Aldermen Protest Legislature Interference In Boston Affairs
The Boston Board of Aldermen pass resolutions protesting state meddling with city matters and urging a referendum in all Boston related legislation. They confirm Andrew J. Bailey as corporation counsel and Thomas M. Babson as city solicitor, and address street railway gate and badge issues. The board also vets health reports on Brighton schools and delays a sidewalk sign permit veto by Mayor Quincy.
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Board of Aldermen
Charles
Boston
Barry
W. F. Donovan
W. J. Donovan
Folsom
Allen
Commonwealth
Beacon Hill
Andrew J. Bailey
Thomas M. Babson
West End Street Railway
Common Council
Galvin
Dyar
Russel
Russell
Quincy
Bailey
Babson
Mahoney
Jackson
John Boyle O.reilly
Back Bay
Fens
Board of Health
Brighton
Faneuil
Winship
New Oak Square
Bennett School
Bennett Grammar School
Joseph Zane
Howard Street
Compromise seen at St Louis on silver and gold issues
Washington May 11 The St Louis convention tilt shows silver advocates a shrinking minority with 118 votes for free silver at 16 to 1 against 182 gold men and 618 backing international bimetallism. McKinley’s allies control the scene and a gold leaning platform is likely while international bimetallism remains a bait for silver voters.
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Washington, D. C
St. Louis
McKinley
Ohio
East
Cyclist Somersaults in YMCA Ride Accident
Wellesley May 11 George W Stevenson of Natick suffered a near fatal fall during a YMCA club tandem ride when the rear rider was hurled over the partner’s head after striking a stone. Stevenson was carried home for medical care. McCracken escaped with minor bruises.
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Wellesley
George W. Stevenson
Natick
L. C. McCracken
Stevenson
McCracken
Greater New York plan faces early consolidation obstacle
Governor Morton signed the Greater New York bill but warned full consolidation by January 1, 1898 cannot occur without a workable government, tax system, and debt settlement. He said the area covers about 318 square miles with over 3,000,000 residents and requires a dual government and constitutional limits. The commission must craft a lasting municipal charter for the new city.
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Albany
Morton
Greater
New York
Boston Painters Win Wage Increase After Labor Reach
The Boston union victory secures $2.50 per day for eight hours as most large employers grant concessions. About 1500 painters exist in the city with only forty on strike. remaining workers accept the union terms, while a few strikes continue until compliance.
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Boston
JOIN HOISTING ENGINEERS STRIKE DIVIDES BUILDING CREW
The building trades labor dispute widens as hoisting engineers join a strike in the city. Fewer hoisting engines were in use than last week while contractors Woodbury McNeil and L P Soule refuse to meet union terms or arbitrate. Jacobs & Sons signed yesterday and put three engineers back to work.
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Woodbury, McNeil
L. P. Soule
Master Masons’ Association
J. 8
Jacobs & Sons
McKinley Silent On Currency Question In Canton
In Canton Ohio May 11 McKinley remained silent on the currency issue amid persistent questioning. Observers note his pale complexion sunken eyes and a brief admission about daily pellets taken for health. He declined to discuss tariff or currency revisions despite over twenty questions from the interviewer.
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Canton
McKinley
Russell's Influence Shapes McKinley Ticket Hint
Congressman Warren O. Arnold says Washington senses McKinley as the nominee with ex Governor Russell of Massachusetts as a balancing running mate New England would need to offset Russell's rising influence in the national race He spoke in Providence on May 11 about the developing political forecast.
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Providence
Warren O. Arnold
Washington
McKinley
Russell
New England
MccKinley
Massachusetts
Teller's Ultimatum Halts Gold Platform Candidates
Senator Teller told Colorado Republicans he will not back any candidate on a gold standard platform. This warning signals a shift in party strategy as Washington reports May 11.
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Washington, D. C
Teller
Colorado
Athletic Muddle at Suffolk Club Prompts Investigation
The Suffolk club leads amateur boxing in New England and its alleged misdeeds trigger a broader probe by EB E Babb of the New England Amateur Athletic Union. Rumors say top clubs may be dropped for not meeting property value standards, signaling a major shakeup in the union.
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New England
BE. E. Babb
New England Union
Amateur Athletic Union
New England Amateur Athletic Union
New York
EB. E. Babb
New England A. A. A
Suffolk
New England Athletic Union
Maccabe
Sentences for American Prisoners in Cuba Hinted for Commute
Reports from Madrid indicate Spanish ministers advise commuting the death or long sentences of Americans captured on the Competitor. Olney protests haste and prejudice in the original judgment. In Artemisa, Cuban patriots fail to take forts. losses include twenty Cubans and minor Spanish casualties. Colonel Sotomayor recounts clashes near Remates. Manerto Romero faces death at Cienfuegos. Ygnacio Viart shot at Matanzas for rebellion and incendiarism.
