Parnellite Amendments Dominated as Clause 2 Passes
London reports intense debate over the Irish Crimes Bill with Balfour and Smith enforcing cloture to push through clause 2. Nationalists object to Whiteboy provisions and demand broader recommittal while several amendments are defeated and the bill advances after hours of parliamentary clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Balfour
Ireland
Gladstone
House of Commons
W. H. Smith
the Treasury
Sir Charles Russell
Timothy Healy
Healy
Marum
North Kilkenny
Hugh Holmes
Smith
Mr. Healy
Mr. Smith
Maurice Healy
Cork
Morley
Mr. Chance
South Kilkenny
Tanner
A Target for Bullets He Arises from Sick Bed for Hamilton Speech
O'Brien, ill at Macara Falls, defies doctor to travel to Hamilton Ontario. Crowds cheer as he tours, but violence erupts after his speech with shots fired injuring Nelson and wounding the mood. The incident sparks accusations against Toronto rioters and intensive police response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Macara Fallls
N. Y
Ont
Toronto
Orangemen
Knights of Labor
D. P. Cahill
James O’brien
National League
O’brien
Lord Lansdowne
Lansdowne
Kingston
London
Justin McCarthy
Thomas Sexton
T. M.ealy
John Dillon
J. G. Biggar
Dennis Kilbride
Kilbride
Messrs. McMahon E Aust Roch
The
Land League
John Nelson
T. P. O’brien
Market Square
Nelson
Mr. McMahon
Mr. O’brien
McKinnon
James White
O'Brien
Niagara Falls
Montreal
Intercollegiate Rowing Regatta Set for Lake Quinsigamond
The Intercollegiate Rowing Association plans its annual four-oared regatta at Lake Quinsigamond on July Bowdoin Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania may participate with Columbia College possibly represented Brown has no crew. H H Bigelow agrees to cover crews expenses and provide a championship pennant judges boat and referee.
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Worcester
Spreca
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Lake Quinsigamond
Bowdoin
Cornell
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia College
Brown
H. H. Bigelow
Quinsigamond
Governor Veto Delays Beverly Farms Bill and Bass River Canal
Governor Ames returned the Beverly Farms bill to the Legislature without his signature. The veto rests on committee findings rather than merits. The House will debate the veto this afternoon, while Bass River canal petition advances with caveats on tunneling. Three committee members dissent from the canal report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Beverly Farms
West End Street Railway Company
Committee On Harbors and Public Lands
Bass River
Neilson Wins 100-Mile Bicycle Race at Clarksville Belt Road
The championship race drew sixteen entries with ten starters. Neilson of Boston led the field and finished in six hours and forty seven minutes, Rhodes took second, Crocker third, followed by Hollingsworth and Whittaker in close succession. Whittaker faltered in the final stretch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksville
Clarksville Belt Road
Rhodes
Boston
Whittaker
Chicago
Crocker
Newton
Mass
Raser
Smithville
N. J
Brooks
Blossburg
Penn
Neilson
McCurdy
Lynn
Hollingsworth
Rushville
Indiana
Omaha
Munger
Detroit
Ena
Weather Forecast Indication For New England And New York
For twenty four hours starting 7 am Tuesday May 24 New England will have warm fair weather followed by cooler conditions with local rains and southerly winds. Eastern New York will experience cooler weather with local rains and southerly winds.
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Washington
New England
New York
Weather observations summary from yesterday across stations
Yesterday’s meteorological record compiled up to 10 p.m. shows standardized observations taken simultaneously at all stations. The document lists temperature, humidity, wind direction and speed, barometric pressure, and precipitation readings for each reporting site.
Late Ship News From London and Liverpool
London ships report arrivals and departures with steamers Ontario Portland and Istrian bound for New Guinea and New York, Marathon Boston and others proceeding to various ports. Oak notes arrivals of Warwick Avonmouth Athos Kingston at Queenstown and Liverpool.
