Ballot repeal battle delays school bill in general court
In the General Court the public schools bill faced delay as McEttrick of Boston sought time for a substitute on Tuesday. Debates over timing followed with dissenters pushing Wednesday or Friday. A division vote ended 95 to 95 before the House settled on Wednesday.
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McEttrick
Boston
Slocum
Newton
Brewer
Morison
Coveney
Cambridge
Bicknell
Mcattrick
Holman
Clinton
Mellir
Worcester
Substitute Bills Promote Compulsory School Attendance
Worcester and Haverhill representatives push substitute bills to require children aged 8 to 14 attend public day schools for twenty weeks annually with penalties up to 20 dollars per omission, plus measures for annual reporting to the State board and penalties for influencing parents to remove children from school, including fines from 100 to 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprout
Worcester
State Board of Education
Wardwell
Haverhill
Gracey
Salem
Repeal Bid for Australian Ballot Law Foiled in House
In the House Mr. Wyman of Hyde Park and Mr. Hayes of Lynn debated repealing the Australian ballot law. Wyman urged postponing and testing the law elsewhere while Hayes anticipated the attack. The committee's amendments to improve the act were approved and the measure to perfect it passed to engrossment by an overwhelming vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyman
Hyde Park
Mr. Hayes
Lynn
Massachusetts
Hayes
Committee On
Grand Army faction fight ends in defeat for bill
In the Massachusetts House a factional clash overGrand Army of the Republic administration led to rejection of the bill. Reed of Ramingham argued for it while Bottum of Northampton and Wales of Attleboro opposed, citing past bureau actions and power concerns. Johnson of Haverhill noted prior funding promises by the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army
Council of Administration of the
Grand Army of the Republic
Elesent
Massachusetts
Reed
Ramingham
Lovell
Boston
Wales
Attleboro
Bottum
Northampton
Johnson
Haverhill
House votes against reevaluating Salem & Peabody Elevated Rail
The House nearly unanimously rejects the reconsideration of the street railways committee report. The bill for the incorporation of the Salem and Peabody Elevated Rail remains unpassed as the House refuses further action on the article.
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Grant
Committee On
Salem & Peabody
Amendment on disfranchising voters for crime in constitution
A proposed amendment addresses disfranchisement of voters as punishment for crime. The bill on publication by railroad and steamship lines of lists of unclaimed passenger effects and freight was referred to the next General Court.
Elevated Road Bill Amended and Passed to Engross
The House amended the elevated road bill by adding a new section and sent it to engrossment. It grants Boston the power to buy the corporation during its charter and after ten years from opening any part of the road, paying stockholders par value plus a net 8 percent annual return from transfer date, minus any dividends received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Boston
House Actions and Senate Taxation Report Placed on Schedule
The House moves to discontinue the province laws publication and a measure to reconsider its third reading. The Senate tax committee report on Joseph W Thayer petition for tax exemption for Grand Army property is assigned for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
Senate
Committee On Taxation
Joseph W.thayer
Grand Army
Abolition of Grade Crossings Clears Senate Hurdles
The Senate debated and passed to be engrossed a bill to abolish grade crossings. It adopts amendments on cost apportionment with railroads paying at least 66 2/3 percent and towns 33 1/3 percent. Crosby amendments add residency in the affected county and county registry filing for land taken.
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Senate
Crosby
State Senate Advancing Budget Change and Land Bill
The Senate postponed the enlargement bill to Wednesday with Metcalf proposing a department building at 1,009,000 instead of a 2,500,000 addition. A joint committee on tax revision was rejected. A Salem land take for streets and public health was sent to a committee. The Savage resolution was reconsidered but not engrossed. Hartwell voted no.
