Fire at Rockland block destroys Northampton buildings
A April fire on Main street Northampton engulfed the Rockland block causing total losses of about 30000 dollars. Nurse John Backum perished and photographer Knowlton escaped by climbing to a neighboring block via a skylight. The Griswold sisters owned the property and insurance partly covered the damage. Ground floor tenants included Marsh Pomeroy Phelps and Clark. City Solicitor Addis and agent Walker occupied the middle floor. Knowlton occupied the third floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Main Street
Rockland
John Backum
Knowlton
Weavers Vote to Strike at Atlantic Mills Olneyville
Providence reports the Atlantic Mills Weavers voted to strike to restore pre cut 22 percent wage scales. The mill employs 2400 workers making cotton wool and mixed dress goods. The district Textile Union council will sanction the strike at its Tuesday night meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Atlantic Mills
Olneyville
Manufacturers’ Club
Atlantic
Textile Union
Italians Advance on Adowa in East Africa Push
General Baratieri, commander of Italian forces in eastern Africa, demands permanent occupation of Adowa and other Tigre towns. Premier Crispi approves the plan despite the financial burden on the Italian treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Baratieri
Africa
Adowa
Tigre
Crispi
Temperance Protest Opens Palm Sunday Crowd on the Common
Yesterday on the common temperance agitators from East Boston spoke to a crowd estimated between 100 and 1000. California Joe from San Francisco led the address urging prohibition and claiming a brother’s keeper role, while a lone woman observed from the edge with a portfolio and book, as the rally raged until overshadowed by the crowd’s size and noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Uritil 2
California
Joe
San Francisco
Chelsea
Vesper Service at Avenue Baptist Chelsea
A vesper service was held at Avenue Baptist Church Chelsea yesterday afternoon. The choir directed by Charles A. Ryder and soloists Miss Willia E. Ward Mrs L J Child Frances Helen Ryder Mr. T R Williams D H Morris performed a full program including Gloria mass in B flat and The Holy City with praise to the Father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cary ‘Avenue Baptist Church
Chelsea
Charles A. Ryder
Owing
Willia E. Ward
L. J. Child
Frances Helen Ryder
T. R. Willams
D.H. Morris
Rentire
T. R. Williams
Eulogy for Dr. Smith at Hyde Park Church
Dr. H. F. Smith praised as national poet in Hyde Park service led by Rev. A. W. Archibald. General Henry B. Carrington edited Smith's poetry volume and spoke on the author of America. Congregation sang six Smith hymns with Carrington and Smith contributions followed by an organ postlude and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
F. Smith
Congregational Church
A.W. Archibald
Henry B. Carrington
America
Shekinah
Carrington
Lord
General Carrington
Washington
Patriot
Dr Smith
R. Chase Carrington
Death of Hon. Albert Moore Maine Editor and Leader
The Hon. Albert Moore of Maine has died in North Anson on April 7. For forty years he edited the Union avocate and served as judge probate for Somerset county for four terms. He was past grand master of the Maine Grand Lodge of Masons and a Democratic leader active in the Universalist church and as a state representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Moore
Maine
Portland
Argus
North Anson
Union Avocate
Maine Grand Lodge of Masons
Somerset County
Fourta
Luture
Democratic
Universalist
Funeral for J W Chickey of Herald is Held at Forest Hills
The funeral of Joseph W. Chickey longtime Herald employee was held yesterday from his home at 527 Massachusetts Avenue. Companions from school, battlefield comrades, business associates across New England and Herald chiefs attended along with a large war veterans’ and fraternal groups. The service at Dudley Street Baptist Church included hymns psalms a eulogy by Rev A S Gumbart and burial in Forest Hills receiving tomb with Odd Fellows burial ritual observed by Siloam lodge delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Chickey
The
Herald
Massachusetts Avenue
New England
John H. Holmes
Charles H. Andrews
Fred BE. Whiting
E. H. Woods
H. 8. Kempton
J. Irving Estes
Hugh J. McNally
Fred P. Bacon
E. F. Stevens
Frank C. Brownell
Warren T. Billings
James E. Rice
William J. Quinn
J. H. Grout
J. R. Fitzgerald
Thomas J. Huggins
Henry Diamond
Charles A. Twitchell
Herbert Smith
H. G. Brown
Hotel & Railroad News Company
New England News Company
C. F. Batchelder
Concord
N. H
Thomas Tobin
Dorchester
E. F. Perry
Brighton
F. A. Easton
Worcester
C. H. Cilly
Jamaica Plain
E. Cody
Boston Journs Uelivery Department
