TIME LIMIT ON BEEF IN ARMY CONTRACTS
The army beef inquiry heard Captain George Davis of the commissary general's office and Morris & Co. senior partner Mr. Morris discuss the timelimit clause with Swift & Co. Davis argued seventy two hours after shipment, with twenty four hours as a practical cap. Witnesses from Florida testified to good Lakeland beef, while Major Black and Captain Pomeroy are slated to appear tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Beef Inquiry Board
George Davis
Commissary General’s Office
Morris
Chicago
Morris & Co
Davis
Swift & Co
Eagan
Florida
Lakeland
Black
Miles
Porto Rico
Pomeroy
Army
SHERMAN GETTING BETTER IN VIRGINIA VISIT
Ex Secretary of State John Sherman arrived in Va on the cruiser Chicago and showed marked improvement. At 1 30 p m he traveled by steam launch to the Chamberlin Hotel where a crowd waited to greet him. He was accompanied by his secretary and a nurse and received full attention during the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sherman
Chicago
Sherman
Chamberlin Hotel
J. Sherman
McGillene
Central Council of the National Sound Money League Meets
In New York on March 2 the annual meeting convened with J Sterling Morton presiding. Eighteen vice presidents attended as part of the Central Council. E V Smalley presented a report noting the silver movement is nearly dead and urging continued efforts until the 1900 convention. A B Hepburn spoke on year receipts of 12300 dollars and expenses of 4300. A resolution by M E Ingalle backed fixing 238 10 grains of gold as the standard dollar and creating a gold reserve in the Treasury. A three member committee was named to draft a concise declaration. All current officers were re elected: Morton president Hepburn treasurer Hutchinson associate treasurer Smalley general secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Council
National Sound Money League
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska City
League
E. V. Smalley
A. B. Hepburn
Hepburn
M. E. Ingalle
Cincinnati
Big Four Railroad
Treasury Department
Fowler
New Jersey
Edward Atkinson
Boston
E. H. Wells
North Dakota
Cc Hutchinson
MILLER FOR THE BILL
A heated debate signals a party line clash in the House over the post telephone bill. Supporters include Senator Baldwin Rep. Grant and multiple Boston area representatives while opponents list Senator Bailey Reynolds Baldwin and other named lawmakers.
Easter Apparel For Man and Boy
Easter outfits for men and boys with coats from 5 to 20 dollars suits from 8 50 to 20 dollars boys 4 to 16 in various fabrics pants suits 6 to 15 dollars and hats at half price. Easter neckwear exclusive patterns 25 and 50 cents. Next Saturday busiest day of the year. shop early and here this week.
Exeter Mills Restore 10 Percent Wage Cut
In Exeter on March 28 the wage cut of 10 percent instituted in January 1898 for Exeter cotton mills workers has been restored. The Exeter Manufacturing company reports full payrolls with workers back on the pay list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nx N. H
Exeter Cotton m Lls
Exeter Manufacturing Company
Bonding Decision Revoked After Chamber Protest
Washington reports revoked decision after Boston Chamber of Commerce protest. Assistant Secretary Spaulding instructs port collectors to permit shipment of goods to the original or owner indicated destination, under treaty provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Spaulding
New York
Boston
Post telephone bill faces split committee vote and floor fight
Nine committee members oppose the Post telephone bill while five back it and one is absent. Hearings drew large crowds as the measure faced strong evidence from the Post and rebuttals from the telephone company. The committee plans to submit its report amid a likely protracted House battle over telephone reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Post
John J. Whipple
The
State House
Representative Clerke
Times
Battles
Brockton
Willard
Learoyd
Baldwin
South Boston
Grant
Ward 19
Bailey
Reynolds
Kyle
Odlin
Porter
Briggs
Miller
Charlestown
Bell Telephone Directors Re-elected at Annual Meeting
American Bell Telephone Company reports a $224,292 earnings increase for year ending December 31 1898. Board re elected includes Amory Bailey Blake Bradley Cochrane Coolidge Forbes Howe Hubbard Hud son Perkins Sanders Williams. Hubbard re elected clerk Driver treasurer. Total surplus 2 185 073 versus 2 590 521 in 1897. Gross earnings 5 448 701 expenses 1 064 734. Instruments for rent 1 124 846. Exchange connections daily 3 823 070. Toll connections daily 95 147. Total 1898 revenue 6 571 710.11. Long distance stations 409 520. Bell consolidation discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bell Telephone Company
