Francis Parkman on the road to recovery at Jamaica Plain
Reports say the renowned historian Francis Parkman has recovered from pleurisy and remains at his summer house on Prince street in Jamaica Plain for nearly two weeks. Averse to public life, he prefers his work to speak for him as he revises earlier volumes of his New France series.
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Tla Francis Parkman
Prince Street
Jamaica Plain
Francis Parkman
Agricultural School
Harvard University
Jamaca Plain
Chestnut Street
Boston
Parkman
Gould
Union Pacific Railway
Nassau Street
Mr. Morosini
Mr. Gould
Norcross
Helen Gould
Prince von Michaels
Furman Street
Brooklyn
Ephraim Pines
Western Union
Dr Munn
Christ
Jay Gould
Munn
Inspector Byrnes
Frinck and
McCloskey
Parkman's recovery praised after long illness
Reports describe Parkman as no longer dangerously ill and near convalescence. He sat up briefly Saturday and is regaining strength daily under Mrs. Parkman's nursing. Once scarred by hardships in Dakota country and Rocky Mountain explorations, his later works demanded extensive research, with a persistent will sustaining him through ill health. This autumn at age 69, he completed his life’s great work The History of the French.
Trickey Reporter Dies In Train Mishap At Grand Trunk
Boston Globe writer Trickey, famed for Lizzie Borden murder coverage, died in Hamilton Ontario after slipping while boarding a moving train. Identified as Henry Melzar posthumously, he had feared Grand Jury indictment and had visited his brother in law Eber Meltzar of Evanston Illinois before the tragedy.
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Hamiton
Ont
Associated Press
Trickey
Boston Globe
Lizzie Borden
Grand Trunk Station
Henry Melzar
Grand
Fall River
Eber S. Meltzar
Evanston
Ill
A Man of Simple Tastes Parkman Dies in Boston
In America a renowned critic and historian, Parkman, dies after arriving quietly in Boston. James Russell Lowell praised his unfinished critique, published posthumously in a magazine, with Parkman celebrated as a major figure in American literature. November 26 he registered at the Royal Hotel as Henry Melzar. Body transported to Boston for burial.
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America
James Russell Lowell
Mr. Parkman
Royal Hotel
Henry Melzar
New York
Boston
Flower belts worn by young oo in metal link open petals
Flower belts made of flat linked open-petaled blooms include pansies lilies wild roses and euros delis worn by youths.
Labor unrest and union actions at Central Labor Union meeting
A Central Labor Union session in Type Hall featured President Whitney of the West End addressing car service issues and heater trials. The union backed the Cigar Makers' Union on license questions, urged union waiter hiring only, and condemned Mayor Matthews over labor policy. Members endorsed John Hurley and welcomed two new initiates.
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Central Labor Union
Type Hall
Whitney
West End
Cigar Makers
Brophy
Felz
Bishop
Lynch
Chuck
Reichers
Abrahams
Ivers & Pond
Congress
Matthews
Colonel Livermore
Roulo’s Funeral Details and Directors Meeting
The article describes Roulo’s funeral arrangements with the body kept unembalmed in an ice-box, surrounded by flowers sent by friends, and later moved to a black oak coffin with oxidized silver handles and a solid silver plate. It notes that Union Pacific directors will meet this week to decide actions likely in Boston or the local city.
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Union Pacific
Boston
O Connell Assembly Gathers Recruits and Endorses Hurley
Secretary Murphy of O Connell Assembly No 7174 said many men are coming from Montreal to join the union. The new working card system goes into effect providing protection for cardholders. Councilman John Hurley’s candidacy for re election was endorsed. Two new members were initiated.
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Steam Railroad Men’s Assembly
K. of L
Lincoln Hall
John Hurley
O'Connell Assembly
Montreal
Murphy
O’connell Assembly
Public lecture by Frank K Foster at Type Hall next Sunday
Typographical Union No 13 will host a talk by Frank K Foster in Type Hall next Sunday afternoon. W J Dillon of the American Flint Glass Workers Union reports a semi annual rise in union membership to 7210 with 116 factories under its jurisdiction and about $8000 on hand.
