Eight hours a day attack on Atkinson sparks labor profits debate
In New Era Hall the Labor Lyceum discussed labor’s share of profits. Charles Endicott argued Atkinson’s 6 percent dividend claim underplays workers’ rights, proposing a one-fifth share boost and noting Pepperell Mills’ 52 percent return. Griffin urged government mortgages on greenbacks to stabilize currency and aid land reform, while others urged electing labor at the ballot to curb bankers and monopolists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Era Hall
Labor Lyceum
John Badger
Charles E. Endicott
Brookline
Atkinson
C. 8. Griffin
Union Pacific Railroad
Labor Party
Congress
Messrs. W. Be, Chae
John Cooper
E. H. Rogers
The Queen's Visit Sermon At Winthrop Street Church
The Rev John F Clymer preached on Boston's reception of Queen Kapiolani from Matthew 12 42 comparing the Queen of Sheba to the Hawaiian queen. He warned luxury ruins cities, affirmed Christ as king and source of life, and urged seeking salvation through Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Clymer
Winthrop Street M. E
Winthrop Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Boston
South
Solomon
Sheba
Solomon’s
Kapiolani
Jesus Christ
American
Earth
Christ
Hawaiian Islands
Lord Jesus Christ
The Reapers Lecture on Labor and Land Tenure
At Shawmut Avenue Congregational Church Rev. William Elliot Griffis delivered the third Ruth series lecture titled The Reapers. He framed the labor question as a moral issue rooted in Bible authority, differentiating labor from work and urging owners and clergy to seek just stewardship and shared prosperity rather than oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawmut Avenue Congregational Church
William Elliot Griffis
Boaz
Bethlehem
Egypt
New York
Peabody and Cooper
Prize Competition at Andover Means Prizes Held Tomorrow Night
Phillips Academy Andover hosts the twentieth annual Means prize competition in Academy hall with ten speakers. Topics include heroism, Alcibiades and Benedict Arnold, realism in fiction, and poems titled Sidy at Zutphen. Monavie music by the Phillips Glee Club. A river drowning near Lewiston closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Academy, Andover
Academy Hall
Thomas Newton Owen
Granville
N. Y
Alebiiades
Coriolanus
Benedict Arnold
Joseph Cyrille du Pont
Houma
Alfred Rodman Hussey
New Bedford
Albert Edward Addis
Leeds
Sidney
Zutphen
Henry Hallam Tweedy
Binghamton, N. H
William Steele Phelps
Jame N.H
William Scott Wadsworth
Philadelhia
Penn
Clarence Walworth Alvord
Northampton
Sidey
Zu'phen
George Buell Hollister
Rutherford
N. J
Alcibiades
Coriolarus
James Wilson Osborne
Calumet, Mich
Monavie
Phillips Glee Club
John J. Blair
Charles H. Clark
Harry P. Dewey
Insolvencies and assignments in several cities
A set of business failures and insolvencies across multiple states. FH. R. Fowler of Greenwich owes about 16000 with assets around 85000. Marcus Marks of Boston is compromising with creditors at 20 cents on the dollar. S. A. Cotter of Alton has assigned. Mrs. Rosalia Hirsch of Santa Fe failed. Bennis Bros. of Hartford assigned. George Schmuck of Honesdale attached as Anderson of Rome failed. J. H. Howes of Amherst insolvent. Stirling Foundry of Greenwich owes about 8800 with assets 7500. Johnd Suay of Ware insolvent. George W. Salisbury of Boston assigned. Fairhaven Iron Works of Fairhaven insolvent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FH. R. Fowler
Greenwich
Conn
Marcus Marks
Boston
S. A. Cotter
Alton
Rosalia Hirsch
Santa Fe
N. M
Bennis Bros
Hartford
Honesdale
Penn
I. E. Anderson
Rome
N. Y
J. H. Howes
Amherst
Stirling Foundry Company
Johnd
Suay
Ware
George W. Salisbury
Fairhaven Iron Works
Pairhaven
Mass
Vesper Service At Arlington Street Church Draws Music Lovers
A special vesper service at Arlington Street Church drew a full audience of music lovers. The choir performed Break Forth Unto Joy and the anthem Consider and Hear Me by Carl Pflueger, with Jenny P Walker soprano, Gertrude Edmands alto, Carl Pflueger tenor, and Sullivan A. Sargent bass, augmented by a double quartet and Orpheus Musical Society chorus. The Rev Brooke Horford spoke on the link between music and religion, urging that art elevate life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Street Chuarch
