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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1897

Page

8

Solons Placed in Boston Legislature Committees Named

The Great and General Court drew seats in a lottery amid swaps and debates. Notable figures include James A. Gallivan John L. Kelly John A. Kelcher Daniel D. Rourke Tommy Keenan and others assigned to key committees such as ways and means election laws mercantile affairs and street railways.

Bates Apollo James A. Gallivan Jimmy” Hayes Judiciary Morse Irwin Myers Manchester Senate House Charlestown Tommy” Keenan Ways and John Quinn Martin Lomasney Boston John L. Kelly John A. Kelcher Dave” Shaw Gene” Moriarty Commonwealth North End Daniel D. Rourke Rourke Callender Dorchester

Senate Committee Rosters and Joint Standing Assignments

Senate standing committees list members including Ways and Means and Third Reading Bills with names such as Bradford Roberts Flint Farley Gallivan Ives Cook and Morse. Joint standing committees cover Agriculture Banks and Banking Cities Constitutional Amendments Counties Education Election Laws and more with varied members.

Lee Morse Irwin Barker Smith Ayes Ways and Means Bradford Roberts Flint Barber Prevaux Ives Jones, Quinn Parsons Putnam Folsom Harwood Black Tomasney Dallinger Morse Bartlett Derbyshire Roe Everett Brigham Davis Crane Moran Holdenfish and Game Gauss Woodfall Harding Lomasney Flint, Woodward, Moran Quinn, Davis Cook, Smith, Hayes Bailey, Lomasney Barker, Davis Gallivan Dallinger, Quinn, Bailey, Pwie Parsons, Woodward Everett, Cook, Arber Jones Soule Towle Yes Lelsom Farley, Roe, Putnam Holden State House Woodward Water—Roberts Cook

House Committees Names and Assignments

Judiciary panel members include Myers Cambridge Pierce Milford Manchester Winchester Stone Springfield Dubuque Fall River Addis Northampton Bouve Hingham Atwill Lyon Magen North Adams. Ways and Means group lists Lowell Boston George Haverhill Clark Wellesley Kenetick Palmer Lawrence Groton Sanderson Lynn Keenan Boston Foss Cottage City Thompson Quincy Dean Malden Waite Med ord and Speaker aids Myers Cambridge Jones Melrose Lowell Boston Manchester Winchester Clark Wellesley Stone Springfield Traves Lowell Kenefick Palmer. FElections Addis Northampton King Boston Bartlett Boston Hall Dennis Crosby.

Lees O'Toole Boston Jones Somerville Dickinson Cambridge Merriam Framingham Mayhew Braintree Rouge Hingham Wood Woburn McKenna Yay Roll Calkins Abington Douglass Boson Kelton Petersham Cowee West Boylston Packard Conway Porter Agawam Crocker Bridgewater Downing North Brookfield Burr Worth Parsons Greenfield Peters Crawford Watertown Reidy Lyon Crosby Attleboro Clark Lee Batchelder Coleman Howard Clinton Thrasher Fitchburg Shirley Marblehead Gibbs Brookline Mason Taunnton Woodman Medway Everett Chelsea Chase Millbury Hanson Brockton Waterman Taunton Gale Russell Worcester Powers Malden Smart Lawrence Severance Lynn North Attleboro Hall of Williamstown Fisher Amherst Winslow Norwood Grant Trow Salem Morse Marlboro Sanderson Moriarty Quirk Hathaway Heenan James Merriam of Blaney Federal Relations Mills of Fall River Day of Blackstone Fuller Springfield Baldwin Estes of Tague Farrar Foss Cottage City McClain Rockport Bailey Plymouth Newburyport Lowell Dooling Holyoke Smith Gloucester Ashley Acushnet Stocker Beverly Gardner Nantucket Francis New Bedford Hammond Hoag McManus Pervere Wellfleet Light Hyde Park Brown Concord Cummings Merrimac Andrews Mills Estey Perry Natick Clancy Labor Estes Falvey Hall Davis Bleiler Feneno Boutwell Harding Orange Rowell Huntress White Winchendon Skillings Bradley Frederick Methuen Maxwell Odlin Andover Washburn Grimes Reading Neill Shattuck Hatfield Hanover Rogers Sudbury Keenan (James Newbury Nourse Westboro Dobbins Hosmer Billerica Gallison Franklin Johnson Denvil Callendar Pierce Ayer Bradford Southbridge Livermore Spencer McClellan Grafton Quint de Beedle Whittlesey Pittseld State House Pittsfield Stanley Mayo Montague Coombs Whidden Waltham Morierty Hoyt Kennedy Cooke Milford Rourke Wakefield Emerson Anthony Adams Joselyn Peme Leominster Bartlett Chandler Bosworth Whideen O'Toole Lockhart Barnstable Woodbury Hopkinton Stevens Dracut Marden Stoneham Howe Hudson Mellen Great Barrington Peabody Rice Norton Buntin Swampscott Pratt Middleboro Haverhill McCarthy Hayes Well George Evans Myers Milton Manchester Winchester Stone Dubuque Addis Northampton Bouve Atwill Magen North Adams Ways and Mears Wellesley Kenetick Palmer Groton T. F Keenan Thompas Quincy Dean Waite Medord Tales Speaker Melrose Traves Kenefick King Dennis

