Shut-Downs and Reducing Employees in New England Mills
Aug. 3 reports from Hartford to Dover show widespread curtailments and factory shutdowns. F R Walker & Sons in Burnside cut wages by 10 percent to avoid closing while its government contract remains active. William Rogers Manufacturing and other mills reduced hours or halted operations. Rail lines discharged workers. Western division shops plan further layoffs. Westerly and Lowell also trimmed forces, with hundreds unemployed. Waltham area and Norwich mills pared output. several plants announced temporary closings and job cuts, amid a broader regional slowdown.
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Hartford
F. R. Walker & Sons
Burnside
Internal Revenue Department
William Rogers Manufacturing Company
Market Street
New York & New England Railroad
Quigg
Western Division of the Road
East Harford
Westerly
Providence
Cottrell
William Clark
Walker Woollen
Waltham
Waltham Winery Wheel Company
American Watch Company
Fairbanks Epworth League
King’s Daughters of Emmanuel Church
Norwalk
Norwalk Iron Company
Putnam
Conn
Fisher
Howard, Knowlton & Co
Lowell
Merrimac Company
Hamilton Company
Lawrence, Boott
Mssachusetts Mills
Lawrence
Attar
Washington Mills
Maton
Essex Bank
Europe
Craighead & Kintz
Annover
Tenney
Methuen
North Andover
Lawreeze
Norwich
NORW
Shetucket
Greenville
Norwich Falls
Ponemah
Taftville
Hopkins & Allen
Smith & Wesson
Co. B. Rogers & Co
Richmond Stove Works
Thamesville
Lucas Woollen
Poquotannuck
Palmer Bros
Palmerstown
Small Bills Scarce Hit Fall River Mills
The mill treasurers faced a shortage of small currency forcing crews to cash checks in bars, restaurants, and shops. Liquor dealers display corporate checks as souvenirs of the rare condition. Some relief may come from New York but Boston aid is unlikely. Mills plan to issue small checks to workers to speed wage payments.
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Fall River
New York
Boston
Banking Difficulties Hit Lazarus Silverman Bank
The Lazarus Silverman private bank in Chicago suspended operations as a temporary measure. Silverman, in New York, is expected to reach the city soon to decide liquidation or continuation plans. Depositors are mainly Hebrew merchants with about 600000 in deposits. liabilities are uncertain but may run 100000 to 200000, possibly up to 1 million, against nearly 2 million in assets. Steven’s Point and Milwaukee reports note a failed Commercial Bank and a grand jury probe into the South Side Sevinegs Bank case.
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Chicago
Lazarus Silverman
Silverman
New York
Toney
Steven’s Point
Wis
Milwaukee
South Side
Sevinegs
Bank run rumors denied as Salem Savings Bank stable
A report from Salem claims a bank run on the Salem Savings Bank is under way, but officials say the bank is solvent and no depositors are alarmed. In Portland Maine, two savings banks announce withdrawal notice periods of thirty days for under $500 and sixty days for larger sums.
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C. Trumpff
J. B. Koetting
Salem
Salem Savings Bank
Portland Me
Portland
New Haven firm seeks receiver over carriage maker
Application for a receiver for Henry Killam Company of New Haven and New York creditors meeting next Tuesday to decide if John Murphy will resign as receiver. Cause is excessive rent for New York depository opened three years ago and later abandoned. Company capital about 75000 dollars.
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New Haven
Henry Killam
Chestnut Street
Broadway
New York
Andrews
Litchfield
John Murphy
Murphy
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Stove & Iron Foundry Company
San Francisco
Union Stock Yards Company
Rodeo
Contra Costa County
Manchester
N. H
Columbian Cotton Mills
Greenville
New Ipswich
Worcester
Mass
H. M. Richardson Carriage Company
Leominster
Cal
W. Fresee & Co
City Treasurer Secures Loans to Pay Nov 1 Wages
Cambridge city treasurer Dallinger arranges loans of 1000 dollars or more to relieve stringency. He will take further sums in 1000-dollar increments, issuing a city note due November 1 with 6 percent interest. Laborers in street, water and sewer departments are notified to proceed and expect pay on November 1. about 400 to 500 workers have reportedly agreed.
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Dallinger
Cambridge
Operatives Seek Break as Malden Rubber Shoe Plants Close
The Boston Rubber Shoe Company two Malden factories employing about four thousand workers will shut for two weeks, starting tomorrow night. The move comes at the request of many workers though current orders are strong, prompting a planned shutdown to restock and reset production.
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Boston Rubber Shoe Company
Malden
Bank of England ships bullion to America as Germany reports specie drop
London reports £487,000 in bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England for shipment to America. Berlin notes a 6,933,000 mark decrease in specie in the Imperial Bank of Germany statement.
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London
Bank of England
America
Berlin
Imperial Bank of Germany
Foreclosure sale of M Richardson Carriage plant
Leominster August 3 at 2 p m the M Richardson Carriage Company factory was sold under foreclosure by Leominster Savings Bank with a claim of 14700 The plant a major Worcester county facility cost 75000 brought 14750 due to weak business Tilton and Cook horn workers are reported to take the property
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Leominster
M. Richardson Carriage Company
Leominster Savings Bank
Worcester County
Tilton & Cook
Horn
Labor Day Preparations and Parade Plans Spotlight
Meetings of labor organizations last night focused on Walter Day preparations and enhanced parade prospects. Drivers conductors and motormen will meet at Trovo Hall to push for nine or eleven hour workdays, addressing long shifts that keep workers in cars during winter and summer.
