Dana Praises Lincoln and Stanton in New Haven Address
Charles A. Dana of New York spoke on Lincoln and His Cabinet at the New Haven Colony Historical Society. He praised Edwin M. Stanton and William H. Seward, lauding Lincoln’s wisdom, timing, emancipation decision, military leadership, and political skill. He predicted a forthcoming book on Lincoln.
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New Haven
Conn
Charles A. Dana
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Seward
Dana
Mr. Lincoln
Lincoln
Grant
Thomas
Nevada
Cambridge Council Denounces Scully Charges and Confirms Nominees
Cambridge Aldermen and the school committee met to confirm Mayor's nominees including Frank W. Taussig to the School Board and four other appointments. A heated debate centered on John T. Scully's charges against city heads, with the aldermanic resolution denouncing his course.
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Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Frank W. Taussig
Harvard
A. B. Hart
Clarence H. Douglass
Brandon
Albert F. Roberts
William J. Marvin
W. J. Breen
Isaacs. Pear
Frank H. Teele
C. E. Hadcock
Alderman Bradford
John T. Scully
Boston
Board of Park Commissioners
Board of Health
Comon Council
Odiorne
Googins
Ahern
Scott
Scully
Finance Committee
Chaplin
Messrs
Parry
Intercollegiate Freshmen Regatta Arrangements Set
The freshman regatta featuring Harvard Columbia Cornell and Pennsylvania will be raced June 24 over two miles of the varsity course. The Poughkeepsie plan is favored by Columbia and Cornell with Harvard preferring Springfield and Pennsylvania backing Saratoga. Rules and eligibility are being drafted for adoption.
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New York
Harvard
Columbia
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Poughkeepsie
Springfield
Saratoga
Mayor Removes Ex Mayor in Chicopee
Mayor Grant ousts ex Mayor W. W. McClench from the License Commission chair and installs ex Mayor H. H. Harris. Grant accuses McClench of conflicts with Springfield Brewing Company and failure to revoke a liquor dealer license. McClench denies unfairness, claims political deal behind the removal.
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Chicopee
Grant
W. W. McClench
H. H. Harris
McClench
Springfield Brewing Company
T. J. Flanagan
India And Indigo Highlight Royal Arcanum Dinner
The Royal Arcanum Club held a monthly dinner at Young's Hotel with President Victor J. Loring at the head table. Guests included Alfred T. Turner and Henry C. Wilson who spoke on India and Indigo and a London literary ramble, plus musical numbers by Banks M. Davison and Harry P. Parmelee.
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Royal Arcanum Club
Young’s Hotel
Victor J. Loring
Alfred T. Turner
Henry C. Wilson
Turner
India
Wilson
London
Banks M. Davison
Harry P. Parmelee
Funeral for Chief Justice Doe in Salmon Falls Private
The funeral for Chief Justice Charles Doe will be held Thursday at 2 p m at his residence and is private. Rev. James De Normandie of Boston will conduct the services. The interment will be beside his son Ralph on the Piscataquis River bank.
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Salmon Falls
N. H
Charles Doe
James de Normandie
Boston
Ralph
Piscataquis River
Spanish Reports Say Patriots Advance Toward Havana
A Havana dispatch to El Imparcial states Gomez and Maceo led forces are moving on Havana. Spanish troops positioned for a likely major clash as the conflict nears the capital.
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Madrid
Imparcial
Havana
Gomez
Maceo
Battles and uprisings reported in Cuba frontier clashes
General Poats defeats a 4000 strong patriot force at Santa Rita estate Baro Matanzas with four hours of fighting. Patriots suffer many casualties and Spanish losses total two dead and forty wounded. Other engagements around Pedrosa Songo Ra mon de las Yaguas yield dozens of patriot dead and minor Spanish casualties. Police arrest Jose Montoto and seven others linked to the Cuban junta in New York. Generals Ciella Aizpirsa Moreno sail for Spain. Patriots burn Quivican Union des los Reyes and Martinas and derail a railway train near Cunanayagua. Planters urge tax suspension and debt protection due to sugar crop crisis.
