Fight On Trusts Opens In Congress
Washington reports a major start to the trusts fight with three measures introduced. Hepburn seeks a $500000 fund to enforce the Sherman act, Snook pushes for witness evidence, and Smith calls for a constitutional amendment to regulate and dissolve trusts. Congress welcomes extended debate and committee review.
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Congress
Washington
Hepburn
Iowa
Department of Justice
Snook
Ohio
Smith
Michigan
Senate Opens 12 Minutes In Mourning For McMillan
The Senate met for 12 minutes on the first day of the session and adjourned until tomorrow out of respect for the late Senator McMillan who died during the recess. The chamber appeared unusually somber as opening day customs like placing flowers on desks were observed, with displays described as particularly notable.
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Washington
Senate
McMillan
Opening of the 57th Congress in the House
Washington December 1 opening of the 57th Congress drew a large crowd to the decorated chamber. Speaker Henderson received a cordial reception and the scene was lively though free of partisan tension. Many prominent members were present, with floral tributes given to those not returning. The session lasted under an hour as new members were sworn in and the usual adjournment noted.
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Washington
Henderson
Loud
California
Corliss
Michigan
Cannon
Payne
Dalzell
Grosvenor
Joe
Massachusetts
Thayer
Worcester
Knox
Greene
Tirrell
A. P. Gardner
Representative Lovering
Gardner
House
Mrs. Roosevelt
Alice Roosevelt
Lodge
Glass
Virginia
Otey
Committee On
Senate
Charles A. Russell
Connecticut
Brandeges
Funeral for Mrs Whitten Held Today in Dexter
In Dexter Maine funeral services were set for 2 pm for Mrs Hattie L Whitten who died after allegedly poisoning her two daughters with arsenic and strychnine and taking her own life last Sunday A simple service will be led by two local ministers reflecting her devout church attendance Burial will be in the lot bought after the first death on Sept 10 No autopsy on the children was performed as the investigation closed with her death A report linked an old fire at Bradley Maine to a house owned and insured by Mrs Whitten though details remain uncertain
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Dexter
Hattie L. Whitten
Bowdoin College
Bradley
Blind Senate Chaplain Resigns Amid Ill Health
The Rev. H. Milburn, the blind chaplain of the Senate, resigns from his post while in California. He has forwarded the resignation to President Pro Tempore and it will be placed before the Senate tomorrow for action. Ill health is given as the reason for his decision.
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Senate
Washington
H. Milburn
Nho Senate
California
Pro Ahoe
Milburn
Library of Congress year in review by Putnam
The annual report by Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam shows copyright fees totaling 64 687 dollars. The library holds 4 114 111 volumes with 172 730 duplicates. Accessions include 81 971 printed works 62 918 manuscripts 696 maps 34 401 music items 20 676 prints and 1 961 law library additions.
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Washington
Herbert Putnem
Congress
Law Library
Boston Society Women Help to Make the Fair of the Animal Rescue League a Success
Boston society women turned out in force at the Vendome for a four day fair in aid of the Animal Rescue League. The event featured music and tea, a luncheon led by Mrs. Mary F. Blake, and a host of debutantes and helpers. Numerous tables displayed baby articles, books, candy, flowers, and palms while attendees wore elaborate gowns and corsages. Notable guests included Miss Juliette Higginson, Miss Rosamond Lang, Miss Katherine Foote, and Mrs. Andrew Robeson, among many others.
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Boston Society
The
Animal Rescue League
Vendome
Society
Mary F. Blake
Juliette Higginson
Philip S. Sears
Caroline Derby
Edith Luce
Appleton
Elsa Tudor
Clara Shattuck
Ellis
Stackpole
Marie Grelaud
Frederick R. Sears, Jr
Robert Grant
Judge Grant
S. Eliot Guild
Frederick Brooks
Livingston Cushing
Estelle Kimball
B. J. Lang
A. F. Manning
Andrew Robeson
Brookline
B J. Lang
Rosamond Lang
Katherine Foote
Estelle Kimbald
Liberty
Ecru
Miss Norcross
William Gay
Sarah
Helen Ranney
MacDowell Club
Hunnewell
Sears
Anna D. Mills
Susan L. Mills
Jeannette Seeley
Shattuck
George Shapleigh
Greland
Otis ‘Kimball
Rs. Kimball
Higginson
No Thayer
Threaten 10 Expose Waltham Tipplers
In Waltham a pamphlet from the Pro tective League vows to publish names and addresses of residents who received liquor during the no license period if the city votes no. It lists six months of liquor brought in, with quantities and delivery details, and targets both households and social clubs. The note implies many local elites may be named and awaits publication after the election.
