Somerville City Engineer Hearing Delves Into Private Work
The Somerville investigation into Horace L. Eaton continued at City Hall with Alderman Downs testifying that Eaton did outside work. Witnesses claimed payments for plans were for work after hours, while attorneys sparred over testimony and procedure as the hearing adjourned to the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Horace L. Eaton
Bowman
Wentworth
Eaton
Alderman Downs
Mr. Eaton
S. S. Higgins
H. W. B. Colson
Johahria Ford
G. H. Burroughs
Thomas C. Connors
B. J. Downs
Committee On City Engineering
Baton
Alderman Barbour
Mr. Bowman
Board of Aldermen
Shaw
Winther
Dillingham Street
Downs
Perkins
Rich
Mr.Perkins
Mr. Wentworth
Mr. Perkins
William Stearns
General Miles Honored at New York Banquet
Nelson A. Miles was toasted at a Lafayette Post 140 G A R banquet in New York. Governor Coffin of Connecticut and General Butterfield spoke among other prominent attendees. Miles did not address the Venezuelan issue but praised the army and navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Miles
New York
Nelson A. Miles
Lafayette
Coffin
Connecticut
Butterfield
Mires
Arrest of Vincenzo Lucca for alleged assault
Patrolman Burke of Division 1 arrested Vincenzo Lucca age 31 of North Margin Street Court for an alleged assault with an excalated revolver on George B. McKenna early this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
Division 1
Vincenzo Lucca
North Margin Street Court
George B. McKenna
Silver Jubilee Tribute to East Boston Priest McCarthy
A full day of honors in East Boston marked the 25th anniversary of Father Lawrence P. McCarthy's priesthood. A testimonial meeting in Fitton Hall featured speeches from parish leaders, a purse presentation, and gifts including an altar vestment and a silver chalice, with hundreds in attendance and a children’s celebration in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Boston
Lawrence P. McCarthy
Father McCarthy
Fitton Hall
William Taylor
McCarthy
Charman Taylor
Thomas J. Lane
Cassin
Patrick B. McManus
John A. McCauley
Thomas F. Doherty
Patrick J
Father McManus
Taylor
Sacred Heart
Shields
England
Grover
General Shields
Erin
Wood Island Park
John H. Sullivan
Holy Redeemer
M’grath
Somerville
Henry O'Meara
Henry O’meara
John McWeeny
F. I. Andrews
Twather McCarthy
Theresa Welsh
Father McCarty
Hatchet Attack Reported in North Street Dispute
Pasquale Russo of 318 North Street says Giuseppe Papseni also of 318 North Street struck him with a hatchet. Dr Dunn treated Russo's wound at Station 1 last night as police searched for the attacker. A local note advises Salvation Oil as a 26 cent remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasquale Russo
North Street
Station 1
Guissepe Papseni
Dr. Dunn
Ruso
Boston Council Presidency Battle Divides Charlestown Warders
A district meeting of eight Charlestown councilmen near Bunker Hill backs Miller for presidency over O Callaghan with Connorton ill. The 18 councilmen from six wards plan to back a Roxbury or South Boston candidate, with McCarthy seen as possible front runner if wards unite. Bradley Whitney noted as a dark horse while Republicans Briggs and Smith seek a minor vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Miller
Common Council
Charlestown
Urbane Associates
Bunker Hill
John J. O'Callaghan
Miller
O'Callaghan
Connorton
Tague
Brock
Ward
Bret Miller
South Boston
Roxbury
Flood
Dover
Tim” McCarthy
M. T. Callahan
Callahan
South End
Boston
McCarthy
Joseph A. Conry
Lomasney
Bradley Whitney
East
Frank Briggs
G. Walden Smith
War footing urged as commission bill passes congress
The House debated a $100,000 appropriation to fund a Venezuelan boundary commission after President Cleveland proposed a commission in his message. Supporters urged immediate action to present a united U.S. front, while critics warned against war fever and urged calm deliberation. International papers weighed in on potential Anglo-American consequences and the diplomatic path forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Venezuela
British Guiana
Boutelle
Hitt
Congress
House
Senate
Reed
Houtelle
Crisp
Dem
Illinois
Mr. Hitt
United States
Great Britain
Sugar bounty upheld by court test cases
In New Orleans Judge Pardee declares the sugar bounty act constitutional and the $5,000,000 in the Treasury should be pro rated to rightful owners. The decision marks a major constitutional ruling with Supreme Court likely to review within one or two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Dee
Pardee
United States Circuit Court
United States
Treasury
Supreme Court
Moore Embezzlement Case Heard in Superior Court
The indictment of J Lowell Moore treasurer of the Globe Investment Company now defunct was argued before Judge Gaskill on an agreed statement of facts to determine the law. The three count charge alleges embezzlement of 144 belonging to ex Judge Edmund H Bennett collected by the Globe Investment Company. If the court rules not guilty on law the jury will be acquitted. if guilty the jury will convict and the defendant will appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lowell Moore
Globe Investment Company
Superior Criminal Court
Gaskill
Edmund H. Bennett
Supreme Court
Richard Stone
J. J. Higgins
Sughrue
Struck With Tumbler In Clark Street Row
Three Italians clashed in a rear Clark Street house at midnight. Francisco Crisappi and Alfonso Cravallesi allegedly attacked Gaetano Penda with a hammer and a heavy glass tumbler. Sergeants Smith and Muir arrested Crisappi and Cravallesi. Penda was treated for head wounds and kept as a witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Street
Francisco Crisappi
Alfonso Cravallesi
Gaetano Penda
Esmre
Penda
Crisappi
Cravaliesi
Smith
Muir
Hanover Street
Dunn
Salisbury Uninformed on Venezuela Commission Crisis
London dispatch notes Marquis of Salisbury hosts a Foreign Office reception with ambassadors present while U S Ambassador Bayard is absent. Britain awaits official word on President Cleveland's proposed border commission and its potential to escalate tensions on the Guiana boundary. The House vote for commission funding could hasten a crisis, but no major action expected until its arrival in Venezuela.
