Morrell Impeachment Ruling Declares County Commissioners Not State Officers
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules that county commissioners like Morrell are not officers of the Commonwealth subject to impeachment. Justices say county commissioners are local officials elected within a county with duties mainly to county affairs, not general state power.
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Norfolk
Morrell
Supreme Court
Special Commission
Supreme Judicial Court
House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House
Senate
Commonwealth
Nantucket
Suffolk County
Walbridge A. Field
Charles Allen
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Marcus PP. Knowlton
James M. Morton
John Lathrop
James M. Barker
Ingenious whiskey hiding place found in Gloucester raid
In Gloucester four officers raided Aaron Brown, who had not yet been convicted, after Salem Superior Court convicted about forty locals for illegal liquor. Police discovered a large quantity of contraband whiskey including a cache in a hot water tank with a pipe to a stove faucet.
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Gloucester
Superior Court
Salem
Aaron Brown
Business Man on Outlook in San Francisco
E J Mitten of Jordan Marsh Boston visits San Francisco with Mrs Mitten and others. He forecasts tariff reform after McKinley’s inauguration to revive U S manufacturing, keep profits at home, and reduce foreign goods imports. He notes California lags in manufacturing and questions high freight costs affecting profits.
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San Francisco
E. J. Mitten
Jordan
Marsh & Co
New England
The
Palace
California
Charles H. Taylor
Boston Globe
Mr. Mitten
McKinley
Congress
Boston
New York
Boston Dancing Season Dying Yet Ends With Vigor
A New York correspondent notes Boston’s dance season waning yet stubborn in spirit. The piece surveys performers, venues, and audiences as winter fades, with pockets of resilient activity amid broader decline.
Rumors of Murder Case Cast Shadows on Havana
Havana reports a Cuban murder case as Dr. Ruiz’s widow claims proof of his killing in a Guanabacoa jail cell. Authorities denied access, a chair sent to Mercedes Evangeline Ricardito Rene and Gloria bears a scratched farewell message from the prisoner to his family and wife Rita.
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Havana
Tne
Ruiz
Guanebacoa
Mercedes
Evangeline
Ricardito
Rene
Gloria
Rita
Adios
Ricardo
Mrs Gardner Skips Charity Ball Roles in Boston Event
Reporters note Mrs Gardner did not attend on the charity ball executive committee or grand march, but the governor's staff veteran Adjutant General Dalton lauds the parade as the best in Boston. The ball retains its glory despite her absence, with reporters fixated on her jeweled attire and costumes.
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Zoo
New York
Gardner
Boston
Dalton
Jack
Notable Boston Society Figures Mourned Absence at Ball
Mrs Guy Norman and four young Boston social figures, all married and mournful, were missed at a recent ball. Mrs Jake Peabody drew attention in white satin and blue, Gordon Dexter and Curtis Guild Jr. led officers on the floor, and Mrs Robert Hooper led the grand march with diamonds.
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Guy Norman
Bryce Allan
Herbert Sears
George Lee Peabody
Boston
Jake’’ Peabody
Gordon Dexter
Curtis Guild, Jr
Tom” Barrell
Baltimore
Peabody
Robert Hooper
Back Bay Theft Report Near Copley Square
Miss Edith Harper of 27 Lancaster Street North Cambridge was robbed on Arlington Street Back Bay at about 8 PM. A colored man seized her handbag containing a pocketbook and $1.50 in change, fled through Newbury and Dartmouth streets, into Copley Square and disappeared. The suspect is described as 5 feet 10 inches, smooth-faced, wearing dark clothes, a faded dark overcoat and a brown derby hat. he remains at large.
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Edith Harper
Lancaster Street
Cambridge
Arlington Street
Back Bay
Newbury Street
Dartmouth Street
Copley Square
Dorchester Republicans Celebrate As City Hall Debate Rages
Dorchester Lower Mills Republican Club held an annual banquet at Young's Hotel with guests including Secretary of State William M. Olin, Attorney General Knowlton, and George A. Marden. Speakers urged unity for the party, defending leadership and urging strong clubs to guide Boston politics.
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Dorchester Lower Mills
Republican Club
Young’s Hotel
William M. Olin
George A. Marden
William A. Bancroft
Cambridge
Henry N. Locklin
Boston
City Hall
Gettysburg
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Knowlton
Tom Reed
Josiah
Lowell
Hosea
Colonel Bancroft
Congress
Olin
Big Men at Dinner In Boston Political Luncheon
Representative Edward L. Pierce of Milton hosted a luncheon at Young's with Ex-Governor Long Speaker Bates and numerous House members including Sewall Stone Post Washburne Maginnis Dickinson Evans Bouve Parsons Kilton Myers Porter Attwell Inbuque Light George Merriam Pickard and Pratt. Short speeches by Pierce Long Bates and Post carried no political significance.
