Politicians Push to Succeed General Corse in Boston
Boston business leaders press for General Corse to remain in office as politicians discuss postmastership. Senators back Corse while Second Assistant Postmaster General Whitin visits Boston to gauge support and report on the postmaster appointment amid civil service reform tensions.
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Wasuixcton
Sprciat
General Corse
Candler
Boston
Altoona
Post Office
New England
Whiting
Thomas
Free Coinage Bill Faces Hearing and Debate in Committee
The Coinage Committee opened this morning with T members debating when to vote on the bill. A Boston mass meeting delegation pressed for a vote next Wednesday and offered daily hearings if needed. Rep Bland of Missouri urged prompt action, while Mr Walker backed hearings and Mr Bartine urged a House briefing. The committee voted unanimously to continue hearings today and reconvene tomorrow as Le Higginson of Boston argued against free coinage.
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Boston
Mr. Bland
Missouri
Walker
Bland
Bartine
House
le Higginson
Colmage
President Non-committal on silver policy after Boston meeting
A Boston business committee met the President to discuss the silver situation and oppose free coinage. He offered no firm stance on silver legislation in this Congress and said it would be improper to express views or future action at this time.
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Boston
Banks Likely to Reclaim Marshal Post in Senate Talks
Mr J J McCarthy visits with optimism about General Banks securing his old Marshal position if he accepts. Senators favor the veteran, while pension advocates push for a $200 monthly grant, hoping the Senate will raise the $100 allotment. Conference committee may bridge the House and Senate on the increase, and a modest provision could aid the first Republican Speaker in his retirement.
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J. J. McCarthy
General Banks
Senate
House
Interstate Commerce Commission rules on foreign merchandise discrimination case
The Interstate Commerce Commission upheld the complaint against Texas and Pacific and several other railroads in a case involving through bills of lading for foreign merchandise. It ordered these railroads to cease discriminatory through carriage from foreign ports to U S destinations, enforcing inland tariff rates and identical treatment for similar traffic. Other defendants had the complaint dismissed.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Board of Trade
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
United States
Texas & Pacific Railway Company
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
Louisville, New Orleans & Lexus
Illinois Central
Wabash
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Baltimore & Ohio
Lehigh Valley
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada
Commission
Murder Verdict in Reed Case Names Murphy and Wood
Portsmouth NH January 28 The Reed murder inquest ends with a verdict that Elbridge Reed died at North Salem at the hands of Daniel Murphy and Frank Wood. Mrs Reed is held as an accessory. Witnesses include a former Reed hand named Smith and Barry, an eye witness, with bond set at 400 dollars. hearing slated for next Saturday in Police Court.
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Murphy
Wood
North Salem
Portsmouth
N. H
Reed
Elbridge G. Reed
Daniel Murphy
Frank Wood
Jury
Woods
Smith
Barry
Senate May Vote Today On Apportionment Bill
The Senate opened debate on the House apportionment bill with Mr Hale explaining the measure and opposing a minority amendment. After long discussion including Washburn, Davis, Gorman, Carlisle and others, the bill was laid aside with a noon vote planned for tomorrow. A consular aid amendment raising Mexico mission status and funding was offered by Mr Frye, supported by Secretary Blaine. Senator Sherman proposed raising the Greek minister salary to 7500 and granting plenipotentiary status to Roumania and Servia.
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Washington
Senate
Hale
Washburn
Davis
Gorman
Carlisle
Mexico
Legation
Frye
Blaine
Sherman
Greece
Roumania
Servia
Philadelphia Aids Stranded Bark After Long Atlantic Voyage
The Red D Line steamer Philadelphia fresh from Laguayra reports the bark Montreal, sailing from Windsor to St Simon Island, still afloat after 67 days at sea. Facing repeated hurricanes and shortages, Captain Dexter and crew endured near starvation and loss of deck gear. Captain Chambers sent aid and canvas, but Dexter hoped to reach port under his own power.
