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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1887
Page
1
Lowell Choral Society Opens Musical Festival at Huntington Hall
The Lowell Choral Society inaugurated its first festival in Huntington Hall with a large public rehearsal. The program featured Sullivan's oratorio The Pilgrim Son with a 200 voice chorus and 35 piece orchestra, plus Mendelssohn and Schumann works. Soloists Miss Tennie Von Holz and Miss Jennie F Woodward impressed, and the event reflected credit on director Henri S Blaisdell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Sapere
Tennie von Holz
Boston
Jennie F. Woodward
Lowell
J. E. Bartlett
Joseph W. Leach
Mendelssohn
Ruy Blas
Schumann
Taubert
Faust
Mr. Leach
Bacchus
Handel
Buck
Asia
Henri S. Blaisdell
Salem Oratorio Society
Weather Outlook for New England and Eastern New York
Indications show 24 hours from 7 a.m. Thursday May 26 for New England and eastern New York with local rains then fair weather. Winds will be generally cooler from the west and temperatures nearly stationary along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
New York
Dem party hopes rise as McAdoo speaks in New York
Morning news notes Representative McAdoo’s optimism for the Democratic party. Also: Yacht Coronet reaches New York. Pacific Mail bids for wool traffic. Connecticut Medical Society annual meeting. Yale resignation to the college. Kilduff killed by cars in Waltham. Bethlehem star sighted. O’Brien denies seat in Parliament. Lowell Choral Society festival opens. Universalist Society Salem accepts Rev. olles. Birdsall of Hartford Telegram on embezzlement trial. ex Governor Sprague writes from Canonchet. Chicago labor situation steady. lawsuit against Gould and Sage for millions. troop parade in Washington seen by the President. ICC adopts procedures. Major Poore’s prognosis grim. probation agency proposed for Washington courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
Coronet
New York
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Connecticut Medical Society
Yale College Corporation
Isaac Kilduff
Waltham
Star of Bethlehem
O’brien
Lowell Choral Society
Huntington Hall
Universalist Society
Salem
Olles
Birdsall
Hartford Telegram
Sprague
Rhode Island
Canonchet
Chicago
Jay Gould
Russell Sage
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ben Perley Poore
Washington Courts
Paris Opera Comique Fire Kills Many at Night
Fire at the Paris Opera Comique causes numerous deaths with reports of fourteen suicides by jumpers and total fatalities believed around sixty. John Morley calls Liberal conciliatory move premature. Belgian strikers raise the black flag and threaten village attacks. An outsider wins the Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Opera Comique
John Morley
Weather and events fill city day with hearings and races
Cool, rainy conditions set a somber tone as the Fifth Regiment holds spring drills. The Woman Suffrage Association continues its annual meeting while Melrose workers protest Boston and Maine railroad compliance. Frederick L. Ames speaks on Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific consolidation. Anniversary events mark Children’s Mission and Little Wanderers’ Home. Clyde Park hosts Country Club races with Keene’s Burgo Master winning. other runners include Falconer, Worth, Sam Emery, and Texas. Ross faces fraud trial over spiritualist scheme. Stock market shows dull activity amid West End selling and Passumpsic lease approval by Boston and Lowell holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Regiment
Woman Suffrage Association
Melrose
Boston & Maine Railroad
United States Railway Commission
Frederick L. Ames
Union Pacific
Kansas Pacific
Little Wanderers
Country Club
Clyde Park
Foxhall Keene
Falconer
Worth
Sam Emery
Texas
Charles R. Ross
West End
Boston & Lowell
Notable deaths claim several prominent figures
Vincent E. Nocera of the Herald dies at his home after a brief illness. Nehemiah Flanders former city marshal of Newburyport dies aged 71. Rev. Richard Newton of Philadelphia dies aged 74. Josiah Sutherland ex presiding judge and congressman dies after a brief sickness at 80. Henry J. Ramsdell Washington journalist and District of Columbia register of wills dies of apoplexy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent E. Nocera
Herald
Leverett Street
Italy
Boston
Phillips School
Deland& Barta
Everett & Zerrahn
The
Nehemiah Flanders
Newburyport Perteniar
Richard Newton
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Eng
University of Pennsylvania
General Theolrical Seminary