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Typographical Union No
Frank K. Foster
W. J. Dillon
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Treasury
Gas Employees’ Assembly No
Mator
William Cunningham
Worth Foremrn
John Meahan
Patrick Flannagin
Patrick McDeavitt
Neil Sax
Daniel Malone
Thomas Reilly
James Farrar
Boiler Makers’ Union
Boston
Atlantic Works
Harry E. Easton
International Machinists’ Association
New Bedord
Fitchburg
Dover
N. H
Manchester
Keene, N. H
Exeter
Cigarmakers’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Philadelphia
United Carriage and Wagon Makers’ Union
Brotherhood of Railroad
N. Morse
Interntional Machinists’ Union
Uns City
Carpenters’ State Council
Harmony Hall
Clinkard and Waterman
Waltham
Bakers’ Union No. 4
Iot Street
Ida M. Crosby
Poplar Street
Wealth record shows Gould holdings across major rail stocks
The ledger lists Missouri Pacific par values and market worth, junior bonds, and other bonds totaling $84,000,000 par value and about $77,100,000. It notes Mr Gould owning about $12,000,000 in Wabash stocks and other large stakes in American Cable, Texas Pacific seconds, and some Union Pacific and Kansas and Texas stock, with the Recorder tallying $100,000.
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Moly
Sun
Western Union
Manhattan Ba Y
Missouri Pacific
Texas Pacific
Wabash Railway
Gould
Manhattan
Western Union Telegraph
Journal and Press Financial Figures Revealed
The Journal reports $150,000,000 and the Press shows $76,000,000 in disclosed figures. The figures reflect large-scale financial totals tied to the ongoing publication operations.
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Journal
Press
Gould Prime Facts and a Formula for Silence
The New York World recounted Gould's guarded nature as a financier. Reporters describe his habit of refusing interviews unless a clear gain is present and never speaking to strangers alone. A 1883 incident shows him concealing illness, watching his watch chain, and a door slam causing a crowd to riot in mistaken alarm.
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Gould
New York World
New York
Tribune
Lattr
Reorter
Mr. Gould
Irvington
Moros Ini
Littl
Gould Reflections Split Across Papers On His Life And Legacy
A chorus of editorial takes on Jay Gould after his death contrasts views from New York and Baltimore papers. Some praise his business brilliance and family devotion, others condemn his methods and harm his victims, arguing his wealth overshadowed ethics and public respect.
George Gould Seen as Qualified Heir to Family Business
George J. Gould is portrayed as well qualified to take over his father's enterprise. The text argues he possesses individuality and self-help spirit commonly attributed to ambitious young men.
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George J. Gould
Bright colors dominate gowns and wraps this season
The season will feature bright colors for gowns costumes and wraps across all occasions. Black and dark blue, once seen as elegant for street wear, will hardly appear this winter.
Teachers Bazaar Opens Tonight at Music Hall in Boston
Governor Russell and staff attend the Teachers Bazaar opening at Music Hall with a large patronage from Boston society. The event aims to raise funds for Boston Public Schools, matching New York and Philadelphia drives, with tables representing all districts and prominent organizers and marshals leading the week.
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Musi Hall
Russell
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Boston, the City of Philanthropies
New England
William ¢. Wilson
Medford Hill
Edwin D. Mead
Robert Swan
Winthrop School
Boston Public Schools
East Boston
Charlestown
South Boston
Jamaica Plain
Brighton
Dorchester
Presi
Emily A. Fifield
Julia Ward Howe
Kate Garnett Wells
Thomas J. Allen
W. 8. Crosby
George G. Kennedy
Henry D. Forbes
Florence Everett
Mary R. Bailey
Freerick G. King
John T. Wheelwright
Sidney M. A
Ed. E. Currier
Geor. W. Moses
Frank P. Spalling
Harry L. Hawthorne
A.S. A
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Music Hall
Novel jewelry designs with filigree buckles and claws
Filigree jewelry gains popularity with belt buckles formed from flowers in round oval or oblong shapes designed to fit ribbon belts. Eagle claws fashioned like a hand with a silver gauntlet and cairngorm end hold a ring bearing a device and colored stone. The piece functions as a brooch and is of Scottish origin.
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MR. Parkman’s
L.A
Glass-Workers’ Big Fund
Roulo
George Gould
Russell Sage
Washington E. Connor
Herald
Mahittan
Neous
Mit
Cranks
Wall Street
Russell S Ge
el Paso
Delmonico’s
Chares Osborne
Howell Osborne
A. A. Selover
California
Broad Street
Exchange Place
Major Selover
Western Union Telegraph Company
Missouri, Pacific
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Wabash
St. Louis & Pacific
St. Louis
Iron
George Gouui
San Domingo
The
Stock Exchange
Jay Gould, JR
YLOR
Fuse
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Falk
Blanchard & Farrar
Dock Sq
Fancull Hall Sa
New York Herald
New York Tribune
New York Times
United States
New York Sun
New York Recorder
Baltimore
Philadelphia Times
Jay
Napoleon
Europe
Philadelphia Press
Les
Washington ST
Perkins
Eliot St
Tura
Jura
A. Meader & CO
Hanover Street
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