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Waltham
Protective League
Boston
Stoughton & Randolph Electric Railroad Suspends Operations
Lack of closed cars forces Stoughton and Randolph street railway to halt service. Receiver Odlin says cars shipped Oct 15 by St. Louis Car Co. cannot be located. Open cars used with passengers shivering. state inspectors noted. Road bought at receiver's sale for 50010. Blue Hill power threatened to shut off current. road valued at 119000. mails carried between Randolph and Stoughton. operation to resume within three days.
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Stoughton & Randolph Electric Railroad
Randolph
Stoughton
Frank Cook
Odlin
Blue Hill Company
A. S. Clark, Jr
Boston
Street Railway
United States
David Burke
Burke
Donation Week at Home for Aged Couples in Roxbury
Donation week at the Home for Aged Couples on Walnut Avenue Roxbury includes a single table sale in the mansion house on Thursday December 4 with luncheon at noon a catered colonial supper at six and a concert after eight o clock. Trustees hope the public visits assist with deficits and accommodate growing demand. On January 1 1902 the home housed seven matrons and assistants with 7% residents. last year 16 were admitted and this year only two couples could be received due to limited space.
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Walnut Ave
Roxbury
Mansion House
Carleton House
Board of Council
Sumner Statue Ready to Be Unveiled in Cambridge
A bronze statue of Charles Sumner gifted to Cambridge is placed on the delta between Cambridge and Kirkland streets and Massachusetts avenue. Donor name is withheld. Sculpted by Miss Anne Whitney of Boston, the seated figure rests on a granite pedestal with a carved oak leaf plinth, about 10 feet high, and will likely be unveiled tomorrow.
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Charles Sumner
Cambridge
Kirkland Streets
Massachusetts Avenue
Anne Whitney
Boston
Leif Fricsson
Commonwealth Avenue
Banker Parmley Found Dead in Cleveland Hotel
Richard M. Parmley president of the American Exchange National Bank and an electric railway figure was found dead in his Lennox Hotel room in Cleveland. Officials suspect heart disease as the cause. Parmley was a brother of Mrs. Myron T. Herrick.
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Cleveland, O
Richard M. Parmley
American Exchange National Bank
Lennox Hotel
Myron T. Herrick
Religion at Harvard: true faith shown in student clubs
Harvard professor Francis G Peabody told students that college life fosters genuine religion through Christ like service in boys clubs and social unions. He contrasted sincere, self denying student philanthropy with ostentatious church practice and urged growth truth and experience in faith.
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Harvard
Francis G. Peabody
Peabody
Prig
College Chapel
International Rubber Company proposed in Philadelphia
New Jersey law will govern a planned large rubber industry combination with 25 million dollars capital. Backers include Pittsburgh St Louis Chicago and Philadelphia capitalists. The group plans to operate independently of the existing major rubber factories in the country.
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Philadelphia
International Rubber Company
New Jersey
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Chicago
Rev George Maxwell Leaves Boston for Pacific Coast Duties
The Rev George Maxwell, assistant rector of St John s Episcopal Church Charlestown, departed Boston to take parish and county missionary work on the Pacific slope. He aided youths and church societies notably the Brotherhood of St Andrew during seven years at St John s after previously serving in Watertown New York.
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George Maxwell
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Charlestown
Boston
Pacific Slope
St. John’s Parish
Maxwell
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Mr. Maxwell
St. John’s Church
Watertown
N. Y
Col Frank G. Noyes Dead in Nashua After Fall
Col Frank G. Noyes, a prominent figure in Grand Army circles, died in Nashua New Hampshire this afternoon following injuries from a fall sustained several days earlier.
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Frank G. Noyes
Nashua
N. H
Frank G.noyes
Grand Army
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G. M. Grant
J. W. Cutler
Sumner
NEW Rubber Trust
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