Extermination Debate Highlights Sparrows in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts House debated measures to exterminate the English sparrow amid strong views for and against. Amendments to restrict entry on private property and to shift efforts to the gypsy moth were discussed, with several members praising the bird’s utility against pests. The sparrow measure failed on a division, 73 to 1.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Senate
Meade
Salem
McDonough
Fall River
Hildreth
Holyoke
Emery
Taunton
Varnum
Lowell
Old England
Ferren
Stoneham
Mr. Bullock
Municipal Gas Manufacture Question Adopted in House
The House calendar reached the question of law on whether towns and cities in the Commonwealth can manufacture gas or electric light for public streets and buildings or sale to citizens. Williams of Dedham defended it as an important issue. The motion was adopted by a division vote of 18 to 124.
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Williams
Dedham
Supreme Court
Commonwealth
Purity of Elections Bill Advance and Amendments
The House moved the Purity of Elections bill forward to require publication of election expenses. Boston’s Mr Day proposed extending the bill to municipal offices. Mr Wardwell of Haverhill urged including all funds used to nominate elect or defeat a candidate in the expense list. Mr Tucker of New Bedford sought town applicability. The measure was postponed to today with amendments ordered printed.
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Day
Boston
Wardwell
Haverhill
Tucker
New Bedford
Minor House Matters in 19th Century Legislation
The House passed to be engrossed a bill on representation at nomination conventions amid opposition from Mr. Dewey of Boston. A Kimball of Fitchburg bill aimed at expediting hospital funding from Gardner 5. Burbank’s bequest was substituted for an adverse report. Several election and labor bills advanced or amended. Boston fire land seizure and marshal salary were rejected. The rejection of a highways measure for Boston was upheld 87 to 95.
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Dewey
Boston
Kimball
Fitchburg
Gardner
Burbank
Senate
Bosni
Senate actions review on street railways and utilities
In the Senate Senator Robbins petitioned Pittsfield Street Railway for disposal of its franchise, calling it life or death to act. Dwinell sought to amend Winchester Water charter to take more water. Debates touched grade crossing costs, gas electric consolidation, and failures to act on special committees, with several measures deferred to Tuesday next.
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Senate
Robbins
Pittsfield Street Railway Company
Committee On
Street Railways
Dwinell
Winchester Water Company
Committee On Judiciary
Committee On Expenditures
House
Metcalf
Davenport
Providence to New York Line Opens New Season
The Providence line begins a new season with a large patronage as boats from Massachusetts and Connecticut are in commission. A fast express departs Park Square at half past G and heads directly to the war at Fox Point.
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Tur
Providence
New York
Massachusetts
Railroad Directors Elected Across Major Lines
In New York today Atlantic & Pacific directors including Magoun Baring McCook and Manuel were chosen with Missouri Kansas Texas naming H K Enos as president The Standard Oil representation via Freeman and Hoyt signals a move to run the line as an independent system Terminal leases with Kansas City & Pacific were approved and rate actions on trunk lines were set for June 2 The Chicago Burlington & Quincy elected George B Harris as second vice president and interim general manager for Illinois and Iowa May 27 Denver Rio Grande stockholders reelected the old board with 80 percent represented Net earnings reached 3332410 up by 768437 from last year
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New York
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
Atchison Company
Messrs
Magoun
Baring
McCook
Manuel
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
H. K. Enos
Standard Oil
Freeman
Hoyt
Standard
Chicaco
George B. Harris
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Henry B. Stone
Mr. Harris
Illinois
Iowa
E. P. Ripley
Denver
Col
Denver & Rio Grande Railway
Moffatt
Rainy day baseball doubleheader in New York and Philadelphia
Mutrie pitched for the New Yorks against the Chicagos, yielding three singles and two walks in the seventh. Listerbrook drove a two-base hit as New Yorks won 4 to 2. Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh 8 to 1 behind Gleason, with sharp fielding and 10 hits for the Phillies. Attendance: 645 in New York, 1,687 in Philadelphia.
