Rescue at sea by the Sophie crew saves Exile’s crew
The New York Post details the June wreck of the Exile from St John New Brunswick after a cyclone and heavy seas. The German steamer Sophie, from Geestemunde, rescued all seven crewmen in two trips, with Captain George Pearce badly injured but saving ship papers and chronometer.
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New York
Spreian
Sophie
Cardiff
Wales
St. John
N. B
Leeward
Henry Meyer
John Meyer
Charles Meusing
Henry Blifernicht
Henry Schmidt
Sam
Sophiae
George T. Pearce
Pearce
George Tl. Pearce
Dark Exile
Pascagoula
Miss
Amsterdam
S. E
Srx
Union
Geestemunde
St. Martins
William J. Whiting
Class Day at Harvard for Ninety One in Rainlit Sanders Theatre
Harvard’s Ninety One marks Class Day with a planned indoor sequence as rain threatens, while students ready outdoor decorations across Sanders Theatre Memorial Hall and the gym. John L. Dodge leads preparations for Tree day festivities, fences, lanterns, and concerts by glee, banjo, guitar, and mandolin clubs.
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Harvard
Sanders Theatre
Cambridge
College Yard
John L. Dodge
Sanders
Memorial
University
Holworthy
Glee Club
Banjo Club
Guitar
Delta Upsilon
Massachusetts
Pi Eta
Holden Chapel
Thayer
Johnson Gate
Memorial Hall
Appleton Chapel
Notable Losses in Maritime Incident and Political Turmoil
Reports detail drownings from the Bear and Russell-Mt. St. Kiins parties amid global unrest. The Buxton amendment passes in the English factory bill as government accepts it after opposition. Samoa politics show continued intrigues, while London bankers face disruption. Executions in Port-au-Prince reflect regional violence.
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Robinson
The
Bear
Russell-Mt. St. Kiins
Buxton
House of Commons
Mataaia
Malietoa
Samoa
Banking House
Marietta & Co
London
Lera Salisbury
United Empire Trade League
Hippolyte
Ayi
Port-au-Prince
Page
B A A second eleven beats St Paul in cricket
In a remarkable game the B A A second eleven defeated the St Paul second eleven. The issue and details are noted in the City and Suburban column with related items on page A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Harvard
West End Street Railway Company
F. Emery
Starvard College
Coonel Dalton
Thorps
Riding Club races postponed to June 22
Special to the Post from Providence KK.L reports the Riding Club running races delayed until June 22 with all events a holdover due to unspecified reasons.
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Providence
Kk.l
Ranning
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York Clarification
Guidance clarifies that only The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York carries the MUTUAL in its title. It warns against confusing it with similarly named firms or unauthorized state chartered entities using the word mutual.
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Mutual Life Insurance Company OF
New York
NEW York Mutual Life
State of
Mutual
New York Life Adopts Resolution Supporting Independent Audit
At a special meeting in New York City the board unanimously approved inviting the state insurance superintendent to conduct a thorough examination of the company, expressing full confidence in management yet welcoming a rigorous probe to bolster public trust and affirm the firm’s stability. The finance committee and officers were authorized to supply copies of the resolutions for publication.
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New York
New York Life Insurance Company
Superintendent of Insurance
Insurance Department
Euriber
Cve
Depleted Treasury Figures Tell the Story of Cleveland’s Surplus
Washington reports a dramatic decline in the Treasury, with a deficit and depleted cash balance after two years of Republican finance. The article claims a $100,000,000 annual surplus was used for bonds and current expenses, leaving the treasury nearly exhausted and predicting a bleak outlook unless drastic actions are taken.
