Porto Rico Tariff Bill Faces Final Vote Amid Debate
Washington February 27 Republican managers expect a narrow majority on the Porto Rico tariff bill after last night’s conference with six Republicans pledged to stand firm and several Democrats ready to vote yes. Debate closed with both sides claiming momentum as Bailey and Dolliver led closing speeches while reactions showed strong party lines and applause.
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Washington
Porto Rico
McCall
Littlefield
Lorimer
Crumpacker
Watson
Heatwole
Ways and Means Committee
Meyer
Davey
Sibley
de Vries
Dolliver
Iowa
Bailey
Texas
Cannon
Illinois
Messrs
Carmack
Dem
Tenn
Clayton
Ala
Kleberg
Pearce
de Armond
Depew Addresses Senate on Philippine Question
Washington February 27 Mr Depew of New York addressed the Senate on the Philippine question praising administration policy. He argued for commerce and civilization movement and projected a future stable government in the islands. Senator Bacon protested a rising display and urged adherence to the rule against demonstrations. A final vote on the Hawaiian government bill was moved to tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Depew
New York
Senate
Philippines
Bacon
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Manila
Havana
United States
Turley
Quay
Cape Cod Canal Bill Sparks House Debate and Amendments
The Cape Cod Canal bill drew crowded galleries as lawmakers debated stock issuance limits and amendments. Proposals ranged from allocating half proceeds to the treasury to scientific cost estimates and optional approval by commissioners, with opposition citing stock watering and delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
Collin
Lynn
Colby
Boston
Railroad and Harbor and Land Commissioners
Francis
New Bedford
Conwell
Provincetown
Dean
Brookline
Fitzgerald
Police Board Issues General Order on Duty Call Changes
General Order No 761 requires officers after March 1 to telephone the station instead of using duty call. Floormen on late night shifts must staff the signal desk when free. John Hayes of Division 2 is suspended ten days for failing to report. Transfers take effect Thursday at 6 45 PM, reassigning nine sergeants and patrolmen among divisions 1 11 14 16 and others.
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Police Board
John Hayes
Division 2
George H. Guard
William B. Murphy
James H. Waldron
John F. M. Burk
James H. McLean
Williams. Drake
Everett E. Chandler
William J. Sweeney
John M. Field
Oceanic Sets Record Eastbound Crossing to Queenstown
The White Star steamer Oceanic capt Cameron arrived at Queenstown at 4 50 p m after a 6 day 22 minute run from New York. The voyage covered 2934 knots from Sandy Hook to Daunt's Rock breaking the ship's previous eastward record by 54 minutes.
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Queenstown
White Star Line
Oceanic
Cameron
New York
Sandy Hook
Daunt’s Rock
Lent Lament: Citizens Give Up Fads for Easter Bills
A humorous verse laments Lent sacrifices across society. It notes ten million vow to drop fads, from meat to costly habits, and lists examples including plumbers bills coal and ice deliveries and even famous figures giving up battles and scraps. The piece blends satire with social commentary on thrift and renewal.
Blizzard wreck on Missouri Pacific line near Independence
A blizzard in western Missouri halted the Missouri Pacific main line and caused a collision between the St. Louis day express and a freight-derailed train two miles south of Independence. The crash left two or more dead and several injured as a parlor car was torn apart and fires broke out amid blazing debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
St. Louis
Thousand Dollar Fire at Milton Place Blazes on Fourth Floor
A fire started at 8:47 PM on the fourth floor of the building at 7 to 15 Milton Place due to crossed electric wires. A second alarm followed at 8:53 PM. Firefighters kept the blaze contained to the initial area and water damage brought the total loss to under $1000.
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Milton Place
Brine Assigns for Benefit of Creditors in Arlington
J. W. Brine of Arlington assigns to Cornelius Hatch H. W. Bradstreet and W. A. Knowlton for creditors. The papers show $6.25 in revenue stamps. Brine runs the Harvard Outfitters stores in Cambridge.
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J. W. Brine
Arlington
Cornelius Hatch
H. W. Bradstreet
W. A. Knowlton
Brine
Harvard Outfitters
Cambridge
Worth Knowing Prices for Liquor and Wages
The notice compares average daily earnings in the United States and Massachusetts, then promotes Cushing Stimulants and wines at set prices. It highlights Cushing Process Purified Stimulants as superior and offers Whiskey Rye Bourbon at 2.00 per gallon and Port, Sherry, Muscatel, Catawba at 1.00 per gallon. Cushing Medical Supply Co. at 580 Washington St., Boston.
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United States
Massachusetts
Cushing Medical Supply CO
Washington St
Boston
Boston engineer named deputy chief for New York tunnel
George S. Rice of Rice & Evans 95 Mill Street has been appointed deputy chief engineer for the New York tunnel project with a salary of 7000 dollars annually. He is a well known figure in civil engineering circles.
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George S. Rice
Rice & Evans
Mill Street
New York Tunnel
George 5S. Rice
Boston
New York Subway
Engineer Rice Remembered for Public Works Career
Friends visited his office to congratulate engineer Rice who is in New York until Saturday. Born on Temple street near the State House in the early 1870s he graduated from Harvard engineering with high honors. He helped build Lowell and New Bedford water systems and served as division engineer on Boston subway supply and main drainage. He spent seven years in the Colorado desert with Stanton in Denver and laterJoined the Transit Commission as chief engineer. He lives in Newton Centre with his wife and child and holds memberships in major C E and waterworks associations.
