Washington hearing on silver bond payment experiment debated
Special to the Post from Washington reports Senator Eustis pressing for a voluntary test of paying bonds in silver rather than gold while gold remains in the treasury. Senator Frye attacks the State Department fisheries treaty in strong terms. In the House, a dispute over Wadsworth’s resolution on currency parity ends with committee referral to Bland. Belmont proposes consular service reform to curb foreign fees and high American consular costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
POST
Washington
Senatoridustis
Senate
Eustis
Secretary of the Treasury
Frye
Secretary of State
Wadsworth
Bland
Tucker
Treasury
United States
National Bank
Teply
Maine
Freeport
Edward
Soule
Knox
P. P. Shibles
North Monmouth
David J. Moody
Troy
Isaac M. Knowles
New Hampshire
West Nottingham
John W. Demeritt
North Barnstead
Albion F. Foss
East Hlampstead
Samuel SS
Morse
Kensington
George Blake
Sancock
Curtis Kk
Dalton
Meesecbhuetts
North Blandford
Montana
Senator Voorhees
United States District Court
Bell Telephone Suit Likely Filed in District of Columbia
The Attorney General plans to bring the Bell telephone case in the District of Columbia courts. Commissioner Montgomery preferred Boston but the Justice Department believes naming Mr Bell as defendant in Washington is best since he resides there and acts as agent for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bell Telephone
District of Columbia
Montgomery
Boston
Massachusetts
Memphis
Department of Justice
Bell
Measures Introduced in House by New England Members
Special to the Post reports that Jan 18 measures from New England members include pensions for several individuals, relief bills for veterans and families, constitutional amendment against convict labor, extending patents, Alabama Claims court funding, and trials for pension claim denials. Names include Daigle Maine Rice Massachusetts Lovering Massachusetts Collins, Allen, Stone, Haynes New Hampshire Gallinger New Hampshire and others. The actions cover pensions, relief, patent extensions, public buildings, and electoral reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Washington
New Englai
Mr. Daingley
Maine
Ann B. Hubbard
Edward Hubbard
John [. Savage
United States
Treasury
Department
Mr. Rice
Massachusetts
Algernon S Flsegyz
Millbury
Sophia F. Bixby
Worcester
Samuel Sawyer
Alwyn
Graton
Paxton
Rachel W. Heard
George A. Warren
Hopkinton
Joan McGowan
Mittinogue
Mr. Lovering
Richard A. Neuert
Boston
Neuert
Army of
Collins
Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims
Mary A. Myiins
Allen
Judith Plaum
Stone
Mr. Haynes
New Hampshire
Mary E. Snow
Charles J. Esty
Charnles F. Hildreth
John M. Milton
Secretary of the Interior
Commissioner of Pensions
Blair
Senate
Gallinger
How the United States Could Defy Great Britain
Washington Jan 18 Representative Rice H. Read discusses a policy path to counter Britain. He argues the nation must build a navy and coast defenses, starting now, with phased funding and ongoing upgrades to keep the fleet current.
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Are
United States
Great Britain
Washington
Rice Hac
New York Sunday Sun
Post
Offenes
England
Long Corrects Record on Presidential Succession Vote
In Washington ex Governor Long corrected the Congressional Record to show he voted in favor of the presidential succession bill. The note reduces the Massachusetts negative vote to three members Davis Ranney and Stone. It cites doubts about the Dill bill’s efficacy as the reason for their stance.
