The New Judges
Governor Crane fills four Superior Court seats to raise total from 17 to 20 and fills Hopkins vacancy. Young nominees include Wait Holmes Farris and Harris with balanced party backing and prior public service. They rank high on character and learning per the examining board. Hobson praised as a Spanish War hero deserving retirement bill consideration.
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Crane
Superior Court
Hopkins
Mr. Wait
Judge Hopkins
Mr. Holmes
Wait
Farris
Holmes
Norfolk
Plymouth
Bristol
de Courcey
Watt
Harris
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Hanna's Ultimatum and the Philippines Policy
The Ohio Republican convention declares the Philippines will remain under American flag and vows costly retention. Critics question Senator Hanna's control and the Civic Federation’s power versus industrial crises and coal strikes, while arbitration and wage demands loom in the background.
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Philippines
Hanna
Roosevelt
Hoar
Ohio
Washington
Grosvenor
White House
Civic Federation
Picot
Harvard
Grover Cleveland
Charles Francis Adams
Archbishop Ireland
Cornelius N. Bliss
Bishop Potter
Theredihie
Great Civic Federation
Coal Trust
Great Railroad Combine
Republican Party
Price Of Meat And The Beef Trust Policy
The essay argues federal court injunctions fail to curb the Chicago beef trust. It claims price hikes persist despite enforcement and calls for removing Dingley tariff protections on cattle and meat products to force the trust to collapse. It notes Attorney General Knox may win or lose, but relief hinges on tariff repeal.
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Chicago Beef Trust
Washington
Beef Trust
Beef
Knox
Ephymema disease jokes about autos and manners
A chatty column mocks auto fever and a bogus disease ephymema of the sphenoidal sinus. It jokes about car etiquette and notes public notices on Memorial Day events, local politics, and rail improvements. It cites Ipswich figures and Worcester concerts with playful asides.
The Case of Hobson Senate Favoring Naval Officer Transfer
A favorable Senate report supports transferring Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hobson to the retired list due to eye disability from Spanish War service. The case centers on mandated rest to prevent further eye loss, effectively requiring his eyesight to fail before retirement is permitted.
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United States Senate
Richmond P. Hobson
Navy
Hobson
Boston and nationwide newspaper hoax coins scare readers rise
A April fool joke claimed Uncle Sam would redeem likely fake coins at a premium causing daily crowds at Boston sub treasuries. A Roxbury man travels home with stories of local notables while Massachusetts juries avoid first degree murder trials. Newsmen prepare for a Boston press clubs convention and readers study foreign papers in the Public Library reading room.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Boston
Local Farm Dispute Ends In Chicken Damage Trial
A small claims suit in Neville pits Am row Johnson against Jason Weather god over two chickens killed by Weather god on adjoining farms. The jury hears testimony about chickens scratching corn and Weather god claiming he mistook them for crows. Squ Brownlee instructs the jury on property rights and damages for the destroyed crops.
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Bingville
Enewslee
Justice of the Peace
Neville
Amrow Johnson
Jason
Squ Brownlee
Jury splits value of two chickens over crow misidentification
The jury found for Andy and Jason on a case over two chickens misidentified as crows, dividing their value and costs. Local items note society visits, invitations misread as RSVP meaning Rolls Strawberries Vegetables Pie, a horse death, scam accounts for sale, a medicine show, and various small town notices.
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Wirald
Squirerownlee
Betwee Andy
Jason
Hach
Mayme
Marguerite Smith
Amelia Tucker
Bingville
Cyrus Hosking
Polly
Hosk 8
Cyrus
Wéile
White
Zed White
Bill Yates
Peter Wilson
Orner
Amos
Jeremiah
Jones
Weak
Eph Higgins
Dean Bennett Resigns from Boston University Law School
The resignation of Dean Samuel C. Bennett of Boston University School of Law was announced, though taken months earlier. Possible successors include Albert B. Pillsbury, Tomer Albers, and Jabez Fox, with a trustees’ meeting likely to elect on June 4. Bennett cited press of private business.
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Samuel C. Bennett
Boston University School of Law
Albert B. Pillsbury
Massachusetts
Tomer Albers
Brookline
Jabez Fox
Ean Bennett
Emont Street
Dean Bennett
Udgeée
Edmund H. Bennett
Rard Ape
University School of Law
Eer Bod
Unnf
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