Court of Claims to Decide Silcott Matter Revival
Washington discusses a forthcoming Court of Claims hearing on the Silcott scandal over unpaid November salaries. Rep Crain of Texas tests congressional reimbursement rights, aided by Ex-Rep Phil Thompson and two other House lawyers. If favored, a reimbursing bill passes Congress and is signed by the President. Also notes Rep Randall's continued illness and fragile condition.
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Washington
Sordau
Silcott
Court of Claims
House of Representatives
Canada
Crain
Texas
Phil Thompson
Kentucky
Payson
Illinois
Mr. Catchings
Mississippi
Silecott
Senate
Debate on the code of house rules in Congress
The rules committee seeks a swift vote on a new code with limited debate. Democrats push for four to five days of speeches to fully state their case. Georgia's Crisp warns against delays and potential overreach, citing rising spending and a risky Treasury impact.
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Committee On Rules
Luesday
Crisp
Georgia
Congress
Lawmakers Debate International Copyright Bill
The House judiciary committee heard arguments for and against the international copyright bill. C N Bovee and George H Arnoux, representing German publishers in New York, argued that current law sustains widespread reprinting and regional printing jobs. They warned the East would gain dominance under international law, harming Western printing. they cited loss of local employment and more typesetting by Eastern firms. George H Putnam supported passage, saying the bill would benefit authors and publishers.
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House Committee On the Judiciary
C. N. Bovee
George H. Arnoux
New York
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
George H. Putnam
Wanamaker Faces White Republican Shakeup in Newberry
Postmaster General Wanamaker must convene a mass meeting to reorganize Newberry South Carolina’s white Republican party after appointing a colored postmaster sparked white protests. An elderly candidate named Moorman, who claimed 1876 voting, was confirmed Tuesday and soon killed a man in a business dispute. Wanamaker seeks another white Republican for the post but faces doubt about finding one as the white party remains jailed and may block next election voting.
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Wanamaker
Republican Party
Newberry
S. C
Moorman
Hayes
Wheeler
Hoar
Refusal to Work With a Colored Girl at Bureau
A clash at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing pits Captain Meredith against plate printers after hiring Frances Flood, a colored woman, as a helper. The printers oppose, Secretary Windom backs Meredith, and a threatened strike looms as he vows to discipline any worker who refuses to cooperate. Flood remains on salary, serving as messenger while a new helper is sought.
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New York City
Hersel
Bureau
Meredith
Assembly
Windom
Captain Meredith
Frances
Ramie fabric rival to cotton claimed by botanist Porte
Botanist Porte of the Department of Agriculture reports a newly discovered process turning ramie into cloth at moderate cost. Charles Topham of Salem devised a secret formula turning ramie fibre into floss-like material, which Thomas Mabbett of Providence wove into cloth. Porte says investigation in New England confirms ramie utilization now satisfactorily solved.
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Porte
Department of Agriculture
Department
Thomas Mabbett
Providence
Charles Topham
Salem
Mass
Topham
Mabbett
Jamie
New England
Messrs
Post Office Posture Test for Congressman Greenhalge
Congressman Greenhalge grows weary of local contention over choosing postmasters in his district and withdraws from involvement. He warns Methuen Shirley Village and Littleton Common cases to be settled by caucus or proper action by local Republicans. If unfair methods emerge he may overrule but prefers loyal sentiment guiding the decision.
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Tirad
Congressman Greenhalge
Methuen
Shirley Village
Littleton Common
Republican
Greenhalge
Roxbury Man Appointed to National Assay Commission
The President named Professor Tierry Mitchell of Roxbury Massachusetts and Professor Stephen J. Young of Brunswick Maine to the annual assay commission. The panel will convene in Philadelphia next Wednesday.
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Roxbury
Philadelphia
Tierry Mitchell
Mass
Stephen J. Young
Brunswick
Free Shops At Woburn Leather Factories
Woburn leather plants mostly settled into a free shop system last week with no violence. Factories pay state-set waste values and may fix daily work hours, boosting production. Beggs & Cobb discharge seventeen workers including Knights of Labor leaders. Shaw & Co. nearly idle except tanyard and beamhouse. Duncan Leather keeps stoners, machines cutting costs. new canning and currying shops open on the West side, signaling a recovering trade.
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Woburn
State Board
Shaw & Co.’s
Beggs & Cobb’s
Kenney & Murphy’s
Beggs & Cobb
Knights of Labor Executive Board
Shaw & Co
Tanyard and Beamhouse
Duncan Leather Manufacturing Company
Duncan
Ius Beggs & Cobb
Maxwell Cannery
William Ellard de Cummings
Tax hearing in Haven vs Beverly faces county commissioners
Sautem Feb 9 the Franklin Haven tax case against the Town of Beverly is expected to resume before county commissioners today as the town presents its side. Funeral services for Edward A Averill were held this afternoon with Niagara Caunel Ce A M and John Endicott Lodge AS O U W in attendance. The Board of Health will hear from South Salon citizens next week. A petition circulates noting diphtheria across the area for four to five years and urging the City Council to hire experts to locate causes and remedy them.
