Transatlantic Flyer Pocahontas to Lead New Fleet at Alexandria
A New York firm, Arrow Steamship Company, buys the Alexandria shipyard near Washington to build a transatlantic fleet. The Pocahontas will have 12 000 hp engines, 5200 tonnage, six funnels and masts, and a five to six day voyage, carrying 350 first class and 608 second class passengers. A weekly mail service and $200 000 yearly revenue are planned.
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Washingtown
Spredau
New York Corporation
Arrow Steamship Company
Alexandria
Washington
Clyde
Pocahontas
Mrs Cleveland Hosts Morning Hour at White House Parlor
Washington February 17 Special Mrs Cleveland's morning hour with friends was held in the green parlor. The reception drew a steady crowd as visitors planned to hear what Mrs Cleveland did or said. She wore a blue foulard and garnet velvet and may decide after Lent whether to continue Tuesday and Thursday visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
Spooner
Ben Wood
Fairchild
Lincklaen
General Burnett
Churchill
Bowen
Sunderland
Edmunds Tucker Mormon bill heads to possible presidential veto
The House passed the conference report on the Mormon bill amid speculation on President’s stance. Attorney General Garland is opposed as unconstitutional, and the President may veto if it contravenes the Constitution. If not acted, the bill could die with Congress adjournment, preventing passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washindton
House
Garland
United States
House Likely to Sustain Veto on Texas Seed Relief Bill
Washington February 17 The House debate over the President's veto of a 410 000 seed distribution bill for drought sufferers in Texas signals Congress will not override the veto. Despite telegrams from Grand Army posts urging a vote to overturn, officials expect the veto to stand with a House majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washineton
Aldrich Named Assistant Treasurer in Boston
The President nominated Samuel N. Aldrich for assistant treasurer at Boston. Massachusetts politicians welcomed the choice with general satisfaction. Representative Ranney praised the appointment as a solid and acceptable pick within the Democratic party. Collins and Morse likewise deemed it a good selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WasHingTon
Specian
Samuel N. Aldrich
Boston
Massachusetts
Ranney
Aldrich
Mr. Collins
Mr. Morse
Naval Reserve Bill Encourages Merchant Vessels as Cruisers
A Senate measure by Mr Whitteborne authorizes enrolment of merchant ships after Navy inspection if fitted for two or more modern naval guns and suitable for cruisers. Owners must surrender their vessels to government on demand with board-set compensation. A bounty on tonnage is provided. The bill also permits enrolment of American seamen aged 20 to 45 into the naval reserve with yearly one month training at naval stations and navy pay during service.
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Wasminctox
Whitteborne
Senate
Navy Department
United States
Naval Reserve
Naval bounty for five years service officers and men
A fragment notes a plan to grant a bounty of $100 and grant naval ranks for five years of continuous service. It specifies officers and men must be mustered into the United States Navy upon demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Service of the
United States
Dinner to the Supreme Court at the White House
The President and Mrs. Cleveland hosted a state dinner for the Supreme Court. Attending were Chief Justice Waite and wife and several justices with their spouses, senators, New York officials, and notable guests. A public reception follows next Tuesday to close the White House social season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Washington
Cleveland
Waite
Willer
Field
Bradley
Harlan
Matthews
Gray
Blatchford
Senaors Edmunds
West Evarts
McMillan
Patrick A. Collins
John E. Develin
New York
Grace
Francis Lynde Stetson
White House
New England Pensioners Granted Pensions by Washington List
Pensions issued to New Englanders include additions and increases for individuals in Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts. Names include Isaac L Page Lewiston Henry N Fairbanks Bangor Fernando Bennett Bethel and more with terms original increase restoration and reissue noted for several towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Washington
New
Evander S. Prescott
Farmington
Nelson Gould
Charles T. Whitten
New Portland
James McQuaid
Togus
New Hampshire
Olive
Addison LS
Stearns
Hinsdale
Orvil Barker
Meriden
Edward P. Giddings
Thornton’s Ferry
Ashly Hendrick
Chester
Nahum M
Lester's Big Suit Against Butler Is Continued
The 100000 damages case of J H Lester for false imprisonment during the war advances in the U S Circuit Court before Judge Coxe. Major J L Stackpole of Boston testifies about the military commission and Lester's trial while officials review procedures and receipts tied to money taken from Mrs Lester and the civil fund.
