Creditors propose five member committee to audit company officers
The creditors urged action and suggested a five person committee to select others to investigate the company officers. They discussed unfinished stock in Lynn and Richmond and ways for assignees to finish goods, with a motion approved for the assignees to proceed. The nominating committee named Rust, Spaulding, Romainer, Bartlett, and Butler, elected to advise and cooperate with the assignees. The meeting adjourned awaiting the committee call.
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Lynn
Richmond
Storey
Davis
Davis Company
General Assembly weighs education for freedmen and Briggs protest
At the Presbyterian General Assembly in Pereffor Michigan the Freedmen committee urged Christian education for Black Americans, citing funds since 1866. Alumni of Union Theological Seminary protest Dr Charles Briggs, urging restraint and unity amid debates on his Biblical theology chair.
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Mich
Presbyterian General Assembly
Allen
John Eaton
Marietta College
United Sates
Board of Education
Daniel H. Poor
D.D
George H. Baker
J. D. Hewitt
Kansas
Logan
Crossier
Illinois
Briggs
Robinson
New York
Union Theological Seminary
Charles A. Briggs
Presbyterian Church
Record of Fires Across Several Localities
A brisk incendiary fire at the grocery store of Henry and Benjamin Blackburn on 132 Green Street Jamaica Plain near the Old Colony railroad station caused $150 damage to the building and about $25 to stock. A separate blaze at No 10 Chambers Street Charlestown damaged a blacksmith shop, while a Chateaugay Ore and Iron Company separator at Lyon Mountain burned with about $100,000 loss. A large fire destroyed the Sharland and Boils chocolate factory and stores in Holborn. In Gardiner Maine, fire damaged a blacksmith shop and a nearby saloon with losses ranging from $400 to $1,000, all with unknown origin.
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Benjamin Blackburn
Green Street
Jamaica Plain
Old Colony
Blackburn Heirs
Chambers Street
Charlestown
Platrspur RG
N. Y
Chateaugay Ore and Iron Company
Lyon Mountain
London
Messrs
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Holborn
Gardiner
M. Horn
Girard Crummett
Water Street
Horn
Crummett
Morgan linked to Argentine bank reorganization chair role
Rumors in New York claim J Pierrepont Morgan of Drexel Morgan & Co now abroad in London may chair a bankers committee to untangle and reorganize Argentina's finances. John Wright and Mr Magoun of Baring Magoun & Co declined to confirm or deny the report.
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New York
J. Pierrepont Morgan
Drexel, Morgan & Co
London
Wright
Magoun
Baring, Magoun & Co
Veiled Picture at Lyceum fails to engage audience
New York May 25 Albert R Haven drama The Veiled Picture staged by Robert Mantell centers on a young artist who kills a fellow student by accident and later marries the murdered man’s sister. The plot spirals into morbid confession painting. critics call it unentertaining with slight redeeming love between artist and wife. Mantell’s performance described as graceful but limited by weak support and a painful, absurd scene.
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Speciar
Albert R. Haven
Robert Mantel
Lyceum Theatre
Mr. Mantell
British Charitable Society marks Victoria birth anniversary in Boston
At Youngs Hotel nearly 200 members marked Queen Victoria's 72nd birth anniversary and the society's 74th with a reception and banquet. Toasts honored Governor Russell, Mayor Matthews, and allied charities while speakers praised British American ties and municipal charity in Boston.
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Boston
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Congressman Houk Dies After Medical Mistake Claim
A private dispatch from Washington reports Tennessee Republican Congressman Leonidas Houk died at his home in Tennessee. Born June 8, 1836, in Levin county, he advanced from cabinetmaker to lawyer, served in the Union Army, and held multiple Tennessee political and judicial roles before entering Congress in 1878.
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D.C
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Houk
Tennessee
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Knoxville
Tenn
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Loyal East Tennessee
First Tennessee Infantry
Third Tennessee Infantry
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Johnson
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
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Wheeler
Lenessee
Crack Cricket Eleven to Play Boston With Pros
The Metropolitan District Cricket League allows professionals in interstate matches. New York selects a mixed lineup including Harry Tyers and Lane, with Am pand Young Lyon Wood Stiles Reid Wall is Roberts Turner Prendergast. The team, strong in bowling and batting, faces a tough Boston challenge.
