Referendum Attached to Albany Lease Bill at State House
Boston July 9 Senate opens with one bill on the table as House sends a single enactment and several engrossed measures. Among them Representative George's bill to pay seven dollars weekly by the state board of charities for sick state poor, backed by 16 endorsements, ends up awaiting engrossment by Clerk Barton.
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House Debates on DebtLimit and Albany Lease Reference
Massachusetts House debates reconsidering a vote on a 2 percent debt limit for cities and towns, adopts Bennett's asset inquiry on the Boston and Albany railroad contract, and votes on amendments to the Albany lease with extensive procedural motions and adoptions.
Senate approves highway board reform and state care bills
The Senate passed bills to regulate face sales and create a probation service register. A revised Massachusetts highway commission bill cuts chief engineer pay and sets new salary lines. The measure takes effect January 1, 1901 with board appointments 30 days prior. The insane care colony bill was enacted. Adjourned to 2 PM Tuesday.
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Massachusetts Highway Commission
Shail
Mann
Rev Todd to become Havana pastor after resignation
Reverend Mr. Todd, longtime pastor of the First Congregational Church here, resigned effective Oct. 1 after eight years in charge. He has accepted appointment as resident pastor of the First Congregational Church in Havana from the Congregational Home Missionary Society and plans to depart for Cuba.
Missionary Todd Heads Havana Church Initiative
In October the Havana mission, barely a year old, reports 100 members. Todd, after two years in La Paz, Palivia, speaks Spanish fluently and departs to lead with full discretion. Treasurer Howland notes hopes to raise 125000 dollars to build an institutional church in Havana, a venture Todd hails as a 20th century key effort.
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W. B. Howland
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Massachusetts Delegation Return from Kansas City
New England Special from Kansas City arrives at North Station at eight. Massachusetts delegates, tired and dusty, avoid enthusiasm as they scatter to homes. The party, split into three on the Vice Presidential question, faces a looming internal fight led by George Fred Williams.
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North Station
Jerry Watson
Massachusetts Standard
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Callahan
State Committee
Montreal
Thomas J. Gargan
Canada
Ontario
United States
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Massachusetts
New
George Fred Williams
Ryder at Rest funeral for Nathaniel F. Ryder in Middleboro
Funeral held at his South Main street home with Rev E E Williams officiating. Notables including Congress man W C Levering and Senator L E Chamberlain attended. Services featured hymns and a eulogy praising Ryder’s generosity to friends and family. Interment followed at Hope's Rest cemetery in Rock.
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South Main Street
E. E. Williams
Central Baptist Church
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L. E. Chamberlain
Brockton
W. W. Davis
C. S. Quirk
F. H. Raymond
A. L. Joslin
D. F. Slade
J. B. Smith
Gov. Crane
E. F. Hamlin
Albert Washburn
J. J. Whipple
Col
Rowland Boutwell
Belmont
Rufus Packard
Rh. Greenhalge
Lowell
A. M. Bearse
George H. Shaw
F. P. Chace
Phinney
Kenelin Winslow
Hope's Rest Cemetery
Rock
Salem marks death of Henry M Meek former city clerk
Henry M Meek longtime Salem city clerk died at Salem on July 9 after gas tritis. Born 1845 in Salem he served in the Fifth Massachusetts and the 26th New York Cavalry. He later was assistant clerk of courts in Portland and was elected Salem city clerk in 1871 resigning in 1895 while a mayoral candidate. He leaves a widow and a daughter.
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Henry M. Meek
Smallpox Case Reported in Fall River
An unlocked for cage of small pox developed in the home of Mary Caron in Fall River. Aged 3 years. two patients discharged from hospital today. There are 22 patients in the post house, all on the road to recovery.
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T Family Cera
Mary Caron
New Marks for Cyclers at Golden Wheel Six Day Race
Chicago rider Johnnie Nelson shattered eleven world records at Charles River Park in Boston, covering 66 miles 30 feet in two hours. Miller Pierce and Stinson trailed, with Nelson breaking away early and leading by a lap by the 15th mile. A separate field report notes Mrs Basedo fending off a 13 foot 9 inch black snake and Mr Parker defeating an 11 foot 5 inch snake in the same area.
