Hoar caucus dispute shapes Massachusetts Senate vote
Senate and House Republicans clash over just who will nominate Senator George F. Hoar for reelection with separate caucuses planned. The Senate caucus will be led by Senator Manning while Speaker Myers will address the House side. Democrats show mixed views on Hoar as receipts list state department budgets and commissions under review for annual appropriations.
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House
Senate
George F. Hoar
Hoar
Manning
Worcester
Myers
Senator Hoar
Senators Fraught With Party Moves In Massachusetts Legislature
Senator Manning of Worcester to nominate Hoar for U S Senate in caucus next Monday. Rep Dean of Wakefield urges Democrats unite with Republicans for strong anti imperialist endorsement. Election of Senator set for Tuesday with separate ballots. Lawmakers debate committee representation for Democrats in upper chamber and reforms to rules. Bills touch lobsters size, name change of prelate and insolvency committee, state music supervisor in public schools, and corporate charters for Meganset Casino and Powow Hill Water Co. Requests to expand committee seats pass without opposition.
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Dean of
Wakefield
Senator Hoar
David I. Walsh
Clinton
Richard Olney
General Collins
Senate
Soule
Boston
Committee On Rules
Shaw
Charlestown
Luscombe
Attwill
Burgess
Lynn
Committee On Education
Robert O. Harris
Wast Iridgewater
Meganset Casino
Elevated link completed on Roxbury to Charles Town line
Work on the elevated line between Roxbury and Charles Town progressed with girders placed from Castle Street to Pleasant Street incline near the subway after 6 PM. The Castle Street junction became the operations center as crews prepare a triple curve to connect to the South station line and switch trains toward Washington or Castle Street. Repair shops at Bullyvan Square finished Tuesday with cars arriving daily for truck fitting and electrical work.
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Noston
Roxbury
Charlestown
Crustl Street
Castle Street
Pleasant Street
Washington
Washington Street
Tinto Castle Street
Ye South
South Station
Colombia Theatre
Bul- Yvan Square
Auditor Turner 10 Qualify For Duties
On Wednesday next January 14 Attorney General Knowlton State Treasurer Bradford Secretary of State Henry Turner will appear before the Governor and council for qualification Turner is the only first year member and will not assume duties in the auditor's department until January 16.
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Kimball
Secretary's Department
Treasurer's Department
Torrens Land Court
Savings Bank Commission
Barber and Law Commission
Fish and Gare
Railroad Commission
Gas and Elevithc Light Commission
Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Commissioner of Public Records
Civil Service Commission
State Board of Health
Board of Registration
Metropoltan Park Commission
State Board of Agriculture
State Board of Education
State Library
State Board of Charity
State Board of Insanity
Adjutant-General
Superintendent of Prisons
State Prison
State Reformatory
Woman's Prison
State Hospital
Knowlton
Bradford
Henry
Turner
Auditor’s Department
Unclear text on Revere police petition at State House
Fragmentary notice describes Revere police and fire departments, a petition to make them permanent, and references to a representative and filing at a state building. details are unreadable.
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Gordon Willis
Weymouth
Benjamin B. Dewing
Police and Fire Departments
Revere
Dowse
Maiden
State Board of Agriculture Elects New Officers
At the annual meeting the board elected William R. Lessons of Springfield as first Vice-president Augustus Pratt of North Middletown as second vice-president George M Whitaker of Easthrop as dairy agent the new secretary J Whackwell was re elected and new members A M Lyman Montagu Joshua Whiting West Tisbury Wellington Oxford and F E W Fetse Blandford were named.
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State Board of Agriculture Ysterday
William R. Lessons
Springfield
Augustus Pratt
North Middletoro
Seoo Il
George M. Whitaker
Ointhrop
Dairy
Bow
Thirst
Whitaker
Mrk
Secretar J. Wlackwell
A. M. Lyman
Montagu
Joshua Whiting
Weat Tishiry
Wellington
Oxford
W. Fetse
Blandford
Executive Council approves appointments for city posts
At a meeting the Executive Council nominated Fisher Ames to tabulate changes in laws caused by new legislation, and named Ha rd Rogers for clerk of the Police Court of Lee. Eli O. Cleaves of Gloucester was chosen as port warden.
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Executive Council
Fisher Ames
Post
Ha ‘Ard &.Ogers
Lee
Eli O. Cleaves
Cireesty
Gloucester
Postum Coffee Replaces Coffee For Health Improve
A Prairie City woman reports headaches and fatigue vanish after switching from coffee to Postum. She notes her father also improved after using Postum, praising its taste when served hot with cream and urging others not to publish her name. The letter is attributed to Postum Coffee Company, Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Maine
Urairie City
Postum Coren Co
Pate Creek
Mich
Easy Colds Relief Bottle Promises Quick Throat Ease
A vendor touts a remedy for hoarseness and tickling coughs claiming to soothe throat irritation. The ad highlights nighttime coughing relief and increased morning mucus production, urging readers to keep a bottle on hand for persistent symptoms.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral advertisement
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral promotes early treatment for colds and warns repeated illnesses become harder to cure. It markets three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 and offers prepaid express delivery on orders sent to J C Ayer Co Lowell Mass.