Carl Pflueger
Jenny P. Walker
Gertrude Edmands
Sullivan A. Sargent
Brooke Horford
Union meeting for Somerville Y M C A branch planned
The First Methodist Prospect Hill Congregational and First Presbyterian societies of Somerville held a union meeting at the former church in Wesley square to discuss organizing a Somerville branch of the Young Men's Christian Association. Speakers included K B Higgins presiding. Russell Sturgis ex of Boston. L Messer Cambridge Y M C A secretary. H M Moore of East Somerville. pastors Rev J W Hamilton Rev E S Tea and Rev M S Dewing also participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Prospect Hill
Somerville Land League revival meeting held at Bacon Hall
An effort to revive interest in the Somerville Land League occurred last evening in Bacon Hall but drew a meagre crowd. Representative James F. Davlin presided, with speeches on Ireland's wrongs by Charles J. Noyes of the House, Harvey M. Collison and Boston’s John H. McDonough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville Land League
Bacon Hall
Jams F. Davlin
Ireland
Charles J. Noyes
House of Representatives
Harvey M. Collison
John H. McDonough
Boston
Turpentine by Weight Debated at Paint and Oil Club
The Paint and Oil Club at the Vendome held its final meeting of the season with Rev. H. Bernard Carpenter Rev. William A. Smith and General John L. Swift as guests. A committee urged selling turpentine by weight rather than measure and proposed petitioning Congress for a law or Legislature to regulate sale. The club approved the committee report as progress and added two members while pledging efforts to change the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Paint and Oil Club
Vendome
H. Bernard Carpenter
William A. Smith
John L. Swift
Congress
Hawaiian Queen Kapiolani Bids Boston Farewell
Queen Kapiolani and suite end a week in Boston after a warm reception at the Parker House. She decorates officials with wreaths of roses violets carnations and smilax and laurel then presents Jacqueminot roses to the Queen and Maréchal Neils to the princess. They depart for New York aboard the Wagner car Pequot. The party plans a week or ten days in New York before London for Queen Victoria’s jubilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Kapiolani
Boston
New York
Parker House
Hawaii
Donovan
Whall
Maréchal Neils
J. W. Pitman
Boston & Providence
London
Baxter Lectures on Coming Prophetic Events at Horticultural Hall
The Rev. Mr. Baxter, editor of the Christian Herald, gave three lectures on prophecies of events before 1901 at Horticultural Hall. He presented charts from Revelations predicting a war in Europe, Ireland’s independence, and a world upheaval for 3 1/2 years starting in 189, followed by Christ’s return and a 1000 year reign with 144 000 saints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter
Christian Herald
Church of England
Horticultural Hall
France
Germany
Ireland
Europe
Christ
Earth
Hades
Letter from L D Ventura on Boston Philological Club plans
A Boston resident writes to the Post explaining his failed attempt to establish a Philological Club to study modern languages. He cites meeting-place difficulties and postpones the project, hoping to secure a suitable opportunity within a year with continued effort, signing as L. D. Ventura, Boston, May 14, at 102 Boylston Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Philological Club
Tehall
L. D. Ventura
Boylston Street
Father Osborne for the Associated Charities
At St John the Evang list Mission Church, Rev Father Osborne preached on Jeremiah 1. He described the Associated Charities of Boston as seven years old, aiding poor and rich alike to foster self respect and responsibility. He urged continued sympathy and material support to strengthen its work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Church of St. John the Evangelist
Father Osborne
Associated Charities of
Boston
Associated Charities
Osborne
Talks on Temperance at Tremont Street Church
