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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1889

Page

2

Hartford Wheel Club Races Highlight State L A W Championship

Five thousand spectators watched Hartford Wheel Club events at Charter Oak Park with the main feature the one mile State L. A. W. championship won by H. G. Cornell of Hartford in 2 52. F. A. Clark of Plantsville was second. Numerous other races and a post meet program at Germania Hall followed.

Hartford United States Hotel Charles H. Burdett Joseph Goodman T. W. Gillette Danbury Germania Hall Wethersfield Connecticut C. H. Wood H. King H. G. Cornell F. A. Clark Plantsville Hovland Smith New Bedford Mass D. C. Shea W. D A. C. Banker Berkeley Athletic Club Y. S. Campbell Niagara Falls N. Y Meriden William Schumacher L. L. Clarke F. A. Delabarre Conway W. D. Banker E. A. Bailey Somerville A. A. Zimmerman Freehold Oe Ives P. J. Berle South Boston Gothic Cycle Club G. R. Secor T. F. Elwood George Smart Gorated A. Bailey W. Banks Creates Athletic Club William Ae Hartford Meriden Wheel Club F. F. Ives J. E. Brainard L. A. Miller Union C. S. Davol Warren R.I C. S. Howard Boston George H. Burt F. P. Prial New York G. T

Historic trades parade listing many unions and bands

A detailed roll of invited guests and union affiliates marching in a large parade. Names include Aids H J White and John Mec Quade, Salem Brass Band, Carpenters District Council No 1, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Globe Printers unions, Roxbury and Cambridge chapters, and numerous drum corps, bands, and craft associations with counts of men and aids, across multiple divisions with marshals and chiefs of staff.

Knights of Labor parade forms in Suffolk and Middlesex counties

On the Common between 8:30 and 9 o'clock the Knights of Labor from Suffolk and nearby Middlesex counties gathered, possibly 1500 strong. Home Knights met at Tremont and Park street malls, while Middlesex and unattached Knights formed at Beacon street mall and joined the parade-car after a detour due to refusal to align with Cigar Makers' L.A. 80.

Knights of Labor Suffolk County Middlesex County Tremont Park Street Middlesex Beacon Street L.A Nicholas

Knights march order in Boston parade formation

J Quinn and D W F of D A 30 served as marshals of the first and second divisions. The procession joined the main line at Copley square after a fixed sequence including E A 4596 and multiple L A units with numbers such as 5789 9816 5463 and 8805 marching in turn.

J. Quinn D. A L. G. Newman M. W L. A Order of March Copley Square Rae Aee L.A

Typographical Union Banquet Highlights Boston Winchester Ties

Typographical Union No. 13 held a Day of Labor banquet at 55 Franklin Street with Mayor Hart of Boston and Mayor W. M. Atkinson of Winchester as honored guests. Speakers praised unity, education, and progress while noting strong cross state ties and a large turnout of tradesmen and officials.

Typographical Union Typographical Union No. 13 Franklin Street Mayor Hart Boston W. M. Atkinson Winchester Thomas Elder Elder Hart O’halloran Atkinson Sons Commonwealth of Massachusetts Old Dominion Massachusetts Virginia Liberty Daniell Morgan Brackett

Cambridge Knights of Labor Parade Brightens City Rally

Before joining the main body in Boston the Cambridge Knights of Labor staged a brief parade in Central Square Cambridge. The procession included United Brotherhood of Carpenters 100 men George Washington Assembly No 5299 250 men Local Union No 10 International Building Laborers Protective Union 75 men Carpenters Union No 204 75 men United Brothers Carpenter Union No 38 75 men plus the Cambridge Band and Camp 16 Sons of Veterans Fire Drum and Bugle Corps provided music L G Newman served as chief marshal and W S Pattison was chief of staff.

