Hanna Stirred Army Bill Debate In Senate
Senate debate on the army reorganization bill included Democratic senators Pettus Bate and Cockrell opposing the measure. Bacon withdrew and reoffered amendments removing presidential power to expand troops, Hanna claimed Kansas City convention issues were settled, and Bacon argued imperialism is not a real issue. Teller then proposed retirement provisions for officers under necessary martization.
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Washington
Senate
iMr. Pettus
Bate
Cockrell
Committee On Military Affairs
Bacon
Hanna
Kansas City
Teller
Sale of John George Floating Was Resul Jory Today
Fragmentary notice reports a sale action involving John George Floating and a party named Bailey in a Sears related matter. It mentions a state context and a presiding charge connected to Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Greorge
Young
T Bailey
Sears
Bailey
Grand Jury Hearing In Bailey Murder Case Continues
The Essex county grand jury hearing into the Bailey murder, where a body was found in Ridge Pond, Lynn, on Oct 17, 1900, began but was not finished. Today witnesses Susie, neighbors, and a Salem professional testified. Neal and Hammond are slated for tomorrow. Professor Sears described rocks in the bag with the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Idge Pond
Lynn
Essex County Grand
Susie
Igus
Salem
Ers Neal
Hammond
Tmed
Sears
Cambridge Council Meets and Adopts Horse Trades
The Cambridge City Council held its first meeting in City Hall last night. An order authorized the superintendent of Streets to purchase sell or exchange horses in his department as expedient. Committee lists include Finance President Saunders Aldermen Carstein Hall Oylward Merrill Rhoades Spaulding Lewis Clark Shaughnessy Fire Aldermen Davis Burke Spaulding Thompson Sullivan Licenses Aldermen Carstein Bird Good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
City Hall
Finance
Saunders
Carstein
Hall and Oylward
Merrill
Rhoades
Spaulding
Lewis, Clark and Shaughnessy
Davis and
Burke
Spaulding, Thompson and Sullivan
Bird and Good
Congressman's harsh words in hazing hearing at West Point
At West Point on January 15 the congressional committee heard Cadet Joseph F. Sarnes describe hazing. Congressman Driggs denounced the practices as brutal cowardice and called for the courtroom cleared as a debate over cadet pranks continued. Subsequent testimony cited numerous hazing methods and deaths linked to the acts.
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West Point
N. Y
Congressional Committee Today
Military Academy
Joseph F. Sarnes
Congressman Driggs
Brooklyn
Kansas
Massachusetts
New York
Fred J. Deen
Texas
Sheridan
Driggs
Two Cents a Mile Passes Board Endorses 2 Cent Booklets
The Board of Railroad Commissioners issues Part I of its 1900 annual report praising two large leases and proposing 6590 mile books at 2 cents per mile for passenger fares outside suburban districts. The report includes 1900 versus 1899 totals for passengers, freight, revenues, expenses, and balance, with total gross assets at June 30, 1900 of about $405.2 million and gross liabilities of $377.0 million, yielding a $3.28 million asset surplus.
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Board of Railroad Commissioners
Nats Seach Aees Rawaes
Sss Ceversas
Society Leaders Attend Giles Corey Drama at Union Hall
The Old South Historical Society presented Giles Corey of the Salem Farms at Union Hall Boylston Street last evening. Special mentions go to Frank Cushing Bowker as Giles Corey and Caroline Barnard Shaw as Martha Corey. Patronesses included Mrs. Charles G. Ames and Miss Amy Morris Homans.
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The
Old South Historical Society
Longfellow
Giles Corey
Salem Farms
Union Hall
Boylston Street
Frank Cushing Bowker
Martha Corey
Giles
Caroline Barnard Shaw
Charles G. Ames
Charles Carleton Coffin
Richard H. Dana
Augustus Hemenway
Amy Morris Homans
Julia Ward Howe
Mary Morton Kehew
Alice M. Longfellow
Edwin Dr. Mead
Alice Freeman Palmer
Joseph G. Thorp
Farmer
John Hathorne
Frederic Gilbert Bauer
Cotton Mather
George G. Watkins
Tituba
Edith Hale
Mary Walcot
Martha Marion Ehrenfried
Recital by Miss Ethel Henry at the Lenox
Miss Ethel Henry gave a dramatic and musical recital at the Lenox yesterday afternoon. She was assisted by Mr Weldon Hunt and Mr Walter Kilburn as accompanist. The programme included Schumann and a reading of Richard Gallienne's The Answer of the Rose, with a large audience in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Henry
Lenox
Weldon Hunt
Walter Kilburn
Schumann
Mr. Hunt
Miss Henry
Richard Gallienne
Scenes of Splendor Leads to Notable Patronage
Seventy five young men served as aids to the marshal and a large reception committee of older men guided guest comfort. A long list of patrons added dignity as committees coordinated by M. H. Goldschmidt and Bernard M. Wolf oversaw music refreshments carriages badges printing cloak rooms boxes decorations correspondence press coverage and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfrey Morse
Hall
M. H. Goldschmidt
Bernard M. Wolf
A. A. White
Leo Abraham
Parisian air at Purim ball gowns outshine all
