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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1891

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2

Boston Association Triumphs in Close Nine Inning Tilt

A large crowd at the South End grounds witnessed the Boston Association defeat the Athletics 13 to 9 after a dramatic ninth inning. Star plays from Hamilton and Stovey featured a Boston rally, while Nichols, Long, and Stovey struggled late for the visitors. Boston led 7-2 after six innings before Philadelphia broke through and surged ahead in the final frame.

South End Boston Phillies Hamilton Nichols Nic Allen Herman Long Myers Brodie Joe Quinn Stovey Long Clements Brown Harry Stovey Gleason Shindle Delehanty Herman Tucker Del Thompson Big Sam Harry Quinn Joe Bostons Hamiltor Thornton Anhalt Nash Ganzel Sullivan Walter Ward Brooklyn Philadelphia O Stevey Philaelphia Lelehanty Hurst Voly N. L New York Giants Polo Grounds New Yorks Griffin Lou Si Os Peesaee Louisville St. Louis Mungan Stivetts Cook Boone Doran Lyons Boyle Weaver Hoy O’neil Donovan Fuller Egan Comiskey Kerins Tyne A.A Athletics Boston Association Chamberlain Callbau Hardy Richardson

Everett town election selects officials after resignations

In Everett Hall a town election filled vacancies on the Board of Selectmen and the Water Commissioners. George C. Aiken won selectman 259 to 184, Charles E. Jennings became water commissioner. Dudley P. Bailey, Henry A. Kenney, and James D. Everett were elected cemetery trustees for five, four, and two years. The town approved an 1882 act allowing public parks.

Everett Everett Hall Board of Selectmen Francis C. Dyer Board of Water Commissioners Isaac P. Winchester George C. Aiken Charles E. Jennings Dudley P. Bailey Glenwood Cemetery Henry A. Kenney James D. Everett

Old Resident of Chelsea Dies at 182 Washington Avenue

Deacon Joseph H. Sandford an longtime Chelsea resident died at his home from diabetes. Born in Brewer Missouri in 1820 he lived in Chelsea over forty years. He once ran a wood business in Boston and for twenty years served as confidential clerk and chief book keeper for Williams & Coburn wool merchants. A deacon and leader at Central Congregational Church, he left a widow two sons and a daughter.

Chelsea Joseph H. Sandford Washington Avenue Deacon Sanford Brewer Boston Williams & Coburn, Wool Merchants Sanford Central Congregational Church

Sir Richard Burton's Tomb Described in Original Memoir

Edmund Yates writes in the New York Tribune about Sir Richard Burton's tomb an Arab tent in a Dean forest setting. The epitaph is by J H McCarthy and a steel coffin rests on marble trestles inside a chamber lit by Oriental lamps and stained glass. Burial awaits next month with the body in Mortlake crypt.

Richard Burton Edmund Yates New York Tribune Sir Richard Burton Forest of Dean J. H. McCarthy Explorer Mortlake

Rev McKenzie Takes Six Months Abroad Leave

The Rev. Alexander McKenzie D.D. pastor of the Shepard Memorial Church in Cambridge has been granted a six months leave of absence. He will spend the period abroad and sails on July 4.

M’kenzie Alexander McKenzie D.D Shepard Memorial Church Cambridge

OF PATRIOTIC SIRES ANNUAL MEETING IN HARTFORD

The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution held its annual meeting in Hartford Connecticut with 54 delegates. President General Webb announced unity talks with the Sons of the Revolution and a plan to appoint committees to seek common ground. The afternoon featured state reports and a vote endorsing merging the two societies, followed by a banquet at the Allyn House with notable speakers.

Hartford Conn National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution General Webb New York Supreme Court Room State Capitol W. Deloss Louisville Cresap U.S.N Annapolis Greene New Jersey L. L. Morgan Connecticut Arnoux Bulkeley New York Society Sons of the Revolution Pennsylvania Washington L. L. Larbell Massachusetts Messrs. Greene Spencer Lucius Robinson Sherman Admiral Porter Johnston Lafayette France W. Seward Webb Horace Porter Jonathan ‘Trumbull Bradley ‘I. Johnston Maryland Bert Edgerton Minneoc Champion Chase Nerashka John L. Worden Dr. Goode Sons of the Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution Society of the Sons of the Revolution Society of American Revolution Allyn House Chauncey M. Depew Charles A. Dana Henry C. Robinson

Cleveland's Cape Cod Home At Tudor Haven

Lively renovations unfold at Tudor Haven as ex President Cleveland and wife prepare to arrive for the summer. Allston Blackwell and crew tear down and rebuild rooms while adding a spacious dining room with sea views. Simple tastes match the modest summer home, with spring work and sea views enhancing the property.

