Mutual Life Leads Massachusetts Policies in 1889
The report of the Insurance Commissioner shows Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York with 10,911 policies and 34,090,264 of insurance in force in Massachusetts as of December 31, 1889. Their amount exceeds the nearest competitor by about 15,000,000. For best insurance, contact C. A. Hopkins Gent. Agent at the Company's Boston Building 05 Milk St.
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Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Massachusetts
C. A. Hopkins
Boston
Milk St
Gladstone Defeats Education Endowment Bill Vote
London June 13 Parliament debated the licensing bill and the proposed use of the compensation fund for education. A government plan to endow public houses with public funds faced strong opposition from Gladstone and allies, citing worse effects on taxation and liquor trade. The motion to apply cloture failed 275 to 243, a setback for the government amid cheers from Opposition.
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Gladstone
London
House of Commons
Acland
Publicans
Hear
Ritchie
Goschen
Hansard
William Vernon-Harcourt
John Bright
Smith
George Trevelyan
Typographical Union to Meet in Boston Next Year
Atlanta Ga June 13 The next convention of the Typographical Union will be held in Boston next year as announced by union officials in a brief statement.
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Boston
Atlanta
Typographical Union
Eight Men Missing From Fannie A Spurling Off Cape North
Haufax Nova Scotia June 13 Eight men belonging to the American fishing schooner Fannie A Spurling are missing. The vessel arrived at North Sydney today and Captain Vale reported the men were out in four hours on Wednesday last off Cape North. A strong southeast tide was running and the men were unable to reach the schooner. Nothing has since been heard of them, though the schooner called at Aspy Bay and Antigonish.
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Haufax
N.S
Fannie A. Spurling
North Sydney
Vale
Cape North
Aspy Bay
Antigonish
Hamburg American steamer Columbia makes best Southampton to New York record
New York reports the Hamburg American Packet Company's steamer Columbia arrived today after a Southampton to New York passage of 6 days 16 hours and 2 minutes. The journey sets the fastest time between the two ports to date. In Columbus, street car workers reach a settlement and return to work at $170 for conductors and $160 for drivers.
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New York
Hamburg-American Packet Company
Columbia
Southampton
Columbus
ColumsBous
Consolidated Company
Czar and Family Leave Gatschina for Peterhof Palace
Reported as the Czar and his family suddenly depart Gatschina for Peterhof Palace with no preparation and no luggage, prompting speculation about their move and timeline.
Tories Abandon Movement In Dissident Liberal Row
In Loxpon on June 13 dissident Liberal MPs held a two hour meeting after Tory pressure. Lord Hartington backed Salisbury proposals to speed parliamentary business and urged unity with the government. A resolution pledging support was adopted amid opposition. July 15 eyed to suspend bills while land purchase bill talks may be paused as a compromise.
Fergusson Addresses Newfoundland Modus Vivendi Objections
Sir James Fergusson under Foreign Secretary faced Commons questions about Newfoundland opposition to the modus vivendi with France. He said objections stemmed from a belief the pact would curtail rights or concede unacknowledged French claims. He noted an arrangement with France was needed for this season and that cable dispatches indicated colonial lawmakers were ready to accept main provisions in practice.
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James Fergusson
Newfoundland
London
House of Commons
Sensational charges in Union Stock Yards sale suit
Frank R. Baker sues to halt a $20,000,000 sale of the Union Stock Yards & Transit Co of Chicago to an English syndicate. Judge Tully hears the case seeking removal of officers, a receiver, and an injunction on bonds and sale. Defendants include Nathaniel Thayer, John Sherman, Goons Williams, J. C. Denison, and six railroad magnates. The bill accuses them of depressing stock value to freeze out small holders and buy the yard for a song.
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Union Stock Yards & Transit Company of Chicago
National Convention of Life and Accident Underwriters
Minneapolis
Curiaco
Union Stock Yards &Transit Company of
Chicago
Tuley
Frank R. Baker
Mr. Baker
Nathaniel Thayer
Boston
John B. Sherman
Goons T. Williams
J. C. Denison
United States
John Newell
Marvin Hughitt
J. M. McCullough
J. 8. McMill
Texas
James H. Ashley
Thayer
Sherman
Civil Service Reform Panel Delivers Censurable Ruling on Lyman
Washington June 13 The House committee on reform in the civil service approved a report after an investigation into the Civil Service Commission. It commends Roosevelt and Thompson for fidelity but censures Lyman for lax discipline. A subsequent probe of the system will follow and a copy of the report and testimony will be sent to the President.
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House Committee On Reform
Civil Service
Congress
Civil Service Commission
House
Messrs. Stone and
Alderson
Lehrbach
Roosevelt
Thompson
Lyman
Select Committee On Reform In
United States Civil Service Commission
Smith College presents Book of Job in musical symbols
Nort Ham Morton reports Smith College seniors staged the Book of Job in musical symbols at the City Opera House. Dr B C Blodgett composed the music for four choruses representing Job and friends with an orchestra, proceeds benefiting graduation expenses, and tickets sold out for multiple performances.