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London
Marquis of Salisbury
Foreign Office
United States
Bayard
Cleveland
Venezuela
Great Britain
House of Representatives
Guiana
Ships Wait Orders For Caribbean Practice Voyage
The North Atlantic Squadron remains at Hampton Roads awaiting orders to sail for a West Indies cruise with stops at St Lucia and Trinidad. A possible Dec 21 departure may slip to after Secretary Herbert's New York trip, with Rear Admiral Bunce set to confer in Washington before sailing. The squadron includes New York as flagship, Columbia, Minneapolis, Montgomery, Raleigh, Amphitrite, and soon Cincinnati, with Maine attached and Texas potentially ready to join.
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Washington
Hampton Roads
West Indies
St. Lucia
Trinidad
Navy Department
Herbert
New York
Bunce
Columbia
Minneapolis
Montgomery
Raleigh
Key West
Cincinnati
Maine
Texas
Admiral Bunce
Chandler on His Bill Seeks Modern Arms for Emergency
Senator Chandler explains the bill aims to arm land forces with one million infantry rifles and supporting field artillery. He notes navy expansion has proceeded, but rapid mobilization of ground troops requires modern small arms for emergencies, regardless of future conflicts with Great Britain.
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Washington
Senate
Chandler
Cuba
Canada
Great Britain
Congress Expected to Do Otherwise, Says The Daily News
London dispatch from December 19 notes The Daily News remarks that it was hardly to be expected Congress would do otherwise than act in a particular manner, reflecting on political expectations and proceedings abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Daily News
Congress
Venezuelan Minister Praises President and Olney
Senor Andrade, Venezuelan minister, expresses full satisfaction with the President's recommendations. He expects strong Venezuelan enthusiasm once the message is received there and endorses a technical eight to ten member commission to examine the controversy. He says the proposed commission could complete its work from materials in the United States within months without visiting Venezuela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senor Andrade
Venezuela
Olney
London
Lord Rosebery
Markets React To Cleveland Message On Venezuelan Question
London noon trading showed rail stocks weak and Consols slipping while foreign securities remained dull. Faris bourse felt the impact of President Cleveland's Venezuela boundary message with traders fearing friction between England and the United States could lead to regrettable consequences, though war was not anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
FARIS
Cleveland
England
United States
Berlin
Pres
Cleveland letter to Congress shocks stock market
VIENNA December 18 The Vienna Bourse was unsettled by President Cleveland’s message to Congress regarding the Venezuelan boundary dispute. The market had shown volatility since the recent crisis as operators reacted to the U S warning and potential policy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Congress
Great Britain
Vienna
Gherardi Ready on War Risk and Monroe Doctrine
Rear Admiral Gherardi of Stratford says he sees no war from Cleveland's message though war is possible. He urges defending the Monroe Doctrine, warns against seeking foreign help, and outlines a wartime plan to overrun Canada and target English commerce along the coast.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Cleveland
Gherardi
Stratford
United States
Canada
England
Connecticut
France
Russia
Monroelike Views Rally Support for Peaceful Settlement
Washington observers including John W. Foster and William C. Whitney react to Cleveland's Monroe Doctrine message. Foster calls it correct in application and hopes for a peaceful adjustment with Britain, not war. Whitney says the message reaffirms the doctrine, foresees arbitration, and notes Cleveland as a clear Democratic presidential candidate amid jingo opposition.
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Washington
John W. Foster
Great Britain
United State
New York
William C. Whitney
Cleveland
Chauncey M. Depew
Ambassador Bayard Hosts Actors Benevolent Fund Dinner
United States Ambassador Bayard attended a London Actors Benevolent Fund dinner and responded to a toast Our Friends Across the Sea. He spoke of shared humanity, opposed divisions, and urged kinship beyond the sea, echoing Gladstone and calling for hands to clasp across the main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Bayard
Actors’ Benevolent Fund
Comyns Carr
Carr
Humanity
Actors’ Fund
Gladstone
Venezuelan Commission Debate Shapes Commission Size
House members weigh the President’s plan to appoint a five member commission to study the Venezuela British Guiana boundary dispute. Disagreement centers on whether to authorize travel for on site inspection and how quickly the panel should report back.