St. Paul’s
Josiah Sutherland
New York Court of General Sessions
Congress
Supreme Court
Henry J. Ramsdell
Washington
Register of Wills
District of Columbia
Guarding Against Smallpox in West Indies Trade
All vessels arriving from the West Indies will be inspected with increased care and stringent precautions will be taken to prevent smallpox. Halimax reports health measures amid port safety efforts on May 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halimax, N
West Indies
Shoemakers Convention Invites Gov Ames to Brockton
Governor Ames accepted an invitation from Mayor Whipple and Brockton officials to attend the shoemakers convention in Brockton on June 7. He will deliver the welcome address to the delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoemakers
Ames
Mayor Whipple
Brockton
Paris Opera House Fire Kills and Wounds Dozens
Paris reports confirm the Opéra Comique fire during Mignon caused at least fourteen deaths with many injured as spectators and performers fled the flames. The blaze followed a gas leak, engines failed to reach instantly, and several actors escaped from the roof as the building collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Opéra Comique
Mme. Mergvillier
MM. Tasquin
Bernard
National Library
Marivanta
Sewell
Steenacker
Chamber of Deputies
Figaro
London
Havas
Anglo Turkish Convention on Egypt Keeps Firman Law and Suez Neutral
The Anglo Turkish agreement preserves existing fir mans and the Suez canal's neutral status. It sets a three year British withdrawal from Egypt unless danger looms and allows Britain to supervise the Egyptian army for two more years. Britain may reoccupy if order is threatened and invites owners to join and suggest capitulations changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louvon
Egypt
Suez Canal
England
Turkey
Morley Attacks Coercion Bill at Norwich Meeting
John Morley addressed a vast anti coercion gathering in Norwich and said the Liberal time was not ripe for conciliation as Unionists pressed a harsh coercion bill. He cited Lord Salisbury’s remark about Irishmen and blamed the Conservatives for a Hottentot policy and bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Morley
Norwich
Lord Salisbury
Rioting Iron Workers Now Allied With Knights of Labor
Strikes widen in Brussels as iron workers join the Knights of Labor. Riots flare in multiple districts with mobs showing black and red flags. Troops disperse the crowds. a plot to loot Charleroi is reported. Rumors claim dynamite used at Hain St Pierre and Paturges and a telephone line cut at Mont Sur Marchiennes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Knights of Labor
Charleroi
Hain-St. Pierre
Paturges
Mont-Sur-Marchiennes
Merry Hampton Wins Derby At Epsom Downs
London crowds poured toward Epsom Downs for the Derby Stakes race. Merri Hampton captured the crown as American visitors, including Mr Penfield former vice consul general, traveled with a coach laden with Americans amid royal observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Merry Hampton
Epsom Downs
Mr. Penfield
United States
Prince of Wales
Lord Rosebery
Parade and Review By Crack Military Companies in Washington
The May 25 Washington review featured a night monitor and Merrimac pyorama drawing crowds of about 15 000 at the stand and grass. President and guests observed a brisk parade with the Marine Band, Irish guards, and foreign ministers amid a warm reception while a late shower postponed drills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Monitor
Merrimac
Boston
Enterprise
Milwaukee
Seventeenth Street
Cleveland
Welsh
Marsey
Lamont
Sheridan
Lee
Virginia
McGill
Minnesota
Endicott
Sherman
Gorman
Legation
White House
Augur
Sarsfield Guards
New Haven
Conn
John Garrity
Arlington Hotel
Memphis
Coronet Yacht Victory Returns to Brooklyn Harbor
The schooner Coronet, winner of the ocean yacht race, anchored at Thirty-ninth Street South Brooklyn after a Europe to New York crossing. Captain Crosby, Mate Whittier, and seven crew were in good health. Owner Mr. Bush planned cruising with the vessel and said it would likely not race this season. Crosby will visit family in Eastport Maine during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thirty-ninth Street
Brooklyn
Europe
Crosby
Whittier
Bush
Eastport
Editor O Brien notes on Macara Faris health and seat claim
Editor O Brien reports Macara Faris feeling better after illness. He cites a London dispatch claiming he declined the Parliament seat but says the statement is unauthorized and he has not acted yet, awaiting consultation with Mr. Parnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macara Faris