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Mr. Cleveland
Cleveland
Treasury
Foster
Washington
Post
Ohio
Nettleton
New York
Spaulding
McLellan
Captain McLellan
Treasury Department
United States
Congress
Allison
National Bank
Post Office
Cloud Burst at Leichburg Wrecks Homes and Kills Man
A cloud burst near Leichburg in Armstrong county caused devastating floods along Andersons Run. About 200 residents in Georgetown fled as fifteen houses and outbuildings were swept away and the railroad bridge collapsed. John Frank was fatally injured after falling from the bridge. West Pennsylvania traffic halted as water rose to thirty feet in the ravine.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Leichburg
Armstrong County
West Pennsylvania
Georgetown
Anderson's
John Frank
West
Pennsylvania
Banquet honors Judge Loomis at Rockville event
A Rockville banquet marked Judge Dwight Loomis’s retirement after sixteen years on the Supreme Court. State Attorney Hill presided, presenting resolutions of honor from Holland County bar. remarks came from Chief Justice Andrews and multiple judges, plus lawmakers and attorneys. Loomis, 70 next month, Yale Law School 1847 graduate, former U.S. representative.
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Rockvillee
Conn
Rockville House
Tollana
Dlaries Andrews
Supreme Court
Elish Carpenter
Heartford
Edward W. Seymour
Bridgeport
David Torrance
Ausonia
Superior Court
James Phelps
Essex
Augustus Fenn
Winsted
John M. Thayer
Norwich
John M. Hall
Willimantic
Lewis Sperry
John ©. Buck
Charles J. Cole
Charles KE. Perkins
A. ¥. Hryde
Charles R. Gross
Arthur F. Eggleston
Hartford
Loomis
Yale Law School
St Johnsbury Academy Graduates In 1891 Commencement
St Johnsbury Academy in Vermont held graduation for 32 women and 23 men. Sixteen speakers presented on the stage with valedictory by L H Goodrich and salutatory by Edward I Adams. Class Day featured oration Mary L Bryant and poem Herbert T Fisher, with orations and prophecies by listed seniors. Plans announced for the academy’s fiftieth anniversary in June 1892.
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St. Johnsbury
St. Johnsbury Academy
L. H. Goodrich
East Hardwick
Edward I. Adams
Derry
N. H
Alice E. Folsom
Lancaster
Adelaide W. Ide
Benjamin A. Hunt
Mary L. Bryant
Herbert T. Fisher
Waitsfield
Mary KL
Fide
Mabel A. Wilaver
Lennoxville
P. O
Banqnet
Academy
Spaulding's pilferings not harming Savings Bank
North Middlesex Savings Institution declares it has suffered no loss from Spaulding's pilferings. Funds lost were from First National Bank. President Hartwell of the Savings Bank assures the public the bank has not lost a cent and will declare a dividend July 1 as business flourishes after commissioners' investigation.
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Ayer
North Middlesex Savings Institution
Spaulding
First National Bank
Hartwell
The
Savings Bank
Mel jin's Food Wins Public Favor
Observers attribute Mel jin's Food popularity to its unquestioned value in cases of insufficient nutrition or delicate organisms, aligning with principles of its manufacture and public acceptance.
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Mel« Jin
Kentucky Blue Grass Whiskey Ad Promotes Hetheraton Importing Co
An advertisement extols Kentucky as The Blue Grass State famous for fine whiskeys and promotes Hetheraton Importing Co s Elie Kentucky Whiskey. It notes sealed bottles of about 14 years or 116 gallon and lists druggists hotels grocers and merchants including N W Stiles M Allen A J Hayman Seaver Co Loston Tighe Lurae and others at various street corners.
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Kentucky
Blue Grass State
Hetheraton
N. W
PROVING AN ALIBI Wartta Warca June 19
The trial of Privates Evans Mueller Cutter Clinton and the two Trumpowers for the Hunt lynching on April 24 continued with Sheriff McFarland identifying all six as present in the lynch mob. Evans testified he was in his quarters playing cards and not in town that night.
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Wartta Warca
Wash
Evans
Mueller
Cutter
Clinton
A.J. Hunt
McFarland
Hunt
Farland
Schumaker
Tand
General Stannard Statue to Be Unveiled at Burlington
In Burlington Vermont on June 19 the bronze statue of Major General George J. Stannard by Karl Gerhardt will be unveiled the next afternoon. A procession led by General William L. Greenleaf will accompany ceremonies at the cemetery including the statue unveiling by General T. S. Peck, its presentation by General W. W. Henry, and acceptance for the family by Colonel G. G. Benedict. Governor Page, Lieutenant Governor Fletcher, G. A. R. Veazey staff, Department Commander Morgan and Vermont’s congressional delegation are expected to attend.
