Cotton Picker Endorsed by Waco Board of Trade
A 1891 document from Waco Texas presents the Lone Star Cotton Picking Machine as superior to hand labor. The Board of Trade endorses the invention after tests at Evans Farm nine miles from Waco, claiming higher pick rate and cleaner staple. Shares in the company are offered at par value ten dollars.
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South
North
Waco
Texas
Waco Board of ‘Trade
Lone Star
Navy
Evans Farm
R. B. Parrot
Sam Sanger
Joan T. Battle
Waco Board of Trade
Seth Turner
Parker House
Couple Seeks Adoption In Odd Courtroom Scene
In New York a lawyer and a 30 year old woman weighing about two hundred pounds disrupted Judge Pryor's Court of Common Pleas by asking to be adopted. The judge questioned their marriage status and refused to officiate, leaving the couple reddened and leaving the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorks
Pryor
Court of Common Pleas
Valentines at Phillips Academy Trigger Campus Turmoil
Exeter February reports show Phillips Academy faculty confronted by a wave of student vandalism as posters defaming professors and citizens appeared on church walls. About twenty individuals faced action. posters printed in Boston and attached with tenacious paste. Faculty seek the culprits, with threats of expulsion for offenders amid a swift cleanup effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter
Phillips Academy
N. H
Boston
Attorney General Finds No Basis in Read ing Deal Case
Harriseoule Pa Feb 15 The attorney general reviewed the coal pool litigation history from Governor Pattison’s era and found nothing to justify action in the Read ing deal.
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Harriseoule
Pattison
Reading
West End trolley dispute over police fire signal protection
Boston reports show the West End Street Railway sought permission for an overhead single trolley in 1889. Police and Fire commissions warned such a system would impair signal and telephone services and tied the permit to a $50,000 bond and a plan to underground or shield power lines and install a metallic circuit to protect city wires.
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West End Street Railway Company
Police and Fire Commissions
West End
Post
Boston
Henry M. Whitney
the Inspector of Wires
Lee
Fire Commission
Board of Police
West End Streetilway Company
Fire Department Telephone and Telegraph System
Tire Department
West End Street Railway seals affixed by president in 1889
The West End Street Railway Company signs its name and affixes its seal by its president, Henry M. Whitney, on the 10th day of May, 1889, reflecting a period of notable sensitivity in the city’s affairs.
Stranded British Steamer Recovered Near Cape Couronne
A British steamer from New York with a wheat cargo ran aground at Cape Couronne. Later reports identify the vessel as a Batoum oil steamer, name not yet confirmed.
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Marselllis
New York
Cape Couronne
Batoum
Widow receives extortion letter from unknown blackmailers
Caicano Illinois February 15 four weeks ago Mrs Snell widow of a murdered millionaire received a no signing letter demanding two thousand dollars or she would be murdered with dynamite. Police investigation follows as detectives stay at the home for a week and a second note arrives with the same handwriting. No clue identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caicano
Ill
Snell
G. D
Sweating System Amended at Mass Meeting in Boston
A mass meeting at the People's Church last evening debated the sweating system. An amendment to kick out Anti-tenement House League leaders was ruled out of order as resolutions favoring a bill before Congress passed. Speakers included ex-Governor Brackett, Secretary Crowley, and Dr. George C. Lorimer, with voices from the United Garment Workers over alleged league mismanagement. Also reviewed were dramatic previews and theater notes from Boston and London performances at the Boston Theatre and Grand Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Garment Workers’ Association
League
Srackett
Crowley
New York
Congress
Sinbad
Sidney Woodward
Emory J. Haynes
Charles S. Miller
Boston
Massachusetts
North End
George C. Lorimer
Martha Moore Avery
Wendell Phillips Woman’s Club
A. A. Miner
Hoar
Morse
Russell
Matthews
Dobson Factory Fire Destroys Large Falls of Schuylkill Building
A major blaze at the John and James Dobson plant in Falls of Schuylkill destroys a five story building 150 by 120 feet. Loss is estimated at $150,000 with no insurance. About 250 workers were on site. all escaped unharmed aside from minor burns and clothes losses.
