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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1884

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Memorial Day Observed in Exeter With Local Address

Memorial day will be observed in Exeter as usual. Mr Charlies E Wiggin of Boston has accepted an invitation to address the G A R members that evening. Mrs James H Clement, widow at Summit house Mount Moosehillock Warren, attempted suicide in Baker river Tuesday but was rescued by a nearby gentleman. Michael McLaughlin mill operative Great Falls was arraigned at Dover Tuesday for stealing clothing and a $75 watch from Hugh Mickeys boarding house Monday night. He was held for trial. McLaughlin was convicted last December of a similar offense.

Exeter Charlies E. Wiggin Boston G.A. R James H. Clement Summit House Mount Moosehillock Warren Baker River Michael McLaughlin Great Falls Hugh Mickey McLaughlin Em Unitarian Association American Unitarian Association Tremont Temple James Freeman Clarke South Atlanta Mr. Dole Jamaica Plain Unitarianism Andover James de Normandi Channing Dr. Channing Robert Collyer New York

Leominster Burglary, Tragedy, and Textile Strike News

A gang burglarized homes in Leominster Monday night. At Cobb Thompson's Abington mill many stitchers left Tuesday due to coercion to work in stalls. Alexander Boyer of Pittsfield, 60, fell painting a Boston and Albany building at Berkshire station, breaking ribs and likely fatal injuries. Francilla Parker of South Chelmsford attempted suicide Tuesday by locking herself in a closet. The Fall River strike ends with most spinners returning to work. Metacomet and other mills still out. Strikers lost 16 weeks’ wages and $15,000 in sympathy funds. many returning workers find old positions filled.

Leominster Cobb & Thompson Abington Alexander Boyer Pittsfield Boston and Albany Berkshire Station North Adams Road Francilla E. Parker Ell P. Parker South Chelmsford Fall River Slade Chace Wampanoag

Inauguration Day Observed in Newport and Local Accidents

In Newport on inauguration day the city was crowded with visitors. Laborer John Sullivan, about 70, was struck by cars in Providence and suffered a likely fatal head injury and a broken arm. Laborer Joseph Barnes from Fall River collapsed and died at Narragansett oil works in Portsmouth after starting work Monday morning. Reverend Edward Everett Hale donated a bound library of standard works to the Samuel Dexter revenue cutter. Captain Gabrielson received engraved resolutions praising crew for Gay Head disaster conduct.

Newport John Sullivan Providence Joseph Barnes Fall River Narragansett Oil Works Portsmouth Edward Everett Hale Boston United States Revenue Samuel Dexter Gabrielson Gay Head

Tragedy and Trials Highlight Connecticut News

Kate Frawley aged 11 of Stafford was killed last Saturday while trying to climb into a schoolhouse window for flowers. Charles Derby former Riverside lodge treasurer in New Haven sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined one dollar for defalcation as friends plan to cover the penalty. Striking women at L Candee Co. rubber works threaten to horsewhip Joseph Spencer for taking a job in place of a striker. The factory strikers currently work eight hours daily five days a week.

Kate Frawley Stafford Conn Charles Derby Riverside Lodge Good Templars New Haven L. Candee & Co Rubber Works Joseph Spencer Spencer

Hewitt tariff bill faces push in Ways and Means

Washington May 27 The Ways and Means Committee will formally consider the Hewitt tariff bill tomorrow. Hewitt expects administrative portions to pass with little objection but anticipates trouble in tariff and internal revenue reductions. He fears two revenue reformers may join Republicans against that part. Senator Don Cameron returns to the senate amid well wishes and health improvements. He has no preference among Republican nominees but is aligned with Arthur by supporters.

Washington Ways and Means Committee Hewitt Cameron Don Cameron Pennsylvania Senate Arthur

Senate Debates Utah Question Amid Social Critics

In Washington the Senate spent most of its session debating the Utah bill. Senator Brown argued against vice with a comparison of polygamy in Utah and New England, citing divorces, prostitution, and alleged moral decay. Senator Hoar defended the measure as constitutional and necessary to curb polygamy and immoral practices. The chamber then recessed into executive session and adjourned.

Washington Senate Utah Brown New England Utah Commission Massachusetts Hoar Mr. Brown Mr. Hoar Georgia

Wall Street trouble reading adjourned senate hearing

Comptroller of the Currency Cannon read a long history of Wall Street troubles to the senate finance committee. the hearing adjourned before he finished and will resume in about two weeks after the Chicago convention. An injunction of secrecy was voted, and no details can be released. The committee opposed a Morgan resolution for further investigation, fearing market disruption. Congress may lack jurisdiction and the adjournment aims to bridge the convention and ease agitation. In Indiana election matters, the House resumed Wallace-McKinley contested race, voting McKinley entitled to the seat. the majority seated Wallace after oath.