Verdict in hat trimming duties case ends in favor of plaintiffs
Meyer & Dickinson win a $632 verdict against the Government in a test suit over excess duties on hat trimming materials. Court plans to appeal to the Supreme Court. Verdict could affect $20,000,000 to $30,000,000 already collected from millinery importers nationwide and influence other pending cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Meyer & Dickinson
Supreme Court
Embezzlement Charge Against Former Insurance Agent
Cesar Cesnola, former agent for the German-American Insurance Company of North Adams Massachusetts, was arrested in New York on a telegraph from the chief of police. He is charged with embezzling 30060 dollars and had vanished from Massachusetts three weeks earlier.
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Treasury
Buenoistos
Insurance Company
North Adams
Soage
North Middlesex Savings Bank
Ayer
Spauldiigg
Supiiia
Johnstown
South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
North Atlantic Ocean
Hydrographic Office
Atlantic Ocean
Balleoy
New York Life Insurance Company
Morell MacKenzie
Loomis
Rockville
Conp
Leichburg
Penn
Pennsylvania
Philadelphiia
Barnssey
Philadelphia
Wesleyan University
N.L
Chicago
Boston
A.A
Cincinnati
Washington
Columbus
Axe
New York
Cesar Cesnola
Mass
Massachusetts
Steamers Arrived in Major Ports on June 19
Shipping news lists vessels arriving or proceeding on June 19 in Boston New York Rotterdam Queenstown and Liverpool. Names include Dur ham City Johan Sverdrup Salamanca Polynesia Germanic Manhattan Werra Obdam Roman Bothnia Lake Superior Polaria Monkseaton Suevia Columbia Elbe Marteto Avalon Aviona Rossmore Wandralim Columbian and more with origins from London Baracoa Stettin Willeys Island Bremen New York Montreal Boston Baltimore and Montreal.
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Boston
Durham City
London
Johan Sverdrup
Baracoa
Salamanca
Willeys Island
New York
Polynesia
Stettin
Liverpool
Manhattan
Brow Head
Etruria
Werra
Bremen
Rotterdam
Obdam
Kinsale
Roman
Queenstown
Bothnia
Lake Superior
Montreal
Copenhagen
Polaria
Kong Kong
Monkseaton
Singapore
Hamburg
Suevia
Southampton
Columbia
Kremmen
Elbe
Hull
Eng
Marteto
Avalon
St John, NJ
Shields
Aviona
Rossmore
Baltimore
Wandralim
Halifax
Aon Eee
Columbian
Comfortable chair advert from Annualia's Comfort catalog
The ad touts a uniquely shaped chair designed for comfort for invalids convalescents and the aged. It features a rocker with a spring to adjust motion, cushioned arms and upholstered seat and back, and a pillowed head rest that stays steady. A five stamp request offers the 288 page illustrated catalogue by mail.
Senior Class Day at Harvard in Sanders Theatre
Crowds gathered under light chill as seniors in gowns and band music gathered for Class Day at Harvard. Dr Peabody offered prayers, Arthur Cumnock announced the class orator Charles Willard whose reflective address urged embracing life’s meaning, individualism in education, and personal responsibility.
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Appleton Chapel
Francis Greenwood Peabody
Sanders
Cambridge
F. G. Peabody
Arthur J. Cumnock
Harvard
Charles Wesley Willard
Sanders Theatre
Heine
Emoton
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Lewis Wharf
R. B. Gardner, Mer
Sanders Theatre Made
Ban Francisco
Best & Belcher
Ophir
Wain
Savage
Gould & Curry
Llale & Norcross
Sierra Nevada
Linen
MASUR
Richard A. McCurdy
Robert A. Grawniss
C. A. Hopkins
Milk St
C. F. Appleton
Gentlemen’s Shoes
Washington ST
Clobe Building
GEO
H. Lloyd
Romiel
Province Court
INA
CU. J
T Phelps
Blas Aiing
Loy, Koston
Republi
Cleve
Walla Walla
General Stannard
Burlington, Vt
Annualia
Prac
Panes Furniture Co
Canal ST
Halse Sesion
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