Year 1899 Prophesied as Golden Prosperity Era
A 1899 forecast roundup presents business leaders and politicians predicting a golden year. Figures like John A. McCall and Henry Clews foresee vast growth, expanded international trade, and canal projects aiding commerce, while senators and representatives expect tariff shifts and new national duties after the Spanish American War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Europe
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
George S’. Hoar
James K. Jones
Congress
A. P. Gorman
Henry Clews
Asia
Panama
Nicaragua
Caribbean
Ator
McMillan
Dingley Ill in Washington Pneumonia Strikes Maine Rep
Representative Nelson Dingley of Maine lies gravely ill in Washington at the Hamilton House with pneumonia. At his age, concerns run high though a slight improvement was noted in the afternoon and continued into the evening as his wife and daughter nurse him with a physician in constant attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nelson Dingley
Maine
Hamilton House
Dingley
Sunday Sleighing Draws Enthusiasts Despite Cold Weather
Snow on Saturday night left Boston area roads in fine sleighing condition as a modest crowd enjoyed various rigs. Mrs W H Ham led Freddie the black trotter on short trips while Miss Adams and Miss Wilkins steered teams. Other locals including Carl Goodspeed William McManus F A Gilbert Jr George Hall Richard Morse Arthur O Neil Carl Chase Charles Rechtler James Richmond and family were seen on a mix of Russians double seated and single cutters amid the frigid day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
W. H. Ham
Freddie
Carl Chase
Charles Rechtler
James Richmond
Real estate activity marks a busy year in 1898
The year closed with 282 brick structures completed at 5,376,675 dollars, 40 fewer than 1897. Wooden buildings totaled 902, costs reached 4,002,855 dollars, while the city value stood at 1,036,083,004 dollars with real estate 830,194,900 and personal 205,868.19, a gain of 26,334,950. Pumper of polls in 1808 was 157,752 for 1898.
Colebrook Bank cashier arraigned on charges
Harry F. Bailey, cashier of Colebrook National Bank, was arraigned before U S Commissioner Merrill Shurtleff and bound over in 10000 for the next U S Court term in Portsmouth. Sureties include George Van Dyke, other bank directors, and Irving W. Drew of Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
Union
Colebrook
Harry FP. Bailey
Colebrook National Bank
United States
Merrill Shurtleff
Lancaster
United States Court
Portsmouth
George van Dyke
Bank
Irving W. Drew
Dewey and Lee Nominated for President and Vice President
In an editorial from the Courier Journal of Louisville dated January 1, Admiral Dewey is urged for President and General Fitzhugh Lee for Vice President. The piece mocks free silver and tariff strife while proposing a Stars and Stripes platform with Dewey and Lee, forecasting McKinley and Wheeler in 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Henry Watterson
Courier- Journal
Admiral Dewey
Fitzhugh Lee
Cleveland
George Dewey
Vermont
Virginia
William McKinley
Joseph Wheeler
Campaign Foundations for a Viable Win
A fragmentary remark urges shifting focus to level headed leadership and building foundations for a campaign with a tangible chance of success before it is too late. The text hints at regrouping and assembling a capable team to rethink strategy.
