Wreck of the Alice M Williams Detailed by Captain Pendleton
Captain Pendleton recounts the Alice M Williams voyage from April to November with a crew of fifteen to seventeen. They fished off Iceland including Grimsey and Beardestrand, caught about 160000 pounds of halibut, and were wrecked on September 5 near Beardestrand. Icelandic locals towed the wreck inland, crew walked to Bill Dall then Thingyri aided by Norweigan So Lo, and Scottish and American aid followed. Consuls Marmaross and Underwood aided after arrival in Cranton, Scotland, while Marmaross papers were superseded. Pendleton lauds Gram and Underwood for help.
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Guoverstree
Pendleton
Alice M. Williams
Iceland
GLOBE
Main Street
Edward Ingersoll
Alice Williams
Bredge Bright
Broau Bay
Grimsey Island
Red Lock
Insinland
Bardestrand
Bill Dall
Thingyri
Dartrapjord
Cranton
Scotland
Captain Pendleton
Consul Marmaross
Morrison
Glasgow
Consul Underwood
Massachusetts
Consul Malmaross
Pre Rton
Gram
Underwood
Maross
America
Gloucester
Warren
Pennsylvania
The Young Bride of an Old Farmer Fleeing with Son
In Comus Maryland an old farmer Thomas Gabnett mourns as Mollie Gabnett his wife and her son Joseph Gabnett vanish with Mollie. The pair left on a Baltimore bound train after Joseph quarrelled with his father and persuaded Mollie to flee. Authorities pursue leads across Rockville and Baltimore as the distressed farmer laments the loss of his family.
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Washington
Comus
Montgomery County
Thomas Gabnett
Mollie Ruskins
Gabnett
Mollie
Joseph
Baltimore
Joseph Gabnett
Rockville
The Whaling Fleet News Update
The Narwhal from San Francisco reports twelve whales and lists whaling ships with their catches. Barks including Josephine Lap ham and others show varied harvests from four to thirteen whales, totaling a busy season with multiple vessels named and producing counts.
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New Brprorp
Narwhal
Millard
San Francisco
Barks
Josephine
Lapham
New Bedford
Jacob A
Howland
Shockley
Cto
Ohio
Ellis
Reindeer
Baker
Arnolda
Marvin
Atlantic
McGregor
Abraham
Ludlow
Aaa
Ickmott
Elian
Gilley
Francis Palmer
Brown
Hunter
Wanderer
Thuman
Benlem
Smith
Seales
Auldry
Hidalgo
Williams
Boston Faces Bean Famine Amid Cholera Flood Fears
A Southern newspaper notes Boston has escaped cholera and flood but now staggers under a new disaster a bean famine grips the city last week with no beans in stores or markets and residents anxious for relief officials promise arrangements to secure supply after public alarm and quiets.
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Wheeling Register
Boston
Messele
Boston Beans Demand Becomes City Motto
A witty toast echoes through Boston as residents declare beans essential to the city’s culture. The quip imagines a Boston without baked beans as impossible, joking that the motto for true Bostonians should be beans or death.
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Boston
Mrs Walkup Acquitted in Murder Trial Verdict News
Emrorta Kansas November 6 The jury returned at 4 o clock with a verdict thus acquitting Mrs Walkup of murder causing a scene in court. Her mother cried out innocence and both embraced. Mrs Walkup plans to live in New Orleans and hold a reception tonight.
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Emrorta
Kansas
Mrs. Walkup
Mr. Jay
New Orleans
Sharon's Millions To Heirs In Deed Of Trust Details
San Francisco November 6 ex-Senator Sharon outlines estate valued at 15000000 with one third to Fred W Sharon one third to Lady Hesketh nee Flora Sharon and one twelfth to Frank G Newlands and three twelfths to Newlands children. Provisions include $1500 a month to Lady Hesketh and $1500 each to Fred Sharon and to Newlands and his children. the property spans California Nevada Ohio Missouri Illinois and the District of Columbia. Sharon says he has never proposed marriage to Miss Hill and that her accusations are a forgery while he lies resting, claiming to be near death.
