The Strike at Squire's in Cambridge Denied
A Cambridge strike at J P Squire's Hasté Cambridge is denied as settled by strikers. A prominent citizen allegedly wrote a letter claiming the strike had failed and workers would return individually on old terms, a claim disputed by the strikers' executive committee. Squire reports most workers remain idle but plans to hire a few as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Squire’s
Cambridge
Mellon
Mellen
S Sanire
Mr. Mellen
Squire
G. Co. Taylor Old Bourbon
G. QO. Taylor
Cork
Chester H, Graves & Sons
Boston
Electrical Disturbances Cut Telegraph Service Between Boston and New York
Storm centered in the Midwest and New England disrupted telegraph lines across New Hampshire and Vermont. Wires west and south of Springfield failed. Boston communications largely halted after 6 p.m. Intermittent service resumed late night with multiple lines down to Buffalo, Chicago, and New York. Northern routes to Albany degraded. lines east to St John remained functioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
New Hampshire
Vermont
Essex County
St. Paul
Middle States
New England
Springfield
Connecticut
Associated Press
Hartford
Manchester
Burlington
New Bedford
Western Union Company
Buffalo
Chicago
Providence
Postal Telegraph Company
Albany
St. John
Severe thunderstorm hits churches and towns across New England
A June 5 storm sweeping Manchester New Hampshire and nearby towns caused substantial damage. Lightning struck St. Ann's Church steeple and damaged the audience area plus the fire alarm system. Other regions including Butuano Vermont Chester Vermont Claremont New Hampshire Plymouth Connecticut and West Windsor experienced lightning strikes wind damage and fires. No major injuries reported though several buildings had insured or costly damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N.H
St. Ann's Catholic Church
Union Street
Butuano
C. H. Kinsman
State Street
Chester
Chester Steam Power Company
Claremont
Lemuel Dole
Plymouth
Universalist
Brinccroft
Conn
Housatonic
Newton
West Wrystop
Winchester
Whiting
New York
Strange and Damaging Lightning Strikes in Essex County
A Salem morning thunder shower caused extensive damage across Essex County. Lightning struck the fire alarm circuit in Salem, burning out the entire system and about forty telephone lines. Marblehead saw bizarre effects with a parrot cage moved by a bolt and a cat trapped under a toppled box, while the old steamer house caught fire. Peabody’s Universalist Church spire was damaged, Danvers reported several struck houses and a cow killed, and hail marbles damaged glass and crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Marblehead
J.P. Broughton
Samuel Dufar
Peabody
Universalist Church
Danvers
the Plains
Eben Peabody
Obituary notes span multiple figures and locales
John F Parker of Malden dies of typhoid fever. He served as first lieutenant of Company D Maiden Rifles Fifth Regiment and taught the High School Cadets. He leaves a widow and one child. The Corea chargé d affaires reports the Queen Dowager of Corea has died at eighty two, influential in government. France’s famed panther killer M Bombonnel dies at Dijon. Ernest F Ritz, Boston photographer, dies at forty two. Assena Clark, New Haven real estate dealer, dies at sixty nine. Lucy W Follett dies at Hubbardston aged 101. She was a Hubbardston native.
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John F. Parker
Malden
Maiden Rifles
Corea
M. Bombonnel
France
Dijon
Ernest F. Ritz
Boston
Assena Clark
New Haven
Conn
Lucy W. Follett
Hubbardston
SECTION MAN KILLED BY THE CARS IN GREAT FALLS
Great Falls New Hampshire June fifth Cornelius Connors a boss section man on the Rollingsford branch of the Boston and Maine railroad was struck by an afternoon train near Crockett s woods and instantly killed He stood on the track with his back to the train watching a train on the Conway track next to it Connors was about fifty three years old and leaves a family
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Great Falls
N. H
Cornelius Connors
Rollingsford
Boston & Maine Railroad
Crockett’s Woods
Conway
Mnors
Pacific Funding Bill Sets Terms For Railroads Debt
Washington reports from June 5 that Representative Miles of Connecticut presented a House bill to refund government indebtedness of the Union and Central Pacific railroads. It requires a mortgage on all properties and security, with rates of interest set and an adjustment period of seventy-five years for Central Pacific and a shorter term for Union Pacific, aiming to protect stock value and raise payments from line-area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Miles
Connecticut
Committee On Pacific Railroads
House
Union
Central Pacific
United States
Pacific Railroad
Senate Committee
Union Pacific
Tilden Trust Case Finds Bequest Illegal and Void
Judge Beach signed findings in the Tilden trust case holding the bequest illegal and not enforceable. Governor Tilden died intestate as to the residue, executors ordered to account and pay over to Colonel George H. Tilden his share. Likely further appeal on questions raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Judge Beach
Supreme Court
Tilden
Governor Tilden
George H. Tilden
Tragedy at the Pond: Mother and Sons Drowned
In New Haven Connecticut on June 5 a mother and her two sons Edward aged thirteen and George aged ten all died after a raft capsized on a small pond. The mother rushed to save her children but all three drowned and their bodies were recovered about an hour later.
