Funeral Services for Associate Justice Matthews in Washington
Washington March 25 funeral services for the late Associate Justice Matthews were held at his residence with Dr. Hamlin and Dr. Leonard officiating. The President and Cabinet, Supreme Court justices, Congress members, and other officials attended as the cortege moved to the Baltimore and Ohio station for transport to Cincinnati.
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Patrick Egan Snubbed for Mexican Mission by President
Washtetown March 25 Sonday Irish-American Republicans angered as Patrick Egan, veteran land leaguer, loses bid for minister to Mexico. President chooses first class men for four missions and names an alternative. Kerens from Elkins crowd mediates. Egan to South America, friends urge retreat, amid race tensions and political maneuvering.
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Webster challenged as Russell disputes report in Commons
In the House of Commons Sir Charles Russell challenges Attorney-General Webster’s report of Pigott's testimony saying letters discrediting Pigott were not shown. Webster concedes memory error but defends not knowing the truth. The debate ends with the subject dropped amid editorials criticizing Webster’s defence and lack of support.
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Daily News
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House of Commons
Reading Iron Works Faces Deepening Crisis
The Reading Iron Works is described as the worst failure in years with creditors likely to receive little. A Baer led reorganization plan is deemed impracticable and a receiver may be appointed. The company faced extravagantly high salaries, with over $1000 per month for many officers totaling nearly $100,000 annually, contributing to its downfall.
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Reading Iron Works
George F. Baer
J. W. Coit
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Deaths of George Morris and Laura Hay in Vermont and Michigan
Telegram reports the death of George 3. Morris in Ann Arbor Michigan from typhoid malaria. Morris born 1840 Norwich Vermont. Dartmouth 1861. served in the Sixteenth Vermont Regiment 1862 63. professor of philosophy Michigan 1881. Johns Hopkins lecturer ethics history and philosophy 1878. Laura Hay died Bradford Vermont in her ninety first year. she was a War of 1812 pensioner.
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George 3. Morris
University of Michigan
Morris
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New York
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Johns Hopkins University
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Bradford
Hudson's Unfortunate Investigation
James Hudson of Jamaica Plain reported to police that while passing George W. James & Co. on Centre street he saw a bulkhead ajar entered the cellar and was seized by two men. He was knocked unconscious and woke to find his pocketbook missing twenty four dollars, later found empty in the street.
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James Hudson
Jamaica Plain
George W. James & Co
Centre Street
Shipping News Roundup From Global Ports
A chronicle of ships sighted or reported at ports worldwide with origins and destinations including New York Boston Liverpool Hamburg Bremen Glasgow Philadelphia Havana Yokohama and more. Vessels such as City of Rio de Janeiro Libra Lande and Pecouic connect Atlantic and Asian routes with multiple port calls in March.
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Yort Smith
Ark
Galveston
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Tennessee
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Ill
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la Gascogne
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London
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Pecouic
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Yokohama
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Hong Kong
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San Francisco
Havana
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Glasgow
Queenstown
British Prince
Philadelphia
Athos
Sayanilla
City of Para
Aspinwall
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Carbarien
Ems
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Mediterranean
City of Alexandria
Llandaff
Pristol
Hondo
Honduras
Philadelpha
Glen Rath
Napier
Handel
Stettin
Baseball Season Opens April 4 1889
Announcement urges professional and amateur clubs to prepare for the 1889 baseball season. It notes sporting goods available for sale and offers suits made to order from measurements. The notice emphasizes tailored gear for players and teams.
Nominees Named for Voters Registrar and Health Board
Mayor selects William F. Clerke as registrar of voters with past postmaster service in South Boston and a brief Army record. George W. Bail named to the board of health. a former South Boston postmaster and coal dealer with prior furniture business ties. New East Boston ferries board includes reappointed Albert Whitney and John E. Lynch, plus Bromwich, McKie, and Edwin R. Webster as new members.
