Roll of Honor: Massachusetts House votes against stock watering
A list of legislators who opposed the 30 million stock watering bill and backed a substitute to force sale of new stock at auction. The roll names 60 plus members from Boston to Worcester and beyond, urging constituents to watch representatives and their votes on enactment next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Bell Telephone
Senate
Friends of the Corporation
House
Plank Calls for tighter corporate regulation in 1893 platform
The text condemns the Legislature for bowing to corporate influence and failing to curb stock watering. It urges stricter enforcement of capitalization laws, new measures against watering, and measures to ensure communities receive full returns from special privileges or franchises through taxation or other means.
Train Victim Mark Green in South Boston near Crescent
Mark Green of South Boston was struck by a train on the Old Colony division at Crescent avenue station yesterday afternoon. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in critical condition with a fractured skull and internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Green
South Boston
Old Colony
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Crescent Avenue
Massachusetts General Hospital
Cowles
Police raid on Cambridge street policy shop nets arrest
Last night Joy street officers raided a policy shop on Cambridge street seizing policy slips. Charles Clark, 21, was arrested for being present where gaming implements were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Street
Cambridge Street
Charles Clark
Public Privilege Corporations Must Serve Fair Rates
Statement from 1898 Republican State Convention asserts corporations receiving public privileges should provide good service at reasonable rates, anchored by honest capitalization. It condemns stock watering and related fraudulent schemes, urging strict legal prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plank
Coleridge Dies? Lord Chief Justice In Dying Condition
London June 12 Lord Chief Justice Coleridge is reported to be in a dying condition with the end near. The prominent jurist has faced ill health amid a lengthy career on the bench and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Coleridge
Temperance Union Picnic Planned for July 16 at Downers Landing
A union picnic of Boston temperance societies and nearby towns is set for Monday July 16 at Downers Landing. Speakers include prominent clergy, with an all day program and entertainment organized by elected society members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temperance Societies
Boston
Downers Landing
Cadmus Ordained Pastor at Hingham Centre Church
The ordination of William Eugene Cadmus as pastor of the Evangelical Congregational Church at Hingham Centre took place this afternoon and evening. A Wednesday reception for the new pastor will be held in the church, with the public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hingham
William Eugene Cadmus
Evangelical Congregational Church
Hingham Centre
Great Fire Sale Declares Broad Silk and Garment Offer
A large in store sale lists silks, laces, dresses, and related garments. The notice states patrons should carry purchases home, no samples will be cut, no mail orders filled, and no exchanges.
Resignations and licenses stir Massachusetts House actions
Ethan S Foss of Lowell resigns from the House after reportedly seeking a license commissioner post. The House accepts then debates ineligibility due to conflict with creating the office. A Norwegian liquor bill advances with amendments to limit reach and raise broader questions of enforcement.
Malden Firebug Trial? Parochial School Fire Suspected
At about 1 am an arson attempt damaged the Immaculate Conception parish school in Malden. John Casey extinguished flames after discovering a kerosene soaked rear porch board. Police doubtlessly note possible involvement of youths, with investigators awaiting full inquiry.
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Malden
Killion
Burleigh
Enright
Post
M. F. Flatley
Immaculate Conception Church
John Casey
Crowds Pack Huntington Grounds for Barnum's Greatest Show
Large crowds gathered at Huntington avenue grounds to see Barnum's show. The arena filled as families watched elephants ponies and daring acts. Spectators applauded the aerial act horsemanship and horse racing excitement marked the performance.
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Huntington Avenue
Barnum
Chico
Hugenes
Mme, Castronti
East Boston Rally Supports Revival of Horribles Carnival
A large audience packed Lyceum Hall in East Boston for a mass meeting to revive the Horribles Fourth of July carnival once famed on Noddle Island. Speakers including W J Burke and F C Wood urged community pride and economic gains from a city fete with subscriptions collected after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum Hall
East Boston
Noddle Island
W. I. Hahn
East Boston Carnival Association
John H. Sullivan
Sullivan
W. J. Burke
Burke
Jesse M. Gove
F. C. Wood
Leary
Benjamin Crafer
Flynn
Battis
P. J. Kennedy
Thomas F
Doherty
J. A. Cochran
W. B. F. Whall
J. F. Bates
Man Struck By Poker In Street Brawl Leaves Victim In Hospital
Neighbors Joseph D. Foley and Edward Moriarty quarreled last night and again today a drunken row led Foley to strike Moriarty with a poker in Hast street. Moriarty was taken to City Hospital in an unconscious condition but later reported not in alarming danger. Foley was detained by Patrolman Cowboy of Station 4 and to be arraigned in court. neighbors say Foley had prior assault battery sentence.
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Hast Street Place
Joseph D. Foley
Edward Moriarty
Moriarty
City Hospital
Foley
Cowboy
Station 4
Post
Lynn Defeat of City Charter in Special Election
Lynn voters rejected the new city charter by 2285 to 2197 in a special election held June 12. The prior December 12, 1898 charter vote was 419 yes and 4532 no, producing a 337 vote plurality against the charter.