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New York
Philadelphia
Red D Line
Laguayra
Montreal
Windsor
N. Y
St. Simon Island
Lloyds
Chambers
Dexter
Nova Scotia
Georgia
New York Harbor
Sandy Hook
Atlantic
Indians Without a Leader at Fort Sheridan
General Miles said the Indians at Fort Sheridan are leaderless after Sitting Bull and other chiefs were killed. He stated there is no danger of outbreak, with 300 sent to Fort Sully and the rest under military control and returning to reservations.
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Curcaco
Fort Sheridan
Miles
Sitting Bull
Chicago
Fort Sully
Mysterious traveler taken to Salem Hospital
A sick man identified as Charles Smith of Jonesboro Missouri was found at a Central Street boarding house. He had arrived Monday afternoon claiming to be a traveling man and had not left his room or eaten since, then grew unable to speak or walk and refused beef tea and brandy before being moved to Salem Hospital for treatment. He appears about 36, well dressed, with a silk hat, and offered little more than silence to questions.
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Salem
Central Street
Hersey
Salem Hospital
Kendals Open Boston Season At Hollis Street Theatre
Mr and Mrs Kendal launch their Boston season at Hollis Street Theatre starting February 9 with The Squire for one week including Wednesday and Saturday matinees. In week two All for Her runs Monday to Wednesday evenings and Wednesday matinee, followed by The Weaker Sex. Tickets by mail through February 4, limits ten tickets per performance, orders payable with cash, addressed to Isaac B Rich Hollis Street Theatre Boston Mass. Pickup February 5 at 10 am when box office sales begin.
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Mrs. Kendal
Boston
Hollis Street Theatre
Squire
Isaac B. Rich
Hollis Street
Heatre
Mass
Typographical Union Ball at Music Hall in Boston
The annual ball of Boston Typographical Union No 13 at Music Hall drew about 2500 attendees. A promenade concert by the Germanic Orchestra entertained guests and their ladies, with an elaborate dance program praised for its variety and grace.
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Typographical Union
Boston
Typographical Union No 13
Music Hall
Reception to Harvard Men at Adama House Gloucester Street
Harvard College faculty overseers and visiting board attended a cordial reception at Charles Francis Adama’s Gloucester Street home. About 200 guests filled the rooms as a steady murmur of voices reflected a lively social gathering with a bountiful refreshment table.
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Harvard
Charles Francis Adama
Gloucester Street
Harvard College
Changing the Rules the Question of a Quorum
The Senate and House debated rules and votes on quorum changes and committee duties. They adopted measures altering quorums, final reporting deadlines, and access for librarians on the House floor while processing petitions on water bonds and suffrage, with broader bills on elections, taxes, and public notices proceeding in both chambers.
Divorce Reform Meeting Outlines Family Law Progress
The National Divorce Reform League held its annual meeting at 10 Tremont Street with Rev. Alvah Hovey presiding. Officers were elected, and the treasurer reported a $197 deficit despite $2926 in receipts. The report calls for nationwide marriage and divorce registration, abolition of private trials, and expanded sociological study of the family in education.
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National Divorce Reform League
Edmund N. Bennett
Tremont Street
Alvah Hovey
Newton Centre
Francis G. Peabody
Harvard College
Jacob L. Greene
Hartford
Dike
Edward I Thomas
Brookline
Bishop Paddock
League
B. H. Paddock
Nath. Shipman
Samuel W. Dyke
C. H. Spaulding
William G. Benedict
F. G. Peabody
N. V. Morrison
Hamilton A. Hill
Boston Rapid Transit Debate Draws Prominent Backers
Former mayor Frederick O Prince criticizes West End influence over city affairs and the new aldermanic order for a rapid transit committee. He and other petitioners urge a State commission to study Boston and suburban routes, favoring a subway over elevated lines and marginal road use.
