Alleged Blackmail Case in Boston Trial of Moen vs Wilson
The Moen vs Wilson civil suit in Boston centers on a $100,000 demand alleged as compensation for business harm and settlement of multiple suits. After a week of testimony, the jury awarded Moen about $96,622, with disputes over ten promissory notes and the larger contract claim remaining contentious as witnesses describe payments and motives.
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Court of Justice
Wilson
Moon
Levi Wilson
Davis B. Englee
Hattie A. Englee
Hattie L. Wetherell
Mr. Moen
Worcester
Moen
Doc
Doc’ Wilson
Europe
Landslide Injures Eight On Pan Handle Pullman Train
Heavy rains caused a Mount Washington landslide along the Monongahela rim denting a Pan Handle express near the point bridge. Three Pullman cars were struck. eight passengers were injured, including D. Arnheim and A. Bennett. Train reached Union Station as rescuers and physicians assembled.
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Mount Washington
Monongahela River
Point Bridge
Union Station
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
D. Arnheim
A. 5. Bennett
New York
A Reminiscence of Autumn In Puck
A poem recalling autumn with leaden skies, forsaken nests, swirling leaves, and dirge like wind. It notes golden rod not falling, bare brown stems, late summer light, fading flowers, and distant blues, ending with memories and past rhymes sold for two dollars. Also mentions a Lowell milkman D BE Cameron and a church member unaware of Boccaccio.
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Lizzie Sylvester
Puck
Evening dresses of many fabrics and colors rise in fashion
The season favors individuality in gown design with materials ranging from faille francais and satin to velvet and tulle. Pale helio trope greens and rich purples appear, with embroidered panels and watered silks featured in dinner and evening wear. Notable items include yellow tulle gowns for weddings and debutantes, and Paris imports shaping modish silhouettes.
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New York
Boston
Faille Francais
Sarah
Paris
Jordan & Marsh and
Parcher
Jman Kincaid
Labor's Conflicts Reach Chicago Secret Committee
Reports say General Master Workman Powderly will send a secret committee to Chicago to probe the last Union stock yards strike. Knights of Labor pressed for why workers were called out after being ordered back, while tensions with District Master Workman Butler grow. Packingtown remains busy as many old hands return to work, non union men depart, and efforts to fix responsibility intensify amid political blame.
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Chicago
Powderly
Knights of Labor
Barry
Butler
Carlton
Miladelphia
Packingtown
Burke
Kehoe and Parrow Clash in Boston Checker Match
A 20 game checker encounter started at Boston Chess and Checker Club 122 Water Street on Monday evening November 15. By press time four sittings produced 0 0 4 draws in the first, 0 0 3 draws in the second, 2 0 1 draw in the third, and 0 1 0 draw in the fourth. Pareto Totalerty 1- The games show strong play from both sides and will be published in this department.
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Boston Chess and Checker Club
Water Street
Samuel Kehoe
W.C. Parrow
Kehoe
She Took No Stock in It
An Omaha World excerpt features a dialogue between a paterfamilias and his children about medical beliefs. The father remarks on doctors claiming diseases are spread by kissing, while the children question the stance, referencing homopathy versus allopathy in a humorous exchange.
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Omaha
Ten Years on This Road Says Conductor
A Southern railroad conductor, boasting ten years on the line, replies to a passenger’s complaint about slow time. The passenger questions the tenure and asks which station was boarded, revealing a casual exchange on rail travel.
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Harper’s Bazar
Southern Railroad
Funny Men Diverting Chestnut Pare Ties Stir Connecticut
The New England scene reports a curious diversion as the so called funny men alter the usual routine. In Connecticut residents note chestnut pare ties appearing in unexpected places, drawing attention and speculation about local entertainment trends.
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New York Times
New England
Connecticut
Dusty Winds Stir New Orleans Picayune Brief
An isolated weather note from the New Orleans Picayune hints at unsettled conditions. The brief mentions wind activity and a lack of substantive details, leaving readers awaiting fuller forecasts or local impact information.
Apples and dairy and other market notices from 1886 Boston Globe
The Boston Globe reports a stocked apple market with greenings in good demand and cranberries steady at unchanged prices. Weekly butter receipts and exports are logged, with creamery and imitation creamery items in steadier demand. Cheese demand rises and other staples like beans, coffee, eggs, coal, corn, and fish show mixed activity and stable or marginally shifting prices.
