Dead in the Barn at Wamesit Mill Suicide Suspected
Lawrence reports Maurice J. Bresnahan the mill superintendent found dead in a barn with a bullet in his temple. A revolver lay beside him. investigators consider suicide amid recent strike troubles and a disturbance by a striker. Bresnahan left a widow and seven children after six years as superintendent and a grocery business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
John L. Hutchinson
Wamesit
Tower, Wing & Co
Boston
Patrick F. Bresnahan
Hutchinson
Maurice J. Bresnahan
Bresnahan
John Kennedy
Bradstreet's weekly trade review notes mixed gains and rate pressures
The Bradstreet trade review reports higher general merchandise distribution in several cities with favorable West and South crop prospects. Rates cuts from Chicago and recall of rail contracts spur near-term shipments, while future orders slow due to post April 5 rate uncertainties. Iron, steel, flour, dry goods feel the shift. labor unrest declines with 6,400 March strikes to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yor
Bradstreet
Portland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Burlington
Kansas City
New Orleans
Memphis
New York
Boston
Bradstreet’s
United States
Atlantic
United Kingdom
Canada
Visitors from Buffalo at Washington alarmed at sensational reports
Reports from Buffalo about a large fire alarmed Washington as visitors from Buffalo arrived. The day also brought news of President Cleveland turning 50, and various political and financial items across the capital.
Parliamentary committee weighs Seyotian charges and Pacha release
A parliamentary committee probes charges against the Seyotian London corporation while considering the release of Zobehr Pacha. Father Keller of Youghal, Cork is arrested for defying a court summons amid rumors of a plot to assassinate the Czar linked to Degaieff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Corporation
Seyotian
Zobehr Pacha
Father Keller
Youghal
County Cork
Degaieff
Weather and City News Roundup
Weather reports rain or snow then clearing skies. The Bussey bridge disaster hearing was continued. Clair s Hotel on Washington street suffered fire damage with about 30000 loss. Railroad managers met on interstate commerce bill and council session notes. Railroad commissioners answered Engineering News on the bridge horror. James Russell Lowell lectured on Early English Dramatists. Dr Goodale spoke on Physiology of Trees at Natural History rooms. Four station superintendents appointed by Postmaster Corse. Employers liability bill engrossed in Senate. Howe of Shrewsbury spoke on aide posts as his bill replaces an adverse report. Stock market active but irregular. money firm. Local features were West End and Wisconsin Central.
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Bussey Bridge
Clair
Washington Street
Common Council
James Russell Lowell
Goodale
Natural History Rooms
Corse
Senate
Howe
Shrewsbury
West End
Wisconsin Central
Baltimore & Ohio Sale Cleared Up By Stayner Ives Syndicate
The Baltimore and Ohio sale to the Stayner Ives syndicate is announced with a $500,000 deposit. Buyers linked to the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton deal, backed by Christopher Myer, aim to raise the remaining funds and take control soon. Analysts foresee railroad system consolidations within twenty years, involving the Terminal and Baltimore & Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yor
Baltimore & Ohio
Stayner-Ives Syndicate
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Ives
Mutual Union Telegraph
Garrett
Richmond
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
Alfred Sully
Richmond & West Point Terminal
Great Britain
United States
Terminal
Baltimore
the Tribune
Henry 5. Ives
George H. Stagney
H.S. Ives & Co
Father Keller Arrest Sparks Irish Political Turmoil in Dublin and Cork
Father Keller of Youghal is arrested after defying summons over tenants money on the Ponsonby estates. Crowds greet him in Dublin and Cork with cheers and a mayoral address. In Parliament Mr Dillon protests, Mr Balfour defends police actions, and political tensions rise over arrest and goading claims.
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Dustin
Father Keller
Youghal
County Cork
Ponsonby
Dublin
Imperial Hotel
Cork
London
John Dillon
House of Commons
Lather Keller
Balfour
Ireland
Dillon
Labouchere
Mr. Balfour
Trish
Parnell
Hanlon
William Henry Smith
Smith
Naval engineer sues US for 25000 over vessel plans
Charles G. Lundborg, a naval engineer, files a suit in the Court of Claims seeking 25000 from the United States. He says he furnished plans for a naval vessel in response to Secretary Whitney’s advertisement, though his plans were rejected. He claims elements of his designs may be used in Navy vessels.
