Drowning at Miller's River During Dam Constriction
Two men, John Callahan of Brattleboro Vermont and James Kelley of Turners Falls, drowned while crossing Miller's River above a twenty foot dam during a bridge pier project. John Morris reached the shore. Callahan's body remained missing.
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Millers Falls
John Callahan
Brattleboro
James Kelley
Turners Falls
Miller’s River
Montague
John Morris
Kelley
Callahan
Devastating Iowa Tornado Claims Multiple Lives
Reports from Lyle Iowa up to 1 am confirm extensive damage along the Iowa Minnesota line with one fatality and twenty injured eight may die. Six killed ten injured elsewhere. Rescue work rapid. special trains with medical aid dispatched. Farmland couriers report heavy damage along the twister path half a mile wide. cattle swept away. many missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Lyle
Iowa-Minnesota
End of Boston Legislature Prorogation Night Review
The session ends as Governor signs 500 bills and 76 resolves while vetoing 6 measures. Mayor Quincy addresses the lawmakers before a late speech, praising metropolitan legislation and Boston statutes. Senate and House exhaustively await prorogation after a long, uneventful vigil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
State House
John A. Kelcher
David B. Shaw
Boston
Quincy
Senate
House
Executive
Officers Remembered in Senate and House Exercises
In the afternoon the usual exercises honored presiding officers, clerks, and sergeant-at-arms in both chambers. Morse of the Cape then chaired as Bradford of Hampden moved to thank President Lawrence for his fair presiding. Bradford’s speech praised him and he received a large silver loving cup, unanimously adopted. Lawrence thanked the body and spoke on friendly relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Morse
Cape
Bradford
Hampden
Lawrence
Log Drive Reaches Middletown Amid High Water
The Connecticut River log drive heading to the Sound arrived in Middletown around 9 PM but strong current and rising water saved only a few logs. About $6000 worth of lumber owned by I. O. & E. S. Davis worried owners as the water climbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Conn
Connecticut River
Log Jam Held Near Hartford Across Connecticut River
At midnight the log drive near Hartford is largely passed but believed halted at Middletown. Pikemen steered logs away from piers to save the temporary bridge as the river stood nineteen feet above log water mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford. Conn
Middletown
Richardson's Millions: Estate Exceeds Thirty Million
Mayo W. Hazeltine, book reviewer and lawyer who aided Joseph Richardson in drafting his will, states the estate surpasses $30,000,000 all in dividend paying personal property. Annual expenses for Richardson family barely exceed $1500. Widow and three children inherit, except $67,500: $50,000 to Rev. H. M. Warren and $17,500 to the Central Park Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mayo W. Hazeltine
Joseph Richardson
Central Park Baptist Church
Hot Campaign Near Miss for Congress Denied
Detroit Free Press recounts a South Dakota campaign anecdote in which JT narrowly missed a Congress seat. A rustler opponent, a damaging pre election expose, and a press crew race against time frame a dramatic effort that ends in disaster as a stove fire destroys the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
South Dakota
Detroit Free Press
Somerville Hospital Trustees Form Committees for Free Beds
The Somerville Hospital trustees last evening elected auditing finance and executive committees. President Martin W. Carr and several members were named to confer with overseers of the poor on establishing ten free beds for the city’s poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville Hospital
G. W. Perkins
J. O. Hayden
L. W. Farmer
William Taylor
J. Frank Weillington
S. L. Kilmer
J. B. Fiilner
Martin W. Carr
J. Frank Wellington
A. T. Nickerson
E. 8. Sparrow
Albert W. Edadme
Night of Rowdy Revelry in State House Gallery
The House held a 7 PM recess to midnight with women and a few men watching a mock speaker act out absurdities. An orchestra of colored men played while members performed roguish feats and hornpipes, smoking cigars, singing, shouting, and dancing in a lively, if chaotic, scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill’ Hayes
Lowell
Governor Vetoes Mill Tax Bill and Other Measures
Governor Wolcott vetoed three bills including the mill tax plan that would tax one mill on taxable property for schools. He also blocked a claim by Societe St. Jean Baptiste of West Boylston against the metropolitan water act enforcement and vetoes were sustained by large majorities. The mill tax bill faced sharp opposition over its impact on local school funding and state aid distribution.
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Wolcott
Societe St. Jean Baptiste
West Boylston
Metropolitan Water Act
Green Harbor
Marshfield
Perkins
House
Senate
Commonwealth
Tax bill burdens cities while aiding few towns
The proposal largely channels funds to larger cities and towns with high valuations, not primarily to educate. It would divert money from Springfield to Worcester and other wealthy municipalities, inviting tax resentment and unresolved inequalities while a state tax commission studies the broader issue.