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NEW Yorks
N. L
Chicagos
New York
Mutrie
Robert Murphy
Staten Islander
Isterbrook
Bassett
Ceeceeeel OO
Jase Bits
Murphy
Kittredge
Sullivan
Listerbrook
Cooney
Wilmot
O'Brien
Glassrock
Denny
Glasscosk
Lynch
Philadelphias
Pittsburgs
Philadelphia
Gleason
Phillies
Schmitt
Schimitt
Surger
Clements
Laroque
Thompson
Myers
Burger
Mayer
Keely
Root
iKureer
Elements
Vitch
Wall —McCauley
Mcbermott
Buffalos
P.S
Buffinton
Philadelphia Players’ Club
Knell
Buffalo
Ss Coccessteceskh
Cross
Haddock
Mack
Fogarty
Irwin
Clarke
Ky Knell
Shannon
Ee Wise
Gaffney and Barnes
Brooklyn Beats Clevelands In Narrow Park Win
Brooklyn defeats the Clevelands 4 to 1 at Washington Park led by Lovett and Beatin. Beatin allowed heavy hits in the fourth and eighth innings while Lovett struggled except in the seventh when the visitors had two hits. Key stats include six Brooklyn base hits to two for Cleveland, two errors each, and 421 in attendance.
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Brooklyns
N. L
Clevelands
Brooklyn
Stalling
Lovett
Zimmer
Beatin
Strooklyns
Karns
O' Brien
McKean
Gilks
Veach
Smalley
Ardner
Oilins
Foutz
Smith
McQuaid
Brooklyns Beat Pittsburgs In Sharp Barnstorming Victory
Brooklyn Captain Ward’s squad delivered a marvellous game, defeating the Pittsburgs 9 to 3. Notable from Brooklyn were Orr, Andrew, McGeachy and Ward at bat, with Joyce, Andrews, Bierbauers and Ward stellar in the field. Van Haltren excelled against most Pittsburgs, while Cook and Jack Hayes backed him after his injury, as 316 spectators watched. The box shows Brooklyns 15 hits to Pittsburgs 10, with 3 errors for Brooklyn and 12 for Pittsburgs, and 9 earned runs for the Brooklyns to 3 for the Pittsburgs.
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Brooklyns
P. L
Pittsburgs
Brooklyn
Ward
Orr
Andrew
McGeachy
Joyce
Andrews
Bierbauers
van Haltren
Hanlon
Cook
Jack Hayes
Viltsvargs
Battersea
Hayes
Carroll
Fields
Staley
Hanson
Seery
Rovinson
Phiys
Giants Rout Cleveland in Rain-Soaked NY Ball Game
New York Giants defeated the Cleveland team 6 to 2 after weather delays. Keefe pitched two innings for New York while Crane finished. Notable hits included Ewing and O’Rourke with multiple two base hits and Brown and Crane with three base hits. Attendance was 626.
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NEW Yorks
P. L
Clevelands
New York
Giants
Keefe
Crane
Bellan Ity
Delehanty
UU Uvavv
Matterles
Vaughn
Sutcliffe
Graber
Gore
Ewing
O’rourke
Brown
O'Rourke
Slattery
Radford
Balisa
Browning
Gruber
Stricker
Rkin
Matthews
Guaoning
John F Morrill Nine to Face Harvard on Holmes Field
In Philadelphia first game St Louis beats 3 to 2 and Athletics win 10 to 8. Syracuse tops Louisville 3 to 2, Rochester defeats Voledos 7 to 4. Wacderney City beats Jersey City 6 to 0. The Morrill nine meet Harvard this afternoon on Holmes field.
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American Association
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pee
Athletics
Stuis
Syracuse
Louisvilles
Rochester
Voledos
Rochesters
Wacderney City
Jersey Citys
John F. Morrill
Harvards
Holmes Field
Universalist Club Night Delivers Unity Talk and Toasts
The Universalist Club held a well attended evening at the Vendome despite bad weather. President Endicott opened the gathering with a cordial welcome as Rev. Brooke Herford, Dr. Mackenzie, Dr. Canfield and others spoke on unity between Universalist and Unitarian faiths, the race question, and Liberal thought, with references to Hampton's school and Calvinist decline.
