Myer Bradley vote double incident rocks Cambridge House
The Cambridge House debate centers on a startling claim that Bradley of East Boston voted twice on a reconsideration motion. Myers accuses, Bradley denies, and the Speaker rules on order as the roll-call continues. The episode highlights tensions over temperance legislation and the bill’s fate in a close vote.
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Myers
Bradley
East
Boston
County Treasuries
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Myers
McLaughlin
Cambridge
House
Spalding
Quinn
Ward 2
Roberts
Chelsea
Hayes
Lowell
Mclaven
Worcester
Stanley
New Bedford
Irwin
Northampton
St. John
Haverhill
Kaan
Somerville
McCarthy
O'Neil to Be Oathbound as Assistant U S Treasurer
Boston sub treasurer commission for Joseph H O'Neil to be made out today at the Treasury. Bond approved. oath of office and charge to be assumed on April 1. O'Neil was in Boston yesterday and notified all requirements are satisfied with no further steps needed.
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Brighton
Mitchell
Boston
Commonwealth Avenue
Bessom
Hussex
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Lynn
Committee On Railroads
Railroad Committee
Atwood
Sprague
Suffolk
Gilbert
Russell
Greenhalge
Smith
Essex
Frothingham
Gray
Norfolk
Leach
Plymouth
Senate
Massachusetts
Fish and Game Club
Somerset
the Megantic Clubs
Commonwealth
Washington, D. C
Joseph H. O’neil
United States
Treasury Department
O’neil
Sub-Treasurer ONeil Bond Sets Secrecy on Sureties
Official secrecy is kept on the gentlemen who posted a 260000 bond for Sub-Treasurer ONeil. ONeil refuses to name the bondsmen or total required. Reported names include A. Shuman Henry R. Reed Moses T. Stevens John P. Spaulding and John H. Sullivan. DA Hoar examined each surety before forwarding the bond to Washington for action.
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O'Neil
A. Shuman
Henry R. Reed
Moses T. Stevens
John P. Spaulding
John H. Sullivan
United States
Hoar
Washington
Amendment giving women the vote clears Assembly
Albany March 14 The concurrent resolution proposing a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote passed the Assembly by 80 votes in favor and 21 against. The measure advances to the Senate for action.
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Albany
N. Y
Assembly
Senate
Tickets on sale for all points in the West
Boston and Albany ticket office at 366 Washington Street advertises tickets available for travel to all western destinations.
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West
Boston & Albany
Washington Street
Lottery broker chief held after Wilkes-Barre raid
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania Chief of Police Briggs and officers raided John Wurzberger a known lottery king. He was fined 50 dollars and held on 600 bail after a hearing. The raid uncovered thousands of dollars in lottery tickets and customer lists showing bankers doctors lawyers and miners among victims. The Wilkes-Barre Times backed the case with alleged links to deaths and prison inmates.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
Briggs
Commission
John Wurzberger
Wurzberger
Pennsylvania
Luzerne County
Nichols
Wilkesbarre Times
The
Times Tonight
George A. Lohman
Rockafellow
Penitentaary
Wur2berger
United States
Reimbursement Petition Tracks Police Officers in Boston
Officers Lowrey and Innes seek $300 reimbursement from a city claims committee for defense costs in the September assault case against Veteran Dickman in South Boston. Supporters cite May 18, 1888 public statute authorizing indemnity to officers for defense expenses while performing duties. skeptics say officers overstepped authority.
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Lowrey and Innes
Council Committee
Ickman
South
Boston
Law Department
Dorchester Garbage Plant Fight Reaches Courts
Dorchester residents press the Gibson street garbage rendering plant into court action amid protests over odors affecting Gibson school and nearby homes. The city contract with New England Construction covers twenty tons daily at 2500 yearly, with hearings and possible contract termination if deemed a nuisance. President Soley defends operations, noting steam heating and grinding reduce odor to a light sweet scent, while locals fear devaluation of Gibson school land and nearby church property.