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Board of Health
South Salon
Young Randall Acquitted in Randall Murder Case
Greenfield Feb 9 The Randall murder case went to the jury yesterday at 6 pm. At 7 57 pm they returned a not guilty verdict after two ballots with eleven for acquittal to one for conviction, and unanimity on acquittal The prisoner received the verdict calmly as his mother embraced him and cried in court.
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Greenfield
Randall
World's Fair Committee Appoints Panel on Albany Bill
The executive committee of the World's Fair met yesterday to appoint a five member panel to report on the progress of the bill pending at Albany. The report will be presented at the general committee meeting on Tuesday. The discussions were held behind closed doors.
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New York
Feb. C
The
Albany
Thorndike Company
Summer Street
Boston
Otis Company
Peder Olsen
Massachusetts Yacht Club Holds Sunday Smoker Event
The Massachusetts Yacht Club hosted the second Sunday smoker in its winter quarters on Boylston Street. About one hundred members attended as the Cadet Orchestra led by Yom Henry performed with Harry Daggett at the piano. The program was well arranged and intermission prompted discussions on yachting topics.
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Massachusetts Yacht Club
Boylston Street
Parker Memorial Science Class Highlights Lighting History
At yesterday's Parker Memorial science class Mr Richard J Monks repeated his lecture on Artificial Lighting delivering it first at Boston University and then before the Boston Electric Club He traced lighting from ancient methods through whale oil petroleum coal and water gas to electricity and displayed antique lamps that entertained the audience
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Parker Memorial
Richard J. Monks
Boston University
Boston Electric Club
Monks
Straws From State Street Market News Sparks Stock Talk
The New York market opened steady and rose, led by oversold issues like Sugar and Rock Island. After the bank statement showed a reserve drop of over four million, long stocks retreated briefly but the overall tone remained strong amid higher loan activity. Richmond Terminal drew attention for active speculation, while Iron Mountain paid a 4 percent annual dividend. Reports touched on bonds, conversions, and concerns about Reading, with caution about the Sugar Trust and Wall Street chatter.
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New York
Sugar
Rock Island
Bears
Arguments for Temperance Prohibition Debate at Parker Memorial Hall
Rev Edward E Hale and William H Baldwin spoke at Parker Memorial Hall under the Unitarian Church Temperance Society. Hale urged Boston’s indifference to prohibition, citing high crime and jail costs. Baldwin linked vice to alcohol, urged Christian institutions and responsible youth, and cited insanity and business impacts.
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Edward E. Hale
William H. Baldwin
Parker Memorial Hall
Unitarian Church Temperance Society
C. R. Fliot
Hale
Boston
Acre
General Courts
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Mr. Hale
Mr. Baldwin
John B. Gough
No Thoroughly Occupied Man Miserable Without Cure
A quaint line extols Old Saul's Catarrh Cure as a remedy for catarrh and influenza, promising relief for the seriously busy man who cannot be miserable when the cure is available for 25 cents.
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Saul
Lectures on Hymnology by Rev De Norman Die
The Rev James De Normandie closed his Roxbury lecture series on Unitarian hymn writers at First Religious Society. He praised Frances Power Cobbe Emerson Longfellow Bryant Holmes and others, noting the enduring value of Unitarian hymns and the power of hymnody to move hearts across theological shifts.
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James de Normandie
Church of the First Religious Society
Roxbury
Frances Power Cobbe
Helen Maria Williams
Emerson
Longfellow
Bryant
Holmes
Theodore Parker
Pierreont
Wasson
James Freeman Clarke
Wiliam H. Burleigh
Samuel Longfellow
Johnson, Peabody
Sears
Frederick Hosmer
Gannett
Sarah F. Adams
God
Paralysis prevention and a testimonial for Dr. Greene's Nervura
Warns that paralysis often follows months of premonitory symptoms and urges timely use of Nervura. Contains a testimonial from Andrew H. Olney claiming recovery after using the remedy, with address in Syracuse and Boston consultant details. Mentions nerve and chronic diseases, various nervous symptoms, and the product price at one dollar per bottle.
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Greene
Temple Place
Boston
Mass
Familiar talk on Religion of My Childhood at Church of the Disciples
The Rev. Charles G. Ames spoke on The Religion of My Childhood before a full audience. He recounted family life in central New Hampshire after his parents’ deaths, Calvinist discipline, and early revival meetings including his own conversion. Next Sunday evening the series continues.
