Fitchburg Lease Proposal Dropped Amid State Opposition
President Codman stated the Fitchburg railroad will drop the proposed Boston & Maine lease as the Commonwealth shows opposition. Governors and directors weighed the State’s stance, with Fitchburg executives noting that stockholders would likely reject a deal without State approval.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Witchburg Road
theWitchburg
Codman
Eitchburg Road
Commonwealth
Crane
Heitchburg
Tuttle
Boston & Maine
Fitchburg
Webb
Reed Voices Anger Over Delayed Railroad Bridge Report
Massachusetts lawmakers debate railroad and harbor land commissions over the Fairhaven and New Bedford bridge. Costs rise to 1 009 000, with delays and alleged scandals. Bills propose eight hour work limits, wage rules, and corporation licensing and reporting requirements.
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Silas &. Reid
Taunton
Railroad
Land and Harbor Commissioners
Reed
Railroad Commissioners
Harbor and Land Commissioners
Fairhaven and
New Bedford
Reel
Railroad Commission
Massachusetts
Blood
Fitchburg
House
Davenport
Greensfield
Plymouth
Bristol
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Union Street Railway
Second Heaviest Taxpayer in Boston in His Eighty Sixth Year
A Boston article profiles Arioch Wentworth 332 Beacon street as the second heaviest taxpayer, with a $40 649.99 bill while Joshua M Sears owes $56 360.82. Born June 13, 1818, Wentworth built wealth in soapstone and marble businesses, owns major real estate, travels widely, and endowed Wentworth Home for the Aged and a Dover Children's Home. His Boston real estate is valued at 2 802 960 and personal property at 800 000.
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Boston
Arioch Wentworth
Beacon Street
Joshua M Sears
Mr. Wentworth
Devonshire Street
Rollingsford
Dover
N. H
William
New Hampshire
Wentworth
Franklin Academy
Nile
Egypt
San Francisco
Japan
China
Asia
Red Sea
Suez Canal
Liverpool
Wenthworth
Atlantic Avenue
Summer Streets
Washington Street
Hayward Place
Federal Street
Commercial Street
Fulton Street
Pear Street
Haymarket
Maymarket Square
Divorces Faced In Hit Or Miss Court Session
The Superior Court heard multiple divorce cases amid testimony of desertion cruelty and financial strain. Merlin R Joy claimed separation dating to 1882 while Mary left after a brief marriage, and Mary F. Fougere sought divorce from Thomas G. on grounds of cruel treatment. Dr Irving C Stow testified to marital disputes and embezzlement rumors as his wife Margaret F. Stow alleged hardship and infidelity. Decisions were reserved as testimonies and letters were reviewed.
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Merlin R. Joy
Superior Court
Mary
Wood
Mellin
Jaetey
Ella M. Hall
Waltham Street
William I Jovy
KH. C. Stow
Percy Stow
Irving
Margaret’ F E. Stow
Boston
New Haven
Detroit
California Delegation Delivers Silver Birthday Banquet Invite
Representative Julius Kahn and California delegation will meet the President to present a silver card invitation from the Bohemians of America for a San Francisco banquet on McKinley’s birthday. The fraternal group, headquartered in San Francisco, aims to honor the president’s birthday with a unique event.
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Washington
Julius Kahn
San Francisco
California
Congress
Bohemians of America
Sanrancisco
McKinley
Poltava Battleship Runs Aground Near Baltic Coast
The Russian battleship Poltava of about 10 960 tons grounded dangerously near Idbau on the Baltic. The navy has suffered losses lately with armored ships, recalling ships like the Gangoot foundered near Viborg and the General Admiral Apra xine wrecked earlier.
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ST. Petersburg
Poltava
Ldbau
Baltic
Gangoot
Viborg
Admral Apraxine
Arrest at Church Leads to Pair Charged in Larceny
Boston police arrested Elizabeth Dillon and Francis Mulligan yesterday at the Holy Redeemer Church on 24 Border Street for the larceny of a pocketbook belonging to Charlotte Green on August 1. Dillon has prior pocket-picking terms. Mulligan has no prior record. Police say they acted in concert during church services.
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The
Holy Redeemer
Border Street
Linst Boston
Elizabeth Dillon
Francis Mulligan
Charlotte T. Green
Enzebeth Dillon
Muligen
Conjaonee
Dulns
Lipton seeks membership at Chicago Board of Trade
Sir Thomas J Lipton, owner of the 1911 America's cup challenger Shamrock, applies for membership in the Chicago Board of Trade. He has run a meat preserving and pork packing plant at the stock yards for several years.
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Chicago
Thomas J. Lipton
Shamrock
Chicago Board of Trade
Revere School House Case Dismissed In Court
In Supreme Court Judge Knowlton dissolved the injunction and dismissed the petition by G A Lancaster and others to restrain A B Champlin J H Wade T F Coughlan RR Crane J W Glover and J S Hodge from building the Waverly avenue school house citing debt limit concerns.
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Revere
Waverly Avenue
Girl Scalded by Boiling Water At Home
Mary Curran nine years old sustained severe burns when her foot was placed in a kettle of boiling water yesterday. She was admitted to City Hospital for treatment.