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London
Ontario
Portland
Liverpool
Istrian
Boston
Liver
New Guinea
New York
Ing
Hamburg
Marathon
Queenstown
Oak
Warwick
Avonmouth
Athos
Kingston
Lawrence seeks county share for bridge rebuild costs
Lawrence plans to petition to tax a portion of bridge rebuilding expenses to the county. Other items note J T Miner of Rochester arrested for passing bad checks, Rhode Island revenue district changes, Lebanon NH trade association fire resolutions, Clark University gift acknowledgment, and baseball league champions.
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Lawrence
J. T. Miner
Rochester
N. Y
Henshaw
Rhode Island
Internal Revenue
Trade Association of Lebanon
N. H
Clark University
Jonas G. Clark
Indianapolis
New York
Chicago
Washington
Worcester
United States Treasury
Hyatt
Beverly
Neilson
Planing Mill Fire Destroys East Boston Building
A blaze at 408 410 Border Street East Boston last evening 8 50 destroyed the two story planing mill stair shop and moulding factory leased by S D Bennett and Wellington Toll. Loss to building about 6000 not insured stock and machinery about 12000 and insured mantels and stair materials 5000. Adjacent Nathaniel Littlefield box factory sustained about 400 insured. The fire started from a hot box in the mourning room.
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Border Street
Boston
Isaac Pratt, Jr
Atlantic National Bank
S. D. Bennett
Wellington Toll
Nathaniel Littlefield
Smoke alarms at Sumner Street home and Cambridge shed
Smoke issued from the chimney of Charles McLaughlin at 285 Sumner Street triggering Box 158 alarm, but it proved needless. A Cambridge alarm from Box 268 at 5 p m reported a small shed fire at the lumber wharf of George W Gale on Main Street Cambridgeport.
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Charles McLaughlin
Sumner Street
Cambridge
George W. Gale
Main Street
Cambridgeport
Cabinet Crisis in France and Berlin on Boulanger
Paris reports President Grévy sending Floquet and Rouvier to urge Freycinet to form a cabinet while Duclerie is seen as a prospective anchor. Freycinet did not hear the message, delaying a government effort. Berlin cites Germany preferring Boulanger as war minister to curb French financial gains and expose his vanity as a check on military moves.
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Horace Jones
Germany
General Boulanger
House of Commons
O’brien
Hamilton
Ont
Eeng
Paris
Grévy
MM. Floquet
Rouvier
M. de Freycinet
M. Grévy
M. Duclerie
M. Flouquet
Duclerie
Vienna
Berlin
Politische Zeitung
France
American Fishermen Warned
London reports in the House of Commons that no reply has been received from the United States to Lord Salisbury’s March dispatch on the fisheries dispute. Measures similar to last season will be used for the coming season with moderation, hoping U S vessels avoid requisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
James Ferguson
Foreign Office
United States
Lord Salisbury
Parnell to Seek Seaside Rest for Health Break
London reports indicate Mr Parnell's doctors advise a Whitsun recess by the sea due to improving health. Also in London news John Dawes and Sons iron works fail with liabilities of 150000 pounds. In Constan tople the Egyptian convention with Turkey is signed and in Paris the crown jewels auction closes with 650000 francs for a diamond head dress and total proceeds 6864000 francs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Hospital and Dispensary Fund Acknowledgments
The article lists contributions to the United Hospital and Dispensary fund including amounts from E. Doolittle ten dollars Augustus Russ ten dollars Roland Worthington five dollars John W. James five dollars Benjamin Dean five dollars D. Wilco ten? five? and others with gifts from Rev H Winkley John Felt Osgood Joseph G Ray A W Charleston Louis Edmonds and several friends. Joax Haskell Butler serves as treasurer at 244 Washington Street.
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United Hospital and Dispensary
QO. E. Doolittle
Augustus Russ
Roland Worthington
John W. James
Benjamin Dean
D. Wil
H. Winkley
John Felt Osgood
Joseph G. Ray
A. W. Chamberlin
Louis Edmonds
Joax Haskell Butler
Washington Street
Captains' stories of Celtic Britannic collision told
Details from the May collision report on the Celtic and Britannic describe dense fog, speed concerns, and conflicting whistle signals. Captains Perry and Irving recount evasive actions as the Britannic and Celtic touched. Lifeboat access and disembarkation issues are noted, with fatalities listed and damages estimated at 80 000 for Britannic and 45 000 for Celtic.
