Lawmakers Consider Restoring Original Comma In Liquor Statute
The legislature debates amending the liquor sale law to restore the original comma after a semicolon to reflect prior interpretation. Supporters call it correcting an unintentional error affecting hotel guest service hours, while opponents fear discrimination against hotels post eleven. The editorial urges legislators to fix the punctuation to uphold the law’s intent and resist indirect evasions.
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Tea Tax Fight Prompts Call to Restore Free List
The piece urges Congress to remove the tea tax from war revenue measures arguing the burden falls on the poor and broad consumer base. It cites a Boston firm Chase and Sanborn claiming dealers sought profit from unsold stock and stresses the universal reach of tea taxation.
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Boston Harbor Appropriations Face Heated House Debate
A Washington congressman accuses river and harbor committee members of self serving boosts to the harbor bill. The House hears sharp questions about Boston harbor dredging and ship channel depth while opposing speakers call the measure the largest ever for its class. Amid criticism, the Boston project is cited as a necessary exception.
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Senator Hoar
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Mr. Hepburn
Iowa
Boston
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Stiffen Up the Law on Monopolistic Electric Leases
The Gas and Electric Light Commission asks Governor Crane to block a proposed lease of the Boston and Hollson electric companies to a New York syndicate. They warn the plan violates anti stock watering laws and public‑interest restraints, noting the scheme would issue new stock at par to raise about 3.6 million dollars and guarantee high dividends while evading proper controls. The Edison directors’ hesitancy is seen as a potential curb to the scheme.
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Poston
Morgan Syndicate
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Foreat Trust
Haverhill Gas Securities Company
New York Syndicate
Boston
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Edison Company
Aden
Democrats prefer Olney to Hoar for Senate successor
The Massachusetts legislature will elect a successor to Senator George F. Hoar next week with caucuses planned. Democrats favor Richard Olney as their own candidate, praising his intellect, public service as Secretary of State, and personal standing, while Hoar remains a valued but Republican-aligned figure.
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Hoar
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Richard Olney
Hoat
A Humble Clerk's Testament to Love and a Fortunate Aunt
Herbert Marston, a dry goods clerk near Philadelphia, vows to hate women after Elizabeth Lane refuses him. A mischievous scheme by co workers leads to comic train antics with Mabel Granger and her auntie. The auntie turns out to be the girl’s relative, kindness wins, and marriage follows. auntie dies a year later leaving a fortune and a moral about kindness to the aged and unfortunate travelers.
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Herbert Marston
Philadelphia
Elizabeth
Mrs. Jones
Mabel Granger
New York
Mabel
Herbert
Observant Citizen Highlights Local Happenings and Arts
In Boston notes the city experiences fair sleighing and snowy cold, while Beacon Hill remains treacherous. Mrs. Erving Winslow’s Lena Aiglon reading charms Association hall audience as preparation for next week’s play. John Cromwell’s bagpipe performances at the Old Men's Home delight listeners.
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Spritfield Street
John Cromwell
Parker House
Cromwell
Odd Bits of News Across World and Nation
A scattered bulletin notes items from education in New Zealand and a Christmas fatalities at grade crossings to a McKinley coach horses purchase and a planned Portland to Manila steamer line. It also covers envelopes usage, stamps, skimmed milk value to papermakers, British soap output, and a Royal Navy gun duel record.
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Not So Bad
A mother warns her daughter about hateful microbes lurking in water and on everyday items. The daughter responds with a reluctant curiosity, suggesting a strange reversal of fear and fascination. The piece reads as a quirky historical note from the Chicago Post.
Good Old Days Echoed In Domestic Quarrel Sketch
A humorous dialogue from Chicago Post and other papers depicts a couple debating nostalgia for the past. She suggests simple proxies like earlier breakfasts and gas cutoffs to imitate the old era, while he resists the idea but concedes parts of the plan.