Robert Floyd H. J. White John MecQuade L. G. Noonan W. J. Shields Hugh A. McKay Charles B. Sanborn Salem B. C. Smith E. L. Hatch Carpenters’ District Council John H. Ball National Guard Band E. F. Hill Boston Carpenters’ Union No John D. White United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners J. C. Rowe Amalgamated Carpenters Marshal Davis Winthrop Brass Band A. W. Ricketson Carpenters’ Union No East Boston G. W. Stewart Cambridge Fife and Drum Corps Charles Talbot Cambridge Carpenters’ Union Leonard Bosworth C. F. Blanchard Robert Castles Our Fathers Samuel Chadwick Jamaica Plain Fife and Drum Corps William Pandy Roxbury Carpenters’ Union Newton Charles Pike Ballardvare Independent Joseph Clinton Carpenters’ Unions Allston Brookline John Haley Weymouth Fife and Drums Corps Albert Whitmarsh Quincy J. Blakeley G. F. Lord J. G. Clinkara C. O. Wood J. Blaskovsky H. Haines C. Daly Waltham Isaac Davis C. D. Newman Journal Chanel Printers’ Union A. W. Hovey Post Chapel Printers’ Union George Dawson Alfred Mudge Chapel Printers’ Union Germania Julius Eichler Globe Chapel Printers’ Union John C. McCoubrey K. of L A. O. Cullymore Hancock Fife and Drum Corps Malden P. J. McShane Stablemen’s Union Timothy Vaughan Cigar Makers’ Union A. T. Silverstein American Band C. H. Thompson Union No J. C. Reid Bennett’s Marine Band C. W. Bennett Journeymen Horseshoers William Donovan Levin's Brass Band Jules Levin Clothing Trades’ Association Louis Hacks New York Somerville Edward Hobbs George Washington Assembly Knights of Labor Cambridge James A. Gorman Boston Plasterers Union Donald Sheehan Burt E. Stone J. C. Clark Peter Dacres James Grant Luke F. Carley John Doherty J.J. Donovan F. F. Muldowney Robert J. Neale D. Whall James D. Shehan M. Finlan Michael Carroll Carter T. F. Carter J. Mackenzie Reeves’s Bricklayers and Masons International Union of America Excelsior Drum Corps Marblehead Brick Masons’ Union No Samuel Melcher Jane G. A. R Journeymen Freestone Cutters’ Association of Boston J. J. Murphy Rauid’s Highland Band of Journeymen Plumbers’ Association of Boston West End Fire and Boston Plasterers’ International Union William Burthall Barry’s Marble Cutters’ Protective Union of Boston John P. McQueeney First Massachusetts Regiment Alexander Peters V. Camp Peel Hangers’ Aid Society of Charles Teen Malden City International Stone Masons’ Union No Dennis J. Mahoney T. Y. Powderly Assembly Marble Finishers of John Black T. C. Winthrop Camp Thomas D. Fleury Boston Steam Fitters’ Association John Monaghan Granite Cutters National Union Jeremiah Mahone M. J. Moriarty National Guard Union of Boston Daniel Shehan Cambridge Knights of Labor Central Square L. A United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local Union International Building Laborers’ Protective Union United Brothers Carpenter Union Cambridge Band Sons of Veterans Fire Drum and Bugle Corps L. G. Newman W. 5. Pattison

Labor Day Celebrations Across Woburn and Lynn

In Woburn the second Labor Day celebration drew about 1100 workers. The parade, banners from local shops, and events at St Charles grounds featured prize contests and a 10 to 0 baseball walkover by St Charles. Ralph Beaumont spoke at the Skating Academy. In Lynn the day included parades by Knights of Labor assemblies and the Lynn Lasters union, ending with a mass meeting at Centennial Grove and a picnic.

Westurn Woburn Knights of Labor Assemblies Miller Brass Band of Wakefield Johnson St. Charles Michael Roach Thomas Roach Michael McCormick Charles Reynolds Henry Rooney Crane’s Loring’s Highland Montvale Skating Academy St. Charles and Woburns Ralph Beaumont Lynn SpeciAu Organized Labor Lynn Central Labor Union Knights of Labor Lynn Lasters’ Protective Union New England Lasters’ Protective Union Central Depot Centennial Grove Common

Labor Day Observances Across New England and Beyond

About 450 workers from the Central Labor Union and allied unions led a Labor Day parade in Lowel with banners like Extra work double pay and Scab exterminator. Across cities from Lawrence to Framingham, Salem to Worcester, parades, picnics, athletics, and kinship gatherings marked the day with unions, bands, and large crowds.

New York Labor Day Parade and Mass Meeting Highlights

About 20,000 workers paraded from Washington Square to Stuyvesant Square in New York City to celebrate Labor Day with a mass meeting at Cooper Union advocating an eight hour day. Brooklyn held a large parade and union picnic at Ridgewood Park, with widespread flags and observances across New York State and New Jersey.

Union Grove Edward King New York Pittspurg Penn Pennsylvania United Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Brotherhoods Greensburg Scottdale Newport R. I Rocky Point Port Lane City Hall Union Station Sebago Lake Curiaco Trades and Labor Assembly Kuhn’s Park Knights of Labor Willow Springs Baitimore MontreAt Champ de Mars Exhibition Grounds Dominion Labor Congress Jones’s Wood Order of Hibernians Union Park Washington Square Fifth Avenue Thirty-fourth Street Stuyvesant Square Cooper Union London St. Louis American Federation of Labor Brooklyn N. Y Ridgewood Park New York State New Jersey

Labor Day Observances Across Several Cities

Labor Day activities spread from Philadelphia to Portsville New Haven Hartrorp and LenG area with banks closed parades picnics and athletic contests. Union unions led marches and gatherings highlighting eight hour workday questions and holiday observances by trades and unions including the Typographical Union.

