Trade shows cautious improvement but overall weakness
R G Dun weekly review notes more business as season advances yet gains lag expectations. Retail activity reduces stocks and obligations but mills and factories still see unfilled orders fall and some works close. Prices lower across commodities and wool goods demand weak with wool machinery only half employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Sterling Exchange
Association
Europe
Chicago
Connellsville
Pocahontas
Pittsburg
United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
Buffalo
Atlanta
New Orleans
Providence
Baltimore
Galveston
Texas
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Kentucky
California
San Francisco
Central America
Tacoma
Missouri River
Lake Superior
Steel Trust
Bessemer
Canadian Dominion
Montreal
Quebec City
Toronto
Halifax
Winnipeg
Eramilton
Whittington With No Cat Runaway Boys Rescued
William Whittington Clarence Gay and John McNally of Biddeford Missouri were taken to the State Board of Charities after a railroad lumber car hid them bound for Boston. The trio camped under timber as the car’s narrow space tightened and the train slept through the night. They emerged at Somerville at dawn, exhausted and seeking the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Whittington
Clarence Gay
John McNally
Biddeford
State Board of Charities
State House
Cadigan
Craigie Bridge
Boston
Somerville
City
Sunday Services Across Boston Churches and Temples
Congregations note a full slate of services led by Rev. George A. Gordon at Old South Church and speakers at People's Temple. Harriet A. Loring of Springfield discusses vocarism and plutocracy with Marion Luce singing. Multiple churches list morning prayers, sermons, Sunday schools, and special events. Special programs include Spiritualist meetings, temperance halls, and denominational and undenominational gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old South Church
Third Church
George A. Gordon
Harriet A. Loring
People's Temple
Columbus
Avenue
Springfield
Mass
Tremont Street
M. E
Tremont
West Concord Streets
J. D. Pickles
Epworth
Bromfield Street
M. EB
L. B. Bates
D. D
Remarkable appendectomy at German Hospital observed
New York May 1 Mrs Mary Moss underwent an appendicitis operation at the German Hospital three days ago. The vermiform appendix measured eight and a half inches with enlargements along its sides. The patient is now entirely out of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Moss
German Hospital
Trial verdict ends Dr Moore case in Nashua
In Nashua New Hampshire on May 1 the Dr Moore trial concluded with a guilty verdict after Roger G Sullivan testified about shares and collateral. The judge reserved sentence and set bail at 10000 dollars as bondsmen were approved. The outcome surprised many who expected acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
N. H
Dr. Moore
McElroy
Kelly
Union Publishing Company
Streeter
General Burns
Wallace
George A. Sawyer
Franconia
Frank Davis
Canterbury
Racial Violence Shocks Minonk Illinois
In Minonk Illinois last night B F Huffman who is black and Isaac Jones, a newcomer, fought. Jones stabbed Huffman fatally in the neck while also wounding him in the back. Alderman Stoneman tried to detain witness Richard Clark who fired at Stoneman and Herman Emils. A mob formed with threats of lynching Jones and Clark, both jailed in Metamora as residents vote to expel all negroes except old inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minonk
B. F. Huffman
Isaac Jones
Jones
Huffman
Alderman Stoneman
Richard Clark
Clark
Stoneman
Herman Emils
Metamora
Town Superintendents Meet in Worcester Discuss Merger
The Massachusetts Town and District Superintendents Association held its twenty-second meeting in Worcester with a three member committee appointed to explore uniting with the New England Superintendents Association. Speakers included Professors Harris of Harvard and Meloney of Columbia along with several superintendents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Massachusetts Town and District Superintendents’ Association
New England Superintendents’ Association
W. D. Parkinson
Amherst
W. H. Small
Palmer
L. P. Nash
Gardiner
Paul H. Harris
