Relief Committee Seeks Real Jobseekers Amid Work Bid Turmoil
A Boston relief committee suspends new registrations after widespread complaints about contractor profits and ineffective job assignments. Police estimates of the unemployed hover near 10 000, with 1068 in the North End and 609 in Fast Boston. Some 230 women toil at Bedford Street and Wells Memorial workshops while donations fund clothing for Sea Islanders.
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Old Court House
Relief Committee
Eldredge
North End
Boston
Carter
Talbot Avenue
Committee On
Bedford Street
Wells Memorial
Dennison House
South
Laura Cate
Wells Memorial Building
Washington Street
East Boston Acts Promote Relief for Unemployed
A East Boston meeting at Lyceum Hall organized by the Citizens' Trade Association sought ways to aid the worthy poor. Speakers urged work programs, clothing distribution, and central relief stations, with an executive committee to coordinate charity and seek employment for locals. A collection raised 62 dollars, plus pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Boston
Lyceum Hall
Citizens’ Trade Association
John L. Bates
E. M. McPherson
Andrew P. Fisher
Thomas F. Doherty
L. B. Bates
Matthews
Boston
James T. Black
L. J. Lyons
Gardiner
Haven
George Harrington
Charles E. Pidgeon
Be, M. McPherson
T. B
Fea
Cosh
Messrs
Patrickson
N. J. Lyons
L. Wysanski
Hodge
Patrick Healy
John I
Tex
Thom
Doherty
Samuel Urg
Eadquarters
Unclear Meeting Vote At Station 7 Meria
An unnamed meeting at Station 7 Meria granted use of a hall by permission of Captain. The gathering extended unanimous thanks to the Hon. John H. Sullivan for allowing free use of the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Station
Meria
Eee
John H. Sullivan
No Distress at Arlington Critique Letter to Editor
Edward S. Fessenden, chairman of Arlington’s Board of Selectmen, replies to a December Post letter claiming unemployment neglect. He asserts Arlington is not a factory town and cites active employment, church relief committees, and an independent aid club assisting those in need regardless of creed, race, or color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Edward
Fessenden
Letter From Reader Offers Quilts To Help the Homeless
A reader, George A. DeWolfe of 11 Vinestreet, writes to the Post offering three quilts and a pair of blankets to cover sleeping apartments for the poor. He asks the editor to drop him a line if any need such items this winter season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
George A.dewolfe
Vinestreet
Dorchester Poor Relieved by Second Church Aid
The Dorchester poor were helped last night when the Second Church led by Sunday School superintendent Mr. Speer distributed a large donation of shoes and clothing. A musical entertainment followed to benefit the district's indigent residents.
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Dorchester
Speer
Philadelphia Relief Fund Grows With City Support
Since Monday morning’s appeal for aid to unemployed relief committees, subscribers have donated $57,974.74 from business firms and individuals. Director Beitler pledges 1 percent of his salary monthly, with department heads and police and firemen contributing nationwide. The fund aims for about $2,000 monthly from these sources.
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Philadelphia
Citizens’ Relief Committees
Public Safety
Beitler
British Trade Slump Deepens in 1893, Pall Mall Review Says
The Pall Mall Gazette summarizes 1893 trade in Great Britain with a drop in general imports by over £17.5 million and exports by £6.5 million in the first eleven months versus 1892. Tobacco imports rise, coal and yarn exports fall, cotton suffers from a coal strike, and American tariffs are a key uncertain factor. Exports of woollen and worsted tissues shift modestly to 1893 figures.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Great Britain
United States
New England Rail Line Receiver Contempt Action Filed
Arthur Perkins, counsel for William T. Hart, asked U S District Judge Townsend to summon the sheriff over East Hartford rolling stock tied up by a Philadelphia and Reading suit for 300000 dollars The United States court granted the motion and set a hearing for 2 p m tomorrow in New Haven Connecticut
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New Haven
Arthur C. Perkins
Perkins & Perkins of
Hartford
William T. Hart
New York & New England Railroad Company
Connecticut
William K. Townsend
United States District Court
New England
East Hartford
Philadelphia& Reading Railroad
Townsend
Writ of attachment on New England rail stock causes tension
In Boston the rolling stock and road assets faced attachment after a New England railway writ. Samuel Heibner’s claim was dropped. Bloomington Mining Company named as claimant. Odell, vice president, warned of mass layoff if the embargo persisted. talks with Hart and other bondholders continued at Continen tal Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Odell
Samuel Heibner
Philadelphia
Bloomington Mining Company
Europe
Hart
Platt
Massachusetts
Boston
Comne
East Hartford
Hartford
Norwood
W. T. Hart
Continental Bank
New Haven
Wage scale at Carnegie's Homestead mills noted
The American Manufacturer comments on new pay levels at Homestead mills. It says cuts occur where new machinery boosts output, yet earnings may stay similar to pre improvements. It estimates reductions around 13 percent on prior earnings, with daily wages from 1.20 to 8 to 10 dollars.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie
Homestead Mills
Homestead
Iron and Steel
Lowell Mills Prosperous
Lowell reports total capitalization of thirteen large cotton and woollen firms at 25 619 000 and semi annual dividends totaling 930 000 this year. Dividends ranged from 2 percent at Appleton to 8 percent at Middlesex and Tremont and Suffolk. The Merrimac Tremont and Suffolk declare dividends payable next month at the same rates.