Rescue at sea as Vindobala abandoned in heavy seas
The American liner Paris reports sighting the British tank steamer Vindobala in distress on December x in lat 49.29 N and long 31.29 W. Crews were hauled aboard after two and a half hours, with one carpenter lost. Drowning victim A Westerreich, 40, from Stettin. Vindobala, built 1880 at Hebburn, leaked from December 22 and could not be located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Southampton
Vindobala
Clarke
Rouen
Philadelphia
Bradshaw
Webb
M. J. Clarke
A. Beckman
G. Bird
8. Webber
Cook
D. Treverre
William Angus
F. Fitzgerald
P. Sullivan
P. Jensen
W. Kusiin
William Combes
Sydney Epps
J. S. Wood
J. A. Moffatt
G. E. McClintock
R. Wilkinson
Dohkeyman
K. Martingussen
C. Wilcox
C. A. Hansen
Joseph Mussen
P. Murphy
H. Haase
Henry Happey
A. Westerreich
Stettin
Severerys
South Shields
Ons
Hebburn
Eng
Andrew Leslie & Co
John Bell
Richard C. Symonds
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Malone Moves to Link Chicago Freight to Boston
In Jan 1 dispatch from Malone New York worded transfer of the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain railroad to Charles Parsons sparks steps to secure freight links from Chicago to Boston. Parsons is said to own all Ogdensburg Transit freight steamers at about 75000 dollars each, with a Lake Champlain bridge needed from Rouse Point to Swanton to join Boston and Maine lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Maine
Rouse’s Point
Swanton
Lake Champlain
Father the jailer of his own son in Connecticut
Hartford January 1. Imagine a father the jailer of his own son a warden in control of a convict son Kirk Woodbridge once a prison clerk now a prisoner himself at Wethersfield State Prison. The elder Woodbridge Colonel Jabez L. Woodbridge once Hartford police chief and state prison warden kept his son under lock and key after Kirk falsified accounts and fell into a life of gambling and debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Connecticut
Jabez L. Woodbridge
Kirk
Wethersfield
Prison father resigns over son in convict garb at jail
H Kirk Woodbridge, jailed for four years for forgery, was handcuffed to a negro burglar as his aged father Warden Jabez Woodbridge faced humiliation. The elder Woodbridge sought resignation rather than daily contact with his son, who had tampered with a check book, with embezzlement totaling nearly $11,000 in a yearlong period. The warden stressed duty to the state as he prepared to relinquish his office after Kirk’s sentencing and assignment to the shoemaking department. A woman claiming to be Kirk’s wife visited the prison, while onlookers recalled the warden’s restraint during the execution of Wills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jabez Woodbridge
Hartford
Kirk
State
New York
Connecticut
H. Kirk Woodbridge
Jabez L. Woodbridge
H. i Kirk Woodbridge
Ben
Kirk Woodbridge
Woodbridge
Gray Stone Institution
Lovers of Zion Meet in Boston Hebraic Zionism Rally
A mass Zionist meeting at Baldwin Place Synagogue drew about 1000 attendees. Speakers including Rev Dr Stephen Wells Rabbi M S Margolias and Rabbi Weiss urged support for Zionism, critiqued Richmond Hebrews convention, and framed Zion as the homeland for Jews amid persecution in Russia and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin Place
Palestine
Richmond
America
Zion
Washington
Jerusalem
Stephen 8. Wells
New York
M. S. Margolias
Russia
Dr. Herzl
Margollas
Dorsher Zion Society
S. Shaffer
Baltimore
Rabbi Weiss
Europe
Lodge
Congress of Zionists
Basle
Switzerland
Turkey
William NI
A. Walker
Chabei/ Sholom
Union Park Street
Ding
Herows of
Chelsea
Rosnosky Reelected President of Temple Ohabei Sholom
The Hon. Jane Rosnosky was re elected president of Temple Ohabei Sholom at its annual meeting held yesterday afternoon on Trinion Park Street. The Rosnosky family continues long association with the temple as a resident leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ihe Rosnosky
the Temple
Ohabei Sholom
Jane Rosnosky
Trinion Fark Street
congrega&ti@y
Boston Theatre Week Notes on Casts and Open Engagements
