Gladstone Irish Land Bill Outlined in Commons
London April 16 Mr Gladstone presented his Irish land bill to the House of Commons. He argued the aim is to restore social order and aid tenants while protecting landlords. The plan provisions include state purchase of estates, tenant possession under annual rent, and a staged issue of 3 percent stock totaling 180 million pounds with security and detailed price rules.
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London
Gladstone
House of Commons
Ireland
England
The
Land Commission
Griffith
Chamberlain
Trevelyan
Anajesty
Vienna
Valhalla
Beethoven
Glueck
Schubert
Johann Strauss
Rome
Cardinal Jacobini
London Tablet
Sacred Congregation
Chamberlain resigns from cabinet over Gladstone policy
Mr Chamberlain sent a resignation letter citing Gladstone policy as a burden on Great Britain. He warned the land proposals would raise taxes without securing union and protect landlords. He argued Irish Parliament would object to a deal favoring landlords and risk repudiation by Irish against a foreign-imposed bargain.
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Mr. Gladstone
Mr. Chamberlain
Great Britain
England
Ireland
Chamberlain Reflects on Land Policy and Irish Aid
Mr Chamberlain warned that tightening trade policy could doom hundreds of thousands of English workers to unemployment and demand state relief. He criticized Scotland’s craft support and English claims while questioning Irish aid. He said he could accept Gladstone’s policy with sufficient modification and ease his opposition if changes are made.
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England
Scotland
Chamberlain
Gladstone
Parnell Seeks Time on Land Bill with Caution
Mr Parnell says he needs to study the land purchase bill before commenting on its merits and demerits. He notes Mr Chamberlain’s praise for Davitt and affirms Davitt acts for Ireland’s interest. Morley states the bill will be in members’ hands Monday and the second reading is set for May 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fife
Parnell
Mr. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Davitt
Ireland
Conservatives Challenge Land Bill's Purchase Funding
London reports indicate Conservative opinion that the land bill's spending to buy out landlords is insufficient. Mejor Sanderson endorses tying land reform to home rule, while Davitt notes absentee landlords benefit most. Irish MPs split on payments, with eight to ten years seen as long enough for completion. Some Radicals praise the reduced sum, others warn of extravagance and potential failure.
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London
House of Commons
Mejor Sanderson
Ulster
Davitt
Belgium considers tougher anti weapons laws and arms control
The Belgian government introduced bills in the Chamber of Representatives to strengthen order maintenance and restrict carrying arms and making or storing explosives. Indemnity claims total one million francs from losses during recent strikes. Charleroi shows signs of renewed strikes but remains peaceful with the burgomaster seeking mediation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Chamber of Representatives
Charleroi
Father Learns of Arrest Sparks Family Tragedy
In Sr Peterspura on April 16 a general’s son was arrested for alleged complicity in the plot to kill the Czar with dynamite. The father, overwhelmed by the disgrace, attempted suicide in the aftermath of his son’s arrest.
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Sr. Peterspura
Labor's Cause: Marble and Granite Cutters Hold Meetings
Marble Cutters Union in Evans Hall reports about 150 members with fifty new joins, aims to join the Knights of Labor, and adjourns to Friday. National Union of Granite Cutters, in Evans Hall, totals over 200 members, discusses price lists for May. Tailors strike committee meets citing progress and optimism as one more employer shows willingness to grant demands.
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Marble Cutters’ Union
Lower Evans Hall
Knights of Labor
National Union of Granite Cutters
Upper Evans Hall
John Bennett
J. M. Brown
Huff
Paperhanger James Anderson Elopes With Newport Clerk
James Anderson a paperhanger eloped with Rachael Spooner a Newport clerk from a dry goods store. Anderson recently divorced and has another wife living in Providence. the Newport woman is from a respected family. They fled to Ohio. friends hear nothing confirms a marriage. Anderson sold his possessions before departure and the case has stirred local interest.
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Newport
R. I
James Anderson
Rachael Spooner
Anderson
Providence
Ohio
Spring Opening Invites Crowds to Washington Street Store
Washington street drew thousands last evening between seven and nine as flashing lights and music announced a spring opening. Shoppers entered the large theater-adjacent store to view decorations and hear an excellent band.
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Washington Street
Weather bulletin notes warmer, cloudy conditions with rains
The report from Waterstroin on April 17 forecasts slightly warmer and cloudy weather with local rains for New England. Cautionary signals persist at Atlantic coast stations from Hatteras to Boston with southeasterly winds.
