American Baseball Association Directors Meet at Neil House
Directors from Columbus C and other clubs gathered in Columbus to approve constitutional amendments. Changes include membership application, finance and playing rules committees, vacancy filling by the president, removal of the umpires committee, a new eligible players list, association pricing and ladies day, and a fixed reserve list date of Oct 5 with twenty days notice. The meeting adjourned with the schedule adopted and next session set for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Boston
New York
Chicago
Miladelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Pittsburg
Columbus
American Baseball Association
Neil House
Committee On Constitutional Amendment
Finance Committee
Byrnes
Brooklyn
Speas
Kansas City
Canadian Budget Speech Highlights Policy and Finances
Ottawa reports Finance Minister George E. Foster presented the budget, preserving current tariffs amid deputations seeking changes. He praised the national policy, noted planned expenditures and revenues for 1888–89 and 1889–90, and called for closer Canada–United States trade relations with possible reciprocity talks after President Harrison's address.
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Ottawa
Ont
Sreerau
George E. Foster
Harrison
Dominion
Washington
Foster
Canada
United States
Congress
Clarrison
Confederation
Richard Cartwright
United
Obituary of Frederic Winsor M D of Salem and Winchester
Bermuda reports the death of Frederic Winsor M D of Winchester after a pleurisy relapse. Harvard graduate 1851 and 1855, he served at Rainsford Island and as surgeon in the Fifty-seventh Regiment. A beloved, simple, and trusted physician active in public affairs, his life spanned professional zeal and personal kindness. He was once a strong athlete and is mourned for his devoted community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic Winsor
Bermuda
Winchester
Winsor
Harvard College
Harvard Medical School
Salem
Rainsford Island
Fifty
Winsor’s
Miss Mary L Booth Dies Editor of Harper's Bazar
Miss Mary L Booth editor of Harper's Bazar died at her residence 101 East Fifty-ninth Street New York at 5 yesterday afternoon. Born in Verplanck New York in 1849 she first suggested publishing the Bazar and edited it from its foundation in 1854. She hosted widely attended Saturday gatherings with prominent literary figures. Cause of death pleurisy and aggravated lung trouble.
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Mary L. Booth
M Harper’s Bazar
East Fifty-ninth Street
New York
Miss Booth
Verplank S.t
the Bazar
Northwestern Street Railway Gas Motor Company Incorporation
A license to incorporate was issued to the Northwestern Street Railway Gas Motor Company at Chicago with capital stock of $5,000,000. Incorporators listed are Jancis A. Bates Edwin F. Mitchell and Jefferson Hodgkins.
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Northwestern Street Railway
Comny
Chicago
Jancis A. Bates
Edwin F. Mitchell
Jefferson Hodgkins
Cabinet biographies highlight Wall Street knowledge and Civil War service
The article profiles Redfield Proctor of Vermont and Noble family figures, detailing Proctor as a wartime officer and successful businessman who rebuilt the Sutherland Falls Marble Company and rose to political leadership, with Noble and his wife Geneva noted for social and political standing.
Wanamaker’s Life and Public Service Chronicle
John Wanamaker born July 11 1837 in Philadelphia County later city merged. He edited Everybody’s Journal in 1857 and led Philadelphia YMCA, built its landmark, founded Bethany College, aided famine and flood relief, and built a vast wholesale retail empire with profit sharing distributing over 100000 dollars last year.
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John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Indiana
Everybody’s Journal
Young Men’s Christian Association
United States
Young Men’s Association of
Quaker City
Bethany College
Wanamaker
Christian Commission
Ohio
Plymouth
Pennsylvania
Charleston
South
Memphis
Miller's rise from New York to Indiana law partner of Harrison
William Henry Harrison Miller, new Attorney-General, born 1841 in Augusta Oneida County New York. He studied at Hamilton College, taught, then practiced in Toledo with Chief Justice Waite before settling in Fort Wayne. In 1874 he joined Harrison in Indianapolis and for fifteen years the two families remained closely linked socially and professionally.