A Parisian themed Purim ball showcased vivid gowns by Mrs. Daniel Frank, Miss Hecht, Mrs. Liebmann, and many others. Attendees wore white, black, blue, and green ensembles with lace, aigrettes, roses, and satin, highlighting a grand, fashion filled evening. Notable patrons included Mrs. Ratshesky and Miss Prendergast amid a sea of elegant gowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purim
Pagum
Worth
Lon Marche
Daniel Frank
Miss Hecht
Harry Liebmann
Fred Strauss
Charming
John Shepard
Joseph Heriman
Charles Weil
Mrs. Frankenstein
Elsie Frieiman
Laura Shuman
Vorenberg
Bessie Vorenberg
Jacob Morse
Henry Andrews
Edna Pickett
Taussig
A. Ehrlich
Miss Ratshesky
A. C. Ratshesky
Miss Keiffer
Miss Dreyfus
A. P. Spitz
Miss Prendergast
Morris Liebmann
M. M. Morse
Miss Waxman
Miss. Rosenberg
AT&T Eyes Transatlantic Line Using Pupin Patents
New York reports AT&T engineers plan a transatlantic telephone line after purchasing Pupin patents. Bell system officials say plans are for business use and a government Florida to Cuba line may be built first. Professor Pupin confirms the purchase price at 500000 and denies a lifelong salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Europe
Pupin
Pupvin
Bell Company
London
Paris
American Telephone Company
Professor Pupin
Florida
Cuba
American Telephone and Telegrapd Company
Duchess of Marlborough Thrown From Horse in Hunt
The Duchess Consuelo Vanderbilt was thrown from her horse while hunting with the Heythorp hounds near Heythorp. The horse rolled over her but she escaped with a severe shaking and no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchess OF Marlborough
London
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Roosevelt Pursues Daylight to Dark Hunting Schedule
Meeker Colorado reports Vice President elect Roosevelt has been hunting from daylight to dark daily as part of his routine during the transition period. The note underscores his active public persona and outdoor leisure interests during the early months of 1900.
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Meeker
Col
Roosevelt
Social event attendees in elegant dress and notable guests
The piece describes women in satin and lace gowns led by Mrs. Jacob Dreyfus and others in elaborate attire. It lists numerous attendees including Mr. S. KE. Hecht, Vorenberg & Hecht, and several Ratshesky and Hecht family members, noting absences of Godfrey Morse and Jacob Hecht due to travel and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Dreyfus
Louis Keiffer
Feliner
Stella Williams
I. A. Ratshesky
A. C. Ratshesky
Louis Hecht, Jr
Louis Strauss
Henry Ehrlich
J. M. Herman
Beebe
Lord
John Shepard
Jacob Morse
M. M. Morse
J. Koshland
Schoder
Weil
California
Clark Testimony in Probate Court on Separate Support Case
George S. Clark testifies before Judge Grant in a Probate Court hearing over his wife Helen Augusta Clark’s suit for separate support. He admits two drinking incidents, blames her for drinking with him, while his father John M. Clark describes a happy eight year marriage and says George has since quit drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Clark
John M. Clark
Grant
Helen Augusta
Clark
England
U. S. Vessels Movements Reported in Washington
The battleship Alabama arrived at Tompkinsville to join the North Atlantic squadron for its winter cruise. The Essex departed Norfolk for Tompkinsville, while Kentucky reached Colombo. The Alexander left Colombo for Port Said, and Ajax formerly Scindia sailed from Suez to Port Said. Monadnock moved from Hong Kong to Amoy, Zafiro left Hong Kong for an unspecified destination, and Cushing departed New York for Newport.
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Washington
Alabama
Tompkinsville
Essex
Norfolk
Kentucky
Colombo
Alexander
Port Said
Ajax
Scindia
Suez
Hong Kong
Amoy
Zafiro
Cushing
Newport
Harvard Men Rally for Inauguration Parade
Despatches from Yale report 300 Yale men will attend the inaugural parade. Harvard students respond with plans for a mass meeting to mobilize a large delegation and aim for a leading position among the colleges.
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Yale
Harvard
Embezzling Clerk Leaves for Liverpool Under Secrecy
A confidential clerk from a Walker Street wholesale house fled with about 200000 dollars after taking 50000 from firm funds. Scotland Yard, under Chief of Detectives Titus, will arrest him upon arrival in Liverpool. Authorities say the case is the department’s largest since Titus took charge, with no public details released. The clerk, trusted and well connected, disappeared after presumed flight from Boston to Portland and then to Quebec before sailing to England.
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New York
George IF. Titus
Scotland Yard
Liverpool
Walker Street
Titus
Philbin
Boston
Portland
Quebec
England
Chased Robber Apprehended After Columbus Avenue Attack
Police capture Michael J. Manning after a chase across about a dozen blocks. Edward J. McCabe reports being robbed of ten dollars on Columbus avenue near Prentiss Street at six last night. Manning, found with one hundred dollars, lives at 6 Terry Street Roxbury. He offered no reason for the assault.
