Lomasney Civil Service Battle Splits Senate Vote
The Senate and House clashed over extending civil service rules to Boston and the fire marshal’s aides. Senator Lomasney pressed to cut the commission’s appropriation while Senator Roberts and Speaker Bates clashed before President Lawrence cast the deciding vote 16 to 17 to maintain the originally reported funding. The session also saw bills on the Eye and Ear Infirmary, Fire Marshal Whitcomb cuts, and a proposed horseshoers board.
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House
Lomasney
Civil Service Commission
Bates
Lawrence
Senator Lomasney
Cook
Roberts
Mr. Lomasney
Commission
Boston
North End
Senator Roberts
Irwin
Berkshire
Commonwealth
Worcester
Civil Service
Worthy Citizens’ Association of Boston
City Hall
Edwin A. Curtis
Bradford
Hampden
Ways and Means Committee
Yeas
Barber
Bartlett
Crane
Derbyshire
Everett
Gallivan
Gauss
Moran
Prevaux
Quinn
Soule
Woodfall
Woodward
Bailey
Black
Brigham
Dallinger
Davis
Farley
Flint
Folsom
Harwood
Holden
Jones
Parsons
Putnam
Smith
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
South Boston
Union Station
McManus
Upper Branch
J. Reed Whipple
la Touraine
Senator Holden
Mills
Newburyport
Whitehead
Fall River
Quirk
Journeymen Horseshoers’ Union
Master Horseshoers’ Association
The
Veterinary Surgeons’ Society
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Endorsed For Health Of Mothers
Old newspaper column extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the remedy for female weakness and pregnancy discomforts. It claims 90,000 testimonials and says druggists sell it, alongside Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation. It includes a testimonial from F Ferguson of Selkirk County Manitoba and notes nonspecific warnings about maternal health.
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Dr. Pierce
F Ferguson
Douglas Station
Selkirk Co
Manitoba
Narrow Rockingham man’s perilous ice fall on Tremont Street
Patrick F. Reynolds of 42 Northfield Street Roxbury narrowly escaped death yesterday when a large ice chunk fell from a roof on Tremont Street striking him on the head and stunning him. Dr H C Williams 230 Tremont Street treated him and revived him in the office.
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Patrick F. Reynolds
Northfield Street
Roxbury
Tremont Street
Reynolds
H. C. Williams
Civil Service Laborer Registration Opens in Boston
The civil service commissioners will open registration for city labor in Boston today at 8:00 am at the labor office Room 16 State House extension opposite Ashburton Place. Eligible applicants are strong able-bodied US citizens aged 50 or younger, residents of the Commonwealth for the past year and city for six months, with two character references. Veterans may register anytime. general registration ends after 500 names are added.
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Civil Service Commissioners
Labor Service
Boston
State House Extension
Ashburton Place
United States
Commonwealth
Savannah Line Offers Direct Boston to Savannah Steam Route
The Savannah line provides the sole direct steamship service between Boston and Savannah for travelers heading to Florida or the South. New England tourists may choose two routes from Boston or New York and can request an illustrated folder from Richardson & Barnard at 20 Atlantic Avenue, Boston.
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Boston
Savanah
Florida
Savannah
New England
New York
Richardson & Barnard
Atlantic Avenue
Illustrated
Lumber used in 1895 for ENAMELINE packing boxes
In 1895 two million feet of lumber supported ENAMELINE manufacturing of packing boxes.
Boston Aldermen Deadlock Over Clerk of Committees Nomination
In Boston the Board of Aldermen tabled the confirmation of John F. Dever as clerk of committees and Howard J. Leary as city messenger amid party lines. Other actions included confirmations for Solomon Lincoln as Public Library trustee and Charles J. Collins as coal weigher, plus a hot debate over a Pitts street stable permit and a plan to widen Pleasant and Washington streets.
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Board of Aldermen
Common Council
John F. Dever
Howard J. Leary
Dever
Leary
Alderman Coiby
Alderman Lee
Barry
Colby
Yeas
Dyar
Presho
Lott
Paige
Codman
Berwin
Lee
Dean
W. F. Donovan
W. J. Donovan
Yeas and Ways
Alderman Codman
James Mulecahey
Quincy Street
Dorchester
Board of Appeals
Corporation Counsel
Brighton
Committee On Public Improvements
Solomon Lincoln
Public
Charles J. Collins
C. T. Walker
Pitts Street
Boston
West End
W. I. Donovan
Finance Committee
Treasury
Massachusetts Historical Society
General Court
City of
Pleasant Street
Washington Street
Park Square
Warrenton Street
Donovan
East Boston
Sumner Street
Jeffries Point
Alderman- Donovan
Postum Cereal Food Coffee Ad Claims Health Benefits
An old advertisement extols Postum as a grain based coffee substitute that imitates real mocha coffee. It urges readers to choose genuine Postum from reputable grocers and warns against cheap imitations offering “just as good.”
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Postum
Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Battle Creek
Mich
Alland Bros Haircutters Offer 183 Years of Service
Gentlemen seeking stylish hairecutting and beard trimming can visit Alland Bros at 19 Trewont Row. The shop touts 183 years of experience and serves patrons from Harvard Tufts College Boston University and the School of Technology.