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Boston Weekly Globe
King
Baldwin
Hubards
Harvey
Cape Cod
Franklin County
Vermont
Northern
Cholee
Western
Bush
New York
Liverpool
New York Extra
Cormmmon
Lehigh
Franklin
Eng
Corfee
Rio
Yeu
Lilo
Cape
Aroostuuk County
Nova Scotia
Codtsa—Dry Bank
Plekie Eur Bank
New
Michigan
Ohio
St Louis
Illinois
Wisconsin
Raisius
London
Musecatel
Sultana
Valencia
Citron
Leghorn
Turkey
Arrivals of Livestock at Brighton and Watertown
Week ending Friday November 19 2025 reports Western cattle 10950 Eastern 264 Northern 808 Total 5079. Western sheep and lambs 3580 Eastern 2560 Northern 7679 Total 13769. Swine 22635. Horses 426. Beef cattle per hundredweight dressed 400 to 8750 pounds. Western cattle prices by quality listed. hides and tallow values given per pound and per point. calfskins lambskins and other hides priced. country tallow and wool values noted.
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Brichton
Watertown
Seseee
Ceee
Brighton
Brightontal
Gloucester Fish Market Report Shows Sluggish North Bay Catch
The Gloucester fleet reports ten days absent with only one barrel of mackerel. New England season totals around 80,000 barrels sea packed, far below last year, with prices listed for mackerel and codfish and detailed receipts from Georges Bank, Bay, and Western Bank. Market remains firm on Georges codfish and other staples, amid poor weather hindering orders and stock replenishment.
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Gloucester
North Bay
Cape Cod
New England
Western Bank
Georges
Brown's
Cape Shore
Tlalibut
Rand Bank and Banquerean
Brown's Bank and
Haddock
Grand Bank and
Veorges
New York Markets Flour and Cotton Prices Report
Saturday trade in flour and meal was strong and prices firm. Cotton futures dull until a Bureau crop estimate of 6,428,000 bales sparked modest gains, with November at 9.07c and contracts through August quoted higher. Wheat corn oats and provisions moved with varied demand. spot wheat higher on export activity. dairy and sugars steady with coffee firmer.
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Bureau
Jane
Milwaukee
Michigan
Canada
Western
Rio
Rio Opeens
Fair Refining
Cuba
Bond and Stock Prices at 2 30 MM Land Stocks
The list shows bid and ask quotes for railroads and bonds with various percentages and prices across several firms and locations. Notable entries include prices for Ashton Pacific, Boston firms, Rutland, Mexican Central, and American Bell among others, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
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Ratlroads
Aspinwall
S& Cl
Bostould
Bos
Fichiers
Boylston
Maverick
Kc.so
At&Pacie
Lr&pd
A & Pine
Weston
Ny& NE
Mining Stours
Anenen
Onanen
Wissen
Cal & Heo
Eerias
Franklin
Eaoane
Huron
Ala At& Pac
Pewadis
Ros & Me
AmerBell
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Gillette DE Narbonne
Allegro
Lst
England
West
Pittsburg
Lowell
D. BE. Cameron
Boccacio
Crapes
Crape
New Haven
Peter Lynch
Conn
Henry George
Boston Consolidated Street Railway
P. Calnan & Sons
Woburn
Maas
Lynn & Boston Horse Railroad Company
McXay Stitchers’ Assembly
Lynn
Mass
Manufacturers’ Association
McKay
Haverhill
Lynn Assembly
Beverly
Marblehead
Danvers
Mutual District Messenger
Checker News
New Orleans Picayune
Boston Markets
Calcutta
Ito
Buffalo
Buenos Ayres
Rio Grande
Montevideo
California
Srades
Mat
Karly Rose
Beauty
Hebron
Ellow
Jersey
Clover
North
Clarke
Miller
Orchard Bush
Sali
Mar.’s
C. F
Cadiz
Bond
Trapani
Turks Island
Formosas
Japans
Hyson
Young Hyaon
Gunpowder
Twankays
Congou
Imperial
Souchong
iTadio
Pekows
Brighton and Watertown
Gloucester Fish Market
Markhkets
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