Naval militia report urges spring drills and coast reserve plan
The Navy reports Lieutenant Schuetze recommends spring monitor drills with state governors and summer exercises on Atlantic monitors and Monterey. It urges consultation of militia officers on wartime duties, invites state authorities to participate, and outlines loans of vessels to state units to boost boat practice and coastal familiarity. It notes militia as a potential coast defense reserve and praises it as a training ground for navy officers.
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Washington
Schuetze
Naval Militia
Herbert
Atlantic
Monterey
Pacific
New Hampshire
New York
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Dale
Maryland
North Carolina
Sunatara
California
Michigan Militia
Detroit
Rochester
New Haven
South Carolina
Charleston
Port Royal
Meade
North Atlantic
Massachusetts
Newie
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Women’s Educational and Industrial Union Events
The Women’s Educational and Industrial Union at 264 Boylston Street hosts a week of events led by directors with a members’ reception this evening. Thursday features Rev. W. R. Alger on poetry, a whist gathering, and Friday presents Mrs. Kate Tryan with Bird Talk and stereopticon. Miss Mary A. Greene offers free Business Law for Women lectures starting this month for six weeks at 8 p.m. all women may attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Boylston Street
Renton Whidden
J. H. Hecht
B. F. Putnam
W. R. Alger
Kate Tryan
Mary A. Greene
Lynn Common Council defeats annual city appropriation bill
The Lynn Common Council defeated the annual appropriation bill totaling 994 270 after thirteen votes in favor and six against. The measure failed to reach a two thirds threshold due to the 1500 July Fourth observance line item. Both council branches authorized borrowing 200 000 in anticipate tax receipts. The people’s favorite route to the West office moved to 366 Washington street opposite Bromfield.
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Lynn
City of
Common Council
Office of the People’s Favorite
Washington Street
Bromfield
We Pay Ideas. Everyone Hypes Schemes for Business
A promotional plea invites readers to submit business schemes promising payment if the idea is usable, with a promise to respond if not suitable. The notice emphasizes originality and profit sharing for workable concepts.
Veteran Firemen Meet in Boston for Annual League Session
The New England Veteran Firemen's League held its annual gathering in Boston with about thirty-five delegates from twenty-four associations across the region. The Brunswick, Maine group joined. a side stroke engine dispute was postponed. officers were elected and the benefit branch reorganized into a board of directors. Samuel Abbott Jr. reported treasury balances of 422.06 general, 671 benefit fund, and 216.47 expense. W H Hathaway named actuary and will serve as secretary and treasurer of the board.
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New England Veteran Firemen’s League
Boston Veterans
Portland
Hartford
New Bedford
Templeton
Mass
Brunswick
Pawtucket
Central Falls
R. I
Samuel Abbott, Jr
Boston
W. T. Cheswell
James R. Carr
Manchester
J. W. Plaisted
C. H. Philbrick
Lowell
Joshua Lothrop
Alexander Haberson
W. H. Hathaway
Hyde Park
W. H. Rankin
League
Hartford Prison Probe Sees Most Directors Absent
Hartford Connecticut February 5 state prison investigations meet to review charges by Dr Tracey of the state board of charities with reporters admitted. Steward Horton testifies to good food. Warden Woodbridge notes improved meals with vegetables grown on site. Several officials defend the warden as Secretary John Taylor recounts visiting discharged prisoners and disputes the prisoners' accounts.
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Hartford, Conn
Sumner
Hartford
Sanford
Simsbury
State Prison
Tracey
State Board of Charities
Steward Horton
Woodbridge
John O. Taylor
Carnot's Son a Deputy In French Chamber Election
Paris Feb 5 The Chamber of Deputies deemed valid the elections of M Gerault Richard and M Ernest Carnot to the chamber. Gerault Richard was under a prison term for insulting President Casimir Perier in a prior article in his paper. Carnot is the son of the late President Carnot.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Gerault-Richard
M. Ernest Carnot
Chamber
M. Gerault- Richard
Casimir- Perier
M. Carnot
Carnot
Home Ruler secedes from Liberal party in Parliament
Clement Higgins member of Parliament for the middle division of Norfolk a Liberal and Home Ruler told the party whip he will not attend the present session and asked that no circulars be sent to him This amounts to a secession from the Liberal party, reported by Central News in London on February 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Central News
Clement Higgins
Norfolk
Sugar Witnesses Bail Bonded In Senate Testimony Case
John S. Shriv er and E. R. Chapman both refused writs of habeas corpus to release them from custody for refusing to testify before the Senate investigating committee. They appeared before Judge Cole and posted bail of $1000 each. Trial likely to begin next month.