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William Henry Harrison Miller
Augusta
Oneida County
Hamilton College
Toledo
Waite
Fort Wayne
General Harrison
Indianapolis
Harrison
Miller
Chicago
Biography of General Benjamin F. Tracy in Nineteenth Century Faithful Service
General Benjamin F. Tracy born 1829 in Owego New York rose from farm boy to legal and political prominence. He served Tioga county as district attorney, helped form the Republican party, fought in the Civil War and rose to brigadier general, later becoming a prominent Brooklyn lawyer and figure in local politics. Tracy’s career included war command, federal district attorney roles, police reform efforts, and leadership in the Kings County Republican organization. General John W. Noble, later Secretary of the Interior, is noted as an Ohio native born in Lancaster on October 26 1831.
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Miami University
Yale
General Harrison
General Noble
Henry Stanberry
United States
Johnson
St. Louis
Keokuk
Third Iowa Cavalry
Benton Barracks
Sherman
Third Iowa
Pea Ridge
Vicksburg
Little Rock
Alabama
Georgia
Noble & Orrick
Amon
Missouri
Geneva Noble
H. Halstead
Northampton
Mass
Benjamin F. Tracy
Navy
Owego
Tioga County
N. Y
Tracy
Morgan
Binghamton
Elmira
New York City
Tracy & Benedict
New York
Grant
Isaac &. Catlin
Brooklyn
Tilton-Beecher
Kings County
Republican Central Committee
Sethow
Cornell
Court of Appeals
Charles J. Folger
Supreme Court
Brown
Orange County
Ridgway
John W. Noble
Secretary of the Interior
Lancaster
Jeremiah McLain Rusk Chosen for Agricultural Department
Biographical sketch of Jeremiah McLain Rusk detailing his Wisconsin roots born 1830 in Morgan County Ohio, diverse roles from stage driver to sheriff, Civil War major and brevet brigadier general, bank controller, six-term congressman, and governor acclaimed for labor relations and pro capital stance. He declined foreign posts and a fourth term as governor.
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Jeremiah McLain Rusk
Agricultural Department
Wisconsin
Ohio
Morgan County
Garfield
Vernon County
Twenty-fifth Regiment
Wisconsin Volunteers
Congress
Paraguay
Uruguay
The Press on the Inaugural and Civil Service Reform
The Springfield Republican argues the inaugural hints at restoring force in election laws and questions the administration’s civil service stance. It contends reform requires nonpartisan appointments and vows to “turn the rascals out” if needed, urging firmer stance from Harrison.
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Springfield
Ind
South
John M. Thurston
The
Republican League
Harrison
Harrison echoes campaign lines in inaugural address
In the inaugural address President Harrison repeats party lines on protection and shows evasions on the surplus issue, revealing what the writer calls his greatest weakness and ignorance on the topic.
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U.Y. Star
Harrison
Spend the surplus and national welfare drives policy
The article cites President Harrison urging prompt spending of surplus revenue. It notes priorities including the navy foreign mail service pensions and the new popular education as timely for national development.
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N. S. Tribune
Harrison
Navy
Foreign Mail Service
Honest State Paper From President Harrison Inaugural
The N S Herald praises President Harrison's inaugural address as an eminently readable state paper. It notes the speech is clear and frank, avoiding quibble and evasion, and presents him as a true statesman rather than a politician. The editors express gratitude for his candid presentation of his case.
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N. S. Herald
Ind
Harrison
Predictable State of the Union Analysis
A Democratic Sun editorial praises General Harrison’s modest and well written Union address. It argues there are no surprises or original policy disclosures and predicts no dramatic shift in leadership style or competence.
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N. S. Sun
Dem
Union
Harrison
Ellow
One Point Overlooked in Electoral Reform Critique
A Times note derides President Harrison for ignoring widespread electoral abuses including bribery and costly election expenditures. It argues corruption spans the nation not just the South and cites alleged practices like bloc voting and organized bribery as pervasive at the polls.