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Commonwealth
Lowell
Lawrence
Fall River
Fitchburg
Haverhill
Lynn
Worcester
Pittsfield
Malden
Somerville
Cambridge
Attleboro
Peabody
Greenfield
Westfield
Framingham
Marlboro
Stoneham
Concord
Winchester
Dedham
Gardner
Whitman
Springfield
Massachusetts
Bills Signed Include City, State and Harbor Projects
Several bills were signed including the Boynton bicycle bill and libel law bill. Others authorize abolishing the Old Colony grade crossing on Dorchester Avenue and creating a South Boston state dock, relocate Dorchester Avenue near Union Station, protect birds, and build a maritime ship canal. Also approved were a board of farm examiners and a Back Bay Fens highway plus a $1 million park appropriation with a citizen employment clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boynton
Old Colony
Dorchester Avenue
South Boston
New Union Station
Maritime Ship Canal
Board of Farm Examiners
Back Bay Fens
United States
Boynton Bill Stalemate Ends With Amendments Standing
On the final day of the session legislators battled over E Moody Boynton’s bill. Morse amendments angered Boynton supporters including a damages deposit and railroad parallel ban. House agreed to keep amendments after lengthy conferences with Senate aides, ensuring the bill’s passage.
You can't judge a wheel by trying it
Duquesne offers a trial of wheels with price options of 100 or 50 dollars. Sent for trial by Dua uEsnE Merc. Co. located at 269 Columbus Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duquesne
Dua
Uesne Merc. Co
Columbus Avenus
Young Bride Hazel Spaulding Marries Chicago Politician
Hazel G Spaulding aged 14 wed 30 year old Chicago printer and political figure C Harrison Frost last Sunday The ceremony was at Wicker Park Lutheran Church with Rev H W Roth Frost leads Chicago Republican clubs and plans sending his bride to school Hazel is noted as a gifted pianist with a rare singing voice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel G. Spaulding
C. Harrison Prost
Chicago
C. Harrison Frost
Hazel
Frost
H. W. Roth
Wicker Park Lutheran Church
Pacific Avenue
Chicago Republican Club
Cook County
McKinley Club
Canal bill passage sparks heated Senate clash
Bored to secure passage the bill raged through corridors condemning the Senate and its representatives. Criticism fell on Senator Irwin and Boynton supporters blamed him for upper chamber adherence to amendments. The canal bill, passed in the House Friday after a defeat, allegedly carried by votes agreeing to drop objectionable amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Consolidated Read
Irwin
Boynton
House
Mrs M Alpin Very Ill In Rockefeller Mansion
The Journal and Advertiser reports Mrs D P McAlpin daughter of William Rockefeller and niece of John D Rockefeller lies dangerously ill at the Rockefeller mansion in Tarrytown New York. Doctors have held several consultations and say her condition is very serious and may prove fatal. Eighteen months ago Miss Emma Rockefeller married Dr McAlpin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Journal and Advertiser
D. P. McAlpin
William Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Tarrytown
Emma Rockefeller
McAlpin
Burglars Enter Harrigan Home. Silverware Stolen Then Found
Thieves entered William Harrigan's residence at 24 Langdon Street last evening and fled with a large quantity of silverware. The stolen goods were later found in a bundle near the scene, suggesting the burglars were frightened off before they could flee with the loot.
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William Harrigan
Langdon Street
Harrigan
Reception to Mrs Kinney at D A R chapter home
A large audience attended a reception for Mrs Sarah T Kinney of New Haven state regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Mrs O V Coffin home in Middletown under the General James Wadsworth Chapter. About two hundred women participated in the event this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Conn
Sarah T. Kinney
New Haven
Daughters of the American Revolution
O. V. Cotfin
Coffin
James Wadsworth
British Navy Maneuvres to Open with Grand UK Procession
The Daily Chronicle reports a plan for this year’s naval maneuvers as a grand procession around the United Kingdom. The event aims to display naval strength at key ports and involve multiple ports of call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Chronicle
United Kingdom
Central Pacific Reorg Committee Open to Scheme Improvements
London June 12 Mr Fairchild chairman of the Central Pacific railroad reorganization committee states in a Times letter the panel is willing to critically consider any suggested improvements to the reorganization plan in shareholders interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fairchild
Central Pacific Railroad Reorganization Committee
The
Times Today
Indians Quiet as Troops Withdraw from Montana Campaign
A telegram from St. Paul to the War Department reports quiet among southern Montana Indians and states that troops from Custer and Keogh can be withdrawn, ending that phase of the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
St. Paul
Montana
Custer
Keogh
Boundary line between Boston and New York to be marked anew
State Engineer Adams reports a peculiarity in the Boston to New York boundary examination. No monuments have been placed since 1787. He will begin work immediately to set stakes and monuments and ensure proper marking in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Adams
Boston
Massachusetts
Arkansas lad answers about hunting and homeward path
A drummer asks if one gets lost while posum hunting at night. The Arkansas lad on a store porch says he follows the path that feels right toward home then turns around to go the other way, which brings him home by the shortest route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Roads
Alwers
Puck
Warren Bridge Breaks Down Blocking Charlestown Crossing
Warren bridge the car thoroughfare to Charlestown was in chaos for three hours as the outward draw malfunctioned. The flange of a wheel broke while returning to position after a vessel passage, leaving the bridge useless and delaying traffic to Haymarket square and Hancock square.
