Funeral of artist J Foxcott Cole draws large Boston crowd
Boston Day by Day reports the funeral at First Congregational Church with a large turnout of art peers. Ushers included J C Abbott Jr William W Wadsworth and F A Chase of Lowell as notables in attendance ranged from Peter Brooks to Henry Williams and Myron P Whitney. Tasker gets his walking papers after prison official inquiry and dismissal for incompetency. Richard Olney attends Norwood railroad station hearing replacing guardian C A Prince amid rail line tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Foxcott Cole
First Congregational Church
J.C. Abbott, Jr
William W. Wadsworth
F. A. Chase
Lowell
Peter ©. Brooks
Brooks Adams
John Lowe
Myron P. Whitney
David P. Kimball
J. Eastman Chase
Mansfield
United States Engineer Corps
Henry Williams
Richard Olney
New York & New England
Norwood
Olney
C. A. Prince
The
Surprise for Card Players in Maine Collision
A serious accident was narrowly averted on the Eastern division of the Boston and Maine yesterday morning. A freight train backed into the Portsmouth and Dover line at the Know-nothing crossing and just caught the rear corner of the last car, the smoker. The train kept moving and the smokers suffered a severe shaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine
Portsmouth
Dover
N. H
HOD CARIERS KILLED IN CHURCH STREET ACCIDENT
In New York on May 5 a temporary floor in the Havemeyer building on Church Street collapsed under a twenty ton mortar weight. Five hod-carriers were in the basement. two were killed instantly Albert Zimmer and Charlie Desolar. J Hurley was severely injured and taken to Chambers Street Hospital. The other two workers were rescued alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Yelock
Havemeyer Bu
Church Street
Dey and
Ortlandt
J. Hurley
Chambers Street Hospital
Albert Zimmer
Charlie Desolar
Rugs at very low prices open up summer drawing rooms
Ateshian & Co. at 172 Tremont street offer rugs from forer countries at deep reductions before Mr Ateshian departs on a collecting trip to Turkey and Persia. Light trimmings and polished oak floors suit drawing rooms and boudoirs, with rugs now in the market emphasized for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ateshian & Co
Tremont Street
Ateshian
Turkey
Persia
Chiffoniere Sale At Paine's Warerooms
A New Year resolution to cultivate order is aided by a good chiffoniere which clears the atmosphere of disorder. Paine's Furniture Co. sells chiffonieres this month at 48 Canal Street Warerooms, at prices lower than ever before known, offering a great opportunity for purchasers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine’s Furniture Co
Canal Street
Law and Order Journal Launched by Massachusetts League
The Citizens' Law and Order League of Massachusetts issues its first monthly journal titled Law and Order. The publication aims to strengthen philanthropic work by increasing public awareness of the league and its activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Law and Order League of Massachusetts
Public anniversary event at Second Church Copley Square
The Children's Mission holds its annual anniversary at Second Church in Copley Square on Wednesday afternoon May 5 at 8 oclock. A year-end report will be presented followed by speeches from notable speakers and songs by children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Mission
Copley Square
Irish Nationalists Meet Forms Local Federation Branch
A meeting on Lev erett street chaired by Dominick Toy aimed to create a local branch of the Irish National Federation. Forty five members signed the roll and the group adjourned to Thursday evening May 12 to form a permanent organization and elect officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leverett Street
Irish National Federation
Dominick Toy
Perman
Arrest of Mather Conley for larceny at Constitution Sugar Wharf
Officers of Division 6 arrested Mather Conley, 22, last night on Granite street for larceny of four anchors belonging to James Gagen from the Constitution Sugar Company wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mather Conley
James Gagen
Constitution Sugar Company
Granite Street
Boston Post backs anti trust crusade against coal monopoly
Citizens across Boston condemn the coal trust as an unjust imposition on the poor. APost urged vigorous public action and meetings to challenge the monopoly, with business leaders from Higgins & Snow, Hinckley Bros., and others supporting public petitions and potential legal action to curb price increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combine
The
Post
Boston
J. P. Higgins
Higgins & Snow
Fannes Hall
N. O. Wilson
C. A. Green
Hinckley Bros
Commercial Street
H. Elliot
Blackstone Clothing House
Hanover Street
Postman
Coal Trust
O. H. Fuller
Hoston
Ships Arrive And Sail Across Atlantic Passages May 5
A series of Atlantic movements recorded May 4 to May 5 shows ships at Boston New York Southampton and off Father Point and Kinsale. Vessels originate from Liverpool Antwerp Jamaica Sama London Rotterdam and Bremen bound for Montreal New York Liverpool Hamburg and Montreal with several proceeding at specific times.