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Primaadelpepia
Penn
John and James Dobson
Falls of
Schuylkill
Dinner Guests Highlight Vice President Morton Event
The Vice President and Mrs. Morton hosted a dinner in Washington on February 15. Guests included Secretary and Mrs. Blaine, Senator Aldrich, and Representative and Mrs. Lodge.
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Morton
Blaine
Senator Aldrich
Lodge
UR NEW THEATRE Dungan Delivers Dandified Duke Performance
Mr Charles Dungan as the dandified duke delivered an inimitable performance with unusually good dancing throughout. Miss Franton appears as a premiere danseuse and skirt dancer, while even the trained children performed like veterans though the donkey Biscuit seems still unwell.
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Charles Dungan
Miss Franton
Biscuit
Miss Marlowe Shines in The Hunchbank at Hollis Street
Miss Marlowe began the third week of her engagement at the Hollis Street Theatre playing Julia in Knowles The Hunchbank She is noted for grace and beauty and reads lines with expressive intelligence Despite illness during the engagement she showed courage In the cast were H A Weaver Sr as Master Walter Robert Taber as Sir Thomas Clifford William Stuart as Master Wilford and Eugenia Lindemann as Helen Tonight Much Ado About Nothing will be repeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Marlowe
Hollis Street Theatre
Julia
Knowles
the Hunchbank
Boston
Helen
Walter
Comedian Frank Daniels Draws Tremont Audience
Frank Daniels, a popular comedian, drew a large Tremont Theatre crowd last night. The show featured several new elements including his rendition of recent costermonger songs from London, which mix pathos with rough slang and deeply pleased the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Daniels
Tremont Theatre
Little Puck
Daniels
London
Cash offer for Taylor Reserve Whiskey bottle case
A Boston box advertises a $15 cash offer for a case of twelve bottles of Taylor Reserve Whiskey. It claims the liquor is pure and guaranteed to satisfy physicians and connoisseurs. Remittance options include postal notes and money orders, with Boston or New York funds acceptable. Address C H Graves & Sons Box 1639 Boston Mass. Please mention this paper.
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Taylor
New England
Boston
New York
C. H. Graves & Sons
Mass
Bright Evening of Song and Dance Delights Local Audience
Pretty Bessie Lanson as Miranda Savage shines with songs and dances. Bert Coote performs patter numbers that draw laughs while Julie Kingsley dances gracefully. The Clipper Quartette and others add comic songs, sustaining lively fun throughout the play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Lanson
Miranda Savage
Bert Coote
Billy Giltedge
Julie Kingsley
Bell
The Clemenceau Case at the House Delights Audiences
Immense public approval flooded the house as The Clemenceau Case drew strong crowds. Blanche Curtisse as Iza and Ellerslie F. Gilpin as Pierre Clemenceau starred, with Max Rosenberg as Count Volinoff and London McCormack as Ritz praised. Cyrene the famed Spanish dancer again elicited unmatched enthusiasm.
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Clemenceau
Iza
Blanche Curtisse
Max Rosenberg
Serge Volinoff
Pierre Clemenceau
Ellerslie F. Gilpin
London McCormack
Constantine Ritz
Cyrene
The Boss at Lothrop's Grand Museum
The Boss a William H. Wrightmere comedy drama was staged at Lothrop's Grand Museum yesterday. Miss Katherine Rober returning after grippe illness led as Sally. Max Freeman, with William Carter Richard Lyle James K. Keane and Charles Wyngate, supported by a strong specialty bill. Herman Reiche's menagerie will be exhibited all week.
