Donation debates mark House action on orphanage aid
In Washington the House debated the District of Columbia appropriation with amendments striking 1800 dollars for St John’s Church orphanage and 120 dollars for a German orphan asylum. A motion to strike funds for the destitute colored women and children drew extended debate before adjournment.
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Washington
House
District of Columbia
St. John’s Church
Hainer
Rep
Neb
Cannon
Ill
Grout
Appropriations Committee
Robertson
Dem
National Association For the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children
Senate
Hill
Conn
Secretary of the Treasury
Herbert
Colorado
Committee On Appropriations
Monroe doctrine Davis resolution may seek closed doors
Washington on February 3 reports that the Davis resolution of the Monroe doctrine, once reached on the Senate calendar, could trigger a motion to debate behind closed doors. Senators may force such action with a single second, keeping the chamber hidden from the public and official reporters. A committee member argues impromptu debate could cause harm, while a prepared essay poses no harm.
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Washington
Davis
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
Treasury reports gold in U S outside Treasury at 499 million
The February 3 Treasury circulation statement shows U S gold outside the Treasury totaling 499,110,535 dollars and total money in circulation at 1,589,720,607 dollars. It notes a per capita circulation of 22.47 dollars and compares weekly and January figures for silver dollars and fractional silver coin.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Government Fraud Protection Provision Under Debate
lawmakers weigh whether a measure to shield government programs from fraud should remain in force. The debate centers on effectiveness, oversight, and potential unintended consequences for oversight and public funding.
Pension and Military Academy Bills Approved by Senate Panel
The Senate appropriations committee ordered pension and military academy bills reported. House action set pensions at 141,325,820 with modest increases for surgeon fees and agency rent. Overall totals rise to 141,378,580 and 450,265 respectively, from prior year amounts.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Appropriations
House
Senate
Gloucester Seeks Coast Fortifications Inclusion
At a Gloucester Business Men's Association meeting resolutions urged Senators and Representatives to add Gloucester to the coast fortifications bill. Senator Lodge replied that a department plan already includes Gloucester and work will start with great coast cities, extending to all coast cities when funds are appropriated. If Lodge's bill passes, construction may begin this year.
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Gloucester
Business Men’s Association
Lodge
Congress
Admiral Walker urges immediate coast defence program
Admiral Walker testified before the Senate committee on coast defences and argued for rapid execution of land fortifications to guard the extensive coastline. He said only a combined navy buildup and strong land defences could deter a major maritime power.
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Admiral Walker
Washington
Walker
Senate Committee On
McCarthy resigns Irish party chair amid leadership doubts
Justin McCarthy resigns as Irish party chairman due to workload and literary commitments. The London cable dispatch notes Sexton as a potential successor but warns Healyite opposition could block him. If Sexton declines, Dillon is favored though his election may further offend Healyites.
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New York
Justin McCarthy
Ballard Smith
London
Dublin
McCarthy
House of Commons
Mr. McCarthy
Sexton
Healyites
Silver Republicans mull caucus on Senate bond bill substitute
The silver Republicans in the House weigh a caucus of allies to back the Senate substitute for the bond bill. The bill is sent to the Ways and Means Committee and could be reported tomorrow with a motion to non concur. They estimate about thirty votes in favor plus Democratic support to reach around one hundred.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Sir
Boston Herald
Springfield Republican
Democratic Party
Party of
Daniel Webster
General Court
Webster
William Prescott
Josiah Quincy
Massachusetts
Quincy
Commonwealth
Alcohol use in arts provision debated by Ways and Means
Arguments for and against continuing the provision in the Wilson tariff bill allowing alcohol in the arts tax free were presented to the House Ways and Means Committee. Advocates included Andrew B. Rogers and E. H. Hance with H. Dalley Jr. The opposing view was voiced by Internal Revenue Commissioner Miller citing regulatory difficulties.
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Washington
House Committee On Ways and Means
Andrew B. Rogers
Legislative
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
E. H. Hance
Philadelphia
National
Wholesale Druggists’ Association
H. Dalley, Jr
United States
Internal Revenue
Miller
New Bond Loan Brings Bankers into Informal Talks
In New York, Feb 3, bankers met informally to set bid prices for the new government bond loan. Expectations vary, with bids likely from 101-2 to 109, while a past syndicate offered 104 3-4 net under a non drawing guarantee. Gold bullion dealers report brisk buying and selling premiums. Joseph C. Hendrix carries bids from a coalition of institutions including Mutual Life, Guaranty Trust, United States Mortgage and Trust, and National Union Bank to Washington.
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New York
Bank Parsons
New York City
Syndicate Ltd
Sub-Treasury
Washington
Joseph C. Hendrix
National Union Bank
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Guaranty Trust Company
United States Mortgage and Trust Company
Horse and cart sink in South Boston accident
John Haley a Burnham street coal dealer lost a horse and cart yesterday afternoon when backing to dump ashes at the dump at the foot of Vare street South Boston. The obstruction gave way and the cart and horse dropped into the water. Both sank with the horse drowned and the driver narrowly escaping.
