Battle Raging Over Subway Bill In State House Debate
House debates Boston Elevated subway referendum amid party fault lines. Speakers from Fall River to Clinton clash on refern nd a nine to ten year lease. Critics warn of labor strife and political pressure as the measure moves toward a vote.
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House
Saunders
Boston
Walsh
Clinton
Albany
Fitchburg
Committee On
Metropolitan Affairs
Democratic Party
Tremont
Grape Nuts and Postum credited with healing illness
A Boston area reader recounts how Grape-Nuts Food and Postum Coffee restored health after prolonged illness from poor diet and overwork. She describes rapid recovery, return to literary work, and continued vitality plus a daughter's recovery from scarlet fever aided by the same products. The testimonial links better nutrition to overall wellbeing and success.
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Laurence
Ind
M. C. Waring
Debated Referendum Split Over Boston Subway Bill
The House debated a referendum on a Boston subway plan with Republicans Saunders and Callender clashing over city versus company control. Socialist Democrat MacCartney attacked municipal ownership while urging limits on a forty year lease and questioned profits of the Boston Elevated Railway.
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Carey
Haverhill
MacCartney
Rockland
Saunders
Callender
House
Boston
Boston Elevated Company
Washington Street
Mr. Cook
Laominster
Donahue
Fall River
Cook
Speaker Myers
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
Twombly
Winchester
West End Street Railway
West End Land Company
Joe Meigs
J. Pierpont Morgan
Henry M. Whitney
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Mr. MacCartney
McNary and Walsh
Public Service Corporation
Detroit
Central Labor Union
MacCartnesy
Bill Referendum on Boston Subway Costs Sparks Debate
Alderman Norton backs a public vote on the Boston Elevated Railroad financed subway plan. Saunders argues the Nickerson bill shifts cost to the city, estimating an $6 million build and $2.4 million eight car value in rent, with eight years of city rent income. He warns of political influence and delays in referendum timing.
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Charlies R. Saunders
Ports of Representatives
Post
Boston’ Elevated Railroad
Nickerson
Tremont Street
Ickerson
Boston
Poe
Alderman Norton
South Boston
Washington Street
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Redistricting Plan Debated in Senate Amid Boston Split
The Senate debated the congressional redistricting plan after the House approval. Proposals included Codman’s Gilpatrick amendment for two Republican and one Democratic district in Boston. Debate focused on district boundaries and potential adjournment without a vote as sessions closed.
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Senate
House
Codman
Boston
Chamberlain
Plymouth
Thas
Suffolk
Quincy
Milton
Sprague
Norfolk
Gardner
Essex
Huntress
Revision of Laws Draft for codification in four volumes
In the Senate yesterday the commissioners to consolidate and arrange the public statutes reported their draft of the codification. The draft by F W Hurt C W Clifford and Co A Harris comprises four heavy volumes totaling 2000 pages. A sub committee to devise a fee method for the recess committee to revise the statutes has been appointed and will meet at 1 o clock tomorrow. The panel includes Louis and Pest Myers ex officio Senators Attwill and Butler of Essex and Representatives Newton Everett Sceld Malden Frost Lawrence. When the Legislature prorogues the recess committee will work and a fall special session will ratify the action.
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Senate
C. W. Clifford
Co. A. Harris
Louis and
Peste Myers
Attwill
Butler
Essex
Newton
Everett
Sceld
Malden
Frost
Lawrence
Boston University Degrees Conferred on Liberal Arts Seniors
Dean William E Huntington announced the successful degree candidates in the College of Liberal Arts at Boston University. Only one student failed to receive a sheepskin. names span Nashua Chelsea Wakefield Malden and many Boston suburbs with graduates including Antpour Atherton Barnes Barrett Black Blanch Palacas and dozens more.
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William E. Huntington
College of Liberal Arts
Boston University
L.A
AB Anthoine
Nashua
N. H
Roberia F. Ant
Alice G. Black
Malden
Edith R. Blanch Palacas
Newton
Bessie I. Boutelle
Sacaetarela
M. Bruce
New Dorchester
Marion T. Bunch
Prompsantt
Margaret L. Burns
Quincy
Ina F. Capen
Spencer
Edith H. Chapman
Watertown
After I. Chapman
Somerville
William W. Coles
Wakefield
Maebelle W. Copp
Lawrence
Everett W. Crawford
Boston
Leon E. Crouch
West Warren
Elsie Davis
Stoneham
Lissie E. Dight
Webster
Nettie A. Dodge
Julia A. Derrington
Blackstone
Edith O. Ba
North Monroe
Elizabeth M. English
Jamaica Plain
Albert A. Felch
North Natick
Wilbur W. Fisk
Somer
Ters Mabel B. Fogg
Newton Highlands
George Gilbert Rochdaale
Fileanor Hingham
Die Green
Marshfield
Edna A. Joves
Walthern
Francis E. Hemenway
Williamsville
Alice C. Hood
Cambridge
Hester G. Howland
Norwell
Elizabeth W. Hunter
West Newton
Carrie M. Kelly
Ra M. Kenty
North Woburn
Grace L. Ladd
Everett
Eva Keyes
Oneonta
Agnes W. Mes
Bryan A. Schwindt
Ry Chariots
Sibley
Stonybrook
Mary M. Sullivan
Maude F. Tate
Ee L. Templeton
Chelsea
Dorchester
Towle
Milly H. Trommer
Mary W. Vassar
Lynn
Alice E. Sith
Winchester
South Framingham
Arthur Ky
Medway
Dean Borden
P. Brown
Peruna Medicine Endorsed by Suffering Catarrh Sufferers
Clem G. Moore editor of the Advocate-Democrat Crawfordsville Ga and others praise Peruna as a cure for systemic catarrh after years of illness. They report relief after using one to two bottles and urge readers to seek Dr Hartman for free advice if results fall short.
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Clem G. Moore
Advocate-Democrat
Crawfordsville
Peruna Medicine Company
Ciem G. Moore
Percy W. Moss
Paragould
Ark
Wm. T. Zenor
Washington, D. C
N. Capital Street
Labor agitator George E McNeill marks fiftieth year
George E McNeill well known labor reformer reaches fifty years of activity as an eight hour movement pioneer. Born in Amesbury Mass August 4 1837 he aided Wendell Phillips and Governor Claflin and later led labor press efforts. He arbitrated the major street car strike of 1888 and ran for Boston mayor in 1886.
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George E. McNeill
Boston
New York
Amesbury
Mass
John G. Whittier
Wendell Phillips
Claflin
Death Defeated in 3000-Mile Race Across Continent
Dr. O. G. Cilley of Cambridge Street completed a record transcontinental journey to save patient Lyman R. Mace of Somerville. Mace, once given up as dying, traveled home with the physician to recover, praising Dr. Cilley for saving his life.
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O. G. Cilley
Cambridge Street
Cilley
Lyman R. Mace
Benedict Street
Somerville
Mr. Mace
San Francisco
Mace
Western Express
Boston
No Extra Session of Congress Declared
Washington June 4 The Cabinet announced there will be no extra session of Congress this year Secretary Seath said the President has determined that conditions do not require or warrant calling Congress this summer and no changes to policy regarding the Philippines or other matters will be made after a two hour meeting.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Seath
Philary Root
Gabiaenano
Opposed to Platt Plan in Havana Elections
Reported Havana mayoral race shows Senora Generalayor, a constitutional delegate, voting against the Platt amendment. The result signals a potential shift in stance toward the amendment amid a tense political moment.
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PLATT
Havana
Senora Generalayor
Constitutiona Penchon
Amendana
Senorr
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