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POST
Washington
House
Long
Massachusetts
Messrs
Davis
Ranney
Stone
Bush
Hooper
Treasury Department
Port Townsend
Aleutian Islands
San Francisco
New Hampshire Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Formed
Concord hosts the organization of the New Hampshire Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company with Oliver Pillsbury as president and P. C. Cheney as vice president. Executives from Concord include B. A. Kinwell E. H. Rollins and C. H. Amsden. F. W. Rollins is treasurer. The firm plans February start, targets high hazard property, and will offer cost-based insurance with surplus returned to policyholders via a cash-backed guaranty fund. Pillsbury to remain state officer until after annual report.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Manufacturers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Oliver Pillsbury
P. C. Cheney
Manchester
B. A. Kiwnball
E.H. Rollins
C. H. Amsden
F. W. Rollins
Auction Sale Of Wreck Of Schooner Joel Cook
About 200 people gathered at the third cliff for the auction sale of the wreck of the schooner Joel Cook. Junk dealers from Boston bid on Hull and cargo, sails, tackle, and miscellaneous parts, with prices ranging from 50 to 90 dollars. The vessel is a total wreck and the cargo will be salvaged for fuel after removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scituate
Joel Cook
Boston
Hull
E. H. Burney
HB. H. Burney
James Baker
Boton
Nolan Bros
Peter Murphy
W. Cashman
Death of Hosea Doten noted in Vermont region
Woopstock Vermont reports the death of Hon Hosea Doten at age 74 from heart disease. A renowned mathematician and civil engineer, he corresponded with leading scientists nationwide and his altitude measurements of Vermont mountains are authoritative. He calculated for the Vermont and New Hampshire Registers and kept a meteorological record for the Smithsonian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woopstock
Hosea Doten
Vermont
Vermont Register
New Hampshire Register
Smithsonian Institute
High School Associates Class Of 62 Dines At Youngs Hotel
The English High School class of 62 gathered at Youngs Hotel for an evening meal. Lestey Leland presided with about fifty classmates present. William Butterfield acted as toastmaster and a slate of officers and members including Samuel Gould as president and William H. Pierce as secretary were elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English High School
Young’s Hotel
Lestey Leland
William Butterfield
William Merriam
P. T. Lowell
A. B. Paine
E. B. Bagley
Samuel Gould
Edward B. Cobb
William H. Pierce
William MM. Merriam
Charles L. Burris
J. F. Smith, Jr
W. EB. Butterfield
Walter Comings
Revival Grips Brockton Shoe Factory Crowd
Steam power shut off at George E. Keith's large Brockton shoe plant at 3 o'clock as 500 operatives filled the packing room for Evangelists Sayford and Towner preaching and singing. The revival draws large crowds and dominates local talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Mass
George E. Keith
Sayford
Towner
Erastus Wiman Heads to Washington for Bridge Vote
Erastus Wiman leaves New York for Washington to lobby a joint congressional committee in favor of a Baltimore and Ohio bridge across Staten Island sound. He notes strong support, with opposition only from New Jersey, while Pennsylvania backs the project to secure transport for coal iron and lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erastus Wiman
Washington
Joint Congressional Committee
Baltimore and Ohio
Staten Island Sound
Trichinosis Death Toll Rises in Hausmeyer Family
Five members of the Hausmeyer family at Farentum Pittsburg Penn have died from trichinosis. The age of the recently dead George is three and the fifth death occurred on Jan. 18. The lives of the remaining three family members are despaired of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
Hausmeyer
Farentum
George
Almost Coercion. Ireland policy hinges on Liberal split
London January 18. The royal speech was drafted at yesterday's cabinet meeting. Lord Randolph Churchill resisted a cabinet demand to drop the coercion act in full. The government plans to rely on Liberal division to back its Irish proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonvon
Lord Randolph Churchill
Government Set to Tighten Law on Boycotting
In London the Queen's private secretary carried a letter to Mr Gladstone about Ireland. The government plans a bill to make boycotting a felony and to expand magistrates powers to strengthen criminal law. Cabinet decided on the measure today. Hans Jessen expelled in Norburg Germany.
