Blaine Starts Tariff Inquiry With Consular Reports
Secretary Blaine orders a tariff investigation via ministers and consuls at major ports to assess the McKinley bill’s impact on trade. Reports, focusing on imports and proposed export duties, will be published in consular reports. A parallel nonpartisan inquiry by the consular service will gauge duties on imports and exports in various countries, with mid-summer publication anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasutroton
Blaine
McKinley School
The Bee in McKinley's Bonnet
Major McKinley plans a Worcester speech as the first in a series to vindicate the McKinley bill and boost his bid for the Presidency. His Ohio backers foresee a clash with Benjamin Harrison for the Republican nomination and expect his gubernatorial run on tariff grounds. If nominated, the Ohio convention may be in June and the campaign will target national issues for the 1892 race.
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M’kinley
Major McKinley
Worcester
Ohio
Benjamin Harrison
McKinley
White House Guillotine Adds Fourteen Postmasters
A new list of fourteen presidential postmasters was announced, eight filling vacancies from removals and only two cases where terms were allowed to expire. The piece critiques the philosophy of fitness over party service and notes Democratic appointments shrinking as the President delays commissions. It cites Newton, Mass and Monson, Mass as examples of contested posts awaiting action or Republican replacements.
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White House
Harrison
Newton
Mass
Candler
Postmaster Morgan
Monson
McMillan to Speak at Boston Young Men's Club Dinner
Congressman Andrew secures Tennessee’s Benton McMillan to address the Young Men's Democratic Club of Massachusetts. McMillan, a leading House member and potential speaker, expected to deliver a strong tariff reform speech in Boston.
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McMillan
Boston
Andrew
Benton McMillan
Tennessee
Young Men’s Democratic Club
Massachusetts
House
Mills
Ways and Means
First French spoliation payment goes to Mary Ann Buchanan Smith
In Washington on March 26 the Treasury issued the first French spoliation payment, $13,600 to 89 year old Mrs. Mary Ann Buchanan Smith of Philadelphia. Her father John Smith Jr. and General Samuel Smith suffered losses tied to the Friendship and French captures. A second payment of $7,000 goes to Mrs. Harries E Wilder of Worcester, Massachusetts, aged about ninety, whose relative Nathaniel Eaton of Norwich likewise lost vessels and cargoes to French depredations.
Amherst Ladd exhibition nets Pratt banner in wrestling
The 1892 Ladd prize indoor sports show at Pratt gym witnessed a close contest between class of 92 and 93 competitors. N D Alexander won the heavyweight wrestling with 62 points to 67 for 92, securing the Pratt banner. The event featured rope climb, shot put, parallel bars, fence vault, high kick, swing rings, battle board, sparring, and many records set by Amherst athletes. The program closed with cheering by the 92 class and music by the college orchestra.
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Amherst
SpeetAx
Ladd
Pratt Gymnasium
Hu. H. Seelve
A. A. Ewing
H. Fallows
New York City
A.A. Stage
Yale
School For
F. W. Cole
G. B. Zug
G. B. Brooks
L. Upton
H. P. Hallock
J. Hallock
G. 8. Raley
H. S. Nichols
A. B. Brooks
T. M. Kimball
A. B. Davidson
M. A. Johnson
W. L. Tower
H. B. Hallock
F. J. Raley
N. D. Alexander
F. D. Edgell
Pratt
Alexander
R. M. Bagg
Springfield
Reception for Boston teachers by temperance union
About 600 public school teachers were invited to Pierce Hall for a Boston Woman’s Christian Temperance Union reception. Hosts included Mrs A J Gordon and Mrs Mary H Hunt, who spoke on temperance education in schools and the new Texas law. Refreshments followed as Dr A A Miner and others attended.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Pierce Hall
A. J. Gordon
Boston
Union
Mary H. Hunt
J. B. Potter
H. B. French
Washington
A. A. Miner
Henry H. Faxon
Esther ‘J. Housh
C. M. Allen
Abbie Clark Ford
