Bay State Democrats Choose Prince and Gilmore for Ticket
The Massachusetts Democrats met in Worcester to nominate the state ticket with Frederick O. Prince for governor and Henry H. Gilmore for lieutenant governor. The platform praised Grover Cleveland and urged reforms including civil service fairness, public lands protection, weekly wage payments, arbitration, and opposition to poll taxes. A large State committee was elected, and the convention adjourned after a day of speeches and ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Worcester
Frederick O. Prince of
Bosa
Henry H. Gilmore
Cambridge
Jeremiah S. Crowley
Lowell
Henry Cross
Newburyport
James E. Delaney
Holyoke
Henry K. Briley
Fall River
Josiah G. Abbott
Wellesley
Patrick A. Collins
Boston
John M. Corse
Winchester
Pittsfield
Rovinson
Reuben Noble
Westfield
Mechanics’ Hall
Collins
Mr. Avery
Mr. Grinnell
Mr. Prince
Mr.Grinnell
State
Grinnell
Westrrn
Mr. Simmons
New York
Colonel Drinkwater
Plympton
Democratic State Committee
Springfield
Fitzgerald
Pisgee
Roger Scannell
Oston
Mr. Lovering
Aspinwall
Gargan
Doherty
John R. Murphy
J. Murphy
Avery
Rince
Prince
Washington
Chicago
Grover Cleveland
United States
Commonwealth
City of
State Board of Health
Death of Ulysses S Grant Honors Courageous Veterans
Democrats of Massachusetts mourn the death of Ulysses S Grant praising his peace and goodwill message. They recall militia sacrifices, denounce civil service limits on veterans, and report unanimous resolutions. committee members for the State at large are named, with figures and towns across Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Ulysses Grant
Peoele
Commonwealth
Avery
Inventor in Tears Sets Stage for Naval Breakthrough
In Washington, Ericsson told Gideon Wells of a revolutionary warship. C. S. Bushnell then urged Secretary Wells to order the vessel, leading to the monitor that would conquer the Merrimac. The account lauds Bushnell as noble and divinely guided in aiding naval progress.
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New Haven Palladium
Dexter R. Wright
Washington
Ericsson
Monitor
Gideon Wells
Secretary of the Navy
C.8. Bushnell
Alan
Merrimac
Bushnell
C.S. Bushnell
Mme Walter’s Royal Midnight Theodora Performance
Mme Charlotte Wolter the Viennese actress recounts her secret royal private performance before King Ludwig of Bavaria in Munich. The king watched in a private box as the curtain rose at midnight and remained until dawn, with a single invisible spectator and strict ceremonial greetings.
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Mme
Charlotte Wolter
Ludwig
Bavaria
Albert Wolff
Paris
Theodora
Munich
Porte
Martin
Mme, Walter
Vienna
Mme. de Pompadour
Brachvogel
Narcisay
Mme. Walter
English authoress Lady Brassey’s Sunbeam voyage jolts Cowes fashion
A Philadelphia Press correspondent reviews Lady Brassey’s Sunbeam world voyage book and her striking attire in Cowes. The piece mocks her bold red frock, blue admiral coats, yellow trimmings, two black poodles, and her two young daughters dressed as pirates, noting the eccentric public fascination with her persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Brassey
Philadelphia Press
Cowes
Burdett-Coutts
Eton
Thurman at Toledo Aged Senator Warns on Civil Rights Campaign
Ex Senator Allen G. Thurman spoke to a 3000 capacity Toledo audience urging unity and caution against Sherman’s bloody shirt rhetoric. He argued Southern civil rights have improved under Democratic governance and charted the south’s postwar prosperity, education gains, and voter dynamics while cautioning against rekindling sectional strife.
