Renewed Prosperity in New England Wool and Cotton
The year 1878 ended in hardship for mill workers as prices fell and many mills paused or cut wages. The new year brought cautious optimism with rising demand, higher prices, and increased production. Boston dominates wool trade, imports from Britain rise, and cotton goods show strong home and export markets amid a broad industry upswing.
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New England
Great Britain
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Boston
GLOBE
China
South America
Europe
Benning
Bpecmatne
Kearney Begins Prison Life At City Jail
Denis Kearney arrives at the house of correction in San Francisco, is measured at five feet six and three quarters inches, and given cell 181 in corridor 10. He disrobes for the outfit, asks for coffee, notes a sailor’s look, and learns his cell has a library and fresh water. The article details his possessions, funds, and implied profits from political agitation, including past donations and campaign earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
San Francisco Chronicle
Denis Kearney
House of Correction
Stront
Prevost
Kearney
D. K
H. K
India
County Cork
Ireland
Drayian
Gough Street
Buffdins
W. 8
O'Brien
New Constitution
Cose
Tennyson Poem Ne Profundis Published In Nineteenth Century
Loxapoyn May 2 reports Mr. Tennyson's new poem Ne Profundis in the Nineteenth Century. The verses bless a newborn boy and speak of life, fate, and enduring kinship as a mother and father foresee the child's future path from birth to manhood.
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Loxapoyn
Mr. Tennyson
Drowning Toll Haunts Love Family of Portland Oregon
A Seattle Intelligencer report chronicles a sequence of drownings within the Love family long tied to Portland Oregon. Brothers drowned in Illinois and at the Columbia slough, William Love in the slough, and Albert Love aboard the steamer Calliope perished while attempting to reach the sunken Maria Wilkins.
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Seattle
W. T
Intelligencer
Love
Portland
Oregon
Ilinois
Columbia
William Love
Albert Love
Calliope
Maria Wilkins
Wanton Shooting by Desperadoes at Indian Camp
Camp Sheridan November reports two desperadoes named Hall and Porter entering an Indian camp while drunk. They quarreled with Sioux inmates, shot Gray Eyes the medicine man and wounded his wife. The suspects were turned over to civil authorities, held in guardhouse, ironed and guarded.
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Camp
Sheridan
Hall
Porter
Gray Eyes
Six Miners Drowned in the Skaget River
A Seattle despatch reports six miners David Ball Arthur J Dempsey William Murry William H Goucher James Scanlan and Captain Stephen Meanly drowned when a canoe capsized in the rapids of the Skaget river while returning from the Skaget mines. The notice also invites readers to place summer boarding ads with The Boston Daily Globe.
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Skaget River
San Francisco
Seattle
David Ball
Arthur J. Dempsey
William Murry
William H. Goucher
James Scanlan
Stephen Meanly
Skaget
Two-Thirds Rule Likely to Stand at 1880 Democratic Convention
Special correspondence from Washington notes Democratic politicians agree the two thirds rule for presidential nominations will endure at the 1880 convention. The rule, dating to 1832, requires a two thirds vote to nominate a candidate, seen as ensuring broad party acceptability. Despite a brief push at St Louis in 1876 to repeal, state surveys show strong public and party opposition to changing the rule.
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Boston Glove
Washington
General Jackson
Jackson
Newampshire
Baltimore
Martin van Buren
Rene
van Buren
Polk
St. Louis
Tilden
Luther
EXIT TOM SCOTT PA'S RAILROAD KING ABDICATES
Pennsylvania Railroad directors accept Colonel Thomas A. Scotts resignation as president. A special committee led by Wistar Morris will choose a successor. Scott cites health issues after a long career rising from clerk to president. stock reaction flows unsettled as rumors and broker chatter follow the move.
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Pennsylvania
Financial Market Lifts and Weakens in New York Week
The week eased money markets with bank rates dropping to 3 percent and prime notes at 4 to 5 percent. New York funds traded at discounts, while the bank statement showed higher deposits and loans, with reserves rising to a surplus of 1.24 million. Railroad stocks declined but later steadied as traders awaited quick, small profits. government bond bids rose slightly, and market chatter tied to a proposed foreign capital tax bill in New York.
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State Street
New York
Lane Inctoase
Commercial Market Commentary From Boston May Day Prices
A dense sample of 19th century market notes from Boston on May Day shows little shift in staples with cautious buying as the season nears. Wool fluctuates. flour, grain, and butter ease sparingly. apples, coffee, and dry goods quote steady to firm amid ample receipts. Livestock and provisions sections outline active cattle and veal sales at Watertown and local markets, with mixed signals on hogs and sheep as new stock arrives.
