Amherst College trustee informal ballot names three candidates
An informal ballot to fill a trustee vacancy at Amherst College resulted in Jefferson Clark, George A. Plimpton, and F. M. Sanderson receiving the three largest votes. The formal ballot will be announced on Commencement Day, with the top vote-getter to be elected.
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Amherst
Board of Trustees
Amherst College
Edward A. Strong
Boston
Jefferson Clark
George A. Plimpton
F. M. Sanderson
Yale appoints Bowdoin historian and English tutor at Yale
In New Haven on May 21 the Yale Corporation announced the appointment of Professor Charles F. Smith of Bowdoin College as professor of American history at Yale. It also promoted Tutor E T McLaughlin to assistant professor in English. The summer vacation was lengthened by one week.
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New Haven, Conn
Yale Corporation Today
Charles F. Smith
Bowdoin College
Yale
E. T. McLaughlin
Voluntary letter extols Paine's Celery Compound in Somerville
F. J. Barnard of Boston business circles describes a dramatic recovery from typhoid after years of indigestion and rheumatic pain. He credits Paine's Celery Compound with ending his suffering and restoring vitality, urging others to consider the remedy as a grand discovery for nerve strength and overall health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Barnard
Barnard
Boston
J. G. Roberts & Co
Prince Street
M. E. Church
Somerville
Sommiville
Mass
Medicies
Paine
Washington Street
Labor unions hold meetings across cities as tensions rise
The Gasfitters Union opened seven new members in Pressmen’s Hall and invited non members to a next meeting. Pavers heard from Central Labor Union organizers in Blatchford Hall and plan a permanent group next Monday. Operative Tailors discussed piece work and cooperation at Klein’s Hall. Carpenters push for higher pay and eight hour day. In Lynn May 21 the Morocco Manufacturers Association met to discuss factory labor troubles with Moulton’s and Shute Faulkner’s plants. Moulton’s men to return to work tomorrow. In Portland May 21 horse railroad workers call for midnight meeting to seek ten hour shifts and higher wages. tie up possible if talks fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gasfitters’ Union
Pressmen’s Hall
Blatchford Hall
Central Labor Union
Operative Tailors’ Union
Klein’s Hall
Weather Summary for New England and New York May Evenin
Weather report notes fair conditions across Maine and eastern New York with variable winds and cooler eastern Maine, warmer in central regions. Vermont and extreme northwestern Massachusetts expect rains, while eastern New York sees rain in the north and southerly winds.
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Waguinaron
Maine
New England
Vermont
Massachusetts
New York
Portland sailors rescued after fog loss at sea
A Rockland special reports schooner Rab bons arrived with James Haggart and Michael McGrath aboard. Both were from the Portland fishing schooner Contest and were lost in a dory in a fog on Monday. They drifted exposed at sea until late Tuesday before rescue.
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Portland
Rockland
Argus
Rabbons
Tapley
James Haggart
Michael McGrath
Contest
Stanley Dinner Honors Stanley and Colleagues in London
The London Chamber of Commerce hosted an evening dinner for Henry M. Stanley and his colleagues with Sir John Lubbock as president. Miss Tennent, Stanley's fiancée, attended. Stanley reiterated support for controlling the Congo mouth and urged civilization in Africa while lamenting the England Germany dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stanley
Sir John Lubbock
Africa
England
Germany
London
London Chamber of Commerce
Henry M. Stanley
John Lubbock
Tennent
Stanley
Congo
British East Africa Company
Women and Navvies Clash in Conselice Town Hall Riot
A mob of 500 women and 200 navvies on strike attacked the Conselice Town Hall in Rome dated May 21. Soldiers guarding the building fired in the crowd after being pelted with stones, resulting in several deaths and multiple injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Conselice
Bi-metallic League President backs silver remonetization
The Bi-metallic League leader cabled Dana Horton in Washington praising Senator Jones's silver bill as likely to remonetize silver. He sees no danger from India or China shipments and believes passage would reassure Europe and foster an international bi-metallic accord including the Latin Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bi-metallic League
Dana Horton
Washington
Jones
India
China
United States
Europe
Latin Union
Government Sustained by Nova Scotia Elections
The government in Nova Scotia is sustained by a large majority in provincial elections. Twenty eight candidates are reported elected out of thirty eight seats. Other items report Swiss constitutional changes and a telegraph link opening, plus church and royal notes.