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Lowell
Appleton
Boott
Hamilton
Lawrence
Machine Shop
Massachusetts
Merrimac
Middlesex
Shaw Stocking
Tremont and
Suffolk
Tremont
City considers overtime pay for long shifts
The committee on extra hours appointed by the council reported that due to the city paying a large sum for half holiday work and Mayor Mathews stating that any employee working more than nine hours a day is entitled to overtime, employees may bill for overtime with prompt payment. They have no further recommendation on the matter.
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Mathews
Died From Starvation Reported In Fall River Case
Medical examiner Dolan ruled the Fall River death of Joseph H. Hurd as due to cold and starvation. Police found his body wrapped in cloth and a rubber coat. Neighbors say he died from lack of care and poverty. Poor department officials call it the first actual starvation death they have handled.
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Fall River
Dolan
Joseph H. Hurd
Hurd
Poor Department
Dorchester Lecture Benefit Free Hall Use
St Peter's Temperance Society of Dorchester grants free use of Mustc Hall for a Sunday lecture to aid the poor of Dorchester. Tuesday evening the society will earn the members of the Catholic T A U.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Temperance Society of
Dorchester
Mustc Hall
Legal clouds over railroad attachment in Connecticut
doubt in legal circles whether the large attachment on the New York New Haven Hartford railroad will hold as receiver Hart takes temporary possession in Connecticut. the sheriff began tying up engines and freight cars late at night and halted attachments by 9 am. the papers were filed in the u s circuit court and a January 12 hearing set. bond is 25000 with Hart and Perkins as sureties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Philadelphia, Reading & New England Road
Townsend
W. T. Hart
Boston
New England
Connecticut
New Haven
Sheriff Preston
Quigg
New York & New England Railroad
United States Circuit Court
Hart
Charles E. Perkins
East Hartford
Arthur Perkins
Preston
Receiver named for New York & New England railroad
United States Commissioner Shields qualified Mr. Platt as receiver of the New York & New England railroad in 100000 bond. H. O. Armour and Calvin Brice named as bondsmen. T. F. Wood appointed receiver for the New England Terminal Company by the U S Circuit Court. Papers filed with Shields and affidavits attached to the bill of complaint from several stockholders.
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New York
United States
Shields
Mr. Platt
New York & New England Railroad
H. O. Armour
Calvin Brice
T. F. Wood
New England Terminal Company
Post Office Notices On Portfolios And Invoices
Numbers 2 3 and 4 will be ready at the office of the Post today A new invoice of Number 1 will be ready in a few days It is better to apply in person for these portfolios All orders by mail are forwarded by the Post to publishers in Chicago
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the Post
Boston
Mass
Office of
The
Post
Chicago
Insolvency Alleged in Bond and Stock Case Against Company
Complainant T. F. Wood claims ownership of six first mortgage bonds and 100 shares of common stock as the firm Moore & Schley urged immediate receiver appointment to prevent disintegration of the property amid claims of insolvency by all holders.
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T. F. Wood
Cram B. Schley
Moore & Schley
New Haven Sees Move Behind New York & New England Receiver
In New Haven on December 28 observers believe Hart's appointment as receiver for the New York and New England railroad serves the New York New Haven Hartford line. Connecticut commissioners note Consolidated owns 115000 dollars of second mortgage bonds and directors hold large stakes. If interest on those bonds is defaulted, foreclosing by Consolidated is expected.
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New Haven
Hart
New York & New England Railroad
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Connecticut Railroad Commissioners
Consolidated
Consolidated Road
Clark
No appointment of a receiver in New York and New England case
Providence December 28 There was no appointment of a receiver for the New York and New England this afternoon. Ww. K. Loring of Boston representing the Hart faction appeared before Judge Colt and asked to be heard. Judge Colt said he expected a representative of the Platt faction to arrive and postponed proceedings until Mr. Strout could reach court.
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Providence
New York
New England
Ww. K. Loring
Boston
Hart
Colt
United States Circuit Court
Platt
Strout
Steinke Named Receiver for Cass County Bank
Theodore G. Steinke was appointed receiver of the Cass County Bank in Atlantic Iowa. The bank's assets total about 260000 with liabilities near 200000, and depositors will likely be paid in full.