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New York
J. H. Lester
General Butler
United States Circuit Court
Coxe
J. L. Stackpole
Boston
Massachusetts
Military Commission
Lester
Major Stackpole
Washington
Secretary of War
Huntington
W. A. Nichols
Albany
Hester A. Thirsell
Fort Monroe
John Cassell
Eleventh
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Foster
Butler
J. E. Mulford
Thirsell
Fort Hatteras
Civil Fund
Treasury
Seward
Vanderbeck
John J. Davenport
Brooklyn
Davenport
Sagamore Mills Voters Back Rebuild Of No 1 Mill
At Fall River stockholders meeting Sagamore Mills voted to rebuild mill No 1 which burned in April 1854. A proposal to raise capital from 600000 to 900000 was defeated and the session adjourned to await a larger shareholder representation before re voting on the capital increase.
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Falln River
Sagamore Mills
Government of the French Republic Described by Towle
Mr. George Makepeace Towle spoke at the Lowell Institute on the French Republic. He traced origins from the Revolution to its sixteen governments, praised Thiers, Gambetta, and McMahon, and explained the presidency, Senate, and Chamber of Deputies, plus local governance and the republic’s enduring potential.
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George Makepeace Towle
Lowell Institute
French Republic
Mr. Towle
England
German Empire
Hungary
United States
France
Helvetius
Condillac
Voltaire
Rousseau
Republic of France
Sedan
Napoleon
Jules Favre
Corps Législatif
Leon Gambetta
Trochu
Gambetta
National Assembly
Bordeaux
Prussia
Grégy
Victor Hugo
Louis Blanc
Assembly
Comte de Paris
Thiers
McMahon
Count de Chambord
de Chambord
Republic
Chamber of Deputies
Army
Navy
Senate
Europe
Algiers
President Hoar Retires from Harvard Board
Harvard College board of overseers met at 50 State Street to note the resignation of E Rockwood Hoar after years as board president. Charles R Codman acted as chairman pro tempore. committee named a candidate to succeed him. The vote approved Billings as lecturer on history of medicine and the Paine professorship. Parkman named chairman in the president’s absence. reports from medical dental and veterinary schools to be printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard College
State Streets
E. Rockwood Hoar
Charles R. Codman
Messrs. Hodges
Green
Coolidge
John Shaw Billings
Frank Bolles
Harvard University
Paine
Parkman
Boston Social Season Ball at Mrs. Ames House
The grand ball hosted by Mrs. Frederick L. Ames drew over 1200 invitations to a Boston society gala at Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street. Orchids from North Easton, imperial Japanese lamps, and a concealed orchestra set an ornate scene as Mrs. Ames and daughters greeted guests until after midnight.
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Frederick L. Ames
Commonwealth Avenue
Dartmouth Street
Boston
Ames
Lakmé Delights Boston Theatre With L Allemand Lead
At the Boston Theatre last evening Lakmé drew a crowded house in a performance led by Mlle L Allemand as Lakmé and a strong cast including Mr Stoddard, Mr Bassett, Miss Phillipps, and Mr Fessenden. The review lauds L Allemand’s pure voice and refined style and notes Stoddard’s Nilakantha and Bassett’s improving Gerard, with praise for staging and orchestra.
