Beecher to Spend Summer in Europe and Other News
Rev Henry Ward Beecher plans a European summer. Snow measured inches in northern Vermont towns last week. Groton School gymnasium in Groton Massachusetts burned, loss about 3000 dollars. Cork proposed as waterproof cloth alternative to India rubber. Eight ton alum crystal sent to Edinburgh show from Manchester and Goole Works. British schooner Sisters freed in Portland after manifest issue. In Providence a quarrel left Fred and Jack Volker shot by Arthur Sainsbury leaving Fred dead. Physics notes two progress kinds: matter and form.
European Doctor Warns Bitter Extracts Impede Digestion
Believers in spring bitters should note Dr Cheltsoff, a European physician, finds common bitter extracts harm digestion with no proven benefits. The investigation casts doubt on the health value of such remedies.
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Cheltsoff
River Rhone Carves Channel Through Lake Geneva Observed
Surveys over two years show the River Rhone cutting a channel along the lake bottom of Lake Geneva between parallel banks as it flows like a surface stream. The Rhine exhibits a similar passage through Lake Cenit.
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Rhone
Lake Geneva
Rhine
Lake
Cenit
Brayton Elected Chief of State Police at Newport
Gen. Charles R. Brayton was elected Chief of the State Police by the General Assembly at Newport last week. Attorney General Metcalf says Brayton will speedily commend himself to all who demand fitness capacity and efficiency in public officers. He believes Brayton will faithfully and successfully perform the duties of his office.
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Charles R. Brayton
General Assembly
Newport
Metcalf
Brayton
Ice Thickness and roughness in Arctic regions
Major Greely notes that Arctic ice rarely exceeds five feet thick. In Baffin Bay, the Greenland Sea, and parts of the Arctic Ocean, floes jam and pile up creating thicker masses. The Polar Sea ice is extremely rough, with little chance of finding level patches.
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Arctic
Major Greely
Baffin’s Bay
Greenland Sea
Arctic Ocean
Polar Sea
Dwarfed White Oak Ornament Becomes Miniature Garden Treen
The article notes a dwarfed white oak grown as a house or lawn ornament. Enthusiasts cultivate the tiny trees in pots from acorns and need only watering. Dwarfing is achieved by trimming the tap-root each spring for several years, allowing the tree to stay small while branches develop normally.
Country Week charity invites more Bost on children to country visits
Since 1875 the Boston Young Men's Christian Union runs Country Week sending over fifteen thousand poor city children to ten day summer visits. Benefits include health gains and strong moral influence from home life. Those willing to host are asked to contact Miss Ellen H. Bailey at 18 Boylston Street. fares are paid by the committee.
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Boston
Ellen H. Bailey
Boylston Street
Water purification advances and London tests
In a London address Dr. Percy F. Frankland notes early water purification focused on suspended particles while later chemists tackled dissolved substances. Filtration with porous materials like coke and charcoal, agitation, and lime precipitation greatly reduce micro organisms. Natural filtration of deep wells also lowers organic impurities. London water has been tested for months with purification removing 98 to 98 percent of invisible life forms from the Throat and Lea supplies.
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London
Percy F. Frankland
Thamog
Lea
Eastern Question Shapes Bulgarian Union and Europe Stakes
The article surveys the Eastern Question in the Balkans, detailing Russian aims at the Dardanelles, Austria and England checks, and French German interests. It notes Bulgaria Roumelia union, Berlin Treaty outcomes, and rising tensions with Serbia and Greece, predicting Russia gains and Turkish decline.
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Bulgaria
Roumelis
Turkey
Europe
Russia
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Ottoman Empire
England
France
Austria
Suez Canal
Germany
Bismarck
Shipka
Balkans
San Stefano
Constantinople
Berlin
Alexander
Servia
Greece
Roumelia
Porte
Epirus
Thessaly
Secret Baltimore and Ohio Bridge bill rally at Willard’s Hotel
Washington reports a hidden conference of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad agents at Willard's Hotel to push the Arthur Kill Bridge bill through the House this week. New Jersey members vow to block or delay, arguing other national measures deserve attention. B and O claim 145 pledged House supporters with potential gains.
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N. Y. Evening News
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Willard’s
Arthur Kill Bridge
House of Representatives
New Jersey
B. and O
Indian Riot. Display Shows Ten Thousand Varieties Of Rice
An instructive exhibit at the Colonial Exhibition in London presents India's rice, counting ten thousand varieties within a single species. Ranging from black to pale yellow and white, all colors are shown. Two wild rice species exist, only one closely resembles cultivated types.
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London
India
Stoney Barrer
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Claims Thorough Health Effects
The advertisement asserts Ayer's Sarsaparilla cleanses taint of scrofula and a lingering taint, promising thorough and permanent relief by expelling it from the system.
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Ayer
Buckingham's Whisker Dye Promises Easy, Lasting Use
A brief advert claims a whisker dye that is convenient to apply and cannot be rubbed off. It touts an elegant appearance and low price, urging readers to try Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers as the solution containing all these merits.
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Buckingham
President Cleveland to wed Miss Folsom in planned White House ceremony
Our Washington Letter reports that President Cleveland intends to marry Miss Folsom in a small ceremony in the Blue Room with Cabinet members and relatives present. The plan emphasizes a simple home life for the President and a private residence away from official duties, marking a shift for the White House as a family home.
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Ouur
Washington Letter
Washington, D.C
Soldier's Home Park
Miss Folsom
White House
Marine Band
Byron Sunderland
Cleveland
United States
Congress
Bachelor's Hall
Town notes macadamizing State Street and July events
Town announces macadamizing State Street from High to Wood. Warren plans a Independence Day trades procession. Town Council and Court of Probate set meetings next Monday. Various church events, sermons, and a $450 cathedral collection noted. Justice fees appear small. Fifth Judicial District salaries discussed. Fat take remark.
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Fifth Judicial District
Charity Society Seeks Help For Home Establishment
The society reports 5000 on hand and calls for donations to establish a Home. An Advisory Board was elected with Wm H Spooner Jonathan D Waldron John Lake George H Farrington. Officers include Treasurer Mrs John G Watson and others. Donors may confer with listed officers to assist in providing a suitable house for one year.
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John G. Watson
John Herreshoff
Eleanor D. Slade
Wm. H. Spooner
M. A. Wardwell
Myra Church
Evelyn Bache
Abby Stanton
Mary Coggeshall
Fred Fish
Ellen Grant
Jonathan D. Waldron
John Lake
George H. Farrington
O. C. Barrows
Decoration Day Observances and Local Reminiscences 1886
The Babbitt Post and Moore’s Band led a procession on High Street to Town Hall for G A R rituals and an address by Rev Hoyt. Graves at Juniper Hill Cemetery were decorated, with remarks by Samuel Norris Jr and Henry W Hayes. A second address followed at North Cemetery, then a seaside note on June pleasures and local maritime memories.
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Court House
High Street
Moore
Wm. Hutchinson
No. 15
George C. Eddy
Burton
Hope
Bradford Street
Town Hall
Eddy
State Street M. E
Henry Crocker
Quartette
Alonzo A. Hoyt
Commander Eddy
America
Chaplain Crocker
John B. Pollock
Benjamin R. Wilson, Jr
Stella Burnham
Annie Duffy
Wood Street
Bay View Avenue
Juniper Avenue
Juniper Hill Cemetery
Samuel Norris, Jr
New England
Pericles
Jacob Babbitt
Bristol Neck
Henry W. Hayes
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