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J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Sembrich Stars in La Traviata at Boston Theatre
Mme Marcella Sembrich sang Violetta with superb tone and drama, earning strong audience praise, while Salignac and Rossi underperformed. The chorus impressed, Bevienani led well, and Don Pasquale debuts tonight with Sembrich and De Lara in principal roles.
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Boston
Mme
Marcella Sembrich
Violetta
Signor Salignac
Alfredo
Signor Rossi
le Baron
Signor Bevienani
Donizetti
Don Pasquale
Mme, Semprich
Signor de Lara
Eugene Tompkins
Sembrigh
C. L. Uratt
Mme. Sembrich
Sig
Nensaude
Siz
Rossi
Galazzi
Sie
de Lara Sat
Mit
Severe grip returns to New York with deaths
New York reports a severe grip outbreak with thirty eight fatal cases in the week ending January. Boston appears spared so far. Dr S F Durgin, chair of the Board of Health, states cases are not officially known but not widespread and usually mild. Since December 9 only four deaths mention grip as a cause, each with other disease complications.
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New York
Boston
S. Tf. Durgin
Board of Health
Edgeworth and Fells factories cut workweek to three quarters
The Boston Rubber Shoe Company plants in Edgeworth and Fells, employing over 4900 workers, announced that starting tomorrow both factories would operate at three quarters time.
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Malden
Boston Rubber Shoe Company
Edgeworth and
Fells
Reading teen pot of gold claim from Washington fishing trip
Oscar Bhaer, 18, son of Mrs Rebecca Bhaer of Reading, reports from Washington state that he fell down a bank while fishing and found signs of gold in a pool, hoping to make a million.
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Reading
Penn
Oscar
Rebecca Bhaer
State of Washington
Spiritualist Bond Case Heads to Decision in Brockton
The 1897 Brockton suit, Eliza Dean versus Hannah Ross, centers on bonds of the United States Electric Lighting Co. and alleged spirit messages guiding Dean to surrender or reclaim the bonds. Attorneys Gloag and French argued fraud and imposture with testimony touching spiritual mediumship and a deceased husband. A ruling was expected soon.
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Superior Judicial Court
Eliza Byron Dean
Onset
Mass
Hannah V. Ross
Boston
United States Electric Lighting Company
Brockton
Rees
Richard Buif
Rosy
Hosea Krinamin
Nathan Washburn
Ros
Bond
Kingman
Washburn
Asa French
Ross
Dean
Damages Awarded in Finklin vs Lowell Street Railway Case
Henry Finklin v. Lowell Lawrence and Overhill Street Railway Co. concluded at Salem with a verdict of 6800 to the plaintiff for injuries from being thrown from a street car due to premature starting. The prior trial had set 5009 as excessive and was overturned.
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Henry Finklin
Lowell, Lawrence & Overhill Street Railway Company
Salem
Path of Eros Traced Across Harvard Telescope
A photograph from the Harvard Observatory shows the infant asteroid Eros moving across the telescope field in one hour. A minor fixed star appears as a round blot on the side.
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Harvard Observatory
Discovery of Eros Reveals Tiny Planet Through Observatory Plates
Harvard College observatory researchers finish estimates on the two year old asteroid Eros. Berlin astronomer Witt spotted the wandering body on a star plate while Pickering and colleagues later tracked its southward motion over weeks. The discovery relied on timed plate exposures and clockwork tracking to keep the sky steady as Earth moved.
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Harvard College Observatory
Eros
New York
Harvard
Witt
Berlin
Jess
Herr Witt
D. S
Boston Theatres Feature Busy Week of Plays and Vaudeville
The Boston theatre scene this week showcases Mme Sembrich and La Travia at the Boston Theatre with other attractions at Hollis Street and the Park, including San Toy at the Colonial and Ben Hur at the Colonial. Major acts include She Stoops to Conquer at Tremont, Way Down East, Night of the Fourth at Park, Miladi and the Musketeer at Columbia, and Exiles of Siberia at Bowdoin Square with True James in the lead. The Grand and Keith’s host entertaining vaudeville, magic by Kellar at Park, and circus acts, with performances by McCoy, Knowles, Dolan and Lenhart, Mitsuta Geisha troupe, De Graffs at Palace, and a packed Castles Square slate. End date varies with several shows running through next week. notable recitals and lectures by Seriss and Napoleon Bonaparte series at Symphony Hall.