O’brien
London
London Standard
Parnell
Brattleboro Sets Off Three Day Musical Festival
Brattleboro Vermont hosts a three day musical festival starting tomorrow after three days of rehearsals led by Professor H. Whitney of Boston. The event features a 200 voice chorus, a 20 piece orchestra, two pianists, and soloists Mrs. E Hinsaphisey Allen Miss Hattie McLain J. C. Bartlett Jacob Benzing and Towns Glee Club from Boston. Season tickets cover expenses without the need for town funds and a permanent county organization is expected to form afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
8. J. Whitney
Boston
E. Hinsaphisey Allen
Miss Hattie ©. McLain
Messrs
J. C. Bartlett
Jacob Benzing
Glee Club
Hopeful McAdoo Sees Strong Democratic Outlook In Congress
Representative McAdoo of New Jersey visits Washington and expresses optimism about a harmonious Democratic party. He expects an October special session, a busy next House, and a committee overhaul on tariffs and interstate commerce with many amendments likely. He criticizes a powerful commission and favors a study driven approach for policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Speciau
Representative McAdoo
New Jersey
Democratic Party
Congress
Carlisle
Randall
Ways and Means
McAdoo
Probation Agency Proposed by Boston Leader
Judge Snell of the Police Court and Major Moore consult with Major Blood of Boston on starting a probation agency in Washington. The plan calls for a day agent at the Police Court to oversee first offenders and aid those lacking counsel, plus jail visits to seek inmate reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Spreray
Judge Snell
Police Court
Major Moore
Major Blood
Boston
Snell
Major Poore's Condition Forecast as Hope Fades
Washington on May 25 reports Major Poore's condition at midnight is practically unchanged. Doctors say he may live a few days longer but hold no hope for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Major Poore
Bid for Boston dry dock caisson rejected after high quote
In Washington on May 25 a single bid of 37500 from Atlantic Works East Boston to build the caisson at the Boston dry dock was rejected as 6000 over the appropriation. About 1500 people attended the President's East Room reception this afternoon and militiamen greeted him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Current Capital News
Washineron
Boston Dry Dock
Navy Department
Atlantic Works
Boston
Compositors Strike Ties to Conspiracy at Rutland Herald
The Rutland Herald in Rursano Vermont reports compositors walked out amid a long running conspiracy claim backed by Knights of Labor. Management refused wage increases and plans to reveal alleged retaliation against the paper for opposing the Knights. Printing continues with limited effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rursano
Herald
Knights of Labor
International Union
Fire destroys Jane White house on Jerusalem Road
A large two and a half story wooden house on Jerusalem road known as the Jane White house, owned by Andrew Wheelwright of Boston, was totally destroyed by fire early today with contents. Loss exceeds $10,000 and is fully covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ConassEet
Jerusalem Road
Cambridge Aldermen Name Jurors and Rail Plan At Meeting
At last night’s Cambridge board session, a set of eight men were drawn as traverse jurors for the June term of the Superior Court to be held in East Cambridge. The Cambridge Railroad Company sought electric operation of its cars and an extra track in Brattle street. A special city committee will meet visiting Philadelphia railroad officials to inspect the Meigs elevated line. The public property committee can repair Harvard grammar school up to 1500 dollars. The Irish National League State council met at Young’s Hotel with Rev I J Conaty elected state treasurer and Lecree M Harrigan secretary. A league action plan was prepared for distribution to branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Michael Monahan
John Delany
William H. Rowe
David Hanson
John A. Kelleher
Andrew N. Wyeth
Joseph F. Mitchell
G. HK. Cutting
East Cambridge
Cambridge Railroad Company
Kelley and
Hinck
Corcoran
Sortwell
Teele
Waugh
Philadelphia
Cambridge
Meigs Elevated
Brattle Street
Harvard Grammar School
The
Irish National League
Young's Hotel
Donovan
I. J. Conaty
Worcester
Lecree M. Harrigan
Lowell
League
Twenty-Sixth Anniversary of the First Regiment M V M
