City Aldermen Pass Unchanged Appropriation Bill
The Boston board approved the appropriation bill as printed, with no changes. A license dispute over City Point Athletic Club at Music Hall triggered a long debate and a split vote before the transfer was approved. The session also addressed a Tremont Tremont building remonstrance, street and sewer matters, and requests for rail and engine-house funding.
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Board of Aldermen
Alderman Allen
Common Council
Committee On Printing
Alderman Mahoney
Boston Society of Architects
Tremont
Tremont and
Beacon Streets
Hartwell, Richardson & Driver
Langford Warren
Shaw & Hunnewell
Andrews
Broadway
Galvin
Allen
Bryant
Lee
Charles
W. F. Donovan
Barry
W. J. Donovan
Hall
Mahoney
Alen
Dyar Folsom
Presho
West End
Committee On Railroads
Lynn & Boston Railroad
East Boston
West End Road
Boston
Alderman Dyar
Committee On
Alderman Presho
Finance Committee
Prison Point
Barry and
Alderman Barry
Sanitation Committee
Quincy
Committee of Experts
New Backs for Old from Deans Kidney Pills Ad
An old time newspaper advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney disease. It features a testimonial from Mrs. P. F. Gallupe of Charlestown and notes availability from Knight's Pharmacy in Boston and Foster Milburn Co. as sole US agents priced at 50 cents.
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Dean
Bright
Boston
P. F. Gallupe
Bunker Hill Street
Charlestown
Doan
Knight’s Pharmacy
Court Street
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Schoolhouse Ventilation Study Under Way
Mayor Quincy directs an inquiry into current schoolhouse ventilation and sanitation. Sixteen worst conditions examined. committee says improvements can wait until future plans are finalized. President Lee announces committee appointments for grade crossing abolition on Labor Day with members Lee Presho Barry Mahoney Dyar and W J Donovan.
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Quincy
Lee
Presho
Barry
Mahoney
Dyar
W. J. Donovan
Along the Water Front Afloat and Aground
The Aswanley passed Reedy Island at 8 25 am bound for Philadelphia from Hamburg and Tyne. Lizzie Lane was dragged ashore at Spectacle Island and floated off to discharge cargo. Catalonia with a broken shaft arrived Liverpool in tow, repairs planned. Nellie M. Davis supplied provisions to Nellie M. Davis while ice impacted port voyages. A heavy sea iced tug operations at Boston harbor. The Nellie Dixon arrived with haddock and cod valued at 60 000 pounds, four to five cent prices, crewman Peter Hanlon injured by a boom. Funeral notice for John Driscoll corrected to Wednesday morning.
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Aswanley
Hamburg
Tyne
Philadelphia
Reedy Island
New York
Boston
Lizzie Lane
Clossen
Searsport
Spectacle Island
Laughton
Halifax
N. S
Nellie M. Davis
Carbonero
Mahanoy
Newburyport
Rattlesnake
Portland
George M. Winslow
Binghampton
Chalmette
Weehawken
Nantasket
Nellie Dixon
Josh Cook
Lighthouse Channel
A. W. Chesterton
Peter Hanlon
John Driscoll
Five Year Sentence For Charles Mortain Child In Cheating Case
Charles Mortain Child was sentenced by Judge Richardson in the Superior Criminal Court to three to five years in State Prison for cheating. He, with ex-Policeman Frederick Foley, ran a swindle scheme in State Street deceiving rustics into joining a supposed profitable real estate venture. Victims included Ronald McDonald $17, Henry Gilligan $50, John O'Brien $7, and Alexander McKeaggan $50.
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Charles Mortain Child
Superior Criminal Court
Richardson
Child
Frederick T. Foley
House of Correction
New York City
Foley
State Street
Ronald McDonald
Henry P. Gilligan
John O'Brien
Alexander McKeaggan
Salem Savings Bank embezzler Murphy arrives in custody
Clarence Murphy, the Salem Savings Bank embezzler, was transported from Boston to Salem under City Marshal Hart and State Officer Neal. He arrived in two sections with a guarded, uneasy demeanor and claimed innocence while downplaying the $17,000 charge and his alleged role.
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Clarence Murphy
Salem Savings Bank
Boston
Hart
George C. Neal
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
Salem
Post
Murphy
Neal
Damon
Montreal
California
Marshal Hart
Simonds
Clarence Murphy Arrives at Massachusetts Jail Under Guard
Crowds greet Clarence Murphy at Salpm depot after he is moved to a Massachusetts jail. He eats his first meal there and faces possible arraignment this week as officials expect the case to go to the next term. banking circles doubt strong charges.
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Salpm
Clarence Murphy
Massachusetts
Boston
Hart
Johnson
Clarence
Sam
Murphy
Onse
Five Defendants Sentenced in Middlesex Court
Judge Sheldon sentenced John Morrill to state prison for two and a half to five years on robbery. William Washington and Francis Murray drew three months each in the House of Correction for breaking and entering. Harry P Costello received six months for an assault with a dangerous weapon. James McCue was given a state prison term of three to five years for an unnatural act.