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Nova Scotia
Haurax
N.S
Berxk
Federal Council
Pex
Tonquin
China
Yunnan
Rome
Campello
St. Peter’s
Vatican
Montreal
Longue Pointe
Victoria
B. C
Duke and Duchess of Connaught
Japan
Watertown Historical Society elects officers at monthly meeting
Watertown May 21 The Historical Society of Watertown elected Alfred Hosmer M D as president Edward A Rand as vice president Solon F Whitney as secretary treasurer and custodian and Dr B Ff Davenport and Dr Julian A Mead as standing committee. Four new members were chosen including Charles S Ensign as a delegate to the 260th anniversary of Braintree settlement. The constitution was amended to allow active associate and honorary members. A land offer for a museum and library site was received with condition of erecting a suitable building. The Young Men's Assembly held a large rezwar meeting in Masonic Hall with about 175 present including visitors from Lewiston Me Birmingham Eng and Arlington Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
The
Historical Society of
Alfred Hosmer
M.D
Edward A. Rand
Solon F. Whitney
B. Ff. Davenport
Julian A. Mead
Charles
Ensign
Braintree
Weston
Stony Brook
Young Men’s Assembly
Rezwar
Masonic Hall
Jank E. Stanley
Lewiston
Stirling Elliott
Willard Williams
Birmingham
Eng
W. W. Rawson
Arlington
Boston Market Gardeners’ Association
Mr. Pierce
Waltham
Henry Locke
Joshua Stone
Graduation at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Commencement
Twenty eight graduates were honored at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy commencement in the YMCA Hall on Boylston Street. The program featured the Boston Cadet Orchestra, a salutatory by Henry Guy Young, speeches by ex President E A D Sheppard and faculty valedictorian Edgar L Patch, class valedictorian William D Wheeler, and a degree conferral by President Henry Canning. The graduates listed include Frank Addison Bean Eugene Angier Bessom Ralph Vincent Blake Elkanah Edward Boynton Joseph Everett Brown and others.
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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Boylston Street
Boston Cadet Orchestra
Henry Guy Young
A. D. Sheppard
Edgar L
Frederick Townsley Drake
Frank Frederick Ernst
John Archer Eveleth
William Adair Ferguson
J. Fred Gilman
Charles John Kaulback
Herbert Eastman Kenney
Henry Barton Knight
Henry Nathan Longfellow
Hiram Gordon Martin
Frederick Carroll Page
Alwyn Rose
G. Brenton Squires
Theodore Hermann Staehli
Lewis Blackmer Swett
John Forrest Valentine
William Dexter Wheeler
Walter Gale Whittemore
Fire damages house in Haverhill. Lloyd Lilton home scorched
A house owned by A. J. Lilton and occupied by Louis Friedman, with contents, suffered $600 damage from a fire this morning in Haverhill.
Ex President Cleveland Invited to Texas State Fair Visit
Ex-President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland were invited to visit the Texas State fair in Dallas in November after a reception at their residence in New York. Governor Ross Colonel A H Belo and other Texans urged the invitation and Cleveland expressed interest pending no unforeseen events.
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Cleveland
Dallas
New York
Ross
A. H. Belo
John Martin
J.5. Armstrong
Texas
Southwest
Annual Meeting News From Multiple Railroads
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy shareholders reelected the old board with KE Hooper replacing the late Wirt Dexter. Richmond Terminal increases capital to 70 million dollars with offers to stockholders. Kansas City & Texas directors elected, Kansas City & Pacific lease ratified. Hartwick through train set to begin May 26 from Harrisburg to Boston. Seligman notes sale of St Louis & San Francisco control likely next week. Winslow to retire in weeks. Boston & Maine boosts traveler info with new guides for New England excursions.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway
KE. W. Hooper
Cambridge
Mass
Wirt Dexter
Harris
New York
Richmond Terminal Company
East Tennessee Preferred
Virginia Midland
Parsons, Kan
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
H. K. Enoe
Joel T. Freeman
Walgate Hoyt
William Bond
Simon Sterne
J. J. Deneyforth
Samuel Sloan
Henry W. Poor
Maynard C. Eyer
H. J. Demauer Oyens
Amsterdam
Holland
H. C. Cross
Emporia
Kan
P. McDonald
J. and
B. Seligman
St. Louis
San Francisco
Winslow
St. Louis & San Francisco
Road
Europe
Despatches From Across The World And United States
Condensed items report Louis Dufresne injured in Fall River and likely to recover after cutting his jugular. Havana says Fyrad, Paris registrar killer, was arrested. Montana Supreme Court upholds Silver Bow sheriff race for the Republican. Bank of America depositors reveal large withdrawals by John J. McFarlane and associates under Pfeiffer directive. books unaudited since 1887. A wrecking train collision on the Upper Coas line near North Stratford kills Superintendent Twohey and a section man. four others escape. George W. Roberts of Waterbury, charged with embezzling about $10,000, is bailed after admitting guilt.
