Gas Company Officials Defy Boston Inquiry
Massachusetts Legislature committee grills New England Gas & Coke trustees over access to books and evidence regarding gas pricing and operations. Whitney asserts company not producing or delivering consumer gas in Boston and resists state examination. The panel weighs legal scope, public franchise limits, and potential impact on investment while officials defend the company’s privacy and business structure.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Aates
W. M. Butler
New England Gas & Coke Company
J. Henry M. Whitney
Coke Company
Boe
Trustees Guard Trust Integrity In Gas Company Debate
Butler states the company is a private partnership with trustees bound to the trust terms. He quotes the attorney general's view that corporations require legislative authority and that New England Gas & Coke Co is a voluntary association without corporate power.
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Butler Aid
Board of Gas and Electric Commissioners
Commonwealth
Aege
New England Gas & Coke Company
Gas Industry Opinion Distinguishes Private Factories From Public Gas Supply
A Massachusetts Attorney General opinion clarifies that a private factory producing gas for its own ovens and selling surplus to another corporation remains outside public gas utility scope. It states private contractors lack franchise to lay pipes and do not serve general consumers, thus not subject to state gas regulations.
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Massachusetts
Commonwealth
New England Gas and Coke Company Seeks Inquiry Details
The company argues it cannot set direct gas consumer prices and asks the committee to report the full production and distribution costs. It requests copies of contracts from all corporations or associations involved in gas production or distribution. The dialogue concerns whether price reductions are feasible for Boston consumers.
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Boston
Massachusetts Pipe Line Company
Pipe Lin Company
Commonwealth
Eee
New England Gas & Coke Company
Goke Company
Rights and Protections in the Commonwealth Constitution
The text outlines that individuals have rights to life liberty and property and that punishment must follow law. It states powers must separate among branches to ensure rule of law and not of men, with due process and fair compensation for public use of private property. It also guarantees protection from unreasonable searches and seizures and requires formal description of crimes.
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Commonwealth
Legislative Department
Rights to Private Books and Papers in Government Inquiries
The text argues for strong protection of private books and papers from inspection in inquiries. Citing Kilburn vs Thompson and Pacific Railway Commission, it asserts personal security and privacy as fundamental rights, and that the House cannot unilaterally press privileges beyond constitutional bounds. It notes judicial review over legislative actions. Burnham, as state liquor agent, illustrates committee power limits.
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Kilburn
Justice Oo H
House of Résentatives
Udicial Department
Iguor
Burnham
Commonwealth
Fragmentary legal quote about compelled production of papers
The fragmented text references a court ruling on compelled production of papers in a legal matter. It mentions exemptions, legality of requiring materials, and phrases about a private party. The legible parts evoke judicial discussion without clear case specifics.
Convention Closes with Nominations Read in Conference
The New England and Methodist conference closes its session with a large agenda. The committee on popular amusements led by V D Pickles reaffirmed a stance against card playing betting and theatre going. Several nominations were read and confirmed for various posts and districts.
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Pisce Purg
V. D. Pickles
Aome
Triers
H. Herrick
C. W. Blackett
Wrens Misering L
Lynn Dines
A. Littlefield
C. R. Ihagee
Perkins
Matthew Robins
Springfield
Wwnape
C. Townsend
EB. Tedcock
Frank Nichols
T. Chandler
Feashor
E. Thrasher
Hoington
N. B
New York
Japan
Osgood Company Opens Spring Showing With Violet Day
The C. E. Osgood Company on Wash street marked its Spring Opening for 1900 with violet and white window decorations. Artist J. Magoun arranged displays highlighting crockery, takeware, and a fully furnished dining room in Flemish style, with the event lasting through the week.
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C. E. Osgood Company
Washtreet
Aries J. Magoun
Boy Burned In Home Fire At East Boston
Four year old Lasdote O Connor of East Boston was badly burned yesterday at 3 Percival Place. The child slept in a kitchen cot. flames spread as he woke crying Mamma. Neighbors helped, a doctor treated him, police ambulance took him to hospital. hospital staff fear for his life.
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Lasdote O'Connor
East
Boston
Percival Place
To & Ra
Angelo Kkola
Aes
Sabben
Tors
Towne Named Democratic Presidential Candidate Hopeful
The Minneapolis Journal reports former Congressman Charles A Towne of Duluth is a Democratic presidential candidate nominee hopeful with local party backing amid ongoing primary considerations.
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Minneapouwui
Journa
Charles A. Towne
Duluth
Roberts Shut In at Bloemfontein
Fragmentary battlefield notes describe actions near Bloemfontein with references to Colenso, Irish Brigade troops, and a plan to attack a central hill while other forces held flank positions.
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Roberts
Bloemfontein
Rival Judges in Barbourville Court Clash Over Judge Seat
Barbourville Ky April 9 Circuit Court opened with confusion over who will preside John Henry Wilson or another nominee. The contested bench sparked questions about authority and the outcome of early sessions.
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Barbourvills
John Henry Wilson
Boers raid Free State and threaten Basutoland
Massed Boers near Ladybrand have split into divisions raiding the Free State south. They loot English farmers and foreste English posts, cut British communications, and threaten Wepener and Basutoland while Basuto troops prepare to resist.