Washington Cannon Wall Street Senate Finance Committee Chicago Mr. Morgan Congress Indiana House McKinley Messrs Hurd Ohio Mills Texas Ranney Massachusetts Yeas Blackburn Dorsheimer Potter Robertson Thompson

Delegates Arrive in Large Greenback Convention

Delegates to the greenback national convention arrive in Indianapolis with estimates from 300 to 1200. about 450 confirmed, likely 700 total. Strong delegations from New York, Massachusetts, Michigan. notable figures include Gen Weaver, Gen Tyler, Gov Begole, Col Jesse Harper, Solon Chase. Butler appears destined for the nomination on first ballot despite organized anti-Butler opposition.

Boston Post Indianapolis Ind Florida Georgia Alabama Texas Louisiana Mississippi Andrew Young New York Massachusetts Michigan Gen. Weaver John Tyler President Tyler Begole Col Jesse Harper Illinois George O. Jones Parson Delamatyr T. A. Bland Solon Chase Sprague Rhode Island Butler Gen. Taylor Geo. O. Jones New Solon John Tylers Tyler United States Treasury Department Weaver Congress John Coburn Tewksbury Charlie Litebman Missouri Grand Hotel Circle Park Col. Young Blanchard W. A. Russell Lawrence Mass Major Merrill Lawrence American House OF Representatives Washington, D. C

New York Bank Robbery Details and Related Financial News

United States Commissioner Griffith set bail at 5000 dollars for Thomas W. Evans Cornelius F Timpson and John B Dickson in the over-certification of checks case against Cecil Ward and Co at Wall Street National Bank The West Side bank suspension is a precautionary step and assets exceed liabilities by 53600 dollars George S Seney sold 157 paintings to Metropolitan National Bank for 350000 dollars Donnel Lawson Simpson brokers await resumption of business Pennsylvania Penn Bank suits attach to Fourth National Bank against Philadelphia National Bank The Strong bank in Green Bay Wisconsin closes due to deposit declines and notes a 100000 dollar payout in recent months Pittsburg oil market overdrawn accounts reveal 240000 and 97000 sums in excess of bank capital and surplus

New York United States Griffith Thomas W. Evans Cornelius F. Timpson John B. Dickson Cecil, Ward & Co Wall Street National Bank Waine West Side Bank George S. Seney Metropolitan National Bank Montague Terrace Brooklyn Donnel, Lawson & Simpson Supreme Court Penn Bank Pittsburg Fourth National Bank National Bank of the Republic of Philadelphia Wisconsin Savings Bank Green Bay Wis Strong’s Bank Henry Strong East D. Wilson & Co

Benefit at the Boston Theatre with a varied program

Mr M Glenen hosts a benefit at the Boston Theatre featuring Tom Taylor drama A Sheep in Wolf s Clothing with a large cast, a Palmer Daly company specialty That Girl from Vassar, songs, vaudeville novelties, and a bugle band. The same evening marks the opening of the Boston Museum summer opera season with a French light opera adaptation led by Madeleine Lucette. The Boston Oratorio Society final concert follows at Tremont Temple with a notable lineup.

M’glenen Boston Theatre Tom Taylor William Redmund Jasper Carew Frazer Coulter Col Percy Kirke E. T. Backus Col. Lord Churchill J. T. Craven Kester Chedzey D. J. Sullivan Corporal Flintoff C. E. Herbert Hackett R.S. Finley John Zayland Thomas J. Daly Lizzie Derous Palmer-Daly Comedy Company Vassar Marguerite Fish White Blossoms Fred Mahn Duablgren Post No. 2 Byford E. E. Rice Travestie Company J.F. Burrill Bristol Daniel Williams Lulu Evans Harry Clarke O’brien Edwina Carollini Paris R. M. Field B. E. Woolf Madeleine Lucette Boston Oratorio Society Tremont Temple J. G. Lennon Sig. Leandro Campanari F. P. Whitney Annie E. Deyir Gertrude Edmands Charles F. Webber A. A. Turner L. F. Brine Calixa Lavallee J. Frank Donahoe

Annual Report of New Hampshire State Treasurer

Advance sheets reveal Col. Solon A. Carter report for the year ending June 1, 1854. Cash on hand June 1 amounts to 1,204,622.49 with receipts during the year totaling 1,000,977.83.

