McComas Defends Anti Gerrymander Bill for Mississippi River Funds
In Washington May 4 the House passed a joint resolution approving 1,000,000 for Mississippi River improvements from head of passes to the Ohio. The House discussed foreign relations and tariff policy, with advocacy for a vigorous protectionist stance and a reform of the diplomatic system. The report on the gerrymandering bill argued it would curb district abuses, while a minority warned it would shift the practice to the national stage.
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Washington
House
Hopkins
Illinois
Committee On Judiciary
McCreary
Kentucky
Republican Party
J. Chipman
Michigan
United States
McAdoo
New Jersey
Senate
Europe
McComas
Maryland
Congress
Black Belt
National Theatre
Frank
Missouri
Henderson
Blanchard
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Indignation Meeting Call by Organized Labor
A broad call invites all liberty and eight hour day supporters to Wells Memorial Hall next Tuesday for a public meeting in Faneuil Hall. They denounce the Carpenters' Builders' Association of Boston for refusing eight hours pay, while workers push for shorter hours and fair pay amid rising labor activity across multiple unions and cities.
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Master Builders’ Association
Wells Memorial Hall
Faneuil Hall
Carpenters’ Builders’ Association of Boston
Washington Street
Carpenters’ District Council
Freestone Cutters
Brotherhood
Cigar Makers
Carpenters
John P. Squire
New York
New England
Greystone Hall
Freestone
J. P. Squire
Squire
Knights of Labor
Lincoln Hall
Charlestown
Steam Railroad Men’s Union No. 21
Main Street
William H. Osgood
Chickering Hall
Jewish Workingmen’s Educational Club
Tailors’ Union
Operatives’ Union
Pressmen’s Union
Cloakmakers’ Union
Essex Street
M. F. Quinn
B. F. McDonald
Steamfitters’ Association
Becomes a tribute to Senator Beck’s public service
Louisville May 4 news details the death of Senator James Burnie Beck of Kentucky. It highlights his disciplined labor on finance and reconstruction, leadership in tariff debates, and his strong Scots temper and integrity. Sketches cover his rise from Scottish immigrant roots to a long career in Congress and the Senate.
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Beck
James Burnie Beck
Dumfriesshire
Scotland
America
Wyoming County
N. Y
Etlangowan
Guy Mannering
Kentucky
Lexington
Drummond Hunt
Hunt
Translvania University Law School
Bar
Jonn C. Breckinridge
Mexico
Breckinridge
Jane W. A. Thornton
Loudoun County
Washington
Thornton Beck
Green Clay Goodlow
George Thornton Beck
Henry Clay
Ashland
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Blackpurn
United States Senate
Edinburgh
Joseph Hume
Keck
Democratic Party
Finance Committee
The
Kentucky Horse Association
Killing of Brother Crashes Farm quarrel Pittsfield
Frederick A Hale 28 of Hinsdale was jailed in Pittsfield after killing his brother W Henry Hale 42 in a family quarrel on Sprague farm two miles southeast of Hinsdale. Henry attacked with weapons, Fred used a whippletree to strike him twice, Henry died at 2 am. Henry had several prior assaults with dangerous weapons.
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Pittsfield
Frederick A. Hale
Hinsdale
W. Henry Hale
Hale
Sprague Farm
Henry
Fred
Senate panel backs shipping league tonnage bill
In the Senate May 4 Mr Frye reported the shipping league tonnage bill and a bill for ocean mail service with foreign ports. West and Coke dissented. The bills were read and placed on the calendar. The tonnage plan charges 30 cents per ton per 1000 miles, targets vessels 500 tons up, requires American crews, and could be government-taken. Estimated first-year cost 3.0 to 3.56 million dollars, rising to 5.0 to 6.0 million in six years. The ocean mail bill outline was summarized in Saturday's Post. The Treasury export import inquiry for 1889 was agreed to. The Senate also passed McKay relief and several river bridge and lighthouse measures. At 4:15 Senator Becky's death was announced and the session adjourned.
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Wasu Hinaton
Senate
Commissioner of Navigation
Frye
United States
Ocean Mail Service
Mitchell
Secretary of the Treasury
Nathaniel McKay
Donald McKay
Court of Claims
Squando
Nanset
Ashuelot
Yeas
Becky
McCalla Explains Court Martial Testimony In Navy Case
In the McCalla court martial Captain McCalla recounts Meyer’s defiance over coal bunker work and his threat to kill. He describes Walker’s irate conduct, the use of restraints, and his decision to stun him to prevent mutiny, saying action was necessary to protect others. The judge adjourns until Tuesday for the defense summary by Mr. Choate.
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New York
McCallla
McCalla
Meyer
Navy Yard
Walker
Marine Guard
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
H Grates
Choate
Debt Cancelled Quickly by Second Church Leader Horton
The Gazette hails Rev Edward A Horton of the Second Church on Boylston Street as a zealous worker for Unitarian and humanitarian causes. Three months earlier the church carried a $43000 debt hindering its work, but Hortons efforts and broad support from contributors such as Mrs William W Warren and Colonel Crosby led to the debt being cancelled and plans for enlargement or annex for the organ.