Army and Navy Gazette Army and Navy Orders
Army orders grant leave of absence for two to six months to Capt Frank W Robinson First Lt William H Smith Major Charles J Wilson Lt Granger Adams serves on board San Francisco examining board Major Albert S Tower Major John H Zartholf to Fort Wayne Mich Naval orders assign W N T Harris to recruiting ship St Louis Gow to examination for promotion Taylor to Ironclads Richmond Whitey detached to San Francisco Bartis detached to San Francisco and to Charleston Goldsborough detached to Charleston duch detached to San Francisco Fietener Wilson detached to Charleston Pickerell ordered to Naval Hospital New York April 1
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Army and Navy Gazette
Washington
Frank W. Robinson
Second Cavalry
William H. Smith
Tenth Cavalry
Charles J. Wilson
Granger Adams
Fifth Artillery
San Francisco
William H. Cottin
Albert 5S. Tower
John H. Zartholf
Plattsburg Barracks
N. Y
Fort Wayne
Mich
W. N. T. Harris
St. Louis
John L. Gow
Robert D. Taylor
Richmond
Stephen
Whitey
Cal
Baltimore
Arthur Bartis
Charleston
W. Goldsborough
Philip Duch
Fietener A. Wilson
George Mcv. Pickerell
Naval Hospital
New York
Boston League Abandons Southern Trip Plan
Baseball notes report the proposed Southern trip by the Boston League has been abandoned. It hints Virginia’s team may have defied NL rules by playing a game with American Association clubs, but the management offers no statement. Manager Selee plans a series with New England circuit clubs. Nichols reported for duty and joined outdoor practice at the South End grounds.
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University of Virginia
National League
American Association
Bostons
Selee
Eucland
Charlottesville
Harvards
Nichols
South End
Contractors prep suit against New York over Croton water project
Brown Howard & Co and other contractors move to sue New York City for 10 million dollars claiming wrongful deductions on work for the Croton water system. Attorneys Jonel R. G. Ingersoll Wheeler H. Peckham and Walston H. Brown guide the plaintiffs. James C. Carter Elia Root and Austin C. Fox assist the city defense.
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New York
Brown, Howard & Co
New York City
Nework
New Croton Aqueduct
Jonel_R. G. Ingersoll
Wheeler H. Peckham
Walston H. Brown
James C. Carter
Elia Root
Austin C. Fox
Seal catch in Behring Sea totals reported
The sealing steamer Neptune reached St Jonas New Jersey reporting catches in Behring Sea: Hector 25000, Greenland 20000, Vanguard 20000, Wolf 20000, Alras 5000, Kite 3000, Iceland 11000, Terra Nova 35000, Aurora 8000, Esquimaux 12000 seals. Eagle catch not reported.
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Behring Sea
St. Jonas
N.J
Neptune
Hector
Greenland
Vanguard
Iceland
Aurora
Legislature Debates Quorum and Street Watering Bills
The Massachusetts Senate amends a poll tax amend and debates a street watering measure while the House passes a dog damage bill and a constitutional amendment abolishing property qualifications for governor. Quorum changes fail, street watering bills advance, railway capital stock debate postponed, and various engrossed measures noted.
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Massachusets
General Court
Mr. Day
Boston
Howe
Cambridge
Powers
Hyde Park
Day
Buckley
Holyoke
Lomasney
Lleyn
House
Senate
Simpkins
Kotch
Cook
Milford
Committee On
Kimball
Fitchburg
Committee On Railroads
Raymond
Somerville
Hayer
Worcester
Bill of
Paxter
McEurick
Kittredge
Wardwell
Haverhill
Messrs
Clough and Rice
Curtis
Marlboro
Lord
Chelsea
John M. Kerry
Committee On the Treasury
Carney Hospital
Pitman
R. C. Pitman
Gilman
Commonwealth
Congress
Dorchester Historical Society
Herring River
Bourne
Glaciers of Central Europe If Geikie notes and Rhone history
Eratenenss Geikie resumes his Lowell Institute lecture on Middle European glaciers. He details the Rhone glacier in past and present forms, its six mile length, and its ice cataracts. The lecture links Jura deflection, erratics, and glacial movement across Europe with implications for the Glacial Age.
