A Diabolical Plot Arrest Sends Whisky Trust Secretary
George J. Gibson of Peoria, secretary of the Whisky Trust, was arrested in Curiaco on a treacherous plan to blow up H. H. Shufeldt's distillery with dynamite. Solicitor General Hart presented the case, alleging a bribe offer of up to 25 000 dollars and a warned attack that could have killed 150 workers and destroyed the facility. Bail was set at 20 000 dollars as the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
National Treasury Department
Western Distillers’ and Cattle Feeders’ Association
The
Whiskey Trust
H. H
Rhufeldt’s
George J. Gibson
Peoria
Isis
General Hart
Treasury Department
Washington
Purchpone
Grand Pacific Hotel
Sand
Government
Gibson
Dewar
Shufeldt
Hart
Washington Department
War
Department
Mr. Hart
Trust
Whisky Trust
Shufeldt’s
United States
Hoyne
Boston Life Underwriters Hold Annual Meeting at Young's Hotel
The Boston Life Underwriters Association held its annual meeting and dinner at Young's Hotel with about 300 members and guests. Darwin Barnard was elected president and presided, with Henry H. Sprague and George Merritt among speakers praising the association while noting state and industry issues. Officers for 1891 were listed, and an incident highlighted Colonel Hedges cheering for Postmaster Corse after a letter of regret was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Life Underwriters’ Association
Young’s Hotel
Darwin Barnard
Henry H. Sprague
George 8. Merritt
Insurance Corm
Henry M. Whitney
West End Railway Company
Boston
West End
John P. Henry
Boston Executive Business Association
Columbus Avenue
P. A. Collins
The
Association For 1891
William H. Dyer
Ferdinand A. Hart
Franklin Barnard
Francis
Edward H.osborn
Ben 5. Calef
Walter W. Hodges
David N. Holway
Pharigs A. Hopkins
William F. Bache
Hedges
Corse
Edward Atkinson Testimony Before Coinage Committee
Edward Atkinson submits additional testimony to Representative Walker for the House Coinage Committee. He rebuts an omitted stenographer line about cliffs with ore veins where piles of combustible material were set to roast ores, noting the statement’s possible misinterpretation and its link to silver production statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Atkinson
Walker
Washington
House Committee On Coinage
Committee On Coinage
Silver Commission of the
United States
John P. Jones
United States Senate
Iam
Mexico
Snow
Canada
Virginia
California
Nevada
Boston
Silver Commission
Congress of the United States
New York
Army and Navy Gazette Army Orders Report for Promotion and retirements
The Army and Navy Gazette lists officers ordered to report for promotion including James A. Swift Robert B. Watkins and John Walsh. It suspends Parker's professorship at VMI until further orders and assigns others to examinations at Fort Leavenworth and San Francisco. A retiring board incapacitates Elmer Otis and post engineer Casey is released from duty. A general court martial set for Fort Sam Houston and multiple officers detailed for court and instruction. Post Chaplain Larkin is retired for disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Walsh
Cavalry
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Edwin F. Townsend
Twelfth Infantry
George E. Harrison
Second Artillery
John Gibbons
Army Retiring Board
San Francisco
Cal
Elmer Otis
Eighth Cavalry
Army
Thomas L. Casey, Jr
Corps of Engineers
Secretary of the Treasury
Ellis Island
New York Harbor
Edgar Jadwin
Third Cavalry
Jas. P. Martin
George Weeks
Eneral
Charles M. Terrill
Bamade
William A. Marye
Rdnance Department
Eugene B. Beaumont
Fourth Cavalry
Samuel B. M. Young
Joseph T. Haskell
Twenty-third Infantry
Richard L Eskridge
James B. Burbank
Third Artillery
William ©. Manning
Harvey A. Carbaugh
Charles B. Thompson
Fifth Infantry
United States Infantry and Cavalry School
William J. Larkin
Real Estate Sale at Temple Street House
Samuel Hatch & Co sold the brick dwelling at No 30 Temple Street for 15300 dollars cash to John A Ryan in a recent real estate transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hatch & Co
Temple Street
John A. Ryan
Labor and Capital Federation’s First Boycott
In Lynn on February 11 a special committee reports that morocco manufacturers refuse to compromise in the labor trouble. They claim the issue has gone too far, are shipping out stock as fast as possible, and have no trouble securing help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lywnwn
Board of Trade
Lynn
First Federation of Labor Orders Historic Boycott
Far River Feb 11 The American Federation of Labor places a boycott on Clark's Mills thread of Kearney New Jersey the first boycott ever ordered by the federation Local spinners union opposes it except as last measure Deputies to approach Clark to settle the strike within days Strikers report improved financial aid amid the dispute
