McKinley to Act After Senate War Resolution
Cabinet notes say President McKinley plans a new step to stop Cuban bloodshed without entering war. Reed to consult with the president before the next House meeting. Relief funds may be used to feed distressed Cuban citizens even before formal signature on the Morgan resolution.
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Washington
Senate
Morgan
Cuba
McKinley
Calhoun
United States
Congress
What Will House Do
Washington May 21 No official information on action the House may take on the Cuban resolution passed by the Senate. Speaker Reed will confer with the President soon and no move will be made before that meeting. Democrats may seek quick consideration but require unanimous consent and a special order from the rules committee.
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Washington
House
Senate
Reed
Committee On Rules
Olney Mediation Reply Angers Spanish Minister
Dupuy de Lome responds to Olney mediation offer, asserting Spain’s view that Cuban insurgents lack civil government or territory and should not gain recognition. He condemns the insurgents’ destruction of Cuban industries and welcomes U S declarations that seek no advantage, aiming to uphold Spanish sovereignty.
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Washington
Dupuy de Lome
Olney
United States
Cuba
Spain
Two Dead Babies in Lawrence Tragedy
May 21. James Hendry aged 13 months drowned early this afternoon after falling into a washtub. Jennie Hendry found the body and Dr. Sullivan could not revive him. Later two boys reported a naked infant body found on the Merrimac River bank near the police station.
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Lawrence
American Wringer Company Advertises Boston Wringers
The American Wringer Company lists locations at 13 and 15 Broadway extension and 29 and 31 Corn Hill Boston offering all kinds of wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers with repairs called for and delivered without extra charge. Write or telephone Tremont 764.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Cornhill
Boston
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure For Tired Feeling
Testimonial from Mrs. Luna Farnum of Hill's Grove Rhode Island praises Hood's Sarsaparilla for restoring strength and color after illness. She claims weight gain from under 90 pounds to 103 and says the medicine keeps her free from sickness and tiredness.
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Hood
Luna Farnum
Hill’s Grove
Rhode Island
Expugilist Doherty Describes Altercation in His View
Ex pugilist Doherty testifies that Maguire began the clash with him at Fitchburg station. He claims Wood and McCaffrey acted in defense, while Maguire denies initiating the violence. The hearing before police commissioners adjourned for advisement.
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Doherty
Maguire
Wood
McCaffrey
Champlin
D. O. Dugan
Fitchburg
M. J. Doherty
Warren Bridge
Curran
Missing Montreal jewelry recovered in Hebronville
Detective Rio Pelle of Montreal Deputy Sheriff Briggs and Railroad Detective Curren traced nearly 1000 dollars in jewelry stolen from Montreal to Hebronville Two of Francis Xavier Gervais sons were found with the goods seized and sent back to Canada Gervais a former Montreal dry goods merchant was reported missing and suspected of deceiving merchants with a thirty day note not paid The case linked to Alfred Eaves and other merchants through a March 30 piano shipment from Montreal to Hebronville.
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Attleboro
Riopelle
Montreal
Briggs
Curren
Hebronville
Francis Xavier Gervais
St. Lawrence Street
Dominion
Alaska
Alfred Eaves
Notre Dame Street
Canada
Boynton Rival Claims Bicycle System Patented Before
Inventor Hanlon asserts he patented all valuable bicycle system features long before Boynton. He warns he will sue for infringement if the road is built. The Boynton bicycle railroad bill advances to a third reading in the House, but feasibility remains uncertain.
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Hanlon
Boynton
Boynton Bicycle Railroad
Bacchant statue grant delayed by trustees meeting
Public Library trustees met yesterday with the Papyrus Club gift accepted. The Bacchante topic was not discussed due to an incomplete meeting. Trustees seek wider consensus before action and petitions to Mr McKim reflect public sentiment while they remain noncommittal.
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Papyrus Club
McKim
Pilot Captains Selected to Guide Massachusetts to Boston
Captain Franklin B. Wellock of pilot boat Minerva is chosen to bring the battleship Massachusetts from New York. He departs Monday with New York Texas and Indiana to follow by pilots, for the Shaw monument unveiling on Boston Common.