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Harrison
Demand for Electoral Reform Signals Presidential Address
The text notes that many states gave their electoral vote to Mr. Harrison last November, while opposing actions to the south prompted calls for electoral reform, acknowledged by the President in his address.
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Tain
Harrison
Civil service reform ambiguities in Harrison address
The Providence Journal notes President Harrison offers vague noncommittal pledges on civil service reform. It suggests many removals and partisan considerations may accompany vacancies, with little concrete commitment beyond enforcing existing laws.
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Providence Journal
Nd.j
Harrison
Inaugural mood hints at narrow Harrison administration
The St. Louis Republic warns that the inaugural signals a narrow administration for Harrison, likely reflecting Blaine's dishonesty and presenting a government that may be neither successful nor creditable.
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St. Louis Republic
Harrison
Blaine
Policy of Expenditure Outlined
The Toronto Globe notes President Harrison’s speech signals a shift toward a policy of expenditure labeled commercial emancipation. The piece suggests this would raise the cost of living and delight Sir John, portraying the policy as a new name for inflated prices and burdens on the people.
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Toronto
Uni
Globe
Liberal
Harrison
Sir John
English views on Harrison address according to British papers
London journals dissect President Harrison's proposed naturalization changes and foreign policy emphasis. The Times doubts benefits for America or the world, while the Daily Telegraph finds no alarm in the address. The Chronicle and the Standard vary on its appeal to Anglo Saxons and its call on Ireland.
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London
the Times
Harrison
America
Blaine
Samoa
Department of Finance
Times
Daily Telegraph
the Chronicle
Walt Whitman
Atlantic
England
Paris Papers Debate Harrison Address and Monroe Doctrine
The Temps says America will limit foreign policy yet protect its citizens abroad and will reaffirm the Monroe doctrine. Liberte questions applying it to the Panama Canal. Figaro publishes only passages on European intervention, calling Harrison a firm Monroe doctrine partisan.
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Paris
The
Temps
Harrison
America
Liberte
Panama Canal
de Figaro
Reception to Bishop Paddock in Massachusetts
Bishop Paddock returned from a foreign tour and was honored with a reception at Hotel Thorndike by Massachusetts clergy. Holy communion at St. Paul’s, lunch for about ninety, and a series of addresses by clergy celebrated his return and the diocese’s unity.
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Bishop Paddock
Hotel Thorndike
Diocese of
Massachusetts
St. Paul’s Church
George 8. Converse
Harris
W. J. Harris
St. Paul’s
Paddock
Boston
Jak Roe
Father Grafton
J. W. Suter
Frederic Palmer
J. W. Wicks
Charles H. Hoages
T. F. Fales
German Opinions On Harrison Inaugural Address
March 5 report notes that except Tageblatt and Vossische Zeitung most German papers critique President Harrison. They deem the address arrogant and unfriendly to other powers, with American claims seen as supreme. Some expect Samoa policy not adequately addressed, while Politische Nachrichten calls Harrison’s stance confidently hopeful. The Post predicts Pendleton as a likely American delegate to Samoa talks.
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Tageblatt
Vossische Zeitung
Harrison
Tie Vossische Zeitung
Friends of America
Cleveland
Germany
Samoa
Politische Nachrichten
Leary
Washington
Pendleton
Riforma Hopes US Will Cut Art Duties and Wine Tariffs
The Riforma comments on President Harrison's inaugural address and hopes the new administration will abolish excessive duties on works of art and reduce those on Italian wines. The Opinione views the speech as reflecting Republican principles.
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Rome
Rog
Riforma
Harrison
United States
Republican Party
Funeral for Thomas Parker Sanborn Held at Elm Street Home
The private funeral for Thomas Parker Sanborn, who died Saturday, was held at his father Franklin B. Sanborn’s Elm street residence at 2 pm. Reverend James S. Bush read the Episcopal burial service, Professor William T. Harris spoke, and a poem by the deceased titled Love Is Enough was read. Interment followed in Sleepy Hollow cemetery family lot.