Sunday tobacco sales clash with Sunday law rules
The Boston Cigar Dealers Association urged equal enforcement of the Sunday law after alleged discrimination by police. About fifty dealers testified at a police hearing, noting that cigars and tobacco sold in the ordinary way were treated differently from other vendors, despite Supreme Court rulings. The committee pledged stricter enforcement to ensure parity under the law.
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Boston Cigar Dealers’ Association
Supreme Court
Whiting
Somerville City Council Debates Ward Redistricting and Boundaries
Last evening's Somerville council meeting saw an unsuccessful ward redistricting order in the Board of Aldermen and a motion to ask the Legislature to redraw Somerville Boston boundary lines. The West End Company gained leave to withdraw its salt-use petition. George W. Hadley was elected principal assessor for three years. An order sought extra funding to burn electric lights all night, currently lit until 1 am. A budget amendment, tabled, would require Providence poles, full painting of poles, pole ownership labeling in white on black, and cables for lines with more than twenty five wires.
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Somerville
Board of Aldermen
Boston
West End Company
George W. Hadley
Committee On Finance
Robinson
Committee On Ordinance
Providence
Nothing, Republican State Committee Holds Quiet Meeting
The Republican State Committee met at the headquarters on School street with nineteen of forty members present. Theodore C. Bates of Worcester presided while Wardwell of Haverhill, acting as secretary, said the session lasted two hours and yielded “Nothing.” The secretary quipped the meeting was for “Fun” and denied any substantive outcomes. The body was warned not to leak internal strife ahead of the annual gathering and Bates's chairmanship remained under scrutiny.
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Republican State Committee
School Street
Theodore C. Bates
Worcester
Wardwell
Haverhill
Mr. Wardwell
Bates
Boston
Senor Felipe Poey Dies Revered Cuban Philosopher Naturalist
Senor Felipe Poey, a renowned Cuban philosopher and naturalist born in Havana in 1802, died. He studied law in Madrid, fled to Paris after political conspiracy, published La Centurie des Lépidopteres in 1828, helped found the French Entomological Society, and later held major posts in Havana including director of a natural history museum and professor of natural history. He published several works on Cuba’s geography and natural history, started a monthly periodical describing hundreds of new fish species and the ciguatera illness, and was a member of the Smithsonian and a corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences.
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Senor Felipe Poey
Havana
Madrid
Paris
Entomological Society
Natural History
University of Havana
Cuba
la_ Isla de Cuba
Repertorio Fisico-Natural de
la Isla de Cuba
Obituaries of W H Roundy and Springfield Mayor Ingersoll
W H Roundy of Westboro died of paralysis at 60. Formerly with Davis Roundy Co millinery, Boston, he led Sabbath school work at Warren Avenue Baptist Church and Tremont Temple. Springfield Mayor Edward Ingersoll died aged about 70 after a long career including paymaster at the U S armory. Burial plans follow in Fall River for George Kingsley a hotel clerk who died suddenly of apoplexy.
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W. H. Roundy
Westboro
Davis, Roundy & Co
Sumner Street
Boston
Sleeper & Co
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Tremont Temple
Edward Ingersoll
Springfield
Westfield
Savannah
United States Armory
Attec Ki
R. George Kingsley
United Gates Hotel
Fall River
Marriages Shown From Oberlteesvill Dedham Boston Charlottesville
Marriages listed include Gaetano Lanza of Boston and Jennie D. Lamson Prince Jennie D of Charlottesville Va Lanza Miller Osborn Lamson Prince Magoun Clark in Boston Dedham Jan 25 26 27 1900s era records show several couples with clergy notes Rev J S Saunton Rev William H Fish Jr George R Osborn and Lillian Hillon among others
Obituary notices from Boston area dated Jan 26–Jan 28
A compilation of death notices across Mount Hope Boston Highlands Somerville and surrounding towns. Names include Catherine Adams Conrad. Elbridge L. Brown. Phebe E. Case. Martha E. Fassett. Erwin H. Ferguson. James Hamilton. James A. Harkins. Emma A. Hazard. Henry A. Maxner. James McLean. Augusta Miller Moore. Warren Nichols. Marinda Remick. May Gould Richardson. Frank W. Seaver. Olivia Smith. Jennette M. Howe Wales. Sullivan Whitney. Daniel Hawthorne Barstow. Abbie W Bartlet. Emily Motley Jose Miliken. Mary A Clapp. Funeral notices and service details follow for several, with ages and locations noted.
