Elevated railroads dominate Boston transit bills debate
The Mack and Bay State Elevated plans lead hearings as six elevated routes seek passage. A joint committee assigns one day per bill with a March until hearing and demands tests on franchise terms fares and land takings. Expert witnesses including Harriman advocate public involvement and stricter oversight before any charter is granted.
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State House
Mack
Bay State Elevated
W. B. Mack
C. D. G Mack
James W. Longstreet
Boston
Boston Eevated
Lancaster Elevated
Suffolk Elevated
Baker
Peter A. Dowd
Frank Parsons
Harriman
George W. R. Harriman
Republic
Petitions Seek Charter Amendments for Boston Elevated Railroad
Two petitions presented to the Boston legislature urge charter amendments for the Boston Elevated Railway Company. The first, from Boston and suburban residents, requests changes to enable rapid transit to suburbs and improved operation. The second, from brokers and dealers, argues the elevated line would benefit the city and traveling public and prays for authorization to begin active operation.
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Boston Elevated Railroad
Boston
Senate and
House of Repreentatives
Boston Elevated Raiload Company
Comany
Stockton
James S. Murphy
Arles B. Amery
P. W. Sprague
H. E. Converse
Senate
House of Representatives
Kers
Boston Elevated Ailway Company
Bosn
Time’s Call Sparks Debate Across City
Citizens gather as municipal leaders push a plan for reform. Officials argue urgency while residents raise concerns about cost and implementation timelines.
Steamer Lake Winnipeg Narrowly Escapes Sinkage
The Lake Winnipeg from St John N B reached Liverpool after 25 days at sea. Heavy seas flooded the vessel fires were out for over two weeks. Passengers and crew helped bail water and keep ship afloat while 307 cattle 74 sheep and 22 horses had to be thrown overboard due to water shortages.
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Lake Winnipeg
St. John
Liverpool
N. B
Taylor
Collision of Steamers Off Tuskar Light Reported
The Red Star Line Pennland sighted the West Indian after a collision near Tuskar Light. West Indian engines flooded, fires out, towed after damage from a prior crash with the Rydalfell near Lucifer lightship. Rydalfell's bow sustained serious damage. West Indian listed heavily.
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Queenstown
Red Star Line
Pennland
Albrecht
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Campbell
New Orleans
Tuskar Light
James
Boston
Rydalfell
Castellon
Kingstown
Holyhead
Fight postponed as suffrage bill stirs House
Opponents and proponents of a measure allowing women voters on school committee to participate in license decisions clash prior to a March 17 vote. Speaker Bates's tie breaking vote in favor of the bill fuels debate over his political future amid strong prohibitionist support for expanding woman suffrage in licensing matters.
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Carson City
Committee On
Bates
Boston
Little Boy Gang Arrested for Robberies in City Streets
A group of seven youths, led by 11 year old Jacob Fried man and dubbed Jakey the Robber, was arrested by Inspectors Knox and Douglass with Special Officer Gilmore. They face charges for pocketbook theft and stealing gloves from W P Bigelow Co. A Phillips School teacher reported the acts, noting some ringleaders have prior arrests. The boys will be arraigned in Municipal Court.
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Knox
Douglass
Gilmore
Division 38
Jacob Arovitz
Brighton Street
Charles J. Goldstein
Milton Street
Jacob Friedman
Spring Street
Joseph Floyd
Cambridge Street
Young Arovitz
Jakey
Boylston
Tremont
Goldstein
Friedman
Floyd
W. P. Bigelow & Co
Temple Place
Phillips School
West End
Mrs Henry Ward Beecher laid to rest at Plymouth Church
In Brooklyn Old Plymouth Church held the funeral for Mrs Henry Ward Beecher. Militia guards kept vigil over the body in a crowded service led by Dr Lyman Abbott. The Beecher family attended and the casket rested in black with flowers as the body was buried in Greenwood by her husband.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Old Plymouth Church
Henry Ward Beecher
Thirteenth Regiment
Lyman Abbott
Plymouth Church
Howard Pliss
Upper Montclair
N. J
Horace Porter
Beecher
W. C. Beecher
Harry Beecher
Samuel Scoville
Scoville
Ballard
Greenwood
Warrant Issued for Arrest of Chinese Theatre Group
Liquor squad officers Searles and Tewhart arrested a list of Chinese theatre participants for violating the Sunday law by operating a place of amusement. The detainees Jew Doy Fook Lee Mon Bong Lee Foo Lang Moo Sang Wah Dong Song Kim Me Yuen Guy Theo Sang Hong Hi Doo Tank Tong Doy Doo Doy King Lee Gee Doy Moy Sang King Bow Doy Theo Lang Chew were locked at the Lagrange street station.