Cleveland Cape Cod Tudor Haven Allston Blackwell Sir. Blackwell Adirondack Inn

Cabinet Crisis Looms in Austria Over School Question

London, April 30. A cabinet crisis appears imminent in Vienna as Germans and Conservatives split on the school question. Neither party commands a majority, and no reply to the speech from the throne can be voted.

Austria London Vienna

Harvard Scratch Races Feature Two Heats and Final Victory

Harvard Rowing Club hosted scratch races at Weld boat house on a quarter mile downstream course. Seven crews competed in two heats with Crew 3 winning heat one and Crew 5 taking heat two, leading to Crew 6 winning the final coxed by C W Purington. The spring meeting of the Harvard Athletic Association follows on Holmes Field with a new 220 yard straightaway track unveiled for the event.

Harvard Rowing Club Weld R. Stone C. Morgan G. Hay A. A. Bebee G. R. Holliday C. R. Stetson C. Nichols R. C. Robbins Crew J. W. Lund R.C. Larrabee C. R. Sturgis W. O. Taylor D.S A. F. Crosby J. M. Hurley W. J. Moore J. R. Oliver W.H. Oliver A. H. Williams E. M. Hurley C. N. Barney J. M. Morton C. W. Purington Paine Harvard Athletic Association Holmes Field Harvard Cambridge Mott Haven Yale Oxford Street J. P. Lee W.S. Rothschild D. Boardman W. N. Duane A. B. Green OW. Shead G. KR. Fearing F. W. McNear T. Barron R. H. Davis O. B. Hawes P. W. Davis Pratt Taylor FL. Olmstead E. C. Moen T. J. Stead Ss. Wellis C.F. Winslow O. K. Hawes J. Hale J. Brows H. H. Winte E. 8. Ullins W. H. Wickes L. ‘Tremain W. L Bnotdipec O. W. Shead G. Hubbell J. R. Finlay H. Kk. Allen W. H. Shea H. Evins L. S A. H. Green G. R. Earing E. B. Bloss G. C. Cheney W. Bb. von A.M. White J. Manly G. B . Magrath A. Blake A. R. Whittier F. KF. Carr G. Lo Lowell G. Collamore K. Brown G. R. ‘Earing Son — Hammer F.W. McNear Ol. J. Hall E. B. Blows H. Bean J. P. Dee W.H. Wickes W. B. Cohen S. V. R. Crosby G. Lowell F. E. Stetson A. M. White G. L. Batchaie J. Corbin W. H. Wright H. Hock Tadter E. S. Mullins Pat. B. Piagrath Lakin M. S. Sand J. Nichols F. W. Baker M. Merrill F. F. Carr H. M. Wheelwright T. E. Sherwin

Law and Order League Holds Ninth Annual Meeting

The Law and Order League met yesterday at the Hotel Vendome with President Capen of Tufts presiding. Officers for the year were elected, including President E H Canen and treasurer Frank B Allen. Vice presidents elected were Edward H Haskell and W H Ward, directors W S Slocum and Miller Rice. The treasurer’s report was adopted and the year’s work reviewed as satisfactory with a favorable outlook. After adjournment members dined and heard several addresses.

Law and Order League Hotel Vendome Capen Tufts College E. H. Canen L. Edwin Dudley Frank B. Allen Edward H. Haskell Newton Centre W. H. Ward Lowell George H. Quincy Henry Farnsworth Slocum Newtonville Miller Rice Chelsea C. A. Eliot Oscar H. Simpson Winion Memers

Newton Club bowling tourney ends with Team 10 victory

A Newton Club bowling tournament match at Newtonville club alleys saw Team 10 defeat Team 8 by 137 pins, 1403 to 1266. Follett led with 328 pins as high roller in the event held April 30.

Newton Newtonville Follett

Waltham Licenses Granted by City Commissioners

Waltham April 30 Special to the Post. The license commissioners granted several licenses this evening including first class innholders M. P. Collins and George H. Cushman. Fourth class bottlers T. F. Buckley F. W. Desmond C. H. Ames J. J. Harvey H. McDonald Jr E. Amrock and J. E. Cain. Fourth class grocers D. J. Clasby W. W. Clark & son J. J. Fahey John Glynn M. Shiels A. Donlon T. Hennelly P. Quirk and D. J. Tracy. The druggists licenses were not passed upon.

Waltham M. P. Collins George H. Cushman T. F. Buckley F. AW. Desmond C. H. Ames J. J. Harvey H. McDonald, Jr Amrock J. E. Cain D. J. Clasby W. W. Clark & Son J. J. Fahey John Glynn M. Shiels A. Donlon T. Hennelly P. Quirk D.J. Tracy

Alleged Misrepresentations by Bond Managers Claim Bondholder Experience

A bondholder reports alleged misrepresentations by the company’s managers, detailing the experience of investing in the bond and the ensuing concerns about disclosures, performance, and fiduciary duties. The account highlights potential losses and regulatory questions surrounding the firm's handling of funds.