Charles W. Amory
Thomas B. Bailey
Francis Blake
George L. Bradley
Alexander Cochrane
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
J. Malcolm Forbes
Henrys. Howe
Charles Eustis Hubbard
John KE. Hudson
Charles I. Perkins
Thomas Sanders
Moses Williams
William R. Driver
United States
American Telephone and
Bell
Music Hall Plans Adopted by Stockholders
At a special meeting of the New Music Hall stockholders the board voted to construct the venue largely per McKim Mead & White plans. No estimates were given. E W Hooper urged collection of outstanding subscriptions, noting nine tenths paid. Directors claim against the Stevenson estate totals $10,000. Hooper warned for more funds as needed, suggesting a mortgage if required. About $360,000 has been paid in and roughly $260,000 spent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
McKim, Mead & White
E. W. Hooper
Stevenson
Mail Stolen in South Acton Postal Break-in
South Acton March 28 local post office broken into. Thieves forced a window and stole mail from distributing boxes and opened letters. Some cigars and trinkets taken. Police suspect a gang of local thieves operating in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Acton
Two More Bodies Found in Windsor Hotel Ruins
In New York on March 28 two more unidentified dead were recovered from the Windsor Hotel ruins. One body lay on a mattress with partial remains. the second, found at 8:25 p.m., was a woman whose trunk was charred. A handbag, photograph album and other personal items were found nearby. Funeral services are planned for Easter Monday at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, officiated by Rev. D Parker Morgan, with interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery after a memorial monument is erected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Windsor Hotel
Johanna Jackey
Warren F. Leland
the Windsor
Church of the Heavenly Rest
D. Parker Morgan
Leland
Sleepy Hollow
Tarrytown
Election Law Changes Report to Mayor Calls for Reforms
The Board of Election Commissioners submits to Mayor Quincy a report urging fewer deputy officers, potentially more polling places, and earlier juror lists. They warn against ballot posters and recount abuse, propose raising juror age to 70, and suggest bi yearly juror drawing. The year cost totals 159786.40 dollars with 26700 dollars for iron voting booths. Remedial steps include lining booths with wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Election Commissioners
Quincy
Department
Salvage Award For Wolviston Towing of Pavonia
The owners of the British steamer Wolviston receive a salvage award of £5000 for towing the Cunard liner Pavonia into St Michaels harbor. The incident occurred near London on March 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolviston
London
St. Michaels
Preachers Debate Archaic Doctrine at Brooklyn Meeting
In Brooklyn ministers clashed with Colonel Franklin P. Sellers over newspaper proprieties. Dr John T McFarland condemned Methodist discipline as archaic, predicting the next generation will reject 100 year old doctrine and restrictive memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn and
Long Island Preachers’ Association
Franklin P. Sellers
Brooklyn
John T. McFarland
New York Avenue
Methodist Church
Dr. McFarland
Mary Ann Taylor Sought After $200 Reward
Mary Ann Taylor or Kershaw, accused shoplifter who skipped $500, is persistently sought. Bondsman Isaac Cohen offered $200 reward and deposited it in a bank. Police chase leads from Boston to Providence with belief she may have sailed to New York or hide near Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Taylor
Kershaw
Providence
Boston
Isaac Cohen
Detective Bureau
Cohen
Mary Ann
New York
Police Department
Atlantic
Boston builder files bankruptcy petition
Benard Stewer of Boston files for bankruptcy showing liabilities of 234,214 with assets of 253,835. Secured claims total 201,600 and unsecured 31,051. Real estate valued at 253,600, with 45 in cash and household goods as remaining assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benard Stewer
Boston
American Sailors Riot Over Absent Fight at Santiago
