Annexation Wind Caps House Vote On Hawaii
Washington June 15 The House adopted Newlands resolutions for Hawaii annexation by a vote of 209 to 91 with 50 members in debate. Fitzgerald opposed arguing against territorial expansion linking England and imperial designs and warning of competition from Japanese and Chinese labor affecting American industry and sugar and tobacco interests.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Newlands
Hawaii
Annexation
Messrs. Berry
Dem
W. A. Smith
Rep
Mich
Hepburn
Messrs. Johnson
Ind
Williams
Miss
Wellesley Fairy Play Delights with Greek Costume Flair
Dream by the Shakspere Society of Wellesley College staged al fresco near Longfellow Pond. Cast included Hilda Meisenbach and Edna Patterson in lead roles with Oberon and Titania guiding a woodland fairy revel. Puck and Bottom drew the warmest audience reactions.
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Shakspere Society
Wellesley College
Longfellow Pond
Theseus
Athens
Hilda Meisenbach
Egeus
Hermia
Mabel M. Young
Lysander
Edna Patterson
Demetrius
Helen M. Capron
Philostrate
Rowena Weakley
Quince
Corinne Wagner
Grace A. Frazee
Bottom
Mary Gilson
Mary Spink
Snout
Elizabeth MacMillan
Edith Lehman
Alice E. Harding
Helena
Pattweal
Flora Skinner
Bessie Sullivan
Alice Knox
Margaret Merrill
Katherine Fuller
Annie Miller
Ethel Bowman
Duke of Athens
Titania
Oberon
Puck
Spain seeks German intervention to save Philippines
Spanish diplomats urge Germany to intervene in Manila to shield European interests and residents. Madrid hints at coaling station concessions in the Caroline and Philippine Islands in exchange for action, with France and Russia backing behind the scenes. Reports allege Emperor William may order the Manila consul to block U.S. debarkations unless order is preserved. Dietrichs could deploy 2400 troops and 1500 more with artillery for partial occupation.
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Madrid
Spain
Germany
Philippines
France
Russia
Manila
Caroline
Philippine Islands
Japan
China
William of
Dietrichs
Nurses Camp Fire Marks MA Army Nurses Gathering
Massachusetts army nurses gathered for their annual camp fire in Post 15 Hall. John B. Gilman praised the nurses as worthy of a pension while recalling stories from Libby Prison. Mrs Ida Farr Miller read a paper on Faneuil Hall and honored Harriet Dame. Officers elected included Fanny Hazen as president and Margaret Hamilton as secretary.
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John B. Gilman
Massachusetts
Duchesney
The
Ancients
Libby
Joseph L. White
Barnett
Massachusetts G. A. R
Sons of Veterans
Crouch
Faneuil Hall
Ida Farr Miller
Wakefield
Josselyn
Bridgewater
Margaret Hamilton
Louisa B. Downs
Newton
Wiliam Lee
United States Daughters of 1812
Marines Ready for Front Duty After Katahdin Arrival
Capt Wallach in charge at Charlestown Navy Yard received orders to hold marines in readiness for immediate deployment. A telegram asked for as many men as possible to Washington, and eighteen marines departed for Park Square to catch the train south. The Ammon ram Katahdin left the navy yard and anchored off Provincetown six hours later after a faultless voyage.
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Wallach
Marine Corps
Charlestown Navy Yard
Washington
Navy Yard
Park Square Station
Provincetown
Public meeting at Faneuil Hall opposes imperial policy
A afternoon gathering in Faneuil Hall denounced U S territorial expansion, arguing the war is not for empire but humanity. Gamaliel Bradford chaired as speakers pressed against annexation while supporting government aims, warning of future global strife and a large standing army.
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Faneuil Hall
United States
Gamaliel Bradford
Asia
Congress
Cuba
Europe
Bradford
Charles H. Fiske
Moorfield Storey
George BE. McNeill
Dr Swett's Root Beer Praised As Most Wholesome Drink
An advertisement extols Dr Swett's root beer as the healthiest beverage for the blood, claiming it is the most wholesome option available and beneficial to overall health.