Philadelphia Union Labor League Rising Sun Park Palestine Park Caledonian Club German Federation of Trades Schuetzen Park Camden Portsville Penn New Haven Conn Savin Rock Hartrorp Colt’s Typographical

Death by own action of a bachelor in West Springfield

Springfield report states William Knox a farm hand and bachelor hanged himself in a tobacco shed at West Springfield today.

Springfield William Knox West Springfield

Beverly Teacher Resigns for Gloucester Post

Miss Florence Fisk, assistant Beverly High School teacher, resigns to take a similar role at Gloucester High School with a higher salary.

Gloucester Beverly Florence Fisk Beverly High School Gloucester High School

Winthrop Illuminated Gala Ends Season

Last evening marked the annual illumination in Winthrop with a brilliant display along Cottage Hill to Winthrop Highlands. Winthrop Centre debuted with a grand show and cottages hosted open houses. Great Head Yacht Club and Great Head Hotel hosted lantern displays, flags, banquets, and dances for guests.

Winthrop Cottage Hill Great Head Winthrop Highlands Winthrop Centre Great Head Hotel

Boy Injured in Street Car Collision

Last evening about seven o'clock John Mather, seven years old, of 11 Eighth street East Cambridge, was seriously injured on a Beach street street car when it collided with another car.

John Matherson Eighth Street East Cambridge Beach Street

Arrest of Thomas F. Conley for tobacco store break in

Officers Fitzgerald Sloan and Somer of Station 2 arrested eighteen year old Thomas F. Conley last evening for breaking and entering the tobacco store of B Albertine at 546 Atlantic avenue and stealing thirty dollars worth of tobacco and fruit.

Fitzgerald, Sloan Somer Station 2 Thomas F. Conley B. Albertine Atlantic Avenue

Officer Sullivan Assaults at Genesee Street Stop

Officers from Station 5 seized liquor at three locations yesterday. At Jeremiah Sullivan’s home at 33 Genesee Street, Officer Files was assaulted during the arrest of Sullivan.

Officer Files Station 5 Jeremiah Sullivan Genesee Street Sullivan

Run Over by an Express Wagon Victim Montair

Last evening eleven year old William H. Montair of 3 Hull Street Charlestown was run over by a heavy wagon and his thigh fractured He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.

William H. Montair Hull Street Charlestown Massachusetts General Hospital

Arrest Report: Cotogno Cut Mary Winters on Salem Street

Last evening Officers Wolf and Eldridge of Station 1 arrested Antonio Cotogno for assaulting Mary Winters with a razor on Salem Street. Winters was taken to City Hospital with a left cheek laceration.

Wolf and Eldridge Station 1 Antonio Cotogno Mary Winters Salem Street City Hospital

Virginia Republicans Nominate Confederate Brigadiers for State Offices

The Philadelphia Record notes that Virginia Republicans back three Confederate brigadiers for key state roles and seek to win broad support by appealing to Black voters, arguing the brigadiers and the Black vote would form a risky alliance.

Virginia Philadelphia Record

The Treatment of General Sherman on a Milwaukee Train

A Philadelphia Ledger Rep. urges that General Sherman may have been poorly treated by Grand Army men from Chicago on a Milwaukee train. The writer hopes the tale is exaggerated and says Sherman deserved a seat for his age and war history regardless of comradeship, adding lip service should not stand.

General Sherman Milwaukee Grand Army Chicago Philadelphia Ledger

The Irish Question and Parnell’s Dicker With Tories

The article argues Mr Parnell acts as Ireland’s representative in Parliament aiming to secure Irish gains. It notes Gladstone acknowledged his right to pursue any workable path and even hinted Home Rule under a Tory government. It warns Ulster reaction to Balfour’s proposal for an Irish Catholic university.

Mr. Parnell Ireland Balfour Ulster Hartford Courant

Illogical Protectionist Faces Tariff Debate

A New York Times (Indiana) editorial argues Governor Ames of Massachusetts, a Republican protectionist and manufacturer, betrayed party loyalty by signing a petition for free iron ore and coal and reduced duties. The piece insists his justification exposes a broader conflict among manufacturers whose interests would favor lower tariffs, challenging the high tariff system.

Governor Ames Massachusetts Ames N. Y

Civil service reform under Cleveland in postmasters

The Louisville Corner Journal cites a Washington list showing about forty Kentucky postmasters appointed by the President. Only two commissions dated February 1889, two in 1888, nine in 1887, and nine in 1886. Republicans largely served out terms. The St Paul Pioneer Press notes a similar pattern in Minnesota with sixty presidential postmasters: twelve in Cleveland's last year, nineteen in 1887, and fifteen in 1886.

