Mrs Brainerd Says Husband Insane and Cannot Be Punished
Mrs. George F Brainerd wife of the Portland man held for the grand jury says her husband George is insane and cannot be punished as a criminal. She reports she visited him in Portland and later left for Lowell and Boston. She will stay by him and work for his treatment after the April tragedy in the office of a company in Island.
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George
Brainerd
Portland
Grand Jury
I. H. Farnham
Wellesley
Baril Buxton
New Maniensopie Company
Itland
Irs
Southam
Lowell
Boston
George H. Brainerd
New York Suit Over Boston and Montana Copper Stock
May 2 reports a New York case where James Forrester and Ginnig, holders of 100 shares, seek an injunction against the Boston and Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Company and the Amalgamated Copper Company. Louis Marshall of Shearman & Sterling represents the defendants. The dispute centers on stock and receiver actions and seeks restraining orders and relief.
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New York
John Hao
James Forrester
Ginnig
Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining
I T
Amalgamated Copper Company
Anand
Louis Marshall
Annes Muteer
Shearman & Sterbreee
Nework
Presbyterians Adjourn as Peoria Plan Adopted in Philadelphia
The 13th Presbyterian general assembly dissolved at 6:15 pm after two weeks with key work on revising the confession of faith. A 21 member committee will draft revisions for the next assembly in New York. Debate flared over committee chairmanship and peace was restored after Dr Dickey urged a vote. The temperance committee urged laws for South Pacific islanders and anti opium traffic, endorsing China relief. The Peoria plan for selecting standing committees was deemed desirable and adopted.
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Philadelphia
13Th Presbyterian General Assembly
Minton
General Assembly
New York
S. J. Niccolls
Dickey
Ace
Temperance
South Pacific
Wwers
China
Tola Ye
Peoria
Carey’s Eight Hour Day Bill Rejected in Senate
The Carey bill to establish an eight hour day for state and county employees was brought up by Mr. Jones of Middlesex in the Senate yesterday and rejected without a division.
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Senate
Carey
Jones
Middlesex
Howland Amendment Preserved in Cacus Bill Consideration
In Suffolk, Senator Howland’s cau cus bill amendment limiting applicability to towns over 10 000 population was kept after Chamberlain’s bid to raise the threshold to 50 000 failed. The Shaw and Fitzgerald amendments were defeated, and motions to refer to the next General Court were rejected.
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Sullivan
Suffolk
Howland
Chamberlain
Shaw
Fitzgerald
Dorchester Club Plans May Party for Members
Dorchester Social and Literary Club finishes preparations for its annual May party. The event promises a pleasant evening with members joining for social and literary activities.
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Dorchester Social Club
School Board Defers Contest Over New Text Books
The school committee postponed discussion on a report proposing twenty one new texts including Miss Sarah Louise Arnold's Stepping Stones to Literature. Miss Arnold's resignation is pending while Mrs Fifield and Mr Kenny oppose the adoption citing funds and outdated geographies. The meeting planned to reconvene in June with deeper debate. Edward P. Sherburne named director of vacation schools at a daily salary. Annual arts festival set for Saturday June 29.
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Sarah Louise Arnold
Arnold
School Committee For
Fifield
Kenny
Baldwin
Edward P. Sherburne
Eee
Hugh O’brien
Ruth EB. Rowe
Phillips School
Lydia
A. Nason
Prescott
Miss Brigham
Boston
Miss Rowe
Miss Nason
Reform Calls at Lyman School Funds House Bill
Worcester committee chairman Clemence urged State Board of Charity oversight to curb extravagance and reform administration at the Lyman School for Boys Westboro as an $88 010 appropriation debate unfolded. Lawrence defended the bill while Currier sought board controlled expenditure and postponed action to Monday.
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Lyman School For Boys
Westboro
Clemence
Worcester
State Board of Charity
Lawrence
Currier
Essex
Dorchester Club Plans May Party With Waverly Orchestra
Marshall Edwards, vice-president of the Dorchester Social and Literary Club, announces a May party tonight. A concert by the Waverly Orchestra runs from 8 to 9, then a grand march led by the Director, with Miss Mary Casey among the skaters.
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Mary C. Casey
Dorchester Club
Marshall Edwards
Dorchester Social and Literary Club
Dorchester
Waverly Orchestra
Iin
Terone 'Hose
Mary Casey
Hose
Aewes
Illiam Slaith
Cmon
Marshall Bradwards
Alexander ‘Michie
John My
Howard Foxarty
Senate actions on medical registration and school admissions
Mr Chamberlain of Plymouth urged reconsideration to offer a perfecting amendment clarifying the physicians and surgeons registration bill but was blocked by Senator Currier in a 6 to 10 vote. The Senate then refused to concur with the House in admitting island possessions students to Massachusetts normal schools by 14 to 6. Also engrossed were the removal of outside commissions offices and the sale of the Boston Electric Light Company to Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston.