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Louis Dufresne
Canada
Pied Salcie
Fall River
Havana
Fyrad
Paris
Goutfé
Supreme Court of Montana
Silver Bow
Bank of America
Philadelphia
Dungan
John J. McFarlane
McFarlane
American Financial Association
Pfeiffer
Upper Coas
New Hampshire
North Stratford
J. Twohey
George W. Roberts
Smith & Griggs Manufacturing Company
Waterbury
Shipping Movements and Encounters in Atlantic Passage
A sequence of vessel movements dated May 17 to May 21 lists ships entering and departing ports such as Boston New York Liverpool and Antwerp. Entries show arrivals from Palermo Havana Glasgow and Hamburg with routes to Liverpool New York Montreal and Lon on. Several ships are noted as proceeding or failing to proceed and some at sea off Fastnet and the Lizard.
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Boston
Iowa
Liverpool
Pontiac
Palermo
Aud
Baracoa
New York
Furnessia
Glasgow
Friesland
Antwerp
Saratoga
Havana
Teutonic
Nevada
Philadelphia
Palmas
Hamburg
Arizona
Queenstown
Majestic
Lonaun
Moravia
Montana
Baltimore
Amsterdam
Bothnia
Bristol
Brooklyn City
Father Potot
Lake Huron
Montreal
Caspian
Halifax
Southampton
Fulda
Bremen
Quebec
Fremona
Shields
Texas
Avonmouth
Bonavista
Boston Streets Under Fire at Medical Society Meeting
At the Suffolk District of the Massachusetts Medical Society a debate over Boston’s dirty streets led to calls for city reforms. Dr Bowditch urged a joint lay and professional committee to demand watering and cleaning of macadam roads, while Dr Langmaid and others condemned municipal neglect and proposed tighter enforcement and city funding. A three member committee was appointed to press the city for action.
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Harvard
Massachusetts Yacht Club
Rowe’s Wharf
Boston
Massachusetts Medical Society
Boston Boot and Shoe Club
Thorndike
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Bank Officers’ Association
Suffolk
Boylston Place
Vincent Y. Bowditch
Bowditch
Medical and Surgical Journal
Langmaid
Durgin
Boylston Street
Copley Square
Huntington Avenue
Albany Railroad
Health Department
Glasgow
Citizens’ Association
Columbus Avenue
Stuntington Avenue
Central Park
New York
J. Collings Warren
Warren
Knight
Savannah
John A. Jeffries
Berlin
Edward Wigglesworth
Samuel H. Durgin
P. C. Knapp
Sanitary Department
W. R. Richards
O’brien
Dargin
Europe
George B. Upham
Baltimore
A. L. Mason
F. I. Knight
J. Collin
W. Y. Bowditch
Oxford Street
London
Buffalo
Ashington
Two Journalists Married in Stoneham Nuptials
The wedding of Mr A C Chamberlain and Miss Grace Inman took place at 7 p m last evening at the bride’s home in Stoneham under apple blossoms. Rev S S H Winkley of Boston led the Episcopal service. The couple will spend a few days in West Ossipee New Hampshire before returning to Stoneham for the summer.