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Washington
Johns. Shriver
New York Mail and Express
E. R. Chapman
Senate Investigating Committee
Cole
Blacksmiths End Strike at Hooker Carriage Plant
New Haven reports the Hooker Carriage factory blacksmiths return to work after a ten day strike. The company concedes restoring the 10 percent cut from a year ago, ending the labor dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
New Haven, Conn
Hooker Carriage Factory
Yale seniors vote to wear caps for commencement week
New Haven Conn Feb 5 The Yale senior class voted to wear caps and gowns during commencement week. The election of the senior promenade committee was held tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Bradford Doctor George Cogswell Celebrates 87th Birthday
Haverhill on February 5 reports Dr. George Cogswell M D of Bradford quietly marking his eighty seven birthday at his home. He is the father of Congressman William Cogswell of Salem.
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Haverhill
George Cogswell
Bradford
William Cogswell
Salem
Polo Games Last Night at Salem Boston and Pawtucket
At Salem Salem Providence won 8 to 4 over Providence. At Boston Boston defeated Lynn 9 to 0. At Pawtucket Pawtucket beat New Bedford 7 to 4.
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Salem
Providence
Boston
Lynn
Pawtucket
New Bedford
Sultan Proposes Marriage To Two Thousand Young Ladies
The Sultan steps forward after the audience quiets and asks the two thousand young ladies to marry him. A chorus of voices cries for louder, with disorder in the hall. He declares they are the first girls he has ever loved and asks forayes. The crowd cheers as handkerchiefs wave.
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Puck
Narrow escape from mince pie glass shocks Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville diners endured a dangerous mince pie incident when glass fragments were found in the filling. The episode underscores how a small morsel can turn ordinary treats into a perilous surprise, prompting warnings and investigations by local authorities.
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Jeffersonville
Louisville Courier-Journal
Petition seeks investigation of Ward 19 election frauds in Boston
A petition signed by Joseph L Bartlett requests the Massachusetts House investigate alleged frauds in the 1894 Ward 19 election including false registration illegal naturalization mythical voting and impersonation of voters. It claims ballots were destroyed by law and cites about thirty voters who would testify to being denied voting. Bartlett denies residency and says Holland seeks to unseat him.
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Joseph L. Bartlett
House of Representatives
Ward 19
Boston
House
Elections Committee
Holland
O. C., Smith
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Creat
Benjamin Fr. S. Bullard
Thomas F. Fallon
Timothy Holland
Frank J. O'Toole
Board of Aldermen
Benjamin F
Bullard
Timothy, Holland
Thomas IF. Fallon
Suffolk
Bartlett
Representative Holland
Washington Street
Governor Greenhalge Opens Standish Guards Fair at Plymouth
Governor Greenhalge arrives in Plymouth with Adjutant-General Dalton and multiple colonels to formally open the Standish Guards fair. He is met by a reception committee, escorted by Standish Guards and the Plymouth Band, then tours booths and attends a reception at the Old Colony Club.
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Plymouth
Greenhalge
Dalton
D. W. Farquhar
BE. C. Benton
William A. Bancroft
William H. Oakes
H. P. Ballard
F. P. Barnes
A. C. Warren
Fifth Regiment
Standish Guards
Old Colony Club
Cambridge Ambulance Hearing Proceeds Amid Controversy
At Cambridge City Council, a hearing on abolishing the ambulance department continues amid charges of falsifying by Superintendent Bryant. Speakers urge continuance, a free system, or central locating for East Cambridge, with a 500-signature petition backing the present system. The session also confirms cemetery commissioner McNamee and acts to prohibit carriage of contagious patients in public wagons.
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Cambridge
Rady
Bryant
East Cambridge
John J. Scott
Scott
Wetherbee
Jennie R. Hinchcliffe
Harvard Street
M. E. Church
J. E. Dwyer
Harry Ellis
Campridge Manual Training School
BE. J. Carroll
Boston Woven Hose Company
R. C. Surbridge
Alderman Wood
J. H H. McNamee
Alderman Stearns
Alderman Bradford
Board of Health
Gray
Ward 2
Everett City Council Deliberates Nominations and City Plans
Everett’s Board of Aldermen tie refuses confirmations for Brown Nichols Matthews. confirms Card Swan Wilson. A mayoral nomination enlists Newton Perkins Whitcomb Wallace Nickerson Whiteling Foster Marsh Merritt Beals Ladd for enumerators. all laid over. Common Council approves $10,000 for Broadway Bow land purchase and amends charter to elect a seventh Alderman. Proposals urge hospital study, Shute library use, Shute land/building plans, and a municipal electric plant study. committees to study rapid transit and Lynn & Boston rail service at 5 cents.