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Unity Clubs Held Public Meeting at Copley Square
A public meeting of the National Bureau of Unity Clubs was held at the Second Church in Copley Square. speakers included Rev W H Savage Rev E A Horton Mrs Mary A Livermore and Rev Mr Bendig highlighting unity, broadening beyond Sunday School, and Unitarian goals with emphasis on external outreach and educated reason.
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Copley Square
W. H. Savage
E. A. Horton
Unity Clubs
Philanthropiec
Mary A. Livermore
Bendig
Unity Club
Bk. E. Hale
Newfoundland Legislation Passes Coercion Bill
The Newfoundland Legislature approved a local coercion bill on Saturday night behind closed doors amid public indignation. Morine was the sole oppositionist to vote in favor. The Governor's holiday proclamation for the Queen's birthday was ignored, business houses stayed open, flagstaff Hal yards were cut, and an attempt was made to burn the Government House royal standard flagstaff.
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Jenna
Morine
Government House
Pacific Bank Stockholder Liability Ruling By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today ruled in Pacific National Bank of Boston v Eaton that stockholders who subscribed and paid for stock but did not request certificates remain liable for bank losses, even if certificates were not received for ten years. Justice Bradley authored the opinion.
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Justice Bradley
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Roglater
Murderous assault at Washington Street dance hall ends in stabbing
At 12 50 this morning a fight at a 1260 Washington Street dance hall led to William Hill stabbing Robert Lee in the throat. Lee lies dying at City Hospital while Hill is held at Station 5 on assault charges. witnesses recall a knife drawn during the negro dance. Police Crowley and Knowlton arrested Hill.
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Robert Lee
No. 4
Olive Place
City Hospital
William Hill
Hill
Lee
Hineself
Patrolme
Crowley
Knowlton
Cow Attack Hurts Mrs Mason at Brookline Corner
A frightened cow ran from Harvard street into Beacon street near Coolidge corner yesterday afternoon, trampling Mrs. F. L. Mason as she crossed. Heavily bruised, she was rescued and taken to Merrill V. Brown's grocery, where Dr. J. Ph. Murphy treated her. the injuries are serious but not fatal.
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Brookline
F. L. Mason
Beacon Street
Merrill V. Brown's
J. Ph. Murphy
Rebels Form Chilean Congress Under Admiral Moutt
News from the Fi nance reports Chilean rebels have formed a Congress with George Moutt as President. The body mandated duty free access for essential consumption goods. Valdivia and Copiapo were captured, and Caldera endured a three hour bombardment on April 20, with over a hundred townsfolk killed. The rebels then landed troops to occupy Caldera.
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New York
Finance
Brazil
Chile
George Moutt
Congress
Valdivia
Caldera
American Peace Society Holds Annual Meeting in Wilgrim Hall
The American Peace Society met yesterday at Wilgrim Hall with W F E Sheldon presiding. Robert Treat Paine was elected president, replacing the late E S Tobey. A Paine Bonney team was named to represent at the Rome Peace Conference in October. Resolutions urged U S and England to protect Samoa and Pacific islands and favored arbitration to settle Newfoundland and Behring Sea disputes.
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American Peace Society
Wilgrim Hall
Congregational Building
W. FE. Sheldon
Robert Treat Paine
E. S. Tobey
Bonney
Chicago
American Society
Rome
United States
England
Samoa
Pacific Islands
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Behring
Death of Nebraska's first Governor David Butler
Ex Governor David Butler died suddenly at his home near Pawnee City Nebraska. He was 62 years old and served as the first governor after Nebraska achieved statehood. The death occurred this morning from heart failure at his residence in Lincoln area.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
David Butler
Pawnee City
Archaeological Institute Pledges Support for Egypt Survey
The Archeological Institute of America, at its New York annual meeting on the 9th, resolved to back the Egypt Exploration Fund survey of Egypt. It endorses the Fund’s aim as a work welcome to historians, antiquity lovers, artists, archaeologists, travelers and the world, urging liberal and prompt public support.
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Archeological Survey OF
Egypt
W. G. Winslow
Boston
Archeological Institute
Council of the
Archeological Institute of America
New York
Archaological Institute
Egypt Exploration Fund
Lange
Chicago Episcopal committee fails to endorse Brooks bishop bid
The standing committee of the Episcopal diocese of Chicago met to discuss endorsing Rev. Phillips Brooks for the bishopric but could not agree and adjourned indefinitely.
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Chicago
Episcopal Diocese of
Phillips Brooks
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