Inauguration of Winthrop Murray Crane Governor
Beacon Hill reports Winthrop Murray Crane of Dalton was inaugurated as Governor of the Commonwealth. The ceremony featured cannon salutes and a new staff in uniforms. House rules were debated, appointments made, and the governor’s council confirmed. Governor Crane delivered an inaugural address amid applause, with a joint convention to qualify council members following.
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Beacon Hill
Winthrop Murray Crane
Dalton
Common Wealth
McKinley
Hoar
Bradford
Myers
D. W. Waldron
Messrs. Engstrom
Boston
Bates
Sterling
Mellen
Worcester
United States Senate
Senate
House
Holmes
Supreme
Superior Courts
Fred A. Seavey
O’brien
Th. Hose
Messrs. Meln
Reei
Taunton
Bennett
Saugus
Crane
Smith
William L. Olin
Sea E
Adams
Kingstrom
Governor’s Council
I Ts
Secretary of State
Governor's Council
Pavis LF. Slade
Fall River
Wiliam W. Davis
Chas. S. Quirk
George F. Harwood
Lynn
S. Herbert Howe
Marlborough
Martin W. B. Jefferson
Worceser
Parley A. Russell
Great Barrington
Oliver H. Durell
Patch
Mi’dlex
Morin
Bi Ol
Huntress
M‘ddlesex
Colby
How
Haverhill
Finker
Northvpton
Mooney
Mead
Poeret
Harvey
Springfield
Coronent
Cester
Butler
Brockton
5Tate
Senate Session Reports and Gov Crane Actions
The Senate met at 11 and heard prayers by Rev Charles P Mills. A joint committee notified Gov elects Crane and Oates. A joint convention to qualify councillors followed. Gov Crane signed John B Smith as private secretary. Executive nominations included ex-Gov Wolcott as justice of the peace and Matthew Walker and James Stuart Murphy for Worcester positions.
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Senate
Charles P. Mills
Newburyport
House
Soule
Bristol
Attwill
Essex
Mahoney
Hampden
W. Murray Crane
John L. Oates
Washburn
Worcester
Sanderson
Butler
Soor
Olin
Oliver H. Durell
Commonwealth
Harrington
Crane
John B. Smith
Executive Council
Roger Wolcott
Wolcott
Matthew Walker
Barre
Worcester County
James Stuart Murphy
Lowell
Mann
Boston Republicans Skip Meeting as Kiley Fails to Organize
In Boston on January 4, Republicans in the 42 member council stayed away, denying a quorum after Councilman Daniel J. Kiley announced his own election as president. Only 31 Democrats answered roll, plus three presiding room stragglers, preventing any business. Police detail patrolled City Hall as crowds filled corridors and were kept off the chamber floor.
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Boston
Common Council
Daniel J. Kiley
Tthe Council
City Hall
Kiley
Council Chamber
Pierce
Textile council to pursue overtime law violations
Overtime running under fire in Fall River as the Textile council plans to gather evidence of law violations by local corporations. A five secretary committee led by James Tansey will seek stronger labor legislation and clearer 58 hour law wording with punishments. The council also notes the sliding scale wages committee will report at the next meeting.
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Fall River
Textile Council
James Tansey
Intent to Kill Charge Against Joseph Smith in Haverhill
Joseph Smith appeared in Ha verhill Police Court and was held in 1000 bonds for the grand jury convening in Salem next Monday. He pleaded not guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to kill after entering a lodging house on Essex Street yesterday afternoon.
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Haverhill
Joseph Smith
Salem
Smith
Essex Street
Man fires loaded revolver while seeking room hire
A man attempting to hire a room in Lowell brandished a loaded revolver, frightening Mrs. A Spuhler and Geo G Carter. William H Barry narrowly escaped a shot as the gunman fled. Smith, later arrested by Officers Boynton and Kimball, claimed amnesia and a two week spree. He said he was a fireman in Chicago and had been seeking work in Lowell and Lawrence. He refused to name his Connecticut relatives.
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A. Spuhler
Geo. G. Carter
William H. Barry
Smith
Arry
Boynton
Kimball
Abbott
Chicago
Lowell
Lawrence
Connecticut
Will of H. Maria Goodhue Found After Fire
Boston, Jan 4. The will of Miss H Maria Goodhue, who died in Danvers after a fire, was found in an envelope shown to a reporter by M Eben N Walton. The will was drafted Aug 25, 1896, for Miss Goodhue. Walton kept it in his safe and refused to disclose contents. The envelope bore executors Cal es H Whipple and J Frank Whipple. The document was later returned to Whipple after a search for J Frank Whipple.
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Boston
H. Maria Goodhue
Danvers
Miss Goodhue
M. Eben N. Walon
Wil
Cales H. Whipple
J. Frank Whipple
Water shortage slows Manchester mills in Lawrence
Lawrence January 4 The shutdown of Manchester mills reduces Merrimack river flow forcing the Essex company to curtail night work and limit water use. The Pacific plant only partially closed due to coal scarcity, with a hoped resume this afternoon. Officials say Manchester shutdown worsened supply, while relief depends on resumption of Manchester operations.
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Essex Company
Manchester
Crushed by Electric Car Tragedy In Lynn
Eight year old Gordon Bennett, son of Johnson Bennett, was fatally injured by a Summer street electric car near George street in Lynn. He was riding on a sleigh, fell under the wheels as the car passed, and sustained skull fracture and multiple injuries. The car, crowded with passengers, halted after a delay to move the body. the motor man was W N Cristy and the conductor Fred Fellows. No 162.
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Boston
Gordon
Johnson Bennett
George Street
Lynn
Commercial Street
W.N. Cristy
Fred Fellows
Helped Death Along in Fall River
David Reagan aged 67 died by his own action at City hospital after a two month illness. He used a razor from an inmate to cut an artery outside the hospital and bled to death in the snow. Reagan, once the first Habitu al Criminal Act convict in the state to 25 years, had his release near death. He spent much of his life in jail for larcenies and related offenses.
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Fall River
David Reagan
City Hospital
Reagan
Croup
Johnson
S. Johnson & CO
Custom House Street
Boston
Mass
Snow's Sentence Is Asked For Commute To Life
Boston January 4 Governor Crane received a request from Attorney General Knowton to commute the sentence of Edwin Jay Snow Barnstable county murderer. The request seeks electrocution to imprisonment for life and was referred to the council with consideration postponed until next week.
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Boston
W. Murray Crane
Knowton
Ths
Edwin Jay Snow
Barnstable County
Lawton fund reaches $45,097 in Washington update
The Lawton fund today totals $45,097 as of January 4 in Washington reporting. The figure marks a milestone in ongoing fundraising efforts.
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Washington
Lawton
Roberts case resumes as hearing on polygamy and citizenship
Washington Jan 4 The Roberts investigating committee reopened sessions with ex Secretary Carlisle expected to present written arguments. The debate centered on constitutional qualifications for a member elect and whether polygamy impaired citizenship. Arguments questioned Utah statehood and the impact of polygamous ties on Roberts right to a seat. The day ended with adjournment to 10:30 a.m. tomorrow.
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Washington, D. C
Roberts Investigaiing Committee
John G. Carlise
Roberts
Carlisle
Taylor
Ulan
Thomas J. Branden
Roy Brand W
Salt Lake Herald
McDaniels
Utah
Schroeder
Gent
Mr. Schroeder
Uah
Mr. Schroedé
Mr. Roberts
Senator Rawlins
Pol.gay
Mr. Rawlins
Pol. Gany
Mormon Church
Mr. Taylor
Congress
United States
Rawlins
J. Elen Foster
Postal Laws Revised and Codified in Washington
The acting assistant attorney general Mr Barrett completes a full revision and codification of postal laws. Major changes prohibit the establishment or maintenance of a post office.
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Washington
Barrett
Department
Legislative note on post office duties and postmasters’ pay
A legislative confirmation addresses irregularities in relieving postmasters and transferring offices to bond sureties and grants authority for the postmaster general to set compensation for four class postmasters in boycott cases. The text ties statutory validation to official practices and salary adjustments under special conditions.
Plague Measures under Way Over Philippine Threat
Washington reports prompt actions to curb bubonic plague spread from the Philippines. A war department executive order will place quarantine service for the Philippines under the Marine Hospital Service with officers detailed by the treasury secretary. A Pacific coast prevention plan is being prepared. Passed Assistant Surgeon Purvy, now in Manila, will temporarily lead the quarterly service, bringing six months in Hong Kong and experience in Asiatic ports.
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Washington
Philippines
United States
War Department
Ph 1
Marine Hospital Service
Secretary of the Treasury
Pacific Coast
P Rvy
Wyman
Manila
Hong Kong
Asiatic
MacArthur Promotion Confirmed in Senate Session
In a brief executive session on January 4, Senators Pettigrew Hawley and Carter led inquiries into Gen. MacArthur's qualifications. The record from the Civil War through the Philippines campaign was cited, and the nomination was confirmed without opposition.
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Washington
Senate
Gen. MacArthur
Pettigrew
Hawley
Carter
MacArthmur
Philippines
Sheridan to Succeed Barber in Department of the East
Col Michael V Sheridan reassigned from the department of the lakes in Chicago to New York by March 1 to serve as adjutant general of the department of the east succeeding Col Merritt Barber who moves to the Philippines.
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Col. Barber
Department of the East
Washington
Michael V. Sheridan
Department of the Lakes
Chicago
New York City
Merritt Barber
Philippines
Yale Bi Centenn ial Reform Vision by Hadley
Yale president Arthur T. Hadley spoke at the Chicago Yale Association dinner outlining planned reforms by 1901 to harmonize undergraduate studies with life after college. He urged coherence with outside life, emphasized broad life knowledge, and projected Yale aims for two centuries of fundraising including a $2,000,000 memorial fund.
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Chicago
Yale
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale University
Chicago-Yale Association
University Club
Hadley
West
Princeton
Damages Sought in Breach of Promise Case in San Francisco
Elizabeth Gladstone, 55, sues Millonair Joseph Boardman, 70, for 500000 in San Francisco alleging breach of promise of marriage after his wife Mrs. Boardman urged him to marry Gladstone on her deathbed. Gladstone testified he proposed after the funeral but later married Blanche Walker, a younger woman. Trial underway.
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San Francisco
Elizabeth Gladstone
Millonair
Joseph Boardman
S. P. Kelly
Elmhurst
Boardman
Blanche Walker
Connecticut Teen Dies in Outhouse by Carbolic Acid
New London January 4 Lovell N. Rouse aged 19 was found dead in an outhouse today. He took carbolic acid in an act described as self-inflicted due to dissatisfaction with work.
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New London
Lovell N. Rouse
Dartmouth building damaged by fire and water
Hanover New Hampshire January 4 The Kappa Kappa Kappa society house the oldest building at Dartmouth College was damaged by fire and water today causing about 400 dollars in losses
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Hanover
N. H
Kappa Kappa Kappa Society
Dartmouth Eollege
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