Consulship Seekers and Mrs Chase in Spotlight
In Washington on June 2 a Spectator report notes Kellogg of Louisiana refuses to sacrifice himself for his party as Mrs Kate Chase and her father's papers figure in the story. A Tennallytown Electric Railway committee plans Boston trip to arrange materials for rails, bids won by Johnstown Rail Company, with work delayed by Johnstown flood impacts. The proposed line would pass near ex President Cleveland's country house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
Louisiana
Kate Chase
WashingTon
Tennallytown Electric Railway Company
Boston
Johnstown
Penn.) Rail Company
Cleveland
J. A. Williamson
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
General Williamson
Albuquerque
Atlantic & Pacific Company
New York
Consulship Appointments Await President Decision
Eight thousand applicants learn that a list of lucrative consulships has sat on the President’s desk for a week with no action. The State Department cites internal work done, while insinuating responsibility lies with the President. Toronto fare is said to go to a New Yorker favored by Chauncey Depew, with Canada postings avoiding border states due to past abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Great Britain
Canada
Toronto
New York
Chauncey Depew
Department
Kellogg declines Louisiana House bid amid party push
Ex Senator William P. Kellogg of Louisiana rejects entering the race for the vacancy caused by Gay’s death. He cites other interests and plans not to carry the costly campaign burden. Kellogg notes potential candidates Judge Beatty and Dr. Carroll within the district and believes Republicans may win without his run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
William P. Kellogg
Louisiana
Congress
Gay
Beatty
Carroll
Mrs Kate Chase to Publish Papers on Her Father Chief Justice Chase
Mrs Kate Chase plans to arrange and publish papers left by her distinguished father Chief Justice Chase. She has notes of social reminiscences from Harriet Lane to the death of her father. The material could form a valuable chapter on the politico social life of the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Chase
Justice Chase
Candler Detained by Freshet in Brookline Tour
The Hon. John W. Candler of Brookline is at the Normandie on his way South and detained by the freshet. He plans a visit to departments tomorrow and expects an active Congress session focused on business issues such as interstate commerce act reforms telegraph government control and admin detail improvements. Candler has no winter home chosen as Mrs Candler and Miss Candler are in Europe.
Public Debt Statement Recaps 1889 Treasury Totals
Recapitulation of yesterday issued debt showing interest bearing bonds at 4.42 percent totaling 142 403 550 dollars and other securities. Principal and interest combine to 906 462 457 75 dollars. Noninterest debt and cash in treasury figures are provided with monthly decrease and available cash for reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Pension Fund
Pacific Railroad
Treasury warrants resume old system under Windom direction
Secretary Windom directs resumption of the Hamilton era Treasury warrant system as safer and more satisfactory. The July change aimed to simplify claims consolidation and issue a single warrant, but the old method will be restored with separate warrants for each claim or account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windom
Treasury
Hamilton
Cockrell
Inquiry on Dr Jernegan's status of Mr Gilbert health
Late last night inquiry to Dr Jernegan, physician for Mr John Gilbert, aged actor, found the patient improving but not strong enough to travel to Manchester by the Sea summer home. Dr Jernegan had not stated he was out of danger, and warned that Mr Gilbert’s age means lingering risk despite progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jernegan
John Gilbert
Manchester-by-the-Sea
New York Times
Theodore Moss
New York
Gilbert
Wallack
Moss
A Glorious Cooling Draught and Lime-Rait Turin
A fragmented notice describes Montserrat lime drink prepared as a cooling draught. The text hints at a sweetened, flavored beverage with unclear origins or usage. The readable fragment centers on a recipe style note rather than a full event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montserrat
Turin
Straws From State Street Reflect NYSE Ticker Standstill
Boston brokers faced no ticker service Saturday as the New York Stock Exchange refused to renew contracts unless the Financial Telegraph Company was excluded. News across tickets was sparse with Wall Street gossip and speculations, while prices held. Thomson-Houston rose 3% to 96 44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York Stock Exchange
Gold and Stock Telegraph Company
Financial Telegram Company
Exchange
New York
Wall Street
Western Union
June Weddings Spoil Pretty Vows Across Several Sites
A trio of summer weddings crown June ceremonies. Frank L. Penney weds Sarah E. Shoesmith at 780 Dudley Street with Rev. A H Wright officiating and ushers from the bride’s Sunday school class. Lucy Fosdick and Dr Charles S Minot wed at Church of Our Saviour with Rev William Lawrence. Walter Bailey Curtis and Nellie E Cleveland marry at Concord Square, with reception at Mountfort Street. Frank E Bass and Emma M Packard tie the knot in Auburndale and plan residence on Lexington Street after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Street
Frank L. Penney
Sarah E. Shoesmith
A. H. Wright
St. Ann’s Church
Sheridan Bisbee
Jennie Patterson
Mountfort Street
Noah Curtis
Concord Square
Walter Bailey Curtis
Nellie E. Cleveland
Fitchburg
W. W Colburn
Sturbridge
Curtis
West
Frank E. Bass
Antrim
N. H
Emma M. Packard
