Massachusetts Troops Return From New York Celebration
The Massachusetts delegation and most of the troops sailed from Boston on the Providence after the New York Centenary parade. The Fifth Regiment faced long hours of standing and fatigue but impressed the crowd with discipline. Governor Ames’s illness caused concern, yet Lt Governor Brackett led the group home with praise for Adjutant General Dalton’s careful planning.
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German blacksmith commits suicide at Goat's Island bridge
Jacob Blessing a German blacksmith living in Buffalo New York ended his life yesterday by leaping from the Goat's Island bridge at Niagara Falls. He was out of work, in love and in a melancholy mood.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Goat’s Island
Iagara
Fragmentary OCR stock list near Nevada mines and prices
Reading shows scattered references to mining districts Nevada and Utah assets with ore names and figures. Mentions such as Crown Point Gould & Curry Navajo Sierra Nevada Union Utah Yellow Jacket appear amid broken tokens and prices, forming a garbled commodity snapshot.
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Cal
Crown Point
Gould & Curry
Ale & Norcroas
Losiophir
Sierra Nevada
Union
Utah
Commonwealth
Belle Igile
The Boy and the Horse Teach Boys Early Handling
An early life lesson on horse handling promoted through afternoon and evening exhibitions at Music Hall by Professor Gleason. Emphasizes dressing boys suitably and educating on material values and craftsmanship. Mentions a boys department suit called the Combination including jacket pants and cap offered at a sensational price.
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Music Hall
Gleason
Children’s suits offered with samples and sizing rules
A brisk sales pitch notes suits for ages four to twelve priced at four dollars. It claims hundreds of suits sell weekly and offers to forward samples and self measure rules to any address.
Works of Art. Gower marble Christ bust to New York gallery
Lord Ronald Gower plans to donate his colossal marble bust of Christ titled It Is Finished to a New York public gallery, accompanied by plaster casts of the Shakespeare monument in bronze. Mrs. Frank Leslie will present the works to a suitable public collection, possibly the Metropolitan Museum of Art or St Patrick's Cathedral, after considering the final disposition.
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New York
Frank Leslie
Ronald Gower
Royal Academy of London
Weather sketch for New England states and New York
For twenty four hours the report notes Maine New Hampshire and Vermont seeing late rain then light showers in Vermont with southwest winds and a slight rise in temperature. Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut experience light local rains later with west winds and steady temperature. Eastern New York remains fair with afternoon or evening showers and northwest winds with stationary temperature.
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New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Oace
New York
Fair
Banquet to Waller in London Honors Retiring US Consul General
Ex Governor Thomas M Waller was feted at a Hotel Metropole banquet attended by 200 guests including Lord Thurlow, Sir Lyon Playfair, Justin McCarthy and Edmund Yates. A colossal silver loving cup was presented, Waller praised English merchants and Anglo American ties, and toasts celebrated Harrison and Emory.
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E. J. Reed
K.C.B
M.P
Gerald Graham
V.C
John Puleston
Waller
England
United States
Robert J’. Lincoln
Lyon Playfair
Justin McCarthy
Robert Fowler
Phelps
Harrison
Henry White
F. D. Grant
Austria
William Black
Charles Dickens
Oakey Hall
Chevalier F. Krapf von Liverhoff
Sir Arthur Sullivan
J. L. Toole
John Russell Young
Irish MPs suffer prison terms amid Clonmel clash
Dustin May 2 reports the Tipperary Court upholds four month sentences for John O Connor and Thomas Condon, three months for Charles Tanner, and two months for Manning over crimes act violations. They are moved from Tipperary to Clonmel, where a crowd battles police as they refuse to board a prison van. Dr Tanner is injured in a foot injury during the scuffle and cannot walk.
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Dustin
Tipperary
John O’connor
South Tipperary
Thomas Condon
East Tipperary
Charles Tanner
Cork
Manning
Tanner
O'Connor
Condon
Clonmel
Dr. Tanner
Parnell cross examined on Fenians and outrages in commission
London May 2 The cross examination of Mr Parnell continued before the Parnell commission He admitted Condon was connected with the Manchester murders He was chairman of a Washington reception committee and had repudiated the dynamite and physical force party in America He denied knowledge of murderous plots or Fenians and rejected claims of responsible for violence in United Ireland articles He noted 1879 speeches urging legality and 1880 denunciations of agent shootings as unnecessary though not sufficiently stopping outrages He said Mr O Brien held control of United Ireland.