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Dorchester
Gibson Street
Board of Health
New England Construction Company
John C. Soley
H. H. Carter
N. Matthews, Jr
Christopher Gibson
Boston
Gibson School
C. E. Folsom
Board of Aldermen
Curis
Elbridge Smith
Dorchester and
Melville Avenues
the Post
Andy
Parkman Methodist Episcopal Church
Soley
Post
Captain Shepard Dead in Washington at 52
Captain Leonard G. Shepard chief of the revenue marine division Treasury Department died at 5 p.m. in Washington from pneumonia after ten days illness. Born in Massachusetts he joined the service in 1865 rising to captain in 1878. He served in the Pacific aboard the revenue cutter Bear and helped seize vessels in seal poaching disputes with Britain.
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Washington
Leonard G. Shepard
Revenue Marine Division
Treasury Department
Shepard
Massachusetts
Revenue Marine Service
Pacific
Arctic Ocean
United States
Great Britain
Paris
Windom
Boston Press Club Elects Officers in Large Vote
The Boston Press Club held its annual election with a large, representative turnout. William V. Alexander won the presidency by fifteen votes, while most prior officers were re-elected. C. S. Drew received 41 ballots as the sole challenger for a directorship.
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Boston Press Club
William V. Alexander
C. S. Drew
Emory H. Talbot
George M. Whitaker
Robert G. Fitch
William E. Brigham
M. J. Keating
Joseph C. Smith
Frederick W. Ford
M. W. Ahern
Edmund J. Carpenter
Philip Hale
Edward W. Hazewell
J. W. Hemenway
Edwin C. Howell
Cross G. Smith
Concord Ex-Tax Collector Held on Embezzlement Charge
Concord ex-tax collector C. W. Sanford appeared before Judge Henry C. Merwin in District Court and waived warrant reading. He was held in 1000 dollars bond for the June term of the Superior Court on embezzlement charges.
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Concord
C. W. Sanford
Henry C. Merwin
Alderman Folsom Criticizes Local Drying Works
Officials defend a local drying operation noting 80 percent weight loss in drying and vinegar-like condensation. They claim improvements after Alderman Folsom's concerns and invite public inspection, though they blame poor sanitary conditions at the school building for any illness among children.
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Alderman Folsom
Middlesex Ladies Night At Club Dinner honors guests
The Middlesex Club held its annual dinner for the ladies at Youngs with speeches by Ex Governor Brackett and Representative Roe of Worcester. The Rev E G Porter spoke on Armenia while Captain Irwin and others listened as politics were set aside for entertainment. Notables present included J J Myers J J McCarthy Richard Irwin Ernest Roberts A E Winship and many ex and current lawmakers.
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Middlesex Club
Young
Billings
E. 8. Roe
Worcester
Brackett
E. G. Porter
Armenia
Cambridge
J. J. McCarthy
Boston
Richard Irwin
Northampton
Ernest Roberts
Chelsea
J. A. Bailey, Jr
Arlington
John L. Bates
Charles F. Shute
Millard Fillmore
Granville A. Fuller
William Barrett
H. H. Dyer
A. E. Winship
Charles P. Tirrell
John Haskell Butler
B. Marvin Fernald
RE. C. Miller
E. M. McPherson
W. J. Holden
Rhode Island Candidates Hold State Conventions
Democrats and Republicans each held their state conventions. Democrats nominated for governor Geor L. Littlefield Pawtucket lieutenant governor Augustus S. Miller Providence secretary of state George W. Greene Woonsocket attorney general George T. Brown Providence treasurer John G. Perry South Kingston. Republicans nominated Charles Warren Wippitt Providence for governor Edwin A. Allen Hopkinton secretary of state Charles P. Bennett Providence attorney general Edwin C. Dubois East Providence treasurer Samuel Clark Lincoln. Platforms favor constitutional convention biennial elections tariff and immigration measures navy and army boosts.
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Providence
Geor L. Littlefield
Pawtucket
Augustus S. Miller
George W. Greene
Woonsocket
George T. Brown
John G. Perry
South Kingston
Charles Warren Wippitt
Edwin A. Allen
Hopkinton
Charles P. Bennett
Edwin C. Dubois
East Providence
Amuel Clark
Lincoln
Sewer cave-in kills two men in Brooklyn workman site
Patrick Gillen and Roari Zeppi died when a ton of earth buried them in a sewer twenty five feet deep on Second Avenue in Brooklyn. They were at work today when the cave-in occurred.
