Blame Pushes Boston Charter Reform Amid Debated Council Abolition
Representative Blume of Boston wins support for amending the Boston charter to abolish the common council and replace it with a mayor and a 32 member legislature. Debates on Boston voting districts and precinct-based voting surface in House amid broader municipal reform talks and budget questions.
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Boston
House of Representatives
City of
Morison
Boston Common Council
Blume
Common Council
McCall
Winchester
Morel Road Amendments and House Proceedings
Mr Harris of East Bridgewater offered an amendment to the elevated railroad bill providing an offset for damages claimed against benefits received, with no balance due to the company. He said the amendment was agreed to with no opposition. Mr Wyman of Hyde Park offered a similar amendment. The Reading water petition sparked lively debate. Bancroft moved to allow water works construction with bonds up to 100000. Hampden highway plan was debated. some opposed due to Holyoke’s finances, others favored. Several orders and bills were scheduled for readings, including sewage disposal for river valleys and a savings banks investment bill. The Essex county reimbursement bill for the Newburyport bridge was rejected.
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Boston
Leary
Morison
Atwood
City of
Senate
Superior Court
Suffolk
Middlesex County
Tewksbury
General Court
Commonwealth
Wendell Phillips
Newburyport
Newburyport Bridge
Newbury
Eben P. Stanwood
Morel Road
Harris
East Bridgewater
Friends of the
Wyman
Hyde Park
Reading
Wakefield Water Company
Bancroft
Hampden
Connecticut River
Holyoke
Chicopee
Eldredge
Hildreth
Keane
Dame
Committee On
Mystic
Charles River
New England
Essex County
Inexpedient Reported on Liquor Law Enforcement Reform
The House reports an expedient on amending 1887 acts to designate city or town justices of the peace to enforce liquor laws. Governors with council consent may designate one or more local justices upon petition. Named powers include constable duties and city police authorities with existing fee provisions. Act takes effect upon passage.
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Committee On
Justices of the Peace
Insolvency Bill Discussion Halts Without Quorum
The House opened a warm debate on a bill concerning debtor creditor relations in insolvency but adjourned as no quorum was present to proceed with a vote.
Senate Quiet Amid Routine Work and Tax Debate
The Senate carried on routine business and adjourned at a reasonable hour. A Labor Day liquor sale prohibition bill was reported. Crosby moved to amend a real estate notice bill, amendments adopted, engrossing order approved. House calendar notes tax exemption for a church property and sewerage extension.
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Senate
Crosby
Prohibitory Law Rally Debates Enforceability and Morality
A Boston hearing on Dr. A A Miner and allies push for a prohibitory statute. Ex Mayor Johnson cites prison data and costs, attacks press bias, and argues enforcement possible. Miner denounces party betrayal, criticizes license advocates, and criticizes Republican divisions framing liquor as a moral issue.
Merchants Weeks Entertainment Two Programmes Listed
Programs for Merchants Weeks feature two evenings at Tremont Temple May 8 and Music Hall May 16 with a mix of overtures solos readings arias and selections by Boston Cadet Band Harvard Quartets Germania Orchestra and local vocalists including Miss Edmands Mrs Walker and Mr Johnson along with comic and dramatic numbers as well as instrumental solos and choral works.
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Tremont Temple
Olive Mead
Brooks Baldwin
Boston Cadet
Harvard
Mrs. Rest
Edmands
Arvard
Larantelli Rollinson Baldwin
Boston Cadet Band
Nervous Debility Promoted By Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Dr. H. T. Turner of Kasson Minnesota reports the acid phosphate helps nervous debility from any cause and aids indigestion with beneficial results.
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Horsford
H. T. Turner
Kasson, Minn
Warner's Safe Cure Endorsed By Medical Authorities
Frederick T. Roperts of University College Hospital warns Bright's disease lacks early symptoms and can go undetected until advanced. He notes prevention is possible if kidney issues are identified in time. R. A. Gunn of the United States Medical College praises Warner's Safe Cure as a recognized specific.
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Frederick T. Roperts
University College Hospital
London
Eng
Bright
Idneys
Warner
R. A. Gunn
United States Edical College
Medical Tribune
Gunn
Daboll Disappears Amid Casino Strain in New York
W S Daboll of the New York Casino and Rudolph Aronson's company is reported missing from New York. Cabell returns to his father in Providence, while Daboll, worn by ten hours of daily rehearsals, rests under a doctor’s care after quitting the show and sending the manuscript of The Brigands to the Casino. Aronson knows his whereabouts but withholds details.
