President Trainer Attacks Cleveland In A. P. A Circular
W J H Trainer, supreme president of the American Protective Association, says many Congress members belong to the A P A and will push measures this session. He criticizes President Cleveland, labels Allison and Reed pro papal, and endorses Linton Gear Haworth and Harrison for PLA support.
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Detroit
W. J. H. Trainer
Spreme
American Protective Association
Congress
Trainer
Cleveland
United States
Allison
Reed
W.S. Linton
Michigan
John H. Gear
Town
W. O. Aeeeey
Arrison
PLA
Gilbert's End Visitation Before Execution in Pemberton
James Sterling father of murdered Savin Hill child Alice Sterling sought one invitation for himself and three companions to witness Angus Gilbert's hanging on the 21st of next month. Sheriff O'Brien will consider the request, with invitations likely to medical examiner, physicians, and press. Awaited are clemency appeals, while counsel Doherty prepares for possible executive action.
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O’brien
Pemberton Square
James Sterling
Alice Sterling
Savin Hill
Suffolk County
Boston
Gilbert
Doherty
Executive Council
Wedded Sixty Years at Charlestown Home
Captain and Mrs William Hurd celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary at their Main Street Charlestown residence. Captain Hurd, born December 16 1813 in Wiscasset Mo, married Sophia Whitney on January 3 1836 in Charlestown. They had eight children and he has a long career in morocco leather, Mexican War service, masonry, and veteran leadership.
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William Hurd
Main Street
Charlestown
Captain Hurd
Sophia Whitney
Danville
Wiscasset
Freeman Wilson
Lowell
John S. Barker
Mixcoux
Cambridge
Hurd
Stoneham
John Hill & Co
New England
National Association of Veterans of
Remembered by Friends at East Boston Home
A surprise gathering honored John H. Johnson of the New England Associated Press at his East Boston home on Saratoga Street. Friends presented a meerschnaum pipe and wife Mrs Johnson received a silk umbrella with filigree handle while the Marion Quartet provided music and hosts added duet performances.
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John H. Johnson
New England Associated Press
Saratoga Street
Boston
Johnson
James Culliney
Dorchester
Marion Quartet
March of fear in Providence as man claims wife
Miss Alice Raymond of Charlestown Mass was accosted on Washington Street by John Foley who declared her his wife and threatened her with death. Officer Sherman intervened and arrested Foley, described as rum crazed, after she cried for help.
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Providence
R. I
Alice Raymond
Charlestown
Mass
Boston
Washington Street
Sherman
John Foley
William Williamson Hurt After Fall From Team at Mulberry and Blake
Jan 3 Lynn William Williamson a teamster of 116 Jackson Street fell from a team at Mulberry and Blake Streets this evening and sustained likely fatal injuries. He was taken to the hospital.
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Lynn
William Williamson
Jackson Street
Mulberry
Blake Streets
City Architect testified on inflated bills and contract split
The testimony detailed repeated approval of oversized and misrepresented bills by the city architect tied to Collins & Ham. He described splitting contracts to evade ordinances, relying on firm integrity, and questioned rates, quantities, and lot dimensions for Hart and Roxbury projects. The session adjourned as the trial pushed to evening.
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Collins & Ham
Hart School
City Architect
Dennis A. Horgan
Mr. Atwood
Horgan
Hart
Storey
Roxbury
Roxbury High
D. A. Horgan
Magneso-Calcite Company
Roxbury High School
Horace Mann
W. E. Bartlett
Otis Bramhall
Atwood
James A. King
Pierce
Dorchester
King
Congress Street
Connery & Whitman
Hanover Street
J. Henry Stephenson
Elizabeth Norris Gead Dies in Brookline Funeral Planned
Mrs. Elizabeth Norris Gead of Mason terrace Brookline died yesterday morning wife of Charles S Norris piano dealer of Tremont street Funeral services set for 2 p m Sunday at All Saints Church Brookline with interment in Walnut Hill Cemetery
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Elizabeth Norris
Mason Terrace
Brookline
Norris
Charles S. Norris
Tremont Street
All Saints’ Church
Walnut Hill Cemetery
Debates on a Popular Loan and Bond Issuance
Senators clash over a proposed popular loan and amendments to the Elkins resolution. Key figures Hill Butler Chilton Lodge Teller Hawley Hour Aldrich defend or critique bond sales and government borrowing plans. Debate ends without a vote as the Senate adjourns until Tuesday.
