Change in politics and finance cited in 19th century remarks
The text records Roscoe Conkling’s late speech about Democrats governing the United States, notes Governor Butler’s claim that unsound insurance companies operate in the state, and quotes the Manchester Union questioning the reliability of a Travellers' interviews series on New Hampshire politics and railroads, suggesting bias in the interviewer's mood.
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United States
Roscoe Conkling
Manchester Union
New Hampshire
Extradition Move Looms in Sheridan Walsh Case
Special Despatch reports attorney Carroll stating Gen Walker will return from Washington and that papers demanding extradition may arrive soon. Sheridan and Walsh remain in New York, while English agents seek Tynan’s location and arrests could follow. Wynan’s counsel may join if he is arrested.
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New York
Carroll
Sheridan
Walsh
Walker
Washington
Tynan
Wynan
Body of John Downs Found in Sluice Way
John Downs, coachman for J Hart Welch of Hart Troop Connecticut, was found dead in a sluiceway beneath Daniels's mill. He disappeared November 3 last, was last seen at midnight with a man named Flattery on Asylum Street, and had quarreled over gambling. An inquest is held with suspicions of murder.
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Boston Post
Hart
Asylum Street
William Penn House to be moved to Fairmount Park
A Telegram special reports the plan to remove William Penn's house to a site in Fairmount Park next week. Workers will number and dismantle the woodwork for transfer, with careful handling amid public relief protests. Some try to salvage pieces as charms or ship planks to England.
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Fairmount Park
Boston Post
New York
William Penn
England
Cardinal McCloskey Secretary Denies London Telegraph Censure
James M Farley secretary to Cardinal McCloskey issued a written statement denying a London Standard telegraph report censuring the cardinal for receiving Alexander Sullivan president of the Irish National League. Farley says the standard correspondent knew the prior assertion was false and the cardinal declines to note further dispatches from that source.
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New York
James M. Farley
Cardinal McCloskey
London
Pone
Alexander Sullivan
Irish National League
London Standard
Railroad hearing on Hartford and Harlem company legality
NeW HAVEN Conn May 10 The railroad commissioners hold a hearing tomorrow to decide if the Hartford and Harlem railroad company is legally organized The issue centers on the legislature granted permission for a layout diversion at New Britain and its acceptance may be affected by the ruling
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Boston Post
New Haven
Conn
Railroad Commissioners
Hartford and Harlem Railroad Company
New Britain
Notable Maine and New England People Travel and Events
Senator Eugene Hale is in the city. The Emery family of Ellsworth plans Europe sailings. Reed of Maine has left for Europe for two months. Lawrence and wife lodging at Hotel. Mary A. Marvin to become matron at Butler Hospital Providence. Portland invites Arthur and cabinet for Fourth of July. Orrin Hamilton of Boston and Maine sells cottage at Ferry Beach. Barnum donates $25,000 land for Seaside park addition with $900 matching by city. Ex-Gov Proctor to unveil soldiers’ monument Decoration Day. Ed Sands to marry Miss Burr in New York May 30. George W. Peck earns more from writing than Leander ever did. J. W. Currier linked with Overland Telephone Boston. Joseph Hickson and J. J. Lanning at Grand Trunk, John Bell attorney, at Revere House. William Howells to resign as Toronto consul, move to Virginia. father of W D Howells. Phoebe Couzins visiting Boston then St. Louis. Gov Butler praised for reissuing proclamation.
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Eugene Hale
L. A. Emery
Ellsworth
Europe
Congressman Reed
Maine
Charles Lawrence
Ronson
England
Hotel of
Endomie
Mary A. Marvin
Lancaster High School
Butler Hospital For the
Providence
Portland
Arthur
Orrin Hamilton
Boston and Maine Railroad
Ferry Beach
Old Orchard
Barnum
Bridgeport
Seaside Park
Proctor
Cavendish
Ed. Sands
Eastern Railroad
T. L. Burr
New York
Church of the Heavenly Rest
Fifth Avenue
George W. Peck
Lxnerson
J. W. Currier
Boston
Free Overland Telephone Company
Newark
Joseph Hickson
Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada
J. J. Lanning
John Bell
Revere House
Toronto
William C. Howells
Howells
Virginia
W. D. Howells
Phoebe Couzins
St. Louis
Gov. Butler
Massachusetts
Forging the Links At Digby Hearing Sparks Testimony
Startling disclosures emerge at the Digby hearing as the prisoner's uncle testifies, which Amero calls wholly false. A Post reporter interviews Carlton who says officers are on the right track.
