Baron Wilkes leads at Maplehurst in New England trotting stock
Baron Wilkes born in Kentucky 1882 tops earnings with $130000 plus and 50 trotters aged 14. His progeny include eight offspring with fast times such as 2.29 and 2.20. Maplehurst Farm under Colonel Thayer houses premier mares including Christine and Glenview Belle and prepares about 25 Baron Wilkes colts for the season under reinsman Albert Trout.
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Commonwealth
George Wilkes
Hambletonian
Rysdyk
Wilkeses
Baron Wilkes
John E. and
Bayard Thayer
South Lancaster
Onward
Paris
Ecula
Rubenstein
Baron Rogers
Nydia Wilkes
Baronmore
Baroness Marguerite
Baron Crisp
Brown Silk
Bumps
Red Silk
Maplehurst
Nutwood
Melrose
Silvertone
Alcyoné
Silverlock
Silver Chimes
Silverone
Albata
Abdul Ameer
Colonel Thayer
Sultan
Lady Rose
Atalanta
Atalanta Wilkes
Greymoor
Arkland
Beautiful Bells
Moor
Genie
Lady Graves
Sulwood
Thayer
New England
Albert Trout
Boston Assessor Report Lists Hotel Values in Detail
The Boston board of assessors lists May 1 valuations for numerous hotels and apartments led by Parker House at 1 094 000 and Young's and Adams House at 880 000 each. Other properties include United States hotel 773 000 Brunswick 686 000 Vendome 650 000 Quincy House 582 000 Pelham 560 000 and many more with historic tax figures noted for 1890 and 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Assesors of
Boston
Parker House
Assesors
Young’s Hotel
Adams House
United States Hotel
Hotel Brunswick
Hotel Vendome
Quincy House
Thorndike
Pelham
Berkeley
Savoy
Charlesgate
Copley Square Hotel
American House
Tudor and
Oxford
Huntington
Hoffman
Kensington
Victoria and Langham
Revere and
Ilkley
the Warren
Clark’s
Empire
Castle Square
Bristol
Commonwealth Avenue
Reynolds
Brigham’s
Crawford
Continental Block
New England House
Boston Tavern
Dartmouth Street
Cluny
Plaza
Arlington Street
Bowdoin
Abbotsford
Waverley House
Brunswick
United States
Vendome
Quincy
American
Victoria
Clark's
Revere
Brigham’s Hotel
Aluminum replaces copper for heavy electrical conductors
A Niagara manufacturer substitutes aluminum for copper in heavy current transmission. The aluminum line weighs 1115 tons versus 24 tons of copper, is similarly priced, lighter, stronger, and more corrosion resistant. Aluminum conducts about as well as copper weight for weight, with flat conductors resisting heat and acid fumes without warping. The move could ease copper market anxieties and impact the electrical industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
Futhermore
Delivery of Mail Act Sparks Local Interest in Penny System
A newly passed congressional act allows a penny post style mail delivery for areas with no free city delivery. Groups of at least 20 residents may petition and elect a carrier who charges one cent per piece. The plan aims to save time for rural or distant residents, but concerns about revenue and implementation linger. The move, already approved by the house despite objections, takes effect July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
One Minute Cough Cure Advertised by Several Firms
An advertisement claims that One Minute Cough Cure works instantly. Listed firms include B. F. Johnson & Son in Maynard and C. H. Whitney in Concord with additional names H. A. Littlefield in West Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
Concord
H. A. Littlefield
West Acton
Fast Run by Paine to Boston Ends in Tragic News
Robert Treat Paine sent a special two train from Washington to Boston after learning his wife was dying. The 135 mile leg to Grays Ferry took 132 minutes with a three minute stop at Baltimore and Grays Ferry, and the 34 wires segment from Perryville to Wilmington finished in 30 minutes. New York left at 2:28 am and Boston reached at 8:02 am, but Mrs. Paine died before her husband could arrive.
