State sells Fitchburg stock to Boston and Maine
Governor Crane and the Executive Council approve selling the state 50 000 shares of Fitchburg railroad common stock to the Boston and Maine system for 5 000 000 in seventy five year bonds. The bonds would likely fetch 90 in the market, valuing the stock at five times its apparent worth. The move sparks speculation about Vanderbilt influence and state policy on railroad consolidation.
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Crane
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine System
Boston & Maine
Fitchburg
Vanderbilt
New England
Post
Codman
Itchburg
Boston
New York State
Weather Forecast For New England States
Fair Golder reports a forecast for Thursday and Friday with Maine New Hampshire and Vermont seeing snow and warmer Thursday and easterly gales Friday then clearing and colder. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut expect rain and warmer Thursday with easterly gales Friday followed by fair and colder conditions.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusettea
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Brigham Will Contested by Cousin and Former Wife
The will of Robert B. Brigham, Boston hotelier, faces contest by Frances G. Brigham of New York who claims cousin status and a share. Her counsel filed in Suffolk Probate Court joining the case as hearings are to be scheduled.
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Robert B. Brigham
Boston
Sunday Post
Frances G. Brigham
New York
Suffolk Probate Court
Seven Square
Messrs
Charles A. Snow
Wellman & Couch
Wall Street
Six Years For Lavery In Superior Court Robbery Case
James A. Lavery was sentenced by Judge Sheldon to state prison for not less than six nor more than fifteen years in a case reduced to simple robbery. The offense occurred at his East Boston home on May 1, 1882, when he lured sailor George Moore and nearly killed him before robbing him, a youthful act reformed by time and government compromise.
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Boston
Olice
Annie Ellis
West Fifth Street
South
Miss Ellis
Miss Eillis
Cora Bentley
Athens Street
Silver Street
E Street
Chardon
Miss Chardon
James A. Lavery
Sheldon
Superior Criminal Court
Lavery
Lexington Street
East
George Moore
Dead on Sofa Hamilton Found Dead at Home
John F. Hamilton a 48 year old married man living at 7% Monument Street was brought home unconscious by two men and died on a sofa. Doctors refused to certify and the medical examiner was notified. Police seek the two men, no foul play suspected, Hamilton had been drinking recently.
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John F. Hamilton
Monument Street
Hamilton
Predictions of rail mergers and leases shape New England future
The article forecasts a reorganization of northeastern rail traffic driven by a Boston and Maine and New York Central alliance. Contingencies include Fitchburg stock sale ratification, legislative endorsement, a lease of the Fitchburg system with 5 percent dividends, and B and M authorization to issue $5 million in 3 percent gold bonds. The state would receive stock payments alongside other holders.
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T Desis
Boston & Albany
New York Central
Boston & Maine
New England
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Pennsylvania
Fitchburg Railroad
Iitecburg
Man Struck By Electric Car Injures Scalp and Brain
Lawrence Concannon, 70, of 6 Terry Street, was knocked down by an inward bound electric car while crossing Tremont opposite Vernon Street yesterday. He suffered a scalp wound and probable concussion and was taken to City Hospital.
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Lawrence Concannon
Terry Street
Tremont
Vernon Street
Plague in Argentine City Sparks Quarantine
Reports from Buenos Aires dated January 24 describe a bubonic plague outbreak in Rosario with a stringent quarantine measures imposed on the city to curb the spread of the disease.
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Buenos Ayrss
Rosario
Sale of State Stock Heads to Rail Committees
Governor's Council votes unanimously to refer the Boston and Maine Railroad Company's proposal to purchase the Commonwealth held Fitchburg Railroad stock. Sale contingent on lease ratification by the Legislature in this session. Continued on page 2.
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Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Commonwealth
Warren Defeated Rumor Sparks Move Toward Main Position
Berlin reports say Warren defeated rumors of a breakthrough and details describe movements toward the main position early in the week. British forces reinforce as statements claim desperate straits and heavy reinforcements accumulate.
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Berlin
Despatches Halted After Spion Kop Expectation
London reports no further news from the front after General Buller’s plan to seize Spion Kop. The delay fuels grave fears of high casualties and a turning point in the Boer War. Rumors from Brussels claim Warren was defeated.
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London
War Office
Buller
Spion Kop
Brussels
Warren
British Forces Around Ladysmith face dire situation
Berlin reports the British garrison near Ladysmith in a desperate position. Sir Charles Warren is claimed defeated by Berliner press. Kreuz Zeitung notes relief attempt failed and retreat route endangered.
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Berlin
Ladysmith
Berliner Tageblatt
Brussels
Charles Warren
Kreuz Zeitung
One Boer Position Carried on Tuesday
SPEARMAN S CAMP Tuesday Jan 28 0 30 p m The British field artillery and howitzers shelled the enemy on the crest this morning The infantry under cover kept up rifle fire The Boers abandoned a kopje which the British infantry occupied When withdrawing the enemy hid behind a stone wall on the kopje slope and held it for hours Later they crossed the ravine British artillery fired shrapnel and lyddite and the infantry captured the wall The British casualty list was small.
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Spearman
London Conjectures on Spion Kop Reinforcements
The Pall Mall crowd outside the war office dispersed after the final word that nothing more would be announced. Morning papers carried conjectures and forecasts about Spion Kop, noting its position as the highest point on a rocky plateau.
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Spion Kop
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Mangan
Mary Mangan
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