A temperance service at Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal Church featured speakers Rev. W. N. Brodbeck Miss S. E. Tobey and Miss Emma Bumstead. Tobey argued licensing saloons worsens mankind competing with war in deadly impact while praising the work of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Bumstead outlined YWCTU efforts, especially in Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal Church
W. N. Brodbeck
S. E. Tobey
Emma Bumstead
Tobey
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
May Term Circuit Court Begins with Jury Trials
The May term of the United States Circuit Court opens May 16 at 11 a.m. Civil cases may be calendared by Tuesday the 17th. criminal jury trials start May 24, with civil trials after. The case John McLaren vs Jerome F Manning and Adams Express involves a draft from the U S Treasury. the company was ordered to surrender the draft and seeks an injunction to curb Manning’s Washington suit. Jabez Fox represents the company. Charles Cowley represents Manning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Neeson
J . Norice
John McLaren
Jerome F. Manning
The
Adams Express Company
Manning
United States ‘Treasury
Court of Commissioners of Alabama
Express Company
Washington
Jabez Fox
Charles Cowley
Uncontested and interim divorce dockets for Monday sessions
Supreme Judicial Court and Superior Court schedule listing uncontested divorce cases and civil matters for multiple sessions. Names include Sabery, Gustin, Clapp, Shillings, Clark, Kehoe, Welch, Osborne, Pearson, Herbert, Gaston, Newhall, Newcomb, Hay, Murray, Harley, Sharp, Holm, Carroll, Glennhill, Gilligan, Ford, Mead, Crockett, Tilton, Cawley, Blackwell, Wilton, Pierce, Wettimore, Frement, Dean Sim, Rankin, Lincoln Wharf, Maerston, Brown, Gee, Regan, Baker, Carritty, Fanning, Oysters, Mignault, Union Inst., Moulton, Judkins, Raymond Co., Hobbs, Goode, Chane, etc. Cases span Second to Fourth Sessions with numerous R R Co., City, and Steamship Company parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabery
South Boston
R. R. Co
Gustin Va. Lincoln
Clapp
Mass
Ben. Ass
Bay State
Clark
Same
Kehoe
Boston & Albany R. R
Welch
Norton
Osborne
Newsome
Pearson
Hanford
Herbert
Boston
Gaston
Allen
Newhall
Davis
Newcomb
Boston Protective Dept
Hay
McConnell
Murray
Fitzpatrick
Harley
O'Leary
Sharp
Holm
Learned
Carroll
Watts
Glenhill
Holmes
Gilligan
Walsh
Ford
Earl
Mead
Boylston Cong. Church
Harris
Thornburn
City of
Chelsea
Genergus Va
Boston & Albany
Mignault Va
Union
Savings
Moulton
Supreme Judicial Court May 16 Uncontested and Contested Divorces
The Middlesex County Supreme Judicial Court sits May 16 with Judge W. Allen presiding. The balance of the uncontested cases and the first six of the contested divorces are in order this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
Middlesex County
W. Allen
Clark Opens New European Plan Hotel for Gentlemen
Mr. M. C. Clark unveiled his new hotel on Saturday with some rooms unfinished. An invited afternoon tour preceded public admission as areas were shown including a barber shop, baths, bar, cafe, reading room, kitchen, billiard room, private supper rooms and a central well. The four upper floors will house sleeping apartments, all under a strict gentlemanly European plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Clark
Washington Street
Soldier captain with cork leg loses leg in stagecoach crash
The retired U S Army captain Blank, famed for bravery, traveled through New York when he was noticed at the Hoffman House. A drunk stage driver toppled a Texas coach near Fort Clark, crushing his right leg and necessitating amputation. The veteran, furious at losing a leg, refused to answer the question about which battle cost him his limb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffman House
Blank
United States Service
Fort Clark
Texas
Call of Moses echoes in city notes and civic updates