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Universalist Club
Vendome
Eugene F. Endicott
Brooke Herford
Philadelphia
Mr. Herford
India
Light
Boston
Channing
Clarke
Mackenzie
Cambridge
Plymouth Rock
Congress
Progress
Tee
Hampton
General Butler
General Armstrong
Canfield
Brooklyn
Fathers of the Church
John Calvin
Saratoga
Universalist
Japan
E. E. Hale
E. L. Rexford
Roxbury Church
A.A. Miner
G. H. Emerson
A. J. Patterson
J. M. Pullman
Lynn
J. ©. Shaw
Haverhill
W. Biddle
Cambridge City Council lauds Harvard bridge bill passage
Cambridge City Council praised the Legislature for passing the Harvard bridge bill linking the Boston and Albany railroad to Front street. A unanimous resolution thanked Senators Donovan and Hunt and Representatives Coveney, Dallinger, Clayton, Henderson, Durant, Brown, and Rady for their efforts. The council also ordered the mayor to seek railroad commission details and urged B and A Railroad to install gates at both sides of the crossing. The Board of Aldermen set streetcar speed limits, allowed a single track on Putnam Avenue for electrical use, and granted a second track on Brattle Street. The Cambridge Art Circle visited Cyrus Cobb’s statue model for the Cambridge Soldiers’ Monument with city officials.
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Cambridge
Harvard
Boston & Albany
City of
Edward J. Donovan
Freeman Hunt
John W. Coveney
Frank W. Dallinger
Horace E. Clayton
Charles W. Henderson
William B. Durant
Otis S. Brown
Andrew J. Rady
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Boston & Albany Railroad
Front Street
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Counci
Board of Aldermen
North Avenue
West End
Putnam Avenue
Brattle Street
New England Woman Suffragists Elect Officers at Meeting
The New England Woman's Suffrage Association met at 3 Park Street. Annual reports were read, mostly encouraging. Elected President Mrs Lucy Stone, Secretary Henry B Blackwell, Treasurer Francis J Garrison, Auditor Amanda M Lougee, and an executive committee with members from New England states. The rest of the text promotes patent medicines with ad copy.
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New England
New England Woman's Suffrage Association
Park Street
Lucy Stone
Henry B. Blackwell
Francis J. Garrison
Amanda M. Lougee
The Congregationalists Banquet and War Recollections
The Congregational Club closed its meetings with a Music Hall banquet on ladies night and the twenty fifth anniversary of the Civil War. Guests included Lt Governor Haile and Secretary Peirce among others as speakers praised unity, memory of Lincoln and Grant, and national renewal. The American Congregational Association met to discuss building plans and library growth, with new directors elected and Sunday School statistics reported.
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Congregational Club
Music Hall
Coffin
Haile
Beard
A. H. Quint
Co. B. Andrews
Brown University
Peirce
G. W. Baird
U.S.A
Lincoln
Grant
Alanson W. Beard
Brotherhood of
W.H. Haile
William H. Ryder
Andover Seminary
South
Massachusetts
Elisha B. Andrews
Bryan of
the Republic
Arthur B. Hitchcock
John K. Paxton
American Congregational Association
Pilgrim Wall
Rufus $. Frost
Chelsea
Samuel Johnson
Samuel B. Capen
W. H. Minerson
W. C. Blaney
W. G. Bell
Smith Baker
G. H. Whitcomb
C. M. Southgate
DeWitt S. Clark
C. B. Rice
Textbook clash over Myers and Sheldon histories at high school
Judge Fallon leads minority report opposing Myers's History and Sheldon’s History as unsuitable for school use. They accuse both texts of inaccuracy, bigotry, and disrespect toward Catholic and Protestant beliefs, risking disruption of the school system. The text discusses costs, supplies, and proposed repairs and alterations to school buildings.
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Fallon
Myers
Sheldon
Swinton
Heaven
Hell
Comins
Hancock
Florence
Roslindale
Edward Everett
Concord Street
Sanborn liquor license case postponed to June 3
C W H Sanborn charged with violating liquor license conditions appeared in Municipal Court before Judge Hardy. He requested a continuance to Tuesday June 3 and was held in 500 dollars without surety. attorney Morse says hearing may be brief and case could go to higher courts. charge: selling liquor to be drunk at a table without food.