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London
Gladstone
Cabinet Council
Hans Jessen
Berlin
Norburg
Sleswick
Tenantry seeks 20 percent rent cut on Kingston Estate
Tenants of the Earl of Kingston estate met at Micbhellstown on January 18 to urge church commissioners the mortgagees to order landlords to grant a 20 percent rent reduction. They vow to halt hunting on the estate and withhold rents while appealing to supporters in America for funds to back the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conk
Earl of Kingston
Micbhellstown
America
Threats Against Ministers Over Ireland Policy
London Jan 18 reports both the present and former ministries received letters threatening retaliation with dynamite if Ireland coercion policy is continued or if home rule for Ireland is refused. Strong entities include London and Ireland. The notices signal a violent stance amid Irish policy disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ireland
Queen to denounce the National League in Thursday speech
The St James Gazette reports the Queen will condemn the National League as unlawful and urge Parliament to back a bill regulating or suppressing the organization in her Thursday address to Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strong
Lonpdon
St. James Gazette
National League
League
Twenty-Eight Bodies Incinerated in a Flaming Haystack
News from Lenberg Bavaria reports a massive haystack shelter catching fire during freezing weather. Twenty dead were recovered from the ruins with fears of more victims among the homeless who sought shelter there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lenberg
Bavaria
Fires Rage Across Connecticut and New England
A series of fires cause multiple deaths and property losses across Connecticut and nearby states. George W. Mitchell's tobacco warehouse in South Britain suffers $25,000 in stock loss and $5,000 in building damage. Benjamin Cookson dies trying to rescue his family in Greenbush Maine. his wife and two children survive serious injuries. A Peabody schoolhouse burns, destroying interiors despite expensive construction and land costs. Smaller blazes hit Cambridge, Andover, Northfield, Metropolis Illinois, West Brookfield, and Boston areas, with damages ranging from minor to substantial and causes including overheated stoves and matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Mitchell
South Britain
Conn
Benjamin Cookson
Greenbush
Cookson
Peabody
New Endicott
Tremont Street
Funeral for Katharine Bayard Arrives in Wilmington
The body of Katharine Bayard arrives in Wilmington at 7 10 PM aboard the train. Secretary Bayard and sons Thomas Francis Bayard and Phillip Bayard plus Senator Grey accompany the remains to Swedes Church for vigil and funeral at 2 PM the next day with a modest service. The interment will be in the family graveyard dating back to 1698 among Wilmington's historic citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Katharine Bayard
Bayard
Thomas Francis Bayard
Phillip
Grey
New York
Fort Christina
Peter Stuyvey- Sunt
Railroad Hearing in Salem on Spur to Blubber Hollow
The Massachusetts railroad commissioners held a Salem hearing on granting a spur for the Boston and Maine line to serve Blubber Hollow tanneries. Intense testimony from residents and officials debated crossing safety and necessity, with both sides invoking past rail extensions and state act authority before adjourning to deliberate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Boston and Lowell Railroad
Blubber Hollow
Richard C. Olney
Boston and Maine Road
Boston and Maine
Mill Street
Proctor’s Court
Esex
Margin Street
Madison Avenue
Stearns
Great Pastures
Highland Avenue
L. B. Harrington
John Hezelton
John Looney
N. R. Treadwell
Pope’s Court
Nichols Estat
Putnein
Lowell Road
Boston Street
William D. Northend
George F. Putnam
Peter Merrin
Richard Harrington
Peabouy
Richard Colney
Northend
Farnham
Boston and
Maine Road
Strout
Essex Railroad
North River Canal
Bridge Street
Brooklyn Lawyer Bertram Shoots Self in Closet
Charles Bertrand a Brooklyn attorney at 21 Park Row shot himself in a saloon closet after being arrested by an officer while en route to Raymond Street jail. Zeitz, his client, had secured his arrest amid suspicions he planned to flee with bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Bertrand
Park Row
Catharine Zeitz
Brooklyn
Charles Haaft
Haaft
Bertrand
Zeitz
Zetz
Raymond Street
Court House
Tack
Irish Charitable Society Adds Members and Sends Halifax Toast
The Irish Charitable Society met at Parker House with about fifty eight present. Thirty six joined and twenty two names were proposed. A telegram was sent to the Halifax society for its tenth anniversary with best wishes from Boston. D H Morrissey presided and will respond for the senior organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Charitable Society
Parker House
Morrisey
William Beals
Thomas Galvin
M. Doogue
William Dowells
Irish Charistic Society of
Halifax
Tish Society of Boston
D. H. Morrisey
Allen Mansir Civil War veteran dies at 54 in Great Barrington
Allen S Mansir a Monterey native dies at his residence in Great Barrington Mass aged 54 He served as first sergeant of Company A Tenth Massachusetts Regiment from June 21 1861 to Oct 7 1864 later became second lieutenant and first lieutenant for bravery in action He was regimental quartermaster from Jan 1 1868 to July 6 1864 and was then mustered out He also served as deputy sheriff and was a member of Cincinnatus Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Mass
Allen S. Mansir
Motterey
Tenth
Massachusetts Regiment
Cincinnatus Lodge
Inquiry Board Probes Loss of Steamer Ilyston Castle
New York dispatch says the board of inquiry heard testimony from the captain, first mate, and crew about the Ilyston Castle tragedy. They maintained the vessel sailed seaworthy and blamed the loss on sea entry through the stoke hole, extinguished fires, and clogged pumps, with the case continuing.