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Kipling
McClure
the Globe
Robert Treat Paine
Washington
Boston
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Grays Ferry
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Hukill
Perryville
Wilmington
New York
State Board of Arbitration Gains Ground in Lynn
The Shoe and Leather Reporter notes growing acceptance of the state board of arbitration in Lynn amid labor disputes. Historically wary manufacturers and workers now show greater willingness to seek board mediation, seen as fair and effective. Richard P. Barry, the sole remaining original member, is a respected Lynn citizen with roots as a shoe cutter and manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Arbitration
Lynn
State Board
Richard P. Barry
Toad Life Wonder Puzzles Geologists and Readers
A geologist writes Amelia B Edwards about toads found in coal blocks and clay beds. A toad from glacial clay, 20 000 to 80 000 years old, was found alive though movementless with no bones and only nostril breathing, suggesting life lasting millennia before Noah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia B. Edwards
Noah
St. Louis Republic
Blacksmith Writes Own Promissory Note in Texas
An elderly Texas blacksmith, unable to collect from a debtor, drafts his own promissory note after a sheriff who is skilled with a hammer and law creates the instrument. The note promises payment on the first day of June to Jeems Nite for eleving dollars and declares it void if unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Telegraphing through space links mainland to Ireland lighthouse
The article notes a space telegraph system to connect the mainland with Fastnet lighthouse on Ireland's southwest coast. It explains past cable challenges on rocky cliffs and describes the current noncontinuous method, with cables terminating 60 yards offshore and currents traveling to two wires dipping into the sea. The piece also mentions the Pacific Coast Woman's Press Association planning permanent headquarters and a San Francisco club building valued at not less than $100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fastnet
Ireland
Boston Journal of Commerce
Pacific Coast Woman’s Press Association
Woman’s Club
San Francisco
Seventh Regiment of New York National Guard to Attend Shaw Statue Unveiling
Militiamen across New York state anticipate the Seventh Regiment arriving in Boston on May 31 for the unveiling of Colonel Robert G. Shaw of the Fifty fourth Massachusetts. The regiment dates to 1806 and played a key role in early U S military history and social life, with Col Appleton born in 1851 and first serving in 1871.
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Seventh Regiment
New York National Guard
Boston
Robert G. Shaw
Fifty-fourth
Massachusetts Regiment
N. Y
New York City
Lafayette
Fort Sumter
Washington
Scott
Cole Daniel Appleton
New York
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Seventh Régiment
Tennessee’s 100th Anniversary Exposition in Nashville
Boston Journal notes Tennessee as an early state and frontier state with strong self reliance. It highlights Tennessee’s role in history from Daniel Boone to the Mexican War and Civil War era, its development under native stock leadership, and the Nashville exposition as a showcase of state resources and progress.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Vermont
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennesee
Boston Journal
Middlesex County approves bids for county building and furnishings
Bids opened in East Cambridge for a new registry of deeds and probate court building. Thomas H Connell of Lowell bids 839740 for No 1 and 334000 for No 2 to win the construction contract. Hamilton Balcom Peterson of Salem is second. Heating and ventilation awarded to Albert B Franklin of Boston at 12970. Furnishings and electric fixtures awarded to Elihu Littlefield Co of Somerville at 10983.
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Middlesex County Commissioners
East Cambridge
Registry of Deeds
County of
Middlesex
Thomas
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Values of Boston Hotels
Bidson County Building
Puritana
Crosby, M.D
Nature
Caine
H.p.n.dahl
Riverside Block
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Lydia
A. Barrett
Lucy F. Chapman
Prescott Keyes
Cawbridge
Midlesex
Concord Enterprise
Charles J. MeIntire
Saul Court
Honesar Oight
H. Folsom
Register
Tremont Street
N. B
C.d.holmes
Maynard, Mass
Fitchburg Bicycles
Main Street
Chas. E. Boyce
Main
Church Streets
Hudson
Westerly
C. S. Fowler
Moses H. Garfield
Chas
Smith East
Act
Mass
A. H. Haynes
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