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New England
Atlantic
Hatteras
Boston
Weather Report for Boston on April 16 1886
Reading from Boston station shows mean daily temperature around 40 degrees with a maximum near 43 and minimum about 37. Humidity runs high around 91 percent with cloudy conditions and light to moderate wind speeds recorded. Barometer fluctuates near 30.54 inches at readings throughout the day.
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Boston
Ossenver’s Orrics
Lianat Seavies
U. S
Old Bourbon and Pure Rye Whiskies Advertised in Bottles
An old newspaper notice promotes G. T. Taylors Old Bourbon and Pure Rye Whiskies sold only in bottles by druggists and grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Taylor
Woman Wins Postmaster Fight in Louisville Controversy
Washington reports a dramatic clash over the appointment of Mrs. Virginia C. Thompson as Louisville postmaster. Despite Democratic protests and charges against her character, President Cleveland insists on a full four year term after a brief interim option. The episode echoes her earlier 1876 bid and notable tenacity amid party politics.
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Washington
Virginia C. Thompson
Louisville
Thompson
Wills
Campbellite
Mrs. Thompson
Willis
Beck
Cleveland
Samuel J. Tilden
United States
Electoral Commission
Mr. Tilden
Rutherford B. Hayes
White House
Hayes
Canvassing the House on the Prospects of the Present
Special to the Post from Washington April 16. Representatives Morrison and Randall canvass Democrats on the tariff question while falling votes shift, with Swope backing a reform bill. Randall may oppose the tariff and hopes for a June 15 adjournment as the short session looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morrison
Randall
House
Ash
Pennsylvania
Messrs
Storm
Scott
Swope
Educational bill under doubt after dual committee hearings
The educational bill faced both the education and labor committees in the House on a special order. The education panel voted 8 to 4 to postpone further action, signaling deep doubt about the measure, though critics argued minority courtesy was lacking as the panel began reconsidering the first section.
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POST
Washington
Education Committee
Labor Committee
House
Education
Senator Camden Champions Interstate Commerce Bill Focus
In Washington on April 16, Senator Camden urged the national commission to regulate interstate commerce as public sentiment favored. The judiciary committee reported favorably on Edmunds’s bills to relieve Hamilton Wood Phillips and Dinwiddie B. Phillips of political disabilities, with the Senate then adjourning after an executive session. The House devoted the afternoon to private bills and pension measures, including a Tennessee railroad relief bill, with forty five pension bills passed in the evening.
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Camden
Washington
Senate
Mr. Edmunds
John Randolph Hamilton
North Carolina
House
John Taylor Wood
Louisiana
Dinwiddie B. Phillips
Virginia
Judiciary Committee
Edmunds
Committee On Foreign Relations
McMiavisland Manchester Railroad Company
Tennessee
Colored Emancipation Day Celebrated in Washington
Washington April 16 colored citizens celebrate the emancipation anniversary with two rival processions. Police doubled to avert a riot as a soldier wrongly raised a Confederate flag at a colored military armory. the flag was removed amid swift, nonfatal tension.
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Washington
District of Columbia
United States
War Department
Hazard Advising On Union Pacific Dues In Washington
Special to the Post. Rowland G. Hazard of Rhode Island, famed for securing a 16 million decree against Durant, Credit Mobilier and Union Pacific, visits Washington offering new views on settling government dues from the railroad. The report notes his influence with officials and his Free Trade stance dating to 1826.
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Washington
Rowland,g. Hazard
Rhode Island
Thomas C. Durant
Credit Mobilier
Union Pacific Railway Company
Hazard
Chase
William Pitt Fessenden
Congress
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Massive landslide blocks New England road near Pomperany Valley
Hartford reports a heavy landslide at Newton's Cut two miles west of Pomperany Valley station. The 200 foot long slide dumps earth and rocks about twenty five feet deep on the track, leaving the line uncleared until tomorrow night.
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Hartford
Conn
New England Road
Newton’s Cut
Pomperany Valley Station
Governor names Whitthorne to U S Senate seat
Nashville dispatch reports Governor Blate appointed Hon. W C Whitthorne to succeed Howell E Jackson as United States Senator. Whitthorne replaces Jackson, marking a key political transition in Tennessee.
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Nashville
Tenn
Blate
W.C. Whitthorne
Howell E. Jackson
United States
Joel Goldthwait & Co Carpet House Ad
Customers receive courteous attention at the well known carpet house of Joel Goldthwait and Co located at 169 Washington Street with emphasis on service and selection.
