Redistricting measure creates sixteen Massachusetts districts
The Lomasney-Wolcott plan for 16 new congressional districts passed the House after Speaker Cushing opposed the Bliss amendment. The bill, now engrossed, shifts power to the majority party with 11 Republican and 5 Democratic seats, with a southeastern Massachusetts town amendment awaiting Senate concurrence.
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Cushing
Bliss
Foss
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Senate
Massachusetts
Bliss of Malden Defends Gerrymander Plan Claim
Bliss of Malden admitted the plan was a gerrymander and charged that political motives shaped the district map. He argued the approach serves party interests while masking fairness concerns.
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Bliss of
Malden
General Henry Sherwin Retired From Civil Service Post
General Henry Sherwin chief examiner for the Civil Service Commission is retired at his request. The commission members and Secretary Dudley presented him with a silver loving cup yesterday.
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Henry Sherwin
Civil Service Commission
Dudley
Five-Cent Fare Bills Engrossed. Butler Statue Advances
Chelsea and Tryde Park five-cent fare bills by Representatives Breath and Murray were engrossed in the Senate. Lomasney won passage to a third reading for a statue honoring General Benjamin F. Butler. The vote tally was 112 to 198.
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Tryde Park
Breath
Murray
Senate
Lomasney
Benjamin F. Butler
State House
New Haven-B. & M
House
Henry Sherwin
Civil Service Commission
Ward
General Butler
New Haven-Boston & Maine Merger Bill Clears Senate
The Senate passed the New Haven and Boston & Maine merger bill by an 18 to 20 vote amid Governor Foss’s warning of a veto and a possible special session. A separate utilities bill was defeated 13 to 24 while another utilities measure remains unlisted for passage.
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New Haven
Boston
Maine
Senate
Foss
Public Utilities Board
Horgan
Greenwood
Vinson
Tinkham
Public Utilities Commission
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
Adams
Barlow
Chace
Clark
Coolidge
Denny
Grainger
Hersey
Hunt
Mack
McLane
Mulligan
Nason
Newhall
Pearson
Powers
Ross Schoonmaker
Wheeler
Allen
Barnes
Bennett
Blanchard
Brown
Burke
Eldridge
Halley
Hatton
Joyce
Lamasney
McCarthy
Quigley
Schofield
Stearns
Stone
Timilty
Boston Railroad Merger Bill Faces Senate Vote Clash
The big railroad merger bill seeks abolition of the Boston Holding Company, merger of two railways, a tunnel project, and electrification in the Boston area. Opposition from the Boston Chamber of Commerce, a helping push from Governor Foss, and a Senate roll call show a tight path forward with crucial votes pending.
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Committee On Railroads
Boston Railroad Holding Company
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Southern New England Railroad Bill Advances to Third Reading
The bill authorizing the extension of the Southern New England railroad to the city moves to a third reading in the House without debate, signaling progress in the legislation.
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Southern New England
Stone Re-elected Chief of Engineers in Six-Year Term
Harrisburg May 21 War ren S. Stone of Cleveland leader of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers since 1903 was re elected for six years. Stone captured 790 of 791 votes making the election unanimous and the convention moved on to choosing four assistant engineers with rapid finalization expected.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Warren S. Stone
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Stone
Denial of Warden Resignation Rumor at Charlestown Prison
Officials at Charlestown State prison denied last night any knowledge of a rumor that Warden Bridges would resign. The Post cited no announcement to staff and noted Bridges has led the prison for years while facing strain from guarding inmates scheduled for execution.
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Charlestown
Warden Bridges
Visits mother hopes for daughter in Plymouth correction
Mrs Vincenza Laura, aged and crippled, describes visiting her condemned daughter Lena Cusumano at the House of Correction on Moon Street North End. Laura and her son Joseph just returned from Plymouth where they saw Mrs Cusumano awaiting execution for the murder of her husband.
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Vincenza Laura
Lena Cusumano
Moon Street
North End
Laura
Plymouth
Joseph
House of Correction
Health Board Replies to Critics of Its Work
The Board of Health defended its actions to the Suffolk District Medical Society, asserting approval from top authorities and noting a low death rate from controllable diseases. It highlighted cholera carrier detection campaigns as praised by Washington authorities and a Royal Italian Commission, while calling attention to non resident deaths affecting city mortality statistics.
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Board of Health
Suffolk District Medical Society
Boston
Washington
Royal Italian Commission
Woman Held Up and Robbed on Hancock Street
Miss Catherine Tierney, a domestic at 853 Hancock street in Quincy, told police she was held up and choked by a well dressed man late last week, robbed of a chatelaine bag containing four rings including two diamonds worth 50 dollars each, a ruby and pearl setting, and 10 dollars in coin. The victim feared bodily harm and did not inform her employers immediately.
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Charles River
Dorchester
Bromfield
Emma Wright
Suite 10
Baldwin
D. J. Leonard
Morris I. Silton
Wright
Jewar
Sudbury Street
Catherine Tierney
James H. Penniman
Hancock Street
Quincy
Miss Tierney
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