Midnight Consultation in Digby Trial Hears Alleged Motive
Testimony lists an uncle and several witnesses claiming Amero and Carlton plotted a wife murder. Witnesses describe a man who wished his wife dead and others who identify Amero at stations and on trains. Cross examinations fail to shake the core statements. court adjourns with fishermen sought to corroborate.
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Boston Post
Dicsy
N. 5
Carleton
Amero
Carlton
McElhhaney
Fitchburg
Delia L. Stowe
Mt. Auburn Station
Amera
Frank W. Everett
Plympton
N.S
Boston
William Mumford
Digby
Copp
Mark Thorean
Mumford
Philip Thoreau
Oran Wagner
Justine Colean
Thoreau
Roger
Henry Amero
James Soulnier
Watertown
Rogers
Amere
Johnson
South Lincoln
Wood
Clark
Carlton Denies Amero Murder Links in Cambridge Street Case
A Cambridge street saloon owner, Mr Carlton, meets a Post reporter and defends himself against murder accusations tied to Roger Amero. He recalls seeing Amero’s photo, denies involvement, explains alibis about a parlor back of the saloon, and cites his calm response to public suspicion while awaiting police updates.
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C. H. Hunt
Worcester Street
Mr. Carlton
Carlton
Hunt
Mr. Kunt
Amero
Digby
Cambridge Street
Bem
Mr. Hunt
Mrs. Carlton
Watertown
Cambridgeport
James Saulnier
Boston
Wiggin
Howard
Saulnier
Detective interview paints Mrs Carlton’s saloon visits and Amero link
An interview with Mrs Walter C Bickford cousin of Mrs Carlton recounts her visits to the Cambridge Street saloon and suggests Amero followed Mrs Carlton home. Carlton boarded with Bickford for weeks after the murder and later lived with his uncle on Worcester Street Boston. A Wiggin and Wood detective posed as a peddler to trap Amero, whose bloodstained sleeves and suspicious conduct strengthen the case that he killed Mrs Carlton.
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Walter C. Bickford
Waverley Avenue
Brighton
Cambridge Street
Row Amero
Wiggin & Wood
Roger Amero
Plympton
N. 8
Amero
Ife
Roger
Pardon for Man Who Went to Prison for His Brother’s Crime
Governor Blackburn pardoned James S. Sizemore of Clay County who in 1880 was imprisoned for murder for six years. Sizemore did not defend himself, taking the blame to spare his brother’s family. The brother later confessed, prompting the pardon.
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Louisville
Blackburn
James S. Sizemore
Clay County
Sizemore
Great conflagration at Jersey City Standard Oil works
A fiery blast at the Standard Oil yard in Jersey City destroyed a 20,000 to 30,000 barrel naphtha tank and ignited seven more tanks along with a large storehouse and trestle to Black Tom Island. Six men missing, estimated damage $600,000, with hundreds of workers displaced as fire crews struggled to control the blaze.
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New York
Standard Oil Works
Cavan Point
Jersey City
Black Tom’s Island
Ferrier
John Herbert
Joseph Jenkins
Cooper
George Davis
Henry Kegler
Dick Conklin
Wiliam Curry
Eagle
Pennsylvania Railroad
Eagle and Standard
Ile
Standard Oil Company
Baptist
St. Albans
First Baptist
G. S. Pratt
Lansing Millis
Boston
Baseball Yesterday in Various Cities Recap
Baseball results from yesterday include Philadelphia Athletics 2 Metropolitans 1 in Philadelphia, Cleveland 3 Providence 2, Pittsburgh Alleghenys 4 Greylock Institute 3, Columbus Ohio Columbus 4 Cincinnati 3, Williams Freshmen 6 Greylock Institute 5, and rain postponements in Philadelphia Chicago and New York Detroit. The Buffalo Bostons led 6 to 3 after four innings against the Buffalos before the game was called.
