River and Harbor Bill Passes Senate Amid Amendments
The senate approved the river and harbor bill by 57 to 9 after debating Gorman's amendment to cap annual spending at 10 million dollars. West moved to lay the amendment on the table, which failed, and the bill was sent to conference with Frye Quay and West named as conferrees.
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Washington
Senate
Gorman
Dem
West
Cullom
Rep
Ill
Allison
Elkins
W. Va
Mitchell
Ore
Pascoe
Fla
Berry
Ark
Yeas
Aldrich
Bacon
Baker
Blackburn
Burrows
Butler
Caffery
Cameron
Dubois
Gray
Harris
Hawley
Hill
Kyle
Lindsay
Martin
Wisconsin
Peffer
Proctor
Roach
Smith
Vilas
Secretary of War
Frye
Allen
Committee On Commerce
Congress
Messrs. Frye
Quay
Marriages and obituaries of local residents printed notices
GARRISON-KIRKHAM May 12 Hastings on Hudson Alice Harrison Kirkham daughter of Augustus Kirkham and Lloyd McKim Garrison of Orange New York at residence of bride by Rev Robert M Berkeley. TOWER-SEAVER May 2 Roxbury Harris Grant Tower and Mary Frances Seaver wed by Rev Richard W Boynton. SULLIVAN May 11 Allston Dennis P Sullivan at Hawthorn Cottage Solemn Mass May 15 St James Catholic Nashua burial. BROOKS May 12 George H Brooks aged 69 funeral Mount Auburn Chapel. BROWN May 12 Harriet L Brown funeral 17 Beacon Street May 15 burial private. BROWN May 18 John P Brown East Boston Harvard grad funeral May 15.
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Ve Tower—Seaver
Roxbury
Richard W. Boynton
Harris Grant Tower
Denver
Col
Mary Frances
George W. Seaver
Brown
Harriet L
Jonas B. Brown
Beacon Street
Boston
John P. Brown
Gradi
Harvard College
Border Street
Armenian steamer sails with record grain cargo from this port
The Leyland steamer Armenian capt McConkey departed for Liverpool carrying 1108 bales of cotton and a vast grain load including 136,107 bushels of wheat and 89,042 bushels of corn. The cargo is believed the largest ever to leave this port.
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Leyland
McConkey
Liverpool
Cape Ann
Gloucester
Union Station
Atlantic Avenue
Breaker Spit
Newburyport Harbor
Plum Island
Salisbury Beach
Minot
Frank & Ira
Highland Light
Eugene Borda
Euphemia
Mystic Wharf
Charlestown
Buenos Ayres
Claverdon
Kelway
Antwerp
Portland
Chicago
Dertford
Boston
Hadaway
Joe Brown
Havre Street
East
Savannah
Hunt
E. B. Sutton
Underwinter
New York
San Francisco
Landsman
Taunton Robbery On Raynham Road Ended With Escape
In the early hours a street artist named Devere was robbed of 26 dollars on the Raynham road. He was dragged from his wagon into the road, fought back, and rode to the police station to report the hit. Police search for the highwaymen continues.
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Taunton
Devere
Raynham
Boullier
East Taunton
Deserts and Non-Support Dominate Boston Divorce Sessions
In Judge Maynard’s Superior Court, several couples faced divorce, mostly defaulted. Cases included Morris Goldstein vs Fanny on desertion, Marion Mais on non-support, Julia Reis vs Manuel Reis over misused property, Venna Lott vs Jennie Lott, Annie Shaller vs George Shaller amid infidelity, and Julia Miller seeking relief from an abusive husband who provided only two dollars since marriage.
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Superior Court
Maynard
Morris Goldstein
Fanny
Morris
Fannie
Goldstein
Nicholas Zelensky
Cooper Street
Boston
Marion Bdith Cuig Mais
Peter O. Cuig Mais
Attleboro
Caig Mais
Julia de B. Reis
Manuel de A. Reis
Reis
Venna F. Lott
Jennie W. Lott
East Saginaw
Mich
Chelsea
Dover Street
Lott
Annie P. Shaller
George E. Shaller
George
Annie
Emma George
Julia M. Miller
Alleged shoplifters arrested by inspectors
Inspectors Knox and Douglas yesterday afternoon arrested Mary BE Chesterly, 50, of 281 Shawmut Avenue, and Margarette L Henry, 38, of 441 Harrison Avenue, on the charge of shoplifting. They were committed to the House of Detention.
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Knox and
Douglas
Mary BE. Chesterly
Shawmut Avenue
Margaretta L. Henry
Harrison Avenue
Shriners of Aleppo Temple Hold Annual Gathering at Mechanics Building
Duh'l Kaada hosts a long Aleppo Temple event with hundreds of nobles and families from New Hampshire and western Massachusetts. The day features Punch and Judy, magic, and musical performances, followed by a 159-person banquet and the Daughters of Isis initiation with about 350 ladies receiving jewels.
