Political lobby fear dominates militia bill clash
The Senate debated a five year limit for colonels and majors amid cries of political deals. Senators Brigham and Gallivan clashed over militia reform as colonels Bancroft and Mathews were accused of pressuring lawmakers to succeed generals Peach and Bridges. The amendment was rejected and the bill advanced.
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Senate
Gallivan
Brigham
Peach
Bridges
Bancroft
Mathews
Boston Elevated Railroad
Suffolk County Court House
Peach and Bridges
McClellan
Grafton
Commonwealth
James A. Gallivan
House
Rourke
W.W. H. T. Hayes
Massachusetts
Benjamin Butler
Benjamin Lincoln
Nathaniel P. Banks
General Banks
Sterling
Memorial Hall
Boston & Maine
Parsons
Greenfield
Suffolk
Smith
Senator Brigham
Senator Gallivan
State House
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery touted for consumption cure
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for consumption and lung disorders. It claims a 98 percent cure rate, praises blood building and nerve tonic effects, and warns against untrustworthy druggists. Also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Adviser for home care and a new edition of the World’s Dispensary Medical Guide.
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Pierce
Woodall
Dr. Pierce
Railroads Ravine Stock Debate Delays House Action
The House spent most of the afternoon on a bill about the capital stock of railroad corporations. Debate centered on engrossing the measure as amendments linger undecided, with Mr Manchester proposing to add the Concord and Montreal railroad. Adjourned without a vote.
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Manchester
Winchester
Concord
Joint committee to investigate trusts and monopolies
An order by T. F. Keenan of Boston laid over at request of Mr. Boutwell of Malden provides for a joint special committee of five Representatives and such as the Senate might join to investigate trusts and monopolies and their operation in the state and report to the next Legislature in print.
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T. F. Keenan
Boston
Boutwell
Malden
Senate
Senate kills bucket shop bill after amendments
The Senate defeated the bucket shop bill after amendments broadened penalties to stock exchange gambling. Despite many changes, the measure failed 52 to 2 with three members unrecorded.
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Senate
No Money for High Schools Petition Refused in Senate
The House petition for funding to expand Boston Latin and High schools was rejected by the Senate, deemed unnecessary. The action highlights budget constraints and legislative stance against the proposed appropriation.
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House
Boston
Convict Labor Bill Advances in Senate to Engrossment
The Senate on Tuesday passed to engrossment a bill fixing the number of State prisoners allowed to work in each trade branch. An amendment by Senator Roe aimed to limit the scale to prisoners in a single institution. the amendment was rejected and the bill again passed to engrossment.
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Senate
Roe
Worcester
Hudson River & Berkshire Railroad Petition In House
Under a suspension of the rules and on committee recommendation the House admitted a new petition for the incorporation of the Hudson River and Berkshire railroad. The action aligns with procedural motions and opens the legislative path for the project now before committees.
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Committee On Rules
House
The
Hudson River &Berkshire Railroad
Dorchester Highways bill introduced by Senator Folsom
Senator Folsom of Suffolk suspends Senate rules to permit a bill authorizing the Boston street commissioners to lay out alter or discontinue highways in Dorchester.
Massachusetts Version Changes Announced in May List
May 6 Washington reports a sequence of Massachusetts name changes and restorations including original filings by Samuel W. Bartlett of Springfield and Charles Butters of Haverhill and listings for James H. Andrews of Lynn and Sylvander Jefferds of Upton. Other items cite increases for Charles L. Rollins of Haverhill and James G. Wormwood of Wakefield, plus widows Mary Barry of Boston Mary Michell of Salem Emma L Merry of Vineyard Haven and a missing narrow note on availing authority in Maw.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Samuel W. Bartlett
Springfield
Charles Butters
Haverhill
Harris W. George
Leominster
James H. Andrews
Lynn
Sylvander Jefferds
Upton
Increase
Charles L. Rollins
James G. Wormwood
Wakefield
Mary Barry
Boston
Mary Michell
Salem
Emma L. Merry
Vineyard Haven
Rosanemtinen
Addicks Finishes Fourth Day at Gas Commission Hearing
Chief Engineer Addicks concluded his fourth day on the stand as gas commissioners continued hearings. Badger questioned service details while a tabulated statement showed an average number of jobbers since November. Addicks discussed the Farrington contract, the Jones and Meehan document, and the Brookline linkage, noting no workforce increase after the 1896 union and concerns about pipe timbers and bridge support. The hearing adjourned to 9 30 this morning.
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Addicks
Badger
Boston Gas Company
Dabney
Davis
Transit Commission
Jones & Meehan
Farrington
The
Brookline Gas Company
Mr. Addicks
Finding of long-lost son brings Worcester mother to Newburyport
Mrs Annie Mills of Worcester writes to her son Fred G Mills in Newburyport after twenty eight years apart. Fred, a street railway employee, was taken as an infant by his father Colonel James A Mills now reportedly in the West. A recent inquiry confirmed the son’s presence in Newburyport.
