Possible Inquiries by His Department on Social Conditions
Washington May 17 Colonel Carroll D Wright head of the department of labor outlines future statistical inquiries. He favors studies on the cost of intemperance, growth of Southern mechanical industries, negro labor in industry, dwellings of the poor, and child labor. He notes the scope depends on funds and urges shaping work to maximize benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sprctax
Carroll D. Wright
Department of Labor
Post
Agress
South
Issouri
South Carolina
America
Economist
Statesman
Department
Pullman Express Accident Near Salem Station
The 1 o'clock Pullman express bound east narrowly escaped a serious crash near Salem station. The Franconia detached on forward tracks, dragged 1000 feet with the forward end on ties. Ten aboard, five women, all uninjured except Abraham Goodwin of Newburyport who had a leg broken during the jar. Mirrors shattered, automatic brake saved the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satem
Sprerau
Pullman Express
Salem
Gardner Street
Pullman Palace
Franconia
Abraham Goodwin
Newburyport
Fog belt out of service at Fort Adams. troops arrive
Newport notes report the new fog belt at Fort Adams broken last night and unusable. The First instalment of Second Artillery troops from Fort Barrancas arrived to prepare quarters for the rest of the batteries expected next month under Lieutenant Overy. The Fort Adams batteries will depart south this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Fort Adams
Fort Barrancas
Florida
Sentent
Overy
U.S.A
Arkell Daughter Burned In Canajoharie News
In Canajoharie New York on May 19 the young daughter of W J Arkell suffered severe burns when her clothing caught fire from burning sealing wax. A grandson of Senator Arkell was handling the wax and Artist Gillam of the Judge nearby prevented a fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Arkell
Canajoharie
N. Y
Arkell
Gillam
College student arraigned for robbing cabinet minerals
Thaddeus Bitterman, a College of the City of New York student and son of prominent parents, was arraigned Saturday in Yorkville police court for robbing the college cabinet of valuable minerals and other curios. The hearing will be continued today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaddeus Bitterman
College of the City of New York
Yorkville
Policemen Stabbed as Northampton Officers Break Up Disturbance
In Florence on West street at 1 a.m. Officers C. N. White and Vance attempted to disband a drunken crowd and arrested two men. The mob attacked, injuring White with a stabbing near the ear and beating Vance. Bardwell fired on the crowd with bird shot. Patrick Tobin was fatally wounded and others were only lightly hurt. The incident sparked a wave of local unrest as authorities sought to quell the gang activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
C. N. White
Vance
West Street
Florence
White
Raiad Bardwell
Bardwell
Patrick Tobin
Thomas Anderson
John Alvord
Fire losses mount in multiple cities on May 19
The fire at 492 Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, damaged adjoining properties with losses estimated between 10 000 and 15 000 dollars. Individual losses include S S Jarvis 2000 fully insured, E T Bump 1500 uninsured, Belknap Tea Co 3500 partially insured, and H N Beardsley estate 5600 partially insured. Separate blazes hit Washington Park in Brooklyn, Trenton horse car stables, Waterbury poor house, and Warwick Lehigh & Hudson River shops, with totals from 18 000 to 25 000 dollars and varied insurance coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgepport
Conn
S. Jarvis
Main Street
SS. S. Jarvis
E. T. Bump
A. Brennan
Baker
George Wright
Belknap Tea Company
Henry Hastings
Martin
P. Cohen
Nelson Bonneau
H. N. Beardsley
Brooklyn
Washington Park
Trenton
N. J
John L. Hanly
Waterbury
Newsureu
N. Y
Lehigh & Hudson River Road
Warwick
Fire at L Friedman shop on Endicott Street causes $500 damage
A fire broke out in the rear part of L Friedman’s shop at 9 Endicott Street shortly before midnight on Saturday. The blaze triggered Box 17 alarm and caused about $500 in damage.