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Totepo
Allen G. Thurman
Toledo
Democratic Party
Thurman
Lupins
A. G. Thurman
Republican Party
Ohio
Sherman
Mount Gilead
South
Garfield
United States
Gariil
Grant
The President Likes to Walk in Washington
A stable keeper describes President Cleveland preferring walking to riding. He rarely uses a four in hand or the saddle, enjoying park strolls near the Washington Monument and occasional drives. Cleveland owns a Victoria and a landau, planned to keep a spare horse and two carriages for flexibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Cleveland
Washington Monument
Washington
Dr Tyngs Bluntness in Richmond Diocese
The long serving Rev Dr Moore of Richmond was asked how to conduct the convention in the bishop absent. Tyng advised him with blunt humor saying the Lord may put a word in Balaams ass and urged him to proceed confidently.
Curious Maine Ice Longs and Oddities Across New England
A miscellaneous slice of early 20th century notes recounts: 75,000 tons of ice remaining on the Kennebec. Charles Glines of Canterbury, Conn., with a fifty year old jack-knife. a baby born in Augusta, Me., weighing fourteen pounds at birth. a Yale freshman as oldest of nine brothers all bound for college. a Bridgeport, Conn., wife says her husband has not bought a new dress in eleven years. a Roch ester box turtle marked B. M. 1836 found. Maine potato crop valued at 8 million dollars. George M. Poor of West Henniker, N H., grew 132 pounds from nine pumpkin seeds. a live toad found in a rock during a blast at Judge Hitchcock’s place in Winsted, Conn.. red cemetery square at Madison marks early ministers of 160 years. Mrs. P. W. Kellogg and Chicago daughter ride by carriage to Danbury for the fair and back. Dr. W. R. Tinker of Manchester, Conn., owns a London 1664 clock known in America before 1700, with hammered brass face and bronze carvings.
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Kennebec
Charles Glines
Canterbury
Conn
Augusta
Yale
Bridgeport
Rochester
Mass
Benjamin Mendell
Maine
George M. Poor
West Henniker
N. H
Judge Hitchcock
Winsted
Madison
Congregational Church
P. W. Kellogg
Chicago
Danbury
W. R. Tinker
Manchester
Edward Thornton
London
Castoria Advertisement Echoes Through Generations
A vintage ad verse notes medical relief for infants and children via Castoria and Astoria. It traces the product’s presence from babyhood to motherhood, highlighting trust claimed across generations.
The Sea Sprite Returns with Jack Bond on Deck
Barmouth crowds greet the Boston steamer as Jack Bond arrives alive aboard the Sea Sprite. News reaches Mrs. Bond of her son's survival after a perilous voyage from Barbuda, salvaging the Jones yacht and securing salvage money. Dick Farle shares in the reunion and plans for the future as the family thanks God for mercy.
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Boston
Barmouth
Mti
Augustus Jones
Chester Martin
Tony Carr
Sam
Parsons
Jones Teller
Augustus
Ches’ Martin
Jack Bond
Tony
Barmonth
Alesk
Mr. Jones
Bond
Jack
Bullet
Skipper Lombart
Dack
Poordoe Basset
Jacke
Dick Farle
Dack Bond
Hatteras
Barbuda
Mencal
Getti
L Owly
Curtain rises on final act of our little Barmouth tale
August Jones and friends linger on the veranda as Marie La Fleur arrives with M De Launay and Miss Despard. The scene reveals Marie’s past cruelty repaid, while Jack Bond returns in her life, amid social intrigue and mortgage troubles. Marie’s fortune and guardianship reshape a tense circle at the Hotel de Barmouth.
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Lcense
Barmouth
Augustus Jones
Barsouth House
Ches Martin
Tony Carr
Tony
Augustus
Mr Jones
Sewall
Mr. Carr
M. de Launay
Mile
L. Despard
New Orleans
Boston
Carr
Milo
Despard
Mr. Jones
Ches
M. de Lunay
Mile. Despard
Marie la Fleur
Bond
Jack
Marie
Monsieur Jack
Linay
Jack Bond
Maurie
Mrs. Bond
Monsieur
Medanne
Monsieur Despiard
New
Orleuwnd
de Lunay
Hotel de Barmouth
Madame Hood
Alphonse
Acrui
Jussips
M. H
Jones
Martin
Courtney Pinkney
Jack Io
Mer
A Bell on His Pole A Florida Fisherman’s Wake-up Trap
A Florida fisherman sleeps by Hardy’s mill dock with a bell on a fishing rod to wake when a bite comes. The scheme, explained in pidgin, promises sleep without police disturbance until a fish is caught, then the bell rings to alert the sleeper. Local readers note the ruse as a curious, cautionary tale of improvised fishing luck.