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Franklin B. Wellock
Minerva
Massachusetts
New York
Texas
Indiana
Boston Common
Steamer Cephalonia Leaves Cunard Line for Queenstown and Liverpool
The Cunard steamer Cephalonia under Captain Pierce sets sail at 2 p m for Queenstown and Liverpool with 63 saloon 91 intermediate and 168 steerage passengers. The list of saloon travelers includes Mrs Mary A Young Lieutenant C Elliott Mr J W Towle and many others.
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Cephalonia
Cunard Line
Pierce
Queenstown
Liverpool
Mary A. Young
Frank E. Packard
C. Elliott
J. W. Towle
W. T. Humble
Annie Kelsall
Annie B. Manning
Alice B. Manning
Minnie A. Morss
Mary A. Batelle
Susans. Rogers
Janet
Margaret McManus
John A. Black
W. Churchill
Secretary Alger to Accept West Point Battle Monument
Washington May 21 Secretary Alger will accept for the government the battle monument at West Point to be dedicated with ceremonies Monday the 31st. The President was to perform the duties but canceled the West Point trip due to duties in Washington.
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M'Kinley
West Point
Washington
Alger
Battle Monument
Patent dispute over Moody Boynton overhead rail system
James P. A. Hanlon claims his earlier patent covers all Moody Boynton ideas and warns of infringement. He discusses overhead rail differences, noting Hanlon’s system uses three wheels plus an upper rail, while Boynton’s uses two wheels on the underside rail. He indicates readiness to defend his patent.
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George E. Hagerman
Patent Office
Moody Boynton
Boynton
James P. A. Hanlon
Boynton Road
Hanlon
Rival inventor Hanlon contests Boynton patent claims
The text explains that J P A Hanlon asserts priority over Boynton for the bicycle railroad invention. Hanlon claims to have patented the essential features before Boynton and warned promoters in 1894 that building under Boynton would infringe his rights. He cites letters explaining his position and advantages of his system.
Fantan players arrested in Chinatown raid
Division 4 police raided a Chinatown gambling ring and arrested six fantan players. Twelve Oxford Place venues were raided simultaneously. Six Chinese men were found at No 2 with gambling implements and taken to the station. others fled, with loot reported at No 5.
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Division 4
Chinatown
Oxford Place
No. 2
Quong Sooy Lung
No. 5
Frank A Palmer to Load Coal in Baltimore for Boston
The four masted schooner Frank A Palmer chartered to load 330 tons of coal in Baltimore for Boston, aiming to set a Baltimore loading record. The ship, launched 1897 in Bath Maine, measures 27 5d by 43 5 and 21 feet holds, with 170 foot masts and 6500 yards of canvas, commanded by Captain Willott C Gardner. The charter was arranged by Fred L Clayton & Co and the vessel was in Boston on May 4.
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Frank A. Palmer
Baltimore
Boston
San Francisco
Governor Ames
Bath
Louisburg
William B. Palmer
Antwerp
Wilott C. Gardner
Fred L. Clayton & Co
Rate of tax and no decision reached at Arcanum session
The Royal Arcanum supreme council met in Vendome parlors with over 100 members and guests. Discussion focused on the assessment question but produced no action. Tomorrow the officers will tour the harbor. Boston hosts at Young's Hotel featured President Victor J. Loring and Supreme Regent John E. Pound among others in lively remarks.
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Supreme Council of the
Royal Arcanum
Vendome
Joan E. Pound
Lockport
N. Y
Supreme Council
Boston
Royal Arcanum Club
Young’s Hotel
Supreme
John E. Pound
Edson M. Schryver
Baltimore
Thomas A. Mullen
Charles W. Clark
Massachusetts
Bank All Right at Lake Village Savings Bank
The Lake Village Savings Bank at Lakeport resumes operations after a temporary suspension to prevent a run, following Belknap Savings Bank closure. Officials, including Mayor C. L. Pulcifer and trustee E. D. Ward, plan to meet withdrawal demands with existing cash and will enforce withdrawal notices for large sums. The bank holds Western mortgages 75000, municipal and water bonds 70000, and reports over 5000 in ready cash.
