No Aldermanic Bill Clear, Boston Reform Debate Heats Up
Boston lawmakers struggle over city government reform as governor opposes a special message. Delegations push for single chamber or McCarthy plans, while Senator Davis weighs a petition based route. Public sentiment split among Democrats and Republicans as talks stall and timing grows urgent.
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House
Senate
Quincy
McCarthy
Election Committee
Davis Suffolk
Richard L. Gay
Davis
Ses
Boston
Kelcher
Sigelow
Gallivan
Rourke
Shaw
Saunders
Dumond
Messrs. Frant
Lyon, Skillings and Innes
Selfridge
Catskill
Bartlett
Estey
Hayes
Hammond
Bachelder
King
Mr. Hayes
Hamlin
Suffolk
Gay
Committee On Rules
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Varied views on single chamber and McCarthy bills
A series of quotes from ward politicians across parties express mixed support for single chamber, McCarthy, or bicameral city government plans. Several favor one alderman per ward. others favor two chambers or oppose a single chamber entirely, citing governance and representation concerns. Many name wards and affiliations, highlighting a contentious local reform debate.
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George H. Norton
John J. Feneno
Common Council
Daniel J. Kane
Ward
City of
Boston
Hugh L. Stalker
Frank W. Estey
Thomas C. Bachelder
Frank Noonan
Ward 8
Noonan
David A. Mahoney
Ward 9
Charles R. Saunders
Wardo
Frederick Hammond
David J. Gleason
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
McCarthy
Eveen
Michael E. Gaddis
Fitzgerald
Alfreds. Hayes
Municipal League
J. B. L. Bartlett
Board of Apportionment
William Kells, Jr
John E. Baldwin
Peter F. Tague
William J. Miller
John A. McManus
Hugh W. Bresnahan
W. E. Mahoney
Randolph V. King
Roxbury Man Arrested in Pawtucket Theft Case
Thomas E. Gibbons of Roxbury Mass was arrested in Pawtucket RI on a Boston warrant for receiving stolen property from J S Rounds & Co. Two former Rounds employees are in custody awaiting trial. Inspectors found a miscellaneous collection of alleged stolen goods at Gibbons home after a visit yesterday afternoon.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Thomas E. Gibbons
Roxbury
Mass
Boston
J. S. Rounds & Co
Rounds
Gibbons
Funeral attendence by 1892 93 ex-Senators for William F Ray
A committee of ten ex-Senators from 1892 1893 has been appointed to attend the funeral of the late William F Ray of Franklin Massachusetts at 2 o'clock today. Members include William H Butler William B Lawrence E P Shaw Henry S Milton A C Ratshesky A Pinkerton Henry Arkman John Read Edward J Leary and Francis W Kittridge.
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William F. Ray
Franklin
Mass
William H. Butler
William B. Lawrence
E. P. Shaw
Henry
Milton
A. C. Ratshesky
Pinkerton
Henry Arkman
John Read
Edward J. Leary
Francis W
Kittridge
Wines and Brandies Sale Prices Listed
A catalog of available wines and brandies with current and former prices. Includes 10 quarter casks French brandy at 4.40 per gal, 5 quarter casks very old French brandy at 7.00, multiple pipes of imported sherry and port with discounts, and a complete California wines range from 50c to 1.00 per gal. Includes items and their price reductions.
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Jamaica
St. Croix
California
Boston University Class Day Celebrated After Seven Years
Boston University marks class day for the Class of '98 in Jacob Sleeper Hall transformed into a fairy land. At 2 p m seniors gather for formal exercises with honors split among men and women. William Ellery Channing Leonard named class poet. Miss Ethelwynn Wallace to deliver class prophecies. Miss Mabel White historian. Aliston B. Gifford orator. Ernest B. Perry proctor and class librarian. Amy Hale writes the class ode. Glee club songs and violin selections accompany the program.
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Boston University
College of Liberal Arts
Jacob Sleeper
William Ellery Channing Leonard
Leonard
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Beta Theta Pi
CGC
Ethelwynn Wallace
Somerville
Wallace
Mabel White
Swampscott High School
Aliston B. Gifford
East Greenwich Preparatory School
West Brookfield
Theta Delta Chi
Beacon Association
Ernest B. Perry
Small
Amy Hale
Glee Club
Claude Fisher
Boston
Cable Sees Annexation Tests United States Core Growth
London May 26 The Chronicle prints George W. Cable interview on imperialism noting war forces urgent national questions. He favors Hawaiian annexation, urges sober second thought on Philippine plans, and warns against unneeded acquisitions. He argues American growth mirrors English achievements and shared destiny binds nations naturally.
