Boston Common Council debates power over city investigations
Ward 13 councilor Norris defies mayor over charter limits and investigates executive control. A suggested three person commission to study annexation of nearby towns is discussed. Resolutions honor Matthew Keany and address school fire exits. Precinct reduction proposal moves forward amid World’s Fair committee action.
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Matthew Keany
Norris
Ward
Common Council
Deer Island
Banquo
Supreme Judicial Court
City of
Boston
Board of Selectmen
Ing
Cambridge
General Court
City Hall of
City Council of
Ward 13
Ratshesky
Ward 18
Fitzgerald
Bates
Ward 1
Chicago
Messrs. Fitzgerald, Young
McClellan
Banks
W. F. Donovan
Keenan
Arthur
Burrage
Festive Boards and Reunions Honor Regimental and Hotel Groups
The Fortieth second Regiment Association held its sixth winter reunion and dinner at the American House with Colonel Joseph Stedman presiding and about fifty members. A complimentary dinner for Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association president H H Brockley was also at the American House with around fifty members and guests, W Wallace Waugh presiding. Harvard Junior class of 1893 hosted its first annual supper at the Revere House with 118 members, led by B W Trafford. speakers included J A Wilder, G K Bell, F S Batchelder, Upton, Frothingham, Kelton, Parke, Ware, and others. The after-dinner program was informal.
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Forty-second Regiment Association
American House
Joseph Stedman
HH. H. Brockley
Hotel Men’s Mutual Benefit Association
W. Wallace Waugh
Harvard University
Revere House
B. W. Trafford
J. A. Wilder
G. K. Bell
F. S. Batchelder
Upton
Frothingham
Kelton
Parke
Ware
Wolf in Lambs Skin Sparks Turmoil at Wayne Court
In Detriot Mich on March 3 a violent scene erupted in Wayne Circuit Court over the New and Latter House of Israel a recent religious community that houses its members together and bans cutting hair. Joseph P Richardson sought habeas corpus as his wife and child joined the sect amid jeers and threats from a large crowd. Fear looms of mob action against the group and their homes as tensions flare in the courtroom episode.
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Detrort
Mich
Wayne Circuit Court
House of Israel
Joseph P. Richardson
Richardson
Postponed hearing on Pintsch Compressing Co removal petition
The hearing on removing Pintsch Compressing Company works on Utica Street was postponed yesterday in City Hall Aldermen's room with seven in attendance. Alderman Rust presided. Opposing counsel included Owen A. Galvin for Pintsch and Edward A. Avery for petitioners. Alexander Humphrey testified to safety measures addressing nitrate danger. remonstrants cited nuisance from naphtha. The session adjourned indefinitely.
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Pintsch Compressing Company
Utica Street
Aldermen’s
City Hall
Alderman Rust
Pintsch Company
Owen A. Galvin
Edward A. Avery
Alexander
Humphrey
Chestex Sons Advertises Bourbons and Whiskey
It claims BISHAREK origins from ancestral lines near the Mare and River Kiese. It praises GO. Taylor Ola Bourbon and GO. Taylor or Pre Eye Whiskeys for age purity and strength, endorsed by thousands nationwide. Diligent druggists and grocers sell them. CHESTEX He. & SONS, Boston, bears the label.
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Kiese
G. O. Taylor
Transatlantic Steamship Movements Reported March Largely From Britain
In New York on March 3 Lahn arrives from Bremen and Gloucester sails from Hull to Boston. Spree leaves New York for Bremen March 8 and Suevia departs from New York to Hamburg. Teutonic leaves Liverpool for New York March 3 at 2 00 pm. Colonial express day train to Washington praised as season’s success amid various ship movements.
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New York
Lahn
Bremen
City of Gloucester
Hull
Eng
von Bremen
Spree
Liverpool
Michigan
Boston
Lizard
Suevia
Hamburg
Moville
Devonia
New Org
Queenstown
Teutonic
Colonial Express
Washington
State House Mystery as Edgell Disappears from Senate
The State House mystery deepens over Major Edgell who vanished five weeks ago after being let out a side door by Messenger Taft. Friends fear foul play and wonder if he lies in Boston Harbor as search efforts remain blind. Disappearance only publicized after two weeks hindered tracing contacts.
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Stillman W. Edgell
Boston Harbor
State House
State Senate
Major Edgell
Taft
House Rebuffs Rail Consolidation Effort In Senate
The Massachusetts Senate refused to suspend its twelfth joint rule to admit Senator Raymond’s consolidation plan for Boston & Maine and Concord & Montreal railroads. Debates cited public interest, with a four-fifths vote required and not met. House water bills faced changes as Methuen franchise protections were tested and lobbyist access rules were expanded.