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Boston
Kansas
Liverpool
Oranto
Antwerp
Henry Dumois
Jamaica
Ask
Sama
Cuba
New York
Obdam
Rotterdam
Wyoming
Massachusetts
London
Southampton
Spree
Bremen
Hamburg
Dania
Father Point
Concordia
Montreal
Kinsale
Palestine
Columbia
New Oe
Boston Chamber Receives Navy Registry Request
The Boston Chamber of Commerce has been asked by the Bureau of Navigation to cooperate in compiling a seamen registry. The registry would show average character and capabilities, connect sailors with ships, indicate employment demand, and reveal seamen nationalities. Communications should be sent to Avery L. Rand, secretary of the Chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Navigation
Boston
Avery L. Rand
Chamber of Commerce
Free Flower Show By Massachusetts Horticultural Society
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society invites the public to a free flower show at its hall tomorrow afternoon. Contributions from Mrs. John L. Gardner, Nath, T. Kidder, Dr. C. G. Weld, Joseph H. White and others feature plants, flowers and vegetables of unusual excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
John L. Gardner
Nath
T. Kidder
C. G. Weld
Joseph H. White
Fourth Annual Meeting of Boston Nationalist Club
The First Nationalist Club of Boston will hold its fourth annual meeting at headquarters on Wednesday evening May 11 at 7:45. Officers for the coming year will be elected and other important business will be transacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Nationalist Club of
Boston
Cleveland & Canton Railroad Co
Cleveland & Canton Railroad Company
Canton
W. O. Chapman
Mass
Finest nerve as police aim to run saloon profits
New York police attempt to enter the liquor trade after an excise law change, led by Captain John McCullagh. A court ruled against him after his wife’s grocer lease at Lexington Avenue and Eighty third Street was used to back a saloon contract with Dewitt C. Ladue. McCullagh faces departmental violation charges and potential damages claims. Persch refuses to evacuate, and furnishings worth over $3000 are tied to the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yor
John McCullagh
Thirty-fifth Street
Ammany
Lexington Avenue
Eighty-third Street
Hugh Persch
Captain McCullagh
McCullagh
Dewitt C. Ladne
Ladue
Fourth Avenue
Persch
Joseph Steiner
Newfoundland's Admission to Dominion Discussed in Earliest Dispatches
Public correspondence from 1888 reveals Lord Lansdowne requesting Newfoundland talk to Parliament about joining the Dominion. He noted commercial links with Canada and a deputation to depart June 10, later postponed to September. Governor Blake confirmed invitation and delays in sending delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Newfoundland
Lord Lansdowne
H. A. Blake
Lord Landsdowne
Colonial Office
Sir Henry Hallam
Canada
Blake
A Day in Judge Fessenden’s Divorce Court
In Judge Fessenden’s court the daily melodrama of failed marriages unfolds amid green desks and stern rails. The article details cases of Minnie Black and Mary Dyer, citing husbands who desert, mislead, or abuse, with witnesses describing infidelity, neglect, and poverty. It portrays the court as a stage for the “other side” of human nature and a moral lesson on matrimony’s woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Comedie Humaine
Fessenden
Minister to Russia Charles Emory Smith Likely Resigns
The United States minister to Russia, Charles Emory Smith, arrived in New York aboard the Teutonic and indicated he would likely resign. He plans to return home to Philadelphia and then go to Washington to confer with President Harrison about his intentions. He said he would tender resignation if the President desires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Charles Emory Smith
United States
Russia
New York
Smith
Harrison
Philadelphia
Washington
Mr. Harrison
Value of discipline saves 1400 children in church fire
In New York a four story building next to St Michael’s Church caught fire. The Rev Father Gleason sounded the alarm and the school’s pupils, 1400 in total, orderly evacuated in appointed ranks as instructed by teachers, demonstrating effective emergency training.
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New York
St. Michael’s
John A. Gleason
Perilous Voyage Knight Commander Arrives in San Francisco
The British ship Knight Commander docked in San Francisco on May 5 after a year and eighty days from Antwerp with a cement cargo. Its charter had lapsed, and the vessel, which sailed in January, visited the Falkland Islands in July after a gale dismantling. A mutiny led to Captain Murdock seeking Port Stanley. ringleaders were tried and sentenced to two years hard labor. At Montevideo a new crew was hired, $200 per man.
