President McKinley Hosts Western Massachusetts Visit
The President and Mrs. McKinley enjoyed a dawn trip in a special car, viewed mountains from 1266 feet up, and viewed moving pictures at Mt. Holyoke. Grace McKinley greeted relatives as Abner conducted activities during the visit. The party faced a trolley mishap but avoided harm.
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Mt. Monadnock
Vermont
State House
Hartford
Grace McKinley
Abner
Springfield
Holyoke
Rockrimmon
Mr. McKinley
Presidential Reception at Smith College in June Visit
Eleven hundred guests in white line the Smith College grounds to welcome the presidential party. Miss Blanche Ames leads the senior class as president, with Miss Louise Barber as vice president. The junior officials marshal the procession as the president arrives for a campus ceremony naming graduates and class officers.
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Northampton
Smith College
Lowell
Butler
Blanche Ames
College Chapel
Smith
Elizabeth Mier
St. Louis
Sarah Sanderson
Greenfield
President McKinley Joins Students on Mt Tom Trip
Abner and William lookalike confusion among students as President McKinley and party tour Connecticut and Mt Tom. He speaks to the crowd while Mrs. McKinley, veiled in silk, appears frail and is aided entering the chapel. General Cook and Captain Cook of the Brooklyn navy father and son honored during stops.
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Pep Pel
Abner Fo
William
Abner
McKinley
Connecticut
Mt. Tom
Sisters of Bethlehem
Order of the Eastern Star
Maynard
Bb. FE. Cook
Captain Cook
Brooklyn
Sam
Navy
General Cook
Harry Williams
Company I
Second
Massachusetts Volunteers
Holyoke
Plunkett
The
Home Market Club
Congressman Lawrence
Chinese Laundry Ad Sparks Era of Women Labor in Boston
George C. Joy, a California born Chinese laundry owner in Boston, advertised for two women to wash clothes at $1 a day for one day only. He claims machines reduce manual effort and says no experience is needed, drawing attention as he prefers female workers and plans to hire from Minneapolis if Boston yields none.
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Broadway
Chelsea
George C. Joy
California
Minneapolis
Joy
Minnesota
Boston
Molineux Case Resubmitted in New York Court
Justice Fursman signed an order resubmitting the case of Roland B. Molineux charged with poisoning Mrs. Kate J. Adams to the grand jury. The action occurred during the Criminal term in New York.
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New York
Justice Fursman
Supreme Court
Roland B. Molineux
Kate J. Adams
New Williams Hospital Planned in Roxbury District
The will of the late Charles Williams of Roxbury directs the creation of Williams Hospital in Roxbury near Warren Street with a focus on affordable care for the middle class. Executor John Ballantyne and Trustees Edward Seaver and Arthur H. Frost are named, with the residue to fund the hospital once $106,000 is accumulated. Charges proposed at not more than $5 per week per patient.
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Charles Williams
Roxbury
Boston
Williams
Copeland Street
John Ballantyne
Edward Seaver
Arthur H. Frost
Williams Hospital
Warren Street
Unearthing of a new law stirs schoolhouse agentship fight
GBURLEN'S FRIENDS ACTIVE. The Democrats chose Horace G Fisher as schoolhouse agent by secret ballot a week ago, defeating M W Burlen a Republican. Opponents say a new law requires viva voce voting, which could alter the result. Supporters doubt the law will overturn the outcome and are ready to vote again if needed.
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Horace G. Fisher
M. W. Burlen
Republican Organization
Fisher
Mr. Fisher
Cambridge Economy Club Dinner Addresses Democracy’s Duty
The Cambridge Economy Club held its annual dinner at Young’s Hotel in Cambridge last evening with Mr. A. C. Burnham presiding. Dr. Lewis G. Jones, director of the Cambridge conferences, spoke on The Duty of Democracy to Civilization and the U S conduct in the East.
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Cambridge Economy Club
Young’s Hotel
Washington Street
A. C. Burnham
Lewis G. Jones
Cambridge
United States
Saloon Keeper Shoots Self On Steamer Priscilla
John F. Daly a New York saloon keeper shot himself on the steamer Priscilla at midnight. The bullet to the temple left him unconscious. he was taken ashore to Newport Hospital where doctors say he cannot recover. He held a through ticket for Boston and no motive is known.