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Rice
New York
Temple Street
State House
Engineering Department
Harvard
Lowell
New Bedford
Newton Centre
Boston
Great
Colorado Desert
California
Denver
Stanton
Colorado
the American Society C. E
New England Waterworks Association
Transit Commission
Boston Records Coldest Snap Of The Season
Early yesterday morning Boston experienced a severe cold spell with 4 degrees below zero between 6 and 7 am. By 10 pm the temperature had risen to 18 degrees above zero as a warmer day is forecast. The city’s weather bureau notes this is the first subzero reading of the winter.
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Boston
Smith
Weather Bureau
Missing musician J H Wadsworth sought by family
J H Wadsworth, 58, a well known musician linked to several bands, has been missing from 33 Bainbridge street Roxbury since 8 am last Saturday. His wife says he sustained a head injury in a fall a week ago Sunday while trying to board a car. He spoke of wanting to be near water, prompting friends to fear for his safety. He is 5 feet 8 inches, 140 pounds, gray hair brushed pompadour, and a mixed gray and brown mustache.
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J. H. Wadsworth
Bainbridge Street
Roxbury
Officers Elected at Bogan Club Meeting in Charlestown
At a meeting of the Colonel Fred B. Bogan Club Veterans of the Spanish War in Charlestown last evening officers were elected Commander Major F. J. L. Magurn senior vice commander Corporal Thomas L. Hayes junior vice commander Sergeant Maurice Towers adjutant Sergeant John S. Blagden quartermaster sergeant Bernard J. McCarron.
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Fred B. Bogan
Charlestown
F. J. L. Magurn
Thomasl. Hayes
Maurice Towers
John S. Blagden
Bernard J. McCarron
Malden City Budget Passed In Aldermen and Council
City Hall last evening saw both branches approve a 384450 budget. The fire department receives 23000 for two permanent hires and a 25 yearly raise for call men. The Common Council also approved a 500 appropriation to reprint city ordinances.
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Malden
Board of Aldermen
American Cable Buys Control of Erie Telephone System
The Erie Telephone Company, largest Bell system, is acquired by the Telephone Telegraph and Cable Company of America. The deal shifts control from American Bell and adds 50 001 shares to the new owners stake, with Latta and Adams joining the Erie board. Credit for the purchase is shared among Latta Adams and Glidden, with a board offering from notable financiers and bankers.
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Erie Telephone Company
Telephone, Telegraph and’ Cable Company of America
American Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone
United States
Erie Telephone System
Telephone, Telegraph and Cable Company of America
Knickerbocker Telephone Company of
New York
Boston and New York Telephone Company
Massachusetts Telephone Company
Erie Telegraph and Telephone Company
Bell
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Arkansas
Texas
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
Cleveland
Charles J. Glidden
Telegraph and Telephone Company
Board of Management
Latta Aml
Charles K. Adams
Cable Compan
Glidden
Erie System
The
Erie
Charles E. Adams
Charlies E. Adams
Massachusetts State Board of Trade
Lowell
Mase
John Jacob Astor
George Crocker
San Francisco
Frank A. Cutting
Boston
Frederick A. Farrar
H. FE. Gantry
Corpdated Gas Company
W. H. Gelshennen
Garfled National Bank
William J. Latta
Mart'n Maloney
W. Morse
American Ice Company
Salvation Army marks 20 years in Boston with large audience
An audience in Lorimer Hall celebrated the Salvation Army’s twentieth Boston anniversary led by Lieutenant-Colonel Cozens. He cited 2001 outdoor meetings last year, 13,000 soldiers, 206,100 unchurched listeners, and 187,445 following outdoor bands. The salvage department reported 40 workers daily and 38,250 meals provided. A new home for working women opens at 155 Pleasant Street. Adjunct Vanderschow was promoted, and rescued alumnus William Tebbetts and Abraham Schoenfeldt shared recovery stories.
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William J. Cozens
Cozens
Salvation Army
Lorimer Hall
Poston Twenith
Boston Corps
Boston
Salvage Department of the Army
Harrison Avenue
Pleasant Street
Vanderschow
William G. Tebbetts
Abraham Schoenfeldt
Salvation Army Slum Work Praised At Boston Meeting
Testimony highlighted a former drunkard's transformation as a example of salvation army outreach. Mrs Cozens and Adjutant Roberts described the slum mission by women volunteers, filing into grim districts to gain respect and friendship for uplifting the fallen. The audience rose to sing and departed after a notably enthusiastic gathering.
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Salvation Army
Briggs
Adjutant Roberts
Berton
Boston
Cincinnati
Misa Roberts
Satvation Army
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Mr. Dolliver
Mr. Bryan
HAWAI
Cape Cod Canal
Davenport
Greenfield
Mellen
Worcester
Odling
Engstrom
Clemens Herschel
Francis C. Lowell
Solomon Lincoln
R. H. Stearns
Albert A. Pope
William Endicott
Samuel Johnson
Reginald Gray
Winslow Warren
Kenefick
Hampden
Post
Berkshire
Parry
Middlesex
Fall River Board of Police
General Court
Hawm U Furniture
Tremont St
M’connell
Charles McConnell
East Concord Street
South End Sanitary Yard
Wheeler
McConnell
Matthews
Quincy
Artist Stott
London
William Stott
Cage
Boss Sinner
CROW
Weim -Botain
Cronje
Aggy
Otis
Count ‘Boni
France
Gar
Milton
Malden Fire Department
Shawmut WO Furniture CO
American Cable CO
American Bell Co
West ST
Temple Place
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