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Joel Goldthwait & Co
Washington Street
Switchmen strike spreads on Chicago area railroads
Disputes over wages and non union workers trigger walkouts affecting the Lake Shore and Baltimore and Ohio lines with South Chicago yards quiet but workers at Union depot reduced to a few. Officials refuse to discharge non union men amid looming broader job actions and possible further strikes.
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Curiaco
Ill
Chicago
Lake Shore Road
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Union
South Chicago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Lake Shore
Conference on Labor and Cambridge Railroad Disputes
District 30 held a large meeting at Rifles Armory Hall in Washington on a Wednesday evening. Speakers included Senators Blair and Eustis and labor leaders from Kansas and Ohio. The Cambridge railroad problem was reviewed with a plan to publish a new timetable and seek a settlement on similar terms used by other roads.
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Cambridge Hrailhead
George E. McNeil
Washington
Post
District 30
Mr. McNeil
Rifles Armory
J.J. O'Neil
Labor Committee
Blair
New Hampshire
Eustis
Louisiana
Messrs. Farnsey
Kansas
Foran
Ohio
McNeil
Cambridge
Charles River Road
Powderly
Harvey J. Skeffington
Quaker City Co-operative Manufacturing Company
Skeffington
Scranton
Workman Powderly
Gould
Mr. Skeffington
Work Stopped on Bigelow Carpet Mills in Clinton
Clinton Massachusetts April 16 The Bigelow Carpet Company board votes to halt work at the Moquette mill due to labor unrest. The stoppage affects masons carpenters and laborers with about $40 000 monthly payroll held by the company. Agents statement urges peace and property protection and notes indeterminate shutdown impact on local merchants and workers.
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Bigelow Carpet
Clinton
Mass
The
Bigelow Carpet Company
Bigelow
C. B. Bigelow
Agent Flagg Says He Is Getting On With New Men
A Post reporter saw Mr Flagg agent of the company at the docks last evening. He said thirty Italians and about a dozen colored men filled striker vacancies and worked until noon. Italians avoided dinner at the docks, colored men returned to dine with them after fearing trouble. Strikers blocked some new workers who were turned back. Italians slept on the grounds, colored men went home. Police kept two or three on duty. Flagg claimed a large morning force would arrive and things would proceed.
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Congress
Washington
Randall
Post
Flagg
StrikeTalk on Labor Strife and Knights of Labor Question
The discussion centers on whether strikers will be kept if new workers prove satisfactory and whether the strikers belong to the Knights of Labor. The speaker doubts that affiliation, suggesting better conduct would have followed if they were members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iif
Knights of Labor
Cursing on the Scaffold Adams Executed in Northampton
Allan J. Adams was hanged at the Northampton Jail for the murder of Moses Dickinson of Amherst. The execution followed a failed previous date with a knife injury and drew about 200 observers as Adams cursed officials before the drop at 10:37. He died at 10:55 and his body was turned over to an undertaker.
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Springfield
Mass
Allan J. Adams
Northampton
Moses Dickinson
Amherst
Adams
Colton
Easthampton
Striking Striplings Demand Shorter School Hours
In St Louis three public schools face student discontent with rules. They threaten a strike if grievances are not addressed by Monday. At Madison School thirty pupils missed roll call, while Hogden School saw a strike notice posted by the St Louis School Association but three members were disciplined, averting a wider walkout.
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St. Louis
Madison
Hogden
St. Louis School Association
Chickadeedees Dance in Dorchester Sendoff
Walter R. Joyce led the Chickadeedees of Dorchester in a masquerade grand march with about seventy couples at Dorchester Music Hall. The club’s last evening before heading to beaches featured Buf fum's orchestra, seventeen dance numbers, and a half hour intermission with a fine menu. Joyce was aided by G. H. Nickerson W. F. Davis H. Stephenson S. Chapman and J. W. Bird. A special horse car relay ferried guests back to town.
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Walter R. Joyce
Chickadeedees
Dorchester
Mephistopheles
Dorchester Music Hall
Buffum
Mr. Joyce
G. H. Nickerson
W. F. Davis
H. Stephenson
S. Chapman
J. W. Bird
Tragic Fire Death Of Margaret Kennedy Child
Miss Margaret Kennedy aged 30 a daughter of Fireman Michael Kennedy of 50 Purchase Street was burned when her dress caught fire while playing with matches yesterday afternoon. She died en route to hospital after the doctors said she could not live an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Kennedy
Michael Kennedy
Purchase Street
Children’s Hospital
Conductor Foster Dies Split Rock Ferry Disaster Report
Greenfield Mass April 16 report tonight that Conductor Foster who went down in Bardwell ferry wreck cannot live. Several ribs broken one pierced lung. One injured woman also reported failing. A K Warner to be buried Sunday with Masonic honors.