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Mystic Shrine
Aleppo Temple
Daughters of Isis
Tom Reed
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Mohammedan Kalif Alee
Mechanics’ Building
Thomas Waterman
Bobby Shafts
C. @. Dunbar
Florida
Herbert Johnson
Maude Calder
Annabelle Clark
T. H. Norris
C. J. Buffum
TJ. L. White
Arthur Beresford
Charles T. Grilley
Henry H.hichien
Noble Howard M. Dow
Potentate Saunders
Fox
Potentate
Order of the Daughters of Isis
Exhibition Hall
Caleb Saunders
Lawrence
Frederick H. Spring
Rabban
James A. Davis
James A. Fox
James S. Blake
Joseph W. Work
Benjamin W. Rowell
Frank W. Bird
George S. Carpenter
Boston and Maine railroad posts quarterly deficit despite higher gross traffic
The Boston and Maine railroad reports a quarterly deficit of 10016 amid gross gains of 605794. Higher operating costs, air brake and automatic coupler expenditures, and a freshet disruption reduced surplus. Nine month results show increased train mileage and large roadway and equipment upgrades boosting expenses.
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R Boston & Maine Railroad
Concord & Montreal
Inc
Wecreven
Boston & Maine
Highland pastor claims 7000 Lowell women immoral
In Lowell on May 13 the Rev C L Merriam of Highland Congregational Church said from the pulpit that 7000 young women in the city lead immoral lives, including more than half the girls. The remark caused indignation. a local paper offers 5000 dollars to any charity proving the claim. A Boston firm advertises wringers and carpet sweepers with repair service.
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Lowell
C. L. Merriam
Highland Congregational Church
Sinclairs Theatrical Ventures and Lodging House Scandal
A Roxbury lodging house landlady recounts how Walt Sinclair and his wife moved in last January and refused to pay rent. He later used forged and bounced checks to fund minstrel show ventures from Chicago to California, leading to police and legal trouble in Boston.
Cambridge Plans Fifty Year Park Expansion Parade Feature
Cambridge celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of its parks with plans for a parade float depicting the park system. New parks include Cambridge Field and Rindge Field, with Longfellow and Broadway Parks upgraded. Fresh Pond Park and a five to six mile river parkway will showcase extensive greenery designed by Olmsted. The system aims for a $3 million completion, funded without debt.
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New England
Cambridge
Cambridge Common
Cambridge Field
Rindge Field
Old Cambridge
Longfellow Park
Henry W. Longfellow
Broadway Park
Fresh Pond
Water Board
Charles River
Cambridge and
Watertown
William Law Olmsted
Mr. Olmsted
Central Park
New York
Capitol
Washington
Horses of High Degree Auction Draws Notables and Strong Prices
A. W. Davis stables in Northampton street hosted a sale of fifty Highland View stock farm horses from W. H. Moody of Claremont New Hampshire. Notable horses sold included Adwild $1625 Evolution $706 Queen Wilkes $480 Corella $425 Queen Elizabeth $400 Spira Sprague $330 Zeba $360. Many prominent judges attended. The average price paid was $051.0.
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A. W. Davis
Northampton Street
Highland View
W. H. Moody
Claremont
N. H
John P. Woodbury
Advertiser
Evolution
Charlie Wilkes
Queen Wilkes
Sir Walter, Jr
Corella
Arion
Queen Elizabeth
Almont Eagle
Spira Sprague
Sphinx
Zeba
Lawrena
George H. Hicks
John Shepard
E. D. Wiggin
Mr. Barnes
Hotel Brunswick
N. W
T. L. Barber
South Framingham
Dr. Willis
Waltham
F. L. Robbins
Charlie Whittemore
J. W. Ellis
Woonsocket
R. L
John Grout
James Golden
J. J. Bowen
John Riley
J. C. Richardson
James Brady
N. B. B. Morse
Marblehead
D. W. Stultz
L. Thomas
Clarence Murphy's Gase Plea Likely On Theft Charge
Clarence Murphy charged with embezzlement from Salem Savings Bank may face trial with a likely plea on the lesser count of larceny for $500. Government may accept guilty plea on this count and not pursue embezzlement counts. Trial expected next week.
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Clarence Murphy
Salem Savings Bank
Hotel Banquets Highlight New England Hardware Dealers Meeting
The New England Hardware Dealers held its regular monthly meeting at the United States Hotel with over fifty-five attendees. D. Fletcher Barber presided, James A. Failes logged proceedings, and John D. Morton of Carpenter Morton Co. reviewed Paint and 641 Club works before a price discussion. Also, Company C, Thirty-eighth Massachusetts Regiment, hosted its annual banquet at the United States Hotel with fifteen members, C. H. Bingham presiding. The MIT E Society held its annual dinner at Hotel Thorndike with twenty-two members, Arthur I. Franklin presiding, Ralph A. Bowen recording, and guests H. B. Par, W. R. Bacheller, and Bradley Stouage. The Massachusetts Street Railway Association met at Young’s Hotel with thirty-eight members as Vice President Sullivan chaired in the president’s absence.
