Boston Legislator Frothingham Backs Referendum
Rep L A Frothingham of Ward 11, a lawyer and Harvard athlete, is a Republican in his first year in the House. Known as a strong debater, he has emerged among leaders in supporting the referendum.
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Harvard
Ward 17
Roxbury
House
Judiciary
le Eee
Charles R. Saunddprs
Common Council
Sanger
Boston Board of Elections
Saunders
James I. Wingate
Ward
Wingate
Governor Crane Backs Referendum on Boston Subway Bill
Governor Crane declared he would not sign a Boston subway bill without a referendum in the city, prompting Senate delays and a tense standoff with Metropolitan Affairs leaders. Senators and Boston Elevated officials debated whether to delay, while Gardiner and Parry urged district wide or city referendum. The dispute centers on oversight, terms of lease, and public versus private ownership in the transport plan.
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Washington Street
The
Post
Schofield
Waltsh
Boston Elevated
Boston
Senate
Val
Barry
Messrs. Schofield
Walsh
Metropolitan Affairs Committee
Parry
Crané
Bey Ee Gar
Wr .Me
Willliam A. Gaston
Elevated
Gaetanee
Gaston
Gardner
Essex
Noway
Boyle
Executive Chamber
Currier
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Gov
Nickerson
Hegai
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Middlesex
Jones
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Enator Currier
Eves
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Olcott
EU Bop
Seale
Grane Seale
Myers
T. J. Gai
Tansuke Banaths
Tr Cra
Matthews
Elevated Railroad
Oe Patie
W. A. Gaston
General Bancroft
Methuen
Post's Referendum Petition Sparks Mass Public Response
The Post urged petitions to Governor Crane for a referendum on the Washington street subway bill. Thousands cut out blanks and filled them with names, flooding Post offices. Though Crane declined to sign without a referendum clause, petitions kept arriving, signaling strong public demand for a referendum.
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Post
Crane
Washington Street
Mediation Rejected as Britain Declines Offer
Vienna June 7 Count Golynhowski Austro Hungarian foreign minister told an Austrian deputation that mediation between Great Britain and the Boers is not possible. He said no serious government would undertake mediation after Britain said it would not accept mediation and would view any offer as unfriendly.
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Vienna
Count Golynhowski
Great Britain
War Secretary Rejects Talks on Boer Independence
London June 7 Mr. Brodrick the war secretary told the House of Commons the government will not consent to discuss the future independence of the conquered states with the Boers. He spoke amid questions about an early peace in South Africa and reaffirmed the stance.
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London
Brodrick
House of Commons
South Africa
Cornering Trout by Julius Morse Sparks Local Craze
Julius C. Morse of Leopold Morse & Co and his brother J R Morse started a trout corner while on a rest. He landed 42 trout on the first day and exceeded 60 trout on Friday including several eight pounders, delighting friends with pan ready specimens.
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Julius C. Morse
Leopold Morse & Co
J. R. Morse
Morse
Change in Time on the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad
Time changes take effect June 9 on the New York New Haven Hartford timetable. Summer service will increase to shore resorts including Nantucket. Steamboat express between Boston and New York also adjusts, with schedules available at company offices.
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NEW York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New York, New
Avene
Hertford
Boston
Steamboat T
Baturasye
Aged Figure Ties City Notice of Attending Event
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a 31 year old in a city, address 688 mtg, with names Fretsrton and Pee Jeff iat tee, and references Hellman of Boston. Details are unclear but imply a public or social event notice with several person names and a date in June.
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Mabri Huff
Sheldon
Mtg
Ateane
Fretsrton
Boierling
Afeitnan
S Boa
Hellmansth
Bostes
Sheriff Fights Lynch Mob in Carrollton Georgia
In Carrollton Georgia on June 7 a mob of about 200 white men raided the jail to lynch a negro named Williams. Sheriff Merrill confronted them with a revolver, killing Daniel Bennett and wounding Frederick Ward and two others. The mob fired on the sheriff. he escaped unharmed aside from a hat bullet. Militia was ordered to Carrollton as officials fear another attempt tonight before Williams’s murder trial resumed.
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Williams
Merrill
Daniel Bennett
Frederick Ward
Temple
Villa Rica
John Wox
Candler
Gardner declines apology over Gloucester water order
Senator Gardner of Essex replies to Gloucester City Council resolutions of censure over alleged looter remarks in private talks with Senator Chamberlain about purchasing Gloucester water works. He distinguishes public Senate utterances as matters of public concern and questions the council’s extraordinary order and its influence on the water project.
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Gardner
Essex
Gloucester
Cham Berlain
Mass
Massachusetts
Senator Chamberlain
Senate
Gloucester Water Supply Company
City of Gloucester
City of Gloucester, Py
Pomina Council
Gloucester Daily News
Gloucester Daily Times
The
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Lights Along the Shore booklet from Plant Line offered
The Plant line issues a booklet titled Lights Along the Shore with descriptions of trips and half tone illustrations of lighthouses. It includes articles on Nova Scotia Cape Breton Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and notes a desirable colored map. Copies are available at city ticket offices or by mail on receipt of two cent stamp from A Flanders Boston.
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Cape Bretor
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
Washington Str
A. Flanders
Atlant Avenue
Boston
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