Stimulants to Excite Appetite Angostura Bitters
The most efficacious stimulants to excite the appetite are Angostura Bitters prepared by Dr. J G B Siegert & Sons. Beware of counterfeits. Ask your grocer or druggist for the genuine article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.G. B. Siegert
Last Honors to the Dead at St. Cloud
A solemn requiem mass was held for thirteen cyclone victims at the Cathedral with similar services at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. About 2000 mourners attended as two mass graves were prepared for nine adults and eight children.
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St. Cloup
Minn
Father Stemper
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Fathers Gross
Casper
Mr. Stein
Mrs. Fehr
North Star Protestant
Bigelow Links Panama Canal To Labor Axis
Hon. John Bigelow reports after inspecting the Panama route with M. de Lessep for the New York Chamber of Commerce. He outlines geographic hurdles and the Chagres River inundation, cites a dam as a feasible fix, and says labor supply decides the project’s fate. He avoids a completion date or stock outlook.
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John Bigelow
New York
M. de Lessep
New York Chamber of Commerce
Panama Canal
Mr. Bigelow
St. Petersburg
Large Lumber Mill Destroyed in Savannah Fire
Savannah, Ga April 16 The Waycross Lumber Company mill at Walertown burned today causing an estimated $150 000 loss with $25 000 insurance and leaving about 100 laborers unemployed Also reports a Crescent City Florida Potter House fire and a North Hanson Massachusetts grain warehouse blaze with partial loss figures unsure figures present for the latter.
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Savannah
Waycross Lumber Company
Waltertown
Kate
Jacksonville
Fla
Potter
Crescent City
North Hanson
Mass
W. W. Copeland & Co
Angelica Bank Cashier Defaulter Noted at Bank Closure
In Angelica New York the First National Bank closed its doors and cashier J E Robinson is reported a defaulter of about 50000 dollars. He had been in Canada to “recover his health” and is believed linked to wheat speculation. National Bank Examiner Clark remains on site awaiting a receiver. Directors promise full depositor payment.
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Cchester
N. Y
Angelica
First National Bank
J. E. Robinson
Canada
Robinson
National Bank
Clark
Last of the Season at Unity Church Literary Club
Berkeley Hall hosts a festive close to the winter program of the Literary Club of the Church of the Unity. About eighty couples attended a fourteen dance evening with music by J Howard Richardson. The party committee included A D Peck Jr and several members. Rev Mr Savage presides as club president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Mather
Berkeley Hall
Church of the Unity
J. Howard Richardson
A.D. Peck, Jr
Miss Pope
Miss Nichols
Miss Pierce
Messrs. Westerly
Jones
J. H. Wheeler, Jr
W.E., Butterfield
H. R. Beal
Lester Leland
A. P. Sherman
Mr.Savage
Barber Knights of Labor Regulate Shaving Prices on Tremont
Last evening at 176 Tremont street the Knights of Labor Assembly for barbers adopted four constitutions and bylaws setting shaving and hair cutting prices. A committee, Brown Sidelinger and Butt, met the police board to urge enforcement of Sunday shop closures. Mr Britt claims some directors oppose enforcement, but Britt believes only hotel barbers direct the shops. A petition to enforce the Sunday law will be circulated for signatures.
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Knights of Labor Assembly
Tremont Street
Messrs. Brown
Sidelinger
Butt
Board of Police Commissioners
Britt
Mr. Britt
Wille
Vanderbilt Sons Gift for College of Physicians and Surgeons
The sons of William H. Vanderbilt donate 250000 dollars to the College of Physicians and Surgeons for a building honoring their father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William H. Vanderbilt
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Ice floes threaten Montreal flood inland damage
The Montreal river ice pushes toward the south shore with ten ton cakes already lodged. Lowland flooding expected hourly as damage grows and the ice shore flood swells in scope.
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Montreal
River flood swamps city surrounds customs house gains
Water surrounding the custom house and flooding Craig street cells, pumps may fail as water rises. Revetment walls breached in places with serious flood prospects.