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Bostons
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Hygienic exhibition opens in Berlin with crowds
Berlin hosts a Hygienic exhibition opened on Thursday drawing visitors from across the empire. In Ireland orders were issued in Aldershot to deploy troops and police to Curragh Camp immediately. A Dublin jury found Joseph Mullet guilty and sentenced him to life penal servitude for complicity in the attempt on juror Denis Field. Dynamite conspirators faced arraignment in London as witnesses testified, and nitroglycerine was found at Whitehead premises with a hearing adjourned. Tiffany & Co. of New York was named special jewelers to royalty including the queen, prince and princess of Wales, the Russian imperial couple, Grand Duke Vladimir, and Belgian, Italian, Portuguese, and Greek kings.
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Berlin
Aldershot
Curragh Camp
Ireland
Dublin
Joseph Mullet
Denis Field
London
Whitehead
Messrs. Tiffany & Co
New York
England
Prince
Princess of Wales
Russia
Vladimir of
Trussia
Belgium
Italy
Portugal
Greece
Heim Withdraws and Lyman Appointed in His Stead
Washington dispatch notes civil service rules require 35 percent proficiency in spelling arithmetic geography history and government for appointments. It criticizes political and religious influence and warns against gullible exam boards and reveals related indictments and a star route trial update. It also reports James R. Wasson’s fall from grace with a $24000 government defalcation and discusses railroad fare rate disputes and pooling ideas.
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Heim
Lyman
Charles Lyman appointed chief examiner under civil service
Washington May 10. Charles Lyman, chief clerk of the United States treasurer's office, is named chief examiner after DeB Randolph Keim withdrew. Keim's letter cites desire to avoid political backlash and uphold civil service reform. The civil service commission had recommended Lyman and the president issued the commission. Keim explains his withdrawal and his long involvement in reform.
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Civil Service Commission
Keim
Washington
Deb. Randolph Keim
United States Treasurer’s Office
Lyman
Civil Service Board
Grant
Treasury Department
Civil Service
Randolph Keim
The Case of the Union Pacific Ruling
The attorney general rules the treasury may accept the court of claims judgment in favor of Union Pacific on unsubsidized branch transportation as conclusive and that fresh suits are not required for similar mature claims. Miscellaneous notes report 10,000 plus letters reach the dead letter office daily, and 4,006,000 letters handled in the past year. A Salt Lake source says Ed mounds anti polygamy law is seen as a failure and unlikely to end polygamy.
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Washington
Attorney General
Treasury Department
Court of Claims
Union Pacific Railroad
Pacific Railroad
Post Office Department
Salt Lake
Assignment and executions in New York headlines
New York reports Joseph Kopetzky a wholesale liquor dealer made an assignment today. The United States steamer Trenton left the dry dock today while the Nipsic is scheduled for Saturday. The gallows at White Plains for Antonio Cornetta was erected tonight and he is to be executed tomorrow morning between seven and eight. His fear of death has driven him into a frenzy and many feel pity for him.
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New York
Joseph Kopetzky
United States
Trenton
Nipsic
Antonio Cornetta
White Plains
Cornetta
Joint executive committee session in New York continues
The joint executive committee of the trunk lines passenger department continued its session in New York on Thursday with discussions ongoing on operational matters and service coordination.
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New York
Crop Prospects Across Regions and New England Outlook
May reports show a drop in winter wheat condition versus April across states led by New Jersey 101 and Connecticut 96 while Oregon 72 and California 77 hint at mixed prospects. European wheat prospects are modest with England barley and France needing warmth and rain, and Western Europe faces smaller acreages. New England shows a generally hopeful season with strong cattle prices and dairy demand, while Ohio Indiana Illinois match favorable winter wheat conditions but overall yields face a significant drop from last year.