Harvard
Clarence E. Meloney
Columbia
BF. D. Daniels
Franklin
W. A. Baldwin
Belmont
T. W. White
Arlington
Captain Mitten Faces New Charges In Lowell Army Unit
Lowell May 1 Captain A D Mitten of Company M Ninth Regiment was cleared of prior charges but Lieutenant Philip McNulty filed new charges alleging conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. McNulty says he will seek redress for an indignity and has lined up witnesses. case likely to take time to prepare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
A. D. Mitten
Company M
Ninth Regiment
Philip McNulty
McNulty
Mitten
Bogan
Boston
National Sons of the American Revolution Meets in Richmond
The National Society met to observe Washington’s inauguration anniversary with General Horace Porter as president general and delegates from nearly all states. Membership stands at 7800, with calls for union with the Sons of the Revolution and plans to form a joint committee to pursue consolidation. Officers elected include Porter as president general and Franklin Murphy as secretary general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Washington
United States
Horace Porter
William Wirt Henry
Virginia Society
General Society of the Sons of the Revolution
Sons of the Revolution
Talbot
Maine
Society
Committee On Union
George Washington
National University At
Board of Managers
New York
Edwin S. Barrett
William R. Griffiths
John Whitehead
Thomas Manderson
Franklin
Subway Visit by Lynn and Boston Street Railway Leaders
In the subway yesterday officials of the Lynn and Boston Street Railway Company led by President Breed and Vice President Oliver toured the system. Chairman Crocker of the Transit Commission, Secretary Beal and Constructing Engineer Emerson accompanied the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lynn & Boston Street Railway Company
Breed
Oliver
Foster
Hoops
J. H. Cunningham
Subway
Crocker
Transit Commission
Beal
Emerson
May Breakfast in Lynn Attracts Large Crowd
A successful annual May breakfast hosted by the Associated Charities of Lynn, with committees from Companies D and I of the Highth Regiment, packed the armory on South Common Street. At 7 o clock there were no seats left, with hundreds waiting outside. 1000 tickets sold and 3000 people had breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Associated Charities of
Highth Regiment
South Common Street
C. C. Sheldon
Assault on Commerce Street Ends with Arrest in Hartford
Mrs Bertha Starke of East Brookfield Mass was violently assaulted on Commerce street the night before while en route to a friend's house. John P Doyle choked and knocked her down as he fled before being arrested. In Police Court Assistant Judge Perkins fined Doyle ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
Bertha Starke
East Brookfield
Mass
Commerce Street
John P. Doyle
Doyle
Perkins
Village sold at public auction in Missouri
Naylor village in Ripley county was sold at public auction to satisfy Eastern creditors totaling $60,000. The 7000 acres include $7000 in ekmgay, $2009 in cattle, $17,000 in timber, plus several store buildings and 15 houses. The Horton Land Company agent won the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Naylor
Ripley County
United States
Lynch
Horton Land Company
Printer Mycock Arrested in Waterbury Heist
George Be. Mycock a Waterbury Sunday Globe printer was seized for stealing two gold watches worth eight dollars from Margaret Green of Boston. He claims intoxication drove the act and plans to return to Boston without a requisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury, Conn
George BE. Mycock
Waterbury Sunday Globe
Margaret Green
Boston
Mycock
Shoddy Mill Burned in Worcester Fire
A shoddy and grist mill with contents and a dwelling house owned by John S. Rich of Millbury were destroyed by fire this morning in Worcester. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars with 2500 dollars insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
John S. Rich
Millbury
Reception to Mrs Bell en Foster in Boston