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R. M. Morse, JR
C. W. H. Sanborn
North Marketseat
Hardy
Sanborn
Robert M. Morse, Jr
Grand Army Week encampment plans outlined by Alger
General Alger visited the Grand Army of the Republic national encampment and praised the parade route along Commonwealth Avenue. The parade order places departments central on the grass near West Chester park with a south side march, reviewing at Adams square, dismissal at Hanover street, and stands proposed at Coply, Blackstone, and Adams squares. A week of events follows including receptions, a camp fire, a banquet, a Plymouth rail visit, and a harbor trip aboard the steamer New York.
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Grand Army of the Republic
General Alger
Commonwealth Avenue
Sons of Veterans
Alger
Committee On Parade
West Chester Park
Arlington Street
Arlington
Boylston Streets
Copley Square
Huntington Avenue
West Chester Park and Square
Washington Street
Adams Square
Hanover Street
Coply Square
Blackstone Square
Grand Army
Igmael Relief Corps
Mechanics’ Building
Plymouth
New York
Annual Meeting and Officers of the American Peace Society
The American Peace Society met at Pilgrim Hall to elect officers for the coming year. President E. S. Tobey and a long list of vice presidents, directors, and executive members were chosen. A resolution opposed strengthening sea coast defenses and European military activity was adopted. Dr. Gregg received thanks for Park Street Church space. A $500 bequest was announced.
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American Peace Society
Pilgrim Hall
L. H. Angier
E. S. Tobey
R. B. Howard
R. C. Winthrop
J. G. Whittier
J. Q. A. Brackett
Julia Ward Howe
Kate Gannett Wells
Hannah Bailey
Hannah Blackburn
John B.wood
Baker
George Boardman
John Worcester
Fred A. Smith
Ford
Joseph Cartland
Thomas Garfield
Nathaniel Allen
Coles
J. K. Farwell
A. E. Winshin
D. R. Hitchcock
C. B. Smith
Thomas Wood
W. A. Mowry
A. A. Miner
C. T. Dunham
D. H. Ela
M. Ke.’ Sheldon
Daniel Richards
T. M. Patten
P. R. Gifford
C. Bushnell
D.C. Heath
London
David Dudley Field
John Nutt
Otis McG. Howard
P. C. Garrett
Augustine Jones
Reuven Thomas
Charles Smith
J. K. Wilson
M. McG. Dana
RB. Howard
J. H. Allen
Society
Gregg
Park Street Church
Association
Cambridge real estate boom near Memorial Hall sparks student housing plan
A Cambridge capitalist plans a five story student apartment near Memorial Hall on Oxford Street and aims to rival Beck Hall in elegance. Across Dorchester and Watertown, parcels change hands in brisk sales as developers eye land for housing, hotels, and streets. The Market is active with leases and sales, including properties on Fesenden Street, Norfolk Street and Strawberry Hill, with several transactions reported and a major court case looming over a bid dispute.
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Cambridge
Oxford Street
Memorial Hall
Beck Hall
Holbrook & Fox
Dorchester
Fesenden Street
Norfolk Street
Hannah F.C. Holbrook
New York
Louis S. White
James Gaskins
George W. Macauley
H. W. Edes
Nantasket
David Cushing
A. M. Wiggin
Boston
The
Peach
Strawberry Hill
E. P. Cutler
Litchfield
Hull
Charles Howard Smith
Equitable
Palmer House
Ss. K. Knights & Co
Cambridgeport
Harvard Street
Powers
Richardson
Sullivan Bros
Auburn Street
Mr. Alborne
Highlands
Highland Avenue
Orfolk
John Donnelly
McNeil Bros
Chamber of Commerce
Notes on City Unitarian Events and Meetings
Speakers at the Unitarian festival include Rev Brooke Her ford Joseph Henry Crocker and others. Unitarian Sunday School Union meets at King's Chapel at 2 PM with Rev Edward A Horton presiding. Governor Brackett Mrs Laura Ormiston Chant and Rev M J Savage to speak. Mrs J W Homer to render solos.