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Poats
Quintin Banderas
Angel Guerra
Santa Rita
Baro
Matanzas
Vicuna
Pedrosa
Barges
Lachambre
Songo
Ramon de Las Yaguas
Santiago de Cuba
Jose Maceo
Zayas
Jose Montoto
New York
Ciella
Aizpirsa
Moreno
Spain
Quivican
Union Des
Senator Hale Vindicates Spanish Position in Cuba Warfare
Madrid reports great gratitude at Hale's eloquent vindication of Spain's stance in Cuba. The press urges calmness and prudence, though some journals warn of American hostility and pessimism toward those who opened and civilized the country.
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Madrid
Hale
Cuba
Where is Leonard Small tied to Boston employment scam
Leonard I Small, who vanished on February 13, is sought by police after an employment agency scam on 42 Howard Street Bowery of Boston. He charged applicants $1 for work promises, leaving about eighty five victims. police doubt the 1894 statute can convict, and Small whereabouts are unknown, with East Boston listed as his home.
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Howard Street
Bowery
Boston
Leonard I. Small
Small
Police Board
Captain Gaskin
Station 2
Inquest Opens Over North Woburn Man Killed by Shock
An inquest in Newton Falls examined the death of William S. Goff who was killed Feb 10 at Louis Goddu's Winchester shop by an electric lamp shock. Witnesses testified the fault lay in a transformer with a leak between coils and that a high voltage passed through the victim. The hearing adjourned to Saturday morning.
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Mr. Bliss
Mr. Goff
Made or $10 Best Tick Gas Mass Production Ad
To order three parts weighing 40 pounds each, best tick gas manufacturers offer full Made or $10. A. W. Wheeler & Gas Manufacturers advertise at 68 and 65 Hanover Street Boston opposite American House.
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A. W. Wheeler & Gas Manufacturers
Hanover St
Boston
American House
McKinley Delegates Lead In Broad Primary Ballot Ties
The article details delegate counts and state conventions for the 1900 presidential race. It notes McKinley would have 4384 votes on the first ballot, with a near majority, and lists conventions across Iowa Kansas Minnesota Massachusetts New York South Dakota Ohio Texas Wisconsin Alabama Georgia North Dakota Oregon Maine Kentucky Nebraska New Jersey Pennsylvania. It also covers A P A influence in New Hampshire and the Chicago delegation selections.
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McKinley
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Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
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Mississippi
Missouri
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Massachusetts
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Wisconsin
North Dakota
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Maine
Kentucky
Nebraska
New Jersey
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Chicago
Cullom-Allison
George P. Englehart
Charles Whitney
Foraker
St. Louis
Bushnell
C. L. Kurtz
State Committee
William M. Hahn
James S. Clarkson
William H. Andrews
Quay
Philadelphia
Des Moines
Mr. Clarkson
Pacific Coast
Allison
Andrews
Money for McKinley Fund Raises Chicago to Philadelphia
James M. Swank of the Iron and Steel Association refused to confirm or deny receiving Hanna’s letter regarding a fund of 250000 dollars to support McKinley at the national convention. Prominent manufacturers, some from the Wanamaker pool of 1888, have contributed to this year’s McKinley pool.
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Philadelphia
James M. Swank
The
Iron and Steel Association
Mark A. Hanna
McKinley
Newton for Reed Republican ward caucuses select delegates
Republican ward caucuses in Newton chose delegates to the State and congressional conventions and favored Reed for President with General Draper for renomination to Congress. Ward 7 formed a resolutions committee on the late city treasurer’s death as part of the action.
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Newton
Reed
General Draper
D. W. Farquhar
G. D. Gilman
J. Edward Hollis
J. T. Langford
Reuben Forknall
H. W. Downs
J. F. Frisbie
C. H. Stone
E. O. Childs
Reuben Forkwall
Edward Sands
C. D. Cabot
W. H. Chadwick
Congressional
J. T. Allen
W. E. Sheldon
C. E. Hatfield
W. E. Carpenter
W. A. Knowlton
A. W. Kelly
Frederick Johnson
H. A. Hazen
G. M. Adams
G. M. Fiske
A. H. Wiggin
Oereer
S. W. Jones
Joseph R. Leeson
William M. Flanders
George S. Smith
Adam D. Claffin
Erastus T. Coburn
James W. French
Alonzo R. Weed
Gorham D. Gilman
W. R. Emerson
John B. Goodrich
David W. Farquhar
R. A. Ballou
Memory Loss and Unsolved Robbery Case in Wollaston
Wollaston March 10. Postmaster Wilde claims to have been robbed in Boston of nearly 700 dollars, with doctors saying a childhood blow left part of his brain paralyzed under stress. He cannot always recall the robbery, and his memory lapse is described as periodic and tied to emotional excitement. Friends fear deception about missing funds and note Wilde’s erratic job history and prior railway post.