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Washington
Srrcran
Charles G. Lundborg
Court of Claims
United States
Whitney
Navy Department
Policeman O Neill Recovers After Earlier Dorchester Shooting
Policeman O Neill, shot in Dorchester some time ago, can sit up but remains not entirely out of danger. The report notes his condition as cautiously improving while medical staff monitor potential complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Neill
Dorchester
London Corporation Accounts Hear First Committee Session
London March 18 The parliamentary committee probing charges against the London Corporation held its first session with Lord Hartington presiding. Firth testified that a special 1882 committee opposed the reform bill and expended about £50,000. He said city accounts were never audited despite licensed auditors, while meetings for reform were disrupted by roughs with forged tickets. Judge Auded filed an affidavit claiming involvement in bribery schemes. Scott the city chamberlain protested the production of accounts as beyond Commons rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Corporation
London
Lord Hartington
Firth
Judge Aude
Roughs
Scott
House of Commons
Nihilist plot to assassinate Czar linked to Degaieff
London dispatch reports alarm in St. Petersburg over Nihilist bands ready for action. Authorities suspect Degaieff alias Jabolonski, famed Nihilist leader, authored last Sundays assassination plot. He allegedly escaped Siberia last October and fled to Switzerland, eluding arrest as police push efforts to capture him.
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Degaieff
London
St. Petersburg
Jabolonski
Sudeiken
Siberia
Switzerland
Degaert
Memorial day oration set for Brunswick Maine by Edgar Achorn
Edgar O. Achorn of this city will deliver the Memorial day oration at Brunswick Me. The Naturalists' Club dined at the Revere House and discussed wildlife in humane terms. The Unity Literary Club staged Breaking of the Spell in West Newton Street basement. Samuel Hatch Co sold the Club stable estate at Hawkins and Chardon for 21 700 cash.
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Edgar O. Achorn
Brunswick
M. Naville
W. C. Winslow
Germany
Naville
Naturalists’ Club
Revere House
Minot
Unity Literary Club
Church of the Unity
West Newton Street
Samuel Hatch & Co
Hawkins and Chardon Streets
James Pennie
Arrest of Doctor Grant in New Jersey for Cambridge swindle
Detective Ducy of Cambridge police arrested Dr. Andrew Jackson Grant in Woodbury New Jersey on a swindling charge connected to his marriage to Miss Lucy Torrey of Cambridge. Grant allegedly obtained stock bank cash and valuables from Miss Torrey and vanished with his companion Mrs. Ray after a staged wedding in Cambridge and a planned tour to Saratoga and Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence J. Ducy
Cambridge
Woodbury
N. J
Andrew Jackson Grant
Grant
Lucy Torrey
White Mountains
Miss Torrey
Australia
Kate Ray
Peabody
Cambridge Railroad Company
Albany
Miss Ray
Mrs. Grant
Mrs. Ray
Middlesex
Cloyes
New Jersey
Ducey
New York
St. John
N. B
New York Tribune
Long Branch
de. Perrie
Gussie Britton
Boston Chamber Debates Interstate Rates For Western Trade
The Boston chamber discusses the interstate commerce law and trunk line rate of 5 cents per 100 pounds. President Goodwin argues the rate harms Boston, favoring Western shippers. Blaney proposes that the interstate commission act and Western export be halted until relief is secured, but the resolutions are tabled amid calls for further investigation. Twenty five Curtis Club members gathered at Young's Hotel for an evening of meals and conversation.
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Chamber of Commerce
Boston
Goodwin
W. O. Blaney
Interstate Commission
Curtis Club
Young’s
Fatal Richmond Hotel Fire Kills Dozens in Burrato NY
A blaze at the Richmond Hotel and St James Hall in Burrato NY began at 3 30 am trapping guests in nightclothes. Sixty to seventy guests were missing or injured with at least thirty feared dead as ladders and hoses struggled past telegraph lines and collapsing walls. Rescue attempts saved twenty to twenty five, with many victims identified among hotel staff and travelers including Mary Connell and Henry Rumsey. The fire caused extensive losses to the Richmond complex and nearby businesses, totaling about 400000 dollars with insurance coverage varying by owner.
