Senate Congratulates Cuba as Philippines Debate Continues
The Senate adopted a resolution congratulating Cuba on its independence and ordered public printing of the AP transfer ceremonies. Senators Wellington and Bacon criticized U S policy in the Philippines, arguing dollar interests trump ideals and urging a free government approach.
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Washington
Senate
Republic of Cuba
Family of Independent Nations
Republic
Associated Press
United States
Wellington
Maryland
Army
War Department
Philippines
Bacon
Georgia
House Debates Immigration Legislation In Washington
May 21 report from Washington notes the House began consideration of an immigration bill. Principal speech by Mr. Shattuc harshly criticizes immigration via Canada and Canadian firms. JT. Underwood of Alabama proposes an educational test amendment. much discussion centers on this provision.
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Washington
House
Shattuc
Canada
JT. Underwood
Alabama
No More Cyrano Chicago Court Enjoins Play
Judge C C Kohlisaat issues a perpetual injunction against producing Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac in the United States. Samuel Eberly Gross sued Richard Mansfield and A M Palmer. Gross granted $1 in satisfaction and waived profits accounting. Gross, author of The Merchant Prince of Cornwall, claimed his private print circulated earlier and inspired Rostand's work.
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Chicago
C. C. Kohlisaat
United States District Court Today
United States
Edmond Rostand
Richard Mansfield
A. M. Palmer
Samuel Eberly Gross
Gross
Cemetery Trustees Elect City of Boston Officers
The trustees of the cemetery department of Boston elected Jacob Morse as chairman James H Morton as superintendent and A E Smith as secretary for the administration of city burial grounds.
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Cemetery Department of the City of
Boston
Jacob Morse
James H. Morton
A. E. Smith
McNary Attacks Boston Police Board in Legislature
The Hon. William S. McNary denounces the Boston Police Commission in the House, accusing Republican members of bowing toMinor interests. He cites rising costs per capita and protests by clergy over licenses while urging investigation. Other actions include votes on libel evidence, highway bonding, canal company charter repeal, and Lincoln’s Birthday holiday status.
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Boston
McNary
Police Commission
House
Hayes
Lowell
Boston Board of Police
Police Board
Messrs
Kiley and
Quinn
Boston, Cape Cod & New York Canal Company
Merritt
Lincoln
Mr. Hayes
Law
Republic of Cuba
Committee of
Fule
Newsdealers Bill Faces House Vote Amid Amendments
The Thursday soda and candy bill remains on the legislative path amid delays and amendments. Governor Crane backs excluding newsdealers, while Senator Sullivan narrowly failed to unify the governor's amendment. The House may reconsider or accept the newsdealers provision, risking a deadlock, as a judiciary rule to bar members from seeking jobs for themselves or friends was adopted in concurrence.
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Crane
House
John A. Sullivan
Lang
Sullivan
Democrats
T. F. Porter
Gullivan
J. A. Sullivan
Suffolk
Judiciary Committee
General Court
Fitzgerald Secures First Triumph for Sanitarium Effort
Senator W. T. A. Fitzgerald wins a key victory after three years of pushing legislation for a Sanitarium project. The victory marks a milestone in the long effort to advance the facility, with supporters praising the progress and the prospects for funding and implementation.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Boston Reader
Boston resident William Dana describes years of backache and excruciating pain. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with stopping the last attack from the first use and urges others to try the remedy sold nationwide by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y at 50 cents.
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Boston
William Dana
Bowdoin Street
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Doan’s
Ice Trust Raises Ice Prices Across Boston Area
The ice monopoly led by the American Ice Company raises prices from $2.50 to $3.50 per ton in most Boston region areas, with $8.50 per ton in Winthrop where only two companies deliver. Chelsea sees continued competition with $2.60 per ton, while Roxbury, Brookline face rivals backing a new $16 million New England Consolidated Ice Company aiming to control 22 New England cities. The Boston Ice Company pricing card mirrors last year but actual discounts imply a price rise.