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Custom House
Craig Street
Cake Walk and Dance at the North End Hall
The second grand cake walk and dance ran from 9 pm to 1 am in the North End ballroom at 44 Traverse streets. James Henderson known as Jumping Jim organized the event with 50 cent admission per couple, live music by Professor Bill Chardon and Sam Green, and a cake prize won by Ed Reid and Sadie Lawton. The party featured a diverse crowd, food sales, and a post-event cake speech on the piano top as attendees anticipated a future similar gathering.
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North End
Traverse Streets
James Henderson
Jim
Rose Cobb
Norman Street
Brighton
Norman Street Place
Cain
Third Police
Bill Chardon
Sam Green
Joy Street
Ben Green
Ed Reid
Sadie Lawton
Newell Delivers Insightful Michael Angelo Lecture at Chickering Hall
William Wells Newell presented an illustrated talk on The Life and Art of Michael Angelo in Chickering Hall last evening. He contrasted art for art’s sake with art for sentiment and traced Angelo’s boyhood in Florence and major works in Rome including St Peters and the Sistine Chapel.
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William Wells Newell
Michael Angelo
Chickering Hall
Newell
Florentine
Florence
Angelo
San Lorenzo
the Medici
Rome
Pope Julius
St. Peters and the Sistine Chapel
J. W. Black
Train wreck hits stock car near Sulphur Mines
A Picayune special reports a passenger train from Houston to New Orleans collided with a stock car blown onto the track by wind at Sulphur Mines station. Passengers were shaken but escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Picayune
Lake Charles
Louisiana Western Railroad
Houston
Sulphur Mines Station
Jottings About the City and Local Notices
The Naturalist Club dined quietly at the Revere House. The Citizens Trade Association of East Boston meets Monday April 19 at 3 PM in Knights of Honor Hall. Funeral services for Joseph Bradford were held yesterday led by Rev H W Foote, with interment at Forest Hills. An accident occurred when a derrick rope was cut and the derrick collapsed, narrowly missing harm to workers. Militia commissions were issued this week: Reardon, Frost, Parker, Curtin, ODay with respective ranks in Ninth and Fifth Infantry units.
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QueBec
Chicago
New York
Boston
United States
Grand Trunk Railway
Washington
H. W. Foote
King’s Heat
Forest Hills
Jeremiah P. Reardon
Ninth Infantry
Edward KE. Frost
Lorenzo G. Parker
Daniel Ft. Curtin
Thomas F. Oday
Leutenant
Ninth Lufaatry
TIED UP. Prospects that the Trouble May Be Settled Today
New York April 16. A tie up began after the Empire Protective Association demanded concessions from the Third Avenue Railroad Company. Police lined Third avenue to prevent interference as six cars ran thirteen trips. A hearing was set for tomorrow at City Hall to decide if the charter should be forfeited or cars must run. The company plans to operate again tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Empire Protective Association
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Third Avenue
Sixty-third Street
The
Bowery
Railway Commission
City Hall
District Attorney Martine Pleads in Shaler Case Trial
The second trial of General Alexander Shaler began with DA Martine leading the prosecution. He alleges Shaler used armory board influence to profit from land deals on Madison Avenue, with Monmouth B. Wilson arranging payments and falsified receipts later confessed by Wilson after indictment.
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New York T
Alexander Shaler
N. G
N. Y
Shaler
William G. Shaler
Edson
John Graham
Martine
Nicholl
Fellows
Purdy
Armory Board
Public Works
General Shaler
New Jersey
Senate Investigating Committee
Wilson
Pioneer Boston Shoe Maker Quincy Reed Dies at 92
Quincy Reed, 92, of Weymouth and Boston, helped found early Boston shoe firms and ran Weymouth farming for fifty years. He served in the War of 1812 defense of Boston and later expanded business with his brother Harvey Reed. He married in 1821 and left two sons and two daughters. The notice also reports the death of William H. Barnard, a Franklin, New Hampshire lawyer, and mentions Squire White of Rhode Island Dorr War and another death in Ripley, Me.
