Subway Bill Stands as Senate Adjourns Without Action
Boston June 10 The Metropolitan Committee and Governor Crane clash as the subway bill moves forward while the Senate meets briefly and adjourns without acting. Speaker Myers hopes for Friday adjournment. The committee votes to stand by the bill despite a referendum amendment. representatives Schofield and Nickerson opposed.
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Boston
Myers
State House
Senate
Metropolitan Committee
House
Schofield and
Nickerson
House Proceedings Chronicle 14 Day Rule Vote and Bills
Speaker Myers called the House to order at 1. The rules committee reported against an amendment to require 14 day reporting on all committees and against suspending for measures. Petitions by Melrose mayor Larrabee and Lawrence street commissioners on sewer work were admitted. A Nahant bath house study by the metropolitan park commission was favorably reported and read. Under suspension, bills to license Spanish War veterans as hawkers and pedlars and to enlarge Wachusett Mountain state reservation were engrossed. The judiciary accepted an adverse park property report. The removal of state officials’ offices to the state house was postponed to tomorrow. The calendar was finished and the House adjourned.
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Myers
Committee On Rules
Committee On
John Larrabee
Melrose
John T. Maloney
Lawrence
Metropolitan Park Commission
Nahant
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Wachusett Mountain
Committee On the Judiciary
Park Commissioners of
Boston
Roberts
State House
Senate considers Boston subway amendments and ballot questions
Senators Sullivan and Chamberlain offered amendments to a bill on Boston transit. The substitute proposes two referendums by July 15 to September 11 on building the subway by the city or by the Elevated Railway, with single-choice voting. If approved, construction would follow Nickerson or committee bill terms, including leases and rent rates. Senate also passes South Bay Wharf & Terminal company incorporation and other measures on water supply and damages petitions.
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Senate
Sullivan
Suffolk
Chamberlain
Plymouth
Boston
City of
Boston Elevated Railway
Nickerson
Brander
Mr. Saunders
Elevated Railway Company
Shaw
Gardner
Jones
Parry
Metropolitan Affairs Committee
Currier
South Bay Wharf & Terminal Company
Metropolitan Water Supply Act
Boston Senate Actions Include Hospital, Water Bill
The Senate advanced measures to Bos ton hospital for chronic disease and a Charles river water drawing ban with seasonal limits. It also concurred on widening Walter street in Boston and approved Lynn's extra Ipswich river water supply. The rules were suspended and the measures sent to the House. the Senate adjourned.
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Ize Haverhill
Court House
House
Bostion
Charles River
Senate
Walter Street
Boston
Lynn
Ipswich
Prohibition Candidate Woolley Plans World Tour
John G Woolley the Prohibition party candidate for president last fall and his wife will begin a world tour on June 17 Their route includes New Zealand for about a month where they will address Tem perance societies and promote a Hawaiian island party organization They will travel west to Portland Seattle and other cities then to Hawaii and New Zealand with visits to South Africa and a passage around Africa to Europe
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Chicago
Ill
John G. Woolley
Prohibition
New Zealand
Temperance Society of New Zealand
Woolley
Hawaiian Islands
Portland
Seattle
Hawaii
South Africa
Europe
Africa
Preliminary examination in Callahan perjury case continued
In Omaha on June 10 the preliminary examination of James Callahan on perjury charges was continued. Edward A. Cudahy Jr described his abduction and how he identified Callahan as the dark man in the kidnapping case. A dozen witnesses from Callahan's highway robbery trial repeated their testimony.
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Omaha
Neb
James Callahan
Edward A. Cudahy, Jr
Callahan
Fire at Nourse mill cotton house damages stock in Woonsocket
An 8 30 pm alarm reported a fire in the cotton house of the Nourse mill in Woonsocket Rhode Island. The two story brick building stored 15000 to 18000 dollars worth of cotton, damaged several thousand dollars though fully insured. Several firemen were overcome by smoke and removed to their homes.
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Nourse Mill
Manley Enters Governor Race in Maine
Lewiston June 10. Hon Joseph H Manley authorizes the Lewiston Journal to announce his candidacy for the governorship after Governor Hill retires. He favors a single term for governors and strict enforcement of liquor laws.
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Lewiston
Joseph H. Manley
Lewiston Journal Today
Hill
Manley
Kingston Street Railway Workers Locked Out Over Wages
Kingston Ontario June 10 locked out all motormen and conductors on the Kingston street railway. The workers demanded a wage increase of 15 cents a day. No non union replacements have been brought in.
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Kingston
Ont
Kingston Street Railway
Camera captures amid factory walkout in Hamilton
About fifty striking machinists returned to work or moved their tools under manufacturer orders in Hamilton Ohio. Strikers used cameras to photograph entrants around the shops but there was no disorder.