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John Haley
Burnham Street
Vare Street
Boston
Sacred Landmark Ruined By Fire At First Parish Church
Early yesterday morning the First Parish Unitarian Church on Meeting House Hill in Dorchester was destroyed by fire. Five firemen were injured, two seriously, as flames engulfed the building and the tower. The bell from 1751, a historic symbol of Dorchester, fell with the blaze while rescuers retrieved valuables left in the church. The fire destroyed the fifth meeting house of the parish dating back to 1630, and the history of the site spanned from the Mary and John voyage to the present.
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Meeting House Hill
Boston
America
First Parish Unitarian Church
Charles Harris
Gallagher
Division 11
Altthough
Gaylord
Regan
Abbott
Grady
Mullen
Russell
Engine Company 21
McLane
Gavin
Dorchester
Plymouth
England
Dorchestr
Mary and John
Cottage
Pleasant Street
Meetinghouse Hill
Ayies Everett
Anyon
Ladder Company 4
Engine Company 20
Captain Blanchard
Blanchard
Samuel Ridler
Combination Wagon 1
Ashmont
Fred
Joseph Hoyt
Engine Company #0
Thatittle
Fire devastates ancient Boston church destroying 1816 building
A spectacular fire at First Parish in Boston leveled the 1816 church, with massive damage to the interior and a total loss of the structure. Firefighters saved the vestry and kept flames from spreading, while injuries to several firefighters and a long history of ministers documented the incident and the church’s storied past.
Green Brothers Treated in Larceny Case and Bail Incident
Sam Green was arraigned before Judge Burke on a horse larceny charge from Albert Richardson and carrying a blackjack. He was held $300 on each count. After Sam's case, brother William H. Green of Sherburne was arrested for straw bail sworn to ownership of Sherburne real estate valued at $9, then released. he reportedly pays only a poll tax there.
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Sam Green
Burke
Albert Richardson
Sam
William H. Green
Sherburne
Schooner William H. Allison Ashore on Frying Pan Shoal
Captain Edward C. H. Kenneston reported by telegram that the schooner William H. Allison ran ashore on Frying Pan Shoal off North Carolina while carrying phosphate rock from Charleston to Richmond. Crew were saved. ship built in Camden in 1888, 433 net tons, owned largely by the Allisons of Boston.
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Rocklard
Edward C. H. Kenneston
William H. Allison
Warren Rhodes
Allison
Frying Pan Shoal
North Carolina
Charleston
Richmond
William JH. Allison
Camden
Rockland
Allisons
Boston
Veteran Captain J. Cleveland Gear Dies in Norwich
Captain J. Cleveland Gear died in Norwich at sixty after a long career at sea. He commanded the steamer City of Lowell since its building and had risen from cabin boy to captain. Gear served as whaler, sealer, and pilot on several steamers and captained multiple vessels including City of Lowell, Norwich, Lawrence, and Lowell. he piloted Jay Gould’s Atalanta on the Sound. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
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Norwich
Conn
J. Cleveland Gear
City of
Lowell
Aptain Geer
Commonwealth
Plymouth Rock
Block Island
Ieston
Lawrence
New York
Worcester
Jay Gould
Atalanta
Larchmont
New London
Tragic Pintsch plant accident claims 26 year old worker
Early last night Andrew Bergen an employee at the Pintsch gas works on South street was caught in a fly wheel and crushed to death. The 26 year old husband and father lived at 176 West Fourth street South Boston and leaves a wife and one child. Undertaker Jones and Medical Examiner Draper were notified.
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Andrew Bergen
Pintsch Gas Works
South Street
Jones
Draper
Bergen
West Fourth Street
South Boston
Caps on Sale Real Plush and Beaver Warm Caps
Men and boys offered a selection of real plush and beaver warm caps in 75 and 1 grades, with choices available.
TWO STOWAWAYS ON CARINTHIA ARRIVAL AT PORT
Immigrant inspectors find two young stowaways aboard the Carinthia from Liverpool, brothers John and William Brett aged 15 and 13, living at 15 Kirby Street London. They were confined and face return to England with a $300 penalty for the ship. The boys, once river heaters on the Thames, journeyed via Buenos Aires and South America before landing in Boston, reporting they have no relatives in the U.S. and are poorly dressed.
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Carinthia
Liverpool
John
William Brett
Kirby Street
London
Boston Light
Steamship Company
Thames
England
Melbourne
Bennos Ayres
South America
Buenos Ayres
Death in lodging house died of pneumonia
A man believed to be James Davis, about 48, was found dead in a bed at a cheap lodging house on 42 Eastern Avenue at 7 PM. Dr. Dunn declared pneumonia the cause. Davis had been staying there since Jan 16 and claimed a sister living at the Highlands amid a prior property dispute on Hampden Street.
