29 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1902
Page
1
The Daily Mail claims a vast imperial plan ties British lands under a single program for global betterment of imperialism. Governor Jordan announces a Dartmouth college scholarship fund of 2500 dollars honoring Miss Caroline Hill of Wilkinsonville for a deserving New Hampshire boy.
Bedford Mass March 28 operatives have been granted a ten percent wage increase effective April 7. The conference of the Textile Manufacturers Association heard the demands for reuse and was harmonious with representation from every mill in the area.
The North squadron will depart Trinidad on Monday and reach Pierre Martinique by Wednesday. The Olympia will stop at St Pierre then visit San Juan Antigua Danish West Indies, arriving at Oma s on April 4. It is set to reach St Thomas on the 12th and then proceed to San Juan Porto and Hampton Heads.
A midnight blaze swept a steamboat slough used as winter quarters in this city. Steamers were completely fed. Loss reported at 37 000 dollars while the fire raged. Other dispatches note the Ark James salmon shipment from Seattle to the Horn, and a mine collapse near Hunter's Creek with ten rescued.
Manchester March 28 Senator Henry B E Burnham return from the National Capital for a brief visit reports the Manchester colony there in good health. He notes senate debates stir interest with an oleo margarine bill likely to pass in its present form and a coming fight over a Chinese exclusion measure. Burnham says Tillman McLaurin issue largely blown over and praises McLaurin as pleasant and often Republican aligned. He discusses the Cuban question at length noting beet sugar interests oppose Cuban measures and hoping a mutual compromise may be reached.
Conveyances recorded include Candia Mary MM Preston and Warner et al to Frances Barnes Boston land $1. Derry M Josephine Horne to James E Smith land $1. Exeter Exeter Co op Bank to Mary A Thistle land on Washington street $500. Seabrook Moses D Souther to Granite State Land Co land and buildings $290. Numerous transfers specify lands, rights, and nominal sums in towns from Hampton to Windham including Boston and Reading buyers and local sellers.
Injured parties and heirs from the August 8 1901 granite shed accident at the navy yard plan to sue contractor John Peirce at the Alfred term of court. Attorney Judge Charles C Smith of Kittery will represent Eugene Pearson Leo Mealey John Robertson and Nelson J Karlstrom seeking damages totalling 20 000 with Robertson claiming 4000 Mealey 5000 Pearson 5000 and Karlstrom 6000.
Harbor front notes show arrivals on March 29 including Tug Gypsum King with barge New berg from Philadelphia carrying coal. Schooners Liz ate 5 Call Dover coal A. W. Bllis Rock land and Freddie Eaton from New York to Calais and Portland carry coal and plaster by various vessels.
The Washington letter notes the oleomargarine bill and Chinese exclusion bill await final votes while the Indian appropriation bill may be reported this week. It covers the Moss-Rhea election contest, the Cuba evacuation timeline, banking signals, and diplomatic moves as Roosevelt plans visits and sugar concessions are debated with Cuba.
Advertisements claim Stuart’s Catarrh Tablets are the safest, most effective catarrh remedy, offering an internal tablet alternative to sprays and salves. The ad argues they remove catarrhal congestion in nose throat or stomach with antiseptics like Blood root and Red gum, avoiding opiates or cocaine and praising doctors who endorse them for headaches deafness and child use.
Brief note invites G. E. M. to deliver the Memorial Day address at Arlington, marking a ceremonial role in the commemorative observance.
At the Navy Yard new copper gutters are being fitted at building 20. A piper was discharged yesterday, repairs on the wooden dock are complete, and the whistle of the fire alarm was tested. The steamer Samurt Ruf could not make a trip due to damaged gear. A deserter surrendered at Charlestown barracks and was sent back. Steam heating shut down for summer, two more Babcock and Wilcox boilers will be added to the construction and repair department, same as the current units, with plans to install in the new power plant on Daniel Street.
The naval band will present a program of selections at the Country Club balls in Philbrick Hall next Monday evening. The event promises a refined evening of music with the full Naval Orchestra performing choral works and solos, never before heard in this city. The vesper service at Saintonite church tomorrow evening is expected to draw many churchgoers, featuring Leseal’s Wee Pers No. II performed by a large choir with assistance from the Naval Orchestra.
Be. W. Grove advertises Laxative Bromo-Quining as a quick cure for grip with a two day claim. Each box bears Grove’s name and the price is listed as 25 cents.
A Newmarket hearing before railroad commissioners on March 28 reviewed the petition by the Newmarket Exeter and Portsmouth street railway company for rights to build an electric road. Witnesses from both sides testified on route, feasibility, and potential impact on the Boston and Maine line, with adjournment for further sessions in Hampton.
The railroad commissioners held hearings at Newmarket and North Hampton on Lovell petitions to extend the Portsmouth and Exeter street railway from Stratham to Newmarket and another extension in Hampton. Judge Samuel W. Emery represented Lovell with Judges Calvin Page and J. B. Frink attending the Newmarket hearing.
KITTERY entries mention Mr Charles Jenkins visiting Boston company, town meeting day, navy yard work suspensions, Easter church concerts, Conductor Gerrish resuming runs, Conductor Young reassigned to ferry, Arthur Goodwin new steam engineering appointment, and social events. Atlantic City updates praise Mast er Sunday scenes, Jersey Central 3 hour service from New York, beach attractions, and train schedules with a 1:30 pm special Saturday March 29 and 5:20 pm Sunday return. A contact at 143 Liberty St New York offers lime table via postal card.
A fragmentary item praising Atlantic City as a vast destination with its world renowned boardwalk. The note hints at numerous hotels and mentions large sums, suggesting a focus on the city’s grand scale and rapid growth. Names and precise facts are unclear due to damaged text.
One thousand mile books of the Plant System of Railways sold from Washington to Charleston Savannah Montgomery Thomasville Jacksonville Tampa Albany Brunswick and all intermediate points. Rate twenty five dollars. On sale at J J Farnsworth Eastern Passenger Agent No 490 Broadway New York.
The note hints at soon arriving hurdy gurdy players in town, signaling the start of a lively street performance season with several распис performances expected this week.
Special meeting of Local Union 421 of P D and Paperhangers of America at G A Tt hall Saturday evening March 20. Every member is requested to be present. BR ILMARDEN Rec gee
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