Boston Legislation Pieces Headed For Next Legislature
A long report from the Metropolitan Affairs Committee recommends referring the anti-cigarette bill and related measures to the 1899 Legislature. The Boston & Maine stock bill faces postponement amid debate, with objections to stock watering and calls for public hearings. Revere elects a new selectman and towns consider districting for aldermanic seats amid ongoing municipal reform discussions.
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Reater
Boston
Comitee On
Boston & Maine
Senate
Morse
Cape
Harwood
Middlesex
Railroad Committee
Boston & Line
Ry. Soule
Bristol
Flroad Committee
R. Williams
Norfolk
Aldermanic Bill Report On Boston Government Reform
A sub committee selected to draft a bill to reorganize Boston city government has not yet produced a draft. The panel will present its work to the legislative committee on election law and metropolitan affairs for further consideration.
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Boston
Legislative Committee
Election Law and Metropolitan Affairs
France Dreyfus Trial Opens Ninth Day Crowd Calm
Paris February sixteenth crowds gathered near the Palace of Justice for the ninth day of the Zola and Perreux trial. General Pellieux denounced amateur handwriting experts and urged that the bordereau point to a War Ministry artillery officer, sparking tensions in court as testimonies continued.
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Paris
Palace of Justice
MM. Zola
Perreux
M. Zola
Esterhazy
Bordereau
Ministry of War
War Ministry
Pellieux
Europe
France
Dreyfus
M. Laborie
General Pellieux
M. Mori
Bernhardt Operated On in Paris Hospital
Sarah Bernhardt underwent surgery at Possi Hospital this morning. The ovarian cyst was removed with complete success and Dr. Possi expects she can resume work in April.
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Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Possi
Hayes to Furnish Walter Jones With Capital for Tour
Scott Hayes son of Rutherford B Hayes plans to finance Walter Jones for a starring tour in In Gay New York Waves of Cleveland Ohio residence noted in New York circles Waves maintains ties with actors and belongs to the Laibs Club
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New York
Scott Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Walter Jones
Mr. Waves
Cleveland
Laibs’ Club
Massachusetts Pipe Line Officials Face Arrest Over Stock Issue
The Massachusetts Pipe Line Company and founder Henry M Whitney face potential arrest after the Gas and Electric Light Commissioners ruled the company issued 10 000 new shares around Dec 10 1897 without board approval. The action cites Chapter 450 of the 1894 Acts and threatens fines up to 1000 and imprisonment up to one year for involved officers.
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Massachusetts Pipe Line Company
Henry M. Whitney
Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Board of Gas Commissioners
Pipe Line Company
Commission
Gas Commissioners
Whitney
Georgia
Tudor
Butler
Mr. Tudor
Martian encounter ends with captured foe and sleep gas
In a space mission led by Edison and companions, a towering Martian is stunned with an anesthetic by a disintegrator and captured aboard an asteroid. The narrative notes weightlessness and the crew preparing to land as they advance toward Mars.
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Earth
Mars
Thomas A. Edison
Space
S. Ides
Mr. Ison
Washington
United States
Faison
New York
Moon
Aristarchus
Asteria
Edison
Mr. Edison
Tom
Lord Kelvin
Savant
Astronauts Probe Weight Anomaly on Asteroid Voyage
On a space voyage with Edison and Kelvin, an asteroid shows a weight anomaly. A five ounce quarter reading contradicts the expected ounce and a half, prompting Thomspon and Kelvin to probe the asteroid’s internal constitution.
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Mr. Edison
Lord Kelvin
Kansas Pacific Sold to Krech for 6.3 Million
Topeka Feb 16 The Kansas Pacific was bought today by Alvin W Krech for 6 303 000 representing the reorganizing committee Krech was the sole bidder The Senate in Washington debated a resolution by Senator Turpie Indiana to require full payment of the government claim before confirmation Action not taken
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Topeka
Kan
Alvin W. Krech
Reorganization Committee
Krech
Senate
Washington
Turpie
Indiana
Personally Conducted Tour to Philadelphia and Washington
A personally conducted tour to Philadelphia and Washington will run via Fitchburg R R on April 1. The total cost is 25 dollars. For full itinerary and information contact J. R. Watson, General Passenger Agent, Boston Massachusetts.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Fitchburg R. R
J. R. Watson
Agt
Boston
Mass
Boston Citizens Challenge Cambridge Street Open Cut Plan
The Cambridge Street open cut and subway project is challenged as unconstitutional by Boston residents. They ask the mayor to seek court restraint on the Transit Commission from building tunnels to East Boston under Chapter 500 of 1897, while opposing only the city’s mandatory funding methods.
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Citizen’s Association of Boston
Quincy
City of
Boston
Boston Transit Commission
Cambridge Street
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Warning cough syrup ad promises cure for consumption
A 19th century style warning highlights a dry morning cough signaling consumption. An attested testimonial from Simon Smasal of Chicago claims Dr Bull's Cough Syrup cured the cough and never returned, noting a price of 25 cents and urging customers to ask for Bull's.
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Dr. Bull
Simon Smasal
31St Street
Chicago
Bull
Post Fund Totals and Local Lodge Contributions
The post fund stands at 4009 with new gifts from Massachusetts Lodge 27 I O B E 25 Mor decai Lodge I O S B 10 and Representative Osgood C Blaney 2 The current acknowledgments list shows 8976 from Representative Blaney 2 from Mordecai Lodge I O S B and 2 from Lodge 27 I O B B with further entries unreadable in the record.
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Massachusetts Lodge 27
Mordecai Lodge
G. H. Perkins
Osgood C. Blaney
Cei Ee
Ee Lodge
Eeeeeseresees Reseenes
Firemen's relief fund contributions noted in letters
A series of letters to the editor report several contributions to the Firemen's relief fund including $28 from Massachusetts Lodge No. 27 I C B E, $10 donation, and $1 subscription with dates in February. Names listed include M. Card and G. H. Perkins.
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Massachusetts Lodge
Pos Sir
Tasaeae
Firemene
G. H. Perkins
Cuban Relief Fund Subscriptions Rise to $1675.91
Kidder, Peabody & Co at 113 Devonshire Street report new contributions to the Cuban relief fund. The total now stands at 1675.91 dollars.
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Kidder, Peabody & Co
Devonshire Street
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