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Edward A. Horton
Boylston Street
Horton
William W. Warren
John W. Leighton
George A. Eager
Colonel Crosby
W. W. Blackmill
C. E. Laurat
John Preaes
Thorndike
Tremont House
George B. Wane
I. W
Death of Helen M Underwood in Winchester
Herbert S Underwood of the Advertiser and Record reports the death of his wife Helen M Underwood after a short illness in Winchester on Saturday night. She was a daughter of Sanford Coffin of Glens Falls and was highly regarded for her hospitality and grace. A brief funeral was held in Winchester and the body will be buried in Glens Falls today. Mr Underwood extends sincere sympathy from the staff and friends. the couple had been married less than a year.
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Herbert S. Underwood
The
Advertiser and Record
Helen M. Underwood
Winchester
Underwood
Sanford Coffin
Glens Falls
Hood's Sarsaparilla for vitality and appetite
An old advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla overcomes tiredness by toning and strengthening the system and inducing a good appetite. It emphasizes affordability with the slogan 100 Doses One Dollar as a unique feature of this medicine.
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Hood
Boy Shocked by Wire Drop In New Berpropr
Benjamin P. Weaver ten, of the west end, was swinging on two low telegraph wires when he suddenly fell unconscious. Dr. Sullivan treated him for an electrical shock, believed caused by a crossed electric light wire. The boy’s condition is hoped to improve soon.
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New Berprorp
Benjamin P. Weaver
Sullivan
Harvard Spring Field Meet Highlights Record Runs
Harvard Ath Association held its spring meeting on Holmes Field with fast races. G R Fearing set a Harvard 120 yard hurdles record. G Lowell equalled Morison’s mile mark. White, Lowell and Davenport led the sprint and distance events amid windy conditions.
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Harvard Athletic Association
Holmes Field
G. R. Fearing
Harvard
G. Lowell
G. B. Morison
A. M. White
A. Davenport
Davenport
White
Lowell
R. H. Davis
R. Bell
E. C. Moen
O. K. Hawes
W.T. Baker
Ss. W. RB. Crosby
Moon
C. B. Bardeen
W. H. Wight
E. Sturgis
P. W. Davis
J. P. Lee
Tf. J. Stead
F. Allen
Lee
Fearing
Eronie Stead
Allen
H. R. Allen
H. Evins
S. P. Lee
E. ©. Moen
R. M. White
W. C. Downs
W. H J. Wright
Chauncy Hall School Athletic Association
Beacon Park
Bradley
Aldrich
Saunders
Smith
Daggett
Mink
Foster
Parlin
Wonson
Burton
the Athletic Association of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Readville
C. E. Buckholz
Viele
C. P. Cogswell
Crane
Buckholz
J. L. Batchelder, Jr
W. R. Kales
F. W. Lord
A. H. Alley
R. Selfridge
Standing Broad
L. C. Wason
Ft. Qin
G. K. Dearborn
W. ®. Henderson
J. M. Ferriday
G. K. Hooper
J. G. Crane
W Leeming
Sin
T. Spencer
C. N. Palmer
Snowstorm Hits Northwest Railbelt With Snowfall Widespread
Snow fell up to an inch or more across St Paul Minnesota on May 4 with rapid melt. The storm was widespread from Lacrosse Wisconsin to Jamestown North Dakota and extended to the lake. Mankato recorded six inches and St Peter five inches with several other towns noting snow all day. Some reports say late snow favors big crops, a common belief from past years.
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St. Pau
Minn
Lacrosse
Wis
Jamestown
Lake
Fergus Falls
Mankato
St. Peter
Albert Lea
St. Cloud
Bird Island
St. James
Redwood Falls
Lumberton
Faribault
N. C
Valuable etchings burned at South Orange loss $5000
Fire damaged a Bramhall gallery in South Orange destroying etchings valued at $50,000 with pictures at $20,000. Fire started from a faulty flue, spreading from a dressing room to a portfolio room housing Whistler etchings and rare proofs by Seymour Hayden and Thomas Moran. Nearby reports describe widespread forest fires across Minnesota and Ontario with multiple towns threatened.
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George W. Bramhall
South Orange
Mr. Bramhall
Seymour Hayden
Thomas Moran
Stillwater
Minn
St. Croix
Moorehead
Clay County
St. Croup
Hinckley
Great Northern Railway
Holley
St. Francis
Ryan
Tencver
Hodson
Wis
New Richmond
Omaha Company
Hudson Fire Department
Str. Catharines
Ont
Parker Wye Works
Thomas Orr
D. C. McGuire
Daniel McGuire
Mr. Ahern
Philadelphia
George W. Childs
Wootten
Gilpoa
N. Y
Mattoon Furniture Company
Union
Erie Streets
Spring Cleansing Tonic Ad From Nineteenth Century
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the premier spring medicine to purify and vitalize the body, cure ivy poisoning, and restore appetite and digestion. Includes testimonials from Calvi n T. Shute of Wentworth NJ and Mrs. Tros Davies of Cleveland OH. Promotes single-seller Hood & Co. with pricing and 100 doses for one dollar. also notes an auction listing with banks and railroad stocks in Boston, dated 1895.