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Boston
Ice Trust
Independent Ice Company
Boston Ice Company
American Ice Company
Chelsea
Winthrop
Independent
Brookline
Commonwealth Ice Company
New England Consolidated Ice Company
Newngland
Senator Fitzgerald Wins Vote For State Sanatorium
In a bold appeal for consumptives care, Senator Fitzgerald argued to fund a Rutland like state sanitarium. The measure passed 18 to 3, sending the bill to the ways and means committee after recounting 644 applicants denied last year.
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Rutland
State Board of Charity
Fitzgerald
Senate
Senate Chamber
Boston
Committee On Ways and Means
Bank Officers Meet Affiliation With Institute Announces Growth
The Bank Officers Association of Boston held its largest meeting at Copley Hall. After a banquet, members heard committee reports, elected officers, and voted to affiliate with the American Institute of Bank Clerks. Financials showed gains across current and permanent funds, with a total resources increase to 87,436.55. Officers named include President Charles L. Burrill and Treasurer Robert B. Hill. The by laws were amended to admit sub treasury staff and allow vacancy filling by the board.
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Bank Officers’ Association of Boston
Copley Hall
American Institute of Bank Clerks
EB. A. Stone
Board of Managers
Robert B. Hill
Charles L. Burrill
Second National Bank
George O. Stimpson
National Bank of Republic
Frederic W
Byron H. Nourse Dead in Roxbury Residence
Byron H. Nourse, a longtime Boston area business traveler and Civil War veteran, died yesterday at 28 Codman Park Roxbury after a stroke in Flora. He was born 1838 in Lancaster and descended from notable local families. Survived by a daughter, Maria Treat Nourse Brehaut, he was a member of several lodges and orders. services will be held by the Odd Fellows at his home Saturday morning with burial in Lancaster.
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New England
Byron H. Nourse
Codman Park
Roxbury
Flora
Byron Heywood Nourse
Lancaster
Mass
Seth Heywood
Gardner
John Nourse
Waterford
John Prescott
Rebecca Nurse
Salem
Mr. Nourse
Boston
Burgess, Nourse & Co
Milk Street
New York
Fifty-third
Massachusetts
Port Hudson
Maria Treat
Levi Hamblen
Stillwater
James H. Brehaut
Nourse
Commonwealth Lode
C. C
WY Seeton
Broadway and touring stage updates and engagements
John Craig wraps up his engagement with Mrs. Fiske at the Manhattan Theatre and heads to Boston next Monday. Maude Odell leads Baldwin-Melville in Buffalo this summer. John B. Mason tops Blitsch's Gardens bill in Denver. Pinero’s Tris with Virginia Harned arrives at the Criterion Theatre next autumn as he plans a U.S. visit. Rita Winfield dazzles Music Hall with her Cremona violin from 1691. Marguerite Sylva to star next season in a new comic opera by Smith and De Koven. Ratcliffe and Kittie Mitchell shift to vaudeville in Worcester. Talks stall between Misay Lotta and Corse Payton over F Theatre. Frohman previews The Fiurt, The New Clown, Ulysses and more with Grundy and Jones works undecided. Edith Hildridge debuts in a nautical comedy with The Defender company.
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John Craig
Marguerite Sylva
Nixon
Zimmerman
Harry B. Smith
Reginald de Koven
B. J. Ratcliffe
Kittie Mitchell
Worcester
Misay Lotta
Corse Payton
Charles Frohman
Ulysses
Iris
Sydney Grundy
Henry Arthur Jones
Defender” Company
Edith Hldridge
Will spell error may invalidate Muskegon man’s legacy
E L McDonnell of Muskegon died in Grand Rapids on the date of his planned Cincinnati marriage to Miss Virginia Platt. His will left 6000 dollars to Flora M Newton for a home for indigent old women at Fairmount Indiana, but a misspelling may invalidate the instrument. He crossed Flora Newton’s name, substituting Platt, while only one witness knew. Relatives and Miss Newton plan to challenge the will.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Flora M. Newton
Syracuse
N. Y
Miss Platt
Franklin Fund Institute for Civic Education Proposed
Theodore W. Curtis urges that the Franklin fund be boosted to $800,000 and used to establish a city institute for adult education in history government economics and technical arts. The plan favors a central site with lecture halls a library and a concert hall, named for principle rather than a person.