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Dr. Swett
Dentists at Dinner Call for Higher College Standards
About fifty graduates gathered for the Boston Dental College twenty sixth annual dinner at Youngs Hotel. Speeches by Daniel B Ingalls D D S and others urged improvements and expansion. Trustee Godfrey Morse defended trustee duties and urged tougher admission standards for the profession.
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Boston Dental College
Young’s Hotel
Clarence B. Ashenden
Daniel B. Ingalls
W. Bolster
J. A. Follett
Godfrey Morse
Babson H. Ladd
W. A. Barker
Erle Whightman
Follett
Colege
Sampson Reports Reinforcements and Guantanamo Condition
Navy bulletin states Admiral Sampson reports several hundred Cubans reinforced his forces at Guantanamo in very satisfactory condition. Acerraderos town occupied by troops under General Rabi, with General Garcia’s men cooperating with American forces.
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Washington
Navy Department
Sampson
Guantanamo
Acerraderos
Rabi
Garcia
Katahdin Rejoins Coast Patrol In New England Waters
The Connecticut Naval Reserve officers Lieutenant Arthur H. Day Lieutenant E V Reynolds Lieutenant D M Goodrich and Lieutenant Parker reported to Commandant Howison. Day commands a detachment of 188 reservists to be quartered on training ship Minnesota. Captain George H Wadleigh is detached from Charlestown to command cruiser Philadelphia for service in the Philippines.
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New England Coast Patrol
Connecticut Naval Reserves
Howison
Arthur H. Day
E. V. Reynolds
D. M. Goodrich
Parker
Day
Connecticut Naval Reserve
Minnesota
George H. Wadleigh
Charlestown Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Mare Island Navy Yard
Philippines
Connecticut Naval Reserves Arrive In City On Special Train
A party of 188 Connecticut Naval Reserves arrived by special train and was welcomed at the station by Mate William Jenney. They proceeded to the receiving ship Minnesota after swearing in by Commander Field. Captain Weeks notes tensions with Washington as troops are housed locally due to space limits.
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Connecticut
City
William Jenney
Charlestown Navy Yard
Minnesota
Niantic
New London
United
Navy recruits and ship commission update on Maine
The Navy continued recruiting Naval Reserves into the regular force with Commander Nelson and Chief Engineer Ayres seeking recruits from outside the reserves due to shortage. The ship Inca was commissioned and will report for duty to Lieutenant McKay while Lieutenant J. P. Parker conducts an inspection tour of signal stations along the Maine coast.
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Washington
Nelson
Ayres
Department
McKay
J. P. Parker
Signal Corps
Maine
Rush of Recruits Delayed by Medical Exam Authority
Nearly 400 men present themselves for enrolment in the Ninth Regiment at the West Armory. Enlistment delayed due to lack of Washington authority to proceed with medical examinations. Majors Grady and O Connor obtain permission to use civilian surgeons. exams begin at 10 o clock and may take a week. Signal corps recruiting by Captain Clark and Lt Sprague limited to enrolment phase. Major Darling continues Sixth Infantry recruiting at the South Armory and will visit South Framingham and Milford to examine town recruits for Companies from those areas.
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West Armory
Washington
Grady
O’connor
Clark
Sprague
Signal Corps
Darling
Sixth Infantry
South Armory
T. F. Goulding
M. D
South Framingham
Milford
Woman's Place in Business Shows Growth in Female Partners
Massachusetts census of 1895 reports 26 265 manufacturing establishments 24 579 private firms 1625 corporate and small shares held by railroads and syndicates. Male partners rise 4.27 percent while female partners climb 47.61 percent reaching 2698. Boston leads in capital and stock value with Fall River Lowell and Lawrence following.
