Convention Highlights Of Big Trade Union Meeting
Master Slattery and officials lead 40 000 delegates at Faneuil Hall. The session covers by law revisions ritual changes and officer elections while headquarters may move from Galesburg. Notables including Samuel Gompers and T B Sargent expected. a memorial for a delegate’s father and upcoming balls noted.
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Brotherhood
Galesburg
Ill
Edward A. Mosely
Interstate Commerce Commission
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
T. B. Sargent
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
E. E. Clark
Order of Railroad Conductors
John Wilson
Order of Railroad Switchmen
L. S. Coffin
Iowa
T. W. Powderly
R. of L
P. M. Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Wilkinson
Morrisey
Slattery
Newman
Sheehan
Montana
Grand Lodge
F. P. Mullin
Legrande
Ore
Quincy House
Mullin
Faneuil Hall
Governor Russell
Matthews
Bunker Hill Lodge
Trimountain
Boston
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Somerville Lodge
Young Men's Congress Holds Third Session in Boston
The 33rd session meeting at Whiting Hall 128 Tremont Street saw E H Willet resign as clerk and J A Currier elected to fill the vacancy. A committee of Lane Engstrom Flanagan Potter and Capen was formed to study constitution amendments while a restrictive immigration bill was introduced. The group debated the silver repeal bill with Engstrom Lane Walker Hayes Hopkins Wreckley Bancroft Child Tilden Eldredge and Ward. further discussion is planned next Monday along with a free trade resolve.
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Boston Young Men's Congress
Whiting Fall
Tremont Street
E. H. Willet
J. A. Co. Currier
Messrs. Lane
Engstrom
Flanagan
Potter and Capen
Congress
Lane
Messrs. Engstrom
Walker
Hayes
Hopkins
Wreckley
Bancroft
Child
Tilden
Eldredge
Ward
Boston book vendor held on embezzlement charge
Alfred J. Sawyer of Boston, an agent for W. L. Richardson & Co., was arrested in Orange on a warrant from company president P. F. Burke charging embezzlement. Sawyer, a Bible salesman, will plead before Trial Justice Nicknell tomorrow morning.
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Orange
Alfred J. Sawyer
Boston
W. L. Richardson & Co
Book Publishing House
Fowler
P. F. Burke
Wyer
Icknell
Sawyer
Hood's Sarsaparilla Endorsement from an 19th Century Ad
A vintage ad urges readers to begin using Hood's Sarsaparilla as a purifier to enrich the blood and strengthen the system. The claim ties the medicine to purification and vitality during the fall season.
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Hood
Senate Adopts Rule Debate Amid Silver Purchase Fight
The Senate opens its eleventh week with leadership from both sides of the silver issue. House suffrage action in Oklahoma Territory delays the repeal bill while a Lodge proposal to curb speeches and set debate deadlines dominates the floor. Lodge defends closing debate as a return to tradition and efficiency, while West and Aldrich press for measured action amid procedural clashes. The chamber adjourns at 1 pm after a long roll call and quorum battle.
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Washington
Oklahoma Territory
Hoar
United States
Yeas
Morgan
Alabama
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Senate
Lodge
House of Commons
House of Representatives
Webster
Hayne
House
Louisiana
Mr. White
West
Mr. Hill
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Old England
Jones
New Jersey
McPherson
Peffer
Pugh
Frye
Voorhees
Palmer
House passes McCreary bill extending Geary Act provisions
Washington October 16 The House resumed debate on the McCreary bill to extend time for Chinese registration under the Geary Act. Debaters included Wilson Caminetti and McCreary. The first amendment defining a Chinese merchant passed 120 to 10. Final passage stood 167 to 9, with adjournment following related banking debate.
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Washington
House
Wilson
Rep
Wash
Cleveland
Dinsmore
Dem
Ark
Caminetti
Cal
McCreary
Geary
California
United States
Mahon
Pennsylvania
Loud
Cox
Den
Tennessee
Cannon
IlMnois
Rio Fortified City Under Ocean Fleet Bombardment
Rio de Janeiro endures a siege as rebel ships bombard the city center, striking the custom house and destroying government workshops. Government forces number about 2000 with land batteries. casualties are high, foreign residents flee, and notices warn foreigners to evacuate. Admiral Mello commands the rebel fleet as forts reply with heavy exchanges over several hours.
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New York
Rio
Armacao
Mello
Rile News
American Bible Society
Peixoto
Ponta da Caja
Brazilian Coal Company
Wyndham
Lang
Aquidaban
Javary
Guanabara
Trajado
Fort Santa Cruz
Lage Ana Joao
Cruelly Deserted Cambridge Husband Steals, Leaves Family
John Goodrich a 25 year old German from Hamburg employed at Towers piano factory in Cambridgeport disappeared after taking watch worth 50 dollars and other valuables from his wife and three children. He later withdrew his savings from the Five Cent Savings Bank and sailed on the Cephalonia bound for Boston.
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Cambridge
Murray
Station 2
John Goodrich
Tower
Broadway
Washington Street
Cambridgeport
Main Street
Goodrich
Hamburg
Germany
America
Boston
Five Cent Savings Bank
Cephalonia
Fish Admitted Free for US Citizens Catching Canadian Fish
Ottawa report says Treasury informs Dominion authorities that fresh or frozen fish caught in Canadian waters will be admitted free into the United States when nets or devices are owned by US citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Treasury Department
Washington
Dominion
United States
No Compromise for Grover Interview with Carlisle
New York reports Croker's organ prints an interview with Secretary Carlisle asserting the President will consent to no compromise and stating we cannot repeat this month or any other month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Croker
Daily Organ
Carlisle
Fall River Debates on Banking and Tariff Reform
A Fall River speaker argues against the national bank system, calls for government supervision of currency, and criticizes protective tariffs. He cites banking authorities, recalls historical panics, defends State banks, and contends wages and industrial vitality in cotton mills depend on demand and labor vigor, not tariffs.
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Pennsylvania
New York
General Grant
Arthur
Fall River
Chicago
Congress
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Republican Party
Lancashire
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Weavers’ Progressive Association
Burnly
England
Greenhalge
Harrison
Mr. Blaine
Massachusetts
New England
Blaine
Lancaster
Observation on Growth of The Post and Sunday Post Circulation
Readers invited to write a concise letter comparing The Post and Sunday Post circulation with other Boston morning papers. Describe observed numbers of copies taken by friends neighbors or seen on street cars steam cars or at business places. Address Comparison Editor The Post.
Ill fated voyage from Colombia to United States
Seventy three tired men from Colombia reached Ellis Island aboard the Athos after six months of forced labor on the Carthagena and Magdalena railroad project. Illness and fever struck many. several died or were buried at Colon. They allege high travel costs and harsh treatment on the ship and during the return journey.
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New York
Ellis Island
Athos
Colombia
United States of Colombia
Carthagena & Magdalena
Boston
Colon
Paris Welcomes Russians After Toulon Departure
At 5 o clock Admiral Avelan and fifty officers left Toulon for Paris escorted by high officials. The locomotive bore French and Russian colors while a band played the Russian anthem. Crowds cheered from the station and overlooking streets as the Russians saluted and cried Vive la belle France.
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Toulon
Avelan
Paris
France
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MR. Cleveland
Ater
Young Men's Congress
Solo Bibles
House OF Deputies
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Grover
Pall River
John Sherman
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Crapp
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Ohio
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Russell
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