Kingston Jamaica March 28 Crews of the American fleet on shore leave rioted over New York's alleged absence from the battle of Santiago de Cuba. The disturbance lasted over two hours. Green and Armstead of the Texas were seriously injured and are in the hospital in dangerous condition. A Jamaican-born man named Johnson, a colored assailant, was captured and jailed awaiting the outcome. The governor of Jamaica, Sir Augustus Hemming, met Rear Admiral Sampson and extended his welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jam
New York
Santiago de Cuba
Green and Armstead
Texas
Johnson
Jamaica
Sir Augustus Hemming
Sampson
Seven Youths Convicted In Club Gambling Raids
Seven youths including Charles E. Eliot Charles Harris Charles Smith Frank Rafferty Robert M Van James H Harris and Benjamin Lauenthal were found guilty in the Superior Criminal Court for gam ing at the Boylston Associates club headquarters 18 Boylston street. A juror misidentification caused a temporary mix up during panel selection. The defendants plan to appeal to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boylston Associates
Boylston Street
Superior Criminal Court
Charles E. Eliot
Charles Harris
Charles Smith
Frank Rafferty
Robert M. van
James H. Harris
Benjamin Lauenthal
Supreme Court
Hugh Tierney
Manning
Tierney
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Meeting Acknowledges California Win
A large gathering of the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association at 3 Park Street, led by Mrs Mary A Livermore, applauded California's school suffrage victory and thanked Stanford President Kellogg and California State University President Jordan. A resolution praised the near unanimous state vote while noting the Senate as a reform graveyard. Mrs Elien Johnson spoke on society's duty to criminals and Livermore cited Grant and Sherman on arbitration and war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
Park Street
Mary A. Livermore
California
House
Senate
Jordan
Stanford University
Kellogg
California State University
Times
Elien Johnson
Sherborn
Unions for Women Endorse Labor Unions at Kansas City Meet
The Union for Industrial Progress of Kansas City urges all women workers to join or form trade unions. They align with the AFL stance that salvation of workers lies in the union movement and insist gender not bar access to honorable employment or equal wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Kansas City
Union For Industrial Progress
Organized Labor
Pavers Union Demands Employer Furnished Hammers
Boston Pavers Union No 1 votes to require employers supply and maintain hammers for workers starting April 1 1899. President Michael McGovern and Secretary Michael Cassidy sign the communication urging contractors in Boston and vicinity to comply to preserve friendly relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Vicinity
Michael M’govern
Michael Cassidy
Boston Pavers’ Union No. 1
M Kays Hotel Troubles and Empire Debacle
Friends of H S Mackay state his failures at the Hotel Empire and the Tuileries stem from overreaching his means not from evading duties. They cite overextension, lack of financial backing, mortgages totaling 787 500 dollars, and non paying operations. The matter rests with lawyers and a creditors committee. Mackay is traveling and due back next month.
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Tuileries
H. S. Mackay
MacKay
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Bernard M. Wolf
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Norfolk, Va
Sound Money League
Senator Baldwin
Rep
David W. Battles
Edward Willard
Chelsea
Charles Clerke
Addison Learoyd
Danvers
William
Charles C. Bailey
Essex
William Reynolds
John E. Baldwin
Suffolk
Plymouth
William Odlin
Andover
Grant of
Oliver
King
Porter of
Lynn
Randolph
Thomas F
Clarence A
Taunton
Whittlesey
Berkshire
Exeter
Adams Square
Leopold Morse & Co
Brattle St
Aquarium
Lovell
Columbian Terrestrial Globe
Eastman Kodak and
Tripod
Caze
Sth
Shakespeare
Library Atlas of the World
McManus & Co
Washington St
Corner Beach
Victory For Boston Chamber of Commerce
Leopold Morse & CO Adams SQ
Usrtirs
Leopold Mene Od Ashington
Bell Telephone
Semit Chemical Co
Mass
Pavonia
RON
Philadelphia
Isaac Sheppard & Co
Iron Founders
Wiyl
Somerset Club
Maryland Rye
Minaco
the Continental
Washington and
Boylston Streets
Eth
Schley
Unions For Women
Industrial Progress
Federation of Labor
M’kay
Spitz Bros. & Mark
Washin
New Ane
Ummer St
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