20 May 1896
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1896
Page
1
A local building reports the elevator system has been upgraded and is functioning fully to reach the top floor. Engineers say service is restored after a period of maintenance, with safety checks completed and operators trained for the higher levels.
Moscow prepares for coronation week with lavish displays and mercy promises. Emperors and envoys from abroad arrive as plans show vast spending to impress western nations. Festivities include mass feasting, public amusements, and ceremonies led by the Czar and his court.
In a near unanimous move the Boston House substituted the Gallivan bill for the adverse report on street railways, mandating transfer checks valid for five cents within thirty minutes. The measure aims to require the West End Street Railway to issue transfers on payment of a fare, amid strong support from Boston leaders and local papers.
Forecast from Washington on May 19 indicates generally fair conditions for New England with cooler air in the eastern portion and northerly to easterly winds.
The President returned without signature a bill granting a pension to Caroline D. Mowatt, widow of a soldier, to Cleveland, May 19. The veto cites policy concerns and highlights the administration’s stance on veterans benefits and wartime widows. The notice reflects ongoing debates over pension appropriations and executive approval.
Dense smoke and rainbow light filled Cape Cod skies as the South Wareham forest fire, fanned by a hurricane wind, advanced toward Plymouth. Firefighters rested after a brutal 24 hour stretch with an estimated 60,000 dollars in damage from pine and oak stands and berry bushes scorched along a one mile by five mile front.
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