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Madrid
Olney
United States
Cleveland
Congress
Artemisa
Sotomayor
Lazo Brothers
Remates
Manerto Romero
Cienfuegos
Ygnacio Viart
Spain’s Queen Regent Speaks On Cuba Crisis In Cortes
The May 11 session of Spain’s Cortes opened with a throne speech read by the Queen Regent for the king. She stated that US commercial agents see Cuban reform efforts as strengthening the insurgents and argued reforms would hinder peace rather than help it. She defended Spain’s enforcement of reforms and noted the governor-general’s views. She praised U.S. restraint and closer Franco-American ties amid the Cuba situation.
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Madrid
Cuba
United States
Spain
Filibuster Tugs Reported On Laurada Voyage to Cuba
Greenport Harbor hosted the tug Volunteer which reportedly ferried 200 men to the steamer Laurada off Montauk Point and a barge loaded with arms. The Laurada, watched in New York Harbor, slipped away before dawn and headed toward New York with Cuban suspects aboard. Captain John O'Brien, linked to the voyage, did not sail with the party and was seen in the Maritime Exchange denying details.
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Greenport
L. I
Volunteer
New York
Greenport Harbor
Montauk Point
Cuba
New York Harbor
John O’brien
Laurada
Sam Hughes
Dickman
Maritime Exchange
Pope Honors Rev Father Magennis as Monsignor in Rome
The Rev Father Magennis of St Thomas's Church Jamaica Plain received the title of monsignor from the Pope after returning from Europe. The Pope, nearing 86, remains vigorous intellectually and deeply interested in American affairs and church matters worldwide.
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Father Magennis
St Thomas’s Church
Jamaica Plain
Europe
Post
Mgr. Magennis
Holy Father
Rome
Vatican
Fifth District Democratic Convention Nominates Delegates
The Democratic fifth district convention met at Huntington Hall Lowell. Peter H. Donahoe of Lowell and Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan of Lawrence were chosen delegates while T. F. Carroll of Peabody and E. F. Murray of Woburn were nominated as alternates. A resolution to direct delegates to vote for William E. Russell was tabled after O'Sullivan cited David B. Hill as his first choice.
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Lowell
Chicago
Huntington Hall
Peter H. Donahoe
Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan
Lawrence
T. F. Carroll
Peabody
E. F. Murray
Woburn
D. J. Donahue
William E. Russell
O'Sullivan
David RB. Hill
Russell
Addicks Denies Delegates Back Quay at National Convention
Wilmington May 11 J Edward Addicks who won the Delaware Republican delegate race said he prefers the six state delegates go to the national convention in St Louis uninstructed He spoke after defeating Higgins followers in yesterday's state convention ballot The Delaware convention to pick national delegates meets tomorrow in Dover.
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Wilmington
Del
J. Edward Addicks
Higgins
Delaware
Quay
Addicks
St. Louis
Dover
Engagements near Cieneguita and Remedios in Cuba
Colonel Segura reports a battle near Cieneguita close to Remedios where Cuban forces suffered eleven killed and retreated. A follow up clash against 1600 patriots under Carrillo ended with sixteen dead for the patriots. A fortified camp was taken, leaving twenty seven patriots dead and Spaniards one officer and four.
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Havana
Segura
Cieneguita
Remedios
Carrillo
Bicycle and motorman hurt at Coolidge Corner
Wilbur Morton a motorman for West End road was slightly injured yesterday afternoon at Coolidge Corner. He did not know how he came to fall or be knocked down by a bicycle, which appears mixed up in the affair. Morton received a cut over the left eye.
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Wilbur Morton
West End Road
Coolidge Corner
Morton
Pacific Island Caprice: Bicycles to Bora Bora
Prince Oscar Pomare nephew of Tahiti's Queen Pomare will ship twelve bicycles to Bora Bora tomorrow. He says he is a confirmed bicyclist and that these will be the first wheels on the island, expecting astonishment from the natives.
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San Francisco
Bora-Bora
South Pacific
Oscar Pomare
Pomare
Tahiti Island
Europe
Italy and Allies Plans to War on France and Russia
A London correspondent quotes a senior Italian noble and scientist linked to King Humbert who claims Europe faces ruinous military costs. He describes a secret plan for a quadruple alliance with air ships from Spezzia, a wartime scenario against France and Russia, and postwar territorial rearrangements across Africa and Europe.
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Humbert
London
Italy
Germany
England
Austria
Algeria
Spezzia
France
Egypt
Russia
Havre
Paris
Poland
Black Sea
Australia
Cape
India
Baltic
Morocco
Train Derailed Near Savannah Killing Child
The north bound New York and Florida Limited Express on the Florida Central and Peninsular line derailed at Anderson station ten miles south of Savannah. A misplaced switch caused the train to flip off an embankment. Of 208 passengers, Lou's Mathews, aged 3, was killed and 26 injured, none fatally. The train was traveling 32 miles per hour.
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Savannah
New York and Florida Limited
Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad
Anderson
Here
Lou's Mathews
Bicyclists Parade planned and clubs invited on Memorial Day
A Press Cycling Club vote approves a Memorial Day parade in uniform with Newburyport and Haverhill clubs invited as guests. Fifteen new members join as crowds prepare for nearby racing events.
