Bay State Members Bills Dominate in House Bill Day
Massachusetts lawmakers led a flood of new measures in the House with Mr. Lodge and Mr. Morse as top introducers. Lodge pushed for eight hour law claims, navy yard pay changes, and veterans honors while Morse pressed repeals of the interstate commerce law and related statutes. Other Massachusetts figures sought public buildings and maritime grants, totaling numerous local projects across Lawrence, Haverhill, Brockton, Taunton, Holyoke, Lynn, Worcester, and Springfield.
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Lodge
Morse
Washington
House
Massachusetts
Revenue Marine Service
Treasury
Navy Department
Steamboat Inspection Service
O’neil
Cleveland
City of
Castle Island
Theormer
Park Commission
J. O’neil
Mr. Ten
Joseph Warren
Boston
Cogswell
War Department
Fort Sewall
Marblehead
Mr. Greenhalge
Lawrence
General Cogswell
Haverhill
Orse
Brockton
Taunton
Walace
Holyoke
Lynn
Walker
Worcester
Randall
Vineyard Haven
Gay Head
Rockwell
Springfield Armory
Springfield
Capitol
Great Sioux Chiefs Conference with Secretary Noble
Leaders of the Sioux nation met with Secretary Noble and General Crook along with Senator Pettigrew Moody Dawes Paddock Mandelson and Teller. The Sioux Commission recently secured cession of a large portion of the reservation. Foster opened remarks recounting the commission's actions as chiefs spoke.
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Noble
Crook
Foster
William Warner
Sioux Commission
United States
Shields
Morgan
Belt
Pettigrew
Moody
Dakota
Dawes
Paddock
Mandelson
Teller
Indians Agree to Sell Sisseton Lands in South Dakota
The general allotment commission reports a majority of Sisseton Indians have signed to sell about 650000 acres of surplus lands to the government. Congress must approve the agreement before it becomes law.
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South Dakota
Indian Bureau
Congress
President sends nominations for postmasters in several states
The President today transmitted a large batch of nominations for postmasters including Joseph H. Thompson of Farmington Maine Charles H Clough of Lebanon New Hampshire and Edwin F Tomlinson of Plainville Connecticut confirming a broad personnel slate.
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Senate
Joseph H. Thompson
Farmington
Charles H. Clough
Lebanon
N. H
Edwin F. ‘Tomlinson
Plainville
Conn
Bituminous coal scare sparks supply concerns in Fall River Providence
Reports claim limited bituminous coal in Fall River with large manufacturers already feeling pinch Providence holds about 100 tons awaiting dealers and Gorham P Pomeroy says soft coal supply is thinning though no alarm yet He expects a 75 cent rise per ton eventually while athracite prices seem unaltered Providence has about 10 000 tons and Baltimore cargo delays persist
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Providence
R. IL
Cumberland Valley
Fall River
Gorham P. Pomeroy
Hopkins, Pomeroy & Co
Baltimore
Brotherhood Expels List Of Deserting Ball Players
New York December 18 The ball players brotherhood expels players who deserted the ranks. President Ward signs the proclamation listing Glasscock Clarkson Penny Miller Geckiey McKean Beatin Buckley Boyle Clements Gleason Schriver Sommers Mulvey and Delehanty. The document is endorsed by John M Ward T J Keefe and Ed Hanlon.
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New York
Brotherhood
Ward
Glasscock
Clarkson
Penny Miller
Geckiey
McKean
Beatin
Buckley
Boyle
Clements
Gleason
Schriver
Sommers
Mulvey
Delehanty
John M. Ward
T. J. Keefe
Ed Hanlon
Col Wentworth Named Portland Port Collector
It was reported tonight that Col. Mark F. Wentworth of Kittery Maine has been appointed collector of the port of Portland at a salary of 3500 dollars per year. He commanded the Twenty seventh Maine Volunteers during the war and has since run a lucrative medical practice.
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Portsmouth
Mark F. Wentworth
Kittery
Portland
Wentworth
Maine Volunteers
Exhibition of Italian Stuffs Attracts Attention This Week
The exhibition of Italian stuffs has drawn a good turnout with silks for furniture coverings and flowers drawing notable attention. This is the last week of the event.