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Mme. Sembrich
Boston
Nz Cc. Goodwin
Maxine Elliott
Hollis Street
Boston Theatre
Olive White
Dorothy Kent
Rolinda Bainbridge
Grace Huntington
Jennie Christie
W. A. Whitecar
Thomas McLarney
Lawrence Hascall
James Marcus
New York
James T. Powers
Minnie Ashley
Colonial Theatre
Lew Wallace
Stuart Robson
the Tremont
Way Down East
George Ade
Mathews
Bulger
Walter Jones
Josie DeWitt
Park Theatre
Miladi
The
Musketeer
Columbia
Victoria
Siberia
Bowdoin Square
True
James
John J. McNally
Wall Street
al W. Martin
Granda Opera House
Castle Square Theatre
Hazel Kirke
Paul Kadvar
Kellar
the Park Theatre
Kid McCoy
the Howard
Knowles
Keith
Dolan
Lenhart
Boston Music Hall
Carrie Graham
Sis Hopkins
Wise
Man
Grand Theatre
Mitsuta
Austin & Stone
de Graffs
Palace Theatre
Symphony Hall
Napoleon Bonaparte
Burt Holmes
Tremont Tle
Louis Francis Brown
iHess
Ity
Recital by DeVoll and Isham at Steinert Hall With Accompanist
Last evening in Steinert Hall George DeVoll tenor and Edwin Isham baritone gave a song recital assisted by Max Liebling on piano. The programme featured many songs and duets by Bizet Hoffman Gluck Behr Hadley Bemberg Mascenet Godard Grieg Cowen Hervey Wolseley Cox and Schultz.
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Steinert Hall
George DeVoll
Edwin Isham
Max Liebling
Bizet
Hoffman
Gluck
Behr
Hadley
Bemberg
Mascenet
Godard
Grieg
Cowen
Hervey
Wolseley-Cox
Schultz
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Chickering
David Manning
United States
Auditor Turner
Revere Police
TH. Blood of
Fitchburg
Rm ‘Road Committee
Goverases AP Cortments
Naile
Ayer
Don Pasquals
Rubber
Brockton Court
Drogeluta
C.C. C
SAGE
Sanders Theatre
Cambridge
Symphony Orchestra
Juliette Corden
Sembrich Opera Company
Maurice Grau
Metropolitan Opera Company
Mme. Gadski
Rae and Brosche
Music Hall
Walter Perkins
New England
Mexico
Mary
Nat Goodwin
Brooklyn
Knickerbocker Theatre
Ada Rehan
Chamberlyn
Cadet Girl
Columbia Theatre
Canada
Montreal
Adele Ritchie
Edna Floyd
the Songy Club
Eve’gsats
Tony Lumpkin
Goldsmith
Entine
New York City
Grand Sacred
Gadski
Entertainments
Hamilton
Orford
Uco Biondi
Mimies
Eph
Ernest Hogan
Dolan & Tenhart
Herbert's Dogs
Staley
Drawee
Brosche
Jean
Hall & Rae & Amertra
Tremont St
Tel
Tremont Tel
Dors Panality
Paul Kauvar
Burton
Tremont Temple
Edge OF China
Mori Land
Paris
Ss. An Ys
Genaro and
Batley
Charlie Case
Riley & Hughes
Lou Wells
Marvellous
Seymour Mr. and
Mrs. Welch
Mabel le Favor
John Bowker
Trav
Model Playhouse
G. Knowles
Garrett P
Serviss
Aris
Scotland
Florence
Tigrets
Corner Huntington
Massachusetts Aves
Next Werk
Grand Opera House
Kelly
Mason
George W. Magee
Tremont
Saine
Uneleoma Cabin
Colonial Theatre Boylston & Tremontets
Ben
ELOLS
Isaac B. Rich
Eve
Theatre Prietor
Max Melliott
Adams
Bston Museum
Augustin Daly
James 7. Powers
San Tor
Golumbia Theatre
ILADI
Usketeer
Man Queen Mfg. Co
Sudbury
Maas
Association Hall
Rubinstein
Schumann
Vincent ['Indy
San Juan
Washington St
Philippines
Mechanics’ Building
Boston Poultry Association Oultry Piceons
Erving Winslow
Hall
Oliver Dowd Byron
Tremont Ow
Mitsusas
Rent Gk
Watchit
Atesto
HAL M
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Adsustin & Stone
Nickelodeon
Hanover Street
Lunette
Francis Sisters
Vertle Zolas
Pretty Femrle
Cozens
Berkeley Temple
Galbraith
A. H. Plumb
A. G. Upham
Chas. Fleisener
John Willis Baer
SL Palaces
LiTnis Egyyyrykit
Crand
York
Summer
and Co
Congress At
GEO
F. Tilton
City Pas
Avent Joy Line
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