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Franklin Fund
Theodore W. Curtis
Thenklin Fund
Science Institute
Woman charged with murder in death of adopted daughter
Pittsburg May 21 Mrs Getitia Eagle of Avalon suburb arrested on murder charge in the death of her 13 year old adopted daughter Wilna Warner. The girl died May 6 from a bullet wound in her heart. coroner's jury ruled death a homicide rather than suicide.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Getitia Eagle
Avalon
Wilna ‘Warner
Crayton Charged With Murder in Cambridge
Newport May 21 Lewis Crayton 21 of Cambridge Mass a negro is in custody charged with the murder of Richard Powell in Cambridge Crayton was arrested late last night on a Portsmouth farm where he hired out for a year He offered no resistance and will accompany officers to Cambridge this afternoon without extradition proceedings.
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Newport
R. J
Lewis Crayton
Cambridge
Mass
Richard Powell
Crayton
Portsmouth
Cambridge Fight Leaves Powell Dead After May 9 Incident
Crayton and Powell allegedly fought over a handbag in Cambridge on May 9. Crayton allegedly shoved Powell against a brick wall with fatal injuries, Powell dying yesterday.
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Crayton
Powell
Cambridge
Wabash Inaugurates St. Louis to Denver Sleeping Cars
The Wabash Railway launches through sleeping cars from St. Louis to Denver for summer travel. Depart St. Louis at 9:00 a.m., arrive Denver 11:00 a.m. next day, with Colorado Springs reaching by 10:35 a.m. and Pueblo at 11:50 a.m. A connection from Boston North Station departs 6:19 p.m. with through sleepers to St. Louis on and after May 23.
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Colorado
Wabash Railroad
St. Louis
Denver
Pueblo
Boston
North Station
The Prince of Pilsen at Tremont in Boston
The production The Prince of Pilsen at Tremont in Boston appears to have generated strong crowd interest and favorable notices, signaling continued appeal for classic operetta offerings in the city.
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Pilsen
Tremont
Boston Seen As Fast Growing Center Of Trade
A large shipment report highlights Boston as a booming commercial hub with record ship ments. Ten carloads from Wright & Taylor in Louisville contain Taylor and Off Charter brands, marking one of the largest shipments to Boston and reflecting the expanding coe Taylor operation and city trade growth.
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Boards of Trade
Boston
Ht & Taylor
Wright & Taylor
Louisville
Taylor
Coe & Taylor
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Ad
RR w CROVE. This name must appear on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinoine Tablets the remedy that cures a cold in one day. 25 cents.
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W. Crove
Prison Committee May Be Summoned as Witnesses in Jail Assault Case
A rumor at the State House says a prisoner in the Lawrence jail who was clubbed by a keeper plans to sue for damages and may summon legislators as witnesses. The prison committee is split on appearing, with legal opinions differing on their duty if proceedings do not block their legislative duties.
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Legislative Committee On Prisons
State House
Lawrence
Robinson
Stevens
Shah of Persia Arrives in Rome With Dazzling Suite
The Shah of Persia arrived in Rome this afternoon and is lodged in the Quirinal's Emperor William apartment. His Asiatic grandeur captivates Romans, eclipsing the royal party led by King Victor Emmanuel and the Count of Turin. The Shah wishes to visit the Pope, with hopes this can be arranged.
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Persia
Shah
Rome
William
Quirinal
Victor Emmanuel
Turin
Boston theater and music week preview in busy schedule
Yesterday's performances showed improvement with smooth big cast. The Boston Theatre devotes this week to Robin Hood by the Bostonians with large audiences. Other events include Victor Herbert's The Serenade Romeo and Juliet at Bowdoin Square, The Defender at the Columbia, and final weeks at Bostock's Animal Arena.
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Victor Herbert
Bowdoin Square
the Columbia
Bostock
Annimal Arena
Keith
Tom Walters
Boston Music Hall
Casper Nowak
Terry
Elmer
Howard
Happy Jack
Miss Elmer
Castle Square
Jerome K. Jerome
Maister
Woodbarrow
H. H. A. Beach
Steinert Hall
Martinique
St. Vincent
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