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New Haven
Conn
Middlebury
Edward
George
John Smith
Fires and ship explosions sweep several ports
June reports from Philadelphia Toledo and New York describe the Hans & Kurt fire at Point Breeze with casualties including Joseph H. Quinn and Harris Schonholtz. The Wetmore and Nacooochee incidents follow, with crews rescued or missing and ships ruined. Arcadia mill and Burns in Charlestown note further damage and alarms. Lessersew weather, lightning, and chimney fires add to a day of widespread destruction.
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Philadelphia
Hans & Kurt
Atlantic Oil Refining Company
Point Breeze
Delaware River
Joseph H. Quinn
Harris Schonholtz
John Karl Wuent
Henry Campen
John &. Stoney
Hamburg
Toledo
Passadena
Lake Erie
Rea
New York
Savannah
Louis Bucki
Jacksonville
Fla
Middle Haddam
Conn
Providence
Browning
Arcadia
Thomas & Hoxie
Helen Whitney
William King
Hanover
N. H
Nathaniel Merrill
Mansfield
Thomas
Keating
Nichols Boston's Standby Batters for Victory Over New Yorks
June 5 Boston beat New York 13 to 2 as Nichols struck out eleven and Bennett hit a three run homer. Boston's Brown and Richardson drove in three runs apiece, with Welch pitching for Boston. Attendance 409. New Yorks scored two in a rough eighth inning before Nichols closed it out.
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Bostons
N. L
NEW Yorks
New York
Mickey Welch
Mutrie
Mickey
Boston Bats
Iwo
Bennett
Nichols
Bustons
R. BU
A. E. R.bh
Donovan
Tiernan
Hornung
Yucker
Clarke
Sullivan
Burkett
Brodie
Denny
Sennett
Buckley
Smith
Welch
Sommers
Postons
W.ccc
McGarr
Long
Tucker
Kennett
Rusie
Clark
Welsh
Kenny
McQuaid
P. L
Philadelphias
Philadelphia
Tom Brown
Hardy Richardson
Boston
Nash
Brouthers
Irwin
Kelly
Radbourn
Swett
Sanders
Milligan
Roastons
Griffin
Shindle
Pickett
Richardson
Home
Brown
Stovey
Mulvey
Farrar
Quinn
Knight
Jones
Jime
Pittsburgs
X. L
Chicagos
Chicaco
Chicago
Eccesse
Buttersex
Galvin
Dwyer
Bo Je
Euebne
Hanlon
Boyle
Hometoana
Beckley
Fields
O' Neill
Lathan
Duffy
Qurcoran
Gaffney
Barnes
Cincinnatis
N. S
Cincinnati
Red Stockings
Schmitt
Pittsburg
Cincinnatig
Rhines
Harrington
Berger
Hecker
Merhee
Beard
Crane
Bill—Berger
Mit
Reilly
Mullane
MacDermott
Baseball Scores and Rain Postponement Across Leagues
In Newark and Worcester games the Newark and Worcester teams won 8 to 5 and 10 to 5 respectively. New Haven beat Jersey City 10 to 6, Rochester edged Brooklyn 6 to 5, Columbus defeated Loledos 6 to 3, Louisvilles bested Louisville 9 to 3, Syracuse Athletics won 3 to 2 in twelve innings, Lafayette lost to Providence 2 to 8. The Chicago Cleveland NL game and Buffalo Cleveland PL game were rained out in Cleveland.
