Solons At Work In General Court Of 1892 Scene
The General Court of 1892 convened with Barrett elected without opposition and Pinkerton named unanimously to presiding posts. Pageantry included Nye of Barnstable taking a lower chamber seat, a prayer by the chaplain, and a quick nomination of W. F. Park for Speaker amid procedural movements and committee appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkerton
Senate
Barrett
Convas
Lin
Nye
Barn
Upton
Orn
de Park
W. FE
Messrs. Charles of of
Westfield
The Albert Gallatin Ship and Coastal Incidents
History notes the Albert Gallatin built 1874 at Buffalo by Joseph Bell Co and later repaired at Harrison Loring yard with $18,000 overhaul. Details cover its 212 ton iron schooner rig, crew of 7 officers and 28 men, and duties along Cape Ann to Nantucket. Also reported: New Zealand wreck near Deer Island, Edward Rich detoured by life boat, Lower Schooner rescued at Rockport, and a slate of nominations confirmed by the Senate.
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Albert Gallatin
Joseph Bell Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Treasury Department
Harrison Loring
South Boston
Loring
Gallatin
Gabrielson
F. H. Dimock
E. K. Hassan
A. L. Churchill
F. E. Owen
H. W. Spear
H. E. Wooster
West Everett
Thomas O. Selfridge
Charlestown Navy Yard
Treasury
Navy Department
Boston
Cape Ann
Nantucket
Newport
R. C
Dexter
Deer Island
New Zealand
Nelson Dodge
South Boston Canoe Club
Rockport
Edward Rich
Deer Isle
Maine
Land’s End
Weyard Haven
McLennan
St. John
Elsie
Fatal accident as smokestack sweeps overboard off Gallatin
The ship Gallatin faced gale winds when a smokestack fell to the starboard and swept overboard, killing boat builder Hussian Finn and injuring none besides. Crew member Jacobsen perished. Martin Olsen survived. The pilot misidentified ledges, and a difficult harbor miscalculation led to the tragedy amid heavy seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacobsen
Hussian Finn
Lawlor
Boston
Martin Olsen
Kettle Bottom
Egg Rock
The Truth About Russia Distress Seeks Aid
A cable from Hon. Charles Emory Smith to Governor Merriam confirms widespread famine distress in Russia. Minnesota and the Northwest are invited to contribute, with grateful acceptance of the proposed aid. London inquest on a newborn Russian Jew tailor’s death highlights cold poverty among immigrants. The jury urges banning aliens unless they can show ability to support themselves and families.
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St. Paul
Minn
Charles Emory Smith
Russia
Merriam
Minnesota
Northwest
London
East End
Inquiry Ordered into United States Gold Placer Company Collapse
Bankruptcy court initiates a thorough review of the formation and history of the United States Gold Placer Company after its disastrous failure. Formed in 1886 to acquire 800 acres of Cottonwood placers along the San Miguel River in Colorado, the prospectus promised £148,000 yearly profits on £150,000 capital spread among 650 holders. The case is alleged to be a sham swindle from the start, with hopes managers can be reached by law to recover funds from gullible investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londox
United States Gold Placer Company
Cottonwood Placers
San Miguel
Colorado
Perilous Seas and Smuggling Rumors Across the Atlantic
British steamer Catalonia reports a burning sailing vessel sighted January 5 at latitude 51 N 18 W. no crew found. French mail steamer Comte Joseph Valery lost near Corsica with passengers and crew saved. Speedwell stranded at Scrabster with hull damage. Tuskar ashore at Nieuwediep and submerged. Preston from Hartlepool reaches Shields with engine trouble. Chinese smuggling at Fort Niagara denied by inspector Seely. soldiers reportedly arrest nearly every entrant. Export duty rulings updated for Waterbury watches and Boston netting. Speaker Crisp weak after coughing spell. concern over health persists.
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London
Queenstown
Boston
Comte Joseph Valery
Giraglia
Corsica
Thurso
Scotland
Scrabster
Tuskar
Nieuwediep
Savannah
Bremen
Preston
Hartlepool
Shields
Crinese
Fort Niagara
Washington
Jan
F. B. Seely
Suspension Bridge
New York
Treasury Department
United States
Canada
Seely
Lockport
N. Y
Dorchester Yacht Club Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
Dorchester Yacht Club held its annual meeting in Blake Hall Field's Corner with Commodore Curry presiding. Officers elected include George E. Curry as Commodore, Hartfo Davenport vice, Harrison W. Smith secretary, George H. Collyer treasurer and Her bert W. Burr measurer, plus a slate of directors and committee members. A member of Benjamin Stone Jr. Post 68 G A R died last Monday and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery after services at Dorchester M E church. The Somerville Y M C A hosted a Maine-born gathering forming a mutual-improvement association with officers named, and meetings set for the 18th at 2 30. Additional items mention weddings in Newton Roxbury and facially a deerskin value and pension case notes.
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Dorchester
Dorchester Yacht Club
Blake Hall
Field’s Corner
Commodore Curry
Coumonera
George E. Curry
Hartfo Davenport
Harrison W. Smith
George H. Collyer
Herbert W. Burr
W. H. Canterbury
Hartford Davenport
T. Frank Hinkley
Laban Pratt
James E. Swan
W. W. Whitmarsh
Commodore
Fred. ©. Blanchard
Charles D. Lanning
David H. Mason
James Swan
Walter S. Fox
Henry D. Wing
Guy B. Carter
G. H. Collyer
Charles B. Pear
Fred W. Porter
Thomas W. Kibule
Benjamin Stone, Jr
Cedar Grove
Dorchester M. E
Ower Mills
K. F. Holway
Somerville
Maine
Somerville Y. M. C. A
Mary E. King
Harriet A. Chamberlin
Ige Dickerman
Helen M. McCully
Bessie White
Helen F. Robinson
Women’s Educational Union and Suffrage League
Martha P. Lowe
Summer Street
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Bow Street
Arthur J. Smith
Bethany Presbyterian Church of
Philadelphia
Newton
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Illinois
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James McDill
Iowa
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Liamson
James Panama Andrews
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Sriow Club
Yable
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Cook
the Gold Placer Company
Poyee
Washincgton
Waterbury
Spaulding
Crisp
Judge Crisp
Florence Farquhar
Samuel Farquhar
Thomas A. Tyler
Brookline
Sargent Street
Roxbury
Magnolia Street
Fannie A. Whittemore
John Q. A. Whittemore
Charles Hobart Davis
Kansas
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