Denunciation of Governor Flower at Typographical Union meeting
About five hundred labor representatives gathered in Wells Memorial Hall to denounce New York Governor Flower for vetoing a state printing office bill. Speakers urged unity to support Massachusetts union printers and push for a state printing office with nine hour days and equal pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Union
Wells Memorial Hall
Flower
New York
William Shields
Carpenters’ Union No. 3
Massachusetts
Boston
Lved
New York Assembly
Frank K. Foster
Typographical Union 13
Oregon
Nevada
Flore
William 8. Fitzgerald
Charles J. Chance
South Boston
House Printing Committee
Charles G. Wilkins
Governor Flower
Concorp
N. H
England
Ireland
Scotland
Italy
Granite Cutters’ National Union
National Union
Manufacturers’ Association
Dyer
Granite
Fathers
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Exchange Place
William Street
Plimmer Beats Kelley in Clever 110-Pound Bout at Coney Island
New York May 9 Bill Plimmer the English 110 pound champion staged a superb clever performance against Harlem rival Tommy Kelley in the Coney Island Athletic Club opening card. Kelley pressed from the start with in fighting and repeatedly tested Plimmer until the ninth round when Plimmer floored him. Kelley fell again in the tenth and was counted out after two further knockdowns. Fred Burns announced a future 110 pound bout pitting George Dixon against Plimmer for 5000 a side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bill Plimmer
England
Coney Island
al Smith
Fred Burns
Bob Stoll
Kelley
Jimmy Carroll
Brooklyn
Jack Quinn
Pete Block
Plimmer
Charlie Norton
Harlem
Varuna Boat Club
George Dixon
How the Fight Was Lost and Won In Newark Bout
Ex lightweight champion Bennie Murphy and Charlie Johnston faced Kelley and Plimmer in Newark New Jersey. The ring time was 9 pm with Kelley appearing sharp and Plimmer sturdy. Kelley had poor health for a year yet weighed in favorably. Plimmer’s sturdiness suggested victory though conditioning impacted Kelley’s form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
America
Bennie Murphy
Charlie Johnston
John
Sullivan
Kelley
Plimmer
Kelley Battles Plimmer In Tight Bout On Nowhere Card
Kelley scaled 107 percent and Plimmer 108 percent as betting favored Kelley by 4 to 3 at the call. From the start Kelley fought as a tactician, pressing early but absorbing straight punches that drew blood from mouth and nose before round three. After that Kelley retreated along the ropes with Plimmer in pursuit, his hands quick though unable to seal the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
Plimmer
Era of Strikes Expands Across Cities
A general strike of over 1500 Paving Cutters' union members is ordered in New York and extends to Brooklyn and other cities including Albany Troy Philadelphia Pittsburg Chicago. The move supports New England quarry workers and follows quarrels over wages and bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Union
National Conference
Brooklyn
New England
Albany
Troy
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago
Bancor
Heywood Pierce
Frankfort
Flood fears across New Orleans and midwest as levees fail
May reports describe the Great Morganza levee breaching and widespread flood dangers. In Anthony Kansas a cyclone cave collapse buries a family, with Mrs. Wilkins and five children affected. Lincoln reports prolonged rains, Hooded bottoms, and mass evacuations. Brooks's Mill levee failure near Greenville floods seven thousand acres of Arkansas land.
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New Orleans
United States
Anthony
Kan
William Wilkins
Wilkins
Lincoln
Neb
Salt Creek
Greenville
Miss
Brooks’s Mill
Arkansas
General Dalton Honored by President on Board Appointment
Washington May 9 The President appointed General Samuel Dalton of Massachusetts as a member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washineton
Samuel Dalton
Massachusetts
United States Military Academy
Boodle case rattles Lawrence as aldermen arrested
Law rence and city long agog as grand jury indicts James H. Martin and John W. Bolton for taking bribes in liquor license dealings. Azarie Choquette also charged for allegedly giving $1000. Aldermen met authorities at City Hall and promised bail at Newburyport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Bolton
Batchelder
City Hall
Newburyport
Choquette
Alderman Bolton
Cleveland Friends Dominate Democratic State Convention
New Haven Conn May 9 The friends of ex President Cleveland will control the Democratic State convention to be held in New Haven tomorrow morning. At tonight's congressional district and county caucuses preliminary work was mapped out and the Cleveland adherents won their battles in Hartford and Fairfield county caucuses.
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New Haven
Conn
Friends
Cleveland
Senator Hill
Hartford
Fairfield County
Reappointed Postmaster Ellison Celebrated in Melrose
Melrose rejoiced as Postmaster C W Ellison learned of Senate confirmation of his reappointment by President Harrison. Citizens across parties supported a new term, while a Grand Army veteran’s Bloody Shirt display was hissed down at a Republican meeting praising his service.