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Sheldon
Middlesex Superior Criminal Court
John Morrill
Alias Morrill
William Washington
Francis Murray
House of Correction
Harry P. Costello
James McCue
Gertie Winsor Run Aground Off Race Point Crew Rescued
The schooner Gertie Winsor ashore one mile east of Race Point with all seventeen crewmen safe at the Saving station. Grim weather and a gale impeded landing as Manuel Valentine and Tom O’Quinn suffered the worst frostbite, with the ship likely total loss.
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Provincetown
Gertie Winsor
Manuel Enos
Race Point
Winsor
Liverpool
N.S
Cape
Burch
Manuel Valentine
Tom O’quinnn
O’quinn
Irish prisoners under debate over clemency in Commons
In London on February 17 the House of Commons debated Tim Harrington's amendment calling for amnesty for Irish political prisoners. John Redmond urged clemency while noting Irish support for amnesty, and Prime Minister Balfour defended regular procedure. The motion was closed 270 to 107 and Harrington’s amendment failed 279 to 117.
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London
House of Commons
Timothy Harrington
John E. Redmond
Ireland
England
Mr. Balfour
Leckie
Butte and Boston Labor On Ore Dispute Trial
The Butte and Boston Mining Company sues Lexington for forty thousand dollars over ore from the Wapello claim apex dispute. The case, central to Anaconda litigation, tests grant constructions from A J Davis and could determine the apex location and rights to dig the vein. The trial, begun in Butte and likely to last weeks, will keep both sides joined until its conclusion.
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Butte & Boston Mining Company
Boston
Lexington Company
Haggin-Daly-Anaconda
Butte Court
Montana
Butte & Boston Company
Anaconda
Butte & Boston
Gray Rock
Wapello Lode
Lexington Mill
Apex
A. J. Davis
Mr. Davis
Wapello
Lexington
J. Davis
Butte & Boson
B & RB
Lexington Mil
Icebound Clipper Clifford Sinks. Rescued by Blakemore
The two masted schooner Clifford of 129 tons bound from New York to Halifax with 18 tons of corn sank after pumps clogged by grain. Eight crew from Nova Scotia were rescued by the steamer Blakemore, arriving in Portland with the survivors after four hours. The crew plans to go to Halifax by train next morning.
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Portland
Blakemore
Sicily
Halifax
Clifford
McCullough
New York
Nova Scotia
Starr
Leahey Trial In Salem Manslaughter Case
In Salem on February 17 the Superior Criminal Court heard the case of Daniel F Leahey of Newburyport charged with manslaughter for striking John Cronin on the head with a billiard cue. The defense claims the blow was in self defense while Leahey feared bodily harm, and the trial was unfinished at adjournment.
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Salem
Daniel F. Leahey
Newburyport
John Cronin
Superior Criminal Court
Susan Cony Manley Dead in Augusta After Illness
Susan Cony Manley wife of Hon Joseph H Manley died in Augusta Maine this afternoon after a brief pneumonia illness She was born in Oldtown March 5 1839 daughter of ex Governor Samuel Cony Four children survive Samuel Cony Manley Mrs Chase Mellen of New York Harriet and Sidney Manley Funeral will be private at the residence Thursday morning in Augusta
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Augusta
Susan Cony Manley
Joseph H. Manley
Oldtown
Samuel Cony
Samuel Cony Manley
Chase Mellen
New York
Harriet
Sidney Manley
Bids Opened for Spruce Lumber by City Streets Office
Bids were opened at City Hall for spruce lumber for the streets department. Prices by district include South Boston Curtis & Pope at 15.34 and J W Leatherbee 16.59. East Boston Curtis & Pope 16.29. Dorchester Curtis & Pope 15.97. City proper Curtis & Pope 15.34. other bidders include G Fuller & Son and Jewett Lumber Company with varied quotes.
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City Hall
South Boston
J. W. Leatherbee
Curtis & Pope Lumber Company
East Boston
Curtis & Pope
Jewett Lumber Company
Charlestown
The American Wringer Company Advertises Boston Repair Service
The American Wringer Company lists locations at 13 and 16 Broadway extension and 29 and 31 Cornhill Boston offering all kinds of wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers with repairs called for and delivered without extra charge. Write or telephone Tremont 764.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Cornhill
Boston
Delaware delegation seeks Addicks vice presidency nomination
A Delaware delegation led by Senator Hanley and Newell Bull visited Philadelphia to ask J Edward Addicks to allow his name as Delaware’s vice presidential candidate. They pledged a vigorous campaign to secure his control of the Delaware delegation to the St Louis convention and a future gubernatorial bid. Addicks declined to run for governor and said he would seek re election to the Senate.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Hanley
Newell Bull
J. Edward Addicks
Addicks
Catholic Union to hear Thomas A. Mullen on Abroad Topic
A sixth Catholic Union lecture by Thomas A. Mullen titled A Few Weeks Abroad will be delivered Wednesday evening. The Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society marks twenty fifth anniversary with a Washington's Birthday public meeting at Bromfield Street Church followed by a vestry banquet. Captain Russell of the New York War Cry conducts Salvation Army meetings in Bowdoin Square on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Reverend W. H. Lyon leads a half hour noon service at King's Chapel this Wednesday. Boston Bookkeepers' Association meets at Eagle Hall on the 19th at 8 PM with Charles H. Wright reading a paper on the card system of bookkeeping.