Mrs J Ellen Foster of Washington DC president of the Women s National Republican League visits Boston as guest of the Chickatawbut Club. She calls on the Governor at the State House and is hosted by about seventy Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives ladies parlor. She outlines the league s aims and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ellen Foster
Washington, D. C
Women’s National Republican League of the United States
Boston
Chickatawbut Club
League
National Republican Committee
Hill Medicine Co. Ad Promises Cure for Rheumatism
An old classified style notice from Hill Medicine Co advertising cures for rheumatism and goat ailments with a call to send for a circular. The brief item suggests a mail order cure from a New York City address and emphasizes its purported effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New You
Hill Medicine, CO
York City
Disappointed in New Orleans Lover Leads to Hospital Detention
Miss Elmira Durand of New Orleans, daughter of wealthy foster parents, is detained in Newark police quarters after attempting suicide in New York. She says a physician in New York paid attention to her, proposed marriage, and vanished after she traveled north to wed. Police investigate mor phine-related collapse and hotel encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Newark
Adams
Burglar Nabbed After Narrow Break-In at Lev erett Street Home
Early yesterday morning Reuben Miles and his wife, who run a dining room on the first floor of their house at 158 Leverett Street, were awakened by a kitchen noise. Miles rushed to the Joy Street station, followed by his wife, as Cadigan and Danforth pursued. Cadigan found the cut blind cord and the burglar, James Adams of East Cambridge, aged 34, dropped from a window into the officer’s arms. Cadigan suspects he is an old crook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Miles
Leverett Street
West End
Reuben
Joy Street
Cadigan
Danforth
James Adams
Cambridge
Astor to Erect Grand Mansion at Ferncliff on Hudson
John Jacob Astor plans a magnificent granite mansion at Ferncliff near Rhinebeck in Dutchess County on the Hudson. The new palace will be lavish inside with modern decorations and no expense spared. Ferncliff has been in the Astor family for about 45 years and spans roughly 1500 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hudson
John Jacob Astor
Ferncliff
Rhinebeck
Dutchess County
Astor
The
Mayor Quincy Heads Amnesty Demonstration in Music Hall
The public amnesty event scheduled for Sunday evening May 17 at Music Hall will be presided over by Mayor Quincy. Speakers include Charles Levi Woodbury Frederick O Prince Joseph H O'Neil John E Fitzgerald and Edwin G Walker. James F Egan, a released political prisoner and Amnesty Association representative, will travel from New York to describe convictions and punishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Music Hall
Charles Levi Woodbury
Frederick O Prince
Joseph H. O'Neil
John E. Fitzgerald
Edwin G. Walker
James F. Egan
Amnesty Association of
Ireland
Great Britain
New York
Drugstore proprietor found guilty of liquor nuisance
Eugene Levitan of Somerville on Somerville Avenue was found guilty by Judge Story in Somerville Court of maintaining a liquor nuisance. He claimed a previous six month sentence for purchasing a druggist certificate and failing Board of Pharmacy exam, but he operated without a license. Sentence deferred to May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Levitan
Somerville Avenue
Somerville
Story
Levitan
State Board of Pharmacy
Spiritualists to Meet in Hartford for Annual Session
The Connecticut Spiritualists Association holds its tenth annual meeting at Unity Hall, Hartford, starting tomorrow and continuing Sunday. Officers will be elected and addresses delivered by C. E. Bingham of Willimantic A. J. Maxham J Frank Baxter of Chelsea Mrs Jennie H Jackson and J D Stiles a medium are among speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut Spiritualists’ Association
Unity Hall
C. E. Bingham
Willimantic
A. J. Maxham
J. Frank Baxter
Chelsea
Jennie H. Jackson
J. D. Stiles
Sixteen Licenses Held Back by Police Board
Police Board withheld sixteen licenses yesterday afternoon while all others were sent out. It is probable that by tonight most of the remaining licenses will have been granted, leaving only six still pending.