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San Francisco
Sharon
Fred W. Sharon
Lady Hesketh
Flora Sharon
Frank G. Newlands
Newlands
California
Nevada
Ohio
Missouri
Ilinois
District of Columbia
Fred Sharon
Sarah Althea Hill
Portia
Karon
Pre
Miss Hill
Markets Hear Prices From Every Vendor In Quincy Market
A reporter at Quincy Market records a shopper asking for prices and vendors supplying wholesale and retail rates for fowl and game, mutton to veal, butter to cheese, apples to squash, and various cuts of beef. Notable figures include fowl 12 to 24 cents a pound, turkeys 19 to 20 cents wholesale, quail up to 360 a dozen, lamb 7 to 11 cents, butter 20 to 35 cents, cheese 10 to 16 cents, apples 1 to 1.25 a bushel, squashes 3 to 14 cents per pound, and beef steaks from 14 to 30 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suopk
Quincy
Destructive cyclone hits Evansville region
A severe cyclone struck near Evansville Carmi Illinois on November 6 killing Joseph Burrill and injuring several others. Homes and the Baptist Church were destroyed while debris wrecked multiple houses including Henry Dobbs Paul Barkedhard James Hood Iss Hood and Colltenbach. Residents fled to storm cellars as further reports awaited.
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Evansville
Ind
The
Courier
Carmi
Henry Dobbs
Baptist
Paul
Joseph Burrell
James Williams
Iss Hood
Carmy
Joseph Burrill
General McClellan's Book Prompts Hopes of Truthful History
General Fitz John Porter asserts McClellan burned few recollections yet reproduced most, saved papers and records, and that a forthcoming book would rewrite history and correct errors and misapprehensions. He compares anticipation to Depew Grant-Johnson debate but says McClellan's statements are conclusively proven. The aim is to repair reputation and clarify Civil War history.
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New York
General McClellan
Depew
Fitz John Porter
McClellan
Doctoring in Arkansaw Traveller Wordplay
A fragmentary quip from a Darwin era piece shows a man arguing with Dr. Dio Lewis about being a doctor. The doctor bluntly advises stopping smoking drinking and all else, then pauses. The exchange ends with the man asking for advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansaw Traveller
Dio Lewis
General Grant’s Mount McGregor Test of Endurance
In Century magazine a partial letter from General Grant to Dr. J H Douglas describes his self imposed mountain test. He walked the bluff alone with only a cane to judge his strength, then wrote a calm note to Douglas revealing his belief that dissolution could come within weeks.
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New York
The
Century Magazine
General Grant
J. H. Douglas
Mount McGregor
Harrison
Schuylerville Monument
Theeneral
Douglas
Sand
Moo
Parker Murder Echoes as Butler Reopens Old Case
Ex Governor Butler claims a family linked to the 1845 Parker murder may have been wrongly accused. Letter recounts trial details, a Wilmington murder with a ground knife and razor, a white wagon from Manchester to Lowell, and a questioned $1000 bill, suggesting possible Wentworth involvement.
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Jonas L. Parker
Manchester
N. H
Wentworth
Parker
Wentworths
General Butler
Henry Wentworth
Pierce
Pierson
BosTox
Horace Wentworth
Asa Wentworth
Pliea Franklin Pierce
Charles J. Atheron
Wilmington
Lowell
Wilminton
Jim
Anyody
Sam
Kent
F. BuTeer
Horace Wentworth, M. D
Tremont Street
Boeton
Mass
Hangry Tramp Causes Stir at BrighTox Supper Table
Jules Charbert was arrested as a suspicious person by Officer Muldoon and arraigned on tramp laws. He dined at a Faneuil residence, where residents provided food before he loitered near the station and was taken into custody for a 30 day confinement in the house of industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BrighTox
Mass
Jules Charbert
Muldoon
House of Industry
Jules
Faneuil
Elopement of Wilsons Daughter Causes Scene
November 3 reports reveal Ellie Wilson, daughter of A B Wilson inventor of the Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine, ran away yesterday with Lyman Scott a 17 year old noted suitor. Wilson once struggled with gambling and alcohol. family pressure and the romance led to the elopement on a Manchester train amid a shaken household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Sewing Machine Fame
Warriavry
Corti
Ellie
A. B. Wilson
Wheeler & Wilson
Lyman Scott
Manchester
Bea UK
West Side Hill
Grief Stricken Wilsons Face Severe Shock Rumor
The report describes a man and his wife struck by a severe shock. Mrs. Wilson is nearly overcome with grief while A. B. Wilson vows vengeance, signaling a volatile reaction within the affected circle.