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R. I
W. S. Daboll
New York
Rudolph Aronson
Cabell
Mr. Aronson
Dunbell
Beverly faces tax appeals and town budget clash
Beverly taxing subjects Franklin Haven appeals to county commissioners after abatement denial while Thornton Lothrop plans Boston payment. Haven auctions two land lots near Farms and a town meeting debates Atlantic avenue extension with spending shows. Police chief reappointed. temperance groups demand liquor enforcement. adjourned meeting reports modest turnout and a large mix of appropriations and loans.
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Bevery
Beverly
Franklin Haven
Thornton K. Lothrop
Boston
Selectmen
W. M. Woodbury
Temperance
Atlantic Avenue
Health Department
Fire Record reports multiple blazes and explosions
The column details several fires across New England on April 26. In Lynn a one story factory fire caused $1500 loss from an overheated stove at 73 Exchange street. Also noted are powder explosions at Leel's island near Haven with about $1000 loss, a Harlem Electric Light Company building fire in New York causing extensive damage, and smaller fires in Oak Island Maine, Little Falls Minnesota, Bangor Maine, Foxboro Massachusetts, and East Boston.
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New Yorks
East One Hundred and Twenty Second Street
Harlem Electric Light Company
Oak Island
Aart
Dunn Edge Ool Company
Little Fats
Minn
Belle Prairie
Bangor
Hugh O'brien
Brewer
Foxporo
J. J. Newman
Providence
Wrentham
Coastal Storm Advances Northward Toward Shoreline
Weather service reports the storm lingering today after its sea start off the Carolina coast. It moved slowly north, central near the Maryland coast last night. Rainfall reached about one inch and winds eased to twenty four mph as clear conditions persist to the northwest.
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Carolina
Maryland
Harvard University Lecture and Events Schedule April May
A sequence of university lectures debates and notices lists events from April 28 to May 8 at Harvard. Highlights include Rev William Lawrence speaking at Appleton Chapel April 28, Thomas M Cooley lecture April 29, Justin Winsor address April 30, and Electra of Sophocles at Sanders Theatre May 1 along with prize deadlines and thesis submissions.
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Price Greenleaf Aid
Sumner
Divinity School
Electra
Sophocles
American Academy of the Dramatic Arts
Sanders Theatre
Trowbridge
Jefferson Physical Laboratory
University
Harvard Union
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Richardson
Scott
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Hill
Sever
Augusta Man Returns, Agrees to Settle Claims
Augusta April 26 A N Andrews charged by the Augusta Heel Company with mishandling funds has returned and says he is able to settle all claims satisfactorily.
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Augusta
A. N. Andrews
Augusta Heel Company
A Woman's Friend Pearline Invention Noted
A brief item highlights Pearline, described as a great invention for easy washing, offered as a household aid and time saver, with emphasis on its cleaning effectiveness and practical appeal.
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Pearline
Amendment Defeated by Nearly Forty-Six Thousand Votes
The official vote count shows the amendment defeated by a sizable margin, with about forty-six thousand more votes against than for the proposal. Details indicate broad opposition across regions and districts, signaling a clear public verdict on the measure.
Artists' Festival Praised For Careful Detail And Success
The Boston audience observed careful detailing and artistic care at the extended Artists' Festival. Critics praised the execution as visually pleasing and socially significant, noting zeal from the committee and comparing favorably with a recent Academy of Design showing.
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Bostonian
Academy of Design
Obituaries for Dr Willard Wolcott and Benjamin Lindsey
Dr Willard Wolcott of Manchester Connecticut was found dead in his room yesterday. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1879 and practiced in Waterbury and Meriden before turning to morphine. Benjamin Lindsey, aged founder and longtime New Bedford resident, died yesterday. Born February 14 1805 in Boston he moved to New Bedford in 1807 and joined his father in operating the Weekly Mercury, later helping establish the Daily Mercury in 1831. In 1861 he was named by President Lincoln as consul at St Catherine Brazil and sold his paper.