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Melrose
C. W. Ellison
Cleveland
Washington
Senate
Harrison
Ellison
Execution Set for May 23 in Deeming Murder Case
Melbourne reports Frederick Bailey Deeming will be hanged for murdering his wife. He confessed to a clergyman that the Windsor killing was the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Frederick Bailey Deeming
Windsor
Divorce Court Hearings Reveal Marital Woes and Decrees
In Judge Fes senden's session, long stories of unhappy marriages surfaced as he considered cases of abandonment and infidelity. Testimonies described wives drinking, hiding breath with coffee, and desertions after unhappy unions. Several marriages ended with decree nisi as evidence was weighed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fessenden
Superior Court
Old Criminal Court
Mary
Greely
Robert W. Seaman
Wallace
N.S
Boston
Edmond Durand
Durand
Sarah M. Moulton
Four Month POST Subscription Offers Engraving Premium
The POST offers an engraving worth several dollars for coupons. Present thirty coupons at the POST office or have them mailed for eight cents, covering tubing and postage. Four months of subscription costs $1 and includes a chance for future engravings on coupon presentation. You can begin today.
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the Post
New York Bout Sets $5000 Side for McAuliffe Meyer Fight
The match between Jack McAuliffe of Brooklyn and Billy Meyer of Streator Ill for 5000 a side and a 10000 purse, offered by the Olympic Club of New Orleans, is fully arranged. Meyer has signed the agreement. Articles for Fitzsimmons and Ted Pritchard were sent to England for signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack McAuliffe
Brooklyn
Billy Meyer
Streator
Ill
Olympic Club of
New Orleans
Police
Chicago
Meyer
MacAuliffe
Fitzsimmons
Ted Pritchard
England
Turning New Leaves by Mark Twain and other notices
A review of Mark Twain's Merry Tales in the Fiction Fact and Fancy series notes clever pieces like Meisterschaft and The Invalid's Story, plus A Campaign that Failed. Also covers Rasselas in Knickerbocker Nuggets and The Question of Silver by Louis R. Ehrich, with publication details and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Luck
South
New York
Charles M. Webster & Co
Sam Johnson
Samuel Johnson
London
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Boston
W. B. Clarke & Co
Price
Louis R. Ehrich
Monday Evening Club
Colorado Springs
United States
Loms RK. Ehrich
Oo York
Ward 13 Fight Shapes Ward Politics at Public Meeting
A Ward 13 Democratic meeting at Spelman Hall South Boston drew hundreds to condemn the ward committee’s control of caucuses and ballot boxes. Speakers urged free ballots and fair caucuses, with resolutions backing equal representation for tellers and a correct ballot count, sending copies to city committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Committee
Ward 13
Spelman Hall
South
Boston
Dennis F. Brennan
Brennan
James A. McGeough
McGeough
Democratic Party
Napoleon
City Hall
State House
J. J. McNamara
Ward
Common Council
Moore
Norris
J. A. Murphy
M. P. Geary
T. F. Sullivan
J. H
Democratic City Committees
Lone Star Cotton Picker Promises New Prosperity
The article highlights cotton industry scale in the South with 9,000,000 bales produced last year valued at 360 million dollars and 23 million acres. It touts Angus Campbell’s Lone Star Cotton Picker machine, claiming 25 times faster picking and much lower costs, with a Waco Texas plant and stock offering to fund mass production. J B Cloyes buys shares, tied to Framingham and Waco interests.
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New England
South
Angus Campbell
Lone Star
Boston
Milk St
Texas
Waco
J. B. Cloyes
Framingham
Mass
Lone Star Cotton Picker Company
McGregor
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Wells Memorial
Uva
Kody
Johnson
T. Johnson & Co
Temple Place
Amarnard & CO
Orice
Brother Blaine
The
Hat
Tommy Kelly
Billy Plimmer
Buffalo
Gen. Dalton
Boodletsh
Lawrence
Nutmeg State
Judge Fes
Senden
William H. Rothfuchs
Winifred
Washington Street
Museum
Sawyer
Lewis M
Helen M. Sawyer
Portland
Nisi
Gates
W. P. B. Brooks & CO
Hanover Street
Oston
Ack Square
Providence
Jenna
Jersey City
de Heusshold
Boreton
Europe
Paris
Ifngland
France
Switzerland
Dials
Biome
Naples
Bune
Ilterest
Central Europe
F. Somers
Boylton Street
J.&t. Folan
Haverhill St
North Side
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