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far. River
Moore
National Spinners’ Association
American Federation of Labor
Clark’s Mills
Kearney
N. J
Howard
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Supreme Judicial Court
Boston
Boston Post
C. H. Cooper
War Declared on Amalgamated Steel Association Members
Harrispure Pennsylvania February 11 The Pennsylvania Steel Works dismissed eight employees for alleged allegiance to the Amalgamated Steel Association and warned that more layoffs will follow as officials declare war on workers with association ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Steel Association
Harrispure
Penn
Pennsylvania Steel Works
Builders Convention Adopts Subcontracting Reform Plan
New York February 11 report from the National Association of Builders shows the committee on arbitration debated amicable settlements between employers and employees with forty delegates participating. The reform in subcontracting was discussed at length and finally adopted, with the evening featuring a performance of Poor Jonathan at the Casino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Association of Builders
Deleoes
Strike Against Shipping Federation Spreads Across UK
London reports the strike widening to Glasgow and Liverpool. The Seamen and Firemen's Union warns that the UK shipping trade could be paralyzed if necessary to win the dispute. Key issue centers on non-union labor and employers demanding union members quit and post a week's wages as a departure deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shipping Federation
Glasgow
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Nationalism debated to defend and deny individual liberty
In the Bernard Memorial Course second lecture on Nationalism, Rev. 8 A Dyberg argued Nationalism protects liberty while Victor Yarros claimed it enslaves the individual. Dyberg urged common ownership of production and criticized Anarchism, while Yarros pressed equal access to land and freedom from state interference. Bermuda Jamaica excursion noted and Claggett elected in Iowa legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard
Barnard Memorial
A. Dyberg
Victor Yarros
Winter Tour Ex cursionists Sail West from Boston
A large Raymond and Whitcomb party departs Boston this afternoon at 4 for Southern California via Chicago Las Vegas Hot Springs and Santa Fe on a special four sleeper train with a Harvard barber shop and other amenities. The trip is the sixth of the season with two more to follow starting March 6 and March 10. Mr. O W Greeley leads the party with many New England members listed by name and city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
Jamaica
Bermudas
New England Grocer
Bermuda Islands
Kingston
Lady Blake
Port Antonio
Naaan
Bahama Islands
Benjamin Johnson
Central Wharf
Raymond & Whitcomb
Boston
California
Chicago
Las Vegas
Hot Springs
Santa Fe
Raymond
East Pasadena
San Diego
Pacific Coast
New Orleans
O. W. Greeley
New Engnd
George Abbott
P. F. Aldrich
Somerville
Mass
E. M. Ames
Springfield
George H. Andrews
C. B. Ayer
West Medford
M. W. Bailey
St. Albans
F. E. Bass
I. E. Bass
Newtonville
Cecile Bond
C. R. Bond
Pittsfield
Kate M. Buckingham
F. E. Capen
Channing Clapp
A. L. Clark
M. A. Clarke
M. Anna Clarke
L. D. Cole
Newburyport
Howard Coon
Jon
Louise $. Davis
Lisbon
George F. Daz
Uxbridge
Mary Fisher
Bath
L. G. French
May Kimberly
New Haven
Conn
P. Knowles
East Greenwich
K. L
Newtons Defeated by B. A. A Review Beaten by Casinos
In a local matchup the Newtons fell to the Casinos as the B A A reviewers held a decisive edge. The game featured strong play from Casinos leading scorers and tight defense against Newtons in a lower scoring affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtons
B. A. A.—Review
Weather Forecast and Synopses for Eastern States
Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday for Eastern New York and New England calls for slightly warmer, fair weather with southerly winds and higher temperatures. Northern New England remains clear with westerly winds. Southern New England sees fair conditions and rising temps. Friday stays fair and warmer with southerly winds. The synopsis notes high pressure over Minnesota and the coast, with clear central valleys and rising coastal barometers, while the Northwest cools and the Southwest shows a new low mood. At Norfolk and Washington barometers reach 30.38 inches. New Orleans reports 0.04 inch rainfall yesterday. The coldest point is St. Vincent at 4 below zero. Nantucket tops 60 degrees with a 66 degree high elsewhere.