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Senate
State House
Metcalf
Committee On Judiciary
Salem
South River
William J. Savage
Hartwell
Orders of the Day House and Senate Calendars
House calendar shows bills passed to be engrossed including pennies and distribution of laws and publications and prohibiting intoxicated liquor sales by non citizens. Senate calendar notes engrossed bills on Boston police legal assistance for banking and trust business, Berkley proceedings, New York Boston Inland Railroad, Pittsfield city incorporation, refunds to a bondsman, veteran burial provisions, and bridgewater normal school boarding-house repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Board of Police
Boston
Savings and Cooperative Banks
Berkley
New York & Boston Inland Railroad Company
Pittsfield
James Donoghue
Thomas F. Donoghue
County of
Plymouth
State Normal School
Bridgewater
Trinity Club Ends Season With Welcoming Meeting
The Trinity Club held its final meeting before summer at Trinity Chapel with J S Burbank chairing in president Perkins absence. A notable feature was admitting the ladies of members. A Detroit note from Perkins expressed club spirit for fall. The program included Wheatland Banjo Club pieces and readings by Fay Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Club
Trinity Chapel
F. Nathaniel Perkins
J. 5. Burbank
Lady Friends
Faneuil Hall
Perkins
Detroit
Wheatland Banjo Club
Frank E. Foster
Edward M. Davenport
H. Martineau Lawton
Fay Davis
Congregational Club Holds Busy Berkeley Hall Meeting
The Congregational Club gathered at Berkeley Hall with over 300 attendees. Officers and new members were elected while discussions focused on increasing active church membership, evangelistic outreach to Italians, and aligning church life with Christ’s teachings. The meeting adjourned to September’s fourth Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Club
Berkeley Hall
J. E. Fullerton
Brighton
George M. Boynton
Arthur Little
D.D
Lexington
Seth Mendell
Dorchester
John G. May
North End
Vatican
Italy
Charles F. Wyman
Cambridgeport
Bradford W. Fullerton
Waltham
D. L. Chubbuck
Messrs
Eugene Russell
A. 8. Lovett
Charles Carlton Coffin
Handel and Haydn Society Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Handel and Haydn Society held its annual meeting in Chickering Hall. Elected officers include President A Parker Browne, Vice President John H Stickney, Secretary Eugene B Hagar, Treasurer N Grant Daniell, Librarian Charles W Stone, and directors William I Bradbury, Nathaniel G Chepin, George F Daniels, Thomas W Proctor, R B Whitney, H B Fisher, Henry S Pray, and S C Chase. Two bylaw amendments were proposed for action at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handel and Haydn Society
Chickering Hall
A. Parker Browne
John H. Stickney
Eugene B. Hagar
N. Grant Daniell
Charles W. Stone
William I’. Bradbury
Nathaniel G.chepin
George F. Daniels
Thomas W. Proctor
R. 8. Whitney
H. B. Fisher
Henry
Pray
S.C. Chase
Anniversary Exercises mark twenty first year of Woman Suffrage group
The twenty first annual meeting of the New England Woman Suffrage Association opened at Tremont Temple with Mrs Lucy Stone presiding. Despite rain a small crowd gathered as speakers including Rev Charles B Ames and Mrs Laura M Johns of Kansas Equal Rights Association urged equal suffrage, while other sessions outlined continued efforts and planned programs for 1891 in Boston and surrounding areas.
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New England Woman Suffrage Association
Tremont Temple
Lucy Stone
Massachusetts Association
Cheeney
James Freeman Clarke
Charles B. Ames
Old Mercantile Hall
America
James Russell Lowell
Laura M. Johns
Kansas Equal Rights Association
Nowell
Henry Blanchard
Portland
Julia Ward Howe
Potter
Mary Seymour Howe
New York
Meionaon
Women’s Auxiliary Conference Held at Church of the Disciples
The Church of the Disciples hosted the Women’s Auxiliary Conference for its May meeting with strong turnout. Mrs. J. J Andrews welcomed delegates and paid tribute to Miss Abby W. May, noting the likely final gathering in the church before moving to Parker Memorial Hall. The secretary’s and treasurer’s reports showed funds and progress for religious outreach, including $922.75 to aid regular work and a balance of $17637. Mrs. W. M. Richardson of Chicago praised post office missions and educational clubs, urging small donations and newspaper circulation of sermons. Prominent speakers from Philadelphia San Francisco Oakland Pittsfield and others addressed the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Auxiliary Conference
Church of the Disciples
J. J Andrews
West
Abby W. May
Parker Memorial Hall
Fifield
Boston
New York
C. G. Ames
W. M. Richardson
Chicago
Western Unitarian Women’s Council
Post Office Mission
Educational Club of
Charles Peabody
Philadelphia
Hardy
