Durborow bill action dominates House session in Washington
In Washington the House debated the Durborow bill and related resolutions. Key moves suspended rules to extend last year’s sundry civil appropriations, send the measure to conference, and set a 1 PM vote time. Debate touched on World’s Fair funding, liquor sales at the Capitol, and House conduct.
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Washington
Catchings
Mississippi
House
Committee On Rules
Holman
Indiana
Henderson
Illinois
Dingley
Maine
Durborow
Yeas
Reilly
Pennsylvania
Friends of the World’s Fair
Friends
Pickler
Dickerson
Kentucky
Atkinson
South Dakota
Capitol
Butler
Iowa
Tippling
Eres
Buchanan
New Jersey
My. O'Neill
Missouri
Simpson
Kansas
DeArmond
World's Fair Commission
Senate Journal of
Chicago
Senate
Cockrell
Pettigrew
More Money For St. Johns Fire Sufferers Help Pours In
A flood of donations announced at 145 Harrison Avenue boosts relief for St. Johns fire victims. Named contributors include Redding & Co. John Ellis. James J. Lawlor. John P. Wise. John D. Sutherland. P. J. Slattery. T. J. White. Es ther Bryan. Mayor Matthews and many others. Total listed gifts amount to over $1,300 with numerous small sums.
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Harrison Avenue
St. John's
Redding & Co
John Ellis
James J. Lawlor
Bernard Devine
John P. Wise
John D. Sutherland
John P. Slattery
P. J. Slattery
Thomas Noseworthy
Patrick McGuire
N. V. McDermott
George Walker
L. H. Sullivan
Catherine Murray
Thomas Barry
Mr. Canty
David Westwater
Michael Coakley
John G. Lane
M.D
T. J. Barden
C. N
E. J. Dwyer
Thomas Sprouls
W. H. Hardy
Timothy* McCarthy
Mrs. Kerry
Charles J. Miller
Joseph Fb. McDonough
Patrick Coleman
Peter Gorham
R. Welch
Daniel Daly
Edward She
Charles J. McGeary
Charles W. Early
James Smith
J. H. Lawton
T. J. White
E. van Noorden & Co
Michael Kehoe
Arthur Dugan
Charles Dwyer
L. Hanigbaum
William Aaveees
William Aaveees $1; Mrs. H. H. Deane
P. Dunn
J. F. Dooley
Quinsler & Co
P. Franklin Sanborn
Stephen Hoppe
F. Mitchell
J. Hedge
John Gunn
Death of Nathan S. Albee Police Officer
Nathan S. Albee a well known city police officer died at his home after months of illness. Born in Machiasport Maine in 1827 he lived there thirty years and married Amanda Crocker. He had five children including Edward F. Albee now green manager of B F Keiths. He worked as a ship carpenter before joining the police in 1872 serving at stations 2 5 and City Hall. Funeral at 2 PM Saturday at 24 Dartmouth Street.
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Nathan S. Albee
Machiasport
Amanda Crocker
Edward F. Albee
B. F. Keith
Station 5
City Hall
Dartmouth Street
Old Crow Whiskey Four Years Old at Three Dollars per Gallon
Advertising note offers Old Crow Whiskey aged four years priced at three dollars per gallon. Listings indicate dealer stock and sales terms. Prohibition-era tone reflects local markets promoting spirits with simple price point.
West Ends Arcade plan opposed by Tremont street owners
Illuminating statements by William H Brine of Tremont street reveal strong opposition to arcading Tremont street from Scollay square to School street. He argues the scheme is wasteful, would force more track changes, and worsen pedestrian hardship by diverting cars and delaying stops.
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Tremont Street
Scollay Square
School Street
William H. Brine
West End
Cambridge
Boston
Somerville
Northampton Street
Museum
White Post
Pemberton Square
Howara Street
Bowdoin Square
Scellay Square
Tragic Wall of Water Destroys St Paul hillside
In St Paul Minnesota heavy rains caused a spill from a filled gully above Page street. A two acre basin emptied in a rush burying homes and trapping residents. Three killed and seven injured including several named victims as ambulances and patrols battled the disaster after a gas line was torn away.
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St. Paul
Minn
August Adams
J. Horn
William Kreiger
Phili Stroehr
Frederick Kreiger
Paul Keuk
Henry Ludwig
John Wilich
Page Street
House committee stalls Homestead report on Pinkertons and labor unrest
Washington appeals delay on a judiciary panel vote over the Homestead disturbances. The subcommittee favors postponing the full report until Pinkerton and Knights of Labor testimony is complete, citing pending elections and tariff debates. Pinkerton brothers reply to Powderly West, defending law and order while condemning labor-related outrages as discredit to labor.
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Washington
House Committee On the Judiciary
Representative Oates
Democrat
Alabama
Homestead
Penn
Pinkertons
Knights of Labor
Judiciary Committee
William A. Pinkerton
Robert A. Pinkerton
House of Representatives
Powderly
West
Pinkerton
Dr Hale on White Mountain Route in Lake Country England
In a Boston Commonwealth letter from the lake country of England Dr Edward Everett Hale compares travel routes to the White Mountains using a letter M shape. He notes valleys such as Derwentwater and Thirlmere with Windermere between, suggesting a pleasant excursion to see the linked lake valleys.
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Boston Commonwealth
Lake Country
England
Skiddaw
Helvellyn
Edward Everett Hale
White Mountains
Merrimac
Pemigewassett
Fabyan’s
Crawford Notch
Conway
Pinkham Notch
Grand Trunk Railway
Wellswater
Crummockwater
Derwentwater
Thirlmere
Windermere
The Nail of Justice Bourgneuf Testifies in Murder Trial
Dr. Bourgneuf details the mental state and setting of the crime in a French murder case. He describes Widow Piquet and her servant Jean Joseph, portraying their fear, devotion, and coercive dynamic that culminates in a fatal ambushing by the servant. The deposition argues Jean Joseph acted under the widow’s coercive will.
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Bourg
Court
Dame Piquet
St. Joseph's Chapel
Piquet
Jean Joesph
Jean Josaph
Aage
Jean
Joseph
Dr. Bourgneuf
Ethyleas Ratance
Placon
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Gorman
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Lipman
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