Cullom Endorses Cooley as Interstate Commission Judge
Senator Cullom voices support for Judge Cooley and other nominees for the interstate commerce commission. He notes Cooley’s special fitness and explains his preference for younger, vigor-prone appointees. The President signs commissions at the White House as Cooley cannot reach Washington before next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washineton
Senator Cullom
Interstate Commission
Cooley
Judge Cooley
Morrison
Illinois
Mr. Walker
Edmunds
Schoonmaker
Bragg
Alabama Commission
Washington
San Francisco
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
White House
Hebrew envoy Strauss Named Minister to Turkey
Washington reports Mr. Strauss a prominent New York Hebrew merchant and linguist chosen as the new minister to Turkey. Born in Calbottom Georgia, he studied at Columbia and practiced law before turning to import business. A Democrat active in municipal and merchants groups, he authored The Origin of Republican Forms of Government in 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Washington
Strauss
New York City
Cox
Constantinopel
Post
England
France
Germany
New England
New York
West Forty-Sixth Street
Calbottom
Columbus
Mr. Strauss
Columbia Grammar School
Columbia College
Columbia College Law School
Hudson, Strauss & Thompson
Europe
IL. Strauss & Co
Citizens’ Executive Committee
Grace
Merchants’ Municipal Committee
Hewitt
Combined
Merchants and Business Men’s Clubs
Cleveland
Pardon Request Filed for Fish in Ward Swindle Case
The President considers James D. Fish, co-conspirator with Ferdinand Ward in the famous New York swindle that ruined General Grant, for clemency. Fish, jailed at Auburn, seeks pardon on health grounds supported by a physician’s certificate. sources say the Attorney-General’s report was adverse and the President may back Garland’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish
Washinetron
Sprcr Au
James D. Fish
Ferdinand Ward
New York
General Grant
Auburn Penitentiary
Garland
Certificates of election for Fiftieth Congress issued
Certificates of election have been received for most new members of the Fiftieth Congress. Eight remain unconfirmed: Joseph G. Cannon Illinois Adoniram J Holmes Iowa E N Morrill and E H Funston Kansas William Woodburn Nevada Benton McMillen Tennessee John W Stewart Vermont and H Bowen Virginia. All except Bowen are returning veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Joseph G. Cannon
Ilinois
Adoniram J. Holmes
Iowa
E. N. Morrill
E. H. Funston
Kansas
William Woodburn
Nevada
Benton McMillen
Tennessee
John W. Stewart
Vermont
H. Bowen
Virginia
Mr. Bowen
Professor McGee predicts vast earthquake zone reach
Washington March 24 Professor W J McGee of the geological survey visited Charleston to study the Charleston earthquake and its causes. He said the area extends from Canada to Cuba and from the Mississippi to the Bermudas covering nearly 1 1/4 million square miles. He warned the Eastern United States faces danger as displacement progresses at a rapid rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGee
Washinggton
W. J. McGee
Geological Survey
Charleston
Canada
Cuba
Mississippi
Bermudas
New Madrid
Lisbon
United States
Line of displacement hazards across eastern cities
The passage notes that earthquakes are less frequent than expected and lists cities along a displacement line including Pittsburg Richmond Fredericksburg Washington Baltimore Port Deposit Wilmington Philadelphia Trenton and New York, underscoring the surprising alignment of seismic risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Washington
Baltimore
Port Deposit
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Trenton
New York
Sewall Named Consul at Apia from Maine
The President appointed H. M. Sewall of Maine as consul at Apia. The 26 year old Harvard graduate and former vice-consul at Liverpool replaces prior appointees criticized for prior policies. Sewall is praised by Secretary Bayard as a promising young consular officer with a $1500 salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apia
Washington
Sprerau
H. M. Sewall
Maine
Greenabaum
California
Olicy
Sewall
Sewell
Liverpool
Harvard College
Bayard
Pension list details for New Englanders and affiliates
Washington D C March 24 Pensioners across New England are listed with names and status. Entries show original and increase designations for individuals in New Hampshire Maine Vermont Rhode Island Massachusetts and beyond including Cornish Flat Portsmouth Keene Stowe Bristol and Boston areas.
