Priscilla Steamer Tops Fleet With Luxurious Carpets
Old Colony Steamboat Company launches the Priscilla, a grand new steamer praised for beauty and luxury. The vessel features custom carpets by John H. Pray, Sons & Co., with 2700 yards in the grand saloon and 2500 yards for staterooms, plus 600 yards in the dining room and 14 bridal staterooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Colony Steamboat Company
Priscilla
Plymouth
Messrs
John H. Pray
Lowell Wilton
Lowell Brussels
Wilton
Encampment of Sons of Veterans Opens in Pittsfield
The Massachusetts department Sons of Veterans convenes in Pittsfield with 1500 delegates and 4816 members in good standing. Department Commander A C Blaisdell presides as preliminary work begins, a military ball follows, and a grand parade plus a complimentary banquet are planned for tomorrow.
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Pittsfield
Massachusetts Department
Sons of Veterans
A. C. Blaisdell
Lowell
Cook
Worcester
Bartlett Camp
Academy of Music
Gartiland
Band
Albany
Meigs Bill Questioned In Boston Referendum Debate
City leaders debate the Meigs bill with options to pass it now or submit it to Boston voters for approval. Advocates warn of fiscal impact while opponents urge direct public decision. The discussion centers on governance and budget implications.
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Boston
Debut of Miss Nickerson Draws 500 Guests in Newton
The debut of Miss Nickerson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Nickerson, at the Newton home drew about 500 guests from Boston Cambridge and Brookline and other cities. The reception ran 5 to 7 PM and 8 to 11 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Nickerson
Theodore Nickerson
Newtons
Boston
Cambridge
Brookline
Society Guests Fete Kellys on Montvale Avenue
At the Newton residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Kelly a largely attended party was held tonight. The lawns were lit with Japanese lanterns and Newton society people filled the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Charles Edward Kelly
Montvale Avenue
Bohemian beer at Pop concerts fuels Finest draught claim
The Rochesters Brewing Company markets Bohemian as the finest draught beer in America, sold during Pop concert events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Rochester Brewing Company
Aldrich tied to Sugar Trust and Providence street railways
The Times reports Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island is a business partner of John E. Searles of the Sugar Trust. The article details a $1,500,000 infusion to Aldrich's street railway ventures, links to the Sugar Trust, tariff influences, and the growth of a large consolidating company with Providence and Pawtucket lines.
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New York
The
Times Today
Providence
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Senate
John E. Searles
Sugar Trust
Mr. Aldrich
Mr. Searles
Aldrich
Searles
Pettigrew
Congress
McKinley
House
United Traction and Electric Company of
Providence Street Railway System
Pawtucket Street Railway Company
Union Traction and Electric Company
Providence Cable Tramway Company
Providence & Cranston Railroad Company
Broadway & Providence Railroad Company
Elmwood Horse Railroad Company
South Main Street Horse Railway Company
Providence & Pawtuxet Horse Railway Company
Married Woman in Plymouth Faces Inheritance Fight
In Plymouth a court dispute centers on whether Kate Miner is truly widow of Cyprien Robichau. If she is, she inherits 3000 from James E. Miner's estate. if not, the property goes to Miner's siblings. Robichau vanished after 1862, wife later remarried Miner. Probate Judge Harris ruled pro forma for Miner. appeal planned.
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New York
Supreme Court Room
Lexow
Yda IL. Morton
Lucy McCarthy
Bank of the Metropolis
Ada Clinton
Sadie Shaw
West Twenty-eighth Street
Miss Clinton
Nathan Lewis
Martin Dowling
Twenty-eighth Street
Tenth Avenue
West Twenty Eighth Street
Dowling
Shaw
Albany
Miss Miller
Taylor
Avenue B
Captain Cross
Police
Williams
Byrnes
Plymouth
Kate Miner
Boston
James
Miner
Duxbury
Robichau
Harris
Porter shoots laundress at Vanderbilt house in Newport
Porter John O Connell fired a small rifle at Annie Hammond a colored 23 year old laundress after she rejected his advances. He fled but was captured soon after. Hammond is in critical condition. O Connell is 28 and locally resident with a bad reputation.
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Newport
R. I
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New House
John O’connell
Annie Hammond
O’connell
New York
Pop concerts feature Rochester Bohemian beer on draught
The only beer served on draught at the Pop concerts is the celebrated Rochester Bohemian.
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Rochester
Representative Knefl Praises Boston Post and Springfield Republican
In a House appearance Speaker Meyer interrupted Knefl to explain remarks about press silence on the Bell Telephone stock increase. Knefl lauds the Boston Post for opposing the stock watering as a grave fraud and lauds its fearless, persistent warning to protect the people, while noting the Springfield Republican’s consistent opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Representativerthur Knefl
Meyer
American Bell Telephony Company
The
Boston Post
Springfield Republican
Bell Telephone
Repudiated pledges by 22 Democrats voting for Bell bill
The Boston Post lists 22 Democratic lawmakers who backed the $30 million Bell Telephone grab, detailing their districts from Lawrence to Fall River and Boston wards. Four Democrats were absent, while others voted with the people against the monopoly, the paper notes with its roll of honor.