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Brooklyn
Patrick Gillen
Roari Zeppi
Second Avenue
Mayor Curtis Defends Boston Charter Bill At Hearing
The Boston charter amendment hearing before the Metropolitan Affairs Committee at the State House drew a large crowd as Mayor Edwin A. Curtis presented his bill. He argued for a nonpartisan four member election board and the shift to single headed commissions for fire water and public institutions, aiming for efficiency and accountable leadership while acknowledging possible delays in election results.
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City of
Boston
State House
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Edwin A. Curtis
Brooklyn
Board of Health Commissioners
Walker Oil Works Allowed to Remain in Somerville
State Fire Marshal Whitcomb informed Walker Oil Works and their petitioning counsel that the plant may remain in Somerville. The decision addresses concerns that inflammable conditions and combustibles exist at the premises and were the basis for seeking suppression.
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Walker Oil Works
Somerville
Whitcomb
A. Shuman & Co Wins Boston & Maine Uniform Contract
The firm of A Shuman & Co received from the Boston and Maine Railroad Company the contract to furnish uniforms for conductors baggage masters and brakemen of that road.
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A. Shuman & Co
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Schooner Campbell Ashore Off Highland Light
March 14 schooner Campbell Robin son from Boston to Philadelphia went ashore three and a half miles south of here at 4 am. Ten crew were saved by Paynet River life saving station despite a hard surf. Vessel sits high on the beach unchanged at sunset, needing cables to float it. tugs could not assist due to rough seas.
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Highland Light
Charles A. Campbell
Robinson
Boston
Philadelphia
Here
Rich
Paynet River
Connors Sues Williams and Crosby for 4000 in Supreme Court
James Connors sues Harry Williams and James Crosby for 4000 claiming he lost 2880 playing policy with them at 40 Sudbury Street on December 1 1898. Gargan and Keating will appear for the plaintiff while Melvin O Adams represents the defendants. Trial date not yet settled but expected at next Superior Court civil session.
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Connors
Williams
Crosby
Gargan and Keating
Melvin O. Adams
James Connors
Harry Williams
James Crosby
Sudbury Street
Superior Court
Deaf Stratford Father Sues Son Over Farm Deed
In Bridgeport Connecticut Judge Prentice hears the case of John Ford, a deaf mute of Stratford, seeking to recover his four acre farm deeded to his son William J. Ford in April 1802. The son contends the transfer was honest, amid family jealousy over a sister.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Prentice
John Ford
Stratford
William J. Ford
Robbed and Beaten Near Mammoth Mine to Mt. Pleasant
In Greensburg Pennsylvania a mother Mrs Colinsky and her daughter set out to walk to Mt. Pleasant to buy Hungary tickets with 500 dollars. Their bodies were found yesterday hidden in brush by the roadside. They had been robbed and severely beaten. Two Hungarians suspected of the assault fled and remain unseen.
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Greensburg
Penn
Exiled Honolulu group leaves Hawaii aboard Arawa steamer
Banished travelers from Honolulu aboard the Arawa, arriving from Sydney via Honolulu, include Captain William Davis P G Camarinos Carl Klemme Henry Von Werthen C W Ashford and Harry Juen. They were released from prison on condition they depart the country. Ashford met the ex queen and asked to aid her in America but she declined saying all possible had been done.
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San Francisco
Sydney
Honolulu
William Davis
P. G. Camarinos
Carl Klemme
Henry von Werthen
C. W. Ashford
Harry Juen
Ashford
America
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Washington, Corner
Boston Dental Parlors
Washington St
Cobb, Bates & Yerxza’s
Dental Parlors
J. H. O’neil
MR. O'Neil
New York
Richardson & Co
Burlington, Vt
Health Board
Captain Shepard
Maine
Press Club
Summer ST
Neee’s
Middlesex
Roe
Rhode Island
Littlefield
Campbell
Hungary
Waylard
Hawaii
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