San Francisco
C. W.wendte
Oakland
Cal
W. W. Fenn
Pittsfield
Clergymen Welcome Meeting at Arlington Street Church
The Rev. Brooke tterford representing the Boston Association of Ministers greeted about eighty Unitarian clergymen in the Arlington Street Church parlors yesterday afternoon. The informal gathering aimed to unite visiting and home ministers of the denomination with tea served at 5:30 and renewed acquaintances and new introductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooke Tterford
Boston Association of Ministers
Arlington Street
Unitarian Temperance Society Meeting in Channing Hall
A well attended Unitarian Church Temperance Society gathering at Channing Hall featured C. Eliot president of the union delivering an opening welcome and highlighting the year’s work, with Mrs. Victoria M Richardson urging renewed abstinence and speakers including Rev. Co W Wendte Rev W W Fenn and Rev E I Rexford D D addressing temperance and liquor traffic trends in the West and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian Temperance Society
Unitarian Church Temperance Society
Channing Hall
C. . Eliot
Union
King’s Chapel
Victoria M. Richardson
Co. W. Wendte
Boston
California
West
W. W. Fenn
E. I. Rexford
D.D
Ministerial Union hear Starr King in California talk
At Channing Hall yesterday morning the Ministerial Union heard Rev. Charles W. Wendte of Oakland California read a paper titled Thomas Starr King in California detailing the life and impact of the noted preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministerial Union
Channing Hall
Charles W. Wendte
Oakland
Cal
Thomas Starr King
California
End of the Convention of the Reformed Church
The closing session of the general council met at the Reformed Episcopal church on Dartmouth Street. W A Hammer presented the committee report naming Bishop Fallows to the Northwest, Bishop Latine to the South, and Bishop Stevens to special South jurisdiction. The home missions board will include the bishops and the extension trust trustees.
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General Council of the
Reformed Church
Reformed Episcopal Church
Dartmouth Street
W. A. Hammer
Fallows
D.D
Northwest
Latine
South
Stevens
Board of Home Missions
Special Church Extension Trust
Universalist Banquet Highlights Fifth Annual Festival
The Universalist Social Union held its fifth annual festival at the Thorndike with a reception from 6 to 7 and a banquet. Mayor Hart and Boston officials spoke as Rev. Q A Shinn led blessings, and speakers urged loyalty to Christian principles and support for woman suffrage. Readings by Miss Carrie Hale and a Swedish quartet closed the evening.
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The
Universalist Social Union
Thorndike
Q. A. Shinn
Deering
A. W. Strauss
Ames
Mayor Hart
Boston
Miner
Leeauee
H. W. Rugg
Providence
C. W. Biddle
North
Cambridge
Hart
Commonwealth
Frederick
E. F. Endicott
Universalist Club
A. A. Miner
Dr. Miner
Carrie E. Hale
Cleveland Toasts and Triumphs in New York Democratic Dinner
Ex President Grover Cleveland delivers a stirring address before New York Democrats amid roaring applause. Speakers praise his leadership, party loyalty, and the creed of true democracy, while Governor Hill and Rep. Breckinridge laud Cleveland's administration.
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Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
New York
Democratic Party
True Democracy
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Kentucky
Hill
Washington
Buffalo
United States
Jubilee Concerts Chorus Selections and Tickets
The Gilmore jubilee reunion chorus, organized by H. E. Holt, will perform works including Mozart's Gloria, the Messiah Hallelujah, the Heavens are telling, the Anvil Chorus, and The Star Spangled Banner. Children from public schools across the North and West ends and South Boston form the chorus. Reserved seats for Mechanics' Building concerts June 5 to 9 go on sale at Music Hall box office starting this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thej
H. E. Holt
Cambridge Backs Metropolis Sewer Bill in Council Vote
The Cambridge city council last night passed resolutions urging Senators and Representatives to support the metropolitan sewerage bill, directing lawmakers to vote in favor. The move signals strong local backing for the proposed regional sewer system and potential statewide ramifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Banquets and arrivals mark Harvard social season at hotels
The Pierian Sodality of Harvard College toasted at the Tavern with 30 members, led by M. W. Richardson. The Phenix Club met at Young's for its 34th annual dinner. Social events included a Hughes Medical Club dinner at Young's and numerous hotel arrivals and officers named at Parker's and the Vendome, featuring guests from Newport to New York and Baltimore.