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Washington Street
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Williams Court
West Broadway
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Board of Health
South Reston
Clere
Dorchester Street
Bail
Citizens’ Committee
South Euston
First Street
Cit
Union Street
Gray & Bail
East Boston
Albert ©. Whitney
John E. Lynch
Charles M. Bromwich
William McKie
Edwin R. Webster
Mr. Bromwich
Birmingham
England
America
Board of Aldermen
Edwin Webster
Meridian Street
Smith & Townsend
Island
McKie
Governor Ames Hosts Large Reception for Business Clubs
At the governor's house on Commonwealth avenue and West Chester park the governor and Mrs. Ames hosted a reception for the Commercial and Merchants' clubs and their wives. From 9 to 12 about 600 guests attended as Baldwin's Orchestra played. The banquet hall and other rooms were richly decorated with plants and flowers. Guests included Rev. E. E. Hale and wife, A. W. Beard and wife, Curtis Guild and wife, Alden Speare and wife, Godfrey Morse and wife, Henry Woods and wife, John Bhepare and wife, W. S. Chase and wife, H. B. Carpenter and wife, and Dr. Joseph Burnett.
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Commonwealth Avenue
West Chester Park
Ames
Commercial and Merchants’ Clubs
Baldwin
Burton
E. E. Hale
A. W. Beard
Curtis Guild
Alden Speare
Godfrey Morse
Henry Woods
John Bhepare
W. 8. Chase
H. B. Carpenter
Joseph Burnett
Peculiar Accident at Reading Injures Four Men
At 5 30 p m on March 25 in Reading, W B Bowker David Jones and John Durgan were unloading a flat car on a side track with a long plank when the 65 o'clock Great Falls Boston express struck the plank. Jones suffered a severe scalp wound and body injuries while Durgan had a broken nose and gashes Murray aged 18 standing on the car broke a leg and sustained internal injuries.
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Great Falls Express
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Boulanger Tours Speech Divides Paris Monarchists
Paris reports that General Boulanger's Tours speech dominates discussion in the press. Monarchist editors express displeasure at his republican faith, while hoping to leverage him to preserve seats and push toward a constituent assembly. An uneasy alliance with Radicals persists under his leadership.
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Question of Fish Arouses French Demand on Newfoundland Banks
A French deputation urged Premier Tirard and Foreign Minister Spuller to neutralize the Banks of Newfoundland during fishing season. They proposed pairing the issue with collision regulations at sea, referencing an 1888 American conference proposal. Spuller said he would consult interested nations.
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Russell
Pigott
Newfoundland
Cleveland
Cuba
Paris
Tirard
M. Spuller
American Chess Congress opens with international field in New York
The sixth American Chess Congress begins in Union Square with 20 players from Germany Russia England Poland and the United States. First-round games run 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. for seven to eight weeks. Several matches end in draws or decisive wins as Taubenhaus Lipschutz Blackburn Gossip and others win or draw their openings.
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H. E. Bird
J. Baird
Mr. Tehigorin
Eugene Delmar
J. Blackburn
J. M. Hanham
S. Lipschutz
Mr. Pollock
D. G. Baird
D. M. Martinez
G. H. D. Gossip
Mr. Burille
Taubenhaus
McLeod
Canada
Weiss
Burrill
Blackburn
Hanhamn
Lipschutz
Pollock
Dublin
Gunsburg and
Burn
Martinez
Bird
J. W. Baird
Gossip
Mason
Well-Read Swindler Held on Ex tensive Swindle
Gustave Wieland alias Theodore Hyderfeld was held in the Criminal Court for an extensive swindling scheme. He claimed roles as a Yale tutor and a Boston School of Technology instructor, defrauding Solomon Sturges JT Harvey J H Walker J H McAvoy Eb Carpenter with $30 to $50 loans. He admitted borrowing money and said he studied at Kosten Institute of Technology and taught privately in New Haven. Wieland denied Yale tutoring and was sent to jail.
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Theodore Hyderfeld
Criminal Court
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Boston School of Technology
Solomon Sturges
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J. H. McAvoy
Eb. Carpenter
Harvey
Boston
Sturges
Wieland
Fire losses strike multiple towns with deducing totals
Baraboo Wisconsin reports a large frame business building owned by B Pratt burned last night with losses pegged at 20000 and tenant B Tuzzi dying of apoplexy during the blaze. Skowhegan Maine sees Old Point Hall and three stores plus Good Templars Hall burned in Madison Street fire. Rockville Connecticut endures Chapmans grocery building destroyed with 3000 loss, and Cincinnati Ohio notes Dodsworths distillery in Cumminsville burned with 25000 loss. Origin of fire unknown.