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Commonwealth
Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Wadlin
Department of State
Massachusetts
Boston
Fall River
Lowell
Lawrence
Cambridge
North Adams
Newton
Chelsea
Chicopee
New Bedford
Malden
Fitchburg
Brockton
Medford
Worcester
Boston engineers in Navy fleet wait for repairs at Key West
Engineer Michael O'Brien reports his son Frank aboard the gunboat Wilmington in Cuba has written that Wilmington is at Key West for machinery and deck fixes. Crews, including Ben Smith of the Hornet and McAuley aboard the Saturn, await completion of repairs to rejoin squadrons after duties at Cuban fortifications.
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Michael O'Brien
Lewis
Frank
Wilmington
Key West
O'Brien
Ben Smith
Hornet
Alicia
Navy
McAuley
Saturn
Boston Towboat Company
Boston Mail From Manila Reaches City After Dewey Victory
The first Manila mail since Admiral Dewey’s victory arrived in Boston aboard a May 7 departure. Henry W. Peabody & Co. received a small Manila trade circular. Dewey grants leniency to English residents and allowed use of the Spanish stamp to pass through Hong Kong, aiding merchants in evading censorship with covert news.
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Manila
Admiral Dewey
Boston
Henry W. Peabody & Co
Hong Kong
Flag Raising In East Boston At Jeffries Club
The Jeffries Social Club of East Boston raised a 40 foot flag pole for a massive flag raising attended by about 10 000 people. James O Donnell and Timothy Wright led the event with ex Senator John Quinn Alderman Conry and Councilman Hickey as speakers.
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Jeffries Social Club
East Boston
James O’donnell
Timothy Wright
O'Donnell
John Quinn
Conry
Hickey
Kelly
Quinn
Grady
Ninth Regiment
Boston
Fourth of July Regatta Decision On Charles River
Mayor Quincy withdraws planned appropriation for a Metropolitan Rowing Association event on the Charles River to fund a Fourth of July regatta run by the New England Amateur Rowing Association. The change sets July seventeenth as the event date under a new organizing body.
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Quincy
Charles River
Metropolitan Rowing Association
The
Charles
New England Amateur Rowing Association
Flag Raising Tonight at Boyden’s Corner
A flag raising event takes place at Boyden’s on the corner of Myrtle and Joy streets this evening at 8. A full brass band and fireworks will accompany speeches by Representative Charles RR Saunders Representative Frank J Horgan Percy Jewett Burrell ex Representative William L Reed and others.
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Boyden’s
Myrtle and
Joy Streets
Charles RR. Saunders
Frank J. Horgan
Percy Jewett Burrell
William L. Reed
Wringer Service Ad From Boston Firm
An advertising notice for The American Wringer Co cites delivery and pickup of wringers in perfect order at lower cost. Address is 77 and 79 Franklin Street Boston Massachusetts with telephone B 269.
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American Wringer Co
Franklin Street
Boston
Mass
Tremont Theatre Sold to Tremont Theatre Amusement Co
The Tremont Theatre in Boston was sold for 25,000 by John B. Schofield, president of the Tremont Theatre Amusement Company, to Erhklst Goerlitz representing the stockholders of the defunct Abbey Schoeffel & Gray firm.
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John B. Schofield
Tremont Theatre Amusement Company
New York
Tremont Theatre of
Boston
Abbey, Schoeffel & Gray Company
Erhkest Goerlitz
Harbor Views vs Berkeley Cycle Club Title Fight in East Boston
Harbor Views of East Boston select the best Noddle Island players to defend their amateur title against Berkeley Cycle Club of Beachmont at 3 p m on June 17 at East Boston Athletic Grounds. Berkeley Cycle Club has won all three games so far against strong clubs. The match draws local interest with fast players competing for the amateur championship.
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East Boston
Berkeley Cycle Club
Beachmont
East Boston Athletic
Noddle Island
Berkeley Cycle @ub
Patriotism and business in a colorfast sale
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls a customer worried colors would run from ginghams. The sharp salesman replies that red white and blue never run, and the woman buys forty three yards, flag pinned to her jacket.
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Chicago Tribune
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