Dependent Pension Bill Sparks House Debate
In Asu Hinoron July 15 motion by Mr Cannon of Illinois to fund 686,129 for an added clerical force to implement the dependent pension act triggers sharp exchanges. Dockery accuses delay until after elections. Enloe rails at Pension Office corruption while Cannon defends urgency and cites recent career officials. The panel adjourned after heated exchanges on civil service and ongoing investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WaAsu Hinoron
Cannon
Ilinois
House
Dockery
Missouri
Committee On Appropriations
Cutcheon
Michigan
Congress
Sayers
Texas
Enloe
Tennessee
Pension Bureau
Cooper
Indiana
J. D. Taylor
Ohio
Mr. Enloe
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Illinois
Zentleman
Green B. Baum
Treasury
Chezdle
Pension Koreau
Evans
Peters
War Department
Board of Review
Messrs. Cannon
Houk
Senate inquiry on bonded goods transit via Canadian Pacific
In Washington July 15 the Senate heard Mr. Cullom offer a resolution directing the Treasury Secretary to report by what authority merchandise in bond and goods of domestic origin may be moved between Atlantic and Pacific ports via the Canadian Pacific rail line, with transit at Vancouver and questions whether such foreign territory transit endangers revenue. Mr. Sherman reported a substitute for a May bill to cut required U S bond amounts for national banks and restore channels of financial flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Cullom
Secretary of the Treasury
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Sherman
Finance Committee
Senate considers banking reform and land survey funding
The Senate debated a substitute for bank bond deposits limiting to 1000 per bank, with three million monthly cap on voluntary withdrawals and notes limited to deposited bond par value. It resumed on the sundry civil appropriation bill with an amendment raising land survey funds from 200000 to 600000 to open lands for irrigation. adjournment followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Senate
United States
Committee On Appropriations
Gorman
Schickler Pourtalés Wedding in Paris Temple de l Oratori e
A June 30 Galignani report details Mile de Schickler and Comte Hubert de Pourtales wedding at the Temple de l Oratoire in Paris Rue St Honore. The event features a repaired state carriage, simple ceremony, notable gowns, bridal attendants, and gifts from prominent peers, with plans for English honeymoon and celebrations at Martinvast and Chantilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galignani
Mile
de Schickler
Comte de Pourtalés
Temple de l’Oratorie
St. Honore
Baron de Schickler
M. Viguie
Temple de l'Oratorie
Mile. de Schickler
Arthur de Schickler
Louis XV
Mlle
Demoiselles Chonneur
Mile. de Bonneval
Comte Xavier de la Roche
Foucauld
Perrien
Mile. Thuret
Miles
de Conadie
Cherbourg
Paris
Schickler
Berlin
France
Baron Arthur de Schickler
Jockey Club
Comte Hubert de Pourtales
Pourtales
Louis XIV
Switzerland
Hubert de Pourtales
MM. Roquelin
de Coppet
Galienaui
Comtese de Pourtales
Mlle. Dosne
Comtesse Montgomery
Baron Finot
le Saney
Fitz- Roya
Courie
England
Martinvast
Chantilly
New England Chau tauqua Assembly Opens at Lakeview
July 15 saw the first day of the New England Chau tauqua Assembly amid heat and crowds. The Old Colony runs fourteen trains daily to the grounds, the new alumni building was opened at 7 45 pm, with remarks by Acting Governor Haile and a dedicatory address by J L Hurlburt D D of New York, plus a concert by the Augeles Street Quartette and soloists. The event closed with grounds illumination and fireworks as attendance surpassed prior openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeview
South Framingham
New England Chautauqua Assembly
Old Colony
South Framingham Station
Hion
B. B. Dominson
Waltham
A. BE. Dunning
J. L. Hurlburt
D.D
New York
Assembly Quartette
Haile
B. B. Johnson
Augeles Street Quartette
Boston
Hattie 5. Whittier
Sarah A. Peakes
Jordan