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Burrato
N. Y
New Richmond
St. James Hall
Nora Shennan
William H. Alport
Jennie Mann
Louis Zendman
New York
Bunnell’s Museum
Alfred G. Clay
Philadelphia
Louis E. Smith
Brooklyn
Clay
Mr. Smith
Mary Connell
A. J. Bowen
Tonawanda
J. T. McCurdy
William
J. Mann
Pastoro
Mrs. Mann
James McGuire
McGuire
R. H. Humes
Eagle Street
J.C. Gilbert
Tifft
Minnie Stone
Henry B. Rumsey
George F. Michaels
Mr. Michaels
W.S. Dewey
Rochester
F. W. Woods
Chicago
William Purcell
Chief Slorning
Fire Department
Johnson
Toronto
Kent
Kate
Kelly
Minnie
Osborne
Mark
Purcell
Wilson
R. G. Dun & Co
Preece
Katie
Wour
Kater
Lockport
Barle
Hon
M. W
Olean
Bidwell
Charles Clinton
Buffalo
Connell
Mary
Hamburg Street
Davies, Barry
Dewey
W. S
Dupuis
C. W
Syracuse
Fincu
I. A
Scranton
Penn
Gilbert
J. C
Haren
Wrautam A
Helena
Mont
Koun
Jacon
Mann
J. W
Jennie
Michaels
George F
Mackey
W. J
Niagara Falls
Moore
F. K
Cleveland
MouLnacn
Maggie
Nicnos
Nolan
Rumsey
Henry B
Shannon
Matthew
Smurn
H. B
Spencer
Whelan
Epward
Newburgh
Wirr
Mary E
Zendman
Louis
WeiLeu
Nellie
Wetcnu
Weller
Richmond
St. James Hotel
Young Men’s Chistian Association
Stafford & Co
Robert Stafford
H. P. Whitaker
W. J. Mann
Whitaker
B. E. Robinson
Lambert & Co
Adler
Richmond Hotel
Bunnell Museum
James Creighton
Eigar
J.C. Palacio
Uldrich & Kingsley
Peter Paul & Bros
Fuller & Townsend
Boston
Library Association
Short Council Session Debates Building Front Restrictions
The common council held a brief session last night with debate over nullifying restrictions on South End house fronts. Key items include pay rises for watchmen, ferry toll reductions, street department funding, Rainsford Island hospital condition, and a plan to place an electric light on the Dartmouth street bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Reets
Rainsford Island
Dartmouth Street
Old State House
Committee On Public Lands
James McCormick
Chauncy
Lincoln Street
Committee On
To McGaragle & Co
O Street
South
Boston
Clark's Hotel Fire Rips Washington Street Building
A basement fire at the Clark project on Washington street, soon feeding six stories, gutted the iron front building from the third floor up. Firemen battled through smoke as gas exploded, causing injuries to two hosemen and prompting evacuations at the Adams House. Damages include 15,000 to the structure and 40,000 covered by insurers. Occupants and neighboring firms sustained water and smoke damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Braman
Bedford Street
Avery Street
Washington Street
M. C. Clark
Adams House
Hall
Braman
Edward Bangs
Beacon Street
Utna
Hartford
Liverpool
London and Globe
Insurance Company of North America
London & Lancashire
Royal of Liverpool
Pennsylvania Fire Association
Phenix
Brooklyn
Clark
C. M. Cox
James Scott & Co
Goldthwaite Bros
A. Shuman
Wheelock
Tobey
Boston
Jaman
Station 4
Lrish
Ryan
Charles Eastman
Weather Indications For New England States
Wasina Tros reports a twenty four hour forecast starting 7 a m Saturday March 19 for Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts calling for rain or snow then cooler fall weather with northerly winds Vermont and western Massachusetts expect light rain or snow followed by fair weather with nearly stationary temperatures and northerly winds.
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Wasnina Tros
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
Multiple Local Fire Alarms Reported in City
Fire calls from Box 154 at Bremen place and Box 17 at Cross street caused minor damage from stove and matches. A tenement fire at 3 and 5 Tufts court Charlestown damaged both building and contents. Park Theatre rear fire caused no damage but smoke disrupted Forget-Me-Not performance. Chelsea bridge East Boston one story shop fire damaged 50 dollars, incendiary suspected.
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Bremen Place
Cross Street
Joseph Colmsky
Robert Moore
Tufts Court
Charlestown
M. Connors
Park Theatre
Genevieve Ward
Chelsea Bridge
Boston
Daniel Leary
Pray firm expands with upholstery department
Joan H. Pray, Sons & Co. adds upholstery including draperies curtains furniture coverings to their carpet business and plans rapid growth this spring with extremely low sale prices to attract customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan H. Pray, Sons & Co
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Masters & Emery
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the Business Outlook
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Solicitor of the Treasury
Manning
Townshend
Congress
Robinson
Dr. Grant
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