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Annual Report of Connecticut Fire and Marine Companies
Hartford Conn May 10 Commissioner John W Brooks issues his report on fire and marine firms The life companies volume is not yet ready Connecticut companies paid up capital 11 001 500 Other states 29 000 000 Assets Connecticut 24 000 000 Others 119 000 000 Surplus Connecticut 18 008 000 Others 71 000 000 The resort shows detail of companies business as usual
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Conn
John W. Brooks
Life
Connecticut
Stickney Pardoned to Retain His Franchise
The governor and council pardoned Charles P. Stickney the Fall River forger to take effect May 20. Papers are in War den Usher's possession. Stickney was sentenced to five years on March 5, 1879. Friends urged the step so he may keep his rights and franchise after serving his sentence.
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Charles P. Stickney
Fell River
Usher
Stickney
City Ward Leaders Seek Central Committee Reform Balance
Ward leaders discuss reorganizing the central committee on a new basis. They allege Republican wards have more representation than Democratic wards under the current setup. A motion to amend the constitution may be offered at the next central committee meeting to grant each of the 25 wards one delegate per 100 votes cast for Gen Hancock.
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City Democracy
Central Committee
Hancock
Proposed terms for consolidating three railroads announced
Coxconp N H May 10 It is understood the terms for uniting the Concord Northern and the Boston Concord and Montreal railroad will be set by the directors of the roads before the corporations annual meetings at month end If granted by the general court the consolidated headquarters will be at Concord
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The
Northern
Boston, Concord and Montreal
General Court
Railroads Expect Rate War Over West Passenger Traffic
In Sr Paul Minnesota on May 16 officials expect a warm passenger rate push to the west and northwest. Rumor says Milwaukee and St Paul is allowing a 5 dollar commission on tickets where the company's share was 12.50. The move concerns Council Bluffs and Omaha business and is viewed as likely to trigger a general rate war.
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Sr. Paul
Minn
Milwaukee and St. Paul Company
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Hancock to lead World as editor in chief change
New York on May 10 reports George Hancock will assume the managing editorship of the World. McGuffin formerly of the Post-Dispatch will run the business department, replacing Col. John Gilmer Speed who stays on briefly out of courtesy to Mr. Pulitzer.
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New York
the Graphic
George Hancock
World
McGuffin
The
Post- Dispatch
John Gilmer Speed
Pulitzer
Bart of Lowell vs Jones of Nashua in Tremont hall match
In Nasaua on May 10 a collar and elbow wrestling bout at Tremont hall featured C. H. Bart of Lowell versus James Jones of Nashua for a $200 purse. Jones won two straight falls in an exciting contest with Mr. McGuire of Manchester as referee.
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N. H
C. H. Bart
Lowell
James Jones
Nashua
Tremont Hall
Jones
Mr. McGuire
Manchester
Three Halifax Men Net 10 Trout at Fiddle Lake
Three Halifax men caught ten trout in Fiddle lake Chezzercook N Y on Tuesday weighing 421 pounds the largest at 7 pounds. Two anglers will be sent to the London exhibition.
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Halifax
Fiddlelake
Chezzercook
N. Y
Commodore Badger Forms Wage Commission
Commodore Badger appoints a commission to arrange a new wage schedule per Secretary Chandler's wishes and in conformance with the eight‑hour law.
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Commodore Badger
Chandler
Bangor to get fire alarm telegraph system
Bangor plans a fire alarm telegraph as part of municipal improvements. Bangor residents pledged $1,250 to support the Shore Line railroad fund while work proceeds on rail gauge widening and the Buck sport branch. The Goss Marine Ironworks in Bath has begun constructing a 2000 ton steamer and six new Maine Central passenger cars have been shipped from Wason car shops.