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Everett
Board of Aldermen
George A. Brown
B. F. Nichols
George H. Matthews
Warren A. Card
Fire Department
Joseph T. Swan
E. B. Wilson
H. Houstis Newton
Harry H. Perkins
Hiram K. Whitcomb
James Wallace
F. L. Wallace
Woods
W. H. McCarthy
Lewis H. Putney
A. R. Henderson
Ss. S. Nickerson
Thomas A. Whiteling
Benjamin W. Foster
R. Henry Marsh
Charles Merritt
Fred A. Beals
George G. Ladd
Lynn & Boston Railroad
Boston
First Day Opens Grand Encampment of New Hampshire G A R
Nashua February 5 The first day of the twenty eighth encampment of the G A R of New Hampshire opened at City Armory with Commander in Chief Lawler of Illinois and Grand Quartermaster General Burst in attendance. Reports show 1894 net loss of 267 members. good standing total 4696 from 4963, with 212 more suspensions than prior year. Pension remarks note liberal government provisions and critique of execution. The Woman's Relief Corps held its fifteenth annual convention at Granite Hall with about 200 delegates.
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Nashua
N. H
New Hampshire
City Armory
Thomas A. Lawler
Illinois
John W. Burst
Pierce
Woman's Relief Corps
Granite Hall
Riotous Polo At Salem Ends With Seven Fouls
Salem defeated Providence 8 to 4 in a charged polo game. Providence center Furbush drew six fouls amid repeated trips and heavy falls as Referee Long warned him. A riot nearly erupted as the crowd grew tense, though Salem kept the lead.
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Salem
Providence
Furbush
Long
Foula
Fall Story of Abuse at Women's Reformatory
Lavinia Potter, 20, died at the Sherborn reformatory after a life of quiet happiness with husband Frank M. Potter turned to dissipation. The Boston-turned-Melrose woman, found delirious and half drunk at J E Eastman’s house, suffered a fall and injuries before being sent to reform school. Her husband, once a prosperous merchant, was arrested for drunkenness and fled bail in New York. The case recalls a once refined life now ending amid scandal and tragedy.
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Melrose
Lavinia Potter
Frank M
Young’s
Boston
Sherborn Reformatory
Frank M. Potter
New York
J. E. Eastman
Winthrop Street
Lavinia
Providence
Mrs Potter at Sherborn Death Report Sparks Outcry
Feb 5 South Framingham report questioned the good name of the Sherborn women's reformatory after Lavinia Potter, a 27 year old Melrose wife, died from cerebro hemorrhage linked to injuries while intoxicated. Records later showed injuries likely self-inflicted, with officials defending the institution and its superintendent, Elien C Johnson, against sensational claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Framingham
Sherborn
Melrose
Elien C. Johnson
Lavinia Potter
F. W. Potter
Franklin Grout
Reformatory
Johnson
Adams
Murphy Defeats McGraw In Four Rounds In Cincinnati
Australian boxer Billy Murphy defeated Kid McGraw in four rounds in Cincinnati. Murphy weighed 112 pounds, McGraw 115, and the contest showed little merit with Murphy dominating from the start.
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Cincinnati
Billy Murphy
Kid McGraw
Murphy
McGraw
Newton Art Exhibition Opens With Notables In Attendance
The Newton Club hosts a large art show with Boston and Newton guests. Prominent artists from New York and Boston contribute works across water colors and oils. The exhibit fills the club house, features pieces by Murphy, Hassell, Vinton, and Crane, and runs through the week with free public access and Boston visitors welcomed.
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Newton Club
Boston
Newtons
New England
Henry E. Cobb
William Bullivant
Louis K. Harlow
New York
Gaugengigel
J. G. Brown
Hatfield
Fred P. Vinton
William Norton
Hassell
Lensil
Iga
Pope
J. Francis Murphy
de Hass
C. F. Peirce
Smilie
Attleboro Jeweler Dies After Plunge From Train Ferry
G W Clamtitt a 68 year old wealthy Attleboro Mass jeweler died at Harlem Hospital after falling into the water from a transfer boat. On Jan 30 while returning from a Philadelphia funeral trip he left a train car on the Maryland ferry and slipped into the river, twice going under before divers or deck hands rescued him.