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Senate
Raymond
Boston & Maine
Concord & Montreal
Middlesex
Boston, Concord & Montreal
Smith
Worcester-Hampshire
Read
Simpkins
The
Cape
Th Senate
Jr. West
Suffolk
Yeas
Messrs
Baker
Carberry
Carter
Champlin
Clark
Dame
Eaton
Fernald
Gilman
Hickox
Kimball
McNary
Meade, Mott, Nichols
House
Licosac Tunnel & Wilmington Railroad Company
Methuen Company
Barrett
Mr. Barrett
Committee On Water Supply
Onset Bay
Willimanset Water Company
State House
Northampton
Committee On Railroads
Robinson
Superior Court
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Connecticut River
Dubois Takes the Chair in Idaho Election Debate
Senate resumes contest over Clagett's seat as Mr Gray argues for Clagett while Mr Morgan proposes a substitute. Vote on minority and majority resolutions follows. majority upholding Dubois to retain seat, 55 to 5. Pure food bill amendments pass. adjournment after routine business. In the House, Mr Watson of Georgia protests a despatch criticizing his vote in the Craig-Stewart case then debate on the District of Columbia appropriation bill continues. militia funding struck down. previous question defeated. House adjourns.
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Claggett
Dubois
Paddock
Watson
Hind Ton
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Washington
Craig-Stewart
Stewart
Congress
House
Ema
District of Columbia
Butler
Iowa
Supreme Judicial Court For
the Commonwealth
Allen
J. Samuel Tompson
Grace Stevenson
Boston Water Power Company
Davies
Boston & Albany
Berkeley
Dartmouth
Boston & Providence
Camden
Swallow
Lavies
Hill on a Silver Fence in Capitol Telegraphed Debate
Washington March 3 United Press interviews with Democratic figures in the House reveal uncertainty over the silver issue as leaders expect a meeting tomorrow to decide strategy. They note Republican resistance to delaying or defeating the bill and discuss Democratic plans and possible defections. The piece ends with a cheeky prompt about St Patrick’s Day conundrums.
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Washington
George Fred Williams
Harter
House
United Press
Abs
Ohio
Brice
Civil courts update on patent case and state court rulings
United States Circuit Court on March 3 heard J George C Paine versus Henry D Trask seeking an injunction over a patent for hot air furnace regulators. Supreme Judicial Court listings followed with several case arguments and a detailed property dispute about Boston land conveyance.
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United States Circuit Court
J. George C. Paine
Henry D. Trask
C. H. Drew
J. L. S. Roberts
National debt for Ambler widow grows. fund nears doubling
A Record correspondent notes the Ambler fund has reached 268.25 dollars and will likely double, seen as late payments of the 1800 dollars he spent in 1861 to train troops before their front. Mrs. Ambler, 68, lives at West Medford in hardship, grateful for tardy justice and seeking a final resting place for her husband with a hillside grave.
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Sergeant Ambler
Suffolk Court Docket List of Tort and Contract Cases
First Session shows three judges with dozens of civil actions in tort and contract. Plaintiffs seek damages up to $15,000 for personal injuries and $2,062 to $50,000 in various breaches, with numerous case numbers and attorneys listed.
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Middlesex
Cambridge
Bratcey
Superior Court
J. W. Stillman
C. J. Donovan Et al
Avery & Nobbs
I. R. Clark
J. W. Twombley
West End Street Railway Company
J. D. Long
M. F. Dickinson, Jr
W. B. Sprout
Carey
Sands
Thayer
Hunt
French
Hanson
Globe
Harvey
Reynolds
Newspaper Co
Swala
Brady
Frssenden
J. F. H. Turner
Fitchburg and
Boston & Maine Railroad
Hope for Mr Springer in Hospital Room
Midnight report says Congressman Springer is not worse and may gain a fresh hold if cough can be controlled. Doctors attribute dangerous coughing to brain effects from facial erysipelas, with delirium returning when he is silent. If no decline by noon, recovery hope rises.
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Washington
Congressman Springer
Train wreck at Little Gunpowder Falls kills engineer
Baltimore March 3 A passenger train on the Baltimore and Lehigh railroad was wrecked near Bellaire at Little Gunpowder Falls. Engineer Henry Robb was killed. Mail agent J E Hughes express messenger A G Hayden and passenger David Evans of Philadelphia were injured Hayden likely fatally hurt. Road blockaded for hours after wreck.
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Baltimore
Baltimore & Lehigh
Little Gunpowder Falls
Bellaire
Henry Robb
J E. R. Hughes
A. G. Hayden
David Evans
Philadelphia
Hayden
FIELD'S MENTAL CONDITION INQUIRY TESTIMONY
In New York on March 3, witnesses testified Field was perfectly rational. General W E Dodge, president of the Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf railroad, said Field lent 800000 dollars to the Union Pacific on bonds and that Field sold the bonds without authority. Witness described Field's dealings as those of a business man.
