Electrical Progress in the Past Decade and GE’s Rise
A sweeping overview chronicles electricity as a growing daily force, its rapid expansion from lighting to power, and the General Electric Company’s pivotal role. It traces its formation from Thomson-Houston and Edison General Electric, its leadership in lamps and arc lighting, trolley systems, mining and power applications, and its planned World’s Fair showcase.
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General Electric Company
New York
Edison Company
Mr. Edison
General Electris Company
Boston
United States
Niagara
Thomson- Houston
Edison Companies
Lynn
Schenectady
Iarrison
Atlantic Avenue
Broad Street
Manufacturers and Liberal Arts
Everett of Quincy Faces Uncertain Future in Politics
Amy Roposanrt reports on Dr. William Everett of Quincy, famed scholar and pulpit orator, who rebuffs interview requests and signals possible retirement from politics. The piece notes his six month pastoral appointment at First Church, his enigmatic public stance, and speculation he could be a Democratic candidate for the seventh district.
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William Everett
Quincy
Everett
Seventh Congressional District
First Church
Adams Academy
Dr. Everett
New England
Sam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Congress
Seventh
Amy Roposanrt
Safe guaranteed stock offer from Koal Spar Co
Koal-Spar Co offers preferred stock at 10 percent with par value ten dollars. Investments scale from one hundred dollars yielding ten dollars annually to five thousand dollars for five hundred dollars yearly. Company, organized by Clarence Hale of Portland, plans factory expansion in Boston with funds from sales. Prospectus available at 51 and 53 Summer Street Continental National Bank Building.
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Koal-Spar Co
Clarence Hale
U. S
Portland
Maine
Summer Street
Continental National Bank
Boston
Mass
McCusker to Swim Level in Providence match
James McCusker American champion to swim five races Friday at the Metropole Club Providence. Opponent John Hi Level of Chicago faces distances 100 yards one eighth mile quarter mile half mile and one mile. Best three of five wins. McCusker plans a July match with English champion Jack Haggerty if feasible.
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James McCusker
America
Metropole Club
Providence
John Hi. Level
Chicago
McCasker
Jack Haggerty
Haggerty
Cable
McCusker
Smatch
Riverside Boxing Meet Promises Fine Sparring Event
Riverside Boat Club hosts an invitation sparring meeting at the boat house next Friday night. Ed Roche faces Ted Kelly in a marquee middleweight bout with Roche the defending champ and Kelly the current titleholder. Sullivan meets Foran again, Harrington duels Witz, and Joe Lynch boxes Welch. Gold stop watches on display as prizes.
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Riverside Boat Club
Ed Roche
Ted Kelly
Roche
Kelly
Sullivan
Foran
Harrington
Jack Witz
Joe Lynch
Welch
Seniors to Wear Gowns at Yale After Easter
Yale senior class votes to extend the custom of caps and gowns through the spring term after Easter, despite notable opposition. One dissenter proposed wearing crinoline as an alternative.
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New Haven
Yale
Love and Wealth Precede Wilmington Nuptials
In Wilmington society the wealthy Mrs Hiller plans a lavish wedding to her humble coachman Peter. The match sparks town talk as she signs an ante nuptial settlement and prepares a ceremonial Harlem style display with frescoed church, bridal attire described in detail, and a Florida bridal tour.
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Wilmington
Tre
Peter
Lam
Tam
Ryan
Harvard
Hiller
Viller
Tony” Burbine
Tony
Resolution for constitutional amendment on plurality elections
The Senate passed a resolution fixing plurality elections in state and local contests by 29 to 2. The House received the measure and sent it to the committee on special legislation for review.
Executors Plan Gifts In Keeny Estate In Hartford
The widow Mary Jeanette Keeny estate executors are directed to distribute gifts totaling between 200 000 and 300 000 in her name. Trust income funds include 50000 to Christ Church and 25000 to Trinity College. A 25000 fund to purchase high merit art via the Wadsworth Atheneum. Ten thousand gifts to Hartford Hospital Orphan Asylum Union for Home Work Good Will Club Woman's Aid Society Open Hearth. Ten thousand to Trinity Church Hartford for the new church.
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Hartrorp
Mary Jeanette Keeny
Christ Church
Trinity College
Wadsworth Atheneum
Despatch Signals Hubbard Schooner Safe Near Norfolk
A message from New London dated March 14 reports the arrival of schooner S B Hubbard at Norfolk Virginia. The Hubbard left two weeks ago and faced strong gales causing alarm for her safety as she was blown far out to sea.
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New London
B. Hubbard
Norfolk
Hubbard
Bristol County Bicycle Race Planned for July Fourth
New Bedford reports efforts to stage a July 4 bicycle road race that could eclipse any local event. Fall River weekmen seek a rematch after a prior New Bedford win two years ago while Taunton riders aim to defend Bristol County supremacy.
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New Bedford
Fall River
Taunton
Bristol County
Boston Society of Civil Engineers Annual Meeting Tonight
The annual meeting of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers will be held today at 7:30 p.m. at Wesleyan Hall, 86 Broadfield Street, Boston. Reports from the Board of Government, the treasurer, the secretary, and several special committees will be received.