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New York
G. W. Clamtitt
Attleboro
Mass
Harlem
Lowell Council Ends It In Fractured Ballot Vote
Lowell February 5. After fourteen unsuccessful ballots Councilman Sullivan of Ward 6 was elected president of the Common Council. There was talk of ballot juggling and one vote cast for Councilman Oliver did not appear in the count. Sullivan is a Democrat.
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Lowell
Common Council
Sullivan
Ward 6
Oliver
Y M C A Secretaries Conference Opens in Quincy
The eleventh annual New England Y M C A secretaries conference opened in Quincy with a large turnout of visiting secretaries. Morning sessions met at the association rooms, while afternoon and evening sessions were public at Congregational and Wollaston Baptist churches respectively. Wednesday morning sessions commence at 9:30 at the Congregational Church.
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Quincy
The
New England Y. M. C. A
Association Rooms
Congregational Church
Wollaston
Ward 8 special election selects councilman
A special election in Ward 8 filled the vacancy from the tie in the recent municipal vote. Democrat John Russell received 231 votes, Republican Alexander Falconer 222, and Citizen Edward J Lennon 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
John Russell
Alexander Falconer
Edward J. Lennon
Vermont Alumni Dinner Honors New President at Buckingham
The fourth annual New York Alumni Association dinner of the University of Vermont was held at the Buckingham Hotel with about 100 guests. A meeting preceded the dinner and Rev. Lewis Frances of Brooklyn was elected president.
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New York
New York Alumni Association
University of Vermont
Buckingham Hotel
Lewis Frances
Brooklyn
Fire at Galvin Greenhouses Burns Furnace Cause
An alarm from Box 92 summoned Cambridge fire apparatus to the greenhouses owned by J. Galvin shortly before midnight. The blaze, traced to an overheated furnace, caused about $500 in damage before it was extinguished.
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Cambridge
J. Galvin
Roanoke Official Heads South for Mills Move
Roanoke Virginia February 5 N B Johnston vice president of the Roanoke Board of Trade departed for New England to promote bringing cotton mills to the South and boost regional industry development.
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Roanoke
N. B. Johnston
Roannoke Board of Trade
New England
Charlestown-Dorchester and Brockton area artillery and reviews data
The record lists locations Charlestown Old Dorchester and Chelsea Charlestown with numbers 2450 999th Artillery 2448 and 2362 Reviews 2297, plus Brockton Campello with 2224 and 2001. This item catalogs serial or grid-like entries across three places and multiple numeric labels.
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Charlestown
Old Dorchester
999Th Artillery
Chelsea
Brockton
Campello
Massachusetts Bicycle Club Feud Over Lady Members Question
A Massachusetts Bicycle Club meeting ends unresolved after a proxy voting attempt and a controversial amendment to bar women from joining. Officers are elected with J Emory Tippett as president and A D Peck proposing the exclusion. Debate continues on proxy use and the special Feb 18 meeting.
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Massachusetts Bicycle Club
J. Emory Tippett
E. W. McGlennon
W. Stanley Campbell
Joseph W. Swan
A. D. Peck
George B. Arnold
Melville McFarland
B. D. Perkins
Peck
Newman
Riverside Cycle Club backs color line repeal in LAW
W H Nott, secretary of Riverside Cycle Club, praised The Post for supporting removing the word white from LAW membership rules. The club plans an informal Sunday meeting to decide sending a member to the national assembly with a paper. They seek white wheelmen and other clubs to voice support or opposition. They also note a club resolution condemning two colored men who robbed the Massachusetts Bicycle Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Nott
Riverside Cycle Club
National Assembly
T League
League
Chelsea Aldermen Reject Mayor's Street Superintendent Pick
At a Chelsea Board of Aldermen meeting last evening the mayor's nomination of Charles H. Holmes as superintendent of streets was rejected 14 to 1, Alderman Soley voting to confirm. Charles H. Black resigned as superintendent of streets effective March 1, stating he was not a candidate for appointment and that city interests would be best served by a man in harmony with the mayor. The resignation was laid on the table for a week. Confirmed: A. Mellen Rice, Board of Health. D. L. Lord, inspector of buildings. F. Henry David, superintendent of fire alarm and inspector of wires. George H. Buck, park commissioner. Ivory R. Allen, trustee of the soldiers' burial lot.
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Chelsea
Mayo
Martin
A. Mellen Rice
Board of Health
D. L. Lord
F. Henry David
George H. Buck
Ivory R. Allen
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