Abolish the Council Move for a 25 Member Boston Aldermen
Mayor Quincy urged at the Real Estate Exchange dinner that Boston replace the two chamber city government with a single board of aldermen, one member per ward, elected for two years. He argued the reform would streamline business governance and improve returns on large public investments, calling for legislative support.
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Quincy
Common Council
Meredith
Boston
Osborne Howes
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Rufus A. Flanders
Clinton White
State Board On
Secon
Summer Street
United States
Washington
Beacon Hill
City Hall
Samuel Wells
the Exchange
Beele Replies To Hoar At Boston Produce Exchange Dinner
The Rev A A Beele denounces Senator Hoar for remarks on clergymen who spoke on the peace treaty at a Boston Produce and Fruit Exchange dinner. He says people may instruct the Senate and warns against a Senate with a German Platt and a Foraker. President Avery lauds the exchange and introduces Governor Wolcott and Mayor Quincy with a mixup.
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A. A. Beele
Hoar
Boston Produce and Fruit Exchange
Senate
Avery
Wolcott
Quincy
Turbulent Lawrence City Hall Meeting Ends Without Clear Victory
A Democrat majority convened in Lawrence to elect city officers but failed to fill several posts as Mayor Jenkins a Republican blocked motions. Democrat Patterson left under escort amid threats while voters hailed some ballots and boos rang through the packed galleries.
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Lawrence
City Hall
Jenkins
Bailey
William T. Kimball
Jeremiah J. Carey de
Joseph H. Joubert
Hisses
Ecity
Chester E. Hudson
Franklin B. Davis
Arthur A. Bailey
Walter &. Rowe
Rowe
Davis
Charles G. Kidder
Shea
Thomas F. Ryan
James Chambers
Ryan
John F. Patterson
Patterson
Harvard President Critiques Athletics and Outlines Reforms
President Eliot denounces untrained coaches and excessive overtraining at Harvard. He calls for an expert trainer or physician to oversee athletics and urges broader reforms to improve sports, finances, and campus development across the university and Radcliffe.
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Harvard University
Eliot
Martin Brimmer
Corporation
Josiah D. Whitney
Francis J. Child
Daniel D. Slade
Elliot Folger Rogers
Harvard College
Lawrence Scientific School
Graduate School
Harvard
Learoyd Farm Tea and Liquor Revelations Stir Salem Court
A Salem court hears testimony on the Learoyd case as witnesses describe liquor at the farm and the poisoning inquiry. Farmers and workers, including Conover and Jackman, recount drink hours and interactions, while the defense probes alleged conviviality and motive. The trial resumes with more witnesses and could extend into next week.
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Salem
Superior Criminal Court
William Kennedy
White
Learoyd
Daniel N. Crowley
Mqnor
Conover
Casey
Chelsea
Kennedy
Jackman
Charles V. Jackman
Topsfield
Crowley
Boston
Armstead Conover
Hardy Hall
Princess Chimay Quarrels With Gypsy Musician In Milan
Vienna dispatch reports a violent quarrel at a Milan hotel between Princess Chimay and Janos Rigo the gypsy musician she deserted her husband for. Screams and abusive language alarmed guests. the princess left with Rigo for Monte Carlo, paying her share of the bill while denying Rigo’s charges.
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London
Vienna
Milan
Chimay
Janos Rigo
Rigo
Monte Carlo
Whitney Buys Second Avenue Railroad in New York
William C Whitney announces the Metropolitan Traction Company has absorbed the Second Avenue Railroad. The acquisition values the line at 3 760 000 dollars. The result may be an underground trolley system replacing horse drawn cars.
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New York
Metropolitan Traction Company
Second Avenue Railroad
William C. Whitney
Second Avenue Railroad Company
Metropolitan
Henry M Bates Dead Stock Broker of Boston Newton
Henry M Bates a long time Boston stock broker and Newton resident of Maple street Ward 7 died at his home after several months illness. He began in 1850 with Lee Matchett Co and later ran his own brokerage firm and was a Boston Stock Exchange member for 25 years.
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Henry M. Bates
Boston
Newton
Maple Street
Ward 7
Lee, Matchett & Co
Boston Stock Exchange
Emily Shultz Missing From Boston Home
Relatives and friends report Emily Shultz disappeared from her Middlesex Street residence in Boston after 9 am Sunday. Police have been notified and search efforts are underway as loved ones fear for her safety.
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Emily Shultz
Middlesex Street
Boston
Unknown four masted schooner runs ashore at Hommedieu Shoal
Vineyard Haven Massachusetts January 27 An unknown four masted schooner ran ashore on Hommedieu Shoal in Vineyard Sound this afternoon and remained at dark
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Vineyard Haven
Mass
Hommedieu Shoal
Vineyard Sound
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A. A. Berle
Brighton
Gorman
Platt
Foraker
Navy
New England
Rueter & Company
Highland Spring
Beele
Havana
Union
Hunt
L. Richardson & Co
Sous
A. Andrews & CO
Eldridge, Baker & Bain
Boston Wholesale Distributers
Washington ST
Elisworth's
Harvard Sports
Bosh
Scientific School
Medical School
Cambridge
Foxcroft Club
Radcliffe
Divinity School
Observatory
Museum of Comparative Zoology
John Wright
John
Sylvester Kimball
Jackman, JR
Andy F. Jackman
John Jackman
Robert Hall
Plains
Beaver Brook
Bert
Nova Scotia
Kate Hall
Judge Endicott’s
Mr. Chamberlain
Princess de Chimay
Whitney
MRS
Erroyd
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