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New York
Ilyston Castle
Weather Indications for New England
Indications from Washington report increasing cloudiness and local snows in New England with slightly warmer weather. Winds shift from easterly to southerly as barometer falls.
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Washington
New England
Weather Summary for Boston January 18 1886
Observer Orricg Signa records Boston weather with barometer readings 29.877 to 30.230 inches, temperatures from 22 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point around 5 to 9 degrees, humidity near 48 to 87 percent, winds NW to NW prevailing, precipitation total 6.0, cloud cover varying from clear to cloudy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Orricg
Signa
Harvard Musical Association Holds Annual Meeting in Library
The Harvard Musical Association held its annual meeting last evening in the library at 12 Pemberton square. Minor business was transacted and officers for the new year were elected. J. S. Dwight was elected president for five years starting 1885. Newly chosen officers include Vice-president Charles C. Perkins, treasurer S. Lothrop Thorndike, recording secretary William P. Blake, corresponding secretary H. W. Lenemaid, directors at large E. B. Dodge and Arthur Foote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Musical Association
Pemberton Square
J. 5. Dwight
Charles C. Perkins
S. Lothrop Thorndike
William P. Blake
Somerville
C. If Thresher
E. Fl. Bright
Hook and Sacherland
Barker
Treasury
Wild Bill Stumbles to 22 Mile Challenge Victory
Bloomstown Pa January 18 Wild Bill a famed county pedestrian raced twenty two miles from Bloomsburg to Vanville and back in three and a half hours without training. He finished in three hours five minutes to win the purse amid a heavy road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomsburg
Penn
Wild Bill
Vanville
Wage Workers Rally as Knights of Labor Open Session
Lowell District Assembly 30 of the Knights of Labor begins its seventh annual meeting at Grand Army Hall with 250 delegates from 195 locals. A. A. Carlton presides, reports praise growth to 20 000 members in the state, and he retires as master workman amid calls for continued education and justice. An evening mass meeting at Huntington Hall draws about 3000 as speakers address labor issues and the weekly payment bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Mass
District Assembly
Knights of Labor
Grand Army Hall
Centre Street
A. A. Carlton
Carlton
Ciuie
Guly
Bani
American House
Huntington Hall
John R. Pike
A. A. Carleton
Somerville
Frank K. Foster
Haverhill
Albert Howard
Fall River
George E. McNeil
Boston
W.F. Young
Wakefield
Voice of Labor
C. H. Litehman
Marblehead
Howes
Worcester
McNeil
Bethesda Lodge
Baker Block
F Street
Broadway
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
William Parkman
J. H. Locke
Srand
E. N. Pillsbury
KE. L. Pillsbury
William M. Hill
Robert W. Tabor
Thomas W. Heath
Temple Quartet
F. A. Bachelder
J. C. Poole
F. E. Huckins
George A. Call
William J. White
G. EK. S. Simpson
J. Carlton Nickels
R. C. Rankin
Joseph Chambers
Regelia
I. O. of
O. F
Fall River Spinners Seek Restoration of Old Wages
The Fall River Spinners Union expects a push to restore wages to pre 1885 levels after prior reductions in 1884 and 1885. A meeting is set for next Friday to discuss demands and the union leader, Hon Robert Howard, signals support for wage advancement.
