Boston Subway Debate Advances as Stock Watering Skirmish Fades
At the State House the House sparred over the subway measure while the Senate debated the anti stock watering order without a vote. They engrossed a Charles River Dam inquiry resolve, referred the Boston highway bill to the next General Court, and advanced a land take for a police HQ in Pemberton square.
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Boston
House
Senate
Charles River
Committee On Cities
Mann
Pemberton Square
Commonwealth
Att- Will
Soule
Senator Attwill
Post
Berkshire
Massachusetts
Attwill
Crane
Tolman
Sullivan
Suffolk
Judiciary Committee
Huntress
Middlesex
Lawrence
Lawmakers Debate Sewer Charge and Court House Referendum
In the House this morning Mr Ma loney of Lawrence presented a petition to grant the street commissioner charge of sewer construction and repairs, referred to rules. Mr Carey of Haverhill proposed a referendum to incur debt outside the limit for a Haverhill court house, opposed by Ball and Brigham, motion lost and bill set to a third reading. Mr Smith of Boston offered an amendment on the Boston subway bill. The Elevated company would acquire the property.
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Old Colony Street
Boston
Roslindale
Foster
Somerville
Saunders
Senate
Election Department
House
McNary
Belden
Gloucester
Nickerson
Dedham
Harrington
Frothingham
Smith
Elevated
Old Colony Street Railway Company
Bostom
Ward 11
Democratic Party
Republican Party
MacCartney
Horgan
Myers
Maloney
Lawrence
Carey
Haverhill
Messrs. Ball
Brigham
Marlboro
Boston Subway
Elevated Company
Tufts Girls Form Self Government Association
Tufts College in Medford forms the Tufts College Association for Women Students Self-Government. Members include all coeds. aims to promote welfare and independence in daily college life. Advisory board and officers named with several committee members listed.
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Boston
Young Ladies of
Tufts
Tufts College Association For Women
Medford College
Elmer H. Capen
Gardner C. Anthony
Frank G. Wren
Isabel Coombs
Florice Watkins
Harriet E. Ballion
Edith Bush
Louise Saunders
Alice W. Clark
Lena P. Abee
Marion P. McQuinn
Blanche E. Roberts
Edith B. Kinne
Cambridge man takes his own life by hanging
Boston report says George W. Putnam of 50 Sidney street Cambridge committed death by own action shortly before noon. The 50 year old motorman left a wife and daughter and had recently been taken off the relief force after receiving a permanent trip. Despondency is suspected though the exact cause remains unknown. His daughter found the body after returning home from school and neighbors removed the rope and laid him on the floor.
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Boston
George W. Putnam
Sidney Street
Cambridge
Putnam
Harvard Square
Putnem
Large Sale of Dimities at 7c per Yard Today
Fifteen thousand yards of light airy dress materials go on sale this morning in Palmer street centre aisle. A. G. Pollard & Co offers a vast assortment in all colors and spring patterns from a major mill. Prices drop from 12% and 7c to 7c per yard.
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Palmer Street
A. G. Pollard & CO
Thin Blooded People and the Johann Hoff's Malt Extract
An advertisement extols thin blooded people to overcome lethargy with Johann Hoff's Malt Extract. It claims the product builds strength by aiding digestion and nourishing blood, improving energy, ambition, and courage. The copy urges readers to take the malt with meals to improve overall health and vitality.
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Johann Hoff
Copper suits possible check to Amalgamated plans
A second lawsuit in New York seeks to block Kidder Peabody and others from using Boston & Montana Copper & Silver Mining shares held in deposit to aid a proposed transfer to Amalgamated Copper Mining. Plaintiffs claim the move would form a Montana monopoly and violate state anti trust law. hearings postponed to next Tuesday pending other related actions.
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Boston
Sui
Supreme Court
Boston & Montana Copper & Silver Mining Company
Nidder, Peabody & Co
Amalgamated Copper Mining Company
John MacGinnis
James Forrester
Montana
Boston & Montana Company
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Bigelow
E. &. Grew
W. J. Ladd
E. C. Perkins
State of
Montana Corporation
Amalgamated Company
Boston & Montana
Amalgamated
Messrs
T. J. Barry
H. J. Jaquith
Banis of Kidder, Peabody & Co
Messrs. Gaston, Snow & Saltonstall
C. H. Venner Company
District Court of Montana
New Jersey
United States
Jersey City
Amalgamated Copper votes to broaden capital base
In Jersey City a special Amalgamated Copper meeting approved increasing capital stock from 75 million to 155 million dollars to finance acquisitions of Boston & Montana and Butte & Boston. Opponents argued the move fraudulent. proxies and stockholder representation were scrutinized as the two company purchases were endorsed.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper Company
Jersey City
Boston & Montana Copper Company
Stevens
William H. Corbin
George K. Church
Clarence H. Venner
Boston
Corbin
Robert S. Jordan
le Grande Booker
Flavel McGee
Isaac
Taylor
Mr. Venner
James Stillman
A. R. Flower
James Bacon
James Jordan
Venner
Messrs. Stillman
Flower
Bacon and Jordan
John A. Garver
Amalgamated Company
Garver
Robert V. Linderbury
Amalgamated
Trade Elbows: A Quirky Phrase From An Old Bon Mot
A playful fragment discusses despair and joy as daily elbows and asks about trading el bows. It suggests trying 25 or 50 cents worth of the trade as a curious, obscure admonition.