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Charles G. Ames
Church of the Disciples
Mr. Ames
New Hampshire
Ames
Thoughts From The Angelus Sermon At Grand Opera House
Rev Mr Abbott of St James Church Cambridge spoke to a large audience on The Angelus and its lessons. He urged that work and religion go together and that one can pause to pray at any time or place, noting the boy and girl in the Norman scene as a model of combined labor and piety.
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Grand Opera House
Abbott
St. James Episcopal Church
Cambridge
Angelus
Gustin Branch Wedding at Winchester
George A Gustin and Augusta M Branch, both of Boston, were married February 6 at Winchester by Rev J F Fielden.
Obituaries and Deaths in Somerville and Surrounding Areas
Obituaries list multiple deaths and ages from Boston Highlands to Cambridge with names such as Katie Andrews, Robert Bennett, Jeremiah Butland, Manuel M. Cooke, James Clark, Sarah Deering, John Downey, Photius Fisk, Alice Flynn, Clara Godfrey, Catharine Howard, Hannah Kenifick, Thomas Lovitt, Hannah McIntosh, William McGlaughlin, Meany, Timothy O'Brien, Helen Parker, Amelia Peterson, Eugene Riley, Vinty Anna Schuyler, John J. Scannell, Sarah Smith, Wales Thayer, Philena Webber, and others. Entries show city or town, date Feb. 7 to Feb. 8, and ages ranging from 25 to 84 years. Funeral details for Vinty Anna Schuyler noted in New York. A special notice promotes Bhelah's Pills as a gout and rheumatic remedy.
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Hyde Park
Sarah B
John Deering
Bath
Downey
Boston Highlands
John Downey
Fisk
Photius Fisk
United States Navy
Flynn
South Boston
Alice Flynn
Godfrey
Clara M
Eugenes W. Godfrey
Howard
Catharine
Timothy Howard
Kenifick
Hannah
Edmund Kenedick
Lovitt
Thomas Lovett
McIntosh
Robert McIntosh
McGlaughlin
Roslindale
William H. McGlaughlin
Meany
Ugh Ff
Timothy O’brien
Parker
Helen M
John F. Parker
Peterson
Amelia R Peterson
George Peterson
Wilmington
Del
Riley
Eugene Riley
Sealury
Cambridge
Mass
Vinty Anna Schuyler
Samuel Mabui ‘Vy
D.D
Samuel
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William C. Paine
Devonshire St
the Angelus
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Horatio HarrIs & Co
Bhelah
Boston Museum
R. M. Field
BrNerit
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Sweethearis
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Rosto
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Robert Niven
Gladstone
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Parnell
Tremon Vey Theatre
Abbey & Schoeffel
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Rich
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Globe Theatre
John Stetson
Park Theatre
Mr. Gas Thomas
Frank Daniels
Boston Theatre
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Hiermann
Russia
Norcross
Hoylston Atreet
John Baker
Russian Voland
Union and
Lady Friends
Dools
Wr Bocuarke
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Grand Opera Honse
Joseph Haworth
Paul Kauvar
Thur
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Eum
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Meredith & Nelson
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Tudor Co
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Philbrick
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Alfred Winsor
State St
H. PD. Chapin
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Causeway
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Geo. F. Blake Mfg. Co
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Commonwealth Ave
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Milk St
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Cross St
Hanover
Las
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F. F. Raymond
Joan Jeffries & Sons
Benton
Coffin & Menry
OGOWA
Iowa Farms
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Roundy & Hobbs
Court Strees
Atieenium
William R. Richards
Washington Street
Union Institution For Savings
John J. McCluskey
Cordis Mills
Hoston
Columbian Manufacturing Company
Boston Duck Company
O’cleck m. Peder Olsen
W. Norton Redd & Col
Pemberton Square
Sumner St
C. W. H. Sanborn
North Market Street
Buston
Savannah, GA
DE Soto
John AL Barker &C
AEW Management
Marshall House
Savannah
Victuresque
M. L. Harnett
Watson & Powers
Boston Conservatory
Berzins
Julius Hichberg
Tremont Street
H. M. Knowlton
Harcourt Building
Irvington St
Armory
Mr. Duveneeck
Grace van D. Cook
Dartmouth Street
Hutchins & Wheeler
Niles Block
School Street
L. G Burnham & CO
Austro-Hungary
Eastern Europe
Abba Goold Woolson
Pierce Hall
Devien Bs
Chic Dago & Ww
Engan Seals Way Company
Crakles Merria My
Bultzer-Cabot Electric
E. Calot
Boston & Roxbury Mill Corporation
W. F. Matchett
Copartnership Notices
Copartners
Willard D. Lombard
Timothy A. Atwood
Tailors
Mr. Atwood
Atlas National Bank
Aaron BR. Gay & Co
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