Auburndale
Mrs. Bass
Lexington Street
Women voters set slate for December school board vote
At the Merona convention Mrs. E. Trask Hill chaired a committee to nominate candidates for the December school board election. Named were Miss Frances Turner East Boston, Miss Henrietta Joy Roxbury, Miss Minnie Evans Chester Square, Miss Abbie M. Brooks South Boston, Miss Brockway Dorchester, Mrs. Sarah Bryant Charlestown, Mrs. Gibson Jamaica Plain, and Dr. A J Gordon with Mrs. Josephine Ruffn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women Voters
Merona
E. Trask Hill
Frances Turner
East Boston
Henrietta Joy
Roxbury
Minnie Evans
Chester Square
Abbie M. Brooks
South Boston
Brockway
Dorchester
Sarah Bryant
Charlestown
Gibson
Jamaica Plain
A. J. Gordon
Josephine Rufn
Opening Night at Gilmore Jubilee Concerts 1869
The Peace Jubilee opens with Gilmore's Military Band and a 1000-voice Boston chorus. Soloists Blanche Stone Barton Helen Dudley Campbell DeDanckwardt Myron Whitney Signor Liberati perform in selections from Wagner and Handel with the final "America." Officials and Jubilee officers attend in special boxes. a souvenir programme features Coliseum views and Jubilee facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
Boston
Mme
Blanche Stone-Barton
Helen Dudley Campbell
Herr DeDanckwardt
Myron W. Whitney
Signor Liberati
Fannhauser
Mayer
Steamship Line Changes Wednesday Noon Departure
The old line of Boston Halifax and Prince Edward Island Steamship Company will sail now on Wednesdays at noon for Halifax Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island to better accommodate patrons. An advertisement appears on another page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston, Halifax
Prince Edward Island
The Coming Campaign Issues Across Parties
Inquiries from the Herald survey reveal Republican and Democrat leaders outlining campaign stances. Brackett and others emphasize temperance, law enforcement, and state issues, while Democrats like Russell, Morse, French, Cunniff, and Barry stress local control, reform, and opposition to monopolies with varied views on temperance.
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The
Herald
Brackett
W. W. Crapp
Myron P. Walker
George W. Johnson
W.H. Haile
William E. Russell
Leopold Morse
Jonas H. French
Michael M. Cunniff
Thomas Barry
Republican Party
Crapo
Haile
Johnson
Colonel Walker
Roe
Democratic Party
W. E. Russell
French
Mr. Morse
Cunniff
Boston
Barry
Marriages
A list of late May and early June nuptials across New England and nearby states. Couples include Frank E. Bass with Emma M. Packard, Walter B. Curtis with Nellie E. Cleveland, Walter E. Daniels with Annie Mabel Rockwood, Charles Core Minot with Lucy Fosdick, Patrick Murphy with Mary F. Duffy, Frank L. Penney with Sara E. Shoesmith, Henry H. Pickernell with Carrie Lyons, and John Shea with Bridget Feeney, with ceremony sites including Auburndale Chelsea and the Church of Our Saviour Lamar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass~packard
Auburndale
Frank Ef, Bass
Antrim
Emma M. Packard
Curtis
Cleveland
W. W. Colburn
Walter B. Curtis
Nellie E. Cleveland
Daniels
Rock Wood
Franklin
Mass
G. E. Lovejoy
Walter E. Daniels
Annie Mabel Rockwood
Edmund Rockwood
Minot—Fosdick
Church of Our Saviour
Lamar
William Lawrence
Charles Core Minot
Boston
Lucy Fosdick
Cambridge
Murphy—Duffy
John J. Wilson
Patrick Murphy
Mary F. Duffy
Penney—Shoesmith
Ian Dorchester
A lively meeting over chamber building site today
The Chamber of Commerce meets to decide where to erect a new building with two committees offering sites and cost estimates. Traders flood the mail with circulars, some urging Atlantic avenue and Commercial street, noting future northward growth of grain, grocery, produce and shipping interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Messrs. A. D. 8. Bell
J. P. Hilton
E. R. McPherson
W. O. Blaney
Alden Speare
D. W. Rawlet
John P. Squire
Atlantic Avenue
Commercial Street
State Street
Prevention of Cruelty to Children Fund Drive
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children seeks funds to furnish and outfit its recently moved temporary home for neglected and ill treated children. It aids several thousand cases yearly, guiding parents to remedy or arranging guardians and homes. Contributions may be sent to Miss Helen B Herford at 101 Pinckney Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Helen B. Herford
Pinckney Street
Amusements program listings in Boston venues
The Boston Museum presents Little Lord Fauntleroy at 8. Park Theatre features Kellar the Magician. Boston Theatre offers Dockstader's Minstrels. Brand Opera House screens The Two Orphans at 7 45. Music Hall hosts a popular concert from 8 to 11 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Museum
Lord Fauntleroy
Park Theatre
Kellar, the Magician
Boston Theatre
Dockstader
Brand Opera House
Music Hall
Auction Sales Today and Tomorrow at Harris & Co
Fruit Horatio Harris and Co announce auctions today at 12 m and another sale tomorrow. The notices list sale times and reference the auction house as the organizing entity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio Harris & Co
Obituary notices from Boston area dated May June entries
A list of obituaries and death notices from various Massachusetts locales including West Newton Norwood Danvers East Boston South Boston Cambridgeport and Waltham. Names include Lucy Allen Sarah Brimner Clement Drew Adelaide Dearborn Helen Endicott Louisa Fitch Ambrose Kohler Jennie Ledwith James Murphy Rebecca May Otis Nannie Pettingill Michael Riley Elizabeth Lynch and others with ages and partial family details. The notices span May 27 to June 2 with multiple towns and relatives mentioned.