Cleveland Washington Louisville Corner-Journal Kentucky Arthur St. Paul Pioneer Press Minnesota N. Y. Evening Post Ind

Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Meeting at Young's Hotel

The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company met at Young's Hotel last evening. A fall field day committee was named including Emory Grover and W H Cundy among others. The Military Museum panel received the sword donated to Major John Brooks 72 years ago. Resolutions regarding the death of Past Commander Major Francis Brinley were adopted.

Ancient and Honorable Artillery Young’s Hotel Emory Grover W. H. Cundy William A. Russell George W. Mills John C. Dalton Military Museum John Brooks Francis Brinley

Pocket-Picking Suspect Nabbed on Boylston Street

Inspectors Knox and Cogan arrested Thomas Killsen yesterday afternoon for picking the pocket of an unknown man on Boylston street. The capture follows routine policing in the area, with authorities filing the case for further inquiry.

Knox and Cogan Thomas Killsen Boylston Street

Roosevelt's Winning of the West reviewed as history

A critical appraisal lauds Roosevelt’s Winning of the West as the first authoritative synthesis of the Southwestern border during the Revolutionary era. The review praises his use of original sources, correction of errors, and balanced portrayal of settlers, Native peoples, and British policy, while noting emphasis on national over state history.

Roosevelt West Alleghany Kentucky Tennessee State Department Canada Spain France Alleghany Range Lord Dunmore Illinois Ohio United States Boon Sevier Robertson Clark Jay Adams Great Britain Edmund Kirke Kirke Great Kanawha Cornstalk Mr. Roosevelt Logan Watauga Holston Helen Hunt King’s Mountain Vincennes

Theodore Roosevelt's The Winning of the West review

The work admires backwoodsmen, shows sympathy with their life, and reflects Roosevelt's historical insight. It is a valuable but uneven source with tedious repetition and diffuseness in handling materials. Two volumes printed by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1889 are noted as the edition.

Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt New York G. P. Putnam’s Sons

Writings of Washington Volume II overview

The period 1758 to the Revolutionary War is examined in Ford’s second volume, focusing on Washington’s letters for biographical insight. It notes his colonial life, disputes with English agents over tobacco and shipments, limited political content, and his 1769 stance on arming for liberty. The final pages cover his appointment as commander in chief and his selfless resolve.

Washington Virginia England House of Burgesses George Mason George Washington Warton Chaunce Ford New York G P. Putnam’s Sons Boston W. B. Clarke & Co Price

Books Received New Titles and Authors Listed

A list of recent publications with authors and publishers includes Works by George Washington edited by Worthington Chauncey Ford Volume II 1775 1776 from G P Putnam's Sons and various other works such as Picturesque Boston by Robert Grieve Mistress Beatrice Cope by Le Clerc Random Shots at Living Targets by H W Holley Notes on Wrecks and Rescues by R B Forbes A Happy Find translated by Miss V Lee from Mme Gagnebin Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky A Lawyer's Donts by Ingersoll Lockwood The New Litany Blots and Blemishes Every Man His Own Doctor by J Hamilton Ayers The Luck of the House by Adeline Sergeant The Pennycomequicks by S Baring-Gould and Jezebel's Friends by Dora Russell.

George Washington Worthington Chauncey Ford New York G. P Putnaim M.D G. W

Obituary notes of several 19th century figures in brief

Obituaries report Dr J H Hazen dying at ninety in Marshall Illinois after serving in Perry’s navy during the war of 1812 and carrying a Niagara bullet. journalist John A Greene dies in Bay Line Long Island of liver trouble. stage driver John J Taylor dies in Woonsocket aged sixty. Rev Lorenzo T Bennett dies in Guilford at eighty four. Augustus Bailey found dead in Saccarappa Missouri of apoplexy. Joseph Mason veteran of the Rebellion dies at Marblehead aged fifty five. William C Ludwig Philadelphia philanthropist dies at seventy nine.

J. H. Hazen Marshall, Ill North Hero Ohio Perry Lawrence John A. Greene Bay Line Long Island Greene New York City Press Club John J. Taylor Adams Express Woonsocket New York & New England Railroad R. L Lorenzo T. Bennett Connecticut Christ Church Guilford Augustus Bailey Saccarappa Joseph Mason Marblehead Mr. Mason Heavy Artillery Navy William C. Ludwig Philadelphia

Highwayman Holzhay Taken To Bessemer Jail

Holzhay, a highwayman, reached Bessemer under sheriff Foley escort early this morning and was securely placed in the local jail.

Holzhay Bessemer Mich Foley

Little Miss in the Park Dream Scene

A dainty Little miss adores the speaker yet bores him as they meet in the dark. Fairy music surrounds their meeting near a rustic chair as she gently caresses and woos, while sleep and dreamy visions close in.

Sory

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