South Weymouth Shoe Firm Faces Arbitration Over Wages
At Fogg Shaw Thayer & Co in South WeymouthMass workers claim pay rates are below rival makers with similar quality and that some grades were downgraded. The firm plans arbitration to settle grievances as hopes for quick settlement fade. Wages listed include No 1 call up $1 per case, No 2 80c, calf boot 90c, and other grades 50c to 85c with various box toe and lasting tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Weymouth
Mass
Fogg, Shaw, Thayer & Co
tobacconists protest against tobacco duty increase
About 100 cigar manufacturers and makers met in New York on January 18 to protest the House bill by Mr Buck of Connecticut. They warned that the duty would close all factories producing clear Havana cigars and prepared a memorial to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Buck
Connecticut
United States
Congress
Gardner’s bay scallop fleet hit by storm damage at Robbins Island
Riverhead reports damage to the Gardner’s bay scallop fleet totaling about 30000 dollars after a week’s storm drove most vessels ashore on Robbins Island. Schooners Chief No Name and Hempstead remain ashore.
Spinners Strike At Bourne Mill Over Pay And Payment System
In Fall River Massachusetts workers at Bourne mill Tiverton Rhode Island walked out over pay and the yarn based payment method. The strike ends today as the spinners’ executive committee meets tomorrow to decide support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mass
Bourne Mill
Tiverton
R. I
Montreal Boston Lease Ends Central Vermont Control
A Montreal special reports that Central Vermont and Boston and Lowell railroads concluded negotiations today with the lease of Boston and Lowell to Central Vermont. Central Vermont now controls a direct 334 mile Montreal to Boston route, except for a few miles of Conrad railroad track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N. Y
Montreal
Central Vermont
Boston and
Lowell
Boston
Conrad
Cigar Makers Plan Lockout With Weekday Pay Promise
New York on January 18 reported cigar manufacturers meeting to lock out workers starting Wednesday. Union leaders agreed to pay each worker four dollars weekly during the strike and to support inactivity as the protest continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tus
A Raise at Lynn for Knights of Labor Express Crews
The Knights of Labor executive board and express company representatives agreed on a price list raising foremen to 15 dollars per week drivers of double teams to 14 dollars single teams and jumpers to 12 dollars per week. The raise totals two dollars weekly and meets the employees demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Knights of Labor
Floods Hit Montreal As River Rises Alarm Bells
Montreal reports a renewed flood with water spreading over lower streets at Point St. Charles and Griffintown. Harbor reading shows 37 feet 9 inches at noon, rising since Saturday. fear of greater trouble grips residents as Verdue area cells and fields flood. Factories halt work, leaving hundreds unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Point St. Charles
Griffintown
Harbor Commissioners’ Office
Verdue
Mayor Grace Lecture Planned For Carney Hospital Benefit
A Parker House meeting set February 21 at Boston Theatre for Hon. William R. Grace to speak on The Irish Race in North and South America to raise funds for Carney Hospital. Invitations issued to Mayor O Brien to preside. An executive committee of ten formed to finalize arrangements and a concert will precede the lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker House
Carney Hospital
William R. Grace
New York
South
Ameica
P. J. Flatley
James W. Duamphy
E. A. Macdonald
William Connelly
Boston
O’brien
John W. McDowell
John Conlon
William Doogue
J. B. Rankin
W.d. Quinn
E. A. Macdonnel
Reg B. O’brien
John Cushman
Frank Cambell
Large judgments issued against John W. Mumper in Huntington
Executions were issued today on several large judgments against John W. Mumper, with sheriff sale of his interests in valuable county estates set for February 12. The property totals about 8000 acres, mainly in Portier and West townships, plus portions in Franklin and Warrior's Mark, including furnaces, flouring mills, a hematite ore mine, and a tram railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Huntington
John W. Mumper
Portier
West Townships
Franklin
Warrior’s Mark
Vermont Cavalry Schedule Opens Military Week in Burlington
