Governor Bates Hosts Record Handshake Crowd at State House
Governor John S. Bates greeted 3177 visitors at the State House reception. Notables included Gen. Dewey, Marshal Thompson, ex-Mayor Hart, Lt. Gov. Guild, and ex-Senator Holden. Children with flags and a cake from Tom Meagher delighted the governor as crowds toured Doric Hall and other historic rooms.
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John S. Bates
State House
General Dewey
Clark
Adams
McCarthy
J. PB. Holden
Hart
Guild
Holden
Marshal Thompson
Willard Howland
Chelsea
North End
Tom Meagher
Senate
Collins
George Washington
Doric Hall
Omnibus public building bill boosts Bay State funds
Senator Fairbanks introduced a Senate backed omnibus public building bill increasing allocations for Massachusetts projects. Fitchburg gets 130000, Marblehead 70000, and Amesbury 55000, with the plan approved by the Senate committee on public buildings and grounds.
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Washington
Fairbanks
Senate Committee On
Fitchburg
Mass
Marblehead
Amesbury
Rhode Island Christian Endeavor Union Meets in Pawtucket
Three hundred delegates attended the Rhode Island Christian Endeavor Union annual meeting at Park Place Church Pawtucket February 23. Speakers included J E Gray of Boston Rev Alexander Kennedy of Dong Si China and L B Greenwood of Boston with others from Boston New Britain Conn Lowell Mass and Brooklyn N Y.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Park Place
Rhode Island Christian Endeavor Union
J. E. Gray
Boston
Alexander Kennedy
Dong-Si
China
L. B. Greenwood
R. T. Hall
New Britain
Conn
C. F. Kennett
Lowell
Mass
F. E. Clark
William Shaw
United Society of Christian Endeavorers
W. W. Husks
American Board of Foreign Missions
J. F. Carson
D. D
Brooklyn
Boston Speedway Crowd Delays Races Amid Slush and Feats
A Boston speedway crowd packed the course amid deep slush blocking racing for hours. Police kept the six inch snow parade moving, and despite a crash injuring James F E Fitzgerald, he stayed aboard to win a top race. The clash between Wick Lawrence’s Special Boy and Fur bush’s Camden Boy drew keen competition as the field thinned.
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Boston
James FE. Fitzgerald
East Boston
Randolph K. Clark
Gladys M
Wales
Scotch Highball
Fitzgerald
Mr. Fitzgerald
Wick Lawrence
Special Boy
W. J. Furbush
Gray
Sunday billiard rooms deemed legal in New York
Magistrate Zeller ruled that billiard and pool halls may stay open on Sundays if they do not clash with religious services. Police raided some rooms on Sundays for weeks prior to the decision in New York.
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New York
Zeller
Firebug Threatens Sutton as Barn Burnings Persist
Evidence in possession of State police points to incendiary causes in James W. Stockwell’s barn fire on Feb 9. Officials accuse Sutton town leaders of obstructing inquiry while Stockwell waits to rebuild only if the culprit is caught. Insurance shuns his unburned house amid fear of a reign of terror. A $250 reward has been posted.
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Sutton
James W. Stockwell
Mr. Stockwell
Stockwell
Pins and metal items removed from patient stomach
Springfield reports Dr. W R Weiser at the House of Mercy operated to extract 29 pins a silver spoon handle four hairpins a hatpin and corset steel pieces from a woman with temporary insanity. The objects had lingered in the stomach for weeks causing severe gastric laceration and extreme danger.
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Springfield
W. R. Weiser
House of Mercy
Weiser
Coal accident at Pier 2 injures worker in South Boston
William Murphy, 41, of 1 Utica Place, was struck on the head by a coal fragment falling about 40 feet from the steamer Caledonia while unloading at Pier 2 in South Boston. He suffered a severe scalp wound yesterday.
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Caledonia
South
Boston
William Murphy
Utica Place
Famous Old Maids Declare Married Life The Happiest
Four Chicago professional women, all noted in their fields, say they would have been happier if they had married. Jean Gordon pharmacist Frances Dickinson physician Emma L Benham physician and dentist Catherine Goggin teacher discuss happiness of marriage and possible future Mrs status. All believe they would give up their professions for a happy marriage if the right partner appeared.
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Chicago
Jean Gordon
Frances Dickinson
Emma L. Benham
Catherine Goggin
Miss Gordon
Dr. Dickinson
Dr.Benham
Miss Goggin
Miller Forces Crooks to Flee in New York Raid
Police and the district attorney investigate Alfred R. Goslin and followers alleged to have tried to seize remaining Franklin Syndicate plunder. Miller’s confession spurred fugitives from Goslin’s network as he plans new turf ventures and bucket shops across the East while eyeing a fresh securities flood.
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New York
Alfred R. Goslin
William F. Miller
Franklin Syndicate
Miller
Goslin
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Frank D. Morgan
Charles Dunn
Nassau Street
Henry A. Seymour
Buffalo
New York Electric Brake and Coupler Company
Funeral for Lewis A. Dodge in Medford today
The well known Boston lawyer and ex alderman Lewis A. Dodge will be buried after a Medford funeral at 18 Highland Avenue. Rev Dr Elizah Horr will officiate at Mystic Congregational Church with Oak Grove Cemetery as grave site. He had suffered months of illness and some say mental distress led to his death by drowning off Castle Hill Newport R I. He is survived by his widow and two children Allen W. Dodge and Miss Mary A. B. Dodge.
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Lewis
A. Dodge
Boston
Medford
Port of Boston
Highland Avenue
Elizah. Horr
Mystic Congregational Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Castle Hill
Newport
Allen W. Dodge
Mary A. B. Dodge
Father Johns Medicine Promises Strength to Consumption Sufferers
An advertisement touts Father Johns Medicine as a nourishing food medicine and body builder for consumption victims. It claims to supply missing nourishment and strength without dangerous drugs, urging readers to write to Carleton and Hovey Co. of Lowell Massachusetts for testimonials.