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Fall River
Priscilla
John F. Daly
West Sixty-fourth Street
New York City
Daly
Newport
Newport Hospital
Boston
Court Closes with Split Ruling and Summary of Debts
In a disputed case multiple individuals are listed with monetary figures ranging from $41 to $3804. The combined total of all payments is $5379.40. The court found for neither party in the John Lank tree matter.
Governor Welcomes Admiral Sampson to Massachusetts Visit
Governor Wolcott received Admiral Sampson at the State House and hosted a private luncheon at the Union Club. Generals Dalton Blood Hoar and other officials joined the naval party for a cordial afternoon with a floral banquet setting.
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Wolcott
Admiral Sampson
State House
Union Club
Park Street
Dalton
Blood
Hoar
Executive Department
Doric Hall
Massachusetts
Sampson
Taylor
Sigsbee
Chadwick
Train
Harber
Niles
Staunton
Winslow
Edwards
Burtis
Frazer
Marines Wood
Boggs
Biddle
Carpenter
Army
Blish
Wilson
Coghlan To Head Newport Torpedo Craft Duty
Washington June 19 Captain Coghlan will not be sent to Puget Sound this summer. He will have headquarters at Newport with torpedo craft along the seaboard and other duties as long as he avoids public poetry. Captain Green remains at Puget Sound Navy Yard in active service. Coghlan fills the Newport assignment.
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Washington
Coghlan
Puget Sound
Newport
Seaboard
Raleigh
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Green
Navy Department
New York
Dewey Made Life Member of Sons of the Revolution
In New York on June 19 the Sons of the Revolution elected Admiral George Dewey a life member. Secretary Thompson advised Dewey of the honor on February 24 and the admiral replied April 11 thanking the board of managers. Dewey traces his lineage to William Dewey, a corporal in Captain Worthywater’s Hebron militia.
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New York
Sons of the Revolution
George Dewey
Society
Thompson
Board of Managers
Admiral Dewey
William Dewey
Captain Worthywater
Hebron, Conn
Militia
Wood in Cuba Governor Sees Cuban Trade Boom Prospects
Military Governor Wood of Santiago de Cuba, arriving in Boston, told a Post reporter that Cuba's island and Santiago de Cuba offer the greatest opportunities for American business. He expects support from Americans and Cubans alike as he goes to meet officials and later return to Harvard for a PhD.
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New York
Wood
Santiago de Cuba
Boston
Post
America
Cuba
Long Island
Washington
Algere
James Wood
Murchie
Harvard
General Wood
Gen Merritt's Father in Law Dead at 68
Norman Williams a Chicago millionaire and leading lawyer died at his Little Bear's Head cottage Hampton Beach after a brief illness. He was 68 and passed away surrounded by family including Major General Wesley Merritt and his wife. The body will be moved to Chicago by a special funeral car tomorrow.
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Hampton
N. H
Norman Williams
Chicago
Little Bear’s Head
Hampton Beach
Williams
lHnight
Wesley Merritt
Judgments Against City Total 5379.40 in Sewer Case
Final judgments were entered against the city of Boston in a batch tied to an overflow of a Bennington Street sewer in August and September. Plaintiffs and damages include Samuel B Hodgkins 88 Ellen Howard 112.50 Mary Iking 0 Patrick King 3850 Asan P Lewis 117 Richard Marshall 115 John H Morris 154 Daniel P Noonan 3825 Mary O Hare 125 Daniel J O Rourke 0 Julia Shine 100 Maurice Bloom 150 Simon Bresth 246.61 Michael J Connor 175 Wil-
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City of
Boston
Bennington Street
Samuel B. Hodgkins
Ellen Howard
Mary Iking
Patrick King
Asanp. Lewis
Richard Marshall
John H. Morris
Daniel P. Noonan
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Worcester
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State Industrial School
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Ellen F. Fitzpatrick
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Mary L. Quillen
Robert Catt
Mary Solari
Abraham Waterman
John Carey
Mary Coogan
M. E. Hamilton
James R. Hobdell
John Lanktree
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