Wandering Chicago youth called San Francisco traveler
A San Francisco despatch reports a bright-looking boy in the city prison, claiming to be 11 and named McDougall Foster. He says he ran away from Chicago two weeks ago, rode west by train with help from strangers, and has told reporters of journeys to New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and St Louis. His mother in Chicago describes him as a fast learner who loves travel and intrigues but worries over his safety.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
McDougall Foster
Omaha
Ogden
Lexington Avenue
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
St. Louis
Chiliscothe
Quincy
Mamma
Lin
W. E.clarke
McDougall
Sonz
O Police
Nebraska
Dunton & Co
Western Railroads
St Louis
Wer
Europe
United States
Pees
Great Northwestern
Minneapolis
Ada Sweet Reflects on Pension Fight and Female Clerks
Ex pension agent Ada Sweet of New York recalls her Chicago tenure and clashes with Pension Commissioner Slack. She describes resisting political use of the agency, firing cuspidores, and hiring women clerks with equal pay, saying she faced strong opposition from politicians.
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New York
Ada Sweet
Chicago
Black
Westminster Hotel
Pension Agency
Slack
Cleveland
Riel Case Sparks Canadian Cabinet Crisis Rumors
Montreal November 8 reports intense public anxiety over Riel's fate with speculation the decision will come tomorrow or Tuesday. Telegrams claim Ontario Manitoba Orange pressure and possible cabinet resignations by Langevin Chapleau Bowell indicate a government crisis contingent on whether Riel is executed.
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Montreal
Riel
Winnipeg
Lunacy Commission
Regina
Ontario
Manitoba
Orange Party
Dominion
Ottawa
Hector Langevin
Chapleay
Ageigh
John Macdonald
Bowell
Dishonest Volunteers Sell Land Claims in Montreal
Ottawa reports massive fraud in volunteer land grant settlements from the late rebellion. The Sixty-fifth Battalion of Montreal lists 300 eligible men but 1700 applications have reached the government as volunteers sold their claims two to three times over. Brokers offer to buy rights, with power of attorney used to draw payments to multiple purchasers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Montreal
Telegraph Operator Slumbers Causing Akron Collision
Night Telegraph Operator EB Fenton fell asleep at his post in the Akron yard at 2 am, allowing freight No 34 to collide with a switch engine as it brought lumber cars. All three engines were wrecked and several cars damaged. Engineers and firemen escaped unharmed. loss totals were not disclosed.
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Akron
Eb, Fenton
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad
Old Forge
Postmistress Arrested for Opening Letters in Allentown
Allentown, Penn. Nov. 6 Mrs Catherine Lump postmistress of Corning has been arrested charged with opening letters out of curiosity. She said she read them to keep informed on neighbors business secrets and the love affairs of local youths. The case proceeds in Philadelphia.
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Allentown
Penn
Catherine Lump
Corning
Oh Ran
United States
Philadelph
Rigolo’s Stock Boom and Wall Street Morals Show
New York reports Rigolo plans to reveal how a stock boom in Western Union and related rail stocks was engineered to restore confidence among investors. The piece notes Garrett’s large purchases, suspected transfers to Woertshoffer’s firm, and ongoing strength in St Paul and Manitoba while warning of grain market manipulation and the legal fight over Stock Exchange seats led by Blatchford.
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New York
St. Paul
Lake Shore
Western Union
Bob” Garrett
Europe
Baltimore and Ohio
Bob
Garrett
Woertshoffer
Armour’s
Estern
Manitoba
Northwest
Grief Drives Young Millionaire to Suicide at Grave
In St Paul on November 4 1885 Cyrus Yandes son of late James W Yandes of Minneapolis was found dead at his father's grave. He shot himself in the head with a shotgun amid grief over his father's death and the burden of a million dollar estate to settle without a will for himself and his sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Cyrus Yandes
James W. Yandes
Minneapolis
Decree of Sale Ordered for Toledo Cincinnati and St Louis RR
Judge Gresham orders a decree of sale for both divisions of the Toledo Cincinnati and St Louis Railroad to occur after a thirty day waiting period. The sale is to be conducted before Christmas.
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Toleve
Gresham
Toledo
Cincinnati and
Markets and Money Hold Steady Amid Inactive Trading
The money market remains inactive with easy credit and ample loanable funds. Rates show small shifts across papers, collateral loans, and bank balances while exchanges at the clearing house total $13,565,696 yesterday and $101,175,806 for the week.
