Boston Merchants Banquet Hosts Nation’s Leaders
More than 400 Boston businessmen gathered at the Hotel Vendome for the Boston Merchants Association annual banquet. Hon. Jonathan A. Lane chaired as ex President Cleveland and leaders like H W Grady Andrew Carnegie and Oliver Ames attended. Cleveland praised ballot purity while Grady spoke on the South race problem and its threats to rights and governance.
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Boston
New England
Hotel Vendome
Boston Merchants’ Association
Jonathan A. Lane
Association
Cleveland
Messrs
H. W. Grady
W. L. Putnam
P. A. Collins
John Lowell
William E. Russell
Leopold Morse
Oliver Ames
Mr. Cleveland
Grady
Georgia
South
Iowa
Massachusetts
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Many Disparate Dispatches From Across the Nation
A run of brief items reports O Neal and Evans failing with liabilities of 40000 dollars in Greenville Texas. A dozen thieves captured near Cairo Illinois with loot recovered. Morton County Kansas faces widespread destitution for about 250 families. Elkhorn Wisconsin farmers see warm weather and no frost. Bhodly coal shaft cave in at Butler Pennsylvania kills two and injures several. Jerseyville Illinois hunts net 480 rabbits and other game. A Huntsville New Jersey heifer has cow pox, third U S case. Funeral of Justus H Rathbone founder of Knights of Pythias held in Utica New York. Opium smugglers near Tacoma Washington captured with 22000 dollars of the drug. John Tierney injured in a fall from a train near Granbury Texas. Rev James F Zwemeer from Holland Michigan becomes president of Northwestern Academy Orange City Iowa. Illinois Central railroad plans to extend into Puget Sound area. Joseph Kinzie of Cincinnati dies at Mount Auburn. Belle Sharp of Armourdale Kansas commits suicide at Greenwood Missouri. Sing Sing prison condemned to move to Sullivan or Ulster Counties. William Bailey marries Sallie Wallace nine year old abductee. he is arrested. Dennis Spellman awarded 8000 damages to family after son crippled by Missouri Pacific train. Michigan Governor Luce declines to call a special session. Nebraska Supreme Court Justice Maxwell offered 10000 as attorney for Lincoln street railway. Vanderbilt purchased Turner painting The Grand Canals Venice for 290000 from Earl of Dudley. DePauw University trustees elect J P D John president and Hilliary Gobin Seon of theological school. Robert Terry of St Louis convicted for life insurance fraud and sentenced to two years and nine months.
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O'Neal & Evans
Greenville
Tex
Cairo
Iil
Morton County
Kan
Elkhorn
Wis
Bhodly
Butler
Jerseyville
Ill
Tacoma
Wash
John Tierney
Granbury
James IF. Zwemeer
Holland, Mich
Northwestern Academy
Orange City
Hiinois Central Road
Puget Sound
Joseph Kinzie
Post & Co. Manufacturing Company
Cincinnati
Mount Auburn
Belle A. Sharp
Armourdale
Greenwood
Sing Sing
N. Y
Westchester
Sullivan
Ulster County
William Bailey
Waterford
Miss
Holiver
Tenn
Sallie Wallace
Dennis Spellman
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Spellman
Luce
Michigan
Samuel Maxwell
Nebraska
Lincoln Street Railway
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Earl of Dudley
Turner
Grand Canals
Venice
de Pauw University
Indianapolis
J. P. D. John
Hilliary A. Gobin Ag Seon
Robert Terry
United States Benevolent Fraternity of St Louis
Mills Relinquishes Final Speech in Cronin Trial
Luther Laffin Mills unable to finish closing for the Cronin case transfers duty to Judge Longenecker due to illness. The prosecution’s final argument centers on alleged coaching by the State and the issue of conspiracy to commit murder with defense critics and remarks on Beggs and the secret committee.
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Curcaco
Luther Laffin Mills
Cronin
Longenecker
Mills
Clanne Gael
Cronim Zed
Clan-na-Gael
Dr. Cronin
Federation of Labor Considers Eight Hour Move and Global Congress
Boston on December 14 reports the Federation of Labor committee backs referring eight hour movement matters to a seven member panel and supports an international congress in the host city of the 1892 World’s Fair. It also urges strict enforcement of labor laws and ballot reform until Australia’s system spreads.
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Boston
Federation of Labor
Massachusetts
Death of Robert Browning at Venice Ends Great Poet
News states the English poet Robert Browning died in Venice after expressing satisfaction with his latest poetry volume. It notes his long career dating to 1835 with works such as Men and Women and The Ring and the Book, and mentions honors including an honorary DCL from Oxford in 1889.
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Robert Brownin
Poen
Venice
Robert Browning
England
America
Great Britain
Post
Eng
The
Universe
London
Pealina
Tray “Strafford
Macready
Drury Lane ‘Theater
Duchess c Cleves
Haymarket
Charlotte Cashman
Bro
Elizabeth Barrett
Italy
Browning
D.C. L
University of Oxford
Mr. Browning
Colomb
Aristophanes
Fire kills two women and infant at Hancock boarding house
A Hancock Michigan boarding house above the Huron mine office burned on Thursday night. Twelve boarders slept. two Finnish women and a six week old baby perished. One man leapt to escape injuring himself. Firefighters rescued one woman through a window amid heavy smoke. Portions of victims and books were found. Loss estimated in thousands of dollars. Police said Pettit faced a preliminary charge of poison administration in a separate case. he died last July from strychnine poisoning.
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Mich
MinwauKrr
Wisconsin
Hancocky
Huron
Pettit
Aff
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Agnes Rochelle
Joe Weller
Schwartzkopf's
Daniel Boone
Lennan & Co
Wiliam M. Winkler Restill
Mutual Life Insurance Ch
New York
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W. Cor
Washington Sts
Winkler
Coopee
C.B . Cooper
Cooper & Cooper
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Camanipar Cit Shkancn
Henry W. Grady
Lovis Vitor Ny
Lot
Wes Wea Sane Aig Pk
MR. Longenecker
Illinois
Foster
Camp 20
Beggs
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Forrest
Laxcastern
E. E. Higbee
Public Instruction of
Pennsylvania
Chicago
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Inpianaports
Ind
Indiana State Grange
United States
Knights of Labor
Drs Mores
Worthy
J. E. Blackford
Algona
D. B. Glark
Council Bluffa
Robert McCaull
Garden Grove
B. QO. Sheldon
Henderson
Grange
Springfield
O. C. Bowen
Cole County
Oliver Wilson
Putnam County
J. J. Campbell
Vermillion County
J. E. Siler
Wabash County
George Hall
Macoupin County
Thomas Keady
Peoria County
J. Lt. Davis
Jackson County
the Federation OF Labor
Castelar
Maonnin
Senor Castelar
Brasil
Portugal
Spain
Ibera
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