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James Davis
Eastern Avenue
Dunn
Tinkham
Davis
Highlands
Hampden Street
Equitable Life Surplus Under Lower Interest Forecast
The Equitable Life Assurance Society reports a surplus exceeding 40 million dollars as it notes a long term drop in high grade securities yields. Analysts foresee policy reserves shifting from a 4 percent earnings basis to 3 to 3.5 percent, yet the company still shows substantial funds even at a 3 percent rate.
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Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
Cathedral C. T. A. Society Sees Monthly Meeting
The Cathedral C. T. A. Society met in the cathedral basement with President Joseph A. Sheehan presiding. Members accepted an invitation to attend Robert Emmets birthday celebration at Faneuil Hall on March 4 and heard principal speaker Elmond J. Grimes editor of the Father Mathew Herald receive a rising vote of thanks for his address.
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Cathedral C. T. A. Society
Joseph A. Sheehan
Robert Emmets
Faneuil Hals
Hibernian Total
Ealmond JL. Grimes
Father Mathew Herald
British warship Mohawk sails from Havannah amid Cuban revolt
Havanan Kingston Jamaica February 3 The British warship Mohawk departed hastily from this port to Havana to protect British subjects and property as reports claim a revolt among Spanish volunteers in the Cuban capital prompted the move.
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Kingston
Jam
Hava
Alleged Defeat of Patriots Near Sugar Plantation
A Havana despatch reports a sharp clash at the San Antonio sugar plantation near San Felipe. Spanish forces under General Ma and Maximo Gomez routed insurgents, leaving twenty dead and many wounded and prisoners. Spanish troops seized arms and camp equipment.
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New York
Havana
Maximo Gomez
San Antonio
San Felipe
Anel Calinto Ruiz
Plantati
Ehipment
Fresh Spanish expedition sails to Cadiz and Barcelona
Madrid reports the ninth expedition to Cuba will sail for Cadiz Barcelona and Corunna on February. The force totals 18 256 troops.
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Spain
Madrid
Cuba
Cadiz
Barcelona
Corunna
City Briefs Report Local Trials And Meetings
Yesterday trustees were elected for Mt. Auburn Cemetery. James Carew Catherine Carew and Pie Hayden were held in $10 for trial idle and disorderly conduct on January 10. Minnie O Ha was bound for trial February 17 for drunkenness and assault. Congregational Sunday School Union met at Berkeley Temple with a discussion on The End of the Sunday School. Alfred Hennequin lectured at New England College of Languages on Victor Hugo. Playgoers Club discussed The Prisoner of Zena. Bertram Sparhawik spoke on Charles F Choate and Joshua M in Naema Hall on An Evening With Planets. Rev John A McElwain will end the noon Evangelistic Association meeting at Bromfield Street Church. The forty fifth anniversary of the YMCA will be held in its main building with addresses by Rev George A Gordon and Rev Leighton Parks. Rev Thomas Van Ness will conduct the noon service at Chapel today.
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Mt. Auburn Cemetery
James
Catherine Carew
Pie Hayden
Bly
Minnie O'Ha
Vlage Street
Congregational Sunday School Perintendents’ Union
Berkeley Temple
Alfred Hennequin
New England College of Languages
Victor Hugo
Novelis
Prisoner of
Zena
Bertram Sparhawik
Charles F. Choate
Joshua M
Naema Hal
John A. McElwain
Bromfield Street
Eton Young Men’s Christian Associati
George A. Gordon
Leighton Parks
Thomas van Ness
Brown University eleven coach named E. S. Gray of Fairfield
Fragmented report notes E. S. Gray of Fairfield bound over to Superior Court on embezzlement charges related to Brown University eleven. Also mentions the death of Chilton F. Doane, a fraternity figure, from heart failure and a church vote extending a call to Rev. T. Whitman of Newton Upper Falls. Moyle of New Haven appears as another name in the fragment.
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Brown Univsity
S. Gray
Fairfield
Conn
Superior Court
Chilton F. Doane
HJ Annis
Due Fork Street
Kentucky House Passes Pool Gelling Felony Bill
The Kentucky House yesterday approved a measure making pool gelling outside race courses a felony. A Philadelphia murder appeal involving H. H. Holmes and B. F. Pietzel was argued yesterday in Philadelphia. An early estimate put Sunday fire losses in Philadelphia at about 1.5448 million with 1.2000 million in insurance. a Boston and Maine station incident at Haverhill yesterday left a man named Fred Malcolm with a severely crushed left wrist after being run over by a shifting train.
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Kentucky
H. H. Holmes
B. F. Pietzel
Phiadelphia
Philadelphia
Boston & Maine
Haverhill
Fred Malcolm
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Thaddeus Mason Harris
John Warham
John Maverick
Richard Mather
Jonathan Gurr
John Wilson
Josiah Flint
John Danforth
Jonathan Bowman
Green Brothers
Trouses
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Alison Ashorn
Qoast
Vienday
George Fred Williams
Young Brothers
Committee On Bienni
Becau
George F. Hoar
John Long
Alanson W. Beard
Thomas
Reed
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