Burlington Vermont shifts into military week with tomorrow’s Vermont cavalry annual meeting a society reunion and business session followed by a banquet at the Van Ness House. The Vermont Officers' Reunion Society meets Wednesday and the Vermont G A R department encampment runs Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Vermont Cavalry
van Ness
Vermont Oficers’ Reunion Society
Department of Vermont
Greene Upholstery Firm Seized After Attachments
Attachments were placed this afternoon on the upholstery factory of Thomas D. Greene by Judge Woodman Edmund M. Swan and Edward Morrill. Other liabilities are listed with unknown amounts while assets appear small. Greene left for Boston Thursday and has not been heard from since, with believed departure to the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. H
Thomasd. Greene
Judge Woodman
Edmund M. Swan
Edward Morrill
Greene
Boston
Lowell to Observe City's 50th Anniversary with Formal Celebration
The joint special committee of Lowell city council decided to pursue a formal celebration for the April 1, fiftieth anniversary of the city's incorporation. James Russell Lowell, nephew of Francis Cabot Lowell, was named and will probably be invited to deliver the oration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Mass
James Russell Lowell
Francis Cabot Lowell
Linseed Oil Price Jump After West Crushers Meet
St. Louis report says linseed oil price rose one cent a gallon following a secret West crushers meeting to reorganize the pool. A Chicago meeting is planned Thursday to advance the price 3 to 5 cents per gallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Insolvent Heminway & Bradley to pay fifty cents on dollar
New Haven Conn January 18 The insolvent soda water bottlers Heminway and Bradley will pay fifty cents on the dollar. Claims totaling 11994 have been allowed and the assets amount to 5667. Principal creditors include George Ehret New York 2877 Ballyntyne and Sons New York 1835 and the First National Bank New Haven 1630.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
La Flamme Libel Suit Ends With $10000 Award
The libel suit of Hon. Toussaint Antoine R. La Flamme ex minister of justice and attorney general against the Toronto Mail concluded with a jury award of 10000 dollars to the plaintiff. The Mail had charged him with tampering with ballot boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Que
Toussaint Antoine R. la Flamme
Toronto Mail
Mail
Mr. la Flamme
Fiske and Kel logg officer arrested in embezzlement case
Frank S. Fiske of the defunct bucket shop firm Fiske and Kellogg was arrested at Staffordville and brought to New Haven on embezzlement charges to face a civil damages suit. Late this afternoon the civil suit settled and the criminal case annulled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
Frank S. Fiske
Fiske & Kellogg
Staffordville
Bank of Devil's Lake Suspends as Depositors Attach $25,000
The pioneer Bank of Devil's Lake suspends operations prompting local depositors to issue writs of attachment for $25,000. President A. M. Ferrin and Vice President H. G. Stone are connected to the Northwestern Car Company of Stillwater, Minnesota. Corsett as cashier holds about $8,800 in assets. Ferris about $10,000. Deposits total roughly $25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil’s Lake
Dak
Bank of
Pioneer Bank
A. M. Ferrin
H. G. Stone
WU. B. Corset
Northwestern Car Company
Stillwater
Minn
Corsett
Ferris
County treasurer safe blown open. thieves seize cash and warrants
In New Castle Pennsylvania on January 18 the County Treasurer Hartman reported his office safe blown open. Thieves took two hundred dollars in money ten thousand dollars in notes and forty five thousand dollars in county warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Penn
Hartman
Wage Increase at Lonsdale and Berkeley Mills
Notices issued in Lonsdale and Ashton mills announce a 5 percent wage raise effective February 1 to equalize day and piece work under the ten hour law. A similar notice appears at the Berkeley mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Lonsdale Company
Lonsdale and
Ashton
Berkeley Mills
Ship Alice Cooper Arrives With Sick Crew and Bereaved Captain
The ship Alice Cooper under Captain Harding from Yarmouth and Portland reached Point de Galle. Her crew suffer snip fever and the captain’s wife has died. She sailed from Calcutta on Dee 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Alice Cooper
Harding
Yarmouth
Point de Galle
Calcutta
Dee
Virgin Salt Company offers lithographed dove card with salt sample
