Not Ready for Them Presidents Request
Reciprocity talks with Canada are delayed for months as Secretary Blaine informs Ottawa that discussions should pause. Sir Charles Tupper and Canadian ministers visited Blaine briefly, then headed to New York while Parliament back home prepares to open later this month. The British government supports practical trade expansion, while U S calls for broader access to manufactured goods.
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Wasuiner
Sprcian
Canada
Blaine
Julian Pauncefote
Ottawa
Charles Tupper
Washington
State Department
New York
Post
Dominion
United States
London
John D. Thompson
M. E. Foster
Arlington
Layfayette Monument
Layfayette Square
White House
C. C. Chipman
Sir Charles Tupper
Executive Department
England
Teutonic
Anada
Silver dollar and fractional coin shipments report
The week ended April 4 saw standard silver dollar issues from the mints totaling 318235 dollars, down from 344748 dollars in the prior year. Fractional silver coin shipments in March amounted to 658407 dollars.
Waiting for Mr Huston Recovery Office Status
It is stated there is no immediate prospect of change in the office of the United States Treasurer and the President will take no action until Mr. Huston recovers from illness. Reports of arrangements for a cash and securities count in the Treasury in anticipation of a change are false.
New England post offices reach money order status
Nine New England post offices have reached the limit to become money order offices and orders have been issued. The offices are Cochituate East Northfield Mattapoisett Amoskeag Gilmanton Jefferson Welchville Canaan Terryville, plus an international money order office at Thomaston Connecticut.
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Washington
New England
Post Office Department
Cochituate
East Northfield
Mattapoisett
Massachusetts
Amoskeag
Gilmanton and
Jefferson
New Hampshire
Welchville
Maine
Canaan
Terryville
Connecticut
Safe investment bonds listed by A B Turner & Bros
Persons seeking safe investments in bonds yielding from 4 to 6 percent will find a well selected list at A B Turner & Bros 2 Saloo street.
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A. B. Turner & Bros
Siaio Street
Nine Die In Rochester Penn Fire at New York Street Building
A late night blaze in Rochester Pennsylvania destroyed a frame building on New York street. Nine people perished after being burned beyond recognition, including the Keene and Tecchio families and two Tecchio children. Maria Tecchio escaped by leaping from a second story room and survived in a prostrate state.
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Rochester
Penn
New York Street
John F. Smith
E. J. Keene
Walter Keene
Baptiste Tecchhio
Annie Tecchio
Yosef Tecchio
Rosa Tecchio
Annie Tecch
Victorio Tecchio
O Baptiste
Joseph Raema
Maria Tecchio
Victoria Tickio
Josef Raema
Maria
Western railroads seek ruling on commissions to Eastern agents
The Western railroads await a decision by the Trunk Line and Central Traffic associations on paying commissions to Eastern agents for passenger business. A general passenger agent said a resumption was nearly agreed but blocked for a further conference between Chairmen Goddard and Blanchard and trunk line officials within 48 hours. The dispute pits New England and New York lines against Western roads over abolishing commissions, with implications for Nebraska and Kansas traffic if boycotts are adopted.
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Curiaco
Western Railroads
Trunk Line
Central Traffic
Goddard
Blanchard
New York
Chicago
Directors Elected At Annual Meeting of Chicago and Alton
The Chicago and Alton Railroad Company held its annual stockholders meeting in Curiaco with 117,657 shares represented. Directors elected for three years were John J. Mitchell, William N. Blackstone, and Adolphus C. Bartlett. current board members and officers were reappointed including T. E. Blackstone as president and Charles H. Foster as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Stewart
Albert A. Sprague
John Mitchell
William N. Blackstone
A. C. Bartlett
T. E. Blackstone
J. O. McMullen
Charles H. Foster
Charles Chappell
William Brown
Chauncey Keisey
Railroad Deals Tie Reading and New York Central Lines
Philadelphia April 6 negotiations near completion for a tight traffic alliance between the Reading and New York Central railroads. Vanderbilt Beech Creek expansion shortens Philadelphia to Chicago route by about 100 miles, with ninety miles of track to Oil City and a link to Lake Shore, routing all western freight through the Vanderbilt system. A second contract will align Reading Fall Brook and New York Central with Central New York and Buffalo. Wabash Indiana April 6 confirms a forthcoming operating agreement and joint mortgage of 4 million with the Big Four, tying Cincinnati Wabash Michigan to the Big Four system.
