Refund of the direct tax debated by House committee
Washington February 25 The House judiciary committee favored a bill to refund the direct tax and return to states the 17 359 685 paid or credited when the tax was levied. Colonel Oates and many Democrats oppose. Georgia would receive 71 897 094 Alabama 10 388 072 and Louisiana 10 098 501. A majority report is expected and Windom to disburse the funds. The minority may file views. President Harrison expected to sign. Also House war claims committee favors a bill by Walker Massachusetts granting 66 907 for compensation for the U S use of John C Howe Sullivan Forehand and Henry C Wadsworth invention.
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Srreran
Flouse Committee On the Judiciary
Colonel Oates
Caswell
Wisconsin
Oates
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
House
Windom
Cleveland
Harrison
MR. Walker
House Committee On War Claims
Massachusetts
John C. Howe
Sullivan
Henry C. Wadsworth
United States
Mr. Llowe
Sewall Named Consul General at Apia Replacing Bayard Rift
The President revived a summer plan to appoint Harold M. Sewall consul general at Apia in the Samoan Islands after ratification of the Samoan treaty. He returns to vindicate himself against Secretary Bayard, amid Berlin negotiations and German tensions. John Fowler of Massachusetts named consul at Ningpo in China with a $3000 salary, backed by Hoar and House members, stepfather Marcus C. Cook a top Massachusetts Republican worker.
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Harold M. Sewall
Apia
Bayard
Mr. Sewall
Senate
Berlin
John Fowler
Massachusetts
Ningpo
China
Corea
Senator Hoar
House
Marcus C. Cook
House to Report Bill for French Spoliation Claims
The House committee on claims will report a bill for paying the French spoliation claims with an estimated eight to ten million dollars. The historic claims trace to 1802 with prior reports in 1807 and later, where relief bills passed both Houses but were vetoed. The disputes arise from destruction of property by French vessels amid European conflict, with mutual blame over responsibility.
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House Committee On Claims
House
Giles
Europe
France
United States
Mater
Is He an Alien in Alien Contract Labor Law Case
The Christ Evangelistical Lutheran Church of Lewisburg Penn asks if a Canadian minister born in the U S but raised in Canada is an alien under the alien contract labor law His father Canadian oath of allegiance to the Queen and the ministers minority status complicate the question Treasury Department reviews the case.
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Christ Evangelistical Lutheran Church of
Lewisburg
Penn
Canada
England
I . Mn
Treasury Department
Delay in Delivering Boston Mails Aims for Remedy
Boston Post Office superintendent Kenry A. Thomas discussed postal delays with department officials. The issue centers on evening mails from Boston reaching New York by morning but arriving at 10 to 11 o'clock, prompting Second Assistant Postmaster General Whitfield to issue orders to speed delivery.
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Boston
Kenry A. Thomas
Boston Post Office
New York
Grand Central Station
Whitfield
Rear-Admiral Jouett Retired. Kimber Heads List
Rear-Admiral James E. Jouett is placed on the retired list after an order from the Navy Department. His departure shifts Rear-Admiral Lewis A. Kimber to the head of the rear-admirals on the active list, and elevates Bancroft Gherardi, Daniel L. Braine, George E. Balknap, David B. Harmony and A. B. E. K. Benham among rear-admirals, with John Irwin leading the commodores.
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Kimberly
James E. Jouett
Navy Department
Naval Board of Inspection and Survey
Jouett
Lewis A. Kimber
Bancroft Gherardi
Daniel L. Braine
George E. Balknap
David B. Harmony
A. BE. K. Benham
John Irwin
House judiciary committee approves refund direct tax bill
The House committee on the judiciary directed a favorable report on the Senate bill to refund the direct tax, stating it is the same measure as the conference report presented previously.
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House Committee On the Judiciary
Senate
Springfield Man Entertained by Political Figures
S B Griffin of the Springfield Republican visits town to discuss the political situation. He is hosted by the Metropolitan Club and dined with Congressman Wilson of West Virginia, as he meets representative men.
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Springfield
S. B. Griffin
Springfield Republican
Andrew
Metropolitan Club
Wilson
West Virginia
Monument Bill Aims to Erect Harrison Monument
A to-be-erected monument for William Henry Harrison, grandfather of President Harrison, is funded by a bill reported to the House by the library appropriation committee. The proposed site is North Bend, Ohio, with a $25,000 appropriation.
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Committee On Library
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North Bend
Removal of Joel Barlow's Remains Bill Passed
Representative O Neil from Pennsylvania reported from the library committee a bill to appropriate 5000 dollars for the removal of Joel Barlows remains from their Polish resting place near Cracow for burial in Redding Connecticut.
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O'Neill
Pennsylvania
Committee On the Library
Cracow
Poland
Redding
Conn
Harvard Conference on Law and the Choice of a Profession
The Hon. Jeremiah Smith of Dover New Hampshire spoke at Harvard College on law in Lever Hall Cambridge as the second lecture in the series The Choice of a Profession. He urged moral certainty, cross examination honesty, and warned against unjust cases while praising Lincoln and stressing essential study, patience, and clear openings for young lawyers.
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Dover
N. H
Lever Hall
Cambridge
Harvard College
Eliot
Carlyle
Dr. Arnold
Abraham Lincoln
Cambridge Aldermen Adopt Track Safety Rules for West End Cars
Cambridge board approves single car operation on all tracks and a 25 foot separation rule to prevent collisions. Residents petition against expanding electricity use by West End Railway and seek stricter safety and passenger provisions with a public hearing. The board schedules a hearing for March 25 and approves fire department appointments and budget measures, plus a police signal contract and a school board meeting date to fill Dr. Hildreth’s Ward 1 vacancy.