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Boston Society of Civil Engineers
Wesleyan Hall
Broomfield Street
Boston
Board of Government
Tea for missions in India at Trinity Chapel
A tea to aid missions in India will be held Wednesday afternoon March 22 from 2 to 6 o clock in Trinity Chapel, hosted by the Trinity Church Zenana Band. There will be cake candy fruit and flowers for sale, admission 25 cents.
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India
Trinity Chapel
Trinity Church Zenana Band
Relation of Cholera to Capital Lecture Tonight
A lecture on The Relation of Cholera to Capital will be given at the Wendell Phillips Union at 812 Washington Street at 8 o'clock this evening. Admission is free and all are invited.
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Wendell Phillips Union
Washington Street
Lord Dunraven Delay on Cup Race Conditions
Raging Conditions London March 14 Lord Dunraven declines to judge the American cup race conditions without Chairman Smith's letter. He is engrossed in the anti Home Rule campaign and only reviewed the policy briefly. He plans to race Val kyrie against English yachts before sailing to America in July, with dates still undecided.
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London
Lord Dunraven
Norfolk Street
Park Lane
Smith
Lord Dunyrven
America
Slugging Vermont bout ends in eighth round defeat
In Bennington Vermont a crowd of over 100 watched Henry Normandy and Thomas Delude fight seven rounds with six ounce gloves. Normandy was knocked out in the eighth round in a village barn. A $10 purse was awarded to the winner. Both combatants are French. Normandy is a barber and Delude a merchant. No arrests recorded.
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Normandy
Delude
A Queer Marriage in Court
In Palmer March 14 a District Court dealt with Ephriam Bushee and Della Dillon both 40 and 50 years old for living together without marriage. Bushee claimed they sought a French priest but the priest refused for less than 15 dollars, so they stayed unmarried until funds appeared. The couple were married in court and costs were paid.
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Palmer
Ephriam Bushee
Della Dillon
Palmer Centre
Bushee
Cout
Funeral of Luke Schoolcraft Held by Elks at Advent Church
Luke Schoolcraft’s funeral is set for 1 PM Thursday at the Church of the Advent on Brimmer Street. The service is conducted under the Boston Lodge of Elks, which will hold a special noon meeting and attend the funeral as a group.
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Luke Schoolcraft
Church of the Advent
Brimmer Street
Boston Lodge of Elks
the Elks
Business men to hear H M Moore at Bromfield Street
H M Moore Esq will address Boston business men at the Boston Noon Meeting today at noon. The event takes place at the Bromfield Street Church and aims to discuss local commerce and professional matters.
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H. M. Moore
Boston
Bromfield Street
EW Rules for Trotting Adopted by Turf Associations
New York March 14. At the second day of the conference of turfmen from the National Trotting Association the American Trotting Association and the American Trotting Registration Association new rules for time performances and match races were adopted. Performances against time must occur at regular meetings with regular judges and timers. No animal may start against time before the result of any heat or trial is announced. Time is taken by three timers and three stand judges who do not act as timers. No performance against time before a regular meeting and no match races are allowed. Matches against time are considered performances against time and times in such races are treated the same.
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New York
National Trotting Association
American Trotting Association
American Trotting Registration Association
Yale Indoor Games Draw Big Out-of-Town Field
Yale indoor winter games set for Monday night at the Second Regiment Armory New Haven with strong delegations from New York Boston Worcester and nearly every New England college. Notable entrants include Bowman Burke Earl Whiting Chetain Small Stant Shepard Beach and many others from Columbia Harvard Wesleyan and the Y. M. C. A. affiliated clubs plus local academies.
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Yale
Second Regiment Armory
Lst
New York
Boston
Worcester
New England
Yale Track Athletic Association
FP. H. Bowman
New York City
Edmund Burke
Frederick C. Earl
Giles Whiting
TH. G. Chetain
J. 5. Small
Columbia College
Joseph H. Stant
F. W. Shepard
Brooklyn
G. Byrne
C. A. Clarry P. Kingsley
New York A. C
George B.B. Beach
W. W. Wesson
E. F. Heald
J. P. Gaskill
C. Macy
F.C. Harris
A. A. Lockwood
Morris Clark
H.C. Hull
R.B. Curtis
L.E. Waring
Worcester Academy
Lake
Bloss
G. IL. Sanford
R. H. Kunstadter
K. Brown
Bull
Harvard
Stewart
O. Sheed
W. Lord
W. J. Batcheld
Prize Fighter George Dixon in Disorderly Conduct Case
New York March 14 Dixon a prize fighter was brought to Jefferson Market Police Court charged with disorderly conduct for a sparring exhibition at Miners Theatre with Eddie Daly. The incident described as a scientific boxing exhibition and a test case for Dixon. A finish fight with Griffin for 10000 dollars a side was announced for June 30 with venue to be chosen by best terms. The case was adjourned after an animated discussion among Justice Gray Captain Schultz and Harry Miner.
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New York
George Dixon
Jefferson Market
Schultz
Miner
Eighth Avenue Theatre
Harry Miner
Ife
Dixon
Eddie Daly
O Rourke
Dixion
Griffin
Justice Gray
There Are Fortunes to Be Made in Two Days
Yonkers Gazette asserts fortunes await in a two day scheme. The piece urges bold action and dismisses modern boxing as a hindrance, framing the plan as a decisive knockout path to wealth.
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Yonkers
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