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John
Carleton and Hovey Co
Lowell, Maés
Plimpton-Hervey Co. Home Goods Sale Near Faneuil Hall
George Washington era phrase trimmed to a sale note: The Plimpton Hervey Co. offers a clearance of furniture car pets draperies and home goods with prices reduced to 1 2 or 1 3. Cash or easy credit at 5 Union Street near Faneuil Hall.
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Plimpton-Hervey Co
Union, St
Faneuil Hall
Coal Fleet In Harbor Reaches Historic Volume
Vast consignments of coal flood the harbor with 140 000 tons claimed in harbor and more on the way. Foreign and American steamers occupy berths from Quarantine to Mystic wharf as the Crowley schooner George W Weiss delivers 4670 tons. Additional European ships arrive while the Minnetonka and other domestic vessels linger under demurrage.
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Minnetonka
Crowley
George W. Weiss
Malcolm McLean
Cunard
Siward
Daybreak
Carl
J. W. Taylor
Lord Erne
Janeta
Clampa
Lugano
Hanseat
Cumberhall
Critic
Knaresboro
Haworth
Pendarves
Minute Men Meet Form Massachusetts Branch
The first convention of the Massachusetts lodges of the American Minute Men convened at People's Temple. J. Frank Batchelder of Boston was elected state chairman with a 25 member executive committee. The group promotes nonsectarian public schools, immigration limits, constitutional government, and nonsectarian funding with about 60,000 Massachusetts members and 2,000,000 nationwide.
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Massachusetts
American Minute Men
People's Temple
J. Frank Batchelder
Boston
United States
The
United Irish League Meets in Cambridge Brattle Hall
A large and eager meeting of the William Orr branch of the United Irish League convened at Brattle Hall Cambridge. President William Phelan chaired the gathering with Dr J T Gallagher delivering the principal address as a newcomer yet veteran fighter for Ireland’s justice.
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William Orr
United Irish League
Brattle Hall
Cambridge
William ‘. Phelan
J. T. Gallagher
Ireland
Lively mob assails imported cutters at Harney Bros factory
Three cutters delayed leaving Harney Bros. factory are assaulted by a mob on Alley street. One man locks in West Lynn depot, another evades mob after rough handling, the third draws a revolver but is kicked and disarms as police arrive. Work suspends citywide except for the Harney plant. Knights of Labor claim many will not return after a two week shutdown. Boot and Shoe Workers intend to resume.
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Harney Bros
Knights of Labor
Boot and Shoe Workers
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union New Stitching Room
Boston
Princess Djemil Toussoun Elopes From Cairo
Egyptian princess sister of the Khedive attempted suicide with poison but survived. She fled Egypt aboard a royal yacht to Trieste and Vienna amid reports she will wed an Austrian count. She is 20 with a 5 year old son and owns a Cairo palace. Her husband mourns deeply.
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Cairo
Djemil Toussoun
Djemil Touksoun
Egypt
Hier
Trieste
Vienna
Sunday prize contest circulation method clarified
The notice states that for the prize contest the Sunday circulation will be measured and reported not in hundreds but exactly, ensuring precise figures.
Blind Pupils Stage Music and Plays at Perkins Institution
Totall y blind students staged two plays and a violin solo in South Boston at Perkins Institution. Sophia Muldoon performed Traumerer behind the scenes, Flora Mather noted, and Howe Memorial Club boys presented Buckingham death and The Mechanics Play. Proceeds benefit the Jamaica Plain kindergarten for the blind.
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Perkins Institution For the Blind
Boston
Sophia Muldoon
Traumerer
Flora Ii Mather
Howe Memorial Club
Buckingham
Henry VIII
Duke of Buckingham
Charles Amadon
Cunard Seeks Builders for 25 Knot Atlantic Ships
The Cunard Company struggles to hire shipbuilders for two new Atlantic vessels aimed at 25 knots. Firms refuse due to stringent terms requiring the ships to maintain 25 knots under varied wind and weather, with a risk of returning the work to builders if not met in the first year. The government loan of 2.5 million pounds supports the plan, but builders argue the speed targets are unrealistically high.
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London
Cunard Company
Cunard
Man and Wife Icebound Without Fuel or Food
Joseph Harris and his wife, trapped on an ice floe in Great South Bay for five days, were rescued by Fire Island life-saving crew and brought across the bay in scooters to Bayport. They started with only one day of food and faced extreme cold as their catboat froze in ice.
Verdict awards $115,000 to railroad company in strike suit
London Feb 23. In a court ruling following a settlement between parties, the Taff Vale Railroad Company secured $115,000 in damages against the Amalgamated Society of Railroad Servants. The action stemmed from a strike against the railway.
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London
Taffvale Railroad Company
Amalgamated Society of Railroad Servants
Textile Council Deliberates Wage Raise for Mills
Lowell Feb 23 The Textile Council weighs a proposed wage increase for cotton mills with a final decision not expected before Thursday.
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Lowell
Textile Council
Memorial Service for Mt. Pleasant Council 98 Knights of Columbus
Memorial services for the deceased members of Mt. Pleasant Council 98 Knights of Columbus were held at St. Patrick's Church Roxbury yesterday morning. Solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev. Father Thomas Walsh with Rev. Father Timothy P. Sweeney and Rev. Father Edward J. Kenney serving as deacon and sub deacon.
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Mt. Pleasant
Knights of Columbus
St. Patrick's Church
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Thomas Walsh
Council
Timothy P. Sweeney
Fall River
Edward J. Kenney
St. Peter’s Church
Dorchester
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