Senate Adopts Financial Currency Bill 46 to 29
The Senate approved the substitute for the lease currency bill by 46 to 29. Amendments were debated under a ten minute rule with two adopted, one on international bimetallism and one on national banks with 25 000 capital for small towns. The decision preserved gold as the standard and set up a large gold reserve for redeeming notes.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Nelson
Minnesota
Chandler
Rep
N. H
Caffery
Dem
Lindsay
Kyle
S. D
Mr. Jones
Yeas
Aldrich
Allison
Beveridge
Burrows
Carter
Clark
Wyo
Cullom
Davis
Deboe
Depew
Elkins
Fairbanks
Foraker
Foster
Rye
Gear
Hale
Hanna
Hansbrough
Hawley
Hoar
Kean
Lodge
McBride
McComas
McCumber
McMillan
Mason
Penrose
Perkins
Platt
Conn
N. Y
Pritchard
Quarles
Ross
Scott
Sewell
Shoup
Simon
Spooner
Thurston
Wetmore
Wolcott
Nays
Bates
Berry
Butler
Chilton
Mont
Clay
Cockrell
Culberson
Daniel
Harris
Heitzfeld
Jones
Ark
Nev
Kenney
McEnery
McLaurin
Martin
Money
Morgan
Pettus
Rawlins
Stewart
Sullivan
Taliaferro
Teller
Tillman
Turley
West
United States
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
United States Treasury
Senator McLaurin Offered Philippine Commission Seat
Senator McLaurin of South Carolina was offered a position on the new Philippine commission after a conference with the President. He declined the offer citing duty to his constituents and said he would consider the matter.
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Washington
McLaurin
South Carolina
Philippine Commission
Senate
Melba Engaged to Violin Virtuoso Joachim
Melba announces engagement to Joachim, renowned violinist. The couple plans marriage as Joachim, aged sixty nine, is described as a famous virtuoso. Meanwhile Chattanoora ministers split over Julia Morrison's lecture prompting debate in the church community.
Melba Joins Joachim In Marriage Rumor In Berlin
Berlin newspapers report Australian soprano Nellie Melba engaged to marry violinist Joseph Joachim. Joachim, 69, and Melba, 34, have performed together in Berlin where she drew large crowds and Kaiser Wilhelm attended her concerts. Melba tours New York rival Calve is also mentioned.
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Aerian
Berlin
Mme
Nellie Melba
Joseph Joachim
Herr Joachim
Melba
Europe
Kaiser
Mme. Melba
Joachim
Lucia
Mme. Calve
New York
Andreas Moser
Pept
Contempt of Court Jury Trial Bill Is Rejected
In a party line vote the House defeated Carey of Haverhill on a bill to grant jury trials in contempt cases. Socialist MacCartney accused the plutocracy of oppressing labor, while Odlin criticized the bill as flawed and an interference with libel law. The session saw strong labor vs capital rhetoric and a pledge that working class progress would continue despite the setback.
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Carey
Haverhill
MacCartney
Rockland
Eugene V. Debs
Illinois
Odlin
Lynn
Prince Edward Islanders Hold Fourth Reunion Ball in Boston
The Prince Edward Island Club hosted a fourth reunion and ball at Paul Revere Hall in Boston with about 1900 attendees from Boston and vicinity. A concert ran 8 to 9 pm, followed by a grand march led by Dr. and Mrs. William Johnston, club president, and a procession of 250 couples among many notable guests listed.
