Olney or Herbert Favored in Democratic Race Talk
Washington January 30 The Democratic race for president and vice president is underway with President Cleveland unlikely to seek another term Richard Olney of Massachusetts is linked to the nomination Hillary A Herbert is discussed as a candidate who could win back the solid South His record as a navy builder and policy stance have earned him support among party leaders
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Washington, D. C
Cleveland
Richard Olney
Massachusetts
Navy
Hillary A. Herbert
South
Herbert
Death of Edward L Carey at City Hospital
Edward L Carey aged 19 died at City Hospital after an appendicitis operation. His mother and sisters witnessed the illness, with Rev Father O Neil present. He lived at 230 Blue Hill avenue and worked at New England Piano Company ware rooms. His brother Joseph died eight months earlier. The funeral may be held Sunday from St Joseph s Church Circuit street.
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Edward L. Carey
City Hospital
Father O'Neil
Immaculate Conception Church
Blue Hill Avenue
New England Piano Company
Joseph
St. Joseph's Church
Circuit Street
Quiet Congress Hears Bill Passage and Nominations
The Senate and House debated the urgent deficiency appropriation bill and a military chaplaincy measure. It approved amendments on appointing power and pay. The President sent nominations for customs collectors John H. Brocklesay in Hartford and Daniel W. Andrew in Plymouth.
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Washington
Committee On Appropriations
Hale
Rep
Senate
Hawley
Conn
Committee On Military Affairs
House
Military Academy
Secretary of War
Secretary of Agriculture
George
Dem
Miss
Finance Committee
Call
Florida
Mitchell
Ore
Perkins
Cal
Vilas
Wis
Chandler
N. H
Stewart
Pep
Nev
Morrill
Collectors of Customs
John H. Brocklesay
Hartford
Daniel W. Andrew
Plymouth
Mass
Higginson Divorce Case Seeks Contest In Suffolk Court
Mrs Julia Boland Higginson appears to contest the suit brought by Francis L Higginson a Boston banker. The libel accuses adultery with James W Smith aboard the Columbia and Genoa episodes dated late 1895. Hearing set for May term may shift to October with Sohier Welch representing the respondent.
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Julia Boland Higginson
Superior Court
Suffolk
Boston
Francis Lee Higginson
Julia Boland
Julia
Beverly
Essex
Columbia
Genoa
Kingdom of Italy
James W. Smith
J. W. Willard
Redemption fund discussed by Boston merchants at Ways and Means
C C Jackson and Heverly K Moore of the Boston Merchants Association urged Congress to redeem silver dollars in gold on demand and create separate fiscal and redemption departments to maintain a $200 million gold reserve. They proposed funding via bonds and gold deposits to back greenbacks and authorized securities. Governor Dingley warned of revenue shortfalls and urged public pressure on the Senate to pass relief measures.
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Washington
C. C. Jackson
Merchants’ Association of Boston
Heverly K. Moore
Association
House
Ways and Means Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Dingley
Messrs. Jackson
Moore
Treasury
Senate
Jackson
H. G. Curtis
Old Boston Bank
the Treasury
Fiscal Department
Greenback Redemption Department
Congress
Boards of Trade and Commercial Bodies
House panel mulls censures over Bayard speeches
Washington January 30. The House foreign affairs committee took no decisive action on Ambassador Bayard's Edinburgh and Boston utterances. A sub committee proposed censure, with four resolutions debated by Democrats and Republicans. The panel adjourned awaiting Saturday session to finish Bayard related business.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Ambassador Bayard
Edinburgh
Boston
Messrs. Draper
Massachusetts
Pearson
North Carolina
Dinsmore
Arkansas
Hitt
Bayard
Draper
McCreary
Kentucky
Messrs. McCreary
Money
Messrs. Quigg
New York
Illinois
Messrs
Quigg
Mr. Bayard
Metall in House Discusses Matters in Washington
In the House today Representative Metall of Massachusetts speaks on matters in Washington as debate continues on pending legislation and committee actions.
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Washington
Mr. Metall
Rep
Massachusetts
Unanimous Report Fixes Culber son Seat in Texas District
The elections committee reports D B Culber son as entitled to the fourth Texas district seat. House actions include passage of a bill for the Daughters of the Revolution as a DC organ with immediate consideration, and a Alaska customs districts bill granting Treasury discretion for new ports of entry. The District of Columbia appropriation bill for 1897 was ordered to be printed before adjournment.
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Elections Committee
D. B. Culberson
Dem
Texas
Quigg
Rep
New York
National Society of the Daughters of the Revolution
Bailey
District of Columbia
Dingley
Committee On Ways and Means
Alaska
Secretary of the Treasury
Sitka
Grout
Boston Man Seeks Rail Link Aid for Sioux City Branch
J C Coombs of Boston addressed the House committee on Pacific railways supporting amending the Union Pacific sinking fund act so first mortgage bonds funds help the Sioux City branch connect at North Platte Nebraska with fair traffic interchange and no discrimination. Representative Hilborn of California opposed the funding oils and favored foreclosure.
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Washington
J. C. Coombs
Boston
House Committee On Pacific Railways
Sioux City
Pacific Roads
Union Pacific Sinking Fund
Union Pacific
North Platte
Neb
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hilborn
California
Democratic caucus authorizes campaign committee members
A Democratic caucus held in Washington after House adjournment for about fifteen minutes. It adopted a resolution empowering the Democratic delegations in Congress from each state to name their members of the congressional campaign committee. States with no Democratic congressmen will have members chosen when the committee organizes.
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Washington
House
Congress
Congressional Campaign Committee
The White King Quietly Remembered in Trafalgar Square
London observers marked the 247th anniversary of Charles I’s execution with groups of Legitimists attempting wreaths at the statue in Whitehall. Police blocked access to the statue foot while later floral tributes inscribed In Memory of the White King were permitted around the pedestal.