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Grover
Canton
House
Senate
Bancroft
Reading
Buck
Chelsea
Myers
Cambridge
Sweden
Eldredge
Brockton
Wellman
Lynn
Central House Sold at Auction for 36850
In Salem on June 12 the Central House property at Washington and New Derby streets sold at auction. George Chase purchased the property for 36850 dollars.
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Salem
Central House
Washington and
New Derby Streets
George Chase
Aged widow says she was duped by Everett man
Mrs. Nathaniel Gale of Chelsea tells how Arthur B. Wallace lured her with stories of a hidden English fortune. Over three years she borrowed about $700 and sold valuables to fund supposed legal work and a cemetery plot, only to learn the legacy never existed. Wallace, arrested after Detective Wade intervened, faces trial next Saturday. Gale, nearly 70, says she is penniless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Gale
Chelsea
Arthur B. Wallace
Everett
England
Wallace
Parker Helping Hand
Winnisimmet Street
Mt. Auburn
School Street
Gale
Currier
Boston
New York
All Souls’ Church
Woodlawn
Copp’s Hill
Collins
Sibley
Liverpool
Charles B. Cummings
Wade
Mr. Wallace
Chelsea Square
Second Street
Out door Shakespearian Play at Bradford Academy
Bradford Academy senior class staged As You Like It in Academy Grove with nineteen cast members. Miss Emma G Francis as Rosalind and Miss Mabel Edie as Orlando drew praise for their performances. Miss Proctor as Touchstone and Miss Belle Bailey as Audrey stood out in a lively, well managed outdoor production.
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Bradford
Bradford Academy
Academy Grove
Touchstone
Jessie Keith
Rosalind
Emma G. Francis
Shakspere
Orlando
Mabel Edie
Charles
Miss Proctor
Sally
Audrey
Belle Bailey
William
Kate Greenaway
le Beau
Helen L. Smiley
Phebe
Marcia R. Sawyer
Amiens
Miss Sawyer
Sylvius
Jennie EB. Freson
Academy
S. M. Downs
Leonora Society
Long-serving Fitchburg railroad employee given honors
Timothy Mahoney, 50 years with the Fitchburg railroad since age 17, works in the motive department at Charlestown round house. He received a fine oak easy chair and a roll of bills from Engine Despatcher W. Brazier and Master Mechanic S. Simonds as a token of appreciation. Mahoney resides at 19 Trenton Street Charlestown with a wife and four children, including son Cornelius, a post office employee.
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Timothy Mahoney
Fitchburg Railroad
Charlestown Roundhouse
W. Simonds
Mr. Mahoney
Trenton Street
Charlestown
Cornelius
Postoffice
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roll OF Honor
Democrats
Walter Adams
Framingham
Charles W. Carroll
Milford
Frank Cass
Holliston
William F. Donovan
West End
James J. Dowd
Thomas F. Fallon
William T. Graham
John M. Lynch
Lawrence
John J. Mahoney
William H. McMorrow
William Moran
Fall River
John T. Shea
East Cambridge
Richard Sullivan
Ward
Michael P. Geary
South
Frederick E. Austin
Taunton
James A. Bailey, Jr
Arlington
Solon Bancroft
Albert F. Barker
Hanson
Amos Buckford
Frank P. Bennett
George H. Bixby
West Groton
Henry C. Bliss
West Springfield
Fred H. Bradford
Waltham
Allen F. Carpenter
Somerville
James C. Cook
Barre
Arthur B. Curtis
Revere
George P. Cutter
Frederick W. Dallinger
Benjamin Day
Marblehead
Charles W. Delvey
North Brookfield
Alpheus M. Eldridge
Clarentine EH
Ferson
Fitchburg
Granville A, Fuller
Brighton
John D. H. Gauss
Alexander Grant
Chicopee
Thomas E. Grover
Franklin P. Harlow
Whitman
Bowers C. Hathaway
Westboro
Frederick W. Hathaway
George A. Hibbard
John
Democratic Platform
Republican Platform
Cadmus
Gilchrist
Winter Street
Foss
Ethan S. Foss
Lowell
W. H. S. Hayes
New License Commission of
McIntire
Middlesex
Hayes
Committee On
BELL
Senator Durant
American Bell Telephone Company
Durant
Merrill
Norfolk
Milton
Commonwealth
Cronan
Suffolk
Genator Durant
Bell Company
Wolcott
New England & New York Railroad Company
Grenhalge
New England
Rhode Island
Greenhalge
Cleveland
Malden’s
St. Helens
Canal St
THE
American Tool & Machine Co
Kingston St
General Aaebiee
Arthur Wallace
Ss. Yankee Fren
Summer ST
Mara
Onic
Mahoney
Tremont Row
Panellil Hall
Quincy Market
J. Newman & Sons
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