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Prince Edward Island
Paul Revere Hall
Prince Edward Islanders
Boston
William Johnston
James Duffy
Annie I. Ring
E. W. Doyle
William J. Smith
D. A. McDonald
Katie A. Currie
Elizabeth F. Grant
W. J. Chappelle
J. Doiron
James W. Clow
Annie Mclyer
John B. Cameron
Annie McDonald
A. M. Clow
Jennia Doyle
Annie Traynor
Mary Slavin
Edward Daly
Daniel Magner
Mary Curley
Florence Vose
Frances Guidrey
Jules Voss
Teresa McMahon
Jennie Saunders
Alice Saunders
Sadie Corrigan
Bessie McClennon
Marie Campbell
Cecelia Casey
Henrietta McDonald
William Huntington
J. S. Duffy
Price
Agnes Duffy
Chalifoux
M. PF. Murray
Mary T. Labon
Edward F. Quinn
Edith Howard
Bessie Walsh
Sertha Gunn
Mary Doyle
Arthur McCabe
Ella McCormick
Katie Doyle
J. F. McDonald
McDonald
J. H. Babine
Edward Trainor
Pauline Chisholm
Celia Raynor
Margaret Lidston
Crucie Ellis
Peter FE. Carr
Maria Farmer
BH. P. McMiller
R. C. Mains
Bessie McIntire
Josie McPhee
J. A. McDonald
Marta McIntire
Leander MccDonald
Lizzie Broad
Jennie Walsh
Walter Gay
Katie Deegon
Lucy Deegon
Nellie Deegon
William Deegon
Daniel Deegon
Agnes Deegon
Carrie Daly
Joseph Whalen
Jennie McClennen
A. J. McMillan
Annie Stewart
Petroville Dugal
P. W. Dugal
W. J. Fisher
J. M. Hickey
R. A. McDonald
Philip Perry
J. H. Strong
Margaret J. McDonald
Child prodigy Joachim earns world fame before twelve
They praised his talent since childhood, shaping a renowned violinist by age seven and securing global fame before age twelve. He remains sturdy and vigorous, with a beard like a pard and a mop of hair that many bald violinists envy.
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Joachim
Pulpit Divided Over Actress Lecture in Chattanooga
Julia Morrison the actress linked to the murder case of actor Frank Leidenheimer rehearsed her talk The Other Side of Stage Life before city ministers in Chattanooga. Opinions split with some praising the message and others deeming it unsuitable for youth. After rejection by major halls she secured a Knights of Pythias lodge room for a Friday night delivery.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Julia Morrison
Aenliter
Frank Leidenheimer
Wife Kisses Other Men Spark Indiana Divorce Suit
Clarence Snider of Muncie files for divorce after a honeymoon the day after the wedding. He says his wife kissed other men within hours of the ceremony and refused to curb the behavior. He describes a brief marriage ending in desertion and legal action.
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Muncie
Ind
Clarence Snider
Indiana
Snider
Pretty Dress Tempted Girl In Providence Case
Clara Driscoll an 18 year old pled guilty in District Court to breaking into Clara Dupont’s Dodge street residence. She wore a silk dress and picture hat taken in daylight after prying a rear window with a iron bar. She was found wearing the stolen robe when arrested at St James’s Hotel. Case sent to grand jury under $500 bond.
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Providence
R. I
Clara Driscoll
Clara Dupont
Dodge Street
Miss Dupont
Miss Driscoll
St. James’s Fotel
Grand Jury
Milton Woman Dies by Own Action at Neponset River
Jane J. Smith 99 of Milton sister of Mrs. Albert Morrison and sister of Felix Rackemann of Boston physician died by her own hand near Paul's Bridge on the Neponset River early yesterday. She had been ill for weeks and was cared for by a nurse. After waking about 2 am and the nurse leaving, she left the house and walked to the river 60 yards away. A search party found her body at the river junction of Brush Hill road and Milton street.
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Jane J. Smith
Milton
Albert
Morrison
Felix Rackemann
Boston
Neponset River
Paul's Bridge
Brush Hill Road
Milton Street
Hawas plague subsides at Honolulu camp report
Major S. M. Mills of the Sixth Artillery at Camp McKinley Honolulu reports to the War Department that since January 22 only two deaths have occurred from bubonic plague and in the last eight days no new cases and no suspects have appeared except a doubtful case on February 1 not yet determined.
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Washington
S. M. Mills
Sixth Artillery
Camp McKinley
Honolulu
War Department
Philippine Islands Report Sees Improved Shipping Conditions
The southeastern Luzon coast from Tobaco to Donaol and key points on Catanduanes Samar and Leyte are described. Conditions in the Philippines are improving as coastal vessels resume merchandise transport while La drone elements remain troublesome, keeping troops actively engaged.