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New England Hardware Dealers
United States Hotel
D. Fletcher Barber
James A. Failes
John D. Morton
Carpenter, Morton & Co
Thirty-eighth
Massachusetts Regiment
C. H. Bingham
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thorndike
Arthur I. Franklin
Ralph A. Bowen
H. B. Par W. R. Bacheller
Bradley Stougage
Massachusetts Street Railway Association
Young’s Hotel
Sullivan
Roxbury Man Severely Hurt in Building Fall
Charles Lychester of Roxbury and Christopher F. Dowd of Dillon Street fell from a staging at the Reece building on Harrison Avenue yesterday morning. Lychester was removed to City Hospital with a fractured skull and back injuries. doctors fear he will die. The trestles giving way caused the fall.
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Charles Lychester
Roxbury
Christopher F. Dowd
Dillon Street
Reece
Harrison Avenue
City Hospital
Merchant Arrested On Oleo Margarine Charge
United States Deputy Marshal James H. Watson arrested Eddy K. Carleton a commission merchant at 10 Commercial street yesterday morning on a charge of violating the oleomargarine law. He waives examination and is held in $1000 bail for the May term of the U S Circuit Court. The complaint by Edward J. Donovan internal revenue collector alleges the illegal business ran from July 1, 1895 to May 8, 1896. Carleton has acted as agent for Oakdale Manufacturing Company of Providence makers of buttering. He has a prior conviction for the same offence and recently had a civil suit in Cambridge courts over $2000 in an insolvency case related to oleo margarine. The law carries fines up to $500 and imprisonment up to one year.
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United States
James H. Watson
Eddy K. Carleton
Commercial Street
Carleton
Fiske
United States Circuit Court
Edward J. Donovan
Internal Revenue
Oakdale Manufacturing Company
Providence
Cambridge
J. F. Fizgerald
Fitzgerald
Higginson Divorce Case Seeks Closed Court Review
Judge Maynard considers a libel for divorce filed by Banker Francis Higginson against his wife Julia B. Higginson. Depositions of involved parties are filed with the clerk and read in court, with more to follow, as the case hinges on alleged adultery.
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Higginson
Maynard
Superior Court
Francis Higginson
Julia B. Higginson
Ropes, Gray & Loring
Boston Letter Carriers' Mutual Benefit Association Meeting
The Boston chapter held a meeting at the American House last evening with 100 members present as President Joseph B. Hatch called the session to order at 7 30. Reports from committees showed the annual hall event was very successful and only routine business was transacted.
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Boston Letter Carriers’ Mutual Benefit Association
American House
Joseph B. Hatch
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Mr. Free Exchange
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Nebraska
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Carter
Chandler
Cockrell
Davis
Faulkner
Gallinger
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Hansbrough
Jones
Ney
Lindsey
Ledge
McBride
Mantle
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Pasco
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Platt
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Shoup
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Stewart
Teller
Thurston
Turpie
Walthall
Warren
Wetmore
White
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Chilton
Victor
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Flowers
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont ST
Green
Washington At
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Wall
Hull Medicine Coo
Keita
Newark City
Jonson & CO
Custom House St
A. Johnson
Johnson
H. Ingall
Bangor
Bix Hotties, Co
New Custom House
Hood
Aleppo
Mechanics’ Building Oasis
American Wringer Company
Broadway
Cornhill
THE
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Broadway, N.Y
Mrs. Bekerstrom
Sinclair
Anna Bekerstrom
Compton Street
Post
Mrs. Eekerstrom
Station 5
Charles Street
Walt Sinclair
Boston Journal Encyclopedia Department
Washington Street
Mississippi
California
Sinclair Minstrels
Sinclair Minstrels, of Which Mr. Sinclair
Mr. Sinclair
W. G. Blodgett
Dudley Street Opera House
Mr. Blodgett
Rockland Bank
Richard Pryor
Western Union
Dudley Street
Curtis
Philadelphia
Gambridge Parks
Worcestershire
John Duncan
Gase
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Benj. F. Stevee
Alfred D. Foster
S. F. Trull
WM. B. Turner
Eighth Congressional District
Institute Hall
East Cambridge
S&s O'Clock
Democratic Committee
Robert T. Paine, Jr
Wm. T. Jenney
Herrick’s Mercantile Collection Agency
Court ST
Solomon D. Rich
George H. Lawrence
J. P. Lawrence & CO
Quincy Market
Boston, Stass
T. Metcalf CO
Copley Sq
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