Deadlock on Boynton Bill and Other Measures Ends
The Great and General Court of 1897 faces prorogation by Governor Wolcott as both branches wrap up a tense session. Conflicts centered on the Boynton bill and park funding, with heated exchanges over railroad influence and blackmail accusations. The House and Senate appointed conference committees to resolve amendments and codify election laws, while other measures stalled or faced vetoes. The session closed with ceremonial farewells and a mock House in session, adjourned until 10:30 today.
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Wolcott
Senate
House
Dubuque
Fall River
Morse
George
Haverhill
Hayes
Lewell
Donahue
Mills
Newburyport
Emerson, Dubuque and Mead
Irwin
Gallivan
Massachusetts
Barnes
Gibbs
Quinn, Towle
Bartlett
South
Boston
Back Bay Fens
Hudson River
Berkshire River
Lowell
Hoyt
Dickinson
Cambridge
Myers
Will Build the L Road Statement by Gaston
Colonel William A. Gaston president of the Boston Elevated Railroad Company announced after the governor signed the bill that the charter allows building and operating a successful road. He said the free transfer provisions will greatly aid the public and that the measure benefits Boston and its suburbs while avoiding improper legislative influence. The company spent much effort and expects the outcome to please the public and all concerned.
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William A. Gaston
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Boston
Duquesne Mercantile Ad Promises Durable Bicycles
An advertisement notes bicycle ease and speed from materials and accuracy, listing Duquesne as a top five maker. It mentions prices around 50 to 100 dollars and a trial lent by the Duquesne Mercantile Co at 859 Columbus Avenue.
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Duquesne
Boston Railway Worker Praises Deans Kidney Pills
John Horner of the Boston and Albany baggage department at 28 Orange Street testifies to Dean's Kidney Pills curing fifteen years of back pain and urinary trouble. He says the pills relieved headaches and improved urine, with sales through Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY, at 50 cents a box or six for 2.50.
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John Horner
Boston and Albany
Dean
Bradbury’s
Washington F On
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Livery Stable Seeks Owner For Abandoned Rig
Bacon and Tarbell of Warren Street report a man left a horse carriage and harness at their stable after presenting a brass check. He later sent a letter and bill of sale, claiming sharpers separated him from the rig. Police publish an owner notice. if none appears, the rig may be auctioned tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Bacon & Tarbell
Warren Street
Accident or disease case in Superior Court over Richards death
In Cambridgeport on November 26, Chauncey B Richards of the Custom House died after leg surgery and infection followed by a hospital mishap. The Atlas Accident Company insured him for 5000 dollars but denies payment claiming death was not the immediate result of an accident. Case proceeding.
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Superior Court
Chauncey
Richards
Cambridgeport
Custom House
Atlas Accident Company
Massachusetts
St. Michael’s Hospital
Mr. Richards
Rhode Island clam bake sails from Winthrop wharf
The Winthrop Steamboat Company hires Charles Maxfield to serve genuine Rhode Island clam bakes daily starting June 16. Dinner boats depart Winthrop line wharf at 12 and 12 30 with a half hour sail, price 75 cents including the trip.
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Winthrop Steamboat Company
Charles Maxfield
Rhode Island
Winthrop Line
Atlantic Avenue
Maxwell
Boston
Return
Descendants of William Nickerson Meet in Chatham
The Nickerson descendants from Norwich England who arrived in 1637 will convene in Chatham on June 19. William Emery Nickerson reports a large turnout from across the country and notes a 7 10 AM NHF train from Boston to meet members along the route. The gathering includes a town hall meeting and a town tour, with plans for a memorial in the old graveyard.
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William Nickerson
Cape Cod
Norwich
Eng
Chatham
William Emery Nickerson
Hose
Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Here
Old Town
Cambridge social: Belle Granger hosts opal gift party
A gathering at 232 Bridge Street Cambridge honors Miss Belle Granger with an opal ring. Guests perform music and dance numbers including Lizzie Ryan John Finn Lydia Reardon Grace Gilligan Joseph Swansey Peter Curran Alice Bulliwag Dollie MacDermot Frank Martin Harry Aaron Mollie Hamilton and Charles McElroy.
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Dollie MacDermot
Frank Martin
Harry Aaron
Mollie Hamilton
Charles McElroy
Navy Yard Boston to be repaired for shipwork and boat shop
Secretary Long aims to rescue Boston Navy Yard from its low status by preparing the yard for construction and repair work. Instructions have been given to remodel the yard and boat shop, with rehabilitation to be slow but ongoing as funding allows. Witness testimony and hearings followed in a related inquiry.
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Washington
Long
Navy Yard
Boston
Pattern Makers’ Association of
Victorian Diamond Festival Draws City Notables
The Victorian Diamond Festival Association met in Copley Square Hotel with George B. Perry as chair. Plans include the First Regiment Band Baldwin's Cadet Band, a 25 member British fife and drum corps, 24 women in Machinery Hall, sword dance, Highland fling, Punch and Judy, and popular singers.