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Carberry
Boston
Haymarket Square
Hancock Square
Charlestown
Attack at Sherani and Dattakhel in Tochi valley
The Times correspondent reports Mr Gee supervising a new outpost site at Sherani to recover a local fine. An attack and four mile running fight occurred toward Dattakhel, with WaZiris resisting in force. Reinforcements from Dattakhel aided two native infantry companies. guns were brought in. Garrison totals two regiments of native infantry one mounted battery and a cavalry squadron.
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London
Times
Simla
Tochi
Gerald M. Stanton Dies at Grand Central Station
Gerald M. Stanton a retired dry goods merchant died suddenly at Grand Central after rushing to catch a train. He had long been in poor health and was en route to visit friends in Spellehaven near Greenwich Connecticut, accompanied by his daughter and two friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gerald M. Stanton
Grand Central Station
Stanton
Spellehaven
Greenwich
Conn
Feid, Leiter & Co
Chicago
Calhoun, Robbins & Co
Dinner Honoring Whitelaw Reid Hosted in London
Ambassador Hay hosted a dinner in London forWhitelaw Reid the United States special ambassador to the diamond jubilee festivities. The guests included Americans such as Andrew Carnegie and Chauncey Depew.
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London
Hay
Whitelaw Reid
United States
Andrew Carnegie
Chauncey De~pew
Michael’s Suspension Lifted Opens Way to Boston Five Mile
A cable from Louis Stroud, solicitor for Jimmy Michael in London, says the National Cyclists Union has removed Michael’s suspension, making him eligible to race on any L A W track in the United States. The move would allow the fifteen mile match with McDuffee to be run in Boston next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis Stroud
Jimmy Michael
London
National Cyclists’ Union of England
Michael
McDuffee
Boston
Colonel Nevins Dies After Illness in New York
Colonel Richard Nevins formerly active in Columbus politics died in New York at the Hotel Girard. He was 60. His wife, daughter Mrs. W. T. Bull, and other relatives were at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard Nevins
Columbus
Grippe
Hotel Girard
W. T. Bull
James G. Blaine, Jr
Pritchard Files Amendment Banning Cigarette Prize Prizes
Senator Pritchard announced an amendment to the tariff bill that would make it unlawful to offer prizes or premiums for cigarette sales. The move targets promotional contests tied to tobacco sales and aims to curb cigarette marketing practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pritchard
Weyler Resigns Rumor Circulates In Madrid Cabinet Shakeup
London dispatch reports the Madrid cabinet likely to change after the royal summer stay at San Sebastian. Weyler’s resignation is rumored to be received by the premier, while Canovas del Castillo denies a retirement but signals possible replacement. Weyler urges immediate Cuban municipal elections by telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Madrid
Pall Mall Gazette
San Sebastian
Senor Canovas del Castillo
Weyler
Cuba
Gold and silver debated in editorials large and loud
The letter criticizes Mr Morse on gold and silver theories, arguing money is not a value measure but a medium of exchange. It traces money from barter to early coinage and disputes the gold standard, blaming English financiers for shaping U S views toward gold and financial systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Morse
Post
Mr. Morse
Morse
Europe
England
United States
N. E. Mathewson
McKinley Reception at Nashville Unites State Leaders
After ceremonies the President and party visited the Parthenon and children’s building then attended a West Side Club reception. Mrs. McKinley hosted a women’s reception in the Women’s building followed by a luncheon with a Vanity Fair procession and remarks from prominent officials including Governor Bushnell Governor Taylor Secretary Sherman and Mayor McKisson. Fireworks over the lake wrapped the evening as the McKinleys viewed them from Parthenon steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Parthenon
West Side Club House
Chicago
Club
Bushnell
Taylor
Sherman
C. H. Grosvenor
Not His Lucky Night In A Moonlight Picnic Tale
A family recounts a youth tale from a moonlight inland lake picnic. A horse runaway, stormy black night, and a missing escort girl lead to a tense, awkward bond as the narrator later reveals the girl was his sister, not a romance.
Reinstatement for Young Union Soldier Jacob Springs Steen
Jacob Springs steen of Indianapolis, the youngest enlisted man in the Union army, has been reinstated to a government clerkship. A former drummer boy who joined at age 9 years 6 months, he served four and a half years during the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jacob Springssteen
Indianapolis
Indiana
Inventor's Fate in Chicago Poor House
George Pye a Dublin University graduate and Irish civil engineer died at 68 in a Chicago poor house. He sought a world changing device but exhausted wealth and years of work on his theory ending in pauperism. The piece notes inventors' trials and public indifference to failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dublin University
Ireland
George Pye
Puzzling Question From Frances at Harlem Life
A short quip notes a four year old Frances asking her mother how she could recognize her before birth. The mother replies with a thoughtful exchange about recognition and birth. The brief item captures a child’s curiosity and a mother’s reflective response.
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Frances
Harlem
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