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Hill
Butler
Pop
N. C
Elkins
Senate
United States
Congress
Chilton
Dem
Tex
Secretary of the Treasury
Lodge
Rep
Mass
New York
Teller
Carlisle
Hawley
Conn
Hour
Finance Committee
House
Aldrich
Sherman’s Financial Speech in the Senate
In Washington on January 3 Senator Sherman delivered a detailed critique of the presidents financial policy and currency plan. He argued revenues and taxation should fund expenses while preserving a national paper currency at par with coin and warned against expanding debt through bond issues. He accused the administration of misplacing causes and urged legislative fixes to redeem notes only for gold and to separate the resumption fund from general funds.
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Senate
Sherman
United States
Congress
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
United States and Treasury
Cleveland
Mr. Sherman
Butler
Pop
N. C
Hill
Dem
N. Y
Mills
Tex
Lodge Seeks Resolutions on Dynamite Guns and Danish Islands
In Senate action yesterday, Mr. Lodge offered resolutions on pneumatic dynamite guns and the cost of equipping monitors, plus a resolution for the purchase of the Danish West India Islands. The measures were referred to the foreign relations committee. The day also featured Hale introducing a Pacific telegraph cable bill, Hoar pushing a woman suffrage constitutional amendment by joint resolution, and Squire proposing $75,000 to map Alaska British North America boundary. The Senate adjourned until Tuesday.
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Senate
Lodge
Rep
Mass
Danish West India Islands
Committee On Foreign Relations
Hale
Pacific Ocean
Hoar
United States
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Squire
Wash
Alaska
British North America
George
Dem
Miss
House Debates Postal Savings Banks and Nationwide Fortifications
In Washington the House heard a bill from Mr. Clark of Iowa to establish postal savings banks in cities and towns with populations from 1,000 to under 100,000, referred to the post offices committee. The chamber adjourned briefly after signing the ram Katahdin, with several bills introduced including fortifications funding for major ports and a plan to reform currency and statehood for Oklahoma.
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Clark
Iowa
Committee On Banking and Currency
Dingley
Maine
Reed
House
Sperry
Rep
Conn
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Hampton Roads
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Rhode Island
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Mobile
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Galveston
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Cumberland Sound
Kennebec River
Treasury
Flynn
Oklahoma
Statehood
Alaska
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
Time tests reputation through the years of 1876 to 1896
Time proves any virtue or flaw endures with years. The adage You cannot fool all the people all the time embodies the steady test of merit and public judgment across decades.
Warner's Safe Cure touted as best liver kidney remedy
An advertisement claims Warner's Safe Cure is the sole effective treatment for liver and kidney disorders with testimonials supporting its results. It asserts relief from headaches constipation dyspepsia tiredness sleeplessness and even Bright's disease while promising renewed strength for the weak and sick.
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Warner
Bright
Treasury to seize seals on Pribyloff Islands and sell skins
Rep. Johnson of California introduces a resolution declaring it the sense of the House that no United States bonds shall be sold by private sale or contract. The note mentions authorization for killing seals on Pribyloff Islands and turning skins proceeds into Treasury revenue.
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Treasury
Pribyloff Islands
Johnson
Rep
Cal
House
United States
Senate Finance Committee Delays Action on Silver Bill
The Senate finance committee met but could not agree after a brief Republican Democrat conference and adjourned until Monday. Silver advocates planned to submit their bill next meeting, with Mr Jones of Arkansas presenting a measure and minor language edits discussed in a prior conference.
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Washington
Senate
Jones
Arkansas
Morgan leads no sale contract for government bonds
The Tribune reports no contract has been signed for the sale of $100,000,000 of 30 year 4 percent bonds to J Pierpont Morgan's syndicate and the administration will not negotiate until the Senate acts on the bond bill. The President has said figures will not be named before Senate action.
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New York
the Tribune
J. Pierpont Morgan
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
Fake Charge of Ages Sermon at Temple Chabi Shalon
Rev Samuel Hirschberg opened a Friday lecture series at Temple Chabi Shalon titled Fake Charges of Ages the Hebrews and Their Part at the Crucifixion. He urged that Christians have wrongfully blamed Hebrews for Jesus death, citing scriptural cautions against transferring sins to descendants. A Sunday meeting will decide if the temple remains reform or becomes orthodox.