John Wogan
New England Order of Protection
Siloam Lodge
Noble
C. A. Batchelder
George A. Barron
M. S. Dix
S&s. Hathaway
Eli A. Smith
A. 8. Gumbart
Dudley Street Baptist Church
Morawski
Jesus
Berlin man appointed receiver for Mather Electric Company
In Hartford on Saturday Judge Thayer named Charles M. Jarvis of Berlin as receiver for the Mather Electric Company of Manchester. Jarvis is a director and Berlin Iron Bridge Company president. The firm, with capital 216000, employs about 120 workers, and a weekly payroll of 1300 to 1400. The move is viewed as friendly, aiming to stabilize finances, with assets cited as exceeding liabilities. The court order allows the receiver to keep the works operating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Superior Court
Thayer
Charles M. Jarvis
Berlin
Mather Electric Company
Manchester
Jarvis
Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Swedish Lutheran church dedicated in Middletown
The new Swedish Lutheran church in Middletown Conn was dedicated this afternoon. The dedicatory sermon was preached by the Rev G Nelsonius of Pontiac Illinois and an English address delivered by Professor Andreen of Yale University along with a historical sketch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Conn
G. Nelsonius
Pontiac
R. IL
Andreen
Yale University
Costigan Fatally Shot After Refusal at Cheshire Road House
In Pittsfield on April 8 an incident left Martin Costigan 28 from Cheshire and working in Dalton fatally wounded by a shotgun blast after Andrew Anderson on Cheshire road ordered him off. Kelly of Pittsfield and Shea of Dalton aided, Costigan died at 1 30. Police pursue suspect H A Andrews 60 on Cheshire road West of Berkshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
House of Mercy
Costigan
Cheshire
Andrew Anderson
Anderson
Kelly
Shea
H. 8
Andrews
Cheshire Road
Berkshire
Dean and
Lamore
Is He a Thief in Highland Square Robbery Case
Miss Delvina Deselle was robbed of her pocketbook in Highland square Saturday night and cannot identify the two suspects. Price Williams surrendered at the police station but was released after Deselle failed to identify him. A crowd fled from Officer Grady and one man, Mathew Stevens, was arrested for running from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Delvina Deselle
Highland Square
Price Williams
Miss Deselle
Liberty Street
Central Avenue
Grady
Mathew Stevens
Stevens
Stamp sales show record during last quarter of 1894
Auditors' division of the Postoffice Department reports postal stamp sales for Q4 1894 at 19,405,571 dollars, the highest for that period. This surpasses Q4 1893 receipts of 18,199,729 dollars, with eighteen principal offices showing gains up to 19 percent, including Boston from 678,603 to 706,254 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postoffice Department
Boston
Boy Dies After Jumping From Window While Keeping Vigil
John J. Coffey aged 3 died at a New Haven hospital after leaping from a second story window while caring for his ill mother. The boy, secretary of the Iron Moulders' Union, left a family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
John J. Coffey
Oak Street
Coffey
Iron Moulders’ Union
Tragic Bicycle Accident Kills Girl in West Boylston
In Worcester on April 7 John Lynch and his 16 year old daughter Addie L. were returning from the Catholic Church when their buggy encountered a loaded barge on the road. The rear wheels passed over Addie L. killing her instantly while John Lynch suffered serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
John Lynch
Addie L
West Boylston
West Sterling
Lynch
Rosebery Rumor Buys Emerald Necklace for Duchess of Albany
London reports speculation that Lord Rosebery bought an emerald necklace for his future wife, with $100,000 paid. The buzz links the piece to a future Duchess of Albany, though marriage status remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Rosebery
Duchess of Albany
Quarrel Between Barbers Ends With Four Shots
Two rival barbers clashed on Prince Street prompting Giovanni Megua to fire four times. One bullet struck Vincenzia in the neck but left him alive. Megua faces assault charges. Barbera is held as a witness. Both men had razors taken during processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincenzo Vincenzia
Vincenzia
Prince Street
Division 1
Prince and Hanover Streets
Trask and
Brady
North Square
Fleet Street
Giovanni Megua
Hanover Street
John L. Barbera
South Margin Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Trask
Prince and Hanover
Megan
Barbera
Megua
Stamford Hosts Visiting Methodist Bishops For Conference
