Cambridge Meeting Backs Nine Hour Day For Laborers
Water Solor Cambridge carpenters and joiners held a public meeting at Mechanic Hall. E. M. Chamberlin spoke for the Central Labor Union with ex-Councilman William P. Cherrington and Joseph Clinkard supporting a nine hour workday. Master builders at Union Hall discussed lator question and agreed to strengthen the ten hour standard. Also, Stephens and Solomon's operetta Billee Taylor was performed by amateurs in Cambridge Social Union rooms directed by Edith Estelle Torrey with Grace Kelly Lizzie Baldwin Lillian Rogers Fred L. Torrey RK W Lister A Hesseltine E J Crandall Arthur R Torrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters and Joiners
Cambridge
Mechanica’ Hall
Cambridgeport
E. M. Chamberlin
Central Labor Union
William P. Cherrington
Boston
Joseph Clinkard
Union Hall
Stephens and Solomon’s
Billee Taylor
Social Union Rooms
Edith Estelle Torrey
Grace Kelly
Lizzie Baldwin
Lillian Rogers
Fred L. Torrey
Rk.w. Lister
A. Hesseltine
E. J. Crandall
Arthur R. Torrey
FISHEL MORSE BRIDAL AT TEMPLE ADATH ISRAEL ON COLUMBUS
Isaac S. Fishel and Emma H. Morse wed at Temple Adath Israel Columbus Avenue in a Reform ceremony under a foliage canopy with a white floral bell. Rev. Solomon Schindler officiated. Organist Edward Truett accompanied soloists Mrs. F H Knowles Miss McLean Mr Dunham and Mr Hitchcock. Guests included Leopold Morse and many Morse family members. Reception at Berkeley Hall with a late-night dance and collation. the couple departed for the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adath Israel
Columbus Avenue
Isaac S. Fishel
Emma H. Morse
Solomon Schindler
Edward Truett
F. H. Knowles
Miss McLean
Dunham
Hitchcock
Jessie A. Morse
Julius C. Morse
Lottie Morse
Miss Fishel
Sarah Fishel
Jennie Morse
Leopold Morse
Seth Rich
Godfrey Morse
Jacob Morse
L. Fishel
Isaac Dreyfus
Philip Hirshfield
Weather Indications for New England and Eastern New York
For twenty four hours from 7 a.m. Friday May 18 the forecast calls for fair weather in New England and eastern New York with stationary temperatures and light variable winds.
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Washington
New England
New York
Meteorological Record of Yesterday’s Observations
Observations compiled from multiple stations show yesterday’s meteorological record up to 10 p m with synchronized time stamps. The report notes data consistency across stations and highlights key atmospheric variables recorded at each site.
Late Ship News Arrivals From May 12 1890s
Shipping notices report steamers Advance arriving at Rio Janeiro. Critic and other vessels including Brooklyn City Gérmanie Nevada Sirius and Sirius near Dunnet Head Kinsale and Queenstown with New York calls noted.
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New York
Rio Janeiro
London
Dunnet Head
Brooklyn City
Siriutul
Gérmanie
Queenstown
Nevada
Sirius
Kinsale
Two bankers testify in Pacific railroad consolidation case
New York May 12. The Pacific railway commission opened hearings with C F Morisini of W E Connor & Co testifying that he knew nothing of the firm books and that Mr Connor directed the brokerage business. Russell Sage followed, detailing stock dealings in Union Pacific, Kansas Pacific, and related securities, and noting memories fade on events from 1878 to 1880 amid questions of bonds, trustees, and government director holdings.
