Plague and Strikes Roil Russia as Martial Law Declared
Reports from St. Petersburg describe a spreading plague affecting 180 by 300 miles with few doctors to isolate patients. The cabinet under Emperor Nicholas refuses universal suffrage while revolts and strikes widen, with clashes among strikers, non union workers, and Cossacks amid rail disruptions and martial law across ten Russian Poland governments.
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ST. Petersburg
Vassili Ostrov
Berlin
Kursk
Pakoff
Vilorsk
Warsaw
Baltic
Frederickstad
Kreutzburg
Reval
Russian Poland
Brockton Man May Run Against Douglas
Rumors say Governor Douglas might seek the 14th district seat, prompting Brockton figures like George E. Keith to consider opposing him if Lovering withdraws. Republicans weigh a prospect of a high-stakes intra party clash amid district voting history and tariff ties.
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Brockton
Douglas
William Co. Lovering
Lovering
George E. Keith
Keith
Bates
Buttimer
Coulter
Charlestown Considers 50000 Library Expansion and City Utilities
President Dolan of the Charlestown Common Council secures a 20000 increase to the 30000 already approved, totaling a 50000 library appropriation. The meeting also discusses union wage needs, contractor rates, a mayoral portrait, and a legal opinion on Chapter 410 and Chapter 84 provisions for municipal gas and electricity plants.
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Arthur Dolan
Common Council
Committee On Public Improvements
Charlestown
McNeeley
Team Drivers’ Union
Alderman O'Toole
Contractors’ Association
Collins
Linehan
Corporation Counsel
Boston
Massachusetts
Leadership Through Ideas, New England Pioneer Spirit
President Eliot at the Waldorf Astoria links current leadership to New England ideas. He traces Pilgrims’ exile and faith in education, noting town meetings, courts, and schools as early exercises of private judgment and liberty. The speech asserts universal education as essential to freedom and progress.
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New York
New England
Eliot
New England Society
Waldorf Astoria
Holland
Atlantic
Cavour
New
Parker Tells Police Board What To Do
Attorney General Herbert Parker counsels Suffolk County Police Board to act on facts and law, not on district attorney pressure. He emphasizes board independence, proper inquiry, and ultimate responsibility for decisive action based on evidence.
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Parker
Police Board
Suffolk County
Herbert Parker
Boston City Hall upgrade faces funding hurdle and site debate
Mayor elect Fitzgerald may push a new City Hall costing about 1.5 million dollars funded by a legislature outside the debt limit. Site options include the Public Garden or the present site on School Street with temporary use of existing buildings during construction. The plan faces political and financial scrutiny amid cautious Beacon Hill sentiment.
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Boston
Fitzgerald
Beacon Hill
School Street
Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder Brings Quick Cure
A Cookshire pharmacist testifies that twenty years of catarrh caused foul breath and poor health until using Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder. He reports immediate relief after the first dose and full cure from all catarrhal effects.
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F. A. Bottom
Cookshire
Que
Agnew
Moran Police Board clash ends with Chief Shaw refusing
In a dramatic turn during the Moran Police Board clash, Chief Shaw refused to detail any State officers to obtain evidence for Mr. Moran against the hotels. The notable exchange followed Attorney-General Parker's letter as context for the dispute.
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Parker
Moran Police Board
Shaw
Moran
Miss Mary K Gilman Treated By BU Alpha Phi Eta Chapter
Miss Mary Katherine Gilman lead actress in George Ade comedy Just Out of College at the Park was given a reception by the Eta chapter of Alpha Phi at Boston University's Mt. Vernon street chapter house. Gilman, a Kappa chapter member and Stanford graduate, starred in undergraduate drama and the fraternity plans a Park Theatre outing during Christmas vacation to honor her.
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Mary Katherine Gilman
Joseph Wheelock
George Ade
Eta
Alpha Phi Fraternity
Boston University
Mt. Vernon Street
Miss Gilman
The
Kappa
Leland Stanford University
Palo Alto
Cal
Police clash over liquor licenses in Boston era dispute
The piece details Boston officials hedging over liquor licenses tied to the Touraine Winthrop Schoolhouse dispute. Massachusetts District Police Chief Joseph E. Shaw defers officer requests to the governor. Lawholders, aldermen, and hotel owners face possible license rescissions and new license applications as Attorney General Parker and District Attorney Moran clash with the Boston Police Board.
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Police Commissioners
Parker
Alderman Whelton
West Iind
Cole
Touraine
Winthrop School
Macksey
Winthrop
Schoolhouse
Edward F. Hollis
Moran
Whipple
Harvard to Receive $50,000 Reversionary Legacy
Dr. George S. Hyde's will filed leaves $50,000 to Harvard College for its medical school. The legacy will pass to the college upon the deaths of Mrs. Annie M. Sargent and Franklin P. Hyde, with the income paid to them during their lives.
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Harvard College
George S. Hyde
Annie M. Sargent
Franklin P. Hyde
Hyde
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Mary K. Gilman
Commonwealth
Joseph E. Shaw
Massachusetts District Police
Boston Police Board
Lee
Boston Postman
Cain
Gaskin
Young's
Parker's
Adams House
Essex House
Harvard
Christ
Claus
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