Concomp N. H Solon A. Carter

Twenty-Second Annual Unitarian and Related Meetings

The fifty-ninth annual American Unitarian association meeting at Arlington Street Church elected officers led by Henry P. Kidder with detailed funds reports. New England Woman Suffrage Association framed sessions with Lucy Stone presiding and officers elected. Various church bodies and affiliated societies held meetings addressing publishing, education, temperance, and missionary work.

Congregational Publishing Society Universalist Club Church Temperance Society Fraternity of the White Cross Fraternity Hall Washington Street John Orvis C. M. A. Twitchell Chas. Stearns D. J. King Prof Milleson J. Latham Franklin Orvis Stearns King’s Chapel H.H. Barber Somerville C. R. Tenney Shawmut Avenue Boston Association of Universalists Shawmut-avenue Berry Street Arlington Street J. W. Chadwick Brooklyn N. Y Congregational American College and Education Society W. M. Barbour D. D New Haven Congregational New West Education Committee Tremont Temple H. P. DeForest Sibyl Carter Congregational American Missionary Association G. W. Grover James Powell Boston Association of Universalist Wesleyan Hall H. B. O'Leary J.T. Duryea M. J. Savage D. A. Sargent William H. Baldwin Mary F. Eastman F. W. Gunsuaulus C. W. Emerson Mary J. Safford Edna D. Cheney Julia Ward Howe George B. Ford Dr. Stackpole S. Hail Miss Emery Congregational Massachusetts Home Missionary Society C. M. Southgate Deda F. W. Gunsaulus Newtonville Arlington Street Church American Tract Society Bromfield Street Massachusetts School Suffrage Association Bashford The American Board Richard Windsor Maratha Mission Western India Alexander McKenzie Massachusetts Convention of Congregational Ministers Supreme Judicial Court Room Meionnon H. B. Blackwell J. W. Bashford Katherine Lente Stevenson Lorenza Haynes Boston Young Men’s Christian Union Union Rooms Boylston Street George D. Robinson Massachusetts A. P. Martin Boston Brooke Herford J. T. Duryea Robert Collyer New York Temple Quartet

Eminent Temperance Worker L B Barrett Laid At Rest

Funeral services for Mrs. L B Barrett secretary of the Massachusetts Woman's Christian Temperance Union were held in Boston and Fitchburg with a eulogy by Mary A Livermore. Interment followed in Fitchburg after prayers at West Somerville residence.

L. B. Barrett Massachusetts Woman’s Christian Temperance Union West Somerville Dr. Smith Spring Hill Baptist Church Warren Avenue Baptist Church Boston Woman’s Christian Temperance Union O. P. Gifford Warren Avenue Mary A. Livermore A. K. Potter Roxbury Fitchburg John Clasby Union Street Cambridgeport Charles Harrington Central Trades of Boston Shields and Reef Carpenters’ Union Pall-Penters St. Mary’s Church Waltham John Pio East Boston Tenth Maine Regiment Maverick Square L. B. Bates John A. Hawes Woodlawn Michael E. McGuinness Hub Athletic Club

Restoration of two ex-foremen at Damon's safes listing

W H Rigby ex master boat builder and J H Roberts ex master iron plater who were discharged a month ago from the construction department have been restored to their respective positions. Damon's safes at mantra prices 110 Sudbury.

W.H. Rigby J. H. Roberts Construction Department Damon Mantra Sudbury

Roxbury City Guards to Celebrate Centennial on Fourth of July

A Roxbury High land district rally backed a 100th anniversary of the Roxbury City Guards. At Dudley street opera house a large meeting with speeches by ex Alderman Faunce and Gen Swift endorsed a grand Fourth of July celebration including cannon fire and balloon ascents.

Roxbury John Backup George B. Faunce Charles Whittin John Kneeland C. H. Plympton Geo. M. Hobbs D. C. Hodges M. E. Ware W. M. Osborne Wm. Blanchard Gorham Rogers H.V. Putnam D. M. Ees E. E John L. Swift Old Roxbury West Roxbury A. H. Plumb Gaston Palmer Hi. J. Boardman Morse

Defence case for River Head prisoners to begin tomorrow

The defence for the 19 River Head prisoners will start tomorrow in St Johns. Mr Boone’s opening speech, two days, reviewed and analyzed 16 days of prosecution testimony. Eighty defence witnesses have been subpoenaed.

ST. Johns N. F River Head Boone

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