New Pension Law Cuts Agencies and Saves Government Funds
Washington reports a presidential order reducing pension agencies from eighteen to nine to cut disbursement costs by at least $150,000 yearly. Nine agencies handle 970,678 pensioners, with Boston and other cities absorbing disrupted payments. Estimated total savings reach $161,407.99, against a 1896 total pension outlay of $142,606,559.
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Washington
Francis
United States
Concord
N. H
Augusta
Boston
Mass
Buffalo
New York
Philadelphia
Columbus
Indianapolis
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
Total
Navy
New York City
Populists Elect Officers at Massachusetts Party Meeting
At Commercial Hall the State central committee of the People’s party of Massachusetts elected officers led by Chairman George F. Washburn and Secretary P. P. Field. The executive committee includes Washburn, Field, Perkins, and seven others, with a resolution pledging allegiance to the national platform from St. Louis.
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State Central Committee
The
People’s Party of
Massachusetts
Commercial Hall
George F. Washburn
Boston
P. P. Field
Albert R. Perkins
Wakefield
Warner Johnson
Levi R. Pierce
Lynn
E. M. Eldridge
Worcester
George Leonard McNeill
Somerville
E. Gerry Brown
Brockton
Memphis
Harvard Students Robbed at Hemenway Gymnasium
In Hemenway Gymnasium a Harvard student R. L. Gibbs from 81 Oxford Street had his locker broken into. About $50 in bills and tickets were stolen. Frank Reggeski of 593 Concord Avenue Cambridge reported a theft of a gold watch from his apartment.
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Hemenway Gymnasium
R. L. Gibbs
Harvard
Oxford Street
Frank Reggeski
Concord Avenue
Cambridge
Burns From Grease Fire At Home Named John J. Purcell
John J. Purcell, 21, of 33 Fayette Street, suffered severe burns to hands and body yesterday afternoon when a pot of grease boiled over and caught fire on the stove he tried to extinguish.
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John J. Purcell
Fayette Street
Brad Ley Martin Ball Dominates New York Society Soon
The forthcoming Brad ley Martin ball in New York has eclipsed all winter social events. Mrs. Bradley Martin plans lavish costumes from the Marie Stuart era with guests like Mrs. Astor and J J Astor, Elisha Dyer Jr, and other society figures amid floral canopies, silver souvenirs, and a Hungarian band.
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Frederic Bronson
Edmund L. Baylies
John Jacob Astor
Miss Bronson
Alice Babcock
Josephine Brooks
van Alen
Henry Sloane
J. F. D. Lanier
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Alice Blight
Evelyn Burden
van Rensselaer
James de Wolf Cutting
William Sloane
J. Searle Barclay, Jr
Stanley Mortimer
William Rutherford
Craig Wadsworth
Frederic Watrous
H. D. Robbins
Frank
Marie Antoinette
Mathilde
Marie Antoinette Coiffure
Walter Livingston Oakley
Duke of
Sussex
Hermann Oelrichs
Directoire
J. Fred Pierson
Mime de Pompadour
Adelaide Pierson
Richard Peters
Cardinal Richelieu
Herbert Pelli
Catherine of Russia
Co. G. Peters
Walton M. Peckham
Charles Post
Mme. de Maintenon
Miss Post
Katherine Beekman Hoppin
Esther Hoppin
Dresden
Oliver Harriman, Jr
Thomas Hitchcock
Mile. Hautroir
Anne of
Austria
Ruth Hoe
H. B. Hollins
Mr. Harjes
Paris
Henry III
Hoadley
J. B. Hoffman
Sidney Dillon Ripley
Burke Roche
Douglas Robinson
Henry P. Rogers, Jr
Christopher Roberts
Joan of Arc
Winthrop Rutherford
Walter Rutherfurd
Cleopatra
Alice Rochester
Martin
Louis Quinze
Montgomery Roosevelt
Charles II
Sir Francis Drake
Miss van Alen
New York
Bradley Martin
Elisha Dyer, Jr
Dyer
Marie Stuart
H. Mortimer Brooks
Munificent Gift for Providence Library Building
John Nicholas Brown donated 200000 dollars to the Providence Public Library Association for a new library building. The gift was announced at a trustees meeting by G W R Matteson, with work to start in spring on the site bounded by Washington Green and Fountain streets.
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Providence
John Nicholas Brown
Providence Public Library Association
Brown
Europe
Rhode Island
Trustees
The
Public Library Association
G. W. R. Matteson
Washington, Green and Fountain Streets
Indorsee Passes Immigration Question Amid Union Debates
A Contra Labor Union backed approval on an immigration question amid a long session. The meeting focused on autonomy of trade after the American Federation of Labor action at Cincinnati, with officers postponed. Credentials passed for multiple unions including Boot & Shoe Workers Newspaper Writers Drivers and Bottlers Union Lewe Workers Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers Building Laborers and others.