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Grand Opera
Lakme
Boston Theatre
Lakmé
Mre
L’allemand
Mr. Stoddard
Nilakantha
Mr. Bassett
Gerard
Miss Phillipps
Mrs. Benson
Mr. Fessenden
Hadji
Mlle. L’allemand
Mile. L’allemand
Bassett
Erik
Faust
Emma Juch
Rosa Riche
Mathilde Phillipps
Messrs. Bassett
Ludwig and
Stoddard
Delibes
Influence of Greece Studied by Unitarian Meeting Speaker
Rev. Edward Everett Hale addressed the Unitarian Sunday School Society in Chan ning Hall on The Influences of Greek Society Customs and Philosophy Upon the Hebrews. He traced Greek impact through Bible language, noted Daniel era absence of Greek roots, and discussed Greek philosophers and Alexander the Great. He reviewed Ezra’s life and the Apocrypha with guidance for scholarly study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Everett Hale
Unitarian Sunday School Society
Channing Hall
Greece
Alexander the Great
Ezra
Hale
Parks Budget Allocates 448 475 Of 500 000 For City Projects
The city approves park funding for Back Bay projects including roads near Agassiz road bridges abutments and dredging with a total of 183 000 plus Arnold Arboretum driveways 50 000 Playstead and Franklin Park access 100 000 Marine Park iron pier 100 000 and Wood Island Park bridge 25 000 along with Charles River embankment grading 10 000. The total reaches 448 475 of the 500 000 appropriation, leaving a margin for potential oversights.
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Back Bay
Agassiz Road
Agassiz
Longwood
Brookline Avenue
Arnold Arboretum
Franklin Park
Marine Park
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Wood Island Park
Charles River
Harvard Monthly features Shaler on American universities
The February issue reports Professor N S Shaler as author of the leading article One of the Needs of American Universities. A Sever Hall debate on US Senate Canadian fishery retaliation splits evenly. Vesper service in Appleton Chapel conducted by Rev. Dr. Gordon with soloist George C Want and a boy choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Monthly
N.S. Shaler
Harvard Union
Sever Hall
United States Senate
W. €. Osborn
Law School
J. H. Proctor
M. C. Hobbs
W. C. Boyden
Appleton Chapel
George A. Gordon
George C. Want
Equitable Society Reports Record Insurance and Assets
The report shows 1886 insurance in force at 111,540,208 dollars the year’s income 19,873,733 dollars and payments to policyholders 8,336,607. Assets rose by 8,957,085 to 75,510,472 with surplus funds of 16,355,875 on the four percent basis. Policies are guaranteed and paid promptly, boosting the society’s popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Equitable Society
New York
Court judgment entered against Pacific Bank stockholders
In a United States Circuit Court session yesterday, judgment by agreement was entered in about 120 cases against Pacific Bank stockholders by Receiver Peter Butler. They have been assessed about $50 000, with costs of about $10 000. The end is near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The
Pacific Bank
Peter Butler
Boston Theatres Offer Variety of Shows Tonight
National Opera Company performs Faust at the Boston Theatre while Boudecault presents Pin Mock at Hollis Street Theatre. Held by the Enemy screens at the Boston Museum and Lorraine in an Opera Comique at the Globe Theatre with Lorain. The Ark screens Floodman Blind and Toward Athenium features The Ivy Leaf. Hazel Kirke plays at the Tower Theatre with matinee at 2 and evening at 8.
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Boston Theatre
National Opera Company
Hollis Street
Boudecault
Col
Boston Museum
The
Enemy
Globe Theatre
McCaull Opera Comique Company
Lorraine
A Ark Theatre
Sfloodman
Athenium
Ivy Leaf
Ats
1Ou Theatre
Hazel Kirke
Auction Schedule Highlights Art and Stocks
On Saturday Leonard & Co. offers water color paintings at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. while R. L. et & Co. and Francis Henshaw & Co. present stocks at 11:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. Fruit by Lloratio Harris is listed at 12 months.
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Leonard & Co
Lloratio Harris
Francis Henshaw & Co
Beal and White Lead Off Marriages in City
Beal and White wed in city on Feb 16 by Rev A J Gordon. Eaton and James pair wed Feb 15. Fisher and Whitman unite in Newton on Feb 15. Hughes and Forbes tie at Milton on Feb 16. Hutchinson and Clark wed in Charlestown Feb 13. Johnson and Pierce wed in city Feb 10.