Great crowds in Stamford gather for a Methodist conference with Bishop Warren presiding. The day features sermons on Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians, ordination of deacons and elders, and a long session of prayers and songs led by Dr. Adams. The program includes memorial services and a forthcoming poetry recital by Rev. George Laning Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Conn
Methodist Church
Benjamin M. Adams
Greenwich
Dr. Adams
Warren
Adams
Paul
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Tience
God
Jesus
James N. Cox
W. W. T. Duncan Benedict Nilson
Richard R. Reynolds
George E. Tully
Otho F. Bartheley
Arthur W. Burt
Julius W. Eggleston
Samuel Gurney
John Lorentz
George W. Servis
Francis H. Smith
Jonathan H. Slater
John M. Tranmer
Willian H. Wakeman
James
Th James Memorial Church
Brooklyn
Conference
J. Pullman
D. D
George Laning Taylor
Atlantis
Merrill
Messrs. Mudge
Ela
Chadbourne
Hamilton
Thorndike
Eaton
Davis
Mansfield
Chu S
Kid Charlie Runs Amuck in Jacksonville Killing Police
Glenn known as Kid Charlie, a gambler, opened fire in Jacksonville early morning. Napoleon Stucks and Edward Minor die, four others wounded including Rag Jim and James Minor. Stucks killed at the Rabbit Foot saloon after provoking Glenn with a pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Brit Glenn
Kid Charlie
Napoleon Stucks
Edward Minor
Jim Clemmons
Jim
James Minor
Stucks
Glenn
Ed Minor
Sermon by Bishop Merrill on Public Schools and Faith
Salem April meeting features Bishop Stephen Merrill sermon warning against secular drift and urging strong faith. Ordination and missionary reports follow with 1400 attending the evening service and notes on Rome versus public schools amid conference closings.
Cooper's Reputation Probe Pressed After Conference Refusal
Assistant City Attorney Matthewman vows to pursue the Rufus T. Cooper morality scandal despite the New York East conference action. Cooper remains without a charge and in sup ernumerary status awaiting an open hearing to clear or prove the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
New York
Cooper
Linen firm to raise wages and move finishing dept
General E S Boss of the Willimantic Linen Company said that starting Monday April 15 there will be a general 5 percent wage increase for employees. The company will restore only half of the reductions from October 1898 and will relocate much of the finishing department to Hartford into part of the Cheney Silk Mill on Morgan Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willimantic
Conn
E. S. Boss
Willimantic Linen Company
Lucius A. Barbour
Hartford
Cheney
Morgan Street
Pushing the Sunday Law in Portsmouth
In Portsmouth New Hampshire the Sunday law was strictly enforced prompting a dry city. City Marshal Butterfield ordered saloon curtains and screens adjusted for full interior views, aiding officers on duty. Commissioners and Butterfield receive praise for their first Sunday administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Butterfield
Ben Dry
Stormy Atlantic Voyage Claims Loss of Seaman at Sea
The brig Star light from Ponce, Puerto Rico, reached New Haven after an eighteen day voyage marked by a fierce storm. A Viking seaman named Fred was washed from the rigging by a great wave and lost. Helmsman Oscar Jackson was injured when nearly pitched overboard. Cabin doors were torn away and the cabin flooded. Crew kept pumps at work for forty eight hours during the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Starlight
Edwards
Ponce
P. R
Fred
Oscar Jackson
Beverly Street official resignations shock town
Beverly on April 7 reports Austin Whitcomb resigning from the Water Board due to time constraints and street commissioner T. H. Randall resigning after accepting a Milton offer. Randall will receive 400 more annually. candidates named include Peter E. Clark Augustus Williams John W. Lovett and John F. Burnham. Randall leaves April 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Board of Aldermen
Austin Whitcomb
Water Board
T. H. Randall
Randall
Milton
Peter E. Clark
Augustus Williams
John W. Lovett
John F. Burnham
Patten, Mo
St John’s Church Rededicated in Saybrook by Bishop Tierney
Saybrook Conn April 7 Bishop Tierney of the Hartford diocese presided at the rededication of St John’s Roman Catholic Church in Saybrook this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saybrook
Conn
St. John’s
Tierney
Hartford
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Charlie
Bishop Merrill
Salem
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N. D. George
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Gould
Linsey
Sherman
Stephen Merrill
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Jesus Christ
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Adam
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