Massachusetts Press Association Dine Gives 28th Reported

About 180 members and guests attended the twenty eighth annual dinner of the Massachusetts Press Association at the United States Hotel. Governor Walcott Curtis Guild Jr Mrs M A Ward and J O Hayden attended prior to a business meeting that elected officers and adopted resolutions urging fair treatment for newspaper publishers in court and thanking legislators and public men for support.

Massachusetts Press Association United States Hotel Governor Walcott Curtis Guild, Jr M. A. Ward New England Women’s Press Association J. O. Hayden New England Suburban Press Association Benjamin Anthony New BS Bedford Ernest H. Pierce Revere Alexander Starbuck Waltham A. C. Dowse Boston R. S. Barrows West Roxbury George W. Prescott Quincy Harwood B. Smith Rockland J. S. Parker Arlington George H. Proctor Gloucester Massachusetts Senate Commonwealth

Somerset Club Whiskey Reign Claimed as Unmatched

A bold claim asserts no whiskey can surpass the famed Somerset Club spirit. The note centers on the club’s renowned reputation and its standing among connoisseurs.

Somerset Club

Seeley Dinner Dressing Room Allegations Reported

Testimony describes a sequence in which Miss Routt and Miss Renwood were present in a dressing room at a famous Seeley dinner. Claims include a man cutting a dress strap, embarrassing behavior, and girls being mauled and tossed. Miss Routt asserts possible undressing in the room while Miss Renwood details Captain Chapman entering and Routt presenting only an undervest.

Minnie Renwood

Scandal at Seeley dinner with Little Egypt dance

New York reports from January 11 detail the Seeley dinner at Sherry's where Little Egypt and other performers faced cross examination over alleged indecent acts. Witnesses describe tights, gauze skirts, signs on costumes, and monetary arrangements while guarding privacy and propriety amid public outrage.

New York Harlem the Battery North River Bowery Little Egypt Little Egypt Cora Routt Colonel James Seeley Sherry’s Miss Warren Miss Renwood Santa Claus Mr. Seeley Annabelle Moore Moore Annabelle William 8. Moore Chapman Hart Mr. Moore Sherry

Contested Will Case Over Col lamore Estate

The Probate Court heard the John H. Collamore will dispute before Judge Grant. The estate exceeds 500000 with 76000 left to Masonic orders. Neph ew and nieces seek to vacate gifts claiming unsound mind. several witnesses defend soundness. Case adjourned to Monday Feb 15.

John H. Collamore Grant Collamore Charles F. Liffler Freeman C. Hersey Boston A. Morey Schofield

Funeral of Rev. Edward H. Clexton in South Boston

The body lay in state at St Augstines Church South Boston last night with thousands viewing it. A guard of honor stood by the catafalque. Funeral services were held at 10 this morning at St Augstines Church with burial in St Augstines Cemetery. It was described as possibly the largest funeral ever held in South Boston.

Edward HE. Clexton St. Augustine’s Church South Boston Guard of Honor St. Augustine’s Cemetery

Ivory and Bell case heard at Old Bailey in London

The Edward J. Ivory alias Edward Bell dynamite conspiracy case was presented at the Central Criminal Court Old Bailey for the first time after prior Bow Street hearings. Recorder Sir Charles Bell told the grand jury it would likely find a true bill against the prisoner.