The Virgin Salt Company of New Haven Conn offers a ten by nine inch card featuring a ten color lithograph of doves. The ad promises Virgin Salt as clean and pure and sells a large package for 10 cents to entice grocers and customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgin Salt Company of
New Haven
Qonn
First sociable of Rossmore Club at New Era Hall
The Rossmore Social Club held its first sociable at New Era Hall last evening with music by the New Era orchestra. About 200 couples danced as D. M. Driscoll served as floor director, assisted by a 10-member committee including J. J. Murphy and D. F. J. Fleming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossmore
New Era Hall
New Era Orchestra
D. M. Driscoll
J. J. Murphy
D. F. J. Fleming
M. J. Harrington
P. D. Duff
J. H. Burke
EK. F. Nemeus
D. J. Donovan
P. J. Crowley
William Warner
Knickerbocker Steamer Towed to Tybee After Crossing
The steamer Knickerbocker from New York was towed into Tybee on Sunday night. Passengers were brought to Savannah today and sent by rail to New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Knickerbocker
New York
Tybee
New Orleans
Milford Shoe Firm Faces Wage Increase Talks
A committee of employees from Jones and Shippee’s shoe factory pressed for higher wages last Saturday and the firm was given until Wednesday to answer. A partial concession was offered this afternoon and is under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Mass
Jones & Shippee
Burrowing Under City: Grand Transit Schemes Debated
A Boston meeting of business leaders weighs electric surface lines of the Bentley Knight system and a proposed gigantic underground railway. Electric traction, cable roads, and a vast seven story underground plan for New York style transit are discussed with emphasis on construction, costs, and engineering hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Bentley-Knight
Cleveland
Providence
Boston
Boston Hore Railway
Richards
Metropolitan Road
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Trinidad
New York Roads
Bank securities recovered as case tightens around McNeil
Colonel F D Allen says bank securities are daily recovered and more McNeil property found. About 25000 of marble company notes remain missing but likely in a West Rutland safe. Nelson and Yeo moved money and securities to Linmouth mountain. Bank men consult with Chief Wade as they pursue McNeil. Nelson pleads innocence and hopes McNeil is caught and brought to justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Allen
Lancaster Bank
McNeil
Marble Company
West Rutland
Nelson
Yeo
L Linmouth Mountain
Wade
Impossible to Say at Present What the Creditors Will Receive
The examiner reports Lancaster National Bank of Clinton shows $267,055.39 due depositors and more than $66,000 in contingent liabilities from notes and bills. Unknown amounts arise from missing five certificates of deposit, one filled for $1000. Due to asset doubt and president’s peculations, creditors’ ultimate recovery cannot yet be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washhington
Lancaster National Bank of
Japan Illustrated Lecture by General Frazer at Tremont Temple
General Douglas Frazer, assistant manager of the Boston and Maine railroad, spoke last night at Tremont Temple on Japan. He traced history to 1854 Perry and described Japanese language, customs, dining etiquette, conversation, and navigation with pantomime and a rapid blackboard sketch. The audience was large and receptive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Frazer
Tremont Temple
Japan
Manger
Boston and Maine Railroad
Frazer
Commodore Perry
United States
Waiters Hold Annual Ball at Odd Fellows Hall
The Boston Waiters Benevolent Association drew over 200 attendees to the twenty third annual concert and ball at Odd Fellows Hall last night. Higgins’s orchestra provided music and Tufts catered the event while standing room filled the large hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Boston Waiters’ Benevolent Association
Higgins
Tufts
Patrick Healey
Edward Purtill
Thomas Dunn
James McHugh
John Kelly
Michael Quinn
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Death of Rev Henry Norman Hudson LL D Cambridge scholar
Rev Henry Norman Hudson died at his Cambridge residence on Saturday afternoon. Born in Cornwall Vermont January 28 1814 he gained wide Shakespearean renown early and lectured across Boston Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. He edited Churchman Church Monthly and Saturday Evening Gazette and authored works on Shakespeare English poetry prose and readers.
