Pension dodge fuels debate on war substitutes and relief bills
Washington reports a senator dismisses a proposed pension bill for men who paid substitutes during the war. He argues the bill would repay private funds spent on substitutes, appealing to those in hardship, while noting many pension measures have circulated in Congress in recent years. The senator says he filed the measure for later review.
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Interior department flooded with rental offers for ICC quarters
Wasnameron March 29. The Secretary of the Interior is deluged with applications from people who own houses to rent to the interstate commerce commission. Rents range from 500 to 5000 dollars. Locations include Capitol Hill and other areas. A saloon keeper offers the floor overhead. Lamar may leave quarters to the commission. Members have not arrived. Judge Cooley travels from Chicago tomorrow. Bragg Schoonmaker and Walker expected Thursday. Colonel Morrison seeks to meet new associates and start work.
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Chicago
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Cleveland looks healthy says Sackett after visit
Postmaster John B. Sackett of Buffalo, who spent hours with Grover Cleveland, asserts the president has looked healthier in ten years and appears fit for twenty more years of active life, disputing Sowers' view that lack of exercise endangers him.
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Chicago man seeks secretary post on interstate commission
Washington March 29 Special Talbott of Chicago applied for the secretaryship of the interstate commission. He owns a railway paper and is viewed as pursuing free advertising rather than genuine public service, following a junket with Mexican editors two years ago.
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New England Inventors Patents Listed in Washington
A Washington list approves patents for New England inventors across diverse fields. Names include John R. Back Worcester tool support for lathes Charles W Bradford Thorndike cutting apparatus for mowers and many others from Boston Worcester Lynn and Concord with inventions ranging from water closet apparatus to electro magnetic cut off and distribution systems.
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Worcester
Charles W. Bradford
Thorndike
William Bunting, Jr
Boston
George D. Burton
New Ipswich
N. H
Samuel Cabot
Rufus Bd. Carr
William T. Carroll
Lincoln E. Chace
Freetown
Mass
Willard E. Clough
Brookline
Edward Duffy
Pawtucket
Frank M. Edmunds
Franklin Falls
Analdo M. English
Martin R
F. N. Ethridge
Lynn
Albert CC. Fairbanks
Joseph W. Flagg
C. R. B. Clafflin, Jr
Frederick A. Fowler
New Haven
C. Hermon French
A. T. Gifford
Hopedale
Daniel P. Grenty
Concord
Warren E. Haynes
Eleuterio C
Hernandez
John Holmes
Orlando Jenness
Mariana ‘T, Jones
Robert M. Keating
Springfield
Jeremiah Keith
North Middleboro
Elton P. Kendall
Barre
Cassius M. Radford
Lemuel B. Sawyer
Nowell F. Sawyer
Bradford
Thomas W. Shepherd
Peabody
George W. Skanks
Chelsea
Elihu Thompson
John
Inventor Patents Arc Lamp and Firearm Improvements
A set of notes lists Tregoning of Hartford and Francis B. Wallis of Everett with electric arc lamp ideas, and Henry Weeden of Boston with a trap. It includes a barrel catch device for revolvers and a brush by James A. Williams of Boston, noting firearm accessory concepts and related gear.
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Francis B. Wallis
Everett
Enry
Weeden
Boston
Daniel K. Wesson
Springfield
James A. Williams
Brush
Pensions for New Englanders List Names and Increases
Washington lists pensions for residents across New England and nearby states. Names include Ruth C Han son Bangor Maine and Charles R Gove Kensington New Hampshire with original and increased payments. many others spanning Maine Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut areas.
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Westfield
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John P. Swain
Wakefield
Thomas Joyce
Charlestown
Richard Branwood
Increase
Worcester
Rhode Island
Daniel Bray
Mapleville
Appointment of Fourth Class Postmasters and Recorder Trotter’s Recovery
The Postmaster General appointed fourth class postmasters Charles Hoxie Olneyville Merrimacport Massachusetts William H Colby Merrimacport Mass Joshua F King West Hawley Mass James W Foster Bath N H Frank T Nash New Haven Mills Vt Condition of Recorder Trotter is improved tonight with strong hopes of recovery.