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Chinese Theatre Company
Searles
Tewhart
Jew Doy Fook
Lee Mon Bong
Lee Foo Lang
Moo Sang Wah
Dong Song Kim
Me Yuen Guy
Theo Sang Hong
Hi Doo Tank
Tong Doy
Doo Doy King
Lee Gee Doy
Moy Sang King
Bow Doy
Theo Lang Chew
Founders' Day at Woodward Institute Girls in Quincy
Founders' Day events at the Woodward Institute for Girls in Quincy feature fencing by younger students and club swinging by graduates. Addresses were given by Charles Francis Adams II and several ministers. The new 55 by 75 foot addition opened for public inspection, boosting facilities with classrooms a museum library gym labs and a stage.
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Quincy
Mass
Woodward Institute For Girls
F. C. Lance
Helen H. Claflin
Charles Francis Adams
Board of Managers
E. N. Hardy
Walter Russell Breed
Edward A. Robinson
F. C. Butler
Stage Gossip Grip on Boston Theater Season
R N Stephens at the Vendome with his wife works on a new Cuban play read by Sothern who likes it but has not yet accepted. Hoyt’s new piece A Stranger in New York stars Marie Jansen and Harry Conor for an indefinite Park Theatre run. Cadet burlesque by R A Barnet under contract for next season. Lawrence McCarty returns from New York and reports Hoyt’s piece as his best. John Hare heads to Philadelphia after Tremont season. Olga Nethersole Carmen at Hollis with Hartwig as the rose. William Seymour praises Secret Service at the Museum and eyes Old Jonas part. Tremont repertory stars include Richelieu Hamlet Othello Venice Merchant Richard III. Tonight Hare performs The Hobby Horse at Tremont. Steve Brodie On the Bowery heads to Columbia next week. Stephens may witness both An Enemy to the King and his new work. The Two Little Vagrants receive a welcome March 22 at Tremont. London engagement for Secret Service crew rumored. Under the Polar Star ends Boston visit at Boston Theatre tomorrow. Chicago Marine Band concerts Sunday at the Boston Theatre. Morello troupe and dog replace Bonettes at New Grand. orchestra debut next week. Little Egypt shows end at Howard Athenaeum. cake walk highlighted. Huth and Clifford perform Monday.
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R. N. Stephens
The
Vendome
Mr. Sothern
Hollis
Providence
Lawrence McCarty
New York
Boston
Hoyt
Park Theatre
Mr. Hoyt
Marie Jansen
Harry Conor
William Seymour
Secret Service
Museum
Jonas
London
the Park
Steamer Navigator Collides With Venetia Off Colon
The British steamer Navigator from Liverpool Feb 18 and the German steamer Venetia from Hamburg Jan 21 collided today near Colon. Both ships were damaged with Venetia severely damaged and to discharge for examination.
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Colon
Navigator
Liverpool
Venetia
Hamburg
Policy offenders fined in Tremont Street policy case
Judge Burke convicted J. S and S and S. Seavey and Anandoz in a policy lottery case at 208 Tremont street. C H Seavey testified for the defense. Spencer denied ties to policy but was convicted of liquor sales. fines ranged from 50 to 100 dollars and appeals were filed. Simons fled. no witness.
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J. S&s
Anandoz
C. H. Spencer
Utica Street
Beach
Utica
Spencer
Simons
Burke
Seavey
French
Mass towns panel to hear Bourne Wareham divide line bill
Buzzard's Bay March 1 The Massachusetts legislative committee on towns convenes to hear petitioners and remonstrants on a bill to reestablish the Bourne Wareham town boundary. The dispute involves two islands and extensive oyster and scallop beds in a likely bitter legal clash.