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New England
Washington
New
Bradford H. Percy
Jays
Hiram H. Fitch
Increase
Rutland
William H. Emery
Eden
Warren Bowen
Lopsham
Henry H. Newton
Massachusetts
Lewis J. Morrill
Lynn
William H. Chase
Athol
John QO. Anthony
Bridgewater
James Holman
South Boston
Abner D. Colby
Kenduskeag
Andrew G. Storer
LaGrange
Daniel Peavey
Bangor
Benjamin F. Stevens
East . Y . Dixmont
Nathan Yetton, Jr
Houston
Thomas Rafferty
Hartland
Joseph LB. Varnum
Belfast
Beene Toene
Charles A. Tibbits
Fairfield Centre
William H. Markson
Topsfield
Baltimore & Ohio control bid grows around Atchison group
The Baltimore and Ohio situation centers on Atchison interests per Dow Jones disclosure. Irving A. Evans discusses with the Ives Stayner party as the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton syndicate holds a $175 per share option to acquire control, with $100,000 paid for feasibility and a few days remaining before expiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baltimore & Ohio
Atchison Company
Irving A. Evans
Atchison
Boston
Dow, Jones & Co
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Christopher Meyer
Ives
Day
Stayner
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gould
Ives-Stayner
Frank C. Hollins & Co
Big Bank Swindle Reaches Across the Nation
Detroit reports a wide bank fraud scheme using forged drafts from a nonexistent Marlette Exchange Bank of Marlette Michigan. Merchants received forged documents signed by John B. Martin Cashier and routed to First National Bank of Detroit for collection. The Marlette village has only two actual banks. Estimated scope appears large though exact extent unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuicaGco
Detroit
Mich
First National Bank
John B. Martin
Marlette Exchange Bank of
Marlette
Bank of
First National Bank of
Mayflower and Arrow Race For Queen's Cup Confirmed
Edward Burgess forwards a challenge from the Mayflower to Tankerville Chamberlayne for an international race to decide the Queen’s Cup. London reports the Arrow will race the Mayflower under Yacht Racing Association conditions, with discussions on a new sail plan and possible Puritan participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Burgess
Tankerville Chamberlayne
Arrow
Cable
Burgess
Boston
General Paine
AP Moons & Son
England
The Three Days Fight Gettysburg Lecture Summary
John C. Ropes reviews the Gettysburg battle focusing on Union failures and Meade’s leadership. He praises Lee's offensive choice and notes Hooker’s dismissal, while condemning Sickles for a flawed position and praising Warren's timely dispatch. The talk ends with committee actions and adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Hebrew Association
John C. Ropes
Gettysburg
Ropes
Army of the Potomac
McDowell
McClellan
Burnside
Hooker
Lincoln
Lee
Chancellorsville
Pennsylvania
Rappahannock
A. P. Hill
Fredericksburg
Halleck
Meade
Philadelphia
Buford
Heth
Reynolds
Doubleday
Howard
Twell
Stonewall Jackson
Hancock
Sickles
Third Corps
Longstreet
Round Top
Hood
Fifth Corps
G. K. Warren
Pickett
Mr. Ropes
Easter suits for men and boys at Simmons Co Boston
If you want an Easter suit for yourself or boys go to Simmons and Co 32 to 44 North street where the best can be had for the least money. The custom department of this house is the most popular in Boston. Measures for spring suits are to be left soon as it takes ten days to fill orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons & Co.'s
North Street
Boston
Commonwealth OF
Bartholomew O. Gross
Andrew T. Williams
Luther Nickerson
Provincetown
Copartners
Union Wharf Company
United States
Union Wharf
John Adams
Alabama
Samuel Tate
Bedford
N. H
Joseph M. Caton
