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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1890

Page

5

Protecting Railroad Men Inquiries on Federal Liability Bill

The Senate considers Senator Hoars measure to extend employers liability for injuries to railroad workers in interstate commerce. Debates note old common law co employment rules and state acts in England Alabama and Massachusetts as examples. The piece examines jurisdiction, feasibility, and safety versus mandatory equipment standards.

Wasquindton Sprerau Hoar Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce Massachusetts Department of Labor Wright Commissioner of Labor Colonel Wright Congregation of Labor England Senator Hoar Railroad Commissioner of Interstate Commerce Commissioners

Massachusetts Immigrant Cost Burden Highlighted At Conference

At the National Conference of Charities and Corrections in Baltimore the immigration paper by S C Wrightington shown by Dr Hoyt notes Massachusetts population up 60 percent and wealth up 80 percent while pauper expenses rose 250 percent. It cites age and insanity commitments of foreigners and natives in a three to one ratio. Wrightington calls for a tax on imported labor to curb crowding. Providence reports Brown University spring field day setting an intercollegiate high jump record at 5 ft 64 in with Barrows leading, while Brown marks fall in pole vault shot put and running broad jump.

Baltimore National Conference of Charities and Corrections S. C. Wrightington Boston Massachusetts Hoyt Wrightington Committee On Charity Organization Rosenau Buffalo United States Hannah M. ‘Odd Mass Providence Brown University Athletic Association Barrows Brown Hovey Webb Trimble

Market Notes Signal Mixed Activity in New York Stocks

The New York market yesterday showed a tendency toward less activity but held prices well with a strong close expected today. Insider talk centered on Oregon Transcontinental and Reading, with large blocks of insurance money traded in New York and heavy buying in Texas Pacific second mortgage bonds recently by Boston interests. Memorialized by shifting coppers, gold-driven sentiment, and a notable rise in Lehigh Valley stock, the scene reflected a bull move broadening across tried securities and new pools in key issues.

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A Son's Devotion An Interview With Mr Henry E Dixey's Mother

Mrs Dixey of 15 Gray Street Boston recounts how she worried during a blizzard when her son Henry E Dixey was snowbound returning from San Francisco. She describes periods of nervous prostration and sought medical care, yet found no hope of recovery before his remarkable career and public popularity.

Mason This City Henry Mason Commonwealth Avenue Henry E. Dixey San Francisco Europe H.e Rome Lay Paine

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