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Samuel Hirschberg
Chabi Shalon
Jesus
Hirschberg
Chabi Sharon
Cambridge Masons Hold New Year Reception at Masonic Hall
The Cambridge Royal Arch Chapter hosted its annual New Year reception at the Masonic Hall drawing about 700 attendees. Prominent figures included Past High Priests Hiram L. Chase and George M. Bunton, plus leaders from Cambridge and Boston Commanderies, local officials, and clergy. The receiving party and committee lists feature Herbert A. Rhodes, Mrs. Charles L. Russell, Warren Dudley, and others.
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Cambridge Royal Arch
Masonic Hall
Cambridge
Hiram L. Chase
George M. Bunton
John G. Thorogood
Albert R. Abbott
P. H. P. Atwood
St. John's
James M. Leason
Boston Commandery
Charles O. Welch
Cambridge Commandery
John H. Collamore
Alderman Keith
Cloyes
Apsey
Frank O. Hall
Herbert A. Rhoades
Charles L. Russell
Warren Dudley
Mr. E. King
Mary E. Dudley
Francis S. Fawtell
Charles O. Russell
Walworth Barbour
John A. Parry
Jacob C. Patton
G. W. Bunton
E. Scribe
Percy A. Whittier
L. A. Whittier
Jeweller Blume Robbed By Two Men At Washington Street
Pinkus Blume, 1072 Washington street, was robbed last night when two men asked to see gold filled watches. They grabbed two Elgin movements from the display and fled. Blume described the suspects as a 40 year old tall stout man with a light beard in a black overcoat and a younger tall slim man with pimples, poorly dressed and without an overcoat.
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Pinkus Blume
Washington Street
Blume
Station 5
Law reform group hones focus on biennial constitutional change
The State branch legislative committee of the American Federation of Labor met at 45 Eliot Street to plan their work for the current legislature. After reviewing the situation and reform measures urged by local groups, they resolved to concentrate all effort on the proposed biennial amendment to the constitution.
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Legislative Committee
State Branch
The
American Federation of Labor
Eliot Street
Razor and Cues Brawl Leaves Man Slashed in Boston
William E Murphy 22 lies in City Hospital with throat cut and a slash above the eye from a street brawl at a Lewis and North Street liquor saloon. Five Italians are held at Station 1 for assault with a razor while others await charges. The dispute began when Murphy joined a pool game and tensions escalated on the street.
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William E. Murphy
Maverick Street
Boston
City Hospital
Station 1
Annizzo Brechure
Lewis Street
Rafel Rugeri
North Street
Andrea Demecca
Nicolo Gregori
Rights of Wives: Supreme Court affirms damages include labor impairment
The Supreme Judicial Court holds in Lydia W Harmon vs Old Colony Railroad that a married woman's loss of capacity to labor can be an element of damages in a personal injury suit. It states statutory reforms grant women independent property rights and the ability to earn on their own account, limiting the husband's control and support obligations.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Lydia W. Harmon
The
Old Colony Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Allen
Rev Dr Clark Dead at West Roxbury Home
The Rev N G Clark D D formerly secretary of the American board of missioners for foreign missions died yesterday at his home on Mt Vernon street West Roxbury after a long illness. He leaves a wife and two daughters.
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N. G. Clark
D. D
American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions
Mt. Vernon Street
West Roxbury
Extra Grove Hall Car Schedule Starts January 4 1896
An extra car runs from Castile Square Theatre after the evening show to Grove Hall via Tremont Eliot Boylston Huntington Massachusetts avenues Northampton Washington Warren streets.
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Castile Square Theatre
Grove Hall
Tremont
Eliot
Boylston
Huntington
Massachusetts Avenues
Northampton
Washington
Warren Streets
Western Massachusetts Republicans Back Crane for Delegate-at-Large
The Hon. William H. Haile of Springfield withdraws as a delegate-at-large candidate. Republicans of western Massachusetts are expected to unite behind W. Murray Crane of Dalton for the post at the St. Louis convention.
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William H. Haile
Springfield
St. Louis
Massachusetts
W. Murray Crane
Dalton
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