Public wary of bond schemes target small investors

A Cambridge man tests a bond pitch by Standard Security Company, pays $10 for two $209 bonds with $2 monthly, and learns the firm shows only a form bond at the State House. Investigations reveal limited assets and shifting offices as buyers rush to recoup funds. another holder sells bonds for half price after similar doubts.

John Gill Holyoke Harvard Square Cambridge Post Gill Standard Security Company Tremont Street Reserve Fund General Fund State House Commissioner of Corporations Broadway National Bank New England Trust Company Church Street Boston Speculation Company Granite State Investment Company Royal Assurance League Supreme Order of the Solid Rock Supreme Lode Bay State League Supreme Office The People’s Endowment League of West Virginia A. Newman Doe Supreme Secretary

Baron Revelstoke’s Good Fortune

London reports that the late Thomas C Baring left most of his fortune to his cousin Edmund Charles Baring Baron Revelstoke of Baring Bros to enable him to maintain the peerage granted in 1885. Revelstoke after the Barings crash trimmed living expenses.

Baron Revelstoke London Thomas C.baring Baring Bros. & Co Edmund Charles Baring Barings

Governor veto blocks New York & Brooklyn Tunnel Company

Albany April 30 The Governor vetoed Assemblyman Sullivan’s bill incorporating the New York and Brooklyn Tunnel Company. The measure would authorize building a tunnel under the East River linking New York and Brooklyn.

East River Albany N.Y Sullivan New York & Brooklyn Tunnel Company New York Brooklyn

Besant Lectures on The Labor Movement in Europe in Boston

Annie Besant’s Tremont Temple lecture outlines two opposing forces in civilized economies labor and capital and argues that social reform requires united action. She analyzes Russia Germany France Britain and other nations, defines socialism, traces England’s shift from feudal times to organized unions, and urges justice and brotherhood over denunciation as the path to solving the social crisis.

Annie Besant Boston Tremont Temple Europe Huxley Fiji Islands London Russia Stepniak Germany France Shorold Rogers England

Ladies Day at the Boston Athletic Association

The Boston Athletic Association hosts a packed ladies day with a full program at its Exeter street clubhouse from 2 to 6 pm. Events include junior gymnastics, sparring exhibitions, club performances, heavy lifting, fencing, various races, swimming and diving demonstrations, and an orchestral concert by Baldwin's Cadet Orchestra for the reception.

Boston Athletic Association Exeter Street R. L. Barstow Professor Ferris Bigelow C. J. Jackson Harvard G. W. Langdon H. R. Swinscoe J. T. Williams Curtis Guild, Jr Professor Roudelle P. J. Finneran Mvls N. Ethier J. C. Robinson Pepe C. D. Tower Robinson Emries F. B. &. Master H. Brown H. Gross L. Frothingham L. Sullivan F. Bb K. Masier H. Norris, Jr G. L. Osborn Baldwin

Prison Reform in Salem Forms Branch

Salem newspaper reports the organization of the Salem branch of the Massachusetts Prison Reform Association at Academy Hall. Officers elected include President Rev. E. B. Willson, Vice President Prof. D. B. Hagar, Secretary E. F. Brown, Treasurer W. O. Chapman, and Directors George M. Harris George K. Emmerton Rev. P. J. Holley Henry W. Peabody and Mrs. Elizabeth W. Wheatland.

Salem Massachusetts Prison Reform Association Academy Hall E._B. Willson D. Bb. Hagar E. F. Brown W. O. Chapman George M. Harris George K. Emmerton P. J. Holley

New Chicago University Enlarges Fund and Opens in 1892

Professor Harper reports trustees of the new Chicago University approve a 500000 uplift to the building fund totaling 1250000, plus a 2000000 endowment. Land purchases equal one third of the already secured site. Academic buildings start immediately and Morgan Park Theological School joins the university as its divinity nucleus. Only classical, scientific and theological departments will open in 1892.

Harper New Haven Register West New Chicago University Friends of the University In Chicago Morgan Park Theological School 1S Divinity School

Queer Happenings in Missouri in St Joseph News

A mosaic of odd Missouri stories. A Hannibal cow died after getting tangled in a red coat on a street post. Only one of twenty five women ran for county school commissioner offices won, Callie BirdMiss. Pigs in pouches with love jellies in Grundy County. Atramo stole a razor and shaved twenty five men in a boxcar pocketing 250 dollars. Interpreters for Governor Francis and Bland in Fulton Institute suffer swollen joints from overwork. Monroe City resident recovers 100 dollars from a man who tied cattle to his maple shade tree, letting them bark and kill the calf.

St. Joseph Hannibal Missouri Callie Starlight Grundy County Atramo Mexico Governor Francis Silver Dick Bland Fulton Institute Monroe City

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