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Newburyport
Annie EE. Mills
Worcester
Fred G. Mills
Mills
Street Railway
James A. Mills
Assessment Insurance Collapse Critique From a Boston Editor
A reader letter rails against the Massachusetts Benefit association, alleging misappropriation and insolvency under the assessment plan. It argues life insurance requires a legal reserve invested yearly to cover future claims and predicts the plan cannot succeed without substantial lump sum reserves from policyholders.
War Over Dress Ends With Talk Not Arrest
A dress dispute at Mrs. Albert Leach’s shop on West Brookline street drew three policemen after a window scene and a scuffle. Mrs. Mattle Warner claimed a damaged dress caused a pane to break and her wrist to be cut. Essie denied paying and supported Mrs. Leach’s view. No arrests were made and both women faced possible warrants.
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Albert Leach
West Brookline Street
Station 5
Mattle Warner
Rollins Street
Essie
Law
Howison Succeeds Miller at Charlestown Navy Yard
Admiral Miller turned over command of the Charlestown Navy Yard to Commodore Howison. Miller remains on waiting orders and will stay with Medical Director Clark at Chelsea Naval Hospital for a few days. He has not received orders to go to England for the Queen's jubilee.
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Admiral Miller
Charlestown Navy Yard
Commodore Howison
Clark
Naval Hospital
Chelsea
England
United States
Philadelphia Gas Works Sale Urged By Senate Panel
Harrisburg May 5 Report of the Senate committee investigating Philadelphia municipal affairs urges immediate sale or lease of the gas works or substantial new capital to render the plant useful. The panel says the city has been swindled over electricity and notes Philadelphia has many arc lights, rivaling major cities.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Andrews
Senate
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Chicago
Local preacher hanged for 1805 Beekman murder at Somerville
Jacob 8 Johnson was executed in Somerville New Jersey for the 1805 murder of Annie Beekman. They had traveled to Neshanic where she reportedly took forty seven dollars and hid it in her bosom. Some claim an innocent man was hanged today.
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New York
Jacob
Johnson
Somerville
N. J
Annie Beekman
Beekman
Neshanic
Mrs Rogers and Cape Ann Savings Back
Attachments totaling 40000 have been placed on property owned by Mrs Lucy D Rogers of Gloucester in contract actions arising from dealings with George S Marsh late Cape Ann Savings Bank cashier who died by his own hand a few months ago.
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Gloucester
Lucy D. Rogers
Boston & Maine Denies Portland & Rochester Control Rumor
First Vice-President T A Mackinnon of the Boston and Maine rejects claims that his railway has taken charge of the Portland and Rochester. He notes the Boston and Maine has long held a controlling stock stake but the Portland and Rochester retains its own officers and train service.
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T. A. Mackinnon
Boston & Maine
Road
Portland & Rochester
Brad ford Manuscript Dispute In Boston Trustees Claim
Dr Gordon pastor of the Old South Church and the deacons who guard the Prince library stake the Bradford manuscript as property of the Prince collection. They argue the book belongs to the trustees by will and to be settled by law once the document arrives in Boston in a week or two. Senator Hoar’s wishes will guide any future ceremony or action.
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Old South Church
Old South
Prince Library
Public Library
Bradford
Boston
Post
Prince
Thomas Prince
Hoar
Major Bradford
Beecham
Beechman
U. S
B. F. Allen CO
Canal St
New York
Walker Prize Awarded by Boston Society of Natural History
The Boston Society of Natural History awarded the 1897 Walker prize to Myron L Fuller and W C Crosby. Officers elected include President Charles Sedgwick Minot and curators, secretaries, and councillors, with a noted paper by Dr R T Jackson on invertebrate paleontology.
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Boston Society of Natural History
Myron L. Fuller
W. C. Crosby
R.T. Jackson
Charles Sedgwick Minot
Nathaniel S. Shaler
Charles P. Bowditch
Edward 8. Morse
Alpheus Hyatt
Samuel Henshaw
Edward T. Bouve
Abbot
William S. Bryant
Clara E. Cummings
William M. Davis
James H. Emerton
Edward G. Gardiner
Henry W. Haynes
Catherine I. Ireland
Benjamin Joy Jeffries
Nathaniel T. Kidder
Edward L. Mark
William H. Niles
F. H. Peabody
Charles P. Putnam
Alfred P. Rockwell
William F. Whitney
Trinity's Festival in New York Marks Two Centuries
Old Trinity Church in New York celebrates its bicentennial anniversary with a grand morning service. Bishops and priests lead the procession, dignitaries including Mayor Strong and General Merritt attend, as chimes play and Bishop Potter delivers the salutatory address.