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Manchester
Conn
Harvard Medical School
Waterbury
Meriden
Benjamin Lindsey
New Bedford
Boston
Mercury
Daily
Lincoln
St. Catherine
Brazil
Liquor Licenses Granted and 780 Winners Announced
The Board of Police has chosen 780 liquor license recipients for the coming year and notify them today. License fees are due by May 6. Chairman Whiting faced questions from a Post reporter about the selections and whether any large hotels or prominent dealers were affected. Aldermen Wilson and Short and Councilmen Jenkins and Campbell were present during the process. An official interview with Mr Whiting followed but yielded little detail.
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Whiting
Post
Wilson
Short
Jenkins
Campbell
McLaughlin Proposes Storage Battery Overhead System
Alderman McLaughlin suggests a hybrid electric car plan to use overhead wires for city streets and a small ten mile storage battery to power cars within central districts. The battery would store electricity from the overhead line when not in use and be replenished by it at designated limits. Engineers on the trip deemed the idea practical and generally approved.
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Alderman McLaughlin
New York
Dover Street
Charles Street
McLaughlin
Phrase Origin of First in War and Peace Quotation
In a Boston letter dated April 26 the writer notes a line later tied to General Henry Lee's Washington eulogy of 1799. The excerpt suggests the proverb originated from popular speech, as shown by an autobiography excerpt later linked to Mrs. Quincy.
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Taverner
Quincy
Henry Lee
Washington
Boston
Cummings & Co to settle debts with 75 percent offer
Creditors agreed to prepare a composition paper releasing E Cummings upon payment of 75 percent of claims. Francis H. OuLa resigned as assignee, with a committee of Weston Lewis Edward D Van Lassel and George R Fowler to work with Cummings. Failures for the week totaled 186 in the US and 27 in Canada per R G Dann and E Russell. The A B Cleveland Seed Co seeks full settlement by bonds of 425000, secured by a chattel mortgage. liabilities exceed 300000. Cleveland is at large unknown.
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E. Cummings & Co
Cleveland
Boston Mayor Proclaims National Washington Birthday Holiday
Boston Mayor Thomas N. Hart issues a city proclamation declaring April 30 a national holiday observance in honor of George Washington and urging city departments to suspend ordinary business while bells ring and a national salute is fired on the Common.
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United States
New York
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Washington
Thomas N. Hart
New Prison Commissioner Named in Malden
William A. Wilde of Malden was yesterday confirmed prison commissioner by the executive council, succeeding H. W. Chaplin who resigned. The action occurred under a suspension of the rules.
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William A. Wilde
Malden
Executive Council
H. W. Chaplin
Wilde Apemebiog
Legislaure
Dentists Adopt Easy Coat Styles by G W Simmons Co
Surgeon General Woopwakp warns that chronic malarial poisoning can mask kidney disorders. He notes that scanty albuminous urine and edema may precede chronic Bright's disease. Warner's Safe Cure is claimed to cure the disease.
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G. W. Simmons & Co
Woopwakp
U. S. Army
Bright
Warner
Business agents listed by city in early trade directory
A long list of sales agents and representatives from multiple firms across U S cities including Albany Augusta Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Philadelphia Houston Detroit and more. Names include Fearey J Fearey & Son Gramling Gramiling Spalding & Co White Baldwin Brooks Rogers Horner Spear Challis Ringgold Dodge Henderson Goldsmith Cuiter Jelenko McGraw Valpey Breé.th Callaway Bertsch Newbouer Hendricks Green Coleman Goodbar Vogel Weaver Kirkendall Morse Moore Grieb Ross Wallace Noyes Rodgers and others.
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Albany
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bertsch
Rindge
Bertsch & Co
Houston
Tex
S Newbouer
Halff & Newbouer Bros
Indianapolis
Ind
K Hendricks
Hendricks & Cooper
Louisville
B Green
Green, Huffaker & Co
T Coleman
Coleman, Burden & Co
Goodbar
Goodbar Shoe Co
Memphis
Tenn
Aim
Wortsmouth
F Richardson
Russell, Richardson & Titus
Rochester
L P Ross
Statesville
W Wallace
Wallace
St Joseph
Noyes
Norman & Co
Toledo
Rodgers
Dewey, Rodgers & Co
Nutrition Underpins Health At Murdoch Hospital Claim
The article promotes Murdoch's Free Surgical Hospital for Women attributing low mortality to daily use of Murdock's Liquid Food and Suppositories. It argues poor digestion causes disease and wastes accumulate, while new blood helps elimination.
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Murdock
Free Surgical Hospital
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Fayette Street
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