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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1892
Page
8
New England Granite Manufacturers end month long lockout and reopen yards with agreements to hire non union workers if needed. Unionists claim victory though expect ongoing strikes and continued unity while pressuring for contract terms. The dispute centers on labor demands and the ability to staff quarries with union versus non union labor.
In Quincy on Thursday the New England granite manufacturers executive committee failed to reach a settlement with labor unions. Secretaries Grant Byron and Dyer attended. Grant refused to return unless prospects for an agreement improved. Manufacturers stick to January 1 as the bill date. dealers prefer May 1 with a multi year term while quarry labor size is disputed.
Chester T. Linley, president of the Grafton Bank, was named in U S grand jury indictments. The counts allege embezzlement abstraction from the bank false entries and false issuance of certificates of deposit in a multiple charge case.
Dr Stainer's cantata A Meditation on the Crucifixion will be repeated Sunday evening June 5. Two choirs of forty voices will assist under Henry M Dunham organist and musical director of the church.
Boston Theosophical Society invites all to a secret doctrine class at 8 p m Saturday with afternoon and evening meetings Sunday at 152 Boylston Street all are welcome to attend.
Washington report describes J H Wardwell testifying he once held Census Bureau engineering duties and, by order of Chief Engineer Cully, destroyed hundreds of thousands of official envelopes and burned lumber purchased for the bureau. He criticizes Superintendent Porter for poor appointments and widespread pressure on clerks and a biased, gendered favoritism in staffing.
The National Wall-Paper Company, capitalized at 14 million dollars in 100 shares, is incorporated to produce and trade wallpaper and interior decorations. It may hold stock in related firms and issue 6 million in debentures bearing 8 percent dividends. Operations span the United States, territories, and foreign markets, with headquarters in New York City and branches planned abroad. An organization tax of 17,500 was paid today.
Ex Secretary Fairchild denounced Croker’s claim that Syracuse did not nominate an electoral ticket. He said they selected the same electors as February to avoid splitting the vote, acting for Democratic interests to ensure a strong party voice. Delegates may be admitted to Chicago, with action decided by party sentiment. He notes about five hundred delegates instructed for Mr. Cleveland and expects a two-thirds rule at the national convention.
The Lowell Memorial in London names Duke of Argyle and many leaders in politics and letters. Leslie Stephen asks the Times for funds to place two stained windows in Westminster chapterhouse. Lowell’s address at the chapterhouse meeting notes that eminent British individuals will be a common possession for all branches of the race.
The Nicaragua Canal convention met in St. Louis on June 3 with Hon. George L. Converse presiding. Resolutions urged Congress to provide funding and formed a committee to press the national convention to back the plan. Admiral Ammen of St. Louis spoke on canal practicality.
Short of water and food, the Australian bark Rébus, Captain W. M. Suttora, from Laguyra Mexico, bearing to Marseilles, France, dropped anchor at Newport on June 3 after thirty days at sea.
Ottawa reports the fisheries department annual review laid before the House. It provides a comprehensive resume of the department's operations for the year, stressing vigorous protection of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron fisheries. The document also covers negotiations on the Behring Sea and Newfoundland questions.
Pink-eye has broken out in the stables of the Manchester Street Railway. Eleven horses are affected and quarantined. Authorities are taking steps to prevent further spread of the disease.
Officers Odlin and O'Brien seized another carload of liquor at the Maine Central station in Lewiston on June 3, and teams are hauling it to the police storehouse.
Lonponx June 3 The House of Commons adjourned for Whitsuntide and will not meet again until June 9.
West Point prepares to graduate its first class next Wednesday. Sixty two cadets will become soldiers for the government of the Stars and Stripes. Massachusetts is represented with two cadets, Kenneth Morton and Frank A. Wilcox, both hailed as loyal sons.
A Plymouth native cadet, Kenneth Morton, graduates among the top ten in a class, with high marks in civil engineering and gunnery. He is described as diligent, obedient, and well regarded by officers and peers. The list names graduates from multiple states and states Morton is 23, born in Plymouth, with a career rooted in local schools and Thayer Academy.
The Royal Baking Powder Company supplied over 212000 pounds or 106 tons of taking powder to the United States government and its army and navy officers during the last year including March contracts. It has long held government preference for strength and purity and remains the only powder to retain its strength across varied climates.
The contract for roofing three new Thomson-Houston Electric Company buildings at West Lynn Massachusetts has been awarded to Thomas J Hind of 101 Milk Street Boston. The structures cover about 110000 square feet and will use Warren's Anchor brand natural asphalt roofing.
The Catalonia of the Cunard line under Captain J J Atkins will depart East Boston for Liverpool at 4 p m with 63 saloon, 95 second cabin and 230 steerage passengers. Saloon list includes John Baker, Rev Ezra H Byington, Mrs Byington, Miss Blanchard and many others among prominent travelers. Also listed are Boston saloon passengers for Havel Saale and La Champagne bound for Bremen Havre.
The article defends the police and harbor park officers who searched the Back Bay fens for Alfred Lips. It notes continuous grappling efforts by detachments, a sergeant and two officers from Station 16, and that John McCarthy and Frederick Fay aided with a boat on Tuesday evening. It rebuts claims the police condoned Fay’s opinions and says the search continued until nearly 11 p.m. despite risk and a capsized boat.
A Boston notice proclaims the Adam Forepaugh circus at Pompeiian grounds Huntington avenue for the week starting Monday June 6. It promises a vast production of the Fall of Nineveh with 10 000 seats, an army of performers and elaborate features all for fifty cents, highlighting the show as democratic and accessible to all classes.
Lord Alfred Tennyson's idyl The Foresters to be produced by Daly's company at Hollis Street Theatre Monday evening. The play, based on Robin Hood themes, features Sullivan music and a famed forest glen scene with electric wand effects. Cast includes Richard Coeur de Lion and Maid Marian in a lavish Boston debut.
Senator Meade denounces lobbying methods used to push a House modified Trust Company bill. The measure would ban trust firms from savings banking, while the Senate version exempts the five existing state trust companies. The chamber also discussed the Hutchinson mileage ticket, World’s Fair exhibits on road machines, and other bills as sessions adjourned.
No 3 Old State House in Boston, under Mr. L H Palmer, has long been a popular transportation headquarters. Tickets or drawing room car seats for Shore Line express trains or the Colonial express between Boston and Washington can always be secured here.
The Canadian Conference convened with all members except Secretary Tracy at Annapolis. Secretary Blaine and Secretary Elkins joined briefly before returning to the State Department. They discussed alleged discrimination against American merchants in Montreal with British minister George Foster and Canadian officials Mackenzie Bowell and J Oster. Sammars Blaine and General J Oster represented the U S government.
To the Editor the Post: resolutions adopted by the New England Historical and Genealogical Society at its meeting yesterday respond to charges by Hill and Goodell. They reject resignations except withdrawals, direct nominating committee to consider vacancies, and call for action within ten days. Resolution No. 2 passed unanimously and No. 3 by two thirds. June 2, 1892.
Shipping news notes multiple steamers arriving and departing. Oranmore reached Boston from London on June 8 while City of Berlin, Werkendam, Gellert and St Ronans arrived in New York from European ports on June 3. Friesland moved toward Antwerp from New York and City of Chicago stood off Brow Head en route to Liverpool. Columbian sailed from Boston toward Liverpool with traffic noted near Kinsale.
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