Opening of Central Africa in Zanzibar Address to Mr Stanley
The Indian community in Zanzibar gathered to present a silver casket containing an address praising Mr Stanley for opening Central Africa to commerce. He thanked them and urged a railway from Mombasa to Victoria Nyanza to knit the coast with the region as European manufacturers gain vast new markets.
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Zanzibar
Stanley
Central Africa
Mombasa
Victoria Nyanza
Great Interest in the Little Kingdom Over the Dispute With England
Laspon reports strong public interest across the kingdom in the Portugal England clash over rights in the African region between Lake Nyassa and the Zambesi River. Portuguese engineers survey the Shire valley for a railway as Delagoa Bay tensions rise.
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Little Kingdom
England
Marquis of Salisbury
Delagoa Bay
Portugal
London
Evan Smith
Serpa Pinto
Pinto
Lisbon
Johnston
Mozambique
Market notes reveal irregular New York trading
The article surveys a mixed New York market with small fluctuations and strong undercurrents in Vanderbilt properties. It notes Thomson Houston stock moves and a planned $3 million preferred stock increase amid broader concerns about industrial expansion.
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New York
Vanderbilt
Thomson-Houston
Obituary of James T Eldredge Real Estate Leader
James Thomas Eldredge 61 a prominent Boston real estate broker died at 199 Beacon Street after a brief illness. native Bostonian Harvard graduate class of 1849 he built a large estate portfolio and co ran Eldredge & Co before later owning Hotel Bristol. Survived by widow Ellen St Williams and six children. Four years prior he suffered paralysis.
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James Thomas Eldredge
Beacon Street
Mr. Eldredge
Boston
Latin School
Harvard College
Charles R. Codman
Horace Davis
Abbott Lawrence
Australia
State Street
Daniel Sargent
James T. Eldredge
Oriental Rags Carpets Etc Lewis J Bird Co Ad
A classified notice announcing Oriental rags carpets and related goods from Lewis J Bird and Company located on 3 Downing Place within the domestic trade listings. The ad promotes ready stock and wholesale pricing for merchants and households.
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Lewis J. Bird & Co
Marriages listed from Ipswich and nearby towns
At Ipswich Mass on December 17 Daniel Fuller Apple ton of New York wed Susan daughter of Rev John F Cowles of Ipswich. Also Fred Creesy of Boston wed Miss Mary J Porter of West Newton on December 18. Lewis H Lyford of Chicago IL wed Eleanor Lawlor of Boston on December 18. John P C Neal of Boston wed Addie L Amazeen of Newcastle NH on December 17. Edward A Wilfert wed Martha S Pritchard in this city on December 10.
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Lewis H. Lyford
Chicago
Eleanor Lawlor
Boston
Neal—Amazeen
South
Edward A. Rand
John P. C. Neal
Addie L. Amazeen
Newcastle
N. A
Obituary notices from Boston area December deaths
A compilation of notices lists deaths across Boston and neighboring towns from December 14 to December 19. Recipients include Harriet Henders on Abbott in Keene and Martha S Nichols in Cambridge, with ages from 35 to 88. Funeral details reference First Church and Kirkland Street services.