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Alland Bros
Trewont Row
Harvard
Tufts College
Boston University
School of Technology
Boston Republican caucus debates city legislation at Parker House
Massachusetts lawmakers from Boston dine at Parker House to discuss city bills. They vote against Kelcher school committee reform and Keenan mayors term, back Maxwell School Teachers Fund, approve dock report, and favor McCarthy land taking notice. Debate continues on Boston Transit Commission downsizing and transit governance.
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Massachusetts Senate
House of Representatives
Boston
Parker House
E. B. Callender
John L. Bates
East Boston
John A. Kelcher
City of
James Keenan
Maxwell
Dock Commissioners
Quincy
Representative McCarthy
McCarthy
Boston Transit Commission
Executive Council
Copper Shares Lead Market Toward New Records In February
The Monday market opens with copper shares dominating activity as prices hit new records. Railroads stay dull while gold stocks rise. copper abroad shows a slight decline yet domestic demand remains strong. Boston & Montana hits a new high as others like Butte & Boston rise on possible reorganization. Arnold climbs with mine resumption eyed. bank reserves shift and West End Land Co reports debt-free status ahead of tomorrow's filing.
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England
France
Buffalo
Boston & Montana
Princeps
Boston News Bureau
Butte & Boston
Butte
Friends of
Arnold
New York
West End Land Company
Atchison
Pinkham
Gas & Con
Boston
Albany
Boston & Maine
R&s
Ewe Old Colony
Union Pacific Sree
West End
Allouez
Mont
Cal & Hee
Franklin
Pioneer
Osceola
Americen Bell
New England
Waterfront Mishap and Maritime Updates From The Landsman
Deck hand Ambrose Sweeney of the British steamer Boston fell into icy water when the gangway slipped at Lewis wharf and was rescued by the towboat crew. Captain Holt learns of a death in Liverpool and returns home for the funeral. A surge of ships from foreign ports arrived, and buoy experiments report 600 feet drag westward. Fishing fleet reports minor damage to dories and sails amid heavy weather.
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Ambrose Sweeney
Boston
Lewis Wharf
Sweeney
Harry Roussel
Fenwick Holt
Liverpool
N. S
Halifax
Pye
Holt
Atus
Moody
Nix
Davies
North Anglia
Race Point
Edgar Randall
Vigilant
Hiram Lowell
Cape Sable
No New Charter Faces Reconsideration Vote
Somerville Board of Aldermen held a special meeting to discuss Mayor Perry's suggestion to reconsider the board’s last vote rejecting the City Charter Commission reports. Alderman Berry moved to reconsider. the motion failed 6 to 2 with Berry and Whitaker in support and Huntley Andrews Pratt Lamont Ball and Irving against.
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Somerville
Berry
Whitaker
Huntley
Andrews
Pratt
Lamont
Ball
Irving
Shipping News Mini Almanac for February 3
Shipping items list sailings and cargos for vessels in port and en route, including steamers Sylvania Potter and Circassian Prince with destinations Albany and Wales, plus multiple tugs and schooners loading and towing barges along the Atlantic coast and northeast ports.
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Sylvania
Potter
Liverpool
Alex Martin
Jeffrey Cardiff
Wales
A. C
Newport News
Gladiator
Kelly
New York
Woodside
L. B. Gilchrist
Hercules
Johnson
Bayonne
N. J
8. O. Co
Frank W. Howe
Williams
Brunswick
Hugh Kelly
Holden
Charleston
S. C
Edward W. Young
Wymen
Norfolk
John J. Hanson
Oliver
Philadelphia
Walter M. Young
Curtis
Amanda E
Dawes
Dennysville
Yank Maid
Perry
Rockland
Julia
Martha
Martin
Calais
Henry Chase
Black
Sargentville
Pleasantville
McDonald
Lunenburg
N. S
Lebanon
Merriam
Glendower
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Fifth
Massachusetts Regiment
Peabody Medical Institute
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Civil Service For Laborers
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Gold & Globe
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PN Ee
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Jefferson
Mollie Gibson
Mt. Rosa Tee
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Cr. & Cy
WU Gem
Seven Hills Bag
Atchison Ee
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Canada
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Manhattan
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Southern Pacific
Southern Helleny
Tenn Coal & Iron
Texas Pacific
Eeceetene
Western Union
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Milk St
J. 8. Avery
George A. Crawford
Ncrcross
Kidder, Peabody & CO
West End Street Railway CO
Merced Sete
Miscellaneous Stock Exchange
Wilson W. Fay & Co
State Street
Massachusetts
American Electric Heating
Boston Water Power
Utah
Vose Edge Vinish A
Allouez Mining
Ratopilas Mining
National Mining Ne
van Choate Electric Pref
Geyser Mining Eeevebeegee Ereedseuns Aels
Shipping News
Tallahassee
Mathilda
H. M. Whitney
Robert H. Rathbun
Brunette
Bustle
Blizzard
Perth Amboy
Highland Light
H. B. Hussey
Portland
Nevada
Madagascar
Eastern Light
St. Andrews
N. B
Mathey-Caylus
Clin & CO
Paris
Parisian
Tremont St
J. E. Bishop
Pelhane
Boylston St
Cor. Tremont
Tolman
EK. W. Gahan
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