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Geikie
Lowell Institute
Middle
Europe
Rhone
Jura
Switzerland
Geneva
Lyons
Alps
Swiss Alps
Black Forest
Voges
Juras
Germany
Carpathians
Urals
Pyrenees
Sierras
Spain
Apennines
Atlas Mountains
Africa
Azores
Obituary of George M Barnard Boston Merchant 81
The obituary notes the death of George Middleton Barnard at 81, a prominent Boston merchant from the Munson and Barnard line. He left Boston Latin School at 10, traveled in England and the West Indies, and spoke French and Spanish. He joined his family firm in 1834, retired in 1872 to farming in Mattapoisett, and supported causes including a schoolship named for him. He married Susan Livingston Tilden and is survived by two children, Colonel George M Barnard and Charles Inman Barnard of Paris.
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George M. Barnard
George Middleton Barnard
Boston
Old School
Charles Barnard
Deerfield
Israel Munson
Munson & Barnard
Warren Street Chapel
Boston Latin School
England
West Indies
Barnard, Adams &Co
Commonwealth
Mattapoisett
Susan Livingston Tilden
William ‘Tilden
Charles Inman Barnard
Paris
New York Herald
A Trip Through Scotland At First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church Columbus avenue hosted a Scotch heritage program led by Rev. W. Adams D D titled a summer trip through Scotland. The tour featured historical sites Edinburgh Holyrood Gray Friars St Giles and literary links to Ramsay Burns Macbeth and Scott with vivid notes on Scottish ecclesiastical history and culture.
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Scotland
First Presbyterian Church
Columbus Avenue
W. Adams
Edingburgh
Paris
Holyrood
Mary Stuart
Knox
Macbeth
Burnham Woods
Ken Ledi
Scott
Blanche
Devon
Free lecture on beautiful ferns at Horticultural Hall
The twelfth free lecture in the Massachusetts Horticultural Society series will be held this Saturday at 11 o'clock in Horticultural Hall. George E. Davenport of Medford, a noted fern collector, will discuss fern growth and the best times to gather specimens for herbariums. The public is invited.
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Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Horticultural Hall
George E. Davenport
Medford
Davenport
Portion Rural Hall
Labor and Capital A Riot at Lessenring Works
Labor and capital collide as Frick and McClure firms post a wage sliding scale triggering a riot at the Leisenring works. Strikers wield clubs and stones, deputies occupy the site as coke shipments resume amid fear of further clashes. The region braces for the outcome as workers and operators stand firm.
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Scortpale
Penn
Frick and McClure
Leisenring
Weavers Disgusted at Atlantic Mills Strike Outcome
Provipencr March 26 The striking weavers at the Atlantic Mills voted to resume work in the morning. They feel the second strike failed to gain wages or concessions and fear prolonged stoppage will ruin next season production. About 2000 rooms across three mills will run tomorrow.
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Atlantic Mills
Trial of Dyer and union men opens in Montpelier
The State vs Josiah B Dyer secretary of the National Granite Cutters Union and four local members including Patrick Morrison Frank Morrill E H Sherburne began in County Court Montpelier Vt with jurors being drawn. The case centers on alleged conspiracy to bar non union granite cutter Jacob McClure from work. The trial draws labor interest over strike legality versus hiring non union workers and is expected to last several days.
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Montrevier
Josiah B. Dyer
National Granite Cutters’ Union
Patrick Morrison
Frank Morrill
E. H. Sherburne
Jacob McClure
Loveland Munson
Supreme Court
J. P. Lamson
George W. Wing
Alland G. Gay
Thomas F. Grady
New York
John H. Senter
Dillingham
W. A. Lord
H. A. Huse
J. Z. Stanton
Washington
Electric bulb blowers sent to Millville amid lockout
President Smith of the American Flint Glass Workers Union dispatched electric bulb blowers from Corning New York to Millville New Jersey where 300 workers have been idle twelve weeks due to labor troubles. The men will report to Whitall Tatum and Go tomorrow to restart bulb production.