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Jacobs
Cambridge
Lucy Tower Jacobs
Nichols
Martha S., Nichols
Stephen Higginson
I. Nichols
Portland
Kirkland Street
George Wilson
Wentworth
Charlestown
Carrie S
F. Wentworth
Willard—Albens
Willard
Tlnk
Malden
Victoria Whittier
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Richmond
Leading Western Road
General Managers of Western Roads
Western States Passenger Association
St. Paul
New York Exchange
Robert S. Dean
Dean
Dean Cotton Machine Company
William P. McClure
Pueblo
N. M
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Joseph
Pennell
Europe
Boston Courier
D. Appleton & CO
the Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen
Frances Lorp
Ibsen
G. R. Carpenter
Siberia
Lionel F. Gowing
Lily Lass
Justin McCarthy
D. Appleton & Co., Publishers
Bono Street
Franklin Street
Koston
Browning
Robert Browning
Heloise E. Hersey
William J. Rolfe
A.M
Rolfe
Mrs. Deland
Sidney
Atlantic
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Houghton, Mifflin & CO
Mason & Hamlin
Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano CO
James F. C. Hyde
Milk Street
Causeway
Friend Streets
Geo. F. Blake Mfg. Co
Federal Street
South St
R. E. Townsend
School St
Water Street
Charles River Avenue
Price
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Fiske Building
T. Dennie Boardman
Room
Back Bay
Huntington Avenue
P.O
Cosmo Monon House
Turner
Girtin
Bonington
Cotman
de Wint
Sandby
Hearne
Barret
Prout
Cozens
Copley
Fielding
Cattermole
David Cox
Royal
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H. C. Snow
H. S. Hall
Merchants’ Row
Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company
Atlantic Avenue
Rowe's Wharf
J. C. McKie
Rowe’s Wharf
Holbrook & Fox
Post Office Square
Devonshire St
Arch Street
Sears Building
Washington St
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Macmillan & Co., Publishers
Fourth Ave
West Chester
Westland Ave
F. W. Lincoln
Harper's Young People
Charles Graham
G. Kuehl
Margaret Vandegrift
C. D. Gibson
St. Paul’s School
Lydia F. Emmet
Loouisz Chandler Morton
Daily Companion
Susan CooLiper
the Man
Edwarp E. Have
Epwarp E. Have. Price
French River
Saône
Roberts Brothers
Meredith & Nelson
Exchange Place
Hotels
ST. Augustine, Florida
HOTEL
Cordova
Messrs. T
Whveney & CO
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E. N. Wilson
A. K. KR
Despeaux
Hiller Caskets
Tremont Theatre
Abbey & Schoeffel
Bluebeard, JR
Ideal Extravaganza CD
the Children’s Heroes
Lord Faustieroys
Nalicts
Chas. A. Stevenson
Bootles
Hallen and Hart
Mechanics’ Building
Laura May Burnhan
Alpha Drum, Fife and Bugle Corps
Grand Canal
Music Hall
D’albert
Messrs. Abbey
Schoeffel & Grau
Benetert
Grieg
D' Albert
Tausig
Rubinsten
Steinway
Arthur Whiting
Steinert Hall
Joshua Phippen
M. Steinert & Sons
Handel and Haydn Society
Messiah
Boston Museum
R. M. Field
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompeklns
Eloyd’s
Hollis Isaac B. Rich
Ehrouse Proctor & Mansfield
Cleveland’s Minstrels
Billy Emerson
The
Hanlons
Howard Atheneum
Hecy Cihianfraud
Kit
Arkansas Traveller
Grand Opera House
Proctor & Mansfield
Propr’s and Managers
Bartholomew
Hasty Pudding Club
Norfolk Avenue
East Chester Park
Pemberton Square
Marshall House
Savannah
Georgia
M. L. Harnett
M. L. Marnett & CO
Thomasville
Mitchell House
M. A. Bower
W. E. Davies
Clark N. Scofield
Fifth Avenue Hotel
N. Y
Keene
Harriet Henderson
William I. Abbott
Coan
James Coan
J. J. Coan
St. Paul’s Church
Cooper
Peter Cooper
Eldridge
Marlboro
Berkeley Streets
Green
Charles Green
Howe
South Boston
John B. Howe
Jonas
Waltham
Edward Jones
Hampton
Epward Everett Hale
Lorin Oorack
George Truman Kercheval
BisHor Whipple
Epwakp E. Haue
Repreca Pattrney Uttrer
Harper & Brothers
MR. Browning
Asolando
Eldorado
M. M. Batnova
Harrison Werr
Houghton, Mifflin & GO
Park Street
Mass
Messrs, L. A. Shattuck & Co
Kilby ST
Boston, Mass
Gilbertson
Camaret
Philadelphia
Stilman Smith & CO
Hamilton Place
Clifton House
Ware & Rose
Clifton, Mass
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