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William H. Wrightmere
Lothrop’s Grand Museum
Katherine Rober
Sally
Max Freeman
William Carter
Richard Lyle
James K. Keane
Charles Wyngate
Herman Reiche
Waifs of New York at Howard Atheneum Receives Praises
At the Howard Atheneum last evening Katie Emmett headlined in The Waifs of New York newly rewritten by T Murphy. A melodrama of stirring life, it showcases Miss Emmett's undisputed talent in the lead with a generally strong supporting cast including Amy Ames George W Thompson Ida Burrows Nellie Edmands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Atheneum
Katie Emmett
New York
T. Murphy
Miss Emmett
Amy Ames
George W. Thompson
Ida Burrows
Nellie Edmands
Two-Headed Boy Draws Crowds in Weeklong Show
Crowds packed the engagement of Stone and Shaw featuring the living two headed boy with four arms and two legs. The Lecture Hall promises novelty this week with Guatemalan Indians, Frank Bert the acrobat, Dr Mc Farland and wife in magic, J W King the one armed whittler, and Richmond Glenroy's Double Novelty Co on stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone & Shaw
Frank Bert
Dr. McFarland
J. W. King
Whittler
Richmond & Glenroy
Double Novelty Co
The Lost Paradise Delights Boston Audiences at Columbia
A crowded Columbia Theatre hosted The Lost Paradise last night with 150 Fitchburg excursionists in attendance to witness The County Fair. Tonight souvenirs will be distributed and Frank B Richards will receive a testimonial next Sunday. The Holly Tree Inn and Dombey Son headline the Museum season with Wallie Edinger and Viola McNeil praised for their dainty, polished acting in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Fitchburg
Park Theatre
Frank B. Richards
Holly Tree Inn
Wallie Edinger
Viola McNeil
Boston
Fifth Kneisel Quartet Concert Impresses Union Hall
The fifth Kneisel Quartet concert at Union Hall pleased with Beethoven Op.18 in G major light shading and precise tone. Mme Hopekirk impressed as pianist in Mendelssohn concerto. Schubert Quintet Op.163 stood out with fine Scherzo effects. Next concert on Monday March 7. Walter Damrosch and New York Symphony with Anton Hekking offered a varied program at Tremont Temple. The organization shows promise but needs fuller balance of tone through improved ensemble work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hall
Mme. Hopekirk
Walter Damrosch
New York Symphony Orchestra
Anton Hekking
Tremont Temple
George Ryder
Raff
Lenore’ Symphony
Mr. Hekking
Svendsen
Handel
Schubert
No Fair Trial Yet Says Mr Jackson In Ireland Debate
London Feb 15 The House of Commons debate on the address to the throne featured Thomas Sexton arguing that Ireland cannot be governed by the imperial parliament and that the Ashbourne land purchase act failed to help tenants. He criticized the land stock and evictions, while Jackson defended the act as new and promising. Sir George Trevelyan called the act a failure, and John Redmond urged publication of Gladstone's Home Rule features and supported a Parnellite plan for Irish self rule with crown veto and Irish control of police and judiciary.
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London
House of Commons
Thomas Sexton
West Belfast
Ireland
Sexton
England
Ashbourne
Jackson
George Otto Trevelyan
John E. Redmond
Waterford
Redmond
Gladstone
Paddy Divver Blackballed by New York Democratic Club
The Democratic Club at 617 Fifth Avenue voted tonight on Paddy Divver for membership. He was blackballed, marking his second failed attempt after an earlier rejection.
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Paddy
Divver
The
Democratic Club of
New York
Democratic Club
Fifth Avenue
Paddy” Divver
Tammany
Receiver Gets Possession In Denver Mortgage Case
Judge Allen ruled levies on the Western Farm Mortgage Trust Company illegal as to all property except office furniture. The receiver gains possession of all securities and money in the safe, with a hearing on appointing a new receiver to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver, Co
Allen
Western Farm Mortgage Trust Company
Daniel Budd Wins Manchester 130 Yards Handicap Race
Daniel Budd of Meriden Connecticut won the £100 handicap 130 yards race in Manchester. Budd started from the 10-yard mark and won by half a yard, with backers earning around $15,000 as the bettors favored him at 7 to 4. He has pursued English handicaps for three years.
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Manchester
Eng
Daniel Budd
Meriden
Seventieth anniversary of Milton Horse Thief Society observed
The Milton Horse Thief Society marks its 73rd founding anniversary. Established in 1519, the group notes its long history of assisting in horse theft recovery, once mobilizing members to pursue missing horses across Massachusetts and beyond, often for days at a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Horse Thief Society
Massachusetts
Boston North End Mission Year 1891 Aid Totals
The Boston North End Mission reports round numbers for 1891: 108000 meals for destitute men women and children 88000 lodgings 9000 garments 1000 religious services.227 women cared for at the Home on North street sixty children at Mount Hope Home. In addition to inside work the Mission supports many worthy poor dependent upon its aid.