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San Francisco
Cal
Knight Commander
Antwerp
Falkland Islands
Murdock
Port Stanley
Montevideo
Cant Live Without Her A Lowell Tragedy In May Letters
Charles Lang aged 20 died by arsenic in Wymans block Middlesex street Lowell May 5 1892. He left a note stating he poisoned himself for his wife and blamed her family. He described their separation and begged her to return. He sent word to his uncle William Goss and mentioned Mrs Lang living with her parents. He claimed his wife supported him for six weeks after marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie A. Black
Attleboro
Cyrus Black
Shode Island
Grace
Miss Grace
Malden
Shawmut Avenue
Boston
Dyer
James Cook
Charles W. Thompson
West End
John F. Labrie
Brooklyn
Annie
Charlestown
Julia K. Libby
Elf
Childer
Charlotte
Benjamin P. Lucas
Lowelln
Charles Lang
Wyman
William Goss
Grove Street
Lowell
Mass
Young Christians Memorial Service at Union May 29
Memorial Day service to be held at the Young Men's Christian Union on Sunday evening May 29. Decoration Day follows on May 30. Hon. Harvey N Shepard of Boston will deliver the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Union
Harvey N, Shepard
Boston
Pope urges comprehensive road exhibit at World’s Fair
Colonel Albert A. Pope of Pope Manufacturing urges the 1892 World’s Columbian Exposition to feature a large road construction and maintenance exhibit. He proposes a dedicated building, shows, and prizes, with cross sections, crushers, steam rollers, watering carts, and machinery, funded by subscriptions from railroads, agricultural societies, and industry. The plan aims to promote interstate roads and national legislation for road provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert A. Pope
Pope Manufacturing Company
United States
Pope
Boston
George R. Davis
Europe
Welli le Liberal
S. H. Peabody
Department of Liberal Arts
Brunswick Musicale Honors Mrs Bachert with Elegant Reception
Mrs Fannie Kellogg Bachert hosted a refined musicale in the Venetian room of the Brunswick yesterday afternoon. Guests enjoyed roses, a Knabe grand piano, and a luxe tea and chocolate service with leap year fun. A notable musical program featured Mrs Ronald Stuart, Miss Poitvin, Miss Constantine, Mrs Francis Kitt ridge, and Mrs Bachert, with strong accompaniments from Miss Going and Miss Potivin. The guest list spanned prominent musical and social circles.
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Fannie Kellogg Bachert
Brunswick
Arthur Dow
William Kittredge
Messrs
Junius Brutus Booth
Harrison Nowell
Gerland
Gertrude Hall
Gigi Hall
Madeline O’brien
Hugh O’brien
Newcomb
Bachert
Ronald Stuart
Don N. Long
Love
Miss Poitvin
Miss Constantine
Francis Kittridge
Tosti
Proramme Rubinstein
Meyer Helmund
Miss Going
Miss Potivin
Reading Deal Draws Coal Miners' Derisive Laughter
In New York on May 5 the anthracite region ridicules President McLeod's claim the Reading deal benefits miners. Wages averaged $7 weekly since the agreement began, with May output at 2,700,000 tons signaling continued half-time. Miners demand work, not charity, noting misery amongScranton and others and boss pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McLeod
Reading
Scranton
Millis Company Sees Dividends and Growth in Millis
The Millis Company organized by Igland Towle and Co held its annual meeting in Portland Maine yesterday. It reports strong profits with 2 percent quarterly dividends and a growing surplus. The town of Millis has rapidly grown in population over the past year, more than any Massachusetts town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millis Company
Igland Towle & Co
Portland
Millis
Massachusetts
Boston Veterinary Hospital Ad for Horse Care Services
Dedham and Albany Streets facility offers horse treatment and services by attending surgeons Dr Edward C Becket Dr Daniel D fe and Dr Wilbert Scale at regular rates. Night calls and after hours telephone listed with daily rates around 81 50 per day provided for horses and other equine care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham and
Albany Sts
Boston Veterinary Hospital
Edward C. Becket
Daniel D. Fe
Wilbert
The Cotton Picker Investment Opportunity Promises Big Returns
A historical account extols the Cotton Picker machine claiming it can save the U S cotton industry 90 million dollars yearly by replacing hand picking. It describes vast potential profits, the proposed leasing model at four dollars per bale, and a stock offering in Boston with shares at ten dollars par.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
William Waldorf Astor
Jay Gould
Cotton Picker Company
Boston
Milli St
Bell Telephone
Building good roads across states and counties urged
The text advocates making a national road show to educate the public on road construction using local materials. It notes a 1892 1893 schedule with a main building dedication on October 12 1892 and opening May 1 1893. Explanations stress interstate and state funded roads and the need for cross sections and bridges to guide policy.
President approves Chinese bill in Washington
The President approved the Chinese bill this afternoon in Washington. The action marks a key legislative step in U.S. policy toward China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Doctors Agree on Cod Liver Oil Use in Consumption
Physicians unite on cod-liver oil value in consumption and scrofula and related fat loss conditions. Scott's Emulsion is highlighted for maximum effectiveness, with a free book offer from Scott & Bowanx, chemists, in New York. Drugstores nationwide stock the emulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Scott & Bownx
South Sth Avenue
New York
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Ayer
Tasker
Officer Tasker
Charlestown State Prison
Lovering
L'Asker
Prince
NEW Monthly Journal
W. P. B. Brooks & 0
Registry OF Seamen
Judge Fessenden
the Post
Young Christians’ Memorial Service
Beecham
New York Depot
Colonel Pope
Johnson
Maas
Brunswick Musicale
Boar
Surgeonus
H. Harris & CO. Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
State Street
Jackson Park
Peabody
J. & T. Folan
Haverhill St
North Side
B. & M. Depot
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