Government Criticised for Not Caring for Postmaster's Family
William Lloyd Garrison appeals for aid to support the Baker family, widow Mrs. Frazier Baker and her children after the Lake City postmaster was murdered. He notes $210 raised in Charleston and $88 of additional donations, and outlines a plan to raise $1200 to buy a home near Boston and educate the children. He urges government duty and pledges careful use and public receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wiloyd Garrison
Baker
Frazier B. Baker
Lake City
S. C
Charleston
Boston
South Carolina
Y M C A Boston Plans Social Season Activities
The Young Men's Catholic Association on Newton Street in Boston gears up for a lively winter with a strong line of entertainments. President A A Turner D P Toomey and J P Dore attended the Young Men's National Union silver jubilee in Newark on Sept 19 and 20. Toomey previously served as vice president of the union in 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Catholic Association
Young Men’s Catholic Association of
Boston
Newton Street
A. A. Turner
D. P. Toomey
J. P. Dore
Young Men’s National Union
Newark
Toomey
Eneone
Bicycle Stolen From Tremont Theatre Lobby
A new bicycle belonging to W H Wilson of 40 State Street was stolen from the Tremont Theatre lobby around 2 PM yesterday. The bike had a lock and replaces a previously stolen wheel from Wilson a week earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Wilson
State Street
Tremont Theatre
Mr. Wilson
Errors of the War Reform Club report on Spanish-American War
The Reform Club publishes a report from a committee formed last October assessing military affairs in the war with Spain. It criticizes inefficiency in commissary and medical departs and urges competent humane personnel to reduce soldier suffering. It notes dedication by many officers but highlights widespread sanitary neglect and poor camp conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reform Club
Spain
Charles R. Codman
Boston
Forty-fifth
Massachusetts Volunteers
James B. Gardner
Forty-fourth
Samuel: Bowles
Springfield
Robert
Gorham
Newton
Charles Warren
Dedham
Derrett Farnum & Co Collapse Shocks Chicago Trading Floor
Derrett Farnum & Co, a Board of Trade broker, fails after heavy wheat shorting. A 10:45 a.m. notice orders all trades closed as panic widens. Barrett Farnum & Co cannot meet contracts. December wheat option plunges from 7 13/4 to 7 11/2 amid frantic covering attempts and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Derrett, Farnum & Co
Board of Trade
James Walker
Walker
New York
Barrett, Farnum & Co
Tiffany and Blaine In Nightclub Cabmen Incident
Perry Tiffany Captain James G Blaine and an unnamed companion were observed in a festive mood when Tiffany allegedly struck cabman William Bertger at Thirty-fourth Street. Bertger reported a blow to the head and Tiffany was jailed at Thirtieth Street station while Blaine later disputed the arrest claiming Tiffany did not strike the cabman.
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New York
Perry Tiffany
James G. Blaine
Thirtieth Street
Tiffany
William Bertger
Thirty-fourth Street
Bertger
Fellows
Beltger
Beliger
Mr. Blaine
Parade of Colored Knights Templars at Seventeenth Annual Conclave
The colored Knights Templars held their seventeenth annual conclave in this city with a noon parade starting from Arlington street. Chief Marshal Shaw ordered the march at 11 30 and the line moved via Arlington and multiple streets to Music Hall where Mayor Quincy and officials reviewed them. The gathering included speeches by Mayor Quincy, Robert L Reed, Mahlon Van Horn, and J Bilis Shaw. A ball followed that evening in Paul Revere Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colored Knights Templars
Arlington Street
Marshal Shaw
Arlington
Boylston
Berkeley
Dover
Washington
Summer
Otis
Devonshire
Milk, Broad
State
School
Beacon
Park and
Tremont Streets
Music Hall
City Hall
Quincy
Robert L. Reed
New York
Mahlon van Horn
St. Thomas
W. N
J. Bilis Shaw
Lewis Hayden Commandery
William L. Reed
Paul Revere Hall
Mechanics’ Building
Iron prices rise as district supply tightens
Birmingham reports pig iron up $1 a ton to $19.50 for No 1 foundry, the highest in twenty years. It marks the second $1 advance in ten days with iron authority noting only about twenty four hours of district supply, versus a full month on Sept. L
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Arominent Iron Authority
Warren Avenue Engine 22 site chosen by council
The Boston Common Council approved Warren Avenue as the Engine 22 site after a year of dispute. The body also moved toward establishing a Park Square city market and debated transfer deals with the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad. A separate order to study Cove Street Bridge site passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Engine 22
Back Bay
Park Square
Engine 2
Warren Avenue
Lydon
Ward 13
Kiley
Messrs
Watson
Stevens
Chamberlain
Linehan
Connolly
Doyle
Logan
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Broadway Bridge
Railroad Company
Bridge and
Dorchester Avenue
South
Boston
Harvey
Atwood
McInerney
Ward 19
Ward 11
Board of Apportionment
Rainsford Island
Board of Aldermen
South Boston
Public Buildings Department
Adams
Rainsford Island Institution For Boys
Hibbard
Wards
Idaho Street
Dorchester Lower Mills
Tobin
Ward 9
Ward 18
Cove Street
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William Lloyd Garrison
John Hancock Building
Bernard M. Wolf
Hanover and
Portland
The
Old South Clothing Co
America
New England
Kowa Sea al
OLD Sout Clothing CO
Washington St
Naples
Olympia
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea CO
Atlantic & Pacific Tea CO
Court Street
Sudbury St
Tremont Street
Eliot St
Meridian Street
East
Broadway
Chelsea
N. B
Washi
Weere
Colored Knights
Council
Rainsford
Guerin
Paris
M. Guerin
Fort Chabrol
League
Templeton
Charles Parkhurst
Ceylon
Hector
Black
Continental
Washington and Boylston Sts
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