Reuben Freeman
Elisha M. Dyer
Elisha S. Burch
Nathaniel Holmes
Heman Smith
Amos Nickerson
Francis Nickerson
Samuel T. Soper
Bartholomew C. Gross
Enos Nickerson
Jonathan Nickerson
Stephen Nickerson
Eveline N. Soper
Lavinia Adams
Robert Soper
Andrew ‘Tf. Williams
Dyer
Samuel Soper
Timothy L. Mayo
Samuel 8. Learnard
Samuel I. Soper
Vendees
Hillsborough County
New Hampshire
Joseph H. Dyer
Somerville
Sarah M
Nina Williams
Robert C. Soper
Georgiana Slade
Eveline Dyer
Charles P. Dyer
Samuel S. Learnard
Austin Belknap
Joseph P. Johnson
Oren S. Knapp
Unpublished Thackeray Letters Open to Public
Scribner's April issue publishes the first installment of Thackeray letters with facsimile drawings. The collection, introduced by Mrs. Jane Octavia Brookfield, reveals Thackeray's personality and humor, offering rare autobiographical insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thackeray
Jane Octavia Brookfield
Boston Riding Club Planned by City Enthusiasts
About fifty gentlemen met at the Hotel Brunswick to organize a riding club in Boston in response to a circular endorsed by Colonel Henry S Russell. The group elected Russell chairman and Rackemann secretary, with proposals for land near State Street, construction at two dollars per foot for riding ground and six dollars for stables, plus one horse and vehicle per member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry 8. Russell
Brunswick
Amos L. Hollingsworth
Henry S. Russell
Charles S. Rackemann
Russell
New York
Hollingsworth
Source of Business Profits Lecture by General Walker
General Francis A. Walker lectured on the source of business profits before the Society of Arts at MIT. He argued wages depend on labor quality and product value, not solely on capital, and urged efficient employers while noting rents rise with prosperity. He called for better labor capital relations and shared gains from improved production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. Walker
Society of Arts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sedgwick
Walker
Gloucester Schooner Damaged From Ice Drift
Gloucester schooner Frank N Williams arrived for repairs after ice drift carried her several miles from her trawls while fishing on the banks. The vessel sustained material damage but followed by a safe harbor reception in Hallifax Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Hallifax
N.S
Frank N. Williams
The Ratcatcher and Rivals at Boston Theatres
Amusements list performances across Boston venues with The Ratcatcher at the Boston Theatre and The Rivals at Boston Museum, Conried Opera Company presenting The Gypsy Baron at Hollis Street, Clito at Globe Theatre with Wilson Barrett, A Rag Baby at Park Theatre, Siberia at Howard Atheneum, and Mattie Vickers daily at 2 and 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis ST. Theatre
Isaac B. Rice
Conried’s
Opera CO
Conried & Hermann
Strauss
Alsotv
Boston
Rivals
Hollis Street
Conried Opera Company
Globe Theatre
Wilson Barrett
Clito
Park Theatre
Howard Athenamum
Siberia
He Theatre
Mattie Vickers
Marriages In Cambridge And Worcester
At Cambridge on March 23 Joshua Maider and Lottie Sprowl wed by Rev C D Kimball both of Cambridge. In Worcester on March 23 William Rosewell Wilson of Newtonville and Maria Zacklin Gill, daughter of the late George W Gill of Worcester, married.
Obituaries of Bates Blake Davis Edgar Gammell Hutchinson
Death notices from various cities list Milly Bates Alice Russell Daniel Davis William Edgar Arthur Gammell Ruthy Hutchinson James Marshall William Partland General Samuel Quincy James Rogers Inez Smith Anna White with ages and locations. Funeral details note service in Keene and general burial patterns across New England and beyond.
