City Aldermen Approve Loans Amid Deer Island Fund Battle
The Board of Aldermen passed loan orders totaling 563 500 dollars with 11 votes to 2. An appropriation of 493 500 dollars was approved to meet court executions after a heated debate over transferring 40 000 dollars from Deer Island sale proceeds to relocate and improve Copley Square. Alderman Whelton also saw a 30 000 dollar bathhouse allocation in the North End pass despite opposition.
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Flanagan
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Back Bay
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Berwin
Clark
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Leary
Woods
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City council debates orders on Copley square and loans
Aldermen argue over the Copley square 40 000 appropriation with Democrats abstaining. The 493 500 loan order and its Bangs amendments wind through votes 11 to 2 and 7 to 4, with Curley and Bell leading opposition. An order to pull Deer Island funds passes 7 to 4 and a billboard ban measure seeks removal of signs from city property.
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Donnelly Billboard Company
Bell
Tillman Calls Sen Lodge Chameleon In Heated Remarks
Senator Tillman hurls the label chameleon at Senator Lodge during remarks that kept the Senate buzzing and led to closed doors afterward. The exchange highlighted partisan tensions as lawmakers debated policy and strategy.
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Tillman Attacks Lodge Description in Senate Speech
In a Senate address yesterday, Tillman mocked Lodge as a chameleon in his accuracy pledging to reproduce White House colors and described him as a preacher and telephone operator who can reach the White House over the wire. He claimed Lodge hails from Massachusetts and referenced Adams voting for Douglas and the Adams cod tradition.
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Douglas
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Tillman
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Tillman's Funny Stunt Expunged From Senate Record
The report details Senator Tillman describing fellow lawmakers in a mocking minstrel tone. He lists Lodge, Foraker, Culberson, Patterson, Carmack, Georgia’s center, Stone, and Spooner with satirical nicknames and acts, noting the section was later expunged by general consent.
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Foraker
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Patterson
Guggenheim
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Ben
Carmack
Georgia
Gumshoe Bill
Stone
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Badger State
Spooner
Tillman Sparks Senate Fire With Bitter Exchange
Senator Tillman of South Carolina again stirred the Senate, sparring with opponents and ridiculing Senator Lodge as doors closed to control the fury. He attacked the President on the Brownsville matter and defended his lynching stance, declaring he would fear for his daughters if a black assailant harmed them.
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Jury in Shea Case Ends in Hung Jury
The trial of President Shea of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and 13 others concluded without a verdict. The jurors were seven for acquittal and five for conviction after 55 hours in the jury room. A second trial will be arranged.
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Ball
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Malden Gas Plant Explodes in Water Gas Tunnel Disaster
An explosion at the Malden and Melrose Gas Light plant in Malden damaged a new $1,000,000 installation on Commercial and Charles streets. The blast shattered windows, knocked down firemen, and lit the night sky, though no injuries were reported and damage estimates were unavailable at dawn.
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Britain to Recall Governor from Jamaica
The foreign office decided to recall Governor Swettenham from Jamaica amid a published letter to Rear Admiral Davis. Officials call the governor's tone insulting, unprecedented, and unacceptable, and await his explanation before formal recall.
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London
Foreign Office
Swettenham
Jamaica
Davis
Kingston Mayor Seeks U S Aid After Earthquake
Kingston Jamaica mayor Tait repudiates Governor Swettenham in a cable to New York urging the American public to donate money and building materials for quake victims. Mayor McClellan of New York announced he would collect contributions for Kingston.
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Jam
George B. McClellan
Tait
McClellan
Swettenham
Davis
Kingston Indignant Plea to Admiral Davis Over Relief Forces
Jamaica residents express anger at Governor Swettenham for ordering Admiral Davis to withdraw relief forces. Officials and citizens demand an apology and recall of the governor, saying the controversy stirs indignation in Jamaica and abroad.
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Jamaica
Swettenham
Admiral Davis
United States
England
Kingston Page Three and Four Notes
Kingston page three and four items listed with brief notes or notices. The readable fragments reference local events, people, and places but lack full details or context for precise summaries.
Survivors Tell Tale of Terrifying Long Island Sound Storm
Twelve people recount a brutal storm on Long Island Sound from Saturday night to Sunday morning. An infant boy was tossed from a lifeboat in a dunnage bag and saved by a tug crew. A three year old girl bound in a bag was dragged free and landed near her brother. A mother and five others, ropes at their waists, leaped and were hauled to safety. Later four barge crew members were rescued after near drowning.
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Providence
R. I
Long Island Sound
Lifeboat Escape After Barges Sink Near New York Harbor
The tug Buccanneer, with two coal barges the Annie M Ashe and the Montanna, sailed from Baltimore to Providence. A gale and fog battered the ships. the Ashe flooded and began sinking near Long Island. Engineer Knudson warned Captain Lockhardt, lifeboats were lowered, and Knudson helped guide the launch as the tug cut loose from the Montanna.
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Providence
Annie M. Ashe
Montanna
Ashe
W. E. Lockhardt
Boston
Lockhardt
Buster Lockhardt
Shelgah Lockhardt
Alexander Knudson
John Walters
Stanley Riley
John Camp
North Carolina
T. K. Davis
Otis Gray
Henry Stetz
Peter Robinson
New Bedford
Boston Area Weather Forecast Sees Mild Midweek
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair skies Tuesday and Wednesday with a slight rise in temperatures. Washington bulletin adds New England warming through Tuesday and Wednesday with rain or snow in the south and snow in the northern portion.
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Vicinity
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New England
Temperature Reading At Thompson's Spa
A scrambled report shows yesterday's thermometer at Thompson's Spa 219 Washington St recording an average temperature of 24 and 14 to 24 with earlier figures noted. The notice also advertises Sanford's Ginger Cures Colds and chills with a dated call to look for the owl.
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Washington Street
Sanford
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