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New York
Britannic
Celtic
Scotland
Merritt Wrecking Company
Perry
Irving
The
White Star
Republic
Cunard
Aurania
Swash
Sandy Hook
Xtra
William Fletcher
Jane Robinson
Fall River
Mass
James Timbury
Jersey City
James Greenhatch
Morris County
New Jersey
Adam Johnson
Patrick Burke
County Mayo
Ireland
William Sawyer
Queens County
George Arthur Robinson
Temperance Hall
West Street
Rose Mooney
County Meath
Elizabeth Wainwright
East Hampton
Mark Griffin
Southport
Lot
David Ricketts
Chicago
Michael Donohue
Mark Hallen
Youngstown
Jane Williams
William Henry Wren
England
John Burke
Jane Vaughn
City seeks county share for bridge costs on Merrimac and Union street
Lawrence officials move to have Essex county assess part of bridge costs on the Falls bridge over the Merrimac and the Union Street bridge. The county would pay about one third, potentially delivering nearly $50,000 to Lawrence, based on past assessments of $25,000 to $80,000 for similar spans.
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Lawrence
Speciay
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Essex County
Falls
Merrimac
Union Street
Worcester License Granted to Washington Club
At Worcester meeting of the aldermen a license was granted to the Washington Club to distribute and dispense alcohol liquor under the act approved April 20, 1887. The license fee was fixed at 400 dollars, the first of its kind in the city. The official noted that a lower fee might encourage other clubs to apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Alderma
Washington Club
Chief Justice to Hear Important Libel Suit Soon
Hallifax Nova Scotia May 23 The chief justice who handles admiralty will try a major libel case May 26 and 27. Counsel oppose a second judge but plan to start the trial June 2 before the chief justice before he leaves for the circuit.
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Hallifax
N. S
Admiralty
Doughty
Labor Meeting at Smith Street Schoolhouse Ward 22
An enthusiastic labor gathering led by Councilman Richard Sullivan met in the Smith street schoolhouse basement. Senators O Sullivan Slattery and Councilman Short spoke and warned against violence, urging constitutional action. A letter from Senator Howard of Fall River was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Street
Ward 22
Richard Sullivan
O'Sullivan
Slattery
John C. Short
Bath-House
Cabot Street
Sheapey
Chicago
Councilman
Short
Howard
Fall River
Avas
Chicago 60,000 Workers Face Principle Card Change
In Chicago this afternoon the demand that every building trades worker sign a code card was softened to an assent to the employers principles. The action largely nullifies the contractors fight to have 60,000 workers subscribe in writing, amended at a meeting of the building interests council. Attending were five members of the National Association of Builders executive board.
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ChicaGo
Building Trades of
Building Interests Council
The
National Association of Builders
First Tremont Temple temperance mass meeting held
The Unitarian Church Temperance Society held its inaugural public mass meeting at Tremont Temple with several hundred attendees. Congressman John D. Long presided, praising church influence against intemperance, while speakers including Christopher R. Eliot Edward Everett Hale Nimot Savage Jenkin L. Jones Grndall Reynolds and Mary A. Livermore urged early education of youth and a broad rational basis for temperance.
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Unitarian Church Temperance Society
Tremont Temple
John D. Longe
Christopher R. Eliot
Association
Edward Everett Hale
Sephengon
Skyll
Hyde
Youn
Nimot J. Savage
Jenkin L. Jones
Chicago
Gr.ndall Reynolds
Mary A. Livermore
Resignation Accepted at Franklin Street Church Somerville
At a parish meeting in Somerville the resignation of Rev. Dr. Merriman was accepted and a committee including Levi F. S. Davis C. N. Davis and Hiram D. Smith was named to aid in calling a council of dismissal. The house voted to continue the pastor’s salary until Aug. 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Street
Somerville
Merriman
Levi F. S. Davis
C. N. Davis
Hiram D. Smith
No Official Knowledge of Rhode Island Consolidation
Providence May 23. Sprcrat reports surprise at a proposed consolidation of Rhode Island internal revenue districts. Collector Henshaw, appointed by Cleveland, hears no official notice. The piece notes district salaries and state receipts from 1886 and mentions various officials including Chief Furner of Newport and possible gubernatorial appointments.