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Hood
Calviin T
Shute
Wentworth
N. J
Auction of Estates in Boston and Cambridgeport, May 6
Public sale by S. R. Knights & Co auctioneers of three Gothic style houses Nos. 50 and 53 Bennett and 66 Parsons with land lots from 5000 to 10000 sq ft in Boston Brighton Ward 25 and Cambridgeport. Estates on Bennett and Parsons corners attract central location, near electric cars, with three occupied and one vacant, cash terms $300 per estate.
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Bennett
Parsons
Arlington
Parsons and
Bennett Streets
Brighton District
Boston
Tremont Street
Vernon
Calvert Streets
Ezra Conant
Washington, Elmore
Kensington
Kingsbury
Granger Streets
Washington Street
Washington Park
Franklin Park
A. Folsom Estate
Huntington Avenue
Longwood Avenue
Conant Street
Martin School
County of Suffolk
Thomas Campbell
Cedar Street
Eagle Paper Mills
Tileston & Hollingsworth
Lower Mills
Dorchester
William O’neill
Said Fallon
Thomas K. Campbell
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Organized Labor
St. Louis
New Haven
Conn
Montpriier
Barrie Granite Works
Montpelier
House Smiths
Brooklyn
G. M. W. Powderly
Wilminaton
Del
Stant
Ingalls
Louisvi Lur
Courier-Journal
F. A. Hale
Shipping League
Leeann
Somervilles
Somerville Grounds
Lowells
Andover
J. Thorpe
Adler
Dr. F. Bruce
Longwood
Somerville
Lawrence Albions
Lawrence
Chelsea
Newton Club
Boston Athletic Association
Norfolk House Casino Club
Newton Boat Club
Woodland Park Hotel
Auburndale
Casino Club
Atalanta Boat Club
Bradford Boat Club
Charles
Bradfords
Passaic
Harlem
Henry Reese
West Third Street
Patrick Dunn
River Street
Feeney
Langston Street
E. Wadsworth
D. F. Driscoll
Kings’ Chapel
King’s Chapel
A. P. Peabody
D.D
Cambridge
C. J. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Mass
Francis Henshaw & CO
Congress Street
Corner Exchange Place
Boston Stock Exchange
Asiatic N. Bank
Salem
N. Bank of No, America
Bases Man. Co
Blackstone Nat. Bank
A. —bBy Order of Ex
Firemen’s Insurance Co
Boston Athengrum
Albo
N. Hide & Leather Bank
Nat. Bank
Burl. & Mo. Rivers RR
L. G
Old Colony RR
Sk. & Lowell RR
Portland & Ogd. RR
Chi
Burl. & Quincy BE
Greene
the Bank
Dr. C. A. Advancement of
C. A. Greene
M.D
Ston
R. L. Day & CO
Sen
Room 7 Exchange
Guardian
Pit State
City Bank
Bank of North America
Bank of Commerce
Webster Bank
Boston & Maine RR
Berkshire RR
Massachusetts Nat. Bank
Quincy RR. Bridge Co
Oregon & Cee Co
North American Fire Ins. Co
Morley
Oyacora & Mont. Rk
Concord & Mont. RR
Conklin Mtge. Trust Co
Y&n
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Framingham Nat. Bank of So
Framingham
KF. & I. Fairbanks
American Screw Co
R. J. Union Cotton Manfg
Fall River
Boston Investment Co
Nat
Hide & Leather Bank
Blackstone S. Bank
Merchants’ N. Bank
Kansas City
Edwards Mfg
Franklin Co
Lewiston
S. R. Knights & CO
Ogees
Washington St
Main St
Cambridgeport
L. Foster Morse
Warren Nelles
Eben Alexander
Phineas B. Smith
Holbrook & & Fox
Gmice
Postofice Square
Savin Hill
Daniel Denny Place
Savin Hill Avenue
Alex
Porter
Thomas E. Rearder
Mary E. Reardon
Silver Street
South Boston
Said Street
Williston
R. Williams
Sormenagt Houston
Charles T. Beaxdos
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
State Street
James Turpie
Palermo
Fiske’s Wharf
Snow & CO
North Market St
Fulton St
Ment
Chicago
Maine
Cera
MS & "Co
Wwit AM Co. Cc
Congress ST
Congress Sq
Eastern Banking CO
Milk Street
Francis A. Osborn
F. Hammett
John Jefferles & Sons
Devonshire Street
Bankers and Brokers
Weeks
Ommon
Massachusacheeree
Courst
LNSOL
John W. Mckim
Eecnuts
Ana
Safell
Henry i’. Holland
Thomas Holland
George J. Auden
M. J. Sughrue
Commonwealth OF Massachts
Eben Baker
Walpole
Norfol
Dedham
of Norfolk
Claus
Frank G. Holcombe
F. P. Baker Moulding Company
Alfred W. Fitz
Court St
Gardena
F.C. Sturtevant
Hartford, Conn
M. B. Faxon
Seedsman
South Market St
Masne
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