Gas Legislation Sparks Stir as Transit Lease Debate Rages
The Post reports secrecy around subway lease talks with West End company and Gov Greenhalge amid public pressure. Gas bills surge, four measures heading to Manufactures, with Boston lawmakers and lobbyists shaping the fight.
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West End Street Railway Company
Senate
House
General Court
Samuel Little
Henry Whitney
Francis Higginson
West End Company
Transit Commissioners
Greenhalge
George Fred Williams
Jim Mellen
Worcester
Executive Chamber
State House
Lowell
Mellen
Commission
Mayor's Open Methods and New Appointments
The article argues Mayor Quincy has repeatedly misrepresented upcoming appointments such as Ellis as assistant water commissioner and others like McClellan Carberry and O'Shea. It notes how rumors predated official announcements and describes shifts in roles including Wells, McClellan, and O'Shea as part of the opening moves of the new administration.
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Mellen
Worcester
Sprague
Suffolk
Boston Associated Board of Trade
Building Department
City of
Boston
Public Buildings Department
Maccabe
East
Board of Aldermen
Board of Police
Board of Selectmen
Quincy & Boston Street Railway Company
Braintree Street Railway Company
Conway Electric Street Railway Company
Greenfield & Turner
Falls Street Railway Company
Montague Street Railway Company
Essex County
Myers
Cambridge
Prospect Union Association of
Eliot
Harvard
F. G. Peabody
R. E. Ely
Citizens’ Association of Boston
Boston Board of Aldermen
M. J. Reidy
Board of Education
J. W. Ayers
Tremont Street
C. H. Utley
Quincy
Edward C. Ellis
McClean
Carberry
O'Shea
Thomas W. Flood
John R. Murphy
Ben Wells
East Boston
William F. McClellan
Pat O’shea
Matthews
Curtis
O’shea
Wells
John Kelly
John B. Moran
Martin M. Lomasney
McClellan
Betzel Attacks Imperial Telegram to South African President
In the Reichstag at Berlin on Feb 13 Herr Betzel of the Socialists condemned the Empire’s congratulatory telegram to President Wruger of the South African republic. He warned such a policy could provoke a dire catastrophe and urged a reconsideration of Germany’s eastern policy.
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Reichstag
Herr Betzel
Wruger
South African Republic
England
France
Russia
Germany
Dr. Hammecher
Herren Lieber
von Kardorff
Herr Richter
India
Bosphorus
Egypt
Women Caught Robbing Clothes Line in Lynn
In Lynn on Tremont street police arrested two women during a laundry theft from a clothes line. The suspects were identified as Annie Foss and Margaret Monahan.
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Lynn
Tremont Street
Annie Foss
Margaret Monahan
Prisoner Prefers Death to Life Imprisonment in Sanity Ruling
Angus Gilbert was declared sane after a government medical commission report to Governor Greenhalge. Attorney W W Doherty urged a new trial within a year, while officials prepared to proceed with the gallows. Gilbert, who maintains guilt in the child murder, told the sheriff he would rather be hanged than live in prison. Dr Henry R Stedman and the commission described a thorough examination confirming sanity.
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Greenhalge
Gilbert
W. W. Doherty
Doherty
O’brien
Post
Henry R. Stedman
Dr. Stedman
Military Night at Tremont Theatre Draws State Notables
Lieutenant-Governor Wolcott and a large military herd plus notable guests attend Tremont Theatre for a military night gala showing The Strange Adventures of Jack and the Beanstalk. Boxes and floors filled with colonels, officers, and their ladies from multiple regiments and allied services.
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Tremont Theatre
Jack and the Beanstalk
Page
Kenney
Henry Hastings
Lester Leland
Olys
Ancients
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Mathews
William A. Bancroft
Parsons
Bogan
Pew
First Infantry
Providence
First Cavalry
Second Corps of Cadets
Naval Battalion
Dr. Bell
Ambulance Corps
Rolfe
New Hampshire Militia
Scudder
Newark
N. J
Joseph G. Eaton
The
Enterprise
F. R. Brainard
Ensign McDougal
Commandant Miller
Navy Yard
General Bridges
General Peach
Tannhauser in Boston Opera Triumph and Star Returns
The Boston Theatre hosted a large audience for Wagner’s Tannhauser with Damrosch conducting. Principal praise went to Fraulein Ternina as Elizabeth and Herr Mertens as Wolfram, though Gruening’s finale suffered from overacting. Julia Marlowe Taber and Robert Taber performed Romeo and Juliet at Hollis Street Theatre, praised for staging and performances.
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Herr Gruening
Paris Green
Tannhauser
Venus
Ternina
Damrosch Company
Beethoven
Fidelio
Leonora
Klafsky
Fischer
Berthard
Julia Marlowe Taber
Robert Taber
Hollis Street Theatre
Romeo
Tybalt
Verona
Mrs. Taber
Hollis St
Henry IV
Lady OF Lyons
Weyler Reports Displeasure Over Cuban Situation
In Havana Weyler voices strong disgust at conditions upon arrival in Cuba. With the enemy near Havana and Spanish forces scattered, he vows ceaseless work to conquer, plans reinforcements from Spain, and to suppress small detachments and divided cavalry units.
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Havana
Weyler
Cuba
Spain
Adelphia Debating Union Elects Williamstown Leader
In Williamstown on February 13 the Adelphia Debating Union elected A. F. Gt of Newton Centre as president Brewer of the Dartmouth Williams Debating League. The debaters will be elected.
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Williamstown
Adelphia Debating Union
A. F. Gt
Newton Centre
Brewer
Dartmouth-Williams Debating League
McKane Pardoned Request Filed in Albany
George W. Roderick submitted today to Governor Morton an application for the pardon of John McKane in Albany New York on February 13.
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Albany
N. Y
George W. Roderick
Morton
John ¥. McKane
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