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Thomas Parker Sanborn
Concorp
Franklin B. Sanborn
Elm Street
James S. Bush
Concord
William T. Harris
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
New Bedford Yacht Club Elects Officers
The New Bedford Yacht Club held its annual meeting on March 5 and elected Commodore Edgar G. Hammond James A. Barnes as vice commodore William A. Abbe as rear commodore John W. Nickerson Jr. as secretary and E Stanley Wills as treasurer.
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New Bedford
New Bedford Yacht Club
Edgar G. Hammond
James A. Barnes
William A. Abbe
John W. Nickerson, Jr
E. Stanley Wills
Isaiah V Williamson Stricken by Paralysis in Philadelphia
Philadelphian Isaiah V Williamson, aged donor renowned for massive charitable gifts, suffered paralysis this morning and lies in critical condition. His lifetime benefactions are estimated between 13 million and 15 million dollars, making him a pillar of philanthropy.
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Isaiah V. Williamson
Philadelphia
Hotels Overflow with Social Gatherings and Arrivals
A flurry of dinners and receptions occupied Boston hotels last evening. Ness City banker N C Merrill led a business dinner at the Thorndike with Eastern stockholders and notable guests from Malden to New Haven. Governors Ames and Holt attended Middlesex Club events at Young s while a Boston Jewellers Club banquet and many arrivals filled Parker House Tremont and other hotels with notable names from across the region.
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N. C. Merrill
Ness City
Kan
Thorndike
Merrill
Ness County Bank
Bank of Bazine
Kansas
George M. French
Malden
L. Cleaves
Rockport
F.C. Sherman
New Haven
Governor Ames
Charles J. Noyes
Headley
Boston Jewellers’ Club
A. W. Harwood
E. C. Fitch
Waltham Watch Company
W. D. Howells
Howells
New York
Tremont House
Wallace Ross
Crawford House
United States
Joseph McKay
Troy
N. Y
J. R. Freeman
A. B. Dayton
F. C. Sherman
B. F. Williams
Providence
Wagner
Chicago
Oscar R. Graham
Elizabeth
N. J
B. G. Baldwin
Buffalo
F. W. Stearns
Santa Cruz
Col
Younssy. Barton, Jr
Connecticut
T. Parlin
Wilmington
Del
Henry Grosch
Paris
C. J. Hempstead
New_ Haven
Gaon
D. B. Warner
St. John
N. B
E. E. Holt
Portland
J. S. Stewart
Buttfalo
N.Y
W. H. White
Lewiston
J. A. Lawrence
Baltimore
J. M. Sweeney
Wheeling
W. Va
J. F. Foote
Norwich
Conn
C. E. Richardson
Springfield
Edward S. Rowland
Charles Sturgeon
Columbus
Alfred E. Ray
Manchester
D. C. Brigg
Alexander Campbell
Minneapolis
Minn
H. B. Childs
Cleveland
A. C. Nettleton
Scranton
Penn
William Barrett
T. Porter
L. E. Weed
Brunswick
Franz_ Merz
New_York
H. James
Halifax
N. S
W._B. Goodwin
Biddeford
Mabel Ballou
North Andover
L. C. Stewardson
Worcester
Vendome
G. H. Williams
D. P. Wood
Avaca
A. D. Shepard
Shepard
William R. Mead
W. H. McLellan
Revere
E. H. Bingham
I. M. Wheelock
Uxbridge
Parker
S—P. J. Galvin
Newport
Thomas N. Dwyer
D. Steinway
George G. Stringfield
R. B. Sjams
T. A. Nugent, Jr
V. Apple
R. C. Perkins
James Howe
Corning
J. W. Slavens
Kansas City
Co. M. Brooks
Bernard Goldsmith
Milwaukee
Wis
Quincy
John Dickey
A. E. Johnson
Keene
N. H
W. D. Naphews
Philadelphia
C.D. Bass
New London
J. Lawrence
Bethel
Wt. Crawford
W. Frank Buckman
Eastport
E. P. Gardner
Norwich, Conn
W. H. Douglass
L. J. Dudley
Northampton
Trinity Club Dinner Celebrates New Era and Civic Pride
The Trinity Club held its fourth annual dinner at Young's Hotel with about fifty members. Governor Ames arrived during the program as toastmaster Josiah H. Quincy was introduced. Toasts honored new members, modern club dining, music and non musicians, Boston's claims to preeminence, and the typical American citizen reflecting on Washington and Lincoln.