The 26th anniversary celebration at Horticultural Hall was held last evening with Colonel Chandler presiding. Attended by 125 members, officers elected include President Alfred Hocking, Secretary Adjutant C. E. Mudge, Treasurer Lieutenant B. G. Tutein, Directors Captain John McDonough and Corporal W. F. Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horticultural Hall
Chandler
Preident
Alfred Hocking
Sine Preeiaace
A. Smith
C. E. Mudge
B. G. Tutein
John McDonough
W. F. Butler
Law Suit Aimed at Gould and Sage Over Kansas Pacific Bonds
Foreign holders of bonds under the consolidated Kansas Pacific mortgage plan to sue Jay Gould and Russell Sage as trustees. The suit seeks about 5 million dollars tied to the Denver Pacific stock value changes after the consolidation. The bond issue totals around 15 million, with many bonds floated in Frankfort Amsterdam and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commercial Advertiser
Jay Gould
Russell Sage
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Pacific Railroads
United States Pacific Railway Commission
Kansas and Pacific
Denver Pacific
Gould
Sage
Frankfort
Amsterdam
London
Death of Lieutenant Clarke on the Iroquois
Newport reports Henry W. Clarke receives details of his son Lieutenant Arthur H. Clarke’s death on the U S steamer Iroquois at Panama. The death by own action occurred May 7 after breakfast in an empty steerage room. He was buried with military honors on Flaming’s Island in Panama Bay. personal effects were sent to his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. L
Henry W. Clarke
Arthur H. Clarke
U. S
Iroquois
Panama
Arthur Peterson
Young Clarke
Clarke
Flaming’s
Panama Bay
Peterson
The Case Against Birdsall in Hartford Embezzlement Trial
In Hartford Police Court on May 25 the state charged D C Birdsall of the Hartford Telegram with embezzling funds from associates. Evidence showed $1800 received for insurance advertisements but only about $480 entered. Birdsall claimed loans and salaries, including $1876 received for services during the 1886 legislative session. The cash book reportedly disappeared after being placed in a safe, and Birdsall acknowledged various misappropriations while Berdan held stock. The case was adjourned for cross examination tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
D. C
Birdsall
Berdan
Colonel Graves
Burgomaster Wins Hard Open Handicap Steeplechase
The Clyde Park spring meeting on a heavy track featured the Burgomaster ridden by Foxhall Keene dominating the open handicap steeplechase and beating Joe Shelby by two and a half lengths. Worth led early but Burgomaster surged past in the turn to win amid cheering spectators.
Chicago issue tests eight hour plan for bricklayers
Six contractors signed to sustain the Master Masons platform and issued permits to start today with two to fifteen non union bricklayers each. Chicago brick layers seek jobs while union leaders pledge eight hours at forty cents and a Saturday payday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Master Masons’ Association
George Prussing
Workelter
The
Bricklayers’ Union
Noted Families Sail for Europe as Summer Plans Begin
Mr Henry Woods and family with Rev Dr Herrick sail for Europe on the Aubania June 4 and will be away the summer. James Redpath visits the city briefly. Georg Henschel plans to sing at Smith College Northampton in the commencement week with Prof Peabody of Harvard delivering the address. Ex Congressmen J Randolph Tucker to speak at Yale College June 28 on The Federal Convention of 1789.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Woods
Postponed New England Yacht Racing Association Meeting
The postponed meeting at Parker House last evening was chaired by President J. B. Rhodes. Cape Ann Yacht Club decided to remain in the association. A committee of Rhodes Clark and Perkins was formed to reconstruct the constitution and bylaws. Clark moved to amend the bylaws to allow each club to send three delegates instead of one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Yacht Racing Association
Parker House
J. B. Rhodes
Cape Ann Yacht Club
L. M. Clark
C. A. Perkins
Clark
Drowned Man Found In Charles River Near Miller's Cove
In Miller's Cove on the Charles River D W Eldredge and E F Moore found a man’s body float on the water. The 40 year old, 175 pound, dressed in a checked coat and vest with striped pants, had a bruise on the temple. Medical Examiner Meade suspects days in the water. T W Casey identified the deceased as baker T Casey. Thought to be an accidental death or suicide.
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T. W. Casey
T. Casey
Munster
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