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Pierian Sodality
Harvard College
M. W. Richardson
L. McKim Garrison
Charles Warren
C.W. Gleason
Phenix Club
Young’s
E. L. Ripley
Starkes Whiton
William Fearing
F. D. Stackpole
Hughes Medical Club
C. P. Leland
Blue
Canada Southern
Rea
Midland
Vendome
Lawrence Barrett
George
Jackson Company Dividend Notice
Jackson Company declares a dividend of thirty dollars per share to stockholders of record at the close of business on Saturday June 1. The payment will be at the treasurer's office No 40 Water street Boston. Frederic Amory Treasurer May 14, 1889.
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Pacificc Mills
Henry Saltonstall
Kilby ‘St
W.G. Salstontall
Water Street
Boston
Lancaster Mills
Harcourt Amory
Proposals for Subsistence and Hospital Stores At Eastern Branch
Sealed proposals for subsistence and quartermaster stores for the fiscal year 1889 90 will be received until June 11 1889 at noon for items including tea coffee groceries meat fish butter cheese lard onions potatoes corn oats and other home supplies plus hospital supplies with schedules and terms to be provided on application John D Anderson Treasurer Eastern Branch NHDVSO Mt May 10 1889 ʻia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quartermaster’s
ToGas
Decision on worsted classification to favor woollens duty
Washington May 27. A quick ruling is expected cabin the worsted question likely to classify worsteds as woollens under the higher duty. Colonel Hepburn warns the Treasury is strongly inclined, citing statute and similarity to woollens. Secretary Windom’s ruling could trigger appeals to courts for a judicial construction of the 1883 act.
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Washington
Sprdau
Hepburn
the Treasury
Windom
New York
Treasury
Clapps Public Macbeth Lecture Highlights Greek Influence
Mr Henry A Clapp delivered the final lecture in his Miss Hersey school course on Macbeth. The talk emphasized Greek influence, contrasts between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, and the offstage deaths pattern. Clapp suggested Sophocles and Greek tragedy shaped Shakespeare, with etching-like delineation of the main characters.
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Henry A. Clapp
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Clapp
Shakspere
Zaschylus
Sophocles
Bangoo
Ajax
Nemesis
Thane
Is Wife
Escapee Bates Sought After Massachusetts Reformatory Break
A $50 reward is offered for the arrest of James F Bates age 17 who escaped from the Massachusetts reformatory yesterday forenoon. He stands 5 feet 3 inches, weighs 110 pounds, has a small straight nose and was last seen in blue clothing and a striped shirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Bates
Massachusetts Reformatory
Chicago Visit Promises Tense Baseball Tonight
No baseball yesterday as the Boston Indianapolis game was postponed due to rain. Fans awaited a fine contest, and the Chicagos will meet the home team today for a rescheduled clash.
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Chicagos
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the Congregational Club
Eral
Ng’s Poaper
E. E. Hale
American Unitarian Association
G. F. Richardson
T. R. Slicer
H. D. Maxson
Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society
Song Eee House
American Congregational Association
Pilgrim Hall
Messrs. Francis Tiffany
M. J. Savage
F. B. Hornbrooke
New England Helping Hand Society
Wesleyan Hall
American College and Education Society
Congregational House
Second Church
Hotel Vendome
George D. Robinson
Dr. Capen
T. W. Higginson
Dr. Pullman
George A. Marden
Lowell
Columbus Avenue Church
Edna D. Cheney
Cora Scott Pond
Mary Traffam Whitney
Fred A. Hinckley
Louis A. Banks
W. H. Carruth
G. 8. Hall
Messrs. A. M. Knapp
C. W. Wendte
New England
Helping Hand Society
Ellen R. Robson
Mr. Rexford
Mr. Gifford
James M. Gray
Universalists’ Festival
Social Union
New Jersey
Knights of the Golden Peale
Good Fellows’ Club of
Parker’ S
J. H. Gunning
C. J. Spensely
Clarence
Brunswick
Charles Howes
Centeid
C. H. Shackford
Conway
N. H
N.S. Cutler
C. C. Allen
Greenfield
Crawford
Tull
Berkeley
B. Cross
James M. Carroll
Baltimore
B. _ F. Deford
Thomas Deford
Wallace Pratt
Sp Bnens City
Edward L. Brewster
Spice M.milliken
Rudolph Ellis
Picdeigee
S. Hutchins
Vile
G. F. Redo
William Dodge, Jr
Falver
A. F. Nagle
H. Chapin
Springfield
F. -. Bancroft
Ariane
York
John D. Anderson
Concord
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