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Brooke Herford
Joseph Henry Crocker
Madison
Wis
Horace L. Wheeler
Newton Centre
Leverett Saltonstall
Richard C. Humphreys
George Wigglesworth
Unitarian Sunday School Union
King’s Chapel
Edward A. Horton
Governor Brackett
Laura Ormiston Chant
Mary A. Livermore
M. J. Savage
Soles
J. W. Homer
The
Scientific Society
George Smith
Hotels Chronicle Mingle as Noted Guests Arrive Across Boston
The Boston Earthenware Association met at Parker's to discuss trade matters. Hotel arrivals span Brunswick to Crawford with names including Mark Twain's L. Clemens and ex-Governor Robinson, listing guests from New York to Montreal and beyond in a dense roll of travelers and locals for the period.
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Boston Earthenware Association
Parker’s
Harvard Banjo Club
Brunswick
Horace Burroughs
Baltimore
D. P. Morgan
New York
Andrew D. Chadwick
London
Eng
M. M. Cutter
Montpelier
VI. Vanport
C. M. Clarke
L. Clemens
Mark
Marquette
Mich
Langdon
Parker
Frothingham
Brooklyn
N. Y
L. GC
Rice
Denver
Col
John Snider
St. Louis
J.D. Arms
Hartford
Concord
N. H
United States
Joseph Townsend
Memhis
Venn
F. E. Hatch
King
Rochester
Henry J. Hosmer
J. Murdock
Lewiston
H.C. Curtis
Troy
James Hope
Watkins’ Glen
WN. Y
Lucius Field
Clinton
F. Robinson
Robinson
Chicopee
Revere
F. F. Cressey
Bridgewater
A. Cushman
Auburn
J. W. Garvin
Wolfeboro
J. A. Linscott
Portland
Quincy
J. D
E. C. Reynolds
Tarrytown
M. H. Fuller
Baritore
Conn
T. C. Pelham
Providence
Yale Crew Race Showed Precedent Notion Misread
Recounts that Captain Allen of Yale jumped from his boat after breaking an oar in a recent New Haven race with the Atalantas, noting prior instances on the Charles River where a broken outrigger led a rower to exit and the crew still won. Saint Saens quotes Mason Hamlin Liszt organ as an indispensable piano room companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Yale
Atalantas
New Haven
Charles River
Faulkner-Regan
Bigelow
P. McGahey
Drill of the Fourth Battalion E H 8 at Mechanics Hall
The Fourth Battalion of the English High School Regiment held its annual prize drill at Mechanics Hall. Major R B Price commanded. Company E won first prize white silk flag led by Captain W A Buckley. Company B won second prize blue silk flag led by Captain W T White. Company D won third prize red silk flag led by Captain A Rogers Jr. Sergeant A S Dillaway of Company D won the gold medal. silver went to Jittle Corporal R H Perry of Company H. The bayonet drill was held earlier at the school building, with honor awarded to Sergeant A W Sawyer of Company H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H
English High School Regiment
Mechanics’ Hall
R. B. Price
W. A. Buckley
W. T. White
A. Rogers, Jr
A.8
Dillaway
Company D
R. H. Perry
A. W. Sawyer
Nova Scotia Liberal Victory Sparks Yankee Friendship
A reader letter to the Post praises Nova Scotia provincial elections as a Liberal triumph and notes the absence of Tory anti Yankee sentiment. The writer recalls friendly Halifax reception from local people and business firms despite duties that hinder U S trade. The piece ends with a product plug for VAN HOV TEN’S Cocoa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
United States
Counterfeits Lack the Genuines Peculiar Qualities
The fragment asserts that all counterfeits miss the peculiar and remarkable traits of the genuine product and then ends with an incomplete prompt asking for Ivory Soap.
Boy Lost Seeks Father After Stowaway Route
Yesterday morning Berg Jaques eleven years old arrived with his mother on the Cunard steamer bound for Boston. On the way to the Boston and Albany station the boy became separated and was found last evening by Officer Hagerty in a forlorn state on Atlantic Avenue. He was taken to the Chardon Street Home and says his father, living at 14 Bradley Street Worcester, is the man they were traveling to join.
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Berg Jaques
Cunard
Boston & Albany
Hagerty
Atlantic Avenue
Chardon Street
Bradley Street
Worcester
Man Denied Bail in Forged Checks Case
Eugene Dumas charged with passing forged checks was held in $2000 bail at Municipal Court and remanded to jail after failing to provide the bond for grand jury action.
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Eugene Dumas
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