Booth Faces Massachusetts Jury for Assault and Escape Attempt
Convict John Booth addressed a Superior Criminal Court jury for about thirty minutes under Judge Blodgett. He stands trial for assault with intent to kill State Prison officers Seavey and Darling and for attempting to escape on March 4. Booth argued his case after the prosecution rested, detailing the prison incident with witnesses Seavey and Darling.
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Seavey and Darling
Booth
Seavey
McCarthy
Turnover at Maine Central Stockholders Meeting
The Maine Central stockholders meeting reveals an almost complete personnel change. President Arthur Sewall retires after ten years. no successor elected yet, Pa Tucker may assume duties. Directors retire and are replaced by Lucius Tuttle Henry M Whitney and Henry R Reed as the board shrinks from fifteen to thirteen.
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Maine Central
Arthur Sewall
Pa Tucker
Frank Jones
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Willam T. Hart
Amos Paul
Lucius Tuttle
Henry M. Whitney
Henry R. Reed
Franklin A. Wilson
Bangor
Francis W. Hill
Boston
Maine Central Directory
Settlement for Danbury Lockout Sparks Independent Shops Talk
Danbury Connecticut notes no new developments in the lockout with rumors that next week may open all factories as independent shops. Three large firms C H Merritt Son Beckerle Co and Meeker Bros lead the movement while unions may oppose workers crossing to independent shops, outcome unclear.
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Danbury, Conn
C. H. Merritt & Son, Beckerle & Co
Meeker Bros
West End faces new 22 1/2 cent hourly wage change
West End officials reacted to the Post exclusive report on a new 22 1/2 cent per hour condition for motormen and conductors. President Little cited a recent law shifting hours to ten inside twelve, forcing the road to adjust. He noted payout aims to maximize ten hours for many workers while controlling overtime costs, and acknowledged union ignorance of the terms.
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Post
Pioneer Labor Union
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Postponed Trial Delays Hit Lowery Innis Case Again
The Lowery Innis trial was postponed again yesterday, delayed until Tuesday next. Judge Sherman continues to recover slowly from a grip attack.
Sullivan and Company In Row After Boston Show
After a performance of The Man From Boston John L Sullivan and part of his troupe allegedly got drunk in Kalamazoo. They robbed the American Hotel office, then Sullivan assaulted his wife at the Burdick House, shouting obscenities before the group fled by train. no arrest was made.
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John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Burdick House
Kind Hearted Policemen Provide Meals for the Needy
A reader recounts Special Officer Gilmore of Station 3 handing money to several hungry men near Sudbury and Portland streets. The writer praises multiple officers, including Captain Watts and Lieutenant Ritte, for personal acts of charity and paying for meals out of their own pockets.
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Boston Police Board Oversees City Force And Budget
The Boston police operate under a commission with a superintendent and captains of sixteen divisions. Salaries in 1892 totaled 1 153 600 dollars, from chairman at 4500 to reserve men at 2 dollars a day. Patrolmen start at 1000, rise to 1100 after year two, then 1200 thereafter. Officer George W. Lane mourns his wife to consumption. he claims Dr. Alfred Loomis associate George W. Hammond and G O Taylor Whiskies helped her, as one of five Boston physicians prescribed it and it was the only whisky not nauseating to her.
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Oficer Darling
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Royal Wedding Planned for April Week in Germany
In Berlin on December 20 the wedding of Grand Duke Ernest of Hesse to Princess Victoria eldest daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha will occur in the last week of April. Attending will be Emperor William Queen Victoria the Prince and Princess of Wales the Empress Frederick the Duke and Duchess of Connaught Prince and Princess Henry of Battenburg and some Russian imperial family members.
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Duchess of
Publisher Samuel Sinclair Dies in New York Home
Samuel Sinclair publisher of the New York Tribune from 1860s to 1872 died at his New York City home. He led the Tribune through decades of growth and influence in the press.
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New York
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The
New York Tribune
This City
Parliament Rejects Lords Amendments to Employers Liability Act
The House of Commons, by 218 to, rejected the Lords amendments to the employers' liability act. One provision would have allowed employees to contract out of the act.
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London
House of Commons
House of Lords
Booth’s assassination reflected through a witness’s eyes at Ford’s Theatre
A witness recounts the chaos after John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre. He describes Booth’s dramatic escape, the rope-like barrier, and the moment the caller realized the killer, plus his subsequent detainment and release. He notes the shock, the box scene, and nearby figures connected to the tragedy.
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