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Atlantic
Theodore G. Steinke
Cass County Bank
Dramatic Thoraco Plasty Restores Boy’s Breathing
In August, Dr. W W A Dewey performed a groundbreaking thoraco plasty on 7-year-old Harry W Linen, son of Warren M Linen, after typhoid pneumonia led to pleurisy and fluid restricting breathing. A drainage tube was inserted and the lung regained elasticity. the boy is now in excellent health.
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New York
America
W.W. A. Dewey
Harry W. Linen
Warren M. Lincoln
Eastern Heads of Secondary Schools Meet in New York
The Head Masters Association began its second annual meeting in New York with papers read by William C. Collar of Boston M Wilberforce Smith Arthur H Cutler Henry P Warren John Tetlow William F Bradbury of Cambridge and Isaac M Thomas of New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William C. Collar
Boston
M. Wilberforce Smith
Arthur H. Cutler
Cutler School
Henry P. Warren
Albany
John Tetlow
William F. Bradbury
Cambridge
Isaac M. Thomas
New Haven
Two Skaters Fall Through Ice. One Drowns in Connecticut
In Middletown Connecticut on Lake Pocotopoque Easthampton Principal Allen of the high school and 16 year old Howard Carpenter skated into a large hole. Carpenter drowned while Allen was pulled out unconscious.
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Middletown, Conn
Allen
Howard Carpenter
Lake Pocotopoque
Easthampton
Carpenter
Factory Notice Closes Wheeler & Wilson for Two Weeks
Bridgeport reports the Wheeler & Wilson factory will shut tonight for a two week pause. Workers express surprise and a mood of depression spreads among the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Wheeler & Wilson
Provident Institution Allows In-Person Deposits Citywide
The Provident Institution for Savings on Temple Place accepts deposits from anyone regardless of residence but requires customers to visit in person to open an account. Hours are daily from Open to 3.
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the Provident Institution For
Temple Place
Plugged Chimney Ejects Tenant in Lynn Dispute
In Lynn a landlord blocks rent with a chimney repair ruse, filling the tenement with smoke to force eviction. Mr. and Mrs. Trask, unemployed, endure illness as a protest erupts from other tenants while the owner demands immediate departure. The chimney soon clears and Trask plans to move once his wife recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Hunt
Harry C. Trask
Trask
Silver Jubilee for Fr. Michael F Flatley in Malden
The Rev. Michael F. Flatley marks twenty five years as priest of the Immaculate Conception Church Malden with a morning high mass a bishopric banquet in Boston attendance by many clergy including Bishops Brady and Beaven and a gold chalice gift. A children’s entertainment is planned for next Sunday at the school hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael F. Flatley
Immaculate Conception
Malden
M. F. Flatley
Denis F. Sullivan
Philip F. Sexton
Hugh A. Cleary
Denis 7. Crimmins
Boston
Somerville
L. C. Morris
Brookline
D. J. Farrell
Stoneham
M. Galligan
Medford
Hugh O'Donnell
East Boston
M. J. McCall
Salem
Arthur J. Teeling
Lynn
Thomas Shaw
Malden Centre
F.-.j. Curran
Beverly
J. J. Millerick
Wakefield
M. T. Clark
John Gahen
Winter Hill
M J. Masterson
Jubiolarian
Brady
Flatley
Beaven
Mons
Griffin
Devitt
Sullivan
Healey
Father Flatley
D. F. O'Callaghan
South
Carnegie Charity Offer Drives Pittsburg Relief Drive
Andrew Carnegie pledges $5000 a day for two months if Pittsburg matches, totalling nearly $300,000 to aid during crisis. He urges solidarity between rich and poor as wages are cut at Carnegie Steel, 119 and 118 inch mills, with 3000 workers affected. Homestead reports wage scale approved and plant to reopen next week as orders flow in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Relief Committee
Carnegie
Carnegie Steel Company
Homestead
Thomson-Houston moves major departments to Schenectady
Lynn announces that electrical engineering and designing departments will move to Schenectady New York by month start to centralize General Electric technical work. General Superintendent H B Rice Jr will relocate to New York works and about one quarter of clerical staff are being discharged as the company consolidates. Professor Thomson may also relocate, leaving Lynn with mainly factory staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Thomson-Houston Electric Works
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
H B. W. Rice, Jr
New York Works
Nantucket Delinquent Tax Sale Fails to Draw Bids
A second delinquent tax sale on Nantucket failed to attract bids for the Surfside Hotel and 686 Surfside lots owned by W. H. Gwynne of Cohoes New York valued at 25000. The Nantucket railroad depot was struck down to L. F. Buchanan for 87 and the Slasconset depot sold to R. B. Coffin for a tenth of its value.