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Philip J. Farley
Lowell
William T. Graham
Charlestown
Richard Sullivan
Ward
Boston
Daniel P. Toomey
Messrs
Stand With the People List of Representatives Who Defied Party
A House unaffiliated with party lines shows Democrats and Republicans who voted against the enactment. The compiled list highlights lawmakers who put the people's interest above party. The article notes the vote's significance and names several key figures.
Framingham to Marlboro Residents Named in List
A roster lists Walter Adams Framingham Charles W Carroll Milford Frank Cass Holliston Daniel H Coakley Cambridge William F Donovan West End James J Dowd Brockton Thomas Fallon Ward 19 Bos John M Lynch Lawrence James E Hayes Charlestown John J Mahoney Charlestown William H McMorrow South William Moran Fall River John T Shea East Cambridge Michael P Geary South Boston Patrick Mahan Natick William A Lenihan Hopkinton Newhall D Atwood Stoughton Joseph J Casey South Boston John Quinn Jr Ward 12 Boston Eugene Finn Holyoke Charles Favreau Marlboro.
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Walter Adams
Framingham
Charles W. Carroll
Milford
Frank Cass
Holliston
Daniel H. Coakley
Cambridge
William F. Donovan
West End
Boston
James J. Dowd
Brockton
Thomas F. Fallon
John M. Lynch
Lawrence
James E. Hayes
Charlestown
John J. Mahoney
William H. McMorrow
South Boston
William Moran
Fall River
John T. Shea
East Cambridge
Michael P. Geary
Patrick Mahan
Natick
William A. Lenihan
Hopkinton
Newhall D.atwood
Stoughton
Joseph J. Casey
John Quinn, JR
Ward 12
Eugene Finn
Holyoke
Charles Favreau
Marlboro
Notable Massachusetts Voters List Closes with Many Names
A long list of residents from multiple Massachusetts towns is shown: Arthur S. Kneil Westfield Frederick E. Austin Taunton James A. Bailey Jr Arlington John L Bates East Boston Albert F Barker Hanson Amos Buckford Lynn George H Bixby West Groton Henry C Bliss West Springfield Fred H Bradford Waltham Dwight Boardman Sheffield Allen F Carpenter Somerville Henry C Comings Hadley Arthur B Curtis Revere George P Cutler Taunton Frederick W Dallinger Cambridge Benjamin Day Marblehead Alpheus M Eldridge Brockton Claren tine Ferson Fitchburg Powin D Goodell Brookfield Thomas Be Grover Canton Franklin P Harlow Whitman Powers C Hathaway Westboro Arthur Hastings Berlin Fred erick W Hathaway Brockton James C Leach Bridgewater Charles O Morrill Waltham George H Newhall Lagan John A Macomber Westport Burrill Porter Jr North Attleboro Charles R Read Seekonk Samuel Ross New Bedford George M Scates Boston.
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Arthur
Kneil
Westfield
Frederick E. Austin
Taunton
James A. Bailey, JR
Arlington
John L. Bates
East Boston
Albert F. Barker
Hanson
Amos Buckford
Lynn
George H. Bixby
West Groton
Henry C. Bliss
West Springfield
Fred H. Bradford
Waltham
Dwight Boardman
Sheffield
Allen F. Carpenter
Somerville
Henry C. Comings
Hadley
Arthur B. Curtis
Revere
George P. Cutler
Frederick W. Dallinger
Camebridge
Benjamin Day
Marblehead
Alpheus M. Eldridge
Brockton
Clarentine E. Ferson
Fitchburg
Powin D. Goodell
Brookfield
Thomas BE. Grover
Canton
Franklin P. Harlow
Whitman
Powers C. Hathaway
Westboro
Arthur Hastings
Berlin
Frederick W. Hathaway
James C. Leach
Bridgewater
Charles O. Morrill
George H. Newhall
Lagan
John A. Macomber
Westport
Burrill Porter, JR
North Attleboro
Charles R. Read
Seekonk
Samuel Ross
New Bedford
George M. Scates
Boston
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Washington St
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Washington
New England
Thomas G. Re
Cobbett Grammar School
Irene Carrow Briggs
L. L. Briggs
Second Universalist Church
JH. Cutter Can
J. H. Cutter
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HaAgnanp & Co
Natl Life Ins. O
J. T. Phelps
Dev
Columbia
Pope Mfc. CO
Columbus Av
Mugh
Waitt & Bond Blackstone
Bow
Wm, HyBrine
Tremont St
Josn Biitines
Enay
Farisha
C.H. Robinson & Go
Dock Sq
Coakley
Thomas A. Brooks
Daniel C. Casey
William J. Donovan
East
Cornelius J. Flynn
James F. Gleason
Ward 14
South
Richard J. Hayes
John J. Hoar
Timothy Holland
Joseph J. Kelley
Daniel J. Kinnaly
William H. McInerney
Hugh McLaughlin
James F. Mciaven
James H. Mellen
Joseph F. Mooney
Eugene M. Moriarty
Timothy F. Murphy
Daniel Murphy
Michael J. O’brien
Charles
Isaac Rosnosky
James J. Sullivan
Cornelius H. Toland
Post
Democrats
Ruskin
Paine’s Furniture CO
Canal ST
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