State House Gossip on Lobby Rules and Rail Bill History
Special legislative correspondence recalls 1889 battles over Boston and Albany securities. It notes rule changes restricting outsiders on the House floor, the influence of Speaker Myers, and ongoing debates over labor limits, rail charges, and city debt exemptions as Massachusetts politics shift toward stability and experience.
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J. Otis Wardwell
Haverhill
Kimball
House
Senate
Third House
Charles Sumner
Samuel Hoar
Thomas J. Marsh
Tewksbury Fame
West End
Legislative Council
Carey of
Myers
Knowlton
Fall River
Watson of
Lowell
Ways and
Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Haverhill Gas Co
Chase
Cities Committee
MacCartney
Newburyports
Chicopee
Crane
Judiciary Committee
Mr Carey
Fitts
Hieger Williame
Mercantile Committee
Donahue
George
Railroad
Old Colony
Reston & Albany
Stet
Funeral of Martin Bergen and Three Victims Held
Funeral services for Martin Bergen and the three victims of his rage were held at St. Joseph's Church in North Brookfield. The procession included two child caskets, Mrs. Bergen, and Bergen, with relatives from Worcester Warren and Boston area. Notables Connie Mack and Billy Hamilton attended briefly. pallbearers and brief prayers followed before interment at the Catholic cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Brookfield
Martin Bergen
St. Joseph’s Church
Bergen
Michael, Bergen
Mamie
Katie Bergen
Meaney
Worcester
William Delaney
New Bedford Carders Threaten Strike Over Wages
In City Mill No 1 fifty carders find pay envelopes cut by 25 cents to 1.50. They allege overpayment to No 2 workers and plan to strike tomorrow. No 2 wages have risen 20 percent since April 1899, despite no current rise. Secretary Waldron to meet with the mill agent to avert a walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
City Mill No. 1
No. 2
Waldron
Winnipisaukee Lake Water Levels Assert Corrected
Col. Harry W. Daniels of Winnipisaukee Lake Cotton & Woolen Manufacturing Company refutes recent reports of Lake Winnipisaukee being 9% feet below normal. He cites storage of 3 feet 8 inches above normal and notes April levels historically lower by only two inches in certain years. The piece discusses flow rates, dam control at Lakeport, and historical rainfall impacts. It also references New England water power pricing and the shift to steam power amid fluctuating water supply.
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Lake
Winnipisaukee
Harry W. Daniels
Winnipisaukee Lake
Lakeport
Boston Herald
New England
Locks and Canal Company
Lowell
Lawrence
Manchester
Lewiston
Bellows Falls
Turners Falls
Deer Captured on Puyallup Avenue Bridge by City Workers
A one year old doe deer wandered from an Indian reservation toward the city, was chased by dogs, and captured on the Puyallup Avenue Bridge. City workers restrained the elk until three Indians approached and then conveyed the deer to the ground. The party walked away with the animal after a brief exchange.
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Puyallup Avenue
Teerchandiae
Tacoma Ledger
Halifax Does Not Suffer Damage After Grounding in Boston Harbor
The steamship Halifax of the Canada Atlantic and Plant company ran ashore on the Galloupes Island mud flats in thick fog near Boston Harbor while en route to Halifax with about 100 passengers. After tug assistance and the tide rose, she escaped without damage and resumed her voyage, with no danger reported to passengers or crew. The vessel, built at Glasgow in 1898, is 250 feet long and 88 tons, and carries U S mails and miscellaneous freight.
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Boston
Halifax
Canada Atlantic & Plant Steamship Company
Pye
Lewis Wharf
Galloupes Island
E. H. Downing
U. S
Florence
Capt. Perry
Perry
Fort Warren
Maj. Morris
BE. H. Down
Glastow
Gale Sweeps Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds Notables
A furious southwest gale with heavy rain pounds Vineyard and Nantucket sounds endangering a fleet of coastwise schooners off Mutler's locality. The John H. Preacott anchors as wind and sea rise to dangerous levels. a Savannah steamer passes by amid a severe winter storm.