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Bates
Cambridge
Milly Greenwood Bates
John 8
Eliza J. Bates
Blake
Cannes
France
Alice Russell
Henry Jones Blake
U.S. N
Davis
Princeton
Daniel Davis
Edgar
Washington, D. C
William Edgar
Newport
William
Elizabeth Amory Gammell
Hutchinson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ruthy B. Hutchinson
John B. Hutchinson
Marshall
Kingston
N. H
James F. Marshall
Partland
William F. Partland
Quincy
Keene
Samuel M. Quincy
Boston
King’s Snape
Rogers
Mobile
Ala
James H. Rogers
Smith
Somerville
Inez
Juliet G
W. French Smith
White
Anna
Otho White
Thackeray Letters Reveal Private Life Through Brookfield Archive
The collection centers on correspondence from 1847 onward between William Makepeace Thackeray and the Rev. W. H. Brookfield and the writer, detailing intimate moments from Thackeray’s London years and his need for friendship and sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thackeray
Mr. Thackeray
Downfall of the Paris Commune and Related Works Preview
Fourth and concluding paper on the siege and commune of Paris by E. B. Wasnourne with portraits and drawings. Includes continuations of The Story of a New York House and Seth's Brother's Wife. Also features modern aggressive torpedoes, English in our colleges, American elephant myths, and poems by several authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
E. B. Wasnourne
France
T. de Thulstrup
J. Steeple Davis
A. M. Turner
New York
H. C. Buuner
A. B. Frost
Seth
Haroup Frederic
J. 8
Dale
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cullom
Mayflower
London
Samuel A. Hopkins
Edward Gardner
William F. Whitney
J. Murray Forbes
T. F. Cushing
J. S. Allen
W. P. Lee
Arthur Rothh
C. S. Rackemann
S. A. Hopkins
W. F. Wharton
John L. Gardner
Horace A. Lamb
Frank Seabury
E. B. Russell
A. Downer
Scribner's
Sarah Bernhard
Messrs
Henry E. Abbey
Maurice Grau
South America
Mexico
Havana
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Ues
Fedora
Camille
Maitre de Forges
Theodora
Seale
Family Circle
A.m. Marcus R. Mayer
Globe 2 Theater
Mr. Bestetloy
MR. Wilson Barrett
Miss Eastlake
Princess’ Theatre Company
Sydney Grundy
Wilsom Barretts
CJLC
Barrett
John Cobbet
Eeeeee
Boston Museum
R. M. Fiely
Sheridan
E. H. Vanderfelt
Shakspere
Hamlet
Vanderfelt
Hoyt
Frank Daniels
Richard Mansfield
Prince Karl
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Kiralfy Bros
Ratcatcher
Hamelin
Hubert Wilke
Singgold
Howard Athenaium
Bijou Theatre
Comedienne
Longfeilow
Doll & Richards
Williams & Everett's
Tuomas Nelson Pace
F. D. Miuner
Lieut
W. S. Huenes
U.S. Navy
Adams Suprman Hutz
Harvard University
W. B. Scorr
Princeton College
Envir Tromas
Junta C. R. Dorr
Charles Edwin Markham
E.iyor Weld
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Broadway
Buzzard’s Bay
Elizabeth Islands
New Bedford
Mass
Robert Barker
The
American Insurance Co
State Street
Alessis
George Croshaw & CO
Francis Peabody
J. W. Fleld
Henry S. Bean
Asst. Secy
Milk Street
Francis A. Osborn
Edward T. Merrihew
Jfqhen Jeffries & Sons
NTS
Vicinity
Devonshire St
Coffin & Henry
OWA
State St
Goston
Des Moines
Rotel
Roteh
Museum of Fine Arts
Edmund M. Wheelwright
Sec
Boston Society of Architects
J . A. Craner
Devonshire Street
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Middlesex
Supreme Judicial Court
A. D
Boston Post
Suffolk
Theo. C. Hurd
Theo
Hurd
Kirmess
Mechanics’ Hall
Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Carl Marwig
Union Rooms
Boylston Street
Augustus N. Sampson
OF the
School OF Drawing and Painting
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics’ Association
Massachusetts and
Boston Homeopathic Medical Societies
Boston University School OF Medicine
Bowton University School of Medicine
Germanian Orchestra
Carl Zerrahn
Dolla
Otis Clapp & Sons
Beacon Street
J. Wilkinson Clapp
Music Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Wilhelm Gericke
Adele Aus der Che
Carl Goldmark
F. Chopin
Schubery
Georg Henschel
Melon Aon
Tremo Temple
Gorham, Rogers & CO
Durdee
Federal Street
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