Lake Shore switchmen end strike with pushback on nonunion workers
The Lake Shore railroad switchmen strike ends after an 2:38 PM telegraphed order. President John Newell says eight nonunion workers will be reassigned while union and nonunion crews return to work, with both sides claiming victory. Strikers celebrate as engines resume work. officials remain subdued and uncooperative with reporters.
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Lake Shore Railroad
Stahl
Forty-third Street
John Newell
Lake Shore Road
Associated Press
Lake Shore Company
Lake Shore
Sugar Refineries Idle as Strike Persists at Green Point
At Havemeyer’s Green Point refinery on Long Island the strike continues with work halted across all departments. Police presence keeps groups quiet while 10 strikers are arrested for yesterday’s riot. A large tonight meeting urged restraint from violence. In Jersey City, Matthieson & Verchero Sugar Refining reports a 10 percent wage raise for 1800 workers effective May 1, with no anticipated strike. The Have Meyer’s works say they will also raise wages for 1400 employees and expect no trouble.
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Jersey City
N. J
Matthieson & Verchero Sugar Refining Company
Havemeyer
Sugar Refining Company
Boston Sugar Refineries Report Satisfied Workers
A Post survey of Boston sugar refineries finds no discontent among workers. Managers claim good wages, responsive pay, and few complaints. Foremen note better pay than Brooklyn rivals, while one refinery hints at minor, quickly settled dissatisfaction. Workers reportedly are mostly satisfied and returning after March restart.
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Post
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Revere
Continental
Boston
New York
Bay State
Name Establishment
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Third Avenue Troubles as Riots Guarded Cars
In New York on April 23 police protected rail cars on the Third Avenue line as strikers and non union workers clashed. Sixty five cars ran by noon with a plan to run eighty on both Third Avenue and One Hundred Twenty Fifth Street lines later. The Building Trades Council pledged support and urged riders to avoid the company cars.
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New York
Third Avenue Railroad
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street Road
Third Avenue Road
Byrnes
City Hall
Harlem
Third Avenue
Strike Tensions Rise Over City Stables Incident
Report states no serious injuries occurred as workers depart. Strikers deny involvement, claiming only their committee issued the nightly report. They predict a total strike success, with many drivers captured and over 800 people switching to other horse-car lines. A mass businessmen’s meeting plans protest over service shortfalls and a boycott spreads among organizations.
Meeting on Eight Hour Movement Draws Builders’ Attention
Crowded Paine Memorial Hall hosts Carpenters and Joiners Local Union No. 33 with talks on the eight hour movement and initiation of 200 new members. Union size nears 3000, with widespread gains in Chelsea Somerville and Cambridge. Citywide parade planned for Saturday May 1 with an estimated 10 000 participants. Two leading contractors warn the agitation may delay spring building and raise costs, while others see a broader slowdown and endure higher wages. some oppose the eight hour push but support better pay.
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Cambridge
South Boston
Paine Hall
Strike at Ludlow Prospects of Trouble Spread
Springfield reports the Ludlow mill strike continues with no violence. Ringleader Alfred Ashton was arrested, tried, and released on $100 bail to keep the peace. Half the mill staff are strikers, now over 500, with departments interdependent and potential stoppage. Leaders urge moderation, but hopes to resolve remain slim amid financial pressure and layoff threats.
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Ludlow
Alfred Ashton
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Post
New York
Cigar Makers’ Union
Bodies Found in East Lee Disaster Toll Reaches Seven
Simeon Dowd, age 60, was recovered from the stream by the East Lee post office after the dam collapse. Miss White was found yesterday and both she and Dowd were laid to rest at the East Lee chapel. Relief funds rise to 2800 of 10000. inquest planned to identify pond owners and responsibility. Pittsfield manufacturers visit, criticizing the dam’s flimsy construction.
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Adams
Braning
Pittsfield
Hat fashion in a Boston shop featured by Jackson & Co
A line from a Our Mutual Friend reference notes a character unable to afford a full spring outfit, stressing how a stylish hat defines a gentleman. It promotes Jackson & Co at 50 Tremont Street Boston, claiming top style and quality in headwear.
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Jackson & Co
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Ballyford D. Bickford arraigned on worthless checks in Boston
Fembroke D. Bickford was arrested for passing many worthless checks on Boston business men. He pleaded guilty in Municipal Court, but the case was beyond its jurisdiction, so Pegg ordered $2000 bond for the Superior Court.
