Fragmented War and Rail Hearings Across Two Continents
Reports from London note British forces driving Boers back near Wepener as Brabant and Hart reach eight miles south of the town and communicate with Dalgety. In Massachusetts, railroad hearings examine the Fitchburg lease to Boston & Maine, with Tuttle arguing rate reductions were market-driven and urging legislative action rather than referenda.
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Will Boom Sec Long's Candidacy At Republican Convention
The Massachusetts Republican convention opens at Music Hall tomorrow at 11 o clock with F H Gillett presiding and Hosea M Knowlton reading the resolutions Delegates at large include Lodge McCall Plunkett and Clifford Alternates list Field Jewett Rose Courtney Platform backs the President urges Cuba Porto Rico and Philippines policies and endorses McKinley gold standard Pledges Massachusetts approval for John D Long for Vice President.
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Long boom for vice presidency at Republican convention
The Hon John D Long Secretary of the Navy will be backed as running mate to President McKinley at the Republican State convention in Music Hall tomorrow at 11 am barring state opposition. The plan is to push a resolution endorsing Long with Senator Lodge said to back Roosevelt. Knowlton to read resolutions as Attorney General leads his draft and shapes party doctrine.
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Knowlton
Resolutions Committee Named For McKinley Policy Platform
The article lists committee members by district including Eben S. Draper David T. Dickinson and others shaping the party platform. It names numerous representatives from Holyoke Springfield Barre Marlboro Lowell Newburyport Boston Brockton Falmouth and more as part of the ongoing platform work.
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Hopedale
David T. Dickinson
Cambridge
David I. Robinson
Gloucester
Benjamin C. Dean
Brookline
William Whiting
Holyoke
Elisha Morgan
Springfield
George Cooke
Barre
Louis P. Howe
Marlboro
James P. Ramsey
Lowell
Benjamin F. Stanley
Newburyport
Oslow Gilmore
Stoneham
Arthur B. Burr
Boston
William Berwin
Benjamin F
Bullard
B. C. Benton
Belmont
John J. Whipple
Brockton
Walters
Lacombe
Falmouth
Knowlton
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Two Crooks Break Into Tomfohrde's Restaurant
Patrolman Jerry Gallivan chased two burglars from Tomfohrde's on Court Street after a break in just before 8 this morning. One suspect fled a trap door, Gallivan fired three times, and the other was captured by Patrolman Badger near the Ames Building. The men, Harry Martin and James Methus, were identified. property and exact details were partially recovered.
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Badger
Old State House
Ames
Station 2
Harry Martin
Harrison Avenue
James Methy
Medford
West vote decided it Pettigrew remained silent
Senate galleries crowded as the result was announced in silence. The issue centered on the governor's constitutional right to fill a vacancy caused by the Pennsylvania Legislature failing to elect a senator.
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Pettigrew
Pennsylvania
The Senate Vote on Quay
A Senate tally lists 32 names on one side and 33 on the opposing side in a vote related to Quay. Names include Allison, Backer, Carter, Chandler, Clark of Wyoming, Cullom, Daniel, Davis, Deboe, Foraker, Frye, Gear, Hansbrough, Jones of Nevada, McComas, McLaurin, Mason, Morgan, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Platt of New York, Scott, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Stewart, Sullivan, Taliferro, Warren, Wetmore, Walcott and others on one side. Allen, Bacon, Bart, Bate, Berry, Bare, Butler, Clay, Cockrell, Culberson, Hale, Harris, Heited, Hawley, Jones of Arkansas, Lindsay, McBride, McCumber, McEnery, McMillan, Money, Platt of Connecticut, Proctor, Quarles, Ross, Simon, Teller, Tillman, Turley, Turner, West, Wellington on the other.
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Backer
Carter
Chandler
Clark
Wyoming
Cullom
Daniel
Davis
Deboe
Foraker
Frye
Gear
Hansbrough
Jones
Nevada
McComas
McLaurin
Mason
Morgan
Nelson
Penrose
Perkins
Platt
New York
Scott
Sewell
Shoup
Spooner
Stewart
Sullivan
Taliferro
Warren
Wetmore
Walcott
Allen
Bacon
Bart
Bate
Berry
Barerows
Butler
Clay
Cockrell
Culberson
Hale
Harris
Heited
Hawley
Arkansas
Lindsay
McBride
McCumber
McEnery
McMillan
Martin
Money
Connecticut
Proctor
Quarles
Ross
Simon
Teller
Tillman
Turley
Turner
West
Wellington
Senate Deadlock and Paired Senators in Quay Rollover
The piece describes a Pennsylvania Senate deadlock of January last over a United States Senate seat held by Quay. After weeks of balloting the Legislature adjourned without a choice, and Governor Stone appointed Quay citing constitutional vacancy rules. Critics argue the clause on temporary appointments omits such a case.
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Senate Seats Quay in Narrow Pennsylvania Case
The Senate voted 33 to 32 against seating Hon. Matthew H. Quay, on the Pennsylvania governor’s appointment. A day of debate drew huge crowds, with Spooner and Daniel delivering powerful speeches as the final vote neared. The chamber filled as the clock marked four o’clock and Mr. Frye announced the pending motion.
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Quay
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Chandler
Quay Declared Not Eligible for Seat in Senate Vote
A declaration stated Mr Quay is not entitled to a seat prompting cautious optimism as Senators anticipate a tight vote. The initial reaction noted a near tie and anticipation of further developments.
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