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Chicago Post
Leases and stock watering raise legislative fears in Boston report
The Observant and Critical parties debate a long term lease arrangement involving two existing companies and a third party. The plan would guarantee certain dividends, issue new stock, and may violate anti stock watering laws, prompting a request for legislative action. Eulogies honor Governor Wolcott highlight his public service and character.
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Commonwealth
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Impressions Prompted by the Girls Request
A stage moment features He promising to perform his repertoire and seeking guidance for a first imitation. The Girls demand an imitation of a man who can play the piano, inviting a playful challenge in this Pick Me Up exchange.
Old humor quip echoes history and allegory
A witty exchange probes whether a joke is truly old. An Authority on Humor hedges the line noting it is old enough for printing in Alma nac but not aged enough for a Congressman's own telling. The remark frames humor as a measure of time and ownership.
Diary talk keeps Miss Gabbergh busy
A Baltimore American quip quotes Miss Gabbergh saying she is so busy writing about what she has been doing that she has no time to write about doing anything. The remark frames diary keeping as a time sink for busy writers.
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Miss Gabbergh
Baltimore American
Mis dated orders and engagement quarrel reported
A fragment from the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph quotes a grocer misreading a date 1-5-MCMI and sending 15 pounds of mince meat. It also notes Miss Beechwood denying a full break with Mr Brushton while affirming she remains in the ring despite a quarrel.
Wigwag in Hospital After New Automobile Mishap
A humorous exchange notes Wigwag's first ride in a new car ended poorly and left him in the hospital. The Philadelphia Record and Whrehinetan Star cite the joke as a commentary on self reliance and government aid.
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Wigwag
Philadelphia
Opposition to Morgan Plans Receives Legislature Attention
Governor Crane submitted a communication from the gas and electric light commissioners to the House. They warn that J Pierpont Morgan seeks to consolidate Boston Electric Light and Edison Illuminating, potentially violating Massachusetts anti stock watering laws and challenging state policy.
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Boston
Crane
Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
W. Murray Crane
Commonwealth
Boston Electric Light Company
Edison Electriclluminating Company of Boston
Beane Faces Partisanship Tension In Labor Legislation Debate
The document records a legislative session where Beane shows favorable stance toward radical labor laws amid partisan tension. A resolution passes unanimously in a rising vote, followed by another rising vote adjournment. Members Frothingham and Babb propose measures on street railway sanitation and life insurance policy disclosures.
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Boston
Electors Meet in Massachusetts to Elect President Today
The Massachusetts electoral college convenes at 3 p.m. in the State House Senate chamber under Secretary Olin. Willim Whiting of Holyoke is named chairman with a pending vote for secretary. They will adjourn to Monday at 10 a.m. to cast ballots and fill the Wolcott vacancy, with Brackett as a possible governor appointee. a messenger post draws candidates Andrew Jackson of Brockton and John Shaw of Quincy.
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Massachusetts
John Q. A. Brackett
Messenger
Andrew Jackson
Brockton
John Shaw
Quincy
Rigney Daughter Marries Lt. Whitside in Cuba
Miss William Rigney, daughter of planter and sugar manufacturer Joseph Rigney, wed Lieutenant Warren Webster Whitside of the Tenth United States Cavalry. Brigadier General Whitside, father of the groom, commanded the provinces of Santiago de Cuba. Father William Daly conducted the ceremony at the bride's country home near Whitside Manzanillo. The couple departed for the United States via Havana.
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Orpheus Musical Society Names New Officers
The Orpheus Musical Society elected officers led by President Conrad J. Rueter and Vice Presidents James F. Sweeney Karl F Heinzen Frank Vogel with secretary Karl Braun and treasurer Werner Kehrhahn. Carl Paueger named musical director and praised for upcoming season.
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Iswald Smedler
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Mrs B H Farwell’s Preserved Pears and Pudding Recipe
A short domestic recipe list includes cold tongue pickles cream toast molasses cookies preserved pears and a batter pudding. Instructions mix flour salt flavor eggs milk bake one hour and serve hot with butter sauce. attributed to Mrs B H Farwell of North Cambridge MA.
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Manachusette Avenue
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