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Philadelphia
Reading
New York
Fall Brook
New York Central
Central New York
Buffalo
Big Four
Wabash
Ind
Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Railroad
Elkhart
Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan
Hat Trimming Cases Set for June Trial in Philadelphia
In the United States Circuit Court Judge Acheson fixed the first Monday of June for trial of 29 hat trimming cases. Plaintiffs include John Wanamaker Meyer Dickinson Henry Tilge Co and Kohn Adler Co. The dispute concerns duties on silk hat trimmings with refunds potentially reaching 20 million dollars. The government contends duties of 69 percent ad valorem apply under silk goods provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court
Acheson
John Wanamaker
Meyer & Dickinson
Henry Tilge & Co
Kohn, Adler & Co
Funds for Boston Charities Under Ellen M. Gifford Will
Trustees disclosed public bequests from the Gifford estate. Donors include Women's Charity Club Boston $10800 and New England Hospital for Women and Children $4800, with multiple Boston good deeds and two Virginia homes totaling thousands in aid.
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Boston Charities
New Hatten
New York
Boston
Roxbury
Richmond
North End
Petersburg
New Haven Abduction Case Sparks Wide Search
Harry Donovan, seven, remains missing after an abduction on Friday. Relatives and detectives from New Haven, New York, and Brooklyn pursue leads while Miss Clara Leete faces arraignment on criminal charges after she allegedly took the boy from the school. She contends she did not know her act was illegal and says she acted at the request of Mrs. Rankin, the boy’s grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Harry Donovan
New York
Brooklyn
Clara Leete
General Sherman Sepulchre Planned in Saint Louis
The remains of General William T. Sherman will be moved from Calvary to the cemetery receiving vault. He wished his burial to be in an underground stone and concrete tomb under a heavy marble slab. The sepulchre will hold the general his wife and two children buried beside him.
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Goneral Sherman
St. Louis
W. T. Sherman
Sherman
Calvary
Dog Damage Bill Killed In Legislature Report
Arsenical hearings will be printed as the lower house rebuffs a bill to give laborers a lien for materials. The House rejected a measure to amend liens and to broaden the appeal of a bill on dog bite damages. Senate and House assignments, redistricting plans, and expenditures reports populate the day’s notices.
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Mr. Olmstead
Boston
Olmstead
Wier
Lowell
Charles
Tuttle
Arlington
Kittredge
Norcross Bros
Bennett
Nutter
West
Gilman
Committee On Public Health
Commonwealth
Suffolk
Messrs
Mc.Donald
Middlesex
Senate
Powers
Hyde Park
White
Worcester
Lomasuey
Dewey
Ventleman
Fitchburg
Barrett
Melrose
Tucker
New Bedford
Salem
Beverly
Committee On Water Supply
Committee On Expenditures
State House
House
Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation
Quincy of
Quincy
Frouse
Archibald M. Howe
Oriental Society
Sweating system hearing backs bill on workshop rules
The Committee on Public Health continued hearings on the sweating system with Governor Russell's message presented. J J Crowley proposed a bill requiring dwellings used for work or finishing clothing to be inspected for cleanliness and vermin, with fourteen days to notify authorities. The bill also mandates garment labeling, bans sale of garments from illness or improperly ventilated rooms, and imposes fines from fifty to one hundred dollars with half to the complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
J.J. Crowley
Call To The Lay In Diocese Of Massachusetts Meeting
An adjourned meeting of the Association of Episcopal Clergymen of the Diocese of Massachusetts discussed lay representation. The Rev Kidner reported on current methods and proposed reforms, including ending parish voting and proportional delegate numbers. Bishop Leighton Coleman attended. The Eastern Convocation will meet in Beverly on April 14 with sermons and a missionary meeting planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Episcopal Clergymen of
Diocese of
Massachusetts
Hamilton Place
Kk. Kidner
Boston
Leighton Coleman
Beverly
Albert Danker
Dorchester
Frederic Palmer
Andover
Fire Damages City Library and Private Collection
A large fire last night left thousands of Public Library volumes in bad condition with no exact damage estimate. The city bought the late Dr. Nathan Allen's private library, which was destroyed beyond repair. Also destroyed was a file of the London Lancet from its first issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowe Ly
Nathan Allen
London Vancet
Obituaries and death notices from multiple Boston area towns
Archbal d in Hopkinton and many others listed across Roxbury Chelsea Malden Arlington and more announce deaths of men and women ranging from ages 17 to 91. Notices include funeral arrangements times at Winthrop Street M E Church Beverly Marblehead New York and Mt Auburn Chapel with family invites and private burials.