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Mason
C. J. Gamewell Fire Alarm & Signal Company
Moses G. Crane
Equity
Crane
Uestion
Piaintiff
G. W. Cole
M. Storey
S. L. Powers
J. Elder
J. Q. A. Brackett
W. H. Solomon
W. A. Mason
Worcester
W. H. Hubbard
G. E. Curry
New York
W. W. Dodge
Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railroad
Field
Union Pacific
Colonel Lamont Hale and Hearty
A Florida letter to Colonel Daniel S. Lamont's father reports the colonel's improvement and notes he is hale and hearty, countering prior illness rumors. Also mentions Boston transport hub No. 8 Old State House run by L. H. Pamer offering Shore Line express and Colonial Express seats.
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Corruano
N. Y
Florida
Daniel S. Lamont
Hendricks
Old State House
L. H. Pamer
Boston
Shore Line
Washington
Royal Baking Powder Proves Consistently Strong
Advert says Royal Baking Powder keeps its strength with each use while inferior powders lose potency. Claim emphasizes pure ingredients and precise compounding, noting the final spoonful remains as good as the first unlike other brands.
Frazier Knocks Out Murray In New England Lightweight Title Fight
In New Bedford on March 3 at the New Bedford Athletic Club about five hundred spectators watched Billy Frazier of Boston stop Jimmy Murray of Providence in the fifteenth round. Referee Moore and Jack Falvey were noted ringside as Frazier dominated early and finished with decisive punches and sustained offense.
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New Bepforp
New Bedford Athleti Club
Billy Frazier
Boston
Jimmy Murray
Providence
New England
Patsey Sheppard
Frazier
Steve Ross
Frank Lannon
Bobby Burns
Moore
Jack Falvey
Murray
Razier
No Free Silver Chamber Resolution Cited At Meeting
New York March 3 Special to the Post. At a Chamber of Commerce meeting Mr Louis Windmuller offered a Bland silver bill resolution warning the legislation would drive gold from circulation and force the government to stop gold payments. The chamber resolved that depreciation of the dollar would threaten government credit and the nation’s best interests.
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Chamber of Commerce
Loouis Windmuller
Fire destroys J B Ryerson factory in Parapheupais
March 3 fire at the large brick factory of J B Ryerson Sons Co tapestry and curtain makers in Parapheupais. Several hundred employees barely escaped, with many severely burned. A woman leaped from the fourth floor and survived a swampy landing. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars.
Milwaukee coroner rules man responsible for fatal railway crash
Milwaukeex Wisconsin report says coroner's jury finds Emil Barthel boss switchman responsible for a collision that killed seven men Tuesday. Jury recommends he be taken before the Criminal Court for investigation.
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Milwaukeex
Wis
Vrdict
Emil Barthel
Switchman
Criminal Court
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Mr. Bates
Helen
Selden
Lynn
Mass
DANA
Helen E. Selden
Dana Sarsaparilla Co
Belfast
Maine
Lamb's
Bisharek
Edgell
Concord
Montreal Roads
Dubois Takes the Chair
Hill
Fred Williams
Ireland
Demandant
W. B. F. Whall
G. R. Swasey
W. H. Brown
R. M. Morse, Jr
C. E. Hellier
Plaintiff
G. A. Torrey
Fitchburg
S. Lincoln
T. Hunt
O’ Leary
Robbins
Wyckoff
Evans
Donovan
Aget Adv
Same
Brand
West End
Ying
Phun
Denton
Hallett
Pierce
Plaisted
Hanley
N.Y
N. Kk
Connolly
Manamin
Moran
Davis
Thompson
Ambler Fund
J. Collins
Hills & CO
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Aldrich
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Williams
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Thixer
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Holyoke MF
Satte F. & M
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Fitch M. F. Ins
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J. F. M. Davis
J.J. Dorey
John A. Gill
F. M. Davis
J. G. Holt
P. A. Collins
M. Hamm Et al
W.S. Hennessey
A. P. Worthen
Adams & Blinn
Acme & & M. Co
Peach
Husted
Cunning AN. Bish Nee
Hallock
Tirrell
Fahey
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O’donne
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Brown
Aldrica
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Boston & Me
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Story
Rafferty
Lincoln Club
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Boston Wp, Co
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Tena
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Rder
Bishop
C. E. Littlefield
J. Glover
Eliza Leggett
J. A. Bennett
C. H. Swan
Michael A. Heffernan
Jra
M. Connt
Gossamer Rubber Company
Morton & Hamlin
A. B. Coffin
Marden v
Bost
Alb Je
Silverstone
Tntariand
Bos
Cigar ‘& Tobacco Co
Bower
Whitney
Lynch
Damon
West
Haley
Ham
Edwards
Patterson
Shedd
DeLa Lanne
Sane
Larrabee
Froth
Noha
Kellogg
Pearson
Elson
Douglass
King
Sterns
Pere Atteretty
Col R. v. Gee
Snow
Steele
H. Wood Co
Myers
Fee
Beck
Adams
Cart
Uartnett
Gunsen Ahas
WYAW
Willis
Bourneuf
Richardeon Vy
Marchant
MR. Springer
General Dodge
U. P
Lamont Hale
New York Chamber of Commerce
Surrounway
Barthel
Boston Daily Traveller
United States
Traveller Publishing Company
State Street
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