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Chamberlain
Plymouth
Senate
House
Currier
Essex
Island
Massachusetts Normal
State House
Boston Electric Light Company
Edison Electric Aluminating Company of
Boston
House Debates Charter Annulment and Health Baking Powders
The House acted on several items including annulling the Haverhill charter and appointing a ten-member committee to revise public service law. An order called for a scientific health study of baking powders by the State Board of Health and recommendations to the next General Court. The Boston sewer assessment bill was reconsidered with a $4 per linear foot cap adopted. Odlin opposed expanding Board of Registration in Pharmacy duties. bill passed to be engrossed.
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House
Haverhill
Dowse
State Board of Health
Sai
Draper
Boston
Odlin
Lynn
Board of Registration In Pharmacy
Ripper Echoes Return as Dorset Street Murder Shocks London
A new sensational murder in Whitechapel near Dorset Street echoes the 1888 Jack the Ripper cases. Annie Austin, 28, is found mortally wounded in a lodging house and dies in hospital. wounds described as revolting. The victim was conscious at discovery but left no statement.
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London
Whitechapel
Dorset Street
Jack the Ripper
Annie Austin
Guardian Named in Preliminary Settlement for 10-Year-Old Alice Wing
A preliminary guardianship order was issued in East Cambridge appointing Mrs Newton temporary guardian of 10 year old Alice Wing of Newton. Judge Laachan presided over the proceeding.
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Alice Wing
Newton
East Cambridge
Laachan
Mm Newton Tempora
Back Yard Improvements Prompt Dispute in Chicago Tribune
A visitor accuses a suburban resident of spending 600 on yard upgrades since purchase, claiming no proof. The neighbor retorts with receipts from fruit agents and ornamental shrub vendors, highlighting documentation and demand for accountability.
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Chicago Tribune
Aldermen Vote for Chelsea High School Site and Plans
Chelsea Board of Aldermen met last night with little debate. An order by Alderman McClintock to acquire adjoining land for a new high school and move the roadway to that site was sent to second reading. A concurrent measure to fund brick buildings for primary and grammar schools passed, while a motion to reconsider a junk sale vote failed with votes by Aldermen Young and Ford.
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Chelsea Board of Aldermen
Mierda Buh
McClintock
Broadway
Milar
We Bole
Ford
Young
Training tale reveals how Spudkina was appointed
Fragmentary text describes the process around Spudkina’s appointment, with cryptic phrases and unclear names. The report mentions Sonce and Brors in a jumbled flow, indicating a political or official selection but lacking coherent details.
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Spudkina
Boston School Cadets Parade Off for New March
Lieutenant Joseph M. Daly of the English High School leads the Boston School Cadets in the new Boston School Cadets' March. One hundred musicians will perform at noon on Friday on the Common. The annual parade is anticipated to surpass prior years with a lively, stirring composition and a brilliant, picturesque display. Sisters are urged to pray for fine weather.
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Joseph .M. Daly
Boston
Boston School
Sousa
Joseph M. Daly
Englsh High School
Daly
Lieutenant Ward to Inspect Torpedo Boats in Boston
Lieut H Ward renowned navigator from Crowninshield bureau to inspect Quincy built torpedo boats Lawrence and Mac Donough with aim to command the flagship Fae upon commissioning. He earned high praise for war service in the Spanish War and won a Senate awarded promotion for intelligence work in Spain.
Kuhn Loeb to settle Northern Oil shorts at 150
London to settle with Northern oil shorts at 150 as in New York. Otton says firm directed London agents to settle with all who are short on Northern Pacific unable to deliver the stock and settlement is in progress.
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New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Northern Oil Shorts
London
Otton
Penaie
Aes
Kept at Vandeesberg outlines British reserve in Cape clash
Cape Town dispatch describes Kritzinger's force halted at Vandeesberg as British columns led by rcd 8 push the invaders northeast. The response narrows Boer mobility and shapes the southern theater.
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Cape Town
Kritzinger
Cape Colony
Vandeesberg
Rcd 8
Boer general Schoeman killed in blast and family injured
A Boer general, Schoeman, and his daughter died in an explosion of a hellike device while his wife and two others were badly hurt. General Schoeman led the Colesburg commando and surrendered at Pretoria, later captured by Boers and released when the British took Barberton in PRETORIA.
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Schoeman
Colesberg
Pretoria
Barberton
Invaders Capture British Post Near Maraisburg After Resistance
London report dated May 28 notes Kritsinger's Cape Colony invaders seized a British post of forty-one men near Maraisburg after stout resistance. Also included is a brief item titled Robbery with a quoted exchange about a failed marriage offer and a demand.
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London
the Times
Cradock
Kritsinger
Cape Colony
Maraisburg
Boer Losses for a Week Reported at Pretoria
Advices from Lord Kitchener note that for May 20 British columns report 36 Boers killed 267 wounded / taken prisoners and 8 surrendered. The May 28 dispatch summarizes casualties and captures in the ongoing campaign near Pretoria.
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Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
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