Assaulted the Mother by Knife in South Boston
Peter Gillis, a Willard Street carrier, attacked his wife at 227 West Fourth Street after she refused him access to their three year old daughter. He pursued her into a bedroom, cutting her face and arm as officers intervened. he was found intoxicated on the bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Gillis
Willard Street
West Fourth Street
Baseball Saturday in Forest City Ends With Mixed Showings
Attendees watched O'Brien, the Forest City star pitcher, struggle in the first inning while Clarkson also faltered. The Cleveland club showed improvement from Friday, with Bennett hampered by a lame arm. Umpire calls sparked criticism as Fessenden’s safe call on Faatz drew a wrongful out, and the Boston club appeared in classic white and red.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’brien
Forest City
Clarkson
Clevelands
Bennett
Fessenden
Faatz
Brouthers
Curry
Bostons
Hoosierdam
Local Scores From Various Campus Contests
In Philadelphia the Indians beat the Philadelphias 5 to 4 while New York defeated Pittsburgh 3 to 2 in a tight clash. Washingtons edged out the Chicagos 14 to 13. Worcesters defeated Jersey Cities 5 to 1. Newarks toppled Lowells 3 to 5. Eastons beat New Havens 8 to 4. Wilkesbarres beat Hartfords 7 to 8. Princetons won 19 to 9 over the Hanover Dartmouths. Williams defeated Cambridge Harvards 4 to 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostons
Wwe
Philadelphias
New Yorks
Seeee
Onicazos
Pisvoianas
Washingtons
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
New York
Pittsburgh
Washington
Chicagos
Worcester—Jersey
Chiys
Worcesters
Lowell
Lowells
Newarks
New Haven
New Havens
Eastons
Hartford
Hartfords
Wilkesbarres
Princeton—Wales
Princetons
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouths
Trinitys
Cambridge
Harvards
Williams
Cora Belle Knapp Sues Executors Over Big Suit
New York on May 19 reports Cora Belle Knapp has sued the executors of Demas Barnes will to recover 250000 dollars claiming Barnes contracted a false marriage while his wife lived and was the father of her child. Barnes founded the Brooklyn Argus and was a prominent politician leaving an estate worth 11 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Belle Knapp
New York
Demas Barnes
Barnes
Brooklyn Argus
Corrected tale of Thorndike Rice boyhood abduction
The sudden death of Allen Thorndike Rice sparked stories about his early life. The piece debunks claims of a Baltimore birth in 1853 and four-language mastery, confirms a Boston birth in 1851, and details abduction by Mrs. Rice and the journey through Nahant Linden Vermont Biddeford Baltimore to Germany. The account notes the father Henry Rice pursued captors, the German tutor Koeffler, and Allen's later return after schooling in Oxford or Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Thorndike Rice
Mr. Rice
Baltimore
Boston
Henry Rice
Rice, Chase & Co
Allan Thorndike
New York
Rice
Henry Cabot Lodge
Germany
Linden
Biddeford
Mediterranean
Koeffler
Oxford
Cambridge
Young Rice
Augusta Victoria arrives in Hoboken after swift transatlantic voyage
New York May 19 The Hamburg American line twin screw steamer Augusta Victoria reached Hoboken docks after an eight day one hour passage from Hamburg. The ship’s time from Fastnet to New York was five days twenty two hours thirty minutes, with four hours lost to heated journals. She is 460 feet long and made 474 knots on the ce ist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hamburg-American Line
Hoboken Dock
Hamburg
Fastnet
Servia Floats Off With Rising Tide
New York May 19 steamers delayed by fog resumed voyages early this morning. The Servia, which grounded in the mud, floated off with the rising tide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Earthquake Shakes Central California In Morning
Telegraph reports from middle California describe a 3 15 am quake with strong shocks in the San Joaquin Valley. Chimneys toppled in some spots while San Francisco residents were awakened as the tremor rattled the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Middle California
San Joaquin Valley
Yale Football Captain Chosen For Postgrad Year
C. O. Gill, ’89, will return to Yale for a post graduate course and will captain the Yale football team. He has been a crew and football team member for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YALE
New Haven
Conn
C. O. Gill
Local Labor Matters Movements In Wells Memorial Building
The Building Trades Council met in Wells Memorial building with delegates from Carpenters Union 221 Arlington Local 6849 Knights of Labor marble polishers and Union 33 Carpenters. They urged the Legislature to pass the municipal control bill for gas and electric works. An organizing effort to unite tar and gravel roofers into a union was begun. A working card system for non union laborers was endorsed for three month reissuance. Knights of Labor Local Assembly 7576 public park employees met in Chickering Hall with speakers on organizing. Unions 138 and 204 carpenters Cambridge plan a public meeting at 17 Brattle street with speakers C S Griffin James Crowley and F M Ashley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Trades Council