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Wollaston Heights
Wilde
Boston
W. G. Corthell
Israel Waterhouse
C. R. Sherman
Sub-Treasury
Wollaston
Mr. Wilde
Quincy
Wallaston
Charles Backus
Richards
Temple Place
Lawrence
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Depew Urges International Arbitration at Amherst
Chauncey M. Depew spoke on International Arbitration before students and townspeople at Amherst. He argued for a court of arbitration to handle disputes among nations, questioned large military buildup, and cited treaties and the Monroe doctrine as guiding principles. An informal reception followed at the Psi Upsilon House.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Gates
United States
America
Europe
England
Webster
Cleveland
Germany
Depew
Psi Upsilon
Man Arrested for Counterfeit Silver Dollars in Perry's Court
John H. Bradley arrested in Perry's court for making and circulating counterfeit silver dollars. Bogus coins and apparatus found in his room. He admits a recent three year term at the State Reformatory for stealing a team.
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Lowell
John H. Bradley
Perry’s
State Reformatory
Senate Dispute Over Cuban Resolutions And Mogers Sword
In a tense Senate session the Cuban resolutions are debated as Hoar presses for a delay and Morgan recalls a pledge about Spain. Sherman and Hoar clash over motives and the lack of committee reports. Laughter and sharp exchanges reflect growing foreign policy tension.
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Hoar
Ohio
Committee On Foreign Relations
Mr. Morgan
Senate
Spain
Morgan
United States
Mr. Hoar
Cuba
Senate discord over Armenian outrages and Cuba policy
The debate pits Mr. Hoar against Mr. Morgan and Mr. Chandler as they clash over Armenia and Cuba policy. Hoar defends his investigation and proposes Senate backing for presidential action, while Sherman faces a pointed accusation of improper motive as Hoar’s resolution is postponed.
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Mr. Morgan
Mr. Hoar
Hoar
Armenia
Cuba
Chandler
Cleveland
Thorouhly
Sherman
Labor News Highlights From Boston Unions and Events
The Firemen's Protective Union receives $25 backing from the Central Labor Union for a Garment Workers injunction appeal to the Superior Court. A mass meeting aims to reduce hours. Grocery clerks enroll 20 new members and plan a by law group. Union leaders John Sullivan and John Rodden spoke. The National Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees plans its third annual ball on April 14 at Cotillon Hall. Hoisting and portable engineers announce a smoke talk at St Andrew's Hall, with Building Trades Council and Central Labor Union invited. Edward J. Ryan of the Building Trades Council, secretary of the Housesmiths, is named by Mayor Quincey to the Public Baths Commission. Pattern makers schedule a smoke talk at 45 Eliot Street on the 24th inst with many prominent labor figures to attend.
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Firemen’s Protective Union
Central Labor Union
Garment Workers
Superior Court
John F. Sullivan
John Rodden
Typographical Union
National Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
Cotillon Hall
Boston
St. Andrew's Hall
Building Trades Council
Edward J. Ryan
Housesmiths
Quincey
Public Baths Commission
Ryan
Building Trades
Pattern Makers
Eliot Street
Second-story burglar shot at in Brookline Aspinwall Hill
A thief attempting a Gardner road break in Brookline fired at neighbor Mr. Clark after a chase with Mr. Clark and Mr. Wight. The suspect dropped from a porch roof, escaped, leaving only a cigarette. No property was taken. the man is linked to prior Brookline thefts.
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Brookline
Aspinwall Hill
Gardner Road
Edward Steese
Steese
Amasa Clark
Norman Wight
Morton elected town clerk and treasurer again
At the March 1 town meeting in Woburn the Hon. William H. Morton was chosen town clerk for the forty-fifth time and town treasurer for the forty-eighth consecutive time.
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Woburn
William H. Morton
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