Woman Stabs Husband in Roxbury Home Incident
Last evening at about 11 30 p m Adam Dolis of No 4 Walpole Street Roxbury was stabbed three times in the left side by his wife Mary with a shoe knife. He was taken to City Hospital in a critical condition. The woman was not arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Dolis
Walpole Street
Roxbury
Mary
Dolis
Mystic Hall
W. I. Gardner
E. P. Clark
John Harding
J. E. Dwyer
John Lister
J. Eaton
Freestone
New England Freestone
Worcester
Eight Hour Movement Draws Large Tremont Temple Rally
A packed Tremont Temple crowd heard Representative Josiah Quincy preside over a wide alliance of trades unions reformers and labor groups urging the eight hour day for carpenters. Speakers argued economic and social benefits, cited Australian experience, and urged restraint on strikes while backing practical progress toward shorter hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple
Knights of Labor
Josiah Quincy
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Victoria
Greater Britain
Charles Dilke
Australia
England
Trades Council of Melbourne
Lomeone
Employers’ Union of Melbourne
John Brown
Fall River
Clement Garratt Morgan
P. J. Maguire
E. 8. Huntington
Nationalist Club
Huntington
Hl. Merrifield
Eight Hour Movement Sparks Labor Oration in Detroit
The speechathon features Merrifield, Quincy, Gifford, Lloyd, and others urging organization over strikes while praising the eight hour aim. Speakers lament labor strife, note unions must balance means with end, and recall past warnings of a 1890 strike. Knights of Labor figures J. H. Mellen and Henry Austin also participate in the dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrifield
Quincy
O. P. Gifford
Harry Lloyd
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Carpenters
Gifford
Detroit
J. H. Mellen
Knights of Labor
Henry Austin
Spok6
Sparrow Pie Debate Provokes Moral Backlash
A London Globe note on sparrow meat as a famine option compares it to rabbit hunting in Australia and rebukes the idea of using alcohol-tinged grain to fatally trap birds. It condemns deception and drinking as unworthy, while noting the dish’s reported appeal when birds are breaded and layered with steak for gravy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Globe
Telk
Australia
Hodge
Fowler
Nations demand bronze tablet for arbitration pledge at State Department
Washington July 15 Secretary Blaine reports to Congress that the International American Conference adopted a resolution by Brazil’s Salvador de Mendonca. It calls for a bronze tablet in the State Department room where sessions opened on October second, 13589 in two languages, commemorating the conference and the move toward obligatory arbitration to secure regional peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Blaine
International American Conference
Salvador de Mendonca
Republic of Brazil
United States
Department of State
North
South
Central America
James G. Blaine
Hints to Mountain Climbers From a New England Peak
A correspondent from Mount Washington urges climbers to pace themselves, breathe fresh air, and rest briefly to avoid exhaustion. warns against hasty ascents and emphasizes enjoying new vistas. Practical advice on meals, rest, and gradual ascent accompanies cautions drawn from mountain rescues and near-misses.
Milkman at the Pump in Paris Despatch
A Paris milkwoman fills carts from a water source during a drought, tricking buyers with watery milk. Police arrest the offender after a chase, while spectators mock him. Also reported is the stranded whaling hulk Stafford being refloated and moved offshore, with projectors incurring heavy losses.
Stock Auction Notes From Boston and Portsmouth Listings
A dense list of shares and bonds from multiple firms dated July 16, 1890 outlines holdings for Boston Tonboat Co. Portsmouth & Dover RR Co. and numerous banks and railroad concerns. The notices mention appraisals free of charge and no sales on Saturdays, with entries for major items such as Missouri Pacific RR and Old Colony RR securities and various city and corporate bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Tonboat Co