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Johnnie Nelson
Chicago
Charles River Park
Nelson
C. W. Miller
Burns W. Pierce
Nova Scotia
William C. Stinson
Cambridge
Robbie Wal‘thour
Atlanta
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Pierce
Miller
Miles
Mrs. Basedo
Mr. Parker
Mr. Basedo
J. W. Shaw
Shaw
Eastman Held Without Bail in Cambridge Murder Case
Boston July 9. Charles R. Eastman Harvard instructor is held without bail for murder of Richard H. Grogan Jr. Hearing not granted. Judge Almy conferred with defense. prosecution led by Sanderson and Murray. Eastman, from New Orleans, a lawyer, sat calmly in court, with Grogan family present. Eastman jailed in Cambridge after private talks with his father.
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Cambridge District Court Room
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Harvard University
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Almy
Sanderson
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Eastman
Samuel J. Elder
Charles W. Bartlett
Edward E. Clark
Frederick A. McKenzie
Belle Bryan
Clark
Richard H. Grogan
John R. Grogan
Cambridge
East Cambridge
New Orleans
Missing Pro-Boer Fund Shocks Boer Relief Effort
A New York fund of 1134 raised by Congressman Sulzer and allies for Boer widows and orphans has vanished. The incident sparks blame among Boer sympathizers while Capt. Patrick O Farrel and supporters expect Sulzer and Ruppert to return to Washington to address accountability. Croffut accuses the reception committee of misused expenses. O Farrel counters with charges of criticism as small business.
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Sulzer
Washington
Times
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Ruppert
W. A. Croffut
O'Farrell
Widows’ and Orphans’ Fund
Dr. Croffut
Woman Seen In Pasture After Rash Rasberries
Mr and Mrs James Basedo of Syracuse visiting Stephen Parker near Geneva New York were berry picking when Mrs Basedo did not return for supper. Her husband and Parker searched a 30 acre pasture calling out and heard her voice.
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N. Y
James Basedo
Syracuse
Stephen Parker
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Parker
Kissing Bug Bites Reported in New York City
Three kissing bug bites surfaced in New York City over yesterday and Saturday near marshlands. Victims include Emil Zeigler by Bowery Bay, Mary Tassard from Richmond Hill bitten in Staten Island, and a young woman near Rockaway attended at Long Island Hospital. Lip swelling followed each bite, initially mistaken for mosquito bites.
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Bowery Bay
Mary Tassard
Richmond Hill
Staten Island
Rockaway
Long Island Hospital
New York Republicans Organize County Committee
The Republican county committee leaders from all assembly districts met at headquarters for organization. William H. Ten Eyck was unanimously chosen chairman. General Green, newly elected president, stated he would meet Senator Wolcott to notify Gov. Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. The 45 member committee includes Gen. Green.
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Wolcott
Roosevelt
Oyster Say
Insurance firms decline Hoboken fire inquiry rates
New York July 9 marine and fire insurance companies in this city have decided not to conduct a formal investigation into the Hoboken fire and marine agents will not raise rates. Informal conferences led to the decision. Efforts will push for strict adherence to fire regulations.
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Hoboken
Four More Bodies Recovered From Saale Wreck
In New York on July 9 four more bodies were pulled from the Saale wreck. Victims were burned beyond recognition. A diver reported no more bodies in the second cabin, though several afterparts remain unsearched and will be probed this afternoon.
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Whist Congress Meets in Niagara Falls
The tenth annual congress of the American Whist league opened at the International hotel and Cataract house in Niagara Falls N Y with a six day program. The Brooklyn trophy contest was scheduled for this afternoon and more than a thousand players are in attendance.
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Fire at Columbia storage warehouse in New York
Fire started on the top floor of the Columbia storage warehouse company building at 60 62 West 67th Street. It burned rapidly and destroyed rear portions of the fourth and fifth floors and all of the sixth floor and roof. Loss estimated at $40,000.
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Columbia Storage Warehouse Company
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Strike on Again as St Louis Street Railway Workers Vote Renewal
About 2500 members of the Amalga mated Association of Street Railway Employes of America met at West End Coliseum to decide on renewing the strike against St. Louis Transit. After debate and reading Whittaker’s letter, the union unanimously voted to resume the strike and renew the boycott at 5 a m tomorrow. The company denied breaching the July 2 agreement and urged faithful execution.
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Frederick Lehmann
Railway Men’s Union
Fred. W. Lehmann
Jos. W. Folk
Vendetta Ends In Death Of Mitchell Family
In Colma California on July 4 a vendetta between William Mitchell and a Swiss Swede hog-raising community culminated in the killings of Mitchells wife and son, while Mitchell vows to resist eviction amid threats and renewed bloodshed as two neighbors are jailed and his family seeks revenge.