Boston theatre scene buzzes with engagements at the Boston Museum Hollis Street Theatre and Keiths. Notables include Mabel Mber in Rupert of Hentzau, Viola Allen in The Christian at the Garden Theatre, Alice Atherton singing at Keiths, and John Prew promoting The Liar at Hollis Street. Casts, tours, and new productions shape a lively winter season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Wilson
Boston
Frewell
Boton Museum
Mabel Mber
A Rts
Rupert of Hentzau
James K. Hackett
Hollis Street Theatre
Trilby
Boston @ ly
Lieutent Hobson
Merrimal
Pennsylvania
Keith
Davis
Keogh
Smith
Columbia
Ida CoQuest
Boston Museum
Viola Allen
Garden Theatr
New York
Seaso &He
Glory Quayle
Hall Caine
Alice Atherton
Thornton
Milton
Dole Noblegare
Walker
John Prew
Hollis Street
Annie
Sue
Catherine
Hollis Holdin
Isaac B. Rich
Daniel Frohman
James K. Hacer
Anthony Hope
Zenda
Theatres in town feature bold swordplay and star turns
Sensational am between two young actresses Madge Lessing and Laura Burt ends. The Museum hosts Because She Loved Him So with audiences of 80 large and strong advance sales. Annie Russell takes over Catherine January 9 for three weeks. Stuart Robson runs The Meddler at Tremont this week, Mrs. Fiske returns. Devil's Island based on the Dreyfus case appears at the Columbia with elaborate scenery. Elmer Grandin's melodrama A Secret Enemy at Grand Opera House. Opera season begins January 9 with seat sales opening. Bohemian burlesque at Howard with Billy Van and others praised. Keith's and Butterfly bill strong. Pool champion Joe Hood to stay at Austin & Stone's another week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Il Four
Madge Lessing
Laura Burt
Annie Russell
Catherine
Stuart Robson
Tremont
Billy van
Verne Nobriga
Evans
Videcq
Saxon
Brooks
Flo Jansen
Myrtle Tressider
Howard
Marie Jansen
Keith
Louise Thorndyke-Boucicault
Grand Theatre
Frobel and Ruge
Nellie Sylvester
Eldridges
Thomas and Watson
Joe Hood
Austin & Stone’s
Pope Leo XIII Biograph Exhibition At Keith’s Theatre
A large audience at Keith's Theatre witnessed Pope Leo XIII biograph pictures carried from Bijou Opera House. The program combines Roman views and motion pictures with a life of the pope by T H Cummings, raising funds for Father Ford's Working Boys Home. Evening shows set at Bijou with 2 pm matinees this week and talks on Rome included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo XIII
Keith’s
Bijou Opera House
Keith's
T. H. Cummings
Father Ford
Bijou
Rome
Cummings
Santa Fe route offers fastest scenic Pacific travel
Advertises the Santa Fe line as the quickest and most comfortable way to the Pacific Coast, with trains running entirely on their own tracks from Chicago. Special Boston departures to California in Pullman tourist cars leave weekly, with one car change and no depot change. Also notes colorful calendars from J Bergen & Co showing a trotter and bicycle girl scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Boston
California
W. Manning
New England
Washington Street
Albany King Company and Elk Portrait Remnant
A fragmentary note mentions the King Company of Albany as a fing piece of work and a young girl with an elk in the back. It references an 1899 calendar of the i Brew round and McNulty t, with unclear context and names.
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Platt
Council
Champ Clark
Western Hemisphere
Texas
Dewey
Manila
Henry Irving
James Bryce
England
Canada
John Redmond
Miguel
Germany
Coachman’s Furs
Ghman
RNESS
Bailey
Dewey and
Lee
Boston Freight
Col. Varez
Amd
Iker
Eign
Lovers OF
Boston Hebrews
Mecca
Sy Et
Dr. Buwae
Maurice Darcy
Ca Levering
Edythe Tence Hale
Cha
Rts
Bol
Asunsu
Brethov Svendsen Messrs
James
Rupert Prisoner
Boston Theat
Bertha Stella Maswood
Northern Lights
H. Gilmour
L. Philips
Bergen’s
J. Bergen & Co
State Street Tavern
Hinckel CO
Vimes Thornton, Milton
Dollie Nobles
Castle Succine
Tremont St
Oxford
Harkins
Barbour
Too Much
Johnson
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Thompson
Charles Frohman
William Cillette
Fanny Rici
Ana Nelewo
Tremont Temple
Boulein Antoine Etoile
Lumbia If
Seutgego
Devil’s Island
Gilmore & Leonard
Ud Dover
Lesquers
Paul Ud Ruge
Telephone Matinees
Elmer
His Ori
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