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Pies
Luzon
Tobaco
Donaol
Catanduanes
Samar
Leyte
Philippines
Massachusetts Soldiers Tortured to Death in Philippines
Three Massachusetts soldiers from the Twenty sixth Regiment USV were tortured and killed by insurgents in Calinog Iloilo Philippines after staying behind a column to obtain a tub a They were Dennis Hayes William Dugan and Michael Tracey privates of Comparry F under Captain William M Tutherly Their equipment remained captured The dead were aged 24 28 and 21 and their listed next of kin include Patrick Dugan Mrs Jeremiah Hayes and Alick Tracy The padre allegedly countenanced the atrocity and has since left his parish.
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Globe
Iloilo
P. I
Massachusetts
Twenty-sixth Regiment
Dennis Hayes
William Dugan
Michael Tracey
Comparry F
William M. Tutherly
Calinog
Tutherly
Springfield
Plass
Patrick Dugan
Leominster
Dennis L.eaves
Plattsburg Barracks
N. Y
Jeremiah Hayes
Concord
Mass
Michael Tracy
Lawrence
Alick Tracy
New Brunswick
Hayes son reported missing in Philippines during Spanish War
Mrs. Hayes in Concord recalls her son Danny Bancroft Hayes who vanished while serving in the Philippines with the Fifth Massachusetts during the Spanish American War. She cites letters from Captain Bordman and friends confirming his disappearance and expresses prolonged worry and hope for news.
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Concord
Post
Hayes
Philippines
Tracey Birth and Local Hazard Case Update
Tracey Michael, born in Woodstock New Brunswick, arrived in Lowell about three years ago. He enlisted in Lawrence Massachusetts and worked as a night watchman at Tremont and Surfolls mills. Survived by father Alexander and five sisters in Woodstock and Bangor.
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Michael Tracey
Woodstock
N. B
United States
Lawrence
Mass
Tracey
Tremont and Surfolls
Alexander Tracey
Daniel
Alexander
Bangor
Gas probe begins on Boston gas price reform in House
Representative Engstrom opens hearings before the committee on manufactures to push a 75 cent per thousand gas rate for Boston. He will present production costs and related facts as part of a statewide inquiry by gas and electric light commissioners and related parties. Prominent gas executives plan to attend, including Henry M. Whitney of New England Gas and Coke Co. and R. M. Morse.
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Boston
Engstrom
Committee On Manufactures
Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Henry M. Whitney
New England Gas and Coke Company
R. M. Morse
George W. Anderson
Haverhill
Boston & Albany inquiry panel amends savings bank clause
Mr Tatman of Worcester moved to strike the clause on savings banks holdings, arguing banks cannot invest in railroad stock. The amendment passed unanimously and the order to inquire was adopted, with the representative seeking full information before voting on the ratification of the lease.
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Boston & Albany
Tatman
Worcester
Bordman’s Story Refuted In Iloilo Testimony
A Globe dispatch from Iloilo reports that Captain Bordman’s claims about Captain McDonald at the native church during Gar_genero’s confession and his alleged diversion of Major Barker were contradicted by Dr. Gilchrist. The doctor said McDonald played no role in the execution and was not seen after Bordman demanded the prisoner on verbal orders from General Hughes until after the cemetery ceremony over the open grave.
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Globe
Iloilo
Bordman
McDonald
Hughes
Storehouse Fire Destroys Cham berlain Property at Centreville
A large storehouse belonging to John W. Chamberlain in Centreville Osssipee New Hampshire burned tonight with all contents. loss estimated at least $50,000.
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Centre Ossipee
N. H
John W. Chamberlain
Centreville
Ossipee
Concert and Dance Following Danforth Orchestra Programme
After a Danforths Orchestra concert from 8 to 9, dancing began and continued until early morning. The grand march was omitted. The list of attendees includes Mr and Mrs Boles and many others with numerous surnames and initials noted.
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J. Boles
T. J. Beechem
J. Callahan
William F. Centey
Join . Cusick
A. Creeny
William T. Cronin
Ad, Currie
Airs
B. I
Devine
Free hair growth remedy offered by Cincinnati firm
A Cincinnati firm promotes a free trial of its hair growth remedy via the Altenheim Medical Dispensary in Cincinnati Ohio. The offer promises to remove dandruff and scalp disease while restoring hair and even eyebrows and eyelashes. Endorsements from Mile Riva and Geo N Thatcher are cited to support effectiveness.