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Trinity Club
Young’s Hotel
F. Nathaniel Perkins
America
Governor Ames
Middlesex Club
Josiah H. Quincy
Roland C. Smith
Francis B. Sears
Trinity Church
D. Hale
A. H. Chester
Phillips Brooks
Brooks
Rome
Washington
Adams
Incoln
Grant
Wendell Phillips
Lorin F. Deland
W. D. Roberts
The
Church
Faneuil Hall
Boston
J. 8. Burbank
Learned Novelist Amelia Edwards to Lecture in United States
Nearly 200 eminent Americans signed a testimonial praising Miss Amelia B. Edwards LL.D. The articles outline her lecture topics on ancient Egypt including The Buried Cities of Ancient Egypt The Story of an Egyptian Mound The Explorers in Egypt The Social and Political Condition of Women in Ancient Egypt Egypt the Cradle of Greek Art and The Influence of Ancient Egypt on portraiture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Amelia B. Edwards
Ancient
Egypt
Goshen
Egypt Exploration Fund
Bubastis
Miss Edwards
Greece
Conference on Railroad Matters Convenes In Washington
In Washington on March 5, twenty state railroad commissioners attended a conference with the interstate commission. Judge Cooley was nominated chairman and Mr. Crocker of Massachusetts vice chairman. Officials discussed uniform statistics standards and freight classification, followed by a general discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commission
Judge Cooley
Mr. Crocker
Massachusetts
Libel Notice Issued in Suffolk Superior Court Case
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk 1889 court orders libellant to publish attested copy of libel in the Boston Post weekly for three weeks and mail or serve Nathan S with the libel and order before the first Monday of April to show cause why the libel should not be granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Superior Court
Boston
Dudley C. Redparh
County of
Boston Post
Dudley C. Redpath
Jos. A. Willard
A. Willard
Edwin A. Wadleigh
Ss.—Superior Court
Maria Givanna Giordano
Loston
Maria Giovanna Giordano
Jos
Divorce Petition in Suffolk County 1889
Pasquale Reppucci of Boston sues Maria Giovanna Giordano Reppucci for divorce after over three years of desertion from their marriage at Cusano Italy, filed before the Superior Court in Boston on February 15, 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth OF Massachous
Suffolk
Superior Court
Boston
County of
Pasquale Reppucci
Cusano
Avellino
Kingdom of Italy
Maria Giovanna Giordano
Agostino Giordano
Maria Giovanna Cataldo
New York City
New York
Maria Giovanna Reppucci
Koston
Maria Giovanna Reppuccei
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Gettysburg
Sutherland Falls Marble Company
the Press
N. C. Merrill Club
Boylston Insurance CO
Glover
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
State Street
Florida Oranges
City of
Macon
Valencia
Cephalonia
Devonshire Street
W. P. Balch
Live Stock Commission Agency
Alch
Snow & CO
North Market St
Fulton St
Johann Hoff
Ian
Sqhann Hoff
Moritz Eisner
Eisner & Mendelson CO
Barclay St
Massachussetts
Sufolk
Mary B. Red Path
Washington, D. C
Watertown
Commonwealth
A. D
Grace D. Redpath
Commonwealth OF
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Addie B. Lunt
Holbrook & Fox
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American Steamship
Haytian Republic
National Dock and Warehouse Company
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Maine
New England Ship Building Co
Oxuk
Hackmatack
Yellow Pine
Albert Howe & CO
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
Richards & CO
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