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Mary Curran
Albany road lease or state purchase proposal debated
The excerpt discusses asking voters whether the Legislature should approve and ratify leasing the Boston and Albany railroad to the New York Central and Hudson River railroad, or whether Massachusetts should purchase and operate the Boston & Albany railroad, with a proposed statewide election question.
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Robert Codman
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
Commonwealth
Albany
Joseph B. Russell
Fitchburg
New York Central
Hudson River Railroad
State of Massachusetts
Rules Committee Tightens Lobby Area After Adjournment
After adjournment the rules committee discussed Careys lobby bill requiring legislative agents to wear badges. The sergeant at arms will enforce rules more strictly, barring elevator access to nonmembers on the third floor. Judiciary committee may report in a week or ten days.
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Committee On Rules
Carey
Tucker
Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
New Subway Bill Proposed For East Boston Tunnel Link
Edward H. Dockham of East Boston asks for a new subway under Washington street from Elliot street to Soollay square to connect with the East Boston tunnel. He argues the tunnel case before the Supreme Court may delay progress, so the bill would guarantee work this year or await court ruling.
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Edward H. Dockham
East Boston
Washington Street
Elliot Street
Soollay Square
Dockham
Supreme Court
Boutwell Backs Canal Bill Before Harbors Committee
Ex Governor George S Boutwell appeared at the State House with the Boston Cape Cod and New York Canal Company in support of a bill amending last year’s act. He compared state gains from the canal and cited the Fitchburg railroad in his remarks.
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M. J. Sullivan
Boston
Suffolk County
Newton
Everett
Judiciary Committee
House
Fitzgerald
Albany
MacCartney
Rockland
George
Boutwell
Legislative Committee On Harbors and Public Lands
State House
Cape Cod
New York
Robbers Hit Chicago Picture Frame Plant in Bold Safe Hold Up
Three masked burglars bound the watchman at E. R. Clark & Co. early today, blew the safe, and held up a police officer who tried to stop their escape. They fled after a running chase covering about three quarters of a mile. Nearly fifty shots were fired but no injuries occurred and the loot was small.
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Chicago
E. R. Clark & Co
Sterling Remedy Co
Montreal
Can
New York
New West Quincy Parish Welcomes Rev Ambrose Roche
St Marys Catholic Church West Quincy hosted a reception for new pastor Rev Ambrose Roche in St Marys Hall crowding the hall with attendees from Quincy Braintree Hingham Atlantic and East Milton Roche announced plans for a granite church and said two parishioners would supply the granite free of charge while others guaranteed interest on the loan for construction
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West Quincy
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Ambrose Roche
St. Mary’s Hall
Quincy
Braintree
Hingham
Atlantic
East Milton
Father Roche
Bride’s abrupt elopement ends in awkward kiss scene
Jan 18 New Haven reports Bertha Tooker 18 and her 19 year old husband eloped to Rev. Gardner Eldridge’s home and wed without parental consent. After the ceremony Bertha refused a friend’s kiss request, prompting a quarrel and Bertha’s departure with her new husband.
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New Haven
Lewis ‘Looker
Ooker
Gardner Eldridge
First Methodist Church
Tooker
Cole Case Continues To February in Embezzlement Hearing
Charles N. Cole ex-president of the Global National Bank appeared before United States Commissioner Fiske for a preliminary hearing on embezzlement and misappropriation charges. The case was continued to February 1 at two in the morning with bonds set at $56,000 while government experts finalize their report. Cole appeared with his sons, and his demeanor was notably subdued.
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Charles N. Cole
Global National Bank
United States
Fiske
Federal Building
Cole
Charles Fr., Sr
Edward Cole
Schofield
Jones
Mr. Cole
Girl From Boer Land Makes Candid Johannesburg Tour
Miss Carolins Kirkland reports from New York on her arrival after visiting Johannesburg. She says Boers are loyal and religious, that English and Americans supplied capital and brains to build the city, and notes wages for cooks and servants reflecting prosperity.
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New York
Carolins Kirkland
Johannesburg
Transvaal
Pugilist seeks divorce from Rosie Burke in bigamy case
New York reports Jack Burke, once a boxer, filed for divorce from Rosie Burke alleging relations with Eddie Connolly of Boston and other men. Burke secured an order for service by publication in Atlanta where she lives, claiming marriage to Rosie in 1891 and a second marriage to Connolly in 1897, with no annulment.
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New York
Jack Burke
Rosie Burke
Supreme Court
Eddie Connolly
Pugilist
Boston
Fitzgerald
Atlanta
Burke
Rosie
Louisville
Connellys
Love Brought to Boston on Forgery Charge
Inspector Collins arrived in Boston from St. John New Brunswick with Charles A. Love in custody. He is charged with forging the name of Lemuel Pope to a note for 326 dollars and 20 cents on December 29, 1869 and uttering it on January 6, 1900 to Fred A. Mason at 27 State Street, receiving 40 dollars.
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Inspector Collins
Boston
St. John
N. B
Charles A. Love
Lemuel Pope
Arlington
Fred A. Mason
State Street
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Boston & Mainis Railroad
Fairhaven Bridge
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Donahue
Fall River
Mr. Davis
Salem
Mr. Watson
Mr. Mooney
M’kinley
Lipton
Hostetter
Bierman
Heidelberg & CO
Isserman, Heidelberg & Co
Broadway
Chambers Street
Frank L. Taylor Clothing Company
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