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Boston
Press Cycling Club
Newburyport
Haverhill
Berkeley
Harper Hall
Beachmont
Tigers
Nantasket
Lexington
Massachusetts Bicycle Club
Bunker Hill Cycle Club
Charlestown
J. P. Sypher
H. Clarke
J. Curran
George F. Jackson
Concord
Henry Cuyler Bunner Dies Editor of Puck in Nutley
Henry Cuyler Bunner editor of Puck died at his Nutley New Jersey home from consumption. He served as Puck editor since 1877 and was a friend of Joseph Keppler. Born in Oswego in 185, he wrote poetry novels and plays and co authored works with Brander Matthews. He married Miss Learned of New London about ten years ago and had three children. Yale awarded him a Master of Arts degree in 1890.
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New York
Henry Cuyler Bunner
Puck
Nutley
N. J
Bunner
California
Runner
Joseph Keppler
Oswego
Brander Matthews
Mr. Bunner
Miss Learned
New London
Walter Learned
Yale
Hanley and Frainer Signed by Winsted Club
Thomas Hanley of Nashua New Hampshire and Samuel Frainer of North Adams Massachusetts were signed by the Winsted Baseball Club of the Naugatuck Valley League on May 11 in Winsted Connecticut.
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Winsted
Conn
Thomas Hanley
Nashua
N. H
Samuel Frainer
North Adams
Mass
Winsted Baseball Club
New England Railroad Schedule March 19 1896
Train times from Boston to New York and to many regional points listed with 8:30 a.m. departures. Parlor cars and coaches available. Tickets and schedule details at the Old State House office or depot foot of Summer Street, Boston. J. T. Odell and R. Babcock announce.
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Pascoag
Old State House
Boston
J. T. Odell
R. Babcock
Boston and Albany Railroad Schedule Summary
Train No 7 runs first class Boston to Albany with a Buffet Drawing Room Car leaving Boston at 8 30 A M Sundays. No 15 leaves Boston 10 30 A M daily with a Wagner Vestibule Cars to Chicago via L S M R R and M C B R No 19 departs Boston 2 P M daily with Buffet Vestibule Sleeping Cars to Chicago via Michigan Central No 28 departs Boston 2 P M daily except Sunday with Vestibule Sleeping Car to Chicago via L S M S R R and routes to Cincinnati and St Louis No 37 leaves Boston 7 15 P M daily with Vestibuled Sleeping Car to Chicago and other connections No 63 leaves Boston 1 P M Saturdays to Albany with Sleeping Car to Hartford New Haven and New York via Springfield Line No 883 leaves Boston 9 A M Sundays to New York with Buffet Drawing Room Cars arriving 3 30 P M No 49 leaves Boston 11 A M Sundays to New York arriving 5 20 P M No 48 leaves Boston 12 Noon Sundays to New York arriving 6 30 P M No 45 New York Limited leaves Boston 4 P M daily with Vestibuled Drawing Room Cars to New York arriving 12 16 A M and six hours travel No 68 Night Express leaves Boston 11 P M daily with Sleeping Cars to New York arriving 6 45 A M Tickets and times from city office 3 Washington St Kneeland St Bowton Genl Passenger Agent Hanson
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Boston
Albany
Wagner
Chicago
R. R
Utica
Michigan Central R. R
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Detroit
Hartford
New Haven
New York
Springfield
NEW York Limited
Night Express
DALY
Washington St
Or St
Kneeland St
Bowton
Hanson
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Ment Commission
M’kinley
Fear Russell
Bicycle
C. H. Robinson & CO
Furnitaure
New England Amateur Union
Suffolk Athletic Club
Nuspicion
Pope
Hill
Pacific Island
Aerial Navies
Minard Liniment Mfg. Co
Sir
Jamaica Pond
Richardson
Pen Street
Perkins Street
Forest Hills
James P. Shelvie
Nutley, N. J
Moe Remington Bicycle
Remington Arms CO
Columbus de
Arthur K. Pick
Straus Tires
Newton Rubber Works
Philip Rothchild
Montreal
Division 4
Morris J. Schooler
Washington Street
Whitman
Rothchild
Hanley
Erailroads
New England Railroad
Park Square
Norwich
West
Erie
West Shore R. R
Newburg
Fishkil Landing
Hopewell Junction
Poughkeepsie
Brewster
Hawleyville
Plainville
Danbury
Bristol
New Britain
Rockville
Eee
Putnam
Southbridge
Webster
D. mm. Blackstone
Boston & Albany Railroad
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Highlandville
Upper Falls
Medfield
Millis
Meday
West Medway
Woo
Park Square Station
New Haven & Hartford Railroad
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Bay State Limited
Air Line
Fall River
Fall and Sound
Newport
Puritan
Kail and Sound
Fox Point
Connecticut
Stonington
City OF Lowell
City OF Lawrence
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Lins
Pennsylvania R. R
Mary and Transfer
Ya. m
Colonial Express
Federal Express
Uia State Ae
Anu Dilars Sygate
Geo. Connor
A. G Kendall
L. H. Palmer
Boston Pass
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