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Victorian Diamond Festival Association
Copley Square Hotel
George B. Perry
First Regiment
Baldwin
Machinery Hall
Dot Reed
Seaforth Highlanders
Admiral Erskine
H. M. S. Pallas
Boston
Halifax
Archbishop Williams
Byrnes
George Francis
Henry Dawson
Victoria
David Duncan Fletcher
James L. Gilbert
Bonnie Sweet Bessie
Viscount de Frousac
Robert Kershaw
W. E. Stansfield
Percy J. J. Cooper
Emma Abbott Grand Opera Company
A. D. Cairns
Washington Street
L. H. Ross
West Street
Emily Stokes
Boylston Street
The Halder License Hearing Before the Police Board
Theo dore Halder seeks a second class liquor license for Minden street and Heath place. John Faulstick supports the petition. A brewery worker testified to heavy daily consumption and weekly beer deliveries to his home. Halder says Mr Brennan asked him not to sell beer to Brennan’s wife who faced drinking troubles. Halder maintains a blacklist of liquor customers and says Brennan’s wife had not received liquor since. Brennan reappears reporting renewed drinking by his wife.
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Theodore Halder
Minden Street
Heath Place
Board of Police
Curtis
John Faulstick
Halder
Brennan
Municipal League of Boston Aims for Unified 37 Member Legislature
The Municipal League of Boston promotes good government and backs consolidating the Board of Aldermen and Common Council into a single 37 member chamber with twelve elected at large and one from each ward. It urges voter support at the state election and invites citizens to join a Voters' Municipal Union by mailing a signed coupon to Samuel B. Capen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Municipal Union
Samuel B. Capen
Boston
Ruiz Death Scrutiny in Washington Contacts
Washington reports detail a renewed State Department meeting with Calhoun and Assistant Secretary Day on the Ruiz case. Spanish consul Congosto, part of the inquiry team with Consul-General Lee, is due in Washington to review the circumstances. The joint expectation is that Ruiz died from jail injuries amid temporary mental aberration while in care.
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Washington
Calhoun
State Department
Senor Dupuy de Lome
Judge Day
New York
Congosto
Philadelphia
Lee
Dr. Ruiz
Dr. Congosto
Ruiz
Subway Entrance Land Valuation Battles in Boston Court
In Superior Court the jury awarded John Ropes et al. 213 2294.58 for land taken by transit commissioners for a subway entrance at Tremont street and Shawmut avenue. Real estate experts testified with petitioners up to 30 per foot and respondents down to 15. The verdict equals 21 and a fraction.
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Superior Court
John Ropes
City of
Boston
Transit Commissioners
Tremont Street
Shawmut Avenue
Gulf of Maine tourist season prompts rail and steamship upgrades
The Gulf of Maine seashore from Cape Ann to Fundy is preparing for a record summer with expanded hotel and boarding house capacity along Massachusetts New Hampshire and Maine. The Boston and Maine railroad plans improved service linking Down-Hast lines and the Portland Machias route via the Frank Jones steamer, offering better overnight travel and faster connections to Boston express trains. Residents and visitors are advised to request the company summer tour book from D J Flanders, general passenger agent.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Frank Jones
Portland, Mt. Desert
Machias
Portland
Rockland
Boston
Surfside
New England
D. J. Flanders
Boston &Maine Railroad
Halifax to host grand Queen Victoria jubilee parade
A week of festivities in Halifax June 21 through 26 marks the sixtieth anniversary of Queen Victoria. Highlight is a vast June 22 military parade and naval display with the entire British North American squadron in the harbor. Delegates from U S societies will attend. Passengers can sail Boston to Halifax aboard the Olivette, June 19 departure, $12 round trip with flexible summer return.
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Halifax
United States
American Antiquarian
Massachusetts Historical
American Historical and Colnial
Boston
Olivette
Plant Line
Moulton awarded damages after fall on defective footpath
Sarah M. Moulton of Crescent Beach Court won 108 damages from the town of Revere after tripping on a defective board on a foot path caused a weeks long bed confinement. W H Sullivan represented the plaintiff and B Dewing the defense.
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Sarah M. Moulton
Crescent Beach
Superior Court
Revere
W. H. Sullivan
B. Dewing
New Steel Excursion Steamer Plymouth Promises Fine Boston Trip
The public in Boston and vicinity can visit Plymouth aboard the new fast steel excursion steamer Plymouth. It sails daily from Winthrop Line Wharf at 9 46 a m and returns from Plymouth at 3 p m, offering a popular harbor trip.
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Boston
Plymouth
Boston Harbor
Winthrop Line
Atlantic Avenue
Police raid nets policy slips and three arrests
Officers from Division 3 raided a rear building at 7 Pitts Street and seized policy slips and manifold books. Three men were arrested: Joseph Hayes of 69 Leverett Street, John Connell of 32 Nashua Street, and Edward Keenan of 127 Leverett Street, charged with presence where gaming implements were found.