Bazaar in Mechanics Building Opens Weeklong Charity Event
A national bazaar under the Working Boys' Home opens in Mechanics' Building Monday. State booths display rainbow colors with philanthropic women presiding. Evening entertainments come from Keith's, Grand Opera House, Austin & Stone's and the Howard Atheneum. The Fadette Ladies' Orchestra plays afternoons. Saturday features an elaborate children’s carnival with Miss Rose I Byrne's pupils in costume dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics
Working Boys’ Home
Keith
New Theatre
Grand Opera House
Austin & Stone’s
Howard Atheneum
Fadette Ladies
Rose I
Byrne
Leyland line expands sailings with three new passenger steamers
The Leyland line’s April departures and full cabin lists show strong traveler demand for its new service. The three ships each of about 9000 tons named Cestrian Armenian and Victorian feature rare bridge deck staterooms for light and ventilation. The next voyage, Armenian, is set for May 13, and potential passengers are advised to inspect accommodations before choosing another carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leyland Line
Boston
Beaton Wringer and Carpet Sweeper Repairs Offered
The American Wringer Company lists wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers at 13 and 16 Broadway extension and 23 and 31 Corn Hill Beaton. Repairs called for and delivered without extra charge. Write or telephone Tremont 76 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Wringer Company
Broadway
Cornhill, Beaton
Bissell
Judge sentences Richway Fredericks to up to twenty five years
In Dorchester a Superior Court judge sentenced Richway A. Fredericks to not less than eighteen nor more than twenty five years for criminal assault on ten year old Matilda Devine as she walked home on Rockwell Street. Defence motion for a new trial denied. alibi presented. Fredericks, 24, previously convicted twice for larceny, lived on Cedar Street and worked as a pedlar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
Richway A. Fredericks
Matilda Devine
Dorchester
Rockwell Street
E. G. Walker
Fredericks
Cedar Street
Dorchester Lower Mills
Merrill Speaks at Insurance Hearing on Massachusetts Bills
George D. Eldredge of the New York mutual reserve fund life testified before a legislative committee at the State House on proposed changes to the assessment insurance laws. Counsel William H. Coolidge, for Massachusetts Benefit Life Association policy holders, urged independent investigation of the company. Merrill, an original officer of the committee, defended the department and objected to a state commissioned inquiry, arguing other tribunals could have handled concerns if the public lacked confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Eldredge
New York Mutual Reserve Fund Life
Legislative Committee On Insurance
State House
Merrill
William H. Coolidge
Massachusetts Benefit Life Association
Major Merrill
Mr. Coolidge
Insurance Commissioner
Insurance Department of Massachusetts
Ten Days To Reply In Boston Postal Offence Case
The Boston postal district letter carriers face ten days to respond to charges from Washington. Offenses cited are mostly trivial like loitering and chatting on streets during mail collection and distribution. Col Coveney read complaints aloud to the implicated men, who received their notices personally from the postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington
Post
Must Go Back. Is Dennis Harrington insane
Cambridge police and the immigration commissioner clash over Harrington’s mental state. Boston authorities say delirium tremens while police claim unsound mind. Harrington arrived on the Corinthian after release from an Irish asylum and was met by a friend as his sister Julia Harrington of East Cambridge had invited him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Harrington
Cambridge
United States
Harrington
Boston
County Cork
Ireland
Julia Harrington
East
Julia
German Industrial Fair Opens in Berlin
Berlin industrial exhibition formally opened by the Emperor and Empress aboard the imperial yacht Alexandra. The Kaiser made no speech as preparations were incomplete. Freiherr Von Berlepsch, Prussian minister of commerce, declared the fair open amid hearty cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Alexandra
Freiherr von Berlepsch
One Wife Too Many Polygamy Case In South Boston
Patrolman Hutchins arrested 30 year old Frank Kelliher of Vinton street South Boston after discovering he had two wives. Kelliher appeared in South Boston Court and the case was continued for a week. Two marriage certificates were produced. the first wife lives in Jamaica Plain. Bail set at $1000. Kelliher did not deny the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchins
Division 12
Frank Kelliher
Vinton Street
South Boston
Kelliher
Jamaica Plain
Law Books Stolen From East Boston Office