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New York
Old Trinity
William III of England
Mayor Strong
Wesley Merritt
Low
Columbia College
New York University
Bunce
Navy
Trinity
Potter
John R. Baldwin Laid to Rest in Lynn
The funeral for Hon. John R. Baldwin city solicitor ex Mayor and ex Senator was held at First Unitarian Church South Common Street with city officials and department heads in attendance. The Lynn Bar Association Lynn Lodge Elk Park Club and Park Club members attended. Service led by Rev. Samuel B Stewart concluded with interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Lynn
John R. Baldwin
First Unitarian Church
South Common Street
Lynn Lodge of Elks
Park Club
Samuel B. Stewart
Three Fall Incidents At City Hospital
Twelve year old Thomas T Carver of 31 Revenue Street Allston dislocated an arm while running. Pp Fisher of 15 Ward Street South Boston a wagon handler for American Express Company fell and was run over suffering a broken collar bone. Patrick O Keefe of 13 Savoy Street laborer for Standard Sugar Company fell into a vessel hold and sustained a broken rib and scalp wound. All treated at Emergency Hospital yesterday.
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Thomas T. Carver
Revenue Street
Allston
Pp. Fisher
Ward Street
South Boston
American Express Company
Patrick O’keefe
Savoy Street
Standard Sugar Company
Boy Burned by Brush Fire In South Boston
Four year old William E. Deering living at 72 O street South Boston was seriously burned after playing near a vacant lot fire yesterday afternoon. He suffered about 80 percent burns and was ordered moved to City Hospital after Dr. Haskins consulted.
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William E. Deering
O Street
Boston
Haskins
City Hospital
Violin Theft Suspect Arrested In Tremont Street Case
George W. Draper aged 40 of 224 Tremont Street was arrested by Inspectors Wise and Gaddis yesterday morning on larceny charges for stealing a violin valued at $200 from George B. Andrews of 121 1 2 Friend Street.
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George W. Draper
Tremont Street
Wise and Gaddis
George 8. Andrews
Friend Street
Worker loses three fingers to circular saw at planing mill
George De Gragse, age unknown, was employed at Shel don's Planing Mill on First Street. While operating a dangerous circular saw at 189 Harrison Avenue yesterday morning, he suffered the loss of three fingers and was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
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George de Gragse
Harrison Avenue
Wut
Sheldon
First Street
City Hospital
Otis L Baldwin Dies Led Lynn Veteran Firemen Group
Otis L. Baldwin long associated with Lynn’s fire department and a former Alderman died this morning. Born in Boston sixty six years ago he headed the Lynn Veteran Firemen’s Association and shaped its history.
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Lynn
Otis L. Baldwin
Lynn Veteran Firemen’s Association
Boston
Boston Elevation Plan Faces Rapid Action
A special joint sub committee handles seven railroad bills as Boston elevated rail and Boynton bicycle schemes clash. The panel aims to report a bill to fit Boston L and Boynton concepts, possibly with free transfers, before month end adjournment.
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Boston
Boynton
Boston Elevated
Boston “la
Boynton Bicycle Road
Quincy
Fall River
Boston “Li” Company
Senate
Dailinger
House
Jones
Irwin
Brown
Boston “L
Boston ‘“L” Company
Boynton Bicycle System
Cambridge Father Claims Body of Son in Providence
George H Page of Cambridge Massachusetts arrived in Providence and identified a deceased youth found at the Rever e House as his son George B Page 18 years old. The painter noted the son had suffered mental troubles and despondency, and described a prior dinner that left him in better spirits. The body will be sent to Leominster Massachusetts for burial after arrangements with Undertaker McCarthy.
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Providence
R. I
George H. Page
Cambridge
Mass
Revere House
George B. Page
Page
Europe
McCarthy
Leominster
Yang Yu Visited Waldorf New York With Family
Yang Yu former Chinese minister to the United States and his wife and children stay at the Waldorf. He arrived from Washington en route to St Petersburg where he will serve as special representative for Russia Austria and the Netherlands. The party dined with George C Boldt and attended Buffalo Bill's show at Madison Square Garden.
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NW York
Waldorf
Yang Yu
United States
Washington
St. Petersburg
Russia
Austria
Netherlands
George C. Boldt
West Thirty-third Street
Buffalo Bill
Madison Square Garden
Honored Him as Tremont Temple Marks Lorimer Sixth Year
A large Tremont Temple audience witnessed Dr. George C. Lorimer’s sixth year as pastor celebrated with a service in Lorimer Hall and a Gilbert Hall reception. Deacon Warle chaired. Horatio Gibbs performed. Rev. Barnes led prayer. the crowd joined in the national anthem.
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George C. Lorimer
Tremont Temple Church
Temple Building
Edward &. Warle
Horatio Gibbs
Temple Orchestra
Horace F. Barnes
Harris
Wright
Temple
A. C. Grainger
E. J. Wentworth
Dr. Lorimer
General Porter Sails for France on St. Paul
General Horace Porter United States ambassador to France sails from New York on the St. Paul at 10 o clock. He is accompanied by his wife daughter and two servants. Delegates from Loyal Legion Sons of the American Revolution Grand Army of the Republic and Union League Club join the voyage.
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New York
Horace Porter
United States
France
St. Paul
Porter
Loyal Legion
Sons of the American Revolution
Grand Army of the Republic
Union League Club
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