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American Federation of Labor
Cincinnati
Boot & Shoe Workers
Lewe Workers
Amalgamated Sheet Meta Workers
Theatrica Mechanics
Coopers’ Union
Iron and Brass
Carpenters and Joiners
Atlantic Coas’ Seamen
Core Makers’ Union
New Delegates Seated Over Lodge-Chandler Immigration Bill
The Central Labor Union of Boston debated immigration restriction and adopted a strong resolution opposing the Lodge-Chandler bill. The group, echoing editorial stance of the Post, urged Senators and Representatives to oppose the measure which could expel thousands of foreign workers, citing lack of education opportunities as a fault. A second resolution criticized public charitable institutions for unsound management.
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Central Labor Union
Organized Labor
Congress
Central Labor Union of
Boston
Republic
Legislative Committee
State House
F. W. Taussig
Harvard College
Tax Commission
Mass meeting for Irish amnesty at Cadet Hall Salem
A packed Cadet Hall in Salem hosts a mass meeting for Irish political prisoners in English jails. Ex Alderman M H Flynn presides while James F Eagan Captain E T Crystal Miss Josephine McCarthy directs music and speakers include New York and Lynn figures. The event also features city officials and prominent businessmen.
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Salem
Cadet Hall
M. H. Flynn
Josephine McCarthy
James F. Eagan
E. T. Crystal
New York
BE. B. Newhall
Lynn
Mr. Harrington
Dermatologist Woodbury Ad Offers Facial Soap and Cream
An old advertisement invites consultation with Dermatologist Woodbury at 11 Winter Street Boston for blemish care under the skin. It promotes a pure facial soap and offers a sample of facial soap or facial cream for ten cents.
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Woodbury
Winter St
Boston
Brockton Union Adopts Resolution Against Eaton Company
The Central Late Union in Brockton February 7 condemns C A Eaton & Co for forcing employees to sign an ironclad agreement. Pickets will duty at the factory tomorrow with shifts every two hours while Eaton aims to reopen all departments. The AFL organizers Sullivan Tracy and O Sullivan were in town seeking financial aid. Michael Moran was commissioned as AFL general organizer for statewide branches.
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Brockton
Central Late Union
C. A. Eaton & Co
Eaton
T. D. Barry
Richard T. Sullivan
Thomas F Tracy
John F. O'Sullivan
American Federation Labor
Boot & Shoe Workers Union
Michael Moran
A. F. of L
Mystic Theosophist School Planned Near San Diego
Mystic revivalists led by Mme Tingley prepare a Theosophic university of mysticism on 132 acres at Point Loma San Diego. A Grecian design temple will hold Mahatmas faculty and pupils with a four-piece corner stone from Ireland Scotland Egypt and America. The curriculum claims seven planes of nature and reincarnation guiding students toward Nirvana.
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San Francisco
Cal
Mme Tingley
Mme. Blavatsky Sare
New York
San Diego
Poin Loma
Pacific
Theosophic Temple
University of Mysticism
J. D. Buck
Cincinnati
Frank M. Pierce
August Neresheimer
Neresheimer
Pacific Ocean
Ireland
Scotland
Egypt
America
Six Nations
India Civil Service
Ivory’s Heart Affected by Prison Confinement in England
Edward J. Ivory has a serious heart condition from confinement in England and receives constant medical attention. Physicians are with him day and night, with hopes to recover in a few months. He says he was harried and fearful of poisoned food in prison and plans to leave the city soon for a winter health resort.
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New York
Edward J. Ivory
England
Hin
Ivory
Madision and Kennebec Valley face malpractice fears
Madison and nearby towns along the Kennebec Valley report several illness cases linked to alleged medical malpractice. One death is tied to the issue, and a family inquiry awaits a formal investigation. County officials have not taken up the matter, while physicians claim to hold evidence naming the culprits but withholds names.
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North Anson
Madison
Kennebec Valley
Abdomney C. O. Small
Mrs Wood to Give Piano Recital at Steinert Hall
Mrs Lillian Lord Wood presents a piano recital of Liszt Chopin Weber Goetschius Henselt Schutt and Sgambat works. Professor John D Buckingham assists. The event is Wednesday evening at 8 15 at Steinert Hall Boylston Street.
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Lillian Lord Wood
Steinert Hall Boylston Street
Liszt
Chopin
Vor Weber
Goetschius
Henselt, Schutt
John D Buckingham
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