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Bangor
B. Higgins
Orland
Goss Marine Ironworks
Bath
Shore Line Railroad Fund
Bucksport
Maine Central Railroad
Wason
Vinalhaven
Boston
Express
Monson
C. H. & R. W. Sawyer
Daniel Tibbets
Foss Street
Biddeford
Joan O’ Neill
St. Andrews
N. B
C. W. Dexter
Calais
John
Etna
Dover Shoe Shop to Run Full Blast in Month
The c. W. Clement shoe shop in Dover plans full operations within a month. Dover will send 100 pilgrims to the opening of the New York and Brooklyn bridge, Rochester 50, Great Falls 40, plus Rollinsford and South Berwick Me sending 40 more. A judgment in Alexandria favors George N. Rollins against Augustine J. Rollins on a $500 promissory note. A Cheshire railroad freight derailed nine cars at Cold River station causing extensive damage and 10 hours of track obstruction. Owen Rogers faces assault charges in Dover police court, bonded $500 for September term. A state Prohibitory Convention is planned for Concord, likely May 23-24, to back a constitutional convention for a prohibitory amendment.
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C. W. Clement
Dover
New York
Brooklyn
Big Bridge
Rochester
Great Falls
Rollinsford
South Berwick
George N. Rollins
Augustine J. Rollins
Alexandria
Supreme Court
Grafton County
Cay
Cheshire Railroad
Cold River Station
Owen Rogers
Concord
Vermont Treasurers Pay Off Final Bond in Full
State Treasurer DuBois settled the last outstanding Vermont bond with a payment of $4,000. Interest had not been due since December 1576.
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DuBois
State of
Vermont
Multiple Tragic Incidents and Legal Notices Across New England
A string of drowning suicides and fatal accidents reported from Fall River to Plymouth, including John Hamer in New Bedford and Ishmael Southwell in the Mumford River. Also noted are suicides in Pawtucket and Lancaster, a fatal fall in Leominster, and a 48 year old Berlin man’s death by suicide. Divorces granted in Plymouth on grounds of desertion and cruelty. Amos Grinnell killed by a wheel in Fitchburg rail yard. widow and five children.
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Fall River
Tiverton
John Hamer
New Bedford
Lowell
Ishmael Southwell
Mumford River
Whitensville
Herbert D. Goodrich
Fitchburg
Leominster
George Johnson
Berlin
William Kern
Pawtucket
Pleasant View
Boston and Providence
Mary E. Wright
John Ballard
Nicholas Frost
Lancaster
Supreme Judicial Court
Plymouth
George B. Mitchell
Brockton
Anna C. A. Mitchell
Isabella C. Lefurge
George Lefurge
Annie E. Jones
Abington
William A. Jones
Ella J. Durant
Daniel F. Durant
Amos Grinnell
W. A. Hunnewell & Co
Beaver Brook
Fatal fright and poisoning incidents in Newport and Providence
Miss Lizzie Thurston aged 60 died after a small fire near her Newport home on Thursday evening, apparently from fright before she could be removed. Miss Annie Dalziel, born in Prince Edward Island and employed in Providence as a domestic, consumed poison on Thursday amid ill health, likely to prove fatal. she has a brother and sister in Boston.
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Lizzie Thurston
Newport
Annie Dalziel
Prince Edward Island
Providence
Boston
Eaton Returns to Calais After Illness Hardship
Herbert W. Eaton, who previously shot and killed his partner Mr. Kelly and wounded his brother at Calais, Me., left Truro Nova Scotia this afternoon with Calais City Marshal Smith. Eaton has largely recovered from his illness and head wound, though the bullet remains unextracted. He returns voluntarily.
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Halifax
N.S
Herbert W. Eaton
Mr. Kelly
Calais
Truro
Smith
Eaton
Tragic Elevator Accident At Wilcox & White Shop
John Callahan, worker at the Wilcox and White organ shop in Meriden, was crushed when an oiling job on a cross-beam caused him to be carried to the top of the building. He was taken to his home to await news on his condition as his future bride waits nearby.