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Boston North End
North Street
Mount Hope
Skating Race at Casino Bazaar Leads After Day One
Ten starters began a six day relief skating race at Casino Bazaar yesterday at 2 pm. Hanson led after day one with 47 miles 7 laps, Clark and Flynn tied for second at 46 miles 4 laps, Worthington fourth with 45 miles 9 laps, Volk fifth with 42 miles 10 laps, while Frazer and Emery trailed at 41 miles 2 laps.
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Casino Bazaar
Hanson
Clark
Flynn
Worthington
Volk
Frazer
Emery
Maverick Bank Case Revived Ahead of Grand Jury Action
The Maverick Bank case expected to return to life as the U S District Court grand jury assembles. Potters, French, and Dana face misapplication of funds charges with defense counsel named. The sequence traces inspections, loans, closures, and bail shifts amid a long-running drama.
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Maverick Bank
United States District Court
Asa P. Potter
Jonas H. French
Thomas Dana
Potter
French
Dana
A. A. Strout
George M. Stearns
Henry D. Hyde
M. F. Dickinson, Jr
H. W. Champlin
Robinson
Frank D. Allen
Beal
Hutchins
Clearing House Committee
Lacey
Magruder
Comptroller
Evans
Irving
Ewer
Washington
Allen
St Stephen's Young Men Catholic Ball at Horticultural Hall
The sixth annual ball drew over fifteen hundred guests, with an arch of flowers and a lively music scene. D D Rourke welcomed attendees as governor Russell and several state figures attended, praising the event’s organization and atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horticultural Hall
St. Stephen’s Young Men’s Catholic Association
D. D. Rourke
Russell
John W. Corcoran
Coveney
McNary
Harvey N. Collison
Sullivan
Murphy
Daniel D. Rourke
John Hi. Bird
Andrew Murphy
C. W. O’kelly
E. J. McDevitt
William J. Shea
J. J. Robinson
D. J. Jameson
James A. Doherty
William J. Davis
Curtis murder trial defense opens with general denial
In San Francisco on February 15 the Curtis murder trial defense opened its case. Curtis testified denying the accusations against him in a broad denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
San Francisco
Italians Found Among Train Laborers In Trenton
Guiseppe Paretto and Veto Padice, Italians from the steamer Massilia, were located in Trenton with railroad laborers. City physician reports their condition normal but they are sent back to New York fearing typhus germs aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Guiseppe Paretto
Veto Padice
New York
Yard Indicted in Bank Embezzlement Case
Harry H. Yard was indicted by the grand jury in United States District Court on the charge of aiding and abetting Gideon W. Marsh, president of the Keystone National Bank, in embezzling funds of the institution in Philadelphia on February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Harry H. Yard
Grand
United States District Court
Gideon W. Marsh
Keystone National Bank
Women conductors praised for Warsaw public transport
The conductors of all street cars omni buses and other vehicles for public accommodation in Warsaw Russia are women and they are said to fulfil their duties more accurately and to the better satisfaction of the public than men.
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Warsaw
Russia
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Mrs. Snell
Tascot
George KR. Sims
Robert Buchanan
Boston Theatre
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Buchanan
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Savoy
Doss
Mint
Messrs
Shiloh
Leyick
Losee and Springer
Eleanor Moretti
Grace Filkins
Miss Vokes
Charles W. Butler
Tony Lumpkin
C. ‘T. Corpriano
Grand Opera House
Miles, Colton & Ryne
East River
Gramercy Park
Samuel J. Tilden
Gotham
Bowery
Louise Galloway
Gus Pixley
Gas Man
Tramp
Lillian Spencer
Evans and Hoey
Dobson
Bardsley
UR New Theatre
Miss Marlowe As
Puck
Tremont
Palace Theatre
Grand Museum
Howard Athensium
Austin & Stone’s
Musical Matters
Mays Sexton
MR. Jackson
Sam
Posen
Harry Yard
Arthur Dixwell
Tremont At
Barnard & G
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