Mayor’s confirmed list includes Wheelwright amid veto clash
City board confirmed Wheelwright as city architect after contentious votes on the full mayoral slate. Three nominees Humphreys Davis and Flanders were rejected, sparking reconsiderations. others like Jackson Murphy Lane and Reed were approved. The Granary awning order and fire department site plan were discussed, with budget details and committee referrals noted.
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Board of Health
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Samuel A. B. Abbott
Public Library
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Charles H. Allen
Board of Commissioners of Sinking Funds
Committee On Paying
Brotherhood of Railway
Downes
Adelbert
Harach College
J.w.davis Iniocown
S. Flanders
Young Men’s Democratic Club
Jefferson
Harvard Freshman Athlete Adelbert Shaw Drowns
Adelbert Shaw 94 a Harvard freshman and varsity rower was drowned while rowing a lapstreak alone near the Western avenue bridge after 4 pm. The crew reported Shaw vanished after a capsize and attempts to locate the body continued into the night. Shaw, from Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Genesee NY, had shown strong athletic promise and balanced studies, leaving a lasting impression on teammates and instructors.
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Adelbert Shaw
Shaw
Perkins
Western Avenue
Carpenter
L. A
Western Avenue Bridge
Cambridge
Genesee Wesleyan Seminary
Genesee
N. Y
Fishkill
Boston Harbor
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Grand Army Marks Twenty Fifth Anniversary Observances
Veterans of the Grand Army held the twenty fifth anniversary across posts nationwide. They gathered at post headquarters, sang war tunes, and shared reminiscences of campaigns and battles. Some sites featured town hall gatherings with speakers, others held religious services blending prayer and martial songs as taps faded into night.
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Grand Army
Foundling
Italy
Henry A Plimpton Faces Defalcation Rumor in Lynn
In Lynn on April 6, Henry A Plimpton a former clerk of the Board of Health is accused of a cash shortage. He was in charge of health department receipts and sales of swill and offal. An expert accountant is auditing the books to determine the exact shortage dating back to 1887 to 1889.
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Lynn
Henry A. Plimpton
Plimpton
Board of Health
Health Department
Grip epidemic swells deaths in Pittsburg and Allegheny
Pittsburg and Allegheny report sharp grip impact with 212 deaths in Pittsburg and 115 in Allegheny last week. The Pittsburg Leader canvass estimates 35 000 sick in Allegheny and 75 000 in Pittsburg about a quarter of the population. Thousands of teachers lawyers and clergy are affected with many children ill and court business delayed. Women appear disproportionately affected.
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Penn
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Allerhany County
Court House
H. C. Applezate
St. Paul’s Catholic Cathedral
New Haven Directors Seek Stay of Indictments
The Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company directors and their counsel Page and Taft of 45 William Street ask the New York Supreme Court for a stay of proceedings on the indictments. A motion for removal to the Court of Oyer and Terminer is planned for April 16, with pleadings due next Wednesday.
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New York
Nichol
Page & Taft
William Street
Hartford & New Haven Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Court of General Sessions
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Owl Express Wreck Injures Three at Lee's Crossing
The Owl express on the Boston and Albany Railroad derailed at Lee's Crossing near Westfield. The locomotive and two mail cars plunged down the bank. No passengers were hurt but engineer Marshal of Albany, baggage master Murray, and expressman Howard are injured. A wrecking train was dispatched and the injured were taken to Westfield.
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Boston & Albany
Lee’s Crossing
Westfield
Marshal
Albany
Murray
Howard
Westheld
Levee Break Submerges Two-Thirds of Gritna Town
Two-thirds of the town of Gritna is submerged after the Ames crevasse bursts through a hastily built levee. The structure failed under water pressure, forcing many residents from the overflowed area to seek shelter in New Orleans.
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Gritna
New Orleans
Ames Crevasse
Clear the Way Arrives in New York for E D Morgan
The Irish racehorse Clear the Way arrived from Liverpool aboard the Runic for E. D. Morgan. Standing sixteen hands high and dark chestnut in color, he has raced five times with three wins. In 1888 he captured the Irish Grand National, defeating Maroon.
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New York
Clear the Way
Liverpool
Runic
E. D. Morgan
Will She Run With The Machine Storm Engine Admits Woman
Miss Lizzie Rogan becomes the first woman in Connecticut to be admitted as an active member of the Storm Engine Company in Birmingham. The move marks a historic step for gender inclusion in the state's fire service.
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Birmingham
Conn
Lizzie Rogan
Storm Engine Company
Connecticut
Steamers Arrived and Departed Across Ports
A descripton of multiple steamers arriving at Boston New York Liverpool and other ports on April 4 6 including Pavonia Servia Euskar Queen and others with routes from Liverpool London Yokohama and New York to Hong Kong Hull Bremen and Shanghai entries list ships and origins while noting sailings and onward destinations across Europe and Asia.