Boston Man Arrested for Extortion Threats and Loaded Revolver
Charles S. Davis, 40, of New York City, was arrested in post office square on a warrant charging him with threatening to extort money from Edward D. Emerson of Wellesley Hills. Police recovered a loaded 32 caliber revolver from Davis, who was arraigned before Judge Forsaith and held in $1000 for the July term.
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Boston
Charles
Davis
West Twenty-third Street
New York City
Post Office Square
Harris, Gaddis and Cronin
Edward D. Emerson
Gurney Street
Wellesley Hills
Emerson & Thompson
Devonshire Street
Emerson
P. O
Iaat
Police
Devonshire and
Milk Streets
Inspector Gaddis
Man Named Davis Sought After Visit To 160 West 23rd Street
New York June 6. At 160 West Twenty third street authorities note a man named Charles Davis, a jeweler, visited the building for five weeks. He left Tuesday night claiming he would not return and little is known about his business at the residence.
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New York
West Twenty-third Street
Davis
Charles Davis
Bridgeton Girl Pleads Guilty to Smith College Larceny
Miss Mabel Lawrence Burt of Bridgeton New Jersey daughter of a prominent lawyer pleaded guilty in Northampton district court to larceny of a diamond and ruby ring from a Smith College student valued at 1000 and $1500 in additional sums. She was held on 1500 bonds for the grand jury and jailed in default.
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Northampton
Mabel Lawrence Burt
Bridgeton
N. J
Smith College
Miss Burt
Cramp Vickers consolidation eyed by bankers
The Mail and Express notes an imminent official announcement on the Cramp Vickers shipbuilding merger. Bankers expect Bethlehem Steel to be absorbed by the combined group, while Philadelphia reports foresee Cambria Steel absorbing Bethlehem and Pennsylvania Steel, though local bankers discount a fight for Bethlehem.
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Cramp-Vickers
Bethlehem Steel Works
Philadelphia
Cambria Steel Works
Pennsylvania Steel Works
Cambria-Pennsylvania Steel Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Bethlehem
New Tobacco Combine Formed in Consolidated Tobacco
Circulators will offer to buy stock in American Tobacco and Continental Tobacco. The Consolidated Tobacco Company, New Jersey, with 30 million dollars authorized capital, will reportedly pay double for American stock versus Continental. Incorporators include Herbert C. Lakin, Francis Woodbridge, and Louis De F. Downe of Jersey City.
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Express
American Tobacco Company
Continental Tobacco Company
Consolidated Tobacco Company
New Jersey
American Company
Continental
Herbert C. Lakin
Francis Woodbridge
Louis de F. Downe
Jersey City
Arizona
Treasury
H. William Stevens
Doan's Aid Controls Burning Sore Says Lenhart
C. W. Lenhart of Bowling Green reports a severe running itching sore on the leg caused great pain. After using Doan's, the burning and itching eased and the sore healed, leaving no recurrence.
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Doan
C. W. Lenhart
Bowling Craan
Boston and Maine Train Schedule Revised October 1900
Trains from Middlesex Street Lowell and Merrimack Street Depot Lowell list departures to Boston and many destinations including Lawrence Salem Haverhill Newburyport Amesbury Portsmouth Dover and Bangor. Schedules show multiple daily times with Sundays noted and special notes on certain routes and steamer connections.
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Taunton
New Bedford
Newport
Providence
Pawtucket
Marlboro
South Framingham
Way
Boston
Albany R. R
Worcester
Springfield
Albany
Concor
Fitchburg R. R
Stonington
New York City
Mansfield
Peter Clark
A. C. Kendall
Pass
Merrimack Street Depot
Middlesex Street Station
Lawrence
A. m
Salem
Mass
Wee
Haverhill
Newburyport
Amesbury
Portsmouth
Dover
Shee Bee
Alton Bay
Borriemonth
N. H
Saco
Old Orchard
Portland
Augusta
Bath
Waterville
Lewiston
Skowhegan
Bangor
Belfast
Rockland
St. John
N. B
Halifax
N. S
Montreal
Quebec
Eastport
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgwick
Bar Harbor
Jonesport
Machiasport
Frank Jones
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Tufts Girls
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the Mail & Ex
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the Mail
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State Mutual Dig
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Ures
Reetbeer
Charles E. Hires Company
Malvern, Pa
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Caleb L. Smith
Grogery
Courier
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D. J. Flanders
H. C. Taft
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