Miles for Medal of Honor Legion Commander Nomination
Massachusetts backs Nelson A. Miles for Legion commander in chief at the Bunker Hill Day convention in Boston Faneuil Hall with wide Union support. The program includes welcomes, a Miles reception, a harbor excursion, a banquet, and visits to city landmarks. Reduced rail and steamship rates are offered. correspondence to Colonel Gardner C. Hawkins.
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Nelson A. Miles
Massachusetts
Medal of Honor Legion
Boston
Bunker Hill
Faneuil Hall
Order
United States
General Miles
American House
Legion
Roger Walcott
Josiah Quincy
Army
Navy
The
Josiah Quincey
Fort Warren
Carle A. Woodruff
S. A
Keith's
Hanover Street
Gardner C. Hawkins
Free Transfers Debate Reaches Senate Amid Shifts in Power
The free transfer bill to require a more equitable system for West End Street Railway faces today’s Senate vote. Observers expect passage though not with House unanimity. Past opposition in the House in 1894 led to political defeats for several lawmakers, including Frank C. Wood John J. Hoar Fred C. Bates John E. Abbott Edwin C. Miller Marcus Cook James J. Dowd and others as Burnham Blanchard also lost renomination or reelection bids.
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West End Street Railway
Senate
House
Sawyer
Danvers
Executive Council
Frank C. Wood
East Boston
John J. Hoar
Roxbury
Fred C. Bates
Sterling
John E. Abbott
Watertown
Edwin C. Miller
Wakefield
Marcus Cook
Ward 10
Boston
James
Morgan presses against presidential war power in Cuba
Senator Morgan warns that a unilateral presidential declaration of war or state of war in Cuba would erode the royal prerogative and risk national turmoil. He argues Spain has violated treaties by trying Americans in military tribunals and urges Congress to act before further executive overreach.
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Washington
Morgan
Cuba
United States
House
Hyde
Committee of Foreign Relations
Congress
Senate
Spain
Executive Department
Smallpox Rages at Morro Castle in Havana
Private advices report smallpox raging at Morro Castle Havana with sixteen cases moved from the Morro to the hospital.
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Key West
Fla
Morro Castle
Havana
Morro
Firemen Enjoy Brief Calm After Lincoln Street Blaze
Boston firemen report several quiet days since a two alarm blaze on Lincoln Street last Wednesday. Though at ease, the department remains on alert for a big incident and expects the next fire to test their forces.
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Boston
Lincoln Street
Firecracker Blast Blinds 10 Year Old Boy in Nonantum
James Gaudet, age 10, of Faxon Street Nonantum, lost sight in his right eye after a package of firecrackers exploded in his hand late Saturday evening. He was treated for his injuries and the incident is under investigation by local authorities.
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James Gaudet
Faxon Street
Nonantum
Blood Toll of Two Disasters Darkens City and Nation
Reporting from St Louis and Moscow, May 31, crowds mourn and aid pours in after a destructive tornado kills and wounds many. In St Louis the city buries 51 victims and East St Louis 39, while relief programs raise funds, feed families, and shelter hundreds. In Moscow the Hodynsky Plain disaster at the coronation feast leaves 1138 dead, many crushed or unidentifiable, with ambulances and fire trucks rushing the wounded to hospitals as officials assign blame for safety failures.
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ST. Louis
Grand and Florissant Avenues
Bellefontaine
Calvary
East St. Louis
Starloff
St. Mary’s Hospital
John Kelley
Ellen, Hennessy
Adolph Hanschel
Vandalia
Eads Bridge
Convention Auditorium
McCune
Business Men's League
Carlos Alforero
Alexian Brothers
Jefferson Barracks
The
Provident Association
Business Men’s League
Public Relief Committee
Schuyler
Christ Church Cathedral
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Union Station
Kieley
Twentieth Street
Moscow
Hodynsky
United Press
Algort
Lafayette Park Now a Widespread Wasteland in St Louis
St Louis article reports Lafayette Park once praised as the city’s breathing spot has deteriorated, now described as a wilderness. The May 31 note on page 2 signals the park’s decline and broader concerns about its condition and upkeep.
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St. Louis
St. Louis, Mo
Lafayette Park Sims
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Massachusetts Clothing Co
MY Clothier
Hanover and
Portland Sts
Gen. Miles
New England
New York
Isle
Rueter «& Copipany
Highland Spring Brewery
X-Ode CO
Union Square
New York City
Senator
West End
Senator Morgan
C.H. Robinson
Washington Stream
Adams Square
Dock Square
Hodynsky Plain
Czar
Win, Smith & Sons
Mes
Columbia
E. Boston
Lafayette Park
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