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London
Trafalgar Square
Charles I
Banqueting House
Whitehall
Westminster
Scotland Yard
Police sergeant injured as fire wagon strikes on Hancock Street
Sergeant Hayden J. Ringer of Police Division 2 was run over by the hose wagon of Engine 4 on its way to a fire last evening. He suffered a severe scalp wound at the back of his head, multiple bruises to the head and arms, and painful injuries to his lower limbs.
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Hayden J. Ringer
Police Division 2
Hancock Street
Engine 4
Thirtieth Massachusetts G A R Encampment Planned in Lowell
Deputy Commander Joseph W. Thayer announces the thirtieth annual Massachusetts G A R encampment at Associates Hall Lowell on Feb 12 13 starting 10 am with rail rate details for nearby and distant points and a banquet plan.
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Joseph W. Thayer
Department of Massachusetts
Associates’ Hall
Lowell
Silas A. Barton
B. F. Butler
Grand Army
Banuet
Henry W. Downs
Council of Administration
Tremont Street
Boston
State House
Wan H. Walker
Greenhalge
Ladies’ Aid Association
Chelsea
Powder Horn Hill
Keith
New Opera House
John Anderson
Belchertown
Fifty-seventh
Massachusetts Infantry
J. F. Brainard
Northampton
Henry le Loir
Ninth New York Infantry
Hawkins
Joseph Carlone
Chestnut Street
San Francisco
Cal
Charles Ward
James L. Bates
Railroading of Two Safe-Burglars Out of Town
Jack Arthur and Fred P. Gray, identified as key members of a Boston safe burglary ring, were sent by train to New York last night after authorities found no adequate evidence to charge them. Kelly and Townsend face two charges, while Lowery remains detained for a Chelsea crime probe. Tools recovered at Donahue’s Bowker street shop were traced to Kelly in Troy, New York, and delivered by Adams Express to Donahue last Monday.
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Jack Arthur
Fred P. Gray
Watts
New York
Boston
Kelly
Townsend
Lowery
Chelsea
Michael Donahue
Bowker Street
Troy
N. Y
Donahue
Adams Express
Burglar Jack Arthur's Crime Career Traced to 1882
Springfield report notes Jack Arthur began his criminal record in 1882 as a boy in this city, with an early arrest for breaking and entering the Boston & Albany ticket office. He later issued bogus notes in town, receiving seven years in State Prison for those offenses before continuing crimes in New York and elsewhere.
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Springfield
Jack Arthur
Boston
Boston & Albany
New York
Puritana touted as cure for anemia and stomach ills
An interview with a Beacon Street resident highlights Puritana as a lifesaving discovery for anemia and digestive disorders. Testimonies from Mrs. Henry W. Craigue of Concord and John H. Oberly credit Puritana with restored appetite, strength, and improved mood, supporting claims of its curative power.
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Boston
Beacon Street
Dixi Crosby
Henry W. Craigue
Concord
N. H
John H. Oberly
Civil Service Code
Democratic State Committee to Hold Annual Meeting
Chairman John W. Corcoran calls the Democratic State committee to its annual meeting on Saturday morning. A vote for officers may be postponed as two candidates vie for chair, Corcoran and ex Mayor Matthews. Corcoran is reluctant to lead again, or so insiders say, with party figures watching the contest with interest.
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John W. Corcoran
Democratic State Committee
State Committee
Matthews
Melrose hosts reception for Lieutenant-Governor Wolcott
Representative George R. Jones of Melrose held a private reception at his home last evening in honor of Lieutenant-Governor Roger Wolcott. Attendees included ex-Senator Fernald, several Malden lawmakers, Dock Commissioner S. W. White, ex-Representatives Sargent and Larrabee, and numerous local officials and residents.
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Melrose
George R. Jones
Roger Wolcott
Fernald
Boutwell
Stevens
Malden
W. P. Sargent
Clinton White
S. W. White
S. H. Buttrick
John Larrabee
Charles H. Adams
James G. Bowdoin
Moses S. Page
D. Newell
Eugene H. Moore
W.A. Burrill
Charles C. Swett
Dr. Jones of
Professor Grady
A. J. Burnett
W. de Haven Jones
C. A. Patch
Charles Mann
Explosion in New Haven Machine Shop Kills Three
Coroner Mix announced the inquest findings on the January 21 blast at F. P. Pfleghar and Son shop. Machinist Joseph C. Hauser died, found careless in attempting operations normally done by two men. The case drew attention from Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington.
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New Haven
Conn
Mix
F. P. Pfleghar & Son
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Joseph C. Hauser
Allen and Hodgson wedding in Providence and Lowell
At Providence R I on January 29 John Allen of Lowell and Fanny Hodgson of Providence married by Rev T H Cocroft Also Richards and Bartholomew wedding at Maldon on January 28 officiated by Rev Albert Wateson Wilton L Richards and Adele S Bartholomew wed in Maldon
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Gilbert Stuarts
Sunday Post
Big St. Paul
St. Paul
Long Branch
Merritt Wrecking Company
Sandy Hook
N. J
Life Saving Station No. 2
The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Tremont
At & Wheeler &O
Hanover St
American House
Senate and Conference
Dered
Daughters of
Mrs. Higginson
A. D
Francis L. Higginson
F. L. Higginson
Redemption Fund
Boston Merchants’ Association
Ways and iMeans Committee
Dingley’s Way
Hood
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
House Democrats
the White King
Prof
Marry ME Oliver
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Roxbury
Henry J. Cleveland
Alpine Street
Coughlin
Edward
Dennis
Margaret
Walsh) Coughlin
Carey
Island Street
Flowers
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont ST
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