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Boston
Pegg
Life Gets the Better of Death in Louisville
A Louisville woman writes that after eleven years as a confirmed invalid she passed a large stone and recovered. She credits Warner’s Safe Cure after two doctors pronounced her trouble female complaints and declares she is well today, detailing her address at 562 Fourth Avenue.
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Warner
J. T. Ritchey
Fourth Avenue
Weather Indications for New England April 24
Intra day forecast for New England shows fair weather with mostly stationary temperatures. Slightly warmer conditions are expected in the extreme east, with generally southerly winds and a falling barometer.
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Weather Summary for Boston by Orion Service 1886
Weather data from Boston area stations shows clear skies across multiple readings. Barometer averages around 29.79 inches with mean daily values near 44 degrees Fahrenheit for temperature and dew point near 40 degrees. Humidity fluctuates around 50 to 70 percent with light wind velocities reported.
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After the Lobby Views on the Presidential Labor Message
Special to the Post from Washington outlines Powderly and McPowell views on the presidents labor message. They push for a cabinet department of labor and commerce with broad control over shipping and railroads, plus an arbitration plan. Senatorial reactions vary with Beck praising the idea and Crain favoring an alternate permanent commission. Navy brief defends itself against belay charges, noting delays stem from weapon armament timing and Congress.
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President Cleveland Advised to Withdraw Beecher Nomination
Special dispatches from Washington detail the Senate Commerce sub committee inquiry into Captain Beecher son of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. A $300 transaction while Beecher was purser on a Puget Sound steamer and subsequent dealings with postal notes are under scrutiny. The full committee appears adverse and a rejection vote seems likely. Temple denies receiving funds and Beecher offered a note in settlement. The President may withdraw the nomination to avoid rejection.
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Inquiry on Mr Swett and lobbyists prompts House probe
In Washington the House adopts a resolution to form a five member select committee to probe whether Hon L M Swett or any ex member on the floor under rule 34 acted as agent or attorney for railways or held any interest in claims before Congress. The move aims to curb a powerful railroad lobby said to defy House rules.
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Statistics of Strikes in 1880 Census Report Highlights
Washington April 23. Advance sheets from Joseph D Weeks of the census bureau detail strikes and lockouts in 1880. Total strikes 762. Most frequent where industries are diversified. Major trades account for iron and steel 236 coal 158 textiles 46 cigar 42 building 86 transportation 36 printing 33 glass 27 piano 14 boot and shoe 11. Most strikes stem from wage disputes. About 86 percent of wage cases sought higher pay.
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Wages Lost in Strikes and the Cost of Downtime
The report notes strikes seeking wage advances show more success than those demanding pay cuts. It cites 64,779 workers losing $3,711,697, an average of $57 per person, out of 228,138 total employees. Estimated total wage loss for idle time totals $13,003,866, though offsets are acknowledged.
Deaf Mutes Study At National Academy Address
Special to The Post Washington April 23 Professor Alexander Graham Bell spoke at the National Academy of Sciences about the deaf and dumb of Martha's Vineyard. He presented charts on family genealogy and argued that consanguineous marriages among deaf mutes may produce more cases and that local conditions on parts of the island could influence the high incidence.
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National Academy of Sciences
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Martha’s Vineyard
Three Years After Prostate Illness Solved by Cure
Detroit man Solomon Wesley at 354 Grand River Avenue reports severe prostatic enlargement three years ago. He endured frequent urination and 'water drawn' procedures until using Warrer's Safe Cure. After 102 bottles, he claims complete relief and restoration.
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Grand River Avenue
Misplaced switch causes Saratoga special wreck at Green Island
The Saratoga special on the Delaware and Hudson railroad struck a loaded freight train on Green Island near Troy New York. Seven cars and contents were demolished. Fireman McGooly escaped by leaping. Engineer Bradshaw of Whitehall leaped but was seriously injured and moved to a hospital. No serious injuries to passengers or staff. The crash is blamed on a misplaced switch.
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Delaware and Hudson Railroad
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Whitehall
Public Meeting On Indian Citizenship Held In Boston
A Park Street Church gathering Sunday at 7:30 p.m. under the Boston Indian citizenship committee with the Indian Rights Association and the Massachusetts Indian Association. Speakers include T. H. Tibbles of the Omaha reservation Rev C kas Woodworth D D Captain E. P. Ewers U S As and others. Public invited.
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T. H. Tibbles
Omaha
C. Kas Woodworth
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American Missionary “Association
E. P.ewers
U. 38
Angostura Bitters by Dr Siegert Sons a Trusted Tonic
The preparation by Dr J G B Siegert for private use earned a reputation as the best tonic. Counterfeits abound, so ask your grocer or druggist for the genuine article manufactured by Dr J A B Siegert & Sons.