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American Association
Brooklyn
Brooklyns
Rochesters
Columbus
Loledos
Louisville
St. Louis
Louisvilles
Syracuse
Athletics
Providence
Brown
Lafayette
Baird Named Brooklyn Postmaster After Mayoral Loss
Brooklyn announces Colonel Andrew D. Baird, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor, has been appointed postmaster, replacing Joseph C. Hendrix. This confirms a leadership change in the city’s postal service with a former candidate taking the key federal role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Andrew D. Baird
Joseph C. Hendrix
Domestic Tragedy at Warrenton Street House
John A. McDougal renting 88 Warrenton Street assaults housekeeper Mrs. Zera Dawson injuring her shoulder. Robert W. Jacobs, a tenant, fires three shots after a struggle. McDougal is wounded in the thigh. Jacobs arrested. McDougal and Dawson taken to City Hospital. dispute over Dawson versus Mrs McDougal identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. McDougal
Warrenton Street
Zera Dawson
Robert W. Jacobs
McDougal
Cross
Quinn
Jacobs
Mrs. Dawson
Dawson
Immigration drives nation’s prosperity not party credit
In a May 1890 letter to the editor J. S. E. Koston argues that immigrant labor and capital have underpinned U.S. growth, not party policy. He contends immigration fuels homes, farms, factories, and bonds, while restrictive laws threaten prosperity and shift population abroad to South America and Europe. He notes Democrats aided the foreign-born and warns against curbing immigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Butterworth
Buncombe
Butt
Europe
South America
England
Koston
Craig’s Original Kidney and Liver Cure Crown Plaster and Pills
Claim includes Dr Craig’s Kidney and Liver Cure Crown Plaster and Pills as safe remedies for Brights Disease Liver Complaint and urinary affections. Says only the druggists sell the original cure prepared by Craig Medicine Co Passaic N J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
B. R
Craig Medicine Co
Passaic, N. d
Common Council approves Goodenough lot for Brighton park
The council backed an order authorizing Mayor to buy 300000 square feet from H. B. Goodenough on Foster and Lake streets for up to 30000. Norris dissented proposing reallocating funds to sprinkler work. Hayes and Eaton supported the purchase citing voter petitions and superior site. Other measures included street sprinkling studies, engine house site bids, and a $25000 grant for the Grand Army Encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton Park
Common Council
Foster and Lake Streets
H. B. Goodenough
Norris
Ward 13
Rogers Park
Brighton
Hayes
Ward 24
Goodenough
Eaton
Ward
Massachusetts Medical Society
Committee On
Burlen
Ward 21
Police Department
Barry
Ward 16
Boston
Fire Commissioners
Boston and
Swett Streets
Ruggies Street
Huntington, Avenue
Prince Street
North Square
Atlantic Avenue
Harvard Bridge
Board of Aldermen
Long Island
Committee On Institutions
Grand Army
Prison Rumors Of Escapes At Charlestown Fire
Reports claimed several convicts escaped during a prison fire near Charlestown. midnight checks found all inmates accounted for. Earlier, prisoner Jocko Kelley narrowly escaped hiding in a shoe barrel but the plan failed after a teamster’s comment aroused suspicion. Kelsey, an habitual criminal, faces twenty five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Miss Livermore
Kelsey
Jocko
Jocixo
Perverse Seats on Boston Open Horse Cars
A Boston letter argues women riders end up in smoker seats by accident or necessity. The writer contends centuries of bias shape the accusation of unreasonableness and defends women who unknowingly invade the smoker’s paradise on open horse cars. The piece urges fair treatment and questions the blame placed on women for occupying scarce rear seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Iremont Street
Pleasure Ground at Highland Lake Grove Excites Boston Visitors