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Hamilton
General strike hits Maine Central tracks in Waterville
Waterville Me June 10 A general strike of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trackmen on the Maine Central began at 5 o clock when section bosses surrendered keys and stated they were no longer responsible for company property. About eight hundred men are involved seeking a 25 cent daily wage increase.
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Waterville
Brotherhood of Railroad
Maine Central
Judge rules blacklist of stockyards workers legal
In Chicago on June 10 Judge Waterman ruled in circuit court that a stock yards firm legally blacklisted a group of girls who went on strike last February. The firm refused to rehire them and the decision is subject to appeal.
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Chicago
Waterman
Circuit Court
Drowning Reported Near Providence Bay by Tug
The tug Maria T. Hoffman arrived at Providence R I and reported the drowning of an unknown man down the bay in Friday’s blow. He was likely knocked overboard from one of the scows the tug was towing and not missed for some time.
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Providence
R. L
Maria T. Hoffman
Catholic Church Burned On Madeline Island
A fire in Bayfield Wisconsin destroyed the old Catholic church at La Pointe Made line Island an ancient landmark. The building housed the historic painting The Descent from the Cross once said to be a gift to the La Pointe mission in 1669 by Father Marquette.
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Bayfield
Wis
la Pointé
Madeline Island
la Pointe
Father Marquette
Murder Ends in Duel Near Hamilton Home
James A. Hamilton, separated from his wife, was shot and killed near the Hamilton residence in Newport, Oregon, during an encounter with Robert Arey. Arey then killed himself. The incident unfolds as a fatal confrontation linked to domestic discord and a subsequent suicide. Local authorities opened an investigation into the deaths.
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Newport
James A. Hamilton
Robert Arey
Hamilton
Arey
Pennsylvania Senate Votes $10,000 for Curtin Monument
The Pennsylvania Senate approved a $10,000 appropriation to erect a monument honoring Andrew D. Curtin known as the War Governor. The decision highlights ongoing efforts to commemorate Curtin's leadership during the Civil War era.
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Pennsylvania Senate
Andrew D. Curtin
The Nursing Mother and Her Child Health Benefit Ad
The piece extols Johann Hoff's Malt Extract as a nursing mother’s friend and safeguard. It claims it sustains maternal strength, aids digestion to build flesh and blood, and supports nerve control for the infant’s wellbeing. It emphasizes long historical use in northern Europe and urges American mothers to obtain the genuine product at the druggist.
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Johann Hoff
Europe
Mosher Murder Trial Opens in Portland Superior Court
Edward Graffam faced first degree murder charges in the killing of Clifford Mosher of Gorham. A large crowd gathered as jurors were empaneled, with state and defense teams outlined. Witnesses described the night of the slaying and subsequent events, including testimony from Mrs. Martha Mosher and others connected to the case. The court adjourned after preliminary testimony and cross examination.
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Portland
Edward Graffam
Clifford Mosher
Gorham
Plummer
Charles A. True
George H. Seiders
R. T. Whitehouse
Graffam
James Connellan
Bonney
Thompson
Talesmen
Robert T. Whitehouse
Martha F. Mosher
Clifford
Freeman Richardson
Played in luck after wandering New York visit
Augustus Rathbone a 78 year old San Jose resident stayed in a Brooklyn hotel. He arrived in New York after nearly 50 years away with a $500 check and $25 in cash but became lost and had his money vanish. A detective traced him to the Atlantic hotel in Brooklyn where proprietor Augustus Strauss returned Rathbone’s baggage and valuables. Rathbone is touring the world and sought a look at New York and his old Providence home.
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New York
Augustus Rathbone
San Jose
Cal
Brooklyn
Rathbone
Atlantic Hotel
Augustus Strauss
Strauss
Providence
Proving an Alibi in Kennedy Murder Trial
New York June 10. Trial of Dr Samuel J Kennedy enters sixth week over the August 1898 Grand hotel murder of Emmeline Reynolds. Friday the defense presented alibi witness Mrs Annie Melville claiming she saw Kennedy depart his office while state witnesses placed him at the Grand hotel with Miss Reynolds. Alfred Wagner a Staten Island cab driver testified today.
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Wm. J. Kennedy
Staten Island Rapid Transit Company
Dr. Kennedy
Kennedy
Thomas J. Fenley
Staten Island
Osborne
Fenley
Edward Burns
Newdorp
New York
Samuel J. Kennedy
Emmeline Reynolds
Grand Hotel
Annie Melville
Miss Reynolds
Alfred Wagner
St. George
No Quarrel on Monroe Doctrine Ties and German Interests
Herman Ridder, part owner and editor of the New York Staats-Zeitung, says the United States has no quarrel with Germany and foresees a commercial struggle with Britain. He asserts Germans in America would side with the U S if war ever occurred and that German papers misrepresent German opinion. The Staats Zeitung editorial affirms German Americans aim to prevent clashes with American interests.
