, Union, Milwaukee routes, Mexican and Atlantic interests, and utilities such as telephone and electric lines. Highlights various percentages, pref, and notes on stock performance.
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Old Colony
Rutland
Wiscon Coen
Mining Compantika
Allouge
Vig
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OHO
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Boston Markets Report March 23 1984
Orrick of the Boston Daily Market section notes firm tone across several commodities. Butter lugs and dairy output show steady prices with varied grades. copper, corn, and flour futures quoted. scarce ocean freight rates. fresh meat demand stable. bagging hemp and pig iron markets quiet with modest demand and steady price levels.
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Market Snapshot of Agricultural Commodities and Staples
Dull and low spirits in Saturday trading with wheat and corn futures showing declines. Mixed oats and rye sales report demand shifts, with exports improving for some grains. Provisions and lard futures slide amid higher offerings while cotton and petroleum markets display mixed to firmer activity.
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Rangoon
Java
Patna
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Japan
Gloucester Fish Market Brisk Trade Amid Large Weekly Shipments
Special correspondence reports Gloucester market week ending March 22 sees brisk trade and high shipments. Codfish receipts from Georges total over 1,000,000 pounds for the week with overall receipts around 1110 pounds, 120,000 pounds docked, and 50,01 pounds fresh halibut plus 1,000,000 frozen herring. Prices for halibut, codfish, haddock, herring, and other fish listed with various grades and tonnages. mackerel steady with No 1 to No 4 bids shown.
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Livestock Arrivals at Brighton and Watertown Markets
Weekly arrivals for the week ending Friday March 21, 1834 show Western cattle 1935 Eastern cattle 268 Northern cattle 760 total 2053. Western sheep and lambs 5600 Northern sheep and lambs 2121 Eastern sheep and lambs total 7721. Swine 18456 Veals 1049 Horses 337. Price notes list beef cattle weights and quality grades, hides and tallow values, with assorted livestock figures and byweight pricing.
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