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Mattinsan
N. J
President Smith
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Corning
N. Y
Whitall, Tatum & Go
Government Labor Commission members named
London March 26 Sir Michael Hicks Beach and Sir John Gorst represent the Government on the Labor Commission. Fowler and Mundella may serve. The commission list is complete and likely to be gazetted during Easter recess. Despatch from Bradford reports leading worsted traders forming a cartel to raise prices and control botany wools, with price rises starting in April.
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London
Michael Hicks- Beach
Board of Trade
John Gorst
Labor Commission
Fowler
Mundella
Bradford
Yorkshire
England
Contractors Pavers Agree Nine-Hour Day Labor Pact
The Contractors Pavers met at Wells Memorial Building and approved a nine hour day for a day’s work or fifty four hours per week. The Labor Alliance met at 9 Ashburton Place with about 150 attendees, where Harry Lloyd and H. Grittino spoke.
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Pavers
Wells Memorial Building
Labor Alliance
Ashburton Place
Harry Lloyd
Grittino
Deaths in City and Surrounding Areas
Obituaries list numerous local deaths with ages and residences from March 21 to March 29. Notables include James W. Bartlett 62, Ezekiel Beals 73, Thomas H. Bridge 53, Clara Burton 60, Effie P. Cheever 15, Samuel Cudworth 60, Annie M. Cunningham 54, Harold Kirkland Davis 2, Helen Holland 56, Elizabeth Waldo Kinnicutt Worcester 25th Inst, Sarah W. Raymond 79, Hannah L. Rogers 73, Hannah L. Scott 59, Dea. Joseph Sherwin 77, Silas Potter 71, George Middleton Barnard 81, and others. Funeral notices list services and dates.
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Bartlett
James W. Bartlett
Cambridge
Beals
Stoughton
Ezekiel Beals
Bridge
Thomas H. Bridge
Burton
Clara
George M. Burton
Cheever
Chelsea
Effie P
Henry A
Harriet A. Cheever
Cudworth
Norwell
Mass
Samuel C. Cudworth
Cunningham
Annie M. Cunningham
Davis
Lexington
Harold Kirkland Davis
William
Mabel L. Davis
Holland
Helen M
Henry L. Holland
Kinnicutt
Worcester
Elizabeth Waldo
Francis H. Kinnicutt
Raymond
Westboro
Sarah W. Raymond
Rogers
Orleans
Hannah L
Samuel Rogers
Scott
Hannah L. Scott
Sherwin
Black River Falls
Wis
Dea
Joseph Sherwin
Meionnon
Tremont Temple
Potter
Roxbury
Silas Potter
Perrin Street
George Middleton Barnard
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Foxborough
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Taft
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Lynn
George J. Moulton
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Boston & Maine
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Central
Eeuropa
Eratenenss Geikie
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Lessenring Works
Atlantic Mill
Granite Cutters’ Union
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Jamaica Plain
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THE
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Government
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Copeland
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Washington St
Devonshire and
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J. M. Sears
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Messrs. Charles Head & Co
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Milk Street
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Hoyt
Geo. Thatcher
Minstrels
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R. John Stetson
Tates
A.M. Imer
Taylor
Madison Square
Aunt Jack
Tremont Theatre
Abbey & Schoeffel
Bill
J. ©. Duff
Marie Nempest
Grand Opera House
Proctor & Mansfield
Mal Atkinson
PECK
T. W. Robertson
Our
Howard Atheneum
Dan’l Boone
Grand Museum
Washinton and Drama
Dover Streets
Handel and Haaydn Society
Music Hall
Bach
Parker
Mendelssohn
Mra
Seabarry C. Ford
Ella C. Fenderson
Whitney Mockridge
Gardner
Latuson
the Society
Carl Zerrahn
B. J
Cyclorama
Erusalem
Tremont
Gettysbar
Holy City
Grand Oriental Museum
United States League
Office OF
Supreme Lodge
Boylston ST
Boston, Mass
TW ‘A
Tau Sieays
William Hamilton
Boylston Street
John Hancock Mutual Life Ins
Boylston
John Hancock Building
2& Federal Streets
Fee
Berkeley
Marlboro Streets
Stopford Wentworth Brooke
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