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A. C. Allen Chamberlain
Grace Melbourne Inman
Stoneham
C. H. Inman
S&s. H. Winkley
Boston
Miss Inman
Cornelia
Francis Hay
Daniel Chamberlain
Carrie Kingman
Fannie Merrill
Cross
Annie Cross
Salem
Katharine Child
Elizabeth Child
Herman Murphy
Winchester
Anne Smith
Cambridge
Ethel Reed
Everett Morss
Irving Guild
Louis H. Flagg
George Pauncefort
Chamberlain
Eirene
Edwin Wheeler
Concord
Frank A. Nichols
Boston Journal
Elm Street
Benjamin Reynolds Bulkeley
Concord Unitarian Church
Bessie Wheeler
Brooklyn
Roger. Wheeler
Journal
Transcript
Nichols
Monument Square
Charlestown
McKinley Tariff Bill Passes Amid House Turmoil
Washington May 21 The McKinley tariff bill passed the House by party lines after heated scenes and protests over rules limiting debate. Opponents complained they lacked a vote on key amendments as the measure moved to the Senate with a wool schedule critics call a hodgepodge.
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Washington
Congress
Reed
Major McKinley
House
Deliberative Assembly
Committee of Ways and Means
McKinley
Colonel Henderson
Andrew
Butterworth
Senate
Carlisle
Wedding at Newton Theological Institute Honors Parshley and Hovey Family
A brilliant ceremony at the Newton Theological Institute residence united Helen Augusta Hovey and William S. Parshley. The Rev. Alvah Hovey officiated at 7 PM with J H Parshley of Philadelphia as best man and Miss Lucy Parshley as maid of honor. About forty guests attended, followed by a reception with over two hundred friends and many Wellesley College professors. The couple received numerous valuable presents as rooms were adorned with flowers.
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Parshley
Ehovey
Newton
Srecian
Alvah Hovey
Newton Theological Institute
Helen Augusta
William 8. Parshley
The
Theological Seminary
J. H. Parshley
Philadelphia
Lucy
Wellesley College
Jessie White and Andrew Preston wed in New England ceremony
Jessie White youngest daughter of the late Nathaniel G. White and Andrew Peabody Preston of Portsmouth New Hampshire married this afternoon. Rev Dr Andrew P Peabody of Cambridge and Rev William Walcott of Lawrence officiated. Best man was Frank S Preston. ushers included Wallace Hackett and Dr Frank Lee Benedict. They plan a summer in Newcastle New Hampshire.
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Preston—White
Lawrence
Jessie
Nathaniel G. White
Boston & Maine Railroad
Andrew Peabody Preston
Portsmouth
Andrew P. Peabody
Cambridge
William Walcott
Frank 5
Preston
Wallace Hackett
Frank Lee Benedict
Dearborn
Joseph Simas Odiorne
Newcastle
N. H
Steamship Movements From Liverpool and Montreal Ports
Lonpox May 21 reports steamers Lake Nepigon sailing from Liverpool to Montreal and Queensmore leaving Liverpool bound for Baltimore today.
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Lonpox
Steamera Lake Nepigon
Liverpool
Montreal
Queensmore
Baltimore
House Discusses Tariff Bill Amid Rowdy Debate
The House for a period in committee of the whole debated a tariff bill with speakers arguing for and against amendments. Mr. Baker pressed a provision tying duties to export rates, while opponents warned it would cede tariff control to Canada. Choppy proceedings ended with no vote before noon.
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Washington
House
Grosvenor
Ohio
Baker
New York
United States
Anderson
Kansas
Butterworth
Brewer
Michigan
Wheeler
Alabama
Farquhar
Bliss
Congress
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Bromfield Street
Turkey
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Commodore McCann
Boston Navy Yard
Universalist Isley Union
Watertown Historical Society
Watertown nanimaPy
California
Presbyterian General Assembly
Board of Publication
Dedham
Brookline Water Commissioners
National Association of Woollen and Worsted Overseers
Page & Portland Horse Car
Jaze
Bimetallic League of England
Senator Jones
Little Wanderers
Tremont Temple
Maine Central Railroad
Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital
Major Merrill
Albert E. Pillsbury
Joseph O. Burdett
Chickatawbut Club
Dorchester
Sheppard Homan
the Provident Ravings Life Assurance Society of New York
Davonsuinn Street
J. Tl. Phelps
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Lynn
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N.C
General Foreign News
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College OF Pharmacy
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N. J
Greycourt
Maybroe Junction
PoughKeensie
N. Y
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Winsted
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Ware
Oakdale
Simsbury
Hartford
George C. Lord
White Mountain
M. F. Sweetser
Boston & Maine
Adirondacks
Dr. Durgin
Chamberlain-Inman
Nichols- Wheeler
Weinley
Mr. Carlisle
Nichols—Wheeler
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