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J. A B. Siegert
Beacon Park to close as land redeveloped for homes
Beacon Park race course will be closed and the property developed into building lots for housing. Messrs Jordan Marsh & Co. say the lease renewal was declined as racing fails to pay expenses, and the tastemaking site will be repurposed despite public sorrow over the loss of fast horse races.
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Days That Have Gone at Beacon Park Horses and Men
Beacon Park opened in the sixties as Riverside Park and featured a half mile track with a grand stand. A 1864 fire destroyed stables and horses including Belle of Hartford and Lady Litchfield, with losses around 30000 dollars. The park saw many lessees and famed figures such as Fear naught, Hiram Woodruff, Dan Pfeifer, and trainers like Sam Emerson, Jack Bowen, and others.
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New York
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Buffalo
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Brookline Country Club Plans Race Course Expansion
Rumors swirl around the Brookline Country Club after purchasing the Faulkner estate of about fifty acres adjoining Clyde Park for 20 500. The club aims to build a grand clubhouse, racing stables, and a mile track twice the length of its old course. A Brookline man notes speculation of first class races under a new regime as Beacon Park closes.
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Clyde Park
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Post
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Prospect Street
Baby wagons offered cheap at Charles H. Barnes’s
The babies that bloom in the spring propose to have something to do with the case and insist that their mammas go at once to Charles H. Barnes’s and get one of those beautiful baby wagons which he is offering so cheap.
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Charles H. Barnes
Thackeray Carnival and Festival for New England Conservatory
Boston hosts a Thackeray night at Mechanics Hall on Tuesday featuring forty three living pictures with one thousand participants. A separate Music Hall festival on Thursday the 29th will present fourteen tableaux illustrating the music of the centuries with artistic selections by Louis Elson and a nearly seven hundred strong cast.
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Music Halls
Beneficent Society
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
Mechanics’ Hall
Music Hall
Louis Elson
Opinion of medical authorities on kidney disease
Standard medical authorities describe kidney disease as caused by paralyzed blood vessels and tubules from prolonged congestion. They say loss of nerve control allows albumen and waste to harm the blood, sometimes causing dangerous blood poisoning. Warner's Safe Cure is claimed as the true scientific blood purifier that rapidly cures these symptoms.
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Deserved a Medal for Bravery by 14-Year-Old Newsboy
Frank J. Coster at 436 Commercial Street, a fourteen year old newsboy, entered Station 8 last evening claiming he was an applicant for a medal for saving two lives.
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Frank J. Coster
Commercial Street
Station 8
Brave rescue saves two boys after river raft accident
At 6 o' clock last evening two Chelsea boys, Richard Lester aged 14 and John Carin a 6, were on a raft near the Chelsea ferry when the timber parted and they sank. Coster passing by plunged in and brought both to shore, exhausted but alive, praised for courage.
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John Carin
Chelsea Ferry
Coster
Chelsea Ferry Avenue
Mme Janish Engaged for Museum Return and Paris Plans
Mme Janish returns to the Museum next week in Sardou's Princess Andrea with the full Museum company. After a two week rest she sails for Paris to await new plays from Sardou and d Ennery, aiming to return to New York in September with a renewed repertoire and greater artistic vigor.
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Boston
Park Theatre
the Park
Sardoun
Mary Anderson
Globe Theatre
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Sardou
Princess Andrea
Mluseum
Paris
M. Sardou
M. d’Ennery
New York
Generous Gifts For Blind Kindergarten Fund
Over 850000 contributed for a Roxbury kindergarten for the blind with a detailed list of donors and amounts totaling 52801 15. Work on a new building has begun in Roxbury but funds will be exhausted before completion, prompting renewed subscriptions for current expenses and endowment. Edward Jackson, treasurer, 178 Devonshire street, Boston.
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Porter
William Appleton
Gardner Brewer
Francis Brooks
Heidi
Perkins Institution
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Edward N. Fenno, Jr
Thomas G. Stevenson
Horace Gray
S. E. Guild
Lucy Lowell
Abby W. Pearson
E. D. Chamberlin
William Montgomery
L.W.D
M.M. D
J. E. R. Hill
Mason
Harvard Church
Brookline
Mary C. Charles
Harvard
H. W
C. C. Chadwick
Boylston Chapel
George Whitney
Lewis B. Batley
Bacon
First Religious Society
Roxbury
Edward Jackson
Devonshire Street
Boston
Will Produce Stowers In Murder Case
Attleboro April 23 The Wrentham postmaster received a letter claiming George Stowers is innocent and that he will be produced if possible. The note from L P Ramsay adds pressure as detectives withhold details and expect to reveal information in days in the Agnes Long murder inquiry.