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Laconia
N. H
Lake Village Savings Bank
Lakeport
Belknap Savings Bank
Belknap Bank
C. L. Pulcifer
E. D. Ward
Cattle Inspector Confronted at Brighton Abattoir over Tuberculosis
Cattle Inspector Kelley found two cows with tuberculosis on the Hathaway ranch in Brighton. Hathaway denied illness and ordered Kelley expelled, calling him crude names and menacing to shoot. The Board of Health and doctors Burr, Lee, and Slee corroborated the inspector. The cattle were already being slaughtered and are now in cooling vats.
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Brighton
Kelley
James J. Hathaway
Hathaway
Board of Health
Hathaway Firm
Suffolk Council Hosts Royal Arcanum Reception in Roxbury
The Suffolk Council entertained supreme officers of the Royal Arcanum at Guild Hall Roxbury last evening. Supreme Orator C H Charlock Supreme Chaplain Henry O Goodwin and Grand Regent Charles W Clark spoke at the banquet. Music by Co W Fowler E H White Frank Hers y and Robert Hyde. Three new members were initiated using the Dorchester ritual.
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Royal Arcanum
Suffolk Council
Guild Hall
Roxbury
C. H. Charlock
Henry O. Goodwin
Charles W. Clark
Co. W. Fowler
E. H. White
Frank Hersey
Robert Hyde
Dorchester
Girls as Gymnasts at West Roxbury High School Drill
The West Roxbury High School young ladies held their annual gymnastic drill yesterday at Curtis Hall Jamaica Plain. A large crowd watched calisthenics dumbbell work horizontal bar and trapeze acts ending with medicine ball toss. Miss Adams directed the exercises.
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West Roxbury High School
Curtis Hall
Jamaica Plain
Adams
Crazy Man Captured After Chase Near Norton
A man in East Norton on May 21 was captured after a long chase. He believed himself to be John Carroll of New York City and, at capture, wore only underclothes and a white shirt. Described as light complexion with sandy mustache, about 31, 150 pounds, medium height, he was sent to Taunton Insane Asylum.
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East Norton
John Carroll
New York City
Taunton
Presbyterians of Indiana Present Gavel to Moderator
From Harrison Indiana May 21 The Presbyterian General Assembly presented a wooden gavel to Moderator Jackson Ex President Harrison spoke for Indiana Presbyterians praising the symbolic woods used in the gift The moderator replied with brief words
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Eagle Lake
Ind
Presbyterian General Assembly Today
Jackson
Harrison
Presbyterians of
Indiana
Safe Burglaries Shake Taunton Station
Burglars attempted to blow open the New York New Haven Hartford station safe at South Dighton. They drilled the safe, damaged the post office, and escaped with $3 while menaced by two revolvers. No clues were found.
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Taunton
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
South Dighton
Sixteenth Annual New England Intercollegiate Press Assoc Meet
The New England Intercollegiate Press Association held its sixteenth annual meeting at the Copley Square Hotel with a dinner. President John B. Henry of Wesleyan Argus presided. Underwood delivered the keynote recalling the 1889 Columbia start and urging hard work and factual reporting. Officers elected include Henry, Winslow, and Dasham, with a banquet for about fifty.
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New England Intercollegiate Press Association
Copley Square
Fred B. Whitney
Williams Weekly
Underwood
Intercollegiate
Columbia
Black Cat Prize Winners Announced in Prize Story Contest
The Black Cat prize story contest awards 2600 in prizes to writers from many regions. First prize goes to Charles Stuart Pratt for A Celestial Crime, with Jo anna Wood, James Langston, and William Hudson among top places. Five more $100 prizes go to Mary Foote Arnold William Magnadier Browne John M. Ellicott Bert Leston Taylor Sallie Pate Steen and James J. McEvilly. Plans to publish in July and continue annual cost to publish.
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Canada
Mexico
South America
Australia
India
England
Charles Stuart Pratt
Warner
N. H
Joanna Beb. Wood
Philadelphia
Penn
Yale
James Langston
New York
N. Y
William C. Hudson
Fordham
Mik
Mary Foote Arnold
Terre Haute
Ind
Ezra Collingford
William Magnadier Browne
Readville
Mass
John M. Ellicott
Mare Island
Cal
Ben Bolt
Bert Leston Taylor
Duluth
Minn
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Bangor
LS. Johnson & CO
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Elite Hotel of America
A. F. Mueller
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
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George L. Perin
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Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Currier
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Unitarian Church
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Stoneham
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George O. Kent
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Amos K. Silloway
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