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Newton
Hughes—Forbes
Milton
William J. Potter
William Hastings Hughes
Sarah
John M. Forbes
Hutchinson—Clark
Charlestown
Alexander
D.D
Howard F. Hutchinson
Buxton
Mary Elizabeth Clark
Boston
Johnson--Pierce
City
J. W. Elliott
Albert Johnson
Ben L. Pierce
Deaths in Newburyport and nearby cities including Atkinson and Draper
Death notices list several individuals with ages and locations including David Atkinson 50 9 15 in Newburyport James M Belcher 75 6 27 in Winthrop Mrs Ann Draper 77 8 in South Boston Thomas Voster 58 in Newburyport Mrs Margaret Griffin 63 in this city Eleanor Gertrude Hazeltine Unclear origin Nancy Elwell 82 6 in this city Florence D Verry 18 8 4 in this city Mrs Sophia Wallace 60 in Charlestown
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Eleanor Gertrude Iazeltine
Exeter
N. H
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Sagamore Mill Stockholders
Hoar
Harvard Overseers
Dr. Hale
Harvard College Notes
the Equitable Society
Raymond
New Orleans
California
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
San Antonio
el Paso
Tex
Salt Lake City
Manitou Springs
Denver
South Pasadena
San Francisco
Kansas City
Sana Fe
Mexico
W. Raymond
JT. A. Whitcomb
Washington St
School St
Vose & Sons
Tremont Street
Mason
Central Town Railway Company
Central Iowa Railway
Sears
Mass
Mills Building
Elijah Smith
Spencer W. Richardson
Eugene Tompkins
American Opera
Theodore Thomas
Charles E. Locke
Emma Inch
Messrs Bassett
Ludwig and Stoddard
Grand Bacchanale Ballet
Lohengrin
Coppella
Feben
Margaret Mather
J. M. Hill
Dramatic Company
London Assurance
Marguerite
Lady of Lyons
Leah
Macbeth
Hollis ST. Theatre
Isaac B. Rich
Dion Boucicault
Fin
Fin Mac Cool
Skibbereen
Fin Mac
John Stetson
McCall's Opera Comique Co
Rudolph Dellinger
Wordra Linzi
Mathilde Cottrelly
Gertrude Griswold
Emly Soldene
Josephine Knapp
Warry Standish
Sig. Peruggini
de Wolf Hopper
George Olmi
Herndon Morsell
A. M. Barbavea
Adolph Neuendorf
A. M. Field
William Gillett
Joseph Haworth
Frank W. Sanger
Bijou Theatre
Howard Athenaum
Music Hall
Bost
Easey, V
A. Mac
Symphony Orghestre
K. Wilhelm
Menicre
Ts. Goncert
Mm Pury
Liu Lillite
L. v. Beethoven
Blair
Atall Druggists
City OF
City of Boston
Alfred J. Turner
Alfred T. Turner
Boston Water Board
Heston Water Works
City Hall
Water Board
Hotels
Punta Gorda
Trabue
Florida
Florida Southern Railway
Charlotte Harbor
Gulf of Mexico
Jacksonville
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Harbor Island
Newport, R
Bureau OF Equipment and Recruiting
U. S.S. New Hampshire
W. 8. Schley
Bureau
Back Cove
Portland
Maine
United States Engineer Office
Congress Street
Jared A. Smith
Brookline News. Illustrated
Philadelphia
Asteton
of State St
John 8. Doane & Co
John 8&8
Doane
Blackstone Street
John S. Doane
Albert C. Brummett
Preton
Handel and Haydn Society
Bach
Hiller
Lilli Lehmann
Mary H. How
George J. Parker
Jacob Benzing
Carl Zerrain
B. J. Lang
Mushedai
Boston Music Hall
Egypt and the Nile
Burditt & North
Joan Jeffries & Sows
Vicinity
Devonshire St
Coffin & Henry
OWA
Iowa
Lib State
UV Tep
Eos
Connecticut
South Cove Corporation
Ofice of the
Milk Street
Ariel H. Crocker
Gorham Rogers & CO
Dundee
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