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Maseru
Ladybrand
Thaba N’chw
Modder River
Free State
Wepener
Basutoland
Boers Active in Southeast and Southwest of Bloemfontein
London reports continued Boer movements around Bloemfontein with forces in the southeast and southwest shifting, while Irish Rifles withdraw from Rouxville to Alfwal. General Brandinge holds 3000 colonial troops in a defensible area as British forces press with little news from the front.
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London
Bloemfontein
Irish Rifles
Rouxville
Alfwal
Bra- Dang
Cea
Tad
Malden Bankrupt and Local Assignments Reported
The Dover Stamping Company Boston assigns due to poor working capital with liabilities about 200000 and assets over twice that. Malden merchant Clayton T Joslyn files voluntary petition showing 26032.61 liabilities, no assets. Stephen J Moulton reports 26191.84 liabilities, no assets. The Fourth National Bank holds five claims totaling 8000 secured by lease of Stall No 1 at Faneuil Hall Market under Harrison & Swan valued at 12000.
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Dover Stamping Company
North A Street
Boston
New England
Cambridge
Malden
Clayton T. Joslyn
Stephen J. Moulton
Bowdoin Street
Fourth National Bank
Blackstone Street
Faneuil Hall Market
Harrison & Swan
Plague Cases and Deaths Rise in Sydney
Ninety three bubonic plague cases and twenty nine deaths have occurred in Sydney. A day of intercession and prayers for relief from the plague has been set for Thursday next.
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Sydney
Chicago machinists threaten walkout after failed strike settlement
The Chicago union machinists, returning from a weeks long strike, may strike again unless employers resolve reemployment for non union workers and recognize the arbitration agreement between the National Metal Manufacturers Association and the International Machinists Union over hours and wages.
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Chicago
Union
Theational Metal Manufacturers’ Association
International Machinists’ Union
Mrs Dewey Converts to Episcopalian Faith in Washington
Report confirms Mrs. Dewey left the Catholic church and will be confirmed at St. John's Episcopal Church on Easter Sunday. Admiral Dewey says the change was her own decision for personal reasons. The affair dominates gossip as observers speculate on its impact on his political prospects.
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Washington
Const
Tooay
Mrs Vetter and son vanish after illness private search for missing mother and boy continues
Mrs Vetter and her 12 year old son are missing from Attleboro after she was deemed temporarily insane amid a severe grip. Police and townsmen search woods north of town while officials plan hospital care and monitor possible danger to the boy.
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Attleboro
Joseph Vetter
Beaten and Robbed on Road Near Shepardsville
Arthur Fuller was held up, beaten, and robbed by two tramps on a road near Miss Shepard’s country residence in Shepardsville, four miles northwest of Attleboro. They took $0 and a gold watch as Fuller was traveling to visit his sister.
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Attleboro
Arthur Fuller
Misshepard
Shepardsville
Here
Fuller
Death of Dennis Hayes Reported From Iloilo
Concord April 9 The family of Dennis Hayes of the Twenty sixth Regiment learns from Captain John Bordman Jr that Dennis and two companions were captured and killed three weeks earlier at Iloilo Panay They were drugged and slain by insurgents in a act described as a brave death and the regiment expresses deep sympathy The captain vows to patrol the area and send any new information immediately
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Concord
Dennis Hayes
Dugan
Tracey
Twenty-sixth Regiment
Casino
John Bordman, Jr
Iloilo
Panay
Dennis
Soner
United States Plunteer Infantry
Reinforcements Sought for Otis Commands
Adjutant General Corbin said Manila dispatches show Generals Young and Bell requested reinforcements. He noted Bell urgently needs troops and Otis already has more men than needed, with relief troops available from forces near Manila.
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Washington
Corbin
Manila
Young and
Bell
Otis
Abe Son Se Ng
Mei Put
Young
Austin Floods Drive Debate on Dam Rebuild
Reports from Wharton and Lafayette counties show widespread inundation as major rail lines suffer heavy washouts and bridges. Austin residents hold a mass meeting deeming rebuilding the dam infeasible while the Water and Light Commission moves to secure a steam pump to supply water.
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Austin
Tex
Wharton
Lafayette
Bastrop
Une
International & Great Northern Railway
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Hearne
Rio Grande
International & Great Northern
Taylor
Milano
Santa Fe
North Texas
Water and Light Commission
Loss of Life in Gonzales Flood Crisis
Flood conditions in Gonzales Texas worsen as the river falls four feet but deaths climb. A Bohemian couple perished after leaping into ten foot waters seeking safety. Many residents are reported trapped on snags and tangled fences with river farms ruined.
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Gonzales
Texas
Flood Bullets Report Wide Destruction Across Texas
Reports from Columbus Austin and Dallas detail rising Colorado River floodwaters with seven to twenty five foot rises and extensive property losses. Austin notes ten drownings from a dam break and hundreds of houses washed away while cattle perish and residents flee as water disrupts daily life.
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Dallas
Tex
Columbus
Colorado
Austin
For the Morals of Youth Tested at Dorchester School
A new ethical instruction method tested at Henry Perce School Dorchester this afternoon under Supervisor Metcalf. Supported by Hall Clark University Baldwin Princeton Small Chicago Rose Stanford. The illustrated lecture Once Upon a Time Two Boys Had a Fight uses seventy five stereopticon views showing fights boys should avoid and proper self defence and defense of the weak.
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Henry Perce
Dorchester
Metcalf
Hall
Clark University
Baldwin
Princeton
Small
Chicago University
Rose
Leland Stanford University
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