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Nort Ham Morton
Electra
Smith College
City Opera House
B. C. Blodgett
Smith College School of Music
Job
Mliphaz
Bidad
Aap
Job—Finette
Scott Seelye
Cleveland
Carrie Quincy Cate
Salem
Mary Lucy Huffman
Birmingham
Maud Phillips
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ruth Dakin Sherrill
West Bloomfield
Carole Louise Sumner
Holyoke
Mary Vining Thayer
Holbrook
Agnes Lloyd Woodruff
Aliphaz
Jessie Sophia Rand
Westfield
Jessica Emma Burnham
Detroit
Mich
Florence Nathalie Presbrey
Taunton
Maria Elizabeth Seabury
Walpole
N. H
Helen Richards Scripture
Anna Statesh Wyckotf
Wood Haven
Leonora Woodruff Sprague
Schenectady
Railroad Seeks $900000 Stock to Rebuild Capital
Hartford June 13 The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad received charter permission to issue 900000 dollars in new stock to retire an equal amount of capital of the Connecticut Valley and the Stamford and New Canaan roads.
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Hartford, Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Today
Connecticut Valley
Stamford
New Canaan
Maritime Passenger Movements From Various Ports
A compilation of ship arrivals and departures dated June with entries for Boston New York Bristol Queenstown and Hamburg. Vessels include Gallia Germanic Saale Edgcumbe Colon Amsterdam Eleanora Llandaff City Augusta Victoria City of Chester Assyria Canadian Fame Parisian La Flandre and Normannia among others traveling to and from Liverpool New York Boston and other ports with several dates in mid June.
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Gothenburg City
London
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Liverpool
New York
Columbia
Mamburg
Southampton
Gallia
Germanic
Saale
Bremen
Amsterdam
Amsterau
Edgcumbe
Progreso
Fulda
Needles
Augusta Victoria
Hamburg
Brow Head
City of Chester
Row
Assyria
Martin River
Glasgow
Montreal
Lizard
Critic
Leith
la Flandre
Antwerp
Kinsale
Roman
Palestine
Queenstown
Hothma
Dover
Galileo
Hui
France
Gravesend
Normannia
First Rendered in High License State acquitted
Charles Silverman, a beer seller in Leechburg Pennsylvania, was arrested for selling beer without a license. He was tried and the judge ruled the United States Supreme Court decision allows sale of original packages, a ruling described as the first in a high license state.
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Pirrspurg
Penn
Charles Silverman
Leechbore
Armstrong County
Prohibition
States Supreme Court
Steamer Anita Burns at Battery Wharf Fire Rages
Flames issued from the Anita galley at Battery wharf last night at 11 o'clock. The fire damaged decks and pilot house and possibly warped machinery beyond repair. Owner De Barry Steamship Co of New York valued the vessel at $25,000, almost a total loss. Firemen and crew escaped with minor clothing losses. several crew members suffered.
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Battery Wharf
Box 14
Charles Burrows
J. B. Ingersoll
de Barry Steamship Company of
New York
Boston
Nahant
Chelsea
Mary Hayes
Clara White
Charles Swansor
Charles Spencer
Malden Man Falls From Train, Killed At Everett Junction
Joseph Doe of Maplewood died when he fell from a Saugus Branch train at Everett Junction in Malden. His neck was broken. He was unmarried and survived by two sisters in Berwick, Maine.
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Malden
Joseph Doe
Maplewood
Saugus
Everett Junction
Berwick
Street Car Workers Consider Higher Pay in Secret Hall Meeting
Street railway employees met secretly at Forester Hall 2373 Washington Street to discuss a wage increase from 2 to 250 dollars per day for about 250 drivers and conductors. They declined to comment for publication.
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Senate Committee
Senator Fassett
Willams
Committee
Charles H. Nichols
Hager
Massachusetts
Street
Forester Hall
Washington Street
Cedar Chests Promise Vast Storage for Winter Wardrobe
Advert says Cedar Chests hold sixteen cubic feet of clothing and can store a family’s entire winter wardrobe for eight people. Priced at 13 dollars, about 1.62 per person, with durable aroma. Camphor Chests from Hong Kong offered in strong scent and fine grain, available in many sizes in New England stores.
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Hong Kong
New England
Senate Inquiry Closed and Fassett Testimony Cited
The Blue room at the State House filled with senators representatives and the public as Fassett testified calmly about a second interview with Dr Moore noting a rumored $100000 offer. Williams arrived with a suspenseful list and left with questions about his role while being sworn as a witness without personal knowledge.
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Dr. Moore
Mr. Williams
Senator Fassett
Fassett
Senate
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