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POST
New England
Mississippi Valley
Middle Coast
Lake
Minnesota
Vincent
Norfolk
Washington
Fort Assiniboine
el Paso
New Orleans
Atlantic
Vermont
Eastport
Nantucket
St. Vincent
Loyal 10 The Cause At Boston Republican Club Dinner
Three hundred members of the Boston Marketmen’s Republican Club attended the third annual dinner at the Quincy House. President Cyrus Thacher led remarks on party principles after defeats in elections. Ex-Governor Brackett and Lt. Governor Haile spoke on loyalty, currency, and honest elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Marketmen’s Republican Club
Quincy House
Cyrus Thatcher
Brackett
Haile
Bonett
John L. Swift
A. W. Beard
Horace G. Allen
E. A. Horton
E. A. Winship
Elihu B. Hayes
A. W. Tufts
Jonathan Bigelow
Fruit and Produce Exchange
John D. Long
Congressmen Lodge
Morse
Roger Walcott
Young Men’s Republican Club
Massachusetts
Hiram A. Tuttle
New Hampshire
Burleigh
Maine
Commonwealth
William M. Olin
Cyrus Thacher
William H. Haile
Republican Party
House of Conee
Bea
Congress
Garfield
Arthur
Senator Hoar
Sumner
W. E. Barrett
Thacher
A. J. Winship
EK. 3. Hayes
Press Club Entertainment at Globe Theatre
Tickets for the annual Press Club entertainment on the 26th at the Globe Theatre sell rapidly. Amelia Glover will perform as a danseuse from Providence, with additional unannounced acts expected. Souvenir programmes will be extraordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press Club
Globe Theatre
Messrs
J. P. Frost
The
Globe
J.C. Morse
Herald
B. L. Beal
Journal
Amelia Glover
Danseuse
City Directory
Providence
World's Debt to America studied by Hart at Boston meeting
Harvard professor Albert Bushnell Hart spoke before the Boston branch of the Vassar Students Aid Society on how American democracy influenced France Switzerland and Europe. He discussed gerrymandering and residence rules for Congress, praised the U S Constitution and universal suffrage practices, and noted federal courts spread to Canada Germany and Switzerland. Dr Emma Culbertson presided and scholarship funds were announced. The next meeting will feature Heloise Hersy on novels and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard University
Boston
Vassar Students Aid Society
America
Hart
France
Switzerland
Europe
Congress
William Everett
Unite States
United States
England
Germany
Canada
Federal Court
Emma B. Culbertson
Heloise Hersey
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Boston Underwriters
Association
Ita
Dinzner
House Coinage Committee
Army and Navy Gazette
Texas
Morocco
Shipping Federation Strike
Clark
Federatin of Labor
Builders’ Convention
Claggett
Boise Crry
McConnell
W. H. Claggett
Mayhew
French
Barton
Dubois
Hill
Stetina
Richard
Lodge
Wood
Bowler
Follett
Edge
Brown
Tapley
Savage Oe
Richards
Chelsea Review Club
Norfolk House
Waeene Aehaes
Smith
Johnson
Tay Seep
Goodman
Chelsea
Tase
Seannell Wee
Gould
Field
Davis
Alley
Toul
Serereere
Albany
Buffalo
Bismarck
Dak
CAUSE
the Marketmen’s Republican Club
East Boston
Professor Hart
Vassar Aid Society
Epps
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & CO
Homeopathic Chemists
NEW England Mutual Life Insurance Co
Post Office Square
Benj. F. Stevens
Jos. M. Gibbens
Ss. F. Trull
WM. B. Turner
Nedict
Barnard & CO
Temple Place
Commonwealth OF
Frank M. Ames
John Shevard
Lamson Co
A. Pinehan
J. L. Morrison
J. Moore
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, N
Erry Aenee
John Noble
Ommonwealth
Middlesex
Tremont Foundry and Machine Company
James S. Newell
Lorenzo B. Newell
Henry D. Stone
James 8
Back Bay
Boston & Albany
Boston & Providence Ballords
Samuel K. Capen
Mason Street
Commonwealth OF Massachaww Setts
Norfolke
of Norfolk
Charles T. Leaverns
Henry G. Leaverns
Brookline
John Vose
Chas. T. Leaverns & CO
Dedham
Abram C. Paul
Horatio N. Fiske
Waltham
Cambridge
Stephen IF
Hoogs
Professor Koch
Koch
Progbate
Commonwealth OF Massachussetts
Hleira-At-Law
Maria D. Bragdon
Lowell
Thomas P. Proctor
Grover M. Brooks
J. H. Tyler
Jeremiah Harrington
Saia County
Mary Harrington
Joan W. McKim
Esquire
Elijah George
Register
Commonwealth OF Massachod
Thomas Magee
Frank A. Farnham
Massachuse
T.S
L’'Robate Court
Samuel G. Howh
Francis V. Balch
Laura
Joan W. McK
Setis
Mary A. Shattuck
Winchester
George Winthrop Shattuck
Joseph Parker Shattuck
Arthur Forrest Shattuck
Massachdu
Jennie F. Parker
Grance M. Brooks
H. Folsom
Asst. Register
Ommon
Massachus
Olive Hersum
Stoneham
Reuben M. Hersum
George M. Brooks
Otioe
Ellen Clarke
Joseph Clarke
O'Tilde
Jos
PH B. Thomas
Martha T. Thomas
Joseph B. Thomas
Thomas
Caroline W. Slory
Joseph Story
Adinr
Mary Connor
Hoston
Patrick M. Keating
John Morrissey
Ann Morrissey
Adnax
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