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New York
Frances
Reichmarka
Mexican Central
Atchison
New England
Stea
Portland
Great Fails & Conway
Eastern
Worcester, Nashua & Rochester
Boston
New York Sun
Boston & Maine
Paready
Frank Jones
Sinclair
Worcester, Nashua & Rochester Road
Armstrong
Armstrong Express Company
Boston & Maine Management
Gresham
Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis
Bell Telephone
Erie
The
Stock Exchange
Merchants’ Exchange
Financial Market Snapshot With Bond and Stock Quotes
Prices of bonds and stocks at 3 P.M. list bid and ask figures across rails, utilities, mining and telecommunication issues. Notable entries include Union Pacific and New York and New England stocks, Atlantic and Mexico Cen bonds, and several mining and manufacturing names with varying bid asks and per cent yields.
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Oaton
F&pmar
Oewp
Mar
H&u
UnionPac
Agia Wie van
Atlantic
P&avalts
Gala
Sonora
Franklin
Aik Pac
Por Caip
Ptookses
Lowell
Boa& Provish
S&c
Itehburg
Apples and dairy and general market notes in Boston
The Boston market report details liberal apple receipts with prices for No 1 hardwins to Gravenstein and Nova Scotia varieties. Butter demand remains firm with Northern creamery and Western creamery quotes. dairy and cheese prices show slight weakness in some lines. Coal, corn, coffee, eggs, fresh meats, fruits, and codfish receipts are listed with current regional prices and trends.
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Boston Daily
Orpen
Hardwins
Vbl
Hubbard Stou
Harvey
Megl
Greenings
Kings
Gravensteins
Nova Scotia
Western
Northern
Franklin County
Vermont
New York
Anatas
Gloucester fish market steadies with low prices and steady supply
Gloucester market reports no price gains this week as large mackerel codfish halibut and hake shipments remain steady. Cargo sales show minimal profit with shore codfish and cusk rates varying. imports from Nova Scotia and Grand Bank stay active amid calm demand across salt and fresh fish categories.
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Ickle
Nova Scotia
Bath
Vollock
Mack Kerel
American Inspection
Shore
Salmon
Glovorater
Tsi Ihia
Uae
St Levis
Barr
Borges
Western
Grand
New
Haiddock
Binck
Grand Bank
Georges Doneless
Neddock
Brighton and Watertown Markets Arrivals and Prices
Arrivals of hoe stock at Brighton and Water wren. week ending Friday shows Western cattle 815, astern cattle 48, Northern 878, total 2101. Western and Eastern sheep 3740 and 1984. Northern sheep and lambs 4045. total 10010. Swine 21024. horses 286. Prices of beef cattle per hundred pounds dressed weight ranged 4.50 to 6.25. Prices of western cattle and hides, tallow, and country lids listed. New York markets show flour firm, cotton futures depressed, wheat futures little changed, corn active, oats active, rye and barley up.
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Western
Southern
St Louis
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Michigan
Biso
Ffor
Bart Western
Boi Cnoire
Calcutta
Buenos Ayres
Cientuegos
Marbadoes
Porto Rico
Domestie
New Orleans
Anne
Aroostook Co
Maine
Central Maine
Hebrons
Mirbank
Virginia
Jersey
Hubbard
Yeliow
Choice Canada
Brighton
Watertown
Waterwren
Lord Tusures
Ste
Anitary
Éise
Prime City
Suias
Spetigie Rtsse
Lveste
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Illinois
Dr. Douglas
Butler
Ace
Riel's
Rigolo
James Blatchford
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Commercial Matters
Boston Markets
New York Extra
Ao Choice
Worcester County
Cumberland and
Clearfield
Acadia
Sydney
Cumberland
Rio
Siac
Java
Maracaibo
Laguira
Orinary
Jamaica
St. Domingo
Cape
Aroostook County
New Brunswick
Vie
Prince Edward Island
Turkey
Do Valencia
London
Waterbury
Waterbury Watch and Chain
Watch and Chain
Weekly Globe
Janey Minnesota
Pembroke
Imperial
Cj Hyson
Young Hyson
Twnkay
Hyson Skin
Congou
Souchong
Ovlong
Apes
Haim
Gloucester Fish Market
NEW York Markets
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