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Buzzard’s Bay
Massachusetts Legislative Committee On Towns
Bourne
Wareham
BU Debaters Convene In Jacob Sleeper Hall Tonight
The annual Boston University debate pits the Will E. Russell Club law students against the Boston University Union of the College of Liberal Arts. Law entrants: Leon Egges Thomas H. Russell Arthur Clark. CLA team: James M. Gage James Elliot Albert Hart. Judge Ely Senator Hayes and Hon. William Jennings will judge. MA Speaker John L Bates will preside. The topic is that women should have full voting rights.
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Boston University
Jacob Sleeper
Will E. Russell
Law School
Boston University Union
College of Liberal Arts
Leon Egges
Thomas H. Russell
Arthur Clark
James M. Gage
James Elliot
Albert Hart
Thomas E. Russell
Harvard
Ely
Dedham
James E. Hayes
Charlestown
William Jennings
Medford
John L. Bates
Massa chusetts Fruit Growers elect officers for the year
Worcester and surrounding towns are listed in the Massa chusetts Fruit Growers Association annual officer slate. George Cruikshank of Fitchburg is president and Samuel Hartwell of Lincoln is vice president with Samuel T. Maynard of Amherst as secretary and Elijah W. Wood of West Newton as treasurer. Directors span Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex, and other counties with multiple Worcester area names.
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Worcester
Massachusetts Fruit Growers’ Association
George Cruikshank
Fitchburg
Samuel Hartwell
Lincoln
Samuel T. Maynard
Amherst
Elijah W. Wood
West Newton
Calvin L. Hartshorn
Essex County
HE. A. Emerson
Haverhill
J. J. H. Gregory
Marblehead
Suffolk
W. R. Sessions
Boston
Norfolk
Monroe Morse
Medway
Abel F. Stevens
Wellesley
Plymouth
Augustus Pratt
Middleboro
Ss. S. Stetson
Lakeville
Middlesex
M. P. Palmer
Groton
Jonathan Eames
Sherborn
W. D. Hines
Townsend
O. B. Hadwen
James Draper
J. L. Ellsworth
Hampden
Ethan
Brooks
Springfield
Hampshire
F. C. Richards
Williamsburg
J. W. Clark
North Hadley
Berkshire
A. G. Sharp
Richmond
Franklin
M. H. Vincent
Conway
Officials penalize guard for boy’s escape on Rainsford Island
Institutions Commissioner Marshall fines Officer Watson one week’s pay for neglect of duty after the escape of boy James Leahy. Assistant Commissioner Hunt led the investigation. Marshall warns island officers they are personally responsible for safe keeping and will be discharged if boys escape.
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Marshall
Watson
Rainsford Island
James Leahy
Hunt
Plague Toll Reported in Bombay as 9032 City Cases
Health authorities report 9032 bubonic plague cases in Bombay to date with 7546 fatalities. The presidency totals show 14,86 cases and 12,204 deaths from the disease.
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Bombay
Presidency
Brookline ceremony honors Hannah Goddard D A R chapter
Miss Julia Goddard hosted a Brookline morning event at her colonial home for the Hannah Goddard Chapter D A R named for her great grandmother. Rev Christopher Elliot delivered a paper on William Dawers ride to Lexington on April 19 1776.
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Brookline
Hannah Goddard
Miss, Goddard
Lexington
Miss Goddard
Christopher Elliot
William Dawers
Thomas Dawers
Miss Chase
Willard Gross
Damon
Parker
Nash
Codfish Fleet Shrinks as Gloucester Prepares Grand Bank Run
Gloucester reports a steamship from Trapani with salt cargo hastening retirement of Bank codfishing crews. About thirty five sail prepare for Grand Bank while low salted cod prices foretell little fleet growth, down from last season's fifty. Declining prices ruin outfitter profits and fishermen alike.
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Gloucester
Trapani
Grand Bank
Springfield woman found wandering is placed in care in Harlem
Frederika Dicia of Springfield Massachusetts was found wandering in Harlem and brought before Magistrate Kudlich. The Harlem Police Court ordered her cared for until her family arrives and notified Mrs. Dietz’s family. She gave the name Lahr.
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New York
Frederika Dicia
Springfield
Mass
Harlem
Kudlich
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