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West End
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J. Higginson
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J. 8. Warner
CE Vaughan
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J. G.whorp, Jr
H. M. Spelman
Frank Bolles
Willian Brewster
KB. Vaughan
William Lawrence
John Irowbridge
D. de Rivers
Joan P. Hopkinson
John McNamee
Hook and Ladder Company No
W.C. Pierce
J. P. Donahue
Joseph Kirge
Boseman
Elmer Hasfard
Thea
Finance Committee
J. L. Hildreth
Ward 1
Brookline Ladies Market Public School Exami nation
The Brookline Town Hall overflowed for a public examination of Ye Muddi River Deestrict Schoole under the Young Ladies Benevolent Society of Harvard Church. Among the pupils were Brookline’s prominent residents and the proceeds go to the Metlakahtla Alaska fund favored by Mr. William Duncan.
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William Duncan
Captain Codman Responds to Public Inquiries on Citizenship and Trade
A letter from Captain John Codman addresses whether he is a US citizen, his business ties, and views on free trade. He asserts birth in Dorchester, Massachusetts, denies British subject status, details property in Dorchester and Idaho, and explains ships and flag issues while criticizing subsidies and Lloyds influence. The exchange includes Mr Ryckman’s questions and Codman’s firm stance on American flag and equal privileges.
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Great Britain
Codman
Captain Codman
John W. Ryckman
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Ryeckman
Dorchester
Mass
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Congress
Ryckiman
Cie
Tariff Reform League
Boston
Young man arrested after forged marriage license in Lynn
Arthur M. Bessie, 24, was seized after he obtained a marriage license to wed Abbie M. Worth, 16, misrepresenting her age and lacking parental consent. Justice Benjamin A. Ward married them at Charles Maxwel l on Eastern avenue before police arrived. Bessie works at Legrow Co. shoe factory as an engineer. Separately, 30 laborers at James Heath’s sewer project struck over a pipe smoking issue. replacements were quickly hired.
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Legrow & Co
James Heath
Auction Sales Today At Local Firms
Fruit floratio Harris and Co. auctioning rugs carpets and related items at noon. Leonard and Co. hold a 3 PM sale of stocks. Henshaw and Co. finalize a 12 inch item auction.
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Leonard & Co
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Hurled Over the Falls and a Cautionary Health Appeal
A boatman drifts toward the Great Falls and plunges to destruction as a warning against heedless nerves and fatigue. The piece links nervous prostration with insanity and chronic illness, promoting Dr. Greene's Nervura at $1.00 per bottle from 84 Temple Place, Boston, with free consultation.
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Boston
Mass
The Mission of Educated Women by Mrs Armstrong
A compact notice listing works in a journal issue including The Mission of Educated Women by Mrs M F Armstrong and other literary pieces.
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Anna Ewd. White
M. F. Armstrong
Herbert Spencer
Gd Ieee
Sopuit Bledsoe Heririck
G. W. Patrick
Daniel E. Ing
Robert Giffen
Frederick A. Fernalv
C. Hanprorp Henderson
Tu. Piper
J. ©. Hovzear
Indictments Against Lenox Hall Bank Officials
New York February twenty fifth grand jury issued two indictments against Cashier Van Zandt of the Lenox Hall Bank for forgery and perjury in the bank wrecking case. He was arrested, bail set at five thousand dollars, but no bondsman obtained and he was taken to the Tombs. Ex-president Charles E Wallack of Lenox Hill Bank faces an additional perjury indictment and may require more bail.
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New York
van Zandt
Lenox Hall Bank
Charles E. Wallack
Lenox Hill Bank
Standing on Old Colony Trains Sparks Reader Protest
A Boston letter to the Post argues that Old Colony railroad passengers on suburban trains are forced to stand, claiming state law requires seats for all fares. The writer, long a Providence line rider, says the company relies on carrying standing patrons and urges correction.
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Post
Providence
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Marriages in Massachusetts and Boston Area
Marriages listed from February in Woburn and Boston areas. Blake and Lizzie Dodge wed in Woburn on February 19. Charles A Jones and Luisker wed in Boston on February 19. Charles McGregor and Alice Devereux wed in Boston on February 22. Herbert G Pratt and Frances Sawyer wed in Newton on February 25.
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Woburn
Mass
Daniel March
D.D
Harrison Gray Blake
Lizzie Batchelder Dodge
Jones—Luisker
J. Horatio Carter
Charles A. Jones
Allo Luisker
MeGki
Gor—Devereux
PD. W. Waldron
Charles ?. McGregor
Alice G. Dev
Death notices reflect multiple locals and ages in mid February obits
In this city and nearby towns several deaths are recorded including Edward Burke 89 Gracie Cook ? Eugene Davis 44 Lucinda Dresser wife of Jacop Dresser 29 Hancock St funeral Feb 27 2 pm Catherine Glazier 91 and Ben Jackson of Cambridge with others in Rutland Quincy Hardwick Providence Roxbury Winona Ronae s Point Newton Centre Cambridge and Newton Centre including ages 66 81 74 76 65 76 64 91 and other details such as funeral dates and private burials with flowers omitted in some notices.
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Edward Burke
Cook
Needham
Gracie M. Cook
Davis
Eugene Clinton Davis
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Loston
Lucinda R
Jacop A. Dresser
Hancock Street
Fisk
Boston
Francis Lathrop
Georie J. Fiske
James M. Beebe
Trinity Church
Gibson
Flushing
L. I
Charles
Wolf Gibson
Glazmit
Rutland
Mass
Catherine P. Glazier
Jackson—T
Benjamin D. Jackson
Cambridge
Litchfield
Quincy
Winner Litchfield
Paine
Hardwick
P. S. Paine
Perkins
Providence
R. I
Edward Perkins
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