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Parnell
Condon
Manchester
Washington
America
House of Commons
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Cincinnati
Great Britain
Ireland
Webster
W. Redmond
League
United Ireland
O’ Brien
Brilliant Prorogation Ceremonies by Lord Stanley
Ottawan May 2 reports the prorogation of Parliament with crowds on Parliament Hill witnessing unusually brilliant ceremonies. It marks the first time Lord Stanley officiated in dismissing Parliament.
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Ottawan
Ont
Parliament Hill
Desperate mob attacks Guanajuato jail in Mexico
A Guanajuato mob of about 12 000 attempts to free five Jesuit priests jailed for seditious sermons. The mayor is said to have been killed early as police and soldiers were butchered. 200 regular soldiers arrive to halt the riot, with heavy firing across the street.
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San Antonio
Tex
Guanajuato
Mexico
Texas
Blood on the Pavement Forces Quell Early Revolution
Eyewitnesses recount troops charging with fixed bayonets as the crowd fled. More than 260 persons lay dead on the bloody pavement, twenty policemen killed, and sixteen soldiers killed or wounded, including a lieutenant. Authorities believe an incipient revolution was crushed.
Health and Power Restored in Holland and Luxemburg
May 2 reports say the Dutch Parliament unanimously restored the King of Holland to power after his health improved. A telegram of congratulations was sent. the Duke of Nassau, regent of Luxemburg, will retire to Taunus as the King plans to resume rule on May 8.
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Grand Trunk
Hamilton Ginantey
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Tur Hacuz
American capitalists seek land in Quebec to build villas
Montreal May 2 A rumor said three Boston and four New York capitalists with a $500000 combined fund sought to buy large Quebec lands along lakes and rivers for villas and mills. Premier Mercier confirmed the approach and said the government allowed applicants to select sites for private estates and possible industrial use.
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Sprediau
Quebec
Honore Mercier
Post
Boston
New York
England to Back American Samoa Proposals
London reports indicate England will support American proposals on Samoa in the interests of Australian colonies. The Berlin dispatch notes Tama sese as possible Samoa vice-king, while Mataatfa would not hold an official post.
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Bremen
Dustin
Rail rate dispute over lumber shipments reaches ICC
Washington May 2 The interstate commerce commission opened hearings on a Bank Boston firm James & Abbott complaint against multiple railroads including East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Norfolk & Western Shenandoah Cumberland Valley Pennsylvania New York New Haven and New York & New England. Complainants argued long and short haul violations by charging higher rates from Johnson City Tenn to Boston than from Atlanta and by equalizing Johnson City to Boston with Macon Ga. Defendants cited water competition and other grounds.双方 presented depositions and witnesses on rail versus rail and water routes, with testimony on traffic, rate differentials, material quality, and service conditions. The commission reserved judgment after hearings.
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Interstate Commerce Commission Today
James & Abbott of
Boston
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad Company
Norfolk & Western Railroad Company
Shenandoah Railroad Company
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New York & New England Railroad
A. B. Paine
W. M. Baxter
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Company
Johnson City
Baxter
Paine
All Rail
Georgia
New England
East Tennessee Company
Atlanta
Jonson City
Jury verdicts in two Maine cases set damages
In Lewiston on May 2 a jury awarded Cook son versus Union Water Power Company $8000 for injuries at work. In the Maine Central Railroad case Nellie M Pearson versus the railroad was settled for $1850 after a train demolished a hack she rode in.
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Lewiston, Me
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Union Water Power Company
Nellie M. Pearson
Maine Central Railroad
Naval orders shift personnel to Chicago plant
Army and Navy Gazette reports on May 2 from Washington that Chief Engineer John Lowe is ordered to special duty at the Vulcan Iron Works in Chicago. Ensign James G. Doyle has been detached from the Constitution and placed on waiting orders.
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Army and Navy Gazette
Washieton
Sprera
Naval
John Lowe
Vulcan Iron Works
Chicago
James G. Doyle
Constitution
Green Label champagne chosen for Centennial events
New York May 2 The Centennial committee selected Giesler & Co s Green Label champagne as the banquet leader and it also appeared prominently at the President s reception in the Equitable building and at the Centennial ball.