Wells Memorial Building
Carpenters’ Union
Arlington
Local Assembly
Knights of Labor
Carpenters
Chickering Hall
Henry Lennon
J. J. Crowley
F. M. Ashley
Carpenters of
Cambridge
Brattle Street
Griffin
Frank K. Foster
Man’s Jaw Broken In Street Attack On Thacher Street
Robert Cohen of 92 Prince Street was shoved off the sidewalk by a youth named John McGaffigan on Thacher Street. Cohen protested as McGaffigan struck him with a brick, breaking his jaw. Cohen was taken to City Hospital and McGaffigan was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cohen
Prince Street
Thacher Street
John McGaffigan
Cohen
McGaffigan
Stabbing Affray Lands Man in City Hospital
Joseph Lopardo fought with John H. Stewart last evening and stabbed Lewis in the back, creating a dangerous wound. The injured man was admitted to City Hospital and Lopardo was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lopardo
John H. Stewart
Lopardo
Lewis
Crescent Beach Sportsman Fractures Leg In Cart Accident
Mr. B. Benton a Crescent Beach sportsman suffered a leg fracture when thrown from his dog cart Saturday evening. His brother, riding with him, was badly bruised. A pile of new rails owned by the Revere street railway blocked the driveway and the horse stumbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. B. Benton
Crescent Beach
Revere Street Railway
Condition of D L Neiss in precarious state after shocks
David L Neiss of Somerville endured two paralytic shocks recently at his Cutter street home leaving him in a precarious condition as the community watches for his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Neiss
David L. Neiss
Somerville
Cutter Street
Thas
Boston Oratorio Society Concert at the Boston Theatre
The Boston Oratorio Society offered a thorough program with 200 chorus, five soloists and a large orchestra. While the performance was of high quality, some phrasing moments fell out of joint and the male soloists drew less enthusiasm than the leading sopranos, though the Inflammatus finale was grand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Oratorio Society
Boston Theatre
James M. McLaughlin
John H. Mullally
Leon Keach
Mme
Georgine von Januschowsky
Belle Dubois
Ita Welsh
George W. Wanttenor
Ivan Morawsky
Ramond
George W. Want
Ivan Prouawni
Haydn
Thomas
Gabussi Messrs
Want and
Morawski
Linda Ai Chamourix
Donizetti
Miss Bell Dubois
Damascus
Naaman
Costa
Geeraane von Januschowsky
van Morawski
Januschowsky
Miss Welsh
Geeehie Aye
Ivan Morawski
Eia Mater
Want and Morawski
Messrs
Want
Miss Dubois
Mr. Want
Music in England at Crystal Palace and Leeds clash
A Crystal Palace concert on April 27 featured the Magic Flute overture Siegfried idyll and Vieuxtemps violin concerto by Rose Lynton with Mr Manns conducting. The Eastbourne Sims Reeves tour opened without Sims Reeves, drawing a crowded room and praise for soloists and ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Palace
London
Vieuxtemps
Rose Lynton
the Palace
Manns
Miss Monteith
Hope Glenn
Orlando Harley
Plunket Greene
Sims Reeves
Eastbourne
Hamlet
Mlle
Antoinette Trebelli
Eleanor Rees
Arthur L. Oswald
B. M. Carrodus
Arthur Fagge
London Observer
Vaudeville
Joe
Marie van Zandt
Berlin
Cliffe
Leeds
Arthur Sullivan
Bradford
August Manns
First to Climb the Tower Opens Eiffel Tower Platform
Report notes the Eiffel Tower opens to the second platform with stairs only for two francs up to the first story and one more to the next, foretelling a fortnight before full elevator service resumes. M. Eiffel and workers are praised for night labor and the crowd gathers to witness the historic ascent and press attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eiffel
M. Salles
M. Eiffel
Reform in election law inspired by English precedent
Letter from Ambridge dated May 17, 1889 argues for trial by judge without a jury for bribery charges and disqualification of bribery beneficiaries from office. The writer contends English practice would deter heelers and strikers, reduce money in politics, and encourage honest candidates, noting wide bribery definitions including transporting voters to polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ambridge
Ay 17
1889
The Fine Arts Summer Collection at the Art Museum
The Art Museum hosts a premier Summer collection with loans from Nathaniel Thayer and William A. Slater. Highlights include Millet, Rousseau, Corot, Daubigny, Jacque, and Diaz works, plus paintings by Millet and a Shepherdess with Her Sheep. The display also features pieces from Miss Spooner and a wide range of French and American artists, drawing growing visitor interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Museum of Fine Arts
America
Nathaniel Thayer
Millet
Rousseau
van Marcke
Diaz
William A. Slater
Slater Museum
Norwich
Conn
Corot
Michel