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Walter Day
Trovo Hall
Old Boys At Play In Nahant Outing
Lynn Aug 3 Former pupils of Master King aged well over fifty held their annual outing aboard the steamer BE W Rice Jr. for a harbor cruise to Nahant. Nearly seventy five gathered around Tri Mountain House and recalled tricks on the master. dinner followed at five with strong appetites. Return trip completed late evening.
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Ed’’ Newhall
Jim” Pillsbury
Master King
Conductor Peel Arrested in Park Over Alleged Blackmail Case
Gordon H. Peel of the New Haven Hartford railroad was arrested in Central Park amid claims by Maggie McCann aged 17 and Maggie Gilday aged 13 that he lured them with candy and promised clothing, took them on a walk, and assaulted McCann. Peel denied the assault and called it a conspiracy, noting a 25 year unblemished railroad career.
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New York
Gordon H. Peel
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Central Park
Maggie McCann
Maggie Gilday
Bryant Park
Peel
Gilday
McCann
New Haven
Mystery Man Found Adrift Near Stratford Light
A body identified as C. D. Fuller was recovered from the water near Stratford Light after about three months at sea. The deceased wore fashionable clothing and had a leather waist strap with a twenty-pound iron bolt attached, suggesting suicide. The find was reported by an oyster boat crew from Stratford.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Schubel
New York
Stratford Light
C. D. Fuller
Wild West show tale of Burke Cody royals visit Deadwood camp
Kate Field recounts Arizona John Burke and Colonel Cody in 1890s Wild West tours with Prince of Wales Queen Victoria and other royals. Royal inspections, demonstrations, gifts, and reactions to Cowboys cinema era entertainments are described with emphasis on democracy behind regal appearances and the frontier spectacle in Chicago and Deadwood.
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Arizona
John
Four Kings
Kate Field
Washington
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United States
Rockies
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Jackson Ark
Colonel Cody
Mr. Salisbury
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J. M. Burke
West
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Oberammergau
Europe
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Miss Oakley
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Daly
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Billy
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Thei
Parvenu
Prince and Princess of Wales
Prince of Wales
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Greece
Crown Prince
Austria
Saxe-Meiningen
Germany
Sweden
Norway
Victoria
Prussia
Duke of
Sparta
Michael
Russia
George
Louis of
Baden
Baden, Prince and Princess of Wales
Wales
Fritz
Prince Rudolph
Cody
Prince Fritz
Morell Mackenzie
Scotland
Great Britain
Wild West
Buffalo Bill
Queen Victoria
Nate Salisbury
Red Shirt
Dixon to Face Pierce in Bantamweight Clash at Coney Island
George Dixon and Eddie Pierce meet Monday night at the Coney Island club in a bantamweight bout to a finish. Pierce trains hardest, aiming to defeat the colored champion and gain fame, with Dixon favored at about eight to one. The crowded scene promises a tough, tactical fight as fans croak about Dixon’s recent foes.
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Dixon
Pierce
Coney Island
Johnson
George
Bicycle in the Army and its Military Uses
The article details bicycle application in military history, highlighting early adoption in England and U S forces. It describes cycling brigades, relay races, field tests, and battlefield tactics where wheelmen outflanked infantry and cavalry, noting Hartford Cycle Company cushions and Fort Sheridan usage.
Military cyclists touted as economical war assets
English military authorities recognize volunteer cyclists and have issued a drill book. A cycle corps costs about 15 dollars per rider annually versus 225 dollars for cavalry. Captain Balfour notes cyclists in infantry can perform cavalry tasks with limitations. Connecticut led tests of wheel troops in military service, mounting militia for camp duty. Washington’s National L A W meeting recalls Washington military cyclists, the Second Separate Com-
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England
Balfour
Connecticut
National L. A. W
Washington
Notice of administration in Crowley estate
Notice is hereby given that the subscriber has been duly appointed administrator of the estate of Hannah E. Crowley late of Boston Suffolk deceased and has taken upon himself that trust by giving bonds as the law directs All persons having demands against the estate are required to exhibit the same and all indebted to the estate are called upon to make payment to Florence Crowley Admr Boston Aug 1 1893.
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Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Plymouth
Abigail R. Khith
East Bridgewater
William F. Keith
Brockton
Boston Post
Boston
Benjamin W. Harris
Esquire
John C. Sullivan
Register
Massachusetts
Suffolk
Mary A. Culbhprtson
Melville P. Beckett
John W. McKim
Elijah George
Hannah E. Crowley
Florence Crowley
Admr
Jeremiah J. Lynch
Charlestown Dist
Hannah J. Lynch
Admx
Attest Record of Clerk Signature
A clipped OCR fragment shows Attest: C. G. SLEEPER, Asst. Clerk with initials indicating an official attestation. The readable portion confirms a clerical certification line without additional action or context.
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C. G. Sleeper
World’s Fair praised though not a financial triumph
The World’s Fair has operated since May 1 and drawn praise from all visitors, yet few from Boston and New England have attended. Causes include May June incompleteness and high rail and hotel costs in Chicago, now easing as many hotels open at reasonable rates. References cite satisfied guests who have stayed at Chicago hotels.
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Boston
New England
Chicago
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