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New York
Srechau
Giesler & Co
Equitable
Bishop Potter Indorsed by Civil Service Reform Group
The Civil Service Reform Association held its New York annual meeting with Dorman B. Eaton presiding in place of George William Curtis. A resolution for thanks to Rt. Rev. N. C. Potter praised his statements on presidential appointment power. Curtis was absent due to lameness. Officers elected included Curtis as president. vice-presidents John Jay, Carl Schurs, Francis Barlow, Orlando B. Potter, William F. E. Dodge, D. Willis James, Oswald Ottendorfer, Horace E. Deming. and executive committee members Everett Wheeler, Silas W. Burt, Edward Carey, Charles Collins, George Walter Green, Walter Howe, A. R. McDonough, George Haven Putnam, Theodore Roosevelt, and others.
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Civil Service Reform Association
Dorman B. Eaton
George William Curtis
Staten Island
Curtis
Wheeler
N. C. Potter
St. Paul’s Church
George Washington
John Jay
Carl Schurs
Francis ©. Barlow
Orlando B. Potter
William FE. Dodge
D. Willis James
Oswald Ottendorfer
Horace E. Deming
Everett Wheeler
Silas W. Burt
Edward Carey
Charles Collins
George Walter Green
Walter Howe
A. R. McDonough
George Haven Putnam
Theodore Roosevelt
Alexander McKay- Smith
William H. Thomson
Horace White
F. W. Whitridge
Anson Phelps Stokes
William Ll. Trenholm
Meriden Malleable Iron Company Faces Cash Crisis
Meriden Connecticut May 2 directors and major stockholders of the Meriden Malleable Iron Company met to review a statement showing liabilities of 150000 and assets 280000. The only embarrassment was a shortage of ready cash to meet notes about 12000 unpaid due to heavy creditor delays. No action was taken and another meeting is planned to decide on reorganization to restore solid finances. George W. Lyon is president and E I Merriman is secretary and treasurer. The firm, capital stock 125000, manufactures kerosene fixtures and cabinet hardware.
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Meriveen
Conn
Meriden Malleable Iron Company
George W. Lyon
E. I. Merriman
Rhode Island G A R banquet for Commander Warner
Commander-in-Chief William Warner of the Grand Army of the Republic was honored by Rhode Island with a 6 PM reception at the Narragansett Hotel and a parade by about 2000 veterans. Attendees included Governor Taft and Mayor Barker. Williams presided at Infantry Hall where 1430 dinners were served. Warner spoke after welcomes from Williams, Aldrich, Veazie, and Lenahan, with music by the American Band, lasting past midnight.
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William Warner
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Rhode Island
Warner
Narragansett
Infantry Hall
Alonzo Williams
Taft
Henry R. Barker
Williams
N. W. Aldrich
Veazie
Vermont
John C. Lenehan
New Hampshire
Neglect and Cruelty Charged in Hamilton Disaster
Grand Trunk officials face severe criticism after the Hamilton wreck as George McKenzie, a Fort Wayne railroad man, alleges neglect and cruelty worsened the tragedy. He cites missed water rescue efforts, no fire department call, and disputed death tolls while identifying personal items tied to victims and a Philadelphia showman seeking papers from the wreck.
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Hamilton
Ont
John H. Kelly
Chicago
B. L. Oviatt
B. L. Oviatt, A Student Inhhe College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York
Adam Forepaugh
Philadelphia
Harry Evarts
Forepaugh
Powder Explosion Destroys Odell Station Works
A powder factory and dynamite storage at Odell Station three miles east of Hastings on the Hudson exploded after a fire today. Five pounds of dynamite detonated, destroying the works. No injuries reported though nearby houses had doors and windows blown in. Loss estimated at 30 000 dollars. In Philadelphia a four story Catholic College building in Germantown burned early this morning endangering students. Michael Hillian and his brother were injured as flooring collapsed during the escape.
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N. Y
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Here
Philadelphia
Catholic College
Catholic College On East Chelton Avenue, East of Magdalen Street
Germantown
Michael Hillian
Michael
Fire at 95 Border Street Damages Harris Drug Building
East Boston suffered two alarm fires at 95 Border Street in the L. L. Harris drug and chemical factory. Fire chief Dunbar called for aid due to inflammable materials. Harris's stock loss estimated at 5000 dollars, building owner S. T. Manson's structure damaged about 500 dollars. Insurance covers both losses.
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