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Quincy Reed
Weymouth
Isle
Harvey Reed
Broad Street
Boston
Long Island
Fort Hill
Reed
William H. Barnard
Franklin
N. H
Phillips Exeter Academy
Dartmouth
Boston Law School
Merrimack County
Leach & Barnard
Board of Education
Squire White
Rhode Island
Quinebaug
Conn
Hall
March
Dexter
Gazette
Ripley
Cambridge Business Leaders Plan Meeting at Lyceum Hall
A circular from Cambridge business and professional leaders announces a Monday evening meeting at Lyceum Hall at 7 30. Signed by multiple prominent residents the event will feature addresses by Hon John E Fitzgerald Colonel Higginson and others with Mayor Rungell presiding and seats reserved for ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parliamentary Fund
Cambridge
Lyceum Hall
W. Ki. Russell
F. L. Chapman
Brock Brothers
John Wilson & Sons
J. W. Higginson
C. H. Saunders
C. C. Read
John Amee
J. mi. Hilton
W. B. Howland
N. N. Ipeknes
L. G. Blair
A. B. Alger
J. Ua
Shepard
I. M. Danforth
G. A. Wood
E. 3. Silis
J. T. G. Nichols
John E. Fitzgerald
Higginson
Rnngell
New Trains for the West Start Soon
New trains to and from Troy and Albany via Hoosac Tunnel begin Monday April 19. Depart Boston at 10:59 p.m. arriving Troy 6:55 a.m. and Albany 7:25 a.m. Return from Albany 9:10 p.m. and Troy 9:45 p.m. arriving Boston 7:00 a.m. Sleeping cars coaches and baggage cars run through both ways. Connections at Troy for north and Albany for west via all lines.
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Troy
Albany
Hoosac Tunnel
Boston
Boston Health Board Clears South End Stable of Glanders
The Boston board of health killed three horses at a South End stable after glanders were found and disinfected the premises. Subsequently several Cambridge railroad horses showed a similar illness. Colonel Bancroft refused to kill them, claiming the disease was only influenza, not glanders, and Boston officials banned driving the horses into the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Board of Health
South End
Cambridge Railroad
Bancroft
Newport plans canal cut to shorten New York voyage
A project aims to cut a canal across Conanicut Island at its narrowest point to allow a steamer to run directly from Newport to the Narragansett shore and connect with the Shore Line via Kingston. The route would shorten the trip to New York by nearly an hour and boost summer travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Conanicut Island
Narragansett Shore
Kingston
New York
Gloucester Vessels Reporting Good Sized Mackerel
Vessels listed at New York today with mackerel include schooners Maisie Adams Emma W Brown of Gloucester and Mattie J Dyer of Portland Me and steamer Novelty. The catch is described as of good size and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
New York
Maisie Adams
Emma W. Brown
Mattie J. Dyer
Portland
Novelty
Baritone Pruette Enjoined From Boston Ideals Tour
Chicago April 16 William F Pruette a baritone was enjoined by Judge Shepard from singing with Foster Hart and Barnabee of the Boston Ideals during the 1886 87 season. The judge ruled Pruette is bound by contract to the Abbott company for that season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William F. Pruette
Judge Shepard
Messrs. Foster, Hart and Barnabee
Boston
Pruette
Abbott Company
New Schooner Sarah E. Lee Proclaimed Fast Sailor
Captain Lee reports the schooner Sarah E. Lee arrived from Grand Banks Thursday and defeated every vessel she met, predicting she will beat any ship from this port bound for the banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah E. Lee
Grand Banks
Lee
MIT K2S honors doctors at Young's Hotel reception
Honorary members Dr T M Brown Dr L M Norton Professor W R B Nichols and T E Pope attended a Friday evening reception and dinner for the K2S society at Young's Hotel. Covers were laid for twenty and a pleasant program concluded with a tune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Brown
L. M. Norton
W. RB. Nichols
T. E. Pope
K2s
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Young’s Hotel
Society
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Crain
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Union Pacific
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Michigan
House Committee On Ways and Means
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Missouri
Curtin
Senatour Jachkson
Corecion
Lynn
Workman
Edward L. Daley
Penn
Order of Knights of Labor
Order of the Knights of Labor
T. V. Powderly
G. M. W. Frons
Jay Gould
Hoxie
Tailors’ Association
H.W. Hudson & Co
Narragansett Hotel
Hudson
Fall River
Fallu River
Durfee Mill
Labor Notes
Pittsburg
Citizens’ Committee
Broad Brook Woollen Mills
Broad Brook
Cutters Assembly No
Brockton
Providence Union of Carpenters and Joiners
Duncan
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Bryant
King
W.B. Thom & Co
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Long Shoremen
Allien J. Adams
Dickinson
Foster
St. Cloud
Carino
Indianapolis Board of Trade
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Wilbur Dahlman
Buckmantown
Senator Buckman
Sisters of St. Benedict
William Shornay
Sauk Rapids
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Edgar Hull
Kalamazoo
Mich
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Ind
Indianapolis Board of Trade Today
DE Lessep
Angelica Bank
Pemberton Square
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