Portsmouth
N. L
Portsmouth & S Dover RR. Co
N. Mtg. & del. Co
City of Chicago
Old Colony RR
Winfield Mortgage & Trust Co
Naninkeag St
Port. & Kennebec RR
San Diego Land &Town Co
Chi
West Michigan
Be City
Ft. Scott
First N. Bank
Salem
Old Colony Trust Co
Boston
FE. & T. Fairbanks & Co
Eliot Insurance Co
Elm Hill Association
Suffolk Cordage Co
Cheshire RK. Vtd
Suffolk Nat. Bk
American Steel Car Wheel Co
Union Pacific RR
Phila
Wilmington & Balt, RR
Columbian Nat. Bank
McKay Met. Fast
McKay & Hig
H. M. Asso
Winnisimimet Co
American Insurance Co
American Waltham Watch Co
McKay & Big
Ft. Payne Coal & Iron Co
First Nat. BR
Chelsea
Rutland RR
Consol
Washington National Bank
Portland, Saco & Portsmouth
Old Colony Steamboat Co
Chaire & Fort Smith RR. Co
Little Rock & Fort Spi RR
F. & T. Fairbanks& Co
Washington
Lewiston \ills Co
Lewiston
Tripp Manfg. Co
First Ward
Soulston Insurance Co
City of
Cleveland
W. L
Longlock Co
New Jersey
N. Y
Cedar Rap
N. Ry. Co
Eagle Bank
Desha Lumber & Flanting Co
St. Louis
San Jancisco Ry. Co
Kansas City Cable Ry. Co
Connecticut River RR
San Francisco
Ry. Co
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Pension Office
Landry
New Reprorp
Hathaway, Soule & Harrington Company
Trenton
N. d
New Jersey Steel & Tron Mills
Amalgamated Iron Workers
Lynn
C. Otis Marshall
GC. W. Varney & Co
Haverhill
J. al. Winchell & Co
Stamford
Conn
Yale & ‘Towne Manufacturing Company
Samuel (Rompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
N. H
Evening Post
New England
Mt. Washington
Chmb
London Daily Telegraph
Boulevard de Magenta
Seine
Sergents de Ville
Stafford
Tamasi
Atlantic City
Home Investments
Milk St
Mass
Tme
Andrew A. Meyer
Treas
Weaterin
Mortcades
Wiley S. Edmunds
Benton
Anniston City Land CO
Cassing
Maoucer
Anniston
Ala
Jefferies & Sons
Devonshire
Hood
Francis Henshaw & CO
Corner Exchange Place
The
Boston Stock Exchange
Tremont Nat
Ik. Hamilton N. Bank
Blackstone N. Bank
Eecucalion N. Bank
Citizens’ N. Bank
Wichita
Kam Suffolk N
Siame Hill Man, Co
Great Falls
Suffolk N. Bank
Tremont Bank
Hamilton Bank
Passumpsie Rivera RR
Loston Storage Warehouse Co
Davidson
Dedham National Bank
Georgia Marble Finishing Co
New England Mort. Sec. Co. Bs
Alney
Gethins Electrical Mfg. Co
First N. Bank of
Portland
Columbian N. Bank
Lowell Man, Co
Stark Milla
Cincinnati
Hares Old Colony Steamboat Co
Hares Gt
Falls Man'sg Co
Ft. Payne Iron Co
Nashua Mfg. Co
Cocheco Mtg. Co
Wilmington
Baltimore Ri
American Axe & Tool Co
N. Car Co
R. L. Day & CO
Exchange PL. Stein
Metropolitan Nat. Bank
Nat
City Bank
Eagle Bk
Stuffolk
Columbian
Hoylston Nat
Mechanics’ Nat
Missouri Pacific RR
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
Ay State Gas Co
Frouaien & Ontonigon KR
M. Bs
Colony Kit
de Wintustusmet Co
Steam Gauge & Lantern Co
Syracuse
Snow & CO
North Market St
G Fulton
California Fruit
Lartlett Pears
P. D. Liumsy
F. W. Ryder & Son
Ofice
Boylston Building
Cor
Washington and
Boylston Sts
Centra and
la Grange
Joseph H. Billings
Billings
Centre St
West Roxbury
Providence
C. C. RR
Horatio Harris & Co
State Street
N. E
Savannah SS
North Side
Lewis Wharf
W. P. Balch
Devonshire Street
Commonwealth OF Massachu
Judicial Court
Boston & Maine Railroad
Dwight Bramas
Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Eastern Rairoad Company
Portsmouth, Great Palls & Conway Railroad
Amlas
Sant Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Railroad Company
Portsmouth, Great Falla & Conway
Reat Falls & Conway
Said
Astern Railroad Company
Dwight Kraman
Braman
Mranian
Biaman
Hraman
Justice and Equity
Loston & Maine Railroad
Richard Oln
Dwight Ramnan
C.H. Cooper
Joan Noble
Jommon Whealte
Massachus
Suffolk
Francis W. Lee
Francis L. Lee
Westport
Essex
Thomas Lee
Suffolk County
Anne W. Lee
Anne
Bontas
Holden
Lou
H. Cooper
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