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B. Pratt
B. Tuzzi
Skowhegan
Old Point Hall
Good Templars
Madison
Rockville
Conn
Chauncey T. Chapman
Ellington Street
Cincinnat? O
Concord Railroads Weigh Double Tracking Nashua Acton Line
Rumors swirl as Concord, New Hampshire, plans to grade and excavate for doubling the Nashua and Acton road with steam shovel crews this week or next. Management already added side tracks two years ago to ease the project and may connect with Fitchburg trains into Boston. A broader consolidation with Northern appears likely as stock control rests with Concord and its allies. Legislative tensions from the 1887 railroad fight loom as both sides prepare for possible renewed action.
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Wreckage Sightings Tied to Conserva Mystery Steamer
Reports from New York and Boston ships indicate wreckage spotted at sea may belong to the Dominican frigate Conserva, formerly Madrid and Nuevo Moctezuma. The lost vessel was described as 860 tons, 196 feet long, with a crewed lifeboat and cabin debris bearing CON letters. No conclusive identification yet.
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Conserva
Gonserva
Madrid
Dumbarton
Scotland
Nuevo Moctezuma
Philadelphia
J. N. M. Shimer
Navy and Army Draft Orders and Appointments
Naval orders assign Chief Engineer Loring to New York special duty and McKean to steam engineering bureau. Rommel detached and placed on waiting orders. Wise becomes equipment officer at Norfolk Navy Yard. Carmody Hillman and Hessenger to appear before retiring board. Lambertson detached to command Jamestown. Berryhill detached to New York Naval Hospital. Army orders grant Colonel Morrow extended leave on surgeon’s certificate.
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Army and Navy Gazette
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Naval
Charles H. Loring
Navy Yard
New York
F. G. McKean
Bureau of Steam Engineering
C. E. Rommell
William C. Wise
Norfolk (Va.) Navy Yard
J. R. Carmody
F. H. Hillman
A. C. Hessenger
K. P. Lamberton
Norfolk Navy Yard
Jamestown
Thomas A. Berryhill
Naval Academy
New York Naval Hospital
Army
Henry A. Morrow
Twenty-first Infantry
Cercate
Women vote measure falls short in New York Legislature
In Albany on March 25 the lower house blocked a proposal allowing women to vote for excise officers and in municipal elections. The bill needed sixty five votes but got fifty six with forty three nays.
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Alpany
N. Y
Platt Partners in NY Patronage Plan Under Harrison
In New York political circles Thomas C. Platt, Secretary Tracy and others shape a patronage slate for President Harrison. Joel Erhardt to collectorship, Donald McLean as appraiser, General Knapp as naval officer, Theodore Willis as surveyor, Granville Hawes as district attorney, with postmastership undecided. Harrison praises the Union League and may reward its members, while Warner Miller’s chances are said to be slim.
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Union League
New York City
Platt
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South
Warner Miller
Miller
New York
Mr. Miller
Wanamaker Quay Clash Over Philadelphia Post Office
Gossip centers on a rift between Wanamaker and Quay over control of the Philadelphia post office. Wanamaker would keep the post for Field, while Quay backs Leeds for controller and keeps opposing factions dangling as political maneuvering intensifies.
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Quay
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Cleveland
Field
Senator Quay
William R. Leeds
Philadelphia
Mr. Wanamaker
Mr. Leeds
Cabinet to reexamine removals over offensive partisanship
The Cabinet will decide whether to dismiss presidential postmasters and collectors for offensive partisanship before term expiry. Washington rumors say removals will pause, with only flagrant cases justified, while Colonel Clarkson presses on with lower posts. Truman A. Merriman is discussed as a future civil service commissioner.
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Payson
Illinois
Wanamaker
Senate
Clarkson
Raiway
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