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Pavonia
Liverpool
New York
Servia
Auic
Italy
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Euskar
London
Nausea
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Aurania
Hamburg
Europa
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Wight
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Nel the Lizard
Sorrento
Kobe
Brand
Rotterdam
Ohio
Ialtimore
Parkmore
Lavigarie Toast Signals Church Embrace of Democracy
In Algiers Cardinal Lavigerie declares a new note lifting the church toward modern democracy. Pope Leo XIII supports a drift toward republican forms, admiring American democracy and foreseeing European movement to republics. The exchange hints at Vatican approval with cautious restraint.
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Leo XIII
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Lavigerie
Vatican
Africa
Europe
Cardinal Lavigerie
Freres Armes du Sahara Formed to Fight Slavery
At Biskra Cardinal Lavigerie consecrated the Freres Armes du Sahara in a ceremony attended by Europeans, natives and bishops. The band aims to abolish slavery, aid the feeble, care for the sick in Sahara centres, and open the interior to civilization. The Pope has promised jubilee offerings to support the cause.
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Axarers
Biskra
Lavigerie
France
Prince Albert Victor Health Causes Royal Anxiety
The health of Prince Albert Victor heir to the British throne is causing concern. He has left his regiment headquarters at York where he serves as major and has gone to the Curragh military district in Ireland to be attached to one of three cavalry regiments.
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London
Prince Albert Victor
Prince of Wales
York
Curragh
Ireland
Fourth Dragoon Guards
Second Dragoons
Hussars
Fresh troubles in India rise of Meranzai uprising
Apri 6 Caucurra reports Meranzai uprising in Kohat territory of the Punjab along the Peshawar division lines. Meranzai forces attack British troops, straining lines as straw reinforcements are dispatched. Rangoon telegrams say Haku Chins ambush a British column en route between posts.
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Ghoorka
James W. Quinton
Assam
Kohat
Peshawer
Punjab
Rangoon
World Wheat Crops Fall Short. Europe India Failures Hit Supply
London reports the global wheat outlook shows shortfalls in France Russia and India, with Hungary alone improving. The deficit is set to surpass demand, forcing large imports and diminishing American competition, signaling rising prices and a prosperous English farming outlook despite droughts and frost.
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Repeal Demanded Over Newfoundland Bait Act By Empire
The Empire asserts Canadian fishing interests were harmed by Newfoundland enforcement of the bait act despite pledges of nonenforcement for British and Canadian fishermen. It cites tonnage dues and restricted bait access, calls for repeal, and notes Newfoundland’s alleged breach of faith affecting 1818 treaty bases and a US trade dynamic.
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Ont
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Newfoundland
Canada
United States
Dominion
Five-way fight for Chicago mayor as election nears
April 6 report notes a heated municipal race with five nominees DeWitt C. Cregier and Carter H. Harrison Democrats Hempstead Washburne Republican Almer Washburn Citizens Thomas Morgan Socialist A bitter split within the Democratic party draws national figures like Senator Palmer and Governor Peck to stump for Cregier. prognostications vary as supporters brace for a close result.
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Palmer
Peck
Wisconsin
Cregier
Baptist Editor Indicted for Criminal Libel in Texas
The grand jury at Cauvas Texas returned two indictments against Rev Robert T Hanks editor of the Western Baptist charged with criminal libel for accusing Revs E S Hardy L R Scroggs S K R Grant and A M Johnson of being paid scandal mongers and notorious liars in a bitter feud with the Texas Baptist and Herald. He vows to prove the allegations true at trial.
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Robert T. Hanks
The
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Texas Baptist and Herald
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Texas
Secretary to address Massachusetts Republican Club convention
Secretary Tracy left Washington tonight for Boston to deliver an address before the Massachusetts Republican Club convention. The dispatch notes he travels from the capital to the hub to speak, with the venue listed at 160 Tremont Street in New Bedford?
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Washington
Racy
Boston
Massachusetts Republican Club
Not Wanted in This Country Ten Russian Immigrants Barred
Ten Russian immigrants arriving on the Dania from Hamburg were refused landing at New York due to poor health disease and potential public charges. They resisted and screamed as gatekeepers barred their entry. They were returned to the Dania to sail back to Hamburg. Two additional immigrants from the City of Chicago were also barred.
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New York
Hamburg
Chicago
Democrats win at Hartford city election gains chambers
In Hartford Connecticut April 6 a heavy voting City Council election produced Democrats capturing both council boards with a joint ballot majority of 18. Democrats are set to replace Republicans as Recorder of the City Court City Attorney and Prosecuting Attorney going forward.
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Hartford
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