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Nantucket
Surfside
W. H. Gwynne
Cohoes
N. Y
L. F. Buchanan
R. B. Coffin
Teague Held on Hatchet Assault Charge in Brockton Court
In Brockton Police Court Fred E. Teague was held for the grand jury on $1000 bonds for assault with a hatchet on Roger Howard of West Bridgewater. Evidence indicated Teague drank heavily and acted vindictively over alleged unpaid wages.
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Brockton
Fred E. Teague
Roger Howard
West Bridgewater
Teague
Howard
New Pension Rules Prohibit Immediate Pension Suspensions
Washington officials announce a Voorhees bill amendment making pension payments a vested right. Pensions cannot be suspended without 30 days notice. Cases with questionable entitlement or excessive rates will be reviewed by the board of revision and primary examiner, with alerts to substantiate claims within thirty days or face roll removal or rate reduction.
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Washington
Smith
Loehren
Pension’ Bureau
Voorhees
Board of Revision
General Electric firm defends stability and finances
President Coffin of General Electric rejects reports of a receiver, noting ownership of Brush stock, little floating debt, and higher current business than last year on a cash basis. He credits lamp price reductions to cheaper manufacturing and says Thomson Houston and General Electric remain friendly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cleveland
General Electric
Coffin
Chemical Bank
Brush Company
Thomson-Houston
Butler and his Mother on Trial for Forgery of Charter Street Deed
John R. Butler, former Boston bar member, faced trial in Superior Criminal Court before Judge Blodgett on charges of forging his mother Catherine Butler’s name to a Charter street deed from his father’s will. Mrs. Butler testified she could not confirm signing and recalled prior refusals to consent while noting mortgage payment issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John RE. Butler
Boston
Superior Criminal Court
Blodgett
Catherine Butler
Charter Street
John
Eastern Avenue
Crowded Post Entrance Draws Crowd for Art Portfolios
A bustling scene at the Post counting room shows crowds jostling for coupons tied to the Art Portfolios offer. Newsboy calls out tokens while buyers spill through storm doors, creating a flutter of paper and a growing circulation tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calliope
Morning Post
Post
Newsy
Christmas Charity Distribution Brings Joy to Thirty Children
Nathan Robbins and a group distributed large quantities of turkey, oranges, cider, nuts, candy, tea, and assorted eatables through Fall River connections. Isaac Locke & Co., J. M. Sullivan, P. Higgins and Messrs Forbes, Hayward & Co. aided with boxes of fruit, cakes, pies, jellies, and a chest of tea. A Christmas tree and gifts for Masters Jason Charles Galloupe and George Mixter completed the charity event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Robbins
Turkey
Walter Nash
Messrs
Crosby Brothers
M. J. Goggin
Isaac Locke & Co
J. M. Sullivan
P. Higgins
A. Risso
Messrs. Forbes
Hayward & Co
5. P. Tucker
Fall River
Calumet Tea and Coffee Company
Jason
Charles, Galloupe
George Mixter
Retirement tribute at Massachusetts Democratic Club meeting
The Young Men's Democratic Club of Massachusetts held a regular meeting after which the committee unanimously extended a vote of thanks to John L. Nichols of Somerville for years as treasurer and recent vice president. They expressed regret at his retirement and wished him health and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Democratic Club of
Massachusetts
John L. Nichols
Somerville
Judge Delays Ruling On Trustees Removal Case
In New York on December 28 Judge Bischoff reserved his decision on a motion by Mrs. Arthur Paget for removal of trustees John L. Melcher and Charles G. Stevens from her share of her father Paran Stevens estate. The petition cites neglect of co trustees and exclusion from Boston property decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bischoff
Court of Common Pleas
Arthur Paget
Paran Stevens
John IL. Melcher
Charles G. Stevens
Melcher
Stevens
Electrical Engineers and Mechanics to Meet in Boston
The Massachusetts Electrical Engineers and Mechanics Association will hold its next meeting Friday evening in William Parkman Hall. Officers will be elected and a report on the annual ball in Copley Hall scheduled for January 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Electrical Engineers and Mechanics’ Association
William Parkman Hall
Copley Hall
General Swift Improves After Pneumonia Illness
The condition of General John L. Swift, deputy collector at the custom house, Roxbury, who had been ill at his residence on Circuit street with pneumonia for over a week, was somewhat better last night than the day before as rest suggested a recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Swift
Custom House
Circuit Street
Roxbury
Harvard College to Benefit Colored Students Scholar
Mrs. Harriet Hayden leaves an estate valued at about four to five thousand dollars to Harvard College. The funds establish a scholarship for poor and deserving colored students with preference given to a medical student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Hayden
Harvard College
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