Venezuelan commission funding faces Senate hurdle
The $100000 bill for the Venezuelan commission, endorsed by the President, stalls in the Senate. Morgan backs raising to $250000, while the Foreign Relations Committee intends to graft the Monroe Doctrine into the measure. The bill will be referred, and the House is expected to accept any added terms.
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Fuller
Supreme Court
Harrison
Edmunds
Vermont
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Washington
Senate
House
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Morgan
Senate approves multiple diplomatic and military nominations
The Senate in executive session confirmed Allen Thomas of Florida as envoy to Venezuela and named H. Clay Armstrong Jr. and William W. Russell to Madrid and Venezuela respectively. Other posts include postmasters in Maine and Connecticut, appointments in the Court of Private Land Claims, naval promotions led by L. A. Beardslee to rear admiral and John A. Howell to commodore, and several engineer medical and pay corps promotions.
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Allen Thomas
Venezuela
Washington
Senate
Florida
H. Clay Armstrong, Jr
Alabama
Madrid
Spain
William W. Russell
Maryland
William A. Bray
Michigan City
Ind
Joseph R. Reed
Iowa
Wilbur F. Stone
Colorado
Henry C. Sluss
Kansas
William W. Murray
Tennesse
Thomas C. Fuller
North Carolina
Court of Private Land Claims
Maine
B. F. Blagdon
Wiscasset
E. R. Dow
Newport
C.C. Homer
Bucksport
E. T. Mayberry
Westbrook
Charles Walker
Lewiston
Connecticut
George W. Benedict
South Norwalk
M. E. Lincoln
Willimantic
Co. B. Mason
Danbury
C. B. Rogers
Colchester
Horace Wheeler
Shelton
Massachusetts
J. E. Doran
Attleboro Falls
L. W. Dower
Easthampton
J P. Herlihy, Jr
Monson
A. D. Hoitt
Arlington
Timothy Howard
North Brookfield
John Kirkpatrick
South Hadley
T. H
City Briefs from Boston News Highlights
Local notes report on a Boston Bookkeepers' Association meeting about closing the ledger, a Norfolk Unitarian Church lecture on American wit, a Young Men's Christian Union reception with Gettysburg talk by General Augustus P. Martin, and a Norfolk Hall club entertainment for the Boston Bichloride of Gold Club. An explosion in Roslindale destroys a sewer building, with windows broken but no injuries. Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Union discusses mutual rates for farm property and features remarks by state and company officials at a Roger Upham presided gathering.
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Bookekeepers’ Association
Boston Bookkeepers’ Association
Eagle Hall
J. H. Merlich
Augustus P. Martin
Boston Police Commission
Gettysburg
Norfolk Hall
Dorchester
Boston Bichloride of Gold Club
Eisie F. Adams
Reading
Marie Schumacher
Cora F. Hayden
Frank Gurtis
Frederick A. Chapman
Tremont Quartet
Roslindale
Sewer Department
City of
Boston
South Walnut Street
Mutual
Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Union
United States
Roger F. Upham
Max L. Powell
Burlington
Woodbury
H. R. Pierson
Berkshire Mutual Insurance Company
Pittsfield
Upham
Powell
Pierson
E. B. Stoddard
Worcester
T. R. Young
Springfield
Harter Declines Candidacy for Democratic Nomination
Columbus December 18 A letter from M D Harter received by a friend in Upper Sandusky Ohio states he will not be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President He supports President Cleveland but doubts he would accept the nomination
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
M. D. Harter
Upper Sandusky, C
Cleveland
Fire at Boston & Albany station damages express office
At 10 o'clock last night an alarm from Box 54 reported a fire at the Boston and Albany railroad old Kneeland street station used by the American Express Company. The blaze destroyed a few packages of express matter and the office records. Cause unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany Railroad
Kneeland Street
American Express Company
Ninth Regiment to stage indoor athletic meet this winter
At a Hast armory meeting last night the field staff and line officers of the Ninth Regiment voted to hold an indoor athletic meet this winter. A committee led by Lieutenant-Colonel Logan Lieutenant Flannagan and Lieutenant Casey was appointed to run the affair.
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Hast
Logan
Flannagan
Casey
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Il Callaghan
Brad” Whitney
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Kent
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America
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Paris
Lucien Millevoye
Chamber of Deputies
la Patrie
Napoleon
British Foreign Office
New World
Europe
Journal Des Debats
la Liberte
Temps
Lincoln
Trent
Vossische Zeitung
National Zeitung
Boersen-Zetting
Wll
Salisbury
United States Commission On the Border
North Atlantic
Harbert
Chandler's
Andrade
McKenney
Pric
Dresden
Franklin, Co
Waterbury
New England
V. Congress St
Foster
Whitney
Mr. Depew
Actors
Mr. Bayard
Venezuelan Commission
McCreary
Kentucky
Harter
Nervease
Nefrvease Co
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