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Florida
Florida Herald
Ham
Hardy
Vinzant
Horse killed in Buffalo after offered 15 cents
A horse was accidentally killed in Buffalo recently. The owner had been offered 15 cents for the horse only days before its death.
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Hamilton
Buffalo
Interesting to Lady Readers Utes Press snakes in North America
In North America there are three poisonous snake species the rattle the copperhead or moccasin and the coral. This question and answer note informs Lady Readers about these dangerous reptiles and their identification.
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Utes Press
North America
Odd Items From Everywhere Include Signatures and Odd Feats
A scattered set of curiosities from around the world. The Salvation Army petition to Parliament boasts 393,000 signatures and measures 2 miles 600 yards long. Reports include a teethless six year old in Sumter County, Ga, Vassar College freshmen, fox hunter Emanuel Hunt’s sunrise bugle call, an old Stirling beggar who knew the Bible, Euler repeating Virgil, a Denver Chinaman’s hornet encounter, a California doctor selling sherry without license, and a test of electric motors by Gould Dillon and Sage. Also noted: a Kentucky insurance plan for wives, Arab postal hurdles, Chicago’s juvenile devil-sling costing $1650 daily, street lamps broken by boys, Japan’s laundries charging for piecework, and a Dakota matrimonial agent’s boast. The Dysart lord’s feet measured through a door, and orange wine's rise in Florida. Observations on plant moisture tests, a Macon drinking party prank, and a Des Moines tramp sentence referencing housewives.
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Salvation Army
Sumter
Vassar College
Emanuel Hunt
Bibb County
Stirling
Scotland
Euler
Virwil
Denver
California
New York
Jay Gould
Sidney Dillon
Russell Sage
Kentucky
Arabia
Sidi Musa
Hamdella
Tsarabolos
Tripoli
Chicago
Japan
Dakota
Des Moines
United States
Earl of Dysart
St. Crispin
Florida
Iaden
Macon
Indiana
TWO NOTED MINSTRELS WHO HAVE WON FORTUNES AND THEIR VIEWS
The article profiles Billy Emerson and George H. Primrose, detailing Emerson's rise from Joe Sweeney and Newcomb's minstrels to Haverly's troupe, gigs before royalty, and a San Francisco theatre lease. It notes his Australian triumphs, two world tours, and the strain of constant travel on health. Primrose adds praise, echoing Emerson on stage life and endurance.
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Billy” Emerson
Australia
Emerson
Belfast
Joe Sweeney
Minstrels
Washington
Newcomb
Germany
America
Haverly
San Francisco
Prince of Wales
Standard Theatre
Billy
Iire & Locomotive
Warner
George H. Primrose
Primrose
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BAY State Democrats
Frederick C. Prince
Henry J. Gilmore
Lynn
State Committee
Concannon
South Boston
Edward A. Moseley
Thomas A. Devines
Salem
Devine
Moseley
Horner
Mr. Noble
Philip J. Doherty
Charlestown
Mr. Doherty
Drinkwater
Mnewnuinps
Charles A. Prince
Edward Avery
Rand
Ericason
King Ludwig
Senator Sherman
Mr. Thurman
Sierman
Senate
Tion
Socrats
Old Free States
Tenigthy
Yankee Nations
Castoria
Astoria
The
Ern
Jack Bond’s Quest
Frank H. Converse
Harry Hale
Mar Penhurst
Darcy
Milespard
Ty Pic
Anetas
Dick Earle
Rhi
Jack Bod
Blif
Te Launay
Miss Despard
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