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Allen
West Newton
Lucy Lane Allen
Brimner
Sarah M
Ann
Benjamin Brimner
Colson
Norwood
James M. Colson
Janes. Drew
Deacon Clement Drew
Dodge
Belfast
Abigail B. Dodge
John Dodge O
North
Bedford
Guild
Danvers
George H. Guild
Paro Grohe
East Boston
Annie C
George A. Grohe
Higgins
South Boston
Margaret Higins
Kohler
Shirley Junction
Winthrop
Mass
Ambrose Kohler
A. Kohler
Ledwith
Jennie D. Ledwith
Lynch
Cambridgeport
John F. Lynch
Loud
South Weymouth
Liza T
Jacob Lond
Murphy
Somerville
James H
Celia
James Murphy
May
Dorchester
Rebecca Bradford
John Pierpont May
Nicholas Hoppin Bradford
Providence
Otis
Ann Powers
Boston
Michael Riley
Russell
Lynn
Elizabeth Anne
Levianry Roe
Dedham
Swain
Steamship Alaskan
Walter Swain
Nantucket
Schmidter
Boston Highlands
Jacob Schmidter
Wiggin
Ruth Lincoln
Noah Wiggin
Woodsum
Eben Woodsum
Purity and strength urged for Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
An article extols Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as the best tonic and stimulant for debility and wasting illness. It cites Prof. Austin Flint and Dr. J. M. Cornwall praising alcohol as a medical aid and warns against other bottled whiskeys as impure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Flint
Bellevue
New York
J. M. Cornwall
Duffy
Duffy’s
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West End Railway
Davidson Investment Company
Cleveland & Canton Common
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Samuel Hatch & Co
Pook & Fox
L. L. P. Atwood & Co
NEW Publications
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Sibyl Fair
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Quincy
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Philip J. Doherty
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Sig
Ferrari
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Yale Glee Club
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R. M. Field
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Olive Humans
Fauntleroy
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Spot Pond
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Alleyn Terrace
Hancock and
Alleyn Streets
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Framingham
Lyman Perry
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Milk Street
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Devonshire St
Coffin & Henry
OWA
Iowa
State St
Des Moines
City OF
Office OF Commissioners OF Public Institutions
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Thomas L. Jenks
Albion Building
Cor
Beacon and Tremont Sts
Herbert L. Perry
Eliot C, Clarke
Nashua Manufacturing Co
Water Street
Frederic Amory
Lancaster Mills
Harlcourt Amory
Jackson Company
Vermont Live Stock Company
Ight Bay
Thomas Sanders
K. R. Station
Haverhill
Boylston Building
Boylston and
Washington Sts
FISKE
T. D. Boardman
Henry W. Holland
Tremont Row
W. Norton Reid & Co, Public Accountants, Partnership and Corporation Specialists
Pemberton Square
St. Thomas Street
M. M
City Notices
Board of Assessors
Joshua S. Duncklee
BASE
Kennedy
TAS Sherman
Rases
Kilby Street
Mags. L. Bacon Foss
AD. Newendorep
Abbey & Schokeffel
Lessees and Managers
Astarte
Steens
Nana Sahib
Bosto
Fugene Tompkins
Theatre
Dockstader’s
American Opera Company
Grand Opera House
Proctor & Mansfield
Tremont Station
Kate Claxton
Charles A. Stevenson
Miss Claxton
Commonwealth OF
Joseph E. Merrill
Solomon W. Johnson
William D. Bancker
New England News Company
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Supreme Judicial Court
Boston Post
Springfield Union
Springfield
John Noble
C. H. Cooper
Middlesex
Theresa E. Moore
Charles H. Moore
Helena
Montana
Charles H. Gore
George H. Moore
Frank H. Moore
Syess
Theo. C. Hurd
Charles W. Wells
Court St
Joshua Brothers
Moses G. Howe
Court Street
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