The Union Bible class discussed the Call of Moses while Dr. Meredith likened Moses to Abraham Lincoln and other leaders. Health board reports 172 deaths last week with 36 from consumption and 15 from pneumonia. Water fountains ran daily amid ample supply. Auctioned estate sold for 4126. theft case involving 18 rings. YMCA noonday prayers scheduled with speakers through weekend. Pension fraud case returns to court. Boat accident on the Charles River ends with rescue. Bowdoin Square Meeting House in use by Massachusetts Baptist convention. Local firms adopt a half holiday. many support the hour system. Queen’s jubilee committee meets with 200 delegates. May 21 picnic planned at Oak Island. Substantial fund subscriptions noted for a 30000 guarantee. Youth church services and Foresters lodge activity add to weekend events. England’s High Court bans racial discrimination. American subsidiary court case in Massachusetts notes changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Bible Class
Moses
Meredith
God
Israel
Abraham Lincoln
Grant
Board of Health
William H. Ward & Co
Wainright Manufacturing Company
J. G. Buzzell & Co
J. H. Wilkinson & Co
Harrison, Loring & Co
Quincy House
Oak Island
Revere Beach
George H. Young
New South Church
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
David
Saul
McCann
Order of Foresters
Fall River
Cadman Hall
High Court
England
America
Massachusetts
George W. Brady
Longfellow Memorial Association Elects Officers
At Cambridge City building Ward 1 meeting the Longfellow Memorial Association adopted an amendment creating a five director board with president secretary and treasurer and three honorary vice presidents. Officers elected were President Charles E Norton and vice presidents Oliver Wendell Holmes James Russell Lowell and John G Whittier. Directors named Stanton Blake George Z Gray T W Higginson Samuel L Montague and Henry W Wolcott. Funds on hand amount to $21,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow Memorial Association
Cambridge
Oliver Wendell Holmes
John G. Whittier
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C. E. Endicott
Labor and Work
Shawmut Church
Andover
Lewiston
Cedar Street Bridge
Cap
Dusaultten
Vesper
Somerville
Mr. Baxter
the New Philological Club
Superior Court
Bacon, J
Blodgett
Pittman
Howell
Wetherbee
Wetherbdee
Page
Whipple
Gregory
City of Boston
Cootes
Simpson
Randall
Swampscott
Fletcher
Clogston
Jordan
Harden
McKeown
Gurney
O'Connell
Kidd
Jones
Scott
Crowley
Hennessey
Bigelow
Knowles
Ritz
Little
Hathorne
Dockray
Stevens
Nelson
Boston & Maine RR
Flavin
Andrews
Samson Cash Railway Co
Osgood
Cecconi
Rodden
Haley Va
Hathorn
Wall
Henderson
Granger
Boston & Albany RR
Fosdick
Bangs
Samej
Robbins
McGuire
Clay
Saime
Mason
Clark's Hotel
R. Knights & Co
West Newton Street
Charles H. Hayden
Chris Leman
Harry Quinn
Tremont Row
E. M. McPherson
George M. Stowell
A. A. Smith
Russell Sturgis, Jr
W. J. Haven
George S. Avery
Maria Buttler-Smith
Providence
Hallett
Butler
Smith
Samuel Clark
Green Street
Morris Cohen
Charles River
Massachusetts Baptist Convention
Bowdoin Square
Longfellow Memorial
Boston Post
Columbia
Pope Mfg. CO
Chicago
Calder
Harvey & Hutchins
River St
Beacon St
National Supply CO
Water St
Victor
Temple Place
Tricycles
Overman Wheel Co
Columbus Ave
New
I. It. White & Sons
Saninaton Street
Ray’s
Col. West and
Washington Streets
A. Richards
Ros State St
Atlantic Ave
Commerce St
WM. A. Smith
Washington St
Franklin
William E. Doyle
Tremont Street
Hotel Vendome
Boston, Mass
Chas. L. Bly
Pearl ST
Roxbury
William and Edwin Sheafe
American Clothing Supply CO
Jordan, Marsh & Co
G. F. Washsurn
New England
Sage
M. E. Brance
W.D. SovuLe
T. F. Swan
Cornhill
Barnard & CO
Washington Re
Warren
Levengston
Upstara
W. Sir Warren
Winter Street
Austin
Austin & Graves
Commercial Street
Cracker & Biscuit Bakers
Woodward's
Bromfield Street
NEW Mail
Springfield
And
Boys’ Ideal
W.d. Newman
Brattle St
Gettysburg
BEN Levy & CO
West Street
Victor Bicycles
Berlo & CO
Court Street
Ak Grove Farm
Price
CROSS
Cross Pen CO
Old South Church
Oak Grove Farm
Harvard College
Monroe
G. W. Boxden
Vay
G. C. Taylor
Chester H. Graves & Sons
T. Metcalf
Theodore Metcalf & CO
S. S. Pierce & CO
Tremont and
Court Streets
Henry F. Miller Pianos
Miller Hall
Tremont St
Boston Association
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Gas Lighting Co
Avc St
Health Food CO
New England Agency
Perfect Food
Bent & Bush
Fae Issneens
Remedy
Black Stone
ST Bae
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