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Providence
Sprcrat
Internal Revenue District of
Rhode Island
Henshaw
Cleveland
Troup
Connecticut
Brayton
Furner
Newport
Wetmore
Boston Executive Business Association Holds Fifth Dinner
The Boston Executive Business Association met at Youngs Hotel with President William B. Rice presiding. Alden Speare reported on railroad freight concessions to Boston, postal arrangements with New York New Haven & Hartford, and a new bill on limited partnership while officers pressed efforts against undervaluation in the Boston Custom House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Executive Business Association
Young’s Hotel
William B. Rice
Alden Speare
Interstate Commerce Committee
Commission
Boston
New York
J.D. Morton
Committee On
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Committee Upon
Association
Revenue Department
Stearns
Boston Custom House
Robert P. Gould
Dewey, Gould & Combs
W. P. Hallowell
Pacific
Arthur P. Currier
Fruit and Produce Exchange
Jerome Jones
Administration
Indian citizenship committee to allot lands on several reservations
The Indian citizenship committee chaired by F O Prince reports the government will begin allotting land on the Devil's Lake and Lake Traverse Sisseton reservations in Dakota and the Siletz reservation in Oregon, with Yankton Dakota soon. It aims to deploy trusted agents to counter fraud and delays from adversaries seeking to block fair water rights and land access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. Prince
Indian Citizenship Committee
Samar
Devil’s Lake Reservation
Dakota
Lake Traverse Sessetom Reservation
Siletz Reservation
Oregon
Yankton Reservation
Clark University Trustees Thank Jonas G Clark for Large Gift
Worcester May 23 The Clark University trustees sent a formal grateful acknowledgment to founder Jonas G Clark for a second 1 000 000 gift announced May 4 at the corporators meeting This is noted as the largest single charitable gift by a private person in New England and among the largest in the world in a private lifetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas G, Clark
Worcester
Clark University
Jonas G. Clark
Clark
New England
Impromptu Beverly Veto Celebration Shocks Town
Tonight Beverly illuminated houses and stores and fired fireworks to celebrate the veto on the division bill. A large rooster with the word Victory signaled the mood. A formal celebration with speeches a band and fireworks is planned for tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Perry Collier
Boston Street Railfare Consolidation Plan Aims to Reform System
Senate records discuss approving a wide consolidation among West End Street Railway and other Boston area companies. The act would allow mergers and asset transfers to form a new umbrella firm and enable issuing up to 12.5 million dollars in preferred stock with scheduled dividends and voting rights.
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Wilbur
Committee On Cities
Haverhill
Keith
Plymouth
New Bedford
Clark’s Cove
City of
Boston
Stony Brook
Pynchon and
Tremont Streets
Currier
Senate
Committee On Street Railways
West End Street Railway Company
Board of Railroad Commissioners
West End Street
Iain Conte
Consolidated Corporation
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Hart & Young
Leonard & Co., Auc
Revere
Maine
Eastern
Fitchburg
Lowell
Kent
J. F. Merrow & CO
Ware E Bargains
Tremont Stree
West End Company
Bass River Canal
Observer's Office
Signal Service
U.S. A
Aston
ASB. P.M
P.M. Eeee
Emaieresernech
Tve Observation
Mt. Washington
Clear Block Island
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Rain Satraueti
Mich
Orio
Milwaukee
Duluth
Stele St. Paul
Minn
Smoky Seer
St. Vincent.ankton
Fairorth Platte
G. W. Simmons & CO
North Street
Congregational Club
Horticultural Hall
Elmer
Women’s Auxiliary Conference
American Historical and Economic Associations
Brunswick
Huntington Hall
J. Ellen Foster
Gougar
Vendome
International Fishery Suits
Unitarian Temperance Society
Boston Business Men
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