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Catholic Union
Thomas A. Mullen
Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society
Washington
Bromfield Street
Captain Russell
New York War Cry
Salvation Army
Bowdoin Square
W. H. Lyon
King’s Chapel
Boston Bookkeepers’ Association
Eagle Hall
Washington Street
Charles H. Wright
Fatal fall on Bos tonian ends in death at Charlestown pier
Archibald Atherton aged 33 fell into the water aboard the steamship Bos tonian at Pier 4 Hoosac Tunnel docks Charlestown. He struck a fender in the fall, was rescued and treated at Station 15 by Dr McDonald but died. Undertaker Read took charge of the body.
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Bostonian
Hoosac Tunnel
Charlestown
Archibald Atherton
Station 15
McDonald
Undertaker Read
Reduced Rate to Hot Springs Arkansas Excursion
Boston and Albany railway offers ninety day return excursion tickets to Hot Springs Arkansas. Through sleeping car service from Boston with one car change at St. Louis Union Station. Hot Springs touted as U S government endorsed health resort with climate like Italy and multiple hotels.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Boston
St. Louis Union Station
United States
Italy
A. S. Hanson
Mass
Ton
Albany
Chcago
L. S
Utica
Chicago
Michigan Central
R. R
Wagner
Cincinnati
Big Four
St. Louis
Detroit
Hartford
New Haven
New York
Springfield
NEW York Limited
Elgant Dining CA
Washington St
Kneeland St
Bostop
Hanbon
Nashua Play Calamity Sparks City Gossip
Nashua NH February 17 The pantomime Ben Hur at the Nashua Theatre for Emergency Hospital benefit sparks a sensation after Miss Nellie Holt kicks a prop helmet. The stunt escalates as soldiers chase after the helmet and the audience buzzes. Mammas confront stage door, forcing withdrawals as Nashua society reacts to the uproar.
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Nashua
Nashua Theatre
Nellie Holt
Miss Holt
Three Girls Run Away From Saugus to Seek Stage Life
Three young women from Saugus plan to head to Boston then New York to pursue acting. Clara Stevens 17, Gertie McGrath 16, and Nellie Foley left with 90 cents. They stayed one night at Hotel Thorndike before returning home after police involvement.
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Saugus
Boston
New York
Clara Stevens
Policeman Stevens
Gertie McGrath
Nellie Foley
Thorndike
Gilmore
West End
Emergency Hospital Faces Cold Day with Frozen Ears
Emergency Hospital in Boston records 421 cases as seven physicians treat a steady stream of patients from dawn to night. Many arrive with frostbite on ears fingers hands and toes after the Old Colony fire ambulance aids spectators and firefighters affected by extreme cold. Patients come from every suburb as the day unfolds in severe weather.
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Old Colony
Boston
Old Gentlemen Fancy Dress Ball in Hingham
The Old Gentlemen fancy dress ball will be at the Parish House on Wednesday evening February 19. Five hundred invitations have been issued and notable attendees include the Hon Amos Bates aged 92 Samuel W Marsh 92 Matthew W Burr 80 John W Pierce 84 Elijah Cushing 94 Charles Steele 8 B H Whiton 80 John A Hollis 90 and Quincy Bicknell 80.
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B. H. Whiton
John A. Hollis
Quincy Bicknell
Shoemaker in Lynn Attempts Suicide with Laudanum
Samuel E. Brown a 57 year old shoemaker in Lynn attempted death by his own hand Sunday night taking two to three drachms of laudanum. He lived alone and was found next morning by a neighbor who called Dr Judkins who gave an antidote. Brown was in a semi lethargic state but survived due to prompt care.
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Lynn
Samuel E. Brown
Brown
Judkins
Leach Named Trustee for Roberts Estate in Salem
In Probate Court Henry C. Leach of Salem became trustee of the Roberts estate replacing Captain John Allen whose resignation was filed when the impairment of the estate was first disclosed.
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Salem
Henry C. Leach
Roberts
John Allen
Kentucky Voting Senate Results
Frankfort Kentucky reports the day’s senator vote tallies with Blackburn at 49, Hunter at 48, and 9 scattering.
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Frankfort
Blackburn
Hunter
Scattering
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