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New York
Pacific Railway Commission
C. 4 Morisini
W. E. Connor & Co
Gould
George
Connor
Mr. Connor
Union Pacific
Kansas Pacific
Mr. Gould
Russell Sage
Road
Missouri Pacific
Kansas & Nebraska
St. Joseph & Western
Sidney Ion
Jay Gould
James R. Keene
Addison Cammack
Sage
Kansas Pacific Stock and Bonds
St. Louis Pool
Kansas Pacific Securities
Messrs. Ames
Atkins
Dillon
Holmes
Calef
Ham
Messrs
Willard
Myself
Union Pacific Company
Nathaniel Niles
Boston
Chadwick
Consolidated
Messrs. Gould
Dillon and Ames
George G. Smyth
Des Moines
Pattison
Interior Department
Denver Pacific
Safe Deposit Company’s
Boys' Ready-Made Clothing Offered at Low Prices
A local ad promotes boys ready-made clothing built for hard wear and various usages. It touts tough material, strong construction, good style, and low prices. Each suit includes a Spaulding Base Ball in its pocket as a promotional feature.
Bankers Testify Before Pacific Railroad Commission
THIS MORNING'S NEWS reports C P Morisini Russell Sage and Nathaniel Niles testified before the Pacific railroad commission. Garfield statue unveiled at Washington. Cape forest fire raging. Two New York men arrested for Mrs Ernst murder in New Haven. Hartford Seminary alumni condemn progressive theology. Baseball winners listed Chicago Boston New York Pittsburgh. John Bright protests interference of Parliament in the Times Dillon charges. Sale of French crown jewels begins with 505000 francs first day. City council in Toronto denies Editor O'Brien use of hall. O'Brien lectured at Quebec. Royalty system debated in Commons. sustained on votes for eminence. In the city forecast fair and stationary temperature. Steamer Iowa disabled after collision with General Merwin off Cape Cod. schooner capsized. Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn syndicate buys land at Winthrop High Lands. Historical Society discusses headstones for Boston massacre victims.
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C. P. Morisini
Russell Sage
Nathaniel Niles
Pacific Railroad Commission
Garfield
Washington
Cape
New York
Ernst
New Haven
Hartford Theological Seminary
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
John Bright
Times-Dillon
Eity Council
Toronto
O'Brien
O’brien
Quebec
House of Commons
Iowa
General Merwin
Cape Cod
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad Company
Winthrop Highlands
The
Historical Society
Isaac S. Fisher
Emma H. Morse
Temple Adeth Israel
Society of Art
Merchants’ Club
Parker House
Convention of Protestant Episcopal Churches
West End
Beverly Farms
San Diego Land
Mexican Central Stocks
Atchison
Opposition at Toronto halts lecture on May 12
Toronto city council refused usage of St Andrew's Hall for William O'Brien's talk and ordered refund of the fee. Mulligan of the National League threatened damages suit and cited denied venue access. Mayor Howland warned of legal protection if the speaker persists.
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Toronto
Ont
St. Andrew's Hall
William O’brien
Mulligan
National League
Toronto Opera
Howland
Dennis Kilbride
Lord Lansdowne
Charles Ryan
Dublin Freeman's Journal
Academy of Music
O'Brien
Herald
Ireland
Florida’s New South Discussed by Merchants Club
A Parker's meeting led by Solomon Lincoln examined Florida’s growth prospects. John W. Candler praised climate and agriculture while others warned against unbridled immigration and warned the new South must uphold voting rights. Committee named to nominate officers for fall meeting.
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Merchants’ Club
Parker's
Solomon Lincoln
Ames
A. A. Ranney
John W. Candler
Lincoln
New South
Florida
New York
Tropics
Mississippi River
Jacksonville
Mediterranean
Acre
Candier
George W. Eliott
Rochester
Nasandinastis
Elliott
Republic
South
Candler
Mr. Dickinson
Chester Guild
Asa P. Potter
Messrs
Eustace C. Fitz
Frank T. Bemis
B.s. Calef
Garfield Statue Transferred to President Cleveland in 1887
Washington May 12 The Society of the Army of the Cumberland transfers the Garfield statue to President Cleveland during a reunion parade. Cleveland accepts the gift as a symbol of national unity. The statue by Ward stands 10 ft 6 in tall, honoring Garfield's student, warrior, and statesman eras.