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Wrentham
George Stowers
George
Agnes Long
L. P. Ramsay
Stowers
Hatchet_attack at Tenement Houskeeper on South End
Patrick Troy, long time immigrant and owner of several tenements in the South End, faced a violent incident when he attempted to collect rent from tenant Johanna Robinson. The tenant swung a hatchet at him, with nearby objects catching the blade each time, until Officer Shay intervened and broke up the scene. Troy narrowly escaped injury and says he has not yet received the rent.
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America
Patrick
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Troy
Oficer Shay
Short Lobsters Seized In Portland Case Against Trefethern
Portland police and the Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association seized 236 short lobsters from Deer Island bound for W Trefethern amid lobster law violations. A warrant was issued for his arrest, but he evaded officers. Each undersized lobster carries a $5 fine under statute.
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Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association
Deer Island
W. Trefethern
Trefethern
Fire at Minot Street causes lamp explosion and curtain fire
A 6 pm blaze at a Minot Street room started when a gas jet left on filled the room with gas. A family member entered with a lighted lamp causing an explosion and curtain fire. Firemen from Division 3 and Engine 6 extinguished it with slight damage.
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George Phillips
Division 3
Dr. Day
Waltham and
Washington Streets
Vose & Sons
Fractured Leg From Flour Cargo Fall
Timothy Sheen a 29 year old longshoreman of 59 Boston Street South Boston was resting on a keel when eight bags of flour fell from the steamer British Crown crushing his left leg dislocating the hip and breaking two bones. He was removed to City Hospital.
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Boston
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Outside painting tips by Asahel Wheeler materials
Advice cites using Wheeler marine varnish to double wear life and English mineral white paint to double service of the purest lead pigment. Mentions gosta Lev.
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Wrecking a Madrid Cathedral Sparks Outrage on Good Friday
A bomb hidden in a hollow candle at the Church of San Luis in Madrid failed to trigger a massacre as worshippers gathered for Good Friday. The church suffered heavy damage with smoke and debris, two sextons badly burned, while police search for those behind the plot.
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Church of San Luis
New England Theta Delta Chi Dinner At Youngs Hotel
The annual dinner of the New England Association of Theta Delta Chi was held at Youngs Hotel Friday evening. Delegates came from Harvard Tufts Boston University Dartmouth Amherst and Bowdoin. It was the largest and most successful dinner yet with about seventy in attendance. President E H Capen D D of Tufts College was elected president for the ensuing year. Among the guests was Dr J M Curtis president of the Grand Lodge.
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Harvard California Association Spring Dinner at Young's Hotel
The California Association at Harvard, a club for California natives, promotes fellowship and acquaintance among students. About thirty men attended its spring dinner at Young's Hotel on Friday evening with toasts offered by G. F. Davidson, G. M. Ashe, C. C. Whitman and others.
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Concert crowd fills Monument Hall Charlestown
Nearly five hundred people attended a concert at Monument Hall in Charlestown last night. Performers included Mrs Annie M Hart Miss Jennie Brown Charles J Buffum Mrs Edith Herrington Thomas W Henry Melvin RK Day Harry Bower and Hawthorne male quartet with Theodore Chute J EB Oborne F E Kendall A D Huntoon among others.
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Charles J. Buffum
Edith Herrington
Thomas W. Henry
Melvin Rk. Day
Harry Bower
A. D. Grover
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Alfred W. Newcomb
George E. Herrington
Hawthorne
Theodore Chute
J. EB. Oborne
F. E. Kendall
A. D. Huntoon
Tremont Temple YMCA Chalk Talk on Resurrection by Deming
Tomorrow at 3 p m Tremont Temple holds a YMCA service with a chalk talk illustrating the Resurrection by M R Deming in front of the audience The New England Conservatory male quartet will sing and W G Heinreich tenor will solo Be Thou Faithful Unto Death from Elijah Hymns chosen for the day will suit the occasion
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Tremont Temple
M. R. Deming
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W. G. Heinreich
Scholars Threaten Strike at Sterling Avenue School
Male scholars at Sterling Avenue School told teachers they would strike if demands for shorter hours were ignored. They drafted a paper requesting school hours from 9 3 to 11 a.m. and from 12 to 3 p.m., and warned of a strike tomorrow unless met.