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New York
Herman Ridder
New York Staats-Zeitung
United States
Germany
South America
Ridder
Great Britain
Caribbean Sea
Staats Zeitung
Newly Married Couple Found Dead On Wedding Trip
Chicago news reports L Hartman and Rose Le Sebre found dead in a Great Northern hotel bed with pistols in hand. Authorities note a possible runaway marriage and despondency over a blocked affair with a wealthy New York father. Hartman reputedly connected to wealth. Rose Le Sebre a variety actress.
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Chicago
L. Hartman
Great Northern
New York
Rose Violet
Hartman
Rose Violette
Roth
Rose le Sebre
New York City
Forgery arrest of Melville Chester Jr in Chicago
Chicago on June 10 Melville Chester Jr was jailed on a forgery charge with about twenty five counts. Police traced him from Kansas City alerting banks and jewelers. He allegedly committed over sixty forgeries in six months and was sought in Memphis Boston San Francisco Cincinnati Louisville Pittsburgh New York Galveston and Liberty Missouri where he allegedly assaulted a sheriff during arrest. Chester admitted identity to Capt Collierian claiming to be son of Melville Chester of Boston banking firm Baker Wetten and Chester. Boston authorities found no such person or firm.
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Melville Chester, Jr
Collierlan
Kansas City
Chester
Memphis
Tenn
Boston
Mass
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Louisville
Pittsburg
New York
Galveston
Liberty
Central Station
Collierian
Ollierian
Melville Chester
Baker, Wetten and Chester
Insurance Fraud Trial Ends in Guilty Verdicts
In Chicago on June 10 Dr August M Unger and F Wayland Brown were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud insurers through the death of Miss Marie Defenbach and sentenced to the penitentiary under the indeterminate act. Frank H Smiley pleaded guilty and testified against the others and likely faces a light sentence.
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Chicago
August M. Unger
F. Wayland Brown
Marie Defenbach
Frank H. Smiley
Unger
Brown
Smiley
Miss Defenbach
Husband or Wife Mystery Shocks Jersey City
Mrs. Herbert Courter told a Jersey City justice that her husband was really a woman who she had married barely a week earlier. She lent $30 to pursue patent rights for the invention and has not seen the man since.
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New York
Herbert Courter
Jersey City
Marines Open Camp Heyward at Pan-American Grounds
Buffalo dispatch reports Camp Heyward at the Pan-American grounds opened to the public. Marines commanded by Capt Leonard, a veteran of the Tien Tsin action, stand guard near his quarters where two captured Chinese war souvenirs, cannons, frame the scene.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Camp Heyward
Leonard
Tien Tsin
Lieut
Butler
Hunted by mob drives suspect to seek protection in jail
Hagerstown Maryland June 10 armed men pursued Joseph Powell a colored man after he allegedly assaulted Miss Lizzie Gossard of Franklin county. Powell surrendered to officers to escape lynching and was moved to Chambersburg where a strong guard protects the jail against any attempt to seize him.
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Hagerstown
Lizzie Gossard
Franklin County
Joseph Powell
Chambersburg
Essex Ordered to Boston for Bunker Hill Day
The Navy Department orders the cruiser Essex to sail to Boston on June 17 in connection with the Bunker Hill day celebration. The move places the ship and crew in the line of events marking the holiday in the city.
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Washington
Navy Department
Boston
Bunker Hill
Kennedy Husband-Murder Case Resting. Defense Set Tomorrow
The state rested in Lulu Kennedy’s murder trial in Kansas City Missouri as of this afternoon. Court adjourned until tomorrow when the defense will present its case regarding the alleged killing of her husband.
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Kennedy
Kansas City
Lulu Kennedy
Boston and Maine Railway Timetable October 1900
Corrected schedule listing trains from Merrimack Street Depot Lowell and Middlesex Street Station Lowell for Boston Salem Newburyport Exeter Dover Rochester and more with numerous times on weekdays and Sundays under Franklin, Bangor, St John, and Montreal routes. Includes special notes on connections and division references.
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Middlesex Street Station
Iit Caren
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Amesbury
Portspeers
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Dover
Rochester
Alton Bay
Somersworth
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Portland
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Waterville
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Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgwick
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Machiasport
Frank Jones
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Ea Milford
Wilton
Greenfield
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Keene
Manchester
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Lebanon
White River Junction
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Warner
Bradford
Sunapee
Newport
Claremont
Claremont Junction
White Mt. Division
Plymeouth
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Lyonvico River
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
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Boston Air Line
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