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William Mitchell
Colma
Mitchell
Joseph Imland
Iris
Irland
Ehlers
Lesmacher
Goebel Murder Cases Open in Kentucky Court
Georgetown Kentucky July 9 The Commonwealth cases against Youtsey Powers Davis Whittaker and Coombs charged with complicity in the Goebel murder are before Judge Cantrell. Ninety seven witnesses for the prosecution are called and the defense awaits its list. Courtroom crowds and searches accompany the proceedings as Caleb Powers testifies and legal maneuvering continues.
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Frankfort
Cantrill
Caleb Powers
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Noaks
Brown
Court Delays Trial to Decide on Continuance
A number of witnesses attended and stated readiness for immediate trial if feasible, while the defense asked for time to decide. The court granted until 9 oclock tomorrow for counsel to determine whether to proceed to trial or request a continuance.
Frank Shaws Gun in Vermont Murder Trial
Frank Shaw testified how he held the pistol during the shooting in Woodstock Vermont as his trial for Deputy Sheriff Hoffman’s murder continued. His father testified about their jail escape with Dustin Shaw corroborating the defendant. Recess taken as defense closed and rebuttal witnesses were awaited for tomorrow morning.
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Spofford
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Prison term for forgery tied to Winslow crewman
George H. Bidwell, who says he served as quartermaster on the torpedo boat Winslow at Cardenas Bay, arrived in Tennessee penitentiary to serve three years after being moved from North Carolina with U S prisoners. He blames drunkenness for the offense, committed in Mobile after the battle. Bidwell, 32, claims Boston origins and previously served on the Oregon Oneida and Wabash.
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Henry Cogswell Died Founder of Poly Technic College
Henry D. Cogswell died in San Francisco at age 80. A noted philanthropist and ardent prohibitionist, he founded a polytechnic college and funded drinking fountains in many cities, including one in Boston Common later moved for improvements. Born in Tolland Connecticut, he worked in a cotton mill, studied dentistry in Providence, opened an 1847 practice, and migrated to California in 1849. He married a Pawtucket, Rhode Island woman.
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Bodies Not Recovered After Yacht Disaster in Cleveland
Cleveland, July. No bodies have been recovered from the yacht Idler wreck after a Saturday squall capsized the vessel. A party will go out with divers tomorrow morning as a storm continues to hinder rescue efforts. Captain Martin O'Toole blasts the accident as inexcusable, noting warned of the squall and that no canvas was struck.
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James Corrigan
Martin O'Toole
Death of Nine in Arkansas After Poisonous Toadstool Meal
An entire Fink family of nine died near Calico Rock in Marion County Arkansas after eating poisonous toadstools they mistook for mushrooms. The incident occurred today and involved members of one household in Little Rock reporting.
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Woman shoots alleged assailant in Arkansas
In Columbia County near Falcon, Lee Watson was shot and killed by Mrs. James Henry after visiting the Henry home. Watson allegedly tried to assault Mrs. Henry, who was arrested in connection with the shooting.
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Falcon
Columbia County
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James Henry
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Garrett Hobart Estate Inventory Valued at Over Two Million
The inventory of the late Vice President Garrett A. Hobart was filed with the Paterson New Jersey surrogate and reports a personal estate worth 2 628 941 dollars. It lists bonds in about 26 corporations and stock in over 200 companies.
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Garrett A. Hobart
Paterson
N. J
Hobart
Habeas Corpus Writ Denied in Gould Jewelry Robbery Case
New York on July 9 Justice McAdams dismissed habeas corpus proceedings for Charles W. Blair who was arrested here as a suspect in the London jewelry robbery from Mrs Edwin Gould.
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Charles W. Blair
London
Edwin Gould
Justice McAdams
Three Magris Travel As Cabin Passengers on Astoria
New York reports the steamer Astoria from Glasgow brought three cabin passengers all titled Count Primo Magri Countess Lavinia Magri and Baron Magri. The trio’s home is Middleburg Massachusetts.
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Pittsburg Puddler Strike Threatens Mills Shutdown
Pittsburg Puddlers in Moorhead's Platemills Sharpsburg numbered about two hundred struck over a twenty percent wage cut. If no compromise with the finishers is reached, the mill may close, risking over 500 jobs.
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Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Lowell Residents
In Lowell readers learn of Dean's Kidney Pills through Mrs. Thos. F. Burke of 14 Seventh Street who, with her husband, reports strong benefit after a long standing kidney issue. He sought hospital treatment but relief faded. after using Doan's Pills sourced from Ellingwood & Co. a lasting improvement followed. Sold at 50 cents per box by Carter & Sherburne and other dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY, sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Foster-Milburn Company
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
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