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Columbia
F. D. Power
Garfield
Ward
Thomas
James A. Garfield
U.S.V
United States of America
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Harvard Class Races on Charles River Course
This afternoon the Harvard class races on the Charles River face wind and weather permitting. The two mile straightaway race starts at 4:45 and finishes near the Union Boat Club house. Drawings last night placed 90 next to the Beacon Street wall as the best position, with classes ordered wall outward as 00 87 788 83. The contest is expected close with 87 and 88 in a tight battle, each heavily backed by its class.
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Harvard
Charles River
Union Boat Club House
Beacon Street Wall
Wall
Record of Fires Raging Across Cape Area
Sanowich May 12 A colossal forest fire spreads twenty miles from East Falmouth toward Sandwich and Sagamore Bourne and Pocasset with winds shifting flames causing village fear Two houses burned at Monument Beach and Pocasset plus numerous losses including nearly 600 cords of woods at Boston & Sandwich Glass Company Rain is awaited as crews from Bourne Falmouth Sandwich and Mashpee fight the blaze through forest and shorelines generating widespread anxiety.
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Sanowich
Cape
East Falmouth
Mashpee
Sandwich Village
Sagamore
Bourne
Pocasset
Monument Beach
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company
Falmouth
Sandwich
Fires and alarms sweep through Cambridge area last night
A minor fire caused by spontaneous combustion started at 9 33 in the Dowell grocery at 263 Columbus avenue. Separate blaze due to a kerosene lamp topple at 1 Lovering place damaged a second story and totaled 30. Incendiary suspicions linger over a Sargent's wharf blaze with 4 wooden stalls and 50 cords lost. 150 and 400 dollar losses. Additional sheds and rear of a soup factory suffered about 200 in damage. Brief alarms from Cambridgeport and Somerville report small fires near a hardware store and a Porters station bridge as engines moved through prompt calls.
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F. H. & W. F. Dowell
Columbus Avenue
Lovering Place
Anna Rose
Cambridge
Sargent’s
Charles River
Old Cambridge
Richardson & Bacon
Cambridgeport
Alghieri
Somerville
Folger & Dupont
Dover Street
West Somerville
Hook and Ladder No
Porter's Station
Fitchburg
Fires rage across towns destroying barns and lumber yards
May 12 reports from Worcester Spencer Taunton Yarmoury and other towns describe major fires. Ebenezer Howes box factory in Spencer with 100000 feet of lumber burned from sparks from a locomotive, losses around 20000. Lancaster Thayer estate barn with prize stock burned, losses 75000. Several forest fires threaten farms and villages across Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Rhode Island with substantial property damage and partial insurance.
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Worcester
Ebenezer Howe
Spencer
Taunton
East Taunto
Enoch King
Yarmoury
Samuel Torring
Lucretia York
Great Island
New Meadows
Amos B. Haggert
Samuel S. Jordan
Lemuel Soul
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Mary O. Fowler
Maupen
Baker Hill
James Penderghart
W. Clark
Woonsocket
R. I
Rocky Woods
Milford
Mass
Rochester
Ay Doty
Eugenie Haskell
J. H. Clark
Nathaniel Thayer
Lancaster
Clinton
St. Louis
Schulenberg & Borekeler
Beusows
Hartford Seminary Alumni Oppose Progressive Theology
Hartford Theological Seminary alumni at their annual meeting passed resolutions denouncing aggressive progressive theology and related doctrines as harmful to ministry and church. They urged the faculty to adopt a radical plan to clearly present the institution’s character and teaching amid biblical laborer eschatology discussions. Also noted is Henrig Bacon, Boston arts resident in Paris, arriving in Boston after a Chicago painting sale.
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Hartford
Conn
Hartford Theological Seminary
Pastoral Union
Henrig Bacon
Boston
Paris
Chicago
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Observer’s Office
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Pacific Railroad Special Commission
G. W. Simmons & CO
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Emons
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Henry Stone
William McMichael
Chickamauga
P. H. Sheridan
Henry M. Cist
J. S. Fullerton
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Harry Garfield
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Lamar
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