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Cleveland
Sterling Avenue
Labor rise by Knights of Labor at Danvers mill
The Danvers rolling mill paid an advance demanded by the Knights of Labor but halted work after filling the order. The piece questions the practical gain for laborers from the new wage enforcement and asks how the accounts will look in three, six, or twelve months.
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G. H. Chapman Announces Trees and Hedges at State Street
Special notice invites customers to G. H. Chapman at 202 State Street who offers a full range of fruit and ornamental trees shrubs and plants including arbor vitae Norway spruce and hemlock. These varieties are promoted as ideal for hedges and landscape planting.
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Dollars Guard Vaults Provide Jobs in Hard Times
Charleston News and Courier notes that 80 cent dollars have a use by guarding their vaults. This work gives employment to about six American citizens who would otherwise have no work in these hard times.
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Banquet Honors Adams and Ames in Omaha Club
A banquet at the Omaha Club paid tribute to Charles Francis Adams, president of the Union Pacific railway, and F L Ames as leading Omaha business men. The event drew prominent local figures and showcased the railroad’s regional impact.
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WILL It KILL THE ORGAN S86ULI NESS
Chicago Tribune reports that W Mackay is rumored to leave millions to his stepdaughter's son. A sentry remark notes the geese saving Rome.
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Hartford Medical Society Holds Annual Meeting in City
The Hartford County Medical Society held its annual meeting in the city on Thursday. Measured temperatures ranged from 78 to 30 degrees above, with Farmington noting yesterday’s temperatures. Officials report similar readings at Phillips. Severe winter storms have caused more wrecks along Cape Cod shores than in years past. The body of laborer John McCarthy was found floating in New Haven harbor after a week missing. Rev. Henry A. Adams of St. James Episcopal Church Great Barrington resigns to assist Bishop Doane in Albany at a $5000 salary. The Barnstable County Teachers’ Association plans its second convention at Wellfleet Friday and Saturday next week. Mizpah lodge I O F celebrated the an...
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Barnstable County Teachers’ Association
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Effective Wagner presented by American Opera Company
The American Opera Company’s rendition of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman earned high praise for orchestral precision and expressive, well-balanced singing. William Ludwig as the Dutchman impressed with dignified acting and a striking, melancholy portrayal, complemented by Myron W. Whitney as Daland and Emma Juch as Senta. The chorus and staging received strong commendations, and the troupe closes the Boston Theatre run with an attractive program including The Marriage of Jeannette and Sylvia ballet.
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Rienzi
Thomas
Wiliam Ludwig
Senta
Emma Juch
Daland
Myron W. Whitney
Erik
George Appleby
Mary Helen
Dudley Campbell
William H. Fessenden
Mr. Ludwig
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Whitney
Judi
Appleby
Boston Theatre
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Jeannette
Pauline L’alemand
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Sylvia
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de Gillert
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Vio
Mamert Bibeyran
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Orpheus and
Eurydice
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Orpheus
May Fielding
Comtesse de Chambord Embalmed in Mortuary Chapel
The body of the Comtesse de Chambord was embalmed and placed in a mortuary chapel attended by many. The princess lay in black on a bed with a white satin cover embroidered with lilies, surrounded by wreaths and bouquets. An escutcheon bearing the Bourbon arms and a royal crown stood at the foot of the couch.
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Arbor Day Tree Planting by Governor and Mayor
Governor Robinson and Mayor O'Brien will plant trees on the Common to observe Arbor day. The Beacon Club will dine at the Revere House this afternoon, promising an elegant dinner typical of the winter season.
Panama Canal dredger chief blasts French management
Captain W B Sherwood who runs the City of New York on the Panama canal Caimito section criticizes French officials saying contracts are shuffled and work is poorly done. He cites lazy laborers from Jamaica and Martinique and faulty dikes causing repeats, predicting the canal may never open on the planned schedule unless governance changes.
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Customs of Good Friday Across Nations and Seas
Half mast flags mark Good Friday death of Christ in Catholic and Lutheran ports. English traditions include hot cress buns and herb puddings, while in Brazil effigies of Judas are burned amid mourning. Portuguese and Brazilian ships also perform similar rites at sunset. Henry VIII issued a creeping to the cross proclamation, and monarchs once blessed rings for epilepsy on this day.
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Attorney Wilson Guilty On Two Counts In Pension Fees Case
The jury in United States District Court yesterday found John T. Wilson guilty on two counts of the indictment for taking illegal pension fees. Wilson, known for representing the Law and Order League, faced a motion for new trial and the sentence was postponed.
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United States District Court
John T. Wilson
Wilson
Law and Order League
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!