A party of gentlemen and several newspaper men enjoyed a day out at the New York and New England railroad pleasure ground at Highland Lake Grove. The 50 acre grounds offer walks, pavilions, a dancing hall, boats, a side-wheeler, croquet, bowling, shooting galleries, and a ten acre baseball field with a café and dining. The grove hosts many engagements for its fifteenth season and features frequent trains, including through sleepers to Philadelphia and Washington, with service to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall
New York & New England Railroad
Highland Lake Grove
New York & New England
the Grove
Boston
Isaak Walton
Harvey J. Parker
Howard
New York
New England Limited
City
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
Erie
Bay View Yacht Club June Meeting Notes and New Members
The Bay View Yacht Club at City Point held its June meeting with large attendance. The treasurer announced that May 21 social proceeds added 1631 to the club fund. Eleven new members were admitted by vote: Daniel Dacey, E Springer, Matthew Sullivan, Thomas Condon, Dr E N Bates, Thomas Patton, Jonathan Cobb, B Kelley, J barbey Jr, Frank Newberger, and John Mackay. A thanks was given to the Post 7 Drum Corps, and a special meeting was set for June 19 with a sweepstakes race on June 17. Also, Seawanhaka Corinthian YC held spring races in New York’s lower bay. in 40-foot class Minerva defeated Choctaw, Linus, Helen, Marquita and Tomahawk. The Kathleen was the sole entry in the 80-foot class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay View
E. Springer
Matthew, Sullivan
Thomas Condon
E. N. Bates
Thomas Patton
Jonathan Cobb
B. Kelley
J. Barbey, Jr
Frank, Newberger
John Mackay
Post 7
New York
Seawanhaka- Corinthian Yacht Club
Lower Bay
Minerva
Linus
Helen
Marquita
Kathleen
Death of 48-Year-Old Clerk on Boston & Albany Train
Seth H. Ingraham a 4 clerk at Hawley Fol som and Martins 87 Otis street died after suffering apoplexy aboard an inward bound Boston & Albany train near Worcester before reaching Boston. He resided at Hotel Langham was single and aged forty eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth H. Ingraham
Hawley, Folsom & Martin’s
Otis Street
Boston & Albany Railroad
Worcester
Hoston
Accident at East Cambridge packing house injures worker
John Cross, an employee at John P. Squire's packing house in East Cambridge, accidentally severed three fingers with a cleaver yesterday afternoon. He was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital. Nearby, the Northern Depot cars moved close to Paine's Furniture Company salesrooms on Friend and Canal streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cross
John P. Squire
East Cambridge
Massachusetts General Hospital
Paine’s Furniture Company
Friend and
Canal Streets
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Squire's
Mr. Mellon
Tilden Trust
Layton
Pitts Street
Messrs
Adams
Stevens
McManus
Delia Meehan
General Hospital
Fred &. Stanton
Ci Hall Square
Hanover Street
Hyman Neiharsey
H. L. Bowker
Scott Court
Boston Brotherhood
PF. L
Brotherhood Park
John Ewing
Murphy
Ewing
Slattery
Hatfield
Bierbauer
Dally
Rarned Ruans
New
Phiadelphia
Schriver
Burns
Phillies
Philadelphians
Latteries
Gleason
Clements
Lovett
Stallings
Hamilton
Burke
Thompson
Corkhill
O’brien
Collins
Stollings
Allen
O'Brien
Myers
Foutz
Collings
Brookklyns
Clevelands
Penseee Couse
Pittsburgh
Bos Mos
Atlantic Association
Newark
Newarks
Wilmingtons
Worcesters
Hartfords
Jersey Citys
New Havens
Cleveland
Brooklyn Post Office
U. S. Gov't Report
the Common Council
Jocko” Kelley
BR. Atkinson
Org
Washington ST
Boston — House
Roxbury Crossing
Gateman
Havey
Roxbury
City Hospital
Post
New England Road
BAY View Yacht Club
T Goons
Edward Burgess
Raval
G. W. Simmons & 60
G. W. Simmons & CO
BOS Fireworks
Tate
Horace Partridge
Cowdrey
London
Lancet
Montserrat
Sole Consignees of the Montserrat Co. (Limited
Evans, Sons & Co
Evans & “Sons
Limited
Montreal
P. Q
Consignees
S. C. Rich Company (Limited
Baltimore
Mason & Hamiiu
Church of the Good Shepherd, Episcopal
Cortes Street
George J. Prescott
Episcopal Church
Faneuil Hall National Bank
Stillman F. Kelley
Y. H. Curtis
Eastern Investment Company
Treasury
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