Slater
Carot
Daubigny
Troyan
Miller
Thayer
Raphael
Pasini
Constantinople
Miss Spooner
Philadelphia
Courbet
Couture
Ers Doré
Roybet
Constant
Regnault
Levolle
Mauve
Schreyer
Deshayes
Hunt
Robinson
Cole
J. B. Johnston
Tuckerman
la Farge
Gay, Duveneck
Picknell and
Fuller
Dogs and the social role of dogs in society
A satirical treatise arguing against dog worship and social grooming of pets. It laments owners who elevate dogs above humans, notes the English versus American habit of including dogs in hearth and drawing rooms, and cites biblical and Shakespearean references to dog imagery to defend the view that humanity should not idolize canines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Boston Atheneum
Kingdom of Heaven
St. Paul
Shylock
Races and Results From Union Boat Club Day on Charles River
Spectators filled the Union Boat Club balconies as W S Eaton Jr won the senior championship cup for the fourth straight time. Events included omnibus handicap, open canoe tandem, wherry, and double-scull with several other winners. Longwood beat Harvard 110 to 85 in baseball, Cambridge lost to Princeton 3 to 1 in lacrosse, and Yale Boat Club held a regatta at Lake Saltonstall with W H Butler winning the Cleveland cup in the single scull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Boat Club
Charles River
W.S. Eaton
Curtis Guild, Jr
Randan
Wherry
Eaton
Eaton, Jr
F Coolidge
T. H. Simmons
R. P. Blake
A. B. Ellis
Compromise Shell
Courtenay Guild
Holder
F. S. Coolidge
E. P. Whitman
Samuel Hammond, Jr
Tala-boo-kee
Longwood
Longwood Cricket Club
Harvard
Longwoods
Harvards
Jarvis Field
Cambridge
Princeton
Stevens
Lehigh
Princetons
Lehighs
Yale Boat Club
Lake Saltonstall
W. H. Butler
Taverners City Etiquette Question from Rusticus
A rural newcomer asks Mr Taverner how long to reside before neighbors acknowledge him and whether any law prescribes when one may greet the other. He cites a desire to know proper city behavior and formal introductions, dated May 11, 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Taverner
Assignees' Sale Of 203011 Square Feet Land In Five Borough Lots
Assignees sell 203011 square feet of land in 26 lots on Columbia Hamilton Barry Clark and Quincy streets Ward 24 near Bird Street Station New York & New England Railroad. Sale Wednesday May 22 1889 at 2 p m on premises. Each lot about 7300 feet varies 38138 to 17957 feet. Land high dry pleasant and near rapid transit depot Atlantic avenue 9 minutes. $50 paid on each lot at sale plans and further information from auctioneer Per order Isaac Fenno Samuel K Hamilton Assignees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Hamilton, Barry, Clark and Quincy
Ward 24
Bird Street
New York & New England Railroad
Atlantic Avenue
Isaac Fenno
Samuel K. Hamilton
Dorchester
Dudley Street
N. Y
Magnolia Street
Third Street
State Street
Magnolia
Quincy Streets
Humphreys Street
Everett Avenue
Postoffice Square
Aaron H. Latham
H. H. Sears
Paul Sears
Tremont Street
Large and Valuable Bowdoin Street Estate for Sale
The large and valuable business estate at the corner of Cambridge and Bowdoin Streets in Bowdoin Square, yielding 12000, is offered for sale Monday May 20 1889 at 12 noon on the premises. A five story brick building with five stores on the street floor and Hotel Bowdoin above, about 100 rooms. The lot runs about 97 feet on Bowdoin street and 79 feet on Cemaretee street totaling about 7800 square feet. Sale peremptory with part of the purchase money left on mortgage at 4 percent. Five thousand dollars to be paid at sale time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbury Street
Rand Street
Blue Hill Avenue
Elizabeth T. Bean
Hiram P. Bean
Cambridge
Bowdoin Streets
Bowdoin Square
Bowdoin
Bowdoin Street
Cemaretee Street
James Stevenson
David Greer
George W. Nason
Suffolk
Peter Graffam
Boston
Huntington Avenue
Caledonia Street
Veter Graffam
Thomas F. Maney
Mary F. Maney
Central Savings Bank
Roxbury
Seaver Street
Joseph W. Howard
Walnut Street
Francis Ww.retery
THE
Samuel A. Chase
P. O
Lowell
Masa
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Florence Boughs
Bridgeport
Babies
R. BH. PO
A. R. BH. PO
A. E. Brown
Stricker
Johnston
McAleer
Ganzel
McKeon
Kelly
Twitchell
Brothers
Richa
Radford
Nash
Tebeau
Quinn
Zimmer
Sirown
sStricker
Brown
Richardson
Ebeau
Wassed Hall
O’ Brien
Thorndike Rice
California
Local Labor Matters
Music IN
Electoral Reform
the Fine Arts
Art Museum
R. Knights & Co
Omices
Washington St
Bostom
Main St
Cambridgeport
Spring Garden Street
John Wilson
Henry C. Hutchins
Alexander S. Wheeler
James H. Young
Crescent Avenue
Dorchester District
L. Briggs & Co
Flavel Moseley
Albert Howe & Co
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
A. 5. Richards & CO
Francis Sprague & CO
Milk Street
Federal Street
Boston Highlands
Ward 21
L. Foster Morse
Warren Street
Samuel Hatch & CO
Fice
Congress St
Holbrook & Fox
Onice
No. 12
Post Office Sq
George H. Abbott
Washington Street
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