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London
the Chronicle
George W. Cable
Cable
America
Hawaiian Islands
Philippine Islands
England
Typographical Union Elects Leaders In Clean Victory
The Typographical Union announces a decisive victory with Walter A. Metcalf as president and John A. McPherson as vice president. The official results list treasurer Frank M. Flanagan secretary Arthur G. Davis and multiple trustees and executive committee members. Delegates were chosen for the Central Labor Union and New England convention, and officers were elected by referendum for international posts.
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Walter A. Metcalf
John A. McPherson
Frank M. Flanagan
Arthur G. Davis
Georges. Betts
William IL. Holland
George H. Melvin
Mt. Hope
Samuel B&b Donnelly
New York
T. M. Nolan
G. W. Williams
William H. Harber
C. A. Allen
J. W. Bramwood
E. I. Cahill
Childs-Drexel
Rag pickers pulled in amid city crackdown on Italians
Police crack down after the murder of Foreman Ellie and a New Orleans letter urging action against Italians. Six Italians charged with scattering refuse in streets pleaded guilty in court and were fined as rag pickers inspect garbage barrels and ash heaps.
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Foreman Ellie
New Orleans
City Fire Line Expansion Hearing Calls for Suburban Coverage
A public hearing in City Hall discussed extending Boston fire lines into Roxbury Dorchester and South Boston. Board of Fire Underwriters and Fire Commissioner Russell urged broader coverage, detailing proposed routes from Tremont to the waterfront and including East Boston Charlestown. A second hearing is set for Thursday at 8.
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City Hall
Boston Board of Fire Underwriters
Roxbury
Dorchester
South
Boston
Osborne Howes
Board of Fire Underwriters
Benjamin B. Whittemore
Eugene E. Partridge
J. J. Rockaway
Mr. Rockaway
Whittemore
Partridge
Charlestown
East Boston
Henry S. Russell
Tremont Street
Brookline
Heath Street
Egleston Square
Meeting House Hill
Charles River
South Boston
John S. Camrell
Thirty Seven Warships Approved for Navy Plan
Secretary Long signed the report detailing the largest annual naval program in U S history. The plan calls for three first class battleships four harbor defence monitors and thirty torpedo boats with bids to start immediately. Major yards Cramps Newport News and Union Iron Works are set to compete. The program totals about 30 million dollars with ships to be commissioned within three years.
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Washington
Long
Navy Department
Cramps
Newport News
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
California
Virginia
Trial of Dr Hatch in Ossipee for alleged wife crime
Jurors hear the case against Dr Hatch of Ossipee New Hampshire on charges related to his wife. The trial proceeds with testimony expected from witnesses and expert medical testimony referenced in court records.
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Centreville
Rumery
Paul Wentworth
Mr. Wentworth
N. H
Hatch
Pullman Widow Renounces Will to Claim Dower Rights
Mrs George M Pullman decides to reject her husband's will and pursue dower rights as allowed by law Her share of personal property alone will exceed 8 million dollars far more than the will provided for life income of 1 25 million and possession of the Prairie avenue homestead Chicago May 26 The move seeks to maximize her legal entitlement and alter the terms of the estate a major reshaping of the Pullman fortune faces the courts
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Chicago, Ill
George M. Pullman
Prairie Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Feast of Weeks Begins Hebrew Pentecost Observance
The first day of the Hebrew Pentecost or Feast of Weeks begins a two day festival commemorating the delivery of the tables of stone from Mt Sinai. Services were held in city synagogues last evening and will continue morning and evening for the two days. Confirmation exercises are scheduled this morning in Hebrew temples.
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Mt. Sinai
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Charles 8. Clarke
Atkinson Furnishing Co
Solia
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Federal Street
Bignkpolis Journal
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Jordan.Marsh &Co
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COR. Milk
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Wines & Brandies
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Gable
S. A. Isaacson & CO
Uncle Sam
DR. Hatch
Pullman
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