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Altenheim Medical
Butterfield Bldg
Ohio
Riva
Avenue Des Champs Elysees
States
Paris
Geo. N. Thatcher
Covington
Altenheim Medical Dispensary
Butterfield Building
Boston Clothing Salesmen Benefit Ball Draws Big Crowd
The Boston Retail Clothing Salesmen's Benefit Association held a concert and ball at Catholic Union Hall attracting nearly 200 couples. The event featured a 12-number concert and a 24-number dance program with many local clothing houses contributing.
Carpet Upholsterers Dance Honors Union 7070 Event
The fourth annual entertainment and dance of the Boston Carpet Upholsterers Union 7070 A.F. of L. was held at Corinthian Hall Washington Street last evening. Over 200 couples attended with a grand march led by Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor and a procession of noted couples including Mr. John J Roche and Miss Roche and others.
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Boston
Union 7070
Corinthian Hall
Washington Street
William Taylor
John J. Roche
Roche
Charles Hurley
Katherine Hurley
J. J. Fitzgerald
A. Moorhouse
A. Hohenfels
M. J. Foley
E. P. Maguire
Boltz
Nellie Boltz
Carriage Workers’ International Union Ball Hosts 200 Couples
The fifth annual Carriage and Wagon Workers’ International Union No. 9 ball drew about 200 couples at Union Park Hall. Floor director John E. Crowell led the event with notable attendees including Frank Sineeland, president of the Central Labor Union, Richard Garrity, Dennis Driscoll, and Hiram Nash. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Wooster and other couples were among the guests last night.
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Carriage and Wagon Workers’ International Union No. 9
Union Park Hall
John E. Crowell
Frank Sxneeland
Central Labor Union
Richard Garrity
Dennis Driscoll
Hiram Nash
George A. Wooster
M. A. McCormack
Edward Han
Local residents named in community notice
A list of individuals and couples appears in a community section, including Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jacobson and Miss Lena Ross, with several other residents named in the notice.
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D. Kenny
E. McGrath
Fred Ross
Fifth annual Di vision 41 A O H ball in Roxbury
The fifth annual concert and ball of Di vision 41 A O H Roxbury was held last evening in Historic Hall with upwards of 800 attendees. The grand march was led by William J. Neville and Miss Mary Fitzpatrick followed by numerous couples including Thomas Monahan and Miss Kate Glynn and others, with about 200 additional couples.
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Division 41
Roxbury
William J. Neville
Mary Fitzpatrick
Thomas Monahan
Kate Glynn
Francis C. Rowean
Margaret Shea
M. J. Saunders
Saunders
Patrick Gerraughty
Gerraughty
J. F. Sullivan
Bordgid A. Sullivan
Daniel J
David Edwards
Mary F. Edwards
Second anniversary of the Maine wreck observed in Havana
The Maine disaster was marked in Havana with laureled wreckage and prayers. Memorial services at the Church of Merced drew Governor-General Wood and civil officials along with church secretaries.
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Havana
United States
Maine
McGee
Father Jones
Church of Merced
Wood
Soldiers Die En Route On Missouri Return Voyage From Manila
Surgeon General Sternberg advised that 21 named soldiers died aboard the hospital ship Missouri as it arrived in San Francisco from Manila with 269 patients. The list includes privates Shippe, Rhan, Stasthe, Kistner, Felters, Hawes, Jackson, Rice, Spike, Erickson, Shannesy, and Quinn among others, plus corporals Gillespie and Moore and sergeant Plasket.
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Sternberg
Missouri
San Francisco
Manila
Stephen A. Shippe
Thirteenth Infantry
William Rhan
Fourth Infantry
Frank Stasthe
M. S. Kistner
F. J. Felters
Seventeenth Infantry
Andrew Gillespie
Twenty
John W. Plaskett
Thirty-seventh Infantry
Charles A. Randall
Joseph A. Gillette
Ninth Infantry
Edward Felwock
William Quinn
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