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Meriden
Conn
John Callahan
Wilcox & White Organ Shop
Bank Burglary at Vassar Bank Seized $4000 in Specie
Detroit reports a burglary at the Bank of Town Send North in Vassar Michigan last night. The safe was blown open and $4000 in specie was taken. Thieves fled before securing another drawer with $6000 in currency. Frank L. Fales, residing above the bank, was held at gunpoint during the robbery.
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Mich
Vassar
Frank L. Fales
Widespread 19th Century News Briefs Report Various Events
Reports include the Grappler wreck death toll 75, Georgia governor inauguration, a Pittsburg murder execution, forger to be sent to England, Arthur issues an extradition warrant, Stonewall Jackson commemorations, hospital poisonings, free trade delegates, New York Jersey cattle sales, sugar import investigation, temperance society finances, Pennsylvania tax case against Pullman Palace Car, American Bible Society statements, and Halifax fenian scare with suspicious vessels near the harbor.
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Georgia
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George A. An
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England
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Richmond
Stonewall Jackson
St. Louis City
Sandwich Island
Washington
San Francisco
National Temperance Society and Publication House
New York
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
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Halifax
Mutual Accident Association Members Save Half on Insurance
Commercial travellers merchants and sales men numbering ten thousand six hundred are now members of the United States Mutual Accident association, Nos. 520 and 322 Broadway New York. They were early adopters who saw value in this group plan which reduces accident insurance costs by more than half compared to other companies.
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United States Mutual Accident Association
Broadway
New York
Legislature Debates Equity Jurisdiction Bill In Senate
In a lengthy session the senate reconsidered the refusal to engross the state equity jurisdiction bill. A motion by Baldwin of Essex failed. Loring of Worcester defended the committee, and discussions continued over excluding Suffolk County. The bill, with amendments, advanced to a third reading on a 19 to 12 vote, amid calls for limits on public spending and administration of the Hoosac tunnel matter.
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Loring
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Galvin
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Hampshire
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Swift
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Allen
Plymouth
Sayward
Bates
House
Renfrew Manufacturing Company
Chariton
Albert Knight
Naumkeag Water Company
Hoosac
Commonweath
Troy and Greenfield
Hoosace
Sherburne
Commonwealth
Bruce
Middlesex
Shurburne
Vetoes and outlay debated in the Massachusetts House
The Massachusetts House debated Governor vetoes and investigative expenses. A committee order to investigate the governor’s veto of the Union Safe Deposit Vaults charter was adopted after opposition. Talks on extending Ocean Terminal Railroad Dock and Elevator and related charters followed, with votes against passing. The body adjourned pending a quorum.
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Fitchburg
Union Safe Deposit
Cogswell
Salem
Startwell
Sprague
Boston
Hill
Haverhill
Smith
Andover
Saalem
Mackintosh
Dedham
Baker
Beverly
Cronin
Joyner
Great Barrington
Ocean Terminal Railroad Dock and Elevator Company
Ocean Terminal Railroad Company
Brookline
Mystic River Company
Mystic River
Clarke
Kimball
Dwinell
Apollo Belvidere of Massachusetts Democracy Speaks on Butler
Col Jonas H French of Massachusetts, famed as the Apollo Belvidere of democracy, tells the Louisville Courier Journal that Butler will likely not run for president. He says Butler has achieved his ambition by becoming governor after two defeats and notes Butler’s strong popularity and potential if he pursued another candidacy.
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Jonas H. French
Louisville
Longwood and Harvard clubs set cricket match Sunday
The Longwood and Harvard cricket clubs will play on the grounds of the former club at Brookline and Longwood avenues on Saturday at 2 o'clock. A prize drill and afternoon party are announced for Saturday in the Charitable Mechanic Association hall by the corps of cadets from the Institute of Technology.
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Charitable Mechanic Association
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Boston Evangelical Alliance
Wesleyan Hall
George F. Pentecost
Brooklyn
L. I
Soculs
Committee On Industrial Education
Mason Street
Held for trial in central court on larceny charge
In the central municipal court Thursday Harry Cohen was held in 800 bonds for the superior court after being charged with larceny of clothing from his room mate at No 4 Burroughs place. James Farren alias John Dalton faced three counts of breaking and entering and was held in 2700 for the grand jury. In the south Heston court Matthew Odell pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and theft, held in 800 bonds for the superior court.