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Camp Meeting Association vs Idlewood Lake Steamer Rights
Two Salem men with permits from Wenham and Hamilton sought to land a small steamer at Idlewood Lake near Asbury Grove. The camp meeting association claims control within a certain distance of their grounds and has forbidden operation. The involved Methodists plan to run the boat to test the association’s authority.
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Famous Authors Readings at the Boston Museum
A large audience is promised for the Authors Reading at the Boston Museum tomorrow afternoon led by Professor Charles Eliot Norton. Participants include Samuel Clemens Mark Twain Julia Ward Howe Oliver Wendell Holmes George William Curtis T B Aldrich James Russell Lowell Edward Everett Hale W D Howells and T W Higginson.
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T. W. Higginson
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New Haven
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McMurtie Arraigned on Embezzlement Charge in City Hospital
James A. McMurtie was arraigned in municipal court yesterday on charges of embezzling 294 dollars at City Hospital where he served as caulaver an assistant. He disappeared in January with money and valuables. held in 500 dollars for the grand jury at the April session of the Superior Court.
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Lewis Paine and Titcomb Ogilby Marriages in City
Notices announce marriages in the city with Rev. George W. Brooks performing Joseph Lewis to Eliza A. P. Titcomb and Edward J. Jones presiding at Charles P. Titcomb to Edith A. Ogilby.
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Obituaries Gathered From Cambridge to Roxbury
A list of death notices dated March 25 to March 29 from communities including Winchester Cambridgeport Eliot Boston Winthrop Dorchester Somerville Peabody Belmont Cambridgeport Roxbury Stoughton North Reading Newark and Egleston Square. Names include Mrs Caroline Abbott Mary Anshelm Carrie Bartlett Thomas Bartley Margaret Bennett Mrs Mary Blake John Fenelon Joseph Hodgkins Edward Holbrook Rebekah Jacobs Joanna Kendall George Morse Abigail Paine Rev Ray Palmer Abigail Pierce Daniel Putnam and Joseph Wiggin with ages ranging from 1 year 5 months to 80 years.
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John J. Fenelon
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Dorchester
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de Holbrook
Cambridge
Edward Holbrook
Jacobs
Peabody
Rebekah King Jacobs
Warren M. Jacobs
Kendall
Belmont
Joanna A
Jonas B. Kendall
Morse
George E. Morse
Paine
Roxbury
Abigail E
Abraham C. Paine
Palmer
Newark
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Ray Palmer
Pierce
Stoughton
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Putnam
North Reading
Daniel F. Putnam
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Egleston Square
Joseph Wiawtnaaoad
Five-race challenge proposal tests America's Cup plan
The America's cup committee of the New York Yacht Club met to consider Royal Clyde Yacht Club's challenge for the Thistle with Mr James Bell's backing. They virtually accepted the challenge but rejected extending to five races.
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Benefit concert at South Evangelical Church West Roxbury
Last evening a charity concert at South Evangelical Church West Roxbury supported Roslindale accident victims. Performers included Maggie Cone Allsbury Sarah Willeatt Sadie Whittemore Minnie Marshall Avon Saxon Louis Miller Rudolf King Paul Schindler J Dudley Hall. a large audience enjoyed a program of fine selections and a substantial net proceeds total was expected.
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Rudolf King
Paul Schindler
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Boston Theatre and City Venues Show Schedule
Daily theater listings across Boston venues include Hollis Street Theatre with The Gypsy Baron by the Conried Opera Company at 2 and 7:45 pm, Park Theatre staging Prince Karl with Richard Mansfield, and Howard Athenaeum presenting Taken From Life at 2 and 8 pm.
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Auction Schedule Highlights Art and Real Estate Listings
On Thursday at 3 p.m. paintings by Noyes and Cobb & Co. are offered, with stocks by R. L. Day at 11:30 a.m. and Francis Henshaw at noon. Damaged drill by Horatio Harris at 11 a.m. and art collection by Leonard & Co. at 10 and 12 a.m. Also real estate by S. R. Knights at 3 p.m.
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Overcoats Offered In Finest Materials And Fine Finish
The text touts coats crafted from costly materials with superior finish. It notes lower priced grades are well cut and assembled as if from a custom tailor, emphasizing quality and value.
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