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Boton
Saturday Evening Gazette
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Yale students petition faculty over recitation hour changes
New Haven residents report that Yale athletics suffer from the rearranged recitation hours. A large meeting voted to petition the faculty to restore common recreation time for oarsmen ball players and other athletes. If denied it could seriously hinder Yates' crews and teams.
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Conn
Yale
Yates
Republicans Boycott New Postmaster in Brentwood
Brentwood voters, mostly Republicans, protest a Democrat postmaster appointed by Vilas. They refuse to use the local office, sending Republican mail by train from Gepot and purchasing stamps at Central Islip or nearby villages.
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L. I
Vilas
Gepot
Central Islip
Explosion at Creston lard rendering plant kills workers
A blast at the Short & Cooley lard rendering plant in Creston Iowa today killed Nelson Cone and Mitchell Severe. Edward Shortell and Thomas Clark were severely scalded. John Boyer suffered a broken arm and engineer Thomas R Tickins had a skull fracture.
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Nelson Cone
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Edward Shortell
Thomas Clark
John Boyer
Thomas R. Tickins
Lexington Schooner Aids by Chatham Life-Savers
The schooner Lexington of Calais from New York carrying coal ran ashore on Chatham bars at 3 pm. The Chatham life-saving crew refloated her about 8 pm and she resumed passage, leaking at a rate of 1000 strokes per hour.
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Lexington
Calais
New York
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Guards hold Morewood and Standard mines after threats
Mt Pleasant dispatch reports heavy guarding at Morewood and Standard mines. Few workers appear as intimidation lingers. Sheriff Stewart with 25 deputies advances to arrest a Hungarian striker but is met by armed Hungarians and defending villagers, forcing retreat and warning of possible bloodshed to enforce law.
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Mt. Pleasant
Penn
Morewood
Standard
Sherif Stewart
Econtiet
Strike Spreads as Miners Walk Out in Pennsylvania
MT PleasAnt Penn Jan 18 Sheriff Stewart left the county to consult Greensburg on seeking state aid to quiet disturbances if arrests occur. No new trouble at Moorewood or Standard works. Valley Hecla and United Works miners reportedly joined the strike this afternoon.
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Greensburg
Moorewood
Standard Works
Valley Hecla
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Pittsburg
Connellsville
Scottdale
Steel firm and workers settle wage dispute in eight hour day
Pittsburg January 18 The Edgar Thompson Steel Company and their employees have settled differences and work will resume in all departments tomorrow. The agreement provides eight hours for a day’s labor and three shifts per day.
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Pittsburg
Edgar Thompson Steel Company
Cave In Shuts Trapnell Colliery Fan-Way
A cave in at Trapnell colliery Ashland Pennsylvania today blocked the fan-way. No workers were underground at the time and no injuries were reported. The damage will require about four months to repair and more than 300 miners lose employment.
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Penn
Trapnell
Jacobson Cigars Sells Time Tested Brands at Broad Street
Old smokers seek cigars that wear well and long lasting taste. Jacobson at 54 Broad Street offers brands Bo Jd and Old Medford with a special cash sale of well known cigars closed out regardless of cost. The sale began yesterday and runs through the week attracting retailers and jobbers to buy at unusually low prices.
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No. 54
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Bo Jd
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Bangor man of Brownsville aboard Essex wrecked by storm
Frederick Brown of Brownsville Bangor reports he was robbed of 23 dollars at 9 30 p m while walking up Greens reef after the Essex steamer wrecked in the recent storm. Two men knocked him down and took the money.
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Frederick Brown
Bangor
Brownsville
Essex
Greens'reef
Infant Choked by Peanut Shell in Cambridge
Yesterday afternoon a fifteen month old son of Edgar Gross of Rogers's block Cambridge choked to death after a peanut shell became stuck in his throat.
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Edgar Gross
Rogers’s Block
Cambridge
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