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Columbus Avenue
Prentiss Street
Michael J. Manning
Terry Street
Roxbury
Edward J. McCabe
Manning
McCabe
Herbert
Fay
Daniels
Turner
Puritana Outing Club Holds Fifth Annual Concert and Ball
The fifth annual concert and ball of the Puritana Outing Club will be held in Roughan Hall Charlestown on Monday evening January 21. The club is one of the oldest social groups in the North End and includes many popular young men from Charlestown and East Boston.
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Puritana Outing Club
Roughan Hall
Charlestown
North End
Boston
Rare Autograph Auction Highlights Historic Figures and Artworks
A spirited bidding sale drew strong prices for rare autographs and engravings. Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, and Washington pieces sold up to $82, with notable items including a Jonathan Trumbull commission for $9 and a Che ney engraving collection at $500. The sale spans 2069 lots from prints to portraits, with major buyers from Curtis Guild to Harvard and the New York Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Fernando Georges
William Henry Harrison
Thomas Jefferson
Pequaket
Eleazer Melvin
Black Snake
Hartford
Jonathan Trumbull
New York
Jonathan Bird
John
Seth W. Cheney
J. C
Earl Cornwallis
Hibernian
Count D’estaing
Benjamin
Bussey
Inman
Washington
Thomas Nast
F. O.C. Darley
Asher B. Durand
Christopher Columbus
Savage
James Madison
Philadelphia
Napoleon Bonaparte
D. Edwin
General Pike
Paul Revere
Franklin
A. Newman
Charles E. Clark
Lynn
Curtis Guild
Corcoran Art Gallery
Harvard University
New York Public Library
Vigilancia Adrift Off Cuban Coast Needs Tugs
The Ward Line steamship Vigilancia, with disabled machinery, drifts near Los Colorados on the Cuban coast about ninety five miles west of Havana. Lieutenant Commander Lucien Young has been alerted and the government tug Accomac plus other tugs are sent to assist.
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Havana
Ward Line
Vigilancia
Los Colorados
Cuban
Here
Lucien Young
Accomac
One Hundred Associates Elect New Officers at Essex Dinner
The One Hundred Associates held their second annual meeting and dinner at the Hotel Essex last evening with about fifty members present. Officers elected include President Edgar W. Warren and Vice-President Joseph B. Horton. A board of directors comprising W. L. Terhune, Frederick L. Walker, and Martin L. Cate was also chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel
Essex
Edgar W. Warren
Joseph B. Horton
Frank W. Reynolds
Joseph W. Esterbrook
W. L. Terhune
Frederick L. Walker
Martin L. Cate
Helping Hand Election at Warren Avenue Church
The New England Helping Hand Society held its annual meeting at Warren Avenue Baptist Church. Officers elected include Eliza Trask Hill as president and Anna Dorr Bryant as M D. Fan ny Bartlett Williams became vice presidents with Carolyn Frink Cottrell as corresponding and financial secretary and Anna E. Stoddard as treasurer. A two year board of management was chosen: Edith Ek. Lord Mary F. White Susan Hammond Vield Martha J. Fairbanks and Mary S. Whiting. Supper followed the vestry meeting, with grief addresses by Mrs Iain and three ministers and songs by Roxbury youths Marthe Humphry Hattie Holmes Henrietts Sutherland and Alice Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Helping Hand Society
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Eliza Trask Hill
Anna Dorr Bryant
M. D
Fanny Bartlett Williams
Carolyn Frink Cottrell
Anna E. Stoddard
Edith Ek. Lord
Mary F. White
Susan Hammond Vield
Martha J. Fairbanks
Mary S. Whiting
Eisner Eisner-Wedding at Minot Hall in Silver Tea
Flora Epstein daughter of Mr and Mrs William Epstein and Samuel Eisner were married last evening at Minot Hall in a large gathering. Rabbi Moses Z Margolis officiated with Jennie Sterman as maid of honor and Jacob Eisner as best man. Ushers included Hyman Eisner Morris Eisner Joseph Esner Julius Eisner and Abe Brady. A reception supper and dance followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Epstein
William Epstein
Samuel Eisner
Minot Hall
Moses Z. Margolis
Jennie Sterman
Jacob Eisner
Hyman Eisner
Morris Eisner
Joseph Esner
Julius Eisner
Abe Brady
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Symphony Hall
Strauss
Eismann
Mayor Hart
Toda
Testifi
Friends of the Bill
Sree
Cambridge Council
WM. Beadle
Broadway
South Boston
Washington St
Lawley St
Yours Truly
Raymond Syndicate
Aturday
Manchester, N. H
N. Freedman & Bao
Raymond
Washington and Hawley Sts
Congressman
Cadet
Maile
Kerstein
Arshal
Ocean Telephone Line
George Clark
U. S
Puritana Ball
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