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Charles Farst
Burroughs Place
James Farren
John Dalton
South Heston
Matthew Odell
Memorial Tablet Honors Rev A Hi Vinton D D at Emmanuel
A bronze memorial tablet about four by two and a half feet has been placed on the nave wall at Emmanuel church Newbury street to honor the late Rev A Hi Vinton D D. The inscription sits near the top of the tablet spanning its width, commemorating his memory.
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Newbury Street
Governor Waller vetoes Connecticut railroad tax cut bill
A May 10 dispatch from New London reports Gov. Thomas M. Waller refused to sign a bill reducing railroad taxes. He argues the state debt levels are high and taxation should remain balanced between railroad and individual property, noting the bill would unjustly favor corporations and proposing a comprehensive future plan. He forwards formal reasons from the executive department.
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Harbor and bridge commissioners hear petitions on Boston piles
The harbor and land commissioners at their Thursday meeting received petitions from Albert C. Moody for a pile wharf at Winthrop in Boston harbor and from West Boston Bridge commissioners to dive intermediate pile piers on the Boston side. A hearing on the latter was ordered for next Thursday. Licenses were granted to Globe Coal Company at Fall River to extend the Rodman wharf on Narragansett Bay, to the Columbian Rowing Association to build a boat house and float at Jefferson's Point, East Boston, and to S H Fuller to pursue a pile pier at Onset Bay.
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Jeffries’ Point
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Onset Bay
Enterprising Boston Clothiers A Shuman & Co
A Shuman & Co at 440 Washington street corner of Summer, a leading New England clothier, rebuilt after the 1872 fire. The six story store houses retail divisions for children and men, plus a vast wholesale operation on upper floors cutting and trimming garments for nationwide sales. The firm emphasizes fair wages, skilled labor, and quality all wool goods, making it a trusted regional leader.
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Dudley
Worcester Mutual
Bradley, Currier & Co
Twenty-fifth Street
Hamilton
Ont
Lennox
McMillan
Douglass
Bailey’s Saddlery
Bristow
Michi’s
Blackwood
R. Lennox
Princeton
E. B. Larrabee & Co
Charles H. Rolfe
M. McDonald
John_ Vogle
Northampton
Avoca
Pottawattamie County
Cooke
Seifert & Weice
Hancock & Co
Caldwell
E. H. & H. Rollins
Brewer
Gardiner
Thaddeus H. Spear
Bripgeroft
Cochrane
Osweep
William Gardner
Galloup
Columbus
W. A. Hershiser
Home
the Civil Service Commission
Brokage
James R. Wasson
West Point
John A. Bingham
Japan
Fred Grant
Wasson
Blackmar
Berdell
Oas
Terdell
Ingersoll
Ker
Davidge
Ferdell
Wylie
Wilson
Union Pacific
KE. P. Lull
R. L. Phythian
D. Robie
G. White
Gridley
Thomas EK. Webb
J. E. Jones
Washington, D. C
T. A. Ryan
U.S.M.C
Marine Barracks
Insurance
the New York World
Navy Yard Matters
NEW England News
Rhode Island
Fairbanks
Superior Court Equity Jurisdiction
William Williams
Charlestown
District Court of
Southern Berkshire
Boston Special Capital Company
Aldrich
Marlboro
Ernst
Mellen
Col
Boston Weekly Post
Post Publishing CO
Alexander Hamilton Vinton
D. D
Isr. Vinton
Harbor Commissioners
Wholesale Department
Wedgewood
Alexander
Belmont
Woodford
Benjamin E. Bates
William J. Tourtebotte
Chicago
Quares
Chas. N. Perkins
Tremont Street
Hall’s
Federal Street
Union Institution For Savings
City OF
Bedford Street
Hugh O'Brien
GEO. F
Emery, Treaswer
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