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New England
Boston
New York
Hartford & Erie
Porc Ee Uor
Atchison & Nebraska
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Boston & Maine
Burlington, Missouri & Iowa
Burlington & Missouri
Nebraska
Central of
Kansas City
Topeka & Western
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Michigan Central
New Mexico
Southern Pacific
Portsmouth
Great Falls
Conway
Purple
Arkansas Valley
Republican Iy
Union Pacific
Sinking Fund
Rutland
Boston & Albany
Nashua & Lowell
Noltes
Russell
Butler
New Western Choice
Leese
Romines
Howe Northern
Sydney
Uplands
Gulf
Itee
London
Glascow
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Valencia
Turkey
Norfolk
Wilmington
Sicily
Manila
Pige Rib
Stork
Corrientes
Besson
Gambia
Calcutta
East India
Bengal
Russia
Sloc
Rockland
Ponce
Herder Y Ib
O.L
Western
Bbc
Maine
Vermont
Prince Edward Island
Rangoon
Sebi
Timothy
Bush
Michigan
Ohio
Australia
A. N Monroe
Watertown
Frank Lowe
Clinton
J. D. Richards
North Attleboro
W. Scollins
William Scollins
Ayrshire
Durham
D. Keenan
Libbey & Son
M. T. Shuckett
H. H. Goodenough
George W. Hollis
Eastern
Massachusetts
New York State
Biac
Brighton
A Sons
Ashes Zoe
Garlick & Sullivan
W. Scollans
el Ut Vary
M. T. Shackatt
M. T. Shackett
Rage
Harnwell
C. BP. Burke
M. Flint
Red Country
Prospective Leadership Change at the Company
The text notes that the company reached a high standard under the present head and will pass duties to others. It is believed Colonel Scott will be succeeded on June 1 by First Vice-President George B. Roberta. On Monday, Wistar Morris' committee will likely recommend this to the directors.
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Colonel Scott
George B. Roberta
Wistar Morris
Railroad Subscription Realigned By Syndicate Plan
An article notes that subscriptions held by the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company, specifically the unsold shares remaining when the books close, will be transferred to a syndicate. The move suggests a coordinated effort to finalize ownership through a centralized purchase.
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Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company
NEW YORK MARKETS MAY DAY FLOUR PROVISIONS REPORT
New York markets for Saturday May 1 show flour and meal mostly quiet and steady with varied grades quoted. Prices for pork, lard, bacon and cheese move modestly amid dull demand. grain futures rise then retreat while receipts at ports reach thousands of bales and futures marks adjust across corn, wheat and oats amid mixed activity.
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Southern Bakers
Southern
Lugewood Ordinary
Tsitheht
Westersairy
Kees
Canada
Dlabzvec
I.S
Rio
Khalish
Nautge
Gloucester Fish Market week in review and prices
Special correspondence notes 29 fishing arrivals for the week from Georges Bank Banks and Western Banks bringing cod and halibut totals near 109000 and 280000 pounds respectively. Prices for Georges cod rise to 475 per quarter, with market activity attributed to large holders. Fresh fish lines show cod, hake, halibut, pollock, and codfish tongues with varying per-fish prices and small changes.
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Sunday Globe
Gloucester
Georges
Agens
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Wool and Cotton
Supreme Wool Market
Harrisburg
Penn
Charles B. Salter
Emil Petroff
Jesse R. Crawford
Colonel Ramberger
Kemble
Pearson
East Philadelphia
Judge Brewster
Colonel Mann
Raiberger
Tennyson
Boston Daly Globe
Mass
Committee On Rules
Tom Scott
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Thomas A. Scott
Scott
A. Boyd Cumming
Pennsylvania Public Works
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lambeart
William 38. Foster
J. Edgar Thomson
Fasboss
Review OF the Week
United States
Boston & Lowell
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Cheshire
Dubuque & Minnesota
Iowa
West Michigan
Cincinnati
Sandusky & Cleveland
Concord
Connecticut River
Fitchburg
Misouri
Kansas
Texas
Nashua
Great Falls & Conway
Republican Valley
Revere Beach & Lynn
Summit Branch
Worcester & Nashua
Louisiana
Missouri River
Cambridge Horse
South Boston
Bears
Little Rock & A Smith
Capensneere
Lake Champlain
Measood Seagarvers
Messrs. Baring Ros
Eastern Railroad
Bill
Oston
Boston Markets
Rios
Java
Maracaibo
AER Ege HD . Co. N
St Domingo
Justic
Lima
Searce
Odaen
Fr Western Bank
Haddock
Polloc
Nova Scotia
Talosman
Minnesota
St Louis
Indiana
Eines An Bakers
Watertown Union
Boston Daily Globe
BF Anegad
Ailroada
Union Pacific Ios & Maine
Ae & Pare Nhelst
Bos & Ally
Marecote
Repu Valley Oom
Aviteste
Bos
NY &N
Qld Colony
Bates Mills
New Sheereree
Lr&fs
Catalpa
Esessvee
Whanner
Ten’ Bluffs Lst
Chi
Valles
Saint C
Hart& Lis
Boss
Beh Pacific
Huw Bolt
Harshaw
Calicrernsie
Guiney
Fisé Veo Land
Ea FS
Maverick
Boylston St
Albany
Railroa Railroada
Boo NY
Lk& F
NEW York Markets
A. Allen
Southampton Kew
Eng
Boulevard Haussmann
Paris
France
John A. Dodge & CO
Wall Street
Rotterdam
Japan
Antwerp
Bremen
Gloucester Fish Market
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