London Edward J. Ivory Edward Bell Glasgow Central Criminal Court Old Bailey Bow Street Charles Bell

Runaway horse injures Richard McDonald on Atlantic Avenue

Richard McDonald aged 66 of 8 Charter Street was knocked down by a runaway horse owned by Johnson and Co of 1691 2 Essex Street and driven by George S Bradford on Atlantic Avenue near India Street yesterday afternoon. He sustained injuries to his head and right arm and was taken home.

Richard McDonald Charter Street Johnson & Co Essex Street George S. Bradford Atlantic, Avenue India Street McDonald

Honeymoon Arrest Sparks Larceny Charge in Brooklyn

Mrs Matilda Ackley, bride, is arrested for larceny after allegedly stealing a gold hunting watch and other jewelry valued at 150. Her sister Miss Emma Hancke filed the complaint. The couple quarled at the station as Ackley and Paul Ackley were involved in a dramatic farewell.

New York Matilda Ackley Paul Ackley Paul Tillie Captain Early Emma Hancke Brooklyn

Brothers' deadly duel ends in death near Crawfordsville

John and David Warris, two brothers, fought a pistol duel over a woman in Crawfordsville Fra. The combat ended with David mortally shot and John badly wounded. Mrs Warris watched from the veranda as the tragedy unfolded.

Crawfordsville Fra John David Warris John Warris David

Vooodoo Killed Her in Trenton Insane Asylum Case

Emma Vanderveer, a New Brunswick resident, died at the New Jersey Insane Asylum in Trenton after a rival colored woman allegedly dosed her with a dark liquid. Emma complained of a headache, grew mad after ingesting the mixture believed to be alcohol and chloroform, and died two days later.

New York Emma Vanderveer New Brunswick New Jersey Insane Asylum Trenton Emma

Catholic Alumni Club selects slate for next meeting

The nominating committee reports the Catholic Alumni Club slate with President Dr William A Dunn Vice Presidents Judge John H Burke Edward A McLaughlin Secretary James A Dorsey Treasurer Dr John C Bassidy and an executive committee including Hon Owen A Galvin John P Leahy J E B Burke Augustine L Rafter Thomas B Lawler and John D Drum. This will be the only list voted for at the next meeting.

The Catholic Alumni Club William A. Dunn John H. Burke Edward A. McLaughlin James A. Dorsey John C. Bassidy Owen A. Galvin John P. Leahy J. E B. Burke Lawrence Augustine L. Rafter Thomas B. Lawler Worcester John D. Drum

Funeral for Benjamin B Calef at Trinity Church

The funeral for Benjamin B Calef is today at noon from Trinity Church. Loyal Legion handles arrangements with Troop A of the First Battalion Cavalry providing bearers. Taps by Henry, Legion bugler, and The Lost Chord with choir and organ conclude the Legion’s hymn.

Benjamin Calef Trinity Church Loyal Legion Cavalry Henry Legion

Boston University Board Adopts Resolutions on Death and Law School Dedication

At the annual meeting the Boston University board of trustees adopted resolutions of regret on General Walker's death and also approved resolutions dedicating the Boston University Law School.

Boston University Board of Trustees Walker Boston University Law School

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Solons Vaal Washington Philadelphia VIA Royal Ling Rigel House Willard’s Ebbitt Old Point Comfort A. J. Simmons New England Washington St Nathan R. Phelps New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Phelps Mortimer Buck Mina Belle Moore MSS Renwood Cathleen Warren Cora Rov Capt. Chapman Fifth Avenue Captain Chapman Tenth Avenue Lottie Mortimer Miss Mortimer Rosin Mafla Specialty C.E. Davis Optician Park Square Tremont Ake Buchanan & Lyall, the Father Clexton Officer Gould Hancock Square John Dowd Main Street Gould Division 15 Ivory and the Old Bailey Harry Bebro Harry J. Bebro Superior Criminal Court Wardw John Wedderburn & CO Dagh. G Washington, D. C Cincinnati Phi Delta Phi Club Board of Trustees Indianapolis Voodoo B.S. Calef General Walker Pill Beecham Bedcham
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