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Edward L. Pierce
Milton
Young’s
Long
Bates
Pierce
Sewall
Boston
Stone
Springfield
Post
Lenox
Washburne
Worcester
Maginnis
North Adams
Dickinson
Cambridge
Evans
Bouve
Hingham
Parsons
Greenfield
Kilton
Petersham
Myers
Porter
North Attleboro
Attwell
Lynn
Inbuque
Fall River
Light
Hyde Park
George
Haverhill
Merriam
Framingham
Pickard
Newton
Pratt
Middleboro
Spelling Match Highlights Old Guard vs School Youth
The spelling contest in Wesleyan Hall, run by the Massachusetts Progressive League, saw the old-timers win over district scholars. Mrs. E. Trask Hill led, using an 1838 Noah Webster spelling book, with Mary Susan Howes as the standout pupil, as the adults outlasted eleven younger competitors.
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Wesleyan Hall
Massachusetts Progressive League
E. Trask Hill
Washington
Noah Webster
Mary Susan Howes
Plummer
Anna Lancaster
Piper
8. E. Parsons
S. G. Haskell Fire upon Off Cuban Coast
The schooner S. G. Haskell, arriving in Delaware from Cienfuegos on February 23, was fired on thrice near the Cuban coast as it left port. A gunboat from Spain may have mistaken the vessel for a filibuster, with a solid shot landing offshore.
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Delaware
Del
S. G. Haskell
Cienfuegos
Haskell
San Juan River
Gide Haskell
Salesmen Dance Draws Biggest Ever Attendee List
The Retail Clothing Salesmen's Benefit Association held its annual dance with New York wholesale houses represented and a National Guard Boston Band concert. About 100 couples joined the grand march as hosts and guests managed a festive, late night event.
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New York
National Guard
Somerville Teachers Hold Annual Dinner at Young's Hotel
The Somerville Teachers Association hosted its annual dinner with Frederick W. Shattuck presiding. Guests included Mayor Perry, Rev E S Tead, and school officials. The event featured teetotaler-friendly dishes, remarks on teaching principles, praise for teachers, and hopes for regular salary payments.
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Somerville Teachers’ Association
Young’s Hotel
Frederick W. Shattuck
Mayor Perry
Somerville
Edward Sampson Tead
Perry
Gordon A. Southworth
John A. Avery
Somerville English High School
Sentinel
E. S. Tead
Prospect Hill
His Old Comrades Puritana Cures Long-Standing Ailments
An advertisement touts Puritana as a universal cure for chronic stomach, heart, nerve, and digestive ailments. Testimonial from L Hebert of Worcester Massachusetts claims improved appetite and digestion after starting Puritana, praising its effectiveness for indigestion and dyspepsia.
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Puritans
Hebert
Worcester
Mass
Old Colony Yacht Club Ball Sees 150 Couples At Dorchester
The fourth annual ball of the Old Colony Yacht Club of Dorchester occurred last evening in Orienta Hall Roxbury with about 150 couples attending. Charles E. Main led the floor with a staff of aids. the event was informal and featured no march or circle.
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Old Colony Yacht Club
Dorchester
Orienta Hall
Roxbury
Charles E. Main
Education Debate Cited as Foundation of Religion in Schools
The article supports the church’s stance on education as complete only when based on religion. Mr. Hawes from the Latin School recited an original poem titled The Schoolmarm.
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Tion
American Wringer Co Offers Repairs and Deliveries
The American Wringer Company lists locations at 13 and Ih Broadway Extension and 29 and 431 Cornhill Boston. It provides 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
Cornhill
Boston
Firebugs Suspected After Townwide Incendiaries
Four Abington men averaging 23 years old face arraignment in District Court as state house investigations near closure. Deputy Fire Marshal Shaw linked Harry Hurd John J Donovan James J Donovan and John Devlin to fires, including the December 6 blaze at Devil’s Den, with Chief Wright aiding.
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Abington
State House
Shaw
John J. Donovan
James J. Donovan
John Devlin
Devil's den
Wright
Bryan Feared Violence In New Haven Lecture
W. J. Bryan spoke on bimetallism before about 1000 at the Hyperion in New Haven. He arrived with Philo S. Bennett and dined with local officials and notable figures. A box receipts suit for 300 dollars against the lecture agency was served during the event.
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New Haven. Conn
W. J. Bryan
Hyperion
New York
Philo S. Bennett
Democratic State Central Committee
New Haven House
Sargent
Pigitt
Martin
Blydenburgh
Alexander Troup
F. J. Keach
J. E. Mc
Frank J. Brown
J. W. Norcross
J. W. Crawford
Spanish Consul Robbed in New York Heirloom Box Missing
Spanish vice-consul Jose Acuma and his wife report a theft of a box containing money jewelry and heirlooms valued at 20000 to 25000 dollars Detectives seek a young Spaniard named Blas Ibanes who befriended the consul and vanished with the box in February
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New York
Senor Jose
Acuma
Blas Ibanes
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Jack Bench
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H. H. Atherton
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John W. Cousins
George W. Cutter
Bearse
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Continental Clothing House
L. Hebert
Coral Street
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GLD Colony Yacht Ball
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Yale
New Haven
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Hanover
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Wilson Bros
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Tremont ST
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