Police report Thomas J. McCarty of 6 Chelsea Street East Boston arrested for stealing a law book valued at six dollars from C. R. Elder’s office at 209 Washington Street. McCarty allegedly entered bareheaded and claimed neighbor status to borrow the volume, which was not returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division 2
Thomas J. McCarty
Chelsea Street
East
Boston
C. R. Elder
Washington Street
McCarty
Fall River Line resumes Sunday trips with onboard orchestra
A feature of the Fall River line is the delightful music furnished by the orchestra attached to the steamer. Sunday trips via this route will be resumed commencing March. The Pris cilla and Puritan are in commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Walworth Manufacturing President James Walworth Laid To Rest
James J. Walworth president of Walworth Manufacturing Company died Tuesday evening at his home. He was buried yesterday afternoon from Park Street Church with fifty company employees and leaders from related firms in attendance. Honorary pallbearers included Colonel Levi R. Greene and George Graves among others. Interment followed at New Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Walworth
Walworth Manufacturing Compa
Washington Street
Park Str
Walwo Manufacturing Company
Malleable Iron Company
Walworth
Wanalancet Iron and T Company
Massachusetts Steam Heating Cpany
Union Flax Mills
Consolated Gas Company
Walworth Manufacturing C Pany
Levi R. Greene
George Graves
Edward Rice
George Rice
O. Hale
L. L. Scaife
I. J. Lansing
Rock of A
Jesus
Mrs Mary Gallivan 60 Dies of Heart Failure in Ward 13
Mrs Mary Gallivan, 60, widow of Dr William J Gallivan and mother of Representative James A Gallivan, died at her West Third Street home from heart failure. Born in Cork Ireland she was a longtime Ward 13 resident active in SS Peter and Paul Church groups. Funeral from SS Peter and Paul Church Monday at 1 AM. state legislative committee members named for funeral and resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gallivan
William J. Gallivan
Sch
James A.livan
Ward 13
West Third Street
County Cork
Ireland
Jo S. Gallivan
SS. Peter and Paul's Church
Old Citizen John McAlvin Dies in Lowell
Alderman John McAlvin, born in Lowell in 181, died this morning at his home on Methuen Street from kidney disease. A longtime city official, he served on the Board of Aldermen, was city clerk and city treasurer, and held posts as director at Apple National Bank and trustee of Low Five Cents Saving Bank. He also treasured the Lowell cemetery and the Middle Electric Light Company News of his 1883 mayoral bid against John J. Van.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
John McAlvin
Methuen Street
McAlvin
Apple National Bank
Low Five Cents Saving Bank
Lowell Cemetery
Middle Electric Light Company
New Plaster Works
John J. van
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Bradstreet
South
Bourne & Son
Whittington
Methodist
Parliament OF Man
James Logan Gordon
Abie Soloists
New Beacon Hill Church
Huntington Avenue
E. D. Mallory
Mr. Kittredge
William W. Downs
Highland Hall
Warren Street
Welnut Avenue
Emma Whitney
Blanche Morrison Whitney
Walter E. Ryder
Maude B. Stuart
Salvamon Army
Bowdoin Square
Kimball
Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley Street
Scott F. Hershey
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Warren and
Woodbine Streets
George L. Robinson
Emple
Newbury
Exeter Streets
P. L. O. A. Keeler
Lyman C. Howe
Berkeley Hall
Moses Hall
Lyceum
Minnsh M. Soule
Gospel of Spirit
Return Society
Hiawatha Hall
Unitarian
Bulfinch Plach
Benevolent Fraternity of Churches
Christopher KR. Eliot
B. Y. M. Christian Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
William H. Baldwin
Jaman Quartet
Elfreda Damon
Nettie Damon
Dora P. Damon
Mamie O. Damon
Association Hall
Boylston
Berkeley Streets
Frank W. Smith
Young Men's Christian Association
N. Eaton Burkett
Christadelphians
Arcade Hall
Parks Square
Hood
Medicine Hood
New Hampshire
Illinois
Sons OF Revolution
Brookfield
Bellen Foster
Ont
Dr. Swett
Jamaica
N. E
Washington St
New England Matu Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Massach
Benj. I. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
S. F. Trull
WM. B. Turner
New En Ald
James R. Hill CO
Dev St
Hear Hane
Concord
Warren Fisher
James G. Blaine Fay
Roxbury
Blaine
Little Rock Fort Smith
Fisher Avenue
Fisher
Little Rock & Fort Smith
A Pacific Railroad
Busin
James Mulligan
Fis
Bla
Mrs
Mary Gallivan Dea
Alexander Bliss
Rander Bliss
Getancroft
Croft
Germany
Colonel Bliss
Harvard College
Charles A
Dana George William Curtis
Benn
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Frese—Hodge
Professor Churchill
George
Mary L. Hodge
Burke
Deg
Margaret Burke
Baxter Street
Street
Our Lady of the Rosa
Flower
Newman & 51
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