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Division 3
Pitts Street
Joseph Hayes
Leverett Street
John Connell
Nashua Street
Edward Keenan
Apartment break in reported by Mrs Clara T Foss
Mrs Clara T Foss of 119 Massachusetts Avenue reported to Station 16 last evening that her apartments were entered by unknown workers using a false key on May 31. A seal travelling case containing toilet articles valued at 11 dollars was stolen.
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Clara T. Foss
Massachusetts Avenue
Station 16
Profit taking drives market with heavy London buying
The market shows clear profit taking with London a heavy buyer of 20 000 shares aiding a broad rally. Highs reach across several names including Chicago Burlington Quincy Jersey Central and Delaware Hudson with Pioneer seen edging toward 5 amid talk of a rich vein and stronger earnings.
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London
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Jersey Central
Delaware & Hudson
Lackawanna
Louisville & Nashville
Tobacco
Lead
Illinois Steel
Tennessee Coal & Iron
Flint & Bere Marquette
Michigan
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Pioneer
Pioneer Cross
Bay State Gas
Pullman Palace
Butte
Montana
Anaconda Mining Company
Jay A. Hubbell
Hubbell
United States
Montgomery Farm
Santa Ysabel
Merced
Pinkham
Dredgers and Scows Built for New York Rail Coal Trade
The new 120 foot dredgers and 130 foot scows, largest ever built in the city, will carry 1200 tons of mud with 700 cubic yards capacity. Scows weigh 40 tons, work to begin after other vessels are completed, while Pottsville finishes coal discharge and will be towed to Simp son’s dry dock for bottom repairs after striking a rock at Beverly. Captain Nunan reports a profitable two day fishing trip of about 1000 pounds for the Sylvia M Nunan.
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Pottsville
Beverly
William E. Chapman
Simpson
Beverly Wharf
Frank A. Nunan
Sylvia M. Nunan
Fatal Gapsize Tragedy Near Bird Island Flats
A small boat carrying John Campbell, Joseph Wall, and Simon Thompson capsized off Bird Island flats in high harbor waves. Thompson drowned after rescue by the police Patrol. Campbell and Wall survived. Thompson and Wall were longshoremen well known at the wharves. Campbell was returning to join the Orria.
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John Campbell
Orria
Joseph Wall
Simon Thompson
Short Street Place
Charlestown
Driscoll
Bird Island
New England
Thompson
Pier 6
O’donnell
Campbell
Wall
Rescue at Galloupe's Island Yacht Scene Ends Safely
Everett W. Frost and a companion were rescued after their yacht Madeline grounded near Galloupe's Island in a northeast wind. Captain Frank Foote of the towboat Active towed the flooded craft to Lovell's Island and then to the Commercial wharf, saving the sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett W. Frost
George W. Frost
Frank Foote
Galloupe’s Island
Galloupe
Lovell’s Island
Boston
Foote
Nix
Wool cargo of British steamer Ethel gonda stranded at St Lucia Harbor
The British steamer Ethel gonda with 4000 bales of wool from Buenos Ayres lies stranded at the entrance to St Lucia Harbor. If total loss, local insurers would suffer as the cargo is mainly insured locally. Damaged wool may fetch a heavy loss at auction.
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Ethelgonda
Buenos Ayres
St. Lucia Harbor
George Breymann
Toledo
Navy Yard
Boston Light
Great Lakes
William McKile
Boston
Leader
Blanche
Civil court docket list of multiple cases and sessions
A lengthy record from the Suffolk Superior Court lists in order and by jury session numerous cases across four sessions with plaintiff and defendant names, case numbers, and opposing parties including several railroad companies, banks, and firms along with dates and docket entries. It reflects a busy civil docket with first through fourth jury sessions and extras.
Uncontested Cambridge list in Superior Court proceeding
The Cambridge court session records an uncontested list proceeding in which George H. Goodrich et al. sue Edward H. Goodrich. Attorneys J. F. and R. E. B. Joslin appear for plaintiffs while Hopkins, Bacon & Smith represent the defense. the rest of the uncontested items are in order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court Aalenge, Ss
Cambridge
Unbar
George H. Goodrich
Shipping News Mini Almanac Update From Harbor Report
The cargo list notes arrivals of steamers Olivette Hawes Halifax and many others from Portland Bangor St John New Brunswick and Maine ports with merchandise and passengers. Cleared ships include John Wilson Briardene and Ethel Clarke. Sailings include New York bound vessels and a Philadelphia tug run toward port.
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Hawes
Halifax
N. S
Richardson & Barnard
Yarmouth
Smith Yarmouth
John G. Hall & Co
Tremont
Snowman
Portland
City of Gloucester
Godfrey
Gloucester
Stacy Clark
McAloney
Lee
Flash
Flower
Edericton
N. B
Josephne
Holmes
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Wentworth
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Portland Packet
Gardner
Dennysville
Diadem
Blake
Miantonomah
Ryan
Catalina
McIntyre
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Inez
Bunker
Millbridge
Mansur B. Oakes
Garnett
Machias da Hudson
Bishop
Rockland
John Wilson
Nor
Bocas de Toro
Briardene
New York
Barkentine
Ethel Clarke
Ear River
N. 8
George Marner
Weymouth
Ifford
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