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Baptia Sterling
Martha E. Fassett
Ferguson
East Somerville
Erwin H. Ferguson
Hamilton
Boston Highlands
James Hamilton
Harkins
James A
Philip Harkins
Hazard
Nahant
Emma A
Frank R. Hazard
Maxner
South Boston
Henry A. Maxner
McLean
Charlestown
James McLean
St. John
Moore
Augusta Miller Moore
Nichols
Wakefield
Warren Nichols
Remick
Iin
Somerville
Marinda
Adoniram Remick
Richardson
Arlington
Mass
May Gould
Sue H
Wendell Richardson
Seaver
Frank W. Seaver
Nathan B
Caroline A. Seaver
Faunton
Smith
Roxbury
Olivia
Capt
Amos Smith
Cambridge
Wales
Brighton
Jennette M. Howe
Thomas B. Wales
Whitney
Newtonville
Sullivan Whitney
Barstow
Boston
Brimmer Street
Daniel Hawthorne Barstow
Bartlet
Abbie W
Henry Bartlet
Newburyport
Milliken
Emily Motley Jose
Elias ‘Tarbox Milliken
Warren Street
Clapp
Dorchester
Mary. A
Joan Pierce Clapp
St. Mary’s Church
Upham’s Corner
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New York & Boston Inland Railroad Company
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Hendin
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J. F. Connor
T. T. Pomeroy
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Mt. Hope Cemetery
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Harwichport Cemetery Association
Hosea M. Knowlton
Superior Court
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Boston Tow Boat Company
Forest Hill Cemetery
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Songs OF
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Oliver Ditson Company
Murdock
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A. L. Murdock
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Ames Building
Washington Sts
T. Dennie Boardman Fiske Building
State St
Winter Street
Howard Sargent
Devonshire St
Wong
Joan Jeffries & Sons
Devonshire Street
G. B. Haskell
Washington St
Gormally & Jeffery Mfg. CO
FALLS
Eeere
Falls Meg CO
Central
Bosworth Sts
Express
Oriental Tea CO
Scollay Aquare
Horne
New Orleans
Ilnois Central Railroad
C. A. Florenc
Hollis Str Street
Isaac 1
Rich
Fanny Davenport
Sfp
Melbourne
Bardon
Marcus R. Mayer
Hollis St
Bonnelly & Miller
Theatre Sundaay
Fritz Geise
Fritz van
Arthur Foote
Bernhard Listemann
Tremont Theatre
Abbey & St Hoeffel
A. McPalver
Madison Square Company
Jim
the Penman
Prof.Cromwell
Rome
the Eternal City
OBE Theatre
Rose Coghlan
Lady Barter
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Rich & Harris
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Martinetti
Doora
R. M. Field
Clyde Fitch
Betty
Handel and Haydn Society Music Hall
Dvorak
Mise Clementine de Vere
Mise
Emil Winant
Wm. J. Winch
Emi Fischer
Carl Zorrahn
J. Lang
Ticketa
Sanders Theatre
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Nikisch
IFTH
Ant
RL Faelten
Egmont
Beethoven
Schumann
Franz Rummel
Union Hall
Franz Runmel
Chickering Hall
de Pachmann
Vladimir de Pachmann
Steinert Hall
H. E. Krehbiel
New York Tribune
Howard Athen
W.H. Powers
Compang
Fairies
Carroll Johnson
Grand Opera House
Proctor & Mansfield
Ee le
T. Ellis
Caspex the Yodler
Grimes
West Chester Park
Westland Ave
Back Bay
Longwood
W. Lincoln
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