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M. J
George Pigott
Robbins
Wakefield
Sarah R
Isaac H. Robbins
Woods
Troy
Josephine Casselle Woods
Choate
Beverly
Frederick W. Choate
Stone
Marblehead
Lawson Buckminster Stone
Draper
New York City
George Draper
Mt. Auburn Chapel
Lowers J Newman and Sons For Every Occasion
A brief business note highlighting Lowers J Newman and Sons located at 51 Tremont Street offering services for all occasions. The readable fragment emphasizes a full range of occasion-related needs and the store’s address.
Favorite Prescription for fainting in women
Health advices that Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription cures fainting spells caused by uterine, circulatory, or nerve disturbances. It claims to regulate function without alcohol or sugar, guarantees satisfaction or refunds, and promotes safety during puberty and the change of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
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Chicago & Alton
Fire Departments
Haverhill
Massachusetts Reformatory
Security Live Stock Insurance Company
Saiem
Peabody
Weweanlit River
Board of Agriculture
South Bay
Waltham
John G. B. Adams
House of Representatives
the Commonwealth
Kidner
Dhaths
Dr. Sage
CLT
Newton
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
City Hall
West Newton
Mass
William F. Harbach
Severa Albert F, Noyes
Joint
Standing Committee On Sewerage
Albert F. Noyes
Gentleman’s Stock Farm
Governor’s Castle
Charles River
R. A
Hotel Wellesley
Wellesley
Wellesly College
Hunnewell and
Cheney
Superior
H. Wingram
Lincoln Street
Hoston
John Jeffries & Sons
Devonshire Street
Devonshire ST
Mass. Real Estate CO
Washington Street
Oriental Tea CO
Kerry Java
Best Coffee
Scollay Square
Beaconsfield Terraces
Beacon Street
Brookline
Richter Terrace
Fillmore Terrace
Sinautiea Terrace
Murdock
Huntington Avenue
Oliver Street
Franklin Street
A. L. Murdock
Milk and
Devonshire Streets
J. H. Kazar
Equitable Building
Winchester Street
Summit Avenue
Messrs. Shepley
Rutan & Coolidge
Boston Highlands
Copeland St
Copeland Terrace
Copeland At
Merrill Street
John M. Way
Washington St
WM. C. Codman
J. G. Freeman
Kilby Street
Atkinson House Furnishing Company
School Street
Portland
Boston Museum
R. M. Field
Mona Cargo
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Eve
Hoyt
Hollis Theatre
Isaac
WM. H. Crane
Tremont Theatre
Abbey & Suchoeffel
Jonathan
Rudolph Aronson
Richard Mansfield
New York Stock Company
Beau Brummell
Arthur Nikisch
Arthur Foote
Geo. W. Cradwick
T. Adamowski
Connelly’s
Vendome
Mason & Hamlin Hall
Associated Charities of
Ward XVI
Howard Athensum
Royal Return
the Stowaway
Clara Swimmer
Washington and
Dover Streets
Corsican Bros
Grand Opera House
Proctor & Mansfield
WH. Redhund
Thos
Barry
Mats
Cuchillo
Chickering Hall
Erving Winslow
Pillars OF Society
Chickering’s
NEW Publications
New Music Palace
Oliver Ditson Company
J Bordman
Oliver Ditsoy Company
H. Gaze & Son’s
Selec
North Cape
Russia
Holyward
Egypt
Qet
W. H. Eaves
Parker Fierse
Oston
Europe
Roois
Corres
Cunard Line
Tourgeer
Franklin Sq
A. W. Davis
Northampties
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