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Woods Hole
Jan
Vineyard
Nantucket
Weather Bureau
John H. Preacott
Mutler
Dan
Bavannah
Khe
Thie
Fragmented OCR notes on medical memory and care tale
Poorly legible excerpts describe a patient and heart condition in a narrative form. It references care, torment, confinement, and a map or location with limited clarity. Mentions names such as Canter and a possible figure J my heart but lacks coherent facts or dates.
Tribute to Fr. Gilday Draws 2000 At Wo burn Church
A large gathering at St Charles church auditorium honors Rev Fr. James Gilday of Woburn, with a gift of 1590 dollars and heartfelt tributes. Parishioners recall ten years of service, many tearful attendees fill the hall, and a committee led by ex Mayor Feeney presents the donation as Fr Gilday plans a period of rest.
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James Gilday
Woburn
St. Charles’ Church
Fr. Gilday
Gilday
John P. Feeney
Edward F. Cassidy
John C. Finnegan
Terrence Maguire
William Breslin
National Band
St. Charles
Lawrence Reid
William F. Kenney
Feeney
Orde
Fr. Gildlay
Edward Cassidy
William F. Davis
Pricet
Negotiations to lease Fitchburg Railroad break off
Boston and Maine scrapped plans for a lease after Lucius Tuttle withdrew proposals. He cited State stock concerns and a need for public interest alignment, ending cordial talks and requesting return of all memos. News mentions related local civic notes and events.
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Boston
Fitchburg
Boston and Maine
Lucius ,Tuttle
BE. D. Codman
New England
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Clover Society to Meet in Checker Challenge Series
Middlesex County news notes a checker challenge accepted between Clover Social club members and St. John's Total Abstinence Society. Also reports North Chelmsford Debating Society debating annexation of Cuba by the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Doherty
Order of Foresters
St. John’s
Total Abstinence Society
Chelmsford
Maine Woods
William McClure
Clover Social Club
St. John's Total
Robert W. Dunbar
Charles J. Davis
J. Aer Mallalieu
Arthur W. Tru Ally
S&j. John's
W. A. Bancroft
Men's League
Second Congregational Church
Charlies Potter
Potter
St. John's
Lynn
Heardum
F. Doherty
Norfolk
Weaving Decline Among Arizona Indians Baskets
The Maricopa and Pima Indians in the Salt River and Gila valleys once crafted slow, water-holding baskets of superb art. Escalating tourist demand now pushes quicker production, diminishing beauty and quality of traditional pieces as the old style wanes.
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Arizona
Salt River
Gila
Superstition Mountains
White Tank Mountains
For Sale: Multiple tenements shop and cottages Wiggin street
For sale a block of six tenements with a fine bakery shop and adjoining cottage and lot all at cost of block. Two tenement houses on Ludlam street at cost of building with land included. Also two cottages in Wigginville for 900 with a large yard for 10 per month no money down. B H Wiggin 59 Franklin Street.
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Ludlam Street
Wigginville
B. H. Wiggin
Franklin Street
Farm for Sale Near Lowell with Utilities and Buildings
For sale two miles from Lowell a farm of 16 acres with an electric line, a one room house, a stable and workshop. Includes fruit trees and water frontage. A good location for summer boarders. Price reduced to 2000 dollars for immediate sale.
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Lowell
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Philip Male
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Winnipisaukee All Right
DEER
Johnson
J. S. Johnson & CO
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Geddes
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Fitchburg Railroad
President Tuttle
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Highlands
Centralville
Navy Yard
A. J
H. W. J. Howe
Courier-Citizen Building
Tift Vance & Co., Real Estate and Business Exchange
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Nashua
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J. C. Batchelder
TIF’, Vance & CO
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Philadelphia
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Ke. of. Elliott
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Prescott Etrhet